Assignment 1 Strategy The article I read was‚ What is Strategy? By Michael Porter. In this article Porter talks about the abilities to set objectives‚ facilitate resources and the ability to target the right customers. Porter goes onto talk about operational efficiency. He says that operational efficiency is basically preforming similar tasks better than your rivals in the market. He emphases being different than your rival‚ don’t try to be better and always out do them‚ be different and unique
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December 5‚ 2001 Alternatives to incarceration Ever since the first prison opened in the United States in 1790‚ incarceration has been the center of the nation’s criminal justice system. Over this 200 year period many creative alternatives to incarceration have been tried‚ and many at a much lower cost than imprisonment. It wasn’t until the late 1980’s when our criminal justice systems across the country began experiencing a problem with overcrowding of facilities. This problem forced lawmakers
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THE STORY OF "GREENFREEZE" In the spring of 1992 Greenpeace brought together scientists who had extensively researched the use of propane and butane as refrigerants‚ with an East German company DKK Scharfenstein. The company had been producing refrigerators for 50 years and was the leading household appliance manufacturer in the former East Germany. After reunification‚ however‚ it faced severe economic problems and was due to be closed down. The meeting between the scientists and DKK Scharfenstein
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Walking around the beach made me feel more comfortable than ever. As I stroll along‚ I could feel the soft smooth sand beneath my feet. The sand looked clean like sugar spread out for miles‚ as it squished between our toes and made my calves ache with every step. The sound of the ocean comforted me‚ the rhythmic pounding of the waves represses all my worries. I kicked the water and it responded with a swoosh of its waves. That brought back memories‚ when I used to come here with my friends and
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Ferdinand because he was the next in line to rule the Austrian Hungarian Empire‚ However there were other cause that got the war going and started. The number one cause of the war was the alliance system that was going on in the European countries. This alliance system meant that if one of the countries was to go to war‚ the other counties would have to go in as back up. There were two types of alliance systems in world war one they
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model（Kingfisher Red） during poor financial health - go back to full-service; 63 domestic destinations within India (reduced to 25); also launched airlines into international circuits without realizing the profits in domestic arena. Airports Ryanair: alternative airports for major cities and servicing airports in small cities reduced landing fees and efficient operations. SW: small airports closer to major cities; also began to enter to primary airports. SIA: major international airports. KFA: moved to
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Is alternative medicine effective or ineffective? Since the beginning of time there have been various cultures that have counted on what modern Western physicians refer to as alternative medicine. Before modern Western medicine became what it is today every illness was treated by some sort of natural remedy or alternative medicine. The debate still continues today whether or not alternative medicine is effective or if they are temporary solutions that will eventually lead to a turning towards Western
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“An Alternative Perspective” Originally‚ Strawson appears to be rather unique and tactful by his analogies to everyday life as well as the break down of each opposing view. Yet Glen Strawson fails to recognize the complexity of the human consciousness that distinguishes us apart from the average species. Furthermore‚ the belief of human beings having absolutely no free will to simply reject oneself as human. However‚ Strawson eloquently presents that the fact that we as humans are not completely
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Alternatives to Incarceration….Drug Courts There is no doubt that the United States suffers from an increase in crime and more people than ever being incarcerated. The numbers are currently overwhelming. “A nonpartisan organization called The Pew Center on the States‚ released a study February 2008 that found the U.S. imprisoned both more people and a larger percentage of its adult population than any other country. According to the study‚ by The Pew Center 2.32 million people were currently
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non-renewable. Thats means we could run out any day now. This is a formula for complete disaster‚ but don’t be scared. Like most things we can fix this situation we have put ourselves into with alternative energy sources. Sorry Captain Planet it looks like you will be sitting this one out. There are many different forms of clean and renewable alternative energy. Fortunately it look likes we may be headed down the right path to saving humanity. Some of these forms of alternative energy that can definitely
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