Bridges are a very important part of transportation. They are used to span things such as water‚ valleys or other roads. The design of a specific bridge is directly dependent on what it has to cross‚ where it is being built‚ and the materials that are being used. The original bridges were simply trees‚ which by chance had fallen over small rivers or streams. However‚ as time went on‚ bridges became much more advanced‚ including suspension bridges‚ arch bridges and beam bridges. In suspension
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The Brooklyn Bridge After the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883‚ it was known as the longest bridge in the world during that time period. The bridge is also defined as the first bridge to have been built with steel wires. In addition‚ The Brooklyn Bridge is included among the most elegant inventions of humankind and the best architectural achievement of its period. The history of the Brooklyn Bridge is a classic written by the strength and forfeit of two brilliant engineers‚ John A. Roebling
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that I have been researching for a while is Ruby Bridges.She was the first african american child to attend an all white school.I picked Ruby Bridges because she had a lot of courage to attend an all white school.When people didn’t want her there‚she kept going to succeed in life and achieve her dream.That really inspired me to research Ruby Bridges. Ruby Bridges was born on September 8‚ 1964 in Tylertown‚ Mississippi.Ruby’s full name is Ruby Nell Bridges.She lived on a farm where both her parents and
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Revenue Management 2012/2013 (FTRD 9001) In an economic downturn‚ the task of the Revenue Manager is a challenging one‚ with a fall in overall demand and ensuing lower prices in the Market Place. Discuss strategies and tactics that may be used to best manage revenue in the current environment. TABLE OF CONTENTS Summary......................................................................................................................3 1. Introduction ...................
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landscape is more competitive and more complicated than ever before. With revenue management’s recognized contribution to the industry and the majority of hoteliers employing revenue management as part of their overall hotel discipline now is the time to focus on core competencies that incorporate both strategic and tactical skills and initiatives. The paper presents a literature review of the key concepts of hotel revenue management (RM) and current state-of-the-art of its theoretical study. The
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examine carefully some time tested procedures and the challenges the Revenue Authorities faces when mobilizing revenue. Various scholars and administrative practitioners have put out a lot of theories‚ concerns and views on GRA’s ability to mobilize revenue and how these monies mobilized are spent. Among the reasons assigned by such concerns and opinions is‚ the challenges of the GRA administration is to be blamed on inadequate revenue mobilization‚ due to lack of mission or comprehensive functional
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the contribution of CEPS in respect of Revenue and Non-Revenue functions to National Development over the period 2008 – 2011. Customs‚ Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) established under the CEPS (Management) Law 1993 PNDCL 330 has proved it worth in tax administration‚ collecting GH¢ 24‚800‚000‚ GH¢ 31‚5000‚000‚ GH¢ 37‚100‚000 and GH¢ 45‚900‚000 in 2008‚ 2009‚ 2010 and 2011 respectively in Kumasi‚ contributing 1% in total CEPS revenue in Ghana. Aside revenue collection‚ CEPS is mandated to prevent
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Applied Mechanics and Materials Vols. 229-231 (2012) pp 2775-2778 © (2012) Trans Tech Publications‚ Switzerland doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.229-231.2775 Airline Revenue Management: Optimization Using Origin-Destination Strategy Controlled by Nested Heuristics Ajyuk J. Raj1‚ a‚ N. Ganesh Kumar2‚ b‚ S. Jayaraj3‚ c 1 M.E.‚ Department of Mechanical Engineering‚ PSG College of Technology‚ Coimbatore-641004‚ Tamil Nadu‚ India. 2 Assistant Professor‚ Department of Mechanical Engineering
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ASSESS IPHONE- MAN WORKING PAPER Overview of Apple‚ Inc. iPhone Product Line At launching 2007 the iPhone Apple‚ Inc. was new entrant in the market of mobile handsets in the Porter’s 5 forces framework (Porter‚ 1985). Although it was not the highest technology standard on the market it was perceived by Apple customers as the pinnacle of the mobile handset hardware because of two main factors: the offering was from a firm‚ being strongly branded and recognized as an innovative firm‚ well known by
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4. Is Dell’s strategy working? What is your assessment of the financial performance that Dell’s strategy has delivered during fiscal years 2000-2008? Use the financial ratios presented in the Appendix of the text (pages 240-241) as a basis for doing your calculations and drawing conclusions about Dell’s performance. Selected Financial Statement Data for Dell Inc.‚ Fiscal Years 2000 – 2008 (in million‚ except per share data) | February 1‚ 2008 | February 2‚ 2007 | February 3‚ 2006 | January
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