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    personnel got on the phone with acquaintances at rival airlines operating at the terminal and arranged and enthusiasm remained high. company personnel displayed can-do attitudes and adeptness at getting by on whatever resources were available. To try to gain market visibility and drum up more passengers‚ Southwest decided it had to do more than just run ads in the media: Southwest decided to have its flight hostesses dress in colorful hot pants and white knee- high boots with high heels. Recruiting

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    Distinguish between realized gains and losses and recognized gains and losses Realized gain or loss is the difference between the amount realized from the sale or other disposition of property and the adjusted basis at the time of sale or disposition. If the amount realized exceeds the adjusted basis‚ there is a realized gain. On the other hand‚ if the adjusted basis exceeds the amount realized‚ there is a realized loss If a realized gain or loss is recognized‚ the gain is includible and the loss

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    INDEPENDENCE DAY "At the stroke of the midnight hour‚ when the world sleeps‚ India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new…India discovers herself again." - Jawaharlal Nehru (on Indian Independence Day‚ 1947) “Every year‚ we celebrate our Independence Day with great fervour as well as joy and justifiably so‚ as it commemorates that day‚ when after many years of subjugation‚ our country gained its freedom.

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    On this Special Day I would like to recollect the words of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on the eve of India’s Independence. “Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny‚ and now the time comes when we will redeem our pledge‚ not wholly or in full measure‚ but very substantially. A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new‚ when an age ends and when the soul of a nation‚ long suppressed‚ finds utterance .... We end today a period of ill fortune‚ and India

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    struggle in the year 1820. Even though Indonesia gained independence in 1945‚ they haven’t get rid of the Dutch until 1950‚ so the process of decolonization ended at 1950 instead of 1945. It happened in Jakarta‚ but at that time it was called as Batavia. Some war even took place in big cities such as Bandung‚ Yogyakarta‚ Surabaya‚ etc. It wasn’t called as Indonesia at that time‚ it was called Dutch East Indies until Indonesia gained independence and finally changed their name into Indonesia. There are

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    region had developed very distinct societies. This dichotomy can be traced from the very foundation of the colonies. The New England colonies were founded as examples of pure religion‚ each was to "be as a city upon a hill."1 In contrast to this worthy cause‚ the Chesapeake colonies were originally founded during the great search for gold‚ and later continued as slave-supported plantation colonies. The New Englanders would come to prosper through their hard work‚ thrift‚ and the quality of their commitment

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    The American Colonies

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    I. ENGLISH EXPANSION IN AMERICA: VIRGINIA A. Creation of an English Colony--Jamestown (1607) 1. Joint Stock Company 2. First settlers were young‚ male adventurers looking to get rich B. Early problems in Jamestown 1. Miscalculations 2. Difficulty securing labor C. Relations with Native Peoples 1. John Smith 2. Powhatan 3. Pocahontas - Matoaka - Rebecca 4. Opechancanough‚ brother of Powhatan

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    I personally believe that every human being self reflects and questions there ability to influence themselves in society. Review of initial reflection and PDP When I started this university course I was determined to complete the course and gain my degree. I’m still on course to do so; however as this first semester is coming to an end I have realised that it is not as easy as it first seemed. My initial reflection was that university would be something that will ensure I get to were I believe

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    In some cases weight gain is often stress related. Did you know that stress also depletes nutrients in the body? Stress is highly destructive to the health of the body if left untreated. When stress becomes a part of your normal life you will have a tendency to lose control and eat excessively. Cortisol and Weight Gain What is the connection between cortisol and weight gain? Cortisol is a natural steroid hormone produced by the adrenal glands and performs several important functions. The release

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    revolutions had major gains and even some losses that shaped not only their history‚ but the rest of the world for years to come. The American Revolution started in 1763 when American colonists became so fed up with British rule they revolted. Tax on tea was too high‚ so they dumped it into their harbor; and just the sheer volume of impositions and taxes from a king across an ocean from them was too much for colonists to deal with (American Revolution). Ultimately fighting started and gains and losses began

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