...Aadhaar: India’s ‘Unique Identification’ System In our politics, we have yet to tap into our new language of hope. For this to be mirrored in our political institutions it requires us to imagine an India that rests not on the struggles of our past, but on the promise and challenges of the future. It requires us to shape systems and policies that give people the ability to travel in search of work, to educate their children and to tap into economic growth.1 — Nandan Nilekani Nandan Nilekani, chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), sipped his coffee while thinking about how to reply to the journalist badgering him and his core team about UIDAI’s challenges. “Will you actually be able to deliver ‘unique identification’ to every Indian resident?” asked the journalist. It was August 30, 2012, three years after the government of India (GoI) had approved the UIDAI project plan. In that time, UIDAI had chalked up some victories. 190 million people had been enrolled within two years of the initial rollout in September 2010. The Australian and Indonesian governments were studying the UIDAI system to adapt it for themselves. Yet some were skeptical that UIDAI would meet its interim goal to cover 600 million of India’s 1.2 billion residents by 2014, and whether the time, cost, and effort were justified. Nilekani responded, “175 million Indians have received a letter in the post giving them a 12-digit number.” India had the largest number of post offices...
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...A unique artifact that I own would be my artworks, particularly a gray-scale drawing of a human fist that I drew for my Art 1 class last year in sophomore year because I am especially proud of creating this work. With many other artworks, I hang them up along the walls throughout my room, making my room unique and personal (instead of just plain white), which makes my room different from the other rooms in the house (but my sister did use a similar approach in decorating her room, but it’s her artwork with her unique style). The objects I place in my room, like my art and my awards, are used as central markers—objects that make a territory distinctive—make my room stand out a lot more, as it used to be plain and lacking of clear presence. This...
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...America is unique because of its culture, society, and traditions making it distinct from other countries. Also, it has its own sport called American football which is also known as football locally in America. This sport is not played anywhere else except United State, and other countries have tried it but didn’t succeed. In fact, America has it own measuring system known as US customary system which is a really old system used by British until the metric system was introduced. Being an American also means that you have right to vote anyone you want whether it is president or a mayor. Therefore, being an American means being unique in its own way whether it's sport, culture, measuring things or believing what's right. Their many symbols that...
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...discrimination on my different levels will hiders certain people from achieving such dream. Is having a unique name one of the discrimination in society that would cause a person to fall in between the cracks and cause them not to achieve high? In my opinion, I believe the having a name that is very unique causes discrimination that can make it almost impossible for a American lifestyle of the family, white picket fence and a booming career. Today in our world parents choose name that are not traditional names. The younger parents and the more urban parents tend to choose names such as Sadiquah and Tyrek. Beginning from childhood the discrimination comes where people of todays’ society will say that those children come the ghetto. Those children are already put into a category that will already hinder that way they think or grow up. They end up following that path that their name already chooses for them. Some children end up escaping that path that was probably destine for them and grow smart individuals who attended college and give back to the society. However, when it comes to handing in the resume for a job. A source states that job applicants with white names had a 50% chance of getting a callback over those who had African-American names. If that were the case then those resumes end up in the reject pile. Moreover names those are of African-American decent that also very unique probably would get no call back for an interview. I feel that no one should be judge by their...
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...Divinely unique - Aandaal This being the month of Maargazhi, a post about the unique Azhwar known to the world would be nice. The Azhwar is none other than Aandaal. She is unique in various respects • Of the twelve Azhwars, she is the only female Azhwar • She had an unwavering devotion to Lord Vishnu and married him at Srirangam • She started the ritual called the Paavai Nonbu, that is followed to this day. This ritual is followed by girls so that they get a husband of a good character • She is considered to be the incarnate of Goddess Lakshmi, the consort of Lord Vishnu • The temple for her at Srivilliputur stands as a official symbol in the seal of Government of the Tamil Nadu, as a symbol of the Art and Architecture of the Tamil Civilisation Let us see the life history of Aandaal. She is believed to the incarnate of Goddess Lakshmi, the consort of Lord Vishnu. Legend says that Goddess Lakshmi wanted to praise Lord Vishnu, by being the daughter of the famous Azhwar, Vishnu Sitthar famously known as Periazhwar. So she was born and was found as a baby under the Thulasi plant in the temple garden by Periazhwar. From then on Periazhwar considered her to be a gift that Lord Vishnu gave him and doted her a his own daughter. He taught her the all the philosophies and stories he knew about Lord Krishna and also taught her to attain poetic eloquence in the Tamil language. He named her Kodhai meaning Garland. Kodhai grew up as a kid just thinking about...
