The world’s second-biggest consumer-goods firm is finally beginning to make the most of the advantage it was handed in emerging economies WHEN a consumer-goods company casts around for the best growth prospects‚ rarely does anything look more promising than emerging economies. These markets are growing so rapidly that within just two years they will account for half of all the world’s consumer spending‚ estimates Harish Manwani‚ head of the Asian and African businesses of Unilever‚ a giant of the
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1. The Pinta Island tortoise – Without argument‚ this turtle is one of the few species of Giant Galapagos tortoises and the rarest animal in the world since there is only one left alive. 2. Baiji (Yangtze River Dolphin) – With no more than a few tens of individuals‚ Yangtze River Dolphinthe dolphin is one of the world’s rarest mammals‚ and a victim of China’s breakneck economic growth‚ competing for food with the human beings. 3. The Vancouver Island Marmot – This marmot is found only in the high
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Gwendolyn Brooks Writing with uncommon strength‚ Gwendolyn Brooks creates haunting images of black America‚ and their struggle in escaping the scathing hatred of many white Americans. Her stories‚ such as in the "Ballad of Rudolph Reed"‚ portray courage and perseverance. In those like "The Boy Died in My Alley" Brooks portrays both the weakness of black America and the unfortunate lack of care spawned from oppression. In "The Ballad of Chocolate Mabbie" Brooks unveils another aspect of her
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Taiga Fun Facts By James Stuart‚ eHow Contributor The taiga is an ecosystem‚ or biome‚ that makes up a significant part of Canada and the northern regions of Asia and Europe. The taiga is the world’s largest biome and primarily comprises coniferous trees‚ which are made up of needles and stay green year round. The taiga biome is also known as the boreal forest. Temperature The taiga has a very cold climate with winter temperatures as low as minus-54 degrees Celsius. Summer temperatures
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in the age of the Net. I was in a school with only three phone lines going out‚ and I needed one of them to get online. After about four hours of crawling through the ceiling and ductwork‚ I was able to connect my 2400k mo dem‚ and use a text based lynx browser. Computers in school are now highly dependent upon the telephone in order to appropriately access the Internet‚ which has been integrated into most school curricula. My students were in my class‚ with its computers‚ be cause they were at-risk
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http://corporate.marksandspencer.com/aboutus/where/international_stores. Last accessed 16 May 2011. Marks and Spencer. (2012). M&S opens new store in Shanghai.Available: http://corporate.marksandspencer.com/media/shanghai_store. Last accessed 16 May 2011. Milmo‚ D. (2011). Business Marks & Spencer Marks & Spencer returns to France‚ with new store on the Champs Elysées. Available: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/apr/01/marks-spencer-france-paris-euro. Last accessed 16 May 2011. Start-up overseas .
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was a fragranced deodorant body spray for women that promised wearers male attention. Thanks to Axe’ success in France‚ Unilever decided to launch the brand in other European countries from 1985. However‚ in United Kingdom‚ the brand was renamed Lynx. Then‚ Axe encountered the same success in Latin America but it was less important in Asia and Africa. In 2000‚ the brand has been launched in the USA and Canada and encounters an important success. Since 1983‚ Axe is offering new fragrances every
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Animal cruelty Introduction Hey‚ my name is Monika‚ great to see you all. Today I’m going to talk about Animal cruelty. Firstly‚ I’m gonna give you the basic information about bad behavior with animals and then‚ I’ll describe types of animal abuse providing you with the statistics and facts concerning the issue. Your questions are welcome at the end of the presentation. Scientists estimate that 100 species go extinct every day! That’s about one species every 15 minutes. All of it is because of
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Burmese pythons taking over the Everglades Karen Brown COM/156 February 16‚ 2013 Tiffany Rodriquez Burmese pythons taking over the Everglades Imagine taking a walk in the Florida Everglades. Now imagine that during that walk you come across a giant snake. In that snakes grip is a full-sized White-tailed deer. The two are battling it out‚ but the snake is clearly winning‚ it does not stand a chance against a full sized python. What could possibly be even worse than that would
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Canadians should feel fortunate to call themselves Canadians‚ as they have fundamental freedoms‚ natural beauty‚ and a providing government. Bob Rae could not have said it better “We have it all. We have great diversity of people‚ we have a wonderful land‚ and we have great possibilities. So all those things combined there’s nowhere else I’d rather be.” Born in a 3rd world country with poor social and health infrastructure‚ as an immigrant it is easy to appreciate the facilities which this great
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