...Analyze and describe the issues faced by Malescowski and the company and the reasons for these issues. Analyzing the case of Southern Discomfort, some of the issues facing Malescowski and Lamprey, Inc. are the high cost of labor, the ability to compete against companies in the same industry as far as price and the product quality of their goods produced at that particular facility. One of the major issues is that if the company decided to look at the option of opening a new plant in Mexico and cease operations in the town of Oconomo (Daft, 2010). This small town in Wisconsin would suffer greatly from the loss of lamprey, Inc. The town has a population of just over 9,000 people and the plant employs about 520 local workers. Some of the workers are a third generation employees of Lamprey making Jim feel guilty about the project (Daft, 2010). One difficult situation the company faces is the unionized labor. The company does not have a choice of less price labor. The company also faces the problem of having the current employees perform more duties to reduce cost due to union labor agreements. The reasons Lamprey is thinking of moving its operations elsewhere, could also be because of that the new location provides better opportunity to reduce cost, as opposed to expansion of an existing plant; Lamprey can take advantage of the market conditions in Mexico and the other movements that will be taking place with the move to be more competitive. There comes a point when in some situations...
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...Southern Discomfort Case Analysis Jim Malesckowski remembers the call of two weeks ago as if he just put down the telephone receiver: “I just read your analysis and I want you to get down to Mexico right away,” Jack Ripon, his boss and chief executive officer, had blurted in his ear. “You know we can’t make the plant in Oconomo work anymore, the costs are just too high. So go down there, check out what our operational costs would be if we move, and report back to me in a week.” At that moment, Jim felt as if a shiv had been stuck in his side, just below the rib cage. As president of the Wisconsin Specialty Products Division of Lamprey Inc., he knew quite well the challenge of dealing with high-cost labour in a third-generation, unionized U.S. manufacturing plant. And although he had done the analysis that led to his boss’s knee-jerk response, the call still stunned him. There were 520 people who made a living at Lamprey’s Oconomo facility, and if it closed, most of them wouldn’t have a journeyman’s prayer of finding another job in the town of 9,900 people. Instead of the $16-per-hour average wage paid at the Oconomo plant, the wages paid to the Mexican workers-who lived in a town without sanitation and with an unbelievable toxic runoff from industrial pollution-would amount to about $1.60 an hour on average. That’s a savings of nearly $15 million a year for Lamprey, to be offset in part by increased costs for training, transportation, and other matters. After two days of talking...
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...within the southern settlements of the New World. Though after further review, the book itself is not just about the inclusion of Evangelicalism, but the comparison of the religious viewpoints of that and other religious perspectives being adhered to during the 1700’s in colonial America. Quakers, Protestants, Catholics, and even the Moravian all sought acceptance in the New World territories, but the main argument behind acceptance of other religions would hinder the Evangelistic point of view throughout the southern region. The ability to dodge speculation and constant suspicion of a religious takeover within the southern territories makes A Cautious Enthusiasm an important piece in how the religious boundaries of the today’s southern states stemmed from that of our first colonial settlers within the region. Throughout the book, comparisons of Evangelicalism and Catholicism spoke volumes. As each page turned, it was apparent that the struggle to keep Catholicism from tainting the people of the Carolina’s and Georgia became more of a witch hunt of suspicious respondents than a successful vanquish of the faith. It seemed more often than not priests, visitors, or anyone with whom the colonist could not pinpoint a true motive for their existence within their great land was said to have arrived in hopes of poisoning their settlement with the Catholic faith. Smith states, “Catholicism would infringe on their hopes as freemen” (2013, 38). Numerous visitors to the southern colonial...
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...Colonialism’s Link to the Creation of South Sudan COM/156 January 27, 2012 Any nation’s history has a continuous influence on its development. For many countries, their development has been affected by colonialism, when the land was governed by another entity. The importance of colonial history was evident in Sudan in January, 2011 when a referendum asked voters of southern Sudan to decide between separating from Sudan and maintaining a unified Sudan. Nearly 99 percent of eligible voters cast their ballot for independence thereby ending the 55 year existence of the largest nation in African (Hanzich, 2011). An extremely diverse country in which governmental decisions have favored the Arab population of the North, Sudan’s existence has been marked by strife. For all but 12 years, Sudan has been torn apart by civil wars. Since the colonial period ended, Sudan’s central government could not use violence, oppression, or peace agreements to minimize colonialism’s impact and establish a sense of unity in the country. Thus, the creation of South Sudan stems from colonization which confined opposing factions within one political boundary and created a history of civil war. The artificial political boundaries established by Sudan’s colonial powers—Egypt and Great Britain—brought together diversity for which Sudan’s central government could not build unity. Building cohesion has been difficult because colonial powers determined a country’s borders “according to colonial...