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...MY EXTENDED FAMILY When I was 10 years old my parents decided to change my life forever. They were both from large families. My mother has 11 brothers and sisters and my father has one brother and three sisters. (5 and 12 children) They wanted their only child to to experience brothers and/or sisters. So, they decided to take in exchange student from other countries. At first, they took on students who remained in the country for six months and gradually over the years they took on students who remained in the United States for ten to eleven months. The first exchange student was from Berlin, Germany. She arrived in July of 2005. Her name was Saundra, but my family always called her Sunny the whole time she lived with my parents and I. She was seventeen years old. My parents loved and treated Sunny just as if she was their daughter. Sunny and I fought just like a sister and her little brother. It was sad when Sunny went home in January. My family was very fortunate to travel to Europe in the summer of 2006 for three weeks. We stayed with Sunny and her parents. We traveled all over Germany and into some of the surrounding countries. We traveled to France, Poland, and the Netherlands. I spent my eleventh birthday in Berlin at the Berlin Zoo and ate my birthday lunch at McDonalds, which was my choice. It was a very memorable trip. While in Germany, we met up with our second exchange student from near Hamburg, Germany. We traveled to her home where we stayed for three days...
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...UNIQUE SHOETIQUE BOUTIQUE UNIQUE SHOETIQUE BOUTIQUE Executive Summary Unique Shoetique Boutique is a women's shoe store in New York, NY. New York City is one of the capitals of fashion. Currently, women of all age groups are demanding more and higher end shoes do to their uniqueness. And that’s where we come in…UNIQUE SHOETIQUE BOUTIQUE! Unique Shoetique Boutique will have an unmatched, extensive selection of unique shoes. Generally, the size of Unique Shoetique Boutique' selection is cost prohibitive due to all the different sizes that must be stocked per style. Unique Shoetique Boutique has a unique business model that allows them to have an extensive selection at the cost of only stocking two of each size per style. This is accomplished through a special relationship with the wholesaler so Unique Shoetique Boutique can receive a customer's needed size within two days. Rush overnight shipping is available at additional cost. While some people might not like a store where an abundant number of one sizes is kept in stock, the uniqueness of our shoes will keep our customers stopping by daily. Profitability will be reached by the tenth month and $336,000 will be generated in revenue in year three Situation Analysis Unique Shoetique Boutique is entering their first year of operation. A comprehensive marketing plan is required to reach profitability and ensure future success. Unique Shoetique Boutique offers an unprecedented selection of Italian/European...
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...SWOT Analysis. Strengths:- Swatch Group LTD., which is based in Switzerland, is one of the world’s largest companies which as of 1998, produced about a 119 million watches with consecutive yearly sales of over 3.2 billion Swiss francs {1}. This shows how strong and popular the company is since the late 90’s. They have proved time and time again that their quality and durability are splendid which also goes to say, the brand name and image associated with it are top notch. The Swatch Group does not only deal with watches but also different products such as components, quartz and mechanical movements and other products which are manufactured and distributed by them. They also take interest in producing innovative designs so that their customers are given the best of the best and not stuck with old and out-dated designs which are also provided by other companies such as Tag Heuer, Tissot or Timex. It shows that they are trying to keep good relations with their customers which, in turn will give them a strong financial position in the market and is also cost advantageous to them and also helps them build a good reputation for themselves. {2} Weaknesses:- The absence of certain strengths can be considered as a weakness. Considering all the competition the world faces today plus the credit crunch coming into this factor, coupled with depreciation creates a lot of problems. Problems could arise internally within the company or even externally considering how geographically...
