homeland‚ which now constitutes the Warri Local Government Areas of Delta State‚ Nigeria‚ for centuries. The Itsekiris have rich traditional and cultural practices. In the 15th century‚ the early Itsekiris adopted a prince (Ginuwa) from the kingdom of Benin as a monarch‚ and quickly united into a kingdom under his rule. Prior to this time‚ the Itsekiris lived independently in different communities that included Irigbo‚ Ureju‚ Omadino and Ugborodo. Traditionally fishermen and traders‚ the Itsekiris were
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MKT 382 | International Marketing | THE COUNTRY NOTEBOOK A GUIDE FOR DEVELOPING A MARKETING PLAN Name of Country : Benin Name of the Company: Pran Products: food items Date of Submission: 19/12/2012 Company Overview Pran Foods Limited “PRAN” is currently one of the most admired food & beverages brand among the millions of people of Bangladesh and other 82 countries of the world where PRAN Products are regularly being exported. ‘PRAN’ started its
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the Nigerian property market. It was found in February 1979 by Daniel Odiete (the principal partner). It has 5 branches scattered all over the major cities in the country Asaba‚ Warri‚ Sapele‚ Lagos‚ Abuja and has its Headquarters in Benin City home of the Ancient Benin Kingdom. In 1979 it was just the principal partner and his secretary‚ but today‚ Dan Odiete & CO can boast of staff strength of over 100 people in all its branches including the Headquarters. Daniel E Odiete who is the founder
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The ‘Bronze’ Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts is a cross-cultural collection bringing together works spanning over a period of 5‚000 years. Featuring 150 bronzes from Asia‚ Africa and Europe-the exhibition’s unique thematic arrangement presents a dynamic journey through antiquity to the present. This essay shall aim to discuss the way in which the dynamic layout of this exhibition affects the manner in which it is received by its audiences. The opening artwork to the ‘Bronze’ exhibition
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Solder (/ˈsoʊldə/‚[1] /ˈsɒldə/[1] or in USA /ˈsɒdər/[2]) is a fusible metal alloy used to join together metal workpieces and having a melting point below that of the workpiece(s). Soft solder is typically thought of when solder or soldering is mentioned‚ with a typical melting range of 90 to 450 °C (190 to 840 °F).[3] It is commonly used in electronics‚ plumbing‚ and assembly of sheet metal parts. Manual soldering uses a soldering iron or soldering gun.Alloys that melt between 180 and 190 °C (360
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aliimg.com/photo/v0/60187317267_6/good_quality_tin_brass_pipe_price_made.jpg 3. Bronze is any alloy of copper which is comprised of 88% copper and 12% tin. Medals are manufactured from bronze. Bearings are made from this alloy due to its friction properties..B8 bronze is another type of alloy which is comprised of 92% copper and 8% tin. It is also used for making bells with bell metal and 23% tin 4. Silicon Bronzes are part of high strength brasses. These contain less than 20%zinc and 6% silicon
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THE BRONZE AGE The Bronze Age began in 2800 and lasted till 1050BC. This was almost 2000 years ago. This time period started to replace the use of stone and iron with bronze. The development of trading began with the Aegean and Mediterranean regions. Crete was responsible for major development during the Bronze Age. Their society was based on structures of extravagant places. The Minoans for the next 500 years had had the power in the Aegean but by 1450BC they were over run by the Mycenaean’s
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of the many dilemmas that Latinos have been faced with and furthermore have been able to overcome. Latino actors‚ writers‚ directors and most importantly the Culture have been a major contribution to the Hollywood film industry for many years. The Bronze Screen tells a story of the beginning and development of the Latino Community in the film industry. Hollywood presented a false reality to the American public. It magnified a poor image of the Mexican culture. Many of the early movies portrayed
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Sleeping Eros Most gods and goddesses during the Hellenistic period were portrayed as exactly that‚ godlike figures. However a new trend began to spread where the accuracy of age was required in order to add truth to the work created. The bronze statue of sleeping Eros was created between 3rd Century B.C. and 1st century A.D and supposedly it comes from the island of Rhodes. The length of the statue is only about 3 feet‚ a relatively small statue used to represent a god. Eros is portrayed
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The first room of the gallery belongs to the Greek era of artwork and contains two sculptures. The Riace Bronzes‚ which is the first sculpture‚ consists of two naked life size Greek soldiers and was created around 460-420 b.c.e. This two-piece sculpture is important to the Greek era because it is one of the only original bronze pieces left from this time period. The joint sculpture was formed with a wax technique that is now lost‚ and marks the transition from the archaic Greek style to the early
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