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Green Tongues: solar-powered advertising in the GCC region

Although the specific technological applications used in the solar-powered billboard array described herein differs from that illustrated in Figure 1 above, the underlying concept -- using renewable energy sources -- is essentially the same.

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The 2010 FIFA World Cup's economic impact on South Africa

There is no doubt in the fact that the world has become a global village as technology has progressed and travelling has become easier. People now travel from country to country with an ease as if they used to visit a relative.

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Corporate appraisal of Orange Plc using PESTLE and Porter's Five Forces

The appraisal cover business environment organisation's strategic capabilities.

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The state and future of Italy's two major lake watersheds

Water is life. That may be a cliche, but it is also a fundamental truth. Without water nothing can live, and certainly not human beings.

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Wind turbine technology: operation, design, and power generation systems

The depleting fossil fuel, sky rocketing oil prices, polluting air and global warming facilitates the demand for pollution free renewable energy resources.

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Liquefied natural gas as an interim energy solution

In this environment, liquefied natural gas has emerged as a viable interim solution to many of the challenges involved in the transition from a fossil-fuel-based global infrastructure to one where a blend of energy-production approaches are in place.

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Boston Beer Company's market entry strategy for Samuel Adams in Argentina

The Boston Beer company has requested an Economic Analysis report of a proposed opportunity to sell Samuel Adam's beer products in Argentina. "The Boston Beer Company is America's leading brewer of world-class beer." (Boston Beer Company, 2004)

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Walmart's ethical violations: labor practices, discrimination, and child labor

Wal-Mart is the largest retailer within the United States and it is an epitome of corporate success within the country. The organization has also strives to increase its global presence, but has been met with limited success.

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Ocean pollution threats and impacts on American waters and marine life

The world's oceans are vast - in fact, they make up over two-thirds (70%) of our planet's surface - and they are cavernous enough to hide the deepest valleys on earth, hide the longest mountain ranges, and under the surfaces of earth's oceans lie most of the active volcanoes.

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Environmental history and policy implications in Mark Kurlansky's The Cod

Largely, this is because potential costs and benefits associated with environmental problems can only be speculated upon, rather than empirically determined.

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