Nike of Samothrace The Nike of Somathrace statue was unearthed in 1863 on the Island of Somathrace in the northwest Aegean. It was found by Charles Champoiseau‚ a French Vice-Consul to Adrianople (Turkey). She is believed to have been sculpted in the 2nd Century but the style and drapery suggest an earlier date. The date of the Nike of Samothrace is debated‚ but was probably created between 200 and 190 B.C.E. The statue is life sized with drapery lightly clasping the female body looking as
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SPEECH BY MR THARMAN SHANMUGARATNAM‚ MINISTER FOR EDUCATION‚ AT DEEPAVALI LIGHT UP SWITCH-ON CEREMONY ON FRIDAY‚ 15 OCTOBER 2004‚ AT 7.00 PM Mr Heng Chee How‚ Minister of State‚ Ministry of Trade and Industry‚ and Mayor‚ Central Singapore CDC Mr Lim Neo Chian‚ Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive‚ Singapore Tourism Board Mr V R Nathan‚ Chairman‚ Hindu Endowments Board Dr Uma Rajan‚ Adviser‚ Little India Shopkeepers & Heritage Association Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen
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strategic planning is dynamic and that strategy-making involves a complex pattern of actions and reactions. It is partially planned and partially unplanned. Mintzberg’s 5 Ps for Strategy would have helped nike in the following ways: • Plan • Ploy • Pattern • Position • Perspective. Plan Nike planed to revolutionise their demand and supply chain management system with a $400 million 18month prodject‚ by replacing the old supply chain system with a new system. They intended a course of action
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name and continuously we were compared to the supposedly better “Nike Team”. Myself and my team did not let this name represent who we truly were as individuals and basketball players. Infused with determination‚ passion‚ and even anger‚ we strived to defy our title and outwork every single team we faced. Once our rubber soles hit and squeaked against the polished hardwood floor‚ we were on a mission to prove everyone wrong. The “Nike Team” was always handed opportunities on a silver platter‚ while
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Introduction It is now commonplace to use Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to resolve employment disputes‚ including discrimination cases arising under Title VII‚ the ADEA‚ and state and local legislation. Employment agreements frequently contain mandatory arbitration provisions that are legally binding and enforceable. In addition‚ virtually every court or administrative agency empowered to hear discrimination cases now requires mediation as part of the formal adjudication process (Spangler
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its supply chains around the world? a. Apparel manufacturers and distributors face many unethical horizons when conducting business overseas. There primary goal in outsourcing is to reduce costs anywhere deemed possible. Although‚ companies such as Nike fall into a slippery slope when production is high‚ exposure is minute‚ and regulation nearly a pipe dream. This type of behavior leads to inhumane working conditions; such as strenuous work hours‚ minimum pay‚ and restrictions to god-given rights
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As I walk in my comfortable well-fitted Nike shoe‚ I lack the knowledge behind the journey of the shoe’s existence. The Nike brand‚ better recognized as the swoosh logo or slogan of “Just Do It”‚ is also the violator of several labour practices. To begin‚ the creation of Nike shoes is accomplished in sweatshops in Indonesia‚ China‚ and Vietnam (Global Exchange‚ n.d.). On a typical day in Vietnam‚ Nike shoes are manufactured in a factory where human dignity is nonexistence. These violating practices
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Methods adopted by Trade Union in resolving disputes with employer Project Assignment 4th Semester‚ 5 year B.A.‚ LL.B. (hons) Submitted By KALYANI.BATTULA Hall Ticket No.11/LLB/10 DAMODARAM SANJEEVAYYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY April 2013 ACKNOWLEDGMENT This is to state that‚ I KALYANI.BATTULA of Roll no.201110 completed my semester (fourth) project work for LABOUR LAW I on the topic METHODS ADOPTED BY TRADE UNION IN RESOLVING DISPUTE WITH EMPLOYER. I hereby thank MR. R BHARATH KUMAR for supporting
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site is home to many wildlife species and a very remarkable place for birdwatchers and divers. The islands belong to Bahrain‚ despite their proximity to the country of Qatar. It is within this light that the Hawar islands became the subject of a dispute between Bahrain and Qatar. Official claims on Hawar Islands by the countries of Bahrain and Qatar started in 1935. This occurred after oil had been found in Bahrain over ten years earlier. An armed conflict then ensued in August 1937. In
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INTRODUCTION Nike‚ Inc .is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered in the Portland metropolitan area of Oregon‚ near Beaverton. It is the world’s leading supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment with revenue in excess of US$24.1 billion in its fiscal year 2012 (Ending May 2012).Nike and Precision Cast parts are the only Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the state of Oregon. The company
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