The facility I have been assigned is the popular tourist destination‚ Gardens by the Bay‚ and in this report I will be researching on and discussing the motivations for environmental concerns and actions‚ as well as the sustainability efforts of Gardens by the Bay‚ based on my visit there. Sustainability and Conservation One of Gardens by the Bay main principles is environmental sustainability. Sustainability is defined as the ability of a system to maintain its own viability over an extended period
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THE PEARL OF THE ORIENT SEAS During the early ages‚ many Filipinos use pearls for accessories. The Philippines as we all know is really surrounded by different bodies of water because of these‚ many sea divers dive in seas just to get big and beautiful pearls. The Philippines is also rich in natural resources containing beautiful places because to these‚ they export different sizes of pearls in the different parts of the country. With all its grandeur and magnificence‚ the Pearl of the Orient
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project in the world.[2] In this project’s case‚ the Godavari Riverbasin[3] is considered as a surplus one‚ while theKrishna River basin is considered to be a deficit one.[4]As of 2008‚ 644 tmcft of underutilised water from Godavari River flowed into the Bay of Bengal.[5] Based on the estimated water requirements in 2025‚ the Study recommended that sizeable surplus water was to be transferred from the Godavari River basin to the Krishna River basin.[4] In July 1941‚ the first conceptual proposal for
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Guantanamo Bay Prison The United States government has broken its long lasting tradition of protecting human rights by allowing the mistreatment of prisoners in the Guantanamo bay prison on the island of Cuba [Gitmo]. America has always been a nation that promotes and protects human rights to the rest of the world. The long standing tradition of obeying the values instituted by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights has been reversed by Guantanamo Bay. The human rights that the U.S. stands for
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introduced its DMS line of digital central office telephone switches. Nortel ended its long relationship with AT&T in 1984‚ a year after deregulation named. Bell Canada Enterprises the parent company to Northern Telecom. In 1998‚ the company acquired Bay Networks and changed its name to Nortel Networks. In the late 90’s‚ Nortel’s sales of fiber optic network gear was predicted to help their sales‚ but the market became saturated very quickly. At the height of Nortel’s first 100 years the company amassed
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The Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900 still stands as the most devastating natural disaster in the history of the United States‚ with casualties reaching at least six thousand. Many houses and buildings did not stand a chance against the high velocity winds that the storm put out‚ and the huge waves caused massive damage‚ nearly submerging the entire island. To prevent such devastation again‚ Galveston had two engineering marvels put in place‚ the seawall and the grade raising of the island. This
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The Hudson Bay Company (HBC) was created and developed North America and in doing so were the people who weren’t native to deal with the aboriginal people. Was this beneficial to the aboriginal people ways and culture and did it create stability for them? In my personal opinion I don’t believe so‚ as it lead them down a path of near destruction. I believe that the European messed with them and used them for their own personal gain. The Aboriginal people would have been perfectly fine without the
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Case Study 1.4—The Pirate Bay In 2008‚ The Pirate Bay brought in revenues of about 4 million (Schonfeld‚ 2008). The Pirate Bay business makes their money through advertising‚ using the “advertising revenue” business model. New cloud-based media sites and services make money through subscription fees and use the “subscription revenue” business model. The record industry is attempting to shut down P2P file-sharing sites that make it possible to download copyrighted material. Some consumers
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THE HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE OF GUANTANAMO BAY Human rights are the rights that everybody inherently possess. These rights are protected by various legal principals such as the rules of law and ensure the dignity of all people. However‚ human rights are being violated by countries all over the world‚ even by countries such as the United States who have the national strategy. It has been breaching international covenants and conventions
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Leadership has many obstacles to overcome when attempting to lead a variety of different personalities. This becomes even more challenging during a crisis like a hurricane‚ tornado‚ or a flood. The Brown Trout Bay flooding is a perfect example of how obstacles can cripple a person in a leadership role if they are not prepared properly. Leadership under crisis will eventually lead to moral problems‚ a lack of efficiency and decision making‚ and a lack of accountability if not handled properly.
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