ambitious objective of becoming the global benchmark in hospitality. With the Executive Committee‚ I am pleased to present our results‚ review our accomplishments and share our road map for the four years to come. In many ways‚ 2012 will remain a watershed year for our Company‚ which stepped up its transformation into a more asset-light model‚ while delivering robust financial results in line with our objec- tives. 2012 was also a year that set a new record for development‚ with 38‚000 new rooms
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Aquatic ecosystem An estuary mouth and coastal waters‚ part of an aquatic ecosystem. An aquatic ecosystem is an ecosystem located in a body of water. Communities of organisms that are dependent on each other and on their environment live in aquatic ecosystems. The two main types of aquatic ecosystems are marine ecosystems and freshwater ecosystems. What is an aquatic ecosystem? Aquatic systems are those that contain plants and animals that predominantly depend on a significant amount of water
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Supervisor at LVEMP Name: Richard Rotich Title: Community Development Officer Signature: ……………………………………………………… University Supervisor: Dr. Esther Kituri Signature: ……………………………………………………. DECLARATION Declaration by the Candidate This attachment report is my original work which has not been presented to any other examination body. No part of this report should be reproduced without my consent or that of the Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project Phase II - Kenya OGADA
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Asia’s mightiest rivers were once a single‚ even mightier torrent Oct 12th 2013 | CHENGDU | From the print edition The amazing First Bend BY BUILDING dams in the Himalayas‚ Chinese engineers are tinkering with one of the world’s great sets of watersheds. Five great streams—the Red River‚ the Yangzi‚ the Irrawaddy‚ the Salween and the Mekong—flow within about 180 kilometres (110 miles) of one another from the south-eastern edge of the Tibetan plateau‚ separated by parallel mountain ranges‚ before
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CSR impact on customer:- TSFIF has six main focus areas: * Maternal and Child Health: TSFIF(Tata Steel Family Initiative Foundation) addresses family planning concerns through the use of communication media. This programme has successfully destroyed prejudices created by myths and traditional beliefs. TSFIF focuses on reproductive health services and creates awareness on spacing methods and family planning options. * Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health: TSFIF has four projects —
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Question 4: The Rhetoric of the Alcatraz Occupation (1969-1971) The occupation of Alcatraz Island (1969-1971) is a watershed in the Red Power movement and marks the beginning of further Indian activism on self-determination and Indian rights. The activists‚ who claimed the Island on the basis of a Sioux Treaty from 1886‚ needed credibility and a sovereign position in U.S. society to achieve their goals. Additional‚ the occupiers used the media to get attention‚ to reach U.S. society and pressurize
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Angeles to continue thriving‚ and not turn into a waterless desert. However‚ the aqueduct has also been the reason behind environmental issues. For example‚ when the aqueduct was constructed in 1910‚ it diverted Owens river‚ which drains the eastern watershed of the Sierra Nevadas‚ from it original ending point‚ Owens Lake. By 1920‚ ten years after the construction of the aqueduct‚ Owens Lake was found completely dried
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Oklahoma Land Rush Oklahoma Indian Territory 5 civilized tribes –Cherokees‚ Chickasaw‚ Choctaws‚ Creek‚ Seminole Land Rush on “No Man’s Land” – April 22‚ 1889 – white settlers given opportunity to settle far western portion of OK Curtis Act 1889 – formally ended Indian communal land ownership thereby legally dissolving Indian Territory Oklahoma – “land of the Red Man” At the close of the Civil War 360‚000 Indians still lived in Trans-Miss. West. Most in Great Plains. Plain Indians used guns
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Living in an extreme world There is compelling evidence to show that many weather-related disasters are not chance occurrences but are a result of human activities that have altered our atmosphere The recent flood-related disaster in Uttarakhand was labelled a Himalayan tsunami‚ recalling the deaths‚ damage‚ and destruction that followed the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami of December 2004. Yet‚ this is a misleading metaphor‚ because there is little evidence that real tsunamis are linked to
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Groups Condemn Government for Awarding ECC of SMI/Xtrata: TAMPAKAN MINING WILL WORSEN CLIMATE RISK IN MINDANAO In a recent development that will worsen the vulnerability of the country‚ particularly Mindanao‚ climate justice and environmental groups strongly denounce the P-Noy Administration for recently awarding the Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) of SMI/Xtrata and pursuing the construction of the mining project in Tampakan‚ South Cotabato amidst strong protest. “We strongly condemn
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