A Happy End

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The narrator had passed over half life after a life full of adventures and lessons, and had retired in the provincial city that he loved. Here he bought a modest house, but enriched with an almost savage beautiful garden and … Read More

Online communities

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An online community (virtual community) is a group of people who communicate through email, especially via Internet forums, mail, telephone, for professional , social, educational reasons, or otherwise. The word online is used to mean that it is no face … Read More

Shopping

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Shopping is the examination of the goods or services of the retailers with intent to purchase at that time. Shopping is an activity of selection and purchase. For many, shopping is considered a recreational activity and entertainment in a variety … Read More

Retailing

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Retail trade is the final link in the chain of distribution. It thus differs from the wholesale trade. The activity is twofold: Purchase products from a supplier, a manufacturer or importer, either directly or through a wholesaler. Resale of the … Read More

Edna St. Vincent Millay, “And you as well must die”

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 And you as well must die, belovèd dust, And all your beauty stand you in no stead; This flawless, vital hand, this perfect head, This body of flame and steel, before the gust Of Death, or under his autumnal frost, … Read More

Consumer protection

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The consumer law is the law governing the relationship between consumers and professionals. The consumer law belongs to the sphere of private law. It departs sharply classic civil law Civil Code. Thus, under the influence of consumer law, freedom of … Read More

Charlotte Brontë, “On the Death of Anne Brontë”

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There’s little joy in life for me, And little terror in the grave; I’ve lived the parting hour to see Of one I would have died to save. Calmly to watch the failing breath, Wishing each sigh might be the … Read More

Twitter features

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Tweet and retweet Each published short message, tweet, is limited to 140 characters and it forces users to be concise in their writing. Initially, Twitter could be used via SMS. These are limited to 160 characters, Twitter takes that limit … Read More

Euro

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ISO 4217 code: EUR (num. 978) Central bank: European Central Bank Official users: Eurozone (18), Outside the EU (9) Unofficial users: 3 other users Inflation: 0.8%, January 2014, Method HICP Pegged by 9 currencies Subunit: 1/100, cent Actual usage varies … Read More

Near-death experiences

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Near-death experience (NDE) is a term for a set of “visions” and “feelings” to a consecutive clinical death or advanced coma. These experiments represent a recurrent and specific characterization containing including: disembodiment, full vision of his own existence, the vision … Read More

Buffer overflow

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A buffer overflow is a type of computer bug. When the length limitation of a space reserved for data – a buffer – is not properly enforced, a buffer overflow may occur. Input data is written to the buffer and, … Read More

Web analytics

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The audience of a website (also known as Web analytics) quantifies the attendance of a site based on indicators such as number of unique visitors, page views, visits, average visit length etc. It combines measurement, collection, analysis and presentation of … Read More

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