The term, sometimes also spelled PaRDeS, is an acronym formed from the same initials of the following four approaches: 1  Peshat (×¤Ö°Ö¼×©Ö¸××â) â surface (straight) or the literal (direct) meaning. 2  Remez (×¨Ö¶×Ö¶×â) â hints or the deep (allegoric: hidden or symbolic) meaning beyond just the literal sense.
Sinopec is a state-owned Chinese oil company in Beijing and the second largest oil company in the world with an annual revenue of 455.499 billion dollars. Sinopec also deals in oil and gas exploration, production of petrochemicals and sales and distribution services.
The 35 largest U.S. private companies. Location: Auburn Hills, Mich. Private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management bought the Big Three automaker last summer, closing the books on a failed nine-year-old merger with German automaker Daimler-Benz (now Daimler AG). NEXT: Kaiser Permanente.