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    The Rental Heart The Rental Heart is a short story which borders on real science fiction. It contains science fictions elements like hearts which do not have to be a part of your body. You can take it out and buy a new one to help you get to love the person you are currently with. Heartbeats can be attuned to help please the lover, too. And if you get your heart broken, it literally will be broken. Then you can go to a rental place and get a new one, to help you feel love again. The story is

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    Agreement to Lease Apartment By this agreement made and entered into on [current date], between Traci Cunningham, hereinafter referred to as “Landlord," and [tenant(s)], hereinafter referred to as “Tenant(s),” collectively referred to as “The Parties,” Landlord hereby demises and lets to Tenant(s), and tenant hires and takes as tenant(s) of landlord, [address of property], situated in the City of Columbus, County of Franklin, State of Ohio, to be used and occupied by Tenant(s) as a residence

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    Karissa Rupnarain Professor Dumas Senior Seminar in Informatics Final Paper Draft 4/27/15 THESIS Netflix is revolutionary company operating in an incredibly dynamic industry populated by both longstanding and new competitors. In one hand, Netflix has partnered with movie and television studios to provide access to feature-length movies and episodic TV shows in the same manner that existed when the medium was designed- DVD rental. In the other hand, Netflix is operating with growing role of computer-enabled

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    Homelessness in Hawai’i Homelessness has been a problem in Hawaii, and especially Oahu, for more than two decades. The homeless have overrun the islands but it is no surprise as the circum- stances allow for it. Multiple factors contribute to the ongoing dilemma including the high cost of living, Hawaii being an island state, and the expensive housing. The prob- lems that cause homelessness are not going to go away by themselves. Although the problem is not increasing, the numbers show that it

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    In the beginning, Executive Leasing focused on long-term leasing but in the early 1960’s the market was flooded with established companies such as Hertz and Avis who operated out of airports and Executive could not compete. The cutthroat competition lead Executive Leasing to find another niche away from the airport where customers could get a car for just a day or two and insurance adjustor could rent cars for clients whose cars were stolen or damaged in accidents. As a result, the rental car division

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    (a) You must not contract with any person in relation to the works or alter the plans and specifications or building contract for the works without our prior written consent. You must require the builder to promptly and properly perform its obligations under any building contract. (b) Upon completion of the building works, you must obtain any certificates that we reasonably require as evidence that the building works have been properly completed (for example, a certificate issued by a local government

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    Each day, he found himself on the decrepit steps of an apartment building, placed between 6th and 7th Avenue. He was well assure that it was a busy street, for it flowed with numerous tourists, and businessmen on their way to work. This is exactly why he chose to sit in that particular spot each day. His situation was often uncomfortable, and he was unfortunately one of the few that found himself in it. Frequently, bystanders would stare at him as they passed, possibly asking themselves how he ended

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    Blockbuster vs Netflix

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    Blockbuster vs. Netflix Introduction Blockbuster opened in 1985 and in its “first 20 years of business, the movie rental giant opened 9.100 stores in 25 countries” (Laudon, 2007, p. 121).   Netflix launched in 1998 using a new business model and became Blockbusters biggest threat. The paradigm shift in the rental industry from having to travel to a store and rent a movie to being able to have a movie delivered to your mailbox changed the way people think about media entertainment. The next shift

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    Cities offer opportunities not found in rural areas such as higher income, security, high-quality facilities and healthcare, and education. For those who seek such opportunities, living in the city would seem very attractive. However, such a lifestyle is inaccessible for many people living in the rural areas surrounding Paris due to the lack of affordable housing in Paris. Therefore, the Parisian government is implementing a 60 percent surcharge on the preexistent residence tax, or taxe d’habitation

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    The Porter 's Five Forces

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    The Porter’s five forces is a competitive position analysis and business strategy format created by Michael Porter in 1979. The premise behind the format is to provide them with five forces that shape every industry. Mr. Porter 's theory is that if a company analyzed the information received from reviewing the five forces, the company would be able to compete in a higher fashion against its competitions. Following the five forces would allow a firm to determine the type of market or industry it

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