...Information Technology partner” for the Athens 2004, Turin 2006, and Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. We provide the people, processes and technology supporting the Games. We are responsible for the overall IT strategy, project management, key software integration, network security and data integrity. With over 3 billion people all over the world watching, no single project could better illustrate our commitment to delivery 3 Turning Client Vision into Results Atos Origin & RFID February 2005 The Integrated IT architecture of the Real Time Enterprise 5 Turning Client Vision into Results The Integrated IT architecture of the Real Time Enterprise Strategic Enterprise Management Data Warehouse SCM WMS ERP MES CRM SCE Equipment E-Monitoring Chained into reality with RFID…. 6 Turning Client Vision into Results RFID Markets & Applications RFID-EPC enabled systems offer significant benefits in a wide variety of supply chain oriented applications Retail Lower Labor Costs Out-of-Stock Triggers Reducing Shrinkage Reducing Inventories Locating Products Real-time supply/demand data Smart Shelves Reverse Logistics Customer Convenience Healthcare/Pharma Tracking Hospital Equipment Patient ID and Tracking Preventing Medication Errors Tracking Samples, Vials etc. Environmental Monitoring (e.g. Blood...
Words: 1820 - Pages: 8
...UK operating performance We achieved strong sales growth in the year with stores open more than one year increasing their sales by 8.9%. Of this, 4.8% was due to an increase in the volume of products sold and 4.1% was due to inflation. The trend in existing stores sales growth is shown in Chart 1. On this measure, we continue to outperform the industry average. Sales from new stores continue to be encouraging, with all formats - superstores, compact, Metro and Express - trading in line with our expectations. New stores (after allowing for closures) contributed 10.9% to our overall sales growth. For the year ahead, we expect a further useful contribution despite a smaller opening programme weighted towards the year end. Our total UK sales increase was 19.8%.This contributed to the estimated rise in our market share from 12.0% to 13.6% (see Chart 2). The market continues to be highly competitive. Our ongoing commitment to offer customers excellent value for money has meant we have reduced selling prices on many products.Through managing improvements in our sales mix, better buying and more efficient sourcing we have been able to limit the impact of reduced prices on gross margins which fell by only 0.2%. We have continued our drive to improve the productivity of all areas. This has helped us to finance the significant improvements we have made to checkout service and more labour intensive departments such as pharmacies. As a result, UK wages as a percentage of sales reduced by...
Words: 2330 - Pages: 10
...earlier career as a painter he was considered to be part of the realism art movement. Realism is the study of representation of a scene that stays as true to life as possible. They abandoned the ideals of romanticism, where the aesthetic was warped to fit their embellished emotionalism of preconceived ideas. Thus the realists focused on depicting scenes with authenticity. Many images of the workhouse arouse due to the Industrial revolution at the time. Realism began in France in the 1850s and flourished when photography was born. Edouard Manet was a character full of antithesis. On one hand he was a rebellious socialist yet he was also a dignified bourgeois. During his lifetime he became famous for breaking away from the traditional academic way of painting and was once hailed “the first modern painter” (A World History of Art, Hugh Honour & John Fleming pg 677) Yet he was heavily influenced by the masters of the past and their inspiration can clearly be seen “Le Déjeuner sur l’Herbe” (http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/manet/dejeuner/manet.dejeuner-sur-herbe.jpg) Manet wanted to make a statement with this peice of work, even more so than his controversial painting Olympia. But He was also desperate to be accepted by the Parisian salon because it was uneasy to artistically survive without that sort of status. However his wishes were denied, instead a small scale exhibition for the refused artists was held in an annex, that later became known as the Salon des Refusés. Both the...
Words: 744 - Pages: 3
...Henri Matisse was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Famous for representing the human form as his source of inspiration, more particularly the beauty of the female form, he was born in 1869 in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France and died at the age of 84 in 1954 in Nizza, France (henri-matisse.net, 2011). He was one of the first artists who exemplified the Fauvist art movement. The work he produced in almost six and a half decades is now presented in the art exhibition ‘Matisse: Drawing Life’ in the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) in Brisbane. A good example of his ability to present human expression can be found in his artwork ‘Le Bonheur de vivre’ (‘The Joy of Life’). The artwork ‘Le Bonheur de vivre’ was produced in 1905 – 1906 (wikipedia.org, 2012). Henri Matisse used many different ways of drawing and painting throughout the years and gesture drawing was one of his specialties. The main aspect that this work reflects is the human figure, which is typical of Matisse’s work. In addition in this work the human figure is shown in a variety of positions and sizes. The artwork has a size of 175.6cm x 241cm and Matisse has used oil colours on canvas to create it. It resides in the Barnes Foundation, Merion, Paris (Nicolas Pioch, 2002). The artwork was hung without a big frame that would possibly distract the viewer, so the focus is on the drawing. The work depicts a clearing in a forest with a group of six people dancing around, two lying down, and one couple kissing...
