Diana Ross Diana Ross was born in 1944. Emerging from the housing projects in Detroit to become an international superstar‚ she gained prominence first as a member of the supremes‚ then as a solo artist. The mention of her name evokes the indelible image of the broadly smiling diva‚ the long hair‚ sequined gowns‚ etc. Ross first recorded on the small lupine label in 1959‚ as a member of the Primettes. The group signed to Motown in1961‚ and later changed their names to the supremes. In 1963
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smartphone or tablet to post to social media‚ or turning on your favorite streaming video service for a movie with lightning fast internet speeds has become second nature to most of the world. This‚ however‚ is not the case in some rural communities in America. This has been changing since the 2009 Recovery Act was passed into law. Rural communities have steadily been getting the opportunity to join the urban core and experience broadband speeds from their internet provider. Although the process of getting
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The Travels of Marco Polo and the Reception of Kublai Kahn Marco Polo was a Venetian Christian diplomat that gained the trust of one of the most powerful men in history: Kublai Khan. The book outlines the assimilation of one man into Mongol culture. The Mongols were very accepting of other cultures so cases like these are far from rare. One other example is the Flemish Monk Willem van Ruysbroeck’s first hand account of the Mongols. In both pieces of literature you see the culture of the Mongol Empire
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SALE IN TEXAS? When lawyers of the multibillion Pennzoil-Texaco cases came to trial‚ they were not in any means in a strange place. The lawyers had previously made big donations towards the campaigns of justices officiating the trials. Funding justices ’ campaigns in Texas is not uncommon‚ neither is it illegal. Of the nine states where judges are chosen through partisan elections‚ Texas is the only state that chooses all members of the bench through elections and additionally‚ the only state that
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STARBUCKS IN 2009 1 TABLE OF CONTENT Starbucks issues and causes…………………………………………...….……………….2 Starbucks current strategies and evaluation…………………………..…….……………..4 Analysis and recommendations………………………………………………………….10 SOAR analysis……………………………………………………..………………..10 Competitive analysis…………………………………………………………….......11 Value chain analysis…………………………………………………………………14 Recommendations……………………………………….………………..…………17 Appendix………………………………………………………........................................18 References……………………………
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In Irving‚ Texas‚ the minutes of 16 February 2017 were divided into 33 different segments. The first two segments were updates for prior operations in the city for environmental and economic growth. The third to sixth segments were approving and reviewing prior meeting minutes. The seventh to the twenty-seventh were resolutions on costs for the development and maintenance of the city of Irving. The twenty-eighth segment was to adjust the budget for this year. An individual hearing followed for a
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The San Marco bowl is a Byzantine vessel made of purple and red glass embellished with bright polychrome and enamel paint. It is seventeen centimeters high and deep‚ and 33 centimeters wide. The bowl became the property of the Treasury of San Marco after the Fourth Crusade from the Venetian booty of Constantinople and is one of the most prized glass objects of the Byzantine period (The MET). Although despite its significance to Byzantine fine art‚ the bowl’s origins‚ significance‚ and date of creation
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Assignment 006b-question 5 Claire grimmett Dr Elizabeth Kubler-Ross pioneered methods to support the emotional and psychological responses that many people experience after suffering from personal trauma‚ grief and grieving‚ associated with death and dying. In 1969 Dr Kubler-Ross wrote a book called ‘on death and dying’. From writing this book she also dramatically improved peoples understanding and practices in relation to bereavement and care. Her theory talks about the ‘five stages of grief’
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PepsiCo in USA-No. 1 Brand Assignment Submission Group 3 Submitted by: Najmus Sakib Prokrity (113011155) Nasif Uddin Al-rouf (113011006) Zuayria Tahsin Feroz (113011014) Marzia Hossain Pial (113011164) Rexona Khanam (103011102) INTRODUCTION: PepsiCo‚
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The Vina San Pedro Case Summary Lionell C. Henderson Northwood University MBA 676: Integration & Implementation Richard DeVos Graduate School of Management Fall 2015 Evening – Cedar Hill‚ Texas Professor Tara Peters‚ Ph.D. 1. Problem / Key issues. a. What is the main problem to be solved? How should the president of Vina San Pedro‚ Matias Elton‚ (the protagonist)‚ situate the company for expansion while enlarging shareholder profit? b. What are the key issues (sub-problems) that need
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