the cart. She wheeled past the ShopSense Summer Fun displays. “Do we need more sunscreen?” Laura wondered for a moment‚ before deciding to go without. She got to the checkout area and waited. As regional manager for West Coast operations of IFA‚ one of the largest sellers of life and health insurance in the United States‚ Laura normally might not have paid much attention to Shop-Sense’s checkout procedures—except maybe to monitor how accurately her purchases
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Medium of Music Tone is the medium of music and refers to the sound that travels through air and reaches the audience. It is produced by an instrument or by the voice and has 4 qualities: * Timbre * Pitch * Duration * Intensity Timbre (also called tone color or tone quality) is the distinctive quality of a tone. Pitch refers to the highness and lowness of a tone. The vibrations and sound-producing material determine the pitch of a tone : the slower the vibration‚ the slower
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event calendar‚ get information on the upcoming conference‚ learn about the symposium‚ and even get information about the small business summit. The events tab is almost like having a personal assistant to keep you up to date on the many events the IFA are involved with. The event tab is also where you can get information about upcoming webinars‚ franchise development‚ and even leadership seminars. The resource tab is a very valuable source. Whether you’re thinking about franchising or currently
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The Deal and its implications: Nokia will be selling its mobile phone business to Microsoft for $5.0bn. Microsoft will be paying Nokia an additional $2.1bn to license Nokia’s patents‚ which will bring the total value of the deal to $7.1bn in cash. 1. How will it affect Nokia? The overall impact seems to be Positive • The mobile phone business had generated 51% of Nokia’s 2012 revenues. The unit which was once the most profitable mobile phone manufacturer in the world made an operating margin of
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Functionally Literate Filipinos: An Educated Nation Philippine Education for All (EFA) 2015 National Action Plan Implementation And Challenges I. General Introduction Filipinos have deep regard to for education. Education occupies a central place in Philippine political‚ economic social and cultural life. It has always been strongly viewed as a pillar of national development and a primary avenue for social and economic mobility. A clear evidence of the value placed on education
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for economic growth: If all students in low income countries left school with basic reading skills 171 million people could be lifted out of poverty. This is equal to a 12% cut in global poverty. (EFA GMR‚ UNESCO‚ p. 8) One extra year of schooling increases an individual’s earnings by up to 10%. (EFA GMR‚ UNESCO‚ p.7) Wages‚ agricultural income
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The Politics of EFA Policy Formulation and Implementation at the UKFIET conference Sept 15-17 2009 Angela W. Little Political Will Development agencies regularly appeal to ‘political will’ as a key requirement for progress towards EFA and the MDGs. Research Questions What is Political Will and where/how does it operate? How does Political Will interact with the Non Political Dimensions of Reform? • Case study Sri Lanka 1997 General Education Reforms EFA achievements‚ high
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economy WASHINGTON -- The International Franchise Association (IFA) anticipates a continued slowdown in economic recovery‚ with minimal growth in the franchising market. "As the economic recovery continues at a slow pace‚ business conditions for small businesses are not improving. The availability of credit remains an issue‚" according to the revised "Franchise Business Economic Outlook: May 2012" produced by IHS Global Insight for the IFA Educational Foundation. "Consumers still face too many negatives
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(5) Provide adult citizens‚ the disabled‚ and out-of-school youth with training in civics‚ vocational efficiency‚ and other skills. However‚ section 2 subsection 5 provides that "the state shall provide adult citizens‚ the disabled and out-of-school youth with training in civics‚ vocational efficiency and other skills." The subsection strongly suggests that: 1) the education of handicapped students is not an integral part of the system of education as defined in subsection 1; and 2) the education
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divination. The Bilumbu belief system exhibits elements of mysticism‚ and seeks to prescribe solutions to existential questions from within the community. Similarly‚ the Yoruba people of Nigeria in western Africa also practice a belief system‚ known as Ifa divination‚ which defines Yoruba origins and discusses contemporary issues surrounding identity. In both religions‚ diviners demonstrate the importance of embroidered beadwork. Additionally‚ sumptuary laws guarantee exclusive colors for each type of
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