Sugar Cane: Past and Present Sugar cane is composed of six species of perennial grasses of the genus Saccharum L., in tribe Andropogoneae of the Gramineae. There are two wild species, S. spontaneum L. and S. robustum Brandes & Jeswiet ex Grassl, and 4 cultivated species, S. officinarum L., S. barberi Jeswiet, S. sinense Roxb., and S. edule Hassk. (Purseglove 1979). The four cultivated species are complicated hybrids, and all intercross readily. All commercial canes grown today are inter-specific
provide explanation or source of adequate information (see additional documents). I want to be the best leader for the task and if possible and if the situation require I offer my help, experience and support to brace others (150 Riverside project, Wrigley Field equipment configuration). When situation require I can make independent and quick decision to support the project (311 N Morgan relocation, 1201 N Lasalle relocation and conduit configuration, Rosenwald project, offsite equipment location). After
The Origin of Baseball There is often disagreement about the origin of baseball. For more than 90 years, people have believed in the myth that Abner Doubleday invented baseball. Baseball developed slowly, and changed with time, and that is why it is called America's national pastime. Some believe it was a popular game from England where milkmaids and farmer hands would toss a softball underhand and hit it with a closed fist. Others even say it was evolved from cricket. From 1905-07, a special
Herbert T. Johnson, commonly referred to as Herbie, was a Captain on the south side (District 5) Chicago Fire Department. He started his firefighting career in 1980 in the Chicago Fire Department. Throughout 32 years of being on the job, others appreciated him for his humor, positivity, and humble nature. Aside from his family of the fire service, he was married to his wife for 28 years, had 3 kids, and had 7 siblings; many whom became police officers or members of the Chicago Fire Department. He
I. What Business Are We In? II. Where Are We Now? External Assessment Trend Analysis Economic Factors U.S GDP One of the main economic factors that would affect JNJ is GDP. As shown above GDP in the United States is decreasing meaning resources will be limited and there will be a much needed increase in cash flows for competitive advantage. GDP’s in others countries are increasing giving JNJ more opportunities to expand to more markets around the world to increase their market share
provide the relevant information. In the case of The Collins Class Submarine that is unique in nature given the limited number of indigenous military builds due to their vast amount of stakeholders and resources involved. The consequence of failure is present during the entire project considering the
From this perspective, it is critical to understand international retail experiences through reflection and analysis, and to identify what has been learned from the internationalisation process. Furthermore, while some researchers in the field have indicated that experience is important for many aspects of market entry and development (Treadgold, 1991; Williams, 1991a, b; Evans et al., 2000; Doherty, 2000) it is clear that these studies do not provide detailed empirical or conceptual understanding
The term sport tourism has become increasingly common in the tourism industry over the past five years; it is a lucrative segment of the tourism business. Lavalle (1997) estimated that sport tourism is a 845 billion industry. Sport-oriented vacations, however, are really nothing new. After all, the Romans and Greeks traveled to and participated in numerous sports events. Today's sport tourism is merely a new adaptation on an old theme. The growth in the popularity of sport-oriented leisure travel
Followers’ Positive and Negative Emotions, and Performance in German Nonprofit Orchestras Jens Rowold, Anette Rohmann Although the transformational-transactional leadership paradigm has received increased attention from the research community over the past two decades, the nonprofit sector has been largely neglected. This study provides information about the effectiveness of transformational and transactional leadership styles in the domain of German nonprofit orchestras, while exploring the role
SWOT usage SWOT has been used by countless practitioners, marketing researchers, and is a frequent and popular tool for business marketing and strategy students. Its simplicity and catchy acronym perpetuates its usage in business and beyond as the tool is used to assess alternatives and complex decision situations. In the business arena the grouping of internal and external issues is a frequent starting point for strategic planning. It can be constructed quickly and can benefit from multiple viewpoints