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Daylight saving time:
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| Double line in the middle of the road | You can cross it to turn left off the road or when entering the road and turning left | No crossing at any time, especially if double |
| Lines in road | Yellow to separate traffic going in different directions, white for same direction | Only white lines |
| Turn right on red | OK unless marked | Wait for green light |
Speed limits (Km/h except US)
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40 mph
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When a school bus is stopped DO NOT PASS, even if you are on the other side of the road.
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Warning signs are yellow diamonds in US |
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Telephone: 00 to dial international in Switzerland (and most of Europe), 011 in US.
Depending on the people, the term "ICT" refers to all old and new technologies that enable the storage and transportation of information whereas for others the term refers to electronic media, in particular the Internet and telephones. The discussion of ICTs in relation to development is particularly heated because it is assumed that electronic information technology will enable the developing countries and areas to take a big forward leap in development. The question is "can ICTs really contribute to economic growth and sustainable development?"
The "digital divide" refers to the gap between those who have both access and training to use computers and the Internet and those who do not. However, it is not at all clear in the litterature if bridging the digital divide will help enonomic and social progress or if it is simply a consequence of the latter. Note that there are other divides more important than the digital divide, such as the divide in access to medical treatment or education.
The "Fourth World" is not "exploited", it is "irrelevant" (Castells, M. (1998). The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture. Vols. 1-3. Blackwell: Oxford.). This could be source of criminal activity.
"Leadfrogging" is seen as a way to take advantage of ICT to attain a level of development at a faster pace. One example is Estonia. However, leadfrogging can only happen if there is the right political, social and educational environment. The World Employment Report of 2001 (on the web), subtitled “Life at Work in the Information Age”, emphasized that literacy and education cannot be leapfrogged.
ICT are tools for distributing content. It is the content that should drive the discussions. Computer literacy is not a goal as such. However, computers are good learning tools for young people in particular, not only because of the attraction to the novelty, but also because computers hold a lot of information for curious children.
Telemedicine, particularly in the aid for diagnostics and the assistance in interventions, seems to be promising too.
Dr Ousmane Ly (interview TSR): L'enjeu est de développer le contenu local, avec nos langues et nos cultures. Si nous ne réussissons pas, nous serons alors colonisés.
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Estimado ... Le agradesco su tiempo y sus explicaciones sobre el mercado peruano del empleo. De acuerdo con su sugerencia, le envio mi currículum para su base de datos. Mis capacidades se concentran en ayudar a la implementación de un "data warehouse", resolver problemas de calidad de datos, ó transferir datos de un sistema a otro. Si desea major información, sírvase contactarme vía este email ó llamarme a los Estados Unidos a través del número ...... Atentamente |
Monsieur ... Ayant reçu votre nom de la part de ..., je voudrais par la présente vous faire connaître ma disponibilité à vous aider à construire le site Internet de votre organisation. Je me réjouis de l'opportunité de travailler avec vous et je vous envoie mes meilleures salutations. |
Dear first_name, How are you? Hope all goes well! Thought you might be interested in ... The ... was designed with the busy professional in mind, so .... is just 15 minutes. Thanks so much! |
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Dear ..., <company> appreciates the opportunity to provide <client> this Statement of Work (SOW) to provide professional consulting services to.... It is our understanding that <describe situation at client>. |
Thanks Joe. This is a great idea. |
Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année |
Any help resolving these issues would be greatly appreciated. |
Can your program code handle the specific format in the database table? |
Thank you for informing me that ... Please accept my (humble) apology(ies) for the inconvenience. Answer: It is not a problem. Thanks for addressing it promptly. |
If you have any questions, please let me know. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Please contact me for assistance or questions If there are any questions or issues, please let me know. |
The team wishes to apologize to our users for the on-going delays. We regret the inconvenience this has caused / We regret any inconvenience. Technical work is underway ... |
We are seeking confirmation of our design approach for.... The current business process/definition may differ from the new proposed process/business definition. We would like to confirm our approach and explore the business implications for ... An agenda and location details will follow. This invitation is a placeholder to get on people's calendars. |
