Building Better Home Improvement Experiences 2012 ANNUAL REPORT Building Better Home Improvement Experiences Learn more by visiting our online Annual Report at www.Lowes.com/2012annual or scan the QR code with your smartphone. Shareholder Letter Great customer experiences start with our associates, whether they interact with customers face-to-face or work tirelessly behind the scenes to simplify the complex business of home improvement. And together, Lowe’s associates are building
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Introduction : Rise of India and China India and China are the two most populated countries in the world, each with a little over 1 billion people. Both countries have long and ancient history. Both are unique in having an unbroken stream of ancient culture and civilization for centuries before the dawn of the Christian era. Populations of both countries consist of very highly educated and technically skilled work force. In both countries, there is very large middle class, progressively becoming
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2. From A to Z: Overview of a Speech 3. Managing Speech Anxiety 4. Ethical Public Speaking 5. Listeners and Speakers 1 2 8 1 4 23 30 PART 2 • DEVELOPMENT 6. Analyzing the Audience 7. Selecting a Topic and Purpose 8. Developing Supporting Material 9. Locating Supporting Material 10. Doing Effective Internet Research 1 Citing Sources in Your Speech 1. 36 37 49 57 64 73 83 PART 3 • ORGANIZATION 1 Organizing the Speech 2. 1 Selecting an Organizational Pattern 3. 1 Outlining the Speech 4. 92 93 103
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Schlumberger Limited 2010 Annual Report Financial Performance (Stated in millions, except per share amounts) Year ended December 31 20 10 2009 2008 Revenue $ 27,447 $22,702 $ 27,163 Income from continuing operations $ 4,267 $ 3,156 $ 5,397 Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations $ 3.38 $ 2.61 $ Cash dividends declared per share $ 0.84 $ 0.84 Net debt $ 2,638 $ 4.42 $ 0.84 126 $ 1,129 20 10
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2 01 2 A N N UA L R E PO R T — 1 2012 Annual Report Every day, millions of people around the globe choose to make Yahoo! a part of their daily digital routines. Yahoo! is relentlessly focused on making the world’s daily habits inspiring and entertaining. We’re well positioned to serve users’ everyday passions and needs — whether they’re searching for information, emailing, sharing photos of their families or friends, or simply checking the weather, sports scores or stock quotes. We are
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aligned with the CUSTOMER, prepared for GROWTH MACY’S, INC. 2014 ANNUAL REPORT Macy’s, Inc. is one of the nation’s premier omnichannel retailers, with fiscal 2014 sales of $28.1 billion. As of March 31, 2015, the company operates about 885 stores in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico under the names of Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, Bloomingdale’s Outlet and Bluemercury, as well as the macys.com, bloomingdales.com and bluemercury.com websites. Bloomingdale’s
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Contract (“PSC”) Block Exploration Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation, Commissioning, Drilling, PSC Block Development PSC Block Production, Marginal Fields Brownfield Rejuvenation Decommissioning STRATEgIC ASSETS SUPPORTINg OPERATIONS ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION FABRICATION, OFFSHORE CONSTRUCTION, HOOK-UP & COMMISSIONING, SUBSEA SERVICES • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 273-acre Fabrication Yard in Lumut 20-acre Fabrication Yard in Teluk
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AVIATION TERRORISM Thwarting High-Impact Low-Probability Attacks TERRORISME AÉRIEN Contrecarrer des attaques improbables à impacts élevés A Thesis Submitted to the Division of Graduate Studies of the Royal Military College of Canada by Jacques Duchesneau, C.M., C.Q., C.D. In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy April 2015 ©Jacques Duchesneau © This thesis may be used within the Department of National Defence but copyright for open publication
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Authoritarianism Authoritarianism is a form of social organization characterized by submission to authority. It is usually opposed to individualism and democracy. In politics, an authoritarian government is one in which political authority is concentrated in a small group of politician. Characteristics Authoritarianism is characterized by highly concentrated and centralized power maintained by political repression and the exclusion of potential challengers. It uses political parties and mass
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KNOWLEDGE. INNOVATION. INSIGHT. 2012 Annual Report THE SCIENCE OF RISK Company Profile Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ: VRSK) provides information about risk to professionals in many fields, including insurance, healthcare, financial services, supply chain, and others. Through its renowned ISO brand, the company has delivered data, analytics, and decision support services for the property/casualty insurance industry for more than 40 years. Using advanced technologies to collect, analyze, develop,
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