...and money to starting Northern Rush with a group of third year students as his partners. His first option was to maintain the status quo, that is, to choose not to proceed with the venture. The other option open to James would be to proceed with his $10000 investment into Northern Rush. If James chose not to proceed with the investment, he would have the freedom to spend his money any way he wish whether it be consumption, saving or investing in other ventures. As mentioned, he would also have significantly more free time during his summer months to allow him to travel. One advantage of pursuing the second alternative of moving forward with Northern Rush is the low barriers of both entry and exit into the venture. As seen in the financial statements following in the appendices, there are very little actual capital costs involved with the business. The majority of financial outflows required are comprised mainly by expenses, and those mainly made up of costs of goods sold. With low barriers and capital requirements, the business would be up and running in a very short timeframe, compared to other prospects or industries. In contrast, a retailer starting up in an industry with high barriers might likely face time difficulties in first locating a supplier or setting up a supply chain. Then, time would have to be spent locating and sourcing required capital investments such as retail stores, warehouses, manufacturing facilities etc. Northern Rush would instead be able...
Words: 1619 - Pages: 7
...Assignment A – Northern Rush Date: Oct 2, 2015 To: Mr. Murray James and his partners From: External Consulting Group Subject: Macro and Micro Analysis of Northern Rush Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to work with your company. As requested, we have evaluated the your business plan using PESTE and Porter’s five forces in order to give you a deeper understanding of the industry your company will be working in. We take a strategic and marketing view in this analysis and we will be following this up with a more accounting and finance focused analysis of your company. From our research, we would like to highlight the following conclusions: 1. The strategy of Northern Rush should be cost leadership. 2. There exists a substantial amount of competition in this industry. 3. Northern Rush has a unique advantage due to its marketing strategy and social benefits. The remaining of this memo will make a complete analysis of PESTE and porter’s five forces, their effect on Northern Rush, and the key factors that will lead to Northern Rush’s success. PESTE There are no significant political or environmental issues that affect Northern Rush. Economic: * The Canadian market for home furnishing has recovered more quickly than their US counterpart. * The recent reduction in oil prices has lowered delivery costs for firms. * The cost of borrowing is low if Northern Rush decides to seek external financing. * The home furnishing industry...
Words: 1153 - Pages: 5
...Indivisual Assignment 1: Kristen’s Cookie I. Flow Diagram for fulfilling an order II. How long will it take to fill a rush order? Washing out mixer bowl and mixing ingredient + Spooning cookie on to tray + Putting cookie in oven & setting timer and baking + Leaving for cool + Packing in a box + Accepting payment 6 + 2 + 10 + 5 + 2 + 1 = 26 min III. How many orders can you fill in a night, assuming you are open four hours each night? Since the required resource for different stages are not all in common, Kristen and his roommate could process two orders simultaneously. However, before starting the second tray of cookie, we need to wait until Kristen is done with washing mixer bowl, mix ingredients and spooning cookie on to tray for the first tray, for which the time lag would be 6 + 2 = 8 min. After Kristen are done with washing mixer bowl, mix ingredients and spooning cookie on to tray for the second tray, they would realize the oven is still in use of baking the first tray of cookie; therefore, we need to wait another 2 minutes for the availability of oven. Thus, the total time lag between the first and the second would be 8 + 2 = 10 min. The expression of the number of minutes to produce n one-dozen batches is: 16+10n≤4*60 So we can get n≤22.4. The nearest integer is 22; therefore, we can fill 22 order in a night in...
Words: 251 - Pages: 2
...The history of Bangladeshi rock music started in 1960 when a handful of self-taught musicians got together to create original music tracks. Their efforts resulted in the birth of the "Bangla Rock Scene". Among the pioneering groups in the late '60s were bands such as Windy Side of Care (Rafique Mazhar Islam Saju and Rafi Omar) (Ex-Iolites), The Lightnings, Rambling Stones, Ugly Phases and Insex Dui. They didn’t have the privilege of expensive instruments or sound systems, which present-day rockers now take for granted.[1] In 1963, "Zinga Goshty" was the first[citation needed]Orchestra Band in Bangladesh, formed in Chittagong by a young group of students of Chittagong College. [2] Azam Khan (Uchharon) a.k.a. "the Legend", a.k.a. "the Imaginative Composer", emerged around early and late 70s. Happy Akhand's "Abar Alo Elo Je Shondha" is a well known song. His premature death was a big blow to all of the musicians who were influenced by Happy's passion for music. His contemporaries include some popular figures such as late Firoze Shahi, Ferdaus Wahid and Fakir Alamgir. Among the old bands there are many bands that are still active, such as is Souls (1970), Feedback (1976), Miles (1978), and others. [3] Progression (1980s) While the early phase of Bangladeshi rock is marked by romantic songs and mellow tunes, the scenario began to change in the '80s. "Warfaze" was a progressive rock band of the country in this period. "Feedback" was another band in the `80s with their album...
