...1. Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar is an American casual dining restaurant and sports bar franchise known for its Buffalo wings and sauces. The sports and fun atmosphere keep customers coming back for more. Competitors to Buffalo Wild Wings may not be as appealing to customers because they only offer the traditional dining experience. Other restaurants usually do not worry about entertaining their guest and only focus on serving them. One of BWW’s competitors, Chili’s, provides customers a wide variety menu of bar style food and lively environment. Recently, Chili’s upgraded their dining experience by offering a gaming system at the table. Comparable to each other, Chili’s adopted some of the same features as Buffalo Wild Wings, like the gaming system, so customers can have the same experience. 2. The competitive advantage of Buffalo Wild Wings is the restaurant’s fun atmosphere, great food, and the service guests receive. The value proposition of BWW is based on the atmosphere and great food the restaurant provides to customers and making sure everyone leaves enjoying their experience and satisfied with their food and beverages. 3. Restaurants will always have room for growth. The act of dining out is almost turned into a hobby that many people enjoy. Buffalo Wild Wings and other competing restaurants are definitely in the growth stage of the retail life cycle. There will always be a need and want of restaurants that guarantee a fun atmosphere and customers leaving satisfied...
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...Buffalo Wild Wings: Situational Analysis Buffalo Wild Wings: Situational Analysis Background Buffalo Wild Wings (BWW) is a well-known restaurant chain in the U.S. that was founded in 1982 by Jim Disbrow and Scott Lowery (Whitfield, 2012). Located in 47 US states, BWW has more than 800 outlets, more than half of which are franchising (Stern, 2012). In 2010 the company opened its subsidiary in Canada. Total company’s assets have approximately $500 million (Stern, 2012). BWW restaurants specialize in chicken wings under unique sauces. The outlets also have sport bars with large menus including various salads, burgers and appetizers. For the visitors, in the restaurants big TV screens have been installed to allow everyone watch popular sports (Stern, 2012). Actually, Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants are known for their relaxing atmosphere where people come to spend free time and to eat with their families and friends. BWW restaurants work to satisfy their customers and their attitude to the clients is reflected in their mission (Buffalo Wild Wings Marketing Plan, n.d.): “WOW people every day”. BWW’s corporate everyday activities include four major steps to achieve their mission. The first step is guest-driven. To provide their guests with the great amount of satisfaction focusing on excellent service, food of the highest quality, enjoyable time the restaurant tries to “WOW their guests every day” (Buffalo Wild Wings Marketing Plan, n.d.). The second step to achieving the...
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...February 24, 2012 Entrepreneurship: Jim Disbrow and Scott Lowery founded Buffalo Wild Wing Grill and Bar in Ohio in 1982 by. Disbrow was originally a native of Kentucky but moved to Cincinnati, Ohio to live with his figure skating coaches David and Rita Lowery. There he developed a sibling relationship with the Lowery’s son Scott. Disbrow remained in Cincinnati training until 1974 when he moved to Buffalo, New York. While at Buffalo Disbrow experienced his first “spicy local version of barbecued chicken wings” at a place called Anchor Bar. Disbrow returned to Ohio in 1981 where he reunited with Lowery while judging a figure skating competition. During this visit they both developed a crazing for “buffalo-style chicken wings” but were not able to locate a place in town that served them. After their failed attempt to satisfy their crazing the two decided to open their own restaurant that sold buffalo style chicken wings. Without any previous experience the two made plans to open their restaurant. The first location that they chose was in Columbus, Ohio, which was the center point of Ohio State University. Picking that location was a very good idea because it provided them with a large market of college students who wanted a nice meal for a moderate price. The first restaurant was called Buffalo Wild Wings and Weck, which was a type of bread that they used to serves their burgers on. Shorty after starting they added on a third partner Mark Lutz. The three men had absolutely...
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...Wildlife Conservation Efforts in India Geography project [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] 2012 Nishant Aishwarya Roll Number - 26 Introduction Wildlife includes all non-domesticated plants, animals and other organisms. Domesticating wild plant and animal species for human benefit has occurred many times all over the planet, and has a major impact on the environment, both positive and negative. Wildlife can be found in all ecosystems. Deserts, forests, rain forests, plains, grasslands, and other areas including the most developed urban sites, all have distinct forms of wildlife. While the term in popular culture usually refers to animals that are untouched by human factors, most scientists agree that wildlife around the world is impacted by human activities. Humans have historically tended to separate civilization from wildlife in a number of ways including the legal, social, and moral sense. This has been a reason for debate throughout recorded history. Religions have often declared certain animals to be sacred, and in modern times concern for the natural environment has provoked activists to protest the exploitation of wildlife for human benefit or entertainment. Literature has also made use of the traditional human separation from wildlife. Foods, Pets, Traditional Medicine:...
