3.Describe the relief of Scotland. Scotland is quite mountainous and there is also situated the highest peak in the UK, Ben Nevis. The Scottish Highlands cover the northern part of the country. Here The Northwest Highlands have rocky lunar landscape. South of Scotland is mostly covered with the Grampian Mountains which forms with some other mountains a huge mountain mass. The Central Lowland lie south of the Scottish Highlands. This region is a gently rolling plain. It has best farmland, and richest coal deposits. The Southern Uplands rise gently south of the Central Lowlands. This is a region of rounded, rolling hills. 4.What are the possibilities of land use in Scotland? Tourism in the mountains, there you can ski and climb mountains. In the north there doesn't live much people, so there people raise sheep or go fishing. In the Central Lowlands, people earn living from farming and there is Scotland's richest coal deposit. In the Southern Uplands people graze sheep. 5
Oliver Niinas Special Reports TTÜ TK Northern lights 1. What changes Sweden´s brought with the quiet revolution? the country was demoted from being the world's fourth-richest in 1970 to 14th-richest in 1993, when the average Swede was poorer than the average Briton or Italian. The two decades from 1990 were a period of recovery: GDP growth between 1993 and 2010 averaged 2.7% a year and productivity 2.1% a year, compared with 1.9% and 1% respectively for the main 15 EU countries. 2. Nordic country´s has joined with the same direction, how to they differ from each other? Denmark has one of the most liberal labour markets in Europe. It also
Bill Gates correct name is William Henry "Bill" Gates III born 28,october 1955 software Microsoft ideological owner richest human 19952007 Thanks you for listening
Daniel Radcliffe Heleri Järve 10.H Beginning of his life · Born in July 23, 1989 · Born in West London , England · An only child · Wanted to be and actor at 5 Career · Got the part of Harry Potter in 2000 · Has played the lead actor in Harry Potter for all seven movies · Has received multiple awards for his performances in movies Intresting facts · Enjoys playing cricket · One of the youngest, richest people in the World · A fan of punk rock music · Writes poetry · Gives a lot of his money to charities Thank you for listening!
Canada is worlds... largest uranium supplier second richest country third largest diamond producer National symbols of Canada ice hokey maple lacrosse July the 1st 1881 first longdistance telephone call 1927 first radio broadcast 1958 television network 1980 "O Canada" Avarage Canadian is... hospitable tolerant following a live and let live philosophy with strong sense of community and duty Canadians invented basketball baseball glove lacrosse Lacrosse
etc . resurrected Birth of the sun(god) Dec.25. sun goes 1 degree north I I All the world is a stage September 11. Was it really a terrorist act? No strong evidences Was it just a excuse to start the war? There were smuggled evidences Too perfect collapse Bombs in the building? III Don't mind the men behind the curtain. Rockefellers Richest in the world Federal pank The biggest bank of them all They have during several generations continued working to their goal, control of the world My opinion substance of thinking May not be all truth Expands knowledges of the world Thank you for listening! Meeri Schasmin
OPRAH WINFREY Sander Kamenik Siim Paavle Kivilinn 2014 Introduction Oprah Gail Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954. Winfrey was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, to an unmarried teenage mother. Oprah in 2010 She is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist. She has been ranked the richest African-American of the 20th century. Winfrey is best known for her multi-award-winning talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show. In 2013, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama. PERSONAL LIFE Winfrey currently lives on her 42-acre (170,000 m 2) estate with ocean and mountain views in Montecito, California. Winfrey and her boyfriend Stedman Graham have been together since 1986. But they are decided not to marry.