Words: 802 - Pages: 4
...Tyler Gathercoal Written Assignment 2112 November 11, 2011 This seven movement “suite” as many people would describe it, is almost 21 minutes in duration. The song, 2112 (pronounced, twenty-one twelve), was written by the band, Rush. Rush is composed of three members; Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, and Neil Peart. The band originated in Canada in the year 1974. They quickly moved to the United States where they became one of the most popular bands in their era. Alex plays the guitar, Geddy plays the keyboards and bass while singing, and Neil Peart plays his massive drum-set and writes the band’s lyrics. In 1976, Rush came out with their fourth album, 2112—this album is often referred to as “Rush’s break-through album”. This album might possibly feature Rush’s greatest song ever composed, 2112. This song is based in the year 2112, and takes place at “The Temples of Syrinx”, which is where many priests live their lives. These priests do not believe in individualism, they believe they are all equal. All the priests that live at this temple are banded together under the Red Star of the Solar Federation. One day, one of these priests finds a guitar. He learns to how to play this guitar and shows the other priests, even though guitars have been banished from the temple for decades. The high priest thinks the guitar is evil and that it had destroyed the older generations of mankind. The high priest destroys the guitar. The 2112 album cover is seen as a red pentagram with...
Words: 1657 - Pages: 7
...little girl or boy you sat next to, and they offer to share their crayons, you are in heaven. If you are angry at someone, you could threaten not to be their friend, and they’d immediately say sorry. There was no “start thinking about your future” thing either. You didn't get grounded or have your phone taken away from you, you just got a minute in the bad kid chair and that was it. Back then, life wasn't looming over you like a hawk. As we grow older, the pressure just builds up on us. We are expected to do the best we can to accomplish a lot of things like having high grades in school and being a dean’s lister when we reach college, and when we graduate, we are expected to land a good job immediately. And because of these, we tend to rush things and do them all at the same time. Maybe that’s why old people are so worn down. People always try to make something out of everything. They ask questions such as “Why does the sky have to be blue because of gases in the atmosphere?” and “why can't it simply be blue?” Then there are times that we ask the question “Why can’t be things be easier for just a little while?” It's true that we do need to think about our future and we do need to prioritize. But still if you keep on worrying about those kind of stuff,there's a tendency that your life will be dull and will be filled with stress that comes with rushing things and trying to accomplish all of them in just one strike. With these, we tend to neglect the other aspects of our life...
Words: 491 - Pages: 2
...European M&A Construction Monitor Trends for 2011–2013: Defaults, Deleveraging, Diversification and DBFM Deloitte Real Estate – European M&A Construction Monitor 2012 December 2012 European M&A Construction Monitor is a publication edited and distributed by Deloitte. Director Jurriën Veldhuizen, partner Real Estate, The Netherlands Kees Zachariasse, M&A partner Real Estate, The Netherlands Coordinated by Harm Drent Hinse Boonen Steven Vrendenbarg Laurens Kil Contact Real Estate Department, Deloitte Netherlands Phone: +88 288 3281 Fax: +88 288 9752 December 2012 Contents 1. Introduction 2. Looking back 3. Going forward 4. European construction and infrastructure group contacts 5 6 12 19 European M&A Construction Monitor Trends for 2011–2013: Defaults, Deleveraging, Diversification and DBFM 3 4 1. Introduction Market trends: Defaults, deleveraging, diversification and DBFM The number of deals decreased in 2011 compared with 2010. Uncertainty in the market was a major factor for this decline. Although uncertainty remains omnipresent in 2012, M&A activity is expected to increase, even though the average deal size will be smaller compared with previous years. Small and medium-sized companies are the main targets, provided they are of interest to the limited number of larger construction companies active in the European M&A market. Survival techniques – including deleveraging, diversification and reorganisations – have been and will continue to be applied...
Words: 6982 - Pages: 28
...Making its appearance in 1799, The North Carolina Gold Rush was one of the most influential time periods in North Carolina history. Through skilled miners and well sourced mines, the gold rush changed the economic and technology industries in North Carolina. Despite its humble beginnings, the North Carolina Gold Rush will forever be known as one of North Carolina’s greatest victories. The Carolina Gold Rush began when an eleven year old boy named Conrad Reed decided to skip church one Sunday and go fishing. While searching for fish in Little Meadow Creek, Conrad found what he would soon learn to be a seventeen pound gold nugget. Taking his discovery home, Conrad’s father was unsure of his son’s find and used it as a decrotive door stop. Years later, Mr. Reed decided to take the lump of gold to a jeweler in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Mr. John Reed named his price of three dollars and fifty cents for the gold, and the jewelry gladly accepted. Upon returning home, John soon realized that he had been swindled out of a great deal of money. He...
