Red River Floodway‚ built between 1962 and 1968 for a cost of $63 million‚ was one of the most effective and significant flood protection infrastructure in the Province of Manitoba‚ Canada ("Red river floodway‚" 2011). Ever since it had been putting in use‚ it has prevented more than $40 billion (in 2011 dollars) in flood damage in Winnipeg ("Red river floodway‚" 2011). However‚ after 1997 "Flood of the Century‚" the International Joint Commission analyzed the flood protection measures and concluded
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Mangroves are trees and shrubs that grow in saline coastal habitats in the tropics and subtropics – mainly between latitudes 25° N and 25° S. The saline conditions tolerated by various species range from brackish water‚ through pure seawater (30 to 40 ppt)‚ to water of over twice the salinity of ocean seawater‚ where the salt has become concentrated by evaporation (up to 90 ppt).[1][2] The many species of trees and shrubs adapted to saline conditions are not all closely related‚ and the term "mangrove"
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The Starbucks 2015 “Red Cup Controversy” In 1997‚ Starbucks debuted their first Holiday Cup featuring designs of holiday symbols such as ornaments and snowflakes. On November 1 2015‚ the company debuted a minimalistic ombré red cup without such motifs. According to the Starbucks Newsroom site‚ the 2015 design “is another way Starbucks is inviting customers to create their own stories with a red cup that mimics a blank canvas” (2015). However‚ on November 5‚ American evangelist‚ former pastor and
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The Red Panda comes from the family of Ailuridae and its scientific name is Ailurus Fulgens. The Red Fox‚ whose scientific name is Vulpes Vulpes‚ is from the Canidae family. They are both mammals and are the same size. However‚ the Red Panda and the Red Fox share similarities and differences in their appearance‚ habitat‚ diet‚ behaviour‚ reproduction and status of population. First of all‚ the Red Panda and the Red Fox are quite similar but a little different in their appearance. Like the Red
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Little Red Scarf is an organization is committed to supporting patients from low-income families by providing financial aid for congenial heart surgery. Through charities‚ we seek the best medical teams and professionals in order to provide surgical treatment for patients. Little Red Scarf currently operates in China’s Gansu and Yunnan Province‚ financing surgeries and medical treatments for children with congenital heart disease. We believe that every child deserves to have a safe and healthy
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the world’s largest lobster-eating celebration may actually be a massive animal-abusing process comparable to the cruelty to that of the Aztec’s human-sacrificing ritual. Wallace introduces Maine’s annual Marine Lobster Festival (MLF) held in late June attracts thousands of tourists seeking to devour the “steak meat” of the Atlantic Ocean – lobster. A lobster is a crustacean‚ existing in the region since colonial times with such abundance that early settlers condemned lobster meat as low-class. Presently
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sustainable consumer demand has led to an explosion in the number of food co-ops‚ farmers’ markets and hyphenated dining concepts such as the farm-to -table movement. To avoid being trampled in the rush towards local and organic ingredients‚ The Red Door restaurant in San Diego has changed their business model. The owner Trish Watlington has adopted a strategy prevalent among small-scale farmers that has enabled them to survive and to thrive in recent years.By applying the community supported
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consumption. His piece talks about the controversy behind killing lobsters and questions people’s general views on that matter‚ making his audience think about morality. After reading “Consider the Lobster” I couldn’t help but think how ridiculous it is to state that lobsters don’t feel pain‚ and even more ridiculous to use such statement in order to make people think that they’re not actually hurting the lobsters. It’s said that lobsters’ brains don’t let them feel pain‚ and that’s what makes the killing
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industry must have oversight over the program” (Ferrell‚ Fraedrich‚ & Ferrell‚ 2015 p. 114). Currently‚ the American Red Cross (ARC) has sighted major issues with the APC practices of collecting blood donations (Strom‚ 2008). Furthermore‚ Eric Blumberg‚ the FDA’s deputy general counsel‚ stated “if fear is a motivator‚ we’re happy to help out in that way”- when he attend a closed Red Cross
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physico-chemical and biological techniques are to be constantly explored for decolourization and degradation of dyes. Remazol red RB dye was selected as model azo dye for the study. It is known to be toxicity‚ mutagenic and carcinogenic in nature because of the presence of the aromatic amine group (Zollinger‚ 2003; Jalandoni-Buan
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