Telematics and Informatics 22 (2005) 361–375 www.elsevier.com/locate/tele Bridging digital divide: Efforts in India Siriginidi Subba Rao * Information Technology Department‚ Central Leather Research Institute‚ Adyar‚ Chennai 600020‚ India Received 28 January 2005; accepted 28 January 2005 Abstract The fruits of Information Technology sector such as the Internet blue chips‚ online shopping and nanosecond email have failed to cure century-old malaises like illiteracy‚ poverty and unemployment
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Fares Kamal Sep. 4‚ 13 Dr. Justin Matus Company Analysis: Kroger Co. One of the world largest retailers‚ with over 2400 stores that operate in 31 states is Kroger Co. The retailer supermarket chain started in 1883‚ when Barney Kroger made an investment of $372 and opened a grocery shop in Cincinnati. The basic motto that Kroger ran his business with was “be particular. Never sell anything you would not want yourself”(Stevenson). Barney Kroger recognized the need to produce his own
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Minister‚ Grant Shapps‚ has written to local authorities to remind them of the value of Supporting People spending. In an assessment undertaken for the Department for Communities and Local Government in 2009‚ CapGemini calculated that the net financial benefits of the programme were £3.41 billion. Tim Jarrett‚ Social Policy Section Recent Research Papers 12/30 12/31 12/32 12/33 12/34 12/35 12/36 12/37 12/38 12/39 Defamation Bill [Bill 5 of 2012-13] Inflation: the value of the pound 1750-2011 Economic
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I have found that a person’s culture has an impact on which physical activities individuals participate in to stay healthy. The three different people i interviewed had very unique ways to stay healthy. I realized that culture has a massive impact because of how people are accustomed to stay healthy and the beliefs they have. Also‚ age and gender affects the motivation to preform certain tasks. To begin with‚ the first person i interviewed was a 35 year-old‚ female‚ Hispanic. This lady‚ is not
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Dear Massey Hall and co‚ In the times that I have attended a concert‚ held in either the Roy Thomson Hall or Massey Hall‚ the performances and sound have been immaculate. However‚ a few things have been brought to my attention that I would like to alert to you about. I have been studying physics and the current unit in sound has given me insight information as to why some of the sounds that I hear have actually been damaging my hearing. I’ve noticed this happened because the sound waves have
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Differentiated Activities Supporting Activity: Introduction to Voice Telecommunications • Discuss the history and progression of the voice telecommunications industry. What are the current voice network standards? Communication is the way in which we connect. It has been around since the beginning of time with smoke signals‚ cave paintings to text messages‚ and video messages. Communication has revolutionized the way people connect and stay connected. Telecommunication is the science
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Research Activity 3 The word ‘ethics’ is originated from a Greek word ‘ethos’. Ethics is defined as those moral principles that help in governing a person’s behaviour or the conduct of an activity. (oxforddictionaries‚2000) Ethics are practiced is all the professions may it be medical‚ accounting or any other business in that case. Ethics is something that takes into consideration on how the people act in a specific manner and also the reason behind that. In the field of auditing‚ the Accounting
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Young Professional’s Survival Guide. The code of conduct allows businesses to inform their customers on their values. This allows the customer to hold the businesses accountable. I choose to analyze the code of conducts for Nike‚ and JPMorgan Chase & Co. To begin‚ Nike’s approach is a leading cause for their success. It sets them apart from their competitors because it is innovative. Nike shapes its products around its thorough understanding of all variables that contribute positively
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Situation/Overview‚ activity observed: On veteran day I allowed my son to sleep in for couple of hours extra since I had the day off. On our way to his school we drove past his school. This was how I realized my three year old was really good with direction. Describe the Activity Observed: Soso as we called him always stay calm and quiet as I drive him to school every morning around 7:00 we will leave the house and by 7:10 am we will be at his school since it only 2.5miles away from the house
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Plato‚the great philosopher theorized that coeducation was essential for the development of personality.he believed that coeducation was the only way to make boys and girls beneficial to the society.therefore‚west has acknowledged and adopted the benefits of coeducation since long ago. In the subcontinent‚ during ancient times‚coeducation was present at a few places.but‚gradually girls education begin to be ignored.the educational system of that time was quite different from that of today.boys were
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