Acclaim for Yann Martel’s Life of Pi "Life of Pi is not just a readable and engaging novel‚ it’s a finely twisted length of yarn— yarn implying a far-fetched story you can’t quite swallow whole‚ but can’t dismiss outright. Life of Pi is in this tradition—a story of uncertain veracity‚ made credible by the art of the yarn-spinner. Like its noteworthy ancestors‚ among which I take to be Robinson Crusoe‚ Gulliver’s Travels‚ the Ancient Mariner‚ Moby Dick and Pincher Martin‚ it’s a tale of disaster
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4. Big Data 4.1 Introduction In 2004‚ Wal-Mart claimed to have the largest data warehouse with 500 terabytes storage (equivalent to 50 printed collections of the US Library of Congress). In 2009‚ eBay storage amounted to eight petabytes (think of 104 years of HD-TV video). Two years later‚ the Yahoo warehouse totalled 170 petabytes1 (8.5 times of all hard disk drives created in 1995)2. Since the rise of digitisation‚ enterprises from various verticals have amassed burgeoning amounts
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Why is TTT (Teacher Talking Time) noted first among the potential problems to look out for in the list in section 1.2C? What are some ways you plan to avoid excessive TTT in your classroom when you are a ESL/EFL teacher? Provide specific strategies and examples. “Why is TTT noted first among the potential problems to look out for in the list in Section 1.2C?” Section 1.2 introduces the simple notion that‚ as Native English Speakers‚ we are accustomed to using the language—our students‚ on the other
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Jump to Navigation Frame Your location: Assessments › View All Submissions › View Attempt View Attempt 1 of unlimited Title: RE3-U1A Started: February 22‚ 2011 12:26 AM Submitted: February 22‚ 2011 12:32 AM Time spent: 00:06:22 Total score: 100/100 = 100% Total score adjusted by 0.0 Maximum possible score: 100 1. A1 Unit 1A The World’s Game Before You Read A: True or False: Look at the information on page 10 about soccer. Are these statements true or false? 1. More women play soccer in
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www.it-ebooks.info www.it-ebooks.info Learn how to turn data into decisions. From startups to the Fortune 500‚ smart companies are betting on data-driven insight‚ seizing the opportunities that are emerging from the convergence of four powerful trends: n New methods of collecting‚ managing‚ and analyzing data Cloud computing that offers inexpensive storage and flexible‚ on-demand computing power for massive data sets Visualization techniques that turn complex data into images that tell
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Chapter 9 Wildlife and Nature Conservation 9.1 Protected Areas The first national park in India was declared in 1935‚ now famous as the Corbett National Park. Since Independence‚ there has been a steady rise in the number of Protected Areas (PAs) (National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries)‚ especially after the enactment of the Wildlife Protection Act in 1972. In 1988‚ there were 54 national parks and 372 sanctuaries covering a total area of 109‚652 sq km. By the year 2000‚ this number
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C are e r e x plorat ion l es s on s For sixth and seventh gr ades A SUPPLEMENT TO THE TEACHER’S GUIDE Career Exploration Lessons for Sixth and Seventh Grades A Supplement to the Teacher’s Guide Table of Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................... 5 ABC’s of Skills .................................................................................................................. 7 Achieving Your
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1 GRE Vocab Capacity Powerful Memory Tricks and Mnemonics to Widen your Lexicon Now with more than 900 mnemonics! by Brian McElroy and Vince Kotchian Contents Introduction Why This Book Is Different Mnemonic Examples Word Root Examples How To Use This Book The Mnemonics Appendix: Word Roots Index 2 Introduction Brian McElroy (Harvard‚ ‘02) and Vince Kotchian (Boston College‚ ‘97)‚ two of San Diego’s most sought after testprep tutors‚ provide a series of clever‚ unconventional
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Grammar Grammar 45 Name ___________________________________________________ Class _________ Date ____________________ Unit 1: Parts of Speech Lesson 1 Nouns: Concrete‚ Abstract‚ and Collective A noun is a word that names a person‚ place‚ thing‚ or idea. A singular noun names one person‚ place‚ thing‚ or idea‚ and a plural noun names more than one. SINGULAR friend field melody freedom PLURAL friends fields melodies freedoms Grammar Person: Place: Thing: Idea:
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More praise for Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel "No scientist brings more experience from the laboratory and field‚ none thinks more deeply about social issues or addresses them with greater clarity‚ than Jared Diamond as illustrated by Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel. In this remarkably readable book he shows how history and biology can enrich one another to produce a deeper understanding of the human condition." —Edward O. Wilson‚ Pellegrino University Professor‚ Harvard University "Serious‚ groundbreaking biological
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