...COMENIUS UNIVERSITY IN BRATISLAVA FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT WRITING ASSIGNMENT II Course: ENGLISH FOR MANAGERS II Writing Task One: Business Report From: Andrea Matyašovská Group: M03/A05 To: doc. Dagmar Weberová, PhD. Date: May 21th, 2014 Assessment: BUSINESS REPORT 21 May 2014 Ari Reed, UK From: Mrs. Andrea Matyašovská, executive director, Ari Reed To: Shareholders of Ari Reed This report is written at the request of the managing director company Ari Reed, Mr. Ján Šiovič. Dear shareholders, I am writing you in order to inquire you about results and fruitfulness of the company I am writing behalf on – Ari Reed – on the market of share. As you know, Ari Reed is a multinational enterprise based in the United Kingdom with subsidiaries in Slovakia, Czech Republic and Russia. The company ranges among the most important firms worldwide in manufacturing electric actuators, solenoid valves, pneumatic elements, and gas pressure regulators. Large gains are accounted. I, the Sales manager of Ari Reed, was charged with writing a report to shareholders, for them to be well-informed about their share. This report will contain information for the period of years 2010 – 2013. This long period of time serves the purpose of comparison market share related to the different countries, which company operates in. The intention is to show movements in result of individual countries over the time and differences between these four countries. In the following paragraph...
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...is the most contemporary kind of quota system, and only appeared in the 1990s, in developing countries, particularly in Latin America, post-conflict Africa, the Middle East, and across Southeastern Europe. Adoption of these quotas spread rapidly in part due to an active transnational women’s movement, which through information-sharing enabled local organizations, activists and intellectuals to publicize and politicize under representation of women in politics. Such activities and an international pressure on women’s political presence led many women’s organizations to...
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...The Extension of Healthcare Centers: Act of 2016 A Performance Task submitted To the faculty of Saint Theresa’s College In partial fulfillment of the requirements In Araling Panlipunan Grade 10 Submitted by: #6 CATIGBE, Chiara #17 MASABA, Marie Christine #21 MONTEHERMOSO, Risha #28 SEVILLA, Johanesse M. #32 VERCIDE, Jeryl Kyra January 8, 2016 PART I OVERVIEW OF THE LAW Based on data that The state has gathered from the International Diabetes Federation, last 2010 there were about 309,000 deaths related to non-communicable chronic diseases, including diabetes. There are many complications for diabetes and one of those are amputation, stroke, blindness and end-stage kidney failure wherein because of these diabetes-related complications for every 10 seconds, one person dies. Based from what The state has read from articles, this year alone, diabetes will cause over four million deaths worldwide. The number of diabetic patients by the year 2030, is estimated to rise to about 438 million, an inflation of over 50 percent in 20 years. Based from a news article, heart attack, stroke and cancer remain the top causes of death among Filipinos, a health official said. Furthermore, based on the data gathered by DOH last 2009 in the Philippine Cancer Society, and last 2010 in the World Health Organization, nine people are diagnosed with cancer every hour, 61 people die of diabetes every day; five people die of respiratory disease (including tuberculosis) every...
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...and enhanced security, military and intelligence activities to deter future attacks. Terrorism also often creates publicity for the groups or individuals initiating the attacks, which is often their...
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...britain ’s bruisin g banana wars Why ch threat eap bananas Policy en farmers’ report future s A Fairtrade Foundation Report February 2014 When I sell a box of bananas it’s a product with quality, with incredible taste, so it should be fair that you pay a fair price for it. Horatio Hernandez Coobafrio Co-operative, Magdalena, Colombia January 2014 contents 1 Introduction 4 2 6 Executive Summary Britain’s Bruising Banana Wars 16 16 20 21 4 The banana value chain 4.1 The UK banana market 4.2 The retail price of bananas in Britain 4.3 UK banana imports 2002 – 2013 4.4 Changes in banana supply chain operations 4.5 The impact of supermarket price wars on producers 4.6 Producer prices vs costs of sustainable production 22 22 23 5 The market environment for bananas 5.1 Evolution of the global banana trade 5.2 Consolidation of retailer power and UK price wars 5.3 The impact of competition law on banana prices 38 6 Fairtrade’s alternative approach 6.1 General background to the Fairtrade system 6.2 Fairtrade bananas – scope and scale 6.3 airtrade: the benefits and F constraints for farmers and workers 2 3 About this report 3.1 Fairtrade’s involvement in bananas 3.2 Research objectives and approach 3.3 Methodological note 7 Achieving a sustainable banana industry 7.1 inclusive market An ...
