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The document discusses the history of chocolate, from its origins in Mesoamerica to its spread throughout Europe. Cacao beans were first used as currency and medicine by the Olmecs and Mayans before Spanish conquistadors brought chocolate to Europe in the 16th century. It then grew in popularity among the elite classes and was promoted as a health drink. Chocolate eventually became commercially produced and more widely consumed in the 18th century.
This document discusses how to approach a job search like a strategic game by becoming a "yellow bird" or "blue bird" rather than a "red bird." It emphasizes networking aggressively through direct mail, phone calls, and emails to uncover hidden job opportunities. The document provides examples of effective networking letters and communications that highlight your value and accomplishments, secure meetings, and double your response rate from potential employers.
The document discusses the history of chocolate, from its origins in Mesoamerica to its spread throughout Europe. Cacao beans were first used as currency and medicine by the Olmecs and Mayans before Spanish conquistadors brought chocolate to Europe in the 16th century. It then grew in popularity among the elite classes and was promoted as a health drink. Chocolate eventually became commercially produced and more widely consumed in the 18th century.
This document discusses how to approach a job search like a strategic game by becoming a "yellow bird" or "blue bird" rather than a "red bird." It emphasizes networking aggressively through direct mail, phone calls, and emails to uncover hidden job opportunities. The document provides examples of effective networking letters and communications that highlight your value and accomplishments, secure meetings, and double your response rate from potential employers.
The document discusses a World Grains Summit focused on foods and beverages. It mentions getting started in the food industry and topics related to ground products and ingredients. The essential information is limited due to the brevity of the source material.
The document summarizes several Lean projects implemented at a manufacturing facility to improve production processes. Key outcomes included establishing standard work procedures, improving material flow through production by organizing logical work cells and implementing a Kanban system, and reducing work in progress and lead times. Other projects optimized the packaging area layout and implemented a two-bin material replenishment system between stores and production. Overall the projects significantly reduced process times, inventory, and improved productivity.
This document provides a list of games available for the PSP organized by genre, including action, adventure, fighting, horror, puzzle, sports, racing, RPGs, simulators, and strategy games. Over 100 games are listed from popular franchises like God of War, Gran Turismo, Metal Gear Solid, Call of Duty, Tekken, Final Fantasy, Gran Turismo, Need for Speed, Worms, and more. The document also mentions more games are coming soon.
A good PHP application is not the one with nice graphics or pictures, but the one with thorough security. This presentation lets you know some facts and fixes as far as some database security threats to a PHP application are concerned.
This document summarizes the career and qualifications of an individual pursuing roles in food science. They have a background in chemistry, food science, and established the Gluten-Free Initiative at Cargill in 2004. They developed gluten-free bakery products and justified investment in a celiac disease company. As Director of Scientific Affairs at a nutrition foundation, they grew partnerships and organized workshops. They have experience in grain research, institutional nutrition, and sustainable leadership training. Their expertise includes areas like qtl-mapping, sensory analysis, and professional society involvement. They believe their experience bringing together technology, applications, and relationships positions them well for roles requiring an integrative scientific agenda.
This document lists various game categories and titles available for the PSP console. It includes action, adventure, fighting, simulator, horror, racing, RPG, puzzles, strategy, and sports games. Some of the featured titles are God of War, Gran Turismo, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy Crisis Core, Tekken, Soul Caliber, Call of Duty 3, and LittleBigPlanet.
This document provides an introduction to Java standard portlets. It begins by discussing the limitations of traditional servlet and JSP architectures. It then introduces portals and defines portlets as pluggable user interface components that can be aggregated and displayed within a portal. The document outlines the portlet lifecycle and details the request and response processing. It also discusses portlet modes, window states, filters, and inter-portlet communication. Key advantages of using portlets over traditional web applications are highlighted.
The document summarizes the evolution of computing from Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine in 1833 to modern quantum computing. It outlines several important milestones, including: the development of punched cards in 1801, Alan Turing's theoretical Turing Machine in 1936, the first general-purpose electronic computer (ENIAC) in 1946, the invention of the transistor in 1947 replacing vacuum tubes, the development of programming languages like BASIC in the 1960s, the creation of ARPANET in 1969 which led to the Internet, and the World Wide Web in 1989. The document suggests quantum computing may be the next major milestone, allowing computers to examine all possible answers simultaneously.
The document discusses different types of computers classified by their capabilities and applications. It covers five types: supercomputers designed for complex problems, mainframes for multiple intensive tasks, servers/minicomputers for small businesses, desktop computers like PCs and workstations, and mobile computers like laptops and palmtops. It also outlines the essential components of all computers: input, processor, memory, storage, and output.
The document provides an overview of the CS101 Introduction to Computing course. It discusses the course objectives to build an appreciation of fundamental computing concepts, proficiency in productivity software, and beginner web development skills. The course structure is outlined, covering these topics over 15 weeks through lectures, readings, and assignments culminating in a midterm and final exam. Assessment is based on assignments, a midterm exam, and a final exam. Key figures in early computing history and capabilities of modern computers are also introduced.
CS101 Introduction to Computing Lecture 3 provides an overview of the World Wide Web (Web). It discusses how the Web is a huge, logically unified but physically distributed resource that anyone can access from anywhere using links and URLs. The lecture also covers how to access websites using browsers, examples of URLs, and the growth and impact of the Web on computing, society, and commerce.
Petrol prices increased marginally from 2009 to 2010, while diesel prices rose 4.87% and LPG prices increased 23.98% over the same period. Rice prices grew 5% from 2009 to 2010. Mobile phone prices decreased 21% between 2009 and 2010.