...veneers may be the best choice to restore your smile! Veneers are porcelain shells that are placed on the front of your teeth to restore your smile to its former beauty. After having dental veneers placed, you’ll be supremely confident in your smile! Fillings Fillings are materials that fill a space or cavity in the tooth. Common filling materials are silver amalgam, composite resin, glass ionomer, ceramic, and precious metals. At Clear Lake Dental Care, we use tooth-colored, mercury-free fillings as healthier and natural-looking alternatives to amalgam. Inlays/Onlays Inlays and onlays are special types of fillings that are used if a tooth is too weak to support a regular filling but is not yet a candidate for a full-coverage dental crown. These indirect fillings are designed in the laboratory in advance to fit the tooth structure perfectly. Inlays are placed within the center of the tooth, while onlays can cover the entire chewing surface....
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...not clearly state the “competitive prices” that Macklin would pay to Canadian Closures. Also, the prices of the supplies listed in the contract were a few years old. As no meetings were scheduled with the board of directors with the specific agenda of discussing problems ailing the company, no major decisions were taken to resolve the problems. Three plants, out of the total ten, registered the bulk of shipment rejections. An attempt at understanding and resolving the problem by visiting these plants failed miserably. Macklin’s senior management refused to make any further investments in the joint venture. Rumors were rife that they were planning to replace crown suppliers. Canadian Closures Inc. was performing below industry standards with losses of $350,000 on sales of $10.2 million. Claims regarding the 75 million crowns were worth over $350,000. Recognizing this claim would mean sacrificing the company’s profits, however rejecting Macklin’s request would antagonize the venture’s only client....
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...* The moves by both suppliers and customers of can makers to integrate into can manufacturing themselves had profoundly redefined the metal can industry since John Connelly’s arrival. * analysts saw little growth potential for metal cans in the 1990s * Industry observers forecast plastics as the growth segment for containers. By 1983, two-piece cans dominated the beverage industry where they were the can of choice for beer and soft drink makers. Of the 120 billion cans produced in 1989, 80% were two-piece cans. While aluminum companies developed the original technology for the two-piece can, steel companies ultimately followed suit with a thin-walled steel version. * The number of aluminum cans produced increased by almost 200% during the period 1980–1989, reaching a high of 85 billion, while steel can production dropped by 22% to 35 billion for the same period * Since the can constituted about 45% of the total cost of a packaged beverage, soft drink bottlers and brewers usually maintained relationships with more than one can supplier. Poor service and uncompetitive prices could be punished by cuts in order size. * Many large brewers moved to hold can costs down by developing their own manufacturing capability.4. By the end of the 1980s, the beer industry had the capacity to supply about 55% of its beverage can needs. Captive manufacturing was not widespread in the soft drink industry, where many small bottlers and franchise operations were generally more dispersed...
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...services) Preventive Services. • Routine exams (2 per 12 months) • Prophylaxis (Simple Cleaning) (2 per 12 months) • Full mouth x-ray (1 per 24 months) • Space maintainers to age 16 (1 per 24 months) • Fluoride to age 16 (1 per 12 months) • Bitewing x-rays (max 4 films per 12 months) • Sealants to age 16 (permanent molars, 1 per 36 months) • Adjunctive pre-diagnostic oral cancer screening (max 1 per 12 months for age 40+) Other Services. 12 month waiting period applies. • Fillings (12 month waiting period does not apply to fillings) • Simple extractions • Oral surgery (surgical extractions & impactions) • Anesthesia (subject to review, covered with complex oral surgery) • Emergency pain (1 per 12 months) • Non-Surgical Periodontics • Crowns, Bridges, and Dentures • Surgical Periodontics (gum surgery) • Inlays and Onlays • Endodontics (root canals) • Repairs:...
