STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVED REVENUE GENERATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION Local governments operate at the grassroots and are expected to provide services to their stakeholders. In a federal system like Nigeria‚ local governments are close to the people and hence could effectively alter socioeconomic and political conditions within their jurisdictions. Apart from providing and maintaining basic infrastructures‚ local governments can complement the economic activities of other levels of
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started using is facial recognition. The freedictionary.com website defines facial recognition as: "biometric identification by scanning a person ’s face and matching it against a library of known faces‚" (The Free Dictionary‚ 2012) "they used face recognition to spot known terrorists." This paper will help one understand what facial recognition is‚ who uses facial recognition‚ and when they use it. This paper will take a look into a couple of cases where facial recognition has been used. Also‚ it
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Citations: 2. Stephens‚ Lawrence. "Information on Fingerprint Scanners." EHow. Demand Media‚ 20 Sept. 2010. Web. 16 Oct. 2014 3 4."Iris Recognition Technology." Iris Recognition Technology. IRIS ID‚ n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2014. 8. "Iris Scanners & Recognition." RSS 20. Findbiometrics‚ n.d. Web. 15 Oct. 2014.
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“Hamlet”. Most people would read “Hamlet” and come to the conclusion that Shakespeare is a playwright mastermind‚ however‚ there are a few that would call it a disaster. One of these few people is T. S. Eliot‚ who wrote an essay called “Hamlet and his Problems” in which he verbally attacks Shakespeare and claims that the storyline of “Hamlet” is more mixed up than the character himself. He firmly believes that because of the main characters random lunacy in almost every scene‚ that “Hamlet” was a failure
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Memory: The difference between recall memory and recognition memory? Personally‚ I think that the majority of us can identify everyday occurrences‚ people we have met in the past‚ or other everyday aspects involving memory. However when we are required to remember precise details of an event that we would be extremely familiar with it becomes apparent that our memory is not as reliable as one may think‚ especially when under stress. According to Pozzulo‚ Bennel‚ and Forth (2013) when a law enforcement
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1 Problem 1-4. An Analysis of the transactions made by Acme Consulting for the month of July 1. Explain each transaction. 1) $20‚000 is the amount invested by the owner/s into the business 2) $7‚000 is the cost of the equipment purchased for the business. $5‚000 has been paid. $2‚000 is the amount still owed for the purchase. 3) $1‚000 is the amount expended to purchase inventories and supplies for the business. 4) $4‚500 is the amount paid for
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Managerial Economics Numerical Problems DEMAND AND ELASTICITY OF DEMAND Problem 1 The following are demand and supply equations of a pen manufacturer. Qd = 5‚00‚000 – 50‚ 000 P Qs = -1‚00‚000 + 1‚00‚000 P Find 1. At what average price‚ level of demand is equal to zero. 2. At what average price‚ level of supply is equal to zero. 3. Calculate the equilibrium price and quantity. Problem 2 Yashika Limited manufactures an automatic camera that currently sells at uS$90. Sales
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An Independent Evaluation of Subspace Face Recognition Algorithms Dhiresh R. Surajpal and Tshilidzi Marwala Abstract— This paper explores a comparative study of both the linear and kernel implementations of three of the most popular Appearance-based Face Recognition projection classes‚ these being the methodologies of Principal Component Analysis (PCA)‚ Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) and Independent Component Analysis (ICA). The experimental procedure provides a platform of equal working conditions
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trillion won ($5 billion) on annual sales of 43.6 trillion won ($37.9 billion). As of April 2004‚ its market capitalization stood at around 100 trillion won ($87.4 billion). It had also surpassed Sony‚ which had been a benchmark for Samsung‚ in terms of revenues and market capitalization. (Exhibit 1) Samsung’s exports currently account for two-thirds (79%) of total sales. In addition‚ Samsung has built its brand around the world; in 2003‚ the ‘Samsung’ brand was ranked 25th in the annual BusinessWeek/Interbrand
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The USPS Problem The USPS Problem It has come as no surprise that the United States Postal Service lost money in the first two quarters of 2010. $8.5 billion to be exact. Next year they‚ plan to lose even more. Somewhere in between $9 billion to $10 billion dollars. The problem will not be as simple to fix‚ but it is a problem that can be resolved with a few simple implementations and cost cutting options. Overspending and undercharging has led to needing to cut cost and raise prices. The USPS
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