Driving While Using Cell Phones Increases Road Carnage Dependence on the cell phone is one of the most defining features of the 21st century. This situation is due to cell phones proving to be convenient devices and practical for real-time communication. However‚ this dependency has seen people use cell phones in all situations‚ even when driving. Accordingly‚ this development has led to a converse increase in road accidents related to mobile usage while driving in spite of existing legislation
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Introduction Diversification is a method of investing that been shown to increase portfolio return while reducing portfolio risk as measured by standard deviation. This method specifically increases the efficient frontier for investors. The challenge to an investing firm is an appetite by its customers for an ever increasing efficient frontier. One area to explore to obtain this increase is through further diversifying through international diversification. International portfolio diversification gives
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Informatics - Master Thesis Scientific Coordinator Prof. Ion IVAN‚ Ph.D. Graduate Valentin-Petruţ SUCIU – Bucharest 2011 – Academy of Economic Studies - Faculty of Cybernetics‚ Statistics and Business Informatics - !!! DRAFT !!! Master Thesis Secure Face Recognition and User Access !!! DRAFT !!! Scientific Coordinator Prof. Ion IVAN‚ Ph.D. Graduate Valentin-Petruţ SUCIU - Bucharest 2011 - Contents Introduction 1. Machine Based Facial Detection and Recognition 1.1 Computer Vision 1.2 Object Detection
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Apple: Now everyone can have a bite When a premium seller like Apple decides to enter the mass market‚ it usually faces a positioning dilemma - should it play on its ’low price’ avatar and risk losing its brand image‚ or does sticking to its snob value jeopardise its market expansion plans? Our ad tries to overcome this through a dual strategy. First‚ we have attempted to retain Apple’s classy style of communication through the minimalistic poster. The white background is reminiscent of Apple’s
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Amul’s Diversification Strategy: A Pizza for Rs 20! In early 2001‚ Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF)1 planned to leverage its brand equity and distribution network to turn Amul2 into India’s biggest food brand. Verghese Kurien‚ Chairman of GCMMF‚ set a sales target of Rs.10 bn by 2006 as against sales of Rs 2.3 bn in 2001. In 2001‚ GCMMF entered the fast food market in India with the launch of vegetable pizzas under the brand name SnowCap in Ahmedabad‚ Gujarat. GCMMF was also
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What are the main risks faced by banks and how does a bank attempt to manage these risks? A Bank is a financial intermediary that acts as an economic firm producing goods and services. With this view in mind it’s easy to see that a bank exists to make a profit. In order for a bank to be successful and make a profit‚ it has to take risk. A bank that is averse to risk will be a stagnant institution unable to adequately serve its customers effectively and produce a profit. However‚ a banking institution
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Strategy is creating fit among organization’s activities. As a whole‚ organization finds its competitive value by positioning and integrating Fit into all its activities. Operation effectiveness and strategy works differently but co-relate with one another to work towards the same company goal – profitability. Yet many organizations are caught up in improving their operational effectiveness or seeking fast and easy growth; that they have forgotten the "value" that they can offer to their
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Rural Diversification: The Lake District: Farm Diversification: In the Lake District‚ there are a number of ways in which farm diversification has taken place. For example‚ as the income that farmers receive has decreased‚ they have to creative new ways to make money. On way of doing this is when their sheep are clipped‚ although their fleece is poor quality and colour‚ they can sell it for loft insulation or carpets. Also‚ the Lake District has become a popular tourist destination and as a result
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Human Resource Management Week 6 DQ1: Measuring Performance Of this week’s video segments - Ford‚ Metro Bakery‚ and BuyCostumes.com - how are their approaches to performance evaluation and performance management different? How are they similar? Henry Ford offered higher salaries in order to attract and retain better workers which resulted in higher performance. By doing this he was able to have the best employees who made the best cars. Based on the video I am making the assumption that Ford Motor
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the Economic and Social Council "for reference to the Commission on Human Rights for consideration . . . in its preparation of an international bill of rights." The Commission‚ at its first session early in 1947‚ authorized its members to formulate what it termed "a preliminary draft International Bill of Human Rights". Later the work was taken over by a formal drafting committee‚ consisting of members of the Commission from eight States‚ selected with due regard for geographical distribution.
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