...Vail Resorts is “the premier mountain resort company in the world and a leader in luxury, destination-based travel at iconic locations”. (Vail Resorts A) Vail resorts started over 59 years ago when work began in January of 1962 on their first ski area in Vail Colorado. By December 1962 Vail Mountain opens for skiing with two chairlifts, one gondola and only a $5 lift ticket for the day. In the first season of business the mountain recorded 55,000 skiers. Since 1962 Vail Resorts has grown tremendously. They own and/or manage 29 properties. This number grew greatly with the purchase of Rock Resorts in December 2001; Rock Resorts was started in 1956 by Laurence S Rockefeller. With the purchase of Rock Resorts this expanded Vail Resorts from just a skiing mountain resorts to having destinations all across the country and into the Caribbean. Vail Resorts does not just own hotels and ski areas. They now have outlets in retail, transportation, real estate & development, and even media. (Appendix A) Vail Resorts states that their mission is very simple “Experience of a Lifetime” (Vail Resorts B). One of Vail Resorts Master Development Plans for the current fiscal year is for a complete redevelopment in Breckenridge at the base area of Peak 8. Since Breckenridge is the number one ski destination in the world (Vail Resorts) Vail Resorts and the town of Breckenridge want to update the older buildings to create a newer more modern mountain base. This includes new restaurants...
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...Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSC: MTN) June 22, 2014 Securities Analysis Vail Resorts, Inc. (MTN) Company Background (Life Cycle Analysis) Vail Resorts, Inc. is a Premium Luxury Resort company that resides around the mountains and their product would be the great outdoors. The outdoors activity is what brings people to the resort. Their mission statement is “Experience of a Life Time”. Vail Resorts, Inc. considers themselves to have 5 different stakeholders, first is the guest, second is their employees, third is the community, forth is nature and the environment and the fifth is the shareholders. All 5 stakeholders are very important to Vail Resorts, Inc. and are part of every thought when growing the company. The foundation of the company was established in the mid 1950’s by some skiers (Pete Seibert and Earl Eaton) that had a dream to build a ski resort like no other. Vail Resorts, Inc. falls into three different areas which are the mountain, lodging, and real estate. The company is known for their mountain resorts which is Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone that is in Colorado; Heavenly, North star and Kirkwood in the Lake Tahoe area in California and Nevada; Canyons in Park City; Afton Alps in Minnesota and Mt. Brighton in Michigan. Vail Resorts, Inc. Hospitality which is the lodging division that owns and operates hotels, condos and private residences located in the area. The lodging division of the company includes five Rock Resorts luxury hotels...
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...I have a confession I must get off my chest. An old friend of mine by the name Avery recently contacted me and he shared some of his personal life with me. We were really close growing so he felt comfortable spilling out his feelings to me. Pastor: What did he tell you? Me: It’s a long story so get comfortable. Imagine, it's Monday morning, time to get ready for school. Our starts off in Avery's room, one the second floor of his house, in a conservative neighborhood. Each morning a battle must be fought because the choice of clothing Avery desires to wear is frowned upon. Floral printed skinny jeans he sewn together using some of his mother’s old shirts, where the apple of his eye. Sad to say, wearing them weren't worth all the disapproving stares. Like every morning, he fought the urge and continue to get dressed in his school uniform. Walking down the sidewalk, heading towards me and a group of students waiting at the bus stop, Avery was thinking about new designs. He had a gaze in his that showed he was deep in thought. Me: Hey Avery did you get a chance to watch the presidential debate last night? Im sure the Republican Party will win the election this time. Avery: No, I was busy working on a project. Chad: What project? I don't remember the teacher assigning us a project. Avery: It wasn't a school project, it’s a personal project. Me: Maybe I could come over sometime and help you with your project. Avery: NO!!! What Avery didn't know was that I had a crush on him but...
