1. Evaluate Alpha Natural Resources’ (ANR) corporate social responsibility CSR) performance. Be sure to reference information both from the company’s own webpages and from the media or watchdog agencies. Alpha Natural Resources is one of the largest coal producers in the United States. It’s business ranges from extracting‚ processing and marketing steam and metallurgical coal to services related to equipment repairs‚ road construction and logistics. The company’s clients include electric utilities
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Abstract Piper Alpha was operated by Occidental Petroleum. The platform began its production in 1976‚ first as an oil production and then later converted to oil and gas production. In the night of July 6th 1988‚ the platform was engulfed in a catastrophic fire‚ which caused the death of 167 men and cost billions of dollars in property damage. There are only 61 survivors who saved their lives by jump off the platform in to the sea. At the time of the disaster‚ the Piper Alpha disaster was the worst
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I hoped for a bid card from Alpha Phi for many reasons‚ but one of the most prominent was the values the Fraternity stands for. Sisterhood‚ Scholarship‚ Service‚ Leadership‚ Loyalty‚ and Character Development are all values that are important to me. To begin‚ I exemplify sisterhood through many ways. It can be a bigger contribution‚ for example when I help my big push through her Nursing interviews and help her pick out her outfits‚ while quizzing her on the questions she may be asked. There are
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assessment. In developing the mental tests‚ the psychologists subscribed to the position that one could be quite intelligent‚ but illiterate or not proficient in the English language. Based on this reasoning‚ two major tests were developed‚ the Army Alpha for literate groups‚ and the Army Beta for illiterates‚ low literates or non-English speaking (Yerkes‚ 1921). Both tests were based on the theoretical position that intelligence was an inherited trait‚ and the assumption was made that native intelligence
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receptors‚ a1‚ a2‚ B1 and B2. The sympathetic nervous system triggers the secretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine. Epinephrine is a hormone and norepinephrine functions as a hormone and neurotransmitter. First we will take a look at the Alpha 1 receptors. These Alpha 1 receptors cause vasoconstriction of vascular smooth muscles. They are located on the post synaptic membranes of effector organs‚ such as on gastral and urinary sphincters. Some are located on the dilator muscle of the iris causing the
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Information on the accident Piper Alpha accident happened in the 6th of July in 1988. In this accident 167 men died including 165 out of 226 workers of the platform and 2 members of the rescue crew. The series of explosions that started at 10.00 pm destroyed the platform in less than one and a half hour. It happened on the production deck which consisted of four modules. Module A - oil is piped up from the sea Module B – Process oil and gas Module C - Process oil and gas Module D – Power
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In the fall of 2010 Pi Kappa Alpha at the University of Utah (Alpha Tau) was at a point of crisis. The chapter received a membership review in response to poor membership‚ lack of accountability and apathy. Following the membership review the house was left with dwindled membership and a group of disheartened members who remained. The following spring the remaining members of the house opted to not take on a new member class. Instead they would build a foundation within the active chapter of
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and that employing aptitude assessing ; humanity can systematically raise a superior group of people. The Alpha and Beta assessment was carried out by the psychologist Robert Yerkes during WWI. The purpose for this test was to assess the instinctive intelligence which was unaffected by culture and educational opportunities. This author will attempt to cover the historical roots of the Alpha‚ Beta testing during the first war‚ along with the impact and the advances it has made in the growth of psychological
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------------------------------------------------- June‚06 2012 To Director of Intake: The purpose of this letter is to inform you of my interest in becoming a member of the Zeta Zeta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity‚ Incorporated. My desire to inspire young men and women and make a significant impact on their lives is just one of many reasons I aspire to join your great fraternity. While growing up in a family of primarily my mother and other women relatives‚ I did not have many
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Alpha Toiletries Limited is an organisation which specializes in a wide range of toiletry products. The company has been in business for over fifteen years‚ and it can be said that they are doing fairly well‚ but they would obviously do better if they adjust some of their operational strategies They need to look into the following areas; 1) Lean Production/ Just in time; This firm manufactured products ahead of customers orders‚ thereby they kept high inventory. There has been a lot of occasions
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