Switzerland is surrounded by Germany to the north, France to the west, Italy to the south and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland is one of the smallest countries in Europe. With an area of 41285 km² Switzerland is smaller than Estonia, but the population is 7,6 million people. Switzerland is well known for the Alps in the south of the country . Most of the population lives north from Alps, on Swiss plateau Switzerland is one of the richest countries in the world. The capital of the country is Bern. Three biggest cities are Zürich,Geneva and Basel. Zürich and Geneva have respectively been ranked as having the first and second highest quality of life in the world. The country has a long history of neutrality -- it has not been at war since 1815. It is not a member of the European Union. Switzerland has four national languages: German, French, Italian and Romansh. Bern
There are some paintings by impressionists there. You can see works by modern painters: Pablo Picasso among them. There are many interesting sculptures there. Henry Moor's can be seen there. He was a famous British sculptor. The National Gallery is one of the most important picture galleries in the world. The Tate Gallery is the most necessary compliment to the National Gallery as it contains contemporary works particularly by English and French masters. The British Museum is the largest and richest of its kind in the world. It comprises the national museum of archaeology and ethnography and the national library. The present building was built in 1852. By law a copy of every book, periodical and newspaper, published in Britain must be presented in the British museum. It contains books and manuscripts: Greek, Roman, British and Oriental antiques. It has a department of Ethnography. This collection is so vast that only a very small percentage of it is on show to the public. There's also
*Akshardham Akshardham is a Hindu temple complex in Delhi, India The building was inspired and developed by Pramukh Swami Maharaj The Temple, which attracts approximately 70 percent of all tourists who visit Delhi,was officially opened on 6 November 2005. *Akshardham *Goa Goa is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population Located in West India in the region known as the Konkan Goa is India's richest state Panaji is the state's capital, while Vasco da Gama is the largest city *Goa *Kerala Kerala is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of southwest India It was formed on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions. *Kerala *Maldives Republic of Maldives and also referred to as the Maldive
Planning of Cultural Landscapes Viktor Skunov Eesti Maaülikool Kadriorg Park which celebrated its 293th birthday on July 22 is the largest park in Tallinn and the richest in various species. One of the most important event of foreign policy took place in Kadriorg PalaceThe important men of Russia and Austria discussed the possibilities of destroying Prussia. One of the most important visitor from Russia in Kadriorg was Katarina II. On June 28 1764, a fancydress ball took place in the Kadriorg Palace for about five hundred persons,dedicated to the celebration of the anniversary of Katarina II´s accession(astumine) to the throne. 1908
Kadriorg Park which celebrated its 293th birthday on July 22 is the largest park in Tallinn and the richest in various species. One of the most important event of foreign policy took place in Kadriorg Palace-The important men of Russia and Austria discussed the possibilities of destroying Prussia. On June 28 1764, a fancy-dress ball took place in the Kdriorg Palace for about five hundred persons,dedicated to the celebration of the anniversary of Katarina II´s accession(astumine) to the throne. 1908.on Jluy 15 the greece crown princess Alice came to see Tallinn.She was only few days
Blackpool, Southport, Brikenhead, Bray, Wexford, Larne, Belfast. v The sea is main way of shipping goods The Atlantic ocean v Is the second largest ocean in the world v The North Atlantic Ocean and the South Atlantic Ocean v Connected to the Arctic Ocean, to the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Southern Ocean The Atlantic Ocean v The Atlantic Ocean has the world's richest fishing resources v The major fish are cod, haddock, hake, herring and mackerel v The second youngest of the five oceans v Whales, seals, penguins and dolphins The Celtic Sea v Is the area in the Atlantic ocean v St George's Channel, the Bristol Channel, the Atlantic Ocean and the English Channel Pictures Click to edit Master text styles Click to edit Master text styles
A young cousin of Anne Boleyn She cheated on Henry and was executed Katherine Parr She was a nurse more than a wife Kind and caring Outlived Henry and married again At first he was popular and loved Later he became feared, selfish and cruel During his rule he had more than 70,000 people executed more than 5 people a day Closed all the monasteries, some were destroyed and others sold to his friends The richest monarch in Europe Successfully united England and Wales under one system of government Made himself head of the Church of England which led to the Reformation Henry as a king Was a sad and lonely person He became obese, servants had to carry him everywhere He died at the age of 56 in 1547 Late years Thank you for listening! Questions?
So the stakes were high. Everybody knew that they could rule the world with this mysthical substance. But now everybody believed in it. Mixing together diferent substances probably shorten their life span by decades. They spent their lives to find it but I don't think that they managed it. Why i would like to have a philosopher's stone? Think about a person who can make gold. I could rule the world simply by being able to produce massive amounts of money out of iron or copper. I could be the richest person on earth and do what i want. It's a nice dream but thinking about it more deeply and after a really short research, I do not believe that a thing like Philosopher's stone exists.
