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    Smog is a kind of air pollution; the word "smog" is a portmanteau of smoke and fog. Classic smog results from large amounts of coal burning in an area caused by a mixture of smoke and sulfur dioxide. Modern smog does not usually come from coal but from vehicular and industrial emissions that are acted on in the atmosphere by ultraviolet light from the sun to form secondary pollutants

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    Holmes decides to convince Pitezel to take out a very large life insurance policy to scam an insurance company by staging Pitezel’s death and substituting another corpse in his place, which he assured Pitezel he would had no trouble getting ahold of. In all reality, this was Holmes’ way of getting out of the predicament he had put himself in by trusting someone too much. In November of 1893, Holmes and Pitezel leave Chicago to travel across the country and commit frauds along the way. In July of

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    “Captivity in war is a different and confronting experience, regardless of the particular conflict” Dr. Rosalind Hearder The many Australian soldiers that were captured and put in one of the prisoners of war camps were help against there own free will. They were forced to go through with doing things that were not acceptable. World War 2 began during September in 1939, it started when the Germans attacked Poland, Britain and France announced war toward Germany after Hitler refused to abandon the

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    Trifles Essay

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    The setting of this one-act play is a farmhouse kitchen in the Midwest. Instead of modern appliances, there is a hand pump at the sink for water, and a wood-burning stove for warmth and for cooking. From the kitchen, there are three doors: one to the parlor, one to the upstairs, and one to the shed and then on to the outdoors. In the middle of the room is a rustic dining table and chairs. The room has not been cleaned up and looks as if someone was interrupted in the midst of cooking a meal. Dirty

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    Jugaad Concept

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    INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CALCUTTA WORKING PAPER SERIES WPS No. 677/ August 2011 JUGAAD- Not just “Making do” but a Low Cost Survival & Coping Strategy at the Bottom of the Pyramids. by Ramendra Singh Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Joka, Kolkata 700104 Vaibhav Gupta B.Tech Student, Department of Applied physics, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India & Akash Mondal B.Tech Student, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

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    I will use this chapter to look at the many ways destruction is used as a form of creation everyday in western society and how we value it on a personal level. ‘change is a natural and organic process, one that is inherent with being human and of this world. Within this context, the change a person personally experiences is meaningful.’ (Russell and Russell, p16). Change is fundamental to our universe. Everything in the physical world is either growing or deteriorating and our human condition could

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    Civil Engineering

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    material are: Cement,sand ,water.  Concrete,  Lime,  Stones, Paints and Varnishes,   Wood and Timber, Engineering Metals, Bituminous materials and Plastics,  Rubber and Glass, Miscelleneous materials, http://www.aboutcivil.org/engineering-materials.html Cement Bricklayer Joseph Asp din of Leeds, England first made portland cement early in the 19th century by burning powdered limestone and clay in his kitchen stove. Portland cement, the basic ingredient of concrete, is a closely controlled chemical

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    INSTRUCTIONS FROM COUSEL Tax implications on a sale of land and an intended gift of the sale of proceeds Counsel is asked to advise Mr Reginald Green who wishes to challenge an assessment of Capital Gains Tax by the HMRC. Mr Green contends that the gain benefits from the relief in section 222 of the Capital Gains Act 1992 (TCGA 1992), which states that no tax is payable if an individual disposes of his private residence. Summary of Facts Mr Reginald Green sold a parcel of land 12 months ago

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    Definition of Air Pollution

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    and the gas together. Sources of particulate matter can be man made or natural. Some particulates occur naturally, originating from volcanoes, dust storms, forest and grassland fires, living vegetation, and sea spray. Human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels in vehicles, power plants and various industrial processes also generate significant amounts of aerosols. Averaged over the globe, anthropogenic aerosols—those made by human activities—currently account for about 10 percent of the

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    Sick Building Syndrome

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    1.0 Introduction Building is important structure for mankind. In general definition, building is a structure with a roof and wall, such as houses, factory and school. The different type of building is depend on the function, capacity and it size. So it will give the different design and material in the building structure. For certain building, there are many defect are need consideration for further action. According to Building Code of Australia (n.d), building defect is buildings out of

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