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Energy has driven the world for over a thousand years Wind, Hydro and Solar are the oldest forms of energy giving power to all smart enough to use it.
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It rankles a bit to hear such a marvellous explanation of the forces that created the mid-Atlantic rift that bisects Iceland on the Thingvellir plain near Reykjavik, but no hint that Europe's first parliament, the foundation of one of the most prosperous and democratic societies on earth, met just over a thousand years ago on that exact same spot.
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And third: When an election process is left to develop over the course of a couple of thousand years, you end up with something surprisingly good.
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After all, it was from North Africa that Spain was taken over by the Moors and they held it for a thousand years.
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Over the next 10 years the Groupon investment just might create a few thousand jobs, and return a nice bit of loot to the state treasury.
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Overall, LinkedIn will have to maintain the significant fees it charges to corporate and business customers while growing its corporate and business customer base significantly from a few thousand customers today to tens of thousands over the next few years.
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The della Gherardescas, once lords over this horizon, have been watching olives ripen from this spot for a thousand years.
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Umm, yes, it does all get a bit complicated as does anything which has grown up over the last thousand years or so.
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Over the years, Haggis estimates, he spent more than a hundred thousand dollars on courses and auditing, and three hundred thousand dollars on various Scientology initiatives.
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It is the second largest in Latin America, drawing more than half a million visitors, nearly two thousand publishers, and hundreds of authors, including, over the years, Nadine Gordimer, William Styron, and Toni Morrison.
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Two thousand years ago, the Roman Emperor Augustus built a monument here to celebrate his victory over 45 Alpine tribes.
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