eighty days - nellie bly and elizabeth bislands history making race around the world

... threemonths—”“In eighty days, ” interrupted Phileas Fogg.—JULES VERNE, Around the World in Eighty Days THREE BLOCKS EAST AND THREE BLOCKS SOUTH OF THE APARTMENT that Nellie Bly shared with her mother, Elizabeth ... protections and few companions to share the load. As late as 1889, the year that Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland set off around the world (by which time enough womenhad entered the field that The Journalist ... providedtimekeepers for bicycle races, swimming races, and events of track and field; this was the firstrecorded instance of the club’s providing a timekeeper for a race around the world. Nellie Bly had made her...

The meaning of tingo and other extraordinary words from around the world

... the numbers 4, 9, 14, 19, or 42 for any of their rooms. Forty-two (shi-ni) means to die, 420 (shi-ni-rei) means a dead spirit and 24 (ni-shi) is double death. Nor do some hospitals use the ... shtozovalle, which means may ‘God increase their round-dances’. Similarly, in the Sami language of Northern Scandinavia and the Yakuts language of Russia, the original name for bear is replaced ... second-hand bookshop or library without seeking out the shelves where the foreign language dictionaries were kept. I would 32 The Meaning of Tingo . . . and downs But on other occasions there...

Tài liệu Around the World in 80 Days By Jules Verne ppt

... solemn-ly. ‘I will bet twenty thousand pounds against anyone who wishes that I will make the tour of the world in eighty days or less; in nineteen hundred and twenty hours, or a hun-dred and ... 158+; or, in days, six days and a half.’ese dates were inscribed in an itinerary divided into columns, indicating the month, the day of the month, and the day for the stipulated and actual ... heads and declared against him; it was absurd, impossible, they declared, that the tour of the world could be made, except theoretically and on paper, in this minimum of time, and with the ex-isting...

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Next Generation Connectivity: A review of broadband Internet transitions and policy from around the world pdf

... broadband at work and in their educational institutions, and these are under-counted by the rankings; and (5) the OECD rankings do not cover wireless connections, in particular 3G and publicly-available ... around the world. I am deeply indebted to the many and diverse contributions that each and every one of them made. The project would not have been possible without the tremendous effort and ... as regularly as the subscription data on which the per 100 inhabitants measures, both fixed and mobile, are based). The Netherlands and Canada both do well on the fixed-broadband penetration...

Youth Savings around the World - Youth Characteristics, Savings Performance, and Potential Effects docx

... whose mother has died but whose father is alive; and 3) a double orphan is a child whose mother and father have both died. 10. Among the primary caregivers are grandparents, aunts, and uncles. ... initiatives around the world. Additionally, these examples demonstrate that saving and participation in savings programs are not limited to youth in middle- and upper-income families. Low-income, ... of youth. The better we understand youth and their savings preferences and performance, the more effectively financial institutions and public policy can create savings products and services...

The RAND Corporation is a nonproﬁt research organization providing objective analysis and effective solutions that address the challenges facing the public and private sectors around the world. potx

... replicable improvements in the health care delivery system for mothers and children in the Pittsburgh region.xiSummary The Challenge The health and well-being of mothers, infants, and young children ... and the learningcollaborative into their homes to complete the in-depth family interviews. Their input hasenabled this report to give voice to the concerns and hopes of local parents and other ... signifi-cant and widespread changes in consciousness and practice; unprecedented cooperationamong federal, state, and local governments and between and among the different depart-ments and agencies...

LEADING WITH CARE how women around the world are inspiring businesses, empowering communities, and creating opportunity docx

... men. The more they are able toovercome this inequity, the stronger their self-esteem becomes and the more they are willing to speak out for what they need. And astheir voices become heard, their ... get ﬁfteen other women, including all the other Gor-don daughters and daughters-in-law, on board with the idea, eachwoman wouldn’t have to donate much. And as they pursued the idea, they discussed ... safeguard the environment in your corner of the world? As you learn from t hese women and others like them, allow theirlessons to carry over to the day-to-day activities of your own life: the way...

Research, Results and Relevance: Integrating Research Policy, and Promising Practice around the World pot

... practices and to enhance scientiﬁ c collaborations around the world. By the end of FASD 2013, participants can expect to: - recognize the implications of cutting-edge and emerging evidence-based ... rather than the learned.” - Arabic proverb“Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still.” - Chinese proverbhe experienced rather than the learn - Arabic proAsk the en the ... Foundation of the Netherlands, Uithuizen, the Netherlands; and Chair, European FASD Alliance, Uithuizen, NetherlandsAlbert E. Chudley, MD, FRCP(C), FCCMG, Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Child...

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