...engineering company located in Watford, a town on the outskirts of London just within the M25. The company manufactures a range of products, primarily systems for shelving and storage including adjustable and decorative shelving systems. These are produced for two main markets, corporate and retail. For the corporate market, the company supplies a variety of products systems to be used in design and layout of shops, factory stores, offices etc., where functionality is a primary factor. These products are supplied to wholesalers and also to direct users, often to architectural specification. The retail market comprises retail stores selling directly to the public for use in the home; these products, in addition to being functional, often also have to be viewed as aesthetically pleasing. During the 1990s, sales to the retail market increased dramatically as the company gained contracts to supply major retail chainstores in the do-it-yourself and home decor business, companies such as B&Q, Homebase, Wickes. The corporate side of the business tended to be relatively low volume but providing high profit margins; the retail side was relatively high volume, but was increasingly subject to pressures on price and therefore on margins. Over the past two decades, the company has also expanded by acquisition of other companies manufacturing similar or related products. By the early 1990s, production was based at two sites, Watford and in a town in Devon. At the Watford factory, which was also...
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...I feel when it comes to self-motivating yourself I am very good at this, this is shown by my GCSE results, even though I missed a huge chunk of my high school due to an chronic illness , from year 8 to 11, I still managed to come out will some decent grades * Confident I feel that I am I very confidant young person this has come out through personal experience, an example of this, people able to speak my mind during class discussion or even when I feel something need to change I’ll be the first one to put my point across * Practical/ realistic I feel that I am a very practical person, I know when I should do thing and when I shouldn’t, an example of this is when I was given the decision either continue and become a scholar at Watford academy or to continue with my education. | Weaknesses * Inpatient I feel that I can be very inpatient, I feel that I was way want ting to happened straight away and I don’t like having to wait for thing, evidence of this is through regular being told to wait * Talkative This is mainly seen when I am in a large group I feel this is a weakness I miss other people conversations, evidence for this...
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...Tube map Chesham 9 1 Chalfont & Latimer 8 Ruislip Watford Croxley 7 Pinner 2 Special fares apply Watford Junction Watford High Street Bushey 3 8 7 6 Edgware Stanmore 4 5 4 Brent Cross Golders Green 5 6 7 8 Epping Theydon Bois 9 Check before you travel Waterloo & City line open 0621-2148 Mondays to Fridays and 0802-1837 Saturdays. Closed Sundays and Public Holidays. During the London 2012 Games the line will operate 0621-0100 Mondays to Fridays and 0802-0100 Saturdays and Sundays. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Camden Road Step-free from July 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Camden Town Sunday 1300 -1730 open for interchange and exit only ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Canary Wharf Step-free interchange between Underground, Canary Wharf DLR and Heron Quays DLR stations at street level ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cannon Street Open until 2100 Mondays to Fridays and 0730-1930 Saturdays. Closed Sundays. During the London 2012 Games the station will be operating the same opening and closing times as other LU stations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cutty Sark for Station is due to be closed at certain Maritime times and dates...
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...Wed 27 March 2013 * 17.40 - Arrive to Heathrow Airport Terminal4 (H.T 4> Green Park (Piccadilly line: Navy blue) > Canary Wharf (Jubilee line: Grey)) * 18.40 – London and Check-in * 19.00 – Dinner * 21.00 – Go to Big Ben and London eye (Canary Wharf > Westminster (Jubilee line: Grey – Total 19mins)) * 22.00 – Arrive to hotel Thu 28 March 2013 * 8.00 – Out from the hotel (Take time around 40 mins to King Cross) (Canary Wharf > London Bridge (Jubilee line: Grey) > King Cross (Northern line: Black – Total 40mins)) * 9.00 – Arrive to London King Cross Station * 9.15 – Heading to Cambridge * 10.03 – Arrive * 10.10 – Punting at Cambridge * 12.00 – Having Lunch * 13.00 – Walk around University of Cambridge * 15.50 – Go to train station * 16.15 – Go back to London King Cross Station * 17.06 – Arrive to London King Cross * 17.10 – Take a photo at King Cross 9 ¾ Station * 18.30 – Dinner at Assa (Soho) (Tube => Tottenham Court Road) * 20.00 – Dessert at MAGNUM CAFE (Tube => Shepherd’s Bush (Central line: Red)) * 22.00 – Arrive to hotel (Shepherd’s Bush > Bond Street (Red) > Canary Wharf (Grey)) Fri 29 March 2013 * 9.45 – Out from hotel * 10.30 –Walk around Buckingham Palace (Optional: St’ James’s Palace) (Tube => Canary Wharf > Westminster (Grey) > Victoria station (Green/Yellow) - Total 28mins) * 11.15 - Looking the Queen’ Guard at Buckingham Palace ...
