The first Thom McAn store was opened in New York in 1922‚ when Ward Melville and J. Franklin McElwain- a New Hampshire shoe manufacturer- decided to develop a method to mass-produce shoes and distribute them at low prices through a chain of stores. McAn stores offered a few simple styles of men’s shoes at the fixed price of $3.99. Despite the lack of variety‚ the discounting scheme was an immediate success‚ and new stores were opened all over the Northeast. Throughout the 1930s‚ Melville continued
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Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) (BSE: HUL) is India’s largest fast moving consumer goods company‚ touching the lives of two out of three Indians with over 20 distinct categories in home & personal care products and food & beverages. They endow the company with a scale of combined volumes of about 4 million tonnes and sales of over Rs. 13‚000 crores[citation needed]. HUL is also one of the country’s largest exporters; it has been recognised as a Golden Super Star Trading House by the Government of
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CB Exam 2 Topic Guide Chapter 8 1. What are some qualities of group influence? 2. What are the types of group influence (e.g.‚ primary‚ formal‚ etc.)? 3. Distinguish between peer influence and conformity. 4. What are the types of social power (e.g.‚ legitimate) 5. What are the types of reference group influence (e.g.‚ informational‚ etc.) 6. Understand utilitarian/hedonic value and reference groups. 7. What individual differences affect susceptibility to group influence (e.g.‚ embarrassment)
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Adidas in 2008: has corporate reestructuring increased shareholder value February 25‚ 2010 ADIDAS IN 2008: HAS CORPORATE REESTRUCTURING INCREASE SHAREHOLDER VALUE? 1. Introduction (History) Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik was established in Germany around 1920 by two brothers Adolf Dassler and Rudolf Dassler whom in 1948 decided to separate and created their own firms. The first one called Adidas (Adolf-Adi) and the second Puma. After the World Cup in 1954 Adidas become in a famous
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million children(procon.org). Diphtheria‚ tetanus‚ pertussis‚ and MMR vaccines can cause long-term such as seizures‚ comas‚ and permanent brain damage (procon.org). Vaccines also contain harmful ingredients. In a flu shot it contains an organic mercury compound that some physicians say is linked to autism (procon.org). Autism is a developmental disorder that makes communicating and interacting difficult. Aluminum is used in some vaccines‚ and aluminum in the body can cause brain and nerve damage
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Dynamics of mercury in the environment Mercury is a persistent‚ mobile and bio-accumulative element in the environment and retained in organisms. Because mercury is an element it is ultimately persistent; it cannot be converted to a non-mercury compound. Mercury in the aquatic environment is changed to various forms‚ mainly methylmercury. Once mercury enters into the environment‚ mercury permanently exists in the environment by changing its chemical forms depending on the environment. Figure as
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as the safe level of mercury level consumption for marine foods‚ this level has been set by The Japanese Ministry of Health‚ Labour and Welfare (Tibbetts 1). Mercury flows into bodies of water on a daily basis‚ the bacteria in water then converts the basic mercury to methylmercury (Trust). Soon after “bioaccumulation” occurs‚ this is the food chain process where for example “a couple of small forage [fishes] are consumed by a predatory fish” (Trust). The levels of mercury multiply drastically when
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Environmental Pollution at Hindustan Lever’s Kodaikanal Plant In mid-2004‚ Hindustan Lever Ltd (HLL) executives looked back at the events of the past three years at their mercury thermometer factory in Kodaikanal in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. After mercury leakage from the plant had been reported in March 2001‚ heavy expenditure had been incurred in environmental risk assessment‚ waste disposal and health monitoring. The expenditure had exceeded the total profits generated by the plant
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Carbone 2/8/14 Environmental science There are 8 planets in our solar system; these are divided into two types‚ large gas giants (Jupiter‚ Saturn‚ Uranus and Neptune) and smaller rocky terrestrial planets (Mercury‚ Venus‚ Earth and Mars). The order from closest to the Sun outwards is; Mercury‚ Venus‚ Earth‚ Mars‚ Jupiter‚ Saturn‚ Uranus and finally Neptune. Until 2006 Pluto was also classed as a planet‚ however it is now classified as a dwarf planet (meeting the first two requirements of the definition
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Effect of Iodine on mercury concentrations in dental-unit wastewater John Michael Panganiban and Ian Jasper Ocampo Objective: This study was undertaken to determine whether iodine used to control bacteria in dental unit wastewater could increase mercury concentrations in dental wastewater. Introduction: Two of the major concerns in dentistry are biofilm in dental unit waterlines and the contamination of dental unit wastewater with mercury. Biofilms are microscopic communities that consist
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