| KaBoom! | Memo To: Darrell Hammond‚ CEO and co-founder of KaBoom ! From: Ningyu Hou (April)-9565130‚ Wenyi Li (Lily)-9558764 Date: [ 10/4/2010 ] Subject: Prepare a performance measurement system for KaBoom! Introduction The primary objectives of this case were to create a performance measurement system by balanced scorecard in order to understand how the company has performed and its impact on performance. The analysis considers internal and external factors of the scorecard to the company
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Coding Conventions Table of contents 1. Coding Style 1.1. Global Styles 1.2. PHP and Javascript Styles 1.3. CSS Styles Coding Style We stick to Zend coding style conventions: http://framework.zend.com/manual/1.12/en/codingstandard.codingstyle.html Here are some important aspects of coding style that are worth mentioning for clearness sake: Global Styles ● Indentation ○ The unit of indentation is four spaces. ○ Use of tabs should be avoided because there still is not a standard for the
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Between the years 1765 and 1787‚ America had gone from British Colonies protesting against the British Parliament’s Stamp Act‚ to an independent Nation. During the Revolutionary War‚ Colonists wrote the Articles of Confederation‚ which acted as a set of rules and organized the government. Although the Articles of Confederation gave structure to the American government‚ it had ultimately set up America for failure as a thriving Nation. The states were given too much power and economic freedom in the
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Through the centuries‚ the conventions of drama have been altered in many different ways. These conventions are the setting‚ plot‚ characters and staging. The main factor which has been a dominant force during the changes of conventions has been the society. The society present during the time in which a play was written had a direct influence on the plot and characters. This is because drama is defined as a representation of life. Four plays which have been selected from Greek‚ Elizabethan‚
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Formula and Convention as Seen in J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter and The Philosophers Stone J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone and subsequent novels have received extraordinary amounts of attention and exploded into everyday pop culture. One theory accredits their success to the incorporation of a recurrent mythological theme‚ or convention‚ specifically the hero’s adventure narrative that is known to most everyday readers‚ especially those with a love for the fantasy genre. Harry
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directed by Victor Salva and Nightmare On Elm Street directed by Samuel Bayer are both classified as being in the horror genre. Directors use specific Narrative conventions such as the soundtrack‚ special effects and the monster itself to create suspense and fear within the film. Horror films have progressed over time to offer more conventions to make the films more thrilling to the audience. The sound track played in the film Nightmare on Elm Street differs only slightly to Jeepers Creepers. In
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Measurement in Science Jackie Science 110 Mr. Denslow December 15‚ 2013 Measurement in Science Direct There are 3 direct problems with astronomy. Examples are‚ charting and mapping difficulties‚ military range finding targets‚ and gauging distances to any solar object. A researcher cannot measure something directly if it is not in the grasp of his devices. In which‚ a scientist will have to use geometry to find his answers. However‚ there are boundaries to
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Shakespeare is a writer who used fantastic dramatic conventions in his plays‚ one of his best plays being Macbeth. The key idea of the first act is greed‚ this is shown when Macbeth’s greed for power becomes apparent to the audience and eventually other characters. A dramatic convention is a technique that is used to signify the nature of a character and depict this to the audience. In Shakespeare’s writing these are a common technique used and are one of the reasons his characters and stories alike
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‘Constitutional conventions are no longer capable of constraining those who hold public office; they should be converted into legal rules.’ Discuss. One might define the constitution of a country as a set of regulations that a government is expected to derive its principle rules from‚ thus regulating the relationship between the state and its citizens. Under the UK constitution these rules‚ although being non-legal rules‚ are considered binding and are embodied by way of constitutional conventions. These
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Social Conventions As we embark on the twenty-first century‚ the obligation to abide by traditional gender roles and social conventions has become somewhat of an ancient practice. Presently‚ some may feel as though they are trapped by certain social conventions. However‚ for the protagonists of Kate Chopin ’s late nineteenth century "The Storm" and Zora Neale Hurston ’s early twentieth century "Sweat"‚ the Social Conventions of the time are clearly identifiable. In Chopin ’s "The Storm"‚ a
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