...low income, young children and residents in rural areas. Mobile phones have become such a necessity that people on welfare are eligible to receive a free phone with a limited amount of call minutes. Nowadays, it has become the social norm for young elementary school aged children to own a cell phone too. Parents want to be able to always reach their children in case of an emergency and vice versa. Also, due to the increased amount of cell phone network towers being built, even the rural areas are able to receive signal for service. Technology With technology evolving so rapidly, manufacturers are packing as much as they can into phones until they are identical to computers. Phones are now equipped with 5-8 megapixel cameras with a flash, secondary cameras on the front for videoconferencing, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, touch-screen LCDs, and faster processors with more advanced web browsers. (Shideed, 2010) The proliferation of smartphone applications and the overwhelming demand for increasingly efficient and convenient wireless communications has created business opportunities far and wide for phone manufacturers and wireless network operators, but it also has created some setbacks. Most notably is the communications network that was originally built for technology far different and consuming—due to the fast growing number of subscribers—than today’s smartphones require. (Downs, 2010) See Graph of Number of Subscribers. Geography Spectrum, the invisible frequencies on...
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...code that were banned were things like having monsters like Frankenstein, using the devil in any shape or form, drugs, and using the word horror or crime. The code was so dominated that if you didn’t have the seal of approval you were unable to sell them and this lasted for a long time. Companies like EC comics had to find new genres to make comics in because the code pretty much banned all their major titles out right and it did not work out for them to be in other genres. EC comics sales were terrible and the owner of the company didn’t want to be in CMAA anyways so he made his company into something that it could not fall into the category of the comic book which is Mad Magazine which is a comedy magazine full of politically incorrect stuff. Comic companies like how EC comics did had to find new genres to be in that were appropriate and selling so companies such as Marvel made romantic comics and monster comics. The code made it rough for a superhero comic to be published until 1956 when Flash came back on the scene in 1956 in Show Case 4 and this was the major breakthrough for heroes to come back to the light.(Gabrielite) in the early 60’s Stan Lee got bored with the other genres and almost left the comic world together until his wife told him to make a book that he would like published and he created Fantastic Four. The code was a good thing in this aspect because it brought the creation of other new superheroes that are on the big screen today. Because of the creation of...
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...Where is the iPod with respect to the product lifecycle? Briefly explain your answer. From the 4 stages of product life cycle, Apple’s iPod is in the final stage i.e. decline phase of its product life cycle. INTRODUCTION STAGE In 2001, Apple introduced its first portable digital music player an iPod. Before iPod, Walkman and bulky flash memory based MP3 players were the choice. This iPod was introduced as a digital music player that can hold up to 1000 songs. It had a capacity of 5GB. It was brought in competition with digital music players of 32 and 64 MB capacities, which stored only few dozens of songs. iPod was made available with a price of $399 [1] and was advertised as a “1000 songs in a pocket” [2]. This white colored small device, with a greyscale display, huge storage capacity, and ease of use was a big hit, with the introduction. Instead of buttons this device had a wheel to control the menus of the system [3]. By the end of 2001, Apple has sold a total of 125,000 iPods [4]. Along with iPod Apple also introduced its customers to iTunes -a music store. Apple licensed the SoundJam MP Music player from a small company and hired its hotshot programmer, Jeff Robbin. Under the direction of Jobs, Robbin spent several months retooling SoundJam into iTunes [5]. iTunes- a music library is used by Apple’s customers to listen and download music. This first released iPod is known as First Generation iPod. The name itself indicates that it is not the first and last product...
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...1. ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS IN A COMPUTER ENVIRONMENT ACC 109 Information and its complexity For any business to survive, it needs an objective that it strives to achieve. The manager of a business must plan, organize, direct and control the activities of an organization so that the set objective is met. In order to perform these functions they need to be making decisions continuously. To make decisions managers need information to help them to make informed choices. Basically a computer is a device that has the ability to accept data, internally store and execute a program of instructions, perform mathematical, logical and manipulative operations on the data and internally store the data or the result from the earlier described processes and reports on the results. Data and Information Data is raw facts or unprocessed information, computers and manipulate data according to the instructions contained in the software to produce information. Activities that are captures into an information system are known as data. -Data that has been processed is available as information and must be used by someone -Information is created through a process of recording, capturing and processing data and activities, then communicating it to the users to increase their knowledge to enable them to make decision. -Processing data involves doing calculations on the activities and summarizing the activities, classifying the activities according to certain attributes, sorting the activities etc. Information...
