I have been living in Venice for the last 15 years and know almost every street of this city. The city I knew the first time I came here is far more different than the city has evolved now. The north part of the city has changed more than any part of the city and still changing. When I first visited this part of the city‚ it was mostly an open space that had lots of fields‚ trees and a very minimum number of dwellers. There were hardly any high rising building and mostly farmers and fishers lived
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For the last 50 years‚ world population multiplied more rapidly than ever before‚ and more rapidly than it is projected to grow in the future. In 1950‚ the world had 2.5 billion people; and in 2005‚ the world had 6.5 billion people. By 2050‚ this number could rise to more than 9 billion (see chart "World Population Growth‚ 1950-2050"). Anthropologists believe the human species dates back at least 3 million years. For most of our history‚ these distant ancestors lived a precarious existence as
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that place in 2001. Key Highlights: 1. HLL’s rank increased from 2nd to the 1st – Expanded its market 2. Reliance remains reliable 3. Wipro is the most valuable software company – ONGC‚ at the 6th rank‚ remains the most valuable public sector unit. It was the only one among the Top 10 to gain market cap‚ which was up 14% to Rs 2‚ 30‚738 million. 4. Software is the worst loser: Last year‚ the software industry was the largest gainer. This year‚ it is the largest loser. Entertainment/media
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name: Ethan Gaines Age: 4 years old Observation location: Social interaction with peers in the outdoors area. Observer: Terry Spencer Summary: After completing several observations using different methods on Ethan Gaines‚ this data will show how he is developing. According to Piaget‚ the three-year-old is in the preoperational stage of development. One main characteristic of a three-year-old is their egocentric‚ or self-centered‚ thinking. They believe
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Printing redefined books. They were no longer only about religious subjects. Instead‚ printers began making books on all subjects‚ from traveling to medicine. The style of books also changed as the printing press standardized writing and language. Handwritten books usually had inconsistent grammar‚ punctuation‚ spacing‚ and spelling because they written by different scribes. On the other hand‚ because printing was done by a machine‚ there was less room for human error so written language became more
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CCOT IRAN/PERSIA 1800 – PRESENT The country of Iran/Persia has gone through many changes in the past 200 years (1800-present)‚ mainly the rapid change in leadership‚ the intrusion of foreign powers‚ Pan-Arabism movement‚ revolution‚ and the Iran-Iraq war. Although much has changed‚ a few factors have stayed relatively consistent: religion‚ religious extremism‚ oil‚ and the opposing forces of old and new ideals. Continuities within the period of 1800-present in Iran/Persia include religion‚ religious
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E-TEXTILE – THE NEW INVENTION OF TEXTILE Abstract: This paper provides the latest insights into emerging technology to enhance wear ability of e-textiles and smart clothing by reviewing the cutting-edge researches and development. It will contain the construction process of an e-textile and some relevant application fields. Introduction: It is hard to believe that a fabric we are wearing can monitor our health‚ guard us in case of any danger‚ measure the chemical mixture of our body fluids
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The origins of the word “Corduroy” are very obscure. Folk etymology has it as originating from French ‘corde du roi’ (King’s cord)‚ but in French the term for the cloth is velours À côtes‚ thus casting doubts on its French origin. Some Historians believe that before being called corduroy‚ this fabric was frequently known as “fustian”‚ named after the Egyptian town where it originated. Yet other scholars have found linkages of the word to American and Latin origins. So far there is no substantiated
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Public Relations – Past Year exam Papers 2013 1. Crises are often categorised as being either ‘python’ or ‘cobra’ events‚ requiring different PR approaches to handle them. Choose one of each type of crisis to describe and illustrate the differences. Go on to describe ideal PR strategies for anticipating and handling each‚ critically evaluating common mistakes made in practice‚ providing additional examples where you can. 2. Modern companies are expected to have a Corporate Social Responsibility
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[pic] [pic] How Apple managed to reinvent itself over the years If you read recent stories from major news paper‚ you might conclude that Apple is the ultimate innovator. And you might be right. The company has reinvented itself multiple times and in the process has already transformed at least two industries personal computing and digital music. What will be the impact of the iPhone? While there are no certainties‚ “major” seems to be a safe bet
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