...How Representation of James Bond characters has changed since October 5th 1962 ‘007 licenced to kill, HM Secret Service agent’ ‘The description or portrayal of someone or something in a particular way.’ (Wikipedia descriptions) The above description defines the word ‘representation’ in a way in which can be understood by anyone. The term has a whole new level of meanings that would take more than twelve words to describe and that which I plan to go into in-depth detail about. This case study will map out why the term ‘representation’ is so prominent in the ongoing fifty-year old thriller sequel, James Bond, how influential it can be on a persons opinion, and the way in which it shapes a whole film. Representation may or may not have shaped not only the way we see the characters but the way in which we look at features after the film has been made, for example, do we view stockbrokers on Wall Street the same now as we did before the Oscar winning film ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ was produced? Or do we assume that every secret agent is just like James Bond? Michael Wilson, producer of Skyfall and screenwriter of many of the 007 films, says: ‘the film character of James Bond is always dependent on the actor who plays him and the time at which the film is made because Bond always lives in the contemporary time the films are made.’ The representation of characters in films is vital to how we view a film and whether we take an instant like or dislike to the character....
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...Star ... JetStar Bond ... James Bond. Anything sounds cool when you say it like Sean Connery. Right? For example, say this out loud in a semi-Scottish accent, "Cards ... Playing Cards." It's even cooler when you see James Bond actually playing with cards. It's as if Bond confirms something we all know. Pasteboards are hip and in style. And while Q hasn't invented anything subversive with fifty-two pieces of paper and two jokers, we can only continue to hope. For now though, let's just relish in the fact that James Bond has featured several different types of cards throughout the illustrious franchise. The aim of this piece isn't to catalog every deck the MI6 agent has ever played with. While that would make for a wonderful article, I'd like to discuss one deck in particular that was supposedly seen in the 1964 box-office smash hit GOLDFINGER. Before your read any further though, close your eyes and think of all the types of decks used in the academy award winning Bond flick. For those of you who immediately conjure up the thought of a cheating Auric Goldfinger (Gert Fröbe) and his unaware opponent playing a game of Gin using a red deck of Aristocrat 727 Banknote playing cards poolside in Miami at the Fontainebleau Hotel, then you have a great memory! However, the cards in question are not the famous High Finished Aristocrats. What? There's another deck in this movie? Apparently. A deck of cards is supposedly shown in a scene on a Lockheed JetStar airplane that's piloted...
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...ammu, Jan 21: All Purpose Spray Adjuvant (APSA) – 80, the wonder agri-product from Amway proved its superiority yet again in a recent study done by Sher–e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), J&K. As per press release, the study done on Apple Crop, one of the key produces of J&K, Himachal Pradesh; showed extremely great results on most commonly reported infects like Wooly Aphid, Stem Borer and Powdery Mildew. The Study confirmed that use of APSA – 80 ensures drastic reduction in the reported infects. The key findings of the Study done by the university established a 25 percent better control on ‘Wooly Aphid’, 79 percent on ‘Stem Borer’ when APSA was mixed with pesticide as compared to pesticide alone. Also APSA – 80 showed 6 percent better results on ‘Powdery Mildew’ when APSA was mixed with fungicide as compared to fungicide alone. APSA – 80, on mixing with insecticides, fungicides, herbicides and defoliators increases their efficacy and the crops, fruits and vegetables are better protected from diseases, pests and unwanted herbs, resulting in better yield. APSA-80 contains special ingredients – “Non Ironic Surfactants” that break down the surface tension of the water and helps water to penetrate and spread better on the fields. It also helps reduce losses due to apportion and run-off giving better utilization of scare water. Institutes like Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore have conducted tests on crops like Mangoes,...
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...Political scandals and possible increased interest rates have lowered the expectations of Turkey’s economic growth for this year. The December corruption investigation that lead to the arrest of about 50 people including highly esteemed businessmen, the leader of the state-owned bank and the sons of three ministers spread rapidly in the international news market. The events have “put pressure on administration officials and the Central Bank to alter monetary policy to protect the lira and deter risk-adverse foreign investors from selling off Turkish debt. (APCO, 2014)” Turkey’s corruption scandal was set off by a telephone conversation in December allegedly with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan telling his son to get millions of dollars out of the house for fear of an investigation. The conversation was denied by Erdogan’s office however it lead to a series of early morning home and office raids of his acquaintances. “The crisis has damaged Turkey’s already troubled economy (Arango, 2014)”. Countries have now looked at the government as somewhat untrustworthy and not capable of continuing current businesses. In February, citizens of the country protested and chanted for the government to resign. This only left the country in more turmoil and curious of whom would be elected in the upcoming March elections. By 45% popular vote, Erdogan was the winner however it is still unclear of what could come of Turkey’s economy. Under Erdogan, Turkey has thrived on a...
