Fig. 8: Built-up property formation process in the peri-urban areas (Source: Nkwae‚ 2006 as cited by Adam‚ 2014) 2.2.4 Peri-Urbanisation: The Global Perspective The surfacing of urban development outside designated urban boundaries has been a global phenomenon‚ but the challenge is that it occurs at a much higher scale in most developing countries‚ leading to rapid change that is usually unmanageable given the economic status of most of these nations. (Allen‚ 2003) Studies in the late 1980s perceived
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out of plastic‚ is a new and easier way of paying for goods and services. Plastic money was introduced in the 1950s and is now an essential form of ready money which reduces the risk of handling a huge amount of cash. It includes debit cards‚ ATMs‚ smart cards‚ etc. Nowadays even developing countries like India are encouraging the use of this plastic money more than cash due to these reasons. Furthermore these credit and debit cards also have plastic used in their making and that is where the name
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Stacey Robinette Professor Mary Downing Gardner English 111 17‚ January 2013 My Online Assessment When taking the Smarter Measure assessment I was surprised at what my strengths and weaknesses were. My strongest section was internet competency. Reading recall was the section that was the weakest. I never thought these two would be accurate. I am thirty eight years old‚ and when I attended high school computers had really just entered the world of technology. Over the years computers have really
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POEMS‚ SHORT STORYS AND DRAMA NOTES (SPM) POEMS: IN THE MIDST OF HARDSHIP (LATIFF MOHIDIN) MEANING (OVERALL) STANZA 1:- They returned home at dawn and headed for the stove. Their clothes were soaking wet and tattered. Their bodies were covered with scratches and wounds. Yet‚ they did not display any signs of being worried. STANZA 2:- They were out in the flood the whole day and night. They were surrounded by dead animals and parts of trees that had been destroyed by the flood. They searched
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Emerging Trends in Sales Management To be successful in a changing market environment‚ it is important that sales managers understand the importance of emerging trends in the following areas:- Global Perspective Global competition is intensifying. Domestic companies who never thought about foreign competitors are suddenly finding them in their backyard. This is a challenge which sales managers and salesperson must take on‚ they have to improve their personal selling efforts not only in their countries
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Purpose: motivate people to learn about future possibilities. Today‚ DNA is a very important part of our lives. DNA technology which means Deoxyribonucleic Acid is the famous technique that using in various medical fields. It gave the history of cells on the chromosomes in our body. Every cell has a unique DNA form. For example‚ chloroplasts in plant‚ and mitochondria in plants cells and animals cells. The scientists do a lot of research to development DNA technology in future. DNA
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CHAPTER TWO 2.0. LITERATURE REVIEW In a commercial transaction system‚ a system user uses a card device to interact with sales or transaction terminals to conduct cashless transactions. Each terminal processes data including a balance stored on the card device and updates the stored data at the end of the transaction. The system is specially designed for purchases of items or transactions of relatively small monetary value‚ where purchases are generated unattended by salespersons. In this manner
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Nowadays‚ modern companies in our country used proximity cards/access badges to maintain that only authorized employees enters the specific offices or floors of the building/company office. This helps in ensuring the security of every room and offices of the company. But a gaping hole in this system is the ‘what ifs’ questions it needed answers for; what if the employee just went to work and do nothing?‚ what if I just let somebody
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[Online]‚ Available: http://www.apacs.org.uk/09_03_19.htm. Barclaycard‚ (2009)‚ ‘Credit Card Fraud’‚ [Online]‚ Available: http://www.barclaycard.co.uk/ personal-home/credit-guidance/fraud-guide/what-iscredit-card-fraud/index.html. Barge‚ B.‚ (2002)‚ ‘Smart Cards’‚ [Online]‚ Spring 2002. EMVCo‚ (2009)‚ ‘The EMV 4.2 Specification books’‚ Available: http://www.emvco.com/specifications European Commission‚ (2008)‚ ‘Report on fraud regarding non cash means of payments in the EU: the implementation of the
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#1 abash abate abdicate aberration abhor abject abnegate abortive abridge absolute absolve To make ashamed; to embarrass 당혹스럽게 하다 To subside; to reduce 감소시키다‚ 무효로 하다 To step down from a position of power or responsibility 포기하다‚ 퇴위하다‚ 사퇴하다 Something not typical; a deviation from the standard 탈선‚ 정신이상 To hate very‚ very much; to detest 몹시 싫어하다‚ 혐오하다 Hopeless; extremely sad and servile; defeated; utterly bummed out 비천한‚ 비열한‚ 비굴한(사람) To deny oneself things; to reject; to renounce 포기하다‚ 버리다‚ 자제하다 Unsuccessful
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