potential determination of BP’s negligence or gross negligence)‚ the outcome of litigation‚ the amount and timing of payments under any settlements‚ and any costs arising from any longer term environmental consequences of the oil spill‚ will also impact upon the ultimate cost for BP. Although the provision recognized is the current best estimate of expenditures required to settle certain present obligations at the end of the reporting period‚ there are future expenditures for which it is not possible
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Although originally control rest into the hands of the British East India Company‚ the home government eventually took command themselves. Ultimately‚ controlling India’s economy benefitted Britain financially and India both politically and economically. However‚ foreign influence resulted in Britain taking control over India’s government‚ creating unrest between the British and the Indians. Once Britain extended their authority into India‚ the British took total control over the Indian government. By
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Colonization caused a fall in many cultures leading to a superiority complex amongst English cultures against others. As shown in Salman Rushdie’s “The Courter”: “‘Your husband‚’ said the first Beatle‚ showing his teeth in a frightening way‚ and raising his voice on notch‚ ‘damaged the goods. Do you hear me‚ Queenie? He damaged the fucking goods.’ ‘Mistaken identity‚ fleas‚’ said Certainly-Mary. ‘Many Indian residents in Waverley House. We are decent ladies; fleas’” (Rushdie‚ 1274) Though the women
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The decline of the British Empire. “The sun never sets on the British Empire” this statement was true for many decades‚ the Empire was ¼ of the world. But why and how did it fall and what were the reasons for decolonization? This I will try to answer in this short essay. The main reasons of the decline was economics and nationalism (including resentment from the rest of the world towards the empire). I have decided to concentrate on post world war events even though you may say the decline already
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The division of the world for colonization in 1494 by Pope Alexander VI. The finalization in 1506 of the Treaty of Tordesillas establishes a vertical North-South line granting territories to the west to Spain and to the east to Portugal. The line was at 46 degrees 30’ W‚ 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde Islands off the west coast of Africa. Some confusion over whether the line continues to the other side of the world‚ not to mention the impossibility of determining longitude at the time. The
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5 acres to the City of Atlanta for construction of a human rights center. • Green Space for Atlanta: The land between the New World of Coca-Cola and Georgia Aquarium adds five acres of green space to downtown Atlanta. • The Impact:* The combined estimated economic impact of the Georgia Aquarium and the New World of Coca-Cola is more than $105 million per year for Atlanta. • Jobs: The two attractions will create more than 2‚700 direct and induced permanent jobs. • Visitation: One million people
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CHALLENGES FACING MORTGAGE FINANCING IN KENYA (A Case Study of the Housing Finance Company of Kenya‚ Head Office‚ Nairobi) TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration…………………………………………………………………….…...............i Dedication…………………………………………………………………………………ii Acknowledgement………………………………………………………………………..iii Table of Contents…………………………………………………………………………iv List of tables………………………………………………………………………………vi List of figures…………………………………………………………………………….vii Abstract………………………………………………………………………………….viii CHAPTER
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BCarroll‚ Archie B. The Pyramid of Corporate Social Responsibility: Toward the Moral Management of Organizational Stakeholders‚ Business Horizons‚ July-August 1991 For the better part of 30 years now‚ corporate executives have struggled with the issue of the firm’s responsibility to its society. Early on it was argued by some that the corporation ’ sole responsibility was to provide a maximum financial return to s shareholders. It became quickly apparent to everyone‚ however‚ that this
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ESTHER WANGA (MBA STUDENT) 254-723864832 NAIROBI‚ KENYA Question: Using Human Resource functions as reference‚ discuss the challenges facing Kenyan managers in the process of employees’ procurement‚ development and motivation. (20 Marks) Human resource management is a term used to describe formal systems devised for the management of people within an organization. Armstrong‚ M (2006). This is a vital and significant department in an organization for it is mandated with the responsibility of;
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The Beatles and the British Identity When I decided to come to London this semester and study‚ I was given a list of classes I could take while I was here; there was a theatre class‚ art class‚ science class‚ cultural class‚ and last‚ but not least‚ there was a music class. As I looked at the description of the class‚ the only thing that really caught my eye was the fact that I would be able to attend three concerts for a grade‚ so of course‚ I signed up the second I was able to. But as my friends
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