Germany Compilers: Frankfurter Engel ● The Frankfurter Engel is a memorial in the city of Frankfurt ● it is dedicated to homosexual people who were persecuted under Nazi rule ● The memorial is a statue of an angel and is the first of its kind in Germany. Freedom Memorial ● The Freedom Memorial was a memorial to the victims of the Berlin Wall in the vicinity of the Checkpoint Charlie Museum in Berlin. ● It opened on October 31, 2004, and was praised by both victims of the GDR communist regime and human rights advocates alike. The Tomb of Frederick the Great ● The Tomb of Frederick the Great was a subject to which Old Fritz, as he was popularly known, gave a great deal of thought. Frederick the Great died on August 17, 1786 in the armchair of his study in Sanssouci. ● He ...
Tallinn School of Service Piia Uutma Majaka 2, Harju County Kellamäe tee 9, Keila Parish Estonia Harju County, Estonia Ph +372 605 3102 Ph +372 5906 4720 E-mail [email protected] E-mail [email protected] 23.01.2015 Motivation letter Dear Mrs Anne Mäe I am writing you to apply for the international traineeship program Erasmus+. I would like to have my next training in Catania, Italy. I am a 3rd year student in Tallinn School of Service with speciality of cooking. I have practiced cooking skills at school laboratories, school canteen, restaurant Basiilik and re...
Places to visit in Estonia Sten Maileht Otepää Adventure Park · Established in 2005 · 8 tracks 58 obstacles · Night adventure head torches Tallinn's Medieval Old Town · 1997 Unesco · Authentic hanseatic architecture · Town Hall Square · Outdoor cafes Piusa sand caves · 1922-1970 Cause of manual mining of class-sand · 1999 3000 · 1922-1970 under protection · potential falls Kaali field of meteorite craters · In Saaremaa · 7500-7600 years ago atomic bomm · Big crater diameter of 110 m and depth of 22 m and 8 smaller craters · World's giant craters Kaali crater is on 8th place Lahemaa National Park · oldest and largest national park · established in 1971 · covers 72,500 ha Thank you for listening !
Main Sights England is known for its many world-famous sightseeings and people all around the world come to see them. Some of them are even like symbols of England. The most famous ones are: Stonehenge is one of the greatest national icons of Britain. That prehistoric monument is located in the plain of Salisbury, in the county of Wiltshire in the south-west of England. It is built of 150 enormous stones which are set in a purposive circular pattern. Stonehenge was probably built to mark the longest and shortest day of the year because it lies on the line of the midsummer sunrise and the midsummer sunset. That would have enabled people to keep a record of changing of seasons. Although it is still unclear who built it. Hadrian’s Wall is an ancient wall which was built in 2nd century by Hadrian, the emperor of Rome from AD 117 to 138, and it marked the northern border of the Roman Empire in Britain. The wall was 80 Roman miles (117 kilom...
Frank Sinatra (1915-1998) Alice Lokk Structure 1. Early life 2. Career (singing) 3. Career (acting) 4. Personal life Early life • US singer and actor • December 12, 1915 New Jersey, Hoboken • Father - boxer and firefighter Mother - member of local party • Didn’t finish the high school • Delivery boy at the Jersey Observer newspaper Career (singing) • One of the most popular musical artists of the 20th century • Genres: traditional pop, jazz, swing, big band, vocal jazz • Started at the local nightclubs • Professional singer at 15 • Big start - 1942 Paramount Theatre, New York. • 59 studio albums • 1st album - The Voice of Frank Sinatra (1946) • 150 mln recordings • Albums: Nice ‘n’ Easy (1955) Songs For Swingin' Lovers (1956) Come Fly With Me (1958) Only the Lonely (1958) Strangers In the Night (1966) • Songs: My Way, New York New York, Strangers In the Night • His ...
Othello opens in the stately city of Venice, a worldwide hub for trade and commerce. The first characters introduced are Iago, an ensign denied promotion by Othello, and Roderigo, a jealous ex- suitor of Desdemona. The two are in route to describing to Senator Brabantio the elopement of Othello and Desdemona, Brabantio’s daughter. Quickly revealing Iago’s deceitful nature, the matter is breached to Brabantio and soon afterward brought before the Duke of Venice to be discussed. Othello and Desdemona plead their love to the Duke, refuting the Senator’s claims that Othello bewitched his daughter, and that their marriage was true. After Othello claims that he wooed her with his adventurous stories, Desdemona herself testifies that she fell honestly in love with the Moor and freely married him. Following their clearance of wrongdoing, Othello is immediately sent to defend against the Turks in Cyrpus. Taking Desdemona with him, Othello sets...
RETSENSIOON INGLISE KEELE ÕPPEKOMPLEKTILE I LOVE ENGLISH 2 Ülle Kurmi ja Ene Sooleppa õppekomplekt I Love English 2 on oluliselt uuendatud versioon samanimelisest õpikust. Õppekomplekt koosneb õpikust, töövihikust, CD-st kuulamisülesannetega, kontrolltöödest ja õpetajaraamatust. Õppekomplekt on mõeldud kasutamiseks A-võõrekeele õpikuna 4. klassile ning on loogiliseks järjeks varemilmunud komplektile I Love English 1. Õpik koosneb 20 õppeühikust, millest iga viies on mõeldud kordamiseks. Õppetükid kajastavad laia teemavaldkonda (Unit1: kool ja keeled; Unit 2: numbrid ja aeg; Unit 3: viisakus; Unit 4: loomad; Unit 5: reeglid koolis ja mujal; Unit 6: sõbrad ja sõprus; Unit 7: päev ja tegevused; Unit 8: riietus; Unit 9: sport; Unit 10: hobid; Unit 11: piknik, toiduained; Unit 12: turvalisus; Unit 13: hädaolukorrad; Unit 14: külaskäik; Unit 15: ilm ja aastaajad; Unit 16: sünnipäev; Unit 17: matkamine; Unit18: tee juh...
