Articles from General Knowledge Today National Food Security Mission 2011-06-10 08:06:38 GKToday National Food Security Mission (NFSM) is a Central Scheme of GOI launched in 2007 for 5 years to increase production and productivity of wheat‚ rice and pulses on a sustainable basis so as to ensure food security of the country. The aim is to bridge the yield gap in respect of these crops through dissemination of improved technologies and farm management practices. Salient Features: According
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“McGregor’s Journey” by Pauline Melville is a powerful examination of the influence of past (more specifically‚ racial and colonial) injustices on present-day relationships between different ethnic groups. Is McGregor a truly nonconformist character who transcends the racial divide? Myth is an important element again in "McGregor’sJourney." Givinguphisjob onabuildingsite‚McGregor goesonadrunken Odyssey. In their attachment to conventional propriety‚ people around him seem already to have died. His
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1. Introduction Grocery shopping has been regarded as stressful and as a chore (Aylott and Mitchell‚ 1998). This fact suggests that it would be reasonable to expect consumers to eagerly embrace the convenience brought by online grocery retailing. Surprisingly‚ however‚ the uptake of online grocery services has been slower than anticipated. In the UK‚ online consumer expenditure accounted for only 0.4% of the whole £95 billion UK grocery market (Peppers and Rogers‚ 2001). Even for Tesco‚ the most
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"Bill Gates is a modern business phenomenon: the greatest of the cyber-tycoons. His is not simply a story of technical brilliance and enormous wealth; it is one of remarkable business vision and an obsessive desire to win. It is also about a leadership style that is radically different to anything the business world has seen before." Dearlove‚ D. (1998) William Gates III was born in Seattle‚ Washington‚ US‚ on October 28‚ 1955. His father‚ William Henry Gates (II) Jr.‚ was a lawyer while his
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The five (5) most appropriate issues to be included in an annual performance management plan and a compilation of a suitable set of performance objectives for your newly appointed manager complete with measures and timescale. NAÑES‚ Maria Erika M. 2LM2 20110-26762 Maria Erika M. Nañes HRM Case Study 01 Five Issues and Performance Objectives "Objectives are statements of specific outcomes that are to be achieved" A growing absence among the store’s staff. Absence management must be a
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1. How well has Value Trust performed as of the date of the case? As of 2005‚ Value Trust had outperformed its benchmark index‚ the S&P 500‚ for 14 years consecutively. Given that the next longest period of sustained performance was only half as long‚ 14 consecutive years of excellent performance set a record as the longest streak of success for any manager in the mutual-fund industry. The average annual total return for the past 15 years was 14.6%‚ which was higher than the S&P’s 500 by 3.67%.
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8086 Addressing Modes for accessing data Addressing modes provide convenience in accessing data needed in an instruction. 8086 Addressing Modes for accessing data Immediate Addressing mode (for source operand only) Register addressing Memory addressing I/O port addressing Immediate Addressing Before Ex1: MOV DX‚ 1234H DX ABCDH After 1234H Before Ex2: MOV CH‚ 23H CH After 4DH 23H Register Addressing Before Ex1: MOV CX‚ SI After CX 1234H 5678H
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Raljun J. Maturan BSCE 1a_b1 07-05-13 Reaction paper about National Territory of the Philippines The national territory comprises the Philippine archipelago‚ with all the islands and waters embraced therein‚ and all other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction‚ consisting of its terrestrial‚ fluvial and aerial domains‚ including its territorial sea‚ the seabed‚ the subsoil‚ the insular shelves‚ and other submarine areas. The waters around‚ between
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WESTERN INDIA REGIONAL COUNCIL of THE INSTITUTE OF COST ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMME COMPANIES ACT 2013 - DRAFT RULES Date Time Venue : : : Date Time Venue : : : Tuesday‚ 17th September 2013 5.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Mulund College of Commerce‚ Mulund (West)‚ Mumbai 400 080 Thursday 19th September 2013 5.30 p.m to 8.30 p.m St. Francis Institute of Management & Research‚ Mt. Poinsur‚ S.V. P. Road‚ Borivali (West)‚ Mumbai 400 103. (2 CEP Credit
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Food Inc. The documentary Food inc. by Robert Kenner is a documentary about the food industry and some of the issues that have emerged with the modernization of said food industry. Robert Kenner presents his arguments in sorts of subtitle such as “The dollar menu”‚ and “The cornucopia” to help identify his main points. Robert Kenner also brings in some experts such as Michael Pollen and Barbara Kowalcyk‚ into his documentary to bring some credibility to his argument‚ as well as adding specific
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