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...Web search bing Recent Searches: what does a balance sheet show what does a profit and loss account show Manage History Sign in Outlook.com Skype Office OneNote OneDrive Maps Facebook Twitter Music The Bing Maps image with traffic information album cover album cover album cover AdChoices Cloudy Leicester / 13°C Edit Settings NEWS ENTERTAINMENT SPORT MONEY LIFESTYLE HEALTH & FITNESS FOOD & DRINK TRAVEL CARS VIDEO TOP STORIES new caption PM: Farage's call to scrap race laws 'deeply concerning' The Independent Australia's 'Jihadi Jake' In Suicide Attack Sky News new caption Two police officers shot in Ferguson Sky News new caption Who could replace Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear? Motoring Research CAR CRASH CLARKSON: 5m viewers, 214 countries, three Stigs: Top Gear in numbers Motoring Research BBC faces multimillion-pound bill from Jeremy Clarkson suspension The Guardian Jeremy Clarkson is 'huge talent' says Cameron Sky News new caption Gigi Hadid: Who...
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...improve the validity of their market research [2.1] One way Cadburys could improve the validity or their market research is when using the quantitative method of research, for example, giving the public questionnaires and samples of their product is that they could make their sampling frame objective and of a large enough quota to be statistically significant. They should also not make the participant feel they need to answer in a certain way. For example a Cadburys market researcher wanting to know if their new chocolate bar is of good quality may be more likely to receive a positive response by offering anyone who participates a £5.00 voucher for their time. This method could help you seek good standards or reliability and validity. In Watford a newly formed pizza business sampled their products to the public and paid the participants £5.00. Their results were positive and they will be able to take this feedback to help develop their newly started business. [2.2] Another recommendation I have made for Cadburys regarding their market research is performing regular focus groups with diverse people that affect Cadburys, for example, shareholders, managers, regular staff, customers and non or potential customers. Using these groups they can acquire regular valid information from all perspectives with different opinions so they can really find out the positives and strengths of their products and what needs to change to gain more customers. A customer being able to speak to shareholders...
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...Overview This case analysis report is about the IT security problems that Owen Richel, the Chief Security Officer of TJX should consider to improve by analyzing some security issues that TJX had faced during the 2005-2007 database intrusion. As technology advances, companies are facing some challenges regarding information privacy. “Information privacy concerns the legal right or general expectation of individuals, groups, or institutions to determine for themselves when, and to what extent, information about them is communicated to others.” (Lecture notes) One of the privacy problems includes unauthorized access, which violates the laws and company’s policies, can limit a person to access to his/her personal information, and threaten the company’s legitimacy in its interactions with its stakeholders. In this case, TJX experienced an information security breach, caused over 94 million of payment cards at risk, and paid $158 million for damages and losses. This serious problem was recognized by Owen and thus case discussion is carried out as follows. Stakeholders & Preferences Some of the important stakeholders are customers, financial institutions, vendors and distributors, shareholders, and the management and employees. The most important stakeholder is the customers that TJX has been long serving with because they are the very first group of people who were affected by the intrusion. It was the customers’ debit and credit cards information that were stolen which...
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...Introduction to Argumentation: Education and Rehabilitation of Prison Inmates Nicole Watford ITT Tech June 22, 2013 Education and Rehabilitation of Prison Inmates The strain on law enforcement agencies to control crime could be greatly reduced if we were able to decrease the number of repeat offenders by offering both rehabilitation and educational resources to those inmates eligible for parole. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, (http://www.bjs.gov) released prisoners with the highest rearrest rates were robbers (70.2%), burglars (74.0%), larcenists (74.6%), motor vehicle thieves (78.8%), those in prison for possessing or selling stolen property (77.4%), and those in prison for possessing, using, or selling illegal weapons (70.2%). Much of the prison population is made up of inmates that have never obtained a high school diploma. An inmate being paroled with nothing to show for his or her time except for a prison record will discover it very difficult to find gainful employment. Most find it easier to return to the actions and behavior that led to their imprisonment, which is why fifty percent of former inmates return to prison within three years of release. Drug and alcohol rehabilitation is also key in reducing the rate of prisoners being readmitted to the prison population, “77% of convicted jail inmates were alcohol or drug-involved at the time of their current offense” (James, 2002, p. 2). According the Legislative Analyst’s Office of California...
