superficially different mathematical descriptions which can all be proved to define curves of exactly the same shape. One description of a parabola involves a point (the focus) and a line (the directrix). The focus does not lie on the directrix. The locus of points in that plane that are equidistant from both the directrix and the focus is the parabola. Another description of a parabola is as a conic section‚ created from the intersection of a right circular conical surface and a planewhich is parallel to
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Focus Groups Focus groups are one of many methods utilized by researchers to gather qualitative data. This method consists in simultaneously interviewing a group of people‚ usually 6-8‚ in the same location with a shared factor (Krueger& Casey‚ 2000). They are also a powerful tool to assess services or examine new ideas (Krueger& Casey‚ 2000; McNamara‚ n.d.). Focus groups are an ideal data gathering method for researchers because they allow them to learn the social norms of the community or subgroup
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Achieving Goals - The Power Of Focus By Trevor Emdon Mar 6‚ 2009 We all love to achieve our goals‚ and I suppose most of us experience some twinge of envy when someone gets something that we want too. What have they done that we didn’t? Why should they have all the luck? It’s lovely to blame luck because then we can absolve ourselves of responsibility for not achieving our goals. Unfortunately‚ "responsibility" has become synonymous with "blame" and they are not the same at all! "Response-ability"
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Wole Soyinka’s A Shuttle in the Crypt contemplates a critical period in Nigerian history between 1966 and early 1971. Soyinka’s efforts to curtail the Nigerian Civil War in 1967 resulted in his arrest and imprisonment without trial by the federal military government. Soyinka’s work remains inseparable from his activities as a political dissident. His commitment to promoting human rights in Nigeria and other nations reflects his new approach to literature as a serious agent of social change. A Shuttle
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Assessed Assignment 2: Focus on the learner Muftah‚ married with four children‚ is a pleasant student who is struggling in class. Muftah did not receive any English in secondary school or university. He worked as a Physical Education teacher for two years‚ and then was employed with the Ministry of Youth and Sports for twenty years. In his years of employment‚ Muftah never needed to speak or write in English until about two years ago‚ when he started attending International House. He says that
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Customer focus Customer satisfaction and loyalty are two important indicators for business. If organizations can meet customer expectations‚ it only can help improve customer satisfaction but not loyalty. However‚ if the quality can exceed customer expectations‚ it can help improve and sustain customer loyalty. There are tremendous practices for performance excellence in terms of customer focus. For example‚ identify different customer groups and understand their needs‚ create an organizational culture
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Feature article Knowledge management‚ librarians and information managers: fad or future? Brendan Loughridge Introduction This article considers some of the principles and practices commonly associated with ``knowledge management ’ ’ (KM) in so far as they seem to be of potential importance or relevance to library and information professionals. Competing claims and counterclaims about KM as expressed in a selection of recent professional and academic publications are reviewed‚ though a truly
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Stock Opinion: Grow Summary Focus Media Holdings is China’s largest interactive digital media networks‚ operating * More than 84‚000 screens showing advertisements in office buildings and the outdoors * More than 41‚000 screens in retail outlets * More than 120000 poster frames in elevators. Its success is due to many factors‚ mainly the economic growth in china‚ the success of its new LCD display network‚ and its ability to integrate the companies its acquired in the previous
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Harvard Business School 9-391-156 Rev. 12/8/92 Xerox and Fuji Xerox We are committed to strengthening the strategic and functional coordination of Xerox and Fuji Xerox so that we will compete effectively against strong and unified global competitors. -Paul Allaire‚ President and CEO of Xerox Corporation -Yotaro Kobayashi‚ President and CEO of Fuji Xerox Fuji Xerox‚ the joint venture between Xerox and Fuji Photo Film‚ was at a pivotal point in its 28-year history in 1990. Many considered
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OB2013 Fall XEROX Xerox now operates only as a business-to-business enterprise‚ forming “partnering” relationships with clients to help solve their document needs. When Anne Mulcahy took over the reins at Xerox in 2001‚ the company took a $273 million loss‚ and its stock price had dived from $60 to $5. Under her leadership‚ Xerox made a highly questioned push in R&D that is now paying huge dividends. Xerox is expected to make $1.2 billion in profit on $18 billion in revenue in 2008. Mulcahy was
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