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...To be or not to be: Social Entrepreneurship in Kashmir. “Today that land of Kashmir, under the heels of hardship and misfortune, has become weak, vulnerable and impoverished; A land, which was once known among the wise, as Little Iran.” -Sir M. Iqbal (Armaghan-e-Hijaz-24) The idea of social entrepreneurship in a society as politically unstable and volatile as Kashmir is, however, new. This latent idea has been in hibernation mode for far too long, resulting in regrettable social, economical, and psychological consequences. This dormancy is a result of deep rooted ignorance and misplaced information about the career paths which trace its origins in the imperial Maharaja’s Rule of pre-independent India where people who used to work for the government were usually better off than ordinary people doing peasantry jobs. Decades of political uncertainty has further escalated the doubts on success in business, hurtling the Kashmiri youth deep into the psychological abyss where pursuing their dreams as remained, as such, a dream. Throw in some statistics in the gloomy picture and the picture gets even darker: life expectancy, in part due to access to better medical care and in part due to casual improvement in wages, is ever increasing, and with the fertility rates unchanged, causes an unprecedented “pot belly” in the population pyramid. This accumulation of a young population further exacerbates the unemployment quagmire. According to a report by Mercy Corps, a non-government...
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...Saud becomes the king of Saudi Arabia and he is followed by his younger brother king Faisal, then king Khlid who is followed by king Fahad. King Abdullah is the following king and he is the current king of Saudi Arabia In this essay I will compare and contrast between Saudi Arabia during king Fahad rule and his brother king Abdullah the current king of Saudi Arabia. There are many arguments about who ruled Saudi Arabia better. In my point of view, I believe that Saudi Arabia is better during King Abdullah rule for several reasons. The most apparent reason is that Saudi Arabia is clearly improved and flourished during the period of king Abdullah rule especially in the education field and the urban development as well as the medicine and the health. Education is one of the biggest things that went through different stages in Saudi Arabia. The apparent change regarding education is the increased number of schools in Saudi Arabia. Both king Fahad and king Abdullah were interested in learning and education. Both of them did his best to spread education among Saudi Arabia. Like many other countries and during king Fahad rule, the number of schools in Saudi Arabia was less than the number of schools during king Abdullah rule. In the past during king Fahad rule there were only about 12000 schools around Saudi Arabia, but now king Abdullah has increased this number to be 35000 schools in Saudi Arabia. He decided to establish at least one public school in every neighborhood. Higher education...
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...Since the partition of subcontinent in 1947 into two independent states, Pakistan and India, the political situation in the region has been volatile. Both these countries have strained relations and have fought two major wars resulting in the cession of East Pakistan. The real bone of contention between the two countries is Kashmir. The people of Kashmir have expressed their desire to accede to Pakistan but India creates hurdles in the fulfillment of their desire. The state of Jammu and Kashmir came into existence in 1848. Gulab Singh, Dogra Rajpot, bought it for RS. 7500000 from Lord Lawrence. The state has an area of 84,471 square miles. It has 902 miles long border with Pakistan and with India 317 miles only. The three main rivers of Pakistan, namely, the Indus, the Jhelum and the Chenab are their sources in Kashmir. The two roads that link Kashmir with the rest of the world also lie through Pakistan. More than 80% of the people of Jammu and Kashmir are Muslims. Thus geographically, culturally, economically and religiously Kashmir is an integral part of Pakistan. But India has never accepted this fact. The result is that Kashmir has become an apple of discord between Pakistan and India. The Kashmiris were leading a miaerable life. They were treated as slaves. They had no status in society. They were always at the mercy of the Dogras and the Hindus of the state. The result of this suppression and oppression was that the people of Jammu and Kashmir stood against the Maharaja’s...
