The conflict between Britain and her American colonists was triggered by the financial costs of the Anglo-French wars of the previous thirty years, in particular the Seven Years War (1756-63). A principal theatre of conflict had been in North America, where it was felt that the...
Your Car's Effect on the Environment CONTENTS: - The Greenhouse Effect - The Enhanced Greenhouse Effect, why it has occurred and the implications- contributing factors- eg. burning fossil fuels - Potential solutions - technology & fuels - How long do we have to wait, and why? -...
Elizabeth I, queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603), daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. Elizabeth was the longest-reigning English monarch in nearly two centuries and the first woman to successfully occupy the English throne. Called Glorianna and Good Queen Bess,...
Legends like that of Count Dracula or the real history of Romania are testimonies of such an exciting past. Such a heritage is to be found in the high-roofed wooden churches of Transylvania. Admire the 16th century artistic treasures of the Bucovina monasteries, or listen spellbound to...
Existenta societatii in secolul XXI este determinata in permanenta de posibila prezenta a riscului. Pornind de la celebra afirmatie a lui Socrate, "Stiu ca nu stiu nimic", Ulrich Beck, profesor al London School of Economics si una dintre cele mai importante voci privind sociologia...
Introduction The Netherlands is often called Holland, because of the role the two western provinces North and South Holland played in its history. This region encompasses Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and other well-known Dutch cities such as Delft, Leiden and Haarlem. However,...
FIRST STEP: Preparing the subject The teacher is preparing the subject using the pictures from the page 154,and observing the connections between them, making references to the title of the lesson. The students are asking what they know about the special powers of any animal....
Roman London Though there were prehistoric settlements throughout the vast area that we now call London, no evidence has yet been found for any such community at the northern end of London Bridge where the present city grew up. The origins of London lie in Roman times. When the Romans...
The Danube Delta is the second largest river delta in Europe, after the Volga Delta, and is the best preserved on the continent. The greater part of the Danube Delta is situated in Romania (in Tulcea ), while its northern part, on the left bank of the Chilia arm, is situated in Ukraine...
Dinu Patriciu is the chairman of the board and CEO of The Rompetrol Group, NV. He is also a prominent member of the National Liberal Party of Romania. He was born in 1950, is married and has two daughters: Ana and Maria. According to Forbes, as of 2008, Dinu Patriciu is the richest...
I would prefer to have a job that I enjoy. I can do what I love endlessly, tirelessly and it is simply fun for me, as long as I have enough to have a normal life. Each minute I spend doing something I dislike is an eternity to me, and every million dollars I would get for that minute...
Turkey (Turkish: Turkiye), known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( Turkiye Cumhuriyeti), is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia (mostly in the Anatolian peninsula) and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe. Turkey is bordered by eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest;...
IKEA is a privately held, international home products company that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture such as beds, chairs, desks, appliances and home accessories. The company is the world's largest furniture retailer. Founded in Sweden in 1943 by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad,...
Why CRM today? Why CRM in clinics? The key to sustainable competitive advantage in today's market is the fact that customer-oriented organisations must know who their customers are, which customer population most directly drive their profits and what will keep their customers loyal and...
Definition: Soil contamination or soil pollution is caused by the presence of xenobiotic (human-made) chemicals or other alteration in the natural soil environment. Soil is the thin layer of organic and inorganic materials that covers the Earth's rocky surface. The organic portion is...