TALLINN UNIVERSITY The Law School Law The European Union Law The EU institutions Lecturer: Matti Kauppi Student: Viktoria Gratšjova Tallinn, 2014 The institutions of the European Union form a complex and unique polity and, in determining whether or not this structure and the law making powers granted to each respective institution are inherently undemocratic, it is vital to define what is meant by the term ‘democratic’. In his Gettysburg address Abraham Lincoln referred to a government which was ‘of the people, by the people, for the people’and it is by this criterion that democracy is often judged. These principles are reflected in having equal access to power and in being equal before the law. It must be considered not only whether law making powers are granted to elected persons, but also whether the balance of power between institutions within the...
Trip 01.07-07.07.2015 1st day 01.07 In the morning at 8:25 to take a plane to Helsinki, then on to London's Heathrow Airport 16:00 Arrive 17:10. The ticket price of € 192.83 round-trip The airport bus departs at 18:03 and arrives at 18:39 the hotel in advance. No 10 bus bus ticket / train cost £ 26-35€ a week Chek-in 19:00 Stop at the Royal Garden Hotel ***** 6 nights € 1,832 (Breakfast included) 2st day 02.07 9.00 breakfast 12.00 British Museum Free 15.00 Covent Garden Free 17.00 London Eye 19.35£- 26,4€ 20.00 Dinner at The Orangery 27£-36,8€ 3st day 03.07 9.00 breakfast 11.00 Buckinghami Palace 20£-27€ 13.00 Houses of Parliament Free 15.00 Westminister Abbey Free 20.00 Dinner at Cellarium Cafe 21£-28€ 4st day 04.07 9.00 breakfast 12.00 St. Paul´s Cathedral 15£-20€ 14.00 Shakespeare´s Globe Theatre 13£-17€ 17.00 Tower Bridge 9£-12€ 18.00 Tower of London 22£-30€ 20.00 Dinner at Strada 23£-31€ 5st say 05.07 9.00 bre...
The effect of chocolate on dogs Elise Leht • Why is chocolate bad for dogs? • What does it contain? • Symptoms • Treatment Private collection Harmfulness and ingredients • Can lead to illness or death • Theobroma cacao • Theobromine • Baker’s chocolate is worse than white https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/what-kind-of-chocolate-do-you-prefer chocolate .93265/ Symptoms • Diarrhea • Extreme thirst • Vomiting • Increased urination • Panting • Muscle twitching • Whining • Hyperactive • Seizures behavior • Rapid heart rate Treatment • Vomiting • Activated charcoal • Lots of water http://www.drclouthier.com/mans-best-friend/puppy-problems-5-tell-tale-signs-pet- might-sick/ References Bates,...
American Art Revision Materials Colonial Period Portraiture. The first typically American paintings were illustrated maps but painting remained scarce during C17. There were 4 reasons: settlers came from backgrounds where art was unusual, Protestant attitudes was averse to imagery and painting, the English were not yet distinguished in visual arts and religious art was non-existent. The colonial period is almost entirely limited to portraiture (deemed as `useful' by settlers). These first paintings were made by limners and artisans without formal training and were based on what was popular in England during the Tudors. The paintings are technically unskilled, strongly patterned, flat and linear. Spanish painting in America was mostly religious. In C18, painting was a luxury and necessitated wealth that had by then become available. Portraitures remained at the forefront because the rich could thusly display their status and becaus...
Environment and renewable energy 1. How can we help bring about a change in behavior? * Renewable energy is the sun and the water that people use, but not yet so widely. Required on all homes, various stations, hypermarkets solar panels to use the potential energy, the stock of which is not completed within 5 billion years. * Renewable sources such as wind and solar are intrinsically unsuited to meeting the demand for continuous, reliable supply on a large scale – which comprises most demand in developed countries. The criteria for any acceptable energy supply will continue to be cost, safety, and security of supply, as well as environmental considerations. 2. How can we encourage sustainable development? * To encourage you in the following way. To allocate money for the construction of such stations to States that are unable to pay for expensive power plants. Permanent sponsorshi...
Carnival in Brazil What is it? A week-long party Annual Live music, street performances, dancing, floats, costumes, food and beverages. Rio de Janeiro, Bahia and Pernambuco 4.9 million people in 2011 History 1830 Lent Electing the Carnival's "king" Rio de Janeiro's Carnival Most well-known Samba schools Favelas Famous groups Street band Bahia's Carnival African rhythms Trios Eletrico Indian Blocos Afro Afoxes Pernambuco's Carnival African rhythms Week before Frevo music Side by side Samba 19th century in Rio de Janeiro Warm and vibrant mood First Samba School Brazil's "official music." Frevo Portugese word ferver (to boil) 19th century Brazilian Army Religious and martial music Two famous bands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTc3pv7d5v Y Sources ● http://en.wikipedia.org ● http://traveltips.usatoday.com ● https://www.youtube.com ● http://www.rio-carnival.net THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! ...
The Integration of subjects The present-day school system revolves around traditional education, in which students learn each subject individually. This structure means that pupils don’t have the capability or know-how to connect math, biology or even art into their daily life. Even though the tutors of this conventional education have faith in the arrangement of subjects it is still entirely about high test scores, grades and graduation.The essence of progressive, alternative education like the integration of subjects is learning and the accumulation of valuable knowledge & skill. First of all, the courses that should be combined need to be challenging to the students. It would be wise to assimilate math, physics and chemistry because these classes are very similar. For instance, in order to complete a physics equation you need to know math, the same applies to chemistry. If...
