The Line The "line" that the film’s title refers to is the poverty line‚ or the line between "the haves and have-nots‚" as one person in the film put it. The documentary highlights the stories of four people who have found themselves on both sides of the line: a former bank vice president who lost his job‚ a Louisiana fisherman whose livelihood is threatened by environmental degradation and hurricanes‚ a former homeless man‚ and a woman that grew up in a high crime neighborhood‚ lifted herself
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Carnival Cruise Lines case Questions 1. What global forces have contributed to the growth of the cruise industry? Two major factors that have contributed to the growth of the cruise industry are the change in the competitive environment brought about by the advent of transoceanic airline service and increasing discretionary incomes. As demand for liner travel declined in response to the development of less expensive and much faster air service‚ shipping lines were forced to respond to
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Antonio was taken to the hospital with a severe case of the flu at a young age‚ now he feels ill when he is near or visiting the hospital. This is known as classical conditioning – an association between involuntary reactions to certain stimuli. Antonio was hospitalized for the flu (unconditioned response) and as a way for his body to protect itself from injury or illness‚ the sight of the hospital (conditioned stimulus) makes him nauseous (conditioned response). The hospital‚ which is the unconditioned
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hours is 2500mL. Output is 2000mL including urine and NG drainage. Febrile and diaphoretic; BP 130/80; pulse 88; urine specific gravity 1.035; serum potassium 3.0 mEq/l; serum sodium 140mEq/l‚ CL 92mEq/l‚ Mg 1.4 mg/dL. 1.) Analyze the data in the case study. Do the findings indicate a fluid deficit or fluid excess problem? Support your answer with data from this patient. I would guess a fluid volume deficit. Dark amber urine‚ dry mucus membranes‚ poor skin turgor‚ and labs all point in that direction
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relative to that of its competitors including Polo‚ Coach‚ Armani and Gucci. Is Burberry’s competitive position sustainable over long term? Why or why not? Burberry has positioned its brand in the minds of consumers to be “functional luxury.” Burberry maintains a product line with great width and depth consisting of many products. Their products fall into one of two main categories: fashion or continuity. Fashion products are designed to be responsive to fashion trends and are introduced on a collection-by-collection
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Empress Wu Zetian is thought to be a great politician in chinese feudal time. She has many other names such as: the empress of Emperor Gaozong‚ the mother of Emperor Zhongzong and Emperor Ruizong‚ and a nun in the temple. But probably her most beautiful title was that she the only female emperor in Chinese history to rule the country for half a century. Empress Wu was born in 624. When she was a little girl she read a lot of books and had gotten a good education. At the age of 14 she was selected
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was offered an opportunity to depict a portrait of the empress of the Qing Dynasty‚ the Empress Dowager Cixi‚ to be displayed in the Chinese exhibit. Nine months and four portraits later‚ Carl returned home to discover newspapers boasting unfavorable material on the Empress‚ cited incorrectly as Carl’s own words. This blatant slandering of the Empress only foreshadowed the vilifying that would come just two years after her death. Though Empress Dowager Cixi took part in the eventual crumbling of the
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Contents Product Annual Demand Daily Demand1 Weekly demand2 Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 Hub 1 2‚100 8.4 42 Sleeve (1) 2‚100 8.4 42 Mount (4) 8‚400 33.6 168 Bracket (2) 16‚800 67.2 336 Bolt (2) 16‚800 67.2 336 Hub 2 1700 6.8 34 Sleeve (1) 1‚700 6.8 34 Mount (5) 8‚500 34 170 Bracket (2) 17‚000 68 340 Bolt (2) 17‚000 68 340 Hub 3 2‚000 8 40 Sleeve (1) 2‚000 8 40 Mount (4) 8‚000 32 160
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Case Study: Preserve the Luxury or Extend the Brand? The case study Preserve the Luxury or Extend the Brand presents a fictional dilemma‚ based on a real company‚ faced by Chateau de Vallois‚ a prestigious and famous wine-producing estate in the Bordeaux region of France. De Vallois is a family owned and run business; part owners are Gaspard de Sauveterre - a 75-year old majority owner‚ and equal partial owners: Francois de Sauveterre – Gaspard’s son and the chateau’s CEO ‚ and Claire de Valhubert
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Case study: Value line publishing According to the case‚ Lowe’s management said that the growth rate of next two years would be 18% to 19%. So I prefer to use this rate as the growth rate of the first two years. The growth rate of the first two years would be 18.5%. The growth rate from 2004 to 2006 is estimated by the number of new stores‚ sq. footage and the historical sales. The following exhibit will show this result. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Number of stores 477 520 576 650 744
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