Bangladesh Bangladesh has a very agricultural economy. This would include farming in mostly rice and jute. Unfortunately, the natural disasters hit the country hard and often. Issues like flooding and cyclones are frequent and can ruin a lot of their crops if not all of them. With nearly 60% of the people working on these farms, when the disasters hit, they are left with little to no work, which in turn makes the country very poor. Over the past few years, the government has made great progre...
Introduction to the proposed study area The aim of this dissertation is to focus on the question of the nature of risk around children's play. What risks are the kinds of risks children prefer? How these risks are tolerated and coped with. What is meant by risky play the thrilling and exciting form of play which involves the chance of physical injury. This type of play can involve great heights, high speeds or even dangerous environments and elements. Risky play generally takes place outdoors...
The same person, thus, can belong to several different cultures depending on his or her birthplace; nationality; ethnicity; family status; gender; age; language; education; physical condition; sexual orientation; religion; profession; place of work and its corporate culture. Culture is the "lens" through which you view the world. It is central to what you see, how you make sense of what you see, and how you express yourself. http://www.1000ventures.com/ten3_operations/customized/cross-cultura...
Le Corbusier (1887-1965) is a Swiss-French architect; he is considered by many a pioneer of modern architecture. Le Corbusier's ambition is evident as he was an individual of many talents including painting, writing, and design. Le Corbusier's attitude towards the home, the objects of the home and the way in which this was expressed in his art and architecture will be discussed. By assessing the 'Five points in Architecture' used by Le Corbusier as a structural basis for much of his architect...
Introduction to SIMD Architectures SIMD(Single-Instruction Stream Multiple-Data Stream) architectures are essential in the parallel world of computers. Their ability to manipulate large vectors and matrices in minimal time has created a phenomenal demand in such areas as weather data and cancer radiation research. The power behind this type of architecture can be seen when the number of processor elements is equivalent to the size of your vector. In this situation, componentwise addition and ...
Modern Architecture Alan Colquhoun's Modern Architecture is a somewhat less-than-traditional survey of modern architecture, exploring the evolution of the movement from Art Nouveau in the 1890s to the megastructures of the 1960s. Colquhoun, Professor Emeritus in the School of Architecture at Princeton University, explores the complex motivations behind modernism and critically assesses its triumphs and failures in a mere 287 pages with 183 illustrations. This account seems a little light in b...
