...For the exclusive use of M. Neger, 2016. S w 910B04 OLD MULE FARMS David M. Currie and Lorena Mošnja Škare wrote this case 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. Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation prohibits any form of reproduction, storage or transmission without its written permission. 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, Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 3K7; phone (519) 661-3208; fax (519) 661-3882; e-mail cases@ivey.uwo.ca. Copyright © 2010, Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation Version: (A) 2010-05-03 In March 2009, Donna and Jim Green looked with dismay at the financial statement summarizing the performance of Old Mule Farms for the year 2008. Old Mule’s cow-calf operation had experienced another year of losses. Especially frustrating was that the losses occurred despite the Greens’ multiple efforts to improve the farm’s efficiency. While these efforts improved performance compared to 2007, they were not sufficient to overcome the decline in calf prices, so the operation continued...
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...he inspires people to change with hope for a good future between the “blacks” and “whites”. Baldwin was not aware that he lived in a racist society until he had experienced it when he traveled to small village in Switzerland. Baldwin describes about his experiences living in the village and how he was able to see the issues of race. He realized that his life was defines by the color of skin in Europe. When he got there the villagers stared at him and treated him like an alien coming from a different world. “From all available evidence no black man had ever set foot in this tiny Swiss village before I came”, it was like villagers have never seen a black man before. The small children were afraid of him, stated to should Neger! Neger! And ran away from him. People are curious about him, about his skin color, his hair, and everything. “I was simply a living wonder,” Baldwin starts to think that the difference between “whites” and “blacks” doesn’t not only exist in America society, but also around Europe. Baldwin often refers to his emotions when writing about the conflicts between “whites”...
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...“MOMMY, WHAT DOES 'NIGGER' MEAN?” Study Questions: 1. The author, as a third grader, at first misunderstood a word she has heard so many times before because of the different meanings that the word connotes during different occasions. During family gatherings when she was young, she used to hear the word “nigger” be used in different context. For instance when a person boasts or proudly relates stories, it could mean an approval for strength, intelligence or drive. When nigger is used as a possessive adjective, it could also become a term of endearment for husband or boyfriend. It becomes a word that describes the pure essence of manhood – the struggle and present survival against the odds. On the other hand, nigger(s) could also mean or describe the following: parents who neglect their children, drunken people who fight in public, people who don't look for job, people with excessively dirty mouths or unkempt households. The one she heard when she was at school was used against her. Out of jealousy, the word was used as a curse or derogatory term to humiliate her. For that moment, the word nigger had a negative connotation. But, what about the times it was used positively like what I've mentioned above? Well, according to Naylor, the word itself is harmless but it is the consensus that gives power it. The collective opinion of people controls the meaning of a particular word. 2. Naylor explains what happens when a community decides to take over a word and renegotiate...
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...Dansk Historie Opgave 1.g Elevnavn: Sebastian Mytaros LedgaardKlasse: 1.u Studieretning: Samfundsfag A/Engelsk A | Vejleder: Mikael Skou Hougaard Dansk | Vejleder: Jacob Theis Winther Jørgensen Historie | Område: Danmark og de andre 1. fag Historie | Niveau: A | 2. fag Dansk | Niveau: A | | Opgaveformulering: Hvordan endte Danmark som slavehandlende nation, og kan Danmarks færden i Vest Afrika retfærdiggøres?a. Redegør for den danske trekantshandel, samt Det Danske Slavehandelsforbud i 1792.b. Analyser tekstuddraget ”Slavernes Kyst” samt ”Forordning om Neger-handelen” .Vurder herefter hvordan teksten belyser den danske slavehandel, og hvordan de sorte portrætteres.c. Diskuter hvordan dansk slavehandel har påvirket eftertiden, og danskernes selvopfattelse. | Indholdsfortegnelse: Side 3-5 Side 6-7 Side 7-8 Side 8-9 Side 10-11 Side 3-5 Side 6-7 Side 7-8 Side 8-9 Side 10-11 Den danske trekantshandel samt slavehandels forbuddet i 1792. Analyse af ”Slavernes kyst”. Analyse af ”Forordning om negerhandlen”. Side Slavehandlens indflydelse påvirkning på eftertiden og danskernes selvforståelse. Litteraturliste. ...
