...Recently, as people pay more attention to their leisure life, a variety of ways of entertainment come to people’s sight. And rollershoes is one of them. Rollershoes are shoes that equipped with rollers and people can wear them to skid on the hard ground. They are popular among people especially among children. Some people think that this is an effective way for leisure and recreation and it is as innocent as other toys like Lego and Transformer which are beneficial to children’s development. However, there are also objections to it. The opposites think that various dangers of being injured are hidden behind it. For example, in 2011, a car killed a boy wore a pair of rollershoes as he was crossing the road when the traffic light turned to red...
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...When I was younger, I watched cars zoomed back and forth. I saw people riding bicycles and rollerblades while they strolled along the streets. What caught my attention was the airplane that flew across the sky that disappeared over the horizon. I always wondered what it would be like to travel to another place and experience another country's culture. It would be fun to go to South America, Australia, Europe, or even China. Well, I had my opportunity in 7th grade to go to France in Europe, and what I remembered from this trip was an injury that I probably would not forget. The place I stayed in France was a house not too far from Paris. It was in the rural areas of France, but it was a lovely place. My friend, Julien, showed me around the house and introduced me to his family. They were all very kind. Everything was going smoothly and I waited for the upcoming days of excitement. One day, on a weekend, Julien gathered some friends to have a picnic and to go on a bike journey. There were a total of 6 including me, 4 guys and 2 girls. Julien lent me one of his bikes, which was not the best because the wheels kept jamming, but usable. On the way, we stopped at stores to pick up snacks and accessories. We even stopped by a shop that had all kinds of explosives and fireworks. At this point I was really excited because in the shop were small dynamites, the size of USB drives to rockets that would shoot in the sky to make pretty sparkles in the sky. I eagerly paid for several boxes...
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...may not seem like much, but adding it all up, it is a lot more than you would’ve thought. By letting your children walk to school, you benefit in a couple of ways. If you don’t want your child to walk to school alone, there are different ways you can make sure they get to school without getting in your car. Now you can trust older students to make sure your son or daughter gets to school safely and unharmed. This saves tons of gas, money, and time. And it an innocuous experience for you child; it could actually benefit them! If you trust your son or daughter to get to school alone, but you don’t want them to walk to school because it takes too long, there are still alternative ways for them to get to school. You can easily purchase rollerblades or a bike for them to get to school! They don’t cost much and you can find it at Walmart™ and your child can use it at your home to exercise as well. You may not know it, but there are many alternate types of transportation. Copper Basin K-8 school highly encourages alternative...
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...In Frank Trippett’s excerpt, “A Red Light for Scofflaws”, he discusses the issue of more and more Americans breaking casual, everyday laws. He first brings the issue about by explaining that laws are put in place to benefit society for the good. Trippett continues his argument by stating America’s current slogan: “You’re a fool if you obey the rules.” Trippett's purpose is to inform people of the growing population of people contributing to lawbreaking so that more people will live by the laws intended to keep them safe and sound, even if the law is minor. More and more Americans will continue to be called criminals or lawbreakers because even everyday people are starting to break the rules. Most people would feel that Trippett’s argument...
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...Toyota (Chapter 1) Overview. This case concerns the systems used by Toyota to become the third largest automobile manufacturer in the world. The case illustrates how this organization strives to serve customers and achieve a profit. The case intentionally emphasizes features of Toyota's manufacturing system, rather than its marketing strategies per se, to show how the whole organization is focused on serving customer wants and needs, not just the marketing department. Suggestions for Discussion Questions 1. In what ways is Toyota's new-product development system designed to serve customers? There are a number of features to this system that make it customer oriented. The Toyota system responds more quickly than competitors, allowing the company to correct any mistakes and react to market trends faster than competitors. The system has a chief engineer responsible for the product from design to marketing. This may allow consumer research to function as a direct input into engineering specifications rather than become a secondary concern after the product is designed. Since the corporate philosophy is to serve customers, consumer inputs are more likely to be used develop better new products. 2. In what ways is Toyota's manufacturing system designed to serve customers? There are a number of features in Toyota's manufacturing systems that are designed to serve customers, including the following features. Employees, even on the assembly line, are trained to consider their...
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...CHAPTER 1 AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR Consumer behaviour has changed dramatically in the past few decades. Today, consumers can order online many customised products ranging from trainers to computers. Many have replaced their daily newspapers with customised, online editions of these media and are increasingly receiving information from online sources. Students choosing a university no longer rely on receiving prospectuses through the post; instead, they have online access to all the pertinent information about a university’s courses and teaching staff and, in some cases, can visit, virtually, actual classes. People wanting to sell their old computers or grandmother’s antique table no longer need to advertise in the local newspaper or rely on a pricey auctioneer; instead, they can sell these items via online auctions or their own personalised online advertisement. Consumers who want out-of-print books no longer have to visit out-of-the-way shops with hundreds of poorly organised dusty shelves, and those who wish to purchase a book published in another country no longer have to call foreign publishers or deal with the bureaucratic nightmare of overseas delivery; instead, they can visit online stores where they can easily locate and place orders for the books they seek. Television viewers can now avoid the advertisement breaks by using the ‘skip’ feature of their recorders and order on demand previously shown television programmes as well as films. All...
