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Vitamin A Year 1913   Retinol Main Metabolic Function Essential for normal growth and development. For normal function of epithelical cells and normal development of teeth and bones. Prevents Night blindness. Deficiency – Effects Retarded growth. Reduced resistance to infection.  Abnormal function of gastrointestinal, and respiratory tracts due to altered epithelial membranes.  Interferes with production…

CHESS: Chariot, Horse, Elephant, Soldiers. COLD: Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. JOKE: Joy Of Kids Entertainment. AIM: Ambition In Mind. DATE: Day And Time Evolution. EAT: Energy And Taste. TEA: Taste And Energy Admitted. PEN: Power Enriched In Nib. SMILE: Sweet Memories In Lip Expression. BYE: Be With You Everytime.

1. MULTI-TASKING Women – Multiple process Womens brains designed to concentrate multiple task at a time. Women can Watch a TV and Talk over phone and cook. Men – Single Process Mens brains designed to concentrate only one work at a time. Men can not watch TV and talk over the phone at the same…

Zero-Based Budgeting – ZBB. A system in which a yearly budget for a department in a company starts at zero with no pre-authorised funds, and the department has to justify its budget requests. Zero-Rated – Describes goods or services on which the buyer pays no value-added-tax. Zero-Sum Game – A situation in which what is lost by one…

Yarnstorming – Also called yarnbombing, an intriguingly specialised type of peaceful demonstration and activism in which objects such as works of art, sculpture, railings, phone boxes, considered unattractive by the activists, are covered by knitting or crochet, usually at night, and mainly by young women. Yellow Pages  – A telephone directory, usually printed on yellow paper, which…

X-Efficiency – A concept introduced by economist Harvey Liebenstein. A company’s ability to use its workers, machines, technology, etc., to produce maximum output at lowest cost and as quickly as possible. Xenology – The scientific study and/or research of alien cultures and biology. Xerox Machine – A piece of equipment which makes paper copies of documents, etc. X-Inefficiency –…

Wage Differential – The difference in wage rates between different types of worker, often those with similar jobs but who work in different regions of a country, have different skills, hours of work, etc. Wage Drift – A situation when basic rates of pay are not as high as levels of wages actually paid. This is often…

Vacancy – A job opening which is offered by a company that wants to hire an employee. An available room in a hotel. Vacancy Rate – The percentage of unoccupied rental space or units, e.g hotel rooms, compared to total available rental area at a given time. Vanity Publishing – The author pays the publisher. Valid – Legally or…

U-Value – Buildings and construction industry term referring to insulation effectiveness of materials. See R-Value/U-Value. Ultra Vires – Latin for ‘Beyond The Powers’. Legal term which refers to actions or deeds, especially performed by a corporation, that exceed official powers. Unanimous – A complete agreement on a decision or opinion by everyone in a group. Unauthorised – Without official endorsement…

Table d’Hote – Technically ‘table d’h├┤te’ – a food menu which offers a full meal with set courses and limited choices at a fixed price, from French ‘host’s table’. Tachograph – A device which is fitted to vehicles, especially commercial vehicles, which records the speed, distance and time travelled. Tag – A word or words assigned to or…