...Introduction Magnetic Island, located in North Queensland, is a fast 20 minute catamaran ferry ride from Townsville. Largely a world Heritage-listed national park, the island is home to many species of animal and birdlife and is one of the best places in Australia to see a Koala in the wild. There are approximately 2,500 Koala’s on the island and as one local commented. There are about as many of these unique tree dwellers as there are people residents’. Magnetic Island has 25km of trails and this network of scenic walks combine with the abundant wildlife to make the island a bushwalkers’ and nature lovers’ dream. Overseas tourist visiting Magnetic Island regularly comment on the beauty and tranquility of the island , a scene far removed from island legend that recounts tales of headhunters from Papua New Guinea descending on the island for periodic sprees of vandalism and pillaging. The unspoiled beauty of the island is also not overlooked by locals, as Magnetic Island has long been a favorite day-trip and holiday homes on the island, who enjoy a wide variety of water-based activities, including swimming, boating, fishing, water-skiing, windsurfing, jet-skiing and kayaking. Background Joe and Kim Carroll came to the conclusion that their enthusiasm for water sports and the outdoors should have a considerable bearing on where they lived and worked. With this thought in mind, they decided that Magnetic Island in North Queensland had the attributes that would allow them to...
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...Just imagine waking up to the cool crisp summer air. You can hear the river flowing just a stone’s throw away. After you load up your gear you push off the bank. The river is so calm you cut through it like glass. Each stroke of the paddle has its own distinct noise. You are going so fast that the front of your canoe pushes up a wake. These are the moments that I live for, and experienced on my senior project trip this summer. My name is Brett Jobin and I am a senior at Roscommon High School. I am three sport athlete and live a very busy life. I’ve grown up in Roscommon so the outdoors is a part of me. I did not get into canoeing until my junior year. It started off with me and a couple of buddies just going a couple of hours at a time. I wanted more. When I was thinking about what to do for my senior project a light bulb turned on upstairs. Why not do something that I’ve always wanted to do? An overnight canoe trip would be perfect, but it was not that simple. How could I gain something from a canoe trip? After some thought I realized that I knew nothing about the world known river that flows right through my town. So, why not educate myself and other people at the same time. I picked my best friend John Miller to be my partner in crime on this adventure. We took a two day canoe trip to the Mio Dam. Along the way we met a lot of different people and saw a lot of different things. We visited the chapel and the castle, but my favorite thing was the Mason Tract. It is nothing but...
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...Cost Management and Applications Case Study Assignment Granville Sea Kayaking Case 6pm Friday, 6th August, 2009… Tom and Michael were relaxing with some friends on the deck of Michael’s new houseboat on Granville Island, Vancouver. Just that morning they had looked over their business’s profit statement and were feeling very pleased with what they saw. Granville Sea Kayaking (Granville), the business they’d started in 2000, had made profits for the last six months that exceeded their expectations. While both were pleased that their business had apparently done so well, they admitted that they didn’t really know why, because they had experienced a number of issues throughout the period[1] that were expected to negatively affect profit. “You know guys, I’d be happy to undertake a variance analysis of your profit results,” said Samantha, the business’s management accountant and a close friend of both Michael and Tom. “It can really help you understand why the profit you made differed from what you budgeted at the start of the period.” Tom looked at Michael and nodded. “Why not,” he said. “I guess it’s about time we became a little more professional now we’re business tycoons.” And so it was decided that Samantha would analyse Granville’s profit to find out how Michael and Tom managed to do so well. Business Background Granville Sea Kayaking provides sea kayaking courses around English Bay in Vancouver, Canada. The business began in 2000 with the...
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...●●●ReadTheory.Org © 2010 EnglishForEveryone.Org © 2008 Name________________ Date________________ “Canopy of Nature” Reading Comprehension – Short Stories Directions: Read the story. Then answer the questions below. Dad decided last Sunday that we should all go on a camping trip. He read an article in the Sunday paper about camping and how it “brings families together under the canopy of nature.” “Overrated,” I joked. “What about the canopy of television or the canopy of restaurant food?” “This will be good for us,” Dad said, sliding the magazine across the coffee table. “Let’s go next week-end.” I shot a quick look over at my little brother, Paul. He gave me a slow eyebrow raise which meant, “This will probably not go off completely as planned.” My smile back said, "But it will surely be fun." I started to think back. Once Dad decided “we should all learn how to canoe.” We borrowed two canoes from our friends, hoisted them on the van and drove for three hours to a secluded lake in Virginia. Once we got there, we discovered that we had forgotten the paddles. Paul and I got in a canoe with Dad, and our two younger sisters got in a canoe with Mom. We floated aimlessly around the lake for hours. Then we all jumped in with our life jackets on. We pushed the canoes back to shore. It was a fantastic trip. Another time, Dad decided “we should all learn how to ski.” All of us hate the cold so we spent the week-end huddled by the fire, drinking hot cocoa in the ski lodge and...
