.... aimed. They lie dormant until a person or animal triggers their detonating mechanism. Antipersonnel mines cannot distinguish between the footfall of a soldier and that of a child. Those who survive the initial blast usually require amputations, long hospital stays, and extensive rehabilitative services. These people do not usually recover from the psychological strain that the explosions cause. Moreover, they are discriminated by people in their respective society and are considered lower class people. Vivid images of the leg-less people were described in detai .....

.... in personalities, religious beliefs and customs, political and economic circumstances between them. Much of the novel is concerned with the manner in which Ahmad Abd al-Jawad, the head of the household, well-respected and likable outside the home, conducts his affairs, both in the home and outside it. He, an aggressive, controlling father, allows no challenge to his authority or any bending of the strict rules of Islam and society, and practically dominates the family. In his treatment of the members of the household, Abd al-Jawad displays an inflexible cast of .....

.... old and up. The divisions are in increasements in engine size (cc's, cubic centimeters).For example, if you are between the ages of 4 and 7 you would race the 50cc dirtbikes. If you are between the ages of 8 and 11 you have a choice of racing a 65cc or an 80cc dirtbike. If you are between the ages of 12 and 15 you could race in the 80 cc or 125 cc class. If you are 16 years old or older you can race 125cc dirtbikes or larger. Secondly, there are also a wide variety of dirtbikes. Some dirtbikes are modified to fit giant motorcycle engines into them. Dirtbik .....

.... that will spur further economic growth. Has the community asked why would a gaming company invest upwards of 300 million dollars in this town? There are definite answers to these questions. Gambling proponents’ point out there are very few industries that can have such an immediate impact on a community. Casino giant Resorts International conducted an economic impact study during the 1980’s when Louisiana was debating the legalization of gambling. This study predicted a huge influx of tourists, the creation of 69,000 jobs, and a 4.3 billion .....

.... of those jobs. On the whole, Reich identifies two trends in job quality. The number of mundane, manufacturing jobs will decrease as well as the number of in-person service jobs e.g. bank tellers, but growth in the number of symbolic analytical positions. The loss of repetitive manufacturing is primarily a cost saving plan of American corporations. Corporations seeking to lower their costs of labor move their large, low-skilled manufacturing to points all over the globe in attempt to find the lowest wages. Replacement of some in-person services is attributed .....

.... telescopes haven't been successful in bringing clear and accurate pictures of distant planets. Here, distant planets refer to planets of different solar system. Hence Astronomers have to bring about a different technique to solve this problem. One such technique that is developed recently is called spectroscopy. Light coming out of a planet could tell researchers about the nature of the planet. Different characteristics of the planet could be studied and different conclusions can be drawn as to the questions of life and existence. One of the basic things that cou .....

.... room. Most offer a variety of rooms to go to. Some have a topic to debate; others are for certain age groups. There is even some chat rooms that debate only one idea or cause. For example, during the O.J. Simpson trail, a chat line was formed for those who believed he was guilty. That means people from different countries who knew about the trail went to this specific chat line if they wanted to discuss the progress of the trail with others who shared their opinion. Another common characteristic of chat lines is that they have channel operators. Channel operato .....

.... Western Europe were made up of mostly barbarians who relied on weight, numbers and sheer physical courage to do battle (Hindley, 22). These battles were fought exclusively on land, as naval warfare did not evolve until somewhere around the 13th century. In comparison to future centuries, weapons during this period of time were extremely primitive. The most common weapons of this time period were battle-axes, daggers, and hatchets. During this era defensive weapons and armor were nearly non existent. Prior to the 8th century, military architecture consisted .....