* | Origins and history Nike‚ originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS)‚ was founded by University of Oregon track athlete Philip Knight and his coach Bill Bowerman in January 1964. The company initially operated as a distributor for Japanese shoe maker Onitsuka Tiger (now ASICS)‚ making most sales at track meets out of Knight’s automobile. According to Otis Davis‚ a student athlete whom Bowerman coached at the University of Oregon‚ who later went on to win two gold medals at the 1960 Summer
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Years of controversy and debate have surrounded Guantanamo Bay‚ a United States military base that has been used as a detention facility for accused foreign terrorists since January 2002 (Kaplan 2005) following the September 11 terrorist attacks. The facility holds around 500 to 600 detainees at any given time‚ and most of these are‚ or are thought to be‚ members of known and dangerous terrorist organizations which are direct threats to the United States’ government and its citizens‚ such as al Qaeda
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Aqua Bay Marketing Plan for Softubs Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Aqua Bay Ltd is a local pool store looking to increase the net profit from increasing revenues from the Softub line and increasing marginal profit. Aqua Bay primarily competes with two major competitors: St. Lawrence Pools and Beachcomber‚ both offer similar products‚ but neither can match the fantastic value of a Softub. Aqua Bay’s market share in the Hot Tub Industry sits at 15% within the Belleville
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The Massachusetts Bay School Law Upon arriving in America‚ the Puritans have a charter granted by the king which gives them some measure of self-government. The "Massachusetts Bay School Law" established in 1642 expressed the Puritans ideas on education‚ religion‚ and the study of a "particular" calling. Every Puritan was expected to abide by the law and to report offenders‚ who were consequently reprimanded or punished accordingly. The master of the family was obliged‚ according to the "Massachusetts
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The Mangles Bay Marina was a development decision proposed by Cranford Pty Ltd and the Western Australian Land Authority. The proposal is to create an onshore marina to provide up to 500 boat anchorages and an adjoining land development encompassing tourism‚ commercial and leisure opportunities as well as civic recreational space and suburban land practices. This proposal was assessed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Western Australia to evaluate the degree to which the proposed development
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CASE STUDY: POTENTIAL MARKET FOR MAINTENANCE FREE CAR BATTERIES In spring each year‚ a festival is held at the tomb of Shah Hussain in the city of Lahore. Devotees light earthen lamps at the start of the of festival. Lighting of lamps is a metaphor for killing the inner darkness in ourselves. On his first visit to Lahore (Pakistan)‚ Zhang Huan was impressed by the number of vehicles plying in the city. His main interest was to see Lahore in colour on the eve of “The festival of lamps”.
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conservation was evaluated using Marxan software. Target values are set values that represent a set percentage of species in a region; in this analysis‚ as expected when target values were increased‚ the conservation areas expanded. Problem: Morro Bay watershed hosts a variety of species some of which are endangered and/or endemic to the region; the area also serves as a popular tourist destination. Managing the area‚ and conserving the species within the area is important; however‚ doing this while
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The Chesapeake Bay produces the largest amount of crabs in the United States. The Blue Crab or Callinectes sapidus‚ are mainly found in the deep waters of the open Bay among the waving strands of the bay grasses. The Blue Crab takes advantage of its’ opportunities when it comes to food and feeds on live and dead fish‚ crabs‚ clams‚ snails‚ eelgrass‚ sea lettuce‚ and decayed vegetation and other foods which it is able to consume. Blue Crabs grow by the process of molting in which they shed or take
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Cardiff Bay Development Research Cardiff Bay is Europe’s largest waterfront development. Cardiff Docks as it was then called was the world’s largest coal exporting port. It is also Europe’s largest waterfront development and it has a wealth of leisure activities available both on and off the water. Cardiff bay has been turned into a vast freshwater lake with the introduction of a barrage. A number of boat tours operate from Mermaid Quay‚ which allow you to gain an understanding of the history and
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The Gap Don Fisher‚ 1928–2009 Doris and Don Fisher is the founder of GAP INC. The first GAP store that opened by Doris and Don Fisher is in year 1969.The first store was opened at San Francisco‚ USA. The reason of why Don Fisher opened a GAP store was simple because Don Fisher could not find a pair of jeans that fit him. Don Fisher was a third-generation of San Franciscan. His great-grandfather‚ Samuel Fisher‚ arrived in San Francisco from New York in the1860s which is a decade after the discovery
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