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...4. Corporate culture refers to the shared values, attitudes, standards, and beliefs that characterize members of an organization and define its nature. Corporate culture is rooted in an organization's goals, strategies, structure, and approaches to labor, customers, investors, and the greater community. As such, it is an essential component in any business's ultimate success or failure. Closely related concepts, discussed elsewhere in this volume, are corporate ethics (which formally state the company's values) and corporate image (which is the public perception of the corporate culture). Corporate Culture it is classified in: Segmentalist Culture and Integrative Culture Unique Travel Agency works as Segmentalist Culture. Unique Travel corporate culture it’s a segmentalist culture according to Kanter theory of segmentalist and integrative cultures. Why we decided that they work as Segmentalist Culture? For example it says;'' Therefore Peter, Anna and Thomas decided to hold a one day meeting outside the company to discuss the situation.'' in the 'Challenges' part. Because they also avoids confronting problems like in segmentalist culture's feature.(4th feature of Segmentalist Culture) Also has week coordination mechanism between departmants.And this one is also feature of Segmentalist Culture. Segmentalist Culture * Views organizational problems narrowly * Locates problems and hence responsibilities narrowly within department’s or individual’s one another ...
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...Assessing English Learners: Unique Assessment Purposes Françoise Halliday Concordia University Assessing English Learners: Unique Assessment Purposes I am a French teacher at Golden Valley High School (GVHS), Santa Clarita, California. “California requires all parents to complete a home language survey when they register their students for school” (Peterson Henry, 2014, p. 1.). The survey asks parents the following questions: * “What language did this student learn when first beginning to talk?” (Peterson Henry, 2014, p. 1) * “What language do you use most frequently to speak to this student?” (Peterson Henry, 2014, p. 1) * “What language does this student most frequently use at home?” (Peterson Henry, 2014, p. 1) * “What language is most often spoken by the adults at home?” (Peterson Henry, 2014, p. 1) If the parent indicates that the student speaks a language other than English or if the parent indicates that the language spoken at home is not English, the student is labeled English Language Learner (ELL). Thereafter, at GVHS the student is given the California English language development test (CELDT) and a placement test in English and Math (Peterson Henry, 2014, p.1). The result of this test will determine if the student is an “English learner” or “fluent in English proficiency (FEP)” (Peterson Henry, 2014, p.1). The purpose of the CELDT is “to identify students who are limited English proficiency (LEP) (Torlakson, 2014, p.5). In addition...
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...Unique Floral Coatings RFP Business 319 Randolph Harrison Professor: Date: Request for Proposal #123456789 Date: To successfully bid this contract one should first utilize the similar and/or like items of the Product. Being that our company has the only product of its type, we will have to check the GSA website for cost for similar items like the items. Also, we can do a market research and catalog pricing to get additional prices of this like item and compare their items with our product. Even though our product is different, the scope of work can allude to any type of floor coating. Since this company is a small business, the SBA website using the NAICS code provide by the government, we can see potential small business vendors who sell these like products in order to have an idea about which potential opponent is in the run for competition. Once these have been considered and costs have been generated, I would look at my cost to see if it is within the same ball park as the other vendors. Once all potential costs are listed, I would create a bid analysis between like items and my own and do a comparison. This comparison will show items utilized/not utilized by each bidder and figure out if the product I have is superior to the other products. If the comparison is not there, I will have to select a lessor product or find ways to cut cost to either the equipment, material or shipping. Using small business incentives also plays a part...
