...Auteur Theory: Translated from the French, auteur simply means "author". There have been varied perceptions regarding this theory, its importance and effectiveness. Auteur theory is essentially “a method of evaluating films based on the director’s involvement and input”. The concept of ‘Auteur’ was first introduced by François Truffaut in 1954 in A Certain Tendency in French Cinema.(1) In this work he claimed that film is a great medium for expressing the personal ideas of the director. He suggested that this meant that the director should therefore be regarded as an auteur. According to him, there are three forms in which a director may be regarded as an Auteur. He agreed with André Basin’s idea that the film must be the direct expression of the director’s vision. The second aspect was that the director must be skilled with the camera. He believed the director is to camera as the writer is to pen. Lastly he believed for a director to be considered as an Auteur, he must leave behind a distinctive signature (based on Alexander Astruc’s idea), visually or as an idea in the film. (2) Years later, this concept was reintroduced by Andrew Sarris in 1962, in a publication titled “Notes on Auteur theory” (3). Accordingly, for a director to be considered as an auteur, the director must be well versed with the technical aspects of the film. The director must have a distinct style or a signature that distinguishes his films from the others. The movies must have a theme, an inner meaning...
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...Adrian Gutierrez APPLAUSE OR NOT We have artists like Nicki Minaj, Ke$ha, and Britney Spear. (Yea, don’t forget about the dollar sign in Ke$ha’s name.) It is sad how in today’s world, it is all about drinking and partying in songs. With Nicki Minaj singing about the rich and about being Barbie to literally Ke$ha’s song “Die Young”. Though one Artist still has the power to have the real existence of true POP. Ladies and Gentleman introducing! LADY GAGA! Yea right, everyone knows Lady Gaga by her crazy outfits, but they don’t really know what is behind the Burqa of Gaga’s. Lady Gaga by far is the only artist to bring in ART & POP in music itself. While Britney Spears sings about getting to work and about a perfume? Lady Gaga sings about the controversial of Burqas and Fashion around the globe. The Fame, The Fame Monster, Born This Way, and ATPOP has been by far the most influential albums of the decade. Even though people only over looks the charts on how much money the artist makes they lose the opportunity to see what the albums stands for. Bringing the competition of Katy Perry v.s Lady Gaga. Who did better? Who has the best 1st single? Which CD is better? This may seem like a Bias blog, but Lady Gaga made so much impact in many lives. For what she stands for feminism, the gays, etc. She has touched many lives with just her music. So you decide who you would applause for. Someone who swims in pink stomach medicine in Superbass or someone that has sent the message that...
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...-"Social scientists have long been impressed by the political stability of Hong Kong, escpecially the amicable relationship between the alien colonial state and the overwhelmingly larger Chinese population. What made this so? -"laissez-faire and non-interventionism", reducing the potenital of conflict. -traditional political apathy of Chinese -Hong Kong does not fit classical patterns of colonialism -theorize the importance of "segmentation" by race or ethnicity He argues that it is dangerous to overlook the colonial aspects of the Chinese community, and article traces the historical roots between the Hong Kong bourgeosie and the colonial government was not a conquest state, but still retaining the characteristics of a colonized entity. It has a very moderate stance. -Some Chinese may have even credited Britain's of Hong Kong not to them, but to the local Chinese; Hanjian; local Chinese refused to cooperate -Tankas and Loo Aqui (provided the British with fuel and merchant supplies, also courted by other chinese officials and dominated the opium monopoly) -free port attracvted a "great influx of natives" -moved from Macau to Hong Kong Tam Achoy, (Cantonese), had dealings with British before Why were they willing to help the British? LAND REFORM --> they used land to build up the elite MONOPOLIES-->British paranoid with what the Chinese were "selling" Chinese markets run by monopolies Chinese contractors, landowners, merchants did not expansion...
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...SPORTS OBERMEYER Introduction Sports Obermeyer Ltd. is a successful ski apparel company that needs to address logistics related decisions. The company was founded in 1947, by Klaus Obermeyer and it has continued to excel through latest trend spotting resulting in continuous product innovation. Currently the demand forecasting for the products is done by considering the average sales forecasts given by internal members. Postponement techniques were being used (by keeping large amount of greige material) so as to make the supply chain more responsive. In the apparel industry it is becomes necessary that clothing makers and sellers maintain long lead times. In case of Sports Obermeyer, the lead time is approximately 2 years. Such long lead times result in stock-outs of popular items during peak selling periods and leftover stock of not so popular products which eventually are sold at below cost rates. To handle the problem of overstocking of less preferable, Sports Obermeyer can go for promotional campaigns and stimulate the market. But this might also lead to the aggravation of the stock out issues of the popular products. Sports Obermeyer has a limited geographic diversity and a huge product line. Currently Sports Obermeyer is operating in only Canada, U.S.A. and Great Britain. Moreover the regulations from the U.S. government limit the number of apparels that can be imported into the country. SWOT Analysis Strengths: History of product innovation. Buying committee...
