National Parks: A Double Edged Sword? Justin Pearly Environmental History Prof. Mark Bishop Newell Tuesday July 21‚ 2009 Pearly 1 Few places can match the sheer diversity of wildlife and culture that exists in the country’s national park system. Humans‚ with the future in mind‚ have “set aside” these beautiful sites of wonder and awe. But at what cost? Do national parks end up being good and bad at the same time? Our national parks are a supposed to be a natural treasure. Here
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Nicholas Gangone Ms. Sottas Double Entry Journal Prompts March 20‚ 2013 “But men remembered little of all that‚ though some still sang old songs of the dwarf-kings of the Mountain‚ Thror and Dragon‚ and the fall of the lords of Dale.” (Tolkien 176) “I hope I never smell the smell of apples again.” (Tolkien 179) “But the Master was not sorry at all to let them go. They were expensive to keep‚ and their arrival had turned things into a long holiday in which business was a standstill.” (Tolkien
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UK/INDIA DOUBLE TAXATION CONVENTION SIGNED 25 JANUARY 1993 Entered into force 25 October 1993 Effective in United Kingdom from 1 January 1994 in respect of petroleum revenue tax‚ from 1 April 1994 for corporation tax and from 6 April 1994 for income tax and capital gains tax Effective in India from 1 January 1994 Double Taxation Agreements are reproduced under the terms of Crown Copyright Policy Guidance issued by HMSO. CONTENTS Article 1 (Scope of the Convention) Article 2 (Taxes covered)
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Université d’Ottawa Faculté de génie École d’ingénierie et de technologie de l’information University of Ottawa Faculty of Engineering School of Information Technology and Engineering Introduction to Computer Science II (ITI 1121) Final Examination: Solutions Instructor: Marcel Turcotte April 2008‚ duration: 3 hours Identification Student name: Student number: Signature: Instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. This is a closed book examination; No calculators or other aids are permitted;
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leleDor Biran [2012843469] Case #5 -‐ Double Deal Making 1.1. Netscape Interests – Netscape is in pursuit for market shares‚ their main concern is keeping their shares in the rising market and blocking their main competitor – Microsoft. Beside all that‚ enlarging the revenues is always an
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Air Pollution Index (API) is the conversion of ambient respirable suspended particulates (RSP)‚ sulphur dioxide (SO2)‚ carbon monoxide (CO)‚ ozone (O3) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentration measured at the air quality monitoring network to a scale of 0 to 500. The lower the level‚ the better quality of air we can breathe. If the index is above 100‚ there will be an adverse acute health effect to human. The number of days which had a record of API 100 or above keeps increasing these years‚ which
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the affected passenger will shift to use other modes of transport to get to the same destination. The numbers of affected passenger can be calculated as follows: (All the data base on my assumption) Number of Buses affected: 100 Capacity of a Double Deck Bus : 120 Average Utilization rate : Peak 90%‚ Off-Peak 30% Operating hours : 0600-2400 hours (Peak: 0700-0900hrs and 1600-1800hrs) Average number of Trips can be operated by a Bus per Day : 18 No. of bus Capacity Utilization Rate (%)
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case study Volvo www.businesstoday.in/volvo Executive Summary: In 2001‚ Volvo Buses India sold 20 coaches. By December 2011‚ 5‚000 of them were running on Indian roads. Volvo did not achieve this by toning down its products or cutting prices as multinational companies often do. It developed the market and waited for it to mature. Volvo now has 76 per cent of the Indian luxury bus market. The company changed the way Indians travel. Now‚ as the competition closes in‚ it is preparing to launch
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Ajera Burleigh Fact to Fiction The End of an Age Double Dog Dare I turned the lights off‚ faced the mirror and closed my eyes. I hesitantly began to chant. Candyman. Candyman. Candyman. Candyman. The sound of my friends giggling on the other side of the door mingled with the sound of my own harsh breathing. My hands trembled and my heart throbbed in my chest. Once more and I would die. He would come with blood trickling from his hook and a condescending smile adorning his face. I wanted to vomit
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BSE1D03 Intelligent Building and Associated Fire Safety Fire Safety in Buildings Professor Walter W. Yuen Chair Professor in Thermal Sciences and Engineering Professor W. K. Chow Department Head and Director‚ Research Centre for Fire Engineering Department of Building Service Engineering The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong‚ China BSE1D03 1 Topics covered in this talk: 1. Introduction. 2. The Risk of a Building Fire (Why do we care ?) 3. The “making” of a Building Fire 4. The Physics
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