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...Mingzhao Lin LIN 1 Stephen Bulter Ph.D 16.11.2014 Awaken from the nightmare A photo displayed on one of James Mason’s galleries— The War in Central Bosnia. The photo was named “The Unknown” and taken on the summer of 1993. A year before this, 1992, the Serbs attacked Bosnia. The destruction of war was tremendous: buildings were split open with their wires hanging outside, villages were burnt, and rivers of people were fleeing. Inside this seemingly moving picture, lies a stillness— a coffin, an open coffin. Its white sophisticated surface was dabbed with spots of rain from the grey above, dimming its reflections. A body lied inside, as the hoary clouds grow larger, hovering moistly above the mournful land. His hand was tied with his fists on his chest, like the pharaoh of ancient Egypt, symboling the immense power and wealth; or maybe, simply, for the convenience of burying. The word “Nepoznat” was narrowly engraved on two pieces of wood that were nailed on the apex of the coffin. Later I found out, it meant “The Unknown” in Croatian. The horrified expression was now gone from the man’s face. His eyes were closed like he was sleeping. He looked peaceful and relieved. To him, the war had left, the pain was gone and the suffer wouldn't bother him anymore. But, it was only because he was dead. While the world focused on Sarajevo (the capital of Bosnia), the real fighting was going on in villages and towns. Most of the time it wasn't even fighting, but...
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...akhbar-akhbar British, The Times dan The Independent, satu percubaan versi tabloid telah diterbitkan pada bulan September 2004 dan sejak 18 April 2005, akhbar ini hanya diterbitkan dalam format tabloid. New Straits Times dicetak oleh Percetakan News Straits Times dan kini ialah sebahagian daripada kumpulan syarikat Media Prima. Percetakan News Straits Times menerbitkan lima buah akhbar harian iaitu New Straits Times, Berita Harian, Business Times, Malay Mail dan Harian Metro selain akhbar mingguan iaitu New Sunday Times, Berita Minggu, Sunday Mail dan Metro Ahad. The Malay Mail ialah akhbar Malaysia berbahasa Inggeris yang mula diterbitkan pada Disember 1896 di Negeri-negeri Melayu Bersekutu, menjadikannya akhbar harian terulung dalam sejarah Neger-negeri Melayu Bersekutu. Kini, The Malay Mail berbentuk tabloid dan dimiliki New Straits Times Press, anak syarikat Media Prima Berhad. Beberapa isu terkini dalam pendidikan telah menjadi...
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...Artiklar om språk och språksociologi [Ange dokumentets underrubrik] 2013-01-01 Vasaskolan Sammanställda av Anders Lindqvist och Malin Jacobsson Innehållsförteckning Vi begriper mindre än vi tror 3 Riktigt språk och kvinnospråk – verklig makt och kärringvälde 6 Tänk om engelska var Sveriges nästa språk? 9 Trendiga svordomar 11 På Egalia tas fokus bort från könet 13 Vilken makt har ditt språk? 15 Vi hade en gång ett språk 18 I begynnelsen var ordet men hur vårdar vi vårt språk? 20 Historien om när det svarta ordet skulle bytas ut 23 "Miljonsvenska" är språkglädje 28 Vem har rätt att bedöma någon annans språk? 30 Med manipulation ska valet vinnas 33 Makthavare på en retorisk resa 35 SD:s språkbruk vinner mark 37 Rikssvenskans fina kusin 40 Kronolekt 42 Ordvalen som bäddar för konflikt 44 Ungdomars språk idag - vanlig svenska i morgon 46 Korthuggn minimalism 48 Ungdomar är ofta kreativa språkbrukare - Finlandssvenskt ungdomsspråk kartläggs 50 Ännu ett svenskt pronomen i farozonen 52 J*vla h*lv*te! 54 Vi begriper mindre än vi tror Svåra ord är fortfarande svåra. För yngre tycks de till och med bli svårare. Som tur är verkar de veta om det. Vet du vad jämka betyder? Fler än hälften som får den frågan svarar fel. Också mandat, påföra och komplettera vållar stora problem. Uppåt 60 procent vet inte eller ger fel svar. Mycket av den information som skickas ut i samhället, om skattedeklaration, försäkringsvillkor, huslån och...
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...Volume– V, Issue– 02, July-December, 2010 Problems and Prospects of SMEs Loan Management: A Study on Mercantile Bank Limited, Khulna Branch S. M. AKTERUJJAMAN 1 Abstract SMEs all over the world have been playing a crucial role in promoting economic development as well as industrial production. SME financing has been identified as a major obstacle to SME growth. Unfortunately, the issue seems to be as unresolved as it always has been. Though the majority of the issues are with the SME themselves, the banks also have major issues in designing financial products for the SMEs. This study tries to find out the underlying problems from the bank’s perspective. The major findings are related to the high interest and loan duration rates, reasons for SMEs relatively informal way of doing business in contrast to bank’s formal procedures and prerequisites, bank’s relative inexperience in this field. They are also related to the bank’s lack of perspective, the viability and benefits of cluster unity, approach to informal loan takers and non-usage of modern technology and accounting procedures. The recommendations were provided based on the analysis and findings. Key words: Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Financing, Loan, Technology, Cluster. 1. INTRODUCTION Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) all over the world have been playing a crucial role in promoting economic development as well as industrial production. In particular, SMEs provide the necessary foundations for sustained growth...