La Liga (Spain), Serie A (Italy), the Bundesliga (Germany) and Ligue 1 (France) attract most of the world's best players and each of the leagues has a total wage cost in excess of 763 million.And the best teams from Europe compete with each other in UEFA Champions league. Real Madrid *professional football club based in Madrid, Spain *It was founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club and has traditionally worn a white home kit since *The club is the richest football club in terms of annual revenue, generating 479.5million in 2011 *The team has played its home matches in the 85,454-capacity http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/ Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in football/19402668 Madrid since 1947. Used information 1)http://www.slideshare.net/lj91509/basketball-5680446 2)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis 3)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football 4)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volleyball
Many people (such as Anne Boleyn, mother of Queen Elizabeth I) were executed there. Eight ravens are kept at the Tower; a legend says that the tower will fall if they leave. Houses of Parlament is the place where the House of Lords and the House of commons meet to discuss and pass laws. Big Ben is the symbol of London. It is the nickname of the bell in the clock tower next to the Houses of Parlament. The British Museum is the largest and richest museum in the world. It was founded in 1753 and contains one of the world's richest collection of antiquities. There are lots of parks in London also. The parks have been called the lungs of London. St. James's Park is the most ancient of London's royal parks. The area was bought by Henry VIII in 1530 and in 1660 Charles II had it landscaped by a French architect. Hyde Park is the ´people's park`: it is used for every kind of public event. The
Close the door, I'm dressing! What did the left eye say to the right eye? Between us, something smells. Jack: Would you like some Egyptian Pie? Jill: What's Egyptian pie? Jack: You know, the kind mummy used to make. The customer asked: "Do you serve crabs here?" "Yessir," repplied the waiter. "We'll serve just about anybody." What starts with "t" ends with "t" and is filled with "t"? A teapot. Why did the man eat at the bank? He wanted to eat rich food. What does the richest person in the world make for dinner every night? Reservations. Why don't chickens play sports? Because they hit fowl balls. What has ears but can't hear a thing? A cornfield. Where does a bat eat his dinner? On home plate, and he has a ball. What's the worst thing about being an octopus? Washing your hands before dinner. What did one knife say to the other? Look sharp! Why did the man stare at the can of orange juice? Because it said 'concentrate.'
põhjustas palju seespidiseid probleeme. Apples nähti teda kui liidrit, kelle briljantne ja idealistlik visioon oli teha parimaid arvuteid tööriistadena terves maailmas. Tema mõtted olid vägagi muutlikud. Steve Jobsil oli niivõrd suur mõju, et isegi tema muusikamaitse kõlas tema toodetes. Ta oli justkui showmees, eks lõpetas tihti oma kõned ,,Veel üks asi ...". He told the Wall Street Journal: "Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me... Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful... that's what matters to me."
forms in the late 1920s, but it would still be several years before the new technology was marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white TV broadcasting became popular in the United States and Britain, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. By extending the senses of vision and hearing beyond the limits of physical distance, television has had a considerable influence on society. Mostly television was accessible to the richest classes of society. https://www.britannica.com/technology/television-technology https://durnmoosemovies.wordpress.com/2015/02/19/classic-television-thursday-023-kraft-television-theatre -rod-serlings-patterns-1955/ How was this media created? There was no single inventor of the television, there were many inventors working on the idea of watching pictures on a screen Inventors from all
5. Blackhead's house Pikk tn 26 - Reneissance, 14. cent. It is the house of the brotherhood. It used to unite single young and foreign merchants. 6. Kanuti Gild - 13.cent. It is a union of german craftsmen in Tallinn. Its was at it's best 16 cent. Above the door is the founder of the union, king Knut 7. Suurgildi hoone - gothics. Belonged to Tallinn's Suurgildile, where were the town's most powerful and richest merchants. Hoone Ehitus kestis 14071410, siseviimistlus lõpetati 1417. 8. Holy ghost church - 14. Century. One of Tallinn's oldest churches, and the only sacred building that preserved its original form.and still retains its original exterior, except for the Baroque spire. The clock in northern side is one of the oldest in Tallinn and though it has been blanched with rain and window, the clock strick the time exactly
