Icelantic has the ability to stand by the quality of its boards because not only do they use only top-of-the-line materials, they have partnered up with Never Summer Industries, a known industry leader in the manufacturing of snowboards, to produce their skis. The Icelantic website states that “Never Summer Industries has been perfecting sandwich construction for over 15 years and are known throughout the industry for their bombproof durability” (Handmade in CO, n.d.). The quality of skis that are produced has allowed Icelantic the opportunity to stand by their product in the form of a two year warranty. Icelantic also has the advantage over the large ski manufacturers because of its unique label of being a “ski boutique” company. This relates to the company being able to provide individualized, customized and personalized products.
Reem Abdelrahman Canadian History 10 Miss Joanna February 11, 2013 Why Canada Is Great Canada, oh Canada, our home and native land. If you ever come to Canada some of the most distinctive features of this land are: snow, Tim Horton’s, hockey, beautiful cities, our flag, excellent education, multiculturalism, and so much more. Canada is the second largest country in the world! (Next to Russia) Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories, 4 of those provinces have the 6 cities that have a population of over 1 million; Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa. In 2011, Canada was recorded to have a population of 34.3 million, but Canada has the fourth lowest population density, (which the number of people living in a certain area) with only 3 people living per
CANADAS UNIVERSITIES A fact- lled guide for international students 8 great reasons Choose Canada to Top quality programs Canadian universities are noted for offering the highest quality of education. A Canadian degree is recognized globally as being equivalent to degrees from the United States and Commonwealth countries. Diverse peoples and cultures YukoN territorY Canada ranks among the most multicultural nations in the world. Regardless of ethnic origin, students feel at home in our diverse communities and campuses. • Whitehorse Northwest territories Warm summers, cool winters • Yellowknife In summer, thousands of freshwater lakes and rivers hold our attention, and autumn foliage produces a stunning
Crosby vs. Gretzky Canada’s own Wayne Gretzky is undoubtedly considered the greatest player ever in the fast-paced game of hockey since he dominated the game in the 1980’s. However, the tables have been turning in the last a few years as Sidney Crosby, another young Canadian, has emerged as a dominant player and taken the professional league by storm. Comparing the two players isn't easy. The game of hockey looks drastically different than 35 years ago; it has been constantly evolving and technology has helped players move faster, become physically stronger and has made them better equipped to deal with injuries than ever before. Wayne Gretzky’s accomplishments are well known; he still holds many records in many different categories and is considered to be the best player in modern hockey.
Another topic that will be discussed is how our government’s multiculturalism policy has revolutionized the idea of human rights thus ameliorating the quality of life in Canada. Multiculturalism is undoubtedly a fundamental characteristic of Canadian heritage. The multiculturalism policy aims to preserve this identity, a particular section in the document states that the Government of Canada is to foster the recognition and appreciation of the diverse cultures of
In the understanding of success, people focus on personality traits, intelligence, innate ability, and hard work. After I read the book “outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell, I realized that to become a successful person is not that simple; in fact, the result of succeed involves with many outliers. The book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell inspired me of how people became succeed with any of the outliers. According to the first two chapters of the book, the “Matthew Effect” and “The 10,000 Hour Rule”, Gladwell discusses how hockey players become professional in Canada based on their birth month. Those hockey players who are born in the earlier part of the year will have a huge advantage in physical maturity comparing to others.
Wayne Gretzky retired in 1999 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame that same year. In Wayne’s early years he spent countless hours on the ice, honing his talents as a skater, shooter and passer. As a result, Gretzky often played in leagues that catered to older boys. The age and size differences between Gretzky and his competition mattered little. In his final year of peewee hockey he scored an improbable 378 goals.
[Type the company name] | Written Analysis Of Sports Obermeyer | Technology and Operations Management | | Yusra Siddiqui ( ERP# 05066) | 11/5/2014 | | Company Background: Sport Obermeyer is an innovative, high end, ski Wear Company created by Klaus Obermeyer before 1950 in the U.S. as he realized that comfortable and quality clothing was not available for skiers in this region in contrast to Europe. Over the years Sports Obermeyer developed into a preeminent competitor in the skiwear market of U.S. Estimated sales in 1992 were $32.8 million with a commanding 45% share in the children wear and 11% share in adult wear market. The Ski wear industry is a competitive marketplace. Key industry leaders such as The North Face also targeting high-end outdoor savvy consumers and Columbia Sportswear a company which offer supplementary lower-priced, high-volume styles also hold a substantial percent of the market.
(“snowmobile”) The first patent was by Carl J. Eliason, and it came out in 1927, and was made out of recycled bike parts, skis and a small engine. From that time onwards inventors rushed to get their patents in. In The 60’s there were thirteen patents granted that ranged from sleds to Karl Lochs motor airplane, all of which were considered the ancestors of the modern snowmobile (Allyson). In 1955 Polarise made a great commitment to the single tracked snowmobile yet failed to the development and testing of the single track snowmobile, but failed to to take the leap forward when they were hit by the problems with the comet (Allyson). Joseph-Armand Bombardier was the person who really got things going for the snowmobiles, he designed, produced and marketed his Ski-doo sled in 1959.
Alexander Graham Bell lived in Brantford (Ontario), and is the inventor the first working telephone. Since 1876, the telephone has greatly developed and is now much smaller, and has been created into a mobile version. Now a days, millions of people worldwide are dependent on the telephone, and would not be able to function anywhere near as efficiently as we do now, without it. The telephone and lightbulb are inventions that make life easier for us, but one of the most recognized Canadian inventions is lifesaving. Fredrick Banting and Charles Best lived in London (Ontario), and are the inventors of artificial insulin.