cyclone that develops in the northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean between 180° and 100°E. This region is referred to as the northwest Pacific basin.[1] For organizational purposes‚ the northern Pacific Ocean is divided into three regions: the eastern (North America to 140°W)‚ central (140°W to 180°)‚ and western (180° to 100°E). Identical phenomena in the eastern north Pacific are called hurricanes‚ with tropical cyclones moving into the western Pacific re-designated as typhoons. The Regional Specialized
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Managerial Marketing Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim The second part describes the four principles of blue ocean strategy formulation: how to create uncontested market space by reconstructing market boundaries‚ focusing on the big picture‚ reaching beyond existing demand and getting the strategic sequence right. These four formulation principles address how an organization can create blue oceans by looking across the six conventional boundaries of competition (Six Paths Framework)
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BOOK REVIEW The book‚ Blue Ocean Strategy -How to create Uncontested Market Space and Make competition Irrelevant ‚ authored by W. Chan Kim and Renne Mauborgne is the best seller of its time. It is a widely accepted book for strategy professionals. The title indicates the theme of the book .This book promises to achieve the uncontested market space and make competition irrelevant by making the use of Blue ocean strategy. The book argues that companies in existence today should not try to beat
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Oregon is a state in the pacific northwestern region of the United States of America. The state is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west and the capital city Washington D.C to the south. Among all other states‚ Oregon is one of the three that border the Pacific Ocean and have a coastline on the ocean. The climate of the state is heavily influenced by its proximity to the Pacific Ocean despite the fact that it is in the northern latitude. Statistics indicate that Oregon State is the ninth largest
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In September of 1519‚ Magellan and his crew set sail for southern Spain with five ships‚ the Victoria the San Antonio‚ the Santiago‚ the Trinidad‚ and the Conception. In the beginning all was well the small fleet sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and reached South America. There‚ they stocked up on goods. They continued down the coastline looking for a passage through south america but just couldn’t find a route through. They continued to sail further and further south and began running
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by a Spanish squadron. In 1570 and 1571 Drake made two profitable trading voyages to the West Indies. In 1572 he commanded two vessels in a marauding expedition against Spanish ports in the Caribbean Sea. During this voyage‚ Drake first saw the Pacific Ocean; he captured the port of Nombre de Dios on the Isthmus of Panama and destroyed the nearby town of Portobelo. He returned to England with a cargo of Spanish silver and a reputation as a brilliant privateer.
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northwest to southeast‚ Costa Rica is bounded by Nicaragua to the north‚ by the Caribbean Sea along the 185-mile (300-km) northeastern coastline‚ by Panama to the southeast‚ and by the Pacific Ocean along the 630-mile (1‚015-km) southwestern coastline. At the country’s narrowest point‚ the distance between the Pacific and the Caribbean is only about 75 miles (120 km). Costa Rica - Location‚ size‚ and
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“Oceania is a territory centred on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Opinions of what comprise Oceania vary from its three subregions of Melanesia‚ Micronesia and Polynesia. Due to colonial abandon and historical separation‚ the Pacific islands‚ habitat to the world’s largely varied range of native culture‚ persist to maintain many ancestral life-ways. As being the first voyager to settle islands in Oceania‚ this writing will focus mainly on the way finding‚ migration theories‚ archaeological
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa There were many Spanish explorers in the 16th century‚ but which of those explorers was the first to see the Pacific Ocean? This explorer was Vasco Nunez de Balboa. Because of Balboa’s courage and stamina he was the first European to spy the Mar Del Sur or “Southern Sea.” Balboa also helped establish the town of Darien on the Isthmus of Panama. “Vasco Nunez de Balboa had married the indian chief Chima’s daughter‚ who he had met on his second voyage”. In 1500‚ after
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novel about the will to survive‚ the importance of storytelling and religious belief. The novel travels back in time to chronicle the journey of a teenaged‚ Indian boy named Piscine (Pi) Patel‚ as he embarks on an involuntary venture across the Pacific ocean. Struggling to survive‚ Pi must use his own knowledge to remain alive and sane‚ while sharing a small life raft with a fearsome 450 lbs Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Joseph Pulitzer once said‚ “Put it before them briefly so they will read
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