Videoconferencing
A videoconference or video conference (also known as a videoteleconference ) is a set of interactive telecommunication technologies which allow two or more locations to interact via two-way video and audio transmissions simultaneously. It has also been called 'visual collaboration' and
Economy of Barbados
Since achieving independence in 1966, the island nation of Barbados has transformed itself from a low-income economy dependent upon sugar production, into an upper-middle-income economy based on tourism and the offshore sector. Barbados went into a deep recession in the 1990s after 3 years
Basketball
then resume dribbling). Various violations are generally called "fouls". Disruptive physical contact (a personal foul ) is penalized, and a free throw is usually awarded to an offensive player if he is fouled while shooting the ball. A technical foul may also be issued when certain infractions
History of Greenland
several centuries. Denmark-Norway nonetheless claimed the territory, and, after centuries of no contact between the Norse Greenlanders and their Scandinavian brethren, it was feared that the Greenlanders had lapsed back into paganism ; so a missionary expedition was sent out to reinstate
Multilingualism
People who speak more than one language are also called polyglots . [ 3 ] A trash can in Seattle labeled in four languages: English , Chinese ( 垃 圾 ), Vietnamese (should be rác ), and Spanish . Tagalog also uses the Spanish word. Contents 1 Multilingual individuals
Football
The various codes of football share the following common elements: Two teams of usually between 11 and 18 players; some variations that have fewer players (five or more per team) are also popular. A clearly defined area in which to play the game. Scoring goals or points , by moving the
BBC London 94.9
Although the station is only on the Sky Digital EPG in London, it is still available on Sky, via manual tuning, to the rest of the UK in this format. [ 3 ] The station's output is broadly similar to other BBC local radio stations and aims at a general mainstream audience. Previous incarnations
Zhou Enlai
A skilled and able diplomat, Zhou served as the Chinese foreign minister from 1949 to 1958. Advocating peaceful coexistence with the West after the stalemated Korean War , he participated in the 1954 Geneva Conference and helped orchestrate Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to China . He helped
Scenario planning
The original method was that a group of analysts would generate simulation games for policy makers . The games combine known facts about the future, such as demographics , geography , military , political , industrial information, and mineral reserves , with plausible alternative social,
Manchester computers
The Manchester computers were an innovative series of stored-program electronic computers developed during the 30-year period between 1947 and 1977 by a small team at the University of Manchester , under the leadership of Tom Kilburn . [ 1 ] They included the world's first stored-program
