situation of Virgin Atlantic Airways Virgin Atlantic Airways is a British airline owned by Richard Branson’s Virgin Group. In December 1999 the Virgin Group decided to sell 49% of the airlines company to Singapore Airlines‚ which means that Virgin still owns the majority consisting of 51%. In 2006 Virgin Atlantic carried 4.9 million passengers placing them in seventh place amongst UK airlines. One of the main rivals of Virgin is British Airways whom have been in bitter rivalry ever since Virgins inception
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Introduction: Virgin Mobile is a successful company based in the U.K. The company is well known for its brand extension and was the first company to introduce the Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) in the U.K.‚ where they leased network space form another firm instead of running a network in-house and as a result avoiding infrastructure and large fixed cost. The company was well known for its hip and trendy position in the U.K.‚ and catered to the youth market. Although they have had a couple
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Introduction The first step in creating cultural competence in a health care facility is to understand a little bit about the cultures of the patients being cared for. This paper will look at Italian and Chinese cultures to give a better understanding of what steps need to be taken to provide a positive health outcome for these patients in a facility in the United States. Areas of discussion include; demographics of the country‚ factors that impact the health of the countries people‚ each countries
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INTRODUCTION Capital Mortgage Insurance Corporation (CMI) sells insurance to lenders protecting against mortgage default losses. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Northwest Equipment Corporation. Following their acquisition in 1978‚ CMI’s goal has been to rebuild their business and diversify their services. Mortgage insurance is used to protect mortgage lenders (ie originators and/or underwriters) by transferring mortgage risk‚ and notably tail risk‚ from lenders to insurers. Insurers by their
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The presence of cultural competence in the health care system and what it means for the health of our diverse population‚ is something that should be part of the schooling for healthcare providers. Cultural Competence in the health care system is described as the ability to tend to the needs of patients through understanding their linguistic and cultural differences. Our vast‚ diverse population in the United States makes cultural competence in health care imperative. Without it‚ we cannot provide
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All texts present distinctive voices‚ no matter what form of text or who the composer is. Distinctive voices‚ when studied‚ can assist with understanding society’s values and beliefs which are being presented within texts. The novel “The life and crimes of Harry Lavender” composed by Marele Day‚ creates the distinctive voice of a “hard-boiled” detective. This is achieved by commencing the novel with the disreputable image of a hangover and intercourse with a stranger. Much of the audience would
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How might developing cultural competence improve mental health services? The inequalities within the health and social care system are widely recognised (K272‚ Unit 1‚ p. 10‚ K272‚ Unit 4‚ p. 79). These inequalities relate to the boundaries within the society and especially communication (Anderson et al‚ 2003). The disproportions in the multicultural society may be even bigger due to higher number of boundaries and lack of understanding demonstrated by the majority towards minorities. Health and
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socio-cultural background because of the different beliefs‚ values‚ and traditions they will experience‚ but it’s also important to know the socio-cultural background of their families. Enculturation is important when you’re working with different groups of people that have different cultures and beliefs. It’s unrealistic to think that healthcare practitioners should know every culture out there but it is important to have an open mind and a willingness to understand and learn about their patients
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Another framework is the Sue (2001) threefold model of cultural competence that integrates five race- and culture specific constituencies who merit such competence (African Americans‚ Asian Americans‚ Latino Americans‚ Native Americans‚ and European Americans); 31 specific competencies divided into three domains (beliefs/attitudes‚ knowledge‚ and skills); and four ‘‘foci’’ or levels of analysis to which cultural competence should apply (individual‚ professional‚ organizational‚ and societal). There
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2/26/04 Art History Fra Carnevale’s Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston contains some of the greatest treasures of the Italian Renaissance‚ and not least among these is Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple‚ painted in 1467 by Bartolomeo d. Giovanni Corradini‚ better known as Fra Carnevale. This Urbinian painter and architect produced some of the greatest architectural paintings of the early Renaissance‚ and his techniques expressed an interest in
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