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    Alternative Fuels for Cars

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    Alternative Fuels for Cars Automobiles are considered one of the largest contributors to climate change – only preceded by the effect of fossil fuel power generation plants [1]. This means that the automobile industry is under a lot of pressure to cut down on carbon emissions globally by finding alternative fuels for cars. Moreover‚ as we approach peak oil [2]‚ the availability of conventional automobile fuels will reduce drastically causing an exponential rise in fuel prices [2]‚ a fact that

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    Tourism and Hospitality

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    Contribution to GDP above world average • In India‚ the sector’s direct contribution to GDP is expected to grow at 7.8 per cent per annum during 2013–2023 vis-à-vis the world average of 4.2 per cent Create higher employment • The travel & tourism sector in India is estimated to create 78 jobs per USD18‚366 of investment compared to 45 in the manufacturing sector Higher investments • Travel & tourism’s contribution to capital investment is projected to grow at 6.5 per cent per annum

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    Fuel Hedging A Strategy for Air Carriers to Combat Fuel Hike Index Jet Fuel – The Nemesis of Airlines In the year 2008‚ the growth of global aviation industry received a major bolt from the fear of global economic slowdown and the rise in crude oil prices. Though the global economic uncertainties impacted the business of airlines‚ but the steep surge in crude prices has changed the financial equations of the airline across the world‚ with India being no exception. In fact over the previous

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    Fuel Oil; Burner

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    FUEL OIL BURNERS By Mark Butterfield March 09 INTRODUCTION The history of burners dates back to the early shipping days‚ when fuel oil first started replacing coal as the ships’ primary fuel source. Since then‚ burner designs and construction have come a long way‚ but the principles behind their operation has remained the same. All makes and types of burners have two things in common They need to atomise the fuel They need to mix the fuel with the air needed for combustion

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    REFERENCE Brown‚ A.‚ Massey‚ J.‚ (2001) ‘Literature Review: the impact of major sporting events’ ‚[Online]http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/dspace/bitstream/handle/2100/924/Impact%20of%20major%20sporting%20events.pdf?sequence=1 [02/05/2012]Dobson‚ N.‚ Gratton‚ C.‚ Holliday‚ S.‚ (1997) ‘The Economic Impact of Sport Events: Euro1996 and the VI FINA World Masters Swimming Championships in Sheffield’ ‚ The RegionalReview‚ 16-17Dulac‚ C.‚ and Henry‚ I.‚ (2001) ‘ Sport and Social Regulation in the

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    The Impact of garments industries on the economy of Bangladesh: Introduction: Bangladesh is currently one of the 12 largest exporters of garments products in U.S.A and U.K. In spite of this‚ the real situation does not come in front of the world. That is they are not becoming influenced like before any more. We can see this by the price level of our garments products in the world market. The quantity we are exporting is huge but at a very low price. In the statistics the impact may be huge but

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    Globalization and Indian Textile Industry WORLD GEOGRAPHY Introduction Globalization is a process of interaction and integration among the people‚ companies‚ and governments of different nations‚ a process driven by international trade and investment and aided by information technology which impacts the environment‚ culture‚ political systems‚ economic development and prosperity‚ and human physical well-being in societies around the world. It involves greater movement of people‚ goods‚ capital

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    risen. Gas has become pricey‚ and the controversial argument that oil will one day perish are factors that have led people to find other alternatives. Biodiesel is an efficient alternative fuel‚ for the reason that biodiesel is a safe‚ eco-friendly‚ and affordable option. Biodiesel is a clean burning alternative fuel. It is renewable and generated from a variety of vegetable oils and animal fats‚ not raw vegetable oil. Raw vegetable oil cannot be utilized because it has not undergone the process of

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    Importance of tourism

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    Some people think tourism is just going to a travel agency and buying a tour to visit a place. However‚ there are more issues involved with this field than people can imagine. According to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) tourism represented 5% of the direct global GDS‚ offering 235 million jobs worldwide and generating more than US$ 1 billion for local communities where it is developed. It is clear‚ therefore‚ that tourism brings advantages to a country‚ but there are obviously disadvantages

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    IMPACT OF MAINTAINING QUALITY IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY What is Quality? The term quality means different things to different people. Some take it as the degree of excellence of a product while some take it to be the ability of a product to satisfy a need. According to the International Organization for Standardization‚ quality means “the degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfils the requirement.” So what is the importance of quality in the construction industry? Every construction

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