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...It is important to analyze this issue through the institutional interests of the media telling Steven Avery’s story as well as the law enforcement and political institutions determining his fate. The sad reality surrounding the media outlets discussing this topic is that the outlets which provide the most neutral, telling and open insights about the case are the non-traditional outlets that could are probably only reaching the audiences that are already educated on a topic such as our faulty criminal justice system. Documentary filmmakers attempt to expose the reality and faults that lie behind our most prevalent institutions in the United States. Although it can definitely be said that “Making a Murderer” presents its viewers with an extremely one-sided standpoint of Avery’s innocence, it does do an honest job of exposing the flaws in our system. “Making a Murderer” shows clips of the trial, and stories of how law enforcement and the courts abused their authorities in order to exploit Steven Avery. The institutional interest of documentary filmmaking is a positive one; it is not trying to benefit through funds or viewership, but instead attempting to expose a harsh reality of our criminal justice system to the public. Both the Jeanine Pirrot video and the interview with Nancy Grace are clear demonstrations of the institutional interests of traditional media outlets. The goals of the media are not to expose problems within our society like documentary filmmaking, but instead to...
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...Cath Avery is a remarkable character that sheds a light on what it really means to be a fan girl. She is seen as an introvert living in the shadow of her twin sister, Wren. Ever since Cath has been little she used the world of fanfiction to escape reality and to cope with the issues of her mother abandoning her sister and her and leaving them with their dad. Cath is described as a slim, dark, brown, hair girl with glasses. Since she lived in the shadow of her sister, she developed low- self-esteem that consumed her every day. To say the least she had social anxiety problems that played a part in the next chapter of her life, which was college. Once Cath and Wren arrived at the same college that they both were attending, Cath got hit with news that changed her comfort zone, her twin sister wanted to put distance between them. Cath was always with her sister always leaning on her for support. The conflict at hand was now Cath had to face the idea of being on her own in college, without the help of her sister. Cath has always considered herself a nerd and an outcast because she chooses the world of fanfiction then her real world. She struggled in college at first, in her mind she thought that she could just shut out the outside world and stay in her dorm room writing forums for her fanfiction website. Her father started to have mental breakdowns that forced her to sometimes leave college and go home and take care of him. While her twin sister was going to parties and gaining an...
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...Team Code of Ethics Stormont-Vail Health Care is an integrated health care organization that is comprised of multiple health care facilities and employees more than 200 physicians. Stormont-Vail’s goals, ethical principles, and ethical values all play an important role within the organization. This organization strives to maintain a positive relationship between cultural differences and ethical decision making. Stormont-Vail Health care stands by their mission to work together to help improve the health of the entire community ("Stormont-Vail Healthcare", 2014). Stormont-Vail displays social responsibility for their organization and community. This organizations main goal is to provide quality healthcare to the community. Their core values are serving others, quality health care, teamwork, respect, and viability. In a recent survey conducted by the American Hospital Association, Stormont-Vail Health Care facilities ranked very high in patient satisfaction. This organization’s mission statement is not just a marketing tool to bring in patients. It is important for Stormont- Vail employees to know and understand the mission statement as it effects the organization ethically. The main goal of Stormont-Vail Health Care is about people caring for others, improving the quality of care, utilizing the best and latest medical technology for treatment and procedures. Stormont-Vail Health Care is committed to respond and adapt to the needs of the community as health care changes. The...
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...Marketing Research and Segmentation Cliff Beard HCS/539 May 19, 2014 Andrea Linder Description of Facility Stormont Vail HealthCare has been providing medical treatment to the people of Topeka and the surrounding areas since 1884. The programs and services that are provided by Stormont Vail and state of the art and revolutionizing the medical field and helping all patients no matter their ailments in the community. The main hospital located in Topeka offers 157 private rooms, which each have an acute bed for the patient and is staffed with medical personnel that are certified and trained to provide a various services that range from birthing to end of life personal. With a hospital located in the middle of Topeka, nobody is more then 5 minutes away from medical attention. With Stormont Vail having satellite offices and emergency care facilities throughout a 50 mile radius, Stormont Vail is able to help the rural communities with their medical needs and still be close enough to rush a patient to the main hospital if they need it without much travel time in between. Lifestyle Profile in the Neighborhood After doing thorough research and pulling information from the two databases of Prizm and Vals the lifestyle profile of the residents of Topeka and the surrounding area was created. The profile is a look at the biggest percentage of the residents of the 66606 neighborhood, which is where the hospital is located in according to the two bases. The wealthier...
