EUROPEAN UNION One of the founding fathers of the American constitution‚ Thomas Jefferson said: ‘Our country is too large to have all its affairs directed by a single government’ At the national level‚ government is organized on either federal or a unitary basis. Federal systems contain middle-level territorial units of government (states‚ provinces‚ regions) which have a guaranteed status in the constitution that gives them a degree of independence and autonomy from the central government. In
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INDIA ECONOMY & INFRASR+TRUCTURE OVERVIEW India is rich in natural resources and manpower and has made significant economic progress since attaining independence in 1947. India’s economy encompasses traditional village farming‚ forestry‚ fishing‚ modern agriculture‚ handicrafts‚ a wide range of modern industries‚ and a multitude of support services. Economy transformed from primarily agriculture‚ forestry‚ fishing‚ and textile manufacturing in 1947 to major heavy industry‚ transportation‚ and telecommunications
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The Rehabilitation of Pasig River The Pasig River is a 27-kilometer river which traverses the cities of Manila‚ Makati‚ Mandaluyong‚ Pasig‚ Taguig and the municipality of Taytay in the Province of Rizal. It serves as the only outlet that drains excess water from the landlocked Laguna de Bai to Manila Bay. It also drains four (4) major river tributaries - the San Juan‚ Marikina‚ Napindan and Taguig-Pateros Rivers and a vanishing network of 47 creeks and esteros. In the years before large-scale
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Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games is a multinational‚ multi-sport event. Held every four years‚ it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. Attendance at the Commonwealth Games is typically around 5‚000 athletes. The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is the organization that is responsible for the direction and control of the Commonwealth Games. The first such event‚ then known as the British Empire Games‚ was held in 1930 in Hamilton‚ Ontario‚ Canada. The name changed
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prosperity. Hundreds of cars are stuck in the congestion on Dostyk Street. The Moskvich‚ which stands top-end Cadillacs next to those‚ is exhaling black smoke heavily. Hulking buses do not want to lose and make much more exhaust. Beside the traffic‚ the Metro is being built from dusk to dawn. What it comes down to is that air pollution in the largest city in Kazakhstan is thriving too. According to Mercer Human Resource Consulting’s 2007 Health and Sanitation Rankings‚ Almaty takes the 9th place
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PRELIMINARY EXAM IN POLITICAL SCIENCE Boado‚ Denniele Yvet O. PS1313 Sir Agnes 1. Discuss elitism in the Philippines in the context of Patron-Client or Bossism framework. Use concrete data from other references to support your discussion. Elitism is the rule of the minority in whose hands power‚ wealth or privilege is concentrated in a society‚ justifiably or not‚ regardless of the political system (Heywood89). Elitism in Philippine politics started during the Spanish colonial era
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Project Brief ◦ Expectations and deliverables (Deadline October 1‚ 2010- EOD) Sampling basics ◦ Fundamental Issues ◦ Errors Sampling techniques ◦ Probabilistic ◦ Non-probabilistic Discussions © Krishanu Rakshit‚ IIM Calcutta 28 September‚ 2010 2 When do we use a ‘sample’ When do we use a census (population) Sampling errors ◦ Difference between a measure from sample and the measure which can be obtained from the population Non-sampling errors
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Mix-Used Development In Downtown Los Angeles Downtown mixed-use developments are solutions to solve urban downtown challenges and impact the economy in attracting business‚ people‚ investment‚ and tourist. Downtown Los Angeles has gain success in changing zoning ordinance to adaptive reuse. The private and public sectors are working together to revitalize this area for opportunity in many aspects. A dynamitic downtown will be complete with addition of L.A Live‚ a mixed-use
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History The Province of Laguna was named after Laguna de Bay‚ the body of water that forms its northern boundary. Laguna de Bay‚ in turn‚ was named after the town of Bay (Laguna de Bay is Spanish which means "Lake of Bay")‚ the first provincial capital. Captain Juan de Salcedo with a band of one hundred Spanish-Mexican soldiers and many Bisayan allies conquered the province and its surrounding regions for Spain in 1571. Seven years later‚ two Franciscan friars started the work of Christianization
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Environmental issues in New York City - Environmental issues in New York City are affected by the city’s size‚ density‚ abundant public transportation infrastructure‚ and location at the mouth of the Hudson River. New York City also plays an important role in national environmental policy because of its size and influence. New York’s population density has environmental benefits and dangers. It facilitates the highest mass transit use in the United States‚ but also concentrates pollution. Gasoline
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