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...Table of Contents I. Introduction…………………………………………..Pg 2 II. Diary………………………………………………….Pg 3 - 5 1. Day 1 – 31st October 2012………………………..Pg 3 & 4 2. Day 2 – 1st November 2012………………………Pg 4 & 5 III. Evaluation of Sentosa’s tourism products………….Pg 6 & 7 1. Transportation System……………………………Pg 6 2. Accommodations…………………………………..Pg 7 IV. Research experience…………………………………..Pg 8 V. Conclusion…………………………………………….Pg 9 VI. Refrences………………………………………………Pg 10 I. INTRODUCTION Sentosa offers a wide scoop of entertainment and caters to the needs of all sorts of people. This holiday resort island can be reached by air, land or sea. The attraction that I felt was fun and interesting was the 3D cineblast and 4D magix. Sentosa 3D Cineblast presents a thrilling 4-dimensional motion-simulated ride. It also combines the virtual ‘roller coaster’ rides with high-definition wide-screen projection. As for the 4D Magix, it presents an interactive movie experience with 4-dimensional digital effects. This multi-million Sentosa 4D Magix Theatre is the first in Southeast Asia. Using a state-of-the-art digital projection system, movies come to life right off the big screen. Subsequently, these attractions were located in the vicinity of our place of stay. These are the reasons as to why we chose these two attractions to compare between with for our assignment. In this assignment, we are required to come out with a questionnaire to collect...
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...penguins and emperor penguins, and birds such as the albatross and the petrel. Humans have had an impact on the Antarctic food web as they have had on most other ecosystems. Before the advent of whaling, baleen whales consumed huge quantities of krill. Until a global ban on hunting large whales was enacted in 1986, whaling steadily reduced the number of large baleen whales in Antarctic waters. As a result, of fewer whales eating krill, more krill became available for other krill-eating animals, whose populations increased. Now that commercial whaling is regulated, it is hoped that the number of large baleen whales will slowly increase, and that appears to be the case for some species. However, the populations of most baleen whales in the Southern Hemisphere are still a fraction of their pre-whaling levels. It is not known whether baleen whales will return to their former position of dominance in terms of krill consumption in the food web. Biologists will monitor changes in the Antarctic food web as the whale populations recover. Thinning of the ozone layer in the stratospheric region of...
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...Basketball By Willis Blake Jamie Orejan Saint Leo University MBA 510 9-26-08 One of the largest NCAA money fraud schemes in NCAA basketball history occurred in Atlanta, GA on December 2005. A report filed with a federal court in Texas regarding the investment scam indicates that nearly $6 million in assets were connected to Horizon Establishment. In December, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed an emergency action in federal district court against Travis Correll & CO Inc. Most of the NCAA violators were coaches, players, and sports agents. These three SEC basketball colleagues were my friends. I worked side by side with Travis Correll in many of the Division II SEC Basketball games across the Southeast Region. The Southern Conference fired Travis Corell in the shakeup stemming from allegations of a multimillion-dollar investment fraud scheme. John Guthrie, the SEC Supervisor of Basketball Officials for more than two decades, was fired for unspecified reasons the day Correll resigned. The NCAA also released referee Jason McNeil that same afternoon. Correll’s firing in December stemmed from the Securities and Exchange Commission filling suit in Texas alleging he and others sold interests in purported foreign and international bank deposit programs promising risk-free returns of 4 percent to 12 percent. Travis Correll got this idea from Charles Ponzi who duped thousands of New England residents into investing in a postage stamp speculation scheme back in the...
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...William Faulkner’s captivating story “A Rose for Emily” is a shining example of gothic literature. Faulkner expresses sadness for the love that is not returned, and a drive that Miss Emily Grierson uses to get what she wishes for. He adapts a gloomy and mysterious tone in order to compare Miss Emily’s rejection to young adults today. Faulkner opens his story by expressing the amount of respect that is shown at Miss Emily’s funeral. It is said that the entire town attended this event, but also that some only showed up to see what the inside of her house looked liked because no one had been inside in over ten years. He explains this to show the mysterious appeal of Miss Emily. By explaining the mystery in Miss Emily, he conveys a dark tone that baffles the audience. Faulkner then shifts the story toward explaining what Miss Emily’s house had once looked like. It was a big grim house that was once white. It was the only one left on the street and many believes that it was an abomination to the community. It is evident that Miss Emily and her house are connected in a way. Miss Emily’s family was once one of the most prominent in the town because of the relationship the father had with Colonel Sartoris, but as she grew older the opinions of her social status changed along with her. Her father not only had great power within the community, he also had power over her as well. This authority is shown through the portrait that Faulkner painted in the story: Miss Emily a slender...
