...Virat Kohli set to beat Dhoni, Tendulkar in endorsement earnings Team India's batting sensation, Virat Kohli, has been a huge hit with the youngsters - thanks to his quick rise in the international cricket over the past few years. An eye candy for the domestic and international brands, the Delhi lad is all set to surpass the incumbent Indian skipper MS Dhoni and master blaster Sachin Tendulkar in the endorsement earnings. Team India's vice-captain, who seems to be the most comfortable young gun on screen, has reportedly signed a Rs.10-crore per year deal with German sports goods giant, Adidas. The 24-year-old cricketer will be seen endorsing Adidas' apparel and shoes as per his three-year contract. Sachin Tendulkar was the face of Adidas shoes for quite some time in India but it seems that the master blaster's age is finally catching up on his endorsements. According to the TOI reports, the right-hander has also struck a Rs.6.5 crore a year deal with a popular tyre brand that had Tendulkar and Steve Waugh as its ambassadors. The new deals will help Team India's probable future captain to beat the likes of MS Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar in terms of annual earnings per brand endorsement. With these two deals in his kitty, Kohli is set to take on the big players with an increase in his annual earnings from last year's Rs.40 crore in endorsements. He is currently the face of 13 brands including Pepsi, Toyota and Cinthol deodorants. The Indian skipper MS Dhoni...
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...Sachin Tendulkar (i/ˌsətʃɪn tɛnˈduːlkər/; born 24 April 1973) is a former Indian cricketer widely acknowledged as one of the greatest batsmen of all time.[4][5][6][7] He took up cricket at the age of eleven, made his Test debut on 15 November 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi at the age of sixteen, and went on to represent Mumbai domestically and India internationally for close to twenty-four years. He is the only player to have scored one hundred international centuries, the first batsman to score a double century in a One Day International, the only player to complete more than 30,000 runs in international cricket.[8] and the 16th player and first Indian to aggregate 50,000 runs or more in all forms of domestic and international recognised cricket.[9] In 2002 just half way through his career, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time, behind Don Bradman, and the second greatest ODI batsman of all time, behind Viv Richards.[10] Later in his career, Tendulkar was a part of the Indian team that won the 2011 World Cup, his first win in six World Cup appearances for India.[11]He had previously been named "Player of the Tournament" at the 2003 edition of the tournament, held in South Africa. In 2013, he was the only Indian cricketer included in an all-time Test World XI named to mark the 150th anniversary of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.[12][13][14] Tendulkar received the Arjuna Award in 1994 for his outstanding sporting achievement, the Rajiv...
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...At Pacific Brands we touch the lives of everyday people. We are accessible. We are iconic. We are everyday! Pacific Brands has come a long way from manufacturing Dunlop bicycle tyres in 1893. Today, Pacific Brands is famous for marketing iconic everyday brands our consumers love including Berlei, Bonds, Clarks, Dunlop, Everlast, Grosby, Hard Yakka, Holeproof, Hush Puppies, King Gee, Mooks, Mossimo, Razzamatazz, Sheridan, Slazenger, Tontine, and Volley. With our headquarters in Melbourne, Pacific Brands has operations throughout Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Malaysia, China and Indonesia. The passion of our 5,000 employees is the driving force behind our success. Last financial year Pacific Brands generated sales of over $1.6 billion. Our participation in an extensive range of product categories, coupled with our strong and diversified customer network, underpin our position as a market leading supplier of everyday brands to the Australasian retail marketplace. We make in excess of 300,000 different products and sell over 200 million units per year. We leverage the benefits of our scale to increase efficiencies and generate innovation across the entire company. Ultimately, we seek to improve our speed to market and deliver quality products to our customers. Our brands have become iconic household names with the support of Australian sporting legends such as Sir Donald Bradman, Ken Rosewall, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Margaret Court and Mark Waugh. Current identities...
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...FINAL FANTASY CAPTURES LARA CROFT: ACQUISITIONS AND ALLIANCES IN ELECTRONIC GAMES Square Enix chose to make alliance in some occasions and acquisitions in others depending upon the needs and the situation of the game developer company. It is based on the environmental conditions in which the CEO thinks will work for the company best. In the presence of a stiff competition, it is a high urgency to expand since Square Enix’s goals could not be reached by focusing only in the current market. The easiest and better way is by acquisition. It’s not difficult to take control an acquired entity unlike in alliances. Acquisition of British Eidos Group Company enables Square to expand market internationally. In the other hand, valuation for acquisition on tangible asset like Eidos Group studio is easy. Moreover, it expands more markets outside Japan. Because of high level of uncertainty present in the new markets for instance in the US, it’s wiser to make ally with a stronger partner than to acquire the company and take the whole risk. Through this, Square may possibly attract and expand a new market with more confidence. Square Enix can also benefit by having access to different game markets from the allied companies. Depending upon the situation, sometimes acquisition let companies gain a wider access to geographical markets greater than alliance or do-it-yourself strategy. In some other instances alliance enables companies to share the potential risk and minimizes any chances...