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...THE INTERNET’S FIRST SUBARU ENTHUSIAST AND LIFESTYLE E-ZINE WWW.THEMONKEYSTRUNK.COM THEMONKEY’STRUNK From the demented minds that brought you TMT IS STILL 100% FREE CONTENTS WWW.THEMONKEYSTRUNK.COM THEMONKEY’STRUNK 11th Heaven -STAFFManaging Editor Richard Pena Senior Editor Stephen Meade Assistant Editor Ted Cooper Visual Editor/Layout Jeff Boggess Tale of Two Scoobies Advanced Turbo Choices Public Relations Donald Shrum Contributors Michael Motoda Charlie Clay Louis Zhao Ron Schunck John Jordan Special Thanks to Rodney Wills (HPI) Andrew Hillman (HPI) Warren Caswell(Sparco) NASIOC.COM Cover Model Amy Tran The Monkey’s Trunk Creators Nick Catalfamo Richard Pena Jeff Boggess Forza Motorsports 2 Reviewed TMT/NASIOC.COM Project car The Blue Bomber Super Taikyu Twins Miss TMT July ‘07 Amy Tran Scotland Subaru Owners The Monkey’s Meets Primate Picks The Gallery All content on this site is property of “The Monkey’s Trunk” and is not to be re-distributed or re-created without legal consent. The Monkey’s Trunk is in no manner affiliated with Subaru of America or Fuji Heavy Industries. Subaru, Impreza, WRX, Legacy and STI are trademarks of Fuji Heavy Industries and are used for identification purposes only. The Monkey’s Rant NEW 08 WRX! Love it or hate it, you’ll learn to live with it With the April announcement of the new world bound 4-door hatch WRX and the stateside-only sedan iteration there were many “ewws” and “AAAAAAAHHHs”...
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...of them." LINNAEUS, 1797 "You cannot recall a new form of life." ERWIN CHARGAFF, 1972 Introduction "The InGen Incident" The late twentieth century has witnessed a scientific gold rush of astonishing proportions: the headlong and furious haste to commercialize genetic engineering. This enterprise has proceeded so rapidly-with so little outside commentary-that its dimensions and implications are hardly understood at all. Biotechnology promises the greatest revolution in human history. By the end of this decade, it will have outdistanced atomic power and computers in its effect on our everyday lives. In the words of one observer, "Biotechnology is going to transform every aspect of human life: our medical care, our food, our health, our entertainment, our very bodies. Nothing will ever be the same again. It's literally going to change...
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...MBA英语核心词汇 A. abide 遵循（…by）；容忍 The one thing she cannot abide is lying. abnormal 反常的 abnormal behavior abolish 彻底废除（法律、制度、习俗等）abolish old custom abrupt 突然的，意外的 an abrupt departure absolute 纯粹的，完全的 have absolute trust in sb. absorb 吸收，吸进 A sponge absorbs water. abstract 抽象的 A flower is beautiful, but beauty itself is abstract. absurd 荒谬的，荒唐的 The idea that number 14 brings bad luck is absurd. abuse 滥用 abuse one's authority(office) aaccelerate 加速，增速 accelerate one’s steps access 接近（或进入）的机会 have regular and immediate access to the President accommodate 使适应，使符合一致 accommodate oneself to changed circumstances accompany 陪伴，伴随 She was accompanied to a dinner by her friend. accomplish 达到（目的），完成（任务），实现（计划，诺言等） accomplish one's purpose accord 使符合，相一致(with) His violent action do not accord with his peaceful words. account 记述，叙述 give a brief account of what has happened accumulate 积累，积攒，积聚 accumulate wisdom accurate 准确的，精确的 an accurate estimate accuse 指控，指责 They accused her publicly of stealing their books. accustom 使习惯于 accustom oneself to rising (to rise) early acquaint 使认识，使了解 activate 使活动起来，使开始起作用，启动 They have planted secret agents in many countries who could be activated whenever needed. acute 尖锐的，敏锐的 an acute thinker adapt （使）适应 adapt oneself to new conditions address 演说 a television address adhere 黏附，附着 Paste is used to make one surface adhere to another. adjacent 临近的，毗邻的(to) a city and its adjacent suburbs ...
