Background Company overview British Petroleum (BP) is the world largest retailer of gasoline in the United States. It ranks at the top of three global oil and gas industry. From the corporate watch website (2009)‚ it pointed out that almost 70% of the profits are gained from the US and Europe. In addition‚ BP is also devoted for aviation fuels and shipping aspects. It is reported that about 900 ports and more than 1400 airports have been supplied by the BP’s lubricants and fuels. Meanwhile
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Old English. Circa 500A.D. Beowulf: First version=Codex Cotton Vitelliusfire‚ so passed down orally Lacunae=holes from moths First word of poem is Hwaet=O.E. for a greeting: hey‚ listen up! Whale’s way=the sea Comitatus=latin=duty of follower to hand everything won to the king who then distributes the wealth based on merit Grendel=large‚ condemned by God; descendant of Cain‚ “one against all‚” wont pay Wergild=price paid to family of the enemy you killed in battle; a matter of honor. Witan=council
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BRITISH YEAR: Festivals and Holidays 1. Although (1) Midsummer’s Eve is not traditionally a widely celebrated festival in Britain‚ it is celebrated by (2) druids (practitioners of an ancient religion now virtually extinct)‚ at the prehistoric stone circle of (3) Stonehenge . In recent years‚ groups of travellers — caravan dwellers — and (4) hippies have also tried to claim the right to enter the circle to see the sun rise on this day‚ but they have generally not been allowed‚ largely because of
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practitioners and the new NHS. Health and Social Care in the Community. vol 7‚ no6‚ p. 408-16 Paton‚ C Payne‚ M. (1995) Social Work and Community Care. Basingstoke‚ Hampshire: PALGRAVE Pithouse A Powell‚ M. (1999a) New Labour and the third way in the British NHS. International Journal of Health Services‚ vol 29‚ no 2‚ p. 353-70. Powell‚ M. Exworthy‚ M. and Berney‚ L. (2001) Playing the Game of Partnership‚ in Sykes‚ R. et al (2001) Quinney‚ A Ross‚ F. and Tissier‚ J. (1997) The Care Management interface
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Gorée off Cape Verde‚ a longtime entrepot in the slave trade to the Antilles; Saint-Louis‚ the colony’s administrative and commercial center;a handful of precariously-held trading posts on the lower Senegal River; and the Casamance region between British Gambia and Portuguese Guinea (Dakar‚ the future metropolis of French West Africa‚ was little more
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Operations and Supply Chain Management ESMT Case Study British Airways: A Journey in Procurement Transformation Q1 In the case what are the challenges faced by the procurement group in coming 2 years ahead? There are several challenges the procurement group faced between 2004 and 2006. First of all‚ keeping up with the success of the past years‚ especially the cost and performance improvements and also keeping investors happy (constant increase of share price since the beginning of 2003)
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A. Welfare Ideologies of the Past - A brief overview. (a) The Elizabethan Poor Law The legal relief of poverty was first introduced after the demise of compulsory charity that followed the reformation. There were initial parish registers of the poor in 1552 and compulsory fund raising‚ through to 1601 with the advent of the Elizabethan Poor Law (43 Eliz I Cap. 2). This law oversaw the levying of taxes for the distribution of money and food to the poor but there was a heavy emphasis on hierarchy
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Organizations can create it to define themselves or get branded due to their actions. Therefore‚ its more important to have a the right image that reflect an organization’s commitment to quality‚ excellence and its constructive role in the society. British Petroleum (BP) is a major enterprise to redefine its core values in the light of its ethical considerations. It is an example of antagonism between its core business and it’s core values. Since years it has been subject of criticism more than any
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John Locke was a British Philosopher born in 1632. His death was in 1704. He was a very important political figure. Modern government can be credited to his philosophy. Locke believes that religion is s key part in explaining man’s nature and driving force in life. Locke believes that we are all born a ‘blank slate’ or tabula rasa. That everyone is born equal no matter what class or religion. He thought that everyone is born pure‚ and without knowledge or pre-disposition to life. Locke theorized
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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT OF PRE-BRITISH INDIA PROJECT BY: BHAVANA BHATIA-7 REUBEN DANTES-9 CRYSTAL D’SOUZA-11 ALISHA PEREIRA-38 TANUSHREE SHARMA-47 GAURAV TALERA-52 Executive Summary It is the past which shapes what we become in the present. Most of what we do and follow today has been decided in the past which is why we have to understand who we were to become who we have to be. India is one of the few civilizations which has been in existence for more than 5000 years. India is a homogenous culture
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