THE TUBBATAHA REEF The name ’Tubbataha’ is a Samal word for "long reef exposed at low tide". Samals are seafaring people of the Sulu Sea. Cagayanen people who are more geographically associated with Tubbataha Reefs referred the Park as ’gusong’. Location Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (TRNP) lies in the middle of the Sulu Sea and falls under the political jurisdiction of Cagayancillo‚ an island municipality situated 130km to the north. The park is around 150km southeast of Puerto Princesa City -
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BRICS also known as the Big five is a grouping acronym that refers to the countries of Brazil‚ Russia‚ India‚ China and South Africa that are deemed to all be at a similar stage of newly advanced economic development over the next few decades Brazil‚ Russia‚ India‚ China and South Africa will become large‚ powerful players in the world economy. Regardless of their social‚ political‚ or environmental challenges‚ the BRICS will play an ever-increasing role in the world economy‚ China and India will
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Physics Exam Study Notes By: Faizan Dhalla | SPH3U 1: Forces and Motion * Kinematics: study of motion * Basic types of motion: * Uniform (constant speed in straight line) * Non-uniform * Scalar quantity: with magnitude & no direction * Distance‚ average speed * Vector quantity: with magnitude (arrow above it) & direction (in square brackets after unit) * Position‚ displacement‚ acceleration * Velocity: * Rate of change of position *
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Microcredit - training Urban Program for Livelihood Finance and Training POVERTY IN THE PHILIPPINES Uplift Training By Vivian G. Villegas – Uplift 2004 General Objective: To understand and know about some causes and effects of poverty‚ its impact on society. Objectives: At the end of the seminar the participant will be able to: 1. Describe the situation of poverty in the Philippines. 2. Identify some causes and effects of poverty. 3. Enumerate some programs and some solutions to alleviate
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Journal of Fluids and Structures ] (]]]]) ]]]–]]] Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Journal of Fluids and Structures journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jfs Tree-inspired piezoelectric energy harvesting William B. Hobbs a‚ David L. Hu a‚b‚Ã a b School of Mechanical Engineering‚ Georgia Institute of Technology‚ Atlanta‚ GA 30332‚ USA School of Biology‚ Georgia Institute of Technology‚ Atlanta‚ GA 30332‚ USA a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 23
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The Mauritian Economy: 2012 Outlook Executive Summary Bracing for another storm While the Mauritian economy has been resilient thus far‚ the flip-flops in select Government policies have sent mixed signals to both the private sector and potential investors. Nonetheless‚ the economy grew at an estimated 4% in 2011 driven by a resurgent textile industry‚ and a strong performance by the financial sector. A year ago we had believed that the worst was behind; however‚ the issues surrounding the
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0307-4358.htm MF 39‚4 Ownership structure‚ capital structure‚ and performance of group affiliation 404 Evidence from Taiwanese group-affiliated firms Received 25 December 2011 Revised 13 September 2012 18 December 2012 Accepted 18 December 2012 Jonchi Shyu Department of Business Administration‚ National Taiwan University of Science and Technology‚ Taiwan‚ Republic of China Abstract
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Journal of Career Development http://jcd.sagepub.com Confronting Career Double Binds: Implications for Women‚ Organizations‚ and Career Practitioners Mary Shapiro‚ Cynthia Ingols and Stacy Blake-Beard Journal of Career Development 2008; 34; 309 DOI: 10.1177/0894845307311250 The online version of this article can be found at: http://jcd.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/34/3/309 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: University of Missouri-Columbia Additional services and
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The necessary of Financial Risk Management Introduction Over the last twenty years‚ the consensus view of financial risk in the financial system that emerged in response to the banking crises of the 1930s and before has lost much of its relevance. A new consensus has yet to emerge‚ but financial institutions and regulators have considerably broadened their assessment of the risks facing financial institutions. This passage mainly talked about the definition and types of financial risk. It also
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