The Pacific Oil Company “Look‚ you asked for my advice‚ and I gave it to you‚” Frank Kelsey said. “If I were you‚ I wouldn’t make any more concessions! I really don’t think you ought to agree to their last demand! But you’re the one who has to live with the contract‚ not me!” Static on the transatlantic telephone connection obscured Jean Fontaine’s reply. Kelsey asked him to repeat what he had said. “OK‚ OK‚ calm down‚ Jean. I can see your point of view. I appreciate the pressures you’re under
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CRUDE OIL For the past month and a half I have researched and followed Crude Oil prices in order to gain a better understanding of exactly what this commodity is‚ how it is traded‚ how it effects our overall market as well as our everyday lives. During this time I’ve learned the importance of understanding how and why commodities are traded everyday and will share with you exactly what I have learned from my research. In 1859 Colonel Drake stuck oil for the first time and became the first man
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Homemade Perfume Base 1 tablespoon (15ml) Jojoba or Grapeseed oil 1 tablespoon (15ml) Vodka Essential Oils Perfume Blends Darkly Mysterious 8 drops Sandalwood‚ 3 drops Lavender‚ 1 drop Cedarwood Floral Romance 5 drops Palmarosa‚ 3 drops Rose‚ 1 drop Rose Geranium‚ 1 drop Ylang Ylang (use more palmarosa and rose geranium if you don’t have any rose eo) Fountain of Youth 9 drops Grapefruit‚ 1 drop Rose Geranium‚ 1 drop Ylang Ylang Luscious Lavender 6 drops Lavender‚ 4 drops Frankincense
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into little impact until 1973. Before this organization‚ the great oil companies of the West ruled the roost. Oil is the lifeblood of the industrialized nations as it is used to fuel planes‚ cars‚ tanks‚ skyscrapers‚ fertilizer‚ drugs and synthetics. Yet back before the days of OPEC‚ the great oil companies often retained 65% or more of the revenue from a product that was produced on someone else’s property. Then in 1960‚ many of the oil producing nations‚ from both the Middle East and elsewhere‚ formed
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During my research on peak oil and energy resources‚ climate change‚ and the capacity of the Earth to support human life‚ I found that there was much information available on the issues (i.e.‚ the relevant science‚ data‚ and facts were already available)‚ but that much of it was not synthesized to make a comprehensive and complete picture (i.e.‚ complete with accurate data and comprehensive analyses). So‚ some of the people who may be aware of peak oil (or climate change) may not fully understand
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Lorenzo’s Oil and ALD Disease still not fully understood Disease Description The movie "Lorenzo’s Oil" brought a rare disorder called adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). It is a progressive degenerative myelin disorder‚ meaning that myelin‚ the "insulation" around nerves‚ breaks down over time. Without myelin‚ nerves can’t function normally‚ or at all. Unfortunately‚ the body can’t grow replacement myelin‚ so the disorder is progressive -- it gets worse over time. Nerve Cell diagram:
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Child Labor in Mexico Veronica Hernandez began her working career in a factory sweatshop. She was only 8 years old. After more than 12 years of intense and monotonous work in a number of different factories‚ Hernandez still‚ “felt as poor as the day she first climbed onto the lower rungs of the global assembly line” (Ferriss‚ source#2). Veronica works about 45 hours a week for only a base salary of $55‚ an occupation where she assembles RCA televisions by the Thomson Corporation. While some
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A Long Awaited Rule: Political Parties in Mexico and the Downfall of the PRI On July 2‚ 2000‚ Mexico held elections for presidential office. By July 3‚ 2000‚ the Industrial Revolutionary Party (PRI)‚ the party that had ruled Mexico for over seventy years admitted defeat and conceded their power to the National Action Party‚ also known as the PAN.1 Although the PAN had existed since 1939‚ their capacity to win elections was little due to the popularity of the PRI‚ their grip on power‚ and the
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OIL PAINTINGS One of the images that I’m most fond of is the “Madonna and Child with the Chancellor Rolin” by Jan and Eck. This piece is one my favorites because it uses oil. When using oil the images of the paintings seem to realistically speak to me. This particular painting enables both fusion of tones and crisp effects and is unsurpassed for textural variation. The standard consistency of oil paint is a smooth‚ buttery paste. In this scene it depicts the Virgin crowned by a hovering Angel while
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The Coastal Plain of the Arctic Refuge is one of America’s last great wilderness areas. It is home to many animals such as polar bears‚ wolves‚ and grizzly bears‚ caribou herds‚ snow geese‚ musk oxen‚ and dozens of other species. If your oil companies keep drilling in the Arctic‚ most of these beautiful creatures will die‚ and some will become extinct. The Coastal Plain is home to these animals. Annually‚ a herd of 129‚000 caribou gather on the Coastal Plain to bear and nurse their young. Polar
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