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...Crown Corporation: 대규모투자의 자 금 조달 1969년 2월, 크라운 사의 자금 담당자 월터 베넷은 몇 가지 투자자금 조달방안을 고려 중이다. 크라운 사는 지금 기초알루미늄괴(Primary Aluminum Ingot) 생산공장을 세 워 이 전방 생산공정을 기존의 후방공정과 통합시키는 작업을 결정하였다. 이 투자 결 정은 대규모의 자본 지출을 요구한다. 크라운 사는 전방과 후방의 공정 통합으로 일괄생산체제를 구축하여 전반적인 효율성을 크게 증대시킬 수 있다고 믿고 있다. 대 규모 기초알루미늄괴 공장은 에아스탈코(Eastalco)라 명명되었고 이 공장의 완성을 위해 필요한 자금과 운전자본은 현재 회사가 보유하고 있는 현금 보유액을 초과하고 있 다. 우선 1969년도 자금 부족분을 충족시키기 위해 $30M를 6개월 이내에 조달하여야 한다. 베넷은 이런 투자결정이 배당감소로 이어져서는 안 된다고 믿고 있으며 회사의 주당 70Cent 배당률은 유지한다는 가정하에 즉각적이고 장기적인 자금 조달이 이뤄지기를 희망하고 있다. 크라운사 소개 원래 광산회사이던 크라운 사는 1960년대 넉넉한 자금을 이용하여 알루미늄 관련사 등을 M&A하여 그 후 항공기 및 산업용 소비 목적의 초합금 주물(Super Alloy Castings) 과 건물, 포장, 항공산업에 사용되는 알루미늄제품(Aluminum Fabricated Products)의 생 산업체로 탈바꿈했다. 현재 크라운 사의 매출은 크게 주물과 알루미늄제품에 반반 씩 의존하고 있다. 우선 매출의 반을 차지하는 크라운 사의 주물 생산품은 고온의 가스 터빈 엔진에서 도 잘 견딜 수 있도록 설계되었다. 대부분의 설계는 비행기 엔진 제조업자에 의해 미리 설계된 것이며 크라운 사는 이를 가지고 작업에 착수하게 된다. 비행기 제조업체 들은 더 큰 추진력을 엔진작동온도도 얻기 위해 엔진을 더욱 고성능화할 것을 요구하였으며, 이에 따라 화씨 2,150도로 높아 졌다. 따라서 크라운 사의 주물 생산품 들은 이 온도에서 제대로 작동 되어야만 했다. 고온은 터빈의 날개와 날개의 날 에 대한 정밀한 주물의 사용을 요구한다. Crown Corporation: 투자자금 조달사례 1 따라서 주물 작업과 관련하여 고도의 기술과 노하우가 요구되었으며, 주물사업의 성공여부는 다분히 까다로운 기준의 충족과 낮은 불량률의 달성에 달려있다고 볼 수 있 다. 크라운 사는 이를 충족시켰으며, 크라운 사의 품질관리와 기술에 대한 우월성과 이를 달성하기 위한 꾸준한 노력은 고객들로부터 신뢰를 쌓아 나가기에 충분했다. 크라 운 사의 성능과 품질에 대한 엄격한 기준 유지와 노력은 크라운 사가 지난 10년간 미국 제트엔진 프로그램 대부분에 참가할 수 있었던 원동력이었다 표 A. 크라운의 기초 알루미늄 소비, 생산, 매출 실 (단위: 백만 파운드) ...
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...Crown Cork & Seal in 1989 Teaching Note I introduce the class by remarking that John Connelly ran Crown Cork & Seal for over 30 years and followed essentially the same strategy for the entire period. The total return to shareholders over the 32-year period was just under 20% compounded. Now that Connelly has stepped down as CEO and given control to William Avery, is it finally time for a change? I begin by asking what are the key strategic issues facing Avery in the summer of 1989. Question 1. What are the key strategic issues that Avery needs to consider? What strategic options are open to him? Here I just want to develop the list and save the analysis of the issues until the end of class. The list of issues should include some of the following: (1) The old Continental Can is apparently for sale either in whole or in part. Should Avery consider bidding on some or all of the business? (2) Metal containers are very slow-growth and plastics is forecast to make significant inroads. Should Avery consider entering plastics? If so, in what segments, and should they build their capability or acquire someone? Who? (3) Expand the product line to a full line of metal containers, not so focused on beverage and aerosol? (4) Diversify into other packaging materials and product categories? (5) Diversify into other less-related businesses? (6) Exit, or sell the business? How should we go about addressing these issues? Presumably we should analyze the appropriateness...
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...Dear Mr. Schumacher, Thank you very much for your willingness to allow us to visit your farm and business establishment. We really appreciate consent. Below is the list of question we would like to ask you when we eventually we get to do the tour. There might be other question we might be asking that did not pop up now until we see your facility. Intended questions to be asked 1. How many people patronize the facility annually? 2. Is the facility used during all seasons of the year? 3. If it is, what are the busy season and a slower season? 4. Which category of people often rent the facility? 5. What does the rental agreement consist of? 6. Do the customers pay by the hour or is a flat rate? How was this decided? 7. How many people is the space designed for? 8. What is provided with the rental cost? Do customers have to use the facility caterer or can they bring in their own food? 9. How many staff members are employed? Does the staffing vary by season? 10. What kind of services do you offer? 11. Do you have parking spaces for this facility? 12. How many vehicles can fit that parking lot? 13. What is the size of the parking lot? 14. Do you have a cooling and heating system in the rental facility? 15. How much revenue and net income does the facility been rented generate for a year? 16. How did you obtain, and how long does it take to receive the rental permit? 17. What is the payment schedule and cancellation policy on rentals? 18. Did you encounter...
