because of a liquid accelerant. The notion that a flammable or combustible liquid caused flames to reach higher temperatures had been repeated in court by arson sleuths for decades. Yet the theory was nonsense: experiments have proved that wood and gasoline-fuelled fires burn at essentially the same temperature. Vasquez and Fogg had cited as proof of arson the fact that the front door’s aluminum threshold had melted. “The only thing that can cause that to react is an accelerant‚” Vasquez said. Hurst
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R. v. Dudley and Stephens I am arguing the Defence and I’m seeking the verdict of not guilty. The Defence of Necessity clearly states three points. The first one being that there must be an urgent situation of clear and imminent peril. The second one being that the accused must have had no reasonable legal alternative to breaking the law. The last one states that the harm inflicted by the accused must be proportional to the harm avoided by the accused. Tom Dudley‚ Richard Parker‚ Edmund
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http://www.unomaha.edu/jrf/am.beauty.htm Journal of Religion and Film “Beautiful Necessities”: American Beauty and the Idea of Freedom by David L. Smith Vol. 6 No. 2 October 2002 “Beautiful Necessities”: American Beauty and the Idea of Freedom by David L. Smith Abstract [1] A central theme of American Beauty is the disjunction between the quests for liberation undertaken by its characters and the discoveries at which a few of them arrive. The world of the film is carefully structured
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Is war a biological necessity‚ a sociological inevitability or just a bad invention? Is one of the most important questions raised by the famous cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead in her essay titled ‘Warfare is Only an Invention -- Not a Biological Necessity.’ Throughout the world it is a common belief that war is inevitable‚ it’s bound to take place either due to the man’s innate aggression or the ever existing competition over resources. But Mead points out another perspective‚ one that’s
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McKinsey Consumer and Shopper Insights June 2012 Standing Tall: Japan’s Resilient Luxury Market Brian Salsberg Naomi Yamakawa Photograph: Abbie Chessler 2 In the immediate aftermath of the tsunami‚ earthquake and nuclear disaster that hit Japan last year‚ killing 19‚000 people and battering the nation’s already shaky confidence‚ it was hardly surprising that people didn’t feel like shopping. At the time‚ the conventional wisdom was that such restraint was likely to last. People would
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Success in Luxury Watch Positioning of Breitling Watches Breitling is a Swiss family business set up in 1884. This company has been providing high-technical watches for professionals in fields where need precise chronographs‚ especially aviation. Throughout more than 100 years，this company remains its competitive priority in Swiss watch brands. This contributes to its independent development in manufacture‚ as well as the characters of its instruments‚ say sturdiness‚ precision‚ and distinguished
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character and the strength of the competition. Strengths An upsurge in buyer demand triggers a race among established firms and newcomers to capture the new sales opportunities. Such is the case in the Chinese auto market. "The urge to splurge" on luxury represents a new phase for China’s car industry‚ the world’s second largest auto market. As overall sales in China are swelling‚ it is a particular concentration of prestigious brands that care causing the high end of the market to expand twice as
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Summary case study “Elie Saab : Growth of a Global Luxury Brand” I. Background Saab‚ born in Beirut‚ was nine years old when he developed an interest in dressmaking. By the time he was 18‚ Saab opened his first atelier with 10 employees. His product line at that time included luxurious evening gowns and wedding dresses. He received extensive media coverage when he featured his first collection at the Casino Du Liban in Beirut. In 1982‚ Saab opened his first workshop in Beirut and began designing
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STRATEGIC EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT IN CHINESE LUXURY HOTELS Organizations’ success is relying on the critical value of human resources. Competitive advantage can be earned by giving more effective utilisation of human resources in organizational context (Guest‚ 1987). When the organisation becomes a success‚ it will spring from organisational capabilities such as speed‚ agility‚ employee competence and learning capacity but it is an issue to achieve these organisational capabilities (Leonard-Barton
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Executive Summary This project intends to comparison of the stores of Swatch & Tissot watches. In the 1st stage of the project report the importance of branding in luxury retailing with specific reference to the watch I industry have discussed. In the 2nd stage of the report the branding strategy of SWATCH & TISSOT watches on the basis of their Store Operations Management have discussed. The store design‚ display‚ assortment‚ ambience etc have discussed. In the 3rd stage the comparison the profile
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