Fourth level Fifth level 2008 in New York Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Paul McCartney is ranked third in an annual list of Britain's richest musical figures, with a fortune estimated at $1.4 billion. Who Is He ? English singer-songwriter Who Is He ? English singer-songwriter Poet Who Is He ? English singer-songwriter Poet Composer Who Is He ? English singer-songwriter Poet Composer Multi-Instrumentalist Who Is He ? English singer-songwriter Poet Composer Multi-Instrumentalist Entrepreneur Who Is He ? English singer-songwriter Poet Composer Multi-Instrumentalist Entrepreneur Record and Film producer
communities of believers such as Muslims, Jews and Jehovah's Witnesses The St. Paul's cathedral was dedicated to St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. natural resources The primary Natural resources of Ireland, include natural gas, petroleum, peat(turvas), copper, lead(plii), dolomite, limestone(lubjakivi), gypsum, silver and some zinc Ireland has virtually no coal deposits, even though it's just 60 miles from Wales, one of the world's richest coal fields. On the left picture you can see a limestone pavement situated in the west coast of Ireland. and on the right picture you can see a gypsum mine. Presidents There have been 8 presidents in Ireland. Mary Therese Winifred Robinson was the first female president of Ireland and she passed the position to Mary Patricia McAleese who is the current president of Ireland. So she is Ireland's second female president and the world's first woman to
the flag ship called 'Victory' famous quote: 'every man of England must do his duty' Captain James Cook navigator explorer mapped many seaways and charted many countries Industrial revolution ( second half of the 18th c. ) new machines ( weaving ), factories established new methods of farming England is rich in coal, wool, iron ore international trade boom canals and railways were built population increased to London : the largest and richest city in Europe ( population 1mln ) 18101820 the Highland Clearances in Scotland local farmers could not pay the high rent so they left and they were replaced by sheep 19th c. A time of great social reform slave trade abolished laws to regulate work primary schools 18371901 the Victorian Age Queen Victoria longest reigning monarch, 64 years her husband was Prince Albert ( died in 1861 > Victoria's long mourning ) nine children
the empire builders (at first colonization was a matter or settlement or military strategy but later it was a matter of destiny) Great changes in social structure. Most people lived in cities. Factory owners held the real power in the country. Political and human rights reforms public services such as police were set up The 20th century Britain is no longer the worlds richest country The first 20 years were a period of extremism in Britain. women demanding for the right to vote were prepared to even die for their beliefs. Some sections of the army appeared ready to disobey the government over uts politics concerning Wster, the governments introduction of the new taxation was opposed very strongly by the House of Lords the british empire reached its greatest extent in 1919
Petersburg, the British Library in London and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. 4. Book Report The book I read is entitled ,,Death on the Nile" and is written by Agatha Christie. It was published in the year 1936 and is a crime novel. The story takes place in Egypt in the '30s or early '40s, mostly on the river Nile and features the famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. The story revolves around Linnet Ridgeway, who is England's richest woman although she has just turned 21 and who marries an unknown yound man named Simon Doyle. He, on the other hand has just left his fiancée, Linnet's friend, Jacqueline. The young couple travels to Egypt for their honeymoon but wherever they go, they keep running into Jacqueline who is planning on revenge. Even on the boat which shows them around Egypt, the man's former sweetheart follows them everywhere until Linnet is suddenly murdered.
Rowling was on a train in England when she suddenly had an idea for a story she could write. She had enjoyed writing ever since she was a young girl, but there was something about the main character in this story that seemed especially exciting. He was a thin, black-haired boy who wore glasses. He was also a wizard, but didn't yet know about his magical powers. His name was Harry Potter. Harry has since made Rowling (whose pen name is J.K. Rowling) the richest author in the world. Her six books about his adventures have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide and exist in more than 50 different languages. Most of the readers are children or young teenagers, but the books are unusual in the way that they also appeal to adults. Each of the six books covers about a year in Harry's life as he grows from a boy into a teenager. At the start of the first book we learn that he is an orphan who lives with his horrible aunt and uncle, the Dursleys.
