BET Awards The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music‚ acting‚ sports‚ and other fields of entertainment over the past year. The awards are presented annually‚ and are broadcast live on BET. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by artists‚ and some of the awards of more popular interest are presented in a televised ceremony. Trophy The BET Award Trophy was inspired
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of OPEC Is OPEC a classic example of an effective cartel?? What happens to world oil prices when OPEC practices cooperation?? Organization of Petrol Exporting Countries(OPEC) • Inter-governmental organization formed in 1960 by Iraq‚ Iran‚ Kuwait‚ Saudi Arabia and Venezuela • Currently has 12 members including Qatar Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ‚the United Arab Emirates ‚ Algeria ‚ Nigeria ‚ and Angola . Objectives of OPEC To formulate policies in the interest of the member
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Telecoms and fixed-line Developing regulatory systems in the telecoms sector of the Middle East have improved conditions for competitors although in almost all markets the main competitors to fixed-line incumbents are mobile network operators. Cross-border co-operation is becoming increasingly evident with regulators working together to improve services for end users and operators working together to deploy two regional terrestrial cables. Broadband continues to be the focus of incumbent operators
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OPEC Oil Embargo The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was created in 1960 with the idea of unifying and protecting the interests of petroleum-producing countries. The members of this organization include: Iran‚ Iraq‚ Kuwait‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Venezuela‚ Qatar‚ Indonesia‚ Libya‚ The United Arab Emirates‚ Algeria‚ and Nigeria. Their goal was to slowly take over the function of the companies‚ at least in production‚ and then increase the amount of revenues they could retain. Despite
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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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Scheffler: Rebus Sic Stantibus THE POLITICIZATION AND DEATH OF REBUS SIC STANTIBUS Since 1968‚ the countries comprising the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)‚ and particularly those bordering the Persian/Arabian Gulf‚ have been moving toward a markedly different view of their mineral resources. With the recent oil embargo and the concomitant use of petroleum as a "weapon‚" the transformation is complete; the States involved now consider their natural resources to be a political
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Most Significant Events Final Project K A University of Phoenix: Axia College Jonathan Tietz November 28‚ 2010 Most Significant Events of the 50`s‚ 60`s 70`s 80`s and 90`s World War II lasted from 1939 to 1945. This was a war that involved most of the world’s nations and all of the world’s greatest powers. When the war ended the events that followed over the next five decades had a great effect on the American people. There are some events that had more of an effect than others
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Past Events that have shaped the Present Kristy Schlak Axia College of the University of Phoenix Past Events that have shaped the Present Remembering our past is important; events that happened yesterday can shape next week or next year. The interesting thing about history is that it is not always recognized as important until much later. When Britain and France tried to appease Hitler with part of Czechoslovakia in 1938‚ the significance of giving into Hitler’s demands was not fully realized
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Iraqi history. For the purposes of analysis of his leadership style with respect to a Situational model‚ three areas of his career will be looked at separately; his rise to presidency from Vice-President‚ during the Iran-Iraq War and post invasion of Kuwait. Situational model of leadership A widely recognised situational model is the model developed by Hersey and Blanchard (1969) and the revised model by Blanchard et al. (1985) (Northhouse‚ 2007). The theory in outline states that one’s leadership
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social and humanitarian problems. The UN has completed fifty seven years and apparently seems to be more assertive‚ confident and visible‚ both in its approach and actions. The recent manifestations of this confidence have been its interventions in Kuwait‚ Somalia‚ Angola‚ Rwanda‚ Zaire and Afghanistan Apart from few highlights the UN has always been in question for its power to handle the disturbing issues around the world. The founders of the UN had envisaged that the organization would act to prevent
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