Anita Sood is a former national woman swimming champion of India. She became the fastest Asian swimmer to cross the English Channel. She was awarded Arjuna Award for her achievements. She currently has two children. She lives in the United States‚ in Los Angeles‚ California. She became the fastest Asian people Asian swimmer to cross the English Channel . She was awarded Arjuna Award for her achievements in 1983. Mihir Sen (16 November 1930 - 11 June 1997) was an Indian swimmer‚ best known for
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Good afternoon everyone. The topic for our debate is that technology is making us less alienated‚ more sociable and more human. We‚ the negative team believe this statement is true. The first speaker Lily of the affirmative team has tried to tell you that… this is wrong because…the second speaker Lin of the affirmative team has tried to tell you that…this is wrong because…the third speaker of the affirmative team Moha has tried to tell you that… this is wrong because…our first speaker Bob has told
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R e se a rc h a n d Stat i s t i c s B r a n c h working paper 01/2009 FDI Policy Instruments: Advantages and Disadvantages UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION RESEARCH AND STATISTICS BRANCH WORKING PAPER 01/2009 FDI Policy Instruments: Advantages and Disadvantages Frank L. Bartels Unit Chief‚ Strategic Research and Regional Analyses Unit UNIDO S. A. de Crombrugghe Associate Economic Affairs Officer UNCTAD UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION Vienna‚ 2009 The
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The Effects of Long Distance Trade in East Africa. By Deborah of Uganda 7th May 2008 Long Distance Trade was the trade between the East African coast and other interior states of Africa in the early 19th Century. In involved movement over long distances‚ the major participants were the Swahili speaking peoples of East Africa and the Arabs. The interior people included the Nyamwezi‚ the Kamba‚ the Yao tribes. They moved in caravans of 100 to 1‚000 people. Capital was provided by the Indian
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Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of globalisation The term globalisation has “successfully passed into common currency‚” (Slater‚2009‚pp.373-383) since Levitt first used it in 1983 and has become a worldwide‚ “ phenomenon that has spread across the globe‚ influencing governments‚ businesses and society.” (Slater‚2009‚pp.373-383) Similarly‚ Giddens has pointed out that‚ “globalisation is political‚ technological and cultural as well as economic‚” (1999). The rapid acceleration of globalisation
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English Essay Have you ever wondered what it was like to be in the Civil War? Or how strong or weak the South and North were? Well I explain all of this in my essay. The South had very many strengths including: Guerilla Warfare‚ good generals‚ unified groups‚ skilled soldiers‚ and the home field advantage .Guerilla Warfare was a “hit and run” tactic that the confederacy used as an attack. For our generals we had General Ulysses Grant. He made the North surrender and helped us win the war. Their
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Introduction With the development of economic globalization‚ foreign direct investment (FDI) is increasingly being recognized as an important factor in the economic development of countries. Although FDI began centuries ago‚ the biggest growth has occurred in recent years. This growth resulted from several factors‚ particularly the more receptive attitude of governments to investment inflows‚ the process of privatization‚ and the growing interdependence of the world economy. Foreign direct investment
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outline the role of trade unions from its traditional role as compared to its role now in contemporary times most notably in post-Apartheid South Africa. One aims to look at how trade unions have coped with the changing nature of work as the traditional role of the worker has evolved over time‚ as there is an influx of more casualized labour. The impact of globalization on trade unions also has to be examined and how it has affected their traditional role .The question this piece tries to answer henceforth
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with the head of state that has a ceremonious function. Some parliamentary nations merge the role of the president and prime minister such as South Africa where the president is also a member of parliament. Like all forms of government‚ there are advantages and disadvantages which shall be discussed below. As mentioned above‚ this system has many advantages. Firstly and most importantly‚ it is easier and faster to pass legislation compared to the presidential system which leads to a smoother governance
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ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF DECENTRALISING AUTHORITY. Decentralization is whereby daily operations and decision- making responsibilities are delegated by top management to middle and lower level managers within the organization except that which can only be exercised at central point. For example Olivine industries‚ it has branches in different towns run by a branch manager who can make certain decisions like staffing and sales promotions. Branch managers are empowered to make on-spot decisions
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