The Social Edge The Social Edge‚ an online forum sponsored by The Skoll Foundation‚ functions as an example of Kwame Appiah’s concept of cosmopolitanism because it opens channels of conversation between people of diverse backgrounds through a shared dedication to solving social injustices by utilizing social entrepreneurship. According to the Skoll Foundation a social entrepreneur can be defined a “creator[s] of innovations that disrupt the status quo and transform our world for the better”. The
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Case Study 10.1: Electrolux Cleans Up Amanda M. Green BUS5450 – Organizational Behavior Dr. McKibbin August 10‚ 2012 Electrolux Cleans Up The housewives of today rely on innovation to produce household products with the capabilities of simplifying their jobs at home. Companies‚ such as Electrolux‚ have teams of employees assigned to the task of creating new kitchen appliances and cleaning products geared around the needs of the world that can take their company to next level in modern technology
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The straight edge subculture is a clean lifestyle movement born in a "just say no" era‚ which has received little attention since its origination in the 1980 ’s. Subcultures‚ like social movements‚ engage in conflict over cultural reproduction‚ social integration‚ and socialization; they are often especially concerned with the quality of life‚ self-realization‚ and identity formation (Habermas 1984-87; Buechler 1995). The basic definition was created during this time in a hardcore-punk song of the
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yes/no Tutor______________________ Date _______________ － CREAN BRITE COMPANY LTD. CASE STUDY IN MULTIVIEW FRAMEWORK CLEAN BRITE COMPANY LTD. Case Study In Multiview Framework Prepared by Lien Wing Yan (COMP 1304) November‚ 2009 TABLE OF CONCENTS Abstract ............................................................................................................ 3 Analysis of Multiview......................................................................................
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I. BACKGROUND OF THE CASE Ms. Giesel Reyes‚ the proprietor of Clean Wash Laundromat‚ reread the recently received fax from Hair cuts‚ a well-established chain of beauty parlors. Hair cuts is proposing a business deal with Ms. Reyes wherein Hair Cuts will avail of the wash‚ dry and fold service of Clean Wash Laundromat at 15% off the regular price. The service will cover a period of four months from June to September‚ which are peak months for Clean Wash Laundromat and will entail 60 kg per week
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INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTION: “GO CLEAN – GO GREEN” The supply chain process at Kuehne and Nagel has adopted the "Go Clean - Go Green" initiative which includes joining 14 ocean carriers and 12 shippers as member of the Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG). The carrier members measure the actual consumption of bunker fuel and subsequently apply a common methodology for calculating and providing their individual trade-lane based carbon dioxide emissions per gram/TEU/km.
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Abstract: Edge detection is an important feature in computer supervision and image processing. In this paper‚ we discuss several digital image processing techniques in edge feature extraction. Firstly‚we define keyterms‚such as image‚digitalimage‚edge‚ Image noiseetc.leading to certain methods of image de-noising and edge detection. Edge detection includes operators such as Sobel‚ Prewitt and Roberts. Secondly‚ a comparative study is made to show that the Sobel operator gives best results.Finally
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climbers on the trail ahead of you‚ and to take in some amazing views. Your performance on the mountain you climbed last week or last month or last year doesn’t matter - because it’s all about what you are doing right now.” ― Alison Levine‚ On the Edge: The Art of High-Impact Leadership Have you ever wondered what keeps a photographer going? A mountaineer climbing? A fisherman struggling? A farmer working in field? Yes‚ you are right the struggle to improve. A photographer keeps looking for a better
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weightlifting variations‚ since to their knowledge‚ despite widespread belief of efficiency‚ no previous studies had investigated performance outcomes from training that emphasized hang cleans or hang snatches in female collegiate athletes. They assessed the outcomes of six weeks of training‚ emphasized either hang cleans or hang snatches‚ on the speed‚ power‚ and strength of female collegiate athletes. In order to conduct the research‚ they used 23 NCAA Division female athletes from the softball (n =
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Clean Needle Programs In the article “A Case for Clean Needle Programs”‚ Breat Whitteker and Dawn Day argue that a clean needle program in the S.D. County could save hundreds of lives. One of the many benefits of establishing a clean needle program would be that it allows not only the S.D. County to save hundreds of millions of health care dollars but it allows other counties to do so as well. Some who obstruct against this program believe that when sterile needles are given out‚ there is
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