Cabot quarrelled with his captains. The men had been discontented because of the poor food. They mutinied when the expedition reached Brazil. But Cabot succeeded in suppressing the mutiny and the expedition continued its voyage. Cabot explored the Rio de la Plata (River of Silver) in Argentina and stayed in that region for three years. Cabot thought there was a passage to the Pacific Ocean. The crew was attacked by the hostile Indians‚ and Cabot eventually lost his flagship. Half of his men perished
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The chief of operations-Henry Darger- fired a worker who had hacked into co-workers emails. There was a right for Henry to fire the employee but it seems that a consideration of her previous work performance was not included in his decision. There seems to be a lack of flexibility not to mention the hypocrisy about the decision as well. There seems to be many elements that show that there is a disturbance in the corporate culture. Jasper saw an importance in how each person respected their fellow
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2013 Argentina floods 2013 Argentina floods Duration 2 April 2013–3 April 2013 Fatalities 99+ Areas affected Greater Buenos Aires Greater La Plata From 2–3 April 2013‚ the northeastern section of Buenos Aires Province‚Argentina‚ experienced several flash floods that claimed the lives of at least 100 people. Greater La Plata was hardest hit with 89 reported deaths‚ and Greater Buenos Aires reported 10 deaths. The flooding was the result of extremely heavy rainfall and is said to be the
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The British-Australian mining company Rio Tinto and two of its former executives have been charged for hiding losses and inflating the value of African coal assets. The company bought the Mozambique assets in 2011 for 3.7 billion and sold it later for only 50 million. Despite these charges‚ the company won’t back down and will fight the charges. This comes at a time where coal energy is colliding with new forms of energy and many companies are starting to fight to stay relevant and keep coal as the
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In 1992 the historic UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED‚ popularly known as the Earth Summit) held in Rio de Janeiro‚ Brazil witnessed unprecedented political will and commitment among governments to make a paradigm shift to sustainable development. Acknowledging the twin crises of poverty and the environment. About the Conference… United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) 2 week conference Largest gathering of world leaders in history “historic moment for
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Should the Olympics be held in Rio‚ Brazil in 2016? The Olympics being held in Rio de Janeiro‚ Brazil this year has been questioned and considered a global issue as some common viruses along with several other issues are present at that time. It is essential for the competing Olympians to train‚ eat clean food and stay healthy in order to perform at their highest potential. Viruses such as the Zika virus are currently being transmitted in Brazil through mosquito bites. This is an issue as it poses
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travel to the Rio Olympics for the reason of the risk of transferring the virus as well as endangering little children and themselves. The Olympics is a worldwide event; many people from around the world travel to the host’s country to watch the events live. In 2012‚ around 500 000 people went to the summer
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is among the world leaders in the production of many commodities‚ including aluminium‚ iron ore‚ copper‚ uranium‚ coal‚ and diamonds. Although primarily focused on extraction of minerals‚ Rio Tinto also has significant operations in refining‚ particularly for refining bauxite and iron ore. As of March 2009‚ Rio Tinto is the fourth-largest publicly listed mining company in the world * Wide Product Range: The company produces aluminium‚ copper‚ diamonds‚ coal‚ iron ore‚ uranium‚ gold and industrial
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Without a clear consensus in the senior team about the strategy and vision‚ there will be less information exchange‚ more conflicts and less ability to respond to external change (Hambrick‚ 1994). Rio Tinto idea conversion is the weakest link or the bottleneck for the selection and development of ideas. Rio Tinto needs to build an energy around ideas to inspire teamwork and enable rapid prototyping. According to Bryant (2015)‚ open innovation is the key to deliver safer and more profitable operating
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Prof. V. Irizarry Having a Family Don Anselmo is the protagonist of the short story “Gentleman of Río en Medio” written by Juan A. A. Sedillo. He is an old man descendent of Mexican Americans who born and lived up in Río en Medio‚ New Mexico. He is a respectable‚ humble and generous man who cares a lot of the people around him. The most important value that represents Don Anselmo is demonstrate through the
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