growth. The shares of Kuoni are listed since April 1995 at the six as part of the Swiss Performance Index (SPI) and the company announced good predictions for 2013. The second company I chose is Roche. The company ranks among the world’s leading healthcare companies and is focused on innovation. Roche invested more than 8.4 billion Swiss francs in 2012 on research and development so I’m sure this investment will produce successful results. Thirdly‚ I selected Nestlé because it’s the world’s leading
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(external) 1999 Albert Gore‚ Jr. Former Vice President of the United States (external) 2003 Andrea Jung Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Avon Products‚ Inc. (external) 2008 Arthur D. Levinson‚ Ph.D. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Genentech‚ Inc. (external) 1980 Ronald D. Sugar‚ Ph.D. Former Chairman and CEO Northrop Grumman Corporation (external) 2010 2. Members of the board do in fact own stock in Apple including Tim Cook who was given 1 million shares when he became CEO
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The history of counting prayers is believed to have originated from Hindu religious practices in India. Counting prayers is believed to have started possibly 8th century B.C. THe use of beads for prayers by catholics began in medieval european monasteries. They became more popular to help people count their prayers. Prayer beads were officially accepted into the catholic church by Pope Leo X in 1520. the prayers are set in sets of decades. these decades reflect on the mysteries and events in the
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something about this. She was a determined girl‚ and she was going to do what she thought was right. “Thats the way it is. What do you think we can do to change it?” “ I pity Polynices just as much as you do. But all the same‚ I see what Creon means.” (Roche 195) This quote shows that even though Antigone was being pressured by Ismene‚ her older to do the right thing by law‚ Antigone denied her‚ and said she was going to do what she wanted. This shows how Antigone develops as a character‚ because she doesn’t
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brought into the corporate world by influential executives‚ CIOs rethinking their approach to deploying technology‚ and younger workers who move seamlessly between their personal and business lives.There are several high-profile businesses‚ such as Genentech and Disney (both with strong ties to Apple CEO Steve Jobs‚ of course)‚ that have declared their intentions to work with Apple on deploying iPhones inside their corporations. That seems to be having the effect of increasing the overall number of business
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Zinn’s written document “A People’s History of the United States‚” proclaims that the founding fathers were rich slave owners who were in favor of protecting the property and rights of the rich by designing a strong central government to do so. Roche is convinced that the government and the fathers were as democratic as possible. “My concern is with the further position that not only were they revolutionaries‚ but also they were democrats. Indeed‚ in my view‚ there is one fundamental truth about
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Q3. What are the prospects for the industry going forward? 1.Though the average level of profitability in the pharmaceutical industry has been declining over time (In 2002‚ the average ROIC in the industry was 21.6%; by 2006‚ it had fallen to 14.5%)‚ historically‚ the pharmaceutical industry has been a profitable one. Because- Name of industry | Average ROIC(Between 2002 and 2006) | Pharmaceuticals | 16.45%(large) | computer hardware | 12.76% | Electronics | 3.88% | 2. The prospect
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anxiety was mainly treated with barbiturates and meprobamate. However‚ these drugs have disadvantages linked to dependence and abuse. Consequently‚ there was a need for new medication with fewer side effects [1]. In the 1950’s‚ Sternbach‚ a chemist at Roche‚ started looking for a new anxiolytic. He started this process by using benzheptoxdiazines‚ molecules which he had previously worked with. He synthesised new compounds using his key product and secondary amines. After having worked on these compounds
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A central nervous system depressant is known‚ as a benzodiazepine that is related to Rohypnol. This drug is about ten times more potent than Valium. Rohypnol is one of the many drugs‚ tranquilizers with the potent sedative drug of the benzodiazepine class. The medical use of rohypnol is in a pre-operation anesthetic or a very strong sleeping pill‚ but anything stronger can bring on amnesia. This drug takes effect 10 minutes after the medication in taking. Within a peak of eight hours the medication
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get Rohypnol by prescription. Its main function is to depress the central nervous system. Rohypnol is given t some patients before surgeries because it lowers blood pressure and that reduces bleeding. A pharmaceutical firm known as Hoffmann-La Roche in the 1970s first developed Rohypnol. It was sold first to Switzerland as a sleeping pill in 1975. It was known to have fewer side effects than barbiturates until some scientists did more studies on the drug and found out that it has many of the
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