...HOW TO SPOT A REPLICA! THE ROLEX GUIDE The Rolex Guide 2004. The Rolex Guide 2004 is not affiliated with Rolex or Rolex USA. No Part of The Rolex Guide may be reproduced or resold without the authors permission 1 INTRODUCTION Genuine brand watches can cost anything from £500.00 to £100,000.00, as most people cannot afford the real thing a much cheaper alternative is to buy a replica. Replica watches are, quite simply, imitations of the more expensive brand named watches, at a mere fraction of the price. These imitations have the same general look, feel and ability, at a much more acceptable price. The quality of a replica can vary depending on the cost. A £20.00 replica would obviously be of a far better quality than a replica costing £400.00 and much easier to identify. This guide is mainly based on Rolex wrist watches as they carry the largest number of replicas in the market place. Some Omega examples are also included. This guide will show you how to avoid the replicas, as it states this is a guide and should be used for that purpose only. If you are unsure of a watches authenticity then don’t buy it. The only way to be 110% sure its not a replica is to be direct from a Rolex dealer. The Rolex Guide 2004. The Rolex Guide 2004 is not affiliated with Rolex or Rolex USA. No Part of The Rolex Guide may be reproduced or resold without the authors permission 2 INDEX • INTRODUCTION • REQUIREMENTS The Box Paperwork • TERMINOLOGY OF WATCH PARTS • REPLICA SPOTTING...
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...precious stones. Secretive, it only sells its watches through authorized Rolex dealers. It was headed by finance-director-turned-CEO Bruno Meier until 2011. The leading name in luxury watches, Rolex has been the pre-eminent symbol of performance and prestige for over a century. Rolex men’s and ladies’ watches combine style and elegance with precision and reliability. Forbes ranked Rolex No.57 on its 2012 list of the world's most powerful global brands.[3] Rolex is the largest single luxury watch brand, producing about 2,000 watches per day,[1] with estimated 2012 revenues of approximately US$4.5billio ------------------------------------------------- Rolex watch models[edit] Rolex Daytona stainless steel (ref. 116520) Rolex Sea Dweller Deepsea with 3,900m depth rating (ref. 116660) Rolex Yacht-Master Rolex Daytona chronograph stainless steel, white dial (ref. 6263) Rolex has three watch lines: Oyster Perpetual, Professional and Cellini (the Cellini line is Rolex's line of 'dressy' watches) and the...
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...resistance of citizens to WTO-mandated trade liberalization in general and FTAs in particular. FTAs entail much greater access to domestic markets through a massive reduction of import duties and include trade in services, priority to investor rights, tighter intellectual property standards, unfair competition policy and restricted government procurement. The ASEAN-India FTA was signed without Chief Ministers of different states seeing the offer of goods to the ten ASEAN countries. The Korea-India FTA was signed in complete secrecy in August 2009. Many of the subjects that are being negotiated in these FTAs are state and concurrent subjects in the constitution, yet consent of states and parliament has not been obtained. The EU-India FTA paves the road for: 1. TRIPS-plus intellectual property protection: In light of the recent Supreme Court judgment in the Novartis patent case on the cancer drug Glivec, the EU’s demands for TRIPS-plus intellectual property (IP) rights will not just intensify monopolies over seed and encourage proprietary agriculture technologies – such as GM crops and fish, it will also threaten access to affordable medicines by limiting the ability of the Government to issue compulsory licenses on medicines through legislative and policy amendments to expand the scope of IP protection and enforcement. 2. Liberalization in investment and services: The EU calls for India to set out a single schedule of commitments for services and investments. The EU is also...
