LAW (BANKING) 255 Take Home Test Semester 1‚ 2011 Name: Lin Dongyu Student Number: 14671458 Due date: 21/04/2011 Total word: 997 words Briefly explain‚ by reference to case law‚ why it is difficult to define the term “the business of banking”. For the term “the business of banking”‚ the statute definition is inadequately‚ even some statute laws can help with the understanding about “the business of banking” but the definitions they are provided still not adequate (Waldeck & Giardina)
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Michael Reich Dr. Samers GEO 255-004 12/6/2011 United Arab Emirates: The sky is the limit There have been enormous changes in world trade systems since the end of World War II. Advances in both technology and education allow countries to continually shape their economic structural plans. World economy seems to become more closely interconnected as each new report or census is published. “National economic systems have gradually‚ but inexorably‚ invaded one another’s territory and have become
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Executive Summary The center of our industry and competitor analysis research is MGM Mirage‚ the second largest casino hotel operator in the world with $7.2 billion in revenues in 2008. The only company that surpasses MGM Mirage by revenue and scale is Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. with $10.8 billion in revenues in 2008. Other competitors that should be considered are Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Wynn Resorts Ltd with respectively $1.7 and almost $1 billion in revenues in 2008. Our
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Deniz Gonzalez Dc5936 MGMT 4650 04/06/2011 Review Question # 3 A decision maker can identify strategic factors in the corporation’s external environment by monitoring‚ and evaluating information. According to our textbook‚ an organization must scan the external environment to identify possible opportunities and threats before beginning strategy formulation. “Environmental scanning is the monitoring‚ evaluating‚ and disseminating of information from the external and internal environments to
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• 70‚000 sq ft spa • 2‚000 sq ft theatre PROJECT SCOPE Hollow Metal Doors‚ Hollow Metal Frames‚ Architectural Wood Doors‚ Architectural Hardware‚ Rolling Steel Doors‚ Architectural Mouldings and Trim. Project Owner: MGM Mirage General Contractor: Perini Construction Architect: HKS Architects‚ Inc. Project Amount: $9.8 Billion Completion Date: December
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1. The SWOT analysis for IBM’s Smarter Planet initiative is as follows: Strengths: 1. IBM has high quality and efficient employees who satisfy all the customers’ needs and want. 2. IBM is a well-known brand name in the world. Weaknesses: 1. IBM seems to focus only on big companies whereas there are a large number of small and medium companies around the world. 2. They are exploring new products in complex markets which might make changes difficult. Opportunities: 1. Offering new technologies
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Rhetorical Analysis of MGM Grand Advertisement There are many rhetorical tools used in advertising today to grab the readers’ attention. Some of those include‚ but are not limited to‚ color‚ sex‚ surroundings‚ and fantasy. All of these tools are used in the advertisement of the MGM Grand that I chose to analyze. MGM Grand has chosen several techniques to help market themselves better to vacationers. It uses visual pictures‚ inviting colors‚ and an enticing choice of narrative as its strategy
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Dear Richman Investments Senior Management‚ It has come to my attention that your corporate security policy for the firm is out of date and that it needs to be updated. In my time here as an intern I have reviewed the security policy and revised it to keep up with all of the technological updates going on in the internet world today. I was assigned this project and being that we have 5000 employees operating in different locations and different parts of the country; I have noticed that some of
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the same task‚ for example Grokster‚ uTorrent‚ bitTorrent‚ or StreamCast Network. In 2005‚ a Supreme Court case emerged dealing with the issue of the copyright infringement liability faced by P2P companies. The Supreme Court ruled correctly in the MGM v. Grokster case that P2P file sharing companies are liable for copyright infringement because of the uses of P2P software‚ the knowledge and intention of P2P companies‚ and how it is different from the Betamax case years earlier. P2P software has
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Synopsis of the Situation The Bellagio was one of 23 properties of MGM MIRAGE‚ one of the world’s leading hotel and gaming companies. Located in the heart of Las Vegas‚ The Bellagio was widely recognized as one of the premiere casino resorts in the world. Richly decorated‚ the resort featured a conservancy filled with unique botanical displays‚ and eight-acre lake featuring over 1‚000 fountains that performed a choreographed ballet of water‚ music‚ and lights‚ top-notch amenities and entertainment
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