DISPATCHES FROM THE EDGE A Memoir of War‚ Disasters‚ and Survival ANDERSON COOPER To my mom and dad‚ and the spark of recognition that brought them together Contents Introduction 1 Tsunami: Washed Away 9 Iraq: Inkblots of Blood 47 Niger: Night Sweats 83 Katrina: Facing the Storm 121 Photographic Insert Aftermath 165 Epilogue 203 Author’s Note 209 Acknowledgments 211 About the Author Credits Cover Copyright About the Publisher Introduction I WAS TEN WHEN my father
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– confident but not arrogant‚ sense of humor‚ respect emotions of other people 4E and 1-P Framework Energy – start and end your day with enthusiasm – just love life Energize – positive energy inspires the team to take on the impossible Edge – make the tough yes or no decision even without total information Execute – put decisions into action and get the job done Passion – heartfelt‚ deep‚ authentic excitement about work‚ i.e.‚ juice for life in your veins 4 Characteristics that
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direction of the boy. Even though Icarus fell from the sky‚ which is not a sight seen everyday‚ people carry on as if nothing ever happened. Is it that the people are oblivious to what is going on or they choose to ignore it? In the critique‚ On the Edge of the Millenium‚ by Kisa Krohn‚ it presents the question‚ “Why will you refuse to listen to reason?” Why are humans so secluded and refuse to listen to others? W.H. Auden explores these ideas in his poem‚ Musee des Beaux Arts‚ with the three messages;
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large consumer products company with $7 billion in gross profit in 2009. The current Nondisposable razor line has products in both the market and value customer segments. The Clean Edge Razor is the first Nondisposable razor produced by Paramount that has a technological innovation. Paramount is relying on the Clean Edge Razor to increase sales and earn more market share in the Nondisposable razor category. * Context: In 2011 the effects of a recession are becoming less drastic than in years before
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The Social Edge The Social Edge‚ an online forum sponsored by The Skoll Foundation‚ functions as an example of Kwame Appiah’s concept of cosmopolitanism because it opens channels of conversation between people of diverse backgrounds through a shared dedication to solving social injustices by utilizing social entrepreneurship. According to the Skoll Foundation a social entrepreneur can be defined a “creator[s] of innovations that disrupt the status quo and transform our world for the better”. The
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Clean Edge Razor Haifeng Chen 1. What changes are occurring in the non-disposable razor category? Assess Paramount’s competitive position. What are the strategic life cycle challenges for Paramount’s current product as well as for Clean Edge? The rate of new-product introductions for non-disposable razors and refill cartridges had accelerated in recent years‚ with an unprecedented flurry of 22 new stock-keeping units being introduced between 2008 and 2009. Most of these new SKUs were line
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Excerpts from SGI President Ikeda’s Speech at the Greater Tokyo #2 Executive Leaders Conference (April 5‚ 2008) ****This is unofficial & tentative translation****** I would like to confirm the four points that are most fundamental and most vital for constructing the Soka Gakkai for the new age. First is prayer. Second is action. Third is unity of “many in body‚ one in mind.” Fourth is unity with the mentor‚ oneness of mentor and disciple. These are the forces for victoriously
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This saying says that one has to participate and and go through the race to learn‚ experience and improve performance. Who knows you could one day emerge as winner. Or if you have other skills you could change ur specailty and participate in other forms of sports that you are fit for. So that way one gets closer to success. And how can one win without participation. Of course this saying has nothing to do with encouraging mediocrity. It says that only by participation you know where you are
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Is winning everything? Winning isn’t everything‚ because it is important to accept defeat. Especially in life‚ there will be times when you will lose in situations. It is important to accept the loss and move on. The main idea in competitive situation is to do your best and if you lose‚ dust yourself off and try again. This is idea is showcased through the film Cool Running’s and this is reinforced through a speech given by John Wooden‚ in which he talked about the difference between winning and
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irresponsible. For instance‚ a great thing such as winning can result into something horrible. Winning the lottery not only can bring happiness into someone’s life‚ but as well cause their life to be a complete nightmare. When a person goes from being considerably poor to having millions of dollars‚ it impacts their lives to a great extent by causing them to become unreasonable with their winnings‚ quit their jobs‚ or just lose touch with reality. Truth is winning unthinkable amounts of money causes unimaginable
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