The company was founded by Thomas Cook‚ a cabinet-maker‚ in 1841 to carry temperance supporters by railway between the cities of Leicester‚ Nottingham‚ Derby and Birmingham.[6] In 1851‚ the founder arranged transport to the Great Exhibition of 1851.[6] He organised his first tours to Europe in 1855 and to the United States in 1865.[6] In 1865‚ the founder’s son John Mason Cook began working for the company full time. In 1871‚ he became a partner‚ and the name of the company was changed to Thomas
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Chapter II ---------------- 2.1 Industry Analysis Food and beverage manufacturing is an important component of the Philippine economy. In 2009‚ gross value added in food manufactures and beverage industries reached P903.7 billion at current prices‚ contributing 58 percent of total manufacturing output and 12 percent of the country’s gross domestic product. In real terms‚ the sector contributed nearly half of total manufacturing output and 11 percent of GDP. The industry has generally grown
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Final Fantasy is a media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi. It centers on a series of fantasy and science fantasy role-playing video games (RPGs)‚ but includes motion pictures‚ anime‚ printed media‚ and other merchandise. The first game in the series‚ published in 1987‚ was conceived by Sakaguchi as his last-ditch effort in the game industry; the title was a success and spawned sequels. The video game series has since branched into other genres. Although most Final Fantasy installments are
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CHARLES & KEITH is a fast fashion brand specializing in ladies footwear and accessories. It was founded in 1996 by brothers Charles and Keith Wong‚ under the CHARLES & KEITH Group which also owns the brands CHARLES & KEITH Signature Label and Pedro. [1] From beginnings in 1996 at a 500 square feet store in Amara Shopping Centre Singapore‚ CHARLES & KEITH has made significant growth over the years. Since its launch in 1996‚ CHARLES & KEITH has been churning out ladies accessories and footwear. To
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Al Nakba is a term often denoted to the 1948 incident where the Palestinians were casted out from their homeland as the consequence in establishing the “new state of Israel” (Oxford Dictionaries‚ 2015). The term Nakba is also referred to as “catastrophe”. The documentary “Al Nakba”‚ and its series of episodes‚ tells and elaborates the events that transpired in 1948 where thousands of Palestinians were ejected from their native land and it tends to evaluate the events that had happened during
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not traditionally part of the Middle East but their cultures cause their placement in this region (such as Pakistan). Afghanistan Algeria Azerbaijan* Bahrain Egypt Iran Iraq Israel** Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Morocco Oman Pakistan Qatar Saudi Arabia Somalia Syria Tunisia Turkey United Arab Emirates Yemen * The former republics of the Soviet Union are typically lumped into one region‚ even twenty years after independence. In this listing‚ they’ve been placed where most appropriate
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Per capita income Definition The total national income divided by the number of people in the nation Another definion Per capita income means how much each individual receives‚ in monetary terms‚ of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone. ... Formula of per capita income per capita income= national incomepopulation Per capita income of pakistan The economic survey of Pakistan 2009-2010
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Recent events related to Foreign Policy and relations in 2010 Foreign policy The United Nations in Aug.2010 launched an immediate appeal for 460 million dollars to cover the next 90 days and UN chief Ban Ki-moon visited Pakistan at the weekend‚ calling on the world to quicken its aid pledges. Pak-Iran On 12th Sep. 2010 the Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei‚ called the devastating floods in Pakistan which have left about 20 million homeless the most urgent issue of the Islamic
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Based on what you learned in this seminar about searching the library and peer-reviewed sources‚ search the UoL online library databases appropriate for your programme for one peer-reviewed article that you could use to support your argument and response to the Discussion Question. Analyse the article you selected for the following aspects of scholarly argument and academic originality: How clear is the argument? How is it organised? How does the author present his or her original ideas to the
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I. Background to the crisis in Syria Protests asking for the release of political prisoners began mid-March 2011 and were immediately met by Syrian security forces who at first detained and attacked protestors with batons‚ and later opened gunfire‚ and deployed tanks and naval ships against civilians. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad refused to halt the violence and implement meaningful reforms demanded by protestors such as the lifting of emergency law‚ broader political representation and a freer
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