What ’s Entertainment? Notes Toward a Definition 1 Stephen Bates and Anthony J. Ferri What’s Entertainment? Notes Toward a Definition Introduction Entertainment has been a part of all cultures‚ from the Chauvet Cave paintings to the iPad. For Rothman‚ it is “the storehouse of national values” (xviii). Perhaps nowhere is that observation more apt than in the United States‚ a nation that Gabler terms a “republic of entertainment” (11). Many Americans seem to feel entitled to high-quality
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ABN 43 095 907 857 The Employer Guide to Occupational Health and Safety has been developed by the Australian Entertainment Industry Association and Project Consultant‚ Mary Thomann‚ Risk Management Executive‚ Adelaide Festival Centre Trust. Assistance and funding for this publication has been provided by WorkCover NSW through the WorkCover Assist Legislative Assistance Program. Any views expressed are not necessarily those of WorkCover NSW. Cover Photography: James Knowlen First Version
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various Database Marketing Programs and are they working The objectives of the various Database marketing Programs is to collect information related to Customer such as betting patterns‚ to formulate strategies and predict customer worth to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the company’s Marketing Dollars. Yes‚ The programs are effective as they increased the Net Income of the company from $99388 in 1997 to $208‚470 in 1999.With the help of their data base programs they were able to determine
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Introduction Ancient Romans‚ like the Greeks‚ loved entertainment. Their idea of entertainment was usually something involving death and drama. They liked to watch plays‚ watch gladiators‚ participate or watch games‚ and watch or participate in animal hunts. Colosseum Events The Colosseum is a famous arena that ’s still partly standing today. This arena could seat over 50‚000 people. On hot days‚ a canopy was raised over the Colosseum to protect the viewers from the heat. In the Colosseum
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error means that the program is well-targeted. Hoddinot (1999) also mentions that one of the factors that may lead to a high value of under coverage is lack of information about the program‚ while a high leakage rate is due to faulty design or implementation of the pro-gram. In the case of cash transfer programs there are three methods used to identify targeted households. They are proxy means testing‚ geographic targeting and self-selection (Coady et alia. 2004). The BSM program relies on proxy means
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Cumberland Entertainment Summary of the case: Cumberland Entertainment is a Canadian-based company that had done very well for itself by finding and exploiting a niche market in North American music distribution. But major US clients had started producing their own titles‚ and were now direct competitors. What was worse‚ distributors had also started focusing on lower-end products from other suppliers and Cumberland’s modus operandi became unsustainable. CEO Tom Smith felt the only sensible course
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Entertainment and Media Topic: Content Creation and Entertainment Quotient in the current Media Scenario The importance and popularity of media is ever growing. Media has become indispensible in everyday life‚ be it personal life or business‚ trade or work. Conventional media like cinema‚ television‚ radio and print are modifying themselves to play their roles effectively in the current market. Technological innovations and discovery of new media like cable television‚ Direct
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Roman Entertainment There were many things the Romans did for entertainment. Even though this entertainment was cruel and brutal it satisfied the Roman’s need for excitment and relaxation. In Rome most people loved to watch others suffer and fight to their death. While others loved to go and get a good laugh at the theater or relax and talk about politics at the baths. In the city the state provided most of the entertainment. Outside of the city the people made their own
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to justify the exploitation of animals for commercial gain. Endangered animals born in circus "conservation" programs have never been released into the wild — they are doomed‚ instead‚ to life in captivity. Circus animals live in cars or in chains when not performing tricks in the ring. Most people‚ seeing tigers jumps through hoops of fire‚ or
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Case 1: Acclaim Entertainment Capital Budgeting: Multiple Projects with Unequal Lives Acclaim Entertainment‚ Inc. is a mass marketer of interactive entertainment software whose games can be played on such well known video game systems as Nintendo and Sega. Some of their more successful games include Mortal Kombat I and II‚ NBA Jam I and II‚ Maximum Carnage‚ Virtual Bart (Simpson)‚ and NFL Quarterback. Acclaim has also obtained licenses from True Lies‚ Batman Forever‚ and Spiderman. The interactive
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