Buckingham Palace • Buckingham Palace is the official London residence and principal workplace of the British monarch. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality. Buckingham Palace: • was built in 1705 for Duke of Buckingham and is originally known as Buckingham House. • George III bought Buckingham House in 1761 for his wife Queen Charlotte to use as a comfortable family home close to St James's Palace, where many court functions were held. Buckingham House became known as The Queen's House. • During the 19th century it was enlarged, principally by architects John Nash and Edward Blore, forming three wings around a central courtyard. Before reconstruction Nowadays • Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms. These include 19 State rooms, 52 Royal and guest bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices and 78 bathrooms. In measurements, the ...
1. What does the word “philosophy” mean? The study of proper behaviour and the search for wisdom, in greek means love for wisdom 2. Is philosophy a science? Why? What kind of science it is? Yes it is. It tries to understand the meaning of reality. It’s the science of truth. Science, as it exists today, happens within the framework of philosophy. Philosophy, however, is bigger than science. It is also a form of art and discipline…... 3. Name three characteristics of Classical philosophy? deeply rooted in religious traditions ; believes that inferior was created by superior ; more positive ; seeks the real truth ; about intelligence ; reaalsuse üle mõtisklus ; believes that god is truth 4. Name three characteristics of Modern philosophy. believes that superior was created by inferior (!) ; more negative ; about will ; power ; domain of reality ; believes that knowledge is truth ; man is god 5. What was the problem that the first philo...
Weird Foods Snake Wine Snake wine is an alcoholic drink produced with steeped whole snakes in rice wine or grain alcohol. Varieties Steeped: A large toxic snake can be placed into a glass jar of rice wine and left to steep for many months. Mixed: The body fluids of the snake are mixed into wine and consumed immediately in the form of a shot. Fried Spiders These little chaps are tarantulas, served with a lime and black pepper dip. Recipe The spiders are tossed in a mixture of MSG, sugar, and salt; crushed garlicis fried in oil until fragrant, then the spiders are added and fried alongside the garlic until "the legs are almost completely stiff”, by which time the contents of the abdomen are not so runny.
1) Eduactional charities - Hariduslikud heategevusasutused 2) Universal education - Üldkättesaadav haridus 3) Compulsory education - Kohustuslik haridus 4) Full-time education - Päevane õpe 5) Home schooling - Koduõpe 6) Maintained schools - Riigikoolid 7) National Curriculum - Rahvuslik õppekava 8) Independent schools - Erakoolid 9) Foundation subjects - Alusained 10) School hours - Koolitunnid 11) Terms - Semestrid 12) State schools - Riigikool 13) Primary (education) - Algharidus/algkool 14) Infant - Väikelastele 15) Junior - Algaste 16) Secondary - Põhikool 17) Single-sex - Ühesoolised 18) Co-educational - Segakoolid 19) Comprehensive schools - Üldhariduskool 20) Selective - Valiv 21) General certificate of secondary education - Põhikooli lõpueksam 22) Independent examination boards - Sõltumatud eksamikomisjonid 23) Vocational college - Kutsekool 24) Technical college - Tehnikumid 25) A-Level - Riigieksamid 26) Further eduaction col...
1. USA- Washington 45. Türgi- Ankara 2. Kanada- Ottawa 46. Iraan- Teheran 3. Mehhiko- Mexico 47. Pakistan- Islamabad 4. Gröönimaa- Nuuk 48. Afganistan- Kabul 5. Kuuba- Havanna 49. Türkmenistan- Asgabat 6. Haiti- Port- au- Prince 50. Usbekistan- Taškent 7. Panama- Panama 51. Kõrgõstan- Bižkek 8. Venezuela- Caracas 52. Tadžikistan- Antana 9. Colombia- Bogta 53. Nepal- Katmandu 10. Guyana- Georgetown 54. India- New Delhi 11. Suriname- Paramaribo 55. Hiina- Peking 12. Pr. Guajaana- Gayenne 56. Mongoolia- Ulaanbaatar 13. Ecuador- Quito 57. Põhja- ja Lõuna- Korea - Pyongyang 14. Peruu- Lima 58. Birma- Naypyidaw 15. Bra...
Central Park Central Park is a public park at the center of Manhattan in New York City. The park was opened in 1857. Central Park is one of the world's largest public parks. The area is 3.4 km². It has many bridges, lakes, ponds, plants, trees and in brief, it's just a nice and beautiful place to spend your time and enjoy the beauty of nature. The park gets 35 million visitors every year and it is the most visited urban park in the United States. The park even has its own ''Central Park Carousel'' and ''Central Park Zoo''. There are also : playgrounds , Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre, rock climbing, ice skating, boathouse cafe, boating and a wooded section of the park called "The Ramble'', where bird lovers can observe many interesting bird species . Central Park, which has been a National Historic Landmark since 1962, was designed by landscape designer and writer Frederick Law Olmsted and the English ar...
CANADA REVISION QUESTIONS 2010 1. The main physiographic regions of Canada. Canada may be divided into seven physiographic regions: Arctic Lowlands, Cordilleran Region, Interior Plains, Hudson Bay Lowlands, Canadian Shield (Forest Lands), St Lawrence Lowlands and Appalachian Region. Divisions are based on each area's relatively similar physical geography and landforms. Physiographic regionalization is defined here as the process by which regions with relatively homogeneous physical geography are determined 2. Who are the native people of Canada? Into which three groups can they be divided? Canada's constitution specifies three categories of aboriginal peoples: Indian (First Nations), Métis, Inuit. According to Canadian census 2011, 1.4 mln people of Aboriginal origin (4.3%): 852,000 First Nation...
