Desalination 223 (2008) 448–456 Water desalination cost literature: review and assessment Ioannis C. Karagiannis*‚ Petros G. Soldatos Agricultural University of Athens‚ Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Development‚ 75 Iera Odos Street‚ GR 11855 Athens‚ Greece Tel. +30 210 5294769; Fax +30 210 5294776; email: i.karagiannis@aua.gr Received 21 December 2006; accepted 28 February 2007 Abstract As water resources are rapidly being exhausted‚ more and more interest is paid to the desalination
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Affirmative action is the prohibition of discrimination of minority groups. In hope of making America the land of equal opportunity‚ President John F. Kennedy first introduced the concept of affirmative action in 1961. Affirmative action strictly prohibits discrimination of employees based on “race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex‚ or national origin” (Wilcher). Several presidents endorsed the concept after President Kennedy; thus‚ the policy was heavily enforced. To extend the policy to private-owned businesses
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ASSIGNMENT 1: Acquisition of Lodestone by Infosys Aayush Nangru | 11BM60023 In September 2012‚ Infosys announced the acquisition of Zurich-based Lodestone Holding AG‚ a leading management consultancy firm‚ for 330 million Swiss francs ($345 million or Rs.1‚925 crore). Lodestone advises international companies on strategy and process optimization‚ and provides business transformation solutions enabled by SAP ’s enterprise solutions. Lodestone clocked revenues of $210 million in 2011. Of this‚
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share. Types of Corporate Restructuring Mergers / Amalgamation Acquisition and Takeover Divestiture(or Disinvestment) Demerger (spin off / split up / split off) Reduction of Capital Joint Ventures Buy back of Securities Slump sale Merger / Amalgamation: A merger is a combination of two or more businesses into one business. Laws in India use the term ‘amalgamation’ for merger. Amalgamation is the merger of one or more companies with another or the merger of two or more companies to form a new
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Reverse Osmosis For Wastewater Recycling Reusing treated wastewater for beneficial purposes‚ such as agricultural and landscape irrigation‚ industrial processes‚ toilet flushing‚ or groundwater basin replenishment‚ is growing in response to environmental and economic concerns. One of the key factors involved in recycling wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent for another use is the need to reduce total dissolved solids (TDS). This is often done by using a reverse osmosis (RO) system‚ which
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Strategies for Reverse logistics : ’ Dedicating special areas for Return material storage ’. Table 4.7f Strategies for Reverse logistics: ’ Dedicating special areas for Return material storage ’. a Level of presence. Not at all present Least present Somewhat present Mostly present Present all across Total No. of Respondents 0 2 114 143 9 268 % Respondents 0.0 0.7 42.5 53.4 3.4 100.0 Note. a Level of presence:
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The concept of affirmative action is in many ways very controversial due to its implications. Proponents of affirmative action make various claims to its necessity; however‚ the primary defense for its implementation is that it is a source of remedy for past racial inequality that indisputably existed in America’s past. Regardless of one’s perspective on this racially charged issue‚ it has certainly caused a great deal of legal debate. Moreover‚ what makes the issue even more complicated is that
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1. Newell’s corporate-level strategy is to grow and become “big enough to get attention” from its big buyers‚ such as the Walmart‚ Sears‚ Kmart (back then)‚ etc. The company’s CEO John McDonough saw the acquisition of other smaller companies as a way of achieving the $10 billion market value threshold‚ which would give Newell leverage and bargaining power over their big clients and fulfil the corporate-level strategy. Once a smaller company is acquired by Newell almost immediately it goes through
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The Reverse of Disorder in Cruel Intentions Sex‚ revenge‚ manipulation‚ seduction‚ and love are the table turners in the teenage drama “Cruel Intentions”. The movie is a present day version of the classic ``Dangerous Liaisons’’ in which Kathryn and Sebastian‚ two wealthy‚ manipulative teenage step-siblings from Manhattan’s upper-side‚ conspire to ruin the lives of the individuals around them. The elements of danger are high when the twosome agrees to take part in a gamble of sexual corruptions.
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Reverse Osmosis Application Assignment Osmosis is the dissemination of water atoms through a semi-permeable layer from areas of high to low concentration in the direction that tends to equalize the solute concentration on both sides. In real life osmosis is found in roots of plants retain water from the dirt‚ and kidneys taking water from blood [5]. Reverse osmosis is the removal of solute from water by applying pressure to the water and moving the solution through a semi-permeable membrane. It is
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