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Hydroponic Gardening
<view this essay>.... that all plants need in order to perform photosynthesis and to grow will be provided for in most instances by a man made lighting system.
Many different varieties of plants can be grown using the hydroponic technique. Some examples are lettuce, herbs and tomatoes, as well as seasonal flowering plant species. The use of hydroponics in gardening as well as large scale crop growth can enable the grower to produce many types of plants out of their normal growing season. Another attraction and use for hydroponic growing methods is that a person can have a garden in small spaces such as an apartment. In addition a good source of natural sunlight is not requir .....
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Electronic Commerce
<view this essay>.... percent since last year. She continued to say that she predicts that it will continue to grow at an even faster rate, as more and more products become available online and that knowledge of Internet commerce is really happening. (34)
One of the major reasons that this industry is booming is because purchasing over the Internet has been made very easy compared to the traditional way of shopping. Ordinarily a consumer will take the kids and pile in the family car and head to the local shopping mall. Once they get there they will find what they are looking for only to be told by the rude, pushy sales person that it is out of stock. After they get pushed into s .....
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Oil Spills And Pollution
<view this essay>.... ocean on its own. An Alaskan official reported that he watched the film crews scatter to less attractive areas of the beach as news media arrived to cover the Exxon people’s taping.14
As bad as the Valdez disaster was, Exxon made five billion dollars of revenue during the 1989 operating year. Of that, they spent three billion over the next several years on the clean up. During the cleanup, Exxon employed the assistance of 12,000 people and 1,385 ships and planes. They recovered a little over 2.6 million gallons of oil from Prince William Sound over the cleanup period. The estimated number of dead birds was 33,126 along with 138 eagles and 980 otters.
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Autism 2
<view this essay>.... why it occurs, but researchers have found that MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scans of people with autism show abnormalities in the structure of the brain. Significant abnormalities include differences in the cerebellum and in the size and number of Purkinje cells within the brain. Sometimes there is a pattern that exists within families from generation to generation. This indicates the possibility that autism is genetically related. However, no gene has been found.
Every person with autism is different and there is no set type or typical person with autism. This is because autism is a spectrum disorder, meaning that symptoms and characteristics of the .....
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Acid Rain 6
<view this essay>.... ion. It then becomes sulphuric acid as it joins with hydrogen atoms in the air and falls back down to earth.
Nitric oxide and nitric dioxide are also components of acid rain. Its mainly caused by exhaust fumes. Like sulphur dioxide, the nitrogen oxides rise into the atmosphere and are oxidized in clouds to form nitric acid.
One of the most serious impacts of acid precipitation is on forests and soils. A lot of damages are being done when the sulphuric acid falls onto the earth as rain. All the nutrients in the soils are washed away making it hard for some plants to grow. The presence of nitrogen oxide and nitric oxide also can force trees to grow even .....
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Lyra-the Star
<view this essay>.... July will allow you the most ease in locating it, as it is almost overhead and near the center. If you use a star chart to help in finding it, as I said it is near HERCULES in LYRA and is the brightest star shown as a large star shaped object, on the star chart it will easily be sighted by the name Vega written next to it.
If your sense of direction is legendary you will have no problem finding this legendary star. Al-Waki or "The Falling" is the Arabic name for Vega, to the Greeks Lyra belonged to Orpheus who animated and inanimate objects and even the Lord of Death with his music. But most interesting of all in India it is also called Abhijit in Rg Veda and i .....
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Solar Energy
<view this essay>.... system worked well for nearly 40 years. Ocean water was pumped into troughs. Sunlight that was shining through panes of glass evaporated the water that then condensed water with no salt in it on the glass, which was then collected by running into other troughs.
Early 1960’s when we found out how to put satellites and astronauts into orbit a source of power was needed to be found that would have to function over a long period of time with a continuous source of electrical power. If these needs weren’t met future space activities would be limited. was eventually used. Once an unmanned space probe was on its way no one would be there to oil or repair it.
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Lipids
<view this essay>.... in fatty foods like butter,
salad dressing, and cooking oils. They can also be found inside of animals as
the form of fat. Lipids are always found in fat because when you get a build up
of lipids it forms fat.
Lipids have many uses amongst plants and animals. The main use of these are for
energy and storing energy. When they store energy they make triglycerides also
known as fat. There are also many other uses such as insulation and protection.
They are also used in making cell membranes. They make it so that the cell can
maintain it’s shape by keeping water and water-soluble compounds from passing
through it. The lipids that are waxy are usually used .....
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