1. Elektrilaeng. - Füüsikaline suurus, mis iseloomustab kui tugevasti keha osaleb elektrilistes vastastikmõjudes 2. Mõiste ,,laeng" kolm tähendust. -füüsikaline suurus -keha omadus -osakeste kogum 3. Elektrilaengute liigitamine. - positiivne ja negatiivne 4. Elementaarlaeng. -Vähim looduses eksisteeriv laeng 5. Elektrilaengu jäävuse seadus. -Elektriliselt isoleeritud süsteemi kogu laeng on jääv.Täienda 6. Juhid, pooljuhid ja dielektrikud. - Juhid-palju vabasid laengukadjaid, neid saab elektriliste jõudude abil liikuma panna. Pooljuhid-On olemas laengukandjad, kuid nad ei ole vabad, neid saab muuta soojendades. Dielektrikud-Aine vabad laengukandjad puuduvad 7. Elektrivool. Voolutugevus. Elektrivool- laengukandjate suunatud liikumine Voolutugevus-Laenguosakeste kiirus ühik-A(amper) I=q/t 8. Coulomb i seadus. Punktlaeng. Coulomb i seadus-Kirjeldab kahe laetud keha vahel olevaid jõudusid. Laetud kehade vahel mõjuv jõud on võrdeline laengute...
To: Tom Allen, the editor of the newspaper From: Ray Iverson, journalist Subject: The good and bad points of the Bayside Sports Centre Date: 23 January 2015 Introduction: The idea of this report is to describe the situation at the Bayside sports center and making recommendations for improvement. Positive aspects: Firstly, there is wide range of activities available, also there are new and modern equipment in the Bayside sports center. Secondly, the sports center is opened seven days a week. Thirdly, there are working well trained instructors and sufficient staff, which is really good. Negative aspects: There are some bad aspects too in the sports center. Firstly, there are not enough exercise machines, so you have to wait for a long time to use them. Secondly, prices are high and there are no special offers. Thirdly, the staff is not very friendly and it takes a long time to get their help. Recommendations: There should be some change...
Essential Vocabulary - I The role of law in society 1. juriidilised kohustused – legal obligations 2. kannatanud pool, kahjukannataja – injured party 3. vaidlusi lahendama (kohtus) – to settle a dispute in a court of law 4. riskeerima tehingute tegemisega – to risk making transactions 5. õigusnõustamist otsima – to seek legal advice 6. tagama, et leping kehtiks – to ensure that the contract would be valid 7. õiguslikke vahendeid kasutama – to use legal means 8. harjuma õiguslikke vahendeid kasutama – to get accustomed to using legal means 9. omama teadmisi millestki – to have knowledge of smth 10. ette kirjutama, ettekirjutus, ettekirjutav – to prescribe, prescription, prescriptional 11. karistust kandma – to serve punishment (ka to suffer a penalty) 12. vägivaldselt käituma (kellegi suhtes) – to act violently towards smb 13. a...
Snake Milker Jobs Leon Kann Viktor Vikulov Snake Milker Jobs Snakes. Just the word will send chills down the spine of many people. Over 2,000 types of snake hide out on Earth, 400 of those snakes are venomous, deadly, reptiles. They slither and slide and are generally a creepy creature. Most people would choose to steer clear of snakes all together. Now it may sound crazy, but there are some people that choose to work with snakes – the deadly ones. They are called snake milkers. Quick Facts About Snake Milking Job Title: Snake Milker Office: Controlled laboratory Description: Extract venom from snakes to be used in antivenom Certifications/Education: Degree in biology, biochemistry, or herpetology Necessary Skills: Knowledge of snakes, Courage to milk dangerous snakes Potential Employers: Universities, Laboratories, Pharmaceut...
MY BEST FRIEND Probably my best friend is my aunt. Her name is Anna and we’ve known each other when i was 3 years old. She is 17 years old and lives in Häädemeeste. Anna studies in Häädemeeste Highschool, in form 10. Anna is very pretty. She has long brown hair, blue eyes, a small nose, and a small pointed chin. She is athletic and loves sport. She is very tall and slim. She always looks good and stylish. It seems as if Anna and I are always talking or laughing about something. We have always something to talk about. She has a very nice personality and a wonderful sense of humor but she can also be bossy sometimes. Anna goes to highschool. I can always count on her to be honest and to give me the best advice. She always want to help me with everything and she wishes best for me. We like going to cinema, listen good music and do sports together. We both li...
How does the United States influence Estonia? As one of the world leading countries the United States influences Estonia in many ways. The United States has a lot of influence on Estonia in politics, culture, technology and of course it still continues its influence. The United States of America is one of the biggest countries in the world that can actually influence the world in many ways. For instance when the United States goes to war, every other country that has singed a treaty has to join him. Even when the States are in dept they can have major influences on the rest of the world by bringing everyone else down to. A lot of business goes through the United States and when some deals go bad, a lot of other countries have to suffer because of that. The United States is often referenced to “The land of opportunities” because people can earn a living out of everything. Cultural impact is ...
TTÜ EMARA 12.05.15 Life at Sea Sea offers the most exciting experience; the life style of yours will become different, you will become a team worker. You will learn very quickly how to manage your work, cargoes and crew. Definitely you will meet many friends from all over the world. That is great! The quality of time you spend with your family will be much better, because of the good salary and contract work. You can go for a tour around the world when you are on home leave. You see your family every day, taking wife for shopping; taking your kids to school and other activities. You do what you are interested in. Then you again take contract and concentrate on your work on another ship for few month again. However, you have to work and live onboard the ship with the same group of people, no matter whether you lik...
Tallinna Mustamäe Humanitargümnaasium Valeria Jefremenkova ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE INGLISE KEEL KUI ÜLEMAAILMNE KEEL Research work Supervisor: Jevgenija Kozlova Tallinn 2016 1 Table of Contents СONTENT…………………………………………………………………………………...2 INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………………...3
Architect Annika Palmi What does this person do? ● work in the construction industry ● are involved with designing new buildings, extensions or alterations to existing buildings, or advising on the restoration and conservation of old properties. Are there any career prospects? ● working in both large and small Table architectural bureaus and local governments and state agencies ● Experienced architects also set up their own offices ● also good opportunities to work abroad and international projects Is it well-paid or not? ● Architects are highly valued and paid fairly ● A common type of account depends on the remuneration of the parties to the agreement. Cost of the project will depend on the total cost of construction . ● Local governments are the architect firm monthly salary What skills and personal qualities are needed to do the job? ● goo...
