...Species Profile of the Canada goose (Branta canadensis) I. Introduction -Why I choose this organism? I choose the Canada goose (Branta canadensis) because it was one of the specie that I didn’t know too much about it and encounter this specie really fascinating over all. Over the two years I have been working on Fort Belvoir I had discovered that this species is protected and by doing this presentation I had plan to discover why and what is the story behind this. In this presentation I will try to give a voice to an organism that will have experience a lot of adversities in the tenure of his life. The scientific name (Branta canadensis) which is part of the animalia Kingdom; part of the chordate Phylum, part of the aves Class; in the anseriformes Order and part of the anatidae Family. Branta canadensis has been split into B. canadensis and B. hutchinsii. The Canada goose is this animal common name and people most knowing as a goose or geese; depending on the location you live. The area of residence...
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...Abstract The Canada goose (Branta canadensis) is a large wild goose species with a black head and neck, white patches on the face, and a brown body and native to arctic or temperate regions of North America. The Canada goose is primarily herbivorous and normally migratory; it tends to be found on or close to fresh water. Salinity plays a role in the growth and development of goslings. Studies have shown that a well-fed, healthy adult. Goslings are susceptible to saline-induced mortality before their nasal salt glands become functional, with the majority occurring before the sixth day of life. The average life expectancy for Canada geese can be difficult to determine. In captivity, the longest lived goose was 80 years old. Canada goose can produce up to 1.5 pounds of fecal matter per day. Public health and safety risks are a growing concern with Canada geese. A large...
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...Species Profile of the Canada goose (Branta canadensis) I. Introduction -Why I choose this organism? I choose the Canada goose (Branta canadensis) because it was one of the specie that I didn’t know too much about it and encounter this specie really fascinating over all. Over the two years I have been working on Fort Belvoir I had discovered that this species is protected and by doing this presentation I had plan to discover why and what is the story behind this. In this presentation I will try to give a voice to an organism that will have experience a lot of adversities in the tenure of his life. The scientific name (Branta canadensis) which is part of the animalia Kingdom; part of the chordate Phylum, part of the aves Class; in the anseriformes...
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...Business Research Report – Canada Goose Canada Goose Inc. is number 125 of the Profit 500 list. Canada Goose is a company that had started in a small warehouse in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1957 by a guy named Sam Tick, who was a cutter at other factories. When Sam Tick started the company, it was originally called Metro Sportswear LTD. In 1970, Sam Tick’s son-in-law, David Reiss, had joined the company and had invented a down filling machine for the jacket. Originally, they renamed the company to Snow Goose, because of the white downs, but eventually somewhere in the 70’s it was renamed to Canada Goose. In 1982 Laurie Skreslet became the first Canadian to climb Mount Everest and he was wearing the Big Mountain Jacket create by Canada Goose (Canada Goose, 2013). Then in 1997 an man named Dani Reiss, son of David Reiss, joined the company as a salesman, selling the brand to stores to sell the product. In 2001 he had succeed his father and had become president and Chief Executive of the company. He had brought a new strategy to the way things are done on the advertising and production side of the product. The Strategy was; “by focusing on the made-in-Canada, used-in-Canada story behind the coats, people would clamour for them” (O’Kane J. 2013). The strategy worked and the company fiscal year grew 40% and had sales close to $150 million US Dollars. In addition, Canada Goose jackets had been popping up in movies. The one movie in particular that the jacket appeared in was “The...
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...provide some insights for organization wishing to achieve performance excellence? o As each bird flaps it’s wings, it creates uplift for the other bird behind. By using a “V” formation, the whole flock adds 71 percent more flying range than if each bird flew alone. Lesson: People who are part of a team and share a common direction can get where they are going more quickly and easily because they are travelling on the thrust of another and lift up each other along the way. o Whenever one falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of flying alone and quickly gets back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the birds immediately in front of it. Lesson: If we have as much understanding as a goose, we share information with those who are headed the same way that we are going and be willing to offer as well as accept help and support to others. If we do this, we will always stay in the formation just like the geese. o When the lead bird gets tired, it rotates back into formation and another flies at the point position. Lesson: It pays to share leadership and take turns doing hard jobs. With people as with geese, we are interdependent on each other’s skills, capabilities and unique combination of skills, talents and resources. o The birds in formation honk from behind to encourage those upfront to maintain their speed. Lesson: We need to make sure our own workplace honking from behind is encouraging. Words of support and inspiration...
