...Laupen, when Confederate soldiers began using the white cross as their field sign. History: Switzerland evolved over many centuries from a loose alliance of small self-governing towns and states, beginning with the confederation of Uri, Schwyz and Nidwalden in 1291, to a fully-fledged federal state of 26 cantons. Despite periods of political, social and religious unrest, unity prevailed in the Old Swiss Confederacy. However, the French invasion of 1798 was to be a turning point in the country’s history, ushering in the first of several changes in government – the short-lived Helvetic Republic – that would continue until 1848. The birth of modern-day Switzerland was accompanied by the creation of a federal constitution that laid the permanent foundations for national cohesion and the pursuit of the common good, while upholding the country’s cultural and linguistic diversity Much of Switzerland’s landscape is covered by mountains – apparently inhospitable terrain for human habitation. And yet the routes across the Alpine and Jura mountain passes have brought in people and goods since prehistoric times. The Swiss Plateau, which stretches from Lake Geneva in the west to Lake Constance in the east, and includes the Alps, Jura and the River Rhine, was and continues to be the mostly densely populated area of the country. Since the High Middle Ages, various powers had sought to control these mountain passes, as they were part of a network of vital communication routes. However...
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...May 3, 2012 12:55 pm Nestlé to open third Nespresso factory By Haig Simonian in Zurich Nespresso, the fast-growing premium coffee brand owned by Switzerland’s Nestlé, on Thursday brushed off fears of rising competition for high-margin capsules with plans for a third factory to boost output to meet surging global demand. Nespresso, whose sales grew by about 20 per cent to SFr3.5bn last year, said it would invest SFr300m on a new plant in Romont in the Swiss canton of Freiburg. The factory will be similar to the second Nespresso plant at Avenches, built and then swiftly extended to relieve pressure on Nespresso’s original production site. “Some 25 years after creating the portioned coffee segment, the third Nespresso production centre will provide the capacity needed to sustain growth in Europe and develop our brand globally.” said Patrice Bula, Nespresso chairman. The new plant, to cost SFr300m and create more than 400 jobs, is expected to start production in the first half of 2015. Nestlé does not reveal financial data for Nespresso, other than a rounded annual sales figure. Analysts believe the business, which effectively created a new market segment around the world, is extremely profitable, with margins of more than 25 per cent. Nespresso’s success, boosted by clever advertising featuring US actor George Clooney, has however prompted growing competition, most recently form Starbucks. The US coffee group last November launched a single cup coffee system, initially...
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...Harbour City Wharf ’s business began in a wharf and godown in Tsim Sha Tsui in 1886. Urbanisation provided the defining opportunity for Wharf. The redevelopment of Harbour City turned Canton Road from a dilapidated street nobody dared to visit after sunset to the most high traffic focal point of TST today. T H E W H A R F ( H O L D I N G S ) L I M I T E D A n n u a l R e p o r t 2 014 15 BUSINESS ASSETS 169,074 9,550 HK$ Million GROSS REVENUE HK$ Million OPERATING PROFIT 7,474 HK$ Million 16 T H E W H A R F ( H O L D I N G S ) L I M I T E D A n n u a l R e p o r t 2 014 An international retail landmark, Harbour City takes a 7.1% of Hong Kong retail sales and sets new records in sales and retail revenue every year. 17 T H E W H A R F ( H O L D I N G S ) L I M I T E D A n n u a l R e p o r t 2 014 Business Review HARBOUR CITY BUSINESS ASSETS 2014 HK$ Million 2013 HK$ Million Change Properties (at valuation) Hotel and club* (at valuation) Other assets 159,700 8,420 954 137,770 8,340 1,067 +16% +1% -11% Total business assets 169,074 147,177 +15% As at 31 December * Hotel and Club are stated at cost less depreciation in the financial statements. GROSS REVENUE 2014 HK$ Million 2013 HK$ Million Change Retail Office Serviced Apartments Hotel and Club 5,674 2,121 301 1,454 4,909 1,885 305 1,372 +16% +13% -1% +6% Total gross revenue 9,550 ...