Kristofer Seppel et al. International Conference on Traffic & Transport Psychology. Tartu, University of Life Sciences, Language Centre, 2015. The articles were about person's driving reflexes, based on research of driver reaction time. The main object of this game was to find out your reflexes on the road to reaveal how 'old' you are between 18 and 90 years old. While the basic principles generalize to estimating other reaction times, the exact numbers do not. Each type of reaction time has its own pecularities that must be examined. For example, reaction time for a shooter who is tracking a target might be 0.4 second, but even this would be a function of trigger pull weight. The data revealed that range of factors seem to affect player's concentration. For example, the average reaction time of drivers is 10 percent faster than that of non- drivers, and those that slept for eight hours the night before the survey reported the fastest...
„The monk who sold his ferrari" Robin S. Sharma Kristofer Seppel EMÜ 2015 What would you do if you were a successful trial lawyer and one second you get heart attack in the crowd? The content of the book • Julian Mantle and heart attack • Leaving the job and disappear The content of the book • Coming back to home • Telling his story to John: Himalayan journey 1) Arriving and meeting monks 2) Training (mental and physical) Illuminated life seven timeless virtues Thank you for listening!
Mid-Atlantic states New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey Virve Kass General East coast of the Atlantic Ocean From -25°C to 30°C Tornadoes 270 294 km2 Population: about 40.8 million History 1524 - Giovanni da Verrazzano European colonists Religious minorities American Revolution 1776- Declaration of Independence 19th century- abolishing slavery Industrial Revolution New York • Capital: Albany • Largest city: New York City • Population: 19,541,453 (2009) • Area: 128 403 km2 Statue of Liberty (1886) Twin towers- 9/11 attacks Liberty Bell Times Square Lucy The Margate Elephant Famous people • Jennifer Aniston • Eddie Murphy • Robert de Niro • Woody Allen • Oliver Stone • Lenny Kravitz • Christina A...
Many people think Michael Jordan was the greatest basketball player ever. He led the Chicago Bulls to six National Basketball Association (NBA) championships. He earned the nickname “Air Jordan” because he often seemed to defy gravity on leaps toward the basket. Fans adored his smiling face and his determination to succeed. During his playing career, Michael Jordan became the most famous athlete in the world. EARLY LIFE Michael Jordan was born on February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York. His family later moved to Wilmington, North Carolina. Young Michael’s best sport was baseball. He didn’t make his high school basketball team as a sophomore. Later, he played well enough to be noticed by Coach Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina (UNC). Jordan won a scholarship to UNC. As a freshman at UNC, Jordan scored the winning basket in the 1982 national college tournament championship game. He played two more seasons at UNC. He also...
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Rakvere Ametikool Vitautas Galinkevitsus AV12 Windows Operating System Rakvere 2014 Windows early history Windows history dates back to 1981. Windows 1.0 was released 1985, it had such programs as Calculator, Calendar, Cardfile, Clipboard viewer, Clock, Control Panel, Notepad, Paint, Reversi, Terminal and Write. Second version Windows was released in 1987, it included sophisticated keyboard shortcuts. Did not have a chance to use it…. Windows 3.0 and 3.1 Windows 3.0, which included several UI improvements, was released in 1990. Later on Windows 3.1 was released.Windows 3.1 included better support for multimedia, TrueType and workgroup networking. For me Windows 3.1 was really primitive. Windows 9x Windows 95 – ME were the best operating systems around that time. They were still MS-DOS based. Windows 95 added support for 32-bit applications, plug and play, preemptive multitasking and more. Biggest th...
MULTIMEDIA 1. Multimedia refers to content that uses a combination of different content forms. 2. Multimedia includes a combination of text, audio, still images, animation, video, or interactivity content forms 3. Multimedia is usually recorded and played, displayed, or accessed by information content processing devices, such as computerized and electronic devices, but can also be part of a live performance 4. Multimedia may be broadly divided into linear and non-linear categories Linear active content progresses often without any navigational control for the viewer such as a cinema presentation Non-linear uses interactivity to control progress as with a video game or self-paced computer based training. 5. Multimedia presentations may be viewed by person on stage, ...
Staffing The most effective way of staffing for Daffodils Games & Publishing would probably be the combination of locals and expatriates. As the company is small and with a limited budget the chosen method must be both economical and effective. Since the entry mode chosen was exporting, the best way to maintain the low budget would be to mainly hire locals together with few expatriates. As the market of entering is a foreign country (Nigeria) there would be needed to hire locals of the new country in the sales, marketing and legal departments. The locals should be hired as sales representatives and agents as they know the culture, methods to approach the possible customers and the needs of the market of the new country. Their tasks would be the direct selling (i.e. door-to-door selling, attending fairs and trade shows) and also meeting with the potential retailers and ...
GLOBAL WARMING Global warming is the observed century-scale rise in the average temperature of Earth's climate system. Since 1971, 90% of the increased energy has been stored in the oceans, mostly in the 0 to 700m region. Despite the oceans' dominant role in energy storage, the term "global warming" is also used to refer to increases in average temperature of the air and sea at Earth's surface. Since the early 20th century, the global air and sea surface temperature has increased about 0.8 °C (1.4 °F), with about two-thirds of the increase occurring since 1980.Each of the last three decades has been successively warmer at the Earth's surface than any preceding decade since 1850. More than 90% certain that most of global warming was being caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases produced by human activities.In 2010 that finding was recognized by the national science academies of all majo...
