Uncertainty in the Movie Industry: Does Star Power Reduce the Terror of the Box O±ce?¤ Arthur De Vany Department of Economics Institute for Mathematical Behavioral Sciences University of California Irvine‚ CA 92697 USA W. David Walls School of Economics and Finance The University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road Hong Kong Abstract Everyone knows that the movie business is risky. But how risky is it? Do strategies exist that reduce risk? We investigate these questions using a sample of over
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Ddirk Mrs. K English 9 A October 24‚ 2012 Descriptive Essay The look of glee on people faces is the look that you might expect from a child on Christmas day. Why this look? They are on the most amazing place on earth truly it’s a gift from God Himself the “beach”. The beach is a quiet and peaceful place but at the same time it can be so noisy because the number of people that are on this beach is as if the new iphone 5 is being
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Bicycle Thieves Reflection In the film Bicycle Thieves‚ directed by Desica‚ the use of realism is portrayed. This film is taken place in Italy during 1984; it revolves around the main character Antonio and his son Bruno. After getting his bicycle stolen from a man‚ Antonio goes on a quest with his son in order to find the bicycle he and his wife pawned in order to help him with work. In the end‚ Antonio becomes desperate for a bicycle because of the words a seer he had gone to see concerning his
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Bicycle Thieves One of the most groundbreaking movements in global cinema history was Italian Neo-realism. Coming after the devastating Second World War‚ Italian Neo-Realism aims to magnify the troubles of the working class in a crumbled Europe for the world to see on the silver screen. Neo-Realist films tend to star non-professional actors‚ use real locations as backdrops along with real people as extras‚ and usually have children playing major roles in the film. This movement aimed to emphasize
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The benefit of riding a bicycle There are many advantages to riding a bicycle. Firstly‚ as we all known‚ riding a bicycle is good for our health. It is really a kind of good exercise to strengthen our muscles and to decrease the chance to get disease. Almost all muscles will take movement when you are taking a bike. When you keep on riding‚ it can keep your body fit and strong. Besides‚ riding a bike is the cheapest way of travelling apart from walking. You don’t need to buy petrol or bus tickets
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redesigning the bicycle saddle is to lessen the uncomfortable sitting on the bicycle saddle‚ giving cyclist the maximum pleasure of riding of the bicycle. This is because the current bicycle saddle causes pain to the soft perineal tissue‚ the major part of the human’s tissue that has direct contact to the saddle. The pain that comes from the saddle is because all the pressure from the cyclists’ weight is directed onto the soft perineal tissue. Therefore‚ with the new design of the bicycle saddle‚ less
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Specialized Bicycle Components Company Background: With the company slogan of "Innovate or Die"‚ Specialized Bicycle Components was founded in 1974 by Mike Sinyard. Specialized Bicycle Components who is one of the major manufacturers of bicycles and bicycle equipment is situated at Morgan Hill‚ California‚ USA. In 1978 and 1979 Specialized produced the first foldable clincher tire called the TURBO and the company’s first bicycles‚ the ALLEZ which is for road racing and Sequoia touring frames
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cut on prices and we have changed our production. We cut prices for some market research‚ because a lot of markets are already known‚ and we changed the production by producing the same amount that is needed. During 2009 we produced 172‚157 normal bicycles‚ 196‚750 racing
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enjoyed your flight and we thank you for choosing Eva Airlines. You may pick up your luggage at baggage claim seven.” I vividly remembered this announcement playing as my family waited to pick up our luggage. Naively‚ I asked my dad if he was excited about moving to America from Vietnam. His response surprised me: “Moving to a new country means starting a new chapter of our life‚ so if anything‚ I’m worried.” I didn’t know what to think at that point. My excitement was overtaken by the fear of the challenges
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After waiting many hours in the airport lobby‚ the plane finally was ready at gate 42. I took one last look at where I had been sitting for the past two hours. As I walked toward the plane‚ I thought about all the terrible things and accidents that I had been through at my summer trip. Shake once I boarded the plane and tuck myself comfortably in the seat‚ the plane took off and started the journey toward the blue sky when I heard a rumble under my feet. I didn’t worry as I thought that it was
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