The Battle of Pine Bluff took place in Jefferson county. At 8:00 am‚ October 25‚ Col. Powell Clayton sent a company of cavalry toward Princeton which ran into Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke’s men advancing. After some fire‚ the Rebels‚ under a flag of truce‚ came forward demanding surrender. Lt. M.F. Clark answered that there would be no surrender. Clayton slowly retreated back into Pine Bluff. In the meantime‚ about 300 African-American soldiers rolled cotton bales out of the warehouses for barricades
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MEMORANDUM TO: Mariott Corporation Board of Directors FROM: Chanunnett Manoonpong‚ Rennick Palley‚ Zhihui Zhang‚ Aaron (Jialin) Zhong DATE: August 22nd‚ 2013 ------------------------------------------------- RE: Mariott Corporation Capital Structure ------------------------------------------------- Marriott Corporation‚ with its comparative advantage in hotel development and management‚ has expected excellent future growth and profitability. Such increase in sales might bring in extra cash
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Fonderia Di Torino 1. Please assess the economic benefits of acquiring the Vulcan Mold-Maker machine. 1.What is the initial outlay? -The initial outlay is the Net Investment of $813‚296. 2. What are the benefits over time? - The benefits over time include higher quality products‚ lower scrap rates‚ which will save raw material costs. The company will employ twenty-five less workers which equates to lower costs in terms of managing‚ training‚ and insuring those employees. Lastly the foundry
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Hispano-Mestizo America/Borderlands America: “Lone Star” The film “Lone Star” is a murder mystery film based in Frontera‚ Texas which is a multicultural border town. The significance of the conclusion of “Lone Star” is based off of several contexts presented throughout the film. The portrayed contexts of the film have to do with relationships and conflicts between races‚ social classes and power struggle within a community and the border between Mexico and Texas. These contexts place significance
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Florida is Australian pine. Australian pine trees threaten beach plant communities as they quickly invade beaches. They have also invaded Everglades. These trees produce a dense leaf litter beneath them thereby outcompeting native vegetation. They have shallow root systems and hence tend to uproot and topple during high winds and pose a significant hazard to coastal storm evacuation routes. Australian pine forests provide little or no native wildlife habitat. Australian Pines’ success is so bad for
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■ The Brita Products Company ◎ SWOT Analysis Strengths Market leader in pitcher filter category‚ strong brand image Large retail distribution system‚ presence in multiple channels (“Class to Mass”) Loyal customer base‚ repeated purchasing replacement filters Strong advertising and brand image‚ waterfall equals good‚ clean taste Weakness Slowing growth in pitcher market Lack of product diversity Change in customer preferences‚ deficient attention paid to health concerns
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As the fog lifts and the sun begins to rise over Torrey Pines golf course cliffside‚ I can’t stop myself from staring into the vast Pacific Ocean that forms the perfect early morning backdrop. The salty ocean breeze briskly flashes across my face as I approach my shot from the tee box of the third hole. A dramatically set two-hundred-yard downhill par three‚ encased by ocean cliffs‚ safeguarded by a colony of trees to the right and an enormous sand trap that spans the entire front of the green
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This is also referred to as lone wolf terrorism.The individual will typically become inspired by the message and ideology of a radical group and then carry out their own attacks. Influences in the community or overseas and online propaganda are usually where the individual finds the
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I-INTRODUCTION / STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM a-) Introduction: Luxury hotel segment is getting more competitive. Rosewood Hotels & Resorts have been competing in this segment more than 25 years with its distinctive individual hotel brands. On the contrary‚ guests want to see one unique brand‚ same quality and service at every hotel that they stay under one corporate brand name. One corporate brand strategy help companies increase their retention rate‚ make multi-cross selling and have loyal
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TOTAL VALUE OF DEAL Rs. 115.56 Rs. 104.62 PINKERTON’S 1987 408.3 381.7 26.6 27 -0.4 1988 363.387 332.4991 30.8879 21.80322 9.084675 1989 323.4144 294.3071 29.1073 19.08145 10.02585 1990 287.8388 260.4942 27.34469 16.69465 10.65004 1991 302.2308 271.2521 30.97866 17.52939 13.44927 1992 317.3423 284.8147 32.52759 18.40585 14.12173 INCOME COServices GROSS PROFIT OP EXP OP PROFIT PBT NET OF TAX 1986 367.7 342.5 25.2 24.5 0.7 0.462 -0.264 5.995886 6.617059 7.029025 8.876518 9.320344
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