The British Columbia interior varies from alpine snowfields to deep valleys where desert-like conditions prevail. On the leeward side of the mountains, for example, a rain-shadow effect is created, forcing Okanagan Valley farmers to irrigate their orchards and vineyards. The Interior Plains - The Prairies To drive across the Prairies is to see endless fields of wheat and canola ripening under a sky that seems to go on forever. The plains of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are among the richest grain-producing regions in the world. Yet even here are surprises. If you leave the road at Brooks, Alberta, and drive north, you descend into the Red Deer River valley. Here, in desert-like conditions, water and wind have created strange shapes in the sandstone called "hoodoos." The same forces of erosion have uncovered some of the largest concentrations of dinosaur fossils in the world. Alberta is Canada's leading producer of petroleum. The sedimentary rocks underlying the
Questionable would be the fact if we'd gain the needed trust again. There are many other aspects too but these are the main points. In conclusion I think that joining the euro-zone is very wise decision and will do more good to the economy of our country than bad. Kati-Liis Karu 03.01.2011 Sources http://europa.eu/abc/european_countries/eu_members/index_et.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonian_kroon http://www.epl.ee/artikkel/590063 http://www.suite101.com/content/richest-european-union-countries-a8748 http://euro.eesti.ee/EU/Prod/Euroveeb/index.jsp http://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euroopa_Liit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union http://europa.eu/pol/enlarg/index_et.htm http://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro http://www.epl.ee/artikkel/584213 http://www.epl.ee/artikkel/588734
that her works rank third, after those of William Shakespeare and the Bible, as the world's most widely published books In 1971, she was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace the world's bestselling mystery ever, and one of the bestselling books of all time Joanne Kathleen Rowling Born 1965 Author of the Harry Potter series, which have become the bestselling book series in history Her fortune has been estimated to be about $1 billion, making her the 30th richest person in the UK "Most Influential Woman in Britain,, in 2010 She was not a great student, she even had to sit in the ,,stupid row" As a child, Rowling often wrote fantasy stories, which she would usually then read to her sister She studied French and classics After graduating from college, she went to work for an international human rights organization Tought English in Portugal Harry Potter is a boy who feels out of place and unwanted while living with his aunt's family. When
Indeed, more than 60,000 volunteers from the Republic fought in the British armed forces [3]. In 1949, the state declared itself to be a republic and that henceforth it should be described as the Republic of Ireland. The state was plagued by poverty and emigration until the mid-1970s. The 1990s saw the beginning of unprecedented economic success, in a phenomenon known as the "Celtic Tiger". By the early 2000s, it had become one of the richest countries (in terms of GDP per capita) in the European Union, moving from being a net recipient of the budget to becoming a net contributor during the next Budget round (2007-13), and from a country of net emigration to one of net immigration. In October 2006, there were talks between Ireland and the U.S. to negotiate a new immigration policy between the two countries, in response to the growth of the Irish economy and desire of many U.S. citizens who sought to move to Ireland for work.