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...Abstract The practitioner-scholar model, often called the Vail model, is a training model for graduate programs that is focused on clinical practice. It was developed primarily to train clinical psychologist was adopted by other specialty programs. According to this model, a psychologist is a scholar, a consumer of research, and a highly-trained professional practitioner who applies knowledge and techniques to solve problems of clients. The analyses explains the differences between the practitioner-scholar and scholar-practitioner models. Understanding the Practitioner-Scholar and Scholar-Practitioner Models A scholar is a learned person who has applied their education to the to their specialized environment. Intensive theory and research formed their concept of a practitioner. We often think of practitioners as a person in the medical community. According to recent research, the term practitioner is being used for other professions also. It takes hard work and extreme dedication to be considered a practitioner. The fact that effective practitioners require an experiential knowledge base, their formal education is composed largely of didactic learning, whether in the physical or virtual classroom, grounded in theory and in research that presumably underlies’ practice expertise (American Association, 2003). A common buzzword used in graduate programs today is Scholar-Practitioner...
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...Forming a Hypothesis Grand Canyon University: EDA 577 October 16, 2012 Vail District High Schools (Andrada’s Math Achievement) The Vail School District has 5 high schools in the district; Cienega, Empire, Pantano, Vail, and the newest Andrada. During SAT, Administrative, and Instructional Data Team meetings it was discovered the Math scores for Andrada High School were 10-14% below the levels of the four other district high schools. The five leadership teams began to brainstorm to identify why the scores in math were not in alignment with the four others. Below is a brainstorm list with a compare and contrast of the five high schools. |Hypothesis lists with emphasis |Cienega |Empire |Andrada |Vail High School |Pantano High School | |on compare and contrast |High School |High School |High School | | | |Period Schedules |Block Schedule |6 Traditional |7 Periods |7 Periods |4 Periods | |Has a Zero Hour |Yes |Yes |No |Yes |No | |Are Teachers following best |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes | |practices | ...
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...... ~ HarvardBusinessSchool 9-395-019 Rev. January 24, 1997 Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation As Charlie Mayfield, vice president of Marketing for Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation (SSRC) in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, looked out of bis office and saw the lines at the ticket windows on a warm, sunny day in March 1993, he smiled to himself. SSRCwas having its best year ever and had maintained its position as one of the premier North American ski resorts. SSRCwas not, however, immune to the difficulties faced by the ski industry. First, Mayfield was concerned about the trend among customers of coming to Steamboat and other ski resorts and spending fewer of their vacation days skiing on the mountain, preferring instead to participate in other wintertime activities such as snowmobiling. Second, while skier days1 had continued to increase in Colorado over the last several years, the number of skier days in the entire United States had actually decreased. Furthermore, Steamboat's share of the Colorado skier market had steadily decreased since 1990. FinaIly, Mayfield was concerned about Steamboat's low percentage, relative to other resorts, of visitors who intended to make a repeat visit to the resort. In the 1991-92season, the percentage of Steamboat destination skiers intending to make a repeat visit to Steamboat declined to 55%; other resorts, such as the group of Disney Resorts, claimed as high as a 90% repeat visit rate. These trends, combined with Steamboat management's...
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...Bradley Marquez: Reduction in Force (A) Bradley Marquez (BM) was created by Jim Bradley and Alberto Marquez in 1995 with the basic mission of helping companies bring their business to ethnic markets. Jim Bradley studied creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College, had nine years of marketing position experience, yet never established a college degree in any type of business aspect. The same scenario was prevalent for Alberto Marquez, who received a B.F.A in acting from Penn State, and was a professional actor and screenwriter. Neither Bradley or Marquez had any type of formal experience of how to run a business. Nonetheless, according to a leading industry publication in 1996, Bradley Marquez was listed as one of the top 10 ethnic advertising agencies. In 1997, the Omnicorp Group, specializing in advertising and public relations, purchased a number of small companies, including a 40% share of Bradley Marquez. Over the next two years, Bradley Marquez began purchasing small advertising companies in the U.S. and internationally. BM was expanding far too quickly and on September 11, 2000, a few months after the stock market bubble burst, Bradley Marquez was left looking for solutions as to help save a floundering company. Andrew Lauder was hired as chief operating officer (COO), to help right the ship in 2000. Fortunately for Bradley Marquez, Mr. Lauder had substantial business experience, from his MBA in finance and international business, along with being CEO for Muze Inc...