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...Savings facility Credit and debit cards access Electronic fund transfer All kinds of commercial loans Overdraft facility Cheque facility Payment and remittance services Low cost financial services Insurance (Medical insurance) Financial advice Pension for old age and investment schemes Access to financial markets Micro credit during emergency Entrepreneurial credit The Reserve Bank of India has set up a commission (Khan Commission) in 2004 to look into financial inclusion. In India, Financial Inclusion first featured in 2005. India, being a mostly agrarian economy, hardly has schemes which lend for agriculture. Marginal farmers Landless labourers Oral lessees Self employed and unorganised sector enterprises Urban slum dwellers Migrants Ethnic minorities and socially excluded groups Senior citizens Women The North East, Eastern and Central regions contain most of the financially excluded population are mostly financially excluded therefore Factors...
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...urban sprawl and rural non-farm development Canada is losing thousands acres of farmland annually. We need to protect our farmland because it’s the base for our agricultural economy. On top of that, our farmlands provide a healthy environment to our wildlife. The American farmland Trust, a nation-wide, not-for-profit agency is working on the preservation of farmland for many years now. They believe that there are four fundamentals to creating growth strategies that benefit farmers, urban dwellers and suburban residents. One, being communities must plan out a good framework that balances out all interest such as work and transportation. Two, being subsidies which support sprawl over top quality farmland must be eliminated. Three, being the support of private landowners must be enlisted to help create land conservation and smart growth strategies. All levels of government must support and commit themselves to the protection of preservation of farmland and open spaces. Canada has good farmland and to pave over it for communities is not right. To make an inch of good topsoil takes millions of years, so there is no way of getting our farmland once it’s lost to the urbanization sprawl. Another problem farmers face are the decline of the family farm and the growth of agribusinesses. Careless polices of the Federal government seem to be causing the loss of large numbers of family farms. This is due to government subsidies being cut while costs of production are rising, and how the administration...
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...American History up to 1875 Name Course Instructor Date American History up to 1875 The American history records tremendous changes that define the journey taken in shaping what the country looks like today. The Indian-European conflict was common in the 17th Century in the North America. The issue of slavery got intense and many Indians fell in the hands of the European. Slaves were mistreated, overworked, and tortured to an extent of them dying at the farms. The introduction of Christianity by the Europeans meant that the Indians had to do away with their old fashioned ways of worship. The Indians and the European immigrants had different religion and beliefs that had to be unified for a common existence. The interaction between people of different races, religions and beliefs has been a great aspect of the American history. It was until later in the 20th century that European exploration and colonization of America that brought change in how the Old and New Worlds interacted. The settlement of the Indians in America was a vital mark in the development of native culture. The Indians established their lifestyle blended with rich culture and religion. The Indians on the East Coast had a more civilized life and well-established trade systems. The first encounter between the Europeans and the native Indians took place in the 1500s.[1] The Europeans discovered America as they engaged in fishing of whales and other sea exploration...
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...Abstract Haiti’s January 2010 earthquake left in its wake large piles of debris and waste materials. These wastes posed a risk to public health and obstructed reconstruction efforts. Determining the best way to manage disaster waste is high priority in natural disasters, yet it has often been managed in an ad-hoc manner during the early recovery phase. Large-scale disasters such as Haiti’s earthquake provide valuable lessons for addressing public health issues faced in the wake of earthquakes. This paper will discuss the Haiti situation, the challenges encountered for public health and the possible strategies that can be used for effective waste management. Waste Management Strategies that could pave the way for safe and effective waste management for future natural disasters - earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and floods. Introduction “Disasters and conflicts can generate large quantities of solid and liquid waste that threaten public health, hinder reconstruction and impact the environment”. [1] This waste generated by the disaster poses a serious public health risk for the population and for emergency response teams. In the wake of earthquakes, these risks come from a number of areas; direct contact with disposed accumulated waste in the streets, medical waste, hazardous wastes from chemicals, pesticides, oils and solvents and indirect risks from contact with flies, rodents and the collapse of unstable structures. In addition...
