Starting out with a single store in Bentonville‚ Arkansas‚ Wal-Mart has not stopped expanding. The First Wal-Mart store was opened in 1962 by a Mr. Sam Walton. He opened the store with one intention: sell products people need at the lowest price available. Wal-Mart has since blown up into a globally known and used corporation. Currently‚ more than fifty percent of all Americans live within five miles of a Wal-Mart store‚ which is less than a ten mile drive away. Ninety percent of Americans live
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AUSTRALIAN TRIVIA - Questions and Answers Sport 1. Which horse won the Melbourne Cup in 2002? 2. What was Sir Donald Bradman’s batting average? 3. Who is Australia’s only Formula One driver? 4. Who won the Brownlow Medal in 2003? 5. Who was the most recent Australian to win the men’s singles title at Wimbledon? 6. Which Australian was named the most valuable player in the US’s WNBA? 7. Which Australian has won the FIM World Motorcycle Championship 5 times? 8. How many gold medals did Australians
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com/world/2014/feb/11/government-launches-new-graphic-campaign-to-deter-asylum-seekers [accessed 30 March 2014]. McAdam‚ J. (2013)‚ ‘Australia and Asylum Seekers’‚ International Journal of Refugee Law‚ Vol. 25‚ No. 3‚ pp. 435-448. Murphy‚ K. (2013)‚ “Australia’s Asylum Seeker Vergogna”‚ Eureka Street‚ Vol. 23‚ No.20‚ pp.18-19. Liberal Party of Australia. (2013)‚ ‘The Coalition’s Policy for a Regional Deterrence Framework to Combat People Smuggling’‚ Liberal Party of Australia‚ 2013‚ http://lpawebstatic.s3.amazonaws.com/130823%20The%20
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support‚ by providing certain examples and some statistics. It is most appropriate to begin with the improvements in the sphere of education in the country. Association for India’s Development (2007) reported that with the help of American aid‚ the “Eureka Child”‚ a special organization that provides education to the poorest villages of the country‚ was created. Remarkable outcomes‚ such as the reconstruction of 7300 schools in 5 Indian districts and the implementation of innovative teaching methods
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C A S E 3 Lois Quam Founder and Chief Executive Officer‚ Tysvar‚ LLC After accompanying Will Steger on a trip to Norway and the Arctic Circle‚ Lois Quam’s interest in global climate change was sparked. There she witnessed firsthand the astonishing changes in the polar ice masses and the resulting impact on wildlife. Inspired by Steger’s call for action to reduce global climate change‚ in 2009 Lois Quam left Piper Jaffray‚ a leading international investment bank‚ to become the founder and
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where Jack Reagan opened a shoe store. In 1928‚ Ronald Reagan graduated from Dixon High School‚ where he was an athlete and student body president and performed in school plays. During summer vacations‚ he worked as a lifeguard in Dixon. Enrolling at Eureka College in Illinois on an athletic scholarship‚ Reagan majored in economics and sociology. There‚ he played football‚ ran track‚ captained the swim team‚ served as student council president and acted in school productions. After graduating in 1932
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father was a salesman and was always telling stories to Reagan and his older brother‚ Neil. He attended Dixon High School where he developed interests in acting and sports and also became a storyteller like his father. In 1928‚ Reagan enrolled in Eureka College where he majored in economics and sociology. Though he had a less than perfect G.P.A.‚ he was known by many as a “jack of all trades‚” excelling in campus politics‚ sports‚ and theater. He was a member of the football team‚ captain of the
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Balkan[edit] Main article: Balkan Brass Band Balkan-style Brass Bands (Serbian: Труба‚ trumpet) play a distinctive style of music originating in 19th century Balkans when Roma trumpeters influenced by Turkish marching bands transposed Folk music into brass.[1] It is popular throughout the Balkans‚ especially Serbia‚ Macedonia and Bulgaria. The beats are usually fast and accompanied by kolo. The performers each have their instrument of the orchestra and are called trubači (трубачи). The best known
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Edgar Allan Poe’s influence on American literature was nothing short of great; not only was he the creator of the detective story and the horror thriller‚ but he also influenced many great writers‚ among those William Faulkner and Fyodor Dostoevsky. While Poe is best known for his horror thrillers‚ being the creator of that particular genre‚ he has also fashioned two other literary genres‚ like the detective and the science fiction genre. Throughout his life‚ Poe read‚ reviewed‚ and critiqued many
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I. INTRODUCTION OF THE LIFESTRAW WATER PURIFIER A. Product benefits for the consumers (IRIN‚ 2008; Frandsen‚ 2013) 1. The product can filter at least 264 gallons of water 2. Reduce water turbidity with 0.2 micros 3. Remove 99.9% waterborne bacteria 4. Remove 99.9% protozoan cysts 5. Remove 98.7% waterborne viruses 6. Easy to carry and use B. Production cost is $4 per unit (IRIN 2008) C. Product targeting consumers 1. The primary targeting group is poor to high middle class people who live
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