...Doorly Zoo in Omaha. Along with important mining and off-shore operations, the company also contracts small grading (dirt moving) projects for residential or commercial development. Kiewit’s history goes all the way back to 1884, when two brothers named Peter and Andrew Kiewit formed a company called Kiewit brothers in Omaha, neb, and it was a masonry partnership. It was the move that made the most...
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...History of Ford Motor Co. Shaun Mains Alvernia University The Ford Motor Company is an American based automobile manufacturer that was founded in 1903 by the late Henry Ford. The company pioneered the early integrated moving assembly line, fought and beat early gasoline powered automobile patents, and even survived the Great Depression. Today, Ford is the fifth largest automobile manufacturer in the world, based on sales, and is the largest family controlled company in the world (History). Henry Ford, along with 11 other investors, founded Ford Motor Company on June 16th 1903 (History). In its early years the company produced the Model A, S, K and most notably, the Model T. The popularity of the Ford Model T from 1908 through 1913 is what fueled the development of the integrated moving assembly line. The assembly line simplified the manufacturing process and made mass production possible (Company). The chassis assembly line alone went from 12.5 hours to produce a chassis, down to 1.5 hours (Company). The Ford Model T was a huge success for the automobile manufacturer. The vehicle was priced significantly lower than the competition largely in part to Henry Ford’s insistence on building integrated manufacturing plants and the utilization of the integrated moving assembly line. The company’s main goal of the time was to build a vehicle for the everyday American, and the company priced their vehicles accordingly. This achievement allowed even the poorest of Americans...
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...Corporate Histories History of Under Armour Under Armour is currently an athletic apparel, footwear, and accessory brand with the mission “to make all athletes better through passion, science, and the relentless pursuit of innovation” (Under Armour website). The brand was founded in 1996 by University of Maryland football player Kevin Plank in the basement of his grandmother’s house in Baltimore, Maryland. Based on his own athletic experience, Plank was inspired to create a sweat-wicking undershirt that did not get moisture-laden with sweat during games and practice. The company gained initial success with grassroots marketing among the athletic community. Under Armour did not reach mainstream consumers until the company’s products appeared in the 1999 film Any Given Sunday. It has continued to appear in other movies and television shows, and it has gained many athletic stars as spokespeople of the brand. Under Armour launched its first television advertisement, featuring football player Eric Ogbogu, in 2003. These marketing efforts have done well to expand consumer recognition of the brand’s initial product. Sweat-wicking shirts are now commonly known as “Under Armour” similar to the way tissues are now often just called “Kleenex.” With its evolving brand image, Under Armour has been able to expand beyond the athletic performance apparel market, which it dominated at 75% of market share in 2005. Following its initial public offering in 2005, which raised over $100 million...
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...Apple History -Apple was founded in 1976 by Steven Jobs and Steven Wozniak. - They started off designing a personal computer called the Apple I to Silicon Valley enthusiasts. -Two years later came the first mass produced personal computer the Apple II with first colour display. The Apple II sold 100,000 units which was very successful. - The Macintosh (Mac) was introduced in 1984 with user friendly user-friendly graphical user interface which allowed users to interact with screen images. It was a breakthrough in PC’s but didn’t have the speed, power or software to compete with IBM’s Pc that was introduced in 1981. - Because Mac was faring poorly in the market Steve Jobs became critical of the company’s president and CEO, John Sculley who was hired by the board in 1983. - In 1985 Jobs devised a boardroom coup to replace him while Sculley was in China but Sculley heard about the plan and cancelled his trip, the board voted to keep Sculley in his position and Jobs who was chairman of the company but was stripped of all decision making authority, soon resigned. -That same year Apple’s problems continued and they laid off one fifth of their employees and had their first quarterly loss. In 1987, Apple released a revamped Mac PC with excellent graphic capabilities. -In 1991, Apple released the PowerBook its first generation notebook. In 1993, the board removed Sculley as CEO and chose chief operating officer, Michael Spindler. - In 1994, Apple released the PowerMac family...
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...within the United States, their abrupt exit from the Canadian market. "Microeconomics is the study of how households and firms make choices, how they interact in markets, and how the government attempts to influence their choices." (Hubbard and O'Brien, 2013, p. 15) History of Target Corp. Target was founded in Minneapolis, Minn. in 1902 under Dayton Dry Goods Company and in 1911, it's founder George D. Dayton, renamed it The Dayton Company to better reflect their services and goods. George D. Dayton creates The Dayton Foundation with a $1 million endowment and a purpose to aid in promoting the welfare of mankind anywhere in the world. Renamed the Dayton-Hudson Foundation in 1969, it later becomes the Target Foundation in 2000. (Target Corporation, n.d.) In 1946 Target becomes the second American organization to come up with a preset amount to donate annually. The organization settles on five percent of pretax profits to be donated back into the community. In 1954 The Dayton Company opens it's first expansion outside of Minneapolis and in 1956 the expansion continues into the suburban opening a store in Southdale Mall. TARGET CORP. 3 The company really takes off in 1961 when The Dayton Company plans to create a new discount chain store. Douglas J. Dayton says of...