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...FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TOURISM AND HOTEL MANAGEMENT “Manila Zoological & Botanical Garden: An Assessment of Facilities and Services” -------------------------------------------------- In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in Tourism Research Methods and Techniques Acio, Jessa Mae M. Agustin, Resurreccion F. Jr. Huang, Ya-Hui E. Magante, Maean V. Martin, Ma. Rizza Veronica G. Pacupac, Kyla Ann Marie O. Gladys B. Nocon March 2015 FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY INTITUTE OF TOURISM AND HOTEL MANAGEMENT APPROVAL SHEET In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN TOURISM MANAGEMENT, this tourism research paper entitled “Manila Zoological & Botanical Garden: An Assessment of Facilities and Services,” prepared and submitted by Jessa Mae M. Acio, Resurreccion F. Agustin Jr., Ya-Hui E. Huang, Maean V. Magante, Ma. Rizza Veronica G. Martin, and Kyla Ann Marie O. Pacupac, is hereby recommended for submission for the Oral Presentation. _________________________ Adviser Approved by the Research Committee for the Oral Examination conducted on ______________________________ (date) with the grade of __________ %. THE RESEARCH AND PANEL COMMITTEE ______________________________ Chairman ____________________ Member ____________________ Member Accepted as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN TOURISM MANAGEMENT. _________________________ Dean ...
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...Purple Cow Transform Your Business By Being Remarkable Seth Godin visit Penguin at: www.penguin.com e penguin about the author Seth Godin is the author of four worldwide bestsellers including Permission Marketing, Unleashing the Ideavirus and Survival is Not Enough. He is a renowned public speaker and is contributing editor at Fast Company magazine.You can find him at www.sethgodin.com This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events or locales is entirely coincidental. Purple Cow Portfolio Book / published by arrangement with the author All rights reserved. Copyright © 2002 by Do You Zoom, Inc. This book may not be reproduced in whole or part, by mimeograph or any other means, without permission. Making or distributing electronic copies of this book constitutes copyright infringement and could subject the infringer to criminal and civil liability. For information address: The Berkley Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Putnam Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014. The Penguin Putnam Inc. World Wide Web site address is http://www.penguinputnam.com ISBN: 0-7865-4431-7 PORTFOLIO BOOK® Portfolio Books first published by Penguin Publishing Group, a member of Penguin Putnam Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014. Portfolio and the "Portfolio" design are trademarks...
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...PART 2 The Global Marketing Environment CHAPTER 2 The Global Economic Environment Case 2-1 The Global Economic Crisis I n his 1997 book One World, Ready or Not, William Greider described the United States as “the buyer of last resort.” Greider explained that, for many years, the United States was the only nation that was willing to absorb production surpluses exported by companies in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Greider asked: “Who will buy the surpluses when the United States cannot?” The conventional wisdom has long held that strong spending by consumers in other nations would keep the world economy humming. However, by 2008, Greider’s question was taking on a new urgency and the conventional wisdom was being tested. An economic crisis that had its roots in lax subprime mortgage lending practices began to spread around the globe. In the United States, where the crisis began, economic misery was widespread: The housing market collapsed, real estate values plummeted, credit tightened, and job growth slowed (see Exhibit 2-1). As the price of oil passed the $100 per barrel benchmark, the average price of a gallon of gasoline rose to $4. American consumers were, indeed, less willing and less able to buy. However, the crisis was not confined to the United States alone. Consumer-goods exporters in Asia, which Exhibit 2-1: The bursting of the global real estate bubble was only one aspect of the worst recession in decades. The ripple effects from the economic...
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...RICHARD DAWKINS-The Selfish Gene. Ebook v1.0. 'Who should read this book? Everyone interested in the universe and their place in it.' Jeffrey R. Baylis, Animal Behaviour Our genes made us. We animals exist for their preservation and are nothing more than their throwaway survival machines. The world of the selfish gene is one of savage competition, ruthless exploitation, and deceit. But what of the acts of apparent altruism found in nature-the bees who commit suicide when they sting to protect the hive, or the birds who risk their lives to warn the flock of an approaching hawk? Do they contravene the fundamental law of gene selfishness? By no means: Dawkins shows that the selfish gene is also the subtle gene. And he holds out the hope that our species-alone on earth-has the power to rebel against the designs of the selfish gene. This book is a call to arms. It is both manual and manifesto, and it grips like a thriller. The Selfish Gene, Richard Dawkins's brilliant first book and still his most famous, is an international bestseller in thirteen languages. For this new edition there are two major new chapters. 'learned, witty, and very well written...exhilaratingly good.' Sir Peter Medawar, Spectator Richard Dawkins is a Lecturer in Zoology at Oxford University and a Fellow of Mew College, and the author of The Blind Watchmaker. Preface to 1976 edition This book should be read almost as though it were science fiction. It is designed to appeal to the imagination. But it is not science...
