...Montgomery’s sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth chapters of “Happy City” discussed the efficacy and pleasure of a city. He began in the sixth chapter, with discussing how landscaping and nature can affect people’s moods, and their behaviors in a city. Next in the seventh chapter Montgomery talks about how the flow and set up of the city can affect its citizens and business. Finally, he analyses the mobility factors of a city in his eighth, and ninth chapters, talking about the mode of transport as well the convince of it and roads and parking affect us. The application of these ideas in a city such as Kamloops, and what would be the most easily incorporated to the already existing city structure. Some of the ideas would be exiting and new features...
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...killed many Chinese workers. They were also not provided the proper medical care and treatment, so many relied on herbal products to cure their injuries. The workers also had to walk for 40 kilometers carrying their stuff on their backs, when changing the location of the camp. The Chinese workers lived in crowded camps, slept in tents or on box cars, and had no source of heat in the winter besides the outdoor fire where they cooked their food over. They ate rice, dried salmon and drank tea as their meals. Many suffered from a disease called “Scurvy”, which is a disease caused by the lack of vitamin C. After the railway was built in 1885, some of the Chinese workers returned back to China while others stayed in B.C, mostly in Victoria and Vancouver, settling in small towns along the railway line. Some became gardeners, grocers, cooks and servants in wealthy white...
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...EXAMINATION CENTERS AND CENTER NUMBERS Exams MLC; ERMGH; ERMGI; ERMILA; ERMINV; ERMGC; ERMR; RETRPIRM; CFEFD; QFICORE; ILALP; RETFRC; GHCORU; GHCORC; GIIRR; CFESDM; QFIADV; ILALFVU; ILALFVC; RETDAU; RETDAC; GHADV; QFIIRM; ILALRM; GHSPC; GIADV; GIFREU; EA‐1; EA‐2F; EA‐2L (if a test center is canceled or full, candidates will be reassigned to the nearest available center) For any remote location not listed below, the candidate has the responsibility of locating the services of a supervisor and examination facilities acceptable to the SOA. To arrange a remote location or for any questions on the centers below, please contact Ania Jaroszek at ajaroszek@soa.org UNITED STATES Alabama 0052 Birmingham 0710 Tuscaloosa (MLC only) Arizona 0233 Flagstaff 0541 Phoenix Arkansas 0383 Little Rock California 0243 Fullerton 0393 Los Angeles 0472 Newport Beach 0623 Sacramento 0645 San Diego 0648 San Francisco Colorado 0179 Denver Connecticut 0280 Hartford 0489 Norwalk 0682 Storrs (MLC only) District of Columbia 0744 Washington Florida 0335 Jacksonville 0417 Miami 0515 Orlando 0635 St. Petersburg 0686 Tallahassee (No EA) Georgia 0030 Atlanta 0160 Columbus Hawaii 0295 Honolulu Idaho 0415 Meridian Illinois 0064 Bloomington 0134 Chicago 0379 Lincolnshire 0620 Rock Island 0655 Schaumburg 0722 Urbana (MLC only) Indiana 0223 Evansville 0239 Fort Wayne 0252 Goshen ...
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...“A Learning Bridge for Aboriginal Adults” (ALBAA) Final Report Phase I – Aboriginal Transitions Research Fund May 29, 2009 Submitted to: Learning Programs Branch Ministry of Advanced Education 2nd Floor – 835 Humboldt Street PO Box 9882 Stn Prov Govt Victoria BC V8W 9T6 Submitted by: Faculty of Student Development Thompson Rivers University 900 McGill Road Box 3010 Kamloops BC V2C 5N3 Table of Contents Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction................................................................................................................................................ 5 Review of Literature ................................................................................................................................... 6 Institutional Factors............................................................................................................................. 7 Cultural Factors ................................................................................................................................. 11 Power and Control Factors ................................................................................................................ 15 Financial and Geographic Factors ..................................................................................................... 16 Limitations of the Current Literature ...
