The Tax Incentives for Energy sustainability Building Introduction Nowadays‚ the built environment has a tremendous impact on the natural environment‚ human health and economy. Since buildings have substantial impacts on the environment‚ it has become necessary to pay more attention to environmental performance in building design (Pearman & Jager‚ 1989). Green buildings also describe as sustainable building‚ are developed to minimize the total environmental impacts which are making effective
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To what extent was Britain able to retain control over decolonisation in Africa between 1959 and 1964? By 1959 decolonisation in British Africa was well under way‚ for example‚ the Gold Coast in West Africa had become independent in 1957‚ Nigeria and Sierra Leone were well on their way to independence‚ and agitation and advances towards independence were already taking place in Kenya and Tanganyika in Eastern Africa. By 1964 this had spread throughout Britain’s African territories and many more
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Indian Navy From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Indian Navy Bharatiya Nau Sena Indian Navy crest Active Country Branch Size 1947–Present India Navy 58‚350 active personnel 190 aircraft List of active ships Part of Ministry of Defence Indian Armed Forces Headquarters Motto New Delhi शं नो वरुणः Transliteration: Sham NoVarunah (May the Lord of the Oceans be auspicious unto us) Anniversaries Engagements Navy Day: 4 December Portuguese-Indian War Indo-Pakistani War of
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hence to the Asian continent by a very narrow strip of land. This is the only spot where Africa touches another continent; otherwise‚ it is surrounded by water. The Mediterranean Sea separates it from Europe in the north; the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden lie between it and the Arabian Peninsula to the east. Two vast bodies of water—the Indian Ocean on the eastern side‚ and the even larger Atlantic on the west—surround the remainder of Africa. Why Africa is important One of the greatest civilizations
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Defense News Briefing‚ November 4‚ 2004. http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/2002/t11042002_t1104sd.html 35 The USS Cole‚ a U.S. Navy destroyer‚ was heavily damaged during an al-Qaida suicide boat attack on October 12‚ 2000 I n the Yemeni port of Aden. The attack killed 17 American sailors and injured 39. 36 For a detailed accounting of the Loughall incident‚ see Mark Urban‚ Big Boys Rules (London: Faber and Faber Ltd.‚ 1993)‚ pgs. 224-237. 37 In fact‚ it may be argued that a police or military
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Magic‚ Myth‚ & Witchcraft Class Notes up to Midterm 1-24-2013 Symbols and Ritual Symbolism Theoretorical perspective that shape the social science exploration of religion Core concepts today over Symbols Symbols The complexity of human communication is made possible through the ability of humans to create and use symbols They permit people to discuss abstract topics To explain the irrational or things we cannot see or physically interact
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ENRICA LEXIE INCIDENT: INTERNATIONAL CASE BETWEEN ITALY AND INDIA Author: Manuele Scardaccio The Enrica Lexie incident of 15 February 2012‚ off the coast of Kerala had attracted unprecedented attention in all the world. The legal issues involved in bringing the Italian marines to justice for the killing of two Indian fishermen on board an Indian fishing boat in a shoot-out from Enrica Lexie‚ an Italian flagged commercial boat‚ in the contiguous zone of India had been the subject matter of legal
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1) The Silk Road was a trade route connecting a) b) c) d) e) China and the Middle East. China and Japan. India and Central Asia. Russia and Indonesia. India and the Mediterranean. 6) b) c) d) e) a multilingual and multiethnic group. from many lands‚ but all were Muslim. c) people usually retained very strong ties with their homeland. sailors were hired from many regional cultures. Greek citizenship was granted to anyone trading in the Indian Ocean. d) all Africans from the Sub-Saharan
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Usage variations of bin Laden ’s name Because there is no universally accepted standard in the West for transliterating Arabic words and names into English‚ bin Laden ’s name is transliterated in many ways. The version often used by most English-language mass media is Osama bin Laden. Most American government agencies‚ including the FBI and CIA‚ use either "Usama bin Laden" or "Usama bin Ladin"‚ both of which are often abbreviated to UBL. Less common renderings include "Ussamah Bin Ladin" and "Oussama
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