the Table1. With its near monopoly as a trader of rough stones, De Beers has been able to maintain and increase the prices of diamonds by regulating their supply. It has never done much to create jobs or generate skills (beyond standard mining employment) in diamond-producing countries, but it delivered big and stable revenues for their governments. Botswana, Namibia, Tanzania and South Africa are four of Africa's richest and most stable countries, in part because of De Beers. (Johannesburg. Windhoek 2004) Other hand DeBeers brings success for Botswana, they are after Botswana Government biggest employees: De Beers is a long way from being out of the picture of diamond industry, still very much part of the diamond monopoly. De Beers has 17,000 employees in Africa; over 7,000 employees alone in Botswana; 7,100 in South Africa; 3,800 in Namibia; 700 in
Some of the territory of the forests is protected. Forests are the home for many animals. The most common mammals in our forests are the elk, roe deer, wild boar, hare, hedgehog, fox etc. Some endangered species like the brown bear, lynx and wolf are represented in smaller numbers. All in all Estonia is believed to have 40000 living species, but only about 23500 have been so far discovered. Compared to other northern countries Estonia has one of the most richest diversities of plants and animals in the world. Its vegetation includes 5000 plants and 3500 different mushrooms. Saaremaa yellow rattlebox only grows in Saaremaa. Sosnovski hogweed is poisonous and is even dangerous to people and it spreads very fast. Landscape. Estonia's landscape is quite even. The last Ice Age made a big impact on the current relief and also the sea that covered the country once. The
The difference is that we have a greater goal than just helping each other to freeride. We want free public transportation, owned by us together and controlled by the workers in it. Everyone will benefit from free transports In Stockholm, all those who make less then 40 000 kronor per month (about 4500 euros) would benefit by letting a small tax raise finance the public transportation. Free public transportation is a way of taking from the richest and giving to the rest of us. It is about time for that kind of redistribution in our segregated cities. And think about the socioeconomic gains that could be achieved by getting rid of all the ticket lines, tickets and control systems. Lots of money goes to these systems which leads to nothing but a bad mood in our common spaces. Prioritize public transportations instead of cars In the long run free public transportation would lead to other positive effects, like a better
lynxes, bears and wolves. Estonia, along with Finland and Sweden are the countries with the greatest percentage of forest. Forest management and wood production are particularly important for the Estonian economy. Meadows Meadows in Estonia are much richer in different species than western Europe, and in summer foreign tourists travelling around the countryside can discover for themselves the variety and colour of the roadside meadows. The type of meadow richest in species is the wooded meadow. Marshes and bogs About one fifth of Estonia is covered with marshes and bogs, and most of these are to be found in the central and eastern parts of the country. The best place to see marshes is in the Soomaa National Park in Western Estonia. Soomaa indeed means "Bogland" in Estonian and impressive bogs cover the majority of the park with the thickness of the peat layer reaching up to 7 metres in some places.
(as in the work of the Wessobrunner School). Walls, ceiling, furniture, and works of metal and porcelain present a unified ensemble. The Rococo palette is softer and paler than the rich primary colors and dark tonalities favored in Baroque tastes. A few anti-architectural hints rapidly evolved into full-blown Rococo at the end of the 1720s and began to affect interiors and decorative arts throughout Europe. The richest forms of German Rococo are in Catholic Germany (illustration, above). Rococo plasterwork by immigrant Italian-Swiss artists like Bagutti and Artari is a feature of houses by James Gibbs, and the Franchini brothers working in Ireland equalled anything that was attempted in Great Britain. Inaugurated in some rooms in Versailles, it unfolds its magnificence in several Parisian buildings (especially the Hôtel Soubise). In Germany, French and German artists (Cuvilliés, Neumann, Knobelsdorff, etc
..........................................................................................14 Introduction I chose to make my report about the United States of America because it is really big country with a lot of people living there. Also, USA is really important to world's economy. I definitely would like to visit this country in the future to see the lifestyle of American people. Most of the greatest movies are filmed there, Americans are good in almost every sports and USA is one of the richest countries in the whole world. I would like to get to know more about this country and about it's people. Also, the nature of the United States seems interesting to me because it is so big country and there are a lot of different weather conditions. The next thing to learn about it would be it's importance and then I would like to get to know about the history of the United States. Area which USA covers. The United States of America is marked with green.
