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The End Of Cold War
Max Ranger THE END OF THE COLD WAR a.What was the Second Cold War? The Second World War is a notion used by contemporary historians to describe the intense degradation of East-West relations which had been softened during Détente. The initial notion, used to picture the reawakening of tensions between the USSR and the USA, belongs to Brezhnev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, who stated on June 1st 1978 in
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Should Greece Leave The Euro Zone And Return To The Drachma ?
Should Greece leave the euro zone and return to the drachma? In the short term, leaving the euro would be disastrous for the majority of Greek and very risky for other Europeans. But there is an alternative solution, which has an evil name: inflation.Greece has a short term problem: should we leave the euro? The vast majority of Greeks (three quarters, according to opinion polls) refuse to do, both fearing to lose what remains of
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Sherman Alexie, The Lone Ranger and Tonto fistfight in heaven
Intro) Sherman Alexie, was born in October 1966. He grew up on the Indian Reservation in Wellpinit in Washington State. Poet, novelist, and screenwriter, Sherman Alexie won different prices like the 2007 Western Literature Association's Distinguished Achievement Award and the 2003 Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award. He lives with his family in Seattle. This text is an extract from The Lone Ranger and Tonto fistfight in heaven published by Atlantic Monthly Press in 1993. Mini look
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Organization Culture Of The FBI Via The Film "The Silence Of The Lambs"
The main purpose of this paper is to reveal how the organizational culture of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is embedded in the dialogue between the characters of Clarice Starling and her mentor, Jack Crawford, during the first minutes of the movie the “Silence of the Lambs”. This analysis relies on the Edgar Schein's organizational culture model and the three levels of culture he identifies. According to this author “Culture is an abstraction, yet
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The importance of water to human beings
The main topic this class discussion deals with is the importance of water to human beings. The articles raise new issues that few of us know about. The worst thing most humans fear is the disappearance of water as a drinking and irrigating source. The articles discussed subjects beyond the ordinary issues. In fact it deals with water as a natural leaving environment for millions of species. Experts have identified dead zones called Hypoxic areas
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Rôle Et Place Des médias Socio-numériques Dans La Communication Globale D'entreprise
Sommaire Sommaire 11 INTRODUCTION 1 METHODOLOGIE 3 1.1 Publications 3 1.2 Blogs 4 1.3 Sites Web 6 1.4 Présentations professionnelles et publications 7 1.5 Méthodologie de recherche 8 COMPRENDRE LES MEDIAS SOCIAUX : UNE APPROCHE TECHNOLOGIQUE ET SOCIOLOGIQUE 9 2.1 Quand le web est devenu 2.0 9 2.2 Les médias sociaux, la « voix » du Web 2.0 14 2.3 Plusieurs supports et un seul but : l’échange. 15 2.3.1 Création : blogs, contenu généré
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The Effects Of Basel III
The causes of the crisis are complex, multiple and wide spread gue to the interconnectedness of the financial system. However the effects were not felt the same way in all the countries and some were lefts unscathed such as Brazil, Russia or Asia in general. There are many explanations on why the financial crisis occured : macro economic imbalances, lax monetary policies, regulatory and supervisory failures, too big to fail and dissorted incentives, excesses of
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The problem of immigration in the EU
Abstract This paper is dedicated to the problem of migration as an inevitable and controversial process. The research conducted in this paper is based on following the evolution of the EU documents and analyzing migration statistics and findings provided by experts in this area. The main finding of this study lies in the fact that there is a permanent contradiction within the European Union between the need for common actions and the national interests of
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The use of " lorem ipsum "
In publishing and graphic design, lorem ipsum[1] is placeholder text (filler text) commonly used to demonstrate the graphics elements of a document or visual presentation, such as font, typography, and layout, by removing the distraction of meaningful content. The lorem ipsum text is typically a section of a Latin text by Cicero with words altered, added and removed that make it nonsensical in meaning and not proper Latin.[1] Even though "lorem ipsum" may arouse curiosity
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The accession of Iceland to the European Union.
The European Commission has today finalised a series of aid programmes to support reforms in countries wishing to join the EU. The funding, totalling almost 1 billion euro, comes under the 2011 budget of the Instrument for pre-accession Assistance, and will be available to Western Balkans, Turkey, and Iceland. In fact, since July the 17th 2009, Iceland confirmed it desire to join European Union. This decision was a huge surprise for a lot of specialists,
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Political Ideologies : Abnegation Or Fulfillment Of The State Intervention ?
Introduction From the communist regime in the ex-USSR to the more liberal view in The United States of America, political ideologies have evolved over time and influenced the view on the role of the state. Through time and space, the intervention of the state has varied according to the intrinsic characteristics of political ideologies. Nowadays, the term of welfare state is well known and highly valued under certain ideologies whereas other consider the state as
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Résumé How To Master The Art Of Selling ? CHAP 1&2
How to master the art of selling ? 1-Qu'est ce que le métier de la vente réellement ? Réussir est un investissement personnel en temps, en argent Il faut voir la vente comme un challenge de tous les jours dans lequel il faut rester positif, les seules limites que l'on a sont celles que l'on se fixe, on peut être qui on veux On ne naît pas « excellent vendeur » cela s'apprend » Un excellent vendeur doit : Faire de
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The Bank of England
When the Bank of England changes the official interest rate it is attempting to influence the overall level of expenditure in the economy. When the amount of money spent grows more quickly than the volume of output produced, inflation is the result. In this way, changes in interest rates are used to control inflation. The Bank of England sets an interest rate at which it lends to financial institutions. This interest rate then affects the
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What Were The Triggers Of Culture Change In Japan During The 1990s ?