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...Dogfight over Europe: Ryanair Group D Competitive Strategy Dogfight over Europe: Ryanair (A) This case addresses the airline industry’s context after World War II until late 1980. The case is mainly focused on Ryanair’s entrance to the airline market and its road to expansion. Brief description of airline industry context: Initially, the main players was Europe’s national governments, as a result of merging small private-owned airlines into national “flag carriers” (service focused on international routes from each nation’s capital to colonies). The aviation advances in the WWII aftermath made air travel much more affordable. A new player, United States, soon became a dominant force in the industry as they have free competition on international routes contrasting with public, “flag carriers” in Europe. To prevent this predicted dominance, IATA emerged and “pooling agreements” become a common resource to create entry barriers. Later on and as a result of the collapse of European Empires, most profitable target routes were mainly to North America and private charters airlines took advantage of their discounted charges to put Europe’ system of regulation in pressure. Despite some attempts of IATA to contradict this trend, heavily regulated and fragmented airline industry collapsed and the liberalization of the European airline industry took place in late 1980s as a combination of OPEC oil embargo and Single European Act, predecessor from an agreement to the abolition of “pooling...
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...The Hospitality Industry – Unit 1, Task1 In this booklet, I am going to be going in to detail of seven different businesses within the Hospitality Industry. I am going to be including; turnover, number of businesses, number of employees, products, services and facilities. The Hospitality Industry in the UK is a broad and varied Industry, ranging from worldwide corporations to single person organisations. People can do more than eighty different jobs within the Industry. There are twelve other different sectors of the Hospitality Industry: Sectors of the Hospitality Industry Hospitality Services Pubs, bars and clubs Gambling Contract catering Membership clubs Hostels Holiday parks Self catering Visitor attractions Tourist services Travel services Events You can see that from the twelve different sectors of the Industry, that it is a very large, vast and broad Industry. Each individual sector is big in itself, meaning that there are many holiday parks, membership clubs, hostels etc. There are different jobs within each sector and many people are employed within each sector. One Hotel: The hotel I have chosen is Q Hotels; they are a budget chain hotel all over the UK with 21 unique 4 star hotels. They are situated in many different areas of the UK, with some in the countryside and others in the heart of the city. The dedicated staff caters to every individuals needs, whether it is the fussy ones or arranging a conference of over 150 people. ...
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...Love n dove To kick of the section, chapter saga or whatever on love, I think it should be brought up that this isn’t me saying what I think of love is the be all and end all. I am well a wear there are people out their who can only use the cursed L word when regarding Pizza. But I believe Love is only as powerful, and as meaningful as the one who is claiming to possess this powerful emotion. To begin, I would like to start with my outlook on the topic. i have a very simple but at the same time complex outlook. It does make sence just bare with me. My saying is “ to truly love one must first loose” now unfortunately you’re just going to have to take my word for it that I did make that up and didn’t get it from anywhere, but if this gets to the internet im certain someone will find something to frame me as a liar. To you sir or madem I bid to you a fuck you and thanks for purchasing the book. I believe that one must loose something they believed to be “love” before they can find their true love. For some people, this is a small and easy process. But for others it can be painstakingly long, hard and stressful. Some don’t even make it through it at all and claim they will never love again. To those people I must insist to trust me in what I say and believe me what I say is true. However many people have different out looks and opinions on love. Some people love men, some love women, some believe love is nothing but a coping mechanism to deal with the every day strains of life...
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...Daniel Elyon Watford III Mrs. Campbell Regnier English Dual Credit December 7, 2015 Retired Life for Senior Citizens What every seniors strives make real is the perfect retirement option. Senior housing options has become a controversial topic. Figuring out where grandparents and even great grandparents should reside could very well determine the rest of their lives. Options such as NORC societies, retirement homes, assisted living, and nursing homes can change. In most situations the elderly that would be in need of options like assisted living would be unable to take care of themselves. Still every option has its own set of flaws as well as its own set of benefits. The first option is living in a home owned by the senior. Most elderly...
