export drugs. However‚ the government designed a drug policy with tolerates smoking cannabis under strict terms and conditions. Coffeeshops Coffee shops are only allowed to sell soft drugs and not more than five grams of cannabis per person per day. Coffee shops are governed by strict laws that control the amount of permitted soft drugs‚ and the conditions in which it is sold and used. Coffee shops are not allowed to advertise drugs. Persons under the age of 18 are prohibited from buying drugs and are
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What is Acid Rain? First identified in 1872 in Sweden and studied in the U.S. beginning in the 1950s‚ acid rain is precipitation in the form of rain‚ snow‚ hail‚ dew‚ or fog that transports sulfur and nitrogen compounds from the high atmosphere to the ground. Sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NO‚ NO2) are bi-products from burning fuels in electric utilities and from other industrial and natural sources. These chemicals react with water‚ oxygen‚ carbon dioxide‚ and sunlight in the atmosphere
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Is there really such a thing as rain with acid in it? Yes‚ acid rain is a very real phenomenon worldwide‚ and it’s been documented since the 1800s‚ as the Industrial Revolution caused the burning of fossil fuels like coal‚ gas and oil. When these fuels or any other organic material like wood or paper are burned‚ they release compounds like sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrous oxides (NOx) into the air. Are SO2 and NOx the causes of acid rain? Indirectly‚ yes. When SO2 and NOx enter the atmosphere
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all respect to the findings of Hofstede studies)‚ do not see such studies are feasible is based upon the fact that Hofstede studies are only addressing the hard-wiring of people though surveys and such a quantitative approach does not reveal the soft side of humans‚ i.e. feelings‚ emotions‚ body language‚ etc. When such an approach is followed by the leaders of those organization or even the societies‚ they are not seeing the most effective part of it‚ the causes of our behaviour. This element
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Summary of “How beautiful is the rain!” by H.W. Longfellow This famous and beautiful poem begins by stating how beautiful rain is after a long‚ hot and dusty summer. The sound it makes and the impact it has is explored and evoked in the poem‚ for example in the following passage: How it clatters along the roofs‚ Like the tramp of hoofs How it gushes and struggles out From the throat of the overflowing spout! Note the way that the sound of the rain is created through the onomatopoeia
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Communication‚ June 2008 The Importance of Soft Skills: Education beyond academic knowledge Bernd Schulz Polytechnic of Namibia Abstract This paper makes a survey of the importance of soft skills in students’ lives both at college and after college. It discusses how soft skills complement hard skills‚ which are the technical requirements of a job the student is trained to do. The paper exhorts educators to take special responsibility regarding soft skills‚ because during students’ university time
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Everett Phase 4 DB Instructor: Clement Yedjou 3/10/2015 Acid rain Acid rain is a result of air pollution that is harmful to the environment‚ generally caused by fuels being burnt. When any type of fuel is burnt‚ many different chemicals are produced. These gases that are released react with the water in clouds‚ and the rain from these clouds is acid rain. This type of acid disposition can appear in many other forms besides just rain‚ such as sleet‚ snow‚ and fog (Editorial Board‚ 2013). There
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Acid rain is considered precipitation in the form of rain‚ snow‚ or fog. It is not regular precipitation. It is precipitation that is polluted by acid. Emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide into the atmosphere cause this precipitation to become acidic. These emissions are released into the atmosphere by human activity‚ such as automobiles‚ industries‚ and electrical power plants that burn fossil fuels like coal and oil. When these gases are released‚ they mix with water vapor in the clouds
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Soft Skills That Is Important For University Students. Introduction. “Soft skills refer to the cluster of personality traits social graces‚ facility with language‚ personal habit‚ friendliness and optimism that mark people to verifying degrees. Soft skills complement hard skills‚ which are the requirement of job” (Wikipedia‚ 2007). Communicating‚ conflict management‚ human relations‚ making presentations‚ negotiating‚ team building and other such ability defined in terms of expected outcomes
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CaseNet® The Soft Drink Industry in 1996: A Case Study for External Environment Analysis Raman Muralidharan Indiana University-South Bend he average U.S. consumer drinks more soft drinks per capita (2.3 eight ounce servings a day) than any other beverage‚ including milk. Table 1 shows the per capita consumption of various beverages in the U.S. for 1991-1995. In terms of 1995 retail sales‚ soft drinks in the U.S. are a $52 billion dollar industry (Standard & Poor’s Corp.‚ 96:11). The U.S. market
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