The document discusses equality and differences in society. It notes that while equality is considered an ideal in America, there are still great differences between people that depend on access to knowledge and education. The document encourages practical learning of subjects close to everyday human life in order to reduce these differences.
This document describes the contents of a $100 Seasons Greetings gift basket intended for office parties or larger gatherings. The basket contains various snacks like gourmet crackers, pretzels, cheeses, sausage, caramel corn, shortbread cookies, chocolates, and candy as well as a bottle of Martinelli sparkling cider.
This document provides an overview of Curro Holdings Limited, a private school education company in South Africa. Some key points:
- Curro is the largest provider of affordable, quality private education in South Africa with 12 campuses across the country.
- The company listed on the JSE to fund expansion plans and gain credibility with clients and debt financiers.
- Projections show rapid growth in the number of schools and learners, with a goal of 40 schools and 45,000 learners generating R450 million in profit by 2020.
- Financials show consistently strong growth and margins above 25% at schools operating for over 2 years, with the overall business profitable. New schools negatively impact short-
The document discusses spherical harmonics and their properties and applications. Spherical harmonics are orthogonal functions defined on the surface of a sphere that can be used to represent functions defined over the spherical domain, similar to how Fourier series represent functions over a 1D or 2D domain. The document first reviews mathematical fundamentals including orthogonal functions and spherical coordinates. It then defines spherical harmonics and describes some of their key properties such as rotational invariance. Finally, it discusses two applications of spherical harmonics in computer graphics: representing environment maps and performing real-time spherical harmonic lighting calculations for dynamic scenes.
The document provides an overview and cautionary statements for a presentation at the BMO 2014 Global Metals & Mining Conference held from February 24-26, 2014. It notes that the presentation may contain "forward-looking statements" regarding future events and performance. It cautions readers that factors could cause actual results to differ materially from what is presented. The document also provides definitions and cautions readers on the use and reliability of terms such as "measured resources", "indicated resources", and "inferred resources".
- The document discusses a site visit by CIBC to the Black Fox gold mine site operated by Primero Mining Corporation.
- The Black Fox mine has mineral reserves of 660,800 ounces of gold and measured and indicated resources totaling 822,542 ounces of gold as of December 31, 2013.
- Primero aims to increase underground throughput at Black Fox through increased drilling, development, and equipment additions to improve productivity.
The document discusses equality and differences in society. It notes that while equality is considered an ideal in America, there are still great differences between people that depend on access to knowledge and education. The document encourages practical learning of subjects close to everyday human life in order to reduce these differences.
This document describes the contents of a $100 Seasons Greetings gift basket intended for office parties or larger gatherings. The basket contains various snacks like gourmet crackers, pretzels, cheeses, sausage, caramel corn, shortbread cookies, chocolates, and candy as well as a bottle of Martinelli sparkling cider.
This document provides an overview of Curro Holdings Limited, a private school education company in South Africa. Some key points:
- Curro is the largest provider of affordable, quality private education in South Africa with 12 campuses across the country.
- The company listed on the JSE to fund expansion plans and gain credibility with clients and debt financiers.
- Projections show rapid growth in the number of schools and learners, with a goal of 40 schools and 45,000 learners generating R450 million in profit by 2020.
- Financials show consistently strong growth and margins above 25% at schools operating for over 2 years, with the overall business profitable. New schools negatively impact short-
The document discusses spherical harmonics and their properties and applications. Spherical harmonics are orthogonal functions defined on the surface of a sphere that can be used to represent functions defined over the spherical domain, similar to how Fourier series represent functions over a 1D or 2D domain. The document first reviews mathematical fundamentals including orthogonal functions and spherical coordinates. It then defines spherical harmonics and describes some of their key properties such as rotational invariance. Finally, it discusses two applications of spherical harmonics in computer graphics: representing environment maps and performing real-time spherical harmonic lighting calculations for dynamic scenes.
The document provides an overview and cautionary statements for a presentation at the BMO 2014 Global Metals & Mining Conference held from February 24-26, 2014. It notes that the presentation may contain "forward-looking statements" regarding future events and performance. It cautions readers that factors could cause actual results to differ materially from what is presented. The document also provides definitions and cautions readers on the use and reliability of terms such as "measured resources", "indicated resources", and "inferred resources".
- The document discusses a site visit by CIBC to the Black Fox gold mine site operated by Primero Mining Corporation.
- The Black Fox mine has mineral reserves of 660,800 ounces of gold and measured and indicated resources totaling 822,542 ounces of gold as of December 31, 2013.
- Primero aims to increase underground throughput at Black Fox through increased drilling, development, and equipment additions to improve productivity.
El documento proporciona especificaciones técnicas para un servidor Dell PowerEdge T320 con procesador Intel Xeon E5-2403 v2, 4GB de RAM, disco duro de 500GB y unidad DVD-ROM, y detalla el software instalado incluyendo Windows Server 2012 R2, SQL Server 2014, Office 2016, antivirus AVG y Visual Studio 2015. También enumera el software para una PC con Office 2016 y antivirus Panda Gold Protection.
