volcanic region on October 17‚ 1902 (von Beringe‚ 2002‚ p.9). Von Beringe captured and killed one of them and sent the body to the Zoological Museum in Berlin‚ Germany. Professor Paul Matschie‚ who worked with the museum‚ identified the gorilla as a new class and named it after its founder: Gorilla beringei beringei (von Beringe‚ 2002‚ p.10). Twenty-three years later‚ American naturalist Carl Akeley persuaded King Albert of Belgium to turn a Belgian trust territory‚ near Rwanda‚ into a national park
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com/talks/debate_does_the_world_need_nuclear_energy.html Asia-Pacific | | World leaders vow to confront nuclear threat | | Statement at end of two-day summit in Seoul pledges strong action and closer co-operation against nuclear terrorism. | World leaders attending a summit in the South Korean capital Seoul have pledged strong action and closer co-operation to combat the threat of nuclear terrorism. In a statement issued at the end of the two-day 53-nation nuclear summit‚ the leaders reaffirmed
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Industry Definition for Fitness Industry in Australia The fitness industry can be categorized into four fields which are fitness sites‚ fitness goods‚ fitness media and fitness services. These field elements do not work in isolation but in cooperation and competition. Hence‚ there are arrows interconnecting the various field nodes. 2.0 DENT-PC Analysis |Marco Force |Trend |Industry Impact |Opp or Treat
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Industry Analysis Diamond Industry (Gem Based diamonds) The Diamond industry is essentially broken up into 3 segments: 1. Industrial Diamonds—natural and synthetic diamonds that are used in a wide range of manufacturing processes for their physical properties. 2. Jewelry Diamonds—rough diamonds cut for use as gemstones in jewelry. 3. Investment Diamonds—high-quality large gemstones‚ often with special characteristics‚ purchased for investment. The Jewelry and Investment segments together
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What is Business Communication Business Communication is neither transmission of message nor message itself. It is the mutual exchange of understanding‚ originating with the receiver. Communication needs to be effective in business. Communication is essence of management. The basic functions of management (planning‚ organizing‚ staffing‚ directing and controlling) cannot be performed well without effective communication. What is Business Communication..contd Business communication involves
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Industry Analysis of the Airline Industry An Industry in which I have a potential future interest for an entrepreneurial venture is the ever changing airline industry. Although facing tough numbers after the 9/11 attacks‚ I have always held an interest for this industry. There are several basic economic characteristics for this industry. There are many opportunities‚ there are also many threats. The airline industry was heavily regulated by the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) for close to
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Kingdom. It is the world’s second largest company by 2011 revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors". Shell is also one of the world’s most valuable companies. Shell is vertically integrated and is active in every area of the oil and gas industry‚ including exploration and production‚ refining‚ distribution and marketing‚ petrochemicals‚ power generation and trading. It also has major renewable energy activities‚ including in bio-fuels‚ hydrogen‚ solar and wind power. It has operations in
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Early in 1997‚ Genzyme Corporation began negotiations with Geltex Pharmaceuticals in an attempt to launch a joint venture to market Geltex’s first product‚ RenaGel. Geltex was a young biotech research company with only two products in its pipeline‚ and they didn’t have the resources necessary to launch RenaGel on their own. Genzyme‚ on the other hand‚ was a quickly growing company that experienced revenues of $518 million in 1996. They were attracted to the joint venture with Geltex because of the
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Security Threats and Trade Barriers "As defence‚ however‚ is much more important than opulence..." In 1776‚ even as Adam Smith was championing the ideals of a free market economy‚ he recognized that the interests of national security far outweighed the principles of free trade. More then two centuries later‚ that sentiment proves to still be accurate and in use. Since the early 1900s‚ the United States has used this precept to defend its position on trade barriers to hostile nations‚ and
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1. There are of course many potential threats to biological diversity in Canada. Changes to the landscape (generally done by humans)‚ can have a devastating affect on biological diversity‚ due to the destruction of the previous landscape (whether lakes‚ rivers‚ forests‚ or whatever) for human use. Another is pollution‚ there are of course many different forms of pollution‚ so to be more specific‚ air pollution can have a devastating affect on biological diversity in Canada. Not only can some emissions
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