IPL’s two new teams — Sanjiv Goenka RPSG Group for the Lucknow franchise and CVC Capital’s Ahmedabad team had received the formal clearance from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). In the BCCI’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at Ahmedabad last month, the members had given approval…
Polynesians are known to have definitely originated from a branch of the Austronesian migrations in Island Melanesia, despite the popularity of rejected hypotheses like Thor Heyerdahl’s belief that Polynesians are descendants of “bearded white men” who sailed on primitive rafts from South America. Oceania includes Australia, New Zealand, and the…
The term refers to the emulation of classical Greek and Roman art; much of the subject matter in Neoclassical art was Roman because Rome represented a republican, or non-hereditary, government. Neoclassicism (from Greek νέος nèos, “new” and Latin classicus, “of the highest rank”) is the name given to Western movements…
Here is our guide to the three main types of business telephone system. 1 1. Traditional, On-Premise PBX. The grandad of business telephony is the PBX or ’telephone switch’. The PBX is a box that sits on your premises … 2 2. VoIP PBX. 3 3. Hosted VoIP Phone System.…
More than half of the world’s population now live in urban areas — increasingly in highly-dense cities. However, urban settings are a relatively new phenomenon in human history. This transition has transformed the way we live, work, travel and build networks. The UN estimates 2007 was the year when, for…
The brachial artery is the largest artery serving the shoulder and arm. It travels down the upper arm and through the elbow before dividing into the radial and ulnar arteries below the elbow. In the shoulder, branches of the brachial artery provide oxygenated blood to the muscles and bones. The…
Some examples of true nuts include acorns, chestnuts, and hazelnuts. On the other hand, the fruits of the cashew, almond, and pistachio plants are not true nuts, but are rather classified as “drupesdrupesA stone fruit, also called a drupe, is a fruit with a large “stone” inside. The stone is…
The African peoples of Kenya, who constitute virtually the entire population, are divided into three language groups: Bantu, Nilo-Saharan, and Afro-Asiatic. Bantu is by far the largest, and its speakers are mainly concentrated in the southern third of the country. The Mau Mau rebellion (1952–1960), also known as the Mau…
The pulmonary arteries carry blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs. In medical terms, the word “pulmonary” means something that affects the lungs. The blood carries oxygen and other nutrients to your cells. The pulmonary arteries carry deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs.…
Civil litigation usually involves some type of compensation for injuries or damages as well as disposition of property and other disputes. A guilty defendant is punished by incarceration and/or fines, or in exceptional cases, the death penalty. What types of punishments can be issued in civil cases? A civil penalty…