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...vote early. Should the eligible citizens of america be obligated to vote? There are three reasons why Americans should not be obligated to vote. First of all ignorant voters are dangerous,the fact that citizens do not participate as much shouldn't be masked, and the higher level education people receive the higher percentage of them will vote. One reason why Americans should not be required to vote is that ignorant voters are dangerous. Evidence supporting this reason is “must you vote?” new York times by randy Cohen. A quote that I found on this site explaining the dangers of ignorant voters is, “It is irresponsible to encourage the unaware to put their ignorance into action so aimlessly...you might as well urge the unpracticed to Rollerblade and use power tools simultaneously. At least they'd injure only themselves.” this evidence helps explain why Americans should not be required to vote because when the ignorant vote their vote could possibly be the vote that takes a...
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...Advertising: Flyers/brochures (give some to the chamber of commerce or travel agencies), Yellow Pages, banner ads on travel or local chamber of commerce Web sites Qualifi cations: Knowledge of bicycle maintenance Equipment needed: Fleet of bicycles and repair kits; may need storage space Staff required: No Hidden costs: Liability/theft insurance What You Do Remember the days of the bicycle built for two, when tourists rented bikes to explore island areas where cars either didn’t exist or were blessedly limited? Th ose days are still here—but the majority of bicycle rental businesses are now clustered around crowded tourist spots such as Michigan’s Mackinac Island or Florida’s sandy beaches. Many bicycle rental shops are now featuring Rollerblade rentals as well, especially in places like California. Regardless of what you decide to off er, you’ll be amazed at how much money can be made in this relatively easy business. Each day you’ll take a fee for short-term rentals, off ering the possibility of instant repeat business or a large number of daily rentals. And since most bicycle rentals are cash transactions, you’ll have instant money. What could be easier than that? The 200 Best Home Businesses 29 What You Need Your main costs stem from the fact that you must buy a good fl eet of bicycles, typically twenty to twenty-fi ve of them at a cost of $300 or so each. If necessary, you can also rent garage space for $100–$300 per month. If you invest in only used bicycles,...
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...Individual Paper- Gas Prices Petroleum gas affects many of us when it is constantly increasing and decreasing all the time. Over the past few years gas prices have varied from $3.11 a gallon to $3.97 a gallon. Petroleum gas prices do not just affect the companies that provide the product but affects the people of the United States. When gas prices increase it can cause many problems with people getting to where they need to go. Many people cannot afford the prices with jobs they have now, which causes them to miss days of work causing them to lose their jobs. Petroleum gas can affect many people even farmers when it comes time to take care of their crops causing many people not getting the products they need. When all these people cannot afford the prices of gas they tend to change how they are doing these things. For an example farmers not being able to process their crops can cause them to have to have smaller crops. This will lead other products from their crops to rise in prices when it goes to the stores. Market equilibrium in this case refers to a condition where a market price is established through competition such that the amount of goods or services sought by buyers is equal to the amount of goods or services produced by sellers (Colander, 2010). The constant changes in gas prices will affect the product itself along with the market and equilibrium prices. When the price in gas increases the demand for the gas will lower due to the amount it takes to fill a person’s...
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...because the room where the grocery store was became my sister and my room. But, we did miss having going to the room and just grabbing snacks when we were hungry. Lastly, the garage was then transformed into my uncle room and another restroom. Of course, this was the best transformation because one restroom did not work well with a large family. The space in this house was significantly changed over the years. There is also countless joyful moments spent during my childhood, which then became just memories. First, this house had a big closed front yard filled with plants and the floor was cemented. Evidently this was the place where I learned to crawl and walk. I remember that my grandmother teaching me how to run around and even rollerblade. Since, this house was so big I was able to do all this in the front yard. Secondly, every night we would sit in the living room at 7:00 pm for dinner then watch movies or just sit in the backyard laughing. There was 9 of us and we all fit on that big living table. The adults would go on and on about their daily lives. However, my uncles were always cheerful and made us laugh. Lastly, one of my uncles got married and moved out. He would go visit every now and then, but things were not the same. We were a happy family who spent every night together. This is was the sign that this was the end of this beautiful house. Landslides made the most difficult and last change this house experienced. Hurricane “Mitch” hit as a category 5 when...
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...work at something the better I feel when I accomplish it. I have also found that doing the bare minimum to accomplish something isn’t as rewarding and leaves me feeling like a failure instead of successful. Since going back to school I have learned the value of hard work and education and the sense of accomplishment once “my all” has been applied. Learning how to ride a bike was the one of the most difficult things I’ve ever accomplished. I didn’t learn at a young age like most kids. I was what one would call a “late bloomer”. I remember how far away the ground seemed, how fast I felt I was going, and how unsteady I felt. I remember I fell many times, but I was driven by the fact that all of my friends had bikes and I was stuck on rollerblades. So, I kept trying, and trying until finally I did it. I rode a whole twenty feet and kept going. The feeling I had was indescribable and unforgettable. Muth 2 Unlike riding a bike, school came somewhat easy for me but I was never driven to do it. I went, saw my friends, went to class, took tests, and past grades, but it never was something I really wanted to accomplish. Writing was the only thing I really took to in school and out of school. I loved to write just about anything....