Cartel detection and collusion screening: an empirical analysis of the London...Dr Danilo Samà
Cartel detection and collusion screening: an empirical analysis of the London Metal Exchange
Author:
Dr Danilo Samà (LUISS “Guido Carli” University, Law & Economics LAB)
Abstract:
In order to fight collusive behaviors, the best scenario for competition authorities would be the possibility to analyze detailed information on firms’ costs and prices, being the price-cost margin a robust indicator of market power. However, information on firms’ costs is rarely available. In this context, a fascinating technique to detect data manipulation and rigged prices is offered by an odd phenomenon called Benford’s law, otherwise known as First-digit law, which has been successfully employed to discover the “Libor scandal” much time before the opening of the cartel settlement procedure. Thus, the main objective of the present paper is to apply a such useful instrument to track the price of the aluminium traded on the London Metal Exchange, following the allegations according to which there would be an aluminium cartel behind. As a result, quick tests such as Benford’s law can only be helpful to inspect markets where price patterns show signs of collusion. Given the budget constraints to which antitrust watchdogs are commonly subject to, a such price screen could be set up, just exploiting the data available, as warning system to identify cases that require further investigations.
Keywords:
Benford’s law, cartel detection, collusion screening, competition authorities, data manipulation, monopolization, oligopolistic markets, price fixing, variance screen
JEL classification:
C10; D40; L13; L41
Year:
2014
Pages:
1-18
Citation:
Samà, Danilo (2014), Cartel detection and collusion screening: an empirical analysis of the London Metal Exchange, Law & Economics LAB, LUISS “Guido Carli” University, Rome, Italy, pp. 1-18.
Cassandra is a distributed database that provides consistency, availability, and partition tolerance. It uses consistent hashing to distribute data across nodes and achieve high availability even if some nodes fail. Cassandra uses virtual nodes and replication to improve data distribution and allow adding or removing nodes without complex rebalancing.
Raiza Massó Carracero is a student from Cuba who introduced herself and provided personal information such as where she is from and her hobbies. She asked if the reader had any questions for her.
When meeting someone for the first time in Australia, it is customary to shake their right hand with your right hand. Eye contact is considered respectful and polite conversation excludes personal topics. Australian cuisine features seafood and meats alongside native fruits and vegetables. Traditional Australian breakfast foods include eggs and bacon while lunch may consist of sandwiches and salad. Popular cultural traditions include celebrating Christmas in the summer due to the differing seasons, and commemorating Anzac Day on April 25th to honor Australians who died in wars.
Презентація екологічного клубу "Еремурус" на GreenDrinks 25.12.2012 (тема - екоосвіта). Огляд діяльності програми SPARE в Україні, поточного стану справ із інтеграцією питань енергоефективності в систему освіти України.
This document discusses writing a domain specific language (DSL) for data transformations using applicative functors in Scala. It introduces the concepts of Picker, Reader, and Result to parse heterogeneous data formats into a common format. Reader is defined as an applicative functor to allow combining multiple readers. Later, Reader is enhanced to take type parameters for both input and output to avoid reparsing data and support XML parsing. Type lambdas are used to make Reader work as an applicative functor.
La empresa Enredes Sociales ofrece servicios de marketing digital y presencia en redes sociales para empresas. Se encargan de crear y gestionar perfiles en plataformas como Facebook, Instagram y LinkedIn, así como diseñar e implementar campañas promocionales. Su objetivo es ayudar a las marcas a aumentar su visibilidad, engagement y ventas a través de una adecuada estrategia en redes.
The salary for a Music Director ranges from $25,000 to $95,000 per year depending on factors like the radio station's size, location, popularity, and the director's duties and experience. While formal education is not required, many stations prefer applicants who have a college degree or broadcasting training. Music Directors typically work in bigger cities and receive benefits like salary and health insurance, though the job can be time consuming, frustrating, and stressful at times.
Hukum perburuhan mengatur hubungan antara pengusaha dan pekerja. Terdiri dari peraturan tertulis dan tidak tertulis. Sejarahnya mengalami perubahan besar pasca reformasi dengan diberlakukannya tiga undang-undang baru tentang serikat buruh, ketenagakerjaan, dan penyelesaian perselisihan hubungan industrial.
This insulated picnic bag contains items for a wine and cheese picnic for two people, including two plates, napkins, wine glasses, utensils, a cutting board, knife, corkscrew, two bottles of wine, gourmet crackers, dipping cheese, cheese bar, peanut brittle, sliced sausage, caramel corn, cookies, and a spread.
This business plan proposes selling Taiwanese drinks and biscuits in Hong Kong. It identifies strengths such as quality products and competitive pricing, but also weaknesses such as lack of brand recognition and strong competition. Threats include negative public perception of chemicals in other Taiwanese drinks and difficulty competing against established brands. The plan outlines pricing, promotional activities including advertisements and games, and staffing arrangements for morning, afternoon and night shifts.
El documento proporciona especificaciones técnicas para un servidor Dell PowerEdge T320 con procesador Intel Xeon E5-2403 v2, 4GB de RAM, disco duro de 500GB y unidad DVD-ROM, y detalla el software instalado incluyendo Windows Server 2012 R2, SQL Server 2014, Office 2016, antivirus AVG y Visual Studio 2015. También enumera el software para una PC con Office 2016 y antivirus Panda Gold Protection.
