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    The Gorges Dam

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    Advantages & Disadvantages of Three Gorges Dam Here we present the pros and cons of world famous and gigantic Three Gorges Dam project. The Three Gorges Dam is the most famous and most gigantic project of the world. But‚ everything has two sides‚ so here we present the advantages and disadvantages of China’s Three Gorges Dam‚ namely its pros and cons. Supporters say the benefits of the project far outweigh the costs. The principal advantage of the project is to generate power to keep pace with

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    Research Proposal

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    Cited: 4. Paunio‚ M.‚ Pebody‚ R.‚ Keskimaki‚ M et al. 1999 Swimming-associatede outbreak of Escherichia coli O157: H7

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    With reference to specific river basins examine the need for management in resolving issues resulting from their development (25) River basins need to be managed to resolve the two major issues which result from their development which include high flood risk and the conflict caused. The development of river basins such as the River Colorado‚ USA (an HIC) has led to unequal water distribution and many environmental problems downstream due to lack of scientific knowledge‚ which has caused conflict

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    History

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    Cagayan – A true spelunker’s paradise 2007-04-30 Cagayan is the Regional Seat of the Cagayan Valley Region. Tuguegarao City‚ the capital‚ is the seat of commerce and trade and center for learning. The province has 73 percent of the region’s potential fishing area. Known as the spelunker’s‚ trekker’s‚ and gamefisher’s paradise rolled into one‚ Cagayan provides a never-ending adventure with ecotourism in the forefront of its offering. Both foreign and local tourists continue to explore its caves

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    Anne Carson

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    “Early one morning words were missing.” When I first read Short Talks‚ I had difficulty understanding why Anne Carson wrote about what she did‚ and thought that some words must have been missing. I was confused as to how they all fit together and it was only after further consideration that I came to see how the sections unite into one cohesive piece. Anne Carson’s Short Talks is a series of short reflections on different subjects that at first do not seem to be related‚ but through her use of cyclical

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    The Worst Day of My Life

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    realized. I bought a bus ticket. When I got to the bus stop and I understood that I’m late‚ it really put me out of humour. Me and my friend decided to go on foot. It was a really hot day. After we had arrived to the river‚ I saw that I forgot my swimming trunks. Even though there’s heat‚ water was cold and it’s impossible to swim there without trunks so I decided to sit in the shade. I didn’t feel to play football or voleyball. There’s a place where we can rent a canoe or kayak near the river. I

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    deaths were due to the pesticides in the water. Chris‚ age 5‚ was swimming in the river at the time of the accident and became gravely ill from pesticides he ingested in the water. Dave was fishing under the train bridge and was crushed to death by the train. He left a widow and six children. Ed‚ who lived in Megacity‚ drank tap water from his home and was made ill by it. Farmer Frank has a flower farm 100 miles upstream from the accident where he raises flowers for nurseries and florist

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    My Bad Day

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    bought a bus ticket. When I got to the bus stop and I understood that I’m late‚ it really put me out of humour. My friend and I decided to go on foot. It was a really hot day. When we had arrived at the river‚ I realized that I had forgotten my swimming trunks. Even though it was hot‚ the water was cold and it’s impossible to swim there without trunks so I decided to sit in the shade. There’s a place where we can rent a canoe or kayak near the river‚ and I had heard that it was cheap. And it really

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    6 hours to go upstream but returns in just two hours taking the same rout. If the speed of the current is 2 kmph‚ what is the speed of the boat? (a) 4 kmph (b) 3 kmph (c) 5 kmph (d) 6 kmph 12. The speed of the boat in still water is 12 kmph. It takes 3 hours to cover 45 km downstream. What is the time taken by the boat to cover the same distance upstream? (a) 4 hours (b) 3 hours (c) 5 hours (d) 6 hours 13. The speed of the current is 4 kmph. A boat travels 6 km upstream and returns back

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    Calculus Exam

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    interval(s) where the function is  Increasing  y = x4 - 18x2 + 81Answer | | (-∞‚ 0) | | | (-3‚ 0) | | | (-3‚ 3) | | | (3‚ ∞) | Question 9 S(x) = -x3 + 6x2 + 288x + 4000‚ 4 ≤ x ≤ 20 is an approximation to the number of salmon swimming upstream to spawn‚ where x represents the water temperature in degrees Celsius. Find the temperature that produces the maximum number of salmon.Answer | | 8°C | | | 20°C | | | 4°C | | | 12°C | Question 10 Identify the location(s) of the

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