Strategies adopted by South Africa for ensuring Energy Security 1.) Introducing cutting-edge technologies for high-impact climate change mitigation‚ particularly to reduce coal dependence. 2.) Encouraging Bank to provide support in five areas: (i) energy efficiency and conservation‚ development of energy service companies‚ and application of smart grid technologies; (ii) renewable energy‚ including wind‚ concentrated solar‚ biomass‚ geothermal and small hydropower; (iii) cleaner
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Florence became a better city during the Renaissance because of its lines of communication to the world around it. In the late Middle Ages‚ the city became important as a crossroads for wool traders. Giovanni and Cosimo de Medici used banking to make Florence a crossroads for finance. With these connections made‚ Florence became a crossroads for ideas. The city was opened up to the ideals and philosophies of distant lands‚ and absorbed these into the writing and art it produced. That art then flowed freely
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image of solar panels from your head -- that kind of demand is going to require power plants. There are two main ways of generating energy from the sun. Photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar thermal (CST)‚ also known as concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies. PV converts sunlight directly into electricity. These solar cells are usually found powering devices such as watches‚ sunglasses and backpacks‚ as well as providing power in remote areas. Solar thermal technology is large-scale by comparison
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First Rate Hospital (FRH) is committing significant resources to this pilot program since the demand for this type of network will only increase with time. Setting up a new infrastructure has monetary costs for both equipment and man-hours. The IT staff will need to install and set up the new infrastructure‚ as well as‚ train professional and standard users on the expectations for use of the new network and specific HIPAA rules for the use of their own device. The IT department along other members
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Navarro CMR fa05 10/21/05 7:06 PM Page 1 The Well-Timed Strategy: MANAGING THE BUSINESS CYCLE Peter Navarro S ome companies appear to exhibit considerable skill in managing the business cycle. For example‚ during the 2001 recession‚ Lowe’s employed an aggressive countercyclical capital expansion strategy to significantly outperform a cost-cutting and retrenching Home Depot. Dell countercyclically increased its advertising budget and gained market share from key rivals such
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Article 1. Jones and Wicks (1999): CONVERGENT STAKEHOLDER THEORY We describe two approaches to stakeholder theory - a social science approach and a normative ethics approach- since neither of them is complete without the other. One group of scholars views stakeholder theory as a potential foundation for the growth of social science-based research; another views stakeholder theory as an umbrella term describing a class of narrative accounts‚ each based on its own moral principles. We argue
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Motivation Theory and Corporate Responsibility (Summary) Mario Minoja University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and Bocconi University Maurizio Zollo INSEAD and Bocconi University Abstract Whereas CSR Scholars generally identify two kinds of motivation for engaging in CSR‚ namely instrumental and normative motivation‚ we argue that this framework does not provide a comprehensive picture of reasons leading individual people and companies to engage in CSR and‚ even more important‚ does not
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Veterinary technician (Vet Tech) play a vital role in the veterinary clinic. They provide routine care like examinations‚ vaccinations‚ nutritional counseling‚ dental care‚ and exercise. They also assist the vet with common procedures like spaying and neutering. Just like the veterinarian‚ they are there in emergency situations like surgery‚ injures‚ and x-rays. Vet tech is one of the first people one will see upon entering a veterinary clinic. The vet tech will first take the animal’s general information
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Oedipus the King: Fate vs. Free Will Most religions teach humans that their choices matter‚ but also that there is a greater force that will determine the course of events and final outcomes of our lives. The debate on whether our lives are based on fate or free will has been long standing with several different opinions and points of view. In Sophocles’ “Oedipus the King”‚ fate and free will battle it out in the tale of Oedipus’ life. Although “Oedipus the King” portrays multiple characters
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281.41. The corporation also borrowed $41.000 from Seattle Saving and Loan Bank for leaseholder improvements. The Thompson began looking for a site for their store. They decided to lease a suite at the crossroad’s shopping centre. The rents at Crossroad were roughly half ($ 10 per foot). They signed a lease 3000 square feet for Dragonfly ($2‚550/month) or 6% of the monthly sales. They also agreed the maintenance costs about $578/month. Problems Dragonfly had lost money since it opened‚ with the
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