Brand overview "It all started with me wanting some shorts I couldn’t buy anywhere‚...” (HI)STORY • Fundango – A brand that started in the world of riders‚ about 10 years ago. At that time‚ full-blown young skateboarders gave life to Fundango. Since then‚ the brand has led a life of sports clothing brands with professionally designed collections but its growing is still accompanied by its parent’s lifestyle. Today‚ skiers‚ snowboarders‚ skateboarders‚ surfers‚ riders and anybody who feels close
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Switzerland An Economic Overview Abstract Switzerland is one of the most prosperous countries in Europe. With a stable government‚ sound economy and highly skilled labor force and strong tourism‚ Switzerland is driving force in the world economy. However‚ in the coming years Switzerland will face three challenges that threaten their positive economic outlook‚ they are 1) agriculture protectionism‚ 2) Non membership in the EU and 3) aging population. This paper takes a brief look at these
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LTE Overview NEC Corporation May 21st‚ 2008 K. Jay Miyahara Corporate Chief Engineer Mobile Network Operations Unit Kj-miyahara@cw.jp.nec.com 1 Mobile Evolution 1992 2002 Video Calls 2005 Media Clips 2008 Mobile Triple Play/ Gaming 2013 Personalised Localised Services Services Voice SMS MMS Mobile TV Technology GSM GPRS UMTS HSDPA HSUPA LTE HSPA+ MBMS OFDM IMS IP transp. access 4G User Expectations Voice and Text Download
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Art of Living - Overview Founded in 1981 by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar‚The Art of Living Foundation is a not-for-profit‚ educational and humanitarian NGO (Non-Governmental Organisation) engaged in stress-management and service initiatives. The organisation operates globally in 151 countries. The organisation’s programmes are guided by Sri Sri’s philosophy of peace: “Unless we have a stress-free mind and a violence-free society‚ we cannot achieve world Peace.” help individuals get rid of stress and
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Gun Control: Overview The issue of gun control has been debated for a long time‚ probably ever since they were invented. The gun is a small‚ rather easy to obtain‚ weapon that is lethal if used in the right (or wrong) way. This makes the gun an extremely dangerous factor in our lives. If used improperly‚ a gun could be lethal to not only the target‚ but the user as well. The availability of guns has sky rocketed in the past decade or so‚ and the immense population of guns in our society make it
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Critical Theory – Overview In the humanities and social sciences‚ critical theory is the examination and critique of society and literature‚ drawing from knowledge across social sciences and humanities disciplines. The term has two quite different meanings with different origins and histories‚ one originating in social theory and the other in literary criticism. Though until recently these two meanings had little to do with each other‚ since the 1970s there has been some overlap between these
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50 largest companies generate about 15 percent of revenue. The beauty salon industry performs basic services such as haircuts‚ coloring‚ and styling; but many are expanding to include spa like services like facials‚ tanning‚ and nails. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW The service industry for hair has long been made up of mostly small privately owned shops. The SIC Code for Beauty Shops/Salons is 7231 and the NAICS Code is 812112. In the later part of the twentieth century this industry started to see the growth
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University of Phoenix Material Strategic Human Resource Management (HRM) Plan Overview Strategic Planning Purpose Strategic planning is a necessary process to ensure an organization understands its future‚ and emerging operational environment and issues. Strategic planning also develops measurable plans‚ processes‚ and procedures to prepare for that environment and the future. Context Strategic planning examines all business aspects and is more than envisioning the future‚ because
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An Overview of OD Interventions Prelude • OD interventions are sets of structured activities in which selected org’nal units (target groups or individuals) engage in a task or a sequence of tasks with the goals of org’nal improvement and individual development. • Intervention constitute the action thrust of OD. Prelude • The OD practitioner‚ a professional versed in the theory and practice of OD‚ brings four sets of attributes to the org’nal setting: – a set of values – a set of assumptions about
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to a one-sigma process in which only 31% are free of defects. Motorola set a goal of "six sigmas" for all of its manufacturing operations and this goal became a byword for the management and engineering practices used to achieve it. Historical overview Six Sigma originated as a set of practices designed to improve manufacturing processes and eliminate defects‚ but its application was subsequently extended to other types of business processes as well. In Six Sigma‚ a defect is defined as any
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