The December 2004 Earthquake in Northern Sumatra‚ Indonesia Sarah Loiacano November 16‚ 2010 Geology Section H004 On December 26‚ 2004‚ mass destruction and devastation was the result of a large earthquake off of the West Coast of Northern Sumatra‚ Indonesia. The earthquake began in the early morning on Sunday at 7:58:53 AM‚ and wreaked havoc on thousands in the affected areas. BBC News reported on the earthquake‚ stating that “Sunday’s tremor – the fourth largest since 1990 – had a particularly
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ANALYSIS OF A FIRM’S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS An Analysis of Wal-Mart’s 2004 Financial Statements LeTourneau University I. Executive Summary A. Objective of paper My objective is to analyze financial statements from the 2004 Wal-Mart Annual Report. Based on my findings and any relevant supplementary information provided about Wal-Mart and its operating environment‚ I will identify areas in which the company is performing well and advise management of any
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Strategic Analysis of the 2004 LEGO Group Crisis Abstract LEGO Group is a worldwide‚ well-known toy manufacturing company. In 2004‚ the company was faced with a major financial crisis and a major decision to make. Do they try to save the business or not? Through strategic analysis of the company’s external and internal environments‚ many contributing factors became evident. External Analysis The external environment facing LEGO “consists of many external conditions and forces that have the potential
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A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO TEACHING CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION Paul Kalfadellis Working Paper 34/05 May 2005 DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT WORKING PAPER SERIES ISSN 1327–5216 Abstract The ability of managers to interact with individuals from cultures other than their own‚ requires a concerted effort on the part of business educators and academics to ‘train’ and ‘educate’ today’s students and tomorrow’s managers in the area cross-cultural communication. This is not necessarily an easy task
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A REVIEW OF PAKISTAN’S FOREIGN POLICY 1980-2004 SUCCESSESS AND FAILURES CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Formulation of foreign policy of a country is a complicated process. It implies consideration of long term and short term interests of a state. Policy at the same time is required to be dynamic‚ as it has to be modified or changed with the changing global scenario. Foreign policy of any country is based on numerous determinants that can be divided into variable and invariable factors. The invariable
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Tsunamis A tsunami is a series of waves created when a body of water‚ such as an ocean‚ is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. Earthquakes‚ mass movements above or below water‚ volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions‚ landslides‚ large meteorite impacts and testing with nuclear weapons at sea all have the potential to generate a tsunami. The effects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable to devastating. The term tsunami comes from the Japanese words(津波、つなみ) meaning harbor ("tsu"‚
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1.0 Introduction The garment industry of Bangladesh has been the key export division and a main source of foreign exchange for the last 30 years. At present‚ the country generates about $10 billion worth of products each year by exporting garment. The industry provides employment to about 3 million workers of whom 90% are women. It has been a major source of employment for rural migrant women in a country that has increasingly limited rural livelihood options‚ and where women migrants have been
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Despite what’s against 3rd parties they still do manage to make some important contributions in our political system. One contribution is there ability to shift other party’s views along the political spectrum slightly. Take the case of the 2000 and 2004 elections where Ralph Nader was running as the extreme liberal 3rd party candidate in the election. Green party supporters would argue that by Nader running
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2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake Where: In the Indian Ocean. In between Sri Lanka and Indonesia‚ but closer to Indonesia and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It occurred the 26 of December 2004‚ the magnitude was 9.2 for 5 minutes. It has been said to be one of the most powerful earthquakes for 100 years. It was caused by the a fault rupture on the subduction zone of the Indian (Eurasian) plate and the Sunda plate (Indonesian plate). It has been recorded that the epicentre was 20km under the sea
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violence primarily due to identity (culture‚ ethnicity‚ religion‚ etc.) or economic (poverty‚ unemployment‚ etc.) grievances? There are two main motivations‚ which cause a person or group to perform a political terrorist action. These people are motivated to perform these actions because their identity or culture is different than their opponents‚ or they have economic grievances such as poverty or unemployment‚ which they want to resolve. Certainly‚ some terrorists are uneducated‚ live in countries
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