Words: 870 - Pages: 4
...tired of Britain’s presence because they felt as if they were second class citizens in their own country. This led to Egypt’s military beginning to pressure Britain’s armies, located in the Canal Zone, so they would leave. Not only were attacks made on the British, but also on Israeli troops along the border between the two countries. Years later, this long and negative history between the nations would eventually lead to the joint decision for Israel, Britain, and France to attack Egypt when Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal in July 1956. As a result, the Suez Crisis ensued. During the course of this paper, I will argue that the Suez Crisis had a greater impact on Britain and Frances’ power as colonizing countries as it exposed significant military weaknesses. I will first discuss in further detail what the Suez Crisis was. Then I will explain the different measures that were taken to maintain peace amongst the nations involved. Lastly, I will discuss the different outcomes Egypt, Britain, France, and Israel faced. When Colonel Nasser replaced General Neguib in 1954 he had three main goals for Egypt. These included: making Egypt independent by ending British occupation, building up the Egyptian forces for an effective attack on Israel, and building the economy by constructing a dam at Aswan which would irrigate the Nile valley. To achieve this first goal, a treaty was signed by Nasser and by Anthony Nutting, British Minister of State for Foreign Affairs...
Words: 2002 - Pages: 9
...feel. Baroque art is known for its display of intense drama, which invokes powerful psychological sensations; emotional feelings. It incorporates the use of concentrated rich colors and the extreme differences between light and dark. The subject was typically very light and bright, almost giving it an angelic quality with the background being very dark, mysterious and shadowed. The themes were generally extravagant and of ecstasy, grandiose visions, death, or overall intense moment (Pioch, 2002). The Surrealism period of art started around 1920 and continued for many years. It commenced from Dadaist undertakings after World War I. It was very similar to Dadaism in the fact that it was anti rationalist (Baroque, n.d.). It started in Paris France and swiftly moved and was accepted around the world. It included all forms of art such as literature, poetry, film and music and moved outside the lines of art to include influences on politics, philosophy and social theory as well. (Baroque, n.d). Surrealism visual art centered on creating images based on people’s perception of reality, imagination and dreams. The visual art of this period typically has very curvaceous lines, strange and symbolic figures and dream like surroundings which are attributed to the uninhibited, subconscious...
Words: 754 - Pages: 4
...Module Title: Logistics Coursework Title: Enterprise-wide systems and Supply Chain Management Professor: Fotis Missopoulos Student: Liridon Xhakaliu Abstract Most large corporations have adopted some form of ERP system. The purpose of this paper is to understand the benefits and challenges of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. These benefits and challenges have a direct impact on the performance of the business. Another crucial thing that has to be well thought-out while implementing the ERP system is how to gain competitive advantage; however, in order to create this competitive advantage companies must be well coordinated and in order to implement the system successfully companies must involve, supervise, recognize and retain everyone who will work closely with the system. Furthermore, this essay examines companies that have failed to implement the ERP system successfully; as well as it emphasizes the results of a Croatian company (PLIVA, pharmaceutical Company) after implementing the SAP software and its benefits it gained. Nevertheless, even though the implementation of an ERP system is long and expensive the potential benefits is very high; it can lead to enhanced performance and satisfied workforce which guides to enhancing profitability and gain competitive advantage. Introduction Nowadays the competition is higher than ever, along with the fast development of new information...
Words: 2796 - Pages: 12
...Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS Background Introduction The September 11, 2001 terrorist attack of the World Trade Center in New York City, USA directly caused the death of more than three thousand innocent civilians when two hijacked jetliners deliberately slammed against the twin towers that used to be a testament to the United States’ economic clout. On the same day, two other hijacked airliners were flown to other targets, one of which was the Pentagon, the seat of America’s military might, while the fourth aircraft crashed in a Pennsylvania field, believed to have been due to its passengers fighting back to regain control. While these incidents are certainly not the latest terrorist attacks against civil aviation, these attacks are significant in the sense that its aftermath truly changed the course of history of many nations and radically changed the lifestyles of many peoples. The earliest recorded terrorist act was on September 9, 1949, when a bomb was placed and exploded in a Quebec Airways flight in Canada. Since that first recorded aviation security breach, security experts had been trying to be one step ahead of the terror groups in hardening aircraft and airport targets against all forms of terrorist attacks. However, on July 22, 1968, three gunmen from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), hijacked a passenger airliner of the Israeli airline El Al, on a flight from Rome to Tel-Aviv, and demanded the release of their comrades-in-arms who were...