The type of culture that facilitated Japan to hold onto its people and acquired knowledge and become consistently stronger each year was that of Confucian beliefs. Confucian values are essentially derived from three ingredients which are high moral conduct and loyalty to others, reciprocal obligations to show appreciation of network involvement, and honesty in dealing with others. The primary triggers of cultural changes in Japan during the 1990s were influenced by later generation born after
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Social and environmental impacts of multinational companies
Social and environmental impacts of multinational companies Social consequences of Multinationals Today, these companies of extreme sizes are veritable showcases of countries from which they originate. That's why it is so important that they adhere to a code of ethics and practices (environmental, occupational ...) transparent, so as not to damage the image of their country of origin. These multinationals may have negative consequences for their country of origin. Indeed, foreign direct investment (FDI) can
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The Secret Dreamworld Of A Shopaholic
The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic Ok. don't panic. Don't panic. It's only a VISA bill. It's a piece of paper; a few numbers. I mean, just how scary can a few numbers be? I stare out of the office window at a bus driving down Oxford Street, willing myself to open the white envelope sitting on my cluttered desk. It's only a piece of paper, I tell myself for the thousandth time. And I'm
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The internationalization of Marks & Spencer
This case study describes the internationalization of Marks & Spencer (M&S), a giant British retailer. In recent years, the company has suffered a series of misfortunes, both at home (Britain) and abroad. Company sales have dropped, stock prices and market capitalization were substantially reduced, and overseas profits have declined. In January 1999, following a terrible earning announcement, the company announced that it had formed a marketing department, forcing the company to become more proactive and
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Lord Of The Ring
Implement the best-selling and most successful in terms of JRR Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings happened in the collective imagination. From being a cult in the 60s, it is now a myth. And adapting a myth to a movie is a myth of the challenge. Challenge is working with Peter Jackson Millennium dusk, surrounded by a veritable armada, an army of costumers, makeup artists, designers, machinists, architects, actors dozens, producers etc ... All
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‘Courts Of First Instance Exist To Resolve Disputes; Courts Of Appeal And Review Have Quite A Different Function' Discuss
‘Courts of first instance exist to resolve disputes; courts of appeal and review have quite a different function’ Discuss. In France, a distinction has to be made between the Cour de cassation and the Courts of Appeal. Courts of Appeal are jurisdictions “de droit commun” treating both facts and laws on the basis of appeals against decisions made by first instance tribunals. So a court of appeal is both here to resolve disputes arisen and
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Liquidity And Asset Pricing: Evidence From The Hong Kong Stock Market
1. Introduction Investors face liquidity risk when they transfer ownership of their securities. Therefore, investors consider liquidity to be an important factor when making their investment decisions. Amihud and Mendelson (1986) find a positive return-illiquidity relation. Since that study, many other researchers continue to investigate the return-illiquidity (liquidity) relation, but evidence over the past two decades is generally inconsistent and mixed.1 Amihud (2002) shows that there is a significant relation between liquidity and expected stock
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MED Radio is among the main competitors of radio mars
MED RADIO is among the main competitors of radio mars Objectives A resident on completing his/her DMRD (Radio-diagnosis) should have acquired good basic knowledge in the various sub-specialties of radiology such as Neuro-radiology, GI-radiology, Uro-radiology, Vascular- radiology, Musculoskeletal, Interventional radiology, Emergency radiology, Pediatric radiology and Mammography, and be able to _ independently conduct and interpret all routine and special radiological and imaging investigations. _ Provide radiological services in acute emergency and trauma including its medico
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The end stages of a PhD
The end stages of a PhD are a very good example of the principal of 'what goes up, must come down' . The key to success is a good start! 1. Starting The bare essentials are a) Make sure that you want to do PhD – that is, a time limited piece of defined research written under advice and in a fixed format - rather than, say, write an exciting novel, save the world, impress
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« Wreck of the Ole 97 train » 1943, Thomas Hart Benton
« Wreck of the Ole 97 train » 1943, Thomas Hart Benton Peintre Américain (1889-1979) Il dénonce l'industrialisation. Ses toiles représentent des scènes de la vie quotidienne Ce sont des paysans contre l'industrialisation. Violente opposition entre les couleurs. Le personnage du train est moins détaillé que ceux de la calèche. Total refus du modernisme, de l'industrialisation → RIMBAUD « Rue de Paris », temps de pluie, 1877; Gustave Caillebotte Peintre français (1848-1894) Membre du groupe
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The financial crisis of 2007-2008
The financial crisis of 2007–2008, also known as the global financial crisis and 2008 financial crisis, is considered by many economists to be the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s.[1][2] It resulted in the threat of total collapse of large financial institutions, the bailout of banks by national governments, and downturns in stock markets around the world. In many areas, the housing market also suffered, resulting in evictions, foreclosures and prolonged
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The History Of The Body Shop
Our History “You’ve got to be hungry – for ideas, to make things happen and to see your vision made into reality.” Dame Anita Roddick. Human Rights Activist Founder of The Body Shop The very first The Body Shop® store opens on 26th March 1976 in Brighton, on the south coast of England. By 1978 a kiosk in Brussels became the first overseas franchise, and by 1982 new shops open at the rate of two
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