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...Acknowledgements “Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a men’s growth without destroying his roots” Frank A. Clark I would like to thank my academic advisor, Gordon Holyer for his patience and kind guidance through various stages of the project. Through his suggestions and valuable advice the project grew in scope, gained necessary clarity and professional delivery. The benefit and help provided by Gordon Holyer is best summarized in the opening quote above for which I thank him wholeheartedly. Furthermore, I would like to show my appreciation for Vancouver Island University faculty for seamless transition from classroom to work settings. To my Internship Coordinator Nattallie Tessier my sincere gratitude for your tireless commitment and unwavering support. Last but not least, I would like to show appreciation to my Internship Mentor Carrie Linegar for giving me this internship opportunity at BC Wheelchair Basketball Society. I will always remember the experience as wonderful and it was genuine pleasure learning from you. Without of the collective support of all individuals involved I would not have completed this project. Milan Azanjac 565 582 699 Table of Contents Acknowledgements i List of Acronyms iv EXECUTIVE SUMMARY vii SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION 1 1-1. Company Profile 1 1-2. Goals and Objectives of the Applied Project 1 SECTION 2 – SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 3 2-1 Environmental Analysis 3 2-1-1. Economic segment 3 2-1-2...
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...Business Environment 1 Final Essay 2014 – 2015 Section 1: PEST Analysis Technique * Section 1.1 Social environment is the sign of the human spirit civilization and material civilization’s development. On the basis of the natural environment, through long-term conscious social labor, human beings have been processing and transforming the natural material and then social environment was formed. Social environment as one of the external environment factors has a great influence on business. With lasting changes in social environment that will cause demand of human beings for new products. (Haider, 2010) As a result, social environment will give marketing a new guidance. And demographic and cultural will be included as two main factors in social environment. Demographic is to gather people in groups that share with same common criteria. Because of the variables of demographic, demographic is divided in many parts. Such as age, gender, income, race, religion. (Naik, 2013) Cultural is the values and ideologies of a particular group of individuals. And it consists of languages, regions, habits, arts and so on. (Zimmermann, 2015) Besides, both demographic and cultural have direct link with marketing. Demographic will direct determine the potential capacity of the market. What’s more, the structure of population age and the level of education will have profound influence on market structure. Due to different cultural will cause different consumption concept, so cultural will affect...
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...| Friday » October 19 » 2007 | | | A tale of three good companies and their people | Melanie Collison | Freelance | Saturday, October 13, 2007EDMONTON The idea that individuals are important and can make a worthwhile contribution is front and centre as Edmonton's top companies compete for employees in this labour-short marketplace.To recruit and retain the people of their choice, they're offering recognition, and access to executive ears. They're covering tuition, and investing in safety, health and wellness. And they're building in fun and flexibility.Here are three Alberta companies that embody modern workforce thinking.MICRALYNE INC.A custom electronics components manufacturing firm, Micralyne is one of a mere handful that make microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) used by specialized instrument makers.MEMS components are so tiny that hundreds and hundreds fit on a chip the size of your fingertip. These components move when an electrical force is applied, and trigger an automobile's air bag release, for instance, or direct an overseas telephone call, explains says Jaya Gurjar, marketing and communications.A spinoff from a University of Alberta research facility, Micralyne thrives on new ideas and an open door policy."People are definitely appreciated by management," Gurjar says. "Within the company, there's room to grow."The company as a whole is growing, too, both in its physical plant in the Edmonton Research Park, and in the global marketplace where employees...
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...Street Vancouver BC V6B 1G1 Phone: 604-775-5525 In BC: 1- 800- 667-2272 http://www.smallbusinessbc.ca Fax: 604-775-5520 Sample Plan Business Plan for the period Starting May 1998 Executive Summary Business Description Brian's Book Barn is a new retail business venture due to begin operations on June 1, 1997. The business is a book and magazine store intended to serve the community of Ladbrokes and the surrounding area. Our goal is to provide customers with a wide variety of choices and to promote reading in the community. Brian's Book Barn will offer a variety of books and magazines that appeal to residents of Northwestern B.C.; Ladbrokes currently does not have a retail outlet dedicated to books and magazines. Brian's Book Barn aims to fill this void. Ownership and Management Brian's Book Barn is a partnership that will soon become incorporated under the laws of British Columbia. The business is owned by Brian Paige and his wife of 32 years, Novella Reid. Brian Paige has had extensive experience in the bookselling industry in rural B.C. and Alberta, having served in management positions with Coles Bookstores in B.C. and Alberta and with Ed's Bookstore in Prince George. Novella Reid has worked in the retail trade in rural B.C. and Alberta for over 30 years, most recently as Price George area supervisor for the Mick's Quickstop convenience store chain. Ms. Reid has also held management positions with Sally's Clothing Company in Alberta and with Canadian Hardware in Kamloops. Ms...
