Laos‚ or the Lao People’s Democratic Republic‚ is a land locked-country in Southeastern Asia. Traversing the Mekong river‚ Laos shares borders with Thailand‚ Vietnam‚ China‚ Cambodia‚ and Myanmar‚ and has an estimated population size of approximately 6.77 million. This is roughly the size of Utah for land mass and inhabitants. Why the leaders of the LPDR are in its capital Vientiane‚ along the Thailand border‚ the rest of the country’s population extends across the many mountainous terrains and rural
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Andres Lao vs. CA‚ the Associated Anglo-Amedican Tabacco Corp. and Esteban Co. February 17‚ 2000 Corporate Officers not personally liable for Authorized Corporate Acts Facts: In 1965 a Contract of Sales Agent was entered by the Association of Anglo-American Tobacco Corporation with Andres Lao. Lao was to sell cigarettes manufactured and shipped by the Corporation to his address in Tacloban‚ and he would remit the sales proceeds. Lao would receive commission for those sold‚ with a monthly
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A Cup of Tea by Katherine Mansfield The fragment analysis is taken from the short story “A cup of tea”. It is written by one of the New Zealand most well-known short story writer Katherine Mansfield. It’s my first reading experience with this author‚ but it’s lucky one. On the other hand‚ it’s difficult to understand author’s language. Therefore‚ I read this short story twice. To be honest‚ when I read the story‚ I thought “how absurd this is‚ how she can write uninteresting
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Political Stand-off Both Lao-tzu and Machiavelli seem to have a clear-cut view on how they believe the government should run. In some ways‚ both men have very similar ideas; more often‚ though‚ they couldn’t be more opposed. A few similarities brought forth are that people in power must not strive to make everyone happy‚ nor must they be considered unmerciful and they should avoid being despised. The final view they both share is that they believe if the common people think they are happy
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In comparing and contrasting the governmental philosophies of the great thinkers Lao-Tzu and Machiavelli‚ I have found a pleasant mix of both of their ideas would be the best for America today. Lao-Tzu’s laisse-faire attitude towards the economy‚ as well as his small scale military is appealing to my liberal side‚ while Machiavelli’s attitude towards miserliness which causes low taxes appeals to the right wing. These great thinkers contradict the popular saying "all great thinkers think alike." They
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The Life in a City and in the Country Life in the city is very different from life in the country. Living in city or in country are the two basic lifestyles‚ and they have many differences. Some people prefer to live in a big city in order to enjoy a modern life‚ but some other people are attracted by the beauty of the country. City life makes it supporters on top of the modern world. Compared with country life‚city life seems to be more convenient. There are broad roads for traffic‚ and different
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Taoism originated in China around 500 b.c Taoist thought is based on the writings of Lao-Tzu in the poetic stanzas of the Tao Te Ching. Lau Tzu translates as the ’Old Man ’ or the ’Old Teacher ’. It is 5‚000 characters in length and comprises of two books. The Tao Te Ching is the second most printed book in the world next to the Bible. The Tao Te Ching represents Philosophical Taoism at its purest as it was to develop through the centuries into a more institutionalised religion and into branches
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McLeod Russel world’s largest tea plantation Company‚ accounting for 8% of India’s total tea production and 2% of the world’s tea production. McLeod Russel has been growing tea in India since 1869. They manage 47 tea estates in the Assam Valley‚ 6 tea estates in the Dooars region of West Bengal‚ 3 factories in Vietnam and 6 estates in Uganda and we have management control of the world renowned Gisovu estate in Rwanda. It is undisputedly the single largest private sector tea company in the world with
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Assam tea From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search | This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (January 2010) | Assam | | Type: | Black | | Other names: | NA | Origin: | Assam‚ India | | Quick description: | Brisk and malty with a bright color and a touch of fruitiness. | | Assam tea is a black tea named after the region
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Jessica Lillquist Honest Tea Case Study 2/4/15 Financial Analysis of Honest Tea Through Honest Tea’s three years of business‚ their business shows some positive signs of a promising company. Since Honest Tea is a start-up company‚ it is understandable that their net income is in the negatives since their expenses will outweigh their sales‚ but as the three years have gone on‚ their net income has improved‚ and even increased by 74% from 1999 to 2000 from -$882‚359 to -$228‚879‚ which shows a positive
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