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...presents Kumarans Model United Nations 2016 7th, 8th, 9th July Background Guide Summit of States In Association With BACKGROUND GUIDE: SOS The Executive Board Secretary-General Barghav Cavale Under-Secretary Generals Ashwin Kumar Rutwik Shah Chiefs of Staff Akhil Udathu Dharini Prasad Shreya Rao Tanay Ravichandran Heads of Operations Neha Harish Sanjay Krishnan Shweta Kini Varun Gopalakrishnan Varun Sriram Heads of Finance Sathvik MC Surya Sanjay Tarang Mittal Trivesh Jain Heads of PR Alankrita Amarnath Neethi Kumar Heads of Press Aditya Giridharan Saurab Mitra Heads of Tech Abhishek Krishna Ankush Arunkumar Hiranmaya Gundu Heads of Research Aditya N Rao Sesh Sadasivam Shefali Kanitkar © KUMARANS MODEL UNITED NATIONS 2016 2 BACKGROUND GUIDE: SOS Letter from the Dais Greetings Delegates, It is with great pleasure that I invite you to the Summit Of States at KMUN 2016. I, Aniruddh Hari will be your Chair. Joining me on the dais are Aditya Venkatraman, your Vice Chair and Adhesh Shenoy, your Moderator. KMUN started off on a very minute scale, but has grown to become one of Bangalore’s biggest MUNs. As the dais, we hope to continue this legacy with the SoS- envisioning this futuristic crisis committee was thrilling, but putting the pieces together to make it a reality takes the excitement to a whole new level. The Summit of States is going to be a committee like no other, with crises that will hit you hard and leave you in a daze. One wrong decision, one wrong...
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...adventure in the Middle East. Anne and Don did not need to work because the businesses they had created, and sold, provided more than a comfortable living for them. Having many productive years ahead of them, they sought out a unique challenge. Jordan was to be that new challenge. Jordan Jordan is a constitutional monarchy based on heredity. Male descendants of the dynasty of King Abdullah bin al Hussein inherit the throne and rule the country without opposition. The country now called Jordan was created at the end of World War I when the League of Nations gave the territory to the United Kingdom to rule. The UK created a semi-autonomous jurisdiction called the Emirate of Transjordan. In 1946 Transjordan became an independent country and changed its name in 1950 to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The country is presently ruled by King Abdullah II, a western educated and progressive leader who has strong ties to the United States. King Abdullah has moved for a free press, democratic reform, and women’s rights. King Abdullah’s father ruled Jordan through much of its independence. As King Abdullah has moved for even more reforms than his father, both the United States and the European Union have rewarded Jordan with free trade agreements. Jordan is a member of the World Trade...
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...329,845 square kilometres (127,354 sq mi). The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. The population stands over 28 million made up of Malays, Chinese, Indians and numerous ethnic groups. Malaysia gained its independent on August 31, 1957. Since independence Malaysia has had six Prime Ministers namely, Tunku Abdul Rahman the first Prime Minister and known as “Bapa Kemerdekaan” (Father of Independence), Tun Abdul Razak the second sitting Prime Minister, known as the Father of Development, Tun Hussein Onn was granted the soubriquet “Bapa Perpaduan” (Father of Unity) sited as the third Prime Minister ,Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia is the longest running leader in Asia serving for 22 years since 1981, the fifth Prime Minister was Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and the current Prime Minister is Dato' Sri Mohd. Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak. The national language is Bahasa Melayu, but English is widely spoken and understood, and taught as a second language. The people of Malaysia also converse in a range of Chinese and Indian dialects. Malaysia is rich in culture and a haven for food. It comes as no surprise that our country is well known for its variety of food. Diverse cuisine from gourmet to hawker food easily available at affordable prices. The unique and authentic cooking styles and flavours of Malay, Chinese, Indian and the other...
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...of 329,845 square kilometres (127,354 sq mi). The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. The population stands over 28 million made up of Malays, Chinese, Indians and numerous ethnic groups. Malaysia gained its independent on August 31, 1957. Since independence Malaysia has had six Prime Ministers namely, Tunku Abdul Rahman the first Prime Minister and known as “Bapa Kemerdekaan” (Father of Independence), Tun Abdul Razak the second sitting Prime Minister, known as the Father of Development, Tun Hussein Onn was granted the soubriquet “Bapa Perpaduan” (Father of Unity) sited as the third Prime Minister ,Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia is the longest running leader in Asia serving for 22 years since 1981, the fifth Prime Minister was Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and the current Prime Minister is Dato' Sri Mohd. Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak. The national language is Bahasa Melayu, but English is widely spoken and understood, and taught as a second language. The people of Malaysia also converse in a range of Chinese and Indian dialects. Malaysia is rich in culture...
