ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Natural rubber is produced by over 2000 plants species and its main constituent is poly (cis-I‚4-isoprene).a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon. Since 1914 there have been efforts to investigate microbial rubber degradation: However‚ only recently have the first proteins involved in this process have been identified and characterized and have the corresponding genes cloned. Analysis of the degradation product of natural rubber and synthetic rubbers isolated from various bacterial
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Morgan v. State of New York Facts: The claimant‚ Morgan‚ sustained severe physical injuries caused by an accident which occurred as he was driving a two person bobsled during a national championship race. Morgan was an experienced rider who had been bobsledding for over 20 years and had competed in the US Olympics. He also testified that he was familiar with this particular course and had raced on it many times prior to this race. The area where the accident occurred was recently reconstructed
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Goodyear Report Since the early days of tire İndustry Goodyear Rubber&Tire Comanpy had been known as ‘’The Gorilla’’ for its dominance of the world tire industry.By 1991 They operated total of 84 plants which 41 in Us and 43 in 25 other countries with more than 2000 distribution outlets worldwide.They had 105.000 employees and ranked 3rd in the world wide sales of new tires. From 1900’s till 1970’s there were 5 big players in U.S tire industry.These companies were Goodyear‚Firestone‚Uniroyal
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Wilson Sporting Goods Co. v. Hickox‚ 59 A.3d 1267 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals‚ 2013) Facts: Edwin Hickox attended a Major League Baseball retreat for umpires‚ where he received an umpire’s mask from a Wilson Sporting Goods Company representative. The Wilson representative claimed the mask had a new‚ safer design. Mr. Hickox wore the mask months later while working as an umpire for a game in Washington‚ D.C. During the game‚ the mask was struck by a foul-tipped ball. Mr. Hickox suffered
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Merck & Co.‚ Inc (A) (The summary is based on the article in Vol. I and does not include the extra readings given by the professor) This case is a classic example of enterprises trying to balance their business of increasing profits and expected social responsibilities. This dilemma is further accentuated when the company happens to be a pharma company whose decisions directly affect people’s lives. The Dilemma: A possible drug for River Blindness‚ a disease which affects almost 85 million
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Case#1 Stock Valuation at Ragan Engines Ans. 1 EPS= $5.08 No. of shares= 300‚000 r=20% ROE=25% DPS=Total dividend/No. of shares=640000/300000=$2.13 Net income = EPS*No. of shares =5.08*300000 =1524000 g=Retention ratio*ROE =[1-(640000/1524000)*0.25 = (1-0.42)*0.25 =0.58*0.25=0.145=14.5% Po=D1/r-g =Do (1+g)/r-g =2.13(1+0.145)/0.20-0.145 =2.43885/0.055 = $44.34 Ans. 2 Industry growth rate g = Retention ratio*ROE
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Ochampaugh v. Seattle 588 P. 2d 1351 (Wash. 1979) Facts Ordinary pond owned by the city Popular with area residents for fishing and swimming The two boys were familiar with the pond and had gone there before. Neither boy could swim. There were no warning signs around the pond. The pond‚ while man-made‚ was in existence before the city purchased the land. Issue Was the pond a “trap” or extraordinarily dangerous enough to render it an “attractive nuisance” to children and thus create
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from local colleges; and a select few (4%) were experienced foremen transfers from other Treadway Plant”. Internal hiring works well when potential candidates exist within in the organization and when things are running smoothly. Whereas in Lima’s case it seems that promoted workers do not have desired skills and qualification for smooth running of operations. Also‚ promoting the hourly workers is a costly option as they will demand higher pay and benefits. So‚ by reducing the internal hiring or
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ASSESSING THE POTENTIAL BUSINESS SUCCESS OF EXPORTING RUBBER PRODUCTS TO CHINA By: D P M Subasinghe The manufacture of rubber based products such as industrial tyres‚ tubes‚ auto parts and components has been a part of Sri Lanka’s economy since the early 1930’s. As one of the largest rubber producing countries‚ Sri Lanka produces different types‚ forms and grades of rubber as well as rubber based products for export markets. China accounted 0.45% of total exports from Sri Lanka to the world
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Joshua Upthegrove Case Brief: Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow FACTS: The Respondent Michael Newdow’s daughter attended school at the Elk Grove Unified School District in California. Elk Grove teachers began each school day with a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance‚ including the words “under God” added by a 1954 Congressional Act. Newdow sued in federal district court in California‚ arguing that this violates the establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment.
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