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...My first recommendation would be to continue to invest and grow in previously under-penetrated markets. By applying a lot of focus in this area, the company would be able to optimise on the lack of existing focus in the countries, and make a name for themselves worldwide. Burberry have already positioned themselves to be able to do such a thing in China with the acquisition of the Burberry business in China. For about £65m, the Group acquired 50 stores across 30 cities, which had previously been operated by its Hong Kong based franchisee. This acquisition gives the Group control of the Burberry brand in the fastest-growing luxury market in the world. Ten new stores have already been opened since the acquisition, including the brand’s most digitally-advanced flagship in the world in Beijing. Merchandising and inventory initiatives have successfully driven productivity in existing stores, with comparative store sales up about 30% in the second half of the year. By continuing with this focus in China specifically, where they have already had signs of success and growth, the company would be able to build on their brand name and attract new markets throughout China, and also the rest of the Far East as China tends to be a trend setter in that part of the world. This strategy would be a relatively low risk one for Burberry, as they already have the foundations there that are showing success and so, with use of good market research to find out specific locations, this could...
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.....:: Jordan Research - Publications ::.. http://www.jordanresearch.co.uk/pubs.html NAVIGATION Home UK Consultancy Overseas Publications GLOBALISATION AND BIRD'S NEST SOUP David Jordan This is an amended version of an article first published in International Development Planning Review, Volume 26, Number 1, Liverpool University Press, 2004 Summary Almost un-noticed by outsiders, an extraordinary industry has emerged in Indonesia to meet a specialised demand from the nouveau riche of the Peoples’ Republic of China (PRC). This industry produces the prime ingredient of the famous bird’s nest soup, also used in traditional Chinese medicines and cosmetics. It is an urban industry, using substantial specially designed buildings, that has transformed a number of Indonesian towns. So far there has been little serious research into this phenomenon. The Indonesian government statistical agency (Badan Pusat Statistik) confesses that the industry output, though considerable, is not captured by its GDP estimates. Enquiries are hampered by the secretive behaviour of the practitioners, who jealously guard their trade secrets. The author is an economist/planner who first observed the phenomenon when conducting fieldwork for an urban development project in North Sumatera. He is currently preparing a research project on the subject to be carried out in association with Badan Pusat Statistik. The nests of bird’s nest soup are produced by the genus aerodramus (formerly collocallia)...
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...2. A review of current and expected economic conditions (e.g. inflation, recession) that would be material in forming your recommendation.The current global economy highly influenced by the debt crisis in Europe zone, the overll air freight is weaken compared to previous year however the number of air freight remaining positive except middle eastern airlines taking more than 50% of the air freight than other regions. IATA (2012) indicated the growth rate of China’s gross domestic product has resulted in a three-year low, a slow growth for industrial production as well as retail sales, contributing a slow growth rate at 4.4% in China's domestic passenger markets. In Lanman, S. and Panckhurst, P., (2012)'s news report, China’s export growth cooled to 9.2 percent in the first half of the year, a 24 percent decrease in the first six months of 2011, the figure reflected declining number in both cargo and passengers carrier for Cathay Pacific and China Southern Airways, accompany with the high jet fuel prices, the future in airlines industry is pessimistic.According to Wallis (2012), China Southern Airlines claimed there is 50% drop in net profit compare to last year, contributed by high jet fuel costs, losses in exchange rate (6.3760 against the dollar) and China’s slowing down economy due to Europe’s austerity measures and government debt burdens. On the other hand, its major rival Cathay Pacific announced billions dollars investment on more fuel efficient and nautical miles aircrafts...
