Surfing has been around for many years‚ in fact since 400 A.D and people are still going hard at it today and will for many more years to come. The very first surfers were the Island folk who would use the waves to get over the coral reefs and back to shore after their hard days of fishing. They found that this was the easiest and quickest way of transport over the reefs so they continued to do it for many years. As time went on the art of riding waves then developed into more of a ¡§leisure sport¡¨
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This summary has been prepared to explore the different costs and funding options within InterContinental Hotels group (IHG) recognising which of these help towards reducing said costs and controlling expenditure. Sixty years down the line and IHG are a fast growing business with over 60‚000rooms globally‚ spread across 180 hotels and 51 future developments (IHGplc 2014). “We’re also expanding our brands into new markets – and in 2013‚ we opened the first Hotel Indigo in Israel‚ Spain and Hong
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billion people globally live in households with per capita incomes of under one dollar per day’‚ with ‘policymakers and practitioners who have been trying to improve the live of that billion facing an uphill battle.’(Murdoch‚1999‚p.1569); microfinance‚ and in particular micro-credit‚ has been key in the gradual alleviation of world poverty. This has been most apparent in the developing part of the world in countries such as Bangladesh (where Muhammed Yusuf founded the Grameen Bank)‚ Bolivia‚ Indonesia
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History Assessment: How Has WW1 Been Remembered? WW1 has‚ and always will be seen as one‚ if not the most significant war in all of history. One of the reasons for it being such a tragic event was that it was deemed at the time to have been ‘the war to end all wars‚’ however that tragically was not the case. World War One was caused by several contributing factors‚ which resulted on Britain declaring war on Germany. They are: The alliance system‚ Imperialism‚ The Naval Race‚ The Schlieffen Plan
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I agree with this statement. Many companies’ owners claimed that the success of business depend on its profitability. However‚ many multinational companies embed business ethic into their operations. The truth is a business that makes nothing but money is a poor kind of business‚ since it may lead to bad reputation of the company‚ violation of law and poor employee performance. Good reputation is vital for companies‚ since customers and investors ought to purchase goods and do business with well-known
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the expense of consumers. The aim of this essay is to determine whether OPEC has been a successful cartel‚ this will mean I have to examine the strengths and weaknesses of OPEC which have been present throughout their existence of supplying oil. This should allow me to make an appropriate judgement on whether OPEC has been a successful Cartel. The history of oil prices can give me important information on how well OPEC has managed to control prices: Year Crude oil prices‚ $ per barrel 1970 3 1975
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Cuba has established‚ and when looking at the political‚ economical‚ and social aspects of Cuba as it is‚ it is evident that Communism has been good for Cuba. Despite everything Cuba has going against them‚ Castro and his communist policies have benefited the economy of Cuba greatly. The U.S.A. has had an embargo placed on Cuba since the 1960’s and the Soviet Union cut off resources in the early 1990’s. Even with these 2 factors making a huge blow to the economy of Cuba‚ Fidel Castro has been able
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Criminology has been Gender-blind’ rather than Gender neutral’. Discuss It has been argued that the gaze of criminology has been primarily focused on male offenders‚ Cain (1989) argues that criminology is in fact incapable of speaking in gender neutral terms (cited in Walklate 2001: 19). A reason for this includes that history has been prepared to offer universal explanations of crime achieved by the study of the male offender. Feminists such as (Naffine 1997: 18) believe that criminology has been
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1)illegal mining has been done for so many years.analyse the effect on humans and ecology.? Suggest the remedies? Ans-Environmental Damages of Mining Open pit mining Open pit mining‚ where material is excavated from an open pit‚ is one of the most common forms of mining for strategic minerals. This type of mining is particularly damaging to the environment because strategic minerals are often only available in small concentrations‚ which increases the amount of ore needed to be mined. Environmental
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Tea has been used as medicine for centuries. Now modern science is discovering what people in China and throughout the world have long known: tea is good for you. While green and black tea are very healthy‚ white tea is the least processed tea and has the highest antioxidant levels. It may be the supreme Drink of Health. White Tea Antioxidants Antioxidants are nutrients that protect the body from damage by free radicals. Free radicals are nasty things that go around wreaking havoc on your body
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