HISTORY OF THE DODO BIRD The first documented appearance of the dodo bird is in the early 15th century by Dutch explorers. Dutch vice-admiral Wybrand Van Warwijck used the name “walgyogel” in his journal to describe the bird after his visit to the island of Mauritius in 1598. The origins of word dodo to describe the bird is still unclear‚ but some ascribe it to the Dutch word dodoaars referring to the birds knot of feathers. Even though the Portuguese visited the island first in 1507‚ no records
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Introduction Many of the people here in the Philippines liked to have a business on which they can sustain their needs in their everyday lives. Some of the common businesses that were established by the Filipinos are the Sari-Sari Stores‚ Pharmacy‚ Department Stores‚ Beauty Parlor‚ etc. But the most common business that can be seen in every street in different places here in the Philippines is the Internet Café. In literal meaning‚ people just only bring their laptops in the coffee shops with
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Uveda Sunblock Activation cum POS ideas - Put up a free dispenser of Uveda Sunblock in or outside the hyper market/NewU stores. Maybe at the nearest bus stand from the shop. It combines curiosity with the strong attraction that people have to “free.” - Special in-store signage educating customers on the nature and uniqueness of the product - Have an in-shop expert that will test your skin and suggest the best product for you - Society activation with putting
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YEAR 12 ENGLISH SEMESTER 1 – 2013 TERM 1 UNIT THREE *One lesson per cycle will be devoted to study of language analysis. WEEK CLASSWORK ASSESSMENT OTHER EVENTS 1 Jan 29th – Feb 1st Oral skills; methods of persuasion; revision of methods of persuasion. Holiday Homework – persuasive oral presentation rough draft due. 2 Feb 4th – 8th Oral skills; methods of persuasion; revision of methods of persuasion. Holiday homework – language analysis and oral presentation preparation 3 Feb
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Machhli jal ki hai raani‚ Jeevan jiske hai paani Haath lagao toh dar jayegi‚ Upar laoge toh mar jayegi Meaning: Fish is the queen of water‚ whose life is water; It is scared of the touch and out of water it shall perish This is not just true for fish‚ but for any life on the earth. The biosphere with its fauna and flora owes its existence to water. In the solar system it is only our earth that is credited with water‚ that too just 1% of the entire water‚ that is potable. It is therefore
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Now‚ in our society all over the world technology is the most important advancement‚ a necessity in bringing about progress as we move along in this computerized world. These changes in effect make man’s life easier and more convenient. The relationship between the library and computer is constantly changing the use of computer contributes to the way man learns and communicates. It easy in this world to strive for changes and since library
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Corruption in the Beautiful Forevers Katherine Boo’s “Behind the Beautiful Forevers” takes place in Annawadi‚ a small slum near the airport in Mumbai‚ India. The story focuses on the Husain family‚ who makes their living selling recycled garbage. Sadly‚ even in this small slum‚ the population is inundated with corruption on every level. Corruption is so common that many of the inhabitants in Annawadi view it as a necessity to improve their way of life so they strive to be corrupt. Asha Waghekar‚
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1. Porter‚ M. E. On Competition‚ Updated and Expanded Edition. Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing‚ 2008. 2. Porter‚ Michael E.‚ and Klaus Schwab‚ eds. Global Competitiveness Report 2008/2009. Geneva: World Economic Forum‚ 2008. 3. Lopez-Claros‚ Augusto‚ Michael Porter‚ Xavier Sala-i-Martin‚ and Klaus Schwab. Global Competitiveness Report 2007-2008. World Economic Forum‚ 2007. 4. Porter‚ Michael E.‚ and Elizabeth O. Teisberg. Redefining Health Care: Creating Value-Based Competition on
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Motown music was created in the suburbs of Detroit‚ Michigan in the late 1950s. Motown was born when Berry Gordy founded his record company Tamla Records‚ a branch of which was called Motown. Gordy‚ an entrepreneur and visionary‚ helped write and produce many early songs of the type. The company became a big hit in the midwest and eventually all across America. Gordy‚ being an african-american man in the 1950s‚ was a huge believer in Civil Rights. He recorded and put out Martin Luther King‚ Jr’s
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In the documentary Behind Taliban Lines‚ a brave Afghan journalist named Najibullah Quraishi‚ risks his life by accepting the invitation as guest to visit the Taliban regime in northern Afghanistan. An exceptional outcome of the visit is a documentary of what the insurgents’ day-to-day lives consisted of. The events that are shown take place in the areas of Afghanistan where the Taliban forces started to increasingly run their operations against opposing forces (Doran). Beginning with the background
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