C A S E 3 Lois Quam Founder and Chief Executive Officer‚ Tysvar‚ LLC After accompanying Will Steger on a trip to Norway and the Arctic Circle‚ Lois Quam’s interest in global climate change was sparked. There she witnessed firsthand the astonishing changes in the polar ice masses and the resulting impact on wildlife. Inspired by Steger’s call for action to reduce global climate change‚ in 2009 Lois Quam left Piper Jaffray‚ a leading international investment bank‚ to become the founder and
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where Jack Reagan opened a shoe store. In 1928‚ Ronald Reagan graduated from Dixon High School‚ where he was an athlete and student body president and performed in school plays. During summer vacations‚ he worked as a lifeguard in Dixon. Enrolling at Eureka College in Illinois on an athletic scholarship‚ Reagan majored in economics and sociology. There‚ he played football‚ ran track‚ captained the swim team‚ served as student council president and acted in school productions. After graduating in 1932
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father was a salesman and was always telling stories to Reagan and his older brother‚ Neil. He attended Dixon High School where he developed interests in acting and sports and also became a storyteller like his father. In 1928‚ Reagan enrolled in Eureka College where he majored in economics and sociology. Though he had a less than perfect G.P.A.‚ he was known by many as a “jack of all trades‚” excelling in campus politics‚ sports‚ and theater. He was a member of the football team‚ captain of the
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Balkan[edit] Main article: Balkan Brass Band Balkan-style Brass Bands (Serbian: Труба‚ trumpet) play a distinctive style of music originating in 19th century Balkans when Roma trumpeters influenced by Turkish marching bands transposed Folk music into brass.[1] It is popular throughout the Balkans‚ especially Serbia‚ Macedonia and Bulgaria. The beats are usually fast and accompanied by kolo. The performers each have their instrument of the orchestra and are called trubači (трубачи). The best known
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Edgar Allan Poe’s influence on American literature was nothing short of great; not only was he the creator of the detective story and the horror thriller‚ but he also influenced many great writers‚ among those William Faulkner and Fyodor Dostoevsky. While Poe is best known for his horror thrillers‚ being the creator of that particular genre‚ he has also fashioned two other literary genres‚ like the detective and the science fiction genre. Throughout his life‚ Poe read‚ reviewed‚ and critiqued many
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I. INTRODUCTION OF THE LIFESTRAW WATER PURIFIER A. Product benefits for the consumers (IRIN‚ 2008; Frandsen‚ 2013) 1. The product can filter at least 264 gallons of water 2. Reduce water turbidity with 0.2 micros 3. Remove 99.9% waterborne bacteria 4. Remove 99.9% protozoan cysts 5. Remove 98.7% waterborne viruses 6. Easy to carry and use B. Production cost is $4 per unit (IRIN 2008) C. Product targeting consumers 1. The primary targeting group is poor to high middle class people who live
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named by Shaich called “high density urban feeding”. In 1983 they expanded by adding the St. Louis Bread Company. This acquisition is what kick started Panera. Shaich and his team spelled out what the St. Louis Bread Company would be‚ and in a eureka moment Shaich realized that the potential of the neighborhood bakery-café concept capitalized on a confluence of current trends. (32-3). After selling of the Au Bon Pain in 1986 the company had the capital to strategically focus its time and resources
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So I’m going to talk to you about you about the political chemistry of oil spills and why this is an incredibly important‚ long‚ oily‚ hot summer‚ and why we need to keep ourselves from getting distracted. But before I talk about the political chemistry‚ I actually need to talk about the chemistry of oil. This is a photograph from when I visited Prudhoe Bay in Alaska in 2002 to watch the Minerals Management Service testing their ability to burn oil spills in ice. And what you see here is‚ you see
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Popular Science [serial on the Internet]. (2012‚ July)‚ [cited May 14‚ 2013]; 281(1): 58 It Is 5 Minutes To Midnight. (Cover Story)." Bulletin Of The Atomic Scientists 63.1 (2007): 66-71 Langmore‚ John. "Pulling Back From The Nuclear Precipice." Eureka Street 18.4 (2008): 27- . 28. Academic Search Complete. Web. 21 May 2013 Nagataki‚ Shigenobu Effects Of Atomic Bomb Explosions And Nuclear Power Plant Accidents." 保健物理 45.4 (2010): 370-378 Macfarlane‚ Allison. "It’S 2050: Do You Know Where Your
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Juliet Ume-Ezeoke Nave World History AP 8 October 2014 Comparing and Contrasting Second Wave Empires and River Valley Societies While some differences between second wave empires and river valley societies are noticeable‚ the similarities are far more pronounced. In comparison to the initial civilizations discussed in chapter two‚ the second wave empires were much larger and significantly more powerful. However this is nothing special because through much of history‚ empires and political
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