as 1189‚ and was commonly used in the 1700s as a punishment for any wrongdoing. If this happened in the present people would regard it as bizarre and very cruel‚ but back then it was very common to see as a punishment. The colonists were so eager to tar and feather someone because they wanted to make an example of them‚ and to publically humiliate the wrongdoer. In the 1700s there was little to no patience for causing a disruption in public and they wanted everyone to know that. The tarring and feathering
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Extract Tar Sands Ltd. Background information Extract Tar Sands is an extraction plant company located in Athabasca‚ Alberta. It is a leading extraction plant‚ and one of the worlds most global industries. Large investments are required but the future outcomes are unknown. Athabasca has the largest reservoir of crude bitumen in the world. The tar sands go through a refining process to separate the bitumen (black viscous oil) from the mixture of clay‚ sand and water. Extracting oil from tar sand is
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The Sydney Tar Ponds are the most toxic hazardous waste site in North America‚ located in Cape Breton. These tar ponds were caused essentially from a century of steel making‚ polluting it with high levels of PCB‚ mercury‚ lead and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons. This was first discovered in 1980 by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in Sydney Harbor‚ which resulted in a period of events and frustrations for both the government and residents. In1982 lobster fisheries were all closed down due
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Case Assignment: CFO Professor: Dr. Geoffrey Clarkson Introduction: In this case study we will articulate why CFO ’s role is getting more and more complex and is getting multitasking along with some regulations passed post Enron and post worldcom era. The CFO ’s role is not only expanding but also demanding regulatory compliance which has made the role much challenging. A recent Survey shows at CFO.com that most of the finance manager would not like to take the post of CFO in near future because
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opinions on the issue of the “Tar sands” or “Oil sands” (I shall use both unambiguously) development. Environmentalists (like myself) and concerned citizens in Canada‚ as well as the international community‚ decry that the largest industrial energy project on the face of the planet is destroying future generation’s right to clean soil‚ water‚ air‚ biodiversity and most importantly a stable climate. As well as strong local economy‚ the current economic setup of the tar sands’ development is to focus
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more companies are turning to Chief Finance Officers (CFO) to assume the premier position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company. However‚ the qualities required of a CEO are not always in line with the training and experiences of a former CFO. Yet the CFO can bring many qualities to the CEO position to help a company succeed. What are the benefits to having a CFO as CEO‚ and what are the required qualities of a CEO that may hamper the CFO ’s success in this position?As the leader of a corporation
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Tar Creek Superfund Site Tar Creek is considered one of the biggest environmental disasters in the history of the United States. This disaster was created from lead and zinc mining in Northeast Oklahoma. Lead and zinc leftover in chat piles would seep into groundwater‚ ponds‚ and lakes contaminating almost all water in the area. The people from small towns in the area such as Cardin and Picher are at high risk for lead poisoning‚ which can have long term health effects. Tar Creek has been pinpointed
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mining of the Alberta tar sands worthwhile‚ knowing its devastating effects on the environment? There are very valid points for both arguments‚ being them economical‚ political‚ environmental‚ or moral. The mining of bitumen is not something that is sustainable for the environment‚ or the companies involved. Although these open-pit mines produce much of the world’s oil‚ people should consider paying more at the pumps rather than destroying the only world we have to live in. The tar sands in Alberta essentially
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The Tar Creek situation is a tragedy. I had never heard of Tar Creek but I had heard of the condemned area surrounding it. It was sad to hear about the maltreatment of Native Americans both before their relocation and after. I was angry to find out about the handicapping of children and the lack of effort to correct and prevent it. I was horrified to hear that not only was the town left to rot but it still has not been cleaned up and is spreading to areas like Grand Lake‚ where my own family has
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Maddie Elizondo Hr 5 Trapped in Tar and Time The article‚ “Trapped in tar and time‚” shows that while we do not know a lot about our past there is some factual evidence thats supports several theories. For example‚ while studying the La Brea Tar pits (The the tar tar pits) scientist were able to find a skull of a women‚ “This is a 9000 year old skull...studies of her skeleton show that she was 4’ 10” and was 20-25 years of age.” So make sure if you ever visit La Brea‚ you watch your step. There
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