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...person or a device than a pond with a cage-trap, the latter acquired the retronym "decoy pool".[citation needed] The other form of duck decoy, otherwise known as a hunting decoy or wildfowl decoy, is a life-size model of the creature. The hunter places a number about the hunting area as they will encourage wild birds to land nearby, hopefully within the range of the concealed hunter. Originally carved from wood, they are now made from plastic. Wildfowl decoys (primarily ducks, geese, shorebirds, and crows, but including some other species) are considered a form of folk art. Collecting decoys has become a significant hobby both for folk art collectors and hunters. The world record was set in September 2007 when a pintail drake and Canada goose, both by A. Elmer Crowell sold for 1.13 million...
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...Outline and evaluate Lorenz’s animal research in to attachment (16 marks). Lorenz conducted research in to the attachment of animals and whether this attachment could be manipulated. He investigated whether geese always imprint on the mother of whether they would imprint on the first person they come in to contact with. Lorenz took a batch of fertilised eggs and split them in to a control group and an experiment group (independent subjects design). He ensured that the experimental group of eggs saw him first after hatching and maintained the normal scenario for the control group of the hatchlings seeing their mother first. He continued to observe the results of this. He discovered that if he reared the geese from when they hatched, then they would imprint on him. Even after growing in to adult geese, they would constantly follow him and would rather be around him than alone. Lorenz indicated a critical period of 32 hours in which the geese would imprint and after this period, it was unlikely that the geese would imprint on him. He also discovered that the most probable time for the gosling to imprint was between 13-16 hours. He concluded that the process of imprinting was a natural instinct of the goslings and they would imprint on the first large, moving object they saw after hatching. He concluded that the fact that the goslings needed food and protection was the reason that they imprinted on him, as he was the care-giver. He linked his findings to the idea of natural...
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...friends, associates or team members. It is essential to remember that teamwork happens inside and outside of business life when it is continually nurtured and encouraged. Lesson 1 - The Importance of Achieving Goals as each goose flaps its wings it creates an UPLIFT for the birds that follow. By flying in a 'V' formation the whole flock adds 71 percent extra to the flying range. Outcome When we have a sense of community and focus, we create trust and can help each other to achieve our goals. Lesson 2 - The Importance of Team Work When a goose falls out of formation it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of flying alone. It quickly moves back to take advantage of the lifting power of the birds in front. Outcome if we had as much sense as geese we would stay in formation with those headed where we want to go. We are willing to accept their help and give our help to others. Lesson 3 - The Importance of Sharing when a goose tires of flying up front it drops back into formation and another goose flies to the point position. Outcome It pays to take turns doing the hard tasks. We should respect and protect each other's unique arrangement of skills, capabilities, talents and resources. Lesson 4 - The Importance of Empathy and Understanding When a goose gets sick, two geese drop out of formation and follow it down to the ground to help and protect it. Outcome If we have as much sense as geese we will stand by each other in...
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...friends, associates or team members. It is essential to remember that teamwork happens inside and outside of business life when it is continually nurtured and encouraged. Lesson 1 - The Importance of Achieving Goals as each goose flaps its wings it creates an UPLIFT for the birds that follow. By flying in a 'V' formation the whole flock adds 71 percent extra to the flying range. Outcome When we have a sense of community and focus, we create trust and can help each other to achieve our goals. Lesson 2 - The Importance of Team Work When a goose falls out of formation it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of flying alone. It quickly moves back to take advantage of the lifting power of the birds in front. Outcome if we had as much sense as geese we would stay in formation with those headed where we want to go. We are willing to accept their help and give our help to others. Lesson 3 - The Importance of Sharing when a goose tires of flying up front it drops back into formation and another goose flies to the point position. Outcome It pays to take turns doing the hard tasks. We should respect and protect each other's unique arrangement of skills, capabilities, talents and resources. Lesson 4 - The Importance of Empathy and Understanding When a goose gets sick, two geese drop out of formation and follow it down to the ground to help and protect it. Outcome If we have as much sense as geese we will stand by each other in...
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...ASSIGNMENT MARKETING MANAGEMENT |CASE |INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT |GROUP ASSIGNMENT | | |(Please select 1 question for your individual |(Please select 2 questions for your group assignment | | |assignment regardless how many questions are given in |regardless how many questions are given in each case) | | |each case) | | | |Submission deadline: JANUARY 4TH, 2014 | | |Submission to: ANHDANGLUCKY@GMAIL.COM | |ZENITH |What would you do to improve the reliability of the |What managerial and research problems that face Zenith?| | |market research, if you were the top management of the | | | |company? |Where could Zenith get the relevant information? | | |What would the best way be to discover the market |What would you do if you were Pearlman? | | |demand of the new product of Zenith? | ...
