Hydraulic fracturing‚ or fracking‚ is defined as “the process of injecting liquid at high pressure into subterranean rocks‚ boreholes‚ etc.‚ so as to force open existing fissures and extract oil or gas.” It consists of a well that is drilled miles deep that contains chemicals‚ additives‚ and sand‚ but mostly just large amounts of plain water. Once the rock is cracked from the pressure of the fluids‚ the natural gas comes back up the well‚ with millions of gallons of contaminants and chemicals.
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FOM Group Work Educational Tablet Research Psychographic Segmentation Lifestyles: Activities and interests Activities: many students from all over the world as well as educational bodies descend upon the International Consumer Electronics Show(CES) every year to find out what the brand new technology is about to hit the streets. They do this as it enhances the possibilities for what can be made possible for the classroom. There are things such as the Oculus Rift which is a virtual reality headset
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Belinda Lithography – The disadvantages Background: Invented by Alois Senefelder in Germany‚ 1798 New technology since the 15th century – Gutenberg’s printing press How it works: It is a mechanical planographic process in which the printing and non-printing areas of the plate are all at the same level Lithography is based on the chemical repellence of oil and water. Designs are drawn or painted with greasy ink or crayons on specially prepared limestone. The stone is moistened with water
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The disadvantages of globalization 1. “The general complaint about globalization is that it has made the rich richer while making the non-rich poorer. It is wonderful for managers and investors‚ but hell on workers and nature.”1 2. Multinational corporations are accused of social injustice‚ unfair working conditions (including slave labor wages and poor living and working conditions)‚ as well as a lack of concern for the environment‚ mismanagement of natural resources‚ and ecological damage. 3.
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Films‚ also called a movie or motion picture. Films usually include an optical soundtrack‚ which is a graphic recording of the spoken words‚ music and other sounds that are to accompany the images. Films are also a cultural artifacts created by specific cultures. They reflect those cultures‚ and‚ in turn‚ affect them. Film is considered to be an important art form‚ a source of popular entertainment‚ and a powerful medium for educating or indoctrinating citizens. Some films have become popular worldwide
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The primary disadvantages of democracy are a general lack of accountability‚ the prospect of personal interest becoming the predominant factor in decisions‚ and negative financial implications. A democracy lays the power to make decisions in the hands of the majority. This‚ ironically‚ places an emphasis on both individual and group power. A group controls the decision-making process‚ but an influential individual can control the group. The issue with democracy‚ in spite of the power of the people
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Disadvantages of CD-Rewritable: * It can be affected by Environment (oxygen‚ heat‚ sunlight‚ humidity‚ liquids‚ and dust) and human mishandling (scratched‚ cracked‚ bent‚ misplaced‚ etc.). * It is more costly than CD-ROM * It is considerably less reliable with each recording and are not recommended for long-term or archival use. * Since it is portable media‚ it has risk of getting lost unlike internal hard-disks * It is time-consuming as manual process requiring human interaction
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Einstein’s inference is more prominent than ever. It is in our facilities‚ our homes‚ ours cars; it has become a lifestyle rather than an advantage that aids us. We have made great technological advances throughout the years‚ yet society is taking disadvantage of what we have invented. Arising problems with technology include a lack of human interaction skills‚ a rise in health issues‚ and laziness in society. Why open a window when we can quickly check the weather on our smart phones? Or why go to
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QUESTION AND ANSWER ON MARKET SEGMENTATION Salim Brommer is the Marketing Director of Ashkol Furniture Supplies‚ a medium-sized company which specializes in manufacturing office furniture. The company makes its products in India‚ so benefiting from relatively low labour costs. However‚ it has recently experienced intense competition from suppliers who have even lower cost bases. Salim has decided that his company will benefit if he focuses on those customers who can provide higher profit margins
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Business Accounting Marketing: An Introduction Unit Name: Marketing: An Introduction Name: Zhu Yuanyuan Student ID No.: 135118494 Supervisor: Zhang Hui Submission Date: 12 April‚ 2013 Table of Content 1 Introduction of the Haier Group 2 2 The Micro and Macro environment 3 3 The importance of marketing research 6 3.1 Importance of marketing research 6 3.2 Example and explanation of qualitative and quantitative techniques 8 4 The importance of market segmentation and the process that Haier
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