According to the US Census Bureau‚ 36.3% of children are living absent of their biological fathers. Beginning in 1960 with 8% of children living without their biological father‚ that percentage has continued to increase. The issue of absent fathers has raised many questions as to what effects this has on individuals and society. Absent fathers (a term that can consist of many different things) can have a profound effect on the development of their daughter’s relationships‚ especially when it comes
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The Monetary Policies of the Asian Financial Crisis and its Ramifications Introduction: At the end of the 1980s and early 1990s‚ the economies of Southeast Asia developed rapidly. Thailand‚ Malaysia‚ Indonesia‚ Singapore and Korea experienced an average annual GDP growth of 12%‚ which was called “the Asian miracle”. Among them‚ Thailand experienced approximately 15% GDP growth‚ and Malaysia experienced almost 20% GDP growth. But this momentum of economic growth did not last long. This rapid development
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the social and economic impacts of the ‘One Child’ Policy in China In the year 1979‚ China was suffering a severe increase in population‚ and because of this Deng Xiaoping (leader of the communist party of China) introduced China to an anti-natalist policy called the ‘One Child’ policy. An anti-natalist policy aims to decrease the crude birth rate and the total fertility rate in a country in order to slow the population growth . This policy generated many social and economical impacts and in
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OpenCV 2.4 Cheat Sheet (C++) The OpenCV C++ reference manual is here: http: // docs. opencv. org . Use Quick Search to find descriptions of the particular functions and classes Key OpenCV Classes Point_ Point3_ Size_ Vec Matx Scalar Rect Range Mat SparseMat Ptr Template 2D point class Template 3D point class Template size (width‚ height) class Template short vector class Template small matrix class 4-element vector Rectangle Integer value range 2D or multi-dimensional
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National culture needs to take account of differences in the groups and communities which all contribute to national culture.” (www.pearsoned.co.uk) If stereotyping and prejudice are occurring in the workplace this can have many detrimental effects on employees and their motivation or ability to work as part of the organisation. I will pay more attention to how this could possibly affect business success later on in the essay. Corporate culture can be described‚ “ The basic assumptions
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OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE What are reasons for business to use open source software? Robert Keidel Western Governors University What are reasons for business to use open source software? With the current economy difficulties‚ companies are trying to find areas in their businesses where they can save money. Many companies are having no choice but to let people go. Some businesses try to avoid lay-offs and instead are looking in other areas to save money. One of the areas is‚ of
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The future of open innovation Oliver Gassmann1‚ Ellen Enkel2 and Henry Chesbrough3 Institute of Technology Management‚ University of St. Gallen‚ Dufourstrasse 40a‚ CH-9000 St. Gallen‚ Switzerland. oliver.gassmann@unisg.ch 2 Dr. Manfred Bischoff Institute of Innovation Management of EADS‚ Zeppelin University‚ Am Seemoser Horn 20‚ D-88045 Friedrichshafen‚ Germany. ellen.enkel@zeppelin-university.de 3 Center for Open Innovation‚ F402 Hass School of Business‚ University of California‚ Berkeley‚ CA
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Pacific Europe Middle East U.S. N.Y. / Region Business Technology Science Health Sports Opinion Arts Style Travel Jobs Real Estate Autos For Prostitutes Jailed in China‚ Forced Labor With No Recourse By ANDREW JACOBS 11:06 PM ET A prostitute in Beijing known as Li Zhengguo said she would kill herself if arrested again. She is 39 and a single mother of two. Sim Chi Yin for The New York Times A prostitute in Beijing
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In what ways has the sustained existence of a trade deficit influenced the conduct of macroeconomic policy in African states such as Tanzania? Since independence African states like Tanzania have sought to use macroeconomic policy to pursue economic development to meet their own agendas as independent states (Mkandawire‚ 2004‚ p295). States sought to assert their new status in the world whilst raising living standards for their people. The states’ ability to exhibit autonomy of action has been
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rapidly over the past 50 years due to advancements in technology and communication‚ changes in policies of international governments and increased mobility of labour. The result has been the establishment of a global economy where goods‚ services‚ skilled labour and foreign capital are moving faster internationally than ever before. The impacts globalisation can have on an economy have been seen in China over the past 40 years. Globalisation occurs when domestic economies move from a protectionist
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