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...and settlements away from swamps and marshes. This would have helped them avoid diseases like malarias which were caused by mosquitoes, but they didn’t understand why. The Romans also believed that dirt and sedentary lifestyles caused disease, because they encouraged the population to bathe regularly and exercise in the bath house. However, they would not have understood why this kept people healthy. Exam practice question 2 (page 18) In some ways the influence of Hippocrates on Roman medicine was extremely important. Hippocrates’s teachings included the theory of the four humours, which taught that the body was made up of four elements and too much of one of these would cause illness. He also taught the importance of clinical observation: watching a patient very carefully and keeping detailed notes of their symptoms and how their illness progressed. This was very important in Roman medicine because both of these theories were used by Galen. Galen had been a doctor at a gladiator school but he ended up in Rome treating the emperor’s family. Therefore he had a huge influence on Roman medicine, and because Hippocrates had a huge influence on him, that meant that Hippocrates also...
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...CONSERVATION OF LEOPARDS IN AYUBIA NATIONAL PARK, PAKISTAN By Asad Lodhi M.Sc (Chemistry), University of Peshawar, Pakistan, 1991 M.Sc (Forestry), Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar, Pakistan, 1994 Professional Paper presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Wildlife Biology The University of Montana Missoula, MT Spring 2007 Approved by: Dr. David A. Strobel, Dean Graduate School Dr. Daniel Pletscher Director Wildlife Biology Program Dr. Kerry Foresman Division of Biological Sciences Dr. Mark Hebblewhite Wildlife Biology Program Lodhi, Asad M.S. May 2007 Wildlife Biology Conservation of leopard in Ayubia National Park, Pakistan Director: Dr. Daniel H. Pletscher Large carnivores are important for biodiversity and ecosystem function, yet are very difficult to conserve because of their large home ranges and conflicts with humans. I examined human-leopard conflicts in and near Ayubia National Park, Pakistan, to provide management recommendations for the conservation of leopards. Persecution of leopards by humans has been on the rise primarily due to depredation on livestock and risk to human lives. Since 1989, 16 humans have either been killed or injured in and around Ayubia National Park while leopards faced 44 human-caused mortalities during the same period. I examined the management strategy adopted by NWFP Wildlife Department for leopard conservation, identify gaps, and suggest possible management...
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...February 14, 2010 NASDAQ: PFCB P F CHANGS CHINA BISTRO INC BUY A+ A AB+ B BC+ HOLD C CBeta 0.91 D+ D DSELL E+ E EF BUY 52-Week Range $16.75-$41.43 Source: GICS RATING SINCE TARGET PRICE 06/05/2009 $54.35 Annual Dividend Rate NA Annual Dividend Yield NA Market Capitalization $958.2 Million Sub-Industry: Restaurants SMA (50) SMA (100) Price as of 2/11/2010 $41.41 Sector: Consumer Discretionary PFCB BUSINESS DESCRIPTION P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership and operation of restaurants in the United States. It owns and operates two restaurant concepts, P.F. Chang's China Bistro and Pei Wei Asian Diner. STOCK PERFORMANCE (%) 3 Mo. Price Change 32.17 GROWTH (%) Revenues Net Income EPS Last Qtr -1.88 109.58 -15.63 12 Mo. 0.30 26.11 8.55 3 Yr CAGR 9.97 2.73 9.70 Weekly Price: (US$) 1 Year 2 Years 55 50 45 40 35 TARGET PRICE $54.35 TARGET PRICE $54.35 TARGET PRICE $54.35 PRICE $54.35 1 Yr. 131.08 3 Yr (Ann) 0.36 30 25 20 15 Rating History HOLD Volume in Millions BUY 20 10 RETURN ON EQUITY (%) PFCB Q3 2009 11.86 Q3 2008 11.87 Q3 2007 10.70 P/E COMPARISON Ind Avg 9.91 25.50 33.38 S&P 500 3.25 9.77 15.84 2008 2009 2010 0 COMPUSTAT for Price and Volume, TheStreet.com Ratings, Inc. for Rating History RECOMMENDATION We rate P F CHANGS CHINA BISTRO INC (PFCB) a BUY. This is driven by some important positives, which we believe should have a greater impact than any weaknesses...
