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    One project funded by the World Bank is the gold mine Yanacocha in Peru. The World Bank has funded the Yanacocha mine in order to help build and expand the mine. This gold mine is a very large operation. It is hundreds of square miles high and is as high as 13,000 feet. “Since 1993 this mine has produced more than 35 million ounces of gold. It is the largest gold mine in South America.” (Hallman and Olivera). The World Bank owns a small stake in the mine. “This gold mine has…

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    The concept of blood diamonds is one that people know too well, as a consequence, consumers have pushed back and demanded that all diamonds come from unethical suppliers. Gold has followed a similarly wrong turn, which leads to asking what the real price that we are paying for gold, is it merely the store tag or greater the ecological and social impact that we are leaving on the earth. From 2000 to 2010 the price of gold has grown exponentially, this has triggered a gold rush in Peru. The region…

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    reality of the diamond industry in Sierra Leone, there is a need to take a look back in its history. Sierra Leone was colonized by the English, in which, the De Beers Corporation controlled much of the diamond mining area in Sierra Leone. Despite gaining independence, the diamond sector was still controlled by the De Beers. De Beers took the advantage of the instability of the newly formed government, allowing it to take control of almost all of the diamond operations in “diamond mining region…

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    Illegal diamond smuggling has turned portions of modern Africa into underdeveloped and overridden with rebels. Fraught with the evils of greed and violence, Sierra Leone continues to suffer from the blood diamonds being smuggled out every day. Greg Campbell, the author of Blood Diamonds: Tracing the Deadly Path of the World’s Most Precious Stones, proclaims “The discovery of those diamonds-- which, until then, had been deemed to be just another worthless piece of gravel by the locals-- placed…

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    Pilot Error

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    airline pilot. Often this kind of error happens when the plane is on the runway. Taking off and landing the aircraft are some of the more difficult maneuvers that a pilot must do. Failure to get enough speed to get the aircraft off the ground will result in the plane running out runway and crashing into barriers, like trees. When Pilots try to land the plane they must position the aircraft in a specific heading, and decrease in altitude at a certain rate. If they don’t, they can overshoot the…

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    Jetblue Case

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    Already being established in the airline industry has the benefit of already overcoming the barriers of entering a new market, especially one as difficult as the airline industry. JetBlue also already has a customer base in place so they only have to grow it not start it. Possessing 30% of the market share is good for profits and proves it is a well-liked company in the airline industry. The flight schedule of flying from northeastern cities to southern cities…

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    Teedyne Case Study

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    operational efficiency through more efficient aircraft data and information management. With 50 years of experience working closely with civil and military operators worldwide, they have developed a range of products that fit together to provide total solutions and deliver greater benefits to our customers. The focus of Teledyne 's solutions is to help airlines collect, manage and deliver aircraft data more intelligently. Their solutions enable aircraft operators to wirelessly collect FDM/FOQA…

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    Godwin, Stephen R., and Mark R. Dayton. "Airline Deregulation." Issues In Science & Technology 8.2 (1991): 78. MAS Ultra - School Edition. Web. 10 Feb. 2016. The whole pdf report serves as logos for the author to make his points valid. The article seems unbiased because it explore both the merits and demerits of the deregulation act. The graph of safety shows huge increase in safety after deregulation, it also shows how it was improving over the years before the act. The cost to consumers also…

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    A Wing and a Prayer Small northern communities are tight knit. It’s not that everybody knows everybody else’s business, but everybody is conscious who has not come back from the trap line come dark, whose boats are out on the lake on a windy day, and what flying conditions are like as they listen for that unmistakable drone of a returning Otter or Beaver. Often people will gather and go out to wistfully search the horizon for comforting signs of their loved ones. Such was the case one heavily…

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    to affordable, the place needs to be strategic, and the promotion need to be successful. 3.1 Product SEV AIR has a mixed fleet of ATR72 and Airbuses. It is important to maintain a good and competitive reputation in the industry by keeping up to date with new and bigger aircrafts. The product in SEV AIR always aims to have consistent and excellent service that will lead to rapid growth and revenues. SEV AIR has to ensure they maintain a well approach towards their customers from both…

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