The direct FDI impact in the short term from retail chains will be modest. If you look at the numbers -- as per [financial information services firm] CEIC Data -- FDI in 2008 was in the ballpark of US$35 billion and declined in 2009 and 2010. FDI in 2011 came in at around US$27 billion or so. So if we ask the question: Will international retail chains in the shorter term -- an 18-to-24 month horizon -- bring in US$8 billion to get back on track‚ the answer is probably not. Large retail chains
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[pic] Médecins Sans Frontières- Brussels & The Centre for Strategic Health Information and Operational Research‚ The Union‚ Paris Operational Research Course - Application Form COURSE CURRICULUM Module 1a: Research questions and protocol development 2nd – 6th July 2012 Module 1b: Data management and data analysis 9th – 13th July 2012 Module 2: Writing a scientific paper May 2013 COURSE VENUE Luxembourg city‚ Luxembourg
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India: Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities‚ and Threats INDIA IS A LAND of ancient civilization‚ with cities and villages‚ cultivated fields‚ and great works of art dating back 4‚000 years. Her glorious past‚ natural beauty‚ resources‚ vast size and above all her unique geographical location has always given her the pride of place in the world. India‚ like any other developing country‚ has it’s own strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities‚ and threats. To create a vision of what India will be
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ow coming to the point‚ IPL has a number of advantages as well as disadvantages.IPL has discovered very fine players for India and they have also been paid a lot according to their skills‚ which were earlier underpaid .The league helps the players of india who have not played on a bigger platform‚to show their talent and performance so that they can show their dedication towards the national cricket team and as a result there are number of players also there which have come into limelight from this
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Modern gadgets: really a boon for us? Brain-the biggest weapon‚ the mammoth power human has. Testimony of above statement is the present scenario. Just open the sea of imagination and imagine what old time was‚ now open your eyes and find yourself in this modern world. It is impossible to swallow this immense gap at one go‚ but if we ta Premium726 Words3 Pages Modern gadgets have made us slaves Since the beginning of civilization man has been making things for his use‚ like tools etc. As the
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The popularity of reality TV shouldn’t come as a surprise considering the fact that we live in a culture that worships vanity‚ rather than virtue. So here is the true reality behind reality TV. Reality TV‚ which is in the business of making us feel good rather than be good‚ actually contributes to the growing problems in our society by celebrating human weakness rather than human excellence. Reality TV doesn’t empower us‚ but rather overpowers us by taking our innate power and inner knowing and
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SCIENTIFIC ADVANCEMENT IS A BOON OR BANE INTRODUCTION Science offers knowledge based on experiment and observation‚ but technologyis the total sum of the application of knowledge. This has made life easy and comfortablefor the user. A country said to be a developed country when it has many technicaladvancements. A small country like japan has succeeded to acquire this prestige becauseof its advancements and applications of technology at a high level. This century is the ageof Science. We cannot
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All TV stations are displaying different forms of commercial and political shows with different messages. These messages are usually trying to attack our minds to summarize those ideas to the viewers. In my opinion with basis of my psychographic profile‚ the most appealing TV programme is National Geographic. This programme is very remarkable as it tries to invite viewers to live curious. The programme is bounded with questions of what we know‚ how we view the world‚ and what drives us forward. These
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occurring in season 1‚ episode 1. Other factors that subliminally affect our lives are ethics and doing drugs. If you really think about it‚ life itself is an ethic. How do people choose whether or not to start another life? Looking at the reality TV show‚ 16 and Pregnant‚ we can see how the young men and women at the ripe age of sixteen have to make a choice that will affect them the rest of their lives. A huge decision at such a young age really makes you grow and learn as a person fast. Even
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manipulator brings tension‚ strain‚ complaints and conflict to a situation. Some people use passive manipulations - they come up with "poor me" situation to charm sympathy and pity out of others so others think they are wrong. One type of manipulation is TV manipulation. Television has now become an indispensable part of most household. Statistic s shows that people spend 50 hours a week in front of a television. Is television just a harmless entertainer as it is typically projected out to be‚ or is it
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