...fortune 500 companies in our society is Best Buy. Best Buy is one of the largest consumer electronics retailer company in the United States and Canada. There are many products Best Buy distributes, such as; computers, computer equipment, video and audio products, refrigerators, coffeemakers, compact discs, video games, DVD and VHS movies and players, CD’s, computer software, cameras, cell phones, and satellite systems and so on. In addition, their customer service is very helpful and has improved throughout the years. The Geek Squad is one of their forms of customer service they provide and they offer various computer-related services and accessories for residential and commercial clients. Best Buy didn’t always have these products and services available. They are an industry that changes with the times. They supply products that are in high demand by the consumers. Best Buy was started in 1996 by Richard R. Schulze and his business partner James Wheeler. It was originally known as Sound of Music and the first store was located in St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1983, the company’s name was changed to Best Buy and the first store named Best Buy was located in Burnsville, Minnesota. By 1984, there were only 8 Best Buy’s in the Midwest, but by 1987 the number tripled and their sales and earnings were at a high $239 million and $7.7 million respectively. And since they have money to spend, they increased their warehouse size and products. In 1985, Best Buy went public and then two years later...
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...Key Issues 1. Distribution When best buy enters the Australian Market, the location and size of their stores will be critical to their success. This is how they will access their target market. It is also critical that Best Buy implements a strong supply chain and inventory control system. The Distribution is just as important from the manufacturer to the retail location, as is the retail location to the consumer distribution channel. 2. Implementing an online store as a substitute to their retail locations 3. Store Design The design and layout of the store will be a description of the Best Buy Brand. As this brand is new to the Australian market, the design of the store will be the most effective marketing tool that Best Buy has at their disposal. 4. Creating strategic alliances As it is a new business to Australia, the choice of whom, the business aligns themselves with, will determine how the Australian consumer perceives them. Target Market The target market strategy that is being recommended for Best Buy to use when entering the Australian market place is a broad-spectrum target market. The target market can be described as singles and families aged between 20 and 55 years old. They are the middle-class, living primarily in urban areas. This group is moderately technologically savvy and they want specialized electrical product knowledge and service at a competitive price. They also want a wide range of products all in one location. This group’s path...
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...Under the criminal law of England, a husband could not be criminally liable for raping his wife until 1991. This exemption was principally based on the proposition of Hale, in his legal commentary: ‘… the husband cannot be guilty of rape committed by himself upon his lawful wife, for by their mutual matrimonial consent and contract the wife hath given herself up in this kind unto her husband which she cannot retract’.[1] This proposition suggests that by marriage a wife gives her irrevocable consent to sexual intercourse with her husband under any circumstance. The same line of thinking was proposed by Hume[2] in the criminal law of Scotland. The propositions of Hale and Hume were appropriate considering the status of women in the 18th century. At that time married women were completely submissive to their husbands. The first case in which marital exemption was applied is that of R v Clarence[3] in 1888. In this case the judge argued that the husband could be liable only for assault. A similar judgment was held in R v Jackson[4], where it was argued that in case a husband has intercourse with his wife against her will, he should not use violence, otherwise he is to face charges on wounding or causing bodily harm. The use of violence during the attempt is the mean of achieving the act of raping, which is the most aggravated form of violence these assaults could lead to, therefore, these decisions are obscure. The ambiguity of these decisions rests in the fact that the judges...
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...Undergraduate Student Profiling Dr. Peter G. Knight, School of Earth Sciences and Geography, Keele University Report on an Innovation Project funded as part of Keele's Learning and Teaching Strategy. February 2001 - December 2002 Jump direct to: Introduction Profiling Pack Evaluation and conclusion INTRODUCTION Overall Aim The aim of this project was to provide a template for undergraduate student profiling that could easily be adapted for use in any Keele undergraduate programme, thereby facilitating the adoption of profiling throughout the University. The completed template, the Profiling Pack, forms the core of this report. Background Student profiling is a career-long procedure whereby students develop and maintain a documentary record of their learning experiences. Correctly implemented, profiling should form the core of each student's management of his or her own learning. Profiling has been proposed (for example by the HEFCE funded Science Education Enhancement and Development programme - SEED) as a way of improving students ability to take responsibility for their own learning, and of marshalling a portfolio of documented experience that students can use in seeking employment after completing their studies. Profiling is also important, especially in a University structure such as Keele's, as a way of helping students to steer their path through the options of modular degree courses. Students are required (with the help of academic...