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...RURAL AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INTRODUCTION Zambia has a total surface area of 752,000 square kilometres of land mass fifty-eight percent of which is arable; currently only fourteen percent of the arable land is under cultivation. United Nations (2011:31) Zambia experiences three weather seasons. The warm rainy season; this is between November and April; the cool dry season, this is between May and July and the hot dry season, which is between August and October. There is only one raining season and the agriculture sector in the country is dependent on rain. Hence there is only one planting season in Zambia. Zambia has three (3) agro-ecological zones that are based on the physical and climatic conditions. Zone I accounts for about twelve percent of the country and has low altitude .It receives about 600-800mm rainfall annually. It comprises of subsistence farming of crops like sorghum and millet cultivated using mainly family labour using simple farm tools. Zone II covers forty-eight percent of the country. ‘Zone II receives about 800-1000mm rainfall annually. The farmers usually grow maize. This zone is most mechanised and consequently is the most commercialised in crop production. Crops mainly grown are cotton, wheat and soybeans. The country’s cash crops such as spices, flowers and fruits products are grown in this zone. Zone III makes up forty-two percent of the total land area. This has the highest...
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...Compare and contrast essay: Ancient Egypt and Greece The ancient Egyptian and ancient Greek civilizations are two of the oldest known civilizations in our history. The Egyptian civilization, based in the eastern part of North Africa, is believed to have started around 3150 BC and continued till the end of the Pharaoh rule in 31 BC. The ancient Greek civilization is believed to have been in effect from 1100 BC till about 146 BC. Many similarities and differences existed between these two civilizations, as even though they co-existed during a certain timeframe (1150 BC to 146 BC), they were located in different geographical areas. Because of these differences in geography, both these civilizations were subjected to different kinds of exposure, which included contact with other civilization and cultural inheritance. In the political sphere, we find that the Egyptian civilization had stronger emphasis on central authority, while the Greeks had a more decentralized structure, where powers were distributed over the cities and the states as well. As far as art is concerned, we find that the Egyptians were more involved in creating great monumental and gaudy structures, while the Greeks were more involved in creating smaller, more literary pieces of art. One of the biggest reasons why these two civilizations had these differences is due to their geography. The Egyptians had easy access to large stones that they could bring in to their country and use them to erect such monumental...
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...CASE TEACHING NOTE 8 Panera Bread Company OVERVIEW AS PANERA BREAD COMPANY HEADED INTO 2007, IT WAS CONTINUING TO SWIFTLY EXPAND ITS MARKET PRESENCE. THE COMPANY’S STRATEGIC INTENT WAS TO MAKE GREAT BREAD BROADLY AVAILABLE TO CONSUMERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. IT HAD OPENED 155 NEW COMPANY-OWNED AND FRANCHISED BAKERY-CAFES IN 2006, BRINGING ITS TOTAL TO 1,027 UNITS IN 36 STATES. PLANS WERE IN PLACE TO OPEN ANOTHER 170 TO180 CAFÉ LOCATIONS IN 2007 AND TO HAVE NEARLY 2,000 PANERA BREAD BAKERY-CAFÉS OPEN BY THE END OF 2010. MANAGEMENT WAS CONFIDENT THAT PANERA BREAD’S ATTRACTIVE MENU AND THE DINING AMBIANCE OF ITS BAKERY-CAFÉS PROVIDED SIGNIFICANT GROWTH OPPORTUNITY, DESPITE THE FIERCELY COMPETITIVE NATURE OF THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY. Panera Bread competed with specialty food, casual dining and quick service restaurant retailers including national, regional and locally owned restaurants. Its closest competitors were restaurants in the so-called “fast casual” restaurant category. Fast casual restaurants filled the gap betweeen fast-food and casual, full table service dining. A fast casual restaurant provided quick-service dining (much like fast-food enterprises) but were distinguished by enticing menus, higher food quality, and more inviting dining environments; typical meal costs per guest were in the $7-$12 range. Some fast casual restaurants had limited table service and some were self-service (like fast-food establishments). Between January 1999 and December 2006...
