...| | | Lisa Downing | 5/5/2009 | | Table of Contents Subject Headings Page Nos. Grand Central Office Market 1 Grand Central Scene 1 Who/What Dominates the District 2 Grand Central Office Climate 4 District Vis a Vis Office Setting 4 Historical Analysis of Market Statistics 6 Comparative Analysis: Grand Central, Midtown & Manhattan 7 History of Land Use and Development Trends 8 Grand Central Terminal Today 11 External Market Forces 12 Government Intervention 14 Employment 15 Subject Properties 18 Lincoln Building 18 JP Morgan Chase 20 Competitive Position 21 Summary & Trends 25 Projections 26 I. Grand Central Office Market Analysis The New York City Office Market is comprised of three submarkets, Downtown, Midtown and Midtown South. The Midtown submarket in the largest Central Business District in the United States; it is the submarket that the Grand Central office market is located and upon which this analysis is based. Other neighborhoods within the Midtown submarket include: Columbus Circle, Penn Plaza/Garment District, Plaza District and Times Square (Kindly refer to Appendix Nos.1 & 2). The Grand Central office market straddles in both Community Board #5 and Community Board # 6, the planning...
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...In the real world, he is slave, who born in the dirty fish market and lives like insect. In the world of odor, he is the king can feel innumerable kinds of odors and make the most fancy perfume in the world. He is a demon, but also an angel. He is the leading character in the movie, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille. “Perfume” is movie adapted from the famous novel “Perfume-The Story of a Murderer” by Patrick Süskind in 1985. This is a highly stylized film, in which Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is a very special person. He lives in a uniquely spiritual world. In other words, Grenouille is a egocentric man who arouse me have great interest about his unique personality. In order to get the development of character’s thought, I will analysis his spiritual world referring the psychoanalysis method of Sigmund Freud. Freud thinks that the unconscious component is composed of three levels: the Id is the passions and possibly all inherited human knowledge, the ego is the socially conditioned and aware reason which tries to repress the Id and from this state of affairs the superego manifests itself as a moral and critical conscience.() I am on the way of thinking Grenouille as a person whose ego becomes the dominant character which is beginning from the unbalance in personality-formation. How does his ego show in his life? Grenouille’s sense of smell is sensitive; he could recognize directions and things by smell. He was attracted by the special odor of the red-hair girl when the first time...
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...Invasion of the Body Snatchers: An Analysis of All Four Versions The story begins with Miles Bennell, thought to be insane,being held in a local hospital and telling another doctor an incredible story. In the perfectly normal town of Santa Mira, California, residents seem to be suffering from mass hysteria: certain people feel that their relatives are not actually their relatives, even though by all objective counts they are. Things become more suspicious when Miles' friend, Jack Belicec, finds an unformed, unmoving body in his house that later disappears. Jack and his wife decide to stay at Miles' house, with Miles' former girlfriend Becky who is showing a renewed interest in him. At night in Miles' greenhouse, the four find giant pod seeds that begin to sprout duplicates of all of them. Jack and his wife leave to find help, but they return transformed into emotionless replicas of their former selves. Most of the town has already been converted, and Miles and Becky are chased by a mob ofpod people. In 1956, the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers, along with several science fiction films of that era, intentionally chose to mirror society in a way that was quite direct. McCarthyism had turned people against one another, and soon Americans began to think they were being invaded by Communists. They began to look at their neighbors with increasing fear andsuspicion, which created an air of paranoia that felt like smog permeating humanity. Invasion of the Body Snatchers, starring...
