MOUNTAIN RANGES By length * Mid-ocean ridge - 65‚000 km (40‚389 mi)[1] * Andes - over 7‚000 km (4‚350 mi) * Rocky Mountains - 4‚800 km (2‚983 mi) * Himalayas - approximately 3‚800 km (2‚361 mi)[citation needed] * Great Dividing Range - 3‚700 km (2‚299 mi) * Transantarctic Mountains - 3‚500 km (2‚175 mi) By Continent Asia * * Alborz (Iran) * Al Hajar Mountains (Oman‚ UAE) * Altai Mountains (Russia‚ China‚ Mongolia‚ Kazakhstan) * Annamite Range (Laos
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Marie Curie (French: [maʁikyʁi]; 7 November 1867 – 4 July 1934)‚ née Maria SalomeaSkłodowska (Polish: [ˈmarjasalɔˈmɛaskwɔˈdɔfska])‚ was a Polish physicist and chemist‚ working mainly in France‚[2] who is famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize‚ the only woman to win in two fields‚ and the only person to win in multiple sciences. She was also the first female professor at theUniversity of Paris (La Sorbonne)‚ and in 1995 became the first woman
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Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel Fashion Designer Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel (1883-1971) was born in Saumur‚ Southern France. She began by designing hats‚ first in Paris in 1908‚ and later in Deauville. Her fashion boutiques (one in Paris and one in Deauville) opened simultaneously in 1914. She opened an haute couture salon in Biarritz in 1916‚ and in 1920 moved to Paris in the present quarters on rue Cambon. Ready-to-wear fashions were not introduced until 1978‚ after Coco’s death. Chanel is a member of
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Apollo (Attic‚ Ionic‚ and Homeric Greek: Ἀπόλλων‚ Apollōn (gen.: Ἀπόλλωνος); Doric: Ἀπέλλων‚ Apellōn; Arcadocypriot: Ἀπείλων‚ Apeilōn; Aeolic: Ἄπλουν‚ Aploun; Latin: Apollō) is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology. The ideal of the kouros (a beardless‚ athletic youth)‚ Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of light and the sun‚ truth and prophecy‚ healing‚ plague‚ music‚ poetry‚ and more. Apollo is
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Research Awareness for Healthcare Professionals Summative Assignment This report discusses the task of searching for a piece of literature based on the theme of ‘Respect and Dignity’. This is an important topic for all healthcare professionals such as nurses and midwives‚ doctors‚ physiotherapists and occupational therapists to be aware of‚ as service users have a right and an expectation to be treated with respect and dignity at all times when accessing healthcare. The NHS Institute for Innovation
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Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (Volume 13‚ No.4‚ 2011) ISSN: 1520-5509 Clarion University of Pennsylvania‚ Clarion‚ Pennsylvania A THEORETICAL OVERVIEW OF THE GROWTH CENTRE STRATEGY: PERSPECTIVES FOR REENGINEERING THE CONCEPT IN ZIMBABWE I.O. Manyanhaire1‚ R.Rwafa1 and J. Mutangadura2 1. Geography and Environmental Studies‚ Zimbabwe Open University. 2. English and Communication‚ University of Zimbabwe ABSTRACT Growth points (GPs)‚ growth poles (GPs)‚ small towns (STs) or growth
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C H A P T E R 4 Workplace Emotions and Attitudes Learning Objectives AFTER READING THIS CHAPTER ‚ YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO : I Define emotions and identify the two dimensions around which emotions are organized. I Diagram the model of emotions‚ attitudes‚ and behaviour. I Identify the conditions that require and problems with emotional labour. I Outline the four components of emotional intelligence. I Summarize the effects of job dissatisfaction in terms of the exit-voice-loyalty-neglect
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2004. Hill‚ T. J. Manufacturing Strategy—Text and Cases. Burr Ridge; IL: Irwin/ McGraw-Hill‚ 2000. Slack‚ N.‚ and M. Lewis. Operations Strategy. Harlow‚ England‚ and New York: Prentice Hall‚ 2002. Sower‚ Victor E.; Jaideep Motwani; and Michael J. Savoie. “Classics in production and operations management‚” International Journal of Operations & Production Management‚ Vol. 17‚ no. 1 (1997)‚ pp. 15–28.
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------------------------------------------------- PASSWORDS * Special Passwords In versus mode‚ enter the following info to get the desired effect: Effect | Password | Boss: High Abbott (appears in invisible box in lower right-hand corner) | J Rubin‚ Jan 6 1970 | Boss: Kull (appears in invisible box in lower right-hand corner) | A Gavin‚ Jun 11 1970 | Character: Black Dragon | Eyvern‚ March 9‚ 1927 | Character: Gulab Jamun | Gulab‚ February 29‚ 1900 | Character: Major Trouble |
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Culture of France From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search The culture of France and of the French people has been shaped by geography‚ by profound historical events‚ and by foreign and internal forces and groups. France‚ and in particular Paris‚ has played an important role as a center of high culture and of decorative arts since the seventeenth century‚ first in Europe‚ and from the nineteenth century on‚ world wide. From the late nineteenth century‚ France has also
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