Information Systems (Volume 11‚ 2003)79-93 79 CUSTOM MADE APPAREL AND INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICE AT LANDS’ END Blake Ives Information Systems Research Center University of Houston blake.ives@uh.edu Gabriele Piccoli Cornell University ABSTRACT The case describes a hugely successful example of IT-driven strategy‚ the Lands’ End custom tailored apparel initiative. In less than a year‚ 40% of Lands’ End customers buying chinos and jeans from the firm’s web site were buying tailored products. Over 20% of
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Almost Maine is a play by John Cariani and directed by Lesley Tutnick-Machbitz. Narrating nine short stories taken place in a small Maine town at the same time. Each story has a different theme varied of love‚ loss‚ and hope. With six show dates at Glendale Community College Performing Art Center‚ I was given the opportunity to be part of the run crew. I was able to observe the growth of the actors and see them transform into their characters through behavior‚ movement‚ and voice. The cast was
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Creative Story: Day The World Turned Black Everyday the sun would rise and the moon would set and everybody would wake up to a new morning. Today was a special day in October‚ for the sun did not rise and the moon did not set and everyone woke to a full moon. During the night the sun had mysteriously vanished and this inscrutable incident enervated the most brilliant of minds . This caused aberrant behavior throughout the globe. Nevertheless there were a few vivacious individuals brave
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feeling of being accepted‚ comfortable in a group or sharing a connection towards something. The concept of belonging and not belonging differ and are shaped by his or her personal‚ cultural‚ historical and social context. The prescribed text ‘Rainbow’s End’ by Jane Harrison and the related text ‘Once Upon a Time in Cabramatta’ directed by Jacob Hickey are composed of many different aspects of belonging which gives the viewer a greater and in-depth understanding of belonging and not belonging. The main
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Passepartout‚ who is about 30 years old‚ as a replacement. Later on that day‚ in the Reform Club‚ Fogg gets involved in an argument over an article in The Daily Telegraph‚ stating that with the opening of a new railway section in India‚ it is now possible to travel around the world in 80 days. He accepts a wager for £20‚000 (roughly £1‚510‚000 today) from his fellow club members‚ which he will receive if he makes it around the world in 80 days. Accompanied by Passepartout‚ he leaves London by train at 8:45
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The Effects of Text Messaging in our Grammar Ability as a Student The Effects of Text Messaging in our Grammar Ability as a Student I. Introduction Background of the study College students have been influenced by the popularity of cellular telephones‚ just as important as pencils‚ notebooks and book‚ cellular telephones has become increasingly evident among college students. Text messaging is the most widely used feature in the phones. There are many varieties of phone models
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The Conrad-Demarest Model of Empire: Basic Principles for the Roman‚ Han Chinese‚ and Gupta Empires Necessary preconditions for the rise of empires: State-level government: Rome: republic then empire with emperor Han: kept most of Qin centralized government in place Gupta: decentralized; regionalism High agricultural potential in the area: Rome: wheat‚ grapes‚ cattle Han: wheat‚ millet‚ pigs Gupta: cotton‚ wool‚ calico (chief revenue – tax on agriculture) An environmental mosaic
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“Inside Job” September 11‚ 2001 was unquestionably a tragic day for America and the world. The 9/11 attacks were suicide attacks controlled by Al-Qaeda upon the United States. During the early hours of that day‚ nineteen Islamist terrorists aligned with Al-Qaeda hijacked four passenger jet airlines. The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airlines into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centers in New York City‚ killing almost everyone in the building along with destroying many facilities
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D-Day D-Day was among the bloodiest days of WWII. D-Day was the start of WWII and the turning point of it‚ affecting the war more as it went on. With the Nazi’s already conquering most or all of Europe‚ they thought they were going to reign over all the world. As they started to take Jews away‚ America stepped in with their allies‚ Britain‚ Canada‚ France and many more. (“D-Day”)All the Armies Commanders and Captains met and planned the bloodiest day for two years. The Allied Forces had to
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Response to Journeys End Workshop One – Scene Entrances & Exits/ Physical Levels In the novel Stanhope has the most physical status‚ not just because of his rank but also because people look up to him. Stanhope may rank the social hierarchy level amongst his fellow comrades but inside he is emotionally distraught‚ he does not show this and somehow stays head strong‚ on the other hand there is Hilbert who is tired and has lost all hope and hates the war and then decides he would like to pull out
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