Bilal Al- Qureshi‚ Said Business School‚ University of Oxford 2010 American Chemical Corporation HBS Case Number: 9-290-102 Executive Summary The American Chemical Corporation (AMC) is a large‚ diversified chemical producer. In 1979‚ AMC was forced to issue a tender to sell a Sodium Chlorate plant‚ near Collinsville‚ Alabama. Dixon‚ a specialty chemicals company‚ was willing to purchase the aforementioned plant for $12m with the option to invest a further $2.25m on laminate technology. The
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K. (2009) Ethics: Theory and Practice. New Jersey: Prentice Hall. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexual_behavior_in_animals Bruce Bagemihl‚ Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity‚ St. Martin ’s Press‚ 1999; pp.427-430 Coe‚ M.J. (1967). "Necking" behavior in the giraffe." Journal of Zoology‚ London 151: 313-321. Bruce Bagemihl‚ Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity‚ St. Martin ’s Press‚ 1999; pp.302-305. In his discussion of lion same-sex relations
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The Aztec’s claim to have originated from Aztlan‚ an island in a lake in northwestern Mexico. They were then led to central Mexico by Huitzilopochtli‚ the war god and the tangible representation of the sun (Coe and Koontz‚ 186). Huitzilopochtli became the Mexica’s most beloved and feared god. (religion which links to the war and human sacrifice that the Aztec’s highly valued and the political system in place-Aztec emperor). In the Aztec community women were usually overpowered by men‚ they were
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Edge – close to Chipping Campden. Dover’s Hill is described as a natural amphitheatre. Analysing words and phrases: The writer makes deliberate use of the phrase “on tenterhooks” to evoke the anxiety of the London bid team‚ headed by Lord Sebastian Coe – suggesting the term actually originated in the same Cotswold area. The idiom “on tenterhooks” is thus taken to mean anxious‚ uneasy – like the fabric stretched taut. Presumably‚ the reader is supposed to contrast the rustic‚ charming simplicity and
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Nike‚ Inc. is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design‚ development and worldwide marketing and selling of footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment‚ accessories and services. The company is headquartered near Beaverton‚ Oregon‚ in the Portland metropolitan area. It is the world’s leading supplier of athletic shoes and apparel[3] and a major manufacturer of sports equipment‚ with revenue in excess of US$24.1 billion in its fiscal year 2012 (ending May 31‚ 2012). As of 2012‚ it employed
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References: Barret‚ G‚ Sellman‚ D and Thomas. J (2005) Inter-professional working in Health and Social Care: Professional Perspectives. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Coe‚ R and Gould‚ D (2008) ‘Disagreement and aggression in the operating theatre.’ Journal of Advanced Nursing. Volume: 61‚ Issue: 6‚ Pg: 609-618. Health Professions Council (2008-09) Continuing professional development annual report. [Online] Available
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Wind Energy Technology IEEE PES 22 July 2008 JP Lyons - Novus Energy Partners Bob Thresher – NREL Wind Tech Center Mike Robinson – NREL Wind Tech Center Paul Veers – Sandia National Labs Modern Wind Turbines Electrical Pitch Drives GE 1.5sl • 1.5 MW • 77 M Rotor Diameter • 50-100 M Tower Doubly-Fed Generator • 98% Availability • Speed 10-20 RPM Main Shaft & Bearing • Variable Pitch Gearbox Epoxy-Glass Composite Blades Transformer & Electrical Power
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Kenneth John S. Cretencio July 30‚ 2012 BS-CoE Reaction Paper: The Pirates of Silicon Valley The film was narrated by Steve Wozniak‚ co-developer of the Apple computer. The movie took off with Steve Jobs talking in a melodramatic way to the audience‚ it seems but as the angle of the scene shifts‚ it was shown that he was actually talking to a director and that they were currently in the middle of shooting a commercial which is for the Apple Computer. The scene then changes showing
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only certain numbers whose binary representation show specific bit patterns divide incorrectly. Consequently many users may never encounter the division error. The most famous example and the worst well-known case is 4195835/3145727‚ discovered by Tim Coe. Under certain data dependent conditions‚ low order bits of the result of floating point division operations would be incorrect‚ an error that can quickly compound in floating point operations to much larger errors in subsequent calculations. Intel
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