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...Life span development is a study into a person’s life. The type of person, the person’s traits and what makes him or her different is the building blocks of a person’s personality. This paper will introduce the study of the life span and personality of shock rocker Marilyn Manson. It will be discussing Manson’s environmental development. It will discuss the moral psychological development, social support, and family support of Marilyn Manson. Each area helped in molding Manson and gave Manson adjustment to his life. It will show how his morals differ from societies morals, and how he was and still is perceived in society as a “Shock Rocker.” Marilyn Manson was born Brian Hugh Warner, January 5, 1969 in the town of Canton which is in the state of Ohio, to Hugh, and Barb Warner. At a tender age of five Manson entered in the Heritage Christian School. At this time Manson became instilled with fear, and became terrorized by the Christian school. The Coughlin (n.d.) website states he believed he was cheated and abused due to the teachings of the arrival of Christ and the apocalyptic conspiracy theories preached at his school. To complicate Manson’s childhood Manson suffered molestation from a neighbor and did not inform his mother for a long time of the molestation. Manson’s environment was at first church and family. Going to a faith-oriented school Manson was educated about how he would be damn for his sins, which made Manson fear religion. As stated by Coughlin (n.d.),...
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...Business hierarchy in Switzerland The Swiss appreciate sobriety, thrift, tolerance, punctuality and a sense of responsibility. This is reflected in the way they do business. The business climate is very formal and conservative and companies are structured in the traditional vertical manner. The culture of companies can vary somewhat, depending on whether they are in the German, French or Italian areas of Switzerland. Overall, one can say that decisions are taken at the top of the organisation. In most organisations employees have little responsibility, although this differs from one company to another. The many international companies in Geneva have a more American management culture, they are less hierarchic and employees hold more responsibility. Strategy Generally, the management of an organisation is at large responsible for the planning. Most companies use detailed planning with a tight schedule, although organisations in the French and Italian areas may have a more laid-back approach to strategy. Most of the planning is long term. Swiss business meetings Meetings are generally impersonal, brisk, orderly, planned and task-oriented. It is important to prepare yourself in advance of a business meeting. The Swiss tend to get right down to business after a few minutes of general discussion. Be aware of the fact that non-verbal communication, such as body language, is very important and varies from region to region in Switzerland. Note that organisation,...
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...Cumberland Farms when you go to Cumberland farms website, it automatically pops up with this sign that says “the taste test was close but, the price is not” It is a picture of a Dunkin Donut’s coffee and a Cumberland Farms coffee sitting side by side. They have comments on their front page about what other customers have said about the difference between their coffee and dunkin donuts coffee. People cannot believe that they taste almost the same but are paying for a more expensive coffee at Dunkin Donuts. Some of the comments were “really??? That is a shocker and that is kind of any eye opener”. They even have a video of people drinking the coffee it is a blind taste test and the people are saying that they prefer Cumberland Farms coffee over dunkin Donuts coffee. Cumberland Farms coffee is just 99 cent’s any size and any flavor that you choose to put in your coffee. On their page online they have their mission statement, and it says “To deliver the friendliest, cleanest, and most convenient customer experience by first being the best place to work” They want you in and out of the store just as quickly as you want to be. They want to have the cleanest store and have the fastest service weather it has to do with food or if you are getting coffee. They are expected to do the same thing no matter which store you go to. I personally have good service with Cumberland Farms if I have to wait for the ice coffee to finish brewing, they will give you the coffee to you for free...
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...Resource collection #5 Alliterations Develop Awareness of Beginning Sounds Children can follow children on the recording and have fun acting out some of the movements: pig rolls & plays; lizard leaps; snails slide; worm wiggles; caterpillar crawls; diving dolphin. Ask the children - what’s the same in most of the sentences of words (i.e. pink pig plays, pen - they all start with the letter p). Jack Hartmann Chorus Clap your hands to the beat Sing these tongue twisters with me Pink pig plays in his pen Pink pig plays in his pen Plays, plays in his pen Plays, plays in his pen Little lizard leaps by the lake Little lizard leaps by the lake Leaps, leaps by the lake Leaps, leaps by the lake Slithery snails slide so slow Slithery snails slide so slow Slide, slide, slide so slow Slide, slide, slide so slow Repeat chorus Wiggly worm wiggles in the water Wiggly worm wiggles in the water Wiggles, wiggles, wiggles in the water Wiggles, wiggles, wiggles in the water Creeping caterpillar crawls by the creek Creeping caterpillar crawls by the creek Crawls, crawls by the creek Crawls, crawls by the creek Diving dolphin dives so deep Diving dolphin dives so deep Dives, dives, dives so deep Dives, dives, dives so deep Repeat Chorus Starfish Song for Teaching About Compound Words and Syllables Fran Avni Each object named can be followed by claps, snaps, or any repeated rhythmic pattern. The door can be knocked on, the bell can be rung...
