shoppers‚ some cases‚ successfully capitalizing on—the with their discriminating taste and preference increasingly important role that the Internet for high-priced goods‚ wouldn’t buy expensive plays in luxury shoppers’ purchasing decisions things online; they would always opt for the (see sidebar‚ “About the research”). One telling personalized customer service and tactile statistic: while overall sales of luxury goods shopping experience that monobrand brick- grew by a mere 2 percent in 2013
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Reebok international well-known athlete show contracts with independent company in Asia to manufacture all of its footwear production. However‚ the conditions are to follow human rights production standards namely: (1) Non-discrimination‚ (2) Working hour or over time‚ (3) Force or compulsory labor‚ (4) Fair wages‚ (5) Child labor‚ (6) Freedom of association‚ (7) Save and healthy work environment. What is your opinion of Reebok production standard of human right for its suppliers? What would Milton
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Relieving Body Ailments for Busy Moms Giving birth is one of the most epiphanic moments in the life of a woman. It marks the beginning of a new phase in a person’s life packed with daily adventures‚ priceless moments‚ and lots of panics. This experience can be very overwhelming‚ especially for first-time mothers‚ therefore making care for their postpartum bodies hard and overlooked. Whether you are a working mom‚ or a stay-at-home one‚ taking care of your child’s needs often takes up most of your
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Descriptions: During the global recession of 2008 and 2009‚ there were many accusations of unethical behavior by Wall Street executives‚ financial managers‚ and other corporate officers. At that time‚ an article appeared that suggested that part of the reason for such unethical business behavior may stem from the fact that cheating has become more prevalent among business students (Chronicle of Higher Education‚ February 10‚ 2009). The article reported that 56 percent of business students admitted
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Signal time deterministic for process control applications from the cloud O.Makarov1‚2‚ R. Langmann2 and B. Frank1 1 Dusseldorf University of Applied Sciences/Department of Electrical Engineering‚ Düsseldorf‚ Germany 2 Odessa National Polytechnic University/Department of Computer Systems‚ Odessa‚ Ukraine Abstract— This paper is devoted to the problem of data transfer rates between automation devices and cloud services. The possibilities of the device connection to the automation systems are described
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Airline Distribution Systems in 2013: A Case Study Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide Abstract Airline distribution systems are undergoing a dramatic change in the way airline tickets are distributed due to the influence of different factors such as new technology‚ low-cost demands‚ and the changing needs of travelers. This paper will discuss those factors and discuss Global Distribution Systems (GDS) and what advantages airlines would gain from being in control of ticket distribution
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customers. Today‚ an EADS Airbus aircraft takes off somewhere in the world every four seconds. In 2003‚ the company’s budget was over 19 billion euros. It is one of the largest employers in Europe and one of the most successful companies in the world. 2. EADS began at a business conference for aeronautical companies in Paris in 1965. The first EADS aircraft‚ the Airbus A300B1‚ flew in 1972. Airbus is an unusual cooperative effort between four European countries. Components (parts) for a single aircraft
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Table of Contents Internal Control: Avoiding the Next Catastrophe To quote Edmund Burke “Those who don’t know history‚ are doomed to repeat it”. Here we are‚ thirteen years removed from the Enron scandal. The aftermath led to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and stricter regulations on companies going public. People have a tendency to believe that things like this can only happen to massive companies‚ but we must remember that Enron once started off as a small company‚ a company like LJB
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still remains fresh in my memory. I remember going to the shopping mall with my aunty in the early hours on a Saturday to do some shopping. Fortunately for us‚ we were able to secure a parking space on that busy Saturday morning because we left the house early. The shopping mall was so busy that people were engrossed with their shopping that they could not take note of anything unusual in and around the vicinity. Shortly before mid-day‚ we had just finished shopping and about to head to the car
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Gestures and Postures in Social Signal Processing∗ Resul Collaku Department of Informatics Bulevard de Perolles 90 1700 Fribourg‚ Switzerland resul.collaku@unifr.ch ABSTRACT This paper concentrates on two important types of behavioral cues‚ gestures and postures‚ how are they recognized‚ algorithms used for recognizing gestures and postures‚ in what kind of application areas are they used‚ their classification and interaction with Social Signal Processing (SSP). In this context‚ a contribution
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