... inspects, prepares, and disposes of weapons and ammunitions. Ordnance Specialists do all sorts of jobs like defusing unexploded bombs and locating, identifying, and disposing of chemical weapons. They also load nuclear and conventional explosives and ammunition on aircraft, ships, and submarines. They also inspect mounted guns, bomb release systems, missile launchers to determine need for repair or destruction. Ordnance Specialists have to lift and carry artillery shells and other heavy ordnance. Some helpful attributes are being able to keep calm under pressure, being able to maintain concentration, and also having an interest in working with guns and ex ...
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... fax and telephone numbers. In European and North American countries, the business card may be presented with either hand. In Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, never present the card with your left hand; the left hand is considered unclean. Greetings Your first chance to make an impression is when you greet someone and exchange names. In America, we tend to be formal but that does not mean we should be careless. Professional, social, and family statuses are very important in many cultures. If you say or do something, which is incorrect, you can offend others and embarrass yourself. Always use a formal greeting when you meet people from o ...
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... perhaps begun it, as they were called gods. Notice that I am a true believer in aliens and not through faith but basically through the simple principle, that no matter how disturbing something is, if so many people believe in it and not gaining anything from that belief, it must be true. Yet this is only something I wish to deal with in order that I could compare the situation today with that of two thousand years ago and more, much more, since there are people who have already proposed and practically proved these ideas, and much better than I ever could by the way. Yet in order to even begin answering my original question, which although seemingly easy, is much de ...
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... finding new places to ride. They can follow an old trail or blaze a new one. Riders are basically free on their dirt bikes, just be sure that you know what your doing and do not get lost. Also make sure the area you are riding permits the use of dirt bikes. Due to the stupidity of some reckless riders areas for riding are diminishing.”(Chris Lace,45) This is true places to ride are becoming less and less due to a few unmannered people. Many people also use dirt bikes to experience the excitement of competition. Different types of dirt-bike racing include motocross, supercross, trials, ...
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... boxer to the mat receives no more credit than a regular blow. A knockdown is scored as a single punch and does not necessarily make the boxer a winner of that round. When scoring this way, there is little emphasis on inflicting pain. Head guards are mandatory in the United States and in major international competitions. Form-fitted mouthpieces are also required and must be worn at all times; if it falls out, it is replaced immediately. Two boxers are usually matched up to their ability or skill level so to keep the bout fair. Also a boxer is never placed in a position where he will get injured. The referee will stop the bout if a boxer is out-classed to keep h ...
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... These series of events are impossibilities or failures, such as problems at home or school, that feel overwhelming to the individual. The next step in this phase commences when the individual begins to feel emotionally broken, as if there is no one there that understands what they are feeling and going through. This leads to isolation with their thoughts and problems which is unhealthy because it gives them time to ponder over all of their worries. Eventually, if the problem goes unnoticed by friends or family members, it can lead to suicide (Teen Challenge, 1998). What, you may ask, is going on in the head of a suicidal teen when he/she decides to kill him ...
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... and enforced as a result of Muslim images of women, and the variety of Islamic and hetero-Islamic rites and practices in which Islamic women have traditionally participated. The Holy Quran (sometimes transliterated as "Koran") still forms the basis of prevailing family law in most areas of the Muslim world. It has always been and still is considered to be the last in a series of divine revelations from God given in the seventh century C.E. to humanity through the vehicle of his prophet Muhammad. The Quran is therefore a literal and unmitigated word of God, collected and ordered by the young Muslim community but untainted with the thoughts and interpretatio ...
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... economy may have caused this birth of a new sub-culture taking form. Youth gangs may have emerged spontaneously from pre-teen social groups or as a response to the industrialization of American culture (Block, 1996). Another theory is that youth gangs first emerged following the mexican migration into the American southwest following the Mexican Revolution in 1813. Mexican youth encountered difficult social and cultural adjustment in America coupled with extremely poor living condition in the southwest. Their organization of gangs and the criminal activity that followed stemmed from a need for survival and support. Schools were few and inadequate and menial j ...
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... are new members of the Church, and new members of the Body of Christ. As with any sacrament, there is a standard procedure to follow when the sacrament is administered. Oil is not introduced in the Rite of Baptism until after the general intercessions, “…to introduce either the anointing with the oil of catechumens, or the laying on of hands.” The oil is one of the most significant items used in the celebration of the Rite. Jesus, himself, particularly encouraged children to be baptized, “Let the children come to me, and do not stop them, because the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” During the time of Jesus, oil was use ...
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... an American spirit, tenacious and inextinguishable. The deep belief in a sense of oneness settled inside those individuals who had turned away from isolation, individuals who felt liberated from the hand of oppression, and those who had compromised their lives for a bright future. Patriotism and unity represent two main variables in the equation for a national identity. Forged by the sweat and blood of our forefathers and having endured eras of irreconcilable differences as well as anti-authoritarianism, these two values still remain vibrant in American culture. The Declaration of Independence clearly puts forth this notion, stating that "[w]hen in the course of hu ...
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