online music players‚ recommending music that the users probably will like. This thesis will present the design‚ implementation‚ testing and evaluation of a recommender system within the music domain‚ where three different approaches for producing recommendations are utilized. Testing each approach is done by first conducting live user experiments and then measure recommender precision using offline analysis. Our results show that the functionality of the recommender system is satisfactory‚ and that recommender
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Richard Serra Richard Serra is widely celebrated by academics and popular critics alike for rethinking the very nature of sculptural objects. Rather than functioning as sites of aesthetic interest in themselves‚ Serra’s works have served as literal indexes of his working process‚ or as quasi-architectural structures that prompt critical reflection on how we perceive space and time. These terms‚ which have been painstakingly refined in the voluminous critical texts on Serra’s work‚ can be
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EVALUATION OF VIRGIN GROUP ACCORDING TO THE 7-S MODEL. According to Waterman and others‚ 7-s model is a framework for change identifying seven key factors that adversely affect change in an organization. Virgin Group can be analyzed according to this model as follows: 1. STAFF The staff of Virgin Group is highly motivated. Richard Branson‚ the owner of the group serves as a good example to the employees as he leads by example by not living an extravagant life which may make the employees
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a metaphor is a comparison between two unlike things that have something in common. It helps the writer create a verbal picture that helps the reader to see ideas more clearly. Metaphors are used in poetry and sometimes in our everyday life as a tool of communication to better paint a mental picture for the listener to better understand what it is we want to say or how we feel. A good example of poetry with metaphors is William Shakespeare’s sonnets. William Shakespeare is debated to be the
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------------------------------------------------- Origin of Non alignment movement[edit source] Nonalignment had its origins in India’s colonial experience and the nonviolent Indian independence struggle led by the Congress‚ which left India determined to be the master of its fate in an international system dominated politically by Cold War alliances and economically by Western capitalism and Soviet communism. The principles of nonalignment‚ as articulated by Nehru and his successors‚ were preservation
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..... Page #4 Method of investigation ……………….…..…. Page #5 Instruments used to collect data ….................... Page #6-10 Procedures used to collect data…………………Page #11 Presentation and explanation of data………….. Page #12-14 Interpretation of data……………………….…...Page #15 Findings …......................................................... Page #16 Recommendations…………………………….. Page #17 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The successful completion of this study would not have been possible without the cooperation
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valuable and difficult things for a designer to possess from their target audience. I believe a clever arrangement of simple‚ readable and easily understood wordplay has more effect of the memory of the viewer than anything else that a designer can use. Shocking images and bright colours can capture the audience’s attention for a second but wordplay can be thought and talked about for days‚ months‚ even years to come. The key is in the participation of the audience‚ as they unlock the code to the
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phase. The main task is to remove carbohydrates‚ level blood glucose‚ as well as fire up your metabolism. Time for weighting loss is down when you reduce your high sugar levels. By removing an entire food group‚ you’ll do this easily. However‚ if you use this method for long periods‚ you’ll probably feel unhealthy. It’s useful for short periods ( two weeks only ). The phase 2 is began with the improvement of your metabolic function evidently. At that time‚ you can enjoy progressively foods from all
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promoting a certain kind of person * selection and use of employees * issues: * hiring new employees with new skills * terminating employees with inappropriate or substandard skills * training existing employees to learn new skills 2. LEADING * Specifying clear performance objectives and promoting a team-oriented corporate culture * Use of programs to better align employee interests and attitudes with a new strategy SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATION MANAGER: * Deep knowledge
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Along with information technology‚ it can be said that office technology‚ more specifically‚ has had a significant impact on the business community‚ changing the way corporations handle transaction‚ daily tasks‚ and communication. Office technology is generally concerned with programs that deal with information‚ such as word processing‚ data processing‚ graphics‚ desktop publishing‚ and communications (Tansey 31). Most businesses now are supported by what has been called the backbone
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