halogen element Any of the six nonmetallic elements that constitute Group 17 (Group VIIa) of the periodic table. The halogen elements are fluorine (F)‚ chlorine (Cl)‚ bromine (Br)‚ iodine (I)‚ astatine (At)‚ and element 117 (temporarily named ununseptium [Uus]). They were given the name halogen‚ from the Greek roots hal- (“salt”) and -gen (“to produce”)‚ because they all produce sodium salts of similar properties‚ of which sodium chloride—table salt‚ or halite—is best known. Because of their great
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GOVERNMENT OF LAOAG EMPLOYEES DEVELOPMENT COOPERATIVE (GLEDCO) I. Corporate Brief GLEDCO was organized on January 23‚ 2002 with Registration Certificate No. DAG-4458. It was registered with the CDA pursuant to Republic Act No. 9520-01001354 on October 28‚ 2009 to operate a primary Multi-Purpose Non-Agricultural cooperative. The firm holds its office at Laoag City Hall‚ Brgy. #10 San Jose‚ Laoag City. Its primary purpose is creating funds in order to grant loans for productive and providential
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Phoenix Organics is a company that’s goal is to make a difference to the community‚ to the planet and to the health of its people. Their vision was to create something that would be good for the planet and good for the health of its people. And so in 1987 Chris Morrison‚ Roger Harris and Deborah Cairns created the first Phoenix product. The company started with a drink called "Ginger Fizz"‚ a naturally fermented product that was often determined to get out of the bottle before the top was cracked
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Gap Inc. began its journey 1969 as a small retail store in San Francisco‚ California where it concentrated its sales on Levi’s jeans. In its early stages as a small retail business it was known as The Gap. By the end of the 1970’s‚ Donald and Doris Fisher‚ owners of The Gap‚ had expanded The Gap to six stores. The company went public in 1976. By the early 1980’s‚ The Gap had over five hundred stores; largely targeting a teenage customer base. In 1983 the Fishers hired Mickey Drexler as Gap
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Julius Caesar was born into one of the most honored families in Rome. His family’s history went so far back that Caesar was thought to be a descent of some of the first Roman kings‚ and even a goddess (Unstead 19). Caesar was very determined to be a part of the political party in Rome‚ but was made an outcast by the Roman Senate due to his uncle’s disobedience to the Senate during his time spent in politics (20). Caesar then later led an army and spent the rest of his life in war (21). Although he
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I was born and raised in Southeast Asia‚ Philippines. It consists of 7‚107 islands and each one of them has each own dialect and tribes that lives in rural part of the area. My mom is a Spanish Filipino and my dad is a Chinese. I embraced two cultures with no problems. Both cultures molded me strongly with values‚ ethics‚ religion and economics. It plays a vital role of who I am now. Let me begin by telling you that in my country‚ the Spanish colony conquered the Philippines in 1621. Magellan
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The different environments impact the way of life for every species. Charles Darwin makes note in his Origin of Species that the Galapagos finches he found had different characteristics depending on the area that they lived in and food that was available. Humans are also highly affected by the surrounding physical environment. Just as the geography of each Greek polis shaped the way of life there‚ the region of Western Washington affects my hometown of Federal Way. The topography‚ climate‚ water
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Mary Wollstonecraft was a fighter for women and their rights in society‚ she has left a legacy for women to follow. She was believed to create the idea of feminism. Her childhood and early life play a big role in why she was a such a strong woman later on in her life. She was raised in Spitalfields‚ London‚ she was born in 1759. Her father was not the male figure anyone wants in their life. He‚ John Edward. acted very poorly with the small amount of money they had and created a drinking habit himself
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At the time Harper Lee was writing To Kill A Mockingbird‚ there were many historical events taking place. At the heart of it all was the Civil Rights movement. “There was little opportunity for African Americans to advance themselves in the South. Schools were segregated between whites and blacks‚ who were not allowed to attend white high schools. Blacks were therefore effectively denied an education‚ since‚ in the early 1930s‚ there was not a single high school for black students in the South” ("To
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Marco Polo was born in 1254 in Venice‚ Italy. His uncle Maffeo and his father Nicolo were both famous merchants. Marco Polo was educated in literacy skills and arithmetic. He also had a good knowledge of Italian and French. Marco became famous because of his journey to Cathay and his worked with Kublai Khan and also his splendid book called "The travels of Marco Polo". In 1260‚ when Marco was six years old Nicolo and Maffeo begen their first trip going east to the other side of the Black Sea. They
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