Volatility Kills A . Despite gun battles in the capital of Chad, rioting in Kenya, and Galloping inflation in Zimbabwe, the economies of sub-Saharan Africa are, as a whole, in better shape than they were a few years ago. The World Bank has reported recently that this part of the continent experienced a respectable growth rate of 5.6 …
The sense of flavour 2 {A} Scientists now believe that human beings acquired the sense of taste as a way to avoid being poisoned. Edible plants generally taste sweet; deadly ones, bitter. Taste is supposed to help us differentiate food that’s good for us from food that’s not. The taste buds on our tongues can detect …
The History of the Invention of Plastics {A} Natural polymers include such familiar substances as silk, rubber, and cotton. Plastics are artificial polymers. Plastics are used on a daily basis throughout the world. The word plastic is a common term that is used for many materials of a synthetic or semi-synthetic nature. The term was derived …
Crisis! freshwater A . As in New Delhi and Phoenix, policymakers worldwide wield great power over how water resources and managed. Wise use of such power will become increasingly important as the years go by because the world’s demand for freshwater is currently overtaking its ready supply in many places, and this situation shows no sign …
The beginning of intelligence A No one doubts that intelligence develops as children grow older. Yet the concept of intelligence has proved both quite difficult to define in unambiguous terms and unexpectedly controversial in some respects. Although, at one level, there seem to be almost as many definitions of intelligence as people who have tried to …
Sunny Days For Silicon A The old saw that “the devil is in the details” characterizes the kind of needling obstacles that prevent an innovative concept from becoming a working technology. It also often describes the type of problems that must be overcome to shave cost from the resulting product so that people will buy it. …
Questions 1-10 Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. Events during Kenton Festival Example Start date:…….16th……….May Opening ceremony (first day) • In town centre, starting at 1 The mayor will make a speech A 2 will perform Performance of a 3 about Helen Tungate (a 4 ) Evening fireworks display situated across the 5 Other events • Videos about …
Questions 1-7 Complete the text with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS in each blank Words with Latin origins came into English with an invasion of England happening in 1 . Thanks to this invasion and the new words a new language evolved known as 2 . Other languages also added to language mix and it is possible to trace them thanks …
Education Philosophy A Although we lack accurate statistics about child mortality in the pre-industrial period, we do have evidence that in the 1660s, the mortality rate for children who died within 14 days of birth was as much as 30 per cent. Nearly all families suffered some premature death. Since all parents expected to bury …
Maori Fish Hooks A. Maori fish hooks, made from wood, bone, stone and flax, are intended to have the best possible design and function. The hooks are designed to target specific species with precision. In the industry of commercial long-line fishing, there are some Maori hook designs which are making a splash. B. When Polynesians first came …
