Mega Millions

optimization of locations for stores, distribution centers, manufacturing plants. To accomplish this fete, HD has invested in the expertise of retail consultant company, MapInfo. “MapInfo’s consultants provide a site selection strategy for HD’s “mega store” format: large asles; varied inventory; comprehensive in-store centers, such as the garden and home decorating centers; all under one roof. As such, HD has become a “category killer” in home improvement and is the second largest retailer…

Others argue it is the worst drought California has endured in the last century. Some experts claim that California is in the midst of a “mega drought” roughly defined as a drought that lasts two decades or longer (Fountain, 2015). This current dry spell is thought to be caused by El Nino 17 years ago, yet people are looking to the new El Nino on the horizon to drench California and help…

melancholy, exhaustion, low spirits, and even thoughts of suicide, can affect how people feel, think, and handle daily activities. Obesity and depression are widespread health problems that many people encounter and should be paid much attention to. In “The Mega-Marketing of Depression in Japan”, Ethan Watters is concerned about Western drug companies engaged in a crusade to replace indigenous knowledge with Western paradigms that will open up highly lucrative new markets. In the course…

Introduction The commercial viability of an industry, is its overall ability to succeed and be profitable over time. The Riverina region’s dairy industry, consists of twelve farms, producing almost thirty million litres of milk per annum, supplying not only the region but also is a significant contributor to Australia’s manufacturing and export trade of dairy products (Department of Primary Industries, 2014). The sustainability of dairy farming in the Riverina is influenced through significant…

Iphones I grew tired of the limited space they gave you on the phone and not be able to customize everything I wanted. This is another thing that’s wrong with Apple they want things their way and could care less about customers because they are making millions selling products the way they already are. With Apple putting restrictions on customizing the way the phone owner wants, people often choose to jailbreak. Jail breaking is pushing away from Apples restrictions and it installs an app named…

The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities (2012) by Will Allen with co-writer Charles Wilson contends that the United States has two disparate food systems, one for poor people and one for rich people. It follows a poor neighborhood whose residents in the “projects” of Milwaukee, Wisconsin turn to and benefit from urban farming. Allen won a MacArthur Genius Fellowship in 2008 for his work in food security and urban farming. The work was praised for its poignant…

identified 24 studies in their research into children’s maltreatment histories and the effects of domestic violence on an adolescent (2005). The final sample for their mega-analysis study included 1,870 mixed gendered adolescents that ranged in age from 4 to 14 years and which they obtained information about age, gender, behavior problems, and family violence history. It was found that children who observed parental abuse…

For the social outcomes of Hong Kong Dragon Boat Carnival, the Hong Kong Tourism Board has extensive publicity of Hong Kong Dragon Boat Carnival in Hong Kong or other cities, such as major newspapers, internet and TV channels, aims to build awareness of the event and city ambience to attract more people to attend and contact this event (Hong Kong Tourism Board, 2016). According to Hong Kong China Dragon Boat Association (2017), it attracts over 6000 competitors of different race and Hong Kong…

Imagine a world without the east coast of the United States. Imagine the entire state of California evacuated due to severe drought conditions. Imagine continuous forest fires wiping out wildlife in the southern states. Although these disastrous events are not present in the world today, it may be heading in this direction due to the rapid increase in temperature, also known as climate change. The issue of climate change has been playing a variety of different roles throughout the world over the…

Americans take our sports very seriously. However, the only thing more famous than the sports teams themselves would be the athletes who get paid millions of dollars a year to play for them. It seems like everyday the media is reporting another mega contract that takes over the last one as the richest in sports history. Many of these superstars are making 30 million plus a year. What is even crazier is that many of these athletes go…