The Role of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Overcome Global Warming The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC or FCCC) is an international environmental treaty negotiated at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). It is informally known as the Earth Summit‚ held in Rio de Janeiro from 3 to 14 June 1992. The objective of the agreement is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level
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Perhaps the most significant text from the Galileo Dialogue seems to appear at the beginning when Salviati reveals that “in the Copernican position‚ the senses much deceive us when they visually show us‚ at close range and in a perfectly clear medium‚ the straight perpendicular descent of very heavy bodies. Despite all‚ according to Copernicus‚ vision deceives us in even so plain a matter and the motion is not straight at all‚ but mixed straight-and-circular”. This passage exposes the two most essential
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Statistical Arbitrage in the U.S. Equities Market Marco Avellaneda∗† and Jeong-Hyun Lee∗ First draft: July 11‚ 2008 This version: June 15‚ 2009 Abstract We study model-driven statistical arbitrage in U.S. equities. The trading signals are generated in two ways: using Principal Component Analysis and using sector ETFs. In both cases‚ we consider the residuals‚ or idiosyncratic components of stock returns‚ and model them as mean-reverting processes. This leads naturally to “contrarian” trading
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HUMAN RESOURCE Is a function in organizations designed to maximize employee performance in service of their employer’s strategic objectives. HR is primarily concerned with how people are managed within organizations‚ focusing on policies and systems. HR departments and units in organizations are typically responsible for a number of activities‚ including employee recruitment‚ training and development‚ performance appraisal‚ and rewarding (e.g.‚ managing pay and benefit systems). HR is also concerned
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PBL 4 Ecotourism / Energy versus Environment ECOTOURISM/”GREEN TOURISM” AND BIODIVERSITY Tourism is often described as the world’s “biggest industry” on the basis of its contribution to global GDP‚ the number of jobs it generates and the number of client it serves. The rate at which tourism continues to grow presents both opportunities and threats for biodiversity conservation. Over the past three decades‚ major losses of virtually every kind of natural habitat and the decline and extinction of
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The relations between Media and the Military and whether or not they should be controlled. Control of the media in regards to their access to the frontline yet also operational inclusion has been a controversial issue during the last century. Operational security‚ due to media’s reporting is being breached and often putting the lives of soldiers at risk with public animosity against the government. What people seem to forget is that despite the actions and events occurring during war times‚ while
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Q. 1 Prepare a generalized worksheet to produce a Pay Roll Statement for the month of March‚ 2009 with headings – Sl. No.‚ Name of Employee‚ Basic Pay‚ D.A(Dearness Allowance)‚ HRA (House Rent Allowance)‚ Gross Salary‚ PF (Provident Fund)‚ I.Tax and Net Salary from the following information: i) There are five employees- Mohan‚ Sohan‚ Raksha‚ Suraksha and Gautam with Basic Pay of Rs.12000‚ Rs.28000‚ Rs.18000‚ Rs.24000 and Rs.15000 respectively. ii) An employee is entitled to Basic Pay‚ D.A.‚ and
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Type of Fruit Juice / Control | Amount of liquid needed to decolourise DCPIP (cm³) | Control | 0.35 | Apple | 57.8 | Lemon | 3.7 | Pineapple | 1.4 | Fruit Juice | Concentration of Vitamin C (mg/cm³) | Apple | 0.06055 | Lemon | 0.94594 | Pineapple | 1.94444 | Concentration Juice Type Juice Type Amount 3.5/volume of fruit juice = ____mg/cm³ of Vitamin C in the fruit juice. The experiment was reliable as we repeated; the experiment and we cross referenced it with other groups
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Part A On 1 July 2011‚ Kookaburra Ltd acquired an item of plant at a cost of $200 000. The plant has an expected useful life of eight years‚ and Kookaburra Ltd adopts the straight-line method of deprecation. The tax depreciation rate for this type of plant is 25%. The company tax rate is 30%. Kookaburra Ltd measures plant at fair value. At 30 June 2012‚ Kookaburra Ltd determines the fair value of the plant to be $186 000. Due to recent developments in plant technology‚ the remaining useful
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Topic: The Significance of Adult Education Adult education encompasses planned and organized activities that consists of classes‚ lecture series‚ group study and systematic discussions and conference which involves mature men and women acquire new knowledge‚ understanding‚ attitudes‚ interests and values as a means of adapting and coping up with dramatic changes happening in the modern society and environment. It is dedicated to learning improvement and extension of opportunity for adults (encyclopedia
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