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...decide were they want to hunt. Japan, iceland, and norway are the top whaling nations. All of these nations continue to hunt by thinly disguiseing whaling as scientific reasons.(los angelos, The Nation, 1) Many argue that what they are doing is not proffesional and the practices are cruel. The procces involves harpooning a whale and dragging it around until it becomes tired. Once the whale has submitted, hundreds of thousands of volts are sent directly into the whale. The idea is supposed to kill the whale quickly, but instead it becomes a slow agonizing death. Beaty 2 Organized groups claim that these practices are inhumane. In 1986 the whaling commision banned commercial whaling. Antiwhaling nations want to create a sancutary in the southern ocean...
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...The Patissier Cake Shop Singapore The Patissier… a delightful marriage of traditional French baking and exciting, fresh flavours We are a Singapore-grown patissierie that takes the very best of traditional French baking techniques and translates them into innovative and original sweet indulgences. Our handcrafted cakes and pastries, always freshly-baked with the finest ingredients, are perfect for a special occasion or as a treat for everyday. The Patissier 4, Mohd Sultan Road #01-01 S(238955) Operation hours: Mon - Fri: 10am - 8pm Sat - Sun: 10am - 5pm Tel: 6737 3369 Email: enquiry@thepatissier.com Join us on Facebook! Design Concierge Operation hours: Mon - Fri: 10am - 6pm Sat, Sun and Public Holiday: Closed Tel: 6220 5565 Email: design@thepatissier.com Halal Restaurants 1 MARKET BY CHEF WAN Let Chef Wan take you on a heritage culinary journey through South-East Aisa’s legendary Spice Trail and be inspired by his exotic recipes from the regional cuisines of Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam. His gastronomic cuisines consist of 80% of heritage recipes, whilst 20% of his other recipes are drawn from his extensive travels from all over the world. Example, be surprised with his superb creations of Japanese sushi. Other than the exquisite buffet spread, Chef Wan has a cooking studio within the 450-seat restaurant, where he will hold live cooking demonstrations whenever he is in town. The restaurant will also carry his signature rumpah...
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...Caleb Hullett Fall Externship2014 Final Reflection Paper December 5, 2014 1. Academic honesty is expected from each student. In the event a student is caught not showing up where he/she is supposed to be, caught forging documents or time logs, plagiarizing, etc., then that student will give a failing grade for this internship course (upon professor’s discretion). As Christians, we seek by God’s grace to have a culture of Gospel filled honesty and transparency, with the Lord being honored through our words and by our actions (Proverbs 12:17, Luke 8:15, Ephesians 4:28). Caleb Hullett This semester at Samford was one for the books. I was involved in things that I never thought would be possible. I enjoyed time with friends and I even made many new ones along the way. Though times got difficult and tempers flared, I am grateful for the opportunity I had this semester working with the Samford University football team. I was able to enjoy the comfort of being a coach instead of being a player for once. For so long it was me out there being the one the coaches were instructing, and this semester I was able to be the guy doing the instructing. It was such a blessing from God to be able to do that and I will be forever grateful for this opportunity. Coach Sullivan and the entire staff took me in and really helped me along the entire way and I have reached out to each individual in Sullivan Cooney Family Fieldhouse and thanked them for what they did for me. Nothing...
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...Closing of National Beef Plant in Imperial Valley Jamie Leon Comm/215 September 8, 2014 John Cantlon In the late 1980’s, access to efficient beef processing plants began to wane in the Southwest as packers moved toward the nation’s interior. Meanwhile, the region’s cattlemen were fine-tuning large-scale feeding programs using the region’s ready supply of Holstein steer calves. So, in 1999, Gary Oden of Wellton, AZ and Bill Brandt of Brawley, CA, set the wheels in motion, and a group of area cattle producers organized to take Brawley Beef, LLC, from idea to reality. Through their efforts, the first cattle were harvested and processed in December 2001 at the new packing plant in Brawley, CA. Even with the combined efforts of the group of cattlemen, making Brawley Beef work has not been easy. The nation was still in a daze from the September 11, 2001 disasters when the first cattle were harvested. At the same time, the firm found itself in the middle of a battle over the anti-dumping tariffs placed on the U.S. beef exports to Mexico. Since April 2000, Mexico had imposed a complex set of specific duties on most beef carcasses and cuts on a company-by-company basis. Small and medium-sized exporters were disproportionately affected. Eventually, a North American Free Trade Agreement panel agreed the tariffs were inappropriately applied and those tariffs were lifted in October. Meanwhile, the producer-owned meatpacker was able to keep its head above water due to the...
