forms of energy that we can tap on. Do you know any? The Task You are to organise yourselves into groups‚ with five experts in each group. Expert 1: Geothermal energy Expert 2: Biofuels and Fossil fuels Expert 3: Solar Energy Expert 4: Hydro-electrical energy Expert 5: Wind energy As an expert‚ you have to be able to: - define the energy - describe the source of the energy (where does it come from?) - give examples/ case study where the energy is used - describe their impact on the environment
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to effectively cater to target groups and unchanging poverty levels (Tony Addison 2008). This essay focuses on advantages and drawbacks of micro-credit schemes. Advantages of Micro-Credit Micro-credit scheme is not only to allow the poor obtaining an opportunity to change their lives but also to improve the economic conditions in our society. Firstly‚ the most and important advantage towards micro-credit is that it gives the poor an opportunity to loan a small amount of money. Nowadays‚ financial
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the matter of fact‚ some hold the view that people not only have to train their mind to deal with works but also need to exercise to maintain a good health. On the contrary‚ some others argue that too much exercise also damages your health. Every coin has their two sides‚ honestly‚ I believe there are both pros can cons in this issue. On the one side‚ nobosy can deny the fact that exercise regularly and moderately bebefits us a lot. First‚ Exercise controls weight. Exercise can help prevent excess
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proponents of the system believe it can have life-changing benefits for most people. Some of the most common advantages of the system are mentioned below. Reduce anxiety and stress Most therapeutic approaches are naturally effective in helping people with anxiety and NLP is no different. There has even been a study‚ which showed NLP helped people suffering from claustrophobia during MRI scans to alleviate the feeling of anxiety. Part of the reason NLP can reduce anxiety and stress is its linguistic
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yield to provide food for all. For this purpose the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides has been very high. Though satisfactory crop yield is obtained by the application of chemical fertilizers and pesticides‚ their use brings out certain disadvantages. These include pollution of large water resources‚ destruction of microorganisms‚ acidity of the soil and reduction in soil fertility etc. In recent years scientists have found an alternative way to deal with this deleterious effect of chemical
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1973. Cells for handphone base stations were invented in 1947 by Bell Labs engineers. Handphones generally obtain power from batteries‚ which can be recharged from a USB port‚ from portable batteries‚ from mains power or a cigarette lighter socket in a car using an adapter often called battery charger or wall wart and from a solar panel or a dynamo that can also use a USB port to plug the phone. In addition to the battery‚ GSM handphones require a small microchip‚ called a Subscriber Identity Module
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period from 1920 to 1933‚ during which the sale‚ manufacture‚ and transportation of alcohol for consumption were banned nationally[1] as mandated in the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Under substantial pressure from the temperance movement‚ the United States Senate proposed the Eighteenth Amendment on December 18‚ 1917. Having been approved by 36 states‚ the 18th Amendment was ratified on January 16‚ 1919 and effected on January 16‚ 1920. Some state legislatures had already
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LEADERSHIP WHAT IS LEADERSHIP ? Leadership is the process of influencing people and providing an environment for them to achieve team or organisational objectives. As a property‚ Leadership is the set of characteristics attributed to those who are perceived to use such influence successfully. Leadership involves neither force nor coercion. It is widely believed in the world of business that leadership is the key ingredient in the recipe for corporate achievement. Typically‚ when we speak
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States‚ hoping to remedy a dearth of women in their ranks‚ began conducting blind auditions. Musicians performed behind a screen so the selection committee could not see them. Goldin and Rouse compared several orchestras before and after the change—and found that women were selected 30 percent more often when auditions were blind. For Paola Sapienza‚ a professor of finance at the Kellogg School of Management‚ the finding was fascinating—yet it did not explain the reason for the bias
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of bone tools of prehistoric times‚ continuing on to and beyond modern air conditioners‚ automobiles‚ and super computers. Nowadays‚ when the rapidness of development and research is so impressive‚ it is easy to think about the advantages of modern technology. ADVANTAGE: Modern technology has solved many problems that people face and play an important role in the development of many countries. Modern technologies create many kinds of products - computers‚ cloning technology‚ and video games etc
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