American Finance Association Portfolio Selection Author(s): Harry Markowitz Source: The Journal of Finance‚ Vol. 7‚ No. 1 (Mar.‚ 1952)‚ pp. 77-91 Published by: Blackwell Publishing for the American Finance Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2975974 . Accessed: 23/06/2011 20:52 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use
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Gender Selection The process of selecting a gender to be used in establishing a pregnancy has been a controversial issue in the United States. The new reproductive technologies have raises ethnical questions regarding its morals injustices. These revolutionary techniques create many disagreement among people as some believe that is beneficial and others think it is wrong because is not part of God’s wishes. What people who disagree with this procedure do not understand is that gender selection will
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In the article‚ “UC Cooperative Extension helps Californians use water wisely‚” written by Robin Meadows‚ the author writes about the drought in California and the ways farmers are conserving water. The author explains that farmers were trained to water their crops in a smart way. Furthermore‚ he identifies that the problem in garden watering deals with outmoded systems that do not turn off in the rain. In continuance‚ the author describes the way few farmers are implementing new techniques on their
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Leased Line:- A leased line is a private high-performance circuit leased by a common carrier between a customer and a service provider’s network. It is rented on an annual basis and usually carries voice and data or both. Leased lines are mostly used for either internet access (Internet Leased Line) or used privately between two customer sites (Point to Point Leased Line). Unlike a dial-up connection‚ a leased line is always active. Similarly unlike broadband‚ a leased line is not contended or
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Jury Selection Christina Coyle Strayer University May 9‚ 2010 Every American that has registered to vote or has a drivers license can at any time be called to serve on a jury. There are mixed feelings about being called for duty. Some Americans see it as a nuisance that will disrupt their lives. Others see it as an opportunity to serve their country. Being called to serve‚ and actually serving is two different matters. A jury is ultimately selected by the judge‚ prosecutor and defending
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Recruitment and selection forms a core part of the central activities underlying human resource management: namely‚ the acquisition‚ development and reward of workers. It frequently forms an important part of the work of human resource managers – or designated specialists within 13 work organizations. However‚ and importantly‚ recruitment and selection decisions are often for good reason taken by non-specialists‚ by the line managers. There is‚ therefore‚ an important sense in which
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Line Following Robot By‚ Priyank Patil Department of Information Technology K. J. Somaiya College of Engineering Mumbai‚ India Line Follower Contents 1. Summary 2. Introduction 2.1. What is a line follower? 2.2. Why build a line follower? 2.3. Background 2.4. Prerequisites 2.5. The AVR microcontroller 3. Overview Block Diagram and Architectural Overview 3.1. 3.2. The Algorithm 4. Implementation 4.1. Sensor Circuit Motor Interface and Control Circuit 4.2. 4.3. Source Code 5. Possible Improvements
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MANAGEMENT SELECTION PROCESS PRESENTED BY‚ K.DEEPANRAJ. Selection Process: Employee Selection is the process of putting right men on right job. It is a procedure of matching organizational requirements with the skills and qualifications of people. Selection is the process of choosing from among the candidates from within the organization. The Employee selection Process takes place in following order: * Preliminary Interviews. * Application blanks * Selection process Tests
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capitalaim.com There is a blurring of lines between the urban and rural consumers in the country after economic reforms and it is necessary for companies to engage consumers online‚ according to Jotsna Mukherjee‚ a professor in Texas A & M Intl. University in the US and an expert on consumer behaviour. She was delivering a lecture on the subject here at the Integral Institute of Advanced Management on Wednesday at a programme jointly organised by Business Line and the State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH)
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What is the difference between artificial selection and natural selection? (Give an example for both.) The key word in these processes is selection; when we have several clearly different options to decide upon‚ we look at the option we believe serves according to our best interest and “cull” the others. Artificial selection is the process of humans selecting certain phenotypes in organisms to serve their purpose. An example of artificial selection can be observed in the phenotypic diversity of
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