Built in 1923 as a coal-powered operation‚ the High Bridge plant‚ along with Riverside in Minneapolis‚ once formed the hub of Northern States Power Company‚ a predecessor to Xcel Energy. The original plant was replaced with a new natural gas fired generating facility starting in 2005 as part of Xcel Energy’s Metro Emission Reduction Project. The coal-fired plant was retired in 2007 and the new facility came on line in May 2008. (High Bridge Generating Station) One interesting feature about the
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of Rome‚ renaming himself Augustus Caesar in 27 B.C.E. Augustus continued the type of government his uncle started where he as the emperor oversees all social‚ political‚ economic‚ religious‚ and military. The Byzantines took this cue from their predecessor and continued it by having such great emperors such as Justinian (527-656 C.E.) or Constantine (306-337 C.E.) who oversaw the whole Byzantine Empire and made decisions that allowed the empire to prosper. Another political aspect the Romans’ started
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Throughout the 16th and 17th centuries of Europe‚ two nations‚ specifically France and England saw great changes in their forms of government and means of authority. After the death of Henry IV‚ France saw a great step towards absolutism with the work of Cardinal Richelieu‚ who was the advisor to King Louis XIII. He decreased the power of the Huguenots by taking away their military and political powers and also increased the taille‚ the annual tax by the Church to the public. England also saw changes
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The “Progressive Era” of the early twentieth century was a period that experienced a widespread of social and political activism and reform. During this time‚ Progressives sought to terminate industrial and political corruption in order to make the government more efficient‚ safe‚ and honest. They tackled child labor‚ took on the banking system and at the same time‚ the women’s suffrage movement was on the rise. A distinct similarity between Progressives of the early 1900’s and Progressives of today
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ASSIGNMENT A new International cricket stadium to be constructed outside a mega city over a piece of land in 16 months. We have to provide following facilities- 1. Capacity of spectators- 800000 2. Day/ Night play facility 3. TV camera platforms in six directions 4. Safety of players from spectators 5. Pavilion for VIPs to sit 300 6. Parking (adequate space for all above) The time available is 16 months including monsoon. Cost of construction to be recovered in 5
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chessboard until she is crowned queen. The plot is elaborated as a game of chess‚ and in characters such as Humpty Dumpty and poems such as "Jabberwocky"‚ Carroll has sophisticated fun with the conventions of logic and language. Even more than its predecessor‚ the book is permeated by a sense of the sadness of growing up‚ especially in the character of the White
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sees the American Dream in an entirely different way from previous generations. They want a life that is completely opposite from what their parents had when they were young. The ideal American Dream to the Millennials is less tangible than their predecessors. Instead of living for the future‚ their dream is really about living in the now and the ability to have more control over their day-to-day lives. Their reasons are based on what happened to their parents dreams‚ of having a home that is paid for
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ABESAMIS VS COURT OF APPEALS FACTS Petitioner Jerome Solco filed with the RTC of Quezon City against respondents DAE Sugar Milling Corporation‚ Azucar Management and Development Corporation‚ Eduardo L. Lopingco‚ Teody Lopingco and Rosita Lopingco‚ claiming that the sugar quedans he had purchased turned out to be worthless. Eespondent Eduardo Lopingco agreed that his personal properties under attachment shall remain attached; and that in the event of default‚ respondent also agreed that his
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Passion – College Students for Their Schools College students traditionally show pride towards their respective school. What makes students so enthusiastic for their school? In Laura Randall’s “Things You Only Do in College” and David Berreby’s “It Takes a Tribe” both writers explore college culture but come up with decidedly different results. Randall argues that college students’ traditions are embarrassing to the university‚ and students should be focusing on schoolwork not traditions; but
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The attitudes and opinions associated with “Politically Correct” (PC) language are widely varied‚ but in general‚ there are three main categories into which people fall: those for the PC movement; those against the PC movement; and those indifferent‚ adapting or ignorant to the PC movement. PC stemmed from an increasing number of people in the 1980s wanting to eradicate what they saw to be prejudice through the use of euphemisms and alternative terms. This built up momentum with the formation of
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