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...effectiveness of the system (Smith, Robert). The company's territory is lagging behind due to an inadequate infrastructure and missing out on the benefits technology has to offer. The company is not able to reach its full potential while overcoming barriers and being able to successfully connect with each other to conform to specific needs. Another challenge is coming up with a proper infrastructure in Hong Kong for finance and technology to bring the company's region up to date with the United States and Europe in e-business adoption together with gaining a competitive advantage. Dealing with technology and software issues such as being able to integrate an existing systems into a new online business system can be both demanding and expensive. Gold Peak Industries will need to improve the use of maximum liability for credit card transactions that are not authorized in Hong Kong such as in the United States and in the United Kingdom. However, the challenge posed here is that SWIFT transfer and wired bank access are not widely available in Hong Kong and the existing banking services in Hong Kong are not comprehensive enough to facilitate customers making it difficult to conduct online trading (Case 1, Gold Peak Industries). The general operating business environment will continue to be a challenge in respect to...
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...Introduction In recent years, the search of quality lifestyle with an affordable pricing seems to be one of the main stream desire within this little Far East city, Hong Kong. Since the 1960s to the 21st century now, the culture and life style had experienced significant change in being a colony to a special administrative region and from man power industry to a more customer base industry. These changes have created many impacts to the people who live in this city. Due to the extreme transformation of the nature in the aspect of work, the society is no longer satisfied with a simple life style. The need for different ways of relaxation have been increasing and the locals live within has an extremely high demand for their choices in traveling, dining and cultural information. With the strong influence from the east and the west, combining with its own root from China, this created a high diversity of acceptance from the people within this city. There are many types of magazines that accommodate the reader’s need locally, from gossip to politics, gadgets to latest fashion. One of the most outstanding out of all is the ‘U Magazine’. Under Hong Kong Economic Times Limited, this publication was launched in 2005, offering an all-inclusive leisure guide in Hong Kong, consisting three individual parts with five topics – U Travel, U Food combine with U Life, U People combine with U Style. Target Audience The purpose and genre of U magazine is somewhat obvious. The front cover...
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...Group Assignment UNICON CONCRETE PRODUCTS (H.K.) LTD CASE REPORT Module 4: Operations management College: Humber Class: Wednesday, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Submitted by: Shilpa Puri, Maria Tolokonnikova, Davinder Matharu, Adina Goldfarb, Zeeshan Hanif Date: April 2nd, 2014 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Page Part 1 Executive Summary 3 ISSUE IDENTIFICATION Part 2 Immediate Issues 4 Part 3 Systemic Issues 4-5 ENVIRONMENTAL & ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS Part 4 Qualitative Analysis 5-6 Part 5 Quantitative Analysis 6-7 ALTERNATIVES AND/OR OPTIONS Part 6 Alternatives 8-9 RECOMMENDATIONS Part 7 Recommendations & Action Plan 9-11 IMPLEMENTATION Part 8 Recommendations Implementation Plan 12 MONITORS & CONTROLS Part 9 Monitors and Controls 13 Part 10 Conclusion & Management Plan 13 Part 11 Future State 14 Appendixes 14-15 References 16 PART 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Unicon has already positioned itself strategically...
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...New Lavender-scented face-mask announces on 9 Dec – introduces new way to get away from pollution (Hong Kong – 27 November 2012) Lavender-scented face-mask, arguably one of the most successful innovations in the medical point of view, is about to launch on 9 Dec, at the charity event in aid of the Asthma Foundation. The event will be held at Intercontinental Hong Kong. In the event, attendance will have an opportunity to get the most up-to-dated information about Asthma; they can have a closer look to the captioned innovation as well. Difference from the other face-masks, the face-mask invented by Ultimate Health Ltd. used a thickened fiber as its surface. The thickness is equivalent to the masks used for military’s. Its design is specifically catered to the needs of Chinese by which two iron wires are added on both the top and the bottom of the masks ensuring the breathing system of the people in used of its face-mask are entirely protected. Its lavender-scented makes the mask standing out from the other face-masks with no special favors. This could effectively prevent 67% of the pollution in the air from reaching people’s lungs if the mask is using properly. Asthma Foundation was founded by professionals afflicted with Asthma; AF was established to provide educational resources that inform patients, medical professionals and the general public about the latest clinical advances, management and treatment options for Asthma disorders. President for the Asthma Foundation...