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...University Netflix Netflix, Inc. is the world's leading DVD (Digital Video Disc) rent-by-mail company. The company has over 1 million subscribers who pay a monthly fee of $19.95 for unlimited rentals, considering they have no more than 3 discs out at one time. The company offers more than 15,000 titles and maintains an inventory of more than 5 million movies. For faster delivery, Netflix has opened more than 20 shipping centers around the United States, and most movies arrive a day or two after ordering them online from the company’s website. More than a third of the publicly traded company is owned by Jay Hoag's Technology Crossover Ventures (Netflix, Inc. - Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on Netflix, Inc., 2012). Netflix was founded in Scotts Valley, California, in August of 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph, both veteran "new technology" entrepreneurs, to rent and sell DVDs all over the Internet. Reed and Marc were and are very successful business men who have started from the bottom and have built a business that has climbed the charts. When these two first started the company, they had to experiment with the DVD shipment until they found an easy but yet cheap way of sending out the movies to customers. The firm had to experiment with over 200 packages until they finally found one that was suitable for the company and customers. The package is a clear case with a label and the DVD. This package is shipped out for...
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...Gage Girton 13 September 2014 Mr. Boydston English Comp 101-21 My First Home Run Do you remember when you started out in sports? Baseball was the only thing I loved to play, I started out when I was eight in little league. My first year we started out on a pitching machine, then once I turned 10 we started live pitching. I was 12 years old and the season was coming to a end. I played in my hometown of Galena, Kansas. Our team that year was sponsored by Bills Glass in town. It was the last game of the season before all stars. We had to play the undefeated team for our last game of the year. My dad helped coach the team, but he was gone for work that day, so my mom filled in and helped out where she could. She always told me she would be on home plate if I hit a homerun. It was scorching hot that day, we were all tired. It was late in the 5th inning. We were the visitors and it was our last at bat, I was 4th in line or cleanup. My best friend Seth was going up to bat and said “give me a good one.” He got a base hit and sure enough bases were loaded and I was up. I was good friends with the pitcher from the opposing team. He threw the first pitch and I fouled it off. The second pitch I fouled off. I had one last chance or we were done. It was two outs and I had two strikes. The bases are loaded and the score was 5 to 3 and they were winning. One good hit and the game is ours or at least tied. I heard the coach say “a base hit is all we need”, so that was all I was trying...
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...the world’s biggest beer company. Known worldwide for their tag line “King of Beers”. Anheuser-Busch currently owns approximately 44.9% of the industries market share, with more than 200 highly recognizable brands within...
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...language and reason in history. History as the area of knowledge is virtually indivisible from language and reasoning. Language is one of the most potent means of interpreting and reporting historical information that is derived from the sources pertinent to the events and occurrences. The sources themselves, in their turn, are frequently presented by the written documents, recorded anecdotal experiences, and works of art, archeology, anthropology and photography which, yet again, are interpreted through the language in conjunction with the context of a historical event. It appears to be an endless loop, where language is the alpha and omega, the main vehicle of conveying history. However, to arrive to the valid interpretation of a certain historical event or development, historians frequently use reasoning to connect the factual data of the tangible sources since the latter ones often come in the form of fragments, related to a particular aspect of the happening. Ideally, reasoning, applied to the interpretation of historical data, should be impersonal, unaffected by predominant views and opinions and completely untainted by political agenda. Yet, it is hard to imagine that throughout the centuries those who held power would willingly allow the contemporary historians relate to the masses the adequate information on the details of their governing techniques and actions. As Winston Churchill pointed out, “History will be kind to me for...
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...Occupational Health and Safety is an interesting and ever-changing field in our world today. An especially intriguing aspect of this profession is the wide spectrum of opportunities available. With such a versatile certification as, Occupational Health and Safety Officer, the possibilities for my future are exciting. However, I believe that before a career is even considered, one must examine his motivations. I graduated from the University of Yaoundé in 1987 with a Bachelor at Law. Soon after my graduation, I secured a job with Pecten Oil as a Lease hand. With no proper orientation, I was sent to the field and on that same day I was unconsciously rushed to a hospital for an injury incurred on site. This lasted for 08 months after which period I decided that never again should any other worker be injured for lack of safety measures on any worksite. For that reason, when I travelled over to Canada, I took the Construction Safety Officers course. I am presently enrolled as a graduate student in Occupational Health and Safety at the Columbia Southern University. One of the proudest accomplishments of my life was earning my university degree, despite the fact that my early adulthood pointed in the opposite direction, beginning with my marriage at the age of 24. Throughout the 1990s I lived as one of the "working poor," someone who slipped through the cracks of supposedly historic prosperity. By the age of 25 I was divorced and frustrated with menial, low-paying jobs: clerk, receptionist...
