Condoleezza Rice was the 66th and first black female Secretary of State appointed by President George W. Bush in 2005. Her accomplishments created a national spotlight. She became a faculty member at Stanford University while in her twenties and continued to excel through academics as well as on a national scale. Dr. Rice reached her success by her own accord. She grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, during the civil rights era with a strong family influence. Both of her parents were teachers and emphasized
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Ryan says Obama won 'fair and square' (CNN) - Rep. Paul Ryan described his election loss with Mitt Romney last week as a painful surprise but argued the president won re-election "fair and square," according to the congressman's interviews with local news outlets in Wisconsin on Monday. "It hurts to lose a big election like this, but I don't have any regrets whatsoever," Ryan told the journal times of Racine on Monday, adding that they "ran the kind of race we wanted to run" and campaigned on
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Hip-hop began in the 1970s in the south Bronx of New York and served a cathartic purpose for the black community. People could explore issues such as the eradication of racism and equality, but since Hip-hop was created, the cathartic use has been abused through the increased use of misogynistic lyrics and music videos. Artists like Ludacris, 50 Cent and Eminem portray women nothing more than “ho’s”, “bitches” and “freaks”. Nothing more than sex objects; and yet, their biggest fan base is adolescents
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or their own trucking. We will then set the loading plan in order to do a groupage shipment. After the departure of the cargo, the shipper has to confirm the details with us such as container number and seal number. Then we will issue a House Bill of Lading to the shipper, an official legal document issued by forwarder representing ownership of cargo, a negotiable document to receive cargo, and the contract for cargo between the shipper and the carrier. Before we release the HB/L to the shipper
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the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving an organizations, for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving an organization`s effectiveness. `You can teach smart people anything` are the words spoken by Microsoft founder Bill Gates who believes that the IQ score of an individual is more important than the experience he got, especially when he or she is applying for a job. It is true tha the greatest asset of any successful company is the combined intelligence of the workforce
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Former President, William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton was chosen to be interviewed because I felt that when it came to leadership, he showed great strength and leadership skills while he was the President of the United States from 1992-1998. To me, Bill Clinton inspired me to take action within communities. He was always challenging the processes that society goes through and enabled others to act. Bill Clinton was 46 years old when he was elected to President. He is formerly from Arkansas, a small
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Arkansas. Only three months after Clinton’s birth his father was killed in a tragic car accident.[1] His mother later married Roger Clinton when Bill was four years old. He took his mother & step father’s name of Clinton when he was in high school. While in high school Clinton was able to meet with President John F. Kennedy. After this meeting Bill decided to enter “a life of public service”.[2] Clinton graduated from Georgetown University in 1968. He then won a Rhodes scholarship and
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1. Be prepared to discuss each aspect of Warren Buffet's investment philosophy. Do you agree or disagree? A basis in financial theory is preferred but not required tomorrow. Berkshire should continue its strategy based on Buffett's investment philosophy of purchasing undervalued assets. Over the past 40 years, Berkshire has increased shareholder value by an average of 21%, twice the average of the S&P 500 over the same period. Berkshire has a time tested set of rules for the best types of companies
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confiscating lawfully owed firearms during Hurricane Katrina. NRA won the Lawsuit • NRA proposed the Worker Protection Bill- This allows all law-abiding employees, invitees and customers to keep firearms locked in their vehicles while parked in public accessible parking lots. Except where State or Federal Law already prohibits such. Gov. Jindal signed the Bill into Law in 2008 Politics • In 2006, NRA was involved in 276 campaigns for the U.S. House and Senate, winning in 236
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Manufacturing footprint, outsourcing and cost out by Jean-Marc Lechêne, COO Agenda 1. Personal background 2. New Manufacturing and Global Sourcing setup in place 3. Key priorities and achievements 2 Vestas’ capital markets day 2012 Introducing your speaker Jean-Marc Lechêne • Executive Vice President of Manufacturing and Global Sourcing (COO). • Member of Vestas’ Executive Management team. • Joined Vestas in July 2012. • MBA from INSEAD and Master’s
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