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    Nuclear Powers Stations

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    By Nadir Hamza Nuclear Power Stations & Fossil Fuelled Power Stations Power Station | Advantages | Dis-Advantages | Nuclear Power Station | A small amount of matter creates a large amount of energy. Almost zero emissions produced. Can be built on any land type. Only needs few people to operate it. Small waste produced. | Very expensive to build and maintain. Waste is dangerous and radio-active. Can be dangerous to workers. If attacked by terrorists is would cause a lot of harm to the

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    “The Last Song” is a breathtaking film directed by Julie-Anne Robinson about a teenage girl‚ Ronnie‚ whose parents divorced when she was young and she has been rebellious ever since. Ronnie and her father had a special language they spoke through‚ music. When Ronnie’s parents divorce she refused to play. Not only did she loose contact with her dad she lost contact with music too. This is until Ronnie and her brother Jonah are sent to stay with their dad in North Carolina over the summer. The main

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    Fish Cheeks

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    food. Robert and his family waited patiently for platters to be passed to them. My relatives murmured with pleasure when my mother brought out the whole steamed fish. Robert grimaced. Then my father poked his chopsticks just below the fish eye and plucked out the soft meat. "Amy‚ your favorite‚" he said‚ offering me the tender fish cheek. I wanted to disappear. At the end of the meal my father leaned back and belched loudly‚ thanking my mother for her fine cooking. "It’s a

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    Fish Farming

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    Fish have been a protein source throughout history. Early fishing primarily involved individuals capturing fish near their communities for consumption or trade. Ships gave fishers access to ocean-based fisheries. Commercial fishing became industrialized by the late nineteenth century‚ as technological innovations helped locate‚ catch‚ and process fish. In addition to fish living in natural freshwater or saltwater fisheries‚ fish cultivated in fish farms ’ ponds or tanks represented approximately

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    A Fish with Whiskers

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    A Fish with Whiskers Many different kinds of catfish are found all over the world. They have adapted to the regions in which they live. Three catfish that have some similarities but definite differences are the electric catfish‚ the burrowing catfish and the walking catfish. These three catfish have many similarities. One similarity is they all have whiskers that are made of flesh called “barbels”. Another is they all have smooth‚ slippery skin instead of scales. They also all have sharp‚ boney

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    Fish Kill

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    Fish kill On January 5‚ 2008‚ the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources announced that a fish kill at Taal Lake (January 2 to 4) caused the 50 metric tons or ₱ 3.25-million (US$1=₱41) loss of cultured tilapia in the villages of Leviste and Balakilong in Laurel and in Barangay Aya and Barangay Quiling inTalisay. 6‚000 maliputo fishes (₱ 230‚000) also died at Quiling. Toxic sulfur and high level of hydrogen sulfide in Ambulong while low dissolved oxygen caused the deaths. On May 30‚ 2011‚ the

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    Lion Fish

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    America. Recent estimates of lionfish densities indicate that lionfish have surpassed some native species with the highest estimates reporting over 1‚000 lionfish per acre in some locations. Lionfish are capable of permanently impacting native reef fish communities across multiple trophic levels. Lionfish occupy the same trophic position as economically important species (e.g.‚ snapper and grouper) and may hamper stock rebuilding efforts and coral reef conservation measures. CCFHR first documented

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    Preston Bus Station

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    Preston Bus Station and Car Park Locale: Preston‚ Lancashire‚ England * Preston Bus Station & Car Park was built in 1969 * The building was designed by Preston based Building Design Partnership * Engineers on the building were Ove Arup * The Bus Station building has 80 bus bays and 1‚100 car parking spaces * The Bus Station building is 171 metres (560 feet) long and 9 storey’s high * Around 1‚500 bus journeys a day involve the Bus Station * Preston Bus Station acts as

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    Betta Fish

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    “Betta Fish are also called Siamese Fighting Fish. The name Betta is pronounced as the Greek letter beta‚ and because of this‚ the name is often misspelled in American English‚ with one t instead of two.”1 In the tank it is most important for you not to put to of the male betta fish in the same tank or else they will fight until one dies. As the temperatures of the water changes so will the fishes’ moods and actions and an example of the water changes is that as the temperature drops in the tank

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    Poems have a way of drawing an audience to several interpretations. This is clear in Elizabeth Bishop’s poem “The Fish” as the speaker has second thoughts of capturing a fish to eat after realizing the severities it went through. This poem does a great job of using several techniques to get its point across on the central theme‚ which is interpreted as the ongoing struggle of humans versus nature. The author uses several literary approaches to convey its message. By utilizing diction‚ figurative

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