http://nyti.ms/1qxEV9u MAGAZINE | NYT NOW The Woman Who Walked 10‚000 Miles (No Exaggeration) in Three Years By ELIZABETH WEIL SEPT. 25‚ 2014 A hundred years ago‚ when Robert Falcon Scott set out for Antarctica on his Terra Nova expedition‚ his two primary goals were scientific discovery and reaching the geographic South Pole. Arguably‚ though‚ Scott was really chasing what contemporary observers call a sufferfest. He set himself up for trouble: Scott brought Manchurian and
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UNDERSTANDING MY OWN CULTURE Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. In the name of Allah‚ Most Gracious and Merciful. If you notice from the recited words you will know that I am a Muslim and let me introduce myself as Nor Laila Binti Hassan. This story begins from 19th century‚ whereby my ancestor who is of a Siamese ethnic came from Siam or now known as Thailand to settle down in Kedah (one of the state in North Malaysia) and married one of the locals. During that time Kedah was started to be influenced
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Popular culture and Popular art. Contextual Studies 19 August 2013 “An artist is somebody who produces things that people don’t need to have.” - Andy Warhol But is it art? The popularised adage to the interrogation of much of today’s conceptual art seems most appropriate in assessing the body of art that Andy Warhol is most famous for. In a sense‚ the perpetual question was born out of a similar dissatisfaction that characterised
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This report will study the Business policy and system of SIA and will cover 6 different scopes‚ namely the background information SIA‚ the evaluation of External and Internal Environments that is affecting SIA‚ Long term and Short term Objectives of SIA should consider‚ Strategic choices SIA may select and implement and the justification Firstly‚ background information of SIA would be provided‚ in order to allow greater understanding of the organization on a whole. This section would include aspects
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Nanyang institute of management | Singapore Airlines’ Marketing Issues | BSMAN BSHSP 3008 Marketing for Managers | | Stacie Huynh Bao Tran | 06-Aug-12 | | Executive Summary Singapore Airlines is one of the world’s top ranked carriers. They have been constantly a successful organization for the factual understanding of the needs and wants of its target market. They provide products and services in excellence standard to meet its demand‚ implement an active marketing orientation
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flights a week to Kuala Lumpur‚ Ipoh and Penang. Today‚ SIA is Singapore ’s best-known company‚ and rated consistently as Asia ’s ``most admired company ’ ’ (Asian Business‚ 1997‚ p. 24). Its smiling‚ willowy cabin attendant‚ outfitted in tight batik sarong kebaya designed by renowned fashion house Pierre Balmain‚ and marketed as the Singapore Girl‚ is now a well-known international service icon. In
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Objectives.. ❖ To be a World Class Provider of BATIK Garment Industry Our Mission.. ❖ Our vision is to focus on offering range of quality batik products to our customers‚ and introduce Malaysian Batik to the people all over the world. We would like to penatered US market and introduce variety product that can produce with Batik. It is the opportunity for batik business to improve it profitability and competitiveness. The Opportunities
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08/08/11 12:57 AM Indus valley to the Pre-British era : 1. Indus Valley 2. Maurya Dynasty 3.Gupta Empire 4. Mughal Empire 5. Mewar Dynasty 6. Vijayanagar Empire 7. Maratha Empire 8. Ahom Kingdom 9. Kushan Dynasty 10. Satavahana Dynasty I. MAURYA DYNASTY COSTUME Men and women continued to wear three unstitched garments‚ as in Vedic times. The main garment was the antariya of white cotton‚ linen or flowered muslin‚ sometimes embroidered in gold and precious stones. For men‚ it was an unstitched
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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Textile weaving is an art that has been performed in the Philippines since pre-colonial times. Each ethnic group has its own particular kind of textile‚ motifs‚ and method of production. The people of the Cordilleras weave blankets and apparel with a backstrap loom. T’boli people first tie-dye abaca threads in earth tones before weaving them into a fabric called t’nalak (Guillermo‚ Alice G. “An Essay on Philippine Visual Arts”). A textile or cloth is a flexible woven material
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Singapore Airlines by Lau Geok Theng with the assistance of Leong Wai Yee In September 2010‚ senior executives of Singapore Airlines (SIA) were wondering what strategic thrusts they should adopt over the next ten years in order to remain competitive and profitable. The company had just announced increases in fares averaging S$200 (US$148) more for economy seats and S$1‚000 (US$743) more for premium seats‚ given the improved economic climate and increased air passenger counts in recent months
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