(1) Citibank (a) Why has Citibank introduced a Performance Scorecard? What are its advantages and disadvantages? (b) Assume you are Lisa Johnson. Complete Exhibit 1 to evaluate James’ performance. (2) Colorscope (a) Why would any customer go to Colorscope rather than the large printers listed in Exhibit 3? (b) Set up a two-stage cost system to figure out the profitability of different jobs. Choose resource drivers to allocate the cost of resources to cost pools. Then choose
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Poor maternal and child health continue to be one of the most serious development challenges facing Nigeria.With better health care the deaths of over 50‚000 mothers and 250‚000 babies a year could be prevented.Targeting this challenge‚ in 2009 the Government launched a new Midwives Service Scheme with funds from debt relief gains.This initiative recruits unemployed and retired midwives for deployment to primary health centres in rural communities. Midwives are crucial in bringing down maternal‚
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can also be used to initiate trading. Neural networks and genetic programming have been used to create these models. The various algorithms in commercial use are GUERRILLA‚ FLOAT GUERRILLA‚ SNIPER‚ INLINE‚ CROSSFINDER PLUS‚ TEX‚ VOLUME INLINE‚ PATHFINDER‚ etc. Algorithmic traders worldwide use MATLAB and add-on toolboxes to develop‚ back test‚ and deploy mathematical models that detect and exploit market movements. The big fish in Algorithmic Trading (world) are Credit Suisse‚ Morgan Stanley‚ Goldman
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The Martian Chroniclers response paper The article The Martian Chroniclers a new era of planetary exploration by Burkhard Bilger discusses Earth and Mars known as the “Goldilocks Planets‚” this is because Earth and Mars both have the perfect environment for life to be sustained. I was first observed that Mars had evidence that it could sustain life in 1877‚ by the astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli. Schiaparelli drew a map of mars as an “earthly paradise.” This was because he observed that the planet
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Later in its mission‚ Voyager 2 had more problems. Its main radio had failed‚ a computer froze‚ and a gearbox jammed so it couldn’t turn its instruments as well. The Voyagers are still sending signals from 4 billion miles away‚ reporting to Pathfinder on Mars. Voyager 1 will start heading to the constellation‚ Hercules‚ and Voyager 2 will go toward the center of the Milky Way. They will continue to send back information until 2020‚ possibly 2030‚ when power will run out. There are going
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1975 B1 - Class A 2kilogram block is released from rest at the top of a curved incline in the shape of a quarter of a circle of radius R. The block then slides onto a horizontal plane where it finally comes to rest 8 meters from the beginning of the plane. The curved incline is frictionless‚ but there is an 8newton force of friction on the block while it slides horizontally. Assume g = 10 meters per second2. a. Determine the magnitude of the acceleration of the block while it slides along
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Promoting Wellness and Resilience Capella University This paper deals with promoting wellness and resilience for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). First‚ a model of wellness and resiliency is presented. Then‚ recommended intervention activities that promote resilience and wellness are discussed. Lastly‚ prevention and education activities are proposed. Wellness and Resiliency Model Studies on wellness and resilience models among individuals with IDD appear non-existent
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In this article‚ Barry Gross talks about The Great Gatsby as one of the colossal disastrous works of American writing. He trusts that the durable advance of Gatsby lies‚ partially‚ in the American peruser’s ready response to the novel’s disastrous legend. The Great Gatsby was distributed in 1925 and has turned into a social archive. Gross incorporates into the paper that Nick perceives everything in telling the story from his discernment and how Gatsby is a disastrous legend in the novel. A collection
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1. How did the environment of the American Fur Co change in 1830s? What deep historical forces are implicated in these changes? Going into the 1830s‚ Astor basically had a monopoly in the fur company. He destroyed competitors by underbidding for furs and debauching the Indians with alcohol. In the 1830s‚ demand for beaver was falling‚ as the fashion trends that made every European and American gentleman want a beaver hat waned. Silk hats took over. Also‚ new ways of felting hats without using
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Differences are more common than similarities when Beowulf is compared with Sir. Gawain. The Similarities are small things like both lead characters are renound heros‚ both characters have fought galiantly in many battles‚ both characters are mighty warriors‚ both characters were considered perfect by their society’s standards. The differences on the other hand were major things like Sir Gawain was a knight and remained a knight‚ therefore was subject to his king. Beowulf‚ on the other hand‚ started
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