LOCATION THEME: Missouri 4.0 earthquake felt across 13 states NewsCore - February 21/ 2012 A 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck Tuesday in Missouri and was felt across 13 states. The epicenter was located 5 km underground‚ about 240 km south of St. Louis‚ near the New Madrid fault line. There was no significant damage reported from any of the surrounding states the felt the tremor. Scientist say this is a reminder that though earthquakes are rare in the Midwest United States‚ they still have
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festival. The origins of this observance are found in the inner workings of the secret societies in lagos. It is widely believed that the play is one of the manifestations of the customary African revelry that serves as the forunner of the modern carnival in Brazil. On Eyo day‚ the mainhighway in the heart of the city (from the end of carter bridge to tinubu square) is closed to traffic‚ allowing for procession from Idumota to the Iga Idunganran palace. The white-clad Eyo masquerade represent the
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Case 10: Apple Computer and Steve P. Jobs CURRENT SITUATION * Performance The current performance at Apple Inc. shows a slightly higher gross margin percentage of 33.9 compared to 32.9 for the previous year. This is based on figures from the quarterly report ending March 29‚ 2008 and the date for the comparison figure is the previous year ending March 31‚ 2007. The revenue for that same quarter was $7.51 billion with a net quarterly profit of $1.05 billion. The Macintosh computers unit
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EUROPEAN KEY IT & MANAGEMENT ISSUES The top 10 management concerns have tended to evolve slowly since 2007‚ despite the recession. Top IT Management Concerns for Europeans = Business Agility Speed to Market IT & Business Alignment IT Cost-Reduction: Importance is growing in Europe & shrinking in US; Europe tends to be more cost-orientated Top 6 European IT Concerns: Business Agility & Speed to Market: Essential for business survival in uncertain & volatile economic times Agility
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came to the United States to study Early Childhood Education and became a preschool teacher at 22. After teaching for 10 years I challenged myself in other areas relating to childcare. I worked as a youth counselor and activities coordinator for Carnival Cruise Lines for 3 years. I also enjoyed being a party planner and entertaining children at parties. Working as a play and music instructor for Gymboree Play and Music was so much fun and I got a lot of babysitting requests from that experience‚ which
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AIR ASIA BERHAD INTRODUCTION * AirAsia Berhad is part of the AirAsia Group‚ a world-famous low cost airline that operates extensive networks both domestically and internationally. * Since pioneering the low-cost carrier (“LCC”) model in ASEAN in 2001‚ it has grown from a domestic airline to the leading airline in Malaysia serving more than 55 destinations from its five hubs in Malaysia. Along with its affiliates (Thai AirAsia‚ Indonesia AirAsia‚ Philippines’ AirAsia and AirAsia Japan)
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Case 2 The Wallace Group‚ Inc. I. CASE ABSTRACT Harold Wallace‚ founder‚ serves as Chairman and President of the Wallace Group. He owns 45 percent of the outstanding stock. The company consists of three operating groupsElectronics‚ Plastics‚ and Chemicals‚ which generate sales of $70 million. Mr. Wallace continues direct operational control over the Electronics Group. Several years ago‚ Wallace and the Board embarked on a strategy of diversification into plastics and chemicals in order
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NEWS ARCHIVE FOLLOW US home Features Home News Features latest Risk Management features GET THE DAILY EMAIL news world SIGN IN bunker prices americas emea SEARCH events asia/pacific Why Hedge Bunkers in Today’s Market: Competitive Advantage & Improved Financial Terms Why Hedge Bunkers in Today’s Market: Competitive Advantage & Improved Financial Terms by Christopher Cheetham‚ Wednesday November 20‚ 2013 The second installment of our series on bunker hedging will focus on two more compelling
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country. It is famous for having the world’s second longest coral reef‚ which flourishes with a colorful and vivid undersea life. According to Dan Taylor in Destination360 "In recent years‚ Roatan has become a regular stop-off on western Caribbean cruises and a favored destination for Honduras vacations." Dan claims that each year more tourists are attracted to this island and its becoming a popular vacation spot. With its crystaline water‚ Roatan is a perfect place for diving‚ snorkeling and swimming
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