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...JULIA D. STEVENS Zipcar: Refining the Business Model It was October 14, 2000, and Robin Chase was leaving yet another meeting with potential providers of capital for her fledgling venture, Zipcar. Chase was CEO and cofounder of the company, which she and Antje Danielson had started some 10 months before. The idea behind Zipcar—a sophisticated form of car sharing—was simple, yet potentially revolutionary. Chase and Danielson had conducted some initial research during late 1999, and by the end of that year, the two had developed a business plan. They had incorporated in January 2000 and raised their first $50,000 from one angel investor. By June of 2000, the two entrepreneurs had leased 12 cars and were ready to open for business in Boston. By October, the fledgling company had 19 vehicles, nearly 250 members, and the founders had raised—and spent—an additional $325,000 to fund the early stages of operations. Yet, even with this demonstration of viability, Chase and Danielson had not succeeded in raising the equity capital they needed to really grow Zipcar. Beginning in early 2000, Chase had made a series of presentations to potential investors in which she sought $1 million in capital to prove the business model in Boston and, eventually, to set the stage for expanding the business to other U.S. cities. Potential investors seemed intrigued and enthusiastic about the Zipcar idea. While Chase hoped to close on this first round of financing in the fall of 2000, she continued to look...
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...Harvard College. To orde r copies or request permission to reproduce materials, call 1-800-545-7685, write Harvard Business School Publishing, Boston, MA 02163, or go to http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, us ed in a spreadsheet, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechani cal, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without the permission of Harvard Business School. MYRA HART MICHAEL J. ROBERTS JULIA D. STEVENS Zipcar: Refining the Business Model It was October 14, 2000, and Robin Chase was leaving yet another meeting with potential providers of capital for her fledgling venture, Zipcar. Chase was CEO and cofounder of the company, which she and Antje Danielson had starte d some 10 months before. The idea behind Zipcar—a sophisticated form of car sharing—was simple, yet potentially revolutionary. Chase and Danielson had conducted some initia l research during late 1999, and by the end of that year, the two had developed a business plan. They had incorporat ed in January 2000 and raised their first $50,000 from one angel investor....
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...JULIA D. STEVENS Zipcar: Refining the Business Model It was October 14, 2000, and Robin Chase was leaving yet another meeting with potential providers of capital for her fledgling venture, Zipcar. Chase was CEO and cofounder of the company, which she and Antje Danielson had started some 10 months before. The idea behind Zipcar—a sophisticated form of car sharing—was simple, yet potentially revolutionary. Chase and Danielson had conducted some initial research during late 1999, and by the end of that year, the two had developed a business plan. They had incorporated in January 2000 and raised their first $50,000 from one angel investor. By June of 2000, the two entrepreneurs had leased 12 cars and were ready to open for business in Boston. By October, the fledgling company had 19 vehicles, nearly 250 members, and the founders had raised—and spent—an additional $325,000 to fund the early stages of operations. Yet, even with this demonstration of viability, Chase and Danielson had not succeeded in raising the equity capital they needed to really grow Zipcar. Beginning in early 2000, Chase had made a series of presentations to potential investors in which she sought $1 million in capital to prove the business model in Boston and, eventually, to set the stage for expanding the business to other U.S. cities. Potential investors seemed intrigued and enthusiastic about the Zipcar idea. While Chase hoped to close on this first round of financing in the fall of 2000, she continued to look...
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...what i saw during the attack. But as I watched the video again, I began to realize that all was not as it seemed. And the more I questioned the official story, the more clear it became. Like many citizens, I have many questions that I would like answered: was the mighty Imperial government really too incompetent to prevent a handful of a ragtag team of rebels from destroying one of their most prized assets? Or are they hiding something from us? Who was really behind the attack? Why did they want the Death Star destroyed? No matter what the answers, we have a problem. We all heard the story of the rebels stealing the plans for the Death Star. Darth Vader chasing down Princess Leia for stealing the plans. The chase was stop at Tatooine when Darth Vader Star Destroyer was able to blast Leias cruiser. Princess Leia was then captured by Darth Vader on her ship, Tantive IV. But before getting captured by Vader she was able to give the plans to a R2 unit named R2D2. Which R2D2 and C-3po were able to escape from the imperials by blasting themselves to Tatooine in an escape pod. On Tatooine the two droids gave the plans to a Ben kenobi and a young farm boy. But all of this doesn’t add up to, why did the captain of the Imperial Star Destroyer not fire upon the lifepod with the droids carrying Death Star plans? The "official story"...
