rainwater-harvesting systems have transcended mere infrastructure to encompass social and cultural benefits as well. 2 BACKGROUND Like many cities throughout India‚ Chennai‚ faces particularly difficult climatic conditions: flooding during monsoon season and drought during the summer months. Many citizens of Chennai rely on local open-wells‚ or deeply dug
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people; it was only a matter of time before things turned around. The year 2010 will be remembered in history as the year that witnessed the uprising of the Arab Spring‚ the term "Arab Spring" denotes the Revolutions of 1848; a series of political turmoil swept through Europe in 1848. Moreover‚ in the aftermath of the Iraq War the term ‘Arab Spring’ was used by analysts who foresaw a major Arab movement towards democratization. The Arab world has frequently seen deaths as a result of raids‚ regional or
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scattered with thousands of lifeless birds. This animal genocide was the shocking reality that stunned millions of Americans worldwide. Rachel Carson‚ a marine biologist and conservationist‚ released the book Silent Spring in order to address the harmful effects of pesticide usage. Silent Spring pointed out long-term consequences of chemical use that far outweighed the immediate benefits. Although Carson’s controversial book was denounced at first by the chemical companies‚ it eventually led to the banning
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Alcohol Abuse and Spring Break Kylie Lowe‚ Angela Smith‚ Kelsi McMahan SWK 2050 Professor Genenbacher April 18‚ 2010 Abstract For many years‚ Spring Break is a highly anticipated holiday that high school students and college students look forward to the most. Many students plan their vacations in hot destinations where thousands of students gather to drink‚ tan‚ meet people‚ and just have fun. Alcohol abuse among these teenagers and young adults is very high while on Spring Break. There are
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Football Season Odds Against Cal The moment that everyone has been waiting for is almost here. Although it is hard to believe‚ the college football season is finally here. The thrills that come with it will be unleashed on Friday against Hawaii on August 26th as Cal Bears kick off their season. According to NCAA football expert picks‚ Cal has a 21-point favorite to win during their opening game at Las Vegas. According to Johnny Avello who is a Wynn’s top oddsmaker‚ Cal Bears have a tough year ahead
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Industrial Marketing Management 40 (2011) 1032–1041 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Industrial Marketing Management The sites and practices of business models Katy Mason a‚⁎‚ Martin Spring b a b Department of Marketing‚ Lancaster University Management School‚ Lancaster‚ Lancaster‚ LA1 4YX‚ United Kingdom Department of Management Science‚ Lancaster University Management School‚ Lancaster‚ Lancaster‚ LA1 4YX‚ United Kingdom a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 30 November
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ready to say whether death came on the third night or the fourth night. This uncertainty afflicts me with a sense of personal deterioration; if I were in decent health I would know how many nights I had sat up with a pig. The scheme of buying a spring pig in blossom time‚ feeding it through summer and fall‚ and butchering it when the solid cold weather arrives‚ is a familiar scheme to me and follows
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Reading Guide to Carson‚ Silent Spring Reading Guide to Rachel Carson‚ Silent spring / Drawings by Lois and Louis Darling. Boston: Houghton Mifflin‚ 1962. (QH545.P4 C38 1962) Read: Chapter 6 (Earth’s Green Mantle) Core Question/Issue: What impacts does manipulation of life bring? The use of herbicide and the ignorance of man. What are the impacts on the manipulation of life? Introduction: The author: Rachel Carson The book: an overview The chapter # Example from text to illustrate
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Futures benefit to the farmers A Study of the price differences between the lean season and the arrival season of a commodity A Summer Project Report Submitted By Harish Ramesh Summer Trainee‚ NCDEX Ltd. 1 CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the project report titled “Study of the price differences between the lean season and the arrival season of a commodity and the seasonality of the commodity to understand the impact of futures trading on the commodity” done by Harish Ramesh for “National
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Amy Huboi TIP-Four Seasons Resorts and Hotels The company that I have chosen for the theory in practice report is the Four Seasons Resorts and Hotels. The company is dually listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol FS and it is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol FSH. The company originated in Toronto‚ Canada over forty years ago when owner and CEO‚ Isadore Sharp‚ opened up the first Four Seasons hotel. His concept was to create a chain of luxury
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