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...issue, with the most trending argument being that the portrayal of female video game characters, as well as the treatment of female gamers, is frequently sexist. One of the prominent literatures that keenly scrutinizes the culture of video games and its effect on the social construct is Maja Mikula’s essay “Gender and Videogames: The Political Valency of Lara Croft”. In her essay, Mikula accuses video games of poor portrayals of gender and being extraneously violent. She writes, “Her body is excessively feminine-her breasts are massive and very pert, her waist is tiny, her hips are rounded and she wears extremely tight clothing (9)… she is clearly shaped by the desire to embody male sexual fantasies… (15)”, questioning whether “Lara Croft is a (genuine) feminist icon or (mere) sexist fantasy” (181). On the flip side, Lara is also depicted as intelligent, articulate, strong, and defeats enemies who are largely male, and many video games enthusiasts would argue that Lara Croft is actually a symbol of strong independent women and a role model for women. To begin let’s first take a quick and brief overview of who Lara Croft is. Lara Croft is the...
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...American Federation of Labor (AFL) | The leading labor organization in America, founded in 1881 by Samuel Gompers and composed of craft unions rather than a single national union | American Socialist Party | Political party formed in 1901 and led by Eugene V. Debs that advocated replacing the nation’s capitalist system | anarcho-syndicalism | A radical form of political protest that advocates the use of labor activism to overthrow the capitalist system | blacklist | A compilation of known union activists in a particular area; employers refused to hire anyone whose name appeared on one | Contract Labor Law | Passed in 1885, this prohibited employers from forcing immigrants to work to pay off the costs of their passage to America | Crédit Mobilier Company | A construction company set up by the directors of the Union Pacific in 1867 in order to build part of their transcontinental railroadin essence, they were their own subcontractors and awarded themselves generous contracts | craft union | Union of skilled laborers, the type of union assembled under the American Federation of Labor | horizontal integration | The system by which a business takes over its competitors in order to limit competition, lower costs, and maximize profits | Industrial Revolution | Transformation in the way goods were made and sold, as American businessmen between 1865 and 1915 used continuing technological breakthroughs and creative financing to bring greater efficiency to their businesses...
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...4 factors you have to have to make an Industrial Revolution and that America had were: 1) willing investors, businessmen, excited about the potential for industry in the United States. 2) abundant natural resources 3) a huge flow of hard-working immigrants 5) US's self-determination to prove itself in front of the world, especially in front of England. (There existed some strong feeling of resentment toward England since the Revolutionary War. ) All these factors were the strong basis for industrial growth in the U.S. * Here are two separate pieces from 2 separate websites on this subject and you could check both websites for more indepth stuff for your project. Good luck. The Labor Movement in the Public Eye American public opinion during the late 1800s was marked by mistrust and uncertainty. It appeared to the American people that the labor unions were fighting for better working conditions one minute, and the next it appeared that they were leading a revolution against business and government. The Government took an anti-labor stance in response to the public outcry against labor-based extremism and violence. The Unions' contributions to society were often over-shadowed by the violence used to bring about necessary changes in the treatment of the common working American. The Unions used strikes to improve conditions that they felt were demeaning to the working class. These strikes were often peaceful, but sometimes they turned violent at Haymarket Square, Homestead...
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...Eugene Debs and the Progressive Era Eugene Debs had an important role during the Progressive Era in American history due to his creation of the American Railway Union. He was recognized for his devotion, dedication and determination by putting tireless work for 20 years into his successful union. Debs was a strong image for the working class, for he showed that anything and everything was possible. Eugene Debs deserves a place in history due to his motivation, preparation and accomplishments during the Progressive Era. Motivation Eugene Debs had such great motivation to inspire the working class, which is one of the reasons he is a significant figure during this time. Debs motivation for his greatness during this era was produced by his early...
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...Top Movers NBC cancels two shows | Baby born in Barnes & Noble NBA great arrested at airport | Soccer legend's $53M debt Lara Flynn Boyle without makeup? | Kristen Bell marries Alleged Mo. rape: Mom has recordings | Asteroid 2032? Stephen Arnell's new baby | Jamie-Lynn Sigler's baby pic Nicollette Sheridan loses | Pregnant Gwen Stefani's debut New 'sea serpent' found | Ancient Utah rock toppled Record 132-lb. carp caught | Danica gets new sponsor Joe Jonas & Camilla Belle's reunion | Matthew Perry's split Kate plays ball in heels | Drug-smuggling cat caught Tom Welling, wife divorcing | Kendall & North hold hands A-Rod denies $305K payout | Jordan's mansion for sale Duhamel on baby No. 2 | 'Duck Dynasty' stars shaven WATCH VIDEOS Image: Video still of Chinese military destroying wasp nest (Courtesy of StupidVideos) Flamethrower takes out wasp nest You know those must have been some scary bees when the Chinese military decides to send in troops. Flesh-eating street drug rises in popularity Watch the stunning trailer for NBA 2k14 Will these giant pandas fall in love? Awesome apps for finding weekend fun See Lea Michele's sweet-faced new pup Skull fossil could change view of evolution WHAT DO YOU THINK? Image: Jack-o'-lantern (© Moncherie/Getty Images) Americans will spend nearly $7 billion on Halloween This year's anticipated average per-person outlay of $75.03 is down from last year. How much will you spend on Halloween? Zero: I don't celebrate...
