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Global Warming

Causes of Climate change
What is Climate Change?

..What Causes Climate Change?

….What is the impact of Climate Change?

……Why should I care?

These are some of the questions regularly heard around the world. The first one and most certainly the last one are relatively straightforward to answer. What the causes are is now fairly clear for everyone to see. The issue of how extensive the impact will be and over what timeframe is the subject of heated debate!

WHAT CAUSES CLIMATE CHANGE?
The Earth’s climate is an incredibly complex system, thus it is not easy to be 100% precise over the exact causes and level of impact of differing factors on climate change. However what is clear is that climate change is taking place, there is strong scientific evidence to prove this. The two fundamental causes of this change are naturally occurring change and human causes. Expert opinion is clear that whilst human causes may not be the sole cause, they are certainly a major contributory factor.

* Human Causes:
Scientific opinion across the world agrees that the largest single cause of climate change is the increased levels of greenhouse gases; specifically Carbon Dioxide (CO2) released into the atmosphere. The greatest cause of CO2 emissions is the burning of fossil fuels (coal, gas, oil etc.) used to generate power, specifically electricity. Electricity and power are used in large scale industrial production, but is also used on a day by day basis by all of us in our normal daily lives; the heating and lighting in our homes, the planes, trains and cars we travel in, the technology and gadgets from televisions to computers etc, all use power and often continue to use more than is necessary when left switched on / on standby.

* Natural Causes:
There is evidence that the earth’s climate changes naturally over long periods of time. Historically we have all read about the Ice Age 10,000 years ago in history books. It seems that this was part of a pattern of fundamental changes to our climate over very long periods of time and that the current climatic changes are part of this pattern. However scientific opinion suggests that any change that may be due to natural causes is being accelerated by human causes.

Solutions :
Climate change through global warming can be tackled ‘globally’ and ‘locally’.
These actions are aimed at slowing climate change and to ultimately stabilise it.

International actions:
Global strategies already in place due to International Conventions:

●Kyoto Protocol which aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions: unfortunately not all countries have agreed with the targets that have been set.

●Montreal Protocol which aims to stop the use of CFCs and find suitable ‘environmentally’ friendly substitutes.

Other global strategies to slow climate change:

●Reduce deforestation: forests absorb large quantities of carbon dioxide for photosynthesis.

●Afforestation: plant trees to absorb carbon dioxide.

●Reduce methane emissions: some areas are easier to tackle than others such as methane from land-fill sites and leakage from gas pipelines and mining.

●Increase energy saving and conservation in homes and industry.

●Greater use of renewable sources of energy supply.

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LG - Shine

LG Electronics today announced the UK launch of LG Shine (model: KE970), the latest handset in its premium Black Label series of mobile phones. LG announced the LG Shine last October which is a followup to the LG Chocolate.

Shine is a full-metal bodied slider phone offering mobile users the best of both worlds with amazing looks and a high technical specification including expandable memory (MicroSD card) and an auto focus camera by Schneider Kreuznach.

When closed, Shine has a reflective 2.2” screen. Slide open the super-thin brushed metal body and the ‘magic mirror’ full color screen comes to life, while Shine’s keys are bathed in a cool blue light. Access to Shine’s menu system is by an easy-to-use multi-function scroll key.

Also, Shine's equipped with a comprehensive media player with multi-codec support (MP3, WAV and ACC++) and real spectrum display. Shine supports GPRS and EDGE network compatibility, Bluetooth and USB connectivity.

Already available in Korea, Shine has sold more than 180,000 since November 2006, with more than 3,500 units a day still being sold! LG expects the same level of excitement and sales in the UK following a high profile launch campaign fronted by world famous illusionist David Blaine.

Available from most major mobile retailers from 7th February Shine is likely to be from free on selected contract. See individual operators for tariff details.

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History of the Teddy Bear

The teddy bear as we know them today are very similar to their forefathers. As the story goes, President Theodore Roosevelt, while on a hunting trip in 1902, was given the opportunity to shoot a bear which had been lassoed and tied to a tree. He considered this most unsportsmanlike and refused. On the front page of the Washington Post, Clifford Berryman who was the editorial cartoonist for the newspaper, illistrated his version of the event. The event caught the attention of Mr. Morris Michtom, a Brooklyn, New York shop keeper. His wife had made two toy bears and they were on display in their store window. Mr. Michtom sought and received permission from then President to call the stuffed toys "Teddy's Bears". It should also be recognized that at while Teddy Bear was being born in the United States, he had also been conceived in Germany. The Steiff Company of Giengen produced its first jointed bear during the same period and introduced them at the 1903 Leipzig Fair, where it is said an American buyer saw them and ordered several thousand for shipment to the United States. The birth of this wonderful companion seems insignificant compared to the years of pleasure it has brought to millions of people over the years.


Over time, bears have been made from every type of fabric imaginable. Felt, real fur, wool, silk and satin to name a few. Bears can be bought in every shape, size and color thinkable from a variance of retail outlets. These lovable, cuddly creatures can also be easily made.


Commonly, today's bears are made from synthetic fur and with the selections available, why not? There are basic supplies used to create these treasures that can be found around the home. Patterns available to make bears are, generally speaking, fairly simple and straight forward. Be prepared to devote time to complete these cherrished friends. Heirlooms made with love and tenderness evolve over time, not overnight. The primary ingredient, patience!


The character that emerges while giving birth to this project may look like others that have been made; however, like every hand made item, no two are ever idendical. This, added to the fact that bears really do have a mind of their own and no matter how hard you try, no two will be alike! To encourage the individuality in each bear even further, dress them. Some will look great with wire rimmed glasses perched on their nose or atop their heads. Add a satchels, a hat, some clothing or a big bow and see them transform into yet another personality.


These cuddly friends make awesome listeners and best friends; however, in making them, there is a need to ensure the safety of all those who will come in contact with them. Using common sense and good judgement is a necessity, especially if making the bear for a child.

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Grammar Exercises - Learning English
(Complete and detailed explanation and exercises. I've done the grammae exercises such as " Adjectives/Adverbs ", please refer to the questions.)

Adjective or adverb?

Fill in the words in brackets as adjective or adverb like in the example.
Example:
Peter works ____________ (slow).
Answer : Peter works slowly.

1. He ____ (quick) reads the book.
2. Mandy is a ____ (pretty) girl.
3. The class is ____ (terrible) loud today.
4. Max is a ____ (good) singer.

5. You can ____ (easy) open this tin.
6. It's a ____ (terrible) day today.

7. She sings the song ____ (good).
8. He is a ____ (careful) driver.
9. He drives the car ____ (careful).
10. The dog barks ____ (loud).


You answered 9 task(s) out of 10 correctly. That's 90%.
Your details:

3. The class is terribly (terrible) loud today.
3.1. Your answer was wrong.
Your answer : terrible
Correct answer : The class is terribly loud today.
Comment : Use the adverb, because it stands before the adjective 'loud'.