Michael Morpurgo Michael Morpurgo was born in 5 October 1943, his full name is Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo . He is a well-known British author, who has written over a hundred books for children. There has been released three biogrphies about Michael Morpurgo. First on wasreleased in 1999 called “Interview with Michael Morpurgo”, written by JoannaCarey. In 2004 there was released “Dear mr Morpingo: Inside the world of Michael Morpurgo”, written by Geoff Fox. In 2005 was released “Michael Morpurgo”,written by Shaun McCarthy. Favorites among his own books are The Butterfly Lion, Kensuke´s Kingdom, WarHorse and Private Peaceful. The book talks about a horse who lives on a farm and moves into the battles of World War I. It is a story of friendship lasting through the toughest tests. Michael Morpurgo tells the story trough the eyes of a horse. It is a moving and a powerful story of survival. Right n...
Old Tallinn The history of Tallinn has been long and dignified and up to the end of the medieval times connected with the area forming the foundation of current Old Town.The frist settlements on the coast of Northern Estonia appeared at the end of the 10th century,when the Estonians established a stronghold in the neighborhood of a favorable port- on the hill of Toompea. The dominants of that time are preserved in their medieval from : churches, public buildings,the Town Hall with the square in of it and the order castle on the hill of Toompea. The O ld Town is the spiritual centre of Estonia with the most important shrines,museums and its historical heritage. The Old Town has surprise for the one-day tourist as well as for its own citizens who have walked the streets of the medieval city for decates. Ten face of the Old Town Vibrant old town The Old Town Has Never become a museum exhibit of frozen time or ...
FUTURE SIMPLE BE GOING TO Will + infinitive (will go) Am/is/are going to + infinitive (is going to rain) 1.A decision at the moment of 1.Future plans made before the speaking: moment of speaking: A: 'I'm cold'. A: 'We've run out of milk.' B: 'I'll close the window'. B: 'I know, I'm going to buy some.' 2.Prediction based on opinion: 2.Prediction based on present I think the Conservatives will win the evidence: next election. Look at those boys playing football! 3.A future fact: They're going to break the window. He will be ten next year. 4.Promises / requests / refusal / willingness: I'll help you with your homework. Will you give me a hand? 5.In the same way as the future...
Arti Hunt IT-14E The Republic of Estonia is a country in Northern Europe. Estonia is located on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea. The capital of Estonia is Tallinn Estonia has an area of 45 227 km2 In Estonia, there are about 1 340 021 people The colours of Estonian flag are blue, black and white National flower is cornflower National bird is swallow National stone is limestone National anthem is ,,Mu isamaa , mu õnn ja rõõm’’ National Coat of Arms is a golden shield which includes three lions in the middle, with oak branches along the side of the shield. Estonia has 1521 islands and the biggest of them are Saaremaa and Hiiumaa. Estonia is divided in to 15 different counties. The biggest cities in Estonia are Tallinn, Tartu , Pärnu, Narva In Tartu there is the biggest and oldest University in Estonia Suur Munamägi is the highest peak of Estonia and also in the Balti...
Introducing Red Grouse Scoticus(Lagopus Lagopus scotica ) Evelyn Landing Red grouse scoticus: medium-sized bird found in heather moorland in Great Britain and Ireland usually classified as a subspecies of the Willow Ptarmigan but is sometimes considered to be a separate species moorfowl or moorbird Description plumage being reddish brown, and not having a white winter plumage tail is black and the legs are white white stripes on the underwing red combs over the eye young birds are duller and lack the red combs Habitat Red Grouse is endemic to the British Isles The British population is estimated at about 250,000 pairs with around 15,000 pairs in Ireland Pretators like Hen Harrier, foxes and sometimes dogs hunt them. What they eat? The Red Grouse is herbivorous and feeds mainly on the shoots, ...
Your career is an important part of your life so it is a good idea to have a career plan. It is better to have even a general plan than no plan. Goals are one of the many choices you have to make when planning your career. Having goals can help you to deal with problems and can lead to sth worthwhile. Before you make any decisions you should now which choices are available to you. For example, if you want to work in photography, you firstly need to find out where you can do such a course. Then you should compare the different programmes and decide which ones to apply to. Definately make sure you have enogh information to make a good decision. You should also think about wheter you want to work outdoors or indoors, with people or with computers, work with your hand or with mind and so on In my opinion the best job is a job where you can relate your intrests a...
New York Jan Verner Pulles Hanna-Lisett Lubi Secondary School of Tartu 9B New York • Population: ≈ 19,5 million (2011) • Largest City: New York City • Spoken Languages: English (only) ≈ 72% Spanish ≈ 14% Others ≈ 14% Geography • New York covers 141,300 square miles and ranks as the 27th largest state by size. • New York is the only state that touches both the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, and is the second-largest of the original Thirteen Colonies. Statue of Liberty • The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. • The statue, a gift to the United States from the people of France. • The statue is an icon of freedom and of the United States. New York State Capitol • The New York State Capitol is the capitol building of the U.S. state of New York • The building, com...
Jan Verner Pulles 9.B Secondary School of Tartu The volcano is fed by a magma chamber. Neighbouring Katla volcano (25km) Volcano height is 1666 meters Beginned on 14 April 2010 The eruption was over in October 2010 About 20 countries closed their airspace and it affected more than 100,000 travellers. The ash plume rose to a height of approximately 9 kilometres. A scientist at the University of Iceland Institute of Earth Sciences, stated that the eruption was officially over, although the area was still active and might erupt again http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyjafjallaj %C3%B6kull http://www.photovolcanica.com/VolcanoInfo/ Eyjafjallaj%C3%B6kull/Eyjafjallaj %C3%B6kull.html Google Pictures Thanks for watching !
The Blarney Stone Georg Kuusk & Pärtel Sarap What is that? The Blarney Stone is a block of limestone, built into the walls of the Blarney castle. The stone was set into a castle tower in 1446. It is a very popular tourist site in Ireland, tourists all over the world come to watch the gardens around the castle and kiss the stone. Origins The owners of Blarney Catle have several theories of the origins of the stone. The stories include one theory that the stone was presented to Cormac McCarthy in 1314 for his support in the Battle of Bannockburn. In this legend the stone was a piece of the Stone of Scone, but modern analysis don´t confirm it. Legend Cormac McCarthy, the builder of Blarney Castle who was included in a case. He asked to Cliodhna for her h...