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...ASA University Review, Vol. 5 No. 2, July–December, 2011 Performance of Grameenphone and Robi in Telecom. Sector of Bangladesh: A Comparative Study S. M. Akterujjaman* Md. Rouf Biswas* Md. Nur-E-Alam Siddique** Abstract The last decade has brought the first wave of the truly mobile generation which is built around mobile phones, short messaging service (SMS), and portable electronic assistants. The mobile communications industry has been one of the most flourishing sectors within the ICT industry and, in general, within the economy. Grameenphone and Robi are the biggest mobile phone operators in our country and their contribution is very great to our economy. The prime objective of the study is to compare the performance between Grameenphone and Robi in the telecommunications sector of Bangladesh. This study is based on the basis of both primary and secondary data. The primary data were collected from relative mobile phone companies’ customers from Khulna city. Total 200 customers (100 customers of Grameenphone and 100 customers of Robi) were surveyed through the judgmental sampling method with questionnaire from March to June 2011. The questionnaire consisted of 25 questions. After collection of primary data, hypotheses were formulated and paired samples T-test was used to test the hypotheses with 0.05 level of statistical significance. The statistical computer package SPSS version 16.0 was used to analyze the data. The recommendations were provided based on the findings...
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...ASA University Review, Vol. 5 No. 2, July–December, 2011 Performance of Grameenphone and Robi in Telecom. Sector of Bangladesh: A Comparative Study S. M. Akterujjaman* Md. Rouf Biswas* Md. Nur-E-Alam Siddique** Abstract The last decade has brought the first wave of the truly mobile generation which is built around mobile phones, short messaging service (SMS), and portable electronic assistants. The mobile communications industry has been one of the most flourishing sectors within the ICT industry and, in general, within the economy. Grameenphone and Robi are the biggest mobile phone operators in our country and their contribution is very great to our economy. The prime objective of the study is to compare the performance between Grameenphone and Robi in the telecommunications sector of Bangladesh. This study is based on the basis of both primary and secondary data. The primary data were collected from relative mobile phone companies’ customers from Khulna city. Total 200 customers (100 customers of Grameenphone and 100 customers of Robi) were surveyed through the judgmental sampling method with questionnaire from March to June 2011. The questionnaire consisted of 25 questions. After collection of primary data, hypotheses were formulated and paired samples T-test was used to test the hypotheses with 0.05 level of statistical significance. The statistical computer package SPSS version 16.0 was used to analyze the data. The recommendations were provided based...
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...Methodology The project is based on both primary and secondary information retrieved in connection with the theoretical framework. A qualitative approach of research and analysis has been considered to reach the desirable result. Methodology This part will describe the approach to the project. The ambition is to describe the process of the gathering and compiling information for the project work as clearly as possible, in order to enable a critical review of the credibility of the final results. The choice of methodological approach depends upon the nature of the investigation to be carried out, its purpose and problem statement. For this project, the main approach was mainly determined by the guidelines for the task. The problem statement and purpose that was composed for the project in the beginning has guided the work from collection of information to analysis of findings in relation to theory. 2.1 Literature review Telecom industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. People are now a day’s considering to have frequent communication among them. So in course of time and with the growth rate of population and also appeal for high standard living, telecom industry is growing in a high pace. This fastest growing industry has already attracted many marketing geniuses, researchers, research companies to explore the opportunities. Researchers are trying to investigate different markets and potentials of those markets. Marketing geniuses...
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...ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division 2005 Fall Technical Conference: ARES-ARICE Symposium on Gas Fired Reciprocating Engines September 11 – 14 ,2005, Ottawa, Canada ICEF2005-1352 Laser Ignition - a New Concept to Use and Increase the Potentials of Gas Engines Dr. Günther Herdin/GEJenbacher GmbH & Co OHG Prof. Ernst Wintner/Technical University of Vienna DI Johann Klausner/GEJenbacher GmbH & Co OHG Josef Graf/Technical University of Vienna DI Martin Weinrotter/Technical University of Vienna Kurt Iskra/Technical University of Graz ABSTRACT Due to market demands aimed at increasing the efficiency and the power density of gas engines, existing ignition systems are rapidly approaching their limits. To avoid this, gas engine manufacturers are seeking new technologies. From the viewpoint of gas engine R&D engineers, ignition of the fuel/air mixture by means of a laser has great potential. Especially the thermodynamic requirements of a high compression ratio and a high power density are fulfilled well by laser ignition. Results of measurements on the test bench confirm the high expectations – with a BMEP of 1.8 MPa it was possible to verify NOx values of a non-optimized system of 30 ppm (70 mg/Nm³ @ 5 % O2) with very high combustion stability. In the meantime, GEJ can look back at 6 years of excellent experience and can see itself as the “technological leader” in the field of laser ignition. Despite this, considerable developmental steps are still necessary to adapt...
