Bally total fitness originated as an average health and tennis club in 1962. Who would have thought they would be where they are today. Like many other major companies sometimes it pays to be in the right place at the right time. Today they are one of the major companies in a 14 billion dollar health club industry. "They are the third biggest health care chain behind Curves for women and the YMCA".Currently they have around four million members and 420 facilities. They currently have operations in
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Even though technology has greatly advanced in the last decade‚ most governments of countries around the world still use fossil fuel-based methods of energy production. This can be detrimental to mankind since‚ according to (online) http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/01335/welcome.htm‚ "The use of these fuels has two major problems; it depletes the natural supply and eventually will run out; and the burning of the fuel (i.e. coal) creates vast pollution in the form of greenhouse gases (GHG’s such
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company’s year end is March 31. Depreciation for 2007-08: ((80000-5000)/5) X 9/12 = 11250 Depreciation for 2008-09: ((80000-5000)/5) = 15000 Depreciation for 2009-10: ((80000-5000)/5) = 15000 Depreciation for 2010-11: ((80000-5000)/5) = 15000 Total Depreciation 46250 Carrying Value on date of sale‚ ie March 31‚ 2011 = 80000-46250 =33750 Loss on sale is 33750 – 17000 = 16750 Journal Entry: Cash Debit 17000 Loss on Sale of Machine Debit 16750 Accumulated Depreciation Debit 46250 Machine
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Footprint Area (acres) | Percentage of Total | Carbon | 47.7 | 24% | Food | 49.6 | 25% | Housing | 40.3 | 20% | Goods/Services | 62.1 | 31% | Total Footprint | 199.7 | 100% | How did your Total Footprint compare to the average for your country? Did this surprise you? – My total footprint was higher in housing and goods and services. Yes I was surprised my total footprint was larger in those areas compared to avg for the country. How many Earths would be needed to support the human population
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immense pressure. Both internally due to an increase in resistance‚ as well externally due to an intensification of international pressure through sanctions and various campaigns. In order to combat this‚ the government introduced a policy of “Total Onslaught - Total Strategy.” This policy introduced a number of reforms in the hope of winning the support of non-white South African’s in an attempt to undermine the ANC and other resistance groups. One of these reforms included the creation of the Tricameral
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Why Transformation Efforts Fail by John P Kotter . • Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting the idea to work 2 Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail 10 Further Reading A list of related materials‚ with annotations to guide further exploration of the article’s ideas and applications Reprint R0701J BEST OF HBR Leading Change Why Transformation Efforts Fail The Idea
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Dana Kearse Key Terms Bankruptcy system – resolve effects of financial failure Composition agreement – an agreement between debtor and creditors for the repayment of debt Debt collection- collects assets and distributes proceeds to the multiple creditors. Debtor relief – legal relief from debt Discharge- forgiving the debt. Exemption – is property that a debtor may protect from seizure by creditors. Assignment for the benefit of creditors- takes place when a debtor‚ assigns its assets
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CASE: Colgate Max Fresh: Global Brand Roll-Out (HBS 9-508-009) Colgate Max Fresh (CMF)‚ a new toothpaste formula with patented breath-freshening technology‚ had been introduced in the U.S. and was in the global pipeline for 2005. Nigel Burton‚ president of global oral care at Colgate-Palmolive Company (CP)‚ had on his desk the proposed marketing launch plans for CMF in China and Mexico. Each plan sought to maximize business potential in the local market. Burton needed to assess these plans
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his The opening line “he awoke-and wanted Mars” perfectly sums up the story in my opinion. To me the line perfectly illustrates the hunger that the protagonist has for going to Mars‚ and also in the lines that follow that describer the planet‚ it makes me wonder as if there is more to this story from the beginning‚ which later on in the book‚ we find out that there indeed is more‚ much more. In my opinion‚ I thought that “We Can remember it for you Wholesale” was a well written narrative that
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Educating Prisoners An Unnecessary Effort Crime knows no bound‚ no race‚ no social status‚ no gender. In prisons‚ all criminals are criminals‚ whether they have committed felony‚ rape or assault. White-collar crimes are the same as any other crime. Still‚ most inmates are from the middle class and lower class of our society. However‚ committing crime‚ and what kind of crime‚ is still the choice of the person‚ whether he has attained a formal education‚ a higher degree of learning or not
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