Part A: Factors affecting Lac- Mégantic In the Lac-Mégantic case‚ there are 6 key factors that led to the disaster in Lac-Mégantic. 1. The first factor was the very poorly repaired engine’s oil tank that MMA repaired with an “epoxy-like material that lacked the required strength and durability.”[1] MMA decided to repair the engine in this fashion due to the expensive nature of a full repair. This poorly repaired engine led to the igniting of the engine on the train which caused the firefighters
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Samenvatting LAC1 Hfst.1 AB Ook bedrijven hebben steeds meer te maken met regelgeving en controle. We zien daarbij de volgende ontwikkelingen: - voortgaande internationalisatie - informatie- en communicatietechnologie - accentverschuivingen in regelgeving( nationale regelgeving maakt plaats voor internationale regelgeving. - Trends in verslaggeving( belanghebbenden willen op korte termijnen financiële informatie ontvangen. Controleopdracht( een door de accountant gehonoreerd
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Guptas vs. Muryans The Guptas and Muryans were both ancient civilizations that were located in India. The Muryans lasted from around 323-185 BCE. The Guptas lasted from around 320 CE – 550 CE. Both the Gupta and the Muryan Empire united India but they different ways to do it. Asoka – one of the rulers of the Muryan Empire – used their main religion Buddhism to shape the laws of his empire. The Guptas used the caste system. The caste system was not just used to shape the laws it was part of
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Short Report: Lac Operon. The lac operon is a set of structural genes that consists of one regulatory gene‚ Lac I‚ and three structural genes: Lac Z‚ Lac Y and Lac A [1‚2]. Lac I codes for the repressor protein of the lac operon. Lac Z codes for b-galactosidase‚ which hydrolyze lactose into glucose and galatose [1‚2]. Lac Y codes for permease‚ which increases permeability of the cell to b-galactosides [1‚2]. Lac A codes for transacetylase‚ which detoxifies certain byproducts of lactose metabolism
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Pre-AP World History Chapter 3 Vocabulary 1. Yellow and Yangtze Rivers-contained many agricultural settlements‚ were river valleys 2.Gobi Desert-in northwest China‚ blocking off invaders from the north and northwest 3.Tibetan Plateau-north of the Himilayan Mountains‚ protected the west from invasion 4.Yangshao and Longshan cultures-identified as the painted and black pottery cultures 5.Xia Dynasty-started around 4000 years ago‚ leader Yu introduced irrigation and draining 6.Shang Dynasty-afterthe
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HISTORIA CLAUDIA APARECIDA MACHADO DIVERSIDADE ENTRE BRANCOS E INDIOS São Jose des Pinhais 2009 CLAUDIA APARECIDA MACHADO DIVERSIDADE ENTRE BRANCOS E INDIOS Trabalho apresentado ao Curso Historia da UNOPAR - Universidade Norte do Paraná‚ para a disciplina antropologia Cultural II. Orientador: Prof. Giane Albiazzetti São Jose dos Pinhais 2009 DIVERSIDADE ENTRE BRANCOS E INDIOS A antropologia não era
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Immigration is the product of globalization‚ and globalization made it possible for people to move across borders‚ which also created a need for immigration. Globalization created unequal systems that have led some nations to be more prosperous than others‚ which has influenced the need to find prosperity in other countries through immigration. Immigration can be a positive experience‚ but there is an inherent inequality in immigration systems. Women can especially feel this inequality. The immigration
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Contending Voices Ch 3. Restoration Colonies – Carolinas 1663-1665 - Charter issued to eight “Proprietors” Given king-like power over their land Proprietors give religious freedom to all Christians and set up assembly 1680 - Found Charles Town - Capitol in 1690 Southern portion – Forms ties with Barbados Slave-based plantation system established Rice – Key export crop John Locke – writes Fundamental Constitution for Carolina Divides colony into counties‚ sets up landholding system Sets
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In Julia Alvarez’s speech “Entre Lucas y Juan Mejia”‚ She start explaining the challenges we faced as an immigrant. She said‚ “As an immigrant‚ you leave behind an old world and enter into a new world in which the old ways no longer apply” (1). In my opinion as an immigrant I can related to this quote‚ because when I came to United States I felt that I entered in a completely new world. In which I had to start a new life with a different language and culture. Also‚ Julia Álvarez mentioned the challenges
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In Amy Lonetree’s book‚ Decolonizing Museums: Representing Native America in National and Tribal Museums‚ analyzes Native American museums and how they interpret the difficult history of colonization in American museums. She uses the three examples of the Mille Lacs Indian Museum‚ the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian‚ and Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture and Lifeways to demonstrate the partial success‚ failure‚ and ongoing triumph of the museums. Over a span of about twenty
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