The absurdity of the methanol economy I had not actually heard of it‚ but a colleague mentioned it in the course of conversation: George Olah‚ the Hungarian-born U.S. chemist whose research is focused on hydrocarbons‚ strongly advocates the introduction of methanol as a chemical energy carrier. The basic idea is that‚ to be sure‚ we need to find a replacement for the short chain alkanes that constitute the major part of gasoline‚ aviation spirit‚ etc.‚ and which are used as the source of motive
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1.0 Introduction NEIMOMA represents “How are you” in Chinese‚ which gives a good impression when the tourists first come to the hotel. NEIHOMA is a 3 stars hotel‚ which is situated on the seafront and a short distance from the main shopping center. The aim of this report is to increase the stars level from 3 to 4 when running the business. The purpose is to analyze the hotels’ actions from year 1 to year 3‚ with data and graphs explanation‚ to measure the overall performance. Firstly‚ this report
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a new competitive landscape for the twenty-first century. In short‚ they interacted to create a continuous revolution. In particular‚ the development and use of new technology to facilitate increasing globalization. Two types of technology - the internet and wireless communications - have profound effects on the way business is conducted worldwide. In india there is a culture where industrial production and manufacturing mainly focused on export. Exports increased substantially due to higher domestic
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The Han economy was defined by significant population growth‚ increasing urbanization‚ unprecedented growth of industry and trade‚ and government experimentation with nationalization. In this era‚ the levels of minting and circulation of coin currency grew significantly‚ forming the foundation of a stable monetary system. The Silk Road facilitated the establishment of trade and tributary exchanges with foreign countries across Eurasia‚ many of which were previously unknown to the people of ancient
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So we can see that because of Oedipus’ excessive pride and determination to avoid his ’fate’‚ he walked straight into it. He even mocks the fact that Tiresius is blind because in line 353 and 354‚ Oedipus says to Tiresius‚ "If you could see‚ I should have said the deed was yours alone. We can see this when he is talking to Creon‚ asking him to take him into exile (lines1525-1533). When avenging Jocasta’s previous husband‚ and his true father‚ King Laius’ death‚ he was blinded by his pride to the
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Do you agree or disagree: college and universities must do a better job of preparing student for the workplace. At first glance‚ it seems very difficult to us to draw the quick conclusion that modern university is perfect enough to prepare the students for future job or not. There are many people who believe that nowadays the universities have desirable quality to prepare the young student for diversity job. However some many people have opposite attitude toward it. As far as I am concerned
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types of economies‚ the first being a market economy and the second being a command economy. Although there are many more types these are the most basic an important ones. In a market economy people and business give there own ways of doing things and answer the economic questions by themselves‚ the how‚ what‚ and for whom questions. In a command economy the central government is who makes up most of the answers to those types of questions. Which is the main reason why I believe a market economy is better
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How many times have you found yourself hopelessly trying to explain something to someone but just couldn’t get the message across? Frantically‚ you try to explain what it is you want to say‚ but the more you try the less sense you seem to make. Confused‚ humiliated and stressed out‚ you give up‚ leaving the other people even more confused. And how many times has a friend been telling you a story in a hesitant manner‚ finding it difficult to get the message across‚ and you just sit there‚ bewildered
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The Canadian economy is one that is mostly dominated by the service industry. This industry employs approximately one-third of the work force. Its primary sector is the logging and petroleum manufacturing industries. During the past 100 years‚ the growth of the manufacturing‚ mining‚ and service sectors has transformed the nation into a more industrial and urban economy‚ when it used to be more rural. Alberta‚ Canada has large oil and gas resources‚ giving it the world’s second-largest oil reserves
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CHAPTER-I INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION This Act came into force on February 2‚ 2006. The twin objectives of the Act are augmenting wage employment and strengthening natural resource management. As per the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act‚ job cards are issued to the rural unskilled labour by guaranteeing work for 100 days in a financial year at a minimum daily wage of Rs.100. It is the largest programme in the world for rural reconstruction. The scheme covered 604 districts in India in three
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