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9-705-460 REV: APRIL 14, 2005 DAVID B. YOFFIE Wal-Mart, 2005 As Wal-Mart entered 2005, it stood as the largest company in the world. The company boasted nearly $260 billion in sales, managed over 5,000 stores in 10 countries, and employed over 1.5 million people worldwide. Entering its 42nd year of operations, Wal-Mart continued to draw price-conscious shoppers with everyday low prices and convenient store hours; over 100 million customers visited Wal-Mart stores each week.1 Nonetheless

Arab Women and Their Spouses In many societies, the relationships between people differ and in some ways are all alike. None so obscure as the relationship between man and woman. It is especially intriguing to witness the compatibility of both especially in marriage. Using the three novels Pillars of Salt, by Fadia Faqir, A Woman of Five Seasons, by Leila Al-Atrash, and A Balcony over the Fakihani, by Liyana Badr one might begin to analyze the different relationships between men and women in Arab

从目的论看广州公示语标牌翻译 [摘要] 旅游翻译，是人们在跨国旅游行为中最为重要的一部分。广州每天接纳外国游客不计其数，规范的公共标示牌用语和严谨的英译文本，有着举足轻重的地位。国外对于旅游景点的标牌翻译已经形成了一系列严谨细致的规范，而我国至今还没有一个较为规范准确的标准，各地标牌翻译“百花齐放”，错漏百出。广州的双语标牌在某些方面较领先于其他的国内城市，比如在标牌的完善度和标牌翻译的准确度上，但是相关的问题依然存在。 本文运用“翻译目的论”的原理，从翻译的目的性出发，列举例证分析了广州公共标识语的翻译现状，对几种不同类型的公共标示牌进行理论分析，指出错误，并提出相应翻译策略。 [关键词] 公示语标牌、翻译目的论、旅游 Translation of Public Signs in Guangzhou：Skopos Theory Perspective [Abstract] The translation in tourism plays the important part in overseas travel while bilingual

Chinese food culture Though there are many different schools, branches, regional variants, etc., of Chinese cooking, together they constitute what one might reasonably term "Chinese Cooking", where "Chinese Cooking" is distinct from, say, "Italian Cooking". A nation's cooking culture reflects its food traditions, from the food-preparation and eating habits of the countryside to the food-preparation and eating habits of the city, notwithstanding the increasing introduction of foreign fare that is

CASE STUDY CARREFOUR IN ASIA MANAGERIAL FINANCE (FIN 745) EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT 1. GENERAL 1.1. DEMOGRAPHIC Carrefour operates in 29 countries around the world. World population is rising, geographic distribution of populations is shifting, world population is aging rapidly, ethnic mixes in developed countries are changing rapidly, and average household incomes are increasing. The demographic environment presents both opportunities and threats for Carrefour. Increases in

International Hemp Association Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) Cultivation in the Tai 'an District of Shandong Province, Peoples Republic of China Robert C. Clarke Naturetex International B.V. Van Diemenstraat 192 1013 CP Amsterdam The Netherlands Clarke, R.C. 1995. Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) Cultivation in the Tai 'an District of Shandong Province, Peoples Republic of China. Journal of the International Hemp Association 2(2): 57, 60-65. This paper summarizes the history of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) cultivation

Financial Report 2011 Financial Report 2011 Financial Report 2011 - 1 2 Financial Report 2011 - 1 Consolidated Financial Statements Management’s discussion and analysis year ended December 31, 2011 Consolidated Financial Statements year ended December 31, 2011 Notes Statutory Auditors’ report on the Consolidated Financial Statements 4 19 25 108 Financial Report 2011 - 3 1 Consolidated Financial Statements Management’s discussion and analysis year ended December 31