Cirque du Soleil (English: Circus of the Sun) is a Canadian entertainment company‚ self-described as a "dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment." Based in Montreal‚ Quebec‚ Canada‚ and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel‚ it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers‚ Guy Laliberté and Gilles Ste-Croix.[2] Initially named Les Échassiers‚ they toured Quebec in 1980 as a performing troupe. Their initial financial hardship was relieved in 1983 by
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1. What was the level of IT alignment at Cirque du Soleil in 2008? We can observe how an art and stage performance company used IT like no one could ever imagine. Cirque rooted IT in all its business processes. Cirque Memory is a knowledge repository used to store all relevant information on artists’ make-up and costumes‚ sets‚ and staging. Advantages of Cirque Memory are to transfer knowledge across‚ ongoing improvement‚ knowledge‚ growth‚ improvement‚ good memory‚ ill-structured‚ design. IT life
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Spiritual Needs Assessment Nursing promotes a holistic view of care‚ one that incorporates the patient’s mind‚ body‚ and spirit. Many studies have found that patients consider physical and spiritual health equally important‚ and that patient outcomes are positively correlated with spirituality (Oakley‚ Katz‚ Sauer‚ Dent‚ & Millar‚ 2010). While the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JACHO) requires an initial spiritual screening for patients‚ it does not provide process
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Time‚ what is it really? In E. B. White’s “Once More to the Lake” the author talks about the summers he spent on a lake as a child. The main point of a memory is to explain how one place could make someone feel young or happy. Like my grandmother’s house‚ even though she has passed away‚ every time I go back I feel happy again. In White’s essay‚ there are certain things about his childhood that have not changed such as the atmosphere‚ the people around the lake‚ and the author. First is the
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study Cirque du Soleil ( “Circus of the Sun”) is a Canadian entertainment company‚ self- described as a “dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment”. The company operates globally‚ it was found in 1984 by a 24 year old entrepreneur Guy Laliberte. The aim of this report is to demonstrate an understanding of the importance of team work and team effectiveness in the context of Cirque du Soleil. The emphasis on team have been a critical success factor in the establishment of Cirque du Soleil‚ this
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Cirque Du Soleil INTRODUCTION Cirque Du Soleil is a unique and a classy mix of music‚ dance‚ and acrobatics that has reached from rags to riches through its live entertainment mesmerising people all over the world. Since its inception‚ it has travelled around the world exposing the audience to an alternate dimension of reality. Over the years‚ it added inventiveness to its shows‚ groomed its performers to unimaginable heights to display their best performances and built a strong brand name that
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Case Analysis Report on: Compagnie du Froid Executive Summary This case study describes an ice cream manufacturer‚ Compagnie du Froid S.A.‚ founded by Jacques Truman’s father in 1985. It is a major competitor in the industry during summer and has presence in France‚ Italy and Spain. Compagnie du Froid practices decentralization in its organization‚ where each region is managed by a competent manager empowered to make business decisions in the best interest of the company. Traditionally‚ the
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Spiritual Sexuality and Women in Absence in Ancient Greek and Indic World Dr. Bimalkumar Subedi Introduction There are many confusions regarding the term ’ Spiritual Sexuality ’. In general‚ the term is understood as an especial form of physical sexuality itself where there thought to be some
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I chose to compare “A Prison‚ A Paradise” by John Jeremiah Sullivan and “Once More to the Lake” by E .B. White. There are many reasons to choose to travel; specifically for these two authors‚ it is to visit a place that has meaning to them on more than the “excursion for a day” level. They temporarily suspend their daily lives to take a trip to spend time in a different environment. Both places they choose to visit can be considered at least somewhat remote‚ secluded‚ and‚ for all intents and
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Once More to the Lake is an essay mainly about how the author/dad‚ E. B. White‚ can’t quite seem to let go of his childhood. A lot of his childhood memories are embedded within the lake and the surrounding areas‚ so he cannot help but constantly reminisce about how things were when he used to visit the lake as a child. This seems to take away from his current visit to the lake in my opinion. He does not seem to want to live in the moment but constantly makes comparisons of how the waitresses were
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