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Population News Saturday May 5th 2007



Bungendore water system upgrade in line with population growthBungendore water system upgrade in line with population growth
(Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Sat, 05 May) Bungendore's water supply and sewerage systems will be improved and upgraded to cater for increasing development in the south-eastern New South Wales town.


Immigration at a glance...Immigration at a glance...
(Sentinel-News: Fri, 04 May) 1. Over 50 percent of Kentucky's population growth between 1995 and 2000 came from in-migration. 2. Kentucky's population is projected to grow by 12.7 percent between 2000 and 2030.


Modern rice in Asia: Role in food security and poverty alleviation-IIModern rice in Asia: Role in food security and poverty alleviation-II
(Financial Express: Fri, 04 May) Keeping in view of coping with the population growth, the world's annual rice production must grow toughly 760 million tones by 2020. However, many countries, particularly in Asia, lack arable land on which to increase rice production, and most of the demand for more rice must, therefore, be met by increasing the yield per unit land area.


Korean firm wins Dh1.8b Dewa orderKorean firm wins Dh1.8b Dewa order
(Khaleej Times: Sat, 05 May) DUBAI — Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, South Korea's biggest maker of power equipment, yesterday said it won a Dh1.876 billion order from Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) to build a power plant.



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Letter: California's growth has lessons for N.C.Letter: California's growth has lessons for N.C.
(Salisbury Post: Tue, 01 May) Your editorial resonates with this old lady from Southern California. I can do no better than to point to the myriad of effects on our economy and quality of life of our population growth.


Start Talking, Province Asks Innisfil And BarrieStart Talking, Province Asks Innisfil And Barrie
(Barrie Examiner: Fri, 04 May) again.


Airport director to speak on 20-year expansion planAirport director to speak on 20-year expansion plan
(BizJournals: Thu, 03 May) Tampa International Airport's recently unveiled plans for its Skyward 2025 initiative is the focus of a breakfast meeting Tuesday organized by the Tampa Downtown Partnership.


Population growth swells in QueenslandPopulation growth swells in Queensland
(ABC via Yahoo!7 News: Sun, 29 Apr) Queensland's population continues to outgrow the rest of the country, putting more pressure on water resources.


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