From the bay of Lisbon to the carnival streets of Rio de Jainero, one language unites 150 million people. With this unique guide you too can speak Portuguese as you build your vocabulary and perfect your grammar using Hugo's proven system. Whetheryou are ordering seafood on the Algarve or cheering on Brazil in the World Cup, you will feel confident in understanding and speaking this vibrant language.
Your essential guide to understanding and speaking Portuguese Builds vocabulary through word lists, key phrases, and model sentences Explains essential grammar Develops conversation skills through exercises based on real-life scenarios Includes a mini Portuguese-English dictionary
Hugo's Adbanced Portuguese Course will help you to develop your existing knowledge of Portuguese and gain confidence in speaking the language. The pack contains a textbook and 4 cassettes on which are recorded important elements of this course.
This advanced course in Portuguese is intended to help you to develop your existing knowledge and gain confidence in speaking the language. It consists of informative reading and listening texts with translation and notes, word lists, further explanation on points of grammar and a variety of exercises. Idiomatic and colloquial language is illustrated and taken from newspapers and magazines to help bring the language to life. This course is the follow-on from the series ..In Three Months, however, it is by no means essential to have completed this basic course prior to this advanced programme. A fair knowledge of the language is a prerequisite, and this advanced course, which should take around 100 hours, is intended to help you speak fluently.
Healthy Within: A Story about Loss and Gain is an inspirational true story about the author's journey from a traumatic event to a spiritual encounter, which has her redefine health, beauty, wealth, success and leadership from the inside out. If you have ever experienced ANY type of loss in your life, you will benefit from the insights in this book. Find out what events in your life are leading causes of illness, and what you can do about it. Her story is interspersed with a commentary on how to fix existing problems in the world. Her decades long journey of self-awareness leads to many universal wisdoms she hopes will inspire and empower the rest of the world to improve their lives and live value-driven lives, based on health first.
Water resources in tourist islands have been severely threatened, especially in the Galápagos Islands, where the increased local population has generated attractive income from the tourist services. In addition, the data regarding water supply and demand are scarce. This study investigates water supply and demand in Santa Cruz, the most populated island of Galápagos. The research encompasses a thorough assessment of the water supply crisis, as well as the quantification of water demand from different categories (domestic, tourist, restaurants and laundries) through surveys, in the absence of water metering. Also, specific water demand was assessed by installing 18 water meters. The results yield a wide range of water consumption, questioning the current assumption of water scarcity. Furthermore, a prognosis of water supply and demand was carried out, and also several intervention strategies were proposed such as rainwater harvesting, greywater recycling, leakage reduction, water meter installation, water demand reduction, as well as seawater desalination to cope with the future population growth. Due to the fragility of the ecosystem, these strategies were assessed through a Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis, considering environmental, technical, economic and social aspects, as well as relevant stakeholders’ perspectives. finally, the water supply network of Puerto Ayora was evaluated in order to understand the need of the current intermittent supply regime. A methodology was developed to estimate the overflow of the domestic roof tanks (a common incidence amongst local population). The results question the practicality of individual household storage. The final results show that the current situation in terms of the lack of water quantity may not be real, as it has been thought for the last decades. The water issues refer more importantly to the water quality, as well as to the lack of proper water management practices.
This volume discusses how plant and algae organisms play a pivotal role in the transformation of solar energy to essential metabolites, and explores the numerous beneficial roles these metabolites have at an industrial level. It presents information on the utilization of plant and algae for biomass production, and shows how this is a practical option for large scale biofuel production. The book examines how these bio-metabolites can then be used to extract biofuel. Biomass produced from plants and algae can act as the source of feedstock for biofuel production and industrially important compounds. This book also explores that by curtailing culturing cost using wastewater, seawater, and industrial water as a nutrient and water source, biomass becomes an economical energy source. The introductory chapters of the book focus on the appreciative values of a pollution-free atmosphere, with special reference to enhanced greenhouse effect, and then are followed by chapters on the potential of plant and algae as a liquid energy resource. This book targets researchers, graduate students, and energy and fuel industry professionals interested in the plant sciences, biotechnology and renewable energy.
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