International Briefing Paper‚ May‚ 2003. Oxfam International | Working together to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice. Retrieved May 5‚ 2012‚ from www.oxfam.org/sites/www.oxfam.org/files/walk.pdf Osorio‚ N. (2002). ICO.org Documents/Global Crisis. International Coffee Organization. Retrieved May 4‚ 2012‚ from dev.ico.org/documents/globalcrisise.pdf Osorio‚ N. (2003). ICO.org Documents/G-8. International Coffee Organization. Retrieved May 4‚ 2012‚ from dev.ico.org/documents/g8e.pdf Osorio‚
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1988 Judicial Crisis In 1988‚on the ground of misconduct‚ Tun Salleh Abas by then Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohammad was brought before a tribunal and this tribunal was chaired by Tun Hamid Omar. Due to the constitutionality of the tribunal‚ Tun Salleh Abas filed a suit in the High Court of Kuala Lumpur and while proceeding‚ interim stay against the tribunal was applied by Tun Salleh Abas until July 4‚ 1988 but the request then denied. Later‚however‚ an interlocutory order was granted to Tun
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The 2008 Financial Crisis The United States economy is built on credit and combined with the reality that greed played a large part in the events leading up to the Global Financial Crisis (GFC)‚ the United States experienced one of the its worst financial crisis in its history. Easy credit‚ the housing slump‚ banks holding risky mortgages and tax regulations all played a significant part in causing the GFC of 2008/09. The major cause of the 2008 Financial Crisis is the Subprime Mortgage and Subprime
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Deep polarizations in Ukraine The political crisis in Ukraine has been lasting for more than 2 months with a lot of serious consequences. At least 90 people died and hundreds were wounded. Although Ukranian President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted and his allies in the Government were dismissed‚ protests still continue tensely and have no sign to end. There are many reasons explaining for the situation‚ and one of the most simple reasons is the polarization in the country. It is not only the contradiction
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ENERGY CRISIS INTRODUCTION 1. An energy crisis is any great shortfall (or price rise) in the supply of energy resources to an economy. It usually refers to the shortage of oil and additionally to electricity or other natural resources. The crisis often has effects on the rest of the economy‚ with many recessions being caused by an energy crisis in some form. In particular‚ the production costs of electricity rise‚ which raises manufacturing costs. For the consumer‚ the price of gasoline (petrol)
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July Crisis The assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand‚ the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ was perhaps the main influence and first shoves towards a world war. But‚ it was Germany’s eagerness to ally with Austria-Hungry and involvement that eventually escalated On June 28‚ 1914 Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip‚ immediately sending an outrage across Europe. Princip was a Serb born in Bosnia‚ and was part of a secret society known as the Black Hand. This society
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ENFORCEMENT CRISIS INTERVENTION Law Enforcement Crisis Intervention Tishonda Williams Kaplan University CJ 440-01 Professor Morley Tuesday‚ August 6‚ 2013 Intervention 2 A crisis can be described as disruption or breakdown in a person’s normal or usual way of functioning in life‚ when individuals are confronted with problems that cannot be solved. (Caplan‚ G.1961) A crisis cannot be resolved by a person’s customary problem-solving resources/skills. Crisis can be
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Crisis Communication Business isn’t always about staying on top and trying to beat out the competition or make a name for the company. Sometimes‚ the issue can be simply staying afloat when harder times come. Businesses occasionally go through situations that could threaten or harm people or property‚ interrupt business‚ damage reputation or negatively impact share value. These situations make up the definition of a crisis. Every organization is vulnerable to crisis‚ whether that organization is
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Iran hostage crisis The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States. Fifty-two US citizens were held hostage for 444 days from November 4‚ 1979 to January 20‚ 1981‚ after a group of Islamic students and militants took over the Embassy of the United States in support of the Iranian Revolution. Sixty-six Americans were taken captive when Iranian militants seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran on November 4‚ 1979‚ including three who were at the Iranian Foreign Ministry
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Midlife Crisis‚ what does it really mean? Most studies show that a midlife crisis is just a period in a person’s life when they transition from their youthful stages of life for older adults. There is a preconceived notion in our society that men most often suffer from midlife crisis‚ however‚ I will show that both men and women can experience a midlife crisis during their lifespan‚ but will encounter the experience in a different way. Some studies show that women don’t believe men experience
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