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...users physical, emotional, mental or psychological damage. INTRODUCTION Hallucinogens are used in medication and intoxication in some countries specifically in Asia long before. This research will discuss about the causes and effects resulted by the use of hallucinogens. I. Hallucinogens A. Description/Definition of Hallucinogens B. Examples of Hallucinogens II. Reasons For the Use of Hallucinogens A. For Medical Use B. For Other Use III. Effects of Use of Hallucinogens A. Beneficial Effects 1. Physical Effects 2. Mental Effects B. Harmful Effects 1. Physical Effects 2. Mental Effects IV. Laws and Sanctions in Prohibiting the Use of Hallucinogens A. Republic Act No. 7394 B. Republic Act No. 6425 C. Republic Act No. 9165. CONCLUSION Hallucinogens are not all bad. It has good effect to the body and it can be also used in human medication and veterinary setting but should be taken in enough amount/dosage. They usually are in form of crystalline powder in its pure state. INTRODUCTION Drug addiction is common problem to the different parts of the world. In Filipino community, news on the television and radio says about the PDEA (Philippine Drug) or other government agencies that concerns about drug and health executed a drug raid or clearing to a barangay, house or etc. Hallucinogens are used in medication and intoxication in some countries specifically in Asia long before. Yet many parts at the world would...
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...Implement Entertainment Concepts Project Surgical Stryke, the Army Band’s rock group, will be performing at a recruiting mission at Steele High School in Cibolo, TX. The rock band will be performing in the cafeteria, during the student’s lunchtime. The lunch periods will run 25 minutes with 10 minute breaks in-between. The band will perform at all three lunch periods. I will send out a publicity packet to the High school three weeks before the performance. There will be a cover letter thanking the school for inviting us to perform. It will also confirm the performance date and time, as well as list the anticipated arrival time of the group for set up and sound check. All of my contact information will be included for any questions or changes that may arise. A copy will be sent to the area recruiter and all correspondence with the school will be coordinated with the recruiter. This publicity packet will include posters/flyers to display throughout the school, an information packet on the band itself with biographies of the members, and a technical spec sheet explaining the power and space requirements of the group. I will coordinate with the recruiter to line up appropriate Army items to give away during the performance. These will range from miniature footballs and key chains to water bottles and t-shirts, plus any other items that are deemed appropriate by the recruiter and the school administration. The recruiter will have a table and display set up in the...
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...The Christian Democrats and Liberal Party joined in the protest demanding the Stasi be dissolved and not simply reborn under a new title. Modrow inevitably succumbed to the pressure and promised that there would be no resurrection of the Stasi under a new name. During the meeting on the 4th of January 1990, the Neues Form maintained a request for demonstrations inside the Stasi HQ under fear of files being destroyed, it is said that the Stasi had already began destroying evidence since October but couldn’t shred paper fast enough and resorted to mixing ripped up pieces of paper together in order to make it near impossible to recover the files. The next round table talk on January 16th 1990 was interrupted when a live news report came on that stated 1000s of people were gathered outside the Stasi HQ ready to storm the gates, Modrow and company rushed to the scene and found that the large groups of protesters have been spread thin throughout the Stasi headquarters surrounded by smashed in windows and broken down doors with files dispersed in every direction, and so ended the reign of horror induced by the Stasi. After the invasion of the Stasi headquarters, a committee was set up to supervise the dissolving of the Stasi officially and archivists were brought...
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...Democracy Democracy is a word frequently used in British Politics. We are constantly told that we live in a democracy in Britain and that our political system is "democratic" and that nations that do not match these standards are classed as "undemocratic". The concept of "democracy" is contestable. It is understood by many people to mean a form of government in which a significant portion of the governed society has a franchise to elect members of the governing body. Other observers would argue that a "true" democracy is a system of government that embraces a universal adult franchise. While flaws exist in all democratic systems of government, most advocates accept Churchill's dictum that contemporary democracy as we know it is the least bad of all systems of government. What is democracy? The popular understanding of the term "democracy" is that there are three basic forms: direct, representative and constitutional. Direct democracy is a form of government in which the right to participate in making political decisions is exercised directly by all citizens, acting under procedures of majority rule. In large states, direct or participative democracy is not possible. Representative democracy is a form of government in which the citizens exercise the same right of participation in making political decisions, not in person but through elected representatives. However, different representative political structures can produce substantially different outcomes. There is no simple...
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...kind of topics will be told that according to relevant laws, regulations and policies, some search results did not show. People are becoming aware of things that their nation tried to keep them blind from previously. Basically, government uses as advanced technology as just to make sure block some information they don’t want to people know. According to the latest research that from Reporters Without Borders which is basically France-based international a non-profit, non-organization and that help and defend the right of freedom of speech. They make a research that finds the index ranking of countries about their freedoms concerning speech, placed China at 174 out of the 179 listed countries. (2013) It is hard to imagine that being a long history of civilianization and the second economic group country is bottom seventh. How did china form its constitution and become the way people just have few freedom of speech? As known to us, China has a long history that is almost five thousand years. Generally speaking, one dynasty ends and other dynasty begins. The last dynasty is Qing dynasty which end in 1911. Sun Yat-sen who is the first president and founding father of the Republic of China leads a revolution to overthrow Qing dynasty. He makes up a new government and announces the Three People's Principles (Nationalism, Democracy, the People's Livelihood). Democracy tells people the freedom of speech and press, association and demonstration. The nationalist party was defeated...
