enters‚ and the appropriate amount based on distance traveled will be deducted when the users show their card again at the exit point. The MTR charges less for journeys made using an Octopus card instead of conventional single-journey tickets. For example‚ the adult fare of a single journey from Chai Wan to Tung Chung is HK$20.70 with an Octopus card‚ and HK$23.50 with a single journey ticket.[38] Other public transport operators also offer intermittent discounts for using Octopus cards on higher fares
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SmartSockets: Solving the Connectivity Problems in Grid Computing Jason Maassen and Henri E. Bal Dept. of Computer Science‚ Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam‚ The Netherlands jason@cs.vu.nl‚ bal@cs.vu.nl ABSTRACT Tightly coupled parallel applications are increasingly run in Grid environments. Unfortunately‚ on many Grid sites the ability of machines to create or accept network connections is severely limited by firewalls‚ network address translation (NAT) or non-routed networks. Multi homing
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During incidents such as natural disasters‚ pandemics‚ or other crises‚ elected and appointed officials play critical roles in ensuring effective response‚ recovery‚ and decision-making. Their leadership‚ guidance‚ and coordination are essential in mitigating the impact of the incident and protecting the public. Role of Elected Officials Elected officials‚ such as mayors‚ governors‚ and presidents‚ provide leadership and guidance during an incident. Their primary responsibilities include: 1. Declaring
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Goals! How to Get Everything You Want Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible T[here] they are‚ the twenty-one most important principles of goal setting and goal achieving ever discovered. Your regular review and practice of these principles will enable you to live an extraordinary life. Nothing can stop you now. Good luck! Chapter 1 Unlock Your Potential Always remember that your true potential is unlimited. Whatever you have accomplished in life up to now has only been preparation
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I tend to read really fast and not pay close enough attention to what it is that I read. Slowing down and actually paying attention will make me more effective. Overall‚ I know that I am able to accomplish online courses. I have determination and goals set for my future. In today’s world having knowledge in technology‚ and reading effectively are two of the major things that are needed to be successful in this ever changing world. Having the knowledge that I have will allow me to get a better job
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Analysis According to The American Marketing Association marketing is “the process of planning and executing the conception‚ pricing‚ promotion‚ and distribution of ideas‚ goods‚ and services to create exchanges that satisfy individual and organizational goals” [2] . In this analysis‚ I am going to analyse the marketing mix used by the company which the responds from the consumers from a survey that I conducted are also included. From the MDD Quarterly Financial Report for 2010 it is found out that the gross
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Title: “Examine Robert Houses’ Path Goal Theory and its usefulness in today’s organizations” Subject: Organizational Behavior Introduction (205 words) Path Goal Theory is a theory proposed by Martin Evans and Robert House‚ which is then developed by Robert House himself which suggests how leaders of any organization can be effective towards their subordinates in order to achieve organizational goals. This theory was first introduced in 1971 which was created based on Victor Vroom’s ‘Expectancy
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Smartphone Security Survey of U.S. Consumers Ponemon Institute‚ March 2011 Part 1. Introduction Ponemon Institute is pleased to present the findings of the Smartphone Security Survey: A Study of U.S. Consumers sponsored by AVG Technologies. The goal of the research is to determine consumers’ perceptions about the potential privacy and security risks when using their smartphones. In addition‚ we wanted to learn if participants in our study care about these risks and if they take security precautions
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Ethical Dilemmas and Legal Issues The ethical dilemma is that the children of the woman with cancer are not being cared for adequately. The nurse must decide if it is ethically and morally sound to tell the school nurse about the daughters’ situation at home. Since the nurse is the caretaker of the mother and knows that she needs to keep her information about her health confidential. However‚ it is affecting the mental stability of her daughters because they are afraid of their mother’s declining
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Examples of Business Goal-Setting Theory by Mary Jane‚ Demand Media Business owners will often set individual goals to motivate employees and reach company objectives. Goals that are hard to reach are often more intriguing‚ as more work is required to fulfill them. Edwin A. Locke introduced the theoretical approach to setting goals and building motivation‚ which can be directly applied to a professional setting. In fact‚ this type of goal-setting theory is one of the more useful motivational theories
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