Cartel detection and collusion screening: an empirical analysis of the London...Dr Danilo Samà
Cartel detection and collusion screening: an empirical analysis of the London Metal Exchange
Author:
Dr Danilo Samà (LUISS “Guido Carli” University, Law & Economics LAB)
Abstract:
In order to fight collusive behaviors, the best scenario for competition authorities would be the possibility to analyze detailed information on firms’ costs and prices, being the price-cost margin a robust indicator of market power. However, information on firms’ costs is rarely available. In this context, a fascinating technique to detect data manipulation and rigged prices is offered by an odd phenomenon called Benford’s law, otherwise known as First-digit law, which has been successfully employed to discover the “Libor scandal” much time before the opening of the cartel settlement procedure. Thus, the main objective of the present paper is to apply a such useful instrument to track the price of the aluminium traded on the London Metal Exchange, following the allegations according to which there would be an aluminium cartel behind. As a result, quick tests such as Benford’s law can only be helpful to inspect markets where price patterns show signs of collusion. Given the budget constraints to which antitrust watchdogs are commonly subject to, a such price screen could be set up, just exploiting the data available, as warning system to identify cases that require further investigations.
Keywords:
Benford’s law, cartel detection, collusion screening, competition authorities, data manipulation, monopolization, oligopolistic markets, price fixing, variance screen
JEL classification:
C10; D40; L13; L41
Year:
2014
Pages:
1-18
Citation:
Samà, Danilo (2014), Cartel detection and collusion screening: an empirical analysis of the London Metal Exchange, Law & Economics LAB, LUISS “Guido Carli” University, Rome, Italy, pp. 1-18.
Cassandra is a distributed database that provides consistency, availability, and partition tolerance. It uses consistent hashing to distribute data across nodes and achieve high availability even if some nodes fail. Cassandra uses virtual nodes and replication to improve data distribution and allow adding or removing nodes without complex rebalancing.
Raiza Massó Carracero is a student from Cuba who introduced herself and provided personal information such as where she is from and her hobbies. She asked if the reader had any questions for her.
When meeting someone for the first time in Australia, it is customary to shake their right hand with your right hand. Eye contact is considered respectful and polite conversation excludes personal topics. Australian cuisine features seafood and meats alongside native fruits and vegetables. Traditional Australian breakfast foods include eggs and bacon while lunch may consist of sandwiches and salad. Popular cultural traditions include celebrating Christmas in the summer due to the differing seasons, and commemorating Anzac Day on April 25th to honor Australians who died in wars.
Презентація екологічного клубу "Еремурус" на GreenDrinks 25.12.2012 (тема - екоосвіта). Огляд діяльності програми SPARE в Україні, поточного стану справ із інтеграцією питань енергоефективності в систему освіти України.
This document discusses writing a domain specific language (DSL) for data transformations using applicative functors in Scala. It introduces the concepts of Picker, Reader, and Result to parse heterogeneous data formats into a common format. Reader is defined as an applicative functor to allow combining multiple readers. Later, Reader is enhanced to take type parameters for both input and output to avoid reparsing data and support XML parsing. Type lambdas are used to make Reader work as an applicative functor.
La empresa Enredes Sociales ofrece servicios de marketing digital y presencia en redes sociales para empresas. Se encargan de crear y gestionar perfiles en plataformas como Facebook, Instagram y LinkedIn, así como diseñar e implementar campañas promocionales. Su objetivo es ayudar a las marcas a aumentar su visibilidad, engagement y ventas a través de una adecuada estrategia en redes.
The salary for a Music Director ranges from $25,000 to $95,000 per year depending on factors like the radio station's size, location, popularity, and the director's duties and experience. While formal education is not required, many stations prefer applicants who have a college degree or broadcasting training. Music Directors typically work in bigger cities and receive benefits like salary and health insurance, though the job can be time consuming, frustrating, and stressful at times.
Hukum perburuhan mengatur hubungan antara pengusaha dan pekerja. Terdiri dari peraturan tertulis dan tidak tertulis. Sejarahnya mengalami perubahan besar pasca reformasi dengan diberlakukannya tiga undang-undang baru tentang serikat buruh, ketenagakerjaan, dan penyelesaian perselisihan hubungan industrial.
This insulated picnic bag contains items for a wine and cheese picnic for two people, including two plates, napkins, wine glasses, utensils, a cutting board, knife, corkscrew, two bottles of wine, gourmet crackers, dipping cheese, cheese bar, peanut brittle, sliced sausage, caramel corn, cookies, and a spread.
This business plan proposes selling Taiwanese drinks and biscuits in Hong Kong. It identifies strengths such as quality products and competitive pricing, but also weaknesses such as lack of brand recognition and strong competition. Threats include negative public perception of chemicals in other Taiwanese drinks and difficulty competing against established brands. The plan outlines pricing, promotional activities including advertisements and games, and staffing arrangements for morning, afternoon and night shifts.