Executive Summary The recent acquisition of French energy company Alstom by General Electric has made a lot of headlines in the world recently. This is one of the largest acquisitions by the General Electric and involved a lot of complexities. The Alstom’s board of directors was ready to cut the deal with General Electric but French government has made this deal as the national pride and tried to interfere. They opposed this deal on the ground of loss of jobs in France but in reality the French
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Khumani Iron Ore Mine Paste Disposal & Water Recovery System By Du Toit T*‚ Crozier M*‚ Abstract Traditional iron ore beneficiation plants using washing screening and Jigging processes require large volumes of process water. However when a suitable large iron ore deposit is found in a location where rainfall is erratic and raw water sources are limited. Innovative process designs are required to minimize water losses‚ maximize reuse of process water and minimize raw water intake to ensure
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Negative physical / environmental impacts - The carrying capacity of a destination was not observed thus the place becomes too crowded. This results to overpopulation and overdevelopment. An example is the island of Boracay. - Depletion of a destination’s natural resources. Locals and tourists compete over water supply and other necessities. - Since hotels and resorts‚ bars‚ malls etc. have been built‚ these pose a problem on the sustainability of the place. They may also disturb the flora and
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Imprints on Planet Earth | Consumerism effects Is consumerism just another fancy word for shopping? Who is to say that one person’s ecological footprint from consuming has no effect on the planet? An ecological footprint‚ also known as a carbon footprint‚ is the scientific measure of one’s consumption and the effect of their expenditure to the planet earth (Heddings & Frazier‚ 2009). Every small act of consumption is a connection to a larger picture. As the population grows‚ so does
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Part 1: “The Harmful Prison Your Kids Experience Every Day” This Article “The Harmful Prison Your Kids Experience Every Day” was all about how social media has changed America. The author calls social media a “Indoor Prison” that we need to escape from. Even the founder of facebook Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs also said the same thing. Instead of being active and enjoying earth‚ most people are strolling through pictures on their news feed. The article went on the say that we spend hours indoors vegging
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6 THE EFFECTS OF URBANISATION ON LIVING CONDITIONS Urbanisation causes changes in the living conditions under which people live and work. Especially in developing countries‚ this often leads to adverse living conditions (see introductory remarks in Section 1.2.5). In the particular setting of urbanising villages‚ there are places where chaotic urbanisation and industrialisation causes hardship‚ particularly for local residents. This is not the whole story‚ however. There are also many positive
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Have a Greater Positive or Negative Effect on Society? Industrialization is the development of industry on an extensive scale. This was very important because it paved the way for the evolution of the modern world. It caused much advancement in transportation‚ trade‚ and manufacturing. Although there are many positive effects of the Industrialization‚ the negative effects on the society during that time period are very severe. It had many effects on the people and the environment‚ ranging
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profit the upcoming generation and that acts of agression in cartoons are harmful to children in many ways? Or maybe viewing violence can be useful to instill values into children and we should profit from violence used as humour...? We can find many facts or evidences for each side‚ no mather what we think or feel. According to psychological research‚ violent media (including cartoons) affects children negatively. Effects may be long-lasting and noticeable in a person’s further behaviour‚ even as
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developments of the modern world. They have allowed us to all but eradicate small pox and protect our children from other horrible diseases which used to kill hundreds of children every year. There are people who believe that vaccines are in reality harmful and refuse to vaccinate their children. Others refuse to vaccinate due to a religious belief. This is a dangerous trend that is driven by conspiracy theories and false data‚ has lead to out breaks of easily preventable diseases‚ and endangers the
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