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...Reflection Paper Your name Institutional Affiliations History has been in existence since the formation of the earth and existence of mankind. The life and form of human beings have evolved over the years. While all human beings have same origin historically, evolution and development of human life and their living conditions led to inequality among different groups of people and different parts of the world. As a result, there are many pieces of literature including books, journals, among others, which explain different historical events (Diamond, 1999). However, some historical books or articles do not address historical issues fully especially historical factors that led to high development in some areas while leaving others highly underdeveloped. However, Guns, germs and steel: The fates of human societies, a book written by Jared diamond is totally different and unique historical book in contrast to other historical books. This is because in his book Gun, germs and steel: The fates of human societies, Jared examined all historical events that happened in the last 13,000 years. However, unlike other historical books, Jared applied different methods and materials including scientific ones so as to ensure that he covers all necessary information and that every reader understands him properly. Another unique feature of this book is that unlike others, which focus on specific place, people or event, this book is focused on...
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...may be signaled out from society for giving space to criticism and segregation. One of these conceptions regards the arts and humanities. People struggle with different kinds of prejudice every day, and one of the most widespread preconceptions is that people who study science are smarter or more "intelligent" than people who go for the arts. In general, it is essential to know about history and literature, since it is a very important part of what humankind is now. History talks about the evolution of men and even contributes to an important part of economics or international relationships. It is essential to know about the allies of a country and the relationships with other countries when it comes to commerce. Literature gives an insight to the complete thoughts of a culture, a greater understanding of diversity in mankind and the collective thoughts of it. It is quite ironic the situation held now a days, since in the highest "classes" it is expected, if not an obligation, to be well educated in the arts and culture in general. Ironically, many of these people are the CEO's of big companies, which work with mathematics, statistics and calculus, and whose carreer was based on science. Of course, we may not generalize, but it is taken as a fact that it is harder in the field of humanities to find a stable job or that which is "well-paid". The conservative part of society takes a different approach, though; the easy way. Analyzing the facts, the easy but long road is studying...
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...Conveniently positioned in the core of bustling Springfield, the Lyman & Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History precisely encapsulates over a century’s worth of historical relic, accurately, and intriguingly, exhibiting the progression of innovation and culture in America. The Museum of Springfield History primarily accentuates the culture of Western Massachusetts, featuring several interactive and informational displays that appeal to the adorations of local residents. For an inexpensive fee, tourists can explore the engaging displays of each museum with pleasure and contemplation. Upon entrance to the museum, visitors immediately begin to waltz through time. Cascading in chronological order, the exhibits portray flattering continuity....
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...academic discipline. For a general history of human beings, see History of the world. For other uses, see History (disambiguation). Page semi-protected Historia by Nikolaos Gysis (1892) Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.[1] —George Santayana History (from Greek ἱστορία - historia, meaning "inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation"[2]) is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians. It is a field of research which uses a narrative to examine and analyse the sequence of events, and it sometimes attempts to investigate objectively the patterns of cause and effect that determine events.[3][4] Historians debate the nature of history and its usefulness. This includes discussing the study of the discipline as an end in itself and as a way of providing "perspective" on the problems of the present.[3][5][6][7] The stories common to a particular culture, but not supported by external sources (such as the legends surrounding King Arthur) are usually classified as cultural heritage rather than the "disinterested investigation" needed by the discipline of history.[8][9] Events of the past prior to written record are considered prehistory. Amongst scholars, the 5th-century BC Greek historian Herodotus is considered to be the "father of history", and, along with his contemporary...
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...History exists because of the records that individuals have kept over the years. Books, letters, decrees, even town notices can each give us insight into what life was like before we or our living families came into this world. There are oral traditions that can be passed down, as well as stories told from one generation to another. Letters specifically can show one person’s experiences, opinions, hardships, and relationships. This letter, from Sebastian Brandt a settler, serves as a perfect example of life before industry or the American dream. Sebastian writes to his friend Henry Hovener who is back in England at the time. The letter is written on January 12, 1622. According to the letter Sebastian appears to be a middle aged settler who made the voyage with his wife and brother. Due to the enormous outbreaks of disease at the time, they had both passed away about a year before the letter was written. Sebastian writes about silver, gold and copper. This suggests that he may be in the lower class considering he is venturing on those quests on his own. Throughout his writing he references the Lord God, asking for his blessings, and giving blessing to Mr. Hovener. This proves his religious...
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