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...N I N E In Cold Blood: The Tale of the Icefish In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. -Aristotle It was a long way just to go fishing. The us-foot converted wooden sealing boat Norveg/a put to sea out of Sandcford Harbor, Norway on September 14,1927. Its primary destination was perhaps the most remote piece of land on the planet. Tiny Bouvet Island, a speck in the vast Southern Ocean, lay more than six thousand miles from Norway, sixteen hundred miles from the tip of Africa, and more than three thousand miles from South America. In the mid-1920S, commercial invention whaling was booming. The Norwegian of factory ships allowed greater numbers of animals to be taken without relying on shore facilities. Finding new stocks of whales was a priorHCllRE 9.1 The Non'egia a/ Bouvet Island. Photo (rom F;1I1gstOg Forskning r Sydish,lVct by Bjame Aagaard, Volume "N)le Tider." Published bv Cyldelldai Norsk Foriag, Oslo. 1930. ity for the entrepreneurs 2, who went to sea, and establishing tory and w.llers was a priorit) for the countries government claims to terri- involved. The Norwegian wanted to stake a claim to this icc-covered volcanic rock with 167 168 PART IV EVOLUTION IN ACT CHAPTER ON FIGURE 9.2 DitlefRlIstad 011 the Norvegia foredeck. Photo from Fangst Og Forskning I Sydishavet h)' 13,Clme i\C1gclClrd,volume "Nye Tider." Published by Cyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo, 1930. 9 ...
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...“The River” By Flannery O’Conner Analysis The Bible has and always will have the uncanny ability to express meanings and truths in personal and powerful ways. Magnificent stories that carry themes and lessons that are seen by some, but lost to others. In the short story “The River” by Mary Flannery O’Conner a similar approach was used. O’Conner uses the powerful symbolism and brilliant metaphor of The River to craft a story that dives deeply into the themes of Faith and Salvation that express her personal convictions on the secular and Christian world views. This is especially true in Harry’s baptism scene as well as the final scene that take place at the river. In the story “The River” Harry’s Parents seem to show little or no interest in him. Their life is consumed with entertainment and the social life. Harry is either left alone to fend for himself or stuck with baby sitters for long periods of time. On one particular occasion Harry ends up going to a religious gathering at a river with one of his babysitters Mrs. Connin. There he is taken into the water and baptized by bevel the preacher. He is told how much he “Counts” and is loved in the eyes of God. Upon returning home, Harry finds that his parents are having another party. Disappointed, he realizes that living with his parent’s is hopeless and he never will matter to them. Harry then decides to take matters into his own hands. He reflects on how wonderful it was at the river the day before. He leaves the...
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...The Santa Ana Winds “ The Santa Ana” by Joan Didion and “Brush Fire” by Linda Thomas offer complete separate views to a similar topic, the winds of Southern California. In a first person narration the authors write of the wind from her own experience of living in California and from her own perspective, shedding light on two very different aspects of the Santa Ana winds. Physically, both pieces of literature are different. Each story reflects its own writer as “The Santa Ana” has lengthy paragraphs, chock full of information. Didion is an American Author known for her literary journalism and use of logos. At a glance of the piece, it lists of reasonings and details is clearly visible. Each paragraph is filled with descriptions and examples of the author’s point. Didion cites others like Raymond Chandler and uses lots of facts to prove her point of the winds destructive nature. “Brush Fire” has noticeably shorter paragraphs and uses much more imaginative diction like in paragraph four where she describes the wind’s journey as “....arrives in the foothills of southern California in hot, bone-dry, ten to forty mile-per-hour gusts that lower the relative humidity to three percent” in comparison to Didion’s description in paragraph three, “warmed as it comes down the mountain and appears finally as a hot dry wind”. Thomas is a well-versed poet, known to have published in the American Poetry Review. She offers her own opinion and recalls many memories with the winds in short anecdotes...
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