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ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a subregional organization established in 1967 in Bangkok by the five original Member Countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined in 1984, Vietnam in 1995, Laos and Myanmar in 1997, and Cambodia in 1999. The aims and purposes of the Association are to accelerate the economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region and to promote regional peace and stability through abiding respect for justice and the rule of law.
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CONGLOMERATE MERGER The consolidation of two or more separately-owned businesses, operating in separate industries, into a single firm. This is one of three types of mergers. The other two are horizontal merger--two competing firms in the same industry that sell the same products--and vertical merger--two firms in different stages of the production of one good, such that the output of one business is the input of the other.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time at a flea market trying to buy either a T-shirt commemorating next Thursday or a birthday gift for your uncle. Be on the lookout for bottles of barbeque sauce that act TOO innocent. Your Complete Scope
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The penny is the only coin minted by the U.S. government in which the "face" on the head looks to the right. All others face left.
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"Everyone is bound to bear patiently the results of his own example. " -- Phaedrus, Philosopher
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