HIPPARCHUS (c 190 – c120 BC) Hipparchus was a Greek astronomer‚ mathematician and geographer. Surprisingly little is known about his early life. He was most certainly born in Nicaea‚ Bithynia‚ (which is now known as Iznik in Turkey)‚ around 190 BC. Most of what we do about him comes from the books of other scholars who came after him‚ such as Ptolemy and Strabo. It seems likely that Hipparchus studied in Alexandria but spent his later life in Rhodes. Strabo‚ another Greek geographer writing about
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Congoleum Corporation Executive Summary In valuing the target company Congoleum after an LBO by First Boston found the expected free cash flows generated by this firm from 1980 to 1984. These numbers were based on values provided in the case. From there‚ we employed the Adjusted Present Value method to discount these cash flows because we assumed that Congoleum was varying its Debt to Equity ratio during those years. We discounted these cash flows by the required return on assets that was in
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SUMMARY OF THE CASE This case discussed on the issue of choosing the most suitable performance measurement for MarineCorp Sdn. Bhd. and SURIA group of companies. MarineCorp is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SURIA group of companies. MarineCorp was the maritime solutions provider for SURIA; it regulates and enforces the Group’s policy on maritime activities‚ especially the vessel inspection and vetting on the vessels under SURIA. The company has two subsidiaries; the first one is Green Port Sdn. Bhd
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HILTI CORP - Industry Analysis PORTERS 5 FORCES 1. Extent Competitive Rivalry Few but strong players in this strategic group The construction tool industry is huge and has the propensity to shift with shift in economic dynamics – Economic growth‚ GDP Requires substantial capital due to fixed and variable cost Wide range of products in variety of market segments within Few competitor with differentiation strategy Industry is driven by high level of technology and innovation‚ this could be
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Engineering Materials Msc. Shaymaa Mahmood Introduction to Eng. Materials : Since the earliest days of the evolution of mankind ‚ the main distinguishing features between human begins and other mammals has been the ability to use and develop materials to satisfy our human requirements. Nowadays we use many types of materials‚ fashioned in many different ways‚ to satisfy our requirements for housing‚ heating‚ furniture‚ clothes‚ transportation‚ entertainment‚ medical care‚ defense and all the
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a change for the school system? (500 words) iii) Organise a meeting of the Parent Teacher Association and prepare a report on the outcomes of such a meeting. (500 words) 2 ES-361: EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY Assignment - 01 Answer the following questions: i) Explain how telecommunication technologies play a significant role in providing education at distance. (500 words) ii) Identify a topic of your choice at the secondary level. Select appropriate media to be used while teaching the topic. Discuss
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Ryan R. Montenid November 15‚ 2014 Strategic Management Dr. Gloria Chavez Building Competitive Advantage through Functional-Level Strategies: Xerox Corporation 1. Identify how the changes that Xerox undertook after 1980‚ helped the company to improve its efficiency‚ quality‚ innovation and customer responsiveness. Xerox underwent series of improvement after its 1980 downfall. First‚ Xerox had changed its waste management by decreasing the number of defective products and
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28 Oct‚ 2013 Material Wealth over Emotional Health Snow white has many different versions of it written‚ most of which display a great story of a young girls development. Although each tale is based upon the same topic‚ the process by which the girl learns and develops varies from each tail. As in Lasair Ghueg‚ The King of Ireland ’s Daughter‚ the young girl has a distant relationship to her parents and is constantly colliding with her step mom. Many younger kids and even adults are in this same
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ME1D02 Products and Materials in Modern Society with English Writing Requirements (Yu ZHANG) Final Report [Energy Efficient Material as 3D Printing Supplies] Student Name: [PENG Qilin] Student ID: [12131483D] Group ID: EWT0[7] Date: [22 April 2013] 2 Contents 1. Introduction 1.1 Background…………………………………………………………… 1.2 Definition of Terms…………………………………………………… 1.3 Objective……………………………………………………………… 1.4 Overview……………………………………………………………… 2. Needs for Energy Efficient Materials 2.1 Contemporarily
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This was an A paper Innovation is an introduction of something that is new. The new product could be a fresh product method‚ idea‚ service‚ and it could even be a device. However‚ to consider it innovation‚ it also has to be a replica as well as cost-effective price at the same time it needs to satisfy a specific need (Brianna‚ S 2013). Occasionally‚ innovation happens when a company is trying to meet their needs or their expectation of their customers‚ therefore they will interpret their inventions
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