Words: 651 - Pages: 3
...[pic]Top of Form Aboriginal Australia [pic] Find out how you can connect with the world’s oldest living culture. Discover it the same way Aboriginal Australians have passed it down for at least 50,000 years - through art, dance, myths, music and the land itself. See Aboriginal art and contemporary dance in the cities. Or head to the outback and listen to Dreamtime myths of creation by the campfire. Let Aboriginal Australians help you understand this ancient land and its spirituality and wonder. Six special places you can connect to Aboriginal Australia [pic] Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Northern Territory Visit Uluru and you’ll see why the rock and surrounding land have such huge spiritual significance for the Anangu Aboriginal people. According to their creation myths, ancestral spirits formed Uluru, which lies in Australia's red centre like an enormous, moody heart. Aboriginal guides will share these ancient tales as you walk around the rock’s base. Just 32 kilometres away is another sacred site - Kata Tjuta. You’ll be awestruck by these steep, rounded, russet domes over 3,500 hectares. [pic] Kimberley, Western Australia Featuring vast horizons and ancient gorges, the Kimberley region is one of the world’s last great wilderness areas. See Wandjina figures painted in caves and the mysterious Gwion Gwion paintings. Ride a camel on Broome’s breathtaking Cable Beach and 4WD the red-dirt road along the Dampier Peninsula. Learn the legend of the orange and black beehive...
Words: 13875 - Pages: 56
...Reasons behind traffic jam in Dhaka city (a) City lay-out (master plan) and over-population: The causes of traffic congestion in Dhaka city are multifarious. Starting from the city itself, it is observed that the skeleton, structure and lay-out of Dhaka City are not well-planned and well-directed. Dhaka is also a highly populated city. More than one crore people live here and the figure is increasing day by day. This huge population acts as an auto-catalyst of traffic congestion in Dhaka City. (b) Inadequate and unplanned roads: Dhaka City has very inadequate road networks. For a standard city, where the minimum road requirement is 25%, Dhaka has only 7.5% road of its total area. 30% of this 7.5% road is also occupied by the hawkers, salesman and shopkeepers. A significant portion is occupied by construction materials and waste-containers of the City Corporation. As a result, vehicles do not get sufficient space to move on. Besides this, in most cases roads are serpentine rather than being straight. This ultimately breeds a number of unnecessary junctions where vehicles automatically slow down. Again, these roads are also not well constructed and regularly repaired. City Corporation, DESA, WASA, BTTB excavate the roads randomly without any integrated and central plan. Lack of proper maintenance causes the vehicle to stop without any prior notice. During the rainy season the situation becomes more critical while the roads go under water due to heavy rain. (c) Heterogeneous...
Words: 709 - Pages: 3
..."Movies were intended to talk from their inception, so that in some sense the silent cinema represents a thirty-year aberration from the medium's natural tendency toward a total representation of reality." This quote by David Cook deals with what is referred to as the “silent era” in film history. This era was between 1894 to the early 1920s and dealt with films with no synchronized sound. These films that were produced in this era were known as silent films and include motion pictures with subtitles instead of sound. Some of the motion pictures known as silent films include: The Gold Rush, Girl Shy, For Heaven’s sake, The Dark Angel, and Dangerous Money. The film reviews of these motion picture films will be looked into for a better understanding of how the audience felt about these films. These American films were born in the age of reform and addressed themes that focused on major social and moral issues that the audience could relate to. A common theme that was prevalent in the aforementioned movies is the openness of romance in the American society. Romance films mainly involve a connection or bond shared between the two protagonists. There were many ways the theme love was displayed in these silent films. Some examples of the themes displayed in these romance films include: young love, love at first sight, unrequited love, spiritual love, sexual and passionate love, sacrificial love, tragic love, and forbidden love. The film, The Dark Angel, could be looked...
