Luka Klikovac When the dust unsettles A shroud of grainy particles veils the heart of most galaxies‚ helping to make stars‚ planets and even us. But where did it all come from? Stuart Clark investigates T HE universe‚ it seems‚ has the same problem I have. Dust‚ everywhere. Looking round as I type this‚ I find myself wondering where on earth it all comes from. Just how does it accumulate without invitation on every surface‚ in every nook and cranny? Increasingly‚ astronomers can
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Merck Consolidated Balance Sheet | | | | | | € million | ------------------------------------------------- Note | ------------------------------------------------- Dec. 31‚ 2012 | ------------------------------------------------- Dec. 31‚ 2011 | ------------------------------------------------- Jan. 1‚ 2011 | 1 | Previous year’s figures have been adjusted‚ see Note [5] | | Current assets | ------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------
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Enterprise rent-a-car I. Background information a. About ERAC A private car rental business with a fleet more than 850 000 vehicles‚ founded in 1957 Based in St Louis‚ Missouri‚ serving US‚ Canada‚ Germany‚ Ireland and Puerto Rico and UK Largest car rental company in North America Highest customer satisfaction for rental car and rental car in airport 95% of customer say they are satisfy with the service Largest purchaser of car in the world b. Marketing mix Customers: ERAC serves these
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limits our conduct. But the discipline does not have to feel restricting‚ it can be good. It helps a society advance‚ and it helps each and every one of us. Other nations are at a different levels of advancement‚ one reason is that there has to be a balance and
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According to Kaplan R. S. & Norton D. P. (1996)‚ the balance scorecard enhances the traditional financial measures with standards for performance in three non-financial areas like relationship between company and customer‚ internal business process and‚ learning and growth. It will assist the company to coordinate its’ operation and ensure all businesses activities parallel to the company’s strategies. The balance scorecard consists of four processes that combine short-term activities to long-term
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Compared to conventional data transmission devices such as magnetic-stripe cards‚ smart cards offer enhanced security‚ convenience and economic benefits. In addition‚ smart card-based systems are highly configurable to suit individual needs. Finally‚ the multi functionality as payment‚ application and networking devices renders a smart card as a perfect user interface in a mobile‚ networked economy. Security Smart cards incorporate encryption and authentication technologies that can implement issuer’s
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A smart card is a plastic card about the size of a credit card‚ with an embedded microchip that can be loaded with data‚ used for telephone calling‚ electronic cash payments‚ and other applications‚ and then periodically refreshed for additional use. Currently or soon‚ you may be able to use a smart card to: * Dial a connection on a mobile telephone and be charged on a per-call basis * Establish your identity when logging on to an Internet access provider or to an online bank * Pay for
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Perfect Balance Politicians plagiarise. Most of the time‚ this plagiarism is allowed to slide by and never comes to anything besides a few unhappy people and a couple complaints. Recently‚ Montana Senator John Walsh was found to have committed plagiarism and he used three excuses before saying‚ “I made a mistake here and I’m going to move on” (Osnos‚ “Why Politicians Plagiarize”). Politicians tend to plagiarise because the consequences are so inconsequential that they add up to barely more than
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usage of debit card is continuously increasing. Because of the crisis of the economy‚ tighter credit and consumers become more careful in spending money; more people prefer to pay with debit cards nowadays. According to the Nilson Report‚ Americans made 28.4 and 21 billion purchases respectively using debit and credit card in 2008. In 2009‚ the total credit card purchase transactions went down 4 percent; it was recorded as $20.2 billion. However‚ the total debit and prepaid card transactions in
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The Used Car ROLE INFORMATION FOR THE SELLER You have agreed to buy a new Subaru from a dealer. The down payment you will need to make on the new car is $9‚400‚ which lets you take out a loan with manageable (but steep) monthly payments. You are low on ready cash‚ so if you can’t come up with the down payment by selling your Volkswagen Jetta‚ you will have to borrow it at prime plus 5% interest. You are supposed to pick up the Subaru first thing tomorrow morning‚ so you want to sell the Jetta
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