Marquis M. Converse is an entrepreneur‚ founder of Converse. About Converse Converse origins of the company date back to 1908 when Marquis M. Converse opened the factory in Massachusetts called Converse Rubber Shoe Company. The factory initially produced only rubber soles for all types of footwear since 1915‚ however‚ focused on the production of tennis shoes from her and moved smoothly to produce shoes for basketball. And here starts writing legend. Year 1917‚ the year he saw the light of day Converse
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There are many concerns with the food industry and their methods of production. Those concerns regard the issue of obesity and animal cruelty in factory farms. What is want to be made clear is: who do we blame for these issues? Do we blame society or do we blame these industries for these problems? The real culprit is society for creating these problems. Obesity in America has been an epidemic for years. Nearly 78 million adults and 13 million children in the United States deal with obesity. The
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M&A Acquisition of Alico by Metlife Strategic Management Nicolas Lo Bianco Table of content I. MetLife & Alico insight ll. MetLife Environment & Organization Financial results Environment : Swot analysis / Benchmarking / Competitors Competitive advantages Metlife Business Model lll. The strategy : Acquisition of ALICO by METLIFE Motivations Results Risks Similar competitor´s strategies • It is an american insurance company operating in over 60 countries and has over 90
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Survival‚ Cruelty‚ Danger‚ Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand’s World War II biography‚ Unbroken‚ follows the life of a Prisoner of War‚ Louis Zamperini. From childhood to adulthood‚ Louis’ life contains a story of survival and the struggle to fit in. This novel portrays the cruel and jealous Mutsuhiro Watanbe‚ the always present danger of sharks and Louis’ survival and resilience filled life. “He was the most sadistic man I ever met!” said Jack Brady on Mutsuhiro Watanbe (Hillenbrand 243). Known for his
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Abuse (cruelty) Thesis: Animals have feelings just like Humans Animal cruelty is wrong I don’t know how or why people do it‚ there innocent animals‚ they are a life they have feelings like us they feel pain‚ it’s cruel on so many levels. They cannot scream out in pain or talk to anyone to help them. Just because animals can’t talk that doesn’t mean that they don’t have things to say‚ and it surely doesn’t mean that they don’t have feelings. I also
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M&M’s are commonly used as candy‚ but are they really? M&M’s (named after the surnames of the company founders Mars & Murrie[2]) are dragée-like "colorful button-shaped candies"[1] produced by Mars‚ Incorporated. The candy shells‚ each of which has the letter "m" printed in lower case on one side‚ surround a variety of fillings‚ including milk chocolate‚ dark chocolate‚ crisped rice‚ mint chocolate‚ peanuts‚ almonds‚ orange chocolate‚ coconut‚ pretzel‚ wild cherry‚ and peanut butter. M&M’s originated
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km/h 30’+60’ = 90’=5400s=1.5h 40km+40km=80km vavg= 80000m/5400s=13.168724279835390946502057613169 m/s = 48 km/h 2. The coordinate of an object is given as a function of time by x = 7t – 3t2‚ where x is in meters and t is in seconds. Its average velocity over the interval from t = 0 to t = 2 s is: A) 5 m/s B) –5 m/s C) 11 m/s D) –11 m/s E) –14.5 m/s vt= 7-6t = 7-12=-5 m/s 3. The coordinate of a particle in meters is given by x(t) = 16t – 3.0t3‚ where the time t is in seconds
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2. Individual Level M-PESA’s initial individual level business model focused on the person-to-person transfers‚ but it has grown to include person-to-business and business to business transactions. The former transaction‚ person to person‚ is for facilitating individual’s access to financial services like mobile money transfer and the latter is for mobile payment involving business. Person to Business (P2B) and Business to Business (B2B) M-PESA has evolved into a payment platform that lets businesses
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Three main strategic goals for H&M for the next five years would be linked with profitability‚ competition and technological leadership. H&M has reported a rise in sales and profits and sales for the three months to 31st of August. Net profit for the third quarter of 2009 rose 4.1% to 3.46bn Swedish crowns from 3.33bn crowns last year. Sales‚ excluding sales tax‚ increased by 13% to 23.6bn crowns. So first LTO is to maintain financial stability H&M has achieved. H&M plans to increase sales revenues
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Tangibles (Physical appearance) At the first glance‚ H&M has a simple and clear design. (Appendix A) In the shop‚ different products are classified into different categories and there are clear directional signs which are easy for customers to find out what they need. (Appendix B) Also‚ the price tags are explicit and detailed for customers to understand. (Appendix C) Besides‚ the fitting rooms are located next to the cashiers which bring convenience to customers allowing them to pay right away
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