Words: 17180 - Pages: 69
...The Gothic Age Possible Introduction Standing before a piece of Gothic art, whether it is a painting, sculpture or a cathedral, you are drawn to a visual exploration like none you have ever seen. Where does the art start and end? The style of Gothic art draws the eye's attention at every turn. A choir of medieval spiritual beliefs is told in art, singing harmoniously in a language from long ago, which eludes us at the frontier of our memory reminding us of stories told throughout the years. History of Gothic Art Gothic is the name given to the style of architecture, painting, and sculpture which flourished in Western Europe, mainly France and England, between the 12th and 15th centuries. The label of 'Gothic' was coined in Italy, during the Renaissance, as a derogatory reference to the art and architecture of these earlier centuries. The defamation was a comparison to the earlier Goth barbarians. Goths were an ancient Teutonic people, who were an important power in the Roman world from the 3rd to the 6th century AD. The entire Goth population divided into the Ostrogoths and the Visigoths, aligned themselves with the Roman Empire, and set out to conquer and rule. It is during this timeframe that the artistic influence of the Goths took hold and began to spread, mixing Gothic and Roman artistic styles. With the passing centuries, Gothic became more clearly associated with the closing era of the medieval age. In time, the separating point between...
Words: 1806 - Pages: 8
...Realism and Impressionism Movements Gloria Slezak ART 101- Art Appreciation Instructor Todd Leisek May 23, 2014 This essay will be about Realism and Impressionism movements. Both Realism and Impressionism movement was in the 19th century. The differences between these movements are that the Realism movement was in the mid-19th century and Impressionism was in the late 19th century. I will discuss two pieces of artwork that was done in these movements. One will be The Stone Breakers by Gustave Courbet and the other one is called Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette by Auguste Renoir. In this essay I will do my best to explain a little about how the characteristics and factors are reflected in these pieces of art. The Stone Breakers was a painting done by a French painter named Gustave Courbet. Gustave was well-known for his work of arts of still lives, self-portraits, females, common men workers, landscapes and many other common places. This painting was done in 1849 and is about hundred sixty-five years old. Addressed as the pioneer of the Realist movement Gustave set a unique artistic movement which caused a lot of disagreement among other artists. This movement demonstrated and signified the everyday life. Realism was exceptional and contentious in the sense that it broke away from the norm which was for centuries illustrating popular, religious figures, however Gustave ideologies were for artists to represent only what they can see or have lived. His painting was a work...
Words: 1248 - Pages: 5
...“The work of each of these artists represents a particular depth of understanding and sensitivity about the history of our nation.” Dakar: Places in Our Live [1] “Thanks to art, instead of seeing one world, our own, we see it multiplied and, as many original, artists as there are, so many worlds are at our disposal.” Andre Marlaux[2] Introduction Art is a tenuous relationship as history would attest but it is one that could not be belittled or undermined. It produced various schools of thought among the ancient Greeks and continues to provide profound forum of debate among contemporary scholars. As President Ferdinand Marcos have stated, “For the artist has always been a dynamic factor in social and cultural development and art is always an essential vehicle of truth and of relationship”.[3] In the realm of human experience, the artist has to confront the truth in its various critical situations consequently depending on, his interpretation of urgent realities; he becomes either the advocate of change or an adversary of it. But he can never be uncommitted nor be irresponsible. In the present time where plans and options for governments shift in the global expediency, the artist must always guard against obstacles to national growth and progress. "Art and Globalization makes an important contribution to the diverse critical practices and aesthetic performances that define the global era.[4]” These remarks were written for the book entitled Arts and...
Words: 4552 - Pages: 19
...2006 - 2008 Strategic Plan Capital Increase Road Show May 2006 Disclaimer These materials are not intended for potential investors and do not constitute or form part of any offer to sell or issue, or invitation to purchase or subscribe for, or any solicitation or any offer to purchase or subscribe for any Ducati Securities, nor shall they form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with any contract or commitment to purchase Ducati Securities. Any recipient of this document considering a purchase of Ducati Securities in a rights issue following publication of an Italian prospectus in connection therewith is hereby reminded that any such purchase should be made solely on the basis of the information contained in such Italian prospectus. The information in these materials includes forward-looking statements, concerning in particular economic and financial trends, which have been made by the management and are based on current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. In light of this, the events described in the forward-looking statements may not occur. These materials are not being issued in the United States of America and should not be distributed to United States persons or publications with a general circulation in the United States. These materials are not an offer to sell or issue Ducati Securities in the United States. No public offering of Ducati Securities will be made...
