As a child I was amused at the premonition of the Soothsayer when he predicted the Death of Julius Caesar‚ who out of sheer vanity not only discarded his advice‚ but also admonished him for the same. A similar analogy can be drawn to the travesty that now surrounds Uttarakhand‚ the sole exception being‚ the vanity and obliviousness of the Government has gravely pulverized the State Exchequer and costed the lives of its own denizens‚ as against the death of one ruler. The blame game‚ which is
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Ukraine is rich in natural resources: coal‚ iron ore‚ manganese‚ nickel and uranium‚ and others. The reserves of sulfur are the largest in the world‚ the reserves of mercury ore are the second largest. Also more than 5% of world reserves of iron ore are concentrated in Ukraine. There are oil and gas deposits but their reserves are not significant (the reserves of these fossil fuels were partly depleted during the Soviet period). Coal is the main fossil fuel of Ukraine. It is mined in the Donetsk
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STATED CLEARLY: EVOLUTION AND NATURAL SELECTION (TRANSCRIPT) What exactly is evolution? In biology‚ the theory of evolution doesn’t exactly tell us how life began on Earth‚ but tells us how life‚ once it came into existence‚ diversified into the many incredible forms we see now and in the fossil record. It also helps us make sense of the way in which modern creatures continue to adapt and change today. In biology‚ evolution can be defined as: ‘Any change in the heritable traits (those are physical
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Natural beauty is un matched. Pakistan have world most beautiful places for visit‚ specially at its best in northern areas of Pakistan and Kashmir region. This part of the country is famous all around the world because of sky high mountains‚ lush green valleys‚ mighty rivers‚ beautiful lakes‚ and amazing wildlife. The Pradise on Earth ‘Neelum Valley’ Mini Switzerland ‘Swat Valley’ and Mountain Kingdom ‘Hunza valley’ are the major tourist attractions in Pakistan. All these places are real natural
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After we finished reading the book “The Natural”‚ we watched the movie. After finishing up the movie‚ I could tell that there were many differences between the book and movie. The first difference I noticed was that there was a change in many scenes. For example‚ there is no car scene with Memo and Roy in the movie‚ Roy is a right fielder instead of a left fielder in the movie‚ and also‚ Iris‚ Roy’s “girlfriend”‚ is not a grandmother in the movie like she is in the book. Another important difference
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Air It is an inexhaustible natural resource. It is very essential for the survival of all the living organisms on earth. In atmosphere‚ about 95% of the total air is present up to a height of 20 km above the earth’s surface. The remaining 5% of air is present up to a height of about 280 km. Air is a mixture of different gases; nitrogen and oxygen are the major components. Thus‚ total volume of air present in atmosphere consists of 78% nitrogen 21% oxygen and remaining 1% is made up of other gases
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Water is an essential ingredient for life and may be the most precious resource the earth has to offer humanity. Many believe‚ however‚ that this valuable commodity is in danger as a result of man-made pollution. Through disrespect‚ shortsightedness and neglect‚ the species may be compromising its own survival unless there is significant improvement in water quality and management. The purpose of this paper will be to discuss water and its pollution through the various contaminants found in domestic
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Research Journal of Recent Sciences __________________________________________________ ISSN 2277-2502 Vol. 1(3)‚ 31-40‚ March (2012) Res.J.Recent Sci. Use of Moringa Oleifera (Drumstick) seed as Natural Absorbent and an Antimicrobial agent for Ground water Treatment Mangale Sapana M.‚ Chonde Sonal G. and Raut P. D. Department of Environmental Science‚ Shivaji University‚ Kolhapur‚ INDIA Available online at: www.isca.in (Received 6th February 2012‚ revised 13th February 2012‚ accepted 15th February
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A Natural Solution For A.D.H.D. This week I read an much informative article from the newspaper New York Times named ”A Natural Fix For A.D.H.D.” Before this reading‚ I did not know that A.D.H.D. is the most commonly occurring disease of young people today in the United States‚ did you know that? The article says that so many as 11% between the ages of 14-17 years do have the diagnosis‚ which is 6 million people of the country. Maybe that article by the professor in clinical psychiatry can influence
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Natural and unnatural medicines: advantages and disadvantages Jae Eastern Time COM/220 Jewel Jackson Which is better for the consumer‚ pharmaceutical medicine or herbal medicine? There are good sides and bad sides to both types of medicine. Because of my own personal experience with several different antidepressants and heart burn medicine made by pharmacy companies and their herbal‚ or natural‚ equivalent‚ I can provide my point of view with these two particular types of medicine‚ but does
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