The North Face‚ Inc.‚ is a manufacturer and distributor of high-grade equipment and apparel used in mountaineering‚ skiing‚ and backpacking. While the reputation of North Face was built on outfitting expeditions‚ the company’s growth in the 1990s came through the introduction of high-tech apparel in upscale retail stores. With Summit Shops‚ North Face established its use of a "store within a store" concept. In 2006‚ there were approximately 100 Summit Shops located within retail shops in the U.S
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TOURISM GUIDELINES FOR PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT TASKS 2012 These guidelines consist of 15 pages. Tourism 2 NSC DBE/PAT 2012 THE PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT TASK FOR TOURISM TEACHER INFORMATION 1. INTRODUCTION The Practical Assessment Task for Tourism should allow the learner to display understanding of the tourism industry as a dynamic economic sector. It should enhance the knowledge‚ values and skills learners acquired in Grades 10‚ 11 and 12 about travel practice. The learners must follow the format
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Janine Arielle H. Felix BADPR I – 3D COMPOSITION UNITY DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE TONE Fishing is a great sport for many reasons. Dodgeball is not so realaxing because one big jerk is hurling stuff in your head! Also ‚Fishing is something almost anybody can do. When you see a fishing show on TV‚ most of the waiting has been edited out. A yarn strike indicator is better for tracking fish through mild currents. If you are going to be fishing all day‚ be sure to bring a book and something to drink
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Maggie Doyne’s efforts have been highlighted in the news as of late due to her upstanding willingness to make change. She was 18 on a backpacking trip before college when she stumbled deep into the Nepalese hills. She witnessed first hand the effects of the insane poverty‚ and the ruins of a civil war‚ and knew she had to help. Doyne then went on to fund this small community’s push to survival. She used her college savings to buy a piece of land and built a school for these kids who had no further
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Gap years continued to thrive throughout the 80s and early 90s and as time went on the history of the gap year started to change. Due to the gap year‚ backpacking started to become the popular thing to do. Backpacking is an independent‚ in many instances international‚ low budget way of travelling (As We Travel). Independent travel and backpacking was starting to become a
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Nonverbal Codes Around The World A Map for Saturday is a documentary that explores the idea of world traveling in the form of backpacking. It features a main character Brook who documents his travels along with the people he meets along the way. As Brook comes in contact with many different people there is all different types of nonverbal communication that takes place. The idea is that a nonverbal code is given and received at many different levels; ones that are known and others that are not
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was pounding. The next break point was two miles away and I was already breaking down. The soles of my feet were hurting because I brought the wrong type of shoes. I had been told to prepare myself physically for this backpacking trip‚ but I thought how hard can a weekend of backpacking be. So I let my ego and laziness take over me. As I look back at that moment‚ I realize that I was not physically ready for that trip. I also wasn’t mentally ready. I didn’t realize that there was a right way of packing
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West Point‚ New York‚ a beautiful campus that embodies the American Spirit and values. The campus embodies the true pride of The United States and it’s military. From the view of the Potomac River where George Washington crossed during the Revolutionary War the history and heritage of The United States and its struggles is apparent. The Campus alone is breath taking‚ the library that spans with walls and walls of books and historical treasures to the sprawling limestone buildings. West Point is an
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Introduction Aloha! I am Yazhu‚ Fu‚ from the other side of Pacific Ocean---China. Flying all the way down here‚ San Diego‚ a gorgeous coastal city‚ I can’t wait to set off my adventure here exploring the sunshine‚ beaches‚ delicacies ‚ people and most importantly‚ the life style here! I’ve already gotten a glimpse of them from the orientation--- the bus city tour and from the first week of trying to crashing classes. Such a contrast between the cozy‚ casual atmosphere in the attraction places
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methamphetamine. So‚ my initial reaction was‚ I’ve done this before‚ I can do it again. But my parents were prepared for that‚ because this was unlike any drug program I had ever heard of. The first three weeks consisted of nothing but silently backpacking through the desert. Aside from the one hour of designated group time every night‚ we were to remain in complete silence. I am not sure when‚ but sometime during those first three weeks‚ I began to feel like the only friend I had left in the world
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