What is a smart city? • A smart city has been defined as a ‘knowledge’‚ ‘digital’‚ ‘cyber’ or ‘eco’ city; representing a concept open to a variety of interpretations‚ depending on the goals set out by a smart city’s planners. We might refer to a smart city as an improvement on today’s city both functionally and structurally‚ using information and communication technology (ICT) as an infrastructure. • A city well performing in a forward-looking way in [economy‚ people‚ governance‚ mobility
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The way that Braceros were treated was horrendous. It was all good when they were bring the Braceros up here from Mexico and had them working under contracts but when they stopped following the term that the contract stated that they were to have clean water‚ good food‚ proper housing‚ and more. But the land owners did not follow the terms of these contracts. They were mistreated and were working extremely long hours and were being overworked when they were working. Then when the Braceros went
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Case 5.2: Easy Clean Co. Internal Control Over Financial Reporting Component Evaluation- Control Environment Demonstrates Commitment to Integrity and Ethical Values Rating: 3 Present: Yes Functioning: No Internal control deficiency description: No written code of conduct or formal ethical standards No processes in place to evaluate employees ethical standards Tone at the top is minimal‚ with Doug and Phil appearing to have integrity‚ they work hard and stay late and the business is growing
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Public-Private Partners No particular scheme can pay for the assortment of diversion programs required to successfully interject in the imprisonment and detention of individuals with recurring conditions. Most specifically‚ when an assortment of methods is overstretched in its efforts to identify a favorable diversion resource‚ every proposed process typically declares funding deficiency to its fellow method‚ thus initiating the bureaucratic back and forth in constructing the crucial choice of
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a medieval romance following Sir Gawain while also conveying the deeper message of the imperfection of man. The Gawain Poet uses the green sash to symbolically deepen the illusion of immortality and to remind us to be strong against the power of temptation. The honorable knight Sir Gawain can be seen as this brave‚ loyal‚ almost divine figure that doesn’t fall to the temptations of lust and greed; that is until he is faced with the fact that he is indeed still human
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SPECIAL REPORT Green Chemistry in California: A Framework for Leadership in Chemicals Policy and Innovation Michael P. Wilson with Daniel A. Chia and Bryan C. Ehlers Prepared for: The California Senate Environmental Quality Committee The California Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials CALIFORNIA POLICY RESEARCH CENTER U N I V E R S IT Y O F CA L I FO R N I A Copyright© 2006 by the Regents of the University of California All rights reserved California
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7 Steps to a Green School Adapted from Eco-Schools International 1. Establish A Green Team or Eco-Committee The Green Team is the heart of the Green Schools process‚ both organizing and directing activities at the school. Consisting of the stakeholders of the school environment - students‚ teachers‚ custodians‚ facilities managers‚ parents and school board members - the Green Team is democratic and can often be run by the students themselves. Whatever the type of school or age group‚ student involvement
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EXPLORING GREEN TECHNOLOGY BY Stunna4lifenot4u INF 103 COMPUTING LITERACY EXPLORING GREEN TECHNOLOGY Are you concerned about our world? Are you recycling? Are you making changes to help make the world better for future generations? Do you know what green technology is? Did you know that you could be using green technology and not know it? In this paper I will be explaining what green technology is‚ the effects of green technology‚ what the goals of green technology are
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Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program is a human development program of the national government that invests in the health and education of poor households‚ particularly of children aged 0-14 years old. Patterned after the conditional cash transfer scheme implemented in other developing countries‚ the Pantawid Pamilya provides cash grants to beneficiaries provided that they comply with the set of conditions required by the program. Pantawid Pamilya has dual
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How green supply chains will affect and drive the design of next generation logistics and supply chains? Due to the deterioration of global environment‚ increasing concerns of the overall condition of the natural environment have brought the attention on environmental conservation. As Purchasing Magazine (Atkinson‚ 2002) reported that “the most significant factor affecting supply‚ demand‚ pricing‚ and availability of solvents is the environmental issue”. As a result‚ for manufacturers‚ there is
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