country (i.e. growth‚ competition‚ consumer purchasing power). For instance‚ a company producing air conditioners in Lebanon will not make high profits as the electricity cost is high and the weather is good. However‚ a FDI in Qatar will generate high profits as the electricity cost is low and the weather is humid. Thus‚ there will be a higher market demand in Qatar than in Lebanon. Furthermore‚ according to Shenkar & Luo (2007‚ p. 65)‚ “FDI expands the market domain in which an MNE capitalizes
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all the atrocities‚ the horrors and the genocide the nation went through especially during the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. Deportees‚ refugees and clericals who carried the museum’s treasures all the way from Cilicia to Lebanon‚ during the genocide‚ wanted us‚ the future generations‚ to keep and transmit the values that these objects inspire‚ namely: the moral responsibility of preserving the past and its legacy‚ as well as the Christian Faith. Furthermore‚ Cilicia Museum
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Life of Saint Marina Marina was born in Qlamoun North Lebanon sometime in the fifth century. Her father was a pious man. Her mother died while Marina was very young. This has made her father renounce the world and leave for the Monastery of Qannoubine in the Holy Valley; accompanying him was his daughter‚ whom he dressed like a man. It is said that her parents names were Ibrahim and Baddoura or and Eugene and Theodora. It is also said that when her father became a monk he left her in the care of
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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store For the last thirty years‚ Cracker Barrel Old Country Store‚ Inc. has been offering people on the highways of America an alternative to the fast food pit stop. Their restaurants serves home-style food‚ has quality gift shops and‚ most of all‚ a friendly and accommodating environment all go in to create a welcoming atmosphere. Making the guest comfortable is what makes them different. The waiters and waitresses let you take your time. You are seated and promptly
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as well as trade; First to make glass from sand; Purple (the color of royalty) became their trademark. 1200 BCE - 800 BCE Semitic speaking sea people also called Canaanites who because of their location became famous for sea trading. Present day Lebanon and Syria. Excellent ship builders and sailors. Created the phonetic alphabet which led to the present day alphabet. Hebrews Their Hebrew religion later influenced to later major religions. A major political & commercial center. Kingdom was later
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The Home of Patchi – as well as recognizable presence in North Africa‚ Asia Pacific‚ etc.… Countries are: Armenia‚ Azerbaijan‚ Bahrain‚ Brunei‚ Canada (Online)‚ Egypt‚ France‚ Chinese Hong Kong‚ India‚ Indonesia‚ Ivory Coast‚ Jordan‚ KSA‚ Kuwait‚ Lebanon‚ Malaysia‚ Mexico (Online)‚ Morocco‚ Oman‚ Philippines‚ Qatar‚ Syria‚ South Africa‚ Tunisia‚ UAE‚ UK‚ Ukraine‚ and USA.[8] As for the boutiques network it consists of 145 boutiques‚ fairly distributed according to market demand and expertise in the
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Given the growing global threats of terrorism‚ it is significant that an understanding of the history‚ nature and mechanism-premises under which terror operates is obtained. This is significant as it would shape the perspective of policy makers when addressing issues of this nature. Terrorism‚ as it is understood is the action of none-state weak actors‚ individual or groups‚ who for some reasons feels suppressed‚ marginalized and‚ or denied what they may view as the basic human right. All terrorism
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King of Iraq after WWI and his other son‚ Abdullah‚ King of Transjordoan Sykes-Picot Agreement – In 1916 it is a secret agreement. Great Britain and France decided to each carve out their spheres of influence in the Middle East after WWII Lebanon and Syria would be France’s mandate areas. Palestine‚ Transjordon‚ Iraq would be GB’s mandate area. Balfour Declaration – • 1917 • Named for Arthur James Balfour‚ British foreign secretary at the time. • The British wanted to
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Good morning ladies and gentlemen‚ and my fellow students. Today is certainly a day of joy for us‚ but on this celebration of independence we also feel pain in our hearts because our families and ancestors had to face devastation. Lebanon was once torn by attacks and invasions from countries and it was once crying from pain and war. We have witnessed bloodshed‚ a lot of people died and suffered‚ a lot of people were separated from their families‚ and lots of tears were shed. Despite this suffering
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and its own chosen god to worship.|1200 BCE to 800 BCE|Canaanites|City-states were Tyre and Sidon‚ present day Lebanon and Syria.|Trade‚ farming | Hebrews |Each tribe set up separate governments connected by their customs.|2000 BCE|King David|Hebrews migrated to a region known as Canaan‚ roughly corresponding to present-day Israel‚ western Jordan‚ southern Syria‚ and southern Lebanon.|Free religion| Babylonians |Highly-developed court system. One of its greatest rulers‚ Hammurabi‚ developed a
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