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...The stocking of lakes began in the late 1800s in the wilderness lakes of the western United States. Lake Trout was the most common fish stocked because of its popularity among sport fisherman. Until the 1960s, the environment and its ecosystems were not considered in the process of stocking a body of water. In the 60s, it became widely understood how fragile an ecosystem can be. Now, controversy surrounds the different methods of stocking fish as well as its jurisdiction under the law. In this investigation, fish stocking will be examined in its history, basics, ecological effects, and controversial areas. At the start of the 20th century sport fishing was gaining popularity. With the rise in fishing came the need for more fishing spots. To fulfill this demand, the process of stocking fish was used and became very prevalent. Will Colby,...
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...The Knife That Killed Me The book starts off by Paul explaining how the knife can come close but that the math means that it can never reach him. He is sitting in the geography room listen to the teacher mumble on about fresh water lakes in America, and how his eyes are gazing so far away that you could think he is there. Then he feels something at the back of his hair, and he runs his fingers through his hair and finds that it is chewing gum. We get introduced to Miller, Roth and another person. Paul’s school was divided between two types of "gangs." One gang was run by the school's biggest bully, Roth. Roth found physical pain in fighting. Meanwhile, the other "gang" kept to themselves and were friends. Around the school they were known as the "freaks" since they were quiet and didn't start trouble, there leader Shane was one of my favourite characters. He cared about his group and wanted peace. Roth bullies Paul into making him send a package up to their rival school, and when Paul says that he will get hurt Roth says its fine and that he know he’s coming. He delivers the package and finds out that it is a dogs head. The people at that school declare war and demand a fight at 2 tomorrow. Roth accepts the fight and starts to make an attack plan. The 2 schools start fighting and Paul becomes overpower and pulls out his knife on a kid from the other school, he feels scared and turns and plunges the knife into the person behind him. It was Shane. Shane died in hospital. Paul...
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...flowing from different directions come together to form the main river, which ultimately drains into a large water body such as a lake or a sea or an ocean. The area drained by a single river system is called a drainage basin. A closer observation on a map will indicate that any elevated area, such as a mountain or an upland, separates two drainage basins. Such an upland is known as a water divide (Figure 3.1). Sr ea m B 3 T Sr ea m A W at er Di vi de subcontinent. Accordingly, the Indian rivers are divided into two major groups: • the Himalayan rivers; and • the Peninsular rivers. Apart from originating from the two major physiographic regions of India, the Himalayan and the Peninsular rivers are different from each other in many ways. Most of the Himalayan rivers are perennial. It means that they have water throughout the year. These rivers receive water from rain as well as from melted snow from the lofty mountains. The two major Himalayan rivers, the Indus and the Brahmaputra originate from the north of the mountain ranges. They have cut through the mountains making gorges. The Himalayan rivers have long courses from their source to the sea. They perform intensive erosional activity in their upper courses and carry huge loads of silt and sand. In the middle and the lower courses, these rivers form meanders, oxbow lakes, and many other depositional features in their Figure 3.1 : Water Divide The world’s largest drainage basin is of the Nile...
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...If you like fishing you will like the different fish you can catch in Texas. Lake Conroe can be caught in different locations in Texas The Lake Conroe is considered as the best destination for holiday and vacations. There survival is attached to pure cold water. This trout is very sensitive to water temperature changes. If the water temperature goes up by a few degrees the trout will die off, or move to a different location. The rainbow trout are not affected as much by the water temperature changes should the water clarity get bad due to silt the fish will move out to the mouths of any stream with clear water This pink fleshy trout is the favorite with trout fishermen. It feeds on small flies but can be tempted to strike small lures and other baits. This fish will remain in the shallow water till it...
