Looking around‚ I could see the uneasy and impatient expressions on people’s faces. Suddenly‚ a loud voice interrupted my presentation: “The scenarios sound like scary but implausible fictions. We should stop here!” This stunning moment occurred during a milestone meeting for one of my early projects at Monitor Group. The project was meant to develop a set of plausible scenarios for evaluating the potential impacts of the melting Arctic ice-cap on Singapore’s status as a transshipment hub. As
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I have to say rotten dot com is not my type of website‚ but it did catch my attention. Even if you are disturbed or not attracted to something‚ you should give it a chance. You never know what to expect especially when you see‚ "Rotten dot com collects images and information from many sources to present the viewer with a truly unpleasant experience" on the main page. The content of the site is different than any other website that I have seen‚ but the form and layout is very
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Learning from Failure “I can accept failure‚ everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” This is only one of Michael Jordan’s many famous quotes. One reason I agree with this quote is because he is my all-time favorite NBA player; but the main reason I admire it is because it has inspired me to excel at several different things‚ such as sports‚ hobbies‚ and other interests. Losing a tennis match is one example of failure that I have experienced. I lost at least three or four matches
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SYSTEM FAILURE CASE STUDIES SEPTEMBER 2009 VOLUME 3 ISSUE 06 A Half-Inch to Failure At 6:05 pm‚ on Wednesday‚ August 1‚ 2007‚ the Interstate-35 West (I-35W) bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapsed. On the day of the collapse‚ four of the bridge’s eight lanes were closed for planned construction. Four weak connector plates fractured under the combined burden of rush hour traffic‚ concentrated construction equipment‚ and previous heavy renovations. The bridge fell 108
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Failure In life‚ the journey is not only a tough one‚ but also constantly ‚meeting crossroad where one has to decide which direction to go. Some choose to go on blindly by taking chances‚ some take calculated risk‚ and some stand lost unable to decide. Everyone desire sucess‚ working round the clock; toil in blood‚ sweat and tears; put one’s shoulder to the wheel; on one’s fear for the whole day; and the expressions can go on and on. The trouble is‚ when one’s journey comes
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The definition of failure is “an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success”. Failure is something people never intend to do but end up doing because they don’t work hard enough for what they desire. When people fail at something they have two options: quit what they’re doing and give up‚ or work even harder so they can reach success. Everyone in life will fail at some point. People cannot let one failure stop them from reaching their goals. When a person fails they should
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The Dot-Com Crash 1. What is the intended role of each of the institutions and intermediaries discussed in the case for the effective functioning of capital markets? Broadly‚ the institutions and intermediaries’ primary role involves channeling investors’ savings and funds to new companies that require capital to finance and grow their businesses. Because there is an information gap between investors and companies‚ investors rely on intermediaries to act as the experts on these investments in which
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Case Study Chapter 1: The role of capital market intermediaries in the dot-com crash of 2000 1. What is the intended role of each of the institutions and intermediaries discussed in the case for the effective functioning of capital markets? i. Venture Capitalist: provides capital for the company in the early stage of development and ensures company to have a good management team and sustainable business. VC demand high return on investment and sells stock usually to public through IPO
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1. What is the intended role of each of the institutions and intermediaries discussed in the case for the effective functioning of capital markets? In an effective functioning of capital markets‚ the institution and intermediaries help investors and companies to make decisions. This is because they do not have enough information or infrastructure to know how the capital markets work. In details‚ here are the examples of role of players in the institutions and intermediaries. Venture capitalist:
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and failure of dieting (12 marks) An explanation for the failure of dieting is the use of the boundary model. This model states that when you are on a diet‚ the dieter restrains themselves and therefore become much hungrier‚ they then set themselves an imposed‚ unreasonable diet boundary‚ once they have exceed this‚ the dieter then tends to eat to a higher level of satiety due to this restraint. Overeating then occurs as a result of this and then becomes the problem when it comes to failure of dieting
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