In this paper, the authors' estimate the profit on a customer directly. This has two advantages. First, it takes into account the customer value from the very beginning. Second, it opens up new avenues for profit estimation. In particular, the authors' propose a profit estimation method by combining association rules...
Over the last fifty-five years children and youth have been empowered in the market society gaining more money for making discretionary purchases, greater say in what they and their families consume and acquiring more leisure time for both recreation and shopping. But because fair market exchange assumes informed rational decision-makers,...
Sustainable development involves activities that look beyond current market conditions and that define strategic options to manage future risk, which do not lend themselves to existing business evaluation tools. Despite these obstacles, a growing body of evidence suggests that improved business performance in ethical, environmental and social dimensions is justified...
The proliferation of combat themed online games like Quake, Asheron's Call, WarCraft, EverQuest and Counterstrike have cast a growing shadow across the consensual hallucination of the online gaming community. This paper describes a research, which employed qualitative and quantitative research tools to explore the social play experiences and attitudes of...
This paper examines the attacks on the efficient market hypothesis and the belief that stock prices are partially predictable. While it makes no attempt to present a complete survey of the purported regularities or anomalies in the stock market, it describes the major statistical. Findings as well as their behavioral...
There is often a perception that the primary objective of science and technology (S&T) policy is the further development of industries in the manufacturing sector. While virtually all studies of innovation have focused on their economic impacts, innovations have impacts on society and the development of human capital which are...
The discrete-time dynamic investment model, using only historical data in various asset allocation settings, often produces significant abnormal returns. However, the model does not choose the diversified portfolios that theory suggests it should. Therefore, this paper compares the investment policies and returns of the model with and without constraints on...
Patrick McGrath was born and bred an Englishman, but since 1971 he has written from the United States. He writes beautiful novels and short stories that often focus on psychologists and therapy. Two of his previous novels are "Asylum" and "Spider." His new one, "Trauma," is a...
If you set aside the war in Iraq, terrorism has in fact gone way down over the past five years. You know that we are living in scary times. Terrorist groups are metastasizing all over the globe. Al Qaeda has re-established its bases in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Hizbullah,...
Mark Jarvis, President of Hard Creek Nickel Corp. (TSX VENTURE: HNC), today announced that Tom Corcoran has been appointed as Manager of Corporate Communications. Mr. Corcoran will be responsible for all aspects of communications with media, investors and shareholders. "Mr. Corcoran is an excellent addition to Hard Creek's executive team,"...
Compugen Inc. is a sponsor of the 2008 BC Health Authority IT Forum, taking place May 1 and 2, 2008 at Simon Fraser University, Burnaby Mountain Campus. Speakers include David Guthro, Joseph Mendez, Dave Nikolejsin, Elaine McKnight, Matthew Peters, Bruce A. Stewart, Cheryl Slusarchuk and Simon Chester, names well known...
A new invention turns people into walking generators. The device, worn like a knee brace, harvests energy from walking and converts it to electricity. The generator was developed by J. Maxwell Donelan of Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. While the wearer's leg swings forward, the 3.3-pound device is...
Some people exercise by "power walking," but now, walking can actually provide electrical power: Researchers have developed a knee-mounted electrical generator that turns walks into watts. The device, resembling a knee brace, harnesses power from part of the stride. One device on each leg can produce about five watts of...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Simon Fraser University SFU researchers have developed a new wearable technology that generates electricity from the natural motion of walking. It promises to revolutionize the way we charge portable battery-powered devices. The biomechanical energy harvester, featured in...
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Mar 26, 2008 Marketwire via COMTEX -- LINCOLN GOLD CORP. (OTCBB:LGCP) is pleased to announce Marc LeBlanc has agreed to join the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. LeBlanc, is currently VP Corporate Development and Corporate Secretary of Mercator Minerals Ltd. a...
LINCOLN GOLD CORP. (OTCBB: LGCP) is pleased to announce Marc LeBlanc has agreed to join the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. LeBlanc, is currently VP Corporate Development and Corporate Secretary of Mercator Minerals Ltd. a TSX listed mining company. Mr. LeBlanc has 15 years experience in the mining...
PROVO -- The Brigham Young University lacrosse team beat Simon Fraser University 17-11 last Saturday in its home opener while improving to 2-2 on the season. Winning at home has been key to the Cougars success in the past, and they hope to match last season's undefeated...
BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Feb 20, 2008 Marketwire via COMTEX -- On behalf of the Honourable Josee Verner, Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages, Jim Abbott, Parliamentary Secretary for Canadian Heritage and Member of Parliament (Kootenay-Columbia) today announced funding for the Simon Fraser...
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Feb 19, 2008 Marketwire via COMTEX -- On behalf of the Honourable Josee Verner, Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages, the Honourable Jim Abbott, Parliamentary Secretary for Canadian Heritage and Member of Parliament (Kootenay-Columbia), will make an announcement, tomorrow afternoon,...
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