The Brita Products Company began in 1988 under the recommendation of Charlie Couric‚ a marketing executive with the Clorox Company. Optimistic of its capability to be profitable‚ Clorox acquired the right to market the home water filtration system. Clorox‚ citing the overriding long-term benefits of continuous filter sales‚ initially engaged in deficit spending. Such measures paid off and Clorox not only created a $350 million market‚ but also captured 70% of the market revenue. Brita enjoyed success
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GNS3 Graphical Network Simulator What is GNS3? GNS3 is a graphical network simulator that allows simulation of complex networks. To provide complete and accurate simulations‚ GNS3 is strongly linked with: * Dynamips‚ a Cisco IOS emulator. * Dynagen‚ a text-based front end for Dynamips. * Qemu‚ a generic and open source machine emulator and virtualizer. * VirtualBox‚ a free and powerful virtualization software. GNS3 is an excellent complementary tool to real labs for network
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Many schools exist that don’t create student success. In too many school systems today‚ students are deprived of the education they need to become successful in life. What is society doing to make sure these students find their way? What does it take for them to become successful participants of society? After reading Freire’s‚ Pedagogy of the Oppressed‚ I must say there is some truth to students being oppressed for they are being forced to matriculate in an educational environment they aren’t familiar
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------------------------------------------------- Chapter 7 Case Study - 1. Review the data-flow diagrams you developed for questions in the Petrie’s Electronics case at the end of Chapter 6 (or diagrams given to you by your instructor). Study the data flows and data stored on these diagrams and decide whether you agree with the team’s conclusion that the only six entity types needed are listed in the case and in PE Figure 7-1. If you disagree‚ define additional entity types‚ explain why
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serious cases‚ prejudice and discrimination between the races‚ the superior and inferior is witnessed throughout history. Many movies and books attempt to inform their readers and viewers of the inequalities and injustices among diverse cultures. One in particular is the epic six part miniseries Roots (1977) based on the 1967 novel by African American author Alex Haley‚ telling the story of Haley’s ancestors. Many consider this one of the most important novels and television mini series
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Smart and connected products are revolutionizing the structures of various industries by reconstituting/reshaping industry boundaries and in some industries creating new industries. The nature of the industry is determined by the composition and strength of Porter’s competitive forces namely the bargaining power of customers‚ bargaining power of suppliers‚ threat of new entrants‚ threat of substitutes and the intensity of rivalry among competitors in the industry. This therefore implies that the
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Professional Accounting I Assignment #2 1. For the equipment Hemo-Tech should use its best estimate of selling price. Since it does not have a price on its own and the two competitors’ sell a different model or the same model to a different set of customers‚ it must use its best estimate according to 605-25-30-6C. Since the cost to manufacture the equipment including labor‚ materials‚ and allocated R&D is known‚ as well as an estimated markup based on its history of margins as well
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Safety and Health of Products Safety and Health of a products play an important roles in determining consumer satisfaction. According to Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH) all pharmaceutical products including health supplements and traditional preparations must be registered with the Drug Control Authority (DCA) of Malaysia before being marketed in Malaysia. Evaluation of the products’ quality‚ safety and efficacy (except for traditional preparations and health supplements) are carried out to ensure
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effective in-hospital organization will be required for effective acute treatment options to be available to stroke patients. There are a couple of legal and ethical issues of this case. First let’s look the physician. Mrs. Smith presented the clear signs and symptoms of TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack) which is called mini-stroke. First of all‚ the doctor failed to send the patient to emergency room to get CT scan‚ MRI and tPA (tissue Plasminogen Activator) if there is no contraindication. The doctor
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Chapter 6 Case Study 1 Job Candidate Assessment Test Go Virtual 1. What do you think are the prime advantages and disadvantages of National City Corporation’s virtual tryouts? The advantages of using virtual tryouts are competitive edge against other companies. Allows them to pick candidates better suited for their work environment‚ allows candidates the knowledge that they are applying for a company that is at the cutting edge of technology and they want to move forward with the times. Unfortunately
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