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...Catfish Creek Canoe Company Marketing-----Case study assignment 1.According to the passage, Catfish is a new brand, its target market: Size: Canoes occupied about 32% of Canadian boats from Statistics Canada. The potential market was large, but it doesn’t talk about specific kinds of canoes such as Catfish’s canoes. So we can’t confirm the correct size. Demographic: Income level is above-average income. It doesn’t mention specific occupation, but sell for professionals. Geographic: Placing advertisements in canoeing magazines of the U.S. and Canada. The shop is in Ontario. Buying patterns: We just can find direct from the shop to the customers and Web page. Preferences& expectations: Not specific information. But the canoes are handcrafted cedar canoes and sell for premium. Attitudes, interests and opinions: Professionals who has hobby of canoeing or other hobbies such as fishing, hunting and camping. Volume Based: specializing in 16-foot Peterborough canoes. Benefit based: It’s important to introduce his major benefit sought by customer. Every customer can receive a certificate with serial numbers and a guarantee for five years. It’s also provide features of products and information of process building the canoe. 2.No, he hasn’t. I think his target market still need information about: Accurate market size. Aiming to his target market, instead of a wild range of whole canoes. Period of ordering, manufacturing and receiving, etc. Now, Davidson...
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...Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe Historical Significance Outrigger canoes first arrived in Hawaii around 200 AD, some large enough to hold up to 80 people, and were filled with essential items like edible plants, water and animals to ensure a somewhat safer voyage for the brave explorers who took off in search of land. By following the migration patterns of birds seen flying overhead, explorers soon discovered the Hawaiian Islands. The harsh terrain of the land, including jagged volcanic lava rock, steep cliffs, howling wind and waves, made it very difficult to transport anything, so outrigger canoes became a necessity for tasks like fishing and transporting goods and people. When native Hawaiians found giant Koa trees on the Big Island, they soon discovered they could build an entire canoe hull from a single piece of wood. While the outrigger canoe has gone through many phases over the last 2,000 years, Hawaiian outrigger canoes specifically remain built for battling conditions in the open ocean and are recognized for their unique shape, design and lack of extra ornamentation or decoration. Since setting out on the ocean was still a very dangerous and risky task, building a new canoe involved the work and dedication of many people as well as frequent cultural and traditional practices. First, a kahuna, or Hawaiian priest, had to search for the perfect site and tree by following the ‘elepaio, or Hawaiian forest bird, into the forest. Since the ‘elepaio was attracted to rotting Koa...
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...I remember a time in my life not too long ago when my family and I went white water rafting for the first time. We had been spending some of our summer vacation at a cabin in the Smokey Mountains, close to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The next day we would experience feelings of exhilarating excitement, with a sense of suspense and anticipation as we rafted down the Nantahala River. I recall in vivid detail the scenery around us as we Adventures on the Rapids Adventures on the Rapids "This could be your last meal," my mother jokingly said before we left that day. The day was bright, and the sun gleaming. ... embarked on our perilous journey down the Nantahala. We arrived at the drop-off point in the early afternoon the next day. The sweet smell of fresh pine trees was floating in the air and a soft midsummer breeze was brushing against our faces. After receiving directions and safety precautions from our rafting instructor, we geared up, boarded our raft, and set out for our voyage down the treacherous Nantahala. Sharing the experience with me were my mother, aunt, uncle, and Adventures On The Rapids Adventures on the Rapids "This could be your last meal," my mother jokingly said before we left that day. The day was bright, and the sun gleaming. The group ... cousin ;along with out rafting guide. We were all ready for a fun and safe ride down the Nantahala. As we started to slowly drift down the river, seemingly inch by inch, I began to have feelings of disappointment. I had been...
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...Sylhet International University. Shamimabad, Bagbari, Sylhet. A project is submitted for the partial fulfillment of the course Strategic Management Course Code: MGT 401 Group Name: EFRAIM TURBAN Submitted To: Saief Uddin Ahmed Lecturer Department of Business Administration. |Debabrata Dhar Rajon | Department Of Business Administration. Submission Date: 1st August, 2011eng Acknowledgement: At first want to give thanks the almighty God and then my honorable teacher who give me an opportunity for doing something about Rocky Mountain Adventures Inc. After that we are all group member give thanks one another because we are unanimous on a point for work about Rocky Mountain Adventures Inc. That’s really helps us to know about the Competitors, Driving force, Company’s Competitive strength, SWOT, Competitive strength measure , key success factor etc. Rocky Mountain Adventures Inc. (Summary) Bill and his partner, Dave Costlow, were the owners of Rocky Mountain Adventures (RMA), an outdoor outfitter in Fort Collins, Colorado. The company sold and rented outdoor recreation equipment, led whitewater rafting excursions on five Colorado rivers, guided fly-fishing excursions in Colorado and Wyoming, and coordinated guided fly-fishing, hiking, and rafting expeditions in Siberia...
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