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...A Chronicle of Last Three Years: Building the Future Budget Speech 2012-13 Abul Maal Abdul Muhith Minister Ministry of Finance Government of People’s Republic of Bangladesh Dhaka 24 Jaisthya 1419 7 June 2012 Contents Issues Permission Page 1 Chapter I: Introduction and Background Tribute, Acknowledgement, The Vision, Budget: A 1-4 Tool for Realising the Vision Chapter II: Macroeconomy and Global Perspective Global Perspective, Growth, External Sector, Remittance and Manpower Export, Current Account, 5-7 Foreign Exchange Reserve and Exchange Rate, Inflation, Monetary Policy Chapter III: Budget for FY 2011-12: Problems and Corrections Revised Revenue Targets, Revised Expenditure Targets, Budget Deficit, Revised ADP, Recent Economic Scenario, Economic Strategies Chapter IV: FY2011-12 Budget Structure Assumptions: Global Economy, Monetary and Fiscal Space, Sustained Growth in Agriculture, Private Sector Investment, Revenue Mobilisation, Inflation Structure: Estimates of Revenue Income, Estimates of Expenditure, Budget Deficit and Financing, Annual Development Programme, Overall Expenditure Structure Chapter V: Reform Programmes Public Financial Management: Medium Term Budget Framework, Multi-module Database (iBAS), Reforms in Expenditure Management, ADP Implementation, New Budget Classification Structure and District Budget, Information Technology in the Public Financial Management, Strengthening Audit Ensuring Private Participation in the Infrastructure Sector: Public-Private...
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...THE MAYAN MISSION Another Mission. Another Country. Another Action-Packed Adventure. 1,000 New *SAT Vocabulary Words Karen B. Chapman THE MAYAN MISSION THE MAYAN MISSION Another Mission. Another Country. Another Action-Packed Adventure. 1,000 New *SAT Vocabulary Words Karen B. Chapman Copyright © 2006 by Karen B. Chapman. All rights reserved. Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400, fax 978-646-8600, or on the web at www.copyright.com. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Legal Department, Wiley Publishing, Inc., 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, 317-572-3447, fax 317-572-4355, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions. Wiley, the Wiley Publishing logo, and related trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and/or its affiliates. *SAT is a registered trademark of the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product...
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...Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600, or on the web at www.copyright.com. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6008, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions. Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: While the publisher and author have used their best efforts in preparing this book, they make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this book and specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty may be created or extended by sales representatives or written sales materials. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for your situation. You should consult with a professional where appropriate. Neither the publisher nor author shall be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damages, including but not limited to special, incidental,...
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...cover next page > title author publisher isbn10 | asin print isbn13 ebook isbn13 language subject publication date lcc ddc subject : : : : : : : : : : : cover next page > < previous page page_i next page > Page i 1100 Words You Need to Know Fourth Edition Murray Bromberg Principal Emeritus Andrew Jackson High School, Queens, New York Melvin Gordon Reading Specialist New York City Schools . . . Invest fifteen minutes a day for forty-six weeks in order to master 920 new words and almost 200 useful idioms < previous page page_i next page > < previous page page_ii next page > Page ii © Copyright 2000 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc. Prior edition © Copyright 1993, 1987, 1971 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by photostat, microfilm, xerography, or any other means, or incorporated into any information retrieval system, electronic or mechanical, without the written permission of the copyright owner. All inquiries should be addressed to: Barron's Educational Series, Inc. 250 Wireless Boulevard Hauppauge, NY 11788 http://www.barronseduc.com Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 00-030344 International Standard Book Number 0-7641-1365-8 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bromberg, Murray. 1100 words you need to know / Murray Bromberg, Melvin Gordon. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0-7641-1365-8 1. Vocabulary. I. Title: Eleven hundred words you need...
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