THE DUBAI PALMS: CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES ETHAN POLIE In the late twentieth century‚ the Middle Eastern nation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) began to make plans to distance itself from the petroleum industry that dominates most of the Persia. Driven by the fact that internal experts believe the country’s oil reserves will be depleted by the year 2012‚ the UAE is attempting to transition to a service industry‚ with a major focus on tourism‚ retail‚ and entertainment. In order
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their historical average.” (“Bull market”‚ n.d.) Background The Kuwait stock market started operating soon after its independence from the British in 1961 (Hassan‚ Al-Sultan‚ and Al-Saleem‚ 2003‚ p. 7). In the late 1970s people in the Persian Gulf countries became very wealthy due to the rise of the oil prices. Kuwait received a large share of the fortune (Veneroso Associates‚ 1998). Kuwait came into a bull market as new rich Kuwaitis turned to the stock markets to store their wealth (“Kuwait
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Texas‚ there are more indications of maquiladoras because this area in Texas is heavily populated and there is an increased demand for the products that are being shipped from Mexico into the United States at ease. The largest indication lies on the Gulf of Mexico coast of both Mexico and the most southern part of the United States. This is due to the fact that supplies are being imported to the local port‚ and are processed nearby to prevent high costs. C. Globalization in the industrial organizations
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underreported. Between 1988 and 2006‚ CDC received reports of more than 900 V. vulnificus infections from the Gulf Coast states‚ where most cases occur. Before 2007‚ there was no national surveillance system for V. vulnificus‚ but CDC collaborated with the states of Alabama‚ Florida‚ Louisiana‚ Texas‚ and Mississippi to monitor the number of cases of V. vulnificus infection in the Gulf Coast region. In 2007‚ infections caused by V. vulnificus and other Vibrio species became nationally notifiable
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Iraq-Kuwait War‚ was a major conflict between the Republic of Iraq and the State of Kuwait‚ which resulted in the seven-month long Iraqi occupation of Kuwait‚ which subsequently led to direct military intervention by United States-led forces in the Gulf War. [edit] Dispute over the financial debt Kuwait had heavily funded the 8 year long Iraqi war against Iran. By the time the war ended‚ Iraq was not in a financial position to repay the $14 billion it borrowed from Kuwait to finance its war
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function causing an explosion at “Mississippi Canyon Block 252 in the Gulf of Mexico” (Washington’s Blog‚ 2010). The oil spill resulted in a negative spill over principle to the fishing industry‚ tourism‚ environmental. It was pointed out that “closed fishing areas included a zone off south-west Florida that includes waters just to the west of the Dry Tortugas‚ a small group of islands” Many tourists were scared to visit the five Gulf States: Texas‚ Louisiana‚ Mississippi‚ Alabama and Florida‚ due to
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Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 1.1 An overview of Zhujiang Iron and Steel Company (ZISCo) and Gulf Craft Centre Maldives 1 1.2 Rationale 1 Strategic management defined and its process 2 1.3 7S model 2 1.4 Triple loop learning 3 2 Process of strategic management followed at Zhujiang Iron and Steel Company (ZISCo) 3 2.1 Strategic factors 3 2.2 Strategic Capabilities 4 2.3 Organisational performance 5 2.4 Inconsistency 6 2.4.1 External inconsistency 6 2.4.2
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Hurricane Katrina Hurricanes start off as tropical depressions (centres of low atmospheric pressure) over tropical oceans. Three things must happen for a hurricane to form. A continuous evaporation and condensation cycle must take place; there must also be patterns of winds that are characterized by the converging winds‚ and a difference in air pressure between the surface and high altitude. In the warm waters of the eastern Atlantic‚ water vapour rises from the ocean and then cools forming clouds
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Background The British Petroleum Oil Spill incident is the largest in history that raises various issue environmental and ethical issues. On 20th of April 2010‚ an explosion of the drilling rig caused the oil spill close to the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico‚ in which 11 employees were killed. It took around five months for the oil well to exert no further risk and be concealed‚ where many controversies arose throughout the period. BBC‚ 2010. Timeline: BP Oil Spill. BBC. Viewed 27/08/12. http://www
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