SNC-Lavalin‚ a Montreal based engineering corporation‚ made huge profits on billion dollar projects in Libya. 2012 was probably the worst year in the history of the firm. Pierre Duhaime‚ the C.E.O‚ resigned in March following revelations of $56 million worth of questionable payments being made. These payments were made to undisclosed agents and Duhaime was the official who signed them off. In April‚ Riadh Ben Aissa was arrested on charges of corruption‚ fraud and money laundering. In November‚ Duhaime
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Jean Nicole M. Dela Cruz Special Science Class IV October 9‚ 2014 Science-fun Caravan I’ve been waiting for that day to happen. Experience a fieldtrip in the midst of fun and knowledge. Manila’s Science museum came here in Pangasinan and they let us experience the enjoyment behind Science. We practice many Science-related activities and we also used different equipments that really have a science behind it. We went inside the hall in where the bazaar/exhibit located. I‚ together with my
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ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM Kenneth “Ken” Lay‚ the founder of Enron Corporation grew up from a poor family. His father was a Baptist ministry. Ken Lay works many jobs at the same time. He was aiming to make wealth for himself and for his family. From his childhood‚ he learned the value of hard work to earn a living and to achieve his ultimate goal (to be rich). He actually did work so hard‚ been working with different companies and upgraded his skills and education in obtaining Ph.D. degree
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The giver What is a utopia? Is it a place where pain war and hunger does not exist? How do you describe a dystopia? In Jonas’ community‚ in the ‘Giver’ written by Lois Lowry ‚ he is living in the community where everything is the same‚ organised and pain free‚ basically he is living in a ‘Utopia’. For him everything is perfect the way it is but when he was chosen as the receiver of memory for the community he discovered dark secrets that lie ahead. In the giver book by Lois Lowry‚ Jonas is living
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I think to learn all this guidelines of health care and drugs education in chapter 4 is really a huge help for all NSTP student specially when we apply this in our daily lives and share what we know to other people. Health care at home and in the community would be a guideline for us to maintain good health and stay healthy. This will help us to prevent epidemics‚ accident‚ and illness and avoid a lot of trouble in the family and peace for the community‚ we just need to share these guidelines
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Sputnik Sputnik 1 was a Russian communications satellite launched in October of 1957. As the first earth-orbiting satellite‚ it scared the nation‚ as it indicated that the Russians were more advanced than we were and could possibly therefore hit us with missiles as well. The launch led to an increase in military funding and the formation of NASA in 1958‚ as well as the NDEA the same year. Tindall‚ George Brown‚ and David Emory Shi. America: A Narrative History. Ninth ed. Vol. Two. New York: W
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As a little girl‚ Catherine wants to marry her firefighter dad. Her mom says‚ "You can’t marry Daddy‚ I’m married to him." The film relates what transpires 25 years later. Catherine is now married to young firefighter Caleb Holt (Cameron). On the job‚ Caleb lives by the motto "Never leave your partner behind"‚ forcefully impressing this dictum on the men in his fire crew. But his marriage with Catherine (Bethea) is suffering and she wants a divorce. Differing life priorities have led their marriage
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The Constitution & Bill of Rights The U.S. Constitution was not adopted until 1787‚ after nearly 6 years of independence for the new country. From adoption to ratification in 1788‚ it produced a storm of controversy and debate over the nature and role of government. That debate was mainly between the Federalist and Anti-Federalists. The argument between those in support of the Constitution (which were the Federalists) and those opposed (which were the Anti-Federalists) outlined the strengths
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Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean‚ it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan‚ China‚ North Korea‚ South Korea and Russia‚ stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. Wikipedia Capital: Tokyo Dialing code: 81 Area: 377‚944 km² Population: 127.6 million (2012) World Bank Prime minister: Shinzō Abe Government: Unitary state‚ Constitutional monarchy‚ Parliamentary systemJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located
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Hong Kong is frequently described as a place where "East meets West"‚ reflecting the culture’s mix of the territory’s Chinese roots with influences from its time as a British colony. Hong Kong balances a modernised way of life with traditional Chinese practices. Concepts like feng shui are taken very seriously‚ with expensive construction projects often hiring expert consultants‚ and are often believed to make or break a business. Other objects like Ba gua mirrors are still regularly used to deflect
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