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...one of the renowned gaming centers of the world. In 2006, the revenue earned from gaming in Macau surpassed that of Las Vegas, and all taxes associated with gaming amounted to almost 75% of government revenue. The relaxation of travel restrictions coupled with the growth in the gaming segment resulted in nearly 27 million travelers visiting China in 2007, an increase of almost 62% over the preceding three years. Macau’s traditional textile industry has gradually shifted base to China due to termination of the Multi-Fiber Agreement in 2005. The Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signed between Macau and China allows tariff free movement of goods from Macau to mainland China. Pataca, the currency of Macau is closely connected with Hong Kong dollar and is freely accepted in Honk Kong. Economic activities of Macau Services activities dominated by tourism and gambling contribute nearly 96% towards its GDP (gross domestic product). Wholesale and retail trade, financial services, construction, and transport and communications are the other tertiary sector activities. The industrial sector is dominated by electronics, footwear, textiles and toy manufacturing facilities. Industries or secondary economic activities constitute almost 4% of GDP. The contribution of agriculture to Macau’s economy is negligible. With only 2% of total area of Macau under agricultural use, the contribution of this sector towards GDP is around 0.1%. Apart from vegetable farming, fishing is a vital...
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...Factiva http://global.factiva.com.ezproxy.lib.monash.edu.au/aa/?... China auction house holds first sale in Hong Kong AFP(AFP) 481 字 2012 年 10 月 7 日 Times Of Oman TOMAN 英文 Copyright 2012 Times Of Oman. Provided by Syndigate.info, an Albawaba.com Company All Rights Reserved. Hong Kong: China s oldest auction house held its first sale in Hong Kong Sunday, underscoring an intensified competition between Chinese auctioneers and their foreign rivals in the booming art market. Over 300 collectors packed the auction hall at the one-day sale by China Guardian, which offered more than 300 Chinese paintings and calligraphy including works from renowned artists Zhang Daqian and Qi Baishi. The sale, expected to fetch nearly $24 million, was the firm s first auction outside of mainland China since it was set up in 1993. "This is our first step to go global. We want to be a part of the global art market," China Guardian marketing director Jay Sun told AFP. "We believe there is a huge room and enormous space for the Chinese art market to develop," he said at the sideline of the sale that drew fierce bidding from collectors in the room and by telephone. The star lot at the auction was a 1922 landscape series from Qi painted in colour inks titled "Album of Mountains and Rivers", which fetched HK$46 million ($5.9 million), nearly doubled its pre-sale estimates. Qi -- who is now ranked the world s second highest valued artist by auction revenue, ahead of Andy Warhol and Pablo Picasso --...
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...Course name and code: English for Business Communication / GE2402 Section code: T03 Student Full name: CHEUNG KA HEI Student ID: 53073859 Submission date: March 22nd 2013 From: Chris Wong <chris.wong@german.ref.com> Date: Tuesday, March 12th 2013 To: Jonas Schumacher <jonas.schumacher@german.ref.com> Subject: Notice of electrical components Dear Ms. Schumacher, I have already sourced a large consignment of electrical components from a Mainland company. It is supposed to dispatch the components to Hong Kong in time to assemble the fridges and air-conditioning units. I have just been reported that there was a fire at our mainland supplier’s factory. For this reason, most of the equipment and electrical components were destroyed and burnt so they could not produce the components. It means the electrical components will be sent in 3 months at the soonest. To deal with the urgent supply’s problem, I suggest immediately finding other temporary suppliers for the coming 3 months in order to keep receiving orders as usual. If we could not find a suitable supplier in very short time, we may need to purchase the components from other firms. Besides, I have started noticing our customers the delay of their orders. For this serious accident, I also start to be concerned with the reliability of our mainland supplier. This kind of serious accident should not be allowed as it will undoubtedly stop the assembly process and affect our daily operation. I am...
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...The SARS Epidemic in 2003 Relevant Economics Variables in China SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) was a new infectious disease which was first recognized in late February 2003 and has put the world on alert. This is a respiratory disease in humans which is caused by the SARS corona virus. The virus appears to be highly contagious and fatal. World Health Organization reported that the SARS between November 2002 and July 2003 cause 8,096 known infected cases and 774 deaths (a mortality rate of 9.6%) worldwide on April 21, 2004. Many countries have successfully contained the SARS outbreaks and local transmission, but the SARS still had a great influence in economy of these countries. The purpose of this assignment is to provide an assessment of the China economic impacts during the SARS Epidemic in 2003. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Actually, the SARS Epidemic in 2003 did not have great influence on China’s GDP. China's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2003 hit 11.694 trillion Yuan (US$1.414 trillion), up 9.1 per cent over the previous year. The National Bureau of Statistics said that in terms of different quarters in 2003, GDP in the first quarter was up 9.9 percent, the second 6.7 percent, the third 9.6 percent and the fourth 9.9 percent respectively and the per capita GDP reached a record US$1,090. As you can see, during the SARS time the GDP just dropped a bit. A group of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences economic experts delivered an analysis on China‘s...
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