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...INTRODUCTION Koss is a Delaware corporation with a principal place of business in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Koss designs, manufactures and sells stereo headphones. KOSS went public in 1965. Over the last ten years, its stock price has ranged from $8 in July 2002, to its peak at $15 in July 2006 to its low at $4 in July 2010. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Michael J. Koss (MJK), the founder’s son, and his family directly or indirectly own in excess of 70 percent of the company’s 851,000 shares. A $34 million embezzlement of cash from the KOSS occurred over a 12-year period from 1997 through December 2009. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1. What is the problem in the Koss Corporation case? This case evolves about a wide-ranging fraud committed by senior members of the accounting department of Koss Corporation. Over a period of years, Sachdeva, the Principal Accounting Officer, Secretary and Vice-President of Finance at Koss had stole over $30 million from the Company. Sachdeva used the embezzled funds to finance her extravagant lifestyle and for her personal spendings. Mulvaney, working in concert with Sachdeva, prepared false journal entries to disguise Sachdeva's misappropriation of funds. Sachdeva and Mulvaney attempted to hide the embezzlement in the Company's financial statements by overstating assets, expenses, and cost of sales, and by understating liabilities and sales. Over the last 12 years, Koss never realised the embezzlement made by the culprit. The embezzlement was revealed...
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...勸學篇荀子 君子曰：學不可以已。青、取之於藍，而青於藍；冰、水為之，而寒於水。木直中繩，輮以為輪，其曲中規，雖有槁暴，不復挺者，輮使之然也。故木受繩則直，金就礪則利，君子博學而日參省乎己，則知明而行無過矣。 故不登高山，不知天之高也；不臨深溪，不知地之厚也；不聞先王之遺言，不知學問之大也。幹、越、夷、貉之子，生而同聲，長而異俗，教使之然也。詩曰："嗟爾君子，無恆安息。靖共爾位，好是正直。神之聽之，介爾景福。"神莫大於化道，福莫長於無禍。 吾嘗終日而思矣，不如須臾之所學也。吾嘗跂而望矣，不如登高之博見也。登高而招，臂非加長也，而見者遠；順風而呼，聲非加疾也，而聞者彰。假輿馬者，非利足也，而致千里；假舟楫者，非能水也，而絕江河。君子生非異也，善假於物也。 南方有鳥焉，名曰蒙鳩，以羽為巢，而編之以發，系之葦苕，風至苕折，卵破子死。巢非不完也，所繫者然也。西方有木焉，名曰射干，莖長四寸，生於高山之上，而臨百仞之淵，木莖非能長也，所立者然也。蓬生麻中，不扶而直；白沙在涅，與之俱黑。蘭槐之根是為芷，其漸之滫，君子不近，庶人不服。其質非不美也，所漸者然也。故君子居必擇鄉，遊必就士，所以防邪闢而近中正也。 物類之起，必有所始。榮辱之來，必像其德。肉腐出蟲，魚枯生蠹。怠慢忘身，禍災乃作。強自取柱，柔自取束。邪穢在身，怨之所構。施薪若一，火就燥也，平地若一，水就濕也。草木疇生，禽獸群焉，物各從其類也。是故質的張，而弓矢至焉；林木茂，而斧斤至焉；樹成蔭，而眾鳥息焉。醯酸，而蚋聚焉。故言有招禍也，行有招辱也，君子慎其所立乎！ 積土成山，風雨興焉；積水成淵，蛟龍生焉；積善成德，而神明自得，聖心備焉。故不積蹞步，無以致千里；不積小流，無以成江海。騏驥一躍，不能十步；駑馬十駕，功在不捨。鍥而捨之，朽木不折；鍥而不捨，金石可鏤。螾無爪牙之利，筋骨之強，上食埃土，下飲黃泉，用心一也。蟹八跪而二螯，非蛇蟺之穴，無可寄託者，用心躁也。是故無冥冥之志者，無昭昭之明；無惛惛之事者，無赫赫之功。行衢道者不至，事兩君者不容。目不能兩視而明，耳不能兩聽而聰。螣蛇無足而飛，梧鼠五技而窮。詩曰："屍鳩在桑，其子七兮。淑人君子，其儀一兮。其儀一兮，心如結兮。"故君子結於一也。 昔者瓠巴鼓瑟，而流魚出聽；伯牙鼓琴，而六馬仰秣。故聲無小而不聞，行無隱而不形。玉在山而草木潤，淵生珠而崖不枯。為善不積邪，安有不聞者乎！ 學惡乎始？惡乎終？曰：其數則始乎誦經，終乎讀禮；其義則始乎為士，終乎為聖人。真積力久則入。學至乎沒而後止也。故學數有終，若其義則不可須臾舍也。為之人也，舍之禽獸也。故書者、政事之紀也；詩者、中聲之所止也；禮者、法之大兮，類之綱紀也。故學至乎禮而止矣。夫是之謂道德之極。禮之敬文也，樂之中和也，詩書之博也，春秋之微也，在天地之間者畢矣。 君子之學也，入乎耳，著乎心，布乎四體，形乎動靜。端而言，蝡而動，一可以為法則。小人之學也，入乎耳，出乎口；口耳之間，則四寸耳，曷足以美七尺之軀哉！古之學者為己，今之學者為人。君子之學也，以美其身；小人之學也，以為禽犢。故不問而告謂之傲，問一而告二謂之囋。傲、非也，囋、非也；君子如向矣。 學莫便乎近其人。禮樂法而不說，詩書故而不切，春秋約而不速。方其人之習君子之說，則尊以遍矣，周於世矣。故曰：學莫便乎近其人。 學之經莫速乎好其人，隆禮次之。上不能好其人，下不能隆禮，安特將學雜識志，順詩書而已耳。則末世窮年，不免為陋儒而已。將原先王，本仁義，則禮正其經緯蹊徑也。若挈裘領，詘五指而頓之，順者不可勝數也。不道禮憲...