EASTER ISLAND WHERE IT IS? · In the Pacific Ocean · Hanga Roa YOU CAN SEE.. · 887 huge statues called Moia · A gigantic crater called Rano Kau HOW CAN YOU GET THERE? · Tallinn-Helsingi-Madrid-Santiago- Easter Island · 2000-3000 euros? · Everybody THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!
Home I live in a village called Kapu. This is a small and beautiful place where each house seems to stand on it's own little hill like royalty. Our home is family house with a large enclosed garden which is constrained with spruce hedge. My house was built in 1992 but it has been extensively modernised and extended since then. Our house consists a lot of different elements and components what I try to describe in my essay. The most important part of construction is foundation because it keeps buildings in one piece. My house has a strip foundation which is taken 1,5m below the ground to protect the structure against ground movement and damages. Due to the fact that foundation transfer the dead and imposed loads of the structure onto the ground it must be very solid and strong. Our foundation is made of pre cast concrete blocks which has a damp-proof course made of mastics on external side. ...
3 Energy Dividends You Can Still Trust This has been a bad year for energy dividends, but there are still a few out there that investors can still trust. With the price of oil recently hitting a sevenyear low and natural gas now at a 14 year low, there has been a deep impact on the cash flows at oil and gas companies. Many don't have enough money coming in to drill the required number of new wells needed to maintain their production rates, let alone any left over to pay shareholders a steady dividend. This has resulted in the reduction or suspension of a countless number of energyrelated dividends. All that said, there are a few energy dividends that investors can still trust. Here are three companies that have been making their dividend a priority. Jason Hall After Kinder Morgan's stunning announcement that it would cut its rocksolid (or so I thought) dividend by 75%, just days after announcing that it would generate plenty...
New York City Viivian Laes From 8 Kaali School Location in the United States. Facts about New York City ● Population : 8.5 million ● Is the most populous city in the US ● The most popular nickname : The Big Apple Why is New York City Called The Big Apple? Sightseeings : Central Park Empire State Building Statue of Liberty Times Square Thank you for listening !
The Great Wall UNESCO World Heritage Sites The Statue of Liberty Names: Kaspar- Eerik Maarand Ingmar Tamsalu Origin and history of The Great Wall Several walls were being built as early as the 7th century bc, the most famous wall was built during 220-206 bc King Zheng conquered the last of his opponents and unified China as the First Emperor of the Qin dynasty. He ordered the building of new walls to connect the remaining fortifications along the empire's northern frontier. ● The great wall was built when seven powerful states appeared at the same time, to defend themselves. At that time the wall was 3107 miles and each part of wall belonged to different part of the states. In 221B.C the Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi ordered to connect the walls (built by all the states) also he added a part of his section because he was afra...
Estonian Business School Bachelor’s Studies 1.International business administration (Rahvusvaheline ärijuhtimine) 2.Languages and business administration (Võõrkeeled ja ärikorraldus) 3.Entrepreneurship and business administration (Ettevõtlus ja ärijuhtimine) International business administration designed for people interested in economics and business who wish to acquire professional knowledge and skills to work in an international company or in public sector very good Business English language skills possibility to specialize in marketing, service economics or finance Languages and business administration for people who would like to gain practical skills of foreign languages (possible to study 3 foreign languages at a time) have basic knowledge of economics and business administration Entrepreneurship and business administration for people who would like to wisely get into the business worl...
Kiwi Kristina Lebedeva Who is a kiwi? Kingdom: Animalia Type: Bird Diet: Omnivore Size in height: 25 cm - 45 cm Wing Span: 40 cm - 60 cm Weight: 1.3 kg - 3.3 kg Top Speed: 19 km/h Life Span: 8 - 12 years Skin type: Feathers Eggs The five species Little spotted kiwi The five species Great spotted kiwi The five species Brown kiwi The five species Rowi The five species Tokoeka Thank you for listening!
A book review The book I read was „As above so below”. It was written by Peter Brugel in 2002. The book covers basically all of the generes: horror, historical, science-fiction, and romance. The bookis about six people in Paris, France in the 16th century. The two main characters know eachother. Their main reason was to get to the chatocombs so they would find the phylosofers stone and to get there they need people who know the place around. So they stumbled across three more people who would help them to get there. But the chatacombs has a paranormal power and some of the characters unfortunately die. The names of the main characters are Scarlet and George. Scarlet is a phylosofist and she knows many languages where two of them even are the languages of the dead. George in the other hand is stubern, but he is smart as well and he knows a different kind of language of the dead, which Scarlet doesn’t know. Th...
A 14 year old junky Joonas Preedin 10. A Once there lived a girl named Samantha, she was 14 years old and lived in York. Her family decided to move to London for a better job. She was really unhappy, because she had to leave all her friends. Once they finally moved she went to a new school. Samantha had difficulties with making new friends. She sat alone in the canteen. She was always bullied by the big tough girls at the school. Once she stood up to them and the bad girls seemed to like her so called “sassiness”. They invited her to the back ally to “talk”, of course Sam did not know what they ment by that, so she went outside. As they were outside one of the bad girls pulled out a syringe and injected it into Samantha. She was scared to her life, that was literally the last thing she would have thought of. The bad girls only laughed, they guessed that i...
