1. J & L should hedge only some of its exposures to diesel fuel. Although there are several financial instruments available for J & L to hedge against the risk of rising diesel fuel prices‚ these instruments still have their own downsides and possibly their own risks. For example‚ the future contracts from NYMEX seems like an effective hedging strategy for J &L‚ but there are some difficulties in terms of using futures from NYMEX to hedge against the diesel prices. NYMEX does not trade
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"What impact did Western imperialism and colonialism have on Asia" That Colonialism and imperialism played a significant role in shaping the modern world and particularly Asia is a prudent judgment. Colonialism is "a policy in which a country rules other nations and develops trade for its own benefit" and "the extension of power or authority over others in the interests of domination" (2004). ’The West’‚ which refers to the societies of Europe and their genealogical‚ colonial‚ and philosophical
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J & L Railroad 1. J & L can use heating oil futures to hedge its exposure to diesel fuel prices. Which futures position should J & L take? Explain. J&L Railroad should take a long position. They need to purchase diesel fuel in the future‚ they don’t produce diesel fuel‚ so they would want to take a future to be able to lock in the price of diesel fuel for future purchases. 2. What problems could the use of heating oil futures for hedging create for J&L? Note: I assume this question is asking
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The L-8 Blimp Blimps were used in World War Two to patrol enemy submarines. There were many airbases within the United States. The one from this mystery was located in Moffett Field‚ California. The airfield was located on Treasure Island on the San Francisco Bay. This particular airfield was used for patrolling the shore line of the pacific and for delivering supplies. Most people have not heard about the L-8‚ a fascinating real life mystery from World War Two that has gone unsolved for over
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A&P Updike wrote A&P using Sammy as the protagonist and as an example of an unreliable narrator. He did not want the reader to mistake Sammy’s voice and thoughts for his own although he wrote the short story in first person narration. An example of it is that Sammy in the story said “once you begin a gesture‚ its fatal not to go through with it.” This is not Updike talking personally‚ this is what Sammy feels is right. Sammy is descriptive and observes everyone in the A&P. He described
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structures you observed on the slide Sketch of Thymus Slide: Describe the structures you observed on the slide Questions: A. How are lymph‚ lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes related? B. What are the two major functions of the lymph nodes? C. What are the two functions of the spleen? D. What is the function of the tonsils? E. What are the structural similarities found in lymph nodes‚ spleen and tonsils? Activity 2: Immunity and the Immune Response Observations: Describe what
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However‚ we never considered the permanence of a variable or its scope i.e. the portion of the program where the variable is valid or recognized. All these factors are considered with storage classes. In C‚ variables differ in behavior from those in most of the other languages. A variable in C can have anyone of the four storage classes: 1. Automatic Storage class 2. External Storage class 3. Static Storage class 4. Register Storage class There are many ways in which a storage class
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BLENDING OR/MS‚ JUDGEMENT‚ AND GIS: RESTRUCTURING THE P&G’S SUPPLY CHAIN Presented by Assel Gubaidullina and Carolina Argenté The case study analyzes in great details how by utilizing integer programming and network optimization worked in concert with Geographical Information System (GIS) to re-engineering product sourcing and distribution system for North America. Procter & Gamble is the biggest company in “Fast Moving Consumer Goods”. The company produces 300 brands worldwide in 140
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- one of the greatest cities of Kazakhstan‚ located in the Republic southeast‚ in foothills of Zailijsky Ala Tau; the city population makes about 1‚5 million inhabitants. Almaty is the financial‚ cultural‚ industrial and economic center of Central Asia. In accordance with the decree of President "About announcement by the capital of republic Astana"‚ Almaty had been appropriated the status of a city of republican value. Regulation of its activity is carried
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Othello and “O” The movie “O” by Tim Blake Nelson is based on Shakespeare’s play “Othello. They both have many differences as well as similarities. The same trap is laid for the main character in both versions and the same amount of casualties happens in both final scenes. Nelson sets his story in modern time prep school‚ and his characters are not the adults of Shakespeare’s play. Shakespeare Othello is set in the 16th century while Nelsons “O” is set I the 20th century. In Othello‚ the setting
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