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...9B15C008 Robert Way wrote this case under the supervision of Professor Gerard Seijts and Professor Jean-Louis Schaan solely to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a managerial situation. The authors may have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect confidentiality. This publication may not be transmitted, photocopied, digitized or otherwise reproduced in any form or by any means without the permission of the copyright holder. Reproduction of this material is not covered under authorization by any reproduction rights organization. To order copies or request permission to reproduce materials, contact Ivey Publishing, Ivey Business School, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, N6G 0N1; (t) 519.661.3208; (e) cases@ivey.ca; www.iveycases.com. Copyright © 2015, Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation Version: 2015-05-22 In early 2014, Ferio Pugliese looked back on his turbulent first nine months as president of WestJet Airlines Ltd.’s (WestJet) new regional air service Encore. Officially launched in Western Canada in June 2013, this venture represented the company’s most significant organizational change in its 18 years of dramatic growth and was billed as WestJet’s “second coming” — hence, the chosen name Encore. The process of expanding the airline’s fleet to include smaller, short-haul aircraft servicing smaller destinations throughout...
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...蚂蜂窝旅游攻略 www.mafengwo.cn 北美系列 落基山 纵身于静谧美景 徒步在壮阔天堂 落基山 ROCKY MOUNTAIN 更新时间：2015.03 蚂蜂窝旅游攻略 www.mafengwo.cn 目录 Catalogue 02 落基山国家公园群速览 03 地图 05 亮点 / 落基山概况 06 线路推荐 07 班芙国家公园 14 贾斯珀国家公园 18 幽鹤国家公园 20 汉帕国家公园 21 库特尼国家公园 22 阿西尼伯因 / 罗布森 23 出入境 最佳旅行时间 落基山脉的国家公园全年开放， 最好的游览季节是 6 月到 8 月期间，这个期间温 度较为舒适，适合徒步和自驾。如果你要在这几个 月期间出行，一定要提前预定住宿。每年的 10 月 到次年 5 月天气较为寒冷，但是非常适合喜欢滑雪 运动的游客。冬天除了受恶劣天气影响时会暂停使 用一些道路，主要的交通线路全年都会保持开通。 消费与汇率 落基山脉地区由于是景区，物资运送 成本较高，所以国家公园内的日常用品消费要比加 拿大其他城市稍高一些。按照平均水平来看，饮用 水的价格要为中国的 6 倍， 汽油的价格和中国等同。 汇率：1 加元 =5.8 人民币。（2014 年 6 月） 另外，加拿大境内供应的食品和服务值大部分都要 征收购物税（GST 税）——即商品和服务税。除 落基山国家公园群速览 落基山脉的国家公园群位于加拿大西南部的艾伯塔省和不列颠哥伦比亚省，它包括了贾斯 珀、班芙、幽鹤、库特尼四个国家公园，以及汉帕、罗布森、阿西尼伯因三个省立公园， 是世界上面积最大的国家公园。1984 年联合国教科文组织将落基山脉的国家公园群作为 自然遗产，列入《世界遗产名录》。国家公园内的山脉都很年轻，落基山脉嶙峋的棱角与 流动的冰川在这里形成了奇特的对比。这里多姿多彩的地貌孕育出多姿多彩的植物。随着 海拔升高，草原和高山林带逐渐被不毛之地的高地所代替。盛产木材的山中草木遍地，长 满了风信子和扫帚树。夏季，野草莓和蓝莓生长，黄色的冰川百合也从融雪中冒出头来。 这里野生动物的品种繁多，有小至蜂鸟，大至黑熊。这无限接近原始的美景对于生活在钢 筋水泥筑建的城市人无疑是最大的吸引。 小米 Rockies 绝对是个艺术大师，而首先他是一个画家，一个对颜色极其敏感的画家，来到 了艾伯塔省，其他省份要加收 7% 省购物税。主要 的信用卡如 VISA、万事达 Master 和美国运通 AE 在加拿大境内的广泛接受。 时差 艾伯塔省和北京时间的时差为 14 个小时， 不列颠哥伦比亚省和北京时间的时差为 15 个小 时。 落 基 山 采 用 的 是 山 地 标 准 时 间 (Mountain Standard Time) (UTC -7h)， 并 且 自 3 月 份 的 第二个星期日开始实行夏时制 (Daylight Saving Time) (UTC -6h)，即将时钟拔快一个小时，直至 11 月的第一个星期日结束， 即将时钟拔后一个小时。 Banff 国家森林公园就像回到了童年，就如儿时跟妈妈认色彩一样，最先是绿色：橄榄绿、 致谢 苹果绿、柠檬绿、荷叶绿、罗草绿……这辈子殊不知绿还能分这么多种，而且都是熏香扑鼻， ...