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...A glance at Cheney Lake Reservoir Ecosystem James Killion SCI/256 August 12, 2013 Mary Corrigan, Ph.D. As any lake Cheney Lake Reservoirs ecosystems begins with the sun, for without the sun there is no life. This is true because the sun is what provides the energy that is needed for the start of a food chain. At Cheney Lake Reservoir there is no difference than any other lake. Phytoplankton is the start food chain; it is mostly made of algae. Phytoplankton needs a sufficient amount of sunlight and temperature to grow, not only does it need sunlight it also requires phosphorous and nitrogen to flourish. In order to have an ecosystem that is productive and healthy there must a proper amount of phytoplankton at all times. If there is not enough phytoplankton there will not be enough to go around, if there is too much there not be enough light to support life. Phytoplankton is considered to be a producer. Zooplanktons are considered to be the animal in the free floating particles in the water. Their perpose is to eat algae, bacteria, and sometimes other zooplankton. Zooplanktons are considered to be a primary consumer in this food chain. Next to come is known as the secondary consumer....
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...Panguitch Lake TMDL Panguitch Lake is located in the high mountains of southwestern Utah, at an elevation of 8,200 feet. It is a natural lake, but in 1885 a dam was built to increase the water capacity. When the lake is full, it is about 57 feet deep, covers approximately 1,234 surface acres and holds about 40,100 acre-feet of water. Panguitch Lake has 5 major tributaries, which are all creeks. Panguitch Lake has 5 beneficial use classifications, which include, 3A, 2B, 3C, 3D and 4. The only classification that is impaired is 3A. Class 3A is the protection of cold-water fish and other aquatic life. There are two causes for this impairment. The first cause is the amount of phosphorus in the water. The second cause is the low amount...
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...in harm to other organisms (Encarta dictionary 2007). This is one of the ecological problems that are affecting PAU thought others don’t see it as a problem. Thus, the essay will discuss further on how it is started and evidences of its existence, how to minimize or prevent it from eventuating, and how it affects the environment in which we live in and give a real case study of its effects. Eutrophication began to develop on the lakes of PAU when the campus department stopped cleaning the lakes in order to let the birds to lay their eggs on the flowers growing in the lakes. This is evident in lake two. This has led to eutrophication due to the overcrowding of plant life in the lakes. Some proof that the lakes are becoming entropic are that they smell, overgrowth of plants means the level of oxygen is depleted and less penetration of sunlight, algae are starting to cover the surface of the lakes. Therefore, this shows that lakes here at PAU are starting to become eutropic. Prevention is better than cure therefore it is better to prevent the lakes from becoming eutropic than to cure it after it has become eutropic. As stated in the article, ‘How to cure Eutrophication’ (2012, May 17) that a pond that has become eutropic is hard to rehabilitate. This is because not only will you have to fight the nutrients that are currently running off into the pond, but you also have to undo all of the problems that have compounded over the past number of weeks, months, years. By this point...
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...Research Essay Lake Wylie is located on Gaston and Mecklenburg Counties in North Carolina and York County in South Carolina. The lakes water supply primarily comes from the Catawba River. The lake is man-made and used to create hydroelectricity by Duke Power Company. Lake Wylie is a large lake and offers an abundance of space for recreation and activities including: boating, fishing, water skiing, sun bathing, swimming and numerous other activities around the lake. It is enjoyed by many people during the summer time. Safety on the water becomes a problem with so many people participating in water activities. Several People die and many others are injured each year in association with the lake. The first thing that comes to mind when being around water is being able to swim. Many people die each year while being on the lake because they cannot swim or not very strong swimmers. Some people think its not cool to wear a life jacket so they jump into the lake without wearing one. They can swim for a short while but they become exhausted and are not close enough to grab on to anything and they struggle to keep their head above the water. Other children were never taught how to swim at all and they think they will be fine hugging onto a float or noodle but they can lose their grip and down they go. The water is dark and by the time someone notices it is to late. The lake water itself is a safety concern. There have been reports of sewage leakage into the lake. This spreads lots...
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