The Brent Spar was an oil storage buoy located on the Brent oilfield in the North Atlantic Ocean‚ which was operated by Shell UK. It was used to store oil that was extracted from the under sea oilfield until an oil tanker transported the oil to land. The Brent Spar became obsolete around 1991 because of the building of an underwater oil pipeline that took the extracted oil directly to land. Shell UK then did a scientific‚ economic‚ and environmental study pertaining to the eventual disposal of
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called the Maritimes) Provinces and capital cities: Newfoundland and Labrador (St. John’s) Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown) Nova Scotia (Halifax) New Brunswick (Fredricton) Around 2.3 million people live in the Maritimes. The region is known for fishing‚ farming‚ forestry‚ and mining. Aside from its natural coastal beauty‚ the area is also rich in history‚ with Nova Scotia known as the gateway to Canada‚ and Newfoundland and Labrador as the oldest colony of the British Empire. The Atlantic Ocean brings
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London Ambulance Fiasco Shubham Singhi The London Ambulance Services (LAS)‚ the LAS is the Largest Ambulance services worldwide responding to between 2000 & 2500 a day which covers a large area of 600 Square miles with fleet of 750 vehicles. The LAS carries the responsibility of dispatching the ambulance in less than three minute of the call. (1) The service
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governance between a public government that serves an Inuit population and a nonprofit beneficiary organization representing the Inuit of Nunavut. In addition to Nunavut three other autonomous Inuit regions in Canadian Arctic i.e Nunatsiavut in Northern Labrador‚ Nunavik in Northern Quebes‚ and the Inuvialuit Settlement Region are moving towards greater self-government. Although all of Inuit regions have common historical and cultural connections‚ three regions differentiate from Nunavut because they are
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Hip-Hop’s Media Effects ------------------------------------------------- Term Paper Javier Sanchez Hip-Hop’s Media Effects ------------------------------------------------- Term Paper Javier Sanchez Music. What do you think of when you think of music? Do you think of your favorite singer/ band‚ or maybe your favorite song at the time; but how often do you think about how that one song‚ or artist(s) have affected your life‚ your outlook on politics‚ society‚ way of living or way of seeing
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Dec 3 Exam 3 Sample Questions Possible Exam 3 Questions True or false: 1. Due to insurance arrangements and the securitization of mortgage investments‚ many U.S. bankers did not adequately gauge the risks of subprime loans. TRUE 2. A commonly accepted theory is that the Subprime lending crisis was due the Government placing more restrictions and regulations on the investment banking industry starting in 1999. FALSE 3. For the most part‚ the credit ratings granted
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Jorge Amaro September 25 2014 English II Honors Period 1 This generation believes that beauty is based on how you look‚ and how you dress. Beauty is more than that‚ it comes from the inside. Beauty is a combination of physical‚ social‚ and mental aspects. It can be one of the most complex aspects of life. Many people argue about appearance and the physical aspects that make up beauty‚ but in reality there is no true definition of beauty‚ because beauty is different for everyone. To help support
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Marley & Me – Book Review Marley has got to be the most disobedient and destructive Labrador retriever on the planet. The book is called “Marley & Me” it is John Gorgan’s autobiographical book. Even if your not a dog person this book will have you intrigued‚ and page after page you will be sitting at the edge of your chair desperately what Marley the naughty dog is going to do next. Jen and John Grogan are a recently married couple‚ who decide on getting a dog as an insight to parenthood
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get seeing-eye-dogs‚ but the demand for them is greater than the supply. Seeing-eye dogs must keep their masters safe. It is more important for seeing-eye-dogs to work than to play. The most common choices for seeing-eye dogs are German Shepherds‚ Labradors‚ Labradoodles‚ and Poodles. Canine companions are dogs that help people with physical disabilities. They are trained to answer the telephone‚ open doors‚ and pick up anything their owner drops from the remote to a pencil. Some are used as therapy
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Quebec‚ The Province‚ The People‚ The History Quebec is a province in eastern Canada‚ bordered on the north by Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay; on the east by Labrador (Which is a part of Newfoundland)‚ the Strait of Belle Isle‚ and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence; on the south by New Brunswick‚ Maine‚ New Hampshire‚ Vermont‚ New York‚ and Ontario; and on the west by Ontario‚ James Bay‚ and Hudson Bay. The name Quebec is derived from an Algonquian term for "place where the river narrows‚" referring
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