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Self-tutoring about electricity generation in Quebec and Ontario: the tutor begins. As I mention in my post from July 17, Quebec and Ontario are first and second, respectively, among Canadian provinces in electricity generating capacity, with Quebec about 14% above …
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Self-tutoring about electricity and energy: the tutor mentions some units new to him. At an electricity generation plant, MWt means “megawatts thermal.” It measures the energy input. MWe means “megawatts electrical.” It’s the output. When burning fossil fuel such as …
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Self-tutoring about Canadian electricity production: the tutor begins. Canada’s leading electricity generating capacities are Quebec first, then Ontario second. In 2018, Quebec’s capacity was about 14% more than Ontario’s, and about 150% more than BC’s. Source: cer-rec.gc.ca cer-rec.gc.ca cer-rec.gc.ca
Tutoring English, you can get schooled. The tutor mentions good vs well. Technically, if a car performs well, we say it “runs well.” However, having looked over many car ads in my life, I can’t recall seeing “runs well” – …
Self-tutoring about lifestyle: the tutor mentions a trend in his life. The last few years, I don’t sleep so well as before. I might feel very tired at 23:30, but awaken at 02:30. My mind races – it won’t rest. …
Self-tutoring about birds: the tutor reflects about the black-billed cuckoo. We often hear of cuckoo birds in folk culture, but do they even live in Canada? Yes, two varieties do: the yellow-billed and the black-billed. The black-billed cuckoo certainly lived …
Tutoring English, vocabulary is always interesting. The tutor mentions endogenous. endogenous: caused from within, typically by an inherent part of the entity. Source: Mish, Frederick C (editor). Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Springfield: Merriam-Webster, 2004.
Self-tutoring about psychology: the tutor mentions groupthink. groupthink: adoption of an irrational point of view in order to fit in with a group. Source: psychologytoday.com
Self-tutoring about web search strategy: the tutor gives his number 0 idea. My experience is that, typically, the information I need is on the Web – but where? Some information is surprisingly hard (for me) to find. Why? I didn’t …
Tutoring English, homonyms are a favourite topic. The tutor mentions a couple more. burro: a small donkey. burrow: a dug-out space under ground where an animal dwells. Source: Mish, Frederick C (editor). Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Springfield: Merriam-Webster, 2004. Barber, Katherine et …