In 1981‚ the World Bank agreed to provide financial aid to the Brazilian government in order to finance one of the most controversial projects ever assisted by the World Bank. The Northwest Brazil Integrated Development Program (Polonoroeste) aimed to promote sustainable development and settlement in an uninhabited Amazonian region in the State of Rondonia‚ Brazil (P006319‚ 2016). Despite the noble initial goal‚ and the good reasons that weighted towards the decision for assisting this project‚ the
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Trans-Pacific Partnership and China Contents Introduction TPP super-era train is coming. It is the first column across Asia‚ Oceania‚ Latin America‚ the "zero tariff" era train in the world. This train took "multilateral free trade agreements" as a framework; build the first zero-tariff free trade market in the world‚ accommodated the countries except the EU‚ built a new fortune group outside the euro area. Countries in Asia-Pacific region should keep open-minds in dealing
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When France carried out its first atmospheric test at Mururoa Atoll in the South Pacific in 1966‚ it allowed a concentrated centre for NZers to direct their anti-nuclear protests towards. The NZ protests towards French nuclear testing in the Pacific was a significant event because it was a milestone for the protest movement in NZ‚ cementing our position as a country that would speak out when our morals were in violation and would not be barred by political bureaucracy that moved slower than the pace
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History of the Company Southwest Airlines was founded by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher and was incorporated in 1967. The airline launched its first route in 1971‚ servicing Dallas‚ Houston and San Antonio. By 1975 Southwest went public on the American stock exchange. By 1979‚ the airline was flying outside of Texas to New Orleans and expanded its service to the West Coast in 1982. Beginning in 1990‚ Southwest’s revenues exceeded one billion dollars‚ making it a major airline company. On May
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PRIMARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Subject: Introduction of Social Studies Lecturer: Mrs. Akanisi Lanyon Assignment/Title: Essay- Roles of the Traditional Pacific Society Student Name: Ilisapeci Kaivei Number of words:1438 I certify that this assignment is our own work‚ that it is based on my personal study or research and that I have acknowledged all material and sources used in the preparation of this assignment
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Spread across nearly 2‚000‚000 square miles of the South Pacific‚ in an area as large as the continent of Europe‚ lies the Territory of French Polynesia and its principal island‚ Tahiti. Settlers from Southeast Asia are thought to have first arrived in the Marquesas Islands‚ in the northeastern part of what is today called French Polynesia‚ around 300 AD and in the Society Islands‚ including Tahiti‚ to the west by about 800 AD. Prior to the first European contact‚ the islands were ruled by a hierarchy
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* Executive Summary * * To succeed in future global trade‚ the Trans-Pacific Partnership will expand on existing tree trade agreements to address 21st century issues. The TPP will create a standardized platform on which countries will effectively operate. The TPP will focus on issues such as barriers to trade‚ the digital sphere‚ privacy laws‚ and green technologies. The TPP also hopes to act as a bridge to improve trade and investment from Asia. * Membership in the TPP will prove
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The Wonder of Totem Poles The discovery of totem poles were first recorded by white sailors in coastal Pacific Northwest when European explorers arrived in the region in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. French Europeans‚ upon first visiting the coastal areas of modern day Southeastern Alaska and British Columbia wrote of totems as legitimate‚ if not elegant‚ art forms. They were surprised that hunting/fishing peoples were creating such masterful art. The ornately painted and carved monoliths
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LED Market in Asia-Pacific Would Reach $35.79 Billion by 2020‚ Projects ApacMarket.com According to a new report by ApacMarket.com‚ "Asia-Pacific Light Emitting Diodes (LED) (China‚ Japan‚ South Korea‚ India) Market (Technology‚ Application and Countries) - Analysis‚ Segmentation and Forecast‚ 2014 - 2020"‚ the Asia-Pacific LED market is expected to reach $35.79 billion by 2020‚ at a CAGR of 15.7% during the forecast period (2015-2020). The high brightness LED segment is expected to grow swiftly
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THE ASIA PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION APEC It is an association of economies that share the boundaries of the Pacific Ocean. Under APEC‚ member economies work together to: * reduce barriers to trade‚ * ease the exchange of goods‚ services‚ resources and technical know-how‚ and * Strengthen economic and technical cooperation between and among them. These concerted efforts‚ ultimately‚ would result in a greatly improved global economy and the forging of stronger ties
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