Michael Fred Phelps was born on June 30‚ 1985 in Baltimore‚ Maryland‚ to Fred and Debbie Phelps. The youngest of three children‚ Michael Phelps and his sisters grew up in the neighborhood of Rodgers Forge. His father‚ Fred‚ an all-around athlete‚ was a state trooper; mother Debbie was a middle-school principal. When Phelps’s parents divorced in 1994‚ he and his siblings went to live with their mother‚ with whom Michael grew very close. Phelps began swimming when his two older sisters‚ Whitney (born
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Sustainable Events Management “Critical appraisal of the sustainability policy: case study of Sochi Olympic Games 2014” Prepared for: Mr Gaurav Chawla Prepared by: Veronika Kalinina Class: BA4 HE3 Submission date: 20/03/2015 Table of Content INTRODUCTION 3 LITERATURE
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Porter Five Forces – Degree of Competition The UK banking industry is made up of three distinct types of competition which include the following (OFT‚ 2010): · Retail banks - Accept deposits and use these funds to make loans as well as offering other financial products to consumers and firms. Lloyds Banking Group‚ Virgin Money‚ Metro Bank‚ · Universal banks which not only offer retail banking services but also offer wholesale and investment banking services. For example: Barclays‚ HSBC
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Porter analysis of Zara Zara fashion chain‚ with 546 stores in 30 countries today from which 340 are outside Spain- and 2914‚3 millions of total sales in 2002‚ is undoubtedly the group’s locomotive (Inditex‚ 2003). In 2002 it represented 33% of the group’s total stores‚ accounted for 72% of the group’s total sales and contributed to the holding’s total profits for 540.4 millions (Inditex FY2002 Results Presentation‚ 2003). Moreover‚ Zara with 75-90 new stores within 2003 takes the lion’s share
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Michael Norman Manley (December 10‚ 1924 – March 6‚ 1997) was the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica (1972 – 1980‚ 1989 – 1992). The second son of Jamaica’s Premier Norman Manley and Jamaican artist Edna Manley‚ Michael Manley was a charismatic figure who became the leader of the Jamaican People’s National Party a few months before his father’s death in 1969. Contents [hide] 1 Reforms 2 Diplomacy 3 Violence 4 Opposition 5 Re-election 6 Family 7 Retirement and death 8 Sources
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Sustainable Business Development A Study on USA and China for Triple Bottom Line and Sustainability Authors: Lisa Huynh‚ Tully Lanter‚ Nava Noori‚ Emma Pan and Jenny Xu Page 1 of 9 Contents Abstract .......................................................................................................................................... 2 Sustainable Development in USA ................................................................................................. 3 Overview
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PORTER’S FIVE FORCES 4 Power of Suppliers Criteria Level Effect on Power Effect on Profit Difference of Inputs High Increases Decreases Cost of Switching Suppliers High Increases Decreases Threat of Forward Integration High Increases Decreases Supplier Concentration High Increases Decreases Difference of Inputs Product differentiation within inputs in the tech industry is largely dependent on how recently the input has been developed (the extent of which it is considered
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Sustainable tourism “Development of sustainable tourism in Scotland” [pic] Main questions: 1. What is sustainable tourism? 2. Characteristics of sustainable tourism: - Economic - Social equity - Environmental and cultural protection 3. Introducing Scotland…(short description) - Country sides - Tourism - Tourists - Historical heritages - Places and destinations in Scotland
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Introduction In recent times‚ thinking about poverty and sustainable development has begun to converge around the linked themes of vulnerability‚ social protection and livelihoods. This has been accompanied by the development of a variety of approaches to analyse situations and assess the likely impact of project interventions. These include vulnerability analysis‚ social analysis/social impact assessment and sustainable livelihoods approaches (sometimes referred to as livelihood security or livelihood
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The concept of sustainable development is based on the rising environmental problems‚ socio-economic issues to do with poverty and inequality‚ and concerns about a healthy future for humanity. There is no definitive definition of sustainable development as it is thought of differently by many other people throughout the world. Sustainable Development is founded on the principle that mankind should advance without causing permanent damage to ecosystems and the resources they provide‚ how these resources
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