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    Andrew Carnegie was a very successful businessman. He was an idealist and one of the most important philanthropists of his time. He started Pittsburg’s Carnegie Steel Company‚ which he later joined with Elhert H. Gary’s federal steel company and several smaller companies to create U.S. Steel. The wealth from his success abled him to build foundations and institutions like Carnegie Hall. After his huge role in the steel business he spent most of the rest of his life as a philanthropist. In today’s

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    I was eight years old‚ my mom took me to my first formal concert in Carnegie Hall to hear the Cincinnati Pops play because her office got her and her colleague VIP tickets for Christmas. I didn’t think I’d enjoy it all that much because I was never a fan of classical music at that age‚ but I loved every second of that concert‚ or the fact that I was in New York City. That’s still debatable. That night was the soloist’s Carnegie Hall Debut‚ and I was completely in awe of her. I didn’t know that a

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    inaugurated by King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Dev on 30th Kartik 1994 B.S. Nepal bank was established as a semi government bank with the authorized capital of Rs.10 million and the paid -up capital of Rs. 892 thousand. Until mid-1940s‚ only metallic coins were used as medium of exchange. So the Nepal Government (His Majesty Government on that time) felt the need of separate institution or body to issue national currencies and promote financial organization in the country. Nepal Bank Ltd. remained the only

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    In the United States of America‚ there was a drastic period‚ when it was not built yet. There were many people who helped to build it in the first place‚ however‚ there was one industry that majored in banking. He goes by his life quote “Go as far as you can see; when you get there‚ you’ll be able to see farther.”. The person that created the banking industry that inspired many people is JP Morgan. John Pierpont Morgan was born on April 12‚ 1837‚ in Hartford‚ Connecticut. His father‚ Junius

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    Book Review: And Then There Were None An intriguing‚ bone-chilling murder mystery that will guarantee to drown you into its void of darkness. Ten victims‚ each aching with guilt and fear‚ are selected by a murderous hand and escorted onto a remote island off the coast of Devon. Oblivious as to whom their captor may be‚ they are murdered‚ one by one and soon enough ten dead bodies are found on lonely Indian Island. Only a revelation in a bottle unveils how nobody remained on the isolated island

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    Food Industry

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    applied to this industry McDONALD’S 1. Threat of substitute products Low-Moderate – Availability of the MCD products – Choose MCD for Easting and Entertainment – Narrows Threat of Substitutes due to introduction of local taste products. 2. Threat of new entrants HIGH – Regulation of Limit – Easy Access Market and Low start up cost – Example of SubWay’s market penetration 3. Intense rivalry among existing players HIGH – Very competitive Fast Food industry – Competitors

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    If I Were Primeminister

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    If I were the Prime minister of Nepal The Prime minister of Nepal‚ a country of peace and tranquility‚ rules over corers of people and enjoys immense power as the defacto head of the nation compared to the president who is only a de jure or nominal head. If I become the Prime minister by a stroke of luck‚ I’d exercise all the wide powers by improving the lot of the countries catastrophic and miseries. My first duty as Prime minister would be to form a capable and stable cabinet. I’d

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    It sets out with Porter’s five forces analysis of the KPO industry and extends to the proposed services offerings in financial services sector‚ the intricacies regarding the workforce required to carry out knowledge process‚ the prospective client base‚ efficient operational control and so on. The strategy aims to address the challenges faced by KPO vendors contemporarily by taking into view the inherent discrepancies in the KPO industry . Towards the end‚ the strategy highlights the competitive

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    Industry Comes of Age 1865-1900 1. A Defense of Long-Haul Rates * Serious grievance against the “railroad rascals” was discrimination. * The money to keep up the road must be forth coming or it will go to decay * $600‚000 was required to operate the road * Local shippers would benefit if the company took the cotton at dollar per bale because then they would have to pay less 2. Railroad President Sidney Dillon Supports Stock Watering (1891) * Stock watering: the practice

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    A Rose for Emily: Why Ms. Emily did not kill Homer Barron Ms. Emily Grierson‚ a well know figure in her community has a lot of controversy surrounding her. Known for being reserved and quiet‚ Ms. Emily is considered to be the local crazy person. Her family is known for having members with mental illnesses‚ and she is quite bizarre also. After her love interest Homer is found dead in her house‚ everyone wonders if Ms. Emily killed him. Ms. Emily never really got the chance to have a male companion

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