1. KEY FACTS Industry: Retail Founded: Hong Kong‚ 1981. Founder: Jimmy Lai Headquarters:Hongkong Chairman & CEO: Peter Lau Products: Apparel Revenue: HK$ 4.95 billion (2007) [ Net income HK$ 2.36 billion (2007) Employees~ 11‚000 (2007) Subsidiaries Giordano Concepts Giordano Junior Giordano Ladies Website: http://www.giordano.com.hk 2. 3. 1. Viewpoint 2. Competition is always at the side of all business. While 3. maintaining our edge in the market we do not forget the 4. value our customers
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think that the piece was painted because the colours are really bold and I think paint would be able to achieve this effect. In terms of size‚ the paint has been applied both thickly and thinly. Evidence of this is shown when you look at the black lines‚ they are thick and thin. And paint also been applied thickly in terms of the amount on the painting‚ I think this because of the boldness/ vibrancy of the colours. This was probably achieved by using more than one coat of paint. When I stare at the
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10 Ways to Determine Credibility on the Internet The following are five criteria that users should take into consideration when verifying credible information on the Internet: Accuracy. This refers to the degree to which a website is free from errors‚ whether the information can be verified offline‚ and the reliability of the information on the site (Metzger‚ 2005). The Authority of a website may be evaluated by noting who authored the site and whether contact information is provided for
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Nazca Lines and its Mistery. Nazca Lines‚ one of the greatest mysteries of Latin America‚ are a series of geometrical shapes‚ and animal figures‚ none of which is repeated and some as long as two hundred meters in length‚ occupying about some 500 square kilometres of bleak‚ stony is situated in desert of Peruvian desert along the coastal plain‚ approximately four hundred kilometres south of the capital city Lima. The knowledge of these lines came into being accidentally from an aero plane
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Value Line‚ in its current form‚ was incorporated in 1982 and is the successor to substantially all of the operations of Arnold Bernhard & Co.‚ Inc. In June 2005‚ AB & Co. owned approximately 86.5% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock. The Company produces investment related periodical publications through its wholly owned subsidiary‚ Value Line Publishing LLC ("VLP") . VLP publishes in both print and electronic formats The Value Line Investment Survey®‚ one of the nation’s major
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idiom “there are plenty of fish in the sea” is not literally true. In fact‚ the documentary‚ The End of the Line‚ has estimated that by approximately 2050‚ there will be no fish in the sea. Overfishing is a serious issue that involves taking wildlife at increasingly higher rates than the species can replace. Because this issue is hidden under waters‚ people do not realize the seriousness nor do they realize the consequences. This film highlights some of the well-known species‚ such as bluefin tuna and
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Conclusion In the workshop‚ we are going to design a beam that will rupture when a load of 20 kg is placed at its mid-span region. We have made much consideration and preparation before the testing. At the beginning‚ we considered to use wood or plastic to make the beam. After observation and research‚ we find out that wood is more suitable for making a beam and more possible to rupture at 20 kg weight. With several trials‚ we discovered that the shape‚ length‚ width and thickness of the wooden board
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beyond narrative voice when judging a text.’ Unless a story is written from someone’s point of view there is no story. Within literature‚ two commonly used viewpoints are First person and Third person limited. First person is where the narrator is a character in the story; and Third person limited is told from a character’s perspective. A writer will choose the point of view that they believe will best convey their message. At the heart of that choice is their choice of narrator or narrative voice
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Describing Line: The Study of Canaletto’s Use of Line The purpose of this journal entry is to discuss the way Canaletto uses line in his work The Maundy Thursday Festival before the Ducal Palace in Venice. Also‚ it will compare the accuracy his work to that of a modern photograph of the same location. How do they differ? Line is used in nearly every aspect of art‚ whether it is an actual mark on the page or simply implied. Canaletto uses line to show the audience the boundaries in his art. He
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Ball and Bats‚ Inc.: Double Line method and the Straight Line Method On January 1‚ 2005 the company Balls and Bats‚ Inc. made a purchase of equipment. The cost of the equipment was one hundred thousand dollars and had life expectancy of four years. The following schedules are the double-declining balance method and the straight line method of depreciation. This schedule will assist Balls and Bats‚ Inc determine the best method to depreciate there new acquisition. Further‚ the schedules will determine
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