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...Now remember, with every blow of the hammer, you’ve got to feel the femoral nail advancing through the bone. If you don’t, then for heaven’s sake, stop. It might be impinging on the cortex or it might be too large for the canal. Keep whacking, and you’ll fracture the cortex.” The trainer’s calm, authoritative voice boomed out across the room as a dozen orthopedic surgeons toiled away on the cadaver limbs laid out before them. Pausing to observe the technique of one of the surgeons, he glanced up to see his boss, CEO Peter Walsh, crack open the door and squeeze through, trying his best to be unobtrusive. The trainer glanced at the clock. “Okay, let’s save some of this fun for the afternoon,” he called out. “We’ll meet in the lobby in ten minutes and walk over to lunch.” In addition to making a range of products from artificial hips to scalpels, Crescordia was one of a handful of major companies that developed, manufactured, and sold the steel and titanium plates, nails, and screws—known as fixation devices—that surgeons used to repair broken bones. At least twice a month, Crescordia hosted training sessions like this one for orthopedic surgeons who used the company’s products. Walsh joined the group for lunch as often as possible. It was a great opportunity to connect with the physicians and hear firsthand what they liked and didn’t like about Crescordia’s products. Besides, he just plain enjoyed their company. Trauma surgeons tended to be brilliant but down to earth. With their...
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...In the Blade’s case chapter 1 is about a U.S. based company that has been presented with a dilemma of expanding internationally. This company produces a single product which is rollerblades. The company a few years back was very successful and reported huge sales. This has now changed with annual reports and stock price going down. The CFO of this company or Chief financial officer has made all cuts, possible without affecting the quality of the product. The company is now also faced with decision of continuing to penetrate in the U.S. market and consider importing parts. Many companies have used this strategy and it has proven to be successful. CFO in this case was considering Thailand because of its weak economic state would allow for the purchase of rubber or plastic components at a cheap price. This is caused from the weak currency to the U.S. dollar exchange rates with Thailand. The CFO however was also looking to improve the U.S. weak company sales and start exporting to Thailand. The company knew their competitors were importing however very few exported the roller blade. This would also give them an exclusive market that presented few competitors. In the long run the company if sales in U.S. market still did not rebuild a subsidiary firm could be established and penetrated the Thailand market. First I would like to relate the case to chapter 1 in the book on “How firm engage in International Business (Madura, pg 8). By starting in Thailand there are the types of business...
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...Benetton Group: Evolution of Communication Strategy Introduction Benetton, the Italian retailer was engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of clothing, undergarments, shoes, cosmetics and accessories. Benetton also licensed its brand name to various manufacturers of sunglasses, stationery, cosmetics, linens, watches, toys, steering wheels, golf equipment, designer condoms and luggage. The group’s important brands included United Colors of Benetton (UCB), Sisley, PlayLife and Killer Loop. During fiscal 2002, Benetton reported revenues of €1.99 billion and net income of €128 million. Benetton spent €102 million on advertising and promotion during the year (see Exhibit I for revenue split-up and Exhibit II for financial highlights). In addition to retail outlets around the world, Benetton also operated megastores (3000 square foot stores) in such cities as Paris, Rome, Kobe, Osaka, New York, London, Moscow and Lisbon. As of 2002, the company operated in about 120 countries through its 5000 retail stores and employed about 7250 people. Benetton was well known for its colorful and provocative advertisements (Benetton termed its advertising and marketing activities as Communication Strategy). The company employed unusual, controversial advertising techniques and themes that used “shock value” and the power of photography to grab viewers’ attention. Unlike most advertisements which centered around a company’s product or image, Benetton’s advertising campaigns focused on social...
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...Here is an introduction to some great things people do with their dogs. Most activities welcome all dogs, whether purebred or of mixed breed heritage. Some of these activities are classed as "working dog" activities, but are also done on a recreational basis, or as a public service. Some dog activities are purely recreational in nature, while others are competitive dog sports. Many of these activities may be new to you. I have chosen my links based upon how welcoming they are to the merely curious. People who play with their dog, stay with their dog. Why do dog activities matter? Why promote them? Dog activities matter because they help dogs keep their homes. When people and dogs do things together it is good news all around. Many of these activities provide the structure that helps people learn to better communicate with their dogs. The dogs have a better opportunity to learn good manners. That makes them easier to live with and less likely to be given up. The activities help people get in touch with one another to share information. That also helps people to learn about dogs, to avoid problems, and to solve them in a healthy way. The activities provide exercise in a fun way that boosts the relationship. The exercise, in turn, reduces boredom. A dog that exercises with its human is less likely to have behavior problems. A wonderful side benefit is that these activities can be a mental boost for humans and dogs alike. Do we need lessons on having fun with our dogs? All...
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