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    VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE April 27th‚ 1975‚ North Vietnamese soldiers had finally reached the outskirt of the southern capital‚ Saigon. The war in Viet Nam that lasted 20 years is about to come to an end with communism taking over. It was all over‚ Saigon was surrounded by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops. Presiden Nguyen Van Thieu resigned as president and gave his farewell speech and denounced the United States for failing in aiding the South before the North would later come into the city

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    Developing Countries: Empirical Analysis of Taiwanese and South Korean Manufacturing Outsourcing to Bangladesh Md. Mamunur Rashid1and Md. Samim Al-Azad2 Abstract: The aim of this study is to examine the objectives and factors influencing the offshore outsourcing decision of manufacturing firms from emerging countries to developing countries like Bangladesh. The theoretical framework is developed with three categories of factors namely reduce operating cost‚ improve company focus‚ and access to

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    CNH: Onshore deregulation‚ offshore expansion September 30‚ 2013 Interest rate strategy CNH: Onshore deregulation‚ offshore expansion DBS Group Research 30 September 2013 The Shanghai Free Trade Zone (SFTZ) opened on 29 Sep. According to the blueprint‚ financial innovations including RMB convertibility and interest rate liberalization are the priorities on the reform agenda (see “Shanghai Free Trade Zone & the reinvigoration of China”‚ 26 Sep 2013). These reforms will make the

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    Despite what some may believe‚ Pirates have conducts and codes that are understood to be followed at all times. In Treasure Island‚ Robert Louis Stevenson pointed out some of these understood codes and illustrated how different characters reacted to these codes and the people that broke them. Throughout the story‚ choosing sides is a common theme‚ but one thing remains true‚ Pirates like to keep their promises. When Jim Hawkins accidently walked into the enemy camp while on the island‚ John Silver

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    values feeling and intuition over reason. To begin with‚ Kidd the Pirate is an excellent example. “Under one of these gigantic trees‚ according to old stories‚ there was a great amount of treasure buried by Kidd the Pirate. This quote explains the legend of Kidd the Pirate. It is an example of American Romanticism because it finds inspiration in myths‚ legends and folklore. Second‚ the Devil recovers the treasure after Kidd the Pirate never returns to claim it. “The old stories add‚ moreover‚ that

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    command. When the plague strikes Nicasylus is sent away on a boat which is attacked by pirates. The pirates held Nicasylus captive and he had his freedom taken away from him It was such a relief to be given the opportunity to clean of that smell that seemed to have permeated his skin. He climbed into the barrel and scrubbed fiercely at his body‚ while the crew stood about‚ staring and laughing rudely. Cadmus the Pirate sold Nicasylus as a slave and he was faced with adversity when he had to undertake

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    “Back when Stede Bonnet‚ the pirate‚ was here‚ he hid a great treasure. Ghosts of pirates haunt the island today. The beaches are filled with ghosts at night of those fallen. But that treasure is known to be so lost that it is supposed to be gone‚” said the guide to the Ghost Walk. Linda‚ Thompson‚ and Billy stared at the guide‚ fascinated: they could finally be famous! That night‚ they all went to the Marsh Harbour Inn on the island. “I think we might have a job for the company!” Billy smiled after

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    annihilation is hinged upon three main premises. The first factor in Dromi’s reasoning is that despite similarities between ISIS and piracy in the late 1700’s and early 1800’s there is a stark and critically important difference in their ideologies. Pirates kill for treasure while ISIS kills for God. In Dromi’s view they kill for different reasons so we must find different‚ and in ISIS’ case‚ more radical solutions that take this into account. In short‚ while it may appear that ISIS is similar to other

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    CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION The vision for large-scale offshore floating wind turbines was introduced by Professor William E. Heronemus at the University of Massachusetts in 1972‚ but it was not until the mid 1990’s‚ after the commercial wind industry was well established‚ that the topic was taken up again by the mainstream research community. Current fixed-bottom technology has seen limited deployment to water depths of 20 m. As the technology is advanced into deeper water‚ floating wind turbine platforms

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    Cuban food is a combination of Native American‚ Spanish‚ Caribbean‚ and African food. When Spain inhabited Cuba they had African slaves‚ Those factors along with where Cuba is located‚ provided the Cuban food we know today. Because Cuba is an island there is a lot of seafood in Cuban dishes. Cuba is in the Caribbean so it is only natural that Cuban dishes involve things that grow in their Caribbean environments‚ plantains‚ coconut‚ yucca and other tropical fruits and root vegetables are a big part

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