not rise at all for 51 days during winter.(www.wikipedia.org) 3 Flora and fauna All terrestrial life in Finland was completely wiped out during the last ice age that ended some 10,000 years ago, following the retreat of the glaciers and the appearance of vegetation. Today, there are over 1,200 species of vascular plant, 800 bryophytes and 1,000 lichen species in Finland, with flora being richest in the southern parts of the country. Plant life, like most of the Finnish ecology, is well adapted to tolerate the contrasting seasons and extreme weather. Many plant species, such as the Scots Pine, spruce, birch spread throughout Finland from Norway and only reached the western coast less than three millennia ago. Oak and maple grows in nature only in the southern part of Finland. The Archipelago Sea, between the Gulf of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland, is the largest
Today Scotland is also a major producer of computers. The leading manufacturing regions are Greater London, Greater Manchester, West Midlands (Birmingham), Yorkshire, Newcastle, Glasgow, Bristol. Britain has relatively few mineral resources. Zinc, tin, iron ore and copper are all produced in small quantities, together with tiny amounts of gold and silver. Non- metallic minerals include limestone, chalk, clay, sandstone, salt and gypsum. Britain has the richest energy resources in EU including oil and natural gas, both primarily found in the North Sea, off eastern Scotland and eastern England respectively. About 77% of the land area of Britain is under agricultural use of some sort. Agriculture employs 2 per cent of the population. However, it achieves high levels of efficiency and productivity. Large parts of Britain, notably in Scotland and Wales, are suitable only for grazing
aspen, oak and alder. Forests offer a habitat to different wild animals. Among 65 species of mammals, the most widespread are the elk, roe deer, wild boar, hare, hedgehog, squirrel, fox and marten. Some endangered species, such as the brown bear, lynx and wolf, are represented in small numbers. Estonia is believed to have 40,000 living species, but only about 23,500 have so far been discovered. Compared to more northern areas, Estonia has one of the richest diversities of flora and fauna. Estonia's meadows are very rich in different species and the colours of them are absolutely fantastic. 8. Population Estonia is one of the most sparsely populated countries in Europe with 29 people per one square mile. The estimated population in 2007 was 1.3 million. From approximately the first to fifth centuries AD, resident farming was established and the population grew. A more troubled and war-ridden middle Iron Age
and new methods of farming meant that England could produce enough food to feed herself and export some as well. However, the working conditions were brutal and unhealthy, safety was disregarded and there was a lot of environmental pollution. Travelling and communications were improved. Many canals and railways were built; telegraph lines, magazines and newspaper provided people with steady flow of information. The population of Britain rose from 8 million to 14 million. The largest and richest city in Europe was London, with a population of around a million. It was also an important financial centre. For about 200 years Britain had been a leading country in the world's slave trade, but this finally came to an end in 1807, largely thanks to the politician William Wilberforce, who won his fight in Britain and then devoted the rest of his life to ban the slave trade throughout the world. Between 1810 and 1820 the Highland Clearances took place in Scotland. Local
António de Oliveira Salazar in 1933. Portugal was one of only five European countries to remain neutral in World War II. From the 1940s to the 1960s, Portugal was a founding member of NATO, OECD and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). Gradually, new economic development projects and relocation of mainland Portuguese citizens into the overseas provinces in Africa were initiated, with Angola and Mozambique, as the largest and richest overseas territories, being the main targets of those initiatives. These actions were used to affirm Portugal's status as a pluricontinental nation and not as a colonial empire. After India attained independence in 1947, pro-Indian residents of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, with the support of the Indian government and the help of pro-independence organisations, invaded the territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli from Portuguese rule in 1954. In 1961,
when Germany, Japan and United States overtook it. However, working conditions were brutal and unhealthy, safety was disregarded it all left an imprint on workers' life expectancy. For the jobless there were poorhouses and debtors ' prisons the dark side of Dickens' novels. Between the 1770 and 1821, the population of Britain rose from 8.3 million to 14.2 million. London was the largest and richest city in Europe. In 1811 it was the first city in the world to reach a population of a million. It was also an important financial centre: merchants could borrow money from its banks, take out insurance, buy and sell shares. The 19th century was generally a time of great social reform: the slave trade was abolished, the employment of women and children was regulated by laws, primary schools were established, and men
