Palm oil is under increasing scrutiny in relation to its effects on the environment. Palm oil‚ produced from the oil palm‚ is a basic source of income for many of the world’s rural poor in South East Asia‚ Central and West Africa‚ and Central America. An estimated 1.5 million small farmers grow the crop in Indonesia‚ whereas about 500‚000 people are directly employed in the sector in Malaysia‚ plus those connected with spin offs.[1][2] Palm oil (from the African oil palm‚ Elaeis guineensis) is
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Chapter 20 Ophthalmic Surgeon in Hong Kong Reasons for leaving Europe: Life was unbearable in Europe because of political differences with M.H. del Pilar and other Filipinos To be near his idolized Philippines and family Farewell to Europe: Left Ghent for Paris on Oct. 3 1891 Stayed there to say goodbye to the Lunas‚ the Pardo de Taveras‚ the Venturas and other friends Proceeded by train to Mersailles Boarded a steamer "Melbourne" bound for Hong Kong on Oct 18 Brought
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The Giant Panda Conservation Project Although pandas are highly regarded and have a relatively low number of natural predators‚ they are an endangered species. Humans have severely threatened the panda ’s existence also so that now there are fewer than 1‚600 of them left in the wild. This peaceful creature with a distinctive black and white coat is adored by the world and considered a national treasure in China (WWF‚ 2013). The bear also is of special importance to the World Wildlife
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FIELDTRIP TO BORNEO BIRD FESTIVAL REPORT 1.0 INTRODUCTION On Sunday 7 October 2012 I went on field trip to Kundasang Borneo Bird Festival with my course mate accompanied by Miss Juliana Langgat. Bus arrived at Kolej Kediaman Indah Permai about 7.30am and bus live about 7.45am. The trip took about 2 hours and we arrived at the bottom of Kinabalu Park about 9.00am and wait for shuttle bus to go inside Kinabalu Park. This fieldtrip is one of assessment of Special Event Operation(BE31703) and the purposes
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TERRITORIAL CLAIMS BY THE PHILIPPINES 1. Sabah / North Borneo A majority of Filipinos everywhere are wondering what this Sabah claim is all about. The Philippine history books‚ Malaysian’s probably too‚ have not mentioned about the Philippines’ stake on the northern part of the island of Borneo. On the other hand‚ the Malaysians maybe furious that there are a lot of attention now being focused to that part of the Malaysian federation to which they believe was theirs since
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1.0 Company’s background Borneo Poultry Sdn. Bhd is a company that focusing on production of chicken’s meat which will soon to be one of the companies responsible in supplying poultry products in Sabah‚ specifically in Kota Kinabalu district. Borneo Poultry farm is located in sub-urban industrialised area in Jalan Tuaran‚ Inanam. The company have three business partners and aided with three experienced workers. Chicken’s farming is a lucrative business since chicken’s meat are consumed by universal
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1. What are the causes of skin cancer? Exposure to abnormally high frequencies of light can potentially alter the DNA of a cell and turn it cancerous‚ the resulting cancerous cells are known as skin cancer. The most common cause is ultraviolet light emitted by the sun although it has been known to be caused by tanning booths‚ unusually high levels of x-rays‚ exposure to some chemicals and in rare cases the abnormal genes that cause skin cancer can be inherited by children from their parents.
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Laroya‚ Celyna Angelica M. Rizal Course 2CA3 March 15‚ 2012 1. The North Borneo Project The Borneo project was a proposition of establishing a Filipino colony in Borneo under the British power. It would have been a great project but‚ like unfortunate plans‚ there were hindrances that led to the well-planned project to be left-out and dropped. One of the reasons would be the response of Governor General Eulogio Despujol. It is known that Dr. Jose Rizal sent letters
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Apes are one of the most sophisticated creatures on the face of the Earth. From their advanced means of communication to their ability to craft a variety of useful tools‚ these attributes not only let them thrive in a prehistoric humanistic way‚ but also rule the animal kingdom. Despite their rich intellect the general public see apes as nothing more than feeble-minded‚ rabid beasts‚ some not even able to distinguish the former from monkeys‚ who are distinctly different species. Scientists‚ on the
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tenants in Calamba and other town mates were hopeless in improving the quality of their life. • He planned to move the landless Filipino families to that rich British owned island North Borneo(Sabah). •He wanted to transform the said wilderness into a “New Calamba” through the so called Borneo Colonization Project. March 7‚ 1892 - Rizal went to Sandakan on board the ship Menon to negotiate with the British authorities. The mission was a success because he was offered a 100‚000
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