Our kids aren’t getting smarter. They are going backwards. Dear Editor‚ I selected this topic from your newspaper heading. ‘Prime Minister Julia Gillard’ set an ambitious goal for Australian education to be ranked as a top-five country in reading‚ mathematics and science by 2025. But according to the PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) Report‚ in 2000‚ Australia’s education system was ranked number two in the world for reading and mathematics and ranked three for science. Today
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Information of the Company: Mindshare‚ a GroupM company‚ is one of the world’s largest media investment management companies with over 6000 employees in 115 offices around the globe. Mindshare was launched in September 1997 as a global concept with the goal of pooling the media planning‚ implementation and research operations of J. Walter Thompson and Ogilvy & Mather into a single client resource. This combination offers unrivaled service in traditional
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Competition in the Australian Banking Industry (2006-2012) Table of Contents Title Page ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Table of Contents -------------------------------------------------------------2 Executive Summary ----------------------------------------------------------4 1. Introduction-----------------------------------------------------------------5 1.1 Australian Banking Industry 1.1.1 Major Banks / Four
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COAL INDIA LTD. Introduction Coal India Limited (CIL)‚ a holding company‚ was set up on 1st November‚ 1975 to streamline the working of the coal industry in a manner conducive to more efficient administration and rapid stepping up of coal production. The company has under it seven producing subsidiaries and one planning and design subsidiary. The coal mines in the north eastern region are directly managed by the holding company. Dankuni Coal Complex‚ a coal carbonisation plant in West Bengal‚ is
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The benefits of Australian landforms Australia has many significant and beautiful landforms that are valuable and unique. These landforms provide many benefits that have important outcomes for the economy‚ and the survival of life and vegetation in Australia. Australia’s most precious landforms are its water bodies each of which has a very important role for the survival of life and vegetation in Australia. The two largest and most important water bodies in Australia are its large
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Company Overview Helen of Troy Limited is a global designer‚ developer‚ importer‚ and distributor of an expanding portfolio of brand-name consumer products. The Company operates in three segments: Personal Care‚ Housewares and Healthcare. Its Personal Care segment’s products include electric hair care‚ beauty care and wellness appliances; grooming tools and accessories; and liquid‚ solid- and powder-based personal care and grooming products. Its Housewares segment provides a broad range of consumer
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Overview Mitten Manufacturing Ltd.’s (MML) sole shareholder and owner‚ Angela Mitten‚ has made the decision to sell her ownership in the business in order to be able to retire in the near future. MML produces children’s mittens and scarves. Prospective buyer‚ John Kachurowski‚ feels that this purchase would result in synergies and economies of scale with his current company that manufactures winter jackets. If this acquisition does go through‚ it is quite likely that the share price would increase
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“Welcome to Australia.” Her voice rung with the familial tongue of our home land. The short woman‚ who stood with a small group‚ extended her arms towards us as we walked from the arrival gates. Men in suits with stone white faces shook my mother and father’s anxious hands. With heavy accents‚ in broken attempts‚ the men greeted my brother and I in the language of our home. Our responses were meek and fragmented as our nervous clouded our tired minds. A flash of light and quick smiles were formed
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Westros Ltd buys a throne building business from Essos Ltd on 1st July 2014. The items are shown at their carrying amount in Essos Ltd’s accounting records and at the fair values estimated by Westros Ltd. Item Cost Accumulated depreciation/ amortisation Carrying amount Fair value $ $ $ $ Accounts receivable 100‚000 100‚000 90‚000 Land and buildings 800‚000 400‚000 600‚000 Plant & Equipment 250‚000 200‚000 50‚000 70‚000 Precious metals and jewels 525‚000 525‚000
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�PAGE � �PAGE �1� MCLEOD MOTORS McLeod Motors Ltd Case Study Introduction McLeod Motors Ltd factory in Chilliwack‚ British Columbia makes over 40 models of electric motors ranging from one quarter to 10 horsepower. The company has a number of customers in the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) market‚ which used the motors as components in larger products‚ and also in the replacement market. Naturally‚ McLeod’s product mix changed over time as its OEM customers phased products in and out
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