Words: 5120 - Pages: 21
...EGERTON UNIVERSITY NAIROBI CITY CAMPUS FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF PEACE, SECURITY & SOC. STUDIES M.A SECURITY MANAGEMENT NAME : MWITI GITONGA MBERIA ADM NO : AM21/0425/13 ASSIGNMENT : TERRORISM AND COUNTERTERRORISM COURSE CODE : SECU. 715 COURSE TITLE: TERRORISM AND COUNTERTERRORISM SUPERVISOR : MADAM LOUISE MACHARIA DATE OF SUBMISSION: 16TH NOVEMBER, 2014 ACRONYMS CJM – Criminal Justice Model WM – War Model ECJM – Expanded Criminal Justice Model MACP – Military Aid to Civilian Power SIGNT – Signal acquired Intelligence HUMINT – Human acquired Intelligence ELINT - Electronic Communications Intelligence 1.0 INTRODUCTION Terrorists commit acts of great atrocity and inhumanity, and many affected by such acts may be tempted to take “an eye for an eye” approach, but it is important that any response or emergency powers follow democratic principles. By retaliating harshly, the state runs the risk not only of looking like an oppressive bullying regime but also of alienating the public, thus perhaps causing sympathy for the terrorists and making it harder for the state to refuse their demands. The counterterrorist approach/capability needs to have a preventive (before), responsive (during), and “post” or “after” approach to deal with incidents and eventualities afterward. If conflict...
Words: 6026 - Pages: 25
...Chapter 3 Partnership Liquidation and Incorporation; Joint Ventures The title of each problem is followed by the estimated time in minutes required for completion and by a difficulty rating. The time estimates are applicable for students using the partially filled-in working papers. Pr. 3–1 Doris, Elsie & Frances Partnership (20 minutes, easy) Journal entries for liquidation of an insolvent general partnership having a partner who is unable to pay entire capital deficit to the partnership. Pr. 3–2 Olmo, Perez & Quinto LLP (20 minutes, easy) Journal entries for liquidation of a solvent limited liability partnership having an almost insolvent partner who cannot pay entire loan from partnership or capital deficit. Pr. 3–3 Hal, Ian, Jay & Kay LLP (20 minutes, easy) Preparation of cash distribution program for a liquidating limited liability partnership. Pr. 3–4 Carson & Worden LLP (20 minutes, easy) Cash distribution program for liquidation of a limited liability partnership, and journal entries for realization of assets and distributions of cash to creditors and partners. Pr. 3–5 Luke, Mayo & Nomura LLP (20 minutes, easy) Given the statement of realization and liquidation for a limited liability partnership, prepare journal entries for the liquidation. Pr. 3–6 Luna, Nava & Ruby LLP (30 minutes, easy) Compute total loss from liquidation of a limited liability partnership, prepare a statement of realization...
Words: 6976 - Pages: 28
...ASPECTS OF MIDDLE ENGLISH LITERATURE (1066-1500) Middle English, Anglo-Norman, Anglo-Latin After the Conquest: dramatic changes in language and cultural temperament Old English literature: Middle English literature realistic,matter-of-fact,unromantic, growing audience, a panorama of most serious, often melancholic, diverse folk of many social classes (castle, monochrome gray, loyalty to the lord, barnyard, town); the appearance of leasure desperate courage in defeat, class and an audience of women rigorous adherence to the tribal code; new type of secular entertainment: major theme: agony of the lordless man, code continued but became chivalric social alienation, noble and heroic deeds; agony of alienation, physical hardships for audience: almost exclusively male;lords and the sovereign lady thanes - no mention of lower classes, strong courtly flavour, …So they duly arrived The sumptuous bed on which she lay in their grim war-graith and gear at the hall, Was beautiful. The drapes and tassel, and, weary from the sea, stacked wide shields Sheets and pillows worth a castle. of the toughest hardwood against the wall, The single gown she wore was sheer … And made her shapely form appear. … And the troops themselves She’d thrown, in order to keep warm, were as good as their weapons. Then a proud warrior An ermine stole over her arm, questioned the men concerning their origins: White fur with the lining dyed ...
Words: 3213 - Pages: 13
