and lessons learned from organizations Such as; * the tragic earthquake and tsunami in Japan‚ * devastating floods in Pakistan and Australia‚ * the serious food crisis in the Horn of Africa to name just a few. * the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; * the 2004 Tsunami disaster that impacted the west coast of Sumatra‚ Indonesia; * the 2006 Katrina disaster in New Orleans – U.S.A; These are few‚ But we must also remember the hundreds of smaller disasters
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Southwest Asia is the term geographers’ use when referring to the Middle East. "Middle East" is a political term coined by the British in the 1930’s to distinguish the region from both the Far East‚ which included China‚ Japan and Indochina‚ and the Near East‚ which included portions of Western Europe. All of these areas are truly only "east" of Europe. In order to emphasize a more global perspective‚ geographers prefer to use the politically neutral term "Southwest Asia" because it does not connote
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Women‚ Slaves and Free Blacks Laura W. Fox HIS 110 May 11‚ 2015 Mark Hoffman Women‚ Slaves and Free Blacks The Northern women played a significant role in the war efforts on the Union side during the Civil War. The women organized fund raiser and held country fairs in order to raise money for medical supplies and other necessary items. They would wash and repair torn clothing and blacks for the soldiers. Women nurses played a vital role traveling to hospitals providing care to the Union soldiers
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To what extent‚ and in which ways‚ does the Spanish ballad deal with the major human emotions? The collective body of Spanish ballads‚ known as the romancero‚ is a unique collection of narrative verse that follows the epic tradition‚ like such works as El cantar de mio Cid‚ and whose earliest examples are thought to have come at the beginning of the 14th century. They resemble the epics in their heroic and aristocratic tone‚ and some also in their themes of battle and honour. Many are written
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annie dillard Pilgrim at Tinker Creek for Richard It ever was‚ and is‚ and shall be‚ ever-living Fire‚ in measures being kindled and in measures going out. —HERACLITUS Contents Epigraph 1 Heaven and Earth in Jest iii 3 2 Seeing 16 3 Winter 37 4 The Fixed 55 5 Untying the Knot 73 6 The Present 78 7 Spring 105 8 Intricacy 124 9 Flood 149 10 Fecundity 161 11 Stalking 184 12 Nightwatch 209 13 The
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Woman Hollering Creek Summary Cleofilas longs for "passion in its purest crystalline essence. The kind the books and songs and telenovelas describe when one finds‚ finally‚ the great love of one’s life‚ and does whatever one can‚ must do‚ at whatever cost." Because‚ she believes‚ "to suffer for love is good. The pain all sweet somehow." Unhappily‚ the passive acceptance of suffering for love that Cleofilas learns as she grows up makes her especially vulnerable to
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Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines has long been one of the stand-out performers in the U.S. airline industry. It is famous for its low fares which are often some 30% lower than those of its major rivals. These are balanced by an even lower course structure‚ enabling it to record superior profitability even in bad years such as 2002‚ when the industry faced slumping demand in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Indeed‚ from 2001 to 2005‚ quite possibly the worst 4 years in the
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Building a Popsicle-Stick Bridge The goal: to build the strongest possible bridge to take a matchbox car‚ using wooden popsicle sticks. Constraints: The bridge must span a 55cm gap No more than 100 popsicle sticks may be used The sticks may not be cut Only white glue may be used Construction paper may be used for the deck only The test load is applied to a 4cm-wide section at the top of the arch. The test jig looks like this: (Well-built bridges can
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SouthWest Airlines A company’s differentiation in resources and capabilities makes it difficult for competitors to copy. We know that Southwest is successful because of the number of awards the company has won. It is the most onetime airline; it has fewer lost bags‚ most satisfied customers etc. These awards represent Southwest’s unique capabilities. How is the company able to differentiate? Let’ take a look at its cost drivers. Firstly‚ They redesigned their processes such as:
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Southwest Airlines’ Corporate Strategy & Control System Southwest Airlines became one of the most admired airlines in the world based on their dedication to their customers and the corporate strategies their leadership instituted. Their leadership created a different corporate culture that CEO Herb Kelleher and his company are devoted to the philosophy of putting employees first (Govindarajan‚ pg. 115). In doing so‚ Southwest was able to instill a management control system that relied on
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