1.1 Background/ Overview: Macro-environmental Situation * Located in the Intramuros District‚ at the banks of Pasig River‚ the Manila Central Post Office is not only prone to heavy flooding but also to sanitation issues. Sanitation issues include faulty drainages within and outside the building and the defective sewage of the building. * Being at the center of the city’s commerce‚ traffic is also an issue. The vehicular passage of the Manila Central Post Office goes in every direction
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Background of Nepal Nepal‚ officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal‚ is a landlocked sovereign state locates in South Asia. With an area of 147‚181 square kilometers (56‚827 sq mi) and a population approximately 27 million. Nepal is the world’s largest country by land mass and the 41st most populous country. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People’s Republic of China‚ and to the south‚ east‚ and west by the Republic of India. Kathmandu is the nation’s capital
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COMPANY BACKGROUND The company was originally established in 1958 as GoldStar‚ producing radios‚ TVs‚ refrigerators‚ washing machines‚ and air conditioners. The LG Group was a merger of two Korean companies‚ Lucky and GoldStar‚ from which the abbreviation of LG was derived. The current "Life’s Good" slogan is a backronym*. Before the corporate name change to LG‚ household products were sold under the brand name of Lucky‚ while electronic products were sold under the brand name of GoldStar (Hangul:금성)
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DRUG ADDICTION DRUG: A chemical substance that alters the function of one or more body organs or the process of a disease. Drugs include prescribed medicines over the counter remedies and various other substances such as alcohol‚ tobacco and drugs of abuse that are used for non-medical purposes. Drugs are substances other than food that affect the way your mind and body works (Al Robertson et al). DRUG ABUSE Drug abuse is definable mainly in terms of societal disapproval. It may involve
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Addiction and the media Do you think that the media plays a role in substance abuse in adolescents and in adults? The attitude towards drug and alcohol abuse has changed dramatically throughout history. Stefan Hall analyzes the way addiction has been dramatized and how the attitude towards drugs have gradually changed from stark warnings about the dangers to satire and slapstick. (Hall) Fade in‚ Fade out: addiction Recovery‚ in American film. The media has used countless advertising
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Background Managed by the popular management team which is known as H20‚ Howard Schultz (CEO‚ Global Strategist)‚ Howard Behar (Head of North America Operations‚ and Orien Smith (CEO)‚ Starbucks‚ based in Washington‚ has grew rapidly since they started the business in the early 80s in Seattle to one of the largest chains of coffee brewer in the world. Ever since it went public in the 1991‚ Starbucks has expanded enormously and as for 2012‚ Starbucks own 12‚936 outlets solely in the United
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Ę Nicotine Addiction Nicotine addiction. I am sure that everyone heard about it or had contact with addicted person. Nicotine addiction is one of the biggest problems of modern society. According to the studies nowadays there are about 1.3 billion smokers in the world. According to the scientists is: 1000x more potent than alcohol more than 5 x stronger than cocaine or morphine What does it mean for us? Well basically is one of the most addictive substances in the world. In other words if
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6% to 8% of Americans suffer from sexual addiction‚ according to the National Council on Sexual Addiction Compulsivity. Its effects are as destructive as those of chemical addictions. Socially‚ addicts’ lives and the lives of those close to them are affected‚ their performance on the job might suffer‚ they might even endanger their families’ health. How to recognize the signs of sexual addiction? There are 3 characteristics that pinpoint and addictive sexual behavior: Compulsivity. The person
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Jeriel S. Payuan NASC 5/Y-1R BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Carbon foot print is the measurement of the effects that people have on the climate in terms of the greenhouse gases they generate which is measured in units of carbon dioxide. Climate change is the ultimate effect of large carbon footprints. Greenhouse gases‚ whether natural or human-produced‚ contribute to the warming of the planet. From 1990 to 2005‚ carbon dioxide emissions increased by 31 percent. By 2008‚ the emissions had contributed
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ENRON Background and Overview: Enron was famous in the business world. Known as the innovator‚ technology powerhouse and a corporation. It was named the America’s most innovative company for six years by Fortune’s Most Admired Companies survey. The fall of Enron in 2001 shattered not just the business world‚ but also the lives of the employees and the people who believed that their soar to greatness was genuine. It turns out to be the America’s biggest corporate bankruptcy. Before the
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