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...I choose this topic because in Crown Heights that area I raise, I didn't know about the Crown height riot happens on August 19, 1991. There were black people vs Jewish people were violence each other. There was a political problem and social problem happens in the past. The First attack, what happen was when there was 3 car motorcades carrying Rabbi Menachem M. run over a little boy (Gavin Cato) and a little girl (Angela Kato) had injured. That how the war started become riot in Crown heights. In Crown, heights started black people and Jewish people were fighting each other what happens to 2 kids who get kill and hurts. Black people were angry at the Jewish people because the ambulance doesn't help 2 kids who kill by cars. After the man get out from motorcade car and he calls 911 but he didn't chance to call an ambulance because he gets beaten by black people. When the ambulance came took a man who beating him and they take to a hospital. The ambulance leaves the 2 kids at the attack car lay down on the sidewalk. That makes them more mad, become violent and hurt to Jewish people. The Crown Height become out of control in everywhere and hurting to Jewish people....
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...no. 2-0010 Crown Point Cabinetry Introduction It was 2002 and Brian Stowell, CEO of Crown Point Cabinetry, was reflecting on the incredible change he had seen in his nine years of leadership at the small manufacturing company. Located in rural Claremont, New Hampshire, Crown Point supplied high-end custom kitchen cabinets to customers throughout the United States. The company was a respected and desirable employer in its small community, boasting an inspired and motivated workforce. It had earned the trust of thousands of customers nationwide. But it wasn’t always that way. Industry The U.S. cabinet industry was highly fragmented, with more than 5,000 manufacturers supplying stock, semi-custom, and custom cabinets1 through multiple distribution channels. In 1998 the largest manufacturer held 15 percent of the market, while the second largest held just 7 percent. Over half the manufacturers employed fewer than 10 people. Demand for cabinets followed residential construction industry trends. Distributors and dealers each represented about 30 percent of manufacturers’ cabinet purchases, while home centers and builders shared the remainder evenly. Less than 1 percent of cabinets were purchased direct from manufacturers. As big-box home improvement retailers emerged in the ’90s, the trend toward stock cabinets strengthened while the custom share of the market weakened, from 26 percent in 1989 to less than 15 percent by 1999.2 1 Stock cabinets, typically sold by large...
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...Crown Point no. 2-0010 Crown Point Cabinetry Introduction It was 2002 and Brian Stowell, CEO of Crown Point Cabinetry, was reflecting on the incredible change he had seen in his nine years of leadership at the small manufacturing company. Located in rural Claremont, New Hampshire, Crown Point supplied high-end custom kitchen cabinets to customers throughout the United States. The company was a respected and desirable employer in its small community, boasting an inspired and motivated workforce. It had earned the trust of thousands of customers nationwide. But it wasn’t always that way. Industry The U.S. cabinet industry was highly fragmented, with more than 5,000 manufacturers supplying stock, semi-custom, and custom cabinets1 through multiple distribution channels. In 1998 the largest manufacturer held 15 percent of the market, while the second largest held just 7 percent. Over half the manufacturers employed fewer than 10 people. Demand for cabinets followed residential construction industry trends. Distributors and dealers each represented about 30 percent of manufacturers’ cabinet purchases, while home centers and builders shared the remainder evenly. Less than 1 percent of cabinets were purchased direct from manufacturers. As big-box home improvement retailers emerged in the ’90s, the trend toward stock cabinets strengthened while the custom share of the market weakened, from 26 percent in 1989 to less than 15 percent by 1999.2 1 Stock cabinets, typically...
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...included, squashed into one place! Between the red riding hoods, Angels, Cheechs, Chongs, Hard Core Swat Cops, Princess Peaches, Marios, Luigis, Unicorns, Devils, Cats, Vampires, and Indian Chiefs, I would have no idea whose was the best but, luckily for me Jesus showed up to my party! Jesus is a symbol of all things holy; he can bless your spirits and your wine all while kicking your ass at beer pong. He can choose whatever kind of attitude to have towards your questions about life. The Jesus at my party his name is Chris, friend of a friend who grew out his beard all year to play the role he was born to play; and that role of course was “Party God Jesus”. Not only did he absolve my guests and I of all our sins but, personally placed his crown of thorns a top this Heathen Pocahontas’ head curing me of whatever ailments may come to me in the future. Then handing me a cigarette he said “no cancer for you my child”. Now for the worst of the best this goes to the sluts that showed up at my party. While I can appreciate the sexy maid costume, or heck even the sexy Freddie cougar girl was at least creative but, I can not stand the girls whose costumes serve no purpose. A mask, and a tight dress does not a costume make. All in all, I can only imagine what little there is to you on the inside with so little creativity on the...