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...CANADA GOOSE CONTEXT Role and Time • June 2008, Dani Reiss (president and owner of Canada Goose Inc.) Goals • Continue to expand the brand • Maintain Canada Goose as a luxury sport jacket brand in the premium market • Maintain his business relationships with his original and most loyal distribution partners • Wants the decision to fit with the company’s current marketing strategy (very low-key strategic, relies on quality and word-of-mouth) • Focus on future product development and which retailers will support that Decisions • Whether or not to expand into new nation-wide retailers and which retailer to go with • Which demographic are they going to target and how will they reach them Alternatives • Opportunity 1: Women’s Clothes at Asmuns Place • Opportunity 2: Men’s Jackets at Levine’s Menswear • Opportunity 3: Both Questions/Issues • How to prevent or minimize excessive discounting that would hurt the brand? Stakeholders • Dani Reiss • Independently owned, regional retailers that cannot compete with discounted prices SITUATION ANALYSIS SIZE-UP Market/Industry • Use of animal products in the production jackets is heavily regulated due to concerns from society and environmental groups o Canada Goose has even been going the extra mile to source furs from northern Canadian fur traders and keep everything made in Canada • We need to maintain this aspect of our brand because it reflects very positively as part of our value proposition and product...
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...at a point in Canada Goose where the time for growth is now. Over the report we will be discussing what is the best way for Canada Goose to best combat their strengths and weaknesses to sell their product at full potential. Reiss must choose from Levine’s Menswear and Asmuns place. At these two locations Canada Goose will be able to better target men’s and women’s fashion segment. They will also get a more dominant position in upper scale mall, which is where we will find people who will be willing to pay our high price in order to get a quality coat. If our coat is seen in upper scale stores, this will also help to improve our brand image, to build a foundation in peoples minds as Canada Goose as a luxury coat. With added sales we should be able to improve our product line to offer an even wider range of coats and accessories. Our major issue with dealing with these types of retailers is there is no guarantee of our coat not being used as a loss-leader, which will highly decrease brand prestige. We will also face the possibility of losing a few key independent retailers when they fail to keep up with the upper scale larger stores such as Levine’s Menswear and Asmuns place. Ultimately, our company faces little risk, as higher-income people will always be willing to spend, to them, a small chunk of money on a coat that is of highest quality and extremely fashionable. Problem Statement How can Dani Reiss, the president and owner of Canada Goose Inc., move forward and...
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...1. _____ When someone gives me directions, I have to visualize them in my mind in order to under-stand them. 2. _____ I know where everything is in my home such as supplies, gloves, flashlights, camera, and CDs. 3. _____ I like to draw pictures, graphs, or charts to better understand information. 4. _____ I enjoy working puzzles or mazes. 5. _____ I enjoy and learn more when seeing movies, slides, or videos in class. _____ TOTAL for VISUAL/ SPATIAL 1. _____ I like to repair things that are broken such as toasters, small engines, bicycles, and cars. 2. _____ I use a lot of gestures when I talk to people. 3. _____ I enjoy playing competitive sports. 4. _____ I usually touch people or pat them on the back when I talk to them. 5. _____ I enjoy physical activities such as bicycling, jogging, dancing, snowboarding, skateboarding, or swimming. _____ TOTAL for BODY/ KINESTHETIC 1. _____ I enjoy crossword puzzles and games like Scrabble. 2. _____ I am a good speller. 3. _____ I have a good memory for names and dates. 4. _____ I am a good storyteller. 5. _____ I am a very good listener, and I enjoy listening to others’ stories. _____ TOTAL for VERBAL/ LINGUISTIC 1. _____ I enjoy leadership activities. 2. _____ I can recognize and empathize with people’s attitudes and emotions. 3. _____ I communicate very well with other people. 4. _____ I understand my family and friends better than most other...
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...Goosebumps Ever wonder why you get goose bumps? Do they serve a purpose? Why do they develop when we are cold? Cutis anserine is one of the medical terms for Goosebumps (cutis means skin and anserine means goose). The term describes a change in the skin from smooth to bumpy which usually occurs after exposure to the cold. Most animals regulate their body temperature at a particular level. For humans it is 37°C. If the temperature is too high the body will apply different mechanisms to decrease its temperature. E.g. sweating and dilation of blood vessels. If the temperature is to low the body will counteract to increase the temperature. E.g. shivering, constriction of blood vessels and goose bumps. This is a negative feedback system which allows us to maintain homeostasis. Homeostasis is the process of keeping a constant internal condition. How do we keep things the same? To keep our body at a constant temperature we need three things: receptors, a processing centre and effectors. Thermoreceptors in the skin detect changes in external temperature. They pass this information on to the processing centre in the brain called the hypothalamus which is a tiny gland in the brain. An important job...
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