Case Happy House

ARPANET, which served as the basis of the Internet as we know it today. Rumor has it that the original objective of this project, against the backdrop of the Cold War, was to develop a distributed communication system to ensure fail-safe communication in case of a nuclear war. 1971: The first e-mail. Ray Tomlinson, inventor of e-mail, sends a message to his colleagues in 1971 and informs them about the fact that from then on, it was possible to send news via a network by adding the…

serviço de criada, vejo pelas suas mãos – ela observou. – Era costureira? – Não, está enganada. E agora, não importa o que eu era: não se incomode mais comigo. Mas me diga o nome da casa em que estamos. – Alguns a chamam de Marsh End, outros de Moor House. – E o cavalheiro que mora aqui se chama St. John? – Não, ele não mora aqui, está só passando uns tempos. Ele mora na paróquia de Morton. – Aquele vilarejo a alguns quilômetros daqui? – É. – E o que ele faz? – Ele é pastor. Lembrei-me…

Animal Farm George Orwell 1945 I Mr. Jones, of the Manor Farm, had locked the hen-houses for the night, but was too drunk to remember to shut the popholes. With the ring of light from his lantern dancing from side to side, he lurched across the yard, kicked off his boots at the back door, drew himself a last glass of beer from the barrel in the scullery, and made his way up to bed, where Mrs. Jones was already snoring. As soon as the light in the bedroom went out there was a…

festa ou reunião During a conversation at a party or gathering Terminando uma conversa em uma festa ou reunião Ending a conversation at a party or gathering Elogios Compliments Elogiando a casa de alguém Complimenting someone on his/her house Elogiando a aparência de alguém Complimenting someone on his/her appearance Elogiando o português ou outra língua de alguém Complimenting someone on his/her language ability Elogiando o trabalho de alguém Complimenting someone on…

precisely defined. Different authors use distinct definitions. Some authors define it as people who live on less than US$2 per day, considering purchasing power parity (PPP) (Prahalad and Hart 2002; Prahalad 2005). However, most of the research and case studies at BoP consider a broader definition that includes people living on less than US$8 a day (UNDP 2008). Using this last definition, we will consider for this study that Brazilian BoP encompasses classes C1, C2, D and E. This 1 IBGE…

Chinese Colonialism or South-South Cooperation? The Case of Chinese Resources for Infrastructure Contracts in Angola Aslaug Aarsæther Master thesis Department of Comparative Politics University of Bergen June 2011 Abstract This thesis examines the use of Chinese resources for infrastructure contracts in Angola. China has engaged in this mechanism that trades African natural resources for Chinese infrastructure construction with several African countries. The main debate in…

villas, and flowering gardens. She saw evidence of the Romans’ recent battle with an army of monsters. The dome was cracked open on a building she guessed was the Senate House. The forum’s broad plaza was pitted with craters. Some fountains and statues were in ruins. Dozens of kids in togas were streaming out of the Senate House to get a better view of the Argo II. More Romans emerged from the shops and cafés, gawking and pointing as the ship descended. About half a mile to the west,…

Associates is now one of the leading firms of architects in the Cambridge area. Bill Dunster, a graduate of Edinburgh University, worked with Michael Hopkins and Partners for fifteen years before forming Bill Dunster Architects which operates from Hope House in Molesey, a prototype solar Live/work unit. He was involved with the EU-funded Joule research projects working towards zero energy urban buildings, and has taught at the Architectural Association and the University of Kingston. More…

mais rígido: praticamente não existem frases sem sujeito e ele aparece sempre antes do verbo em frases afirmativas e negativas. O sujeito é sempre um nome próprio (ex: Paul is my friend), um pronome (ex: He’s my friend) ou um substantivo (ex: The house is big). Pode-se dizer que o pensamento em inglês se estrutura a partir do sujeito; em seguida vêm o verbo, o complemento, e os adjuntos adverbiais. Para uma boa interpretação de textos em inglês, não adianta reconhecer o vocabulário…

ade unions, as well as a style of management that scares workers into compliance (Legge, 2007). Whilst well‐argued, these critiques are a little unfair because, depending on the argument, different versions of HRM are put forward to support the case that it lacks effectiveness or moral authority. I have a different concern about HRM however, which goes deeper than debates about terminology. My worry is that it is now too closely – and even solely – linked with organisational…