John D. R. Leonard took PepsiCo seriously when one of its Pepsistuff commercials made an offer of a Harrier jet—the famous high-tech "jump jet" used by the U.S. Marines. In a TV commercial that aired in 1995‚ Pepsi jokingly included the Harrier as one of the prizes that could be received with a mere 7 million Pepsi points. While that sounds like a lot of points to get from drinking Pepsi products (roughly 190 Pepsis a day for 100 years)‚ the company also allowed customers to purchase points for 10
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Close reading and response to literature Number The Stars -Lois Lowry 1. What are the major themes of this book ? Difficulty of growing up The author Lois Lowry uses the context of World War II as a way of making the difficulties stand out more clearly. The novel focuses on Annemarie Johansen’s personal experiences with growing up‚ but her experiences are common to most young people. Growing up is presented as a struggle for identity. Does Annemarie belong to the world of adults or
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is very naïve; she needs to prepare herself when she faces the worst. She appeals to me because she reminds me of my niece. All in all‚ she is an inspiring character. Annemarie is extremely clever for a ten year old. Annemarie takes Ellen’s Star of David necklace before the soldiers find it and arrest her. When her mother tells her that her great Aunt Birte died‚ Annemarie knows that there’s no Aunt Birte. Annemarie decides to take the closed‚ concealed road to the woods instead of the open
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After making the Preliminary Final last year‚ the Newtown Jets would be disappointed in their eleventh placed finish this season. Recording only six wins‚ the Jets were far too inconsistent to be competitive in 2017‚ conceding 26 points per game. They also faced a minor speed-hump at the start of the year with Issues surrounding the usage of Henson Park meant they weren’t able to play at their spiritual home ground until Round 8. Their Highlight Moment A fantastic victory against Penrith was arguably
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This passage is an extract from Joseph O’ Connor’s Star of the sea which was penned in the year 2002. The passage makes use of a third person narrative view point as a result of which the readers are provided with a vivid image of passengers aboard a stormy sea ship. The passage talks about a ship afloat a stormy sea and how the passengers on the deck are caught unaware due to this storm. The author uses a descriptive style of writing with short crisp sentences that heighten the pace of the story
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In the micro-system the individual is the dominant factor. The risk factors act upon the individuals are as follows. Firstly‚ genetics is a major risk factor that is beyond the control of the individual an example of such is body mass composition‚ which is the manner of which the body takes on weight. The consequence of genetics is that the individual has little control over weight gain and thus must be more conscious of their lifestyle choices. The psychological risk factors associated with the
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Jet Blue Melt Down | February 24 2012 | Technology melt down at Jet Blue | Travis L. McDaniel | Jet Blue technology team The technology department at Jet Blue airlines let down the company during the melt down. There were many areas where if the technology department had been on top of its game this melt down would not have been nearly as bad as it was. These range from simple communications problems to issues with lost bags. The first area where technology let down those
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The Case of Jet Airways Jet Airways: Background Jet Airways (India) Private Limited was a reputed private airline in India having an average fleet age of 4.45 years. Jet Airways covers 63 destinations spanning the length and breadth of India and beyond‚ including New York (both JFK and Newark)‚ Toronto‚ Brussels‚ London (Heathrow)‚ Singapore‚ Hong Kong‚ Kuala Lumpur‚ Colombo‚ Bangkok‚ Katmandu‚ Dhaka‚ Kuwait‚ Bahrain‚ Muscat‚ Doha‚ Riyadh‚ Jeddah‚ Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The Airline carried
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“Yes it’s sad to belong to someone else when the right one comes along.” This song was running in my head while I was reading the story Dead Stars. Reading the story brought me mixed emotions: anger‚ sadness‚ excitement‚ confusion‚ etc. etc. I was not sure if I’ll feel sorry for Esperanza or Julia. However‚ in the end‚ I felt sorry‚ for‚ none other than the main character of the story‚ Alfredo. Alfredo‚ at his 30’s had not yet married but engaged to Esperanza for 3 years. However‚ Esperanza patiently
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banking and related services.” Microfinance is not just about giving micro credit to the poor rather it is an economic development tool whose objective is to assist poor to work their way out of poverty. It covers a wide range of services like credit‚ savings‚ insurance‚ remittance and also non-financial services like training‚ counseling etc. FEATURES: * Borrowers are from the low income group * Loans are of small amount – micro loans * Short duration loans * Loans are offered without collaterals
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