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...English 100, Section 6 Unexpected Success, Unexpected Effects In the profile “Rural Idaho Town Seeks to Turn Film’s Cult Status into Prosperity” by Laura Holson, she shows the impact that a movie can have on a town. The movie is Napoleon Dynamite, and the town is Preston, Idaho. Throughout this profile, Holson tells the reader about a Napoleon Dynamite festival held in the small Idaho town the movie was filmed in. Some examples are given as to the events held at the festival such as the Napoleon look-alike contest, or the tater tot eating contest. Many of these contests and activities help people bring out their so called, “inner Napoleon” (Holson 162). Holson is able to illustrate the impact the Napoleon Dynamite festival had on the town and the people of Preston, while organizing the piece effectively. One point that is addressed by Holson is how the town is affected by the Napoleon Dynamite festival. The title addresses this point when she says the “rural Idaho town” (Holson 161). After her short story about the festival, Holson immediately jumps into how the town is effected. Holson states that “more than 300 people traveled from as far away as California and Connecticut for the chance to embrace their own inner Napoleon” (Holson 162). She also gives another example of how a movie can impact a town. Holson mentions Field of Dreams, which turned a small town in Iowa to someplace that is visited by over 65,000 people a year. Holson continues to show how the...
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...NHI-Unit 10-Writing a biography-Angelina Jolie Angelina Jolie is an American actress who was born on June 4th , 1975 in Los Angeles. Her original name was Angelina Jolie Voight and her father Jon, who won an Oscar when she was two, was an established superstar. Her mother who’s also her current manager was part-Iroquois and a model and an actress. Her past When Angelina Jolie was a little child she moved to the East Coast. There she spent a happy childhood although her mother wasn’t rich and so they had to buy clothes at thrift stores. When she was young she was a member of the “Kissy girls”, whose job was to hunt boys down and kiss them till they screamed. Another hobby was to collect snakes and lizards. She even had a favourite lizard, called Vladimir. Later she was a student at Beverly Hills High School far from being beautiful. She wore braces, glasses and was painfully skinny. So the students teased her but they didn’t know that she had an impressive collection of knives. Her movie career At the age of seven she appeared in her first movie but her breakthrough came with Girl, Interrupted. It followed her big hit: her role in Tomb Raider, where she had to master a British accent. She had to become familiar with kick-boxing, street-fighting, yoga and ballet. In 2005 she released Mr. and Mrs. Smith, where she and Brad Pitt starred as a bored couple. Now she is married with Brad Pitt and although she is committed to motherhood she does charitable work...
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...In the Land of Blood and Honey A Preview Brentt Terry Release Date: December 23 Staring: Zana Marjanovic, Goran Kostic, Rade Serbedzija Director: Angelina Jolie Genre: Drama, Romance, War Screenwriter: Angelina Jolie MPAA Rating: R “What does Lara Croft do in her spare time?” This burning question has been the cause for many sleepless nights among men and teenage males. “Plan to raid a tomb?” you ask? No. “Polish her guns?” Sorry, Tomb Raider was a family film. However you would be getting warmer if you asked something along the lines of “Does she write her on script and then direct it?” To that question the answer would be yes. Angelina Jolie makes her directorial debut in the film “In the Land of Blood and Honey.” This film is a love story set in the middle of the Bosnian conflict. Which proves that while being a lady, Jolie still knows what men want, action. The movie plays the story of two parties who were romantically engaged before the start of the Bosnian war, and the conflict that arises therein. “In the Land of Blood and Honey” does not star Angelina Jolie, however it does star a local cast that was actually involved in the Bosnian conflict. “It’s a heavy film.” Jolie said. The movie was also shot on location in both English and the local language known as BHS. Early screenings of the film have been the cause of much debate within the Bosnian community. Some saying “Too soon Angelina, Too soon.” Others defending Jolie by stating, “Its...
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...GLOBAL MARKET ASSESSMENT FOR HANDICRAFTS VOLUME I FINAL DRAFT JULY 2006 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by Ted Barber and Marina Krivoshlykova of Development Alternatives, Inc. GLOBAL MARKET ASSESSMENT FOR HANDICRAFTS VOLUME I FINAL DRAFT The authors’ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. FOREWORD This paper was written as part of the Accelerated Microenterprise Advancement Project (AMAP) Business Development Services Knowledge and Practice (BDS K&P) research initiative. The AMAP BDS initiative’s major objective is “integrating micro and small enterprises into productive value chains to create wealth in poor communities.” The research draws on experience and insights from: • Interviews with leading handicraft buyers in the United States, the European Union, and the Caribbean, including importers and retailers currently sourcing from Haiti, those who have done so in the past, and those who source handmade products from other destinations; • Interviews with market experts, such as product development consultants, designers, enterprise development consultants, and marketing specialists who work with handicraft producers in developing countries; • Discussions with market experts and USAID at a roundtable conducted in Washington...
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