What is the doctrine of a mandate? (5 marks) In a general sense the word mandate means that an individual or group has authority or permission to act‚ and that their actions are legitimate. From a political perspective the doctrine of a mandate had the following connotations. A political mandate grants authority to the winning party at an election to form a government; this mandate may come from obtaining a majority of seats The winning party has the mandate to implement the policy options it outlined
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British Petroleum “BP” Oil Spill On April 20th 2010‚ British Petroleum better known as BP had an extremely destructive impact on the environment and the livelihood of those in Gulf Coast area of Louisiana‚ Mississippi and Florida. BP’s Deep-water Horizon oil rig was located offshore‚ 52 miles off the southeast coast of Venice‚ Louisiana. An explosion on the Deep-water Horizon oil rig caused a massive fire that claimed the lives of eleven BP workers. After 36 hours of burning‚ the Deep-water Horizon
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On April 20th‚ 2010‚ an oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. As a result‚ approximately 4.9 billion barrels of oil poured into the gulf over the course of 87 days. This tragedy resulted in lives lost‚ both human and animal alike‚ and really brought the issue of off-shore oil drilling to attention. While some may believe that offshore oil drilling may seem like a harmless source of revenue for the United States‚ it is imperative that citizens realize that drilling does more harm than good.
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SAFETY PROBLEMS OF RAILWAY PASSANGERS IN EXPRESS RAILWAYS Although Indian Railways have progressed a lot‚ both quantitatively and qualitatively‚ during the last few years‚ this system is still plagued by a number of problems which require immediate attention. A lot has been done‚ but a lot more is yet to be done. Some of the major problems faced by the Indian Railways are briefly discussed as under: Safety Indian Railways have been in the news albeit for wrong reasons. With the rapid increase
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The Exon Valdez oil spill disaster occurred on March 24‚ 1989. This was the most devastating human-caused disaster in the United States history until twenty-one years later when The Deepwater Horizon occurred on April 20‚ 2010. Both disasters had a deadly effect on environmental life. These two incidents linked individuals taking shortcuts and being overconfident. Catastrophes do not happen by accident; something has to trigger them. Three main reasons why the disaster at Deepwater Horizon occurred:
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A CAPLIN WHITE PAPER Single-Dealer Platforms in aCAPLIN Cleared World BY PAUL www.caplin.com APRIL 2012 Far from signaling the end of singledealer platforms‚ the impending raft of new regulation in the US and Europe will create a new business environment in which the direct online channel is more important than ever for both banks and their clients. Paul Caplin‚ CEO of Caplin Systems Ltd. founded the company in 2000 Soon after the publication of the Dodd Frank act in the US‚ some early commentators
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HIGH ALTITUDE AERONAUTICAL PLATFORMS HAAPS- seminar report | HIGH ALTITUDE AERONAUTICAL PLATFORMS HAAPS- seminar report.DOC (Size: 258 KB / Downloads: 305) ABSTRACT Today’s global communications infrastructures of landlines‚ cellular towers‚ and satellites are inadequately equipped to support the increasing worldwide demand for faster‚ better‚ and less expensive service. At a time when conventional ground and satellite systems are facing increasing obstacles and spiraling costs‚ a low
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Study of the IS for a sharing material platform (website) Information Systems A.Y. 2013/2014 Team: Luigi Cagnetta Edoardo Bruno Romit Kris Sriram Danilo Maciel de Barros Luiz Piccini Pedro Vassimon Index CHAPTER 1 - FEASIBILITY ....................................................................................... 3 1.1 Stakeholder analysis ............................................................................................. 3 1.1.1 Description Matrix .........
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landings at Omaha‚ Gold‚ Juno‚ and Sword Beach were some of the most dangerous parts of DDay. Omaha Beach was the most dangerous of the D-Day landings‚ because debris and German gunfire made it hard for the Allies to go up (Axelrod 311). Two hours after the landing began‚ the attack was delayed because of German defenses (Symonds 281). While the Allies were landing on the beach‚ their tanks began sinking because of gunfire damage and other
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is going to watch my children while I’m at work or school? I need a babysitter. I can’t afford daycare. I don’t have reliable transportation. These are a few of the questions and statements that run through a lot of parent’s minds. Looking around Omaha‚ there are a lot of In Home Daycares on almost every corner or street. When parents can’t afford the high daycare prices they target In Home Daycares that meet the following criteria: the In Home Daycare is run by a neighbor‚ relative or friend in
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