indicates that 0.1% of 12-17-year-olds and 0.4% of 18-25-year-olds reported using methamphetamine in the past month‚ representing more than 150‚000 young users in the United States. Crystal meth is a common form of methamphetamine with a number of a street names‚ such as‚ ‘Tina’‚ ‘ice’‚ ‘crystal’ and ‘glass’. Crystal meth‚ or meth for short‚ can be taken by snorting it‚ smoking it or injecting it with a needle. Meth is a highly addictive stimulant‚ usually smoked; creates a euphoric effect on the
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Department of Finance Fisher College of Business The Ohio State University Prof. George Pinteris Handout on Crystal Ball This handout supplements the lecture notes on Monte Carlo simulation techniques. In this handout‚ I will discuss how to use Crystal Ball to fit a distribution to historical data and how to produce tornado and sensitivity charts that allow the analyst to evaluate the impact of the model’s driver(s) on the model’s variable(s) of interest (such as firm value or NPV in the
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[pic] WORLD’S TOP CRYSTAL BRANDS 2009 Lalique [pic]homeshopping - 3 years ago [pic] René Lalique became synonymous with French Art Nouveau decorative arts. René Lalique was born in 1860 and first began designing fine jewelry in Paris in 1881. Lalique pursued increasingly more innovative experimentation in glass commencing around 1883. Early works used the familiar "lost wax" technique by which the model is made in wax while a mold is formed around the model. Then‚ the wax is melted and molten glass
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History of Crystal Meth Crystal meth otherwise known as Amp‚ Crystal‚ and Speed is a highly dangerous drug. Crystal meth was first developed in Japan in 1919. It was used to keep troops awake. Japanese Kamikaze pilots were given crystal meth before their suicide missions. In 1950 crystal meth was used as a defense against depression. It was mainly used by college students‚ truck drivers‚ and athletes. In 1970 the US government declared crystal meth to be dangerous and illegalized it. Effects
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Crystal Cave of Giants The Naica mine is located in Chihuahua‚ Mexico and was first discovered in 1794. The mines primary interest was silver and gold until about the 1900’s when a large-scale mining began as Zinc and Lead become more valuable resources. This is the largest mine in the country that produces lead‚ zinc and silver‚ among other minerals. The entrance is located 1385 m above sea level in the north of the 12km.-long sierra Naica. In April of 2000‚ brothers Elroy and Javier Delgado
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Crystal making lab Purpose: To better understand saturated solutions‚ solubility . Analysis: 2. Why was it necessary to heat the water? Be specific. Heating the water allows it to hold much more borax in solution than it could at room temperature. So after the water cooled‚ the ability of the solution to hold the solute inside decreases‚this causes the excess borax in the solution to precipitate in crystal form on the string.When the water at a high temperature‚ water molecules have more kinetic
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The Function of a Crystal Radio What is the first thing that comes into your mind when you think about the function of the radio? Is the first thing that pops into your mind the word ‘magic’? Despite the fact that it seems like it is magical and comes out of the air‚ radio and the use of the radio is very scientific. When broken down and analyzed‚ the function of the radio is more scientific than magical. The miraculous way that you can send out invisible information through thin air and can
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Crystals are formed when atoms line up in patterns and solidify. There are crystals everywhere — in the form of salt‚ sugar‚ sand‚ diamonds‚ quartz‚ and many more! To make crystals‚ you need to make a very special kind of solution called a supersaturated solid solution. Here’s what that means: if you add salt by the spoonful to a cup of water‚ you’ll reach a point where the salt doesn’t disappear (dissolve) anymore and forms a lump at the bottom of the glass. The point at which it begins
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Santiago and The Crystal Merchant Sometimes changes are required to make life easier when you are struggling. In the novel‚ The Alchemist‚ Santiago suggests that the crystal merchant should change in order to improve his business. When the merchant agrees with Santiago’s brilliant ideas‚ many positive things start to happen. In this part of the novel‚ Santiago had just gotten robbed and he has no way to survive. Desperate for food‚ he offers his assistance to a crystal merchant in exchange
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The Crystal Merchant and Englishman’s Development “We make a lot of detours‚ but we’re always heading for the same destination” (77). Paulo Coelho’s novel The Alchemist reveals how Santiago goes about in a journey to achieve his Personal Legend. In his journey Santiago meets several people‚ although not everyone served a role in helping him realize his Personal Legend‚ but the Crystal Merchant and the Englishman served as big part in the realization of Santiago Personal Legend. Santiago had to
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