*Philology (fill-oll-oh-gee) The study of texts and of written records‚ the study of their age and their original form *Runes (roons) Any of the letters or characters of an alphabet (in varying forms) used by the ancient Teutonic peoples‚ esp.‚ the Scandinavians; hence‚ something written or inscribed in such characters. *Epithet (ep-a-thet) A word applied to describe anything or anyone for example‚ “Richard the Lion-Hearted” is an epithet of Richard I. * Indo-European A large variety of languages including
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Slide 3.) There are 2 official written forms of Norwegian- Bokmal aka “book langauge” and Nynorsk aka as “new norweigian”. There is no official sanctioned standard of spoken Norwegian. Most Norwegians choose their own dialect according to different circumstances. No one dialect is right or wrong but adds to the tradition of Norwegian. For example‚ a beginner will learn Bokmal because it is easier to learn as it is codified‚ regular‚ and accepted nationally as the official language of Norway
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1. Within a highly fragmented furniture market in the US‚ the top ten retailers in 2002 accounted only for 14.2% of total market share. The market was primarily split between low-en and high-end retailers. Low-end retailers primarily focused on offering a wide array of merchandise including furniture on the basis of low prices. Aside from tight margins as part of a low-pricing strategy‚ there were also several “small-store retailers” targeting college students and other consumers with constricted
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He force baptized some Vikings to become a chirstian and thoses who didn’t would be decapitated. It was one of outrageous acts against the people who refused Christianity. It is believed that the Viking raids start by the Frankish expansion. Scandinavian people had never before encountered such a threat against their cultural‚ political and religious traditions. The Vikings had a intelligence network of traders‚ the Danish people and the Norwegians people gathered the information they need on the
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of the populace is aged 35 years old and below‚ and the basic expectation is the ultimate flamboyance brought about by young minds and creative hearts. Malmo is now saturated with larger-than-life architecture‚ lavish accommodations and the best Scandinavian cuisine. (3) Dynamism is one of the obvious potentials that Malmo is pegging on‚ and with how the city is faring; it is off to a soaring start. If you want to be surrounded with utter positivity‚ an ecstatic culture and a trip‚ which will invoke
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The Chernobyl Disaster By: Dennis Fowler and Vicky Eads A Day that Shocked the World and Scarred it for Years to Come The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Located 11 miles north of the city of Chernobyl Plant consisted of 4 reactors each producing 1‚000 MW of electricity Produced 10% of Ukraine’s electricity Construction began in the 1970’s Reactor #4 was completed in 1983 At the time of the accident‚ reactors #5 and #6 were in progress of being built. Events Leading to the
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making forecasting and strategic planning difficult. -Operating margin falling since 2000 -Company debts rising -Due to rapid economic growth‚ monetary side suffered Domestic currency losing its value) Social -Use of the Scandinavian reputation (slogan ‘Scandinavian minimalism’ already used) -People increasingly aware of products’ quality -Extension in China bad seen -Change in customers’ needs could not easily be predicted‚ leading to inventory problems. - Due to the technological developments
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retention and hence loyalty‚ which is a long term goal for any business to survive effectively in a dynamic economic environment. IKEA’s brand image has created a value proposition in its market as a low cost furniture retailer with its own niche Scandinavian design which was its point-of-difference that separated it from its competitors. Its brand also created significant barriers to entry as it is very difficult to duplicate its business model. In terms of income segmentation‚ IKEA had a well-defined
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Case IKEA 1. What are the core competencies and end products of IKEA? How are they linked with each other? The most important core competencies of IKEA is their ability to design furniture and interior products with a strong focus on a nice and appealing design combined with the lowest integral costs. IKEA uses its open warehouse and self-service approach as a USP (unique selling point)‚ while at the same time it reduces space requirements and thus costs. Their unique level of core competencies
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However‚ people doubted his work. In 1831‚ Nils Gabriel Sefström of Sweden also discovered Vanadium and confirmed Andres Manuel del Rio’s work. He was also the one who gave the element its name. Vanadium is a Scandinavian name and comes from the word “Vanadis" who was the Scandinavian goddess of beauty. It was named this as the element forms multicolored compounds. Henry E. Roscoe was the one who first isolated metallic vanadium in 1867‚ and he did so by reducing vanadium chloride. The
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