Words: 1079 - Pages: 5
...Joaquin Kray Period 8th ‘Bad Morning’ Langston Hughes Play Act I (It is early in the morning in a small, beat-down apartment. Benny is getting ready for work, sitting at the kitchen table and waiting for his wife, Loraine, to serve his breakfast. As always, his morning is starting off bad.) Benny: Woman, are them eggs and bacon ready yet? I already be runnin’ late for work! Loraine: You can’t rush perfection, my dear. Benny: I’ll tell you what, you really been pushin’ my buttons lately! Forgetting to do the laundry, leaving your damn clothes all over the floor. Ever hear of a hangar before? (Glances at wristwatch.) Good lawdy, this clock must be broken! Loraine: Well just in time. Breakfast is done. Benny: (sarcastically) Praise the Lord! Loraine: Oh, and don’t forget, my parents are coming over for dinner tonight. I’m going to need help cooking these greens and mashed potatoes. Benny: O’ good Lord, didn’t they just come over a few weeks ago?! Loraine: That was Christmas… Which was three weeks ago… Benny: I’m slowly losing ma’ mind. (Double-checks the time and frantically starts rushing through the apartment) Woman, I can’t find my shoes! Where did you put my shoes?? You know I hate when you be moving my things! Loraine: Oh, you mean those old beaten-up pieces of cloth I found on the floor? I reckon their on their way the city dump now! Benny: You stupid she-witch! (Rushes to the closet to grab an old pair...
Words: 348 - Pages: 2
...Evan (August Rush) throughout the entire movie, as he was on his journey in search of his parents, inspired so much people through his talent in music. People such as Arthur, Wizard, Hope, and many others whom he encountered during his journey. Not only he is an expert in hearing any kind of sound and music, but he can pick up whatever any kind of instrument so quickly, such as when Evan played Wizard's guitar, which he named "Roxanne" or "Roxy", is not the way it is usually played. Instead, Evan played the guitar like a piano, which surprised Wizard, Arthur, and all the other orphaned children. When he played Wizard's guitar his own way, it produced new kinds of sounds that are considered revolutionary, but in real life, it is considered impossible, unless a real-life prodigy like Evan could do such a thing. Not only that, when Evan saw Hope playing the piano, at first, Evan doesn't know how to play it, but when he saw the musical notebook in front of the piano, with just the sounds he heard from outside plus his fantastic imagination, he was able to produce musical notes, and to Hope's surprise, Evan's scattered works filled with musical notes amazed Hope and convinced the parish pastor that Evan is a genius. I was even more impressed with Evan when I found out that Reverend J, the parish pastor, enrolled Evan to the Julliard School, where most people studying there are college students. While at Julliard, he composed his own rhapsody that, later in the movie, became part...
Words: 454 - Pages: 2
...Traffic congestion on the freeway can turn it into a carpark at peak times. The increased number of traffic within Mitchell and Kwinana Freeways during specific times can adversely affect road safety, fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The term the third rush hour has been used to refer to a period of the midday in which roads in urban and suburban areas become congested due to a large number of people taking lunch breaks using their vehicles. These motorists often frequent restaurants and fast food locations, where vehicles crowding the entrances cause traffic congestion. Active senior citizens, who travel by automobile to engage in many midday activities, also contribute to the midday rush hour. At other times (such as evenings and weekends), additional periods of congestion can be the result of various special events, such as sports games, festivals, or religious services. Out-of-the-ordinary congestion can be the result of an accident, construction, long holiday weekends, or inclement weather. To ease traffic congestion Causes Population growth Working hours Jobs involve movement Solutions Building more train stations, purchasing more trains and buses, trains don’t have traffic jams Widening Mitchell freeway – was 2, now 3 lanes Mitchell freeway Extending- 6km 2014-15 The Traffic through The North -South Freeway at 10 a.m. was quite low seeing as this is the time most people are at work. At 12 a.m. however, the amount of vehicles passing the...
Words: 543 - Pages: 3
...think is right. Let is begin by looking at the upsides of using public transport. An increment of the number of passengers choosing buses, trolley cars and bullet trains means there will be a reduction of emissions and gases. Therefore, the air will be fresher and the global’s environment is protected. Another advantage is you have more time to relax. Instead of driving yourself to a company, a driver will do that for you. While sitting on a chair, you can entertain by listen to music, read a book or even sleep in case of you have busy works the previous day. Turning to the other side of the argument, crimes are a major problem. Many people think it is difficult to avoid pickpockets and robbers when board buses or trams. In the rush hour, a large number of passengers try to get in public transport as fast as possible is a big chance for those criminals. Although you know those are around, there is no way to keep your belongings safety while everybody is hurrying and trying to push, pull, break the queue. As a result, neither you board the bus nor keep the belongings. To sum up, using public transport is either good or bad choice depends on you. Using vehicles that environmentally friendly is a benefit, in contrast, the drawback is lost money. Personally, I strongly believe using public transport is still the best choice. Traffic problem has become more and more serious nowadays, especially in the large cities. One of the solutions to this case is application of...
Words: 684 - Pages: 3
