There was loud applause. The hurdle race1 also provided a good deal of fun. My friend got over all the hurdles with ease and was declared first. The other races which we enjoyed were the potato race‚ the three-legged race and the slow cycle race. I took part in the slow cycle race and won the first prize. Now came the long and high jumps. I participated in both the events. Luck‚ however‚ did not favour me. The one who was the tallest of all won both the events. The other events of the day were the
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Shipping Market Cycles The four most expensive words in the English language are‚ ‘This time it’s different’. (Sir John Templeton‚ quoted in Devil Take the Hindmost‚ Chancellor 1999‚ p. 191) 3.1 INTRODUCING THE SHIPPING CYCLE Market cycles pervade the shipping industry. As one shipowner put it: ‘When I wake up in the morning and freight rates are high I feel good. When they are low I feel bad’.1 Just as the weather dominates the lives of seafarers‚ so the waves of shipping cycles ripple
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present in the market‚ and how they can affect the business. Table of Contents: 1. Intro: The business being represented in this report has designed a new range of clothing suitable for cyclists that commute to work‚ and are looking to find out which key trends are likely to affect possible ventures. The key benefits of these products are the fact that they are lightweight‚ waterproof and shock-absorbing‚ which differentiates it from many others products available on the current market. There are
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Life Cycles of Emerging Markets Because investing in emerging markets has become a very popular subject‚ a closer analysis of how markets really “emerge” may be in order. In many ways‚ stock market cycles closely resemble the human life cycle. First‚ stocks are in an embryonic stage. Then‚ when they reach adolescene‚ they grow very rapidly (bullish phase). During this stage‚ they are accident-prone (crashes).Later‚ markets mature‚ lose some of their energy and volatility‚ then
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example‚ rhythmic speech‚ in the form of singing or poetry reading‚ is varied to convey different intentions. Most commonly‚ quick and upbeat rhythm is associated with joy while slow and downbeat rhythm is associated with sadness. Therefore‚ there is a critical relationship between rhythm and meaning. The poem “Slow‚ Slow‚ Fresh Fount” by Ben Jonson uses various poetic devices to convey a sense of woe and grief. This poem details the story of Echo and Narcissus through the voice of Echo the nymph
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Slow Food: a better way of living and eating In modern society‚ where every hour is rush hour‚ we eat in our cars‚ at our desks‚ on the go or in front of the TV. We purchase at a drive-through‚ take-out‚ and delivery service to eat prepared meals. We do this because it fits in our fast society and matches our lifestyle; however‚ a series of problems occur with eating Fast Food. People are getting less healthy‚ and they start worrying about this kind of eating habit; therefore‚ people start to
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What I hate about driving‚ especially on the highway‚ is a slow driver. They believe that driving 10-20 mph under the speed limit is being precautious‚ but they do fully not understand that slow driving can be dangerous. They are oblivious to the whole world around them‚ mainly because they care about only themselves and not the other drivers around them. It’s irritating when some idiot decides to drive slowly on the left lane of the highway. The left lane is designed for passing‚ not holding back
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........................................................ page 17 Page 1 of 18 B 93/12-13 1. INTRODUCTION SITUATION ANALYSIS To understand what is slow food is necessary
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Slow steaming The full story Slow steaming – the full story Maersk’s development of slow steaming demonstrates its capacity for industry-changing innovation. When fuel prices soared and CO2 emissions hogged headlines in 2007‚ Maersk’s technical experts set about solving the problem. Slowing down was the solution they came up with. By 2009‚ significant fuel savings and carbon reductions resulting from sailing at 12 knots instead of 24 saw slow steaming become standard operating procedure
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Karen Templer started Slow Fashion October‚ to start discussion and explore the wide range of topics related to sustainable fashion. You can read more about it on her (fabulous) blog. I have already been inspired by reading other peoples stories and am looking forward to reading even more. It makes me excited to hear I so many of you thinking about this topic and making changes to how you work and make. Here is my (late) story for week 1 of the#slowfashionoctober / @slowfashionoctober. When I
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