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...BIOPESTICIDAL EFFECT OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF CHILI PEPPER ON GOLDEN KUHOL (POMACEA CANALICULATA) A Research Proposal Presented to the faculty of Science Department In Partial Fulfilment of the Course Research II Jaira Belle G. Venturillo IV-Rutherford September 2013 BIOPESTICIDAL EFFECT OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF CHILI PEPPER ON GOLDEN KUHOL (POMACEA CANALICULATA) INTRODUCTION A who’s who of biopesticide is therefore of concern to us all. If we are going to live intimately with these chemicals formulating them within the plants and then eventually eating them, taking them into the very marrow of our bones, isn’t it like digging our own grave? On today’s status quo one of the major problems in the Philippines is about health, and one of the main cause of this is about what we eat, which as we can see chemical products are abundant in the Philippines. Rice is an everyday consumption of Filipino’s diet which is believed healthy for our body and abundant throughout the Philippines, but what if shortage of this production is experience because of pests invading towards Philippine rice fields. Believe it or not, this healthy is now considered insalubrious facing the fact that chemicals that are practiced towards the plants which serves as pesticide against kuhol will also harm our body, because farmers have no choice but to use chemical pesticide to eliminate these pests, is there? Before the introduction of chemical pesticides our native kuhol was a good source of...
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...Kautilya's Arthashastra Translated into English by R. Shamasastry Kautilya's Arthashastra Translated into English by R. Shamasastry Kautilya's Arthashastra Table of Contents Book I, "Concerning Discipline" .............................................................. 3 Book II, "The Duties of Government Superintendents" ....................... 60 Book III, "Concerning Law" ................................................................. 213 Book IV, "The Removal of Thorns"...................................................... 285 Book V, "The Conduct of Courtiers" ................................................... 336 Book VI: The Source of Sovereign States ............................................ 362 Book VII, "The End of the Six-Fold Policy" .......................................... 370 Book VIII: Concerning Vices and Calamities........................................ 467 Book IX, "The Work of an Invader" ..................................................... 490 Book X, "Relating to War" ................................................................... 521 Book XI, "The Conduct of Corporations" ............................................ 541 Book XII, "Concerning a Powerful Enemy" ......................................... 547 Book XIII, "Strategic Means to Capture a Fortress" ............................ 563 Book XIV, "Secret Means" ................................................................... 584 Book XV, "The Plan of a Treatise" ......
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...MEMORANDUM/POLICY "THE CMC-HOOTERS MANAGEMENT MANIFESTO" GUIDE TO HOOTERS RESTAURANT OPERATIONS EXCELLENCE By James E. Cornett III, with J. Philip Cornett All Rights Reserved Copyright 1998 Created: December 1996 Last Updated 11-04-10 MANAGER RESPONSIBILITIES This memo will highlight responsibilities for the Hooters Manager position. Many duties are for the position of General Manager. However, any "assistant" manager performing these duties well will progress and perform much better than one just merely going through the motions. This set of philosophies and operating policies was derived from the CMC-HOOTERS GENERAL MANAGER MANIFESTO. OVERVIEW There are many responsibilities that will be defined in terms of mechanical responsibilities.... But more important than that, and therefore things that I will list first, are philosophical and attitudinal responsibilities. Most managers can run a typical restaurant. But Hooters is not a typical concept or restaurant operation. It takes a special person to manage a Hooters and an even more special person to be a excellent manager of a Hooters Restaurant. You have to run the restaurant like it's yours and the GM's to own and run, working as a team, and make yourself only settle for being the BEST in town. Nothing second rate. You must know that settling for mediocrity means death to the restaurant, any potential bonuses, and death to job security and career growth. That means always concerning yourself...
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...Professional Training Report | MATHIEU CHANOUX | Contact : mathieu.chanoux@gmail.com06 30 33 76 58IEMI – CMHMBA 1 A | 10/04/2013 10/04/2013 2. Acknowledgment First off, I would like to thank my professional tutor during my internship in the Disneyland Hotel Mr. Ruben Hilberink, who allowed me to use his research on performance quality management while he was in college which inspired me in finding the company problem statement of this paper. While his research focused more in the implementation of performance management in the workplace in general, he advised me that it could be a good subject concerning the hospitality industry, precisely at the level of the reception where the performance can be measured easily. Following his advice and being interested by the subject, I therefore decided to study more precisely this process and how it was implemented, rightly or not, in the Disneyland Hotel. Apart from this person, I would also like to thank my manager Mr. Oliver Drutschmann who hired me as a Team Leader intern and allowed me to work in this environment, involving me in several projects such as the transformation process of the majority our standard rooms in terrace rooms situated in the main floor of our hotel (in order to get a higher average price / room) or empowering me and other team leaders in taking operational decision related to management. I had also the opportunity to work with a wonderful team, always available if needed and I’m grateful to them as...
