1. ACKERMANS 2.1 Ackermans was founded in 1916 by Gus Ackermans‚ the father of Raymond Ackermans. By the end of 1970s the Ackermans chain was sold to Edgars who maintained its highly successful price –discounter position until the chain of 34 was acquired by Pepkor (owner of Pep stores) in 1986. At the end of 2009‚ Ackermans had over 450 stores in South Africa‚ Namibia and Botswana and employed over 3600 staff and was set to exceed R4-billion in turnover. As part of Pepkor group‚ Ackermans
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IB Mathemetics SL Portfolio: Logarithmic Bases In this portfolio task‚ I will investigate the rules of logarithms by identifying the logarithmic sequences. After identifying the pattern‚ I will produce a general statement which defines the sequence. I will then test the validity of my general statement by using other values. I will finally conclude the portfolio task by explaining how I arrived to my general statement and its limitations. Consider the following sequences. Write down the next
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2-8 (Key Question) With current technology‚ suppose a firm is producing 400 loaves of banana bread daily. Also‚ assume that the least-cost combination of resources in producing those loaves is 5 units of labor‚ 7 units of land‚ 2 units of capital‚ and 1 unit of entrepreneurial ability‚ selling at prices of $40‚ $60‚ $60‚ and $20‚ respectively. If the firm can sell these 400 units at $2 per unit‚ will it continue to produce banana bread? If this firm’s situation is typical for the other makers
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The third reason why the main characters are lonely is because the narrator is escapist. The narrator drinks too much‚ jealous of his wife‚ unable to adequately communicate with his wife‚ and unconnected to other human beings. In addition not only unconnected to others‚ but he also seems to resent his wife’s connections to other people as well. When “I” spoke of the impending visit by my wife’s friend: the blind man ‚ he states that‚ “I wasn’t enthusiastic about his visit. He was no one I knew.
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Absorption Spectra of Conjugated Dyes 04-21-2103 Introduction: The visible absorption bands or conjugated dye arise from electron transitions involving the electrons in the conjugated and they are free to move along the chain and are not attached to any atom. An example of such a dye is 3‚3-diethyl-thiacyanine iodide. The cation has two resonance forms causing each of the bonds in the conjugated chain to have an order of 1.5 and have a length similar to the C--‐C bond length in benzene
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1. Does Universal Circuit’s Irish controller have a convincing argument for the weakness of the dollar? Why or why not? How do you interpret the evidence? The Irish controller certainly presented a very convincing argument. He argues that since the American trade deficit has been growing‚ the dollar will be likely to depreciate. From 1980 to 1984 the dollar appreciated against the punt by about 50% and interest rate averaged 12.6% during the same period. These high interest rates have caused
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behaving in response to unexpected or rapidly changing situations. Seems that the elderly fit into a stereotypical group as well? They could also be called reckless and dangerous drivers as a whole group. Drunk drivers are statistically male aged 21-34 (about 59%) and usually involved in weekend accidents. One study showed that 12% of intoxicated drivers involved in fatal crashes had at least 1 DWI conviction within the past 3 years. So‚ statistically there are other age groups that show an increased
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REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The term ‘‘appropriate State regulatory authority’’ means the State agency or other authority responsible for the licensure or other regulation of the practice of accounting in the State or States VerDate 11-MAY-2000 09:34 Sep 09‚ 2004 Jkt
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26 FOR bInt IN recTab.FIRST .. recTab.LAST LOOP 27 IF recTab.EXISTS(bInt) THEN 28 Print(bInt || ` ` || recTab(bInt).ename); 29 END IF; 30 END LOOP; 31 32 print(CHR(10) || `PL/SQL NEXT LOOP’ || CHR(10)); 33 34 bNew := recTab.FIRST; 35 Print( bNew || ` ` || recTab(bNew).ename ); 36 LOOP 37 bNew := recTab.NEXT(bNew); 38 Print( bNew || ` ` || recTab(bNew).ename ); 39 EXIT WHEN bNew = recTab.LAST; 40 END LOOP;
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the German giant for a 34 percent stake. |the new alliances | |Who… |…bought what… |…from whom… |… how much | |General Motors |20% of Fiat |Agnelli Family |$2.40 bn | |Daimler-Chrysler |34% of Mitsubishi Motor
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