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    behavior is the Nigeria Oil‚ its oil have brought great revenues to the country. Actually‚ Nigeria is listed among the “NEXT ELEVEN” economic. Now day‚ the corruption in this vast country is become as normal operation; people talk bribery before laws or rules. In Africa‚ Nigeria as known as the best place for business because of its level of corruption‚ it’s easy to have anything with couple dollars or Naira (Nigeria money). Who was involved? In this case‚ the guilty man is James Ibori; Ibori was

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    Corruption

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    Corruption undermines human development and democracy. It reduces access to public services by diverting public resources for private gain. The real costs of corruption were highlighted by the UN Secretary-General in his 2009 statement for the International Anti-Corruption Day: "When public money is stolen for private gain‚ it means fewer resources to build schools‚ hospitals‚ roads and water treatment facilities. When foreign aid is diverted into private bank accounts‚ major infrastructure projects

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    In philosophical‚ theological‚ or moral discussions‚ corruption is spiritual or moral impurity or deviation from an ideal. Corruption may include many activities including bribery and embezzlement. Government‚ or ’political’‚ corruption occurs when an office-holder or other governmental employee acts in an official capacity for personal gain. The word corrupt when used as an adjective literally means "utterly broken".[1] The word was first used by Aristotle and later by Cicero who added the terms

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    If I Were a Millionaire

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    IF I WERE A MILLIONAIRE Everyone have dreams and every dream is different with each others. Some of them want to be a teacher‚ and some of them want to be an astronaut‚ but for me‚ I have in interesting and marvelous dream. My dream is to become a millionaire. I already have so many plans in my mind if the dreams become true. One of them is to start a recording studio. I will hold an audition to those who want to be a singer in future. At the end of the audition‚ I will choose the best

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    The Millionaire Next Door

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    The Millionaire Next Door How does one earn the title of wealthy? Authors Dr. Thomas J. Stanley and Dr. William D. Danko have studied how people become wealthy for over twenty years. They have conducted research‚ written books‚ conducted seminars‚ and advised major corporations on whom the wealthy are and what are the characteristics of the affluent in America. The research for The Millionaire Next Door was comprised of personal‚ as well as focus group interviews‚ with more than 500 millionaires

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    CORRUPTION

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    MAKE MY COUNTRY CORRUPTION FREE BY DOING ........ The cancer of corruption has afflicted each and every domain of our lives. It stems from the desire to make fast and easy buck. What others earn in their life-time‚I will earn within a year. Too many government rules and regulations‚ wide powers given to bureaucracy and authority excercised on administration by political leaders can be attributed as main sources of corruption in our country. At present India ranks 94th in corruption index in the world

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    The Millionaire Next Door

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    The Millionaire Next Door is a book was written by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko. The book is a collection of research done by the two authors in the profiles of America’s millionaires. The term ’millionaire’ refers to U.S. households with a net-worth exceeding one million dollars. I always believed that you are considered wealthy when you make a high income. According to the authors‚ most high income earners are not rich‚ which surprised me. Most people with high incomes fail to accumulate

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    Corruption

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    corruption is spiritual or moral impurity or deviation from an ideal. Corruption may include many activities including bribery and embezzlement. Government‚ or ’political’‚ corruption occurs when an office-holder or other governmental employee acts in an official capacity for his or her own personal gain. Being corrupted may be the easiest way-or indeed the only way-to get what they want. At times‚ a bribe may provide a convenient means of avoiding punishment. Many who observe that politicians

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    Definition of ’Paper Millionaire’ An individual who has achieved a high net worth as a result of the large total market value of the assets he or she owns. This phenomenon usually occurs when investors buy marketable securities that are later bid up to much higher prices on the open market. While this creates large amounts of "paper profit"‚ the paper millionaire’s riches usually aren’t safe until these holdings are liquidated. Investopedia explains ’Paper Millionaire’ It is important to

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    Corruption

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    Thousands of citizens from over 40 cities poured into the streets on 30th January to participate in the nationwide campaign for “March against corruption”‚ started by Param Pujya Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankarji along with Swami Ramdev‚ Swami Agnivesh‚ Kiran Bedi‚ Anna Hazare‚ Arch Bishop Vincent M Concessao‚ J. M. Lyngdoh and many others. The campaign demanded the setting up of the citizen-drafted Lokpal as an independent body at the center and Lok Ayuktas in the state. These bodies will have powers

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