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...The Vimanika Shastra English translation by G.R. Josyer [1973] This is the English translation of the Vimanika Shastra, which purports to be an ancient Hindu manuscript on the construction and use of flying machines. Title Page Preface Plates First Ten Pages of Sanskrit Foreword Title Page (English Translation) Contents First Chapter Second Chapter Third Chapter Fourth Chapter Fifth Chapter Sixth Chapter VYMAANIKA-SHAASTRA AERONAUTICS by Maharshi Bharadwaaja Propounded by Venerable SUBBARAYA SHASTRY Translated into English and Edited, Printed and Published by G.R. JOSYER SCHOLAR, HISTORIAN, ESSAYIST, SANSKRITIST Printed at CORONATION PRESS, MYSORE-4, INDIA [1973] NOTICE OF ATTRIBUTION This text is NOT in the public domain in any country. This e-text has been posted for archival and research purposes only and must not be exploited commercially. Any other uses may be subject to International Copyright law. PREFACE by John Bruno Hare Have I lost my mind? This was the first reaction when I saw this listed for sale at the used book site, ABEBooks. I had heard rumors of this book for years, but for a long time I thought it was like the Necronomicon, a book which doesn't exist except as an urban myth. Yes, you can buy a Necronomicon at amazon.com, but let's get real. You will not be shredded by shambling extra-dimensional entities if you do . . . The Vymanika Shastra, however, is not a myth. In recent years, I had seen the English text...
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...Growing Up Asian in Australia file:///D|/ /Calibre Library/Wei Zhi/Growing Up Asian in Australia (799)/text/part0000.html[2014-6-18 23:54:32] Growing Up Asian in Australia file:///D|/ /Calibre Library/Wei Zhi/Growing Up Asian in Australia (799)/text/part0000.html[2014-6-18 23:54:32] Growing Up Asian in Australia Growing up Asian in Australia file:///D|/ /Calibre Library/Wei Zhi/Growing Up Asian in Australia (799)/text/part0001.html[2014-6-18 23:54:33] Growing Up Asian in Australia Growing up Asian in Australia ...................................... Alice Pung Edited by file:///D|/ /Calibre Library/Wei Zhi/Growing Up Asian in Australia (799)/text/part0002.html[2014-6-18 23:54:33] Growing Up Asian in Australia Published by Black Inc., an imprint of Schwartz Media Pty Ltd Level 5, 289 Flinders Lane Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia email: enquiries@blackincbooks.com http://www.blackincbooks.com Introduction and this collection © Alice Pung & Black Inc. Individual works © retained by the authors. Reprinted 2008 . ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 2008. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior consent of the publishers. Photo of Hoa Pham by Alister Air. Photo of Joy Hopwood by Yanna Black. The National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry: Pung, Alice (ed.) Growing up...
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...NAME NAME: NITISH SINGH ROLL NO.: BBA 39 SEMESTER: 5th (3rd year) COURSE: BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (HONS.) SUPERVISOR: Mr. Mohammed Feroz TOPIC: RICE INDUSTRY IN INDIA PAPER: BBA 508 Term Paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Graduate Degree in BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (HONOURS) J.D. BIRLA INSTITUTE Affiliated to JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY At KOLKATA 1 Date: 03/01/2013 To, The Controller of Examination, Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Respected sir, This term paper has been done by me and is an original work. The references used have been mentioned in the bibliography. This term paper work is partial fulfilment of the requirement for the BBA degree to be awarded by Jadavpur University. Yours faithfully, (Nitish Singh) 2 DECLARATIONS: To include plagiarism and ethical issues statements and word count is a formal requirement. I declare the following: (1) That the material contained in this dissertation is the end result of my own work and that due acknowledgement has been given in the bibliography and references to ALL sources be they printed, electronic or personal. (2) The word count of this dissertation is 14875. (3) That unless this dissertation has been confirmed as confidential, I agree to an entire electronic copy or sections of the dissertation to being placed on the e-learning portal, if deemed appropriate, to allow future students the opportunity to see examples of past...
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...VOLUME EDITOR S. WALLER is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Montana State University Bozeman. Her areas of research are philosophy of neurology, philosophy of cognitive ethology (especially dolphins, wolves, and coyotes), and philosophy of mind, specifically the parts of the mind we disavow. SERIES EDITOR FRITZ ALLHOFF is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Western Michigan University, as well as a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian National University’s Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. In addition to editing the Philosophy for Everyone series, Allhoff is the volume editor or co-editor for several titles, including Wine & Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), Whiskey & Philosophy (with Marcus P. Adams, Wiley, 2009), and Food & Philosophy (with Dave Monroe,Wiley-Blackwell, 2007). P H I L O S O P H Y F O R E V E RYO N E Series editor: Fritz Allhoff Not so much a subject matter, philosophy is a way of thinking.Thinking not just about the Big Questions, but about little ones too.This series invites everyone to ponder things they care about, big or small, significant, serious … or just curious. Running & Philosophy: A Marathon for the Mind Edited by Michael W. Austin Wine & Philosophy: A Symposium on Thinking and Drinking Edited by Fritz Allhoff Food & Philosophy: Eat,Think and Be Merry Edited by Fritz Allhoff and Dave Monroe Beer & Philosophy: The Unexamined Beer Isn’t Worth Drinking Edited by Steven D. Hales Whiskey & Philosophy:...
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