Primark Corp. was emerging as a leader in the global information services industry in the mid-1990s. Through its four major divisions‚ the company focused its information services on financial‚ weather‚ and information technology markets. Primark also provided miscellaneous transportation and financial services. Primark was basically a utility company until 1987‚ when it exited that business and forged into information services. Primark originated from the early 1980s spin-off of Michigan Consolidated
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Primark Primark is an Irish discount retailer‚ noted for its low cost clothing. In recent years‚ like many retailers and suppliers in the clothing sector there has been much public critism‚ with regards to its social policy. More specifically‚ with regards to its ethical standards particutuarly those employed in its factories located in low cost countries such as India‚ Bangladesh and China. Sourcing clothes from such factories has obviously caused not only critiscm from its stakeholders but has
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We need a lot of things for our home but it is very hard to find the affordable and top quality things. Worldstores is one of the most popular stores established in 2008 and offers the best quality home items; they have all the necessary things for your home and garden. For your bedroom‚ Worldstores has everything from beds to bedroom furniture they have all things to make your bedroom look exceptionally beautiful and elegant. Worldstores has inimitable wooden beds‚ durable and elegant metal beds
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Treaty of St Germain • When Austria agreed to the breakup of the Habsburg Empire. • Hungary‚ Poland‚ Czechoslovakia as independent countries • Austrian army limited to 30‚000 • Pay reparations Treat of Neuilly • Signed with Bulgaria • Bulgaria lost land to Greece but gained some from Turkey • $400 million reparations • 20‚000 army size Treaty of Trianon The Treaty of Trianon with Hungary in 1920 took land from Hungary and gave it to the new nation-states. Transylvania was given
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From Hitler to Hippies: The Volkswagen Bus in America by David Dyer Burnett‚ B.A. Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of The University of Texas at Austin in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts The University of Texas at Austin May 2002 i From Hitler to Hippies: The Volkswagen Bus in America APPROVED BY SUPERVISING COMMITTEE: ____________________ Janet Davis ____________________ Jeffrey Meikle ii TABLE
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NATO and the Warsaw Pact Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. History ‚ 2009 The United States‚ Britain‚ and France along with other Western European nations grew further apart from the Soviet Union after World War II. The USSR‚ which had been their World War II ally‚ was increasingly seen as a potential aggressor. The United States and several Western European nations agreed that potential Soviet aggression warranted a stronger alliance among them. What resulted was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Yankee Pride or Damn Yankee? The word Yankee has a different meaning for many of us. Some use it as a derisive term to hurt ones feelings‚ others use it proudly as an expression of patriotism. It is a struggle that has ensued since America began to be colonized. Where the word Yankee originated has been debated for many years. The most common belief is that it derived from the Dutch nick name “Janke” meaning Little John or Jack. It is also believed to be the product of poor pronunciation
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In March 1999‚ NATO started its first military campaign against the Serbian army to re- establish peace and order in Kosovo. As a result of the lack of planning and miscalculation‚ more than 800.000 Kosovar Albanians had to flee their homes and thousands of civilians were used as military targets by Serbs forces‚ provoking one of the most sadistic massacres in Europe since the Second World War. NATO failed in crucial points during the Kosovo crisis‚ which led to the war. Despite the continuous warnings
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cound: 2360 Does NATO have a future? Lately the question about the future of NATO arises more often in media and articles on foreign policy and international security. It is a question about its future "in general" - as the inquiry into the reasons for NATO’s existence in the modern world and the future "in detail"‚ which is a problem for relevance of NATO member states. This last point is referring to the wider NATO mission – to make the classic function of collective
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Mozambique gaining power that it is on their flag. The M-16 is an air cooled‚ gas operated‚ magazine fed‚ and rotating bolt assault rifle as well. It was designed by Eugene Stoner who worked for ArmaLite in the 1960’s. It fires the 5.56mm x 45 NATO round‚ which is a round based on the .223 Remington. This round is smaller than the 7.62 fired from the AK but travels at a much higher velocity and is known to have greater accuracy. Also‚ the center of gravity of the
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