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...Water is a unique solvent that allow organism to continue and advance. The substantial and chemical aspects of water provide a good medium for aquatic organisms. The bond that is set up between both water and aquatic organisms provide and transport nutrients to the living organism. Since water is transparent plants that live under water can still use the sunlight to perform photosynthesis. Water is also cohesive; water is made up of two hydrogen units and one oxygen unit. They are bonded covalently the hydrogen units are positively charge and the oxygen unit is negatively charge. The hydrogen bonding that happens between these units makes water solid enough for insects to skim over the surface. The thermal properties of water include boiling and freezing points and heat capacity. The heat capacity of water makes it a good buffer. It takes a lot of energy to change temperature of water. When water freezes the ice that is form is denser than the water and that allow the ice to float to the top. The ice can thus provide protection from hunters and predators. Royal Society of Chemistry (n.d.) Citing Website. Chemistry for Biologists. Last updated November 2004 Retrieved form http://www.rsc.org/Education/Teachers/Resources/cfb/water.htm The carbon atom is very adaptable. Carbon is the sixth most plentiful component in world. The in the periodic table the carbon atom is in Group IV which means that the atom has four electrons in it outer shell. Carbon can share or lose electrons...
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...Walnut is the common people food. It is nutritious, has a brain, kidney, beauty, lipid-lowering effect of four. Walnuts and walnut or China's traditional export commodities. However, due to the hard walnut shells, hand stripping nuclear extremely inconvenient and time-consuming. Therefore, raising the level of mechanization take walnut kernel, the production process is an urgent problem. Walnut Huller is mainly used for rigid walnut sheller, a complete different rates, and the yield of different varieties of walnut nuts, one is the structure by regulating the motor speed, the rotational speed of the wind speed and the size of the internal fit. The other is by adjusting the internal clearance, to achieve the best effect shelling. Walnut huller main features Walnut huller from the rack, the fan rotor, single-phase motor, screen (the size of two kinds), into the hopper, vibrating screen, belt wheel and drive belt and other components. After the normal operation of equipment, walnut quantitative evenly and continuously into the hopper, walnut repeatedly hit in the rotor, Friction, collision broken down, and crushed walnut shells in the rotation of the rotor and the wind pressure blow, through certain pore size screen (the first threshing with a large hole mesh, small fruit skin after cleaning the mesh apertures replaced second peel) filtration, separation. Walnut hull, tablets in rotating fan blowing force, to make lightweight body shell is blown, the heavier the fruit through...
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