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...participated for giving us their valuable time. We would also like to acknowledge and thank the following senior executives who participated in in-depth interviews to provide further insight: (Listed alphabetically by organization name) Dr. André Stoffels Head of Strategy Audi Steven Bridgeland Senior Product Manager, Windows Embedded Microsoft Special thanks to Moritz Pawelke, Meghan Bested and Martha Collyer for their efforts. © 2012 KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity. Member firms of the KPMG network of independent firms are affiliated with KPMG International. KPMG International provides no client services. All rights reserved. Foreword Imagine the following scenario, involving an urban dweller, possibly living in a mega-city like Beijing, Sao Paulo, New York, London or Mumbai. As she walks out of her apartment, her smartphone directs her to the nearest available shared electric car, unlocks the door and starts the engine. Once inside, she gets an immediate report on traffic conditions and train times, voice messages from email and a sample from her favorite band’s new album. She drives to the station, takes a...
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...Final Marketing Plan MKT/421 Marketing Plan The following paper discusses marketing plan for the Grayl, a water filtration equipment manufacturer that offers a personal water filtration device effective at eliminating particulates, chemicals, and water-borne pathogens by 99.9%, while decreasing the individual carbon footprint of plastic water bottles. The marketing plan will include the following; an overview of the organization and the Grayl water filtration bottle; a SWOT and competitive analysis; phases of the product life cycle; packaging, pricing, and channels of distribution; a segmentation and target market assessment; a description of the target market and their emotional and logical drivers; and a positioning statement. The assessment provides solid feedback on the features and benefits of the product as they relate to the individual needs of their target markets and the different behaviors they exhibit. Company Overview In 2012, a Seattle-based company was started by founder Nancie Weston based on a new idea that, with a little help from her friends, began to take shape into a viable company. Nancie had a dream of inventing new and innovating products that make a difference in people’s lives for those trying to achieve a healthier lifestyle while minimizing their carbon footprint. From this dream, Nancie focused her knowledge on creating cutting-edge technology for personal water filtration devices. To set her device apart from other water filtration products...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The next step after learning a theoretical concept is its implementation in practical grounds. So, to implement the theoretical concept of licensing we have chosen to market Jaquar bath accessories, a world famous Indian brand in the Bangladesh market. In the process of writing this project we have tried to implement all the aspects of licensing with the light of our limited knowledge. In the recent past most of the people in Bangladesh were not very cautious about the looks and design of the bathrooms; but now a days there is a new trend in our country to build own home or to renovate flat with high quality fittings. So there is grate demand of house fittings in our country. Also now a days people are very much concern about there own bath room and want to decorate there bathroom with high quality fittings with exceptional design with affordable price. So this is a new business trends in our country to import high quality bathroom fittings. But this is much more expensive and also there is no renowned importer of this product. As a result there is no price boundary of that kind of product. So customers are loosing there interest of these kind of bath accessories because of high price or monopoly business. Also many customers want to afford this kind of product but there is no supplier of high quality product. So we are going to bring world famous branded bathroom fittings in our country to meet the demand of the sophisticated customer with low price...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The real estate industry consists of a collection of industrial and services sectors of the economy such as construction, brokerage services, mortgage banking, property management and even architecture and design. The real estate industry deemed ...
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...CONSUMER FOODSERVICE IN MALAYSIA Euromonitor International October 2012 CONSUMER FOODSERVICE IN MALAYSIA Passport I LIST OF CONTENTS AND TABLES Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................... 1 Malaysians Spend More on Foodservice .................................................................................. 1 Increases in Prices Hit Consumers ........................................................................................... 1 Multinational Brands Maintain the Top Positions, But Local Companies Progress Well ........... 1 Increasing Trend of Dining Out ................................................................................................. 1 Positive Outlook for Multinational and Local Foodservice Companies...................................... 2 Key Trends and Developments .................................................................................................... 2 Rising Prices Affect Consumer Confidence .............................................................................. 2 Government and Private Sector Inject Growth Into Foodservice .............................................. 3 Healthier Choices for Consumers in Restaurants ..................................................................... 5 Foodservice Companies Compete for Customers Through Online Coupon Giveaways........... 6 Tackling Halal Issues in 2011 ....................
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