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...Spain During Ancient Times or Dates of Antiquity During ancient times or dates of antiquity Spain was under the Roman Empire. It was called Hispania, to it were born Roman emperors Trojan and Theodosius I and the philosopher Seneca. The Roman Empire (Latin: Imperium Romanum) was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterized by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean. Spain During the Middle Ages 5th to 8th Century Rulers: Alaric I (Alareiks in the original Gothic) was likely born about 370 on an island named Peuce (the Fir) at the mouth of the Danube in present day Romania. King of the Visigoths from 395–410, Alaric was the first Germanic leader to take the city of Rome. Having originally desired to settle his people in the Roman Empire, he finally sacked the city, marking the decline of imperial power in the west. Euric, also known as Evaric, Erwig, or Eurico in Spanish and Portuguese (c. 415 – 484), Son of Theodoric I and the younger brother of Theodoric II and ruled as king of the Visigoths, with his capital at Toulouse, from 466 until his death in 484. He inherited a large portion of the Visigothic possessions in the Aquitaine region of Gaul, an area that had been under Visigothic control since 415. Over the decades the Visigoths had gradually expanded their holdings at the expense of the weak Roman government, advancing well into Hispania in the process. Alaric II, also...
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...Buyers * Large and powerful companies (Coke, Pepsi, Campbell etc) – bulk buyers offering long production runs * Expect just-in-time inventory, superior service * Knoweledgeable about cost to manufacture cans – negotiation strength – expect savings on can cost to add to bottom line * Backward integration possibility Substitutes xxx * Many low cost substitutes for metal containers available: glass, plastic, paper, fiberfoil, paper and plastic combinations, etc. * Posing a threat to limit the prices. A price increase can be met with a shift to glass or plastic by brewers or soft-drink bottlers. * Second, they may limit long-term demand for metal containers. Plastic soft drink bottles, plastic orange juice cans, and paper and plastic juice boxes, are all examples of segments that moved away from metal containers for reasons of ease and convenience. Suppliers xxx * Aluminum industry dominated by Alcoa and Alcan combined represent 65% of the aluminum can stock market – limited scope of cost negotiation * Forward integration – Reynolds * Ability to leverage costs (e.g. research, technology) spread over business Barriers To Entry xxx * Moderate ease to enter the market - capital costs ($25 million) are small relative to the size of the market ($12 billion) * Low and deteriorating margins – need for efficient low cost operations Rivalry xxx * Margin intensive operations – competition stiff as there is limitation to pass...
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...Number Three The postmodern society is constantly changing. All the old things such as buildings are replaced with the impeccable modern ones. Just like the former English Teacher, Miss Coral who is caught between a rock and a hard place. Today people have to be perfect and everything we are occupied with must be done flawlessly. The author Anna Metcalfe emphasizes exactly this issue in the short story “Number Three”, where Miss Coral is trapped in a culture clash. She´s replaced with a so called “Real English Teacher” – the contemporary ideal person, Mr. James. Miss Coral is replaced with Mr. James who is supposed to be a better teacher than her. Her boss says he has done her a favour by making her an international hostess, in charge of an English teacher program. After all he could have chosen to fire her, “The director was keen that she should not take the redistribution of her skills as a sign of promotion (…) she has been withdrawn from teaching on grounds of incompetence”, (line 13-15). Throughout the short story “old” Miss Coral is equated with the Tianfu slum. She is replaced with Mr. James, who is modern and new. The old city is also replaced with something better and fresh, “The shanty town shacks of Tianfu, half flattened, are making way for settlement housing”, (line 19-20). The setting plays a major role in the short story as it refers to Miss Coral´s state of mind. The big polluted city has “flattened” Miss Coral and her career. The smog and dust in the city...
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...in the expansion of their power 1474-1598 The Spanish expansion of power during the era of 1474-1598 can be clearly categorised into three separate periods, with each different ruler of Spain bringing with them a diverse train of thought in regard to expansion than their predecessor. Firstly, with Ferdinand and Isabella came the union of Iberia under one household, and in 1492 they succeeded in conquering Granada which is seen the first physical expansion of power during their reign, and this period. Granada was of key significance to the monarchs as, for Isabella, it provided a stronghold of Moorish tradition and beliefs, and for Ferdinand it gave his enemies in North Africa a gateway to Spain. so when the announcement came from the crown that it was to begin conquering Granada in 1481 it can be said that both Isabella and Ferdinand had different agendas and motives, however in 1481 Ferdinand was stated to say that he “wished to conquer that kingdom of Granada and expel from all Spain the enemies of the catholic faith and dedicate Spain to the service of God”. Also in a letter from the monarchs dated 1485 they state their intent to spread the catholic faith and remove the “unremitting menace” from the southern lands. Furthermore this source also goes to state that if Ferdinand and Isabella wished to simply expand physical power or gather treasure they would have done so already, assumingly from other areas, rather than a religious crusade. However it is suggestible that Ferdinand...
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