CONSTELLATIONS AND STARS There are about 48 old constellations. Today astronomers recognize 88 (44 in each hemisphere) dividing all of the entire sky. THE GREAT BEAR AND THE SEVEN STARS Probably the most famous group of stars is the Big Dipper. It is a part of the constellation called Ursa Major. It resembles a bear in many civilizations. The handle of the Dipper is the tail of the bear curving away from the bowl. THE LITTLE BEAR AND POLARIS: Five major constellations are always visible above the
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The star online Published: Monday September 23‚ 2013 MYT 12:00:00 AM Updated: Monday September 23‚ 2013 MYT 10:29:23 AM A new normal for local SMEs BY JOY LEE PHOTOS BY FAIHAN GHANI A worker carries a car bumper in a factory that supplies exterior plastic parts for Volkswagen. European SMEs have more experience in implementing energy-efficiency solutions. Increasingly‚ their Malaysian counterparts will have to focus on becoming more energy efficient to compete in global markets.
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threats and sustain market share as a basis for maintaining long-term profitability. Porter’s (1980) five forces framework appears as a useful tool for analyzing industrial environments‚ assessing the position and competitiveness of an organization and developing successful business strategies. Porter’s Five Forces Model illustrates how the competitive landscape in an industry is strongly impacted by five prominent forces. Based on microeconomics‚ they determine the intensity of competition‚ the profitability
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8/19/2013 1 Starbucks Case Study John Baab‚ Charly Costigan‚ Tyler Kleckner‚ Ashley Kreuer‚ Ellen Park‚ Ashley Wooding Outline 8/19/2013 2 Background and History Gerald Baldwin‚ Gordon Bowker‚ and Ziev Siegl – opened a small coffee shop in Seattle’s Pike Place Market in 1971 Howard Schultz – Joined the Starbucks marketing team Traveled to Italy and became interested in the espresso bars and tried to bring it to America Founders sold the company to Shultz
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Jon Bennett Star River Case Analysis Page 1 of 7 FIN 461: Spring 2008/9 Initial Assessment: An initial look at the ratio analysis reveals that the annual sales-growth rate has been holding around 15%. This is perhaps the only good news from the analysis. A performance discontinuity makes its appearance in FY 2000 as a drop in operating margin. This was a result of a 21% increase in production costs and expenses and a 20% increase in admin and selling expenses. There was also an inexplicable 95%
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STRATEGIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CASE STUDY: “South Star Drug” South Star Drug is a chain of drugstores in the Philippines. It was established in 1937 as a small business venture engaged in the retail of Chinese herbal medicines‚ located in Naga City‚ Philippines. Today‚ South Star Drug‚ otherwise known as SSD‚ belongs to the top 1‚000 corporations of the Philippines. It has spread out its outlets with 143 branches in all found in various parts of Central Luzon‚ Southern Tagalog‚ Metro Manila and
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Lockheed Tri Star Case Study Introduction By 1966‚ Lockheed had already invested almost $900 million in research and development of the Tri Star L-1011 (Scott‚ 2010). By 1971‚ with over $1 billion in sunk costs‚ Lockheed was seeking a $250 million federal guarantee through a congressional hearing in order to complete the program. Lockheed presented their case as a liquidity issue caused by unrelated military contracts and assured that the Tri Star program was economically sound (text). Through
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Florida Atlantic University Star River Electronics Ltd. – Case Analysis Case Summary Star River Electronics is a joint venture company that has gained respect within the industry for producing high quality CD-ROMs to major software companies. In the mid 1990s‚ multimedia products created a high demand for CD-ROMs‚ allowing manufacturing companies of all sizes to enter the market. As a result‚ an oversupply ensued causing prices to decline as much as 40%. Star River survived a period of consolidation
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At this time‚ a full overview of this case was given. Which is as follows: I explained the client is in Star plus waiver‚ a 30 day letter was issued from ASH on 1/6/17 and an MDU slot was requested on 1/6/17 and then again on 1/12/17 as I did not get a returned email that Cindy Pollan had already retired. Nor did I get a returned phone call from her voicemail‚ which was still active. After speaking with other DADS/HHSC contacts‚ I got your information and we spoke on 1/25/17. This was the date his
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Illinois Tool Works: A Great Play for Defensive Investors Extensive global footprints and investments in key growth markets allowed Illinois Tool Works to excel in its industry. The company’s margin expansion strategies are working and allowing it to turn respectable revenue growth into big profits. It’s a perfect play for long-term defensive Investors. From deep-sea oil rigs and bridges‚ to aerospace technology‚ cars‚ mobile devices‚ healthcare‚ wind turbines and space technology‚ Illinois Tool Works
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