established in 1993 and began operations on 18 November 1996. It was originally founded by a government-owned conglomerate‚ DRB-Hicom. On 2 December 2001 the heavily indebted airline was bought by former Time Warner executive Tony Fernandes’s company Tune Air Sdn Bhd for the token sum of one ringgit (about USD 0.26 at the time) with USD 11 million (MYR 40 million) worth of debts. Fernandes turned the company around‚ producing a profit in 2002. AirAsia’s CEO Tony Fernandes subsequently unveiled a five-year
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Fire Safety On a cold summers night the fire department received a two-alarm house fire. When the first-in engine arrived on the scene they reported heavy smoke and flames visible from the exterior. Others units then arrived on the scene to help battle the blaze that destroyed the two-story house. Thankfully‚ no one was injured. Fire investigators determined the cause of the blaze was a candle that has been left burning unattended while the homeowners left the house. Accidents like this are
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The Berlin Wall I decided to do my project on the Berlin Wall. I had previous ideas on what to do for my history project but I ended up not having enough time to do so. For my final project I decided to do a diorama of what the Berlin Wall looked like before it got torn down. However‚ I do find the Berlin Wall an important part and event that has happened throughout history in the recent years. The Berlin Wall was built on August 13‚ 1961 it was built by the Communist Government of the German
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Chemistry of Fire and Firefighting Firefighting in the early 1700’s differed from the ways that we fight fires today. In the past‚ man-kind didn’t know the chemistry of fire and the different kinds of fire that ignite. Technology has improved a lot from the 1700’s. When technology improved‚ so did the techniques of fighting fires. Firefighters have learned that fires can start from something as simple as a frayed wire and can start from something as complex as a lightning bolt. Technology
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.‚ May 2002 Robert M. Grant Wal-Mart Stores 1. TO WHAT EXTENT IS WAL-MART’S PERFORMANCE ATTRIBUTABLE TO INDUSTRY ATTRACTIVENESS AND TO WHAT EXTENT TO COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE? A company has a competitive advantage over its rivals when its profitability is greater than the average profitability of all companies in its industry. It has a sustained competitive advantage when it is able to maintain above-average profitability
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Fire prevention programs and education are an important part of keeping a community safe. The more educational opportunities that are available the better the chances are that there will be less accidental fires or lives lost in a community. While growing up not all children are raised the same way and this can lead to certain deficiencies in a variety of areas of education. Many parents may not think to education their children about fire safety or give them any insight into the importance of fire
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Chariots of Fire Throughout the world today‚ people are determined by a persistent feeling of weakness in many areas of life. Financial problems‚ misconduct‚ pollution‚ and other problems appear like they are out of control. In the workplace‚ employees often complain about being viewed as unimportant and unessential. In marriages‚ family units and even friendships‚ falling-out is a common circumstance. It is apparent that there are oppressive forces that manipulate us. While some filmmakers offer
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Fire Safety Fire is one of the most dangerous earthly elements. Fire is used for both good and bad reasons. For example‚ Fire can be used for cooking‚ heating‚ and melting things. However‚ it is also used for smoking‚ burning‚ and disaster. When you think of fire‚ the first thing that should come to mind is how to handle it safely. Fire safety is very important‚ especially when it comes to young people manipulating it. Sure when you were younger you experienced numerous fire drills. In the rain
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Wings of Fire From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (April 2008) WINGS OF FIRE Wings of Fire by A P J Abdul Kalam Book Cover.jpg Book cover for A P J Abdul Kalam’s Wings of Fire. Author A P J Abdul Kalam with arun tiwari Cover artist Photograph courtesy: The Week Subject India journey to self-reliance in technology
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China’s Great Wall The rise and fall of China’s Great Wall: the race to save a world treasure - Special Report Current Events‚ Sept 27‚ 2002 Save a personal copy of this article and quickly find it again with Furl.net. It’s free! Save it. MADE OF BRICK‚ STONE‚ and dirt‚ the Great Wall twists and turns across China’s landscape like a giant dragon. It seems to rise out of the sea at Bo Hal gulf‚ a place known to local people as Laolongtou‚ or "the old dragon’s head." The wall then stretches
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