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...A really good lesson I learned was to never be cocky but be confident. I was really excited to find out my family was going back out west to the great state of Colorado. When I was younger my favorite vacation was the trip to Colorado. We arrived in Colorado, I was excited to see the resort my family was staying. My Dad told me that we are going mountain biking when we arrive to Vail. I have never been actual mountain biking, so I was very intrigued in the adrenaline fulfilling activity. Vail, Colorado was the the city where we would go to mountain bike I have heard many positive things about Vail from my friends that have been there. I was pretty tense about riding my bike at 10,000 feet above sea level. We had to take a gondola to get to the top of the mountain, the view was crazy! I have never seen anything more beautiful. I could see miles upon miles at the top of the peak. It was pretty cool to see all of the ski trails without the snow covering them. The...
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...that alternately control a person's behavior, and is accompanied by memory impairment for important information not explained by ordinary forgetfulness (Hockenbury, 2011). The symptoms displayed by Aaron are: * The presence of two distinct or split identities or personality states that continually have power over his behavior: which is shown when the lawyer Vail confronts him and accuses him of having lied, he breaks down crying and suddenly transforms into a new person: a violent sociopath who calls himself “Roy” and confesses to the murder of the Archbishop. * The inability to recall personal information beyond what is expected through normal forgetfulness, which is shown in two scenes: first in the cell when Aaron becomes his old self and appears to have no recollection of the personality switch, and second in the courtroom where he says that he didn’t recall anything from what happened including the judge’s dismissal. In the final scene the character seems to be lying and faking the disorder to avoid prosecution for the murder and he even reveals that he has been pretending to be insane the whole time after Vail confronts him. Because he asked him to tell Miss Venable he hopes her neck is okay, which he could not have been able to remember during the hearing if he had “lost time” as he claims. He also suffers from antisocial personality disorder; which is a mental health condition in which a person has a long-term pattern of manipulating, exploiting, or violating the...
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...[pic] LBB 1042 ACADEMIC WRITING Assignment 3 Submitted to : Ms Gurdip Saini Submitted by : Ng Zhia Hwa Matric No. : 15428 Title : A theft of works among the students : Plagiarism. During the antiquity, it exists an ancient concept called plagiarism. Plagiarism is happened when a student fail to properly document and give attribution to the source of ideas and text in his work. Alongside with the commercialization of writing, the concept of copyright and the rights given to authors has developed (VAIL Faculty Administrator, 1996-2003). However, the problem of plagiarism has been increased nowadays and became a highly debatable issue. For instance, Ellery (2008) contends that of the students registered for the module, 39 students, which are 26%, submitted plagiarized essays in their essay assignment. Nevertheless, there are several factors and ways that can cause students to plagiarize. As it is known, students develop particular relationships to text and learning every day. In this case, Pennycook (1996) clarifies the difference between plagiarizing ideas and plagiarizing language. When the student takes the ideas which are clearly not his own but rephrase the language, the student is plagiarizing the ideas but not words. On the other hand, the student who is understand the material and author, will consider that rewrite in own his words may result in less effective, more mistakes, less powerful message and will...
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...Acc.403 Homework (Week 1) 17) I think Vail-tek should have an audit done to save $15,000 C) Lender | First National 3,500,000 * .080 = 280,000 | City First3,500,000* .075 =262500 | 3,500,000 | 280,000 + 20,000 = | 262,500 +50,000 = | | 300,000 | 312,500 | In this situation, I would recommend that Vail-tek do a review with and take the deal with First National D) External users like shareholders and lenders depend on assured information. Also they can test their effectiveness of their internal controls of the company. E) The Audit service is going provide a written audit report to report their findings. Understanding the clients’ business is essential to the accuracy, they are well versed in the expertise of that field. It’ll give clarity and provide confidence to the external users. 19A) Information: Information that will be evaluated for the purpose of the audit. Established Criteria - Set of Standards or Guidelines that the information provided must adhere to. Accumulating & Evaluating Evidence: Gathering the necessary information to conduct the audit. Competent & Independent Person: The person conducting the audit is unbiased and knowledgeable of the client’s business. Reporting Results: the results of the audit must be reported in a written report and published on the internet for external users. 19B). Virms may have difficulties locating the trucks and finding their remaining fair value of value. 20). Internal Revenue Agent: Advantages...
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