July 21‚ 2011 Journal # 2: Cole‚ “10 Major Threats to the Environment”‚ WAE277-279 Part one: Summary According to the article‚ “10 Major Threats to the Environment’’ by Jeremy Iggers (the author) discusses about global warming and 10 major threats to the environment and what we can do to minimize it. There is a lot of evidence pointing to the earth getting warmer because of increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere which is released when fossil fuels are being burnt. As a result‚ polar caps
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: - “Virgin is about doing things that really work‚ not just looking the parts. We are passionate about running our businesses as well as we can‚ which means treating our customers with respects‚ giving them good value and high quality and making the whole process as much fun as it can be.”—Richard Branson‚ Chairman History - Virgin Group is diversified grouping of more than 200 privately held companies. It included Virgin Atlantic Airways‚ Virgin Holidays‚ Virgin Rail‚ Virgin Retail
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relevant emission‚ and other emission during flight travel‚ etc.‚ the industry is referred as ‘dirty’ industry. The airline giant Virgin Atlantic takes the leading role on the war against carbon. As the director of customer experience at Virgin Atlantic said‚ although value of money and product quality are critical issues to take into consideration‚ the passengers of Virgin Atlantic expect more than that. Environmental sustainability has been concerned by more and more people
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A Study of History‚ Forms‚ and Influence of Blues Music John Elmer C. Bayangos Communication 2 Professor Cynthia S. Sanguyu March 29‚ 2012 Abstract This study describes how important the blues is as a type or genre of music It aims to discuss the origin of blues music and how it evolved through time. It also intends to identify‚ enumerate‚ and evaluate the differences of each forms of blues music. It will show why and how the blues affects the formation of different genres of music
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Based on the passage from The Miraculous Apparition of the Virgin of Guadalupe‚ the main word seemed to be “Her.” It was very interesting to go from reading a poem about a woman who was constantly being oppressed and silenced for her gender (“To a Gentleman of Peru”) to go on to read a story about a man being called to worship a woman. Despite the conflict between the Spanish and the Native Americans‚ both cultures had similarities regarding their physical traits as well as their treatment of women
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USB Security Threats Information Security is a vague term used to describe any aspect of a system used either intentionally or not for protection of information systems. Although security of information systems ranges from the personnel accessing the system to the hardware and software specifically designed for security‚ it also includes external devices such as a Universal Serial Bus (USB) drive. The practicality of such devices make them popular for users at every level within an organization
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2 Through racism and stereotypes‚ we examine how Asian-American superheroes are often relegated to a secondary or “side-kick” status in modern comic books. In “Blue Scorpion and Chung‚” we take a look at Chung‚ an Asian-American chauffeur whose advanced combat skills and athleticism are dwarfed by his eccentric partner and boss‚ Blue Scorpion. We also take a look at James‚ an Asian superhero with a vast amount of powers‚ who becomes relegated to side-kick status to a much lesser superhero‚ Hank
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Past the cover and the first read‚ there is yet an extra element involved in superb books. Jeffery Eugenides clearly had an understanding of this. Written in 1991‚ The Virgin Suicides is not just a story. ” Bizarre‚ abnormal‚ and tragic” is how Jeruen Dery describes the book in his review of it. As more than pages in a cover‚ The Virgin Suicides has some magic to uncover. To fully understand a novel‚ one must recognize a precritical response to key element that amount to a written work of art. The
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Pepsi Blue Pepsi Blue Type Flavored Cola Manufacturer PepsiCo‚ Inc. Country of origin United States Introduced mid-2002 Discontinued 2004 (Canadian markets) Related products Crystal Pepsi‚ New Coke Pepsi blue‚ launched in mid-2002 and discontinued in 2004‚ was the result of taste-testing over 100 flavors over a 9-month period. Designed to compete with Coca-Cola’s Vanilla Coke‚ it is considered by some to be the company’s second equivalent of New Coke‚ after the much maligned Crystal
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Statement of the purpose of the book: “Blue Ocean Strategy” Blue Ocean Strategy (BOS) is the result of a decade-long study of 150 strategic moves spanning more than 30 industries over 100 years (1880-2000) by authors Kim‚ W. C.‚ Mauborgne‚ R. BOS is the simultaneous pursuit of differentiation and low cost. The aim of BOS is not to out-perform the competition in the existing industry‚ but to create new market space or a blue ocean‚ thereby making the competition irrelevant. BOS offers a set of
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