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...Solutions - One of the prevention techniques that are used is dehorning the rhinos. This is done in order to discourage poaching and is extremely expensive because the horn grows back, and the process must be repeated every year. This method has proven to be highly unsuccessful as poachers still continue to kill the black rhino even with this preventive measure. Another preventive measure is high voltage wires around some preserves. This has slowed down poachers somewhat. Though the law protects black rhinos, many conservationists transport them to protected areas in order to ensure the laws are followed. This is another way to preserve their existence. | The populations of black rhinos have decreased from 65,000 twenty years ago to about 2,400 today! | Pictures:1: commons.wikimedia.org2: commons.wikimedia.org3: rhinos-irf.org4: awf.org5: students.umf.maine.edu | To find out more information go to…http://www.bagheera.com/inthewild/van_anim_rhino.htmhttp://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/black-rhinoceros.htmlhttp://www.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/rhinoceros/african_rhinos/black_rhinoceros/http://www.rhinoresourcecenter.com/species/black-rhino/http://www.honoluluzoo.org/black_rhinoceros.htm | Summary – I decided to study the Black Rhinoceros because it is one of the most well known endangered species in the world. YOU can help raise money to combat the poaching of rhinos for illegal trade by shopping at The Saving Rhinos Shop. They donate...
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...Birch Paper Company Birch Paper Company Question 1 Which bid should Northern Division on accept that is in the best interests of Birch paper company? Answer: Thompson division even through the bid from west paper seems at first to be the best choice. In you calculate out the cost you find that Thompson actually has the lowest costs associated with them. Cost involved: ✓ Costs for Thompson are a:Linearboard and corrugating medium: cost $ 400x 70% * 60% - $168 plus out of pocket: $400x 30% = 120, for a total cost of $ 288. ✓ Cost for west papers would be a total of $ 430. ✓ Cost for Eire papers would be $ 90x 60% - $ 54 (Southern) plus $ 25 (Thompson), and their supplies of $ 432 – 5 - 432 = $ 312 for a total of $ 391. Question 2 Should Mr. Kenton accept this bid? Why or why not? Answer: Mr. Kenton should not accept the bid from west because it isn’t in the best interest of the company, but at the same time with the transfer policy that exists, it is really up to him what is in the best interests of his division. I believe he should accept the bid from Thompson because not only will it result in the lowest cost, but also it will encourage buying from within the company. Question 3 Should the vice president of Birch paper company take any action? Answer: Yes. As if no orders come from top management Kenton would accept the lowest bid. The vice president of Birch should take action in order to remedy the overall problems associated with...
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...Survival Guide Let’s Get Started On the first day of classes with Axia College, it is important to login and download the course materials and syllabus. I have found that by making folders under My Documents labeled first with the course name, and then inside have folders labeled each week 1-9 where I save the relevant materials for the weeks work. After downloading the files to the appropriate files, it is best to break up the syllabus. I like to copy and paste each week of the syllabus to a word document filed again under the corresponding week. This makes it easy to access what is needed for the week. It is also important to download the course calendar to keep a closer watch on when assignments are due. By looking at the course calendar at the beginning of each week you will be able to manage your assignments accordingly. After reading through the course syllabus and downloading course materials the next step is to check the main forum. The main forum is where your instructor posts information about what changes may be made for the week and also posts the weekly discussion questions for you to answer. In the main forum only the instructor will post topics. This is the area in which we as students post replies to the teacher and also our classmates. These posts are the only ones that apply to your weekly participation grade. It is very important...
