that 56‚000 soldiers (plus or minus 7‚000) and 3‚500 civilianswere killed directly by the war.The indirect effect of the Gulf War and economic sanctionsThe heavy bombing of Iraq resulted in severe damage to infrastructure --bridges‚ roads‚ water‚ sewerage and electrical power systems. Most ofthe deaths of ‘innocent’ people in Iraq were a result of the indirect effectsof the bombing of these infrastructure facilities and an inability to repairthese facilities due to the economic sanctions.
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oldest of the main branches of engineering. The title “civil engineering” was first used about 1750 by John Smeaton‚ an English engineer. Civil engineers plan and supervise the construction of buildings‚ bridges‚ waterways‚ streets‚ highways and sewerage systems. Other civil engineering projects include railroads‚ tunnels‚ dams‚ canals‚ airports and irrigation systems. Civil engineering should be familiar with the many materials used in the structures he builds. Materials used for structural purposes
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Dhaka‚ Bangladesh Located on the banks of the Buriganga River lies Dhaka; the capital city of Bangladesh. This megacity is the 7th largest populous city in the world‚ with an estimated population of 15 million‚ according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. It is expected to reach a staggering population of 25 million by 2025 (growing at a fast rate of 4.2% per year).The number of Dhaka City’s young population is relatively high due to the age selective rural-urban migration. About 40% of the
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Summaries of Newspaper Articles Article: 1 Action against Noise Pollution Overdue Shihab Ahmed The Financial Express Monday‚ January 18‚ 2010 The article reports that there is a draft for noise pollution control law that the government has not yet paid enough importance to in spite of its urgency. The law proposes a fine of Taka 10‚000 and a maximum imprisonment of six months for producing noise higher than the permissible limits. The Society for Assistance of Hearing Impaired Children
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municipalities that comprise the West Zone of the greater Metro Manila area. In 1997‚ the company was granted a 25-year exclusive concession by the Philippine Government‚ through the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS)‚ to operate‚ maintain and invest in the water and sewerage system in Caloocan‚ Las Piñas‚ Malabon‚ Manila‚ Muntinlupa‚ Navotas‚ Pasay‚ Parañaque‚ Valenzuela‚ parts of Quezon City‚ a part of Makati‚ Cavite City‚ and the municipalities of Rosario‚ Imus‚ Noveleta‚ Bacoor
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Republic Act No. 9275: The Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004 Albert P. Aquino and Aleta Belissa D. Correa Introduction As an archipelago‚ the Philippines is surrounded with water. It ranks fourth with the longest coastline in the world measuring 36‚289 km (22‚559 miles) while its water area covers 1‚830 sq km (The World Factbook). The country’s water resources have played a significant role in its development. However‚ some development efforts‚ combined with the rising demands of the ever-increasing
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Comparing and contrasting a LEDC and MEDC James Sweeney 9E- In this project I will be comparing and contrasting and LEDC and MEDC of my choice and critically evaluate each country‚ it’s resources‚ wealth and other demographic indicators and then showing examples of a demographic transition models (DTM’s) and population pyramid for each country. The two countries I am going to study are; The UK (MEDC) and Ethiopia (LEDC). How do we define
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safety purposes. Then Engr. Bautista‚ (one of the staff of the plant) discussed us about the company profile‚ the processed and the equipment they used in treating the water. With this‚ we know that the MAYNILAD is owned by Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS). They are the services provider for the 17 cities and municipalities that comprise the West Zone of the greater Metro Manila area (540 square kilometers) and almost a million of consumers. They have two major source: The Angat Dam and
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a matter of few seconds. The impact of the event is most traumatic because it affects large area‚ occurs all on a sudden and unpredictable. They can cause large scale loss of life and property and disrupts essential services such as water supply‚ sewerage systems‚ communication and power‚ transport etc. They not only destroy villages‚ towns and cities but the aftermath leads to destabilize the economic and social structure of the nation. 2. Earthquake Hazards The primary hazards associated with
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given above. Page 4. 4. What could possible reasons be for the high counts in sample points 3‚4 and 9? Name and briefly discuss at least four reasons. · Dumping of sewerage and waste. · Broken sewer pipes. · Acid mine drainage. · Biological and chemical pollution.
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