Fix 1986 Ivo Linna aastaid hiljem (2006) Tarmo Pihlap 1989 30 SUMMARY ESTONIAN POPMUSIC IN THE 80-s Laur Juhan Luuk My year paper's topic is Estonian popmusic in the 80-s. These years are definitely on of the best and richest in the Estonian music history. Soviet Union was about to pull back and possibilities to make a band were better than ever before. I had was already a little bit hep to these years's music and I felt that this should be my year paper's topic. I made my purpose to find how did the bands look like and how they managed to make it these days. Also what could estonian musicians achieve with popmusic. All the questions got their answeres, with help of some books. The work went mainly without
it had been a hundred years _____, when James arrived ___ London _____ the north. 5. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense and voice. Underline the verb forms in your notebooks. a) William I (to know) that England always (to be) famous for its wool. He (to hope) that the skilled workers he (to invite) from the mainland (to help) develop industries in English towns. The merchants (to become) the richest class in towns. In the countryside the gentleman farmers and the freeman farmers (to become) the wealthy classes that (to produce) most of the corn and other foods. King John (to sign) Magna Carta which (to write) by the nobles and (to contain) some limitations to the king’s power. The committee that the barons (to establish) (to be) to make sure that John (to keep) his promise. King Henry III (to force) to accept an advisory council that (to form) by the
One myth is that you have to have a great education to become rich. Another myth is that you have to start off with a lot of money. Some people are convinced that financial success depends on get- ting a lucky break of some kind, like picking a hot stock in the stock market. None of these myths are true. In fact, a survey of members of the Forbes 400, the 400 richest men and women in the United States, found that high school dropouts in the group who made it to the list were worth, on average, $300 million more than university graduates on the list. ccc_tracy_4_52-76.qxd 6/23/03 2:47 PM Page 58 58 ➤ CHANGE YOUR THINKING, CHANGE YOUR LIFE ■ THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY The most successful immigrant group per capita in the United
A shadow economy swelled and compensated for an unknown share of the economic collapse. 2001-2008 Between 2001 and 2008, the Ukrainian economy picked up significantly. Many of Ukraine's large-scale capitalists--the oligarchs--are former Soviet-era industrial managers who succeeded on a grand scale when industries were privatized. Their wealth was originally based on a traditional, simple formula: convert cheap energy and raw materials into metals and manufactured goods. The six richest Ukrainians are all metallurgy magnates. In Ukraine--like in Russia--incumbent managers (there is a special term in Russian for such executives/ owners Red Director) were present at the birth of private property and could harness privatization. The political atmosphere of nation building helped keep foreigners-- Russians and Westerners alike--mostly out of the game. The major exception was the financial system; several banks both from the West and the East have entered Ukrainian markets.
did. They left "an indelible mark on my spirit, and remain for me one of the brightest and most outstanding memories of my existence." The First World War marks the great turning point in the history of cryptology. Before, it was a small field; afterwards, it was big. Before, it was a science in its youth; afterwards, it had matured. The direct cause of this development was the vast increase in radio communications. This heavy traffic meant that probably the richest source of intelligence flowed in these easily accessible channels. All that was necessary was to crack the protective sheath. As cryptanalysis repeatedly demonstrated its abilities and worth, it rose from an auxiliary to a primary source of information about the foe; its advocates spoke regularly in the councils of war. The emergence of cryptanalysis as a permanent major element of intelligence was the most striking characteristic of cryptology's new maturity.
stormtroopers. Suddenly Luke is no longer reluctant and is eager to undertake the quest. T h e evil of the Empire has become personal to him. H e is motivated. 4 . M E N T O R ( T H E W I S E O L D M A N OR W O M A N ) By this time many stories will have introduced a Merlin-like character who is the hero's Mentor. T h e relationship between hero and M e n t o r is one of the most common themes in mythology, and one of the richest in its symbolic value. It stands for the bond between parent and child, teacher and student, doctor and patient, god and man. T h e M e n t o r may appear as a wise old wizard (Star Wars), a tough drill sergeant (An Officer and a Gentleman), or a grizzled old boxing coach (Rocky). In the mythology of " T h e M a r y Tyler M o o r e Show", it was Lou Grant. In Jaws it's the crusty Robert Shaw character who knows all about sharks.
The data didn't lie. But isn't weight loss or gain as simple as calories in and calories out? It's attractive in its simplicity, yes, but so is cold fusion. It doesn't work quite as advertised. German poet Johann Wolfgang Goethe had the right perspective: "Mysteries are not necessarily miracles." To do the impossible (sail around the world, break the four-minute mile, reach the moon), you need to ignore the popular. Charles Munger, right-hand adviser to Warren Bu ett, the richest man on the planet, is known for his unparalleled clear thinking and near-failure-proof track record. How did he re ne his thinking to help build a $3 trillion business in Berkshire Hathaway? The answer is "mental models," or analytical rules-of-thumb4 pulled from disciplines outside of investing, ranging from physics to evolutionary biology. Eighty to 90 models have helped Charles Munger develop, in Warren Bu ett's words, "the best 30-second mind in the world
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