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...Volume–VI, Number-01, January-June, 2011 Customers’ Attitude towards Wireless Internet Services in Bangladesh: An Empirical Study Comparing WIMAX Based and EDGE/EVDO Based Internet Service S.M. MONIRUL ISLAM* BULBUL AHAMED** Abstract This study is an attempt to measure the attitude of customers towards the wireless Internet services in Bangladesh based on the Mertin Fishbein’s multi attribute attitude model. Some salient attributes (i.e., speed, bandwidth fluctuation rate) of WIMAX based and EDGE/EVDO based Internet services that affect the attitude of the customers have been selected which customers emphasizes to take purchase-decision as well as usage continuation decision. Two types of wireless Internet service providers (WIMAX and EDGE/EVDO) and ten salient attributes have been considered for this study. It has been found from the study that customers form more positive attitude towards WIMAX based Internet service than EDGE/EVDO based service. Observed differences in mean attitude of different attributes for the two categories of wireless Internet services are measured through Z-test to test the significance of those differences. Findings of this study may be used as an index by the Internet service providers for improvement of their services to satisfy the customers. Key words: Wireless Internet, Customer Attitude, WIMAX, EDGE, EVDO 1. INTRODUCTION Communication is the fundamental need of human beings. From the early evolution of civilization man has invented...
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...Einführung: Im folgenden werde ich mich mit dem Musikgenre Jazz in der UDSSR befassen. Nach dem Versuch einer kurzen und nicht den Anspruch an Vollständigkeit nachkommenden Begriffsklärung, interessieren mich die Wurzeln des freiheitsliebenden Jazzes in einem Land, das unter der totalitären Umständen regiert wurde. Wie kam diese Musikart in die Sowjetunion? Wie wurde sie zu einem Erfolg? Wie erging es den Künstlern, den Komponisten des neuen genres. Am Beispiel des wohl bekanntesten dieser Generation Alexandre Tfasman und seinem musikalischen Lebenswerk, möchte ich diesen Fragestellungen näher kommen. Natürlich ist seine Person und sein Schaffen nicht unabhängig von seiner Herkunft und den kulturellen und politischen Einflüssen zu sehen. Daher werde ich nach einer Einführungen in die Anfänge der Musikrichtung Jazz, versuchen, die Usprünge des Jazz in der damaligen UDSSR zu beschreiben. Dabei kann eine historische Auseinandersetzung mit der Zeit 1920 bis 1945 nicht fehlen. In weiteren Ausführungen wird Tfasmans bezeichnender Einfluss auf das damalige Musikgeschehen deutlich. Der Jazzbegriff – was ist eigentlich Jazz? Jazz entstand im frühen 20ten Jahrhundert in den United States of America aus der Begegnung der afroamerikanischen Volksmusik (Blues, Worksong, Negro Spiritual) und der europäisch-amerikanischen Marsch-, Tanz- und Populärmusik. „Rhytmik, Phrasierungsweise und Tonbildung sowie Elemente der Blues-Harmonik entstammen der afrikanischen Musik und dem Musikgefühl...
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...Übersicht[Bearbeiten] Das Harz der Hanfpflanze enthält mehr als 60 Terpenphenole, deren Transformationsprodukte die Cannabinoide sind, von denen einige psychoaktiv sind. Hauptwirkstoffe sind Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) und das nur schwach psychoaktive Cannabidiol (CBD).[2] THC und CBD stehen besonders im Fokus der Forschung; dies hat zur Entwicklung und Zulassung THC- und CBD-haltiger Medikamente geführt. THC und CBD vermitteln ihre Wirkung auf den Organismus durch Bindung an die Rezeptoren des Endocannabinoid-Systems im Zentralnervensystem und des Immunsystems. Diese Rezeptoren spielen eine wichtige Rolle bei der Modulation synaptischer Prozesse. Aus den Arten Cannabis sativa und Cannabis indica wurden durch Kreuzung mehrere hundert Zuchtssorten generiert. Cannabis ruderalis spielt für die Rauschmittelgewinnung kaum eine Rolle. Im Allgemeinen ist das Verhältnis CBD zu THC in Indischem Hanf höher. Diesem Umstand wird die stärker beruhigende Wirkung des Indischen Hanfs zu geschrieben. Als Rauschmittel wird fast ausschließlich die weibliche, unbefruchtete Pflanze verwendet, da deren Blüten die größte Wirkstoffkonzentration aufweisen. Marihuana Haschisch Die bekanntesten Verwendungsformen sind Marihuana: Die getrockneten, weiblichen und unbefruchten Blütenstände, mit oder ohne anhängenden Blättern, werden geraucht (THC-Gehalt zwischen 0,6 % (Polen) und 12,7 % (England und Wales), Stand 2004).[3] Haschisch: Das gepresste Harz der Hanfpflanze wird geraucht oder...
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