Businessweek Chairman Norman Pearlstine gathered BP Capital Management’s T. Boone Pickens; Bob Shapard, chairman and chief executive officer of Oncor Electric Delivery and chairman of GridWise Alliance; Carol Browner, former director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy for President Obama and EPA administrator for President Clinton; Jigar Shah, CEO of the Carbon War Room; and Thomas Kuhn, president of Edison Electric Institute. Their conversation has been condensed and edited
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Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power consisted of many mistakes, wrong turns, and pitfalls, yet he managed to become head of the most powerful country in Europe at the age of thirty. During his formative years, his character was ambiguous and his intensions were often ill defined. He was, however, highly ambitious, and it was this that advanced his career and social status (Asprey). His most important and consistent aim was to create a French Empire and establish French dominance over Europe, which
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The Director of F&B at a hotel has many responsibilities. Develop a prioritize list of three to five skills for success as a Director of F&B. Be prepared to defend your ranking. 1). Motivation----- When being a director they need that motivation and strive to keep things moving at the right pace because the as the director, one has so many things to do on a daily base period. All the goals will be meet on time if the company has a mindset of being motivated to get things done and
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RETAILERS BUILD S BETTER BUSINESSES D PUNCH TAVERNS S HELPING RETAILERS BUILD S BETTER BUSINESSES D PUNCH TAVERNS S HELPING RETAILERS BUILD S BETTER BUSINESSES APPLICATION FORM PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL SECTIONS ARE COMPLETED PUNCH TAVERNS JUBILEE HOUSE, SECOND AVENUE, BURTON UPON TRENT DE14 2WF TEL 01283 501999 • FAX 01283 501601 • WWW.PUNCHTAVERNS.COM PERSONAL DETAILS APPLICANT 1 APPLICANT 2 Male Female Male Female Mr/Mrs/Ms/Other (please state) Surname Maiden Name
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Deviating from the commercial success of their two individual names, Dog Blood has become a music sanctuary for both to get back to their roots and explore a different genre. Rooted in both techno and house, Dog Blood's style also incorporates many heavier, dubstep elements. Often classified under acid house, Dog Blood’s sound is definitely very unique from other artists of equal acknowledgement. Since their creation in 2012, Dog Blood has come a long way from their not-so-quite humble beginnings.
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Dance Music is a style of music that evolved from house music which began in the late 80’s, it’s particularly popular in America. Like its other sub genres (e.g Dubstep, Uk Garage, moombahton, acid etc..) the music is made mainly using computer software and it can be combined with instruments as well with beats per minute ranging from 110( moombahton) to 160( dubstep). The term EDM has only been used recently, it has elements of trance, electro house, hardstyle and dubstep. For the last 3 – 4 years
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-Scrutiny of the executive -Give government legitimacy -Recruitment of ministers Three parts of Parliament: -Commons -Lords -Queen in Parliament (Royal assent, since 1707 Queen is not allowed in the Commons) House of Commons: -Most powerful of the two houses -Appointed, first past the post -Made up of 650 MPs, each elected in one of 650 constituencies throughout the UK -Almost all MPs are elected as members of a political party Functions: * Representation: MPs represent
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Job profiles Hotel manager If you can manage staff, and you want to get into the hospitality industry, this job could be ideal for you. Hotel managers oversee all aspects of running a hotel, from housekeeping and general maintenance to budget management and marketing. In this job will need strong business skills. You will need to communicate well, with a sensitive and diplomatic approach. You will also need to think on your feet to solve problems quickly. To get into this job you could
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The Penal Treatments of Offenders Prof. Dr. Ayman Elzeiny A:- The Ideology of Treatment : 'The abandonment of the word "punishment" in favor of "corrections" was a reflection of a trend favoring an approach to the offender much the same as would be made to the mentally ill, neglected, or underprivileged. It was based on a more humane ideology, a treatment model, in which criminal behavior is seen as a manifestation of pathology that can be handled by some form of therapeutic activity
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concern exploded in the late 1990s. • Activists embarrassed famous brands with exposés of working conditions abroad. • Nike and Wal-mart are two of the key targets of these activists. White House Task Force • Consumer activists and industry representatives collaborated to form the White House task force. • This task force suggests that codes of conduct must be established for overseas production. • Firms are to label their products “not made in sweatshops” • Mattel and Disney
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