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... is now deployed in production and ready for use starting ... Leading up to this production deployment was the... parts ... During the deployment and verification process, we identified some issues, although not show-stoppers, require resolution. We will continue to work with ... to gather business feedback and approval. Many thanks to ... for their work. We also want to recognize the excellent production support provided by ... over the weekend. Thanks everyone |
Thank you for your warm wishes and blessings. I would like to share my happiness with some treats. Please stop by at my desk. |
We are very sorry to learn about your .... death. |
Please call a meeting with .... so requirements can be understood and appropriate action taken. |
The ... server needs to be stopped on (date). Please let me know if this would present an issue for you. |
If you would like me to schedule a meeting to discuss the ..., please let me know. |
Please respond with any comments or objections by .... In the absence of a response, the changes will be considered as accepted. |
Please let me know if you would like additional information or a meeting to review ... |
Please feel free to call me if you have any questions. |
I hope you, your family, friends, and colleagues are all safe and fared the storm/... as well as you could have. |
Tongue in check on how to turn people off with red tape (inspired by a real life example): This email is to inform you that all requests for access to the ... will be handled by the ... Management Group as of today. Please submit a ticket to request access after you have collected all the pertinent information from each of the users. Please note that a user may already have access and that Names, User ids and Domains change over time. Confirming each user's pertinent informtion before submitting a Remedy ticket saves work effort and avoids delays. A template is attached below for your convenience. |
I am following up on ..., for which you mentioned difficulties last week. I did not find anything that could cause the issue you are seeing. If the issue is not resolved, please contact me so that I can understand more. |
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Preparación:
Durante un terremoto: agáchese, cúbrase debajo de una mesa o escritorio sólido y agárrese firmemente. Esté preparado para moverse con él hasta que pare de temblar. Si no está cerca de algún escritorio o mesa, agáchese al lado de la pared interior y proteja su cabeza y cuello con sus brazos. Evite las paredes exteriores, ventanas, objetos colgantes, espejos, muebles altos, aparatos grandes y alacenas con objetos pesados o de vidrio. ¡No salga! Si usted está en la cama, agárrese y manténgase ahí, protegiendo su cabeza con una almohada.
Si se encuentra en la costa, agáchese, cúbrase y agárrese hasta que pare de temblar. Evacúe hacia terreno alto.
El área cerca de las paredes exteriores de un edificio es el lugar más peligroso donde puede estar. Las ventanas, fachadas y detalles arquitectónicos frecuentemente son las primeras partes del edificio que se derrumban. Para mantenerse lejos de esta zona de peligro, permanezca adentro si está adentro, y afuera si está afuera.
Los marcos de las puertas son los lugares más seguros durante un terremoto solamente en una casa antigua, sin reforzar, hecha de adobes. En las casas modernas, los marcos no son más fuertes que cualquier otra parte de la casa. Es más seguro estar debajo de una mesa.
http://www.earthquakecountry.info/terremotos/sietepasos.html
CUSIP (Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures): 9-digit alphanumeric security identifiers for North American securities.
See Wikipedia.
An International Securities Identifying Number (ISIN) uniquely identifies a security. Defined in ISO 6166. 12-character alpha-numerical code.
See Wikipedia
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Discrete=separate (the two "e"s are separate) / discreet=respectful of privacy (the two "e"s are like eyes)
Precede=go before (the "d" before the last "e") / proceed=go forward (the "d" goes to the end)
Some links
Note that, in England and its colonies, the change from Julian to Gregorian calendars in 1752 included a change of the start of the year from 25 March to 1st January. For example, George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 (new style), which, when he was born, was February 11, 1731 (old style). The old style date is 11 days earlier because of the change from Julian to Gregorian calendars, and one year earlier because the days from Jan 1 to Mar 24 were considered part of the previous year.
Adoption of the Gregorian calendar varied by country. The first change occurred in Spain and dependent countries with Julian Thursday, 4 October 1582, being followed by Gregorian Friday, 15 October 1582.
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| Tera | Giga | Mega | Kilo | Hecto | Deca | deci | centi | mili | micro | nano | pico | |
| 1012 | 109 | 106 | 103 | 102 | 101 | 1 | 10-1 | 10-2 | 10-3 | 10-6 | 10-9 | 10-12 |
1799: the equator divided by 40 000 000 gives the meter.
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| Mg = ton | Kg | g (gram) |
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