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Dear Sir/Madam I am writing to apply for the writer job which was advertised last week in the Financial Times. I would like to apply for the job because the conditions are excellent and the job perfectly matches my personal and professional interests. I think I would be the perfect candidate for the job because I like writing and humanities have always been my favourite studying subjects in school. I have also been blogging since two years and reading books and watching movies have always been my two favourite hobbies. I have also taken part in various writing competitions and in my free time I write reviews for the movies. If given the job I would do it part-time as I am still attending school. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully
Some Love Poems and English Phrases!!! 1. A kiss is just a kiss until you find the one you love. A hug is just a hug until you find the one you're thinking of. A dream is just a dream until it comes true. Love was just a word until the day I saw you. 2. You are my sun, my moon you're my words, my tune. My earth, my sky, my sea you're everything to me! You're my light in the darkness you're my peace and happiness. You're ma hope and you put my above you are my forever love. 3. Love is an energy, love is a mystery love is meant to be true. Love is a part of me, love is the harmony love is going to be me and you. Love is patient, love is kind. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes. That what you are (name)...My love! 4. There's only 1 thing 2 do 3 words 4 you. I LOVE YOU! 5. I wrote you're name in t...
Broadway Broadway is a road in the USA of New York. Perhaps best known for the portion that runs through the borough of Manhattan in New York City, it actually runs 21 km through Manhattan and 3.2 km through the Bronx, exiting north from the city to run an additional 29 km through the municipalities of Yonkers, Hasting- On-Hudson, Dobbs Ferry, Irvington and Tarrytown and terminating north of Sleepy Hollow in Westchester County. It is the oldest north–south main thoroughfare in New York City, dating to the first New Amsterdam settlement. The name Broadway is the English literal translation of the Dutch name, Breede weg. Broadway is known widely as the heart of the American theatre industry. Broadway was originally the Wickquasgeck Trail, carved into the brush of Manhattan by its Native American inhabitants. This trail originally snaked through swamps and rocks along the length of Manhattan Island. ...
Diana Ostrat Essey How does the United States influence Estonia? The United States of America with it's global economic and political superpower is one of the most influential countries in the world and therefore it’s influence can also be felt in Estonia. Fluctuations in Estonia’s status as an independent country have had significant impact on the amount of influence from other countries, whether it is the language, eating habits or lifestyle. But how has United States influenced Estonia after we gained our independence? Estonia is not economically dependent on the United States as they are not one of our most important trading partners, but as the economics of the United States has a great influence on the world economy, they can still indirectly have an influence on Estonian economy. ...
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Unit 1. The ways of working. Commute-edasi-tagasi liikuma,pendeldama Employee-töötaja Employer-tööandja Flexible-paindlik Freelance-vabakutseline Intention-kavatsus Mill-vabrik Premises-valduse,territoorium Replace-asendama,välja vahetama Restriction-piirang,kitsendus Shift-vahetus Flexible working hours-paindlik töögraafik Flexitime-paindlik aeg Teleworking-kaugtöö Job share-töökoha jagamine (works in a bank job share) Career break-tööpaus,palgata Long hours culture-ületundide tegemine To keep in contact To go freelance Work shifts Working part-time – osaline tööaeg Have my career –käia tool Cut back-kulusid vähendama Short-term – lühiajaline (almost all on short-term contracts) Come in from school-koju tulema By e-mail,fax,phone Renew her contract for another 3 months Kas sulle meeldiks töötada osalise tööajaga? Would you like to work part-time? Teie lepingut uuendatakse veel 6 kuuks. Your contract will be renewed for another 6 mon...
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THE USA INTRODUCTION • USA located almost entirely in North America, comprising also a state in Oceania. • The United States of America have 50 states and 14 islands. • The United States of America, the third largest country by size in the world. • The country bordered with Mexico on the South and Canada on the North PRESIDENT AND CURRENCY The president of the US is Barack Obama The currency is the dollar INTRESTING FACTS Population: 296, 483, 000 Capital: Washington D.C Language: English, Spanish Independence day: 4th July 1776 Over 312 million people live in the United States. The most populated state in USA is California, with over 37 million people. TRADITSIONS Thanksgiving Day Christmas Independence Day PLACES TO VISIT The largest mountain: Rocky Mountains The largest river: Mississippi River The ...
British Parliament Structure and Functioning of the British Parliament today Britain is a parliamentary monarchy . The British Parliament is a bicameral parliament , that is to say that it is made up of two chambers, or two "Houses"; above the two Houses, but in an essentially formal role , there is the Sovereign - king or queen - also known as "the crown." Role of the Sovereign The British monarch has all authority, but no power. The Sovereign appoints the Prime Minister, and every year opens the sessions of parliament, in a historical and ritual ceremony called the State Opening of Parliament . Historically, this ceremony used to take place in the Autumn; but since 2012, it has been brought forward to May. This is the only regular time when the members of both Houses come together. During the ceremony, the Sovereign reads out the government's intended programme. The "Queen 's Speech" is a summary of the programme "his" or "her" ...
Aim of the work Creating a solution from solid compounds, separating compounds from mixtures using their differences in solubility, determining the percentage of table salt in a sand-salt mixture. Used compounds Solid sodium chloride in a mixture with sand, dried to a constant weight at 105ºC. Equipment Beaker, glass rod, funnel, conical flask, measuring cylinder (250 cm 3), hydrometer, filter paper. 1) In a conical flask, dissolve the NaCl from a previously weighed sand-salt mixture. To do that, add about 50 cm3 of distilled water to the mixture. Stir the solution with a glass rod and then filter it. For filtration, fold the filter paper in half twice. Cut one corner for the filter paper to distribute evenly to the wall of the funnel (see Figure Figure 1.1 2.1 figure 1.1). Place the filter paper into the fu...
National Parks of USA A Project REPORT Greta-Maria Kivi Otepää Gümnaasium 2015 Aim of Report (esitluse eesmärk) • to teach English to myself/ourselves my/our classmates • to develop public speaking skills 15.2.15 Form 8, Greta-Maria Kivi, 2 National Parks of USA Sources used (What did I read? Where did I take the material from?) History: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_parks_of_the_Unite d_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_National_Park Information about Yellowstone park: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geothermal_areas_of_Yellowstone All pictures are taken from Google pictures and Wikipedia Video about Yellowstone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIrG3Ykqwmw Information about Great Smoky Mountains: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Smoky_Mo...
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