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...stoAnnual Report 2010 2010 year ended august 29, 2010 THE COMPANY Costco Wholesale Corporation and its subsidiaries (“Costco” or the “Company”) began operations in 1983 in Seattle, Washington. In October 1993, Costco merged with The Price Company, which had pioneered the membership warehouse concept, to form Price/Costco, Inc., a Delaware corporation. In January 1997, after the spin-off of most of its non-warehouse assets to Price Enterprises, Inc., the Company changed its name to Costco Companies, Inc. On August 30, 1999, the Company reincorporated from Delaware to Washington and changed its name to Costco Wholesale Corporation, which trades on the NASDAQ under the symbol “COST.” As of December 2010, the Company operated a chain of 582 warehouses in 40 states and Puerto Rico (425 locations), nine Canadian provinces (80 locations), the United Kingdom (22 locations), Korea (seven locations), Taiwan (six locations, through a 55%-owned subsidiary), Japan (nine locations) and Australia (one location), as well as 32 warehouses in Mexico through a 50%-owned joint venture. CONTENTS Financial Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Letter to Shareholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Map of Warehouse Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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...Annual Report 2012 2012 YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 2, 2012 THE COMPANY Costco Wholesale Corporation and its subsidiaries (Costco or the Company) began operations in 1983 in Seattle, Washington. In October 1993, Costco merged with The Price Company, which had pioneered the membership warehouse concept, to form Price/Costco, Inc., a Delaware corporation. In January 1997, after the spin-off of most of its non-warehouse assets to Price Enterprises, Inc., the Company changed its name to Costco Companies, Inc. On August 30, 1999, the Company reincorporated from Delaware to Washington and changed its name to Costco Wholesale Corporation, which trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “COST”. As of December 2012, the Company operated a chain of 622 warehouses in 41 states and Puerto Rico (448 locations), nine Canadian provinces (85 locations), Mexico (32 locations), the United Kingdom (23 locations), Japan (13 locations), Korea (nine locations), Taiwan (nine locations, through a 55%-owned subsidiary) and Australia (three locations). The Company also operates Costco Online, electronic commerce web sites, at www.costco.com (U.S.), www.costco.ca (Canada), and www.costco.co.uk (United Kingdom). CONTENTS Financial Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Letter to Shareholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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...3 Sources of Moral Obligation by Josephson Institute on February 14, 2011 A duty is an obligation to act in a certain way. When the obligation is based on moral and ethical considerations, it is a moral duty. Often we think about moral duties in terms of rules that restrain us, the “don’ts,” as in don’t lie, cheat, or steal. Such rules comprise the so-called negative dimension of moral duty because they tell us what not to do. Since ethics is concerned with the way we ought to be, however, it also includes an affirmative dimension consisting of things we should do — keep promises, judge others fairly, treat people with respect, kindness and compassion. Sources of Moral Obligation Moral obligations can arise from three sources. The first, strangely enough, is law. 1. Law-Based Moral Obligations. Good citizens have a moral as well as a legal obligation to abide by laws; it is part of the assumed social contract of a civilized society. If a law is unjust, however, (such as those that mandated ethnic and religious persecution during the Nazi regime and those that discriminated against a person on the basis of race in South Africa and elsewhere) there may be a moral obligation to disobey it under the specific and demanding doctrine of civil disobedience. Many, but by no means all, of these moral standards of conduct are so fundamental to healthy social relations that they have been codified into laws. For example, most aspects of the moral duty to not endanger or harm others...
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