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    which incidentally results in a successful bottom line (Sacks‚ 2009). The operating philosophy of conscientious capitalism incorporates three assumptions: interconnectedness‚ holistic wealth‚ and traversing time through multiple generations. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) has integrated this ethical continuum into their operational strategy‚ which has led to their current success. Interconnectedness GMCR embodies interconnectedness through their annual summit meetings that employ an Appreciative

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    Mountain Men and Merchants; How the West was Explored and Tamed Chad D. Ramsey Student #4101887 History 300 Professor Tracy Derks December 15th 2011 During the beginning and throughout the 19th century‚ mountain men‚ trappers and merchants of the fur trade made a vital impact on the development of the previously uncharted West. These men came primarily from the East coast of the United States with a desire for adventure and the calling of a better life. Men like James Bridger‚ Jedediah

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    Alternatively‚ in Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain‚ the 1960s-1980s Wyoming and Texas setting shows a division between society and wilderness that has not yet wholly crumbled but is beginning to fall apart at the seams. In some remote areas the frontier remains pure and untarnished by civilization; however‚ the promise of these areas is fleeting and quickly replaced by the harsh reality of the outer modern world. Within these landscapes‚ the central characters of Brokeback Mountain and No Country for Old Men are

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    The Western genre is often dismissed as predictable‚ shallow and transient; however‚ this is not the case in these two Western films known as “High Noon” and “Brokeback Mountain”. Both Brokeback Mountain and High Noon possess the theme of “individual versus society”. In both movies the main characters have different challenges that they need to face which goes against the ways of society. High Noon explores themes such as good versus evil‚ indoor versus outdoor‚ courage and honour‚ love and

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    meters up to 1‚800 meters above sea level. This variety commends the best taste and aroma among the other coffee varieties namely Robusta‚ Liberia and excelsa. In Mountain Province‚ the terrain‚ weather and altitude is very much suited to these two most common coffee varieties does production in to it – Arabica in the western part of Mountain Province and Robusta in the eastern area of the province. With the intervention of the Local Government Units and the promotion and marketing effort of the Department

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    Search and Rescue o Electrical Circuits o Boundary Cooling o Portable Fire Fighting Equipment o Breathing Apparatus o Fixed Fire Fighting Equipment Personal Rescue o Breathing Apparatus o Access o Resuscitation and First Aid o Removal o After Care Oil Spill o Fire Hazard o Containment o Inform Authorities o Clean up Collision / Stranding o Assess Damage o Control Flooding and Pollution Rescue Boat

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    The excerpt “from ‘The Amazing Penguin Rescue’” by Lauren Tarshis‚ and the two articles “The Amazing Penguin Race” by Dyan deNapoli and “Update on Penguin Rescue Efforts From Oil Spill in South Atlantic” each addressed the reactions of the penguins to an oil spill and the rescue efforts. After the cargo freighter Treasure collided with a massive reef and sundered releasing 1‚300 tons of oil‚ tens of thousands of African penguins were at risk. The results were 20‚000 petrified and oiled penguins

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    the world. Approximately 2‚000 journalists from various corners of the world were there to cover the story of an impressive rescue operation The intensity of the incident compelled the world famous visual media channels like Aljazeera‚ CNN‚ and BBC etc. to telecast the dramatic rescue program live. It has been estimated that more than 1 billion people had watched the rescue on live television around the world. Keeping pace with them the print media in home and abroad like The Daily Star‚ The Daily

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    collapsed in Chile. It was not known at first if there were any survivors. This story gathered audiences all over the world as media interest came to life when a rescue worker’s drill emerged at the surface with a note attached to it: "The 33 of us are OK in the refuge" (Volk‚ 2011). Approximately two months after the collapse sealed the mine‚ a rescue hole was finally completed for the miners. To everyone’s amazement all thirty-three miners were rescued (Yang‚ 2010). When this tragedy took place‚ the

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    through the South Pacific‚ the ship ran aground on an island which the Captain realised was a remote and uncharted and probably undiscovered new volcanic island. The implication of all this is that eventual rescue is remote but cannot be ruled out if they survive long enough: search and rescue would be based on the last plotted position thousands of miles away on the belief that the ship may have sunk at that point; the island is not near any trade route. This is before the days of GPS and satellite

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