Atomium facts The Atomium is a building in Brussels Belgium that is 102m or 335ft and 59ft in diameter. The engineer was Andre Waterkeyn and the architects were Andre and Jean Polak, it was completed in 1958 and was built originally for Expo 58, the 1958 Brussels world fair; it was the only building left after the world fair. It was built as a replica of a single iron crystal blown up 165 billion times. It is made up of 9 stainless Steel clad spheres; each of them is 18 meters in diameter which
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of first semester is approaching before Christmas holidays! Did you take a chance to participate in the Ace Manager? Ace Manager, the online business game designed by experts from BNP Paribas for students around the world, is back with its brand new edition! Registrations have started! Just go to www.acemanager.bnpparibas.com and register, don’t miss the chance! We have now already 3 500 students registered from all over the world and this year we are expecting 25 000, so if you want to be part
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Analysis of Situation: Wal-Mart has struck a deal with the most popular premium priced laundry soap brand, “Persil” in European countries to introduce it to in the U.S. In fact, it has stacked up this brand on store shelves right next to the Tide detergent, which is the most popular brand in the U.S. “Driven by Tide, P&G accounts for 60% of all sales in the U.S. laundry-detergent market and 85% of the profits.” P&G has dominated; especially, in the laundry detergent brand for long period of
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banana importers Dole, Chiquita, Weichert and Del Monte involved in a cartel between 2000 and 2002. The allegation was on the basis of secret bilateral pre-pricing communications. The cartel affected the North European region specifically Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Sweden with banana consumption estimated to 1.6 million tones and a shared retail value of sales amounted to €2.5 billion in 2002. How was the collusion achieved? The banana business is organised
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The romans were the first to invade Belgium. Julius Caesar and his armies invaded Belgium in 57 BC and held the Gallia Begicia for 500 years. When the 5th century came around the time when the Roman Empire was collapsing the Germanic Franks took over a part of Belgium and caused Belgium to have a language division where one part spoke German and the other portion spoke Latin. Belgium kept a low profile after they were known for poisoning their chickens and pedophiles. They got sick of it and then
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September 15th, 1916: the first World War has been raging on for almost three years, with the Battle of the Somme having recently entered its third month. Across the British trenches, men stared in awe as 36 Mark-1 Tanks began their journey towards the German line, their quest announced by way of a massive artillery barrage on the German forces. Though it was little more than a modified tractor with armor plating and machine guns on the sides, the Mark-1’s crossed trench after trench, smashing through
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Ethel’s Chocolate Lounges: Back to the Future? Chocolate Lounges Taste Sweet Success Rosalind D. Perry Strayer University – White Marsh Campus Anyone who loves to taste the sweet blends of chocolates find it hard to just find the perfect chocolate. It is almost difficult to decide when there are several distributors trying to lure customers to their stores and taste what they have to offer. From the true lover to the part-time lover everyone is looking for the best chocolate
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Name Prof. Name POLI 150: Causes of Intl. Conflict 30 October 2012 Honor and War Studying war is no easy task. There are many variables to consider and various factors at play. Ethics, morality, greed, religion, honor—the list could go on forever. With such a plethora of motivating variables behind war it can be quite difficult in deciding which specific factors would be the most productive in dedicating the time to scientifically study. This paper is going to focus on one of those factors:
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Business Communication in France: An Introduction to Customs and Culture I chose to research France for this particular assignment. I have always dreamed of moving to France and, as a business major, I thought it would be a good idea to use this opportunity to learn about business communication in France. France has a truly fascinating culture filled with centuries of customs and etiquette built “brick by brick.” With America being a much younger nation, I think it would be very important
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and Suntory Group. Coca-Cola is the only one that has a corner in the energy drink market with several already in production, while the others do not distribute an energy drink to speak of in France. France’s beverage market can be “difficult for a new entrant to compete with the brand strength and reach of existing players.” [ (MarketlLine Industry Profile Carbonated Soft Drinks in France, 2012) ] Keeping that in mind, most of the energy drink products that Coca-Cola produces contain the questionable
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