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...Cleopatra (1963) More at IMDbPro » In 48 B.C., Caesar pursues Pompey from Pharsalia to Egypt. Ptolemy, now supreme ruler after deposing his older sister, Cleopatra, attempts to gain favor with Caesar by presenting the conquerer with the head of Pompey, borne by his governors, Pothinos and Achillas. To win Caesar's support from her brother, Cleopatra hides herself in a rug, which Apollodorus, her servant, presents to Caesar. The Roman is immediately infatuated; banishing Ptolemy, he declares Cleopatra Egypt's sole ruler and takes her as his mistress. A son, Caesarion, is born of their union. Caesar, however, must return to Italy. Although he is briefly reunited with Cleopatra during a magnificent reception for the queen in Rome, Caesar is assassinated shortly thereafter, and Cleopatra returns to Egypt. When Mark Antony, Caesar's protégé, beholds Cleopatra aboard her elaborate barge at Tarsus some years later, he is smitten and becomes both her lover and military ally. Their liaison notwithstanding, Antony, to consolidate his position in Rome, marries Octavia, sister of the ambitious Octavian. The marriage satisfies no one. Cleopatra is infuriated, and Antony, tiring of his Roman wife, returns to Egypt. There he flaunts his liaison by marrying Cleopatra in a public ceremony. Sensing Antony's weakness, Octavian attacks and defeats his forces at Actium. Alarmed, Cleopatra withdraws her fleet and seeks refuge in her tomb. Written by alfiehitchie The story of Queen Cleopatra VII...
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...Co e Rd M1 Welcome to Middlesex University Middlesex University teaches 40,000 students on Middlesex courses at our campuses in London, Dubai, and Mauritius, as well as with prestigious partners across the world. We have invested £200 million developing one of London’s biggest and most impressive campuses here at Hendon. Our expertise is wide ranging, from art and design, business, health and education; to law, media and performing arts and science and technology. 2 Beaufort Park Colindale Northern line lin le da A ve Platt Halls Aer Sunny Hill Park od ro m Contains Ordnance Survey Vector Map OpenData © Crown copyright and database rights 2010. Cartography by Steer Davies Gleave 2011 Getting to Hendon Campus Middlesex University is well served by public transport. There are a number of ways to travel to Hendon Campus. By Underground Welcome to Hendon Campus 2012-13 Campus Map RD WA Y Silk Stream Park C ol in dee A41 WATFO p Gre 1 Hendon Campus y ho Lane un d H ill ugh s C hurch Road Hendon Central station (Northern Line, Edgware branch) is only 30 minutes away from Central London. The walk from the station to Hendon Campus takes approximately 10 minutes. Turn right out of the station, walk up the road to the main junction and then turn right into The Burroughs. As you approach the campus, the Hendon Town Hall and Library are located on the left. Cross the road here and continue past the fire...
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...Tactical Visions An Introduction to Football Tactics playmaker 2 Tactical Visions Tactical Visions Football Manager 2010 sees a seismic shift in the way tactics are approached from the human perspective, seeking to replace ‘slider think’ with football speak. The focus is no longer on finding the correct settings to master the simulation, but on understanding how to create a coherent tactic using proper football terminology. The best way to understand the new tactical system is to look at what the real tacticians do. The aim of this article is not to tell you how to play, or which system is best, but to provide a solid platform on which to build your own ideas. If you’ve read books such as Jonathon Wilson’s ‘Inverting the Pyramid’ then hopefully this serves as a handy reminder. If not, then hopefully this will give you some ideas how to put your tactics together. You might agree with some points and disagree with others – in which case I have done my job, because you are thinking about football and not computer games. Beginnings As an Englishman I am obliged to stipulate three things. 1. We weren’t the first people to think of kicking a ball around. 2. We were the first to have a hissy-fit about rules and threaten to take our ball away, thus creating the modern version of the sport played worldwide. 3. We don’t understand how our own creation works and our tactics have the subtlety and sophistication of a herd of stampeding elephants with toothache. Which is pretty...
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