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    The Bhakra Nangal Dam

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    construction of (a) two dams at Bhakra and Nangal‚ (b) the Bhakra canal system commanding a gross area of about 27.4 lakh hectares‚ (c) the Nangal hydel channel‚ (d) four power houses at Ganguwal‚ Kotla‚ left bank and right bank power houses with total installed capacity of 1‚204 mw‚ and (e) con­struction of 3‚680 km long transmission lines to distribute electricity to neighbouring areas. The Bhakra-Nangal project is the largest multi-purpose project of the country. Bhakra Dam-This dam‚ completed in 1963

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    Water Pollution and Its Effects on the Environment Water is probably the most important resource we as people have. Humans can survive without food for several weeks‚ but without water we would die in less than a week. On a slightly less dramatic note‚ millions of liters of water are needed every day worldwide for washing‚ irrigating crops‚ and cooling industrial processes‚ not to mention leisure industries such as swimming pools and water-sports centers. Despite our dependence on water‚ we use

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    experiment was about the effect of soapy water on plants. The hypothesis was‚ “If plant A is given 10 ml of plain tap water every other day for two weeks and plant B is given 10 ml of soapy water (5 ml softsoap and 5 ml plain water) for the same amount of time then‚ plant A will grow at least 3.0 cm taller than plant B.” The Hypothesis was supported. Plant A grew 13.6 cm while Plant B grew only 5.2 cm. The Independent variable was water‚ food‚ plastic cup‚ sunlight and soapy water. The Dependent Variable

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    The Effect of Cold Water on Goldfishes Research has shown there is a higher respiration rate in goldfishes when placed in cold water. There are many different varieties of fishes that can adjust to different atmospheres but the most common household fish that can is the goldfish. The goldfishes identified as the Carassius auratus was one of original fishes to be domesticated by China a thousand years ago in addition there are more than 100 goldfishes but only 20 are sold today. Common goldfishes

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    turbine rooms and two electric generators to explode underwater due to short circuit. Due to fatigue caused by extensive vibrations‚ the pins holding turbine number 2 breaks apart. Water rushing down the penstocks forces the 1500 ton turbine through the powerhouse floor launching it 50 feet into the air. A fountain of water flowing at 67‚600 gallons per second destroys the roof and floods the turbine hall causing power failures and short circuit to turbines 7 and 9[6]. 4.1 Design & Process Factors

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    Georgia Pacific

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    Georgia-Pacific Environment MGMT 4313 – Structure and Process of Organization Abstract Headquartered in Atlanta‚ Georgia-Pacific employs some 50‚000 people worldwide. It’s a privately owned company with a Board of Directors and Executive Leaders. The employees are guided by Market Based Management Principles‚ based on integrity and compliance. Founded in 1927‚ the company has grown to become one of the world ’s leading manufacturers and marketers of paper products. Georgia-Pacific fosters

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    Middleton World Area Studies September 20‚ 2013 The Effects That Water Scarcity Has On Education You wake up at seven thirty‚ you’re hungry‚ your stomach hurts‚ and your feet hurt. But you have to get up anyways. You have to go get your families water‚ but its contaminated water‚ you could get sick from this and your family could get sick‚ you miss school because you are the oldest in the family and it’s your responsibility but it’s the only water source where you live. Many children in Kenya are

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    Company Study of Northwest Airlines Business Ethics Ms. Dixon Albert Otos and Jesse Bucholz Introduction Northwest Airlines is one of the pioneers in the airline travel industry and is ranked as the fourth largest air carrier in the United States today. The success of the carrier depends on the quality and reliability of the service at a practical price. Close competitors force Northwest to introduce their services by increasing efficiency. This paper will try to look at different views

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    Pacific Brands

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    Pacific Brands is Australasia’s leading manufacturer and wholesaler of apparel and home and sporting consumer brands including Berlei‚ Bonds‚ Clarks‚ Dunlop‚ Everlast‚ Grosby‚ Holeproof‚ Hush Puppies‚ King Gee‚ Slazenger‚ Sleepmaker and Tontine. Pacific Brands has substantial scale with sale of $A1.5billion and 7000 employees‚ and was the second largest MBO completed in Australia at the time of completion. ‘Catalyst Investment Pty Ltd 2010 case study‚ Pacific Brands Nov 2001 to April 2004’ Globalisation

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    Cathay Pacific

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    Opportunities * Threats 5. Corporate strategy P.10 - 11 6. Reason behind the corporate strategy P.12 - 13 7. Recommendations and rationale on its corporate strategy P.14 - 15 Company Profile Cathay Pacific is an international airline registered and based in Hong Kong‚ offering scheduled passenger and cargo services to 172 destinations in 39 countries and territories. The Company was founded in Hong Kong in 1946 and remains deeply committed to its

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