operation‚ the High Bridge plant‚ along with Riverside in Minneapolis‚ once formed the hub of Northern States Power Company‚ a predecessor to Xcel Energy. The original plant was replaced with a new natural gas fired generating facility starting in 2005 as part of Xcel Energy’s Metro Emission Reduction Project. The coal-fired plant was retired in 2007 and the new facility came on line in May 2008. (High Bridge Generating Station) One interesting feature about the location is that High Bridge gets its
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Activity 2.1.1 Table of Values (Scores of these 4 countries according to Hofstede’s cultural dimensions) Parameter Power Distance Masculinity Long Term Orientation UK 35 66 51 USA 40 62 26 Germany 35 66 83 Japan 54 95 88 Power Distance Affecting Collaboration Parameter Power Distance (PD) Low UK‚ USA‚ Germany High Japan LPD = Low Power Distance HPD = High Power Distance Organisations with LPD tend to have a flatter organisation structure that adopts a more democratic style of leadership that are
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STUDY ABROAD ACING THE CHARPAK SCHOLARSHIPS FRANCE Studying Abroad and achieving quality education has been a dream for every aspiring student and also marks to be a peak in their career graph without any doubts. Couple it with a location for a dream destination like France and you get a perfect blend of Knowledge‚ Culture‚ and Arts in a straightforward package of excellence on an academic and individual level. 1. Knowing everything that needs to be known Before applying you need t
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Government College University Faisalabad Striving for Excellence tion 6th Posi in nking HEC Ra Distance Learning Education Admission Notice Programs Offered in Spring Semester 2013 B.Com (2 Years) Eligibility 1- Intermediate or equivalent with minimum 45% marks from any Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education of Punjab and Pakistan will be considered for admission. 2- In case of ‘A level’‚ the equivalence certificate from IBCC‚ Islamabad shall be required. M.Sc Economics (2 Years)
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Distance Education We normally take our studies in a structured establishment called classroom located a place called school. Every day‚ we wake up early‚ leave our homes‚ pay for transportation fees and finally reach to our second home‚ the classroom. As we welcome ourselves in Mindanao State University‚ we are lucky to meet different kinds of people from different kinds of places. People from Glan‚ Tacurong‚ Marbel and all over Mindanao are your schoolmates and classmates. You share experiences
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DISTANCE EDUCATION: ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM BEYOND BORDER History Distance education dates back to at least as early as 1728 when an advertisement in the Boston Gazette promoted "Caleb Phillips‚ Teacher of the new method of Short Hand‚" who sought students who wanted to learn through weekly mailed lessons. Similarly‚ Isaac Pitman taught shorthand in Great Britain via correspondence in the 1840s. Distance education has a long history‚ but its popularity and use has grown exponentially as
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education is up to the school. There are over 37‚000 public and private high schools across the United States. Some high schools offer the opportunity to take online classes‚ but the majority of distance learning occurs in the college/university setting. As many people are aware of‚ college students come from a very wide background; old‚ young‚ mothers‚ fathers‚ young adults‚ etc. Some people who go to college come straight out of high school‚ while others may have taken a significant break from school
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The Difference Ideas of Social Distance Between American Culture And Chinese Culture How far the range of social distance should be? The correct range of social distance depends on different groups of society and is opposed to locational distance. According to Ashley Crossman a sociology expert‚ social distance is the degree to which people are willing to accept and associate with those having different social characteristics. For example‚ an unwillingness to live next door to a family of a different
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Distance Education ‘’Distance Education is a learning system where the teaching behavior are separate from the learning behaviors’. The learner works alone or in a group guided by the tutor. Distance Education may combine with various forms of face-to-face meetings.” (David et al 1984‚P.9) Wadood et al. (200‚P.9) concluded that Distance Education has grown rapidly during the past years due to economic and social factors prevailing in the world. They declared the DES as effective and useful as
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year alone‚ there was a 13% increase in registration for distance learning classes throughout the public university system. (Beverly Creamer‚ 2003) It is now possible for people to learn conveniently from home or office. People that want to go to school can do so now because scheduling and geographic location does not matter with online classes because the class course is brought to the student rather than the student to the course. Is distance learning as effective as classroom based courses? This
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