require the abolition of the death penalty‚ abolition was desirable‚ and the Committee would consider any move towards abolition as “progress in the enjoyment of the right to life.” The Committee also said that death penalty should be an “exceptional measure”. It reiterated important procedural safeguards including that the death penalty can only be imposed in accordance with the law in force at the time of the commission of the crime‚ and that the right to a fair hearing by an independent tribunal‚
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Is IPO rating a good measure for investment decision? -- Ankur Maheshwari New issues of stocks that are sold for the first time are called Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). These issues are marketed and sold through underwriters (brokerage firms). In general‚ IPOs have provided investors with a wild ride with regard to returns. Onelife Capital IPO‚ listed on 17th October has provided 80% return within a week. Many investors have also been burned in the IPO market. Taksheel Solutions Ltd IPO
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the centerline When the process is in statistical control‚ find the false alarm probability (Type-I error) for each case. The corresponding probability measures are obtained from the Normal table as P(3 " Z) = 0.00135 P(2 " Z) = 0.02275 P(1 " Z) = 0.1587 Solution: ! i) Use the Binomial distribution to ! calculate the probability measures. ! 3! 3! P(Y ! 2 n = 3‚ p = 0.02275) = (0.02275)2 (1" 0.02275) + (0.02275)3 = 0.00153 2!1! 3!0! Type-1 Risk considering both sides: ! = 0.00306
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How can a company measure its competitive advantage? Warren Buffett‚ one of the world’s greatest investors‚ says that the trick is to look for firms that already have competitive strengths and that operate in areas that are not susceptible to big changes: |"You will see that we favor businesses and industries unlikely to experience major change. The reason for that is | |simple: We are searching for operations that we believe are virtually certain to possess enormous competitive |
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this was their choice when my siblings and I were out of line. It would usually start with a series of threats. When threats were not taken seriously‚ it would be followed by immediate punishment. Dr. Christiansen in his HBR article‚ “How Will You Measure Your Life?” explains that these tools shaped a culture with some significant traits. The three traits developed from my home culture is dependability‚ integrity‚ and perseverance. Being dependable is a great trait for my work life culture
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POVERTY There is no universally acceptable definition of poverty‚ although there are several connotations and definitions in vogue. Poverty implies a condition of life characterised by deprivation some sort or the other‚ and perceived as undesirable by the person concerned or others. It is a multidimensional concept and phenomenon. Generally‚ there is a consensus among scholars about poverty being conceived and defined as absolute or relative. Absolute poverty implies a person’s lack of access
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Standardized Tests Really Measure Intelligence? Some may beg to differ when people say the SAT or ACT are not fair to everyone. Not everyone may test well‚ so these tests are not an accurate assessment of someone’s intelligence. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ the SAT first stood for the Scholastic Aptitude Test‚ then the Scholastic Assessment Test; now it does not stand for anything. The SAT is a college entrance exam for high school students‚ and it measures strictly mathematical and
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ARCHITECTURAL FAILURES‚ SAFETY MEASURES AND RISKS IN CONSTRUCTION - NIA 303 (2) Text of Paper presented to the NIAPPE preparatory seminar at Digital Bridge Institute on 6 March 2012 by Arc. J. O. Toluhi PART I – ARCHITECTURAL FAILURES The concept of architectural failures is better understood from the perspective of what architecture really is‚ criteria for architectural project success and what failure connotes. What architecture means Architecture is defined in various ways by architects and non-architects
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Synopsis: Star Trek Episode “The Measure of a Man” [1] Most of us are aware that the television series Star Trek was about a starship‚ the Enterprise‚ whose mission was to explore the galaxy. This ship was part of a larger organization known as Starfleet. Serving as a Lt. Commander on board the ship was an android named Data. Data was an extremely advanced and unique android even by the standards of 24th century science. He had a special processor known as a “positronic brain” that allowed him
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UNICEF summarized the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child as spelling out the “basic human rights that children everywhere have: the right to survival; to develop to the fullest; to protection from harmful influences‚ abuse and exploitation; and to participate fully in family‚ cultural and social life”. This convention is almost universally ratified. Despite this‚ child labour (something that in many cases violates at least three of the non-negotiable terms laid out in the Convention of the
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