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    On June 8, 1917, one of the most devastating disasters in Montana took place. Over 160 miners died, this disaster being the Great Butte Mining Disaster of 1917. It was truly a devastation… When a fire-safety, electrical line was being installed, which would’ve been convenient five minutes later, the weight of the line was unbearable, causing the line to drop down the shaft. Before plastic, wire was insulated with oil soaked cloth. Ernest Sullau climbed through debris with a carbide lamp that touched

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    In April of 2014 Flint Michigan endured one of the deadliest crisis that hit the United States since Hurricane Katrina. It was later called “The Flint Water Crisis”, it made headlines everywhere including hashtags on social media and it also got the the attention of celebrities which spread the news all over. It also became one of the It was first said to be brought to the attention of the people by their own Mayor, Dayne Walling, who decided that instead of wasting an abundance of money on the

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    Roller coasters are the bomb. Would people still enjoy amusement parks if they knew the danger of them? Roller coasters cause deaths and severe injuries. In one year, there’s 350 injuries on roller coasters. It’s like an injury a day! Now, it’s much rarer, because the technology is safer, but there’s always a slight risk. Inspectors notice that most injuries or deaths are from rides over twenty years old. One coaster is less than 10 years old. Amusement parks are fun, but can be life threatening

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    Summary Of Ineos US LLC

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    researched the chemical

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    of Niagara Falls and The so called “ Hooker Chemical Company”. Families suffered and died from several of diseases caused by toxic waste that was place underground near homes and schools. Love canal caused millions in damages. During 1978,in Niagara Falls a horrible tragedy happened. What had occurred was love canal. Love canal is a toxic leaking dump with over 20,000 tons of chemical waste. Love canal causes population's health effects,toxic chemical waste,and humans disasters. (Department of health)

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    Ethics of Penn Square and Dow Corning Ethics of Penn Square Bank and the Dow Corning Bankruptcy Penn Square Bank: What were the ethical pressures on the firm concerning documentation, credit extension, and revenue recognition that lead to the final collapse? What should have been done to reduce or offset these pressures? Penn Square Bank was a small commercial bank in Oklahoma City which made high-risk financial loans during the late 1970s in the oil boom. The bank ultimately collapsed

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    Why does Dow want to buy Rohm and Haas? Was the $78 per share bid reasonable? Why was the deal structured as all cash? Dow Chemical (“Dow”) wants to acquire Rohm and Haas (“Rohm”) for its strong operational and strategic fit. When Liveris became Chairman and CEO of Dow, he shifted the focus to growth and profitability by becoming an asset light producer of commodity chemicals and becoming a high-valued-added producer of specialty chemicals and advanced materials. This combination is a step in

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    This case study is telling some key factors that helped the company, Dow Corning when their CRM went mobile. Mobile CRM increases sales productivity and improves relationships with customers (O'Brien, 2011). Chip Reeves is the current director of marketing and sales processes but he used to be a salesman. Chip Reeves had an advantage when selecting how to make the functions of the CRM mobile device more likable and enjoyable for salesman being that he used to be a salesman. Chip Reeves knows the

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    stages is something that I personally experienced at my job. For the past four years, I have been working at Dow AgroSciences LLC legal department. I started there as a high school Co-Op and continued an employment with this company throughout college up to present time. Reviewing types of commitment, I can tell that I experienced all three of them through different stages of my career at Dow. During my first two years, I definitely felt an emotion-based affective commitment, which defined as the desire

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    Corning Glass Company is an old company founded in the US, specifically in Massachusetts that manufactured glass, ceramic, and related materials usually on an order basis, which means it did not had a determined market other than satisfying particular demands from its customers and taking opportunities manufacturing Original Equipment for larger companies. Corning Glass was established in Corning, New York in the mid 1800s. Corning Glass’s operations were in Corning but as the company grew they opened

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