originated in Central Asia‚ where its wild ancestor‚ Malus sieversii‚ is still found today. Apples have been grown for thousands of years in Asia and Europe‚ and were brought to North America by European colonists. Apples have been present in the mythology and religions of many cultures‚ including Norse‚ Greek and Christian traditions. In 2010‚ the fruit’s genome was decoded‚ leading to new understandings of disease control and selective breeding in apple production. There are more than 7‚500 known
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NICMAR- SODE PGP-CM - MODULE NO: 11 MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT (COURSE CODE: NCP 24/25) PREPARED & SUBMITTED BY: PRASHANT MATHUR REG NO: 213-12-11-11933-2152 ASSIGNMENT Your company has been awarded a contract of developing and constructing a new International Airport 30KM away from a city. You have been appointed as Planning Engineer (Materials and Equipment). Project is to implement in phases. In Phase I‚ one strip of landing of 100m width is to be constructed in
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Current Issues IPL: Boon or Bane? IPL was started with much fanfare in 2008. It was regarded as the next big thing in cricket. Under the able guidance of Lalit Modi‚ it started off really well. It was inspired by the highly popular EPL (English Premier League). Since its inception‚ it has caught the eyes of players and viewers alike. It brought Bollywood and corporates under one roof. It resulted in a huge amount of money being poured into the game. Presence of Bollywood stars during matches raised
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Rahul Yadav‟s : an unusual story Rahul Yadav a 26-year-old from Alwar‚ Rajasthan‚ wasn‟t the brightest in class. He ranked 20th among 30 students in his Class 10 exams. A sarcastic comment by his uncle about his grades made him work hard and become a topper in Rajasthan in physics-chemistry-maths‚ based on which he got a 75 per cent scholarship to prepare for IIT-JEE. He became class representative in his second year at IIT Bombay and‚ later‚ secretary of its student association. As part of his election
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Vampires Stories Started Thousands of Years Ago in Myths Today They Are Very Real and Among Us Abstract Vampires have been a part of human culture for thousands of years. There have been stories of vampire like creatures in Mesopotamia‚ Greece‚ China‚ and Europe. These stories have spanned the globe and time. The vampire has evolved overtime based on the current trends and beliefs and culture of the time. Today when the word vampire is said many visualize Dracula from the stories by Bram
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Marten Pieters‚ MD and CEO‚ Vodafone India‚ speaks about the challenges facing the telecom sector‚ the 3G auctions and why the government needs to get its policy right soon. This Idea Exchange session was moderated by Managing Editor‚ Financial Express‚ Sunil Jain 1. Sunil Jain: How has the 2G case changed things for the telecom sector? India has had this licence system for very long. So a lot of entrepreneurs have this feeling that once you get a licence‚ that’s the way to make money. So a
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I. INTRODUCTION Robert Owen was born on May 14‚ 1771 in Newtown‚ Montgomeryshire‚ Wales. He was the sixth of seven children. Robert Owen was a unique person because he focused heavily on helping out the poor‚ and earning profit in a way that was highly unusual. He felt that keeping his employees in a safe working environment was essential to the success and quality of the product. Robert Owen insisted on decent working conditions‚ livable wages‚ and education for the children. Owen believed that
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Regulation of Real Estate Agency Practice in Malaysia: An Investigation for Nigeria AbayomiIbiyemi1‚ Olayinka Ogungbemi2‚ Rotimi Awodiran3 1 Department of Estate Management‚ Faculty of Built Environment‚ University of Malaya‚ Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia yomi1004@googlemail.com 2‚3 Department of Estate Management and Valuation‚ School of Environmental Studies‚ Lagos State Polytechnic‚ Lagos‚ Nigeria Abstract: Nigeria and Malaysia have a similar colonial history. The Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA)
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In the chapter 25‚ since America ended the World War II after they dropped the atomic bomb in Japanese continent‚ America confronted the communist‚ especially Soviet from 1946 to 1952. Through this confrontation between America and Soviet‚ the cold war begun around the world. Since the Soviets tried to reinforce opposing goals that were against American vision in Eastern Europe‚ the Soviets forced pressured Eastern Europe to make communism. However‚ fortunately‚ the Truman Doctrine helped those nations
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How Does The Current Global Economic Recession Compare To The Great Depression? The Global Economic Recession and the Great Depression are the fallout of the exact same economic phenomenon and are only different in a few respects. Each period is marked by a massive run up in asset prices followed by a tremendous deflationary pressure that has sent both debt and equity markets into turmoil . The Great Depression saw the Federal Reserve do little to ‘save’ the economy because their policy actions
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