OCTOBER CRISIS Mairead Dunn Mr. .Burke November 23‚ 2012 SUMMARY OF MAIN POINTS October Crisis: -series of events triggered by two kidnappings of government officials by members of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) during October 1970 in Quebec‚ and mainly Montreal metropolitan area. -culminated in the only peacetime use of the War Measures Act in Canada’s history -was invoked by Governor General of Canada Roland Michener at the direction of the Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau‚
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The Coming Energy Crisis? • • All warning signs that existed prior to the energy crises of 1973 and 1979 exist today. Various energy security measures indicate that the potential for an energy shortage is high. As submitted to Oil & Gas Journal for publication February 3‚ 2003 James L. Williams‚ President‚ WTRG Economics E-mail: wtrg@wtrg.com Phone: (479) 293-4081 I. Introduction Various measures of US energy security indicate that the US might be heading for an energy crisis. Many of the warning
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Marketing Communications Memo PSY/322 February 6‚ 2012 Charles Dudek Marketing Communications Memo There is no doubt that having a better understanding of different consumer demographics will impact marketing and has an effect on marketing communications. How messages are communicated most effectively can change depending on who the target audience is. A message that is targeting young consumers‚ like an advertisement for the Twilight movie would be different than one targeting men
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Integrated Marketing Communications essay: Integrated marketing communications (IMC) as defined by the text is‚ carefully integrating and coordinating the company’s many communications channels to deliver a clear‚ consistent‚ and compelling message about the organization and its products. The integrated marketing plan is a superior model for marketing communications because it creates synergy‚ provides internal focus‚ is an efficient and effective marketing communication program and has a greater
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UNIT 2 � COMMUNICATIONS & CARE VALUES INTRODUCTION As part of my Health and Social care �A� level I have been asked to produce a report on Communication and care values.� For me to produce my report I need to undertake a placement in one of the following areas‚ where I will research and conclude my findings based on my initial report.� Here are the following settings or service user groups that I will have to choose from to base my report on: � Health �
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Russian Crisis 1988 Introduction The Russian Financial crisis(also called “RUBLE” crisis) hit Russia on 17 August 1998. It was triggered by the Asian Financial crisis‚ which started in July 1997. During the ensuing decline in world commodity prices‚ countries heavily dependent on the export of raw material where among those most severely hit. Petroleum‚ natural gas‚ metals and timber accounted for more than 80% of Russian exports‚ leaving the country vulnerable to swings in world’s prices. Oil
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CAUSES OF POWER CRISIS IN BANGLADESH AND MEASURES TO ERADICATE THE PROBLEM INTRODUCTION 1. Electricity is the air and water of modern civilization. With the invention of electricity human life‚ culture and society has dramatically changed. Present day society demands electricity as the basic need in every moment of human life. It plays a decisive role in agricultural mechanization‚ industrialization‚ urbanization etc. Without electricity‚ communities are unable to participate in the benefits
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1991 India economic crisis By 1985‚ India had started having balance of payments problems. By the end of 1990‚ it was in a serious economic crisis. The government was close to default‚ its central bank had refused new credit and foreign exchange reserves had been reduced to such a point that India could barely finance three weeks’ worth of imports. The country had to airlift its gold reserves as a pledge with theInternational Monetary Fund (IMF) for a loan.[1] The crisis was caused by currency
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Name: Alicia Torres The Crisis in Venezuela p.16 What’s the Big Idea? After reading “The Crisis in Venezuela‚” use the graphic organizer below to record the article’s central ideas. Use the topics in the column on the left as a guide. TOPIC STATE THE CENTRAL IDEA RELATED TO THIS TOPIC ECONOMY Shortages of basic goods UNREST Lost in oil South America facing crisis GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO UNREST Insisting to changing to a dictatorship RELATIONSHIP WITH THE U.S. U.S buys oil from
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and Consequences of the Spanish Economic Crisis: Why the Recovery is Taken so Long? Summary: Spain is currently facing its worst crisis in the last fifty years. The crisis began as an extension of the international financial crisis‚ but the internal imbalances accumulated in the pre-crisis period aggravated the situation. At present their incomplete adjustment is making difficult the economic recovery. This paper describes the evolution of the economic crisis in Spain. The real estate sector and the
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