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...[pic] BB&T BANK ANALYSIS REPORT FINA 280 FINANCIAL INSTITUTION MANAGEMENT & MODELING William C. Handorf, Ph.D. June 28, 2008 Washington, DC Content 1. INTRODUCTION ………………………………………………..…………………3 2. BB&T ……………………….……………………………………………………….4 3. US ECONOMIC OVERVIEW ……………………………………………………12 4. BB&T Bank …………...……………………………………………………………14 5. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………..41 6. Questions to Management………………………………………………………….42 1. INTRODUCTION The purpose of this report is to analyze the financial operations and financial conditions of BB&T Bank by evaluating financial, economic and market information available for the period from 2000 to 2008. This paper attempts to address key strengths and weaknesses of the bank from a regulatory, financial, and credit market perspective. In order to make assessments and calculate required ratios, statistics and correlations, we mainly review the Uniform Bank Performance Report (UBPR) of the bank and publicly available financial data. Besides BB&T Bank the paper also attempts to analyze the performance of the holding company, BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT). Section 2 briefly overviews the holding company - BBT - and its financial analysis. Section 3 provides an overview of the US economy as a backdrop to the financial performance of the bank. Section 4 uses the CAMELS methodology (Capital, Asset Quality, Management, Earnings, Liquidity and Sensitivity) to identify the key strengths and weaknesses...
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...The 1990s is remembered for its economic boom, yet that economic growth was not present in the first half of the decade. This first half was characterized by the political conservatism of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush’s respective presidencies. During this period of political conservatism, women were overlooked by a consistent dismissal of the Equal Rights Amendment and affirmative action. Those policies do not uphold the traditional values of an all-American family. It was still expected that women marry, have kids, and work in fields that were deemed appropriate for women. Some refused to adhere to this outdated vision of an American woman. Blue Steel tells the story of woman that goes against the traditional values of America at the time by becoming a rookie policewoman. The story takes place in New York City as she...
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...Relation between Koan and Zen Meditation Because koan is the Way which leads a person to mindfulness, koan is essential to Zen Buddhism. Zen Buddhism has had such great influence on the life and culture of Japan. Zen Buddhism is a “just sitting” style of Japanese Buddhism that has been influenced by Chinese Zen. The person who discovered or revised this technique was Tendai monk Eisai. “Eisai went to Mountain Tiantai in China and practiced by eliminating all traditional aspects of Chinese Zen Buddhism except for shikantaza (just sitting) and the meditation of koans (puzzles aimed at overcoming dualistic thoughts) and returned to Japan with Zen” (Koller 278). As Eisai returned, he forcefully headed to Kamakura to establish new temple. At Kamakura, Samurais recognized the importance of Zen in mental detachment and practices of daily life, they allowed Eisai to flourish the temple and after his death, Samurais built Rinzai school of Zen which exercised great influence in Japanese culture, thoughts, and philosophy. The origin of Japanese tea culture is also from Rinzai. Similar to original Buddhism, Zen Buddhism is not a theory or a conception of the world but it is practical experience. A person who meditates is already a Buddhist. One cannot truly understand or comprehend Zen Buddhism until experiencing it. “While intellectual understanding and thinking only grasp the subjects of representation of things, experiencing not only grasps subjects but also does not have distinction...
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...Text Messaging: The Effects on Our Society A Report By: Blake Hogan, Emily Gilbert, Megan Leckington, and Chris Morris 1 Abstract: In today’s day and age, most everyone in our society has and uses a cell phone. Most of those who use cell phones also use the SMS text messaging that these phones feature. This study takes a look at some of the effects and potential problems arising from the use of this text messaging. A survey of students and instructors at Lane Community College found that 70% of those surveyed believed that texting had harmful effects on students writing skills. However, studies that were analyzed found that texting is actually beneficial. While 54% of teenagers text others on a daily basis only 33% of teenagers talk to others face-to-face, yet it is too early in research to draw a conclusion on whether texting is harmful to their social skills. Most people know that text messaging while driving is very dangerous, yet the studies analyzed as well as the surveys conducted show that some people are still willing to take that risk. Table of Contents: Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………….1 Table of Contents………………………………………………………………………….1 List of Figures……………………………………………………………………………...1 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………..2 Methodology………………………………………………………………………………...