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...Throughout my 8th grade writing career, I have changed a lot. I used to despise writing assignments, and I always procrastinate when I have to work at home. Now I find myself enjoying some of the writing tasks. I still think some papers are pointless, but I have started to enjoy prompts such as narrative writing. In fact, I have even started to write my own story for fun. As a writer, I’d say I use pretty good language. I can describe things well, I’m good at organization, but I can improve on all of these. I also need to work on concentrating so that I don’t have to work late. A writer always has room to grow. While one may be excellent in some parts of writing, they’re not the best at everything. For me, I’d say I’m good at descriptions,...
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...Writing from Scratch Our first and the most important guarantee is writing from scratch. It means that we deliver 100% original research papers. We do not have any type of database with research papers and when we get a new order from our clients, we write it from scratch. Our writers are responsible and they do not copy/paste from the Internet or any other source. We reference all sources properly and run the paper through plagiarism detecting software to ensure that not a single phrase is plagiarized! Guarantee #2: On Time Delivery In addition to original content, we guarantee on time delivery of completed research paper. We do no miss deadline and, unlike other site, offer full refunds for the missed deadlines! We understand that you probably cannot allow extra time for paper writing and we try our best to deliver the completed research paper prior or at specified deadline! If we fail, you get full refund! Guarantee #3: English Writers You pay for professional research paper writing and you expect to get a well-written research paper. You do not want to get a university-level research paper written by ESL high school student, do you? We are fully aware of your expectations and we pay special attention to hiring the best English writers. Thus, you get a research paper written in accordance to the instruction and free of errors! Research papers written from scratch, in full accordance to your requirements and instructions is a worthy...
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...Joe Polce English 015 Mrs. Wickman How To Roll Your Own Cigarette Is anyone in your life a cigarette smoker? Do you often notice that they are always complaining about their ever-rising price? According to the U.S Census Bureau, out of the 6.7 billion people in the world, 2 billion are smokers of cigarettes or some other form of tobacco. Almost 75% of these 2 billion spend between $1000 - $1500 yearly on their favorite packs and cartons that they just cannot resist. We know its a habit, right? Its also an expensive habit. I am going to show you a quick and easy way to not only cut the cost of cigarettes in half, but also save you hundred of dollars. A select few smokers of the modern world have been fortunate enough to find the solution to the climbing prices of cigarettes. This solution is actually very simple. Why don’t we, instead of spending the $6 plus on an already produced pack of Marlboro Lights, make and produce our own pack of very similar cigarettes? Herein lies the solution; roll your own cigarettes. Most people shy away from such an idea claiming that they would never know where to start, or have no idea where they would buy the equipment, but on contrary the first steps to this new lifestyle are very easy, and the tools needed are readily available. The benefits of rolling your own cigarettes are numerous. First off, its inexpensive. GS Hammack, a man who writes for a website called AssociatedContact.com, said that “smokers that are looking for...
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...some common mistakes made by students in research paper writing. Textbooks, internet, and correction given during class seminar presentation constituted the sources of information gathered. It was realized that in the effort to give the best in writing research papers, students unconsciously make mistakes in topic selection, objectives of research, writing format hypothesis or thesis statement, literature review, research methodology, paragraphing, use of tense in sentence construction, referencing and quoting to mention but a few. This writing also incorporated some tips in avoiding these mistakes mentioned and therefore concluded and recommended that The mistakes stated above should be avoided at all cost when writing research papers. They can contribute to low grades or disqualification of your project. Therefore, it is advisable that students seek for guidance from their instructors or professionals in research papers writing. INRODUCTION Research assignments give you an opportunity to demonstrate practically the skills and knowledge learnt in class. In the effort to give the best in writing research papers, students unconsciously make mistakes. This article highlights common mistakes students make in research paper writing especially in their early days of undertaking...
