Costa Rica was founded by Christopher Columbus on his fourth and last voyage to the new world in 1502. Already living in Costa Rica were four indigenous tribes. The Corucas‚ Chibchas‚ and Diquis lived in the south west region while the Caribs lived on the east coast. Tthe natives from the tribes either left when the Spaniards arrived or died from the disease smallpox. Colonists started to settle in this area in 1522. After settlement‚ Spain was under a military Governor from the Captaincy General
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Jonas agiuilar….. THE FIVE STAGES OF PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT 5 Stages of Program Development Model 5 Stages of Program Development Model 1. Rising Program A Rising Program is one that seems to be getting better each year. The record is improving and the program is clearly climbing up the conference‚ state‚ and/or national standings. The coaches and captains focus on building a solid foundation of success that can support the program’s ascent for the long-term. There is a strong sense of optimism
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AMAZON.COM PORTER’S FIVE FORCES MODEL Bargaining power of suppliers The power of suppliers is medium-high. Suppliers have a medium power in the sense that much of Amazon’s own inventory could be obtained from numerous suppliers across the country or even across the globe. Suppliers have a higher power given that Amazon.com cannot compete with suppliers. Amazon.com does not run any production plants. Bargaining power of buyers The bargaining power of buyers is high. Amazon.com’s customers
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COSTA RICA: LAND OF BEAUTIFUL BEACHES Costa Rica is a country with a land mass of about 20‚000 square miles located at the southern end of the American continent‚ bordered to the north by Nicaragua and Panama on the south. The Pacific Ocean surrounds the west and eastern ends of Costa Rica and the Caribbean Sea‚ making the country a haven of many beaches and resort centers and ensuring tourism is the country’s major economic driver. Every year‚ hundreds of thousands of tourists visit Costa Rica with
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According to the first class‚ the power point showed that the pharmaceutical industry is the most profitable industry. Based on the Porter’s five forces model‚ there are convincing explanation why the pharmaceutical industry has big profitability. For the threat of new entrants perspective‚ it is high. The pharmaceutical industry has a big barrier to prevent newcomers to enter this industry such as R&D costs‚ patents limitation‚ the long length of clinical time‚ the percentage of FDA to approve drug
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STUDY: COSTA EXPRESS The brief Millions depend on the hot jolt of java a perfect elixir to jumpstart their day. Coffee now an essential part of the busy fast life helps to keep us functioning and match the pace. In this age of quick fixes‚ a perfect flavorsome cup of coffee also will no longer need waiting. Costa Coffee plans to introduce ‘coffee on the go’. Whitbread the parent company for Costa has acquired self-service coffee chain Coffee Nation and plans to launch a new brand‚ Costa Express
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About the Brand Costa Coffee is a fast growing global coffee venture. SWOT Analysis for Costa Coffee Strengths Weaknesses Family friendly e.g. Babyccino Costa Express 800 more stores than closest competitor- greater physical presence Responsible brand image - Costa Foundation‚ Rainforest Alliance Few international stores Very fixed menu Opportunities Threats Targeting different consumers with different product line Continued expansion Expanding different consumer market Cooperation
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Bake 16 to 20 minutes. (http://www.food.com/recipe/costa-rican-tilapia-154129?scaleto=2&mode=null&st=true) Background Info: Costa Rican Cuisine Costa Rican food is usually very flavorful and uses a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables. One of the most popular‚ if not the most popular‚ dish in Costa Rica is Gallo Pinto. Gallo Pinto is a rice and bean mixture sometimes with onions and bell peppers. Some popular fruits and vegetables from/in Costa Rica are mamon chino‚ star
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Security U> Usability- Human factors‚ Aesthetics‚ Consistency‚ Documentation R> Reliability- Frequency/severity of failure‚ Recoverability‚ Predictability‚ Accuracy‚ Mean time to failure P> Performance- Speed‚ Efficiency‚ Resource consumption‚ Throughput‚ Response time S> Supportability- Testability‚ Extensibility‚ Adaptability‚ Maintainability‚ Compatibility‚ Configurability‚ Serviceability‚ Installability‚ Localizability‚ Portability The model‚ developed at Hewlett-Packard‚ was
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Report on Costa v ENEL The following report gives a short overview on the judgment of the European Court of Justice of 15 July 1964‚ the so called Costa v ENEL case. Besides the judgment itself the report also refers to the treaty on European Union and the treaty establishing the European Community as well as to the book “Comparative Law in a Changing World”. Due to article 234 (ex 177) EC‚ giving the European Court of Justice the jurisdiction to give preliminary rulings concerning among others
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