Unit 1: Meet the Characters
Video Story
Introduction
Review the introduction for each of the characters below.
Peter is a thirty-five year-old athletic Canadian who has his own graphic design company. He is very easy-going and sociable, with a wide circle of friends including Philip and Gina. He is very close to his dad, Lou. He enjoys cooking and yoga. He can be a little tactless
Jane - awakens the morning of her wedding day, rises quickly to dress for the ceremony. Rochester surveys Jane quickly; she is "fair as a lily“, and two dark figures emerge from the back of the church, …
Mr. Biggs and Mr. Mason - object to their marriage since it is a bigamous marriage. Rochester's first wife is Bertha whose brother is Mason, the madwoman living in Mr. Rochester's attic.
In each country, Sports Industry occupies quite some portion.
In Korea, Sports equipment sales were steadily increasing.
Lower average net PPE
Higher operating efficiency
Lower increase rate of sales
Ineffective use of stockholders’ investment
Expected higher stock price in ‘07 & ’08.
More effective use of assets
Affected by the drop in NPM
Makes more profit from sales
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3. Company History
① Founded by Sam Boyd.
② In 1993 the firm became a public company traded on the NYSE.
③ Boyd gaming is the first casino operator to introduce defibrillators on casino floors.[1]
④ On July 1, 2004 Boyd Gaming completed its $1.3 billion merger with Coast Casinos and all Coast properties and businesses are now wholly owned subsidiaries of the company.
⑤ On January 4
2. Company description
i. General facts
Zappos was founded in 1999 by Nick Swinmurn, who was shopping for a pair of athletic shoes, but wasn't able to find the right size or color in stores. When he decided to search online for the shoes, he noticed there was no major online retailer specializing in shoes. He then decided to start one and founded Zappos. Zappos has since then developed into