Pchum Ben (Khmer: បុណ្យភ្ជុំបិណ្ឌ); "Ancestors’ Day") is a 15-day Cambodian religious festival‚ culminating in celebrations on the 15th day of the tenth month in the Khmer calendar‚ at the end of the Buddhist lent‚ Vassa.[1][2] In 2012‚ the national holiday fell on the 14th - 16th of October in the Gregorian calendar. The day is a time when many Cambodians pay their respects to deceased relatives of up to 7 generations.[3] Monks chant the suttas inPali language overnight (continuously‚ without
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The Hall of Mirrors was located on its north side by the Salon of War‚ which contains art that depicts the king’s victory against the European coalition‚ and on its south side by the Salon of Peace‚ which contained art that depicts the forthcoming peace. This gallery is three hundred and fifty-seven wide arcaded mirrors that face a set of seventeen windows that overlook the gardens. The walls are covered in marble and golden sculptures that stand out from the arches of mirrors. This hall was used
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BEN BERNANKE Bernanke is particularly interested in the economic and political causes of the Great Depression‚ which he has written about extensively‚ but as I look through the articles written by Bernanke‚ he speaks on a broad range of topics‚ such as inflation‚ unemployment‚ the housing market‚ exchange rates and the monetary policy. As I read each article‚ they all seem to tie in the same message about the economy and how to prosper and grow the country. In Mr. Ben Bernanke first month
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Prince Hall was born in British West Indies. His father‚ Thomas Prince Hall‚ was an Englishman and his mother a free colored woman. He worked as a leather worker for his passage on a ship to Boston. During this time he married Sarah Ritchery. Shortly after their marriage‚ she died at the age of 24. Eight years later he had acquired real estate and was qualified to vote. Prince Hall also pressed John Hancock to be allowed to join the Continental Army and was one of a few blacks who fought at the battle
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Reading Report# 1 Ben Carson Gifted Hands Ben Carson is a young boy when his mother tells him that his father is leaving and will not be back. Ben loves his father and is very upset. Ben recalls how much fun his father was‚ how he would count the minutes until his father came home at night. Only later in life did Ben and his brother Curtis find out that his father had another "wife" and other children. In later years‚ Ben’s mother refers to his father having been involved with other women and
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Ben & Jerry’s omemade Inc.: Y’o! I’m Y’our CEO!" This case was prepared by Katherine A. Auer of (he lndlOno University and Alan N. Hoffman of Bentley College. Ben & Jerry’s Grows Up -Boston Globe Ben‚ Jerry Losing Their Values ’ -Washington TImes Ben & Jerry’s Melting Social Charter -Washington Post The headlines said i( all. Ben & Jerry’s‚ the company that had built its success as much on its down-home image and folksy idealism as on its superrich ice cream‚ was at a crossroads
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Ben&Jerry Introduction “Ben & Jerry’s‚ to know it is to love it”. “I scream‚ you scream‚ we all scream‚ for ice cream.” ----------- -By Laura Teacher‚ Sara Matharu‚ Sara Butler and Aman Johal This marketing project investigates the marketing of Ben and Jerry ice cream in the UK. Ben and Jerry have a difficult job to do because they have competitors –Haagen Daaz‚ who have a 44% share of the one and a quarter billion pound UK ice cream market‚ compared to Ben
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other consumer brand’s image is so entwined with hippie-inspired idealism and social causes as Ben & Jerry’s. Among the ice-cream maker’s crusades: saving the endangered family farm by supporting farmers’ cooperatives and fair-trade initiatives. The message is unmistakable: by buying pints and cones‚ consumers are helping Ben & Jerry’s stick up for the little guy. But when it comes to its own "little guy‚" Ben & Jerry’s may not be quite so generous‚ to hear an increasingly embittered group of the company’s
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Ben & Jerry’s Joy Gang History: The Ben & Jerry’s Joy Gang was started in 1987 in response to the increasing demands upon our employees. Our first Joy activities included pizza and 15 minute massages for our manufacturing employees who were working 12 hour marathon shifts. Jerry suggested that we should try to make fun an official part of our company culture. The Joy Committee changed its name to the "Joy Gang" due to the fact that we felt the word "committee" was too official. Mission:
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Ben & Jerry’s analysis. Translating from the ratios‚ Ben & Jerry was struggling to generate enough sales to cover their costs. In other words‚ their profitability had fallen sharply from 1992 to 1993 and in 1994‚ the firm had experience a loss for the first time. Even though the EBITDA was still positive in 1994‚ it fell from $10‚000 level to 2‚000 level‚ an 80% decrease from 1993. This clearly indicated that Ben & Jerry’s performance had deteriorated at a striking rate‚ regardless of
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