* | Origins and history Nike‚ originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS)‚ was founded by University of Oregon track athlete Philip Knight and his coach Bill Bowerman in January 1964. The company initially operated as a distributor for Japanese shoe maker Onitsuka Tiger (now ASICS)‚ making most sales at track meets out of Knight’s automobile. According to Otis Davis‚ a student athlete whom Bowerman coached at the University of Oregon‚ who later went on to win two gold medals at the 1960 Summer
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AustStab Technical Note No.1 May 2002 Lime stabilisation practice 1 Introduction Lime stabilisation of materials is one of the oldest forms of stabilisation and sometimes the least understood. The stabilisation of clay subgrades using quicklime has a long and successful history in many urban and rural regions of Australia‚ and is cost effective and a necessary requirement for Municipalities and State Road Authorities seeking long-life roads to minimise future maintenance costs.
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Novotel Hotel Background Novotel Novotel is one of a number of hotel chains owned by the French hotel group Accor. Novotel hotels are found throughout the world. Novotel has taken comprehensive steps to prove its commitment to the environment. In July 2007 it signed a partnership agreement with EC3 Global‚ to provide Green Globe certification. Novotel: the brand that respects the environment. Since its creation 40 years ago‚ the chain has evolved‚ anticipated its clients ’ expectations
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Analyse different ways in which you would establish ground rules with your learners‚ which underpin behaviour and respect for others. Ground rules are fundamental within a learning environment to establish suitable conduct for teachers and students in order to maintain an effective and organised working relationship. It is important to note that there are two main types of rules‚ the organisational rules and classroom ground rules. The difference being that the organisational rules are typically
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Stand Your Ground [Name of Writer] [Name of Institution] Stand Your Ground Introduction The law of “Stand Your Ground” deals with a self-defense law which is for giving the individual rights for making use of deadly force which are for defending themselves without any kind of requirement of evading or retreating from any dangerous situation. Stand Your Ground is a law which places non obligation at all on the potential victims of any crime for retreating and calling the law enforcement personnel
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A Ground Water Depletion Hp Ground Water Depletion in India A study on the ground water depletion across the World ‚specifically in India. The causes of depletion‚current scenario and the way forward Krishnapriya J 12HS60006 MHRM‚ IIT Kharagpur 11/11/2012 1 Table of Contents 1. ABSTRACT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 2. OBJECTIVES OF THE TERM PAPER-----------------------------------------------------4 3. REVIEW OF LITERATURE--
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I found The Road to the Stamping Ground video very interesting. I found myself very intrigued by the Aboriginal culture to say the least. I really enjoyed watching Jiri Kylián’s point of view on how he wanted to bring out Aboriginal culture into a modern ballet dance‚ he comes off as a very passionate choreographer. I like how he mentioned about how the Aboriginal dances are tied with nature‚ then watching Kylian’s Stamping ground performance he tied the two together in a beautiful and modern way
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1 Special Issue on Unmanned Ground Vehicles FIGURES OMITTED Unmanned Systems Magazine Summer 1995‚ volume 13‚ number 3 UGV HISTORY 101: A Brief History of Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) Development Efforts Douglas W. Gage (gage@nosc.mil) "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" -- George Santayana INTRODUCTION The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief survey of a number of different threads of development that have brought the UGV field to its current state
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A Benefits Package Designed for Whom? Wayne McGraw is a recruiter for Beco Electric‚ he is going to interviewing Robert Peters a 22 year old candidate. Robert has a 3.6 grade point average with a 4.0 in his major which is industrial management. Wayne feels he would be an excellent addition to the company. Wayne thinks of all the companies benefits‚ Robert will like the education benefits the best‚ full tuition and full books paid plus being flexible with class schedules. Wayne also thinks
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Current Corporate-level Strategies Fedex emphasizes on employees being the main competitive advantage that they hold. Fedex strongly believes that there is a strong relationship between pay and performance. The year 2015 saw higher rewards given to its employees than 2014 due to their higher adjusted earnings (FedEx Annual Report‚ 2015‚ pg 4). Rewarding of employees is an important part of the Fedex culture as well as the People-Service-Profit philosophy. It is a well worked strategy because it enables
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