Chernobyl * The Chernobyl accident in 1986 was the result of a flawed reactor design that was operated with inadequately trained personnel. * The resulting steam explosion and fires released at least 5% of the radioactive reactor core into the atmosphere and downwind. * Two Chernobyl plant workers died on the night of the accident‚ and a further 28 people died within a few weeks as a result of acute radiation poisoning. * UNSCEAR says that apart from increased thyroid cancers‚ "there
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Reina Louise R. Felonia PhilGov BSIT 2.1C Sir Jian Dayuta Mother of Philippine Democracy María Corazón Sumulong "Cory" Cojuangco Aquino was born on January 25‚ 1933‚ in Paniqui‚ Tarlac‚ María Corazón "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco was the fourth child of José Cojuangco‚ Sr. and Demetria Sumulong. Her siblings were Pedro‚ Josephine‚ Teresita‚ Jose‚ Jr. and Maria Paz. Both Aquino’s parents came from prominent clans. Her father was a prominent Tarlac businessman and politician‚ and her great-grandfather
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to act prudently‚ minimising risk and thus preferring a less control arrangement of foreign subsidiaries. A binomial logistic model is developed with reference to manufacturing foreign direct investments undertaken by Italian firms in the period 1986–1993. 1. Introduction One of the most important decisions faced by a company intending to undertake a foreign direct investment (FDI) concerns the ownership structure of the foreign subsidiary. A number of alternatives are possible‚ ranging
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successful corporate executive of one of the world’s prestige airlines can put on a multimillion dollar currency speculation‚ and win—and still get lambasted by his critics. It’s enough to make a capitalist cry. - Intermarket‚ 1985 It was February 14‚ 1986‚ and Herr Heinz Ruhnau‚ Chairman of Lufthansa (Germany) was summoned to meet with Lufthansa’s board. The board’s task was to determine if Herr Ruhnau’s term of office should be terminated. Herr Ruhnau had already been summoned by Germany’s transportation
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Share Rewards to Pioneering Brands: An Empirical Analysis and Strategic Implications Glen L. Urban; Theresa Carter; Steven Gaskin; Zofia Mucha Management Science‚ Vol. 32‚ No. 6. (Jun.‚ 1986)‚ pp. 645-659. A Special Case of Dynamic Pricing Policy Birger Wernerfelt Management Science‚ Vol. 32‚ No. 12. (Dec.‚ 1986)‚ pp. 1562-1566. General Equilibrium with Real Time Search in Labor and Product Markets Birger Wernerfelt The Journal of Political Economy‚ Vol. 96‚ No. 4. (Aug.‚ 1988)‚ pp. 821-831. Competitive
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In 1982 a restoration was done on the 305 ft. green lady that we all know as the statue of Liberty. This restoration cost 87 million dollars to do! The statue was in good condition because her skin is made out of copper‚ but with driving winds‚ and whipping rains her torch wasn’t holding up so well. The torch is where the restoration took place. The statue of Liberty was originally brought to America in the late 1800’s. It was presented to us by the French as a gift of friendship. It was designed
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behaviors related with the intention to cause harm. Contrary to popular belief‚ there is no reliable correlation between videogames and aggression. Claims are the backbone to a study; they are both the starting point and the goal. Cooper and Mackie (1986) sought to discover if a highly violent game would affect 4th and 5th grade kids differently than a nonviolent game or a paper-and-pencil game. Tamborini et all (2000) predicted that aggressive thoughts and behaviors would be highest amongst those
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Chernobyl: By Cain Fogarty. The Chernobyl disaster was a catastrophic nuclear accident that happened on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine (at the time it was officially the Ukrainian SSR)‚ which was under the direct authority of the central authorities of the Soviet Union. An explosion and fire released large levels of radioactive particles into the atmosphere‚ which spread over most of the western USSR and Europe. The Chernobyl disaster is widely considered to have
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(1973). What are Human Rights? New York. Taplinger De George‚ T.R De George‚ T. R. (1986) Business Ethics‚ 2nd ed. New York. Macmillan. Donaldson‚ T. (1989). The Ethics of International Business. New York. Oxford University Gabriel‚ P.P Hoffman‚ W.M. & Frederick‚ R. E. (1995) Business Ethics: Reading and Cases in Corporate Morality.3rd Ed. New York. Mc-Graw-Hill‚ Inc. Hoffman‚ W.F‚ Lange‚ A.E‚ & Fedo‚ D.A. (1986) Ethics and the Multinational Enterprise. New York University Press of America Hobbes
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Accounting Research Center‚ Booth School of Business‚ University of Chicago Why Do Audits Fail? Evidence from Lincoln Savings and Loan Author(s): Merle Erickson‚ Brian W. Mayhew‚ William L. Felix‚ Jr. Reviewed work(s): Source: Journal of Accounting Research‚ Vol. 38‚ No. 1 (Spring‚ 2000)‚ pp. 165-194 Published by: Blackwell Publishing on behalf of Accounting Research Center‚ Booth School of Business‚ University of Chicago Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2672927 . Accessed: 30/01/2012
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