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...Executive Summary: Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) is the world’s largest coffee producer and retailer, headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks offers a wide range of products besides coffee, ranging from pastries, snacks, and other hot and cold beverages. It also specializes in selling coffee products at groceries and retail stores. As a market entry proposal, the company aims to establish operations in one of the three following countries: Trinidad and Tobago, Dominican Republic, and Colombia, as it hopes to gain a strong ground on the booming coffee industry. Despite the close proximity of Starbucks to Central and Latin America, the company has been relatively poor in establishing markets in these regions. The first store was opened in Mexico City in 2002, followed by Lima, Peru in 2003. This region seems to be the perfect fit for Starbucks to expand due to the expanding Coffee production industry. The Colombian Coffee Bean offered by Starbucks is imported from Colombia and is one of the most successful products. Apart from the coffee industry, tourism holds tremendous promise for Starbucks to expand in this region, as approximately 20% of passenger traffic to the Caribbean region comes from the United States. These positive signs show great promise for Starbucks to expand its global picture and continue to remain as the world’s best coffee retailer. Company Overview: Time Out Magazine of San Francisco acknowledges the founders of Starbucks: Jerry Baldwin, Zev Seigl...
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...enough, not much is given in the way of the thought process or motive behind the wars, nor about the people whom the Romans conquered. So what truly lay behind the Roman war machine then and how did they justify their actions as they fought with different people one after the other? Despite all the awe and wonder the Roman image seems to project in modern times, the way they justified their wars to themselves and to their people tells the tale on the what truly lay at the root of the empire. Rome was an empire that since its beginnings had rooted itself in conflict. As a result of all of the conflict that resulted from the line of king’s (especially the idea of just one ruler having so much power) the move was made towards a republic that would better serve...
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...The Fiscal Compact: A Pillar of Understanding: In this project we will look at the Fiscal Compact Treaty which came into effect on the 1st of January 2013. Firstly, we will briefly outline the various factors that led to the signing of the Treaty. Following this we will assess the rules established under the Treaty and how the Treaty will impact future fiscal policy. Furthermore, we will compare and contrast which method of ratification, public referendum or a vote in parliament is more suitable for Ireland when it comes to deciding on EU matters, such as the Fiscal Compact. In addition to that we will interview a person who has strong convictions regarding the Fiscal Compact. To conclude, we will present our opinions and recommendations based upon our research and findings. We will seek to predict whether the Treaty will solve the Eurozone Crisis or plunge the EMU into greater financial instability. Background and Contributing Factors A number of factors contributed to the signing of the Fiscal Compact Treaty on 2 March 2012 (European Council, 2013). Although the Eurozone crisis was the main driving force behind the signing of the Fiscal Compact, a number of flaws existed before the collapse of the Eurozone (McArdle, 2012). McArdle (2012) notes that a major drawback was the fact that the Eurozone didn’t have a common fiscal policy. A “Stability and Growth Pact” (SGP) was passed and came into effect on the 1st January 1999 and made a number of key structural changes (McArdle...
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...GLOBALIZATION AND IT EFFECTS ON CULTURAL INTEGRATION: THE CASE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC. INTRODUCTION I. AN OVERVIEW. With the growing standards of the world and the existing concepts and complexities in political, economic and socio-cultural ideologies, man has always and continuously pondered over the aspects of his nature. Unity, equality, trade and commerce are at the forefront of man's complexities. With these thoughts in mind, man has moved through history trying to satisfy his desires in relation to others. The advent of the twenty-first century gave birth to the idea of making the world a single village, thus, globalization. Globalization is the most talk-about issues in the 21st century. However, there is the difficulty of the world to come up with a single and uniform definition. This is because, so many people doubt if the happenings in the world today are as a result of globalization. Thus, due to these global differences of what this concept actually is about, globalization has grown to involve aspects not only of economy, but politics and other socio-cultural issues. Globalization affects almost every human being, this is because the process of globalization is said to have expanded almost through out the entire world either through transport, commerce, and communication. In addition, man’s activities on the globe are all located under these sectors. Culture, as a way of living of man, is identified by every one immediately after birth and was often...
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...History * The early inhabitants * The early colonial period * The British colonial era * The mineral revolution * The Anglo-Boer/South African War (October 1899 – May 1902) and its aftermath * Segregation * Apartheid * The end of apartheid * The First Decade of Freedom * Into the Second Decade of FreedomThe early inhabitantsThe discovery of the skull of a Taung child in 1924; discoveries of hominid fossils at Sterkfontein caves, a world heritage site; and the ground-breaking work done at Blombos Cave in the southern Cape, have all put South Africa at the forefront of palaeontological research into the origins of humanity. Modern humans have lived in the region for over 100 000 years.The latest discovery is a new species of hominid, Australopithecus sediba, almost two million years old. It was discovered in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, 40 kilometres from Johannesburg, South Africa in 2010. The small, mobile bands of Stone-Age hunter- gatherers, who created a wealth of rock art, were the ancestors of the Khoikhoi and San of historical times. The Khoikhoin and San (the "Hottentots" and "Bushmen" of early European terminology), although collectively known as the Khoisan, are often thought of as distinct peoples.The former were those who, some 2 000 years ago, adopted a pastoralist lifestyle herding sheep and, later, cattle. Whereas the hunter-gatherers adapted to local environments and were scattered across the subcontinent, the herders sought out...
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