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...show their symbol (or culture), or people could easily label on the other people base on the skin color, the attitude,… In somehow, these 3 things are best present me and my culture : Ao Ba Ba, Hoi An’s Lantern, coconut. Ao Ba Ba is Vietnamese traditional clothes. It’s uselly attach to the image of countryside life, especially in the Southern Vietnam. This clothes structure are simple, as their meaning too, the top made by silk, button down and the pant also made by silk and wide a little at the end. Their will be a split on the side waist, and the 2 pockets is down in front of the belly part. The popularity of this clothes increased by their simple but still have the elegant look and versatility use. It is used by astounding population, where either it rural or urban are. Nowaday, this clothes has been modernize, not only the structure, color, material, but also the meaning of it. It have been consider as fashion too, with all the design. Just a normal simple meaning clothes, but could easily represent my culture. How wonderful ! At Hoi An, locate at the north of the country, there is a famous piece of artifact, name “ Hoi An Lantern”. Because of these lantern, this place is call “lantern town”, a beautiful accent place where visitor shouldn’t miss. The originally form is a frame made out of bamboo, then it wrapped by a color paper and the string on top connect to a branch, where you can hold. There is different use for this lantern, people can use it to light, to decoration,...
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...VISY PULP AND PAPER PTY LTD ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR A MAJOR PROJECT TUMUT MILL EXPANSION 436 Gadara Road, Tumut, New South Wales January 2007 H:\Environmental\VPP9 Stage 2\Stage 2\FINAL EA SUBMISSION\Main Report\Visy Tumut Final Env Assessment Main Report.doc Environmental Assessment Submission Under Part 3A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Statement by Authors Environmental Assessment Prepared By: Name Ms Leanne Hayes Company Visy Pulp and Paper Pty Ltd Position Project Environmental Engineer Qualifications BSc Environmental Biology Address 436 Gadara Road, Tumut, New South Wales, 2720 Co-authored and Reviewed By: Name Ms Alison McRae Company Peter J Ramsay and Associates Pty Ltd Position Associate Qualifications Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental), Bachelor of Commerce Address 3/538 Gardeners Road, Alexandria, New South Wales, 2015 Project Under Part 3A: Application Number 06_0195 Development Visy Pulp and Paper Tumut, Mill Expansion Development Location 436 Gadara Road, Tumut, New South Wales, 2720 Proponent Visy Pulp and Paper Pty Ltd PO Box 98 Tumut, New South Wales, 2720 Certification: I certify that I have prepared this Environmental Assessment report and that to the best of my knowledge: it has been prepared in accordance with Part 3A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act and Regulations; and the information...
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...Thinking about my individual writing process has caused me to forget how I begin a paper. It’s strange to think about the concept of what writing is before you actually write something. After reading over the assigned pages to give me the help I need to discover what my individual writing process is I “skimmed” over freewriting. I tend to just start writing and let my thoughts flow and I feel like it’s what best suits my writing style. So here we go. My individual writing process includes freewriting, lists, and looping. I like to use freewriting because I enjoy continually writing and letting my ideas flow out. Sometimes when I get stuck, it helps me to have a list of the things that I want to include in my writing so I can elaborate and expand on them. After I get to a certain point, I use the process of looping. Looping can be considered a side effect of freewriting. I loop by rereading what I have written and decide if I like the order and the theme of my...
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...John Pappas Mrs. Fogle English 101 14 December 2009 Best Paper After looking through the four papers that I submitted throughout the past semester, it was easy for me to establish which one I feel is my best piece of writing. I think that my autoethnography paper is my best example of good writing. Going through this paper starting from the top, the introduction and thesis sentence are both flawless. They provide direction for the reader and touch base on what will be presented in the rest of the paper. Moving onto the body paragraphs of this paper, I use many transitions, in-text citations, and the organization, structure and flow of the paper are all perfect. In addition, very few revisions were necessary after I turned the first draft in. Just things like word choice and sentence structure were the only major changes that were necessary in order to consider this paper an A paper. Moving on to the conclusion of my autoethnography paper, it is safe to say that it ties up any loose ends and reiterates my rhetorical purpose. A reason why this paper is better than the other papers that I have written, would be because I did not wait until the night before the assignment was due to write it. By spacing my work schedule out and working on the paper a little bit every night for several nights, I was able to produce a very good paper. The only thing that is lacking in my paper is a works cited, however I feel as though I do not need one because I have no one to cite except...
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