In Brave New World‚ Huxley exaggerates the fact that a world that strives for stability must eliminate individualism and relationships. One major distortion in Brave New World is the prevention of individualism. In order to live in a Utopia‚ a person cannot be an individual. Huxley makes this clear from the first page of the novel‚ revealing the World State’s motto of “Community‚ Identity‚ Stability.” Conformity is what this society strives for. Individuals cannot make up a community‚ which is why
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The keys to the company’s future value and growth are profitability (ROE) and the reinvestment of retained earnings. Retained earnings are determined by dividend payout. The spreadsheet sets ROE at 15% for the five years from 2006 to 2010. If Reeby Sports will lose its competitive edge by 2011‚ then it cannot continue earning more than its 10% cost of capital. Therefore ROE is reduced to 10% starting in 2011. The payout ratio is set at .30 from 2006 onwards. Notice that the long-term growth rate
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Question #01 Q # 1. What is international marketing? How it is different from domestic marketing? International marketing: International marketing involves recognizing that people all over the world have different needs. Companies like Gillette‚ Coca-Cola‚ BIC‚ and Cadbury Schweppes have brands that are recognized across the globe. While many of the products that these businesses sell are targeted at a global audience using a consistent marketing mix‚ it is also necessary to understand
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What is the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for Marriott Corporation? WACC = (1 - τ)rD(D/V) + rE(E/V) D = market value of debt E = market value of equity V = value of the firm = D + E rD = pretax cost of debt rE = after tax cost of debt τ = tax rate = 175.9/398.9 = 44% Cost of Equity Target debt ratio is 60%; actual is 41% [Exhibit 1] βs = 1.11 βu = βs / (1 + (1 – τ) D/E) = 1.11/(1 + (1 – .44) (.41)) = 0.80 Using the target debt ratio of 60%: βTs = βu (1 + (1 – τ) D/E)
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OCCUPATIONAL LENSES What is an Occupational Lens? An Occupational Lens (or Enhanced Reader) is a reading lens that has a Degression zone to incorporate the Intermediate prescription (and sometimes‚ depending on prescription‚ a good DV portion) Why dispense an Occupational Lens‚ instead of a Reading pair of glasses? With more and more people using Computers‚ Laptops and Smartphones‚ we demand more from the Intermediate zone than ever before. So by dispensing a pair of Reading glasses to a
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AI in optical character recognition Artificial intelligence (AI) is the intelligence of machines. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its chances of success. There are different fields under optical character recognition. Intelligent character recognition Handwriting recognition Automatic number plate recognition In computer science‚ intelligent
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Anniversary Souvenir 2013 Optical Fiber Project & its Impact Background In the initial days‚ the backhaul of telecom equipments relied on microwave and satellite communication. The rapid proliferation of various telecom technologies and the desire to penetrate larger market segments resulted in high national and international traffic. The high cost of space segments for statellite communications and limited capacity of Microwave links compelled Nepal Telecom to embrace the optical fiber deployment to
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include the parties involved: Sterling‚ Inc. and their state of the art computers‚ and NoBugs Corporation‚ the producer of microchips. Their relationship dates back 10 years‚ equally profitable. Due to an imperfection in the microchips‚ a series of explosions exceeding the amount of $20 million affecting Sterling Inc. and damaging their reputation. NoBugs has recalibrated the issue‚ regaining the high quality products that has been used with Sterling‚ Inc. in the past. Possible negligence with NoBugs
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Described Historical Perspective: The historical perspective of Apple Inc. shows us that they were an innovative company that started the industries of successful computers‚ music players‚ phones and many other electronic items we have used over the past thirty years. Apple Inc. have had their ups and downs to include in depth software/hardware which was difficult for competitors and users to understand and mimic as well as holding face on their computer background with their innovative technologies
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sustaining in the market. New startup companies will develop potential disruptive technology because they lack a customer base and cater to the fringe market. A potential disruptive technology is Netflix. According to their 2011 Annual Report‚ Netflix Inc. is the world’s leading Internet subscription service for enjoying TV shows and movies where subscribers can instantly watch unlimited TV shows and movies streamed over the Internet to their TVs‚ computers and mobile devices. In the United States subscribers
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