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...of 329,845 square kilometres (127,354 sq mi). The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. The population stands over 28 million made up of Malays, Chinese, Indians and numerous ethnic groups. Malaysia gained its independent on August 31, 1957. Since independence Malaysia has had six Prime Ministers namely, Tunku Abdul Rahman the first Prime Minister and known as “Bapa Kemerdekaan” (Father of Independence), Tun Abdul Razak the second sitting Prime Minister, known as the Father of Development, Tun Hussein Onn was granted the soubriquet “Bapa Perpaduan” (Father of Unity) sited as the third Prime Minister ,Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia is the longest running leader in Asia serving for 22 years since 1981, the fifth Prime Minister was Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and the current Prime Minister is Dato' Sri Mohd. Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak. The national language is Bahasa Melayu, but English is widely spoken and understood, and taught as a second language. The people of Malaysia also converse in a range of Chinese and Indian dialects. Malaysia is rich in culture and a haven for food. It comes as no surprise that our country is well known for its variety of food. Diverse cuisine from gourmet to hawker food easily available at affordable prices. The unique and authentic cooking styles and flavours of Malay, Chinese, Indian and the other...
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...WHAT IS R&D ? Research and development (R&D, also called research and technical development or research and technological development, RTD inEurope) is a specific group of activities within a business. The activities that are classified as R&D differ from company to company, but there are two primary models. In one model, the primary function of an R&D group is to develop new products; in the other model, the primary function of an R&D group is to discover and create new knowledge about scientific and technological topics for the purpose of uncovering and enabling development of valuable new products, processes, and services. Under both models, R&D differs from the vast majority of a company's activities which are intended to yield nearly immediate profit or immediate improvements in operations and involve little uncertainty as to the return on investment (ROI). The first model of R&D is generally staffed by engineers while the second model may be staffed with industrial scientists. R&D activities are carried out by corporate (businesses) or governmental entities. R&D is a form of applied research. BACKGROUND New product design and development is more often than not a crucial factor in the survival of a company. In an industry that is changing fast, firms must continually revise their design and range of products. This is necessary due to continuous technology change and development as well as other competitors and the changing preference...
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...- $ total Direct Materials 10.00 Direct labor 4.50 Variable Manufacturing Overhead 2.30 Fixed Manufacturing Overhead 5.00 300,000 Variable Selling Expenses 1.20 Fixed Selling Expense 3.50 210,000 Total Cost Per Unit 26.50 P= $ 32 VC= $ 18 CM=P-VC CM=32-18= 14 TFC= 510,000 Q= 60,000 Q= TFC+I 60,000 = 510,000+I = I= ([14 X 60.000]-510.000) = $ 330,000 CM 14 The firms profit is $ 330,000 in current production. New Situation The firm will produce 75.000 units ( 60.000 X 1,25=75.000) $ Total $ Direct Materials 10.00 Direct laBor 4.50 Variable Manufacturing Overhead 2.30 Fixed Manufacturing Overhead (300.000 / 75.000=4,00) 4.00 300,000 Variable Selling Expenses 1.20 Fixed Selling Expense (210.000+80.000)/75.000 3.87 290,000 Total Cost Per Unit 25.87 If the firm produce 75.000 units, total cost per unit become $ 25.87. It is clear that this cost is less than both first total cost per unit and product selling price. For this reason, If the firm can sell 75.000 units, the second option is more beneficial for the company. On the other hand, we know that this increase gives rise to $ 80,000 fixed selling expenses. We must calculate when the second option become more beneficial P= $ 32 VC= $ 18 CM=P-VC CM=32-18= 14 TFC= 590,000 I= 330,000 In the first option the firm gain $330,000. In the second case, to obtain same profit the firm must at least 65.714 units. Q=...
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...PepsiCo (PepsiCo, Inc.) Is the world's most successful consumer goods companies in the world, more than 200 countries and regions with 14 million employees, 2004 sales $ 29.3 billion, the world's fourth-largest food and beverage company . Pepsi's beverage brands, including: "Pepsi," "Seven," "Mirinda", "surf", "Asian", "Arctic Ocean", "Tianfu", "Gatorade" series, "Dole" series and so on. Mirinda (Mirinda) PepsiCo honor one of the products. Ingredients: carbonated water (water, carbon dioxide), sugar, citric acid, sodium benzoate, food flavor, vitamin C, lemon yellow, sodium citrate, sunset yellow, carmine. Flavors: orange, apple, black currant, grapefruit, mango, lime, etc. Qixi (English formerly 7-Up) is the Dr Pepper / Seven Up's lemonade brand, bottled from the 1987 production of the product. Outside the United States, seven are registered trademarks of PepsiCo. Seven formerly known as Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda, 1929 in St. Louis, Missouri to begin production. "Jiadele" is the world's leading sports drink, has 35 years of sports science background. It added the missing movement in the body of water and electrolytes, while also providing carbohydrates to enhance exercise endurance, "the disintegration of the solution is more thirsty thirsty" is the "Gatorade" is unique. Today, the "Jiadele" sports drink industry in the United States holds 85% share. This time, Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and other places selling lemon ice passion, energy orange ice, and ice orange power...
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