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(Pic COVER) MOUSE AND DRAGON By IAN T. WALKER (pic TITLE PAGE) These fourteen children’s stories first appeared in “Lilly and Ian, Mouse and Dragon” which was published by Partridge, Singapore in 2015. That book was inspired by the author’s love of a Chinese woman called Lilly. Of this collection the author writes, “I showed other stories I had written to a publisher in China and he said they did…

term Etihad refers to ‘union’ in Arabic making it very meaningful to unite passengers from all over the country. The main business of Etihad airways is the air transportation of passengers while it also operates businesses in Etihad cargo, Etihad holidays GCC (global contact centre) that is included in its commercial group. The airlines company is governed by a Board of Directors under the chairmanship of HH Sheikh Hamed bin Zayen Al Nahyan. Etihad airways are led by James Hogan, the Chief…

their teenager and mature lines and invested a lot in expanding their infant and children outfit’s brands. Industry sales normally peak between late August and December. Throughout this phase, stores compete for valuable back-to-school sales and holiday gift purchases. Stores normally generate between 30 and 40 percent of their annual sales in these months. BizPlanCorner.com Sample Business Plan 15 E. Market Demand: Shifting demographics made the children's and infants' wear…

Urban legends are very complex and interesting aspects of culture. They often inspire holidays, movies, poetry, stories and more. But urban legends go far beyond how they seem on the surface. Their origins and the messages they send must be decoded to understand the true context of any urban legend. Illustrating the messages, urban legends may be benign, or malicious. In the context of this paper, an urban legend is a story or anecdote that is based on hearsay and widely circulated as true…

the entrance of this school. I saw it! It is getting closer! And closer! Ohh the door is really decorated. It got a lot of collages of tons of pictures of students or people I have never met in my life. It has a lot of Christmas colors with festive feel to it. I love holidays season. So this got me really excited. Finally, I can see the name of my…

Montclair is one of the most unique towns in New Jersey. People who live in my hometown range from extremely wealthy, living in the estate section, to homeless and living on the streets. Montclair prides itself on being very diverse and is only 60% caucasian. Everyone told me when I was growing up that I was in a bubble; they said that the real world was not be going to as accepting as the town that I am fortunate to live in. Race did not dictate your education and neither did your social class.…

The pricier studios are usually found in the larger areas associated with the music industry, like New York, Los Angeles, Nashville, or Atlanta. Smaller areas, such as Montgomery, Birmingham, and Mobile tend to stay under $100 per hour, but usually cost more than $50 per hour, depending on the quality of the studio. Around Montgomery, the least expensive professional studio that advertises regularly offers digital recording services for as little as $50 per hour. The Cage will offer studio time…

Even before Claussen began pushing his architectural vision, others were busy designing the inner workings of the plant. Jan Knau, an engineer, was only 27 when he was asked to come up with a flexible assembly line for the factory. Knau, then just a junior associate, contacted BMW’s top 15 assembly engineers. He invited them to a two-day workshop at a BMW retreat near the Austrian Alps. After a series of marathon sessions that included discussions of every facet of the ideal assembly line, Knau…

Neither Dale Carnegie nor the publishers, Simon and Schuster, anticipated more than this modest sale. To their amazement, the book became an overnight sensation, and edition after edition rolled off the presses to keep up with the increasing public demand. Now to Win Friends and InfEuence People took its place in publishing history as one of the all-time international best-sellers. It touched a nerve and filled a human need that was more than a faddish phenomenon of post-Depression days, as…

Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…