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...participation and negotiation of self (see Higgins, forthcoming; Kinginger, 2004; Lam, 2000; Morita, 2004; Ohara, 2001; Pavlenko & Lantolf, 2000; and Solé, 2007 among others). The trend is resonated in the growing interest in language learner identity and the studies in narratives. In this paper, a case of heritage language learner will be investigated upon the theoretical frame of poststructuralism. Narrative inquiry will be used to analyze how she negotiates her learner identity. The purpose of this paper is two-fold: First, by looking at the struggle a language learner makes to acquire her heritage language, I reclaim the centrality of identity in defining heritage language learners. Second, to widen the horizons of narrative studies to the cyber space as it provides an ample source of easily accessible data and it has become one of the commonplace media of daily communication. Heritage Language Learners and Identity To refer to the Heritage Language Learners (HLLs), various terms have been implemented such as ‘native speakers,’ ‘quasi native speakers,’ ‘bilingual speakers,’ or, from the dissatisfaction with the prior terms, ‘home background speakers,’ and ‘heritage language speakers’ (Valés, 2005: p. 412). There has not yet been a concise definition, however, that succinctly encapsulates the distinct features of HLLs. HLLs are different from L1 learners in that,...
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...Doesn’t it seem obvious that not keeping the commandments of the Lord are both a sin and a transgression? And isn’t it clearly stated by Joseph Smith in his own handwriting, and also written down by Oliver Cowdery, that Joseph Smith had been told directly by the angel that he (Joseph Smith) could not obtain the plates since he had not kept the “commandments of the Lord”? It is very plain that his sins and transgressions had indeed been remembered by the Lord as this is the single vital reason the angel tells him he cannot obtain the plates, and this is the same angel that just a short time earlier had assured him his sins had been forgiven and his former transgressions would “be remembered against him no more”. What is going on...
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...Jennifer, Ben and Ann. They share the tasks of the department. you have sole responsibility for all of the decisions presented.Delegation is allowed to any of your three other staff members, although a brief reply to the customer is required for each item, regardless of a delegated or delayed action. The organization chart of the company is below: [pic] Here are the objects found in various communication mediums. It is now October 15, and you left before receiving any of these. #1 – Memo The Pharmagen Corporation Office of the Vice President, Administration From: S.C. Chase To: All Department heads Subject: Projection of space requirements, 200x-20xx Date: October 1, 20xx During the past few years, we have had a number of relocations of departments in the building, but our space needs continue to change as our organization grows. In a attempt to plan for space needs in the upcoming years, we are...
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...priest), Luis Guzman (servant Jacopo), and James Frain (magistrate Villeford). This film is based on a novel written by Alexandre Dumas in 1844. For this film I will be the film critic and address multitude of items, plus provide my recommendation and star rating. Cinematography and Mise-en-scene The film is approximately 131 minutes which is neither too short nor long. The main character Edmond Dantes is fully developed. The length of the film gives adequate time to see how the character develops from the start of the film going all the way through until the end. As an example Edmond is an honest sailor man who leads a simple life, he is betrayed by his best friend Mondego for which he is wrongfully imprisoned at the Chateau d’If. You see the transformation of Dantes from a God believing man to losing all hope, which is replaced by vengeance against those who wronged him. We see the character continue to develop into a ruthless Count who insinuates himself into the life of the nobility and destroys those betrayed him and sentenced him to death from the inside-out. This film has countless locations which the story plays out, making it more interesting and keeping the audience’s attention. It begins on a stormy sea while sailing into Elba, followed by the simple...
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