Johannsen Steel Company (JSC) initially focused on high-quality‚ high-carbon‚ and high-margin steel wire and ever made big success. In 1946 it was sold to West Virginia Steel (WVS) and then experienced the shocking change of steel industry during 1960s and 70s. Facing the pressure of competitors‚ JSC began to intend to expand sales and cut cost to maintain its profit level. As a result‚ the sales revenues kept increase‚ but the net profit was very low (no more than 2%). JSC now has to make some
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Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel Video Questions/ Answers Episode 1 Name: Cindy Liu Per______ Jared Diamond has a theory about what causes huge discrepancies among different countries‚ and he says it boils down to geographic luck. What was great about the “Fertile Crescent”? The big four livestock animals; cows‚ pigs‚ sheep‚ and goats‚ were native to the Middle East. Also‚ due to its fertile land‚ the Fertile Crescent housed the best crops in the world. The great crops and animals it had benefited the civilizations
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I participated in a combined middle/high school band since seventh grade‚ which includes marching and concert seasons. I have been the flute section leader starting in eighth grade until the present. As a senior‚ I became the drum major. When the band director wasn’t able to‚ I led the band in afterschool practices with the other drum major. Through an audition process‚ I was selected to participate in All-District band for three years. Every year of high school‚ I have prepared and performed a flute
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I saw The Santa Fe Big Band 22nd‚ Annual Evening of Jazz Concert. The band was dressed up all matching. The men were wearing black dress shirts and pants‚ with dress shoes. The women wearing black formal dresses with red shoes. They all looked very professional and when they started playing it immediately took me back to the 1930s‚ the big band era. Most of the songs were of long length and with many solos through the songs. The instruments used to create the songs were: saxophones‚ trombones‚ trumpets
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Guns‚ Germs and Steel Jared Diamond‚ author of the Pulitzer Prize Winning‚ National Best Selling book Guns‚ Germs and Steel‚ summarizes his book by saying the following: "History followed different courses for different peoples because of differences among peoples ’ environments‚ not because of biological differences among peoples themselves." Guns‚ Germs and Steel is historical literature that documents Jared Diamond ’s views on how the world as we know it developed. However‚ is his thesis that
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Marching band a sport? Many people would say that is a crazy idea while others may understand it completely. Marching band is playing a musical instrument while marching a certain way to a tempo. Marching band is a form of entertainment that competes at competitions against other marching bands. Myself‚ knowing what marching band is and how it works from personal experience‚ marching band should be considered a sport. One reason that can prove marching band should be considered a sport is that
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ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF INDUSTRY India Steel Industry Steel Companies in India The steel industry‚ in general‚ is on the upswing‚ due to strong growth in demand propelled particularly by the demand for steel in China. The world scenario coupled with strong domestic demand has benefited the Indian steel Industry. [pic][pic]During April-December 2004- 05‚ production of finished steel recorded a growth of 4 percent over the corresponding period of the previous year to reach 28.3 million tonnes
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Marching Band has unquestionably influenced my life the most. Through the twelve or thirteen hour practices‚ the all-day competitions‚ and the countless hours spent perfecting the performance‚ this experience has exposed qualities in me that the majority of the people surrounding me assumed I did not possess. Although five years of marching band have required that I surrender much of my time‚ I have obtained invaluable experience in leadership positions through my involvement in the band‚ and I have
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Rubber Band Stretch Lab Hypothesis: I believe the rubber band will expand as marbles are placed inside the cup. Procedure: 1. Gather together a ruler‚ marbles‚ a rubber band‚ an untwisted paper clip that forms an ‘S’ and a plastic cup. First‚ poke a hole in the cup‚ near the top where you drink. 2. Attach an untwisted paper clip to a rubber band‚ and loop the rubber band through a hole in the cup. 3. Place the untwisted paper clip on the edge of a table‚ so the cup and rubber band
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Ispat Nigam Limited - Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (RINL-VSP) is India’s first shore-based integrated Steel Plant built with state-of-the-art technology and is a prime producer of long steel products in the country having extensive market in infrastructure‚ construction‚ automobile‚ electrical and forging industry. With an annual turnover of over 14‚000 crores‚ the Company is poised to commission its second phase of expansion from 3.0 Mtpa to 7.3 Mtpa liquid steel capacity by 2013-14. We have also commenced
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