Doctors Without Borders‚ also known as MSF (Medecins sans frontieres)‚ is a multinational humanitarian organization that focuses on giving medical aid to those suffering from injuries during war‚ natural disasters‚ and those suffering from diseases. Its mission is "to deliver aid to victims of armed conflict‚ epidemics‚ and natural and manmade disasters‚ and to others who lack healthcare due to social or geographical isolation." MSF has had operations in about 70 countries in 2015. In addition‚ MSF
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On behalf of the City of Long Beach‚ I write deeply concerned about a Border Adjustment Tax and urge that you oppose this potential burden on imports and trade overall. Such a tax would disincentive imports and skew the market in favor of exporters‚ which would have a negative effect on the current business and growth of Long Beach’s local seaport. The Port of Long Beach is one of the world’s busiest seaports and the second-busiest port in the United States. It supports over a million jobs nationally
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Agent of Change I believe that Doctors without Borders should win the first annual Agent of change award because their goal was to provide emergency medical aid‚ no matter where it is needed or who needs it. In 1971‚ a small group of doctors in Paris formed this organization. This was the beginning of Medecins Sans Frontieres‚ (MSF) or‚ in English‚ Doctors Without Borders. The idea that MSF had is that all people have the right to medical care‚ regardless of race‚ religion‚ or nationality while
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Case 1 – Selection: Staffing Dutch corps commando troops 1. There are five main competencies needed for the staffing of the Dutch Corps Commando Troops. The competencies‚ as mentioned in the article given‚ include (1) physical abilities‚ (2) war-fighting skills (such as skills in explosive ordnance disposal‚ close quarters battle‚ aerial infiltration‚ and survival‚ evasion‚ resistance and escape)‚ (3) mental ability (cognitive capacity‚ for example)‚ (4) personality traits or characteristics (such
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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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PART 1‚ COMPANY OVERVIEW: Company History Dick and Mac McDonald opened their burger stand in 1948 in San Bernardino‚ Calif. Under the guidance of Ray Kroc‚ a onetime milkshake-mixer salesman. Since the 1940’s‚ McDonald’s has built a loyal customer base by continually dedicating themselves to customer service and providing high quality fast food for its customers. McDonald’s franchises grew swiftly: by the end of the 1960s‚ there were more than 1‚000 across the U.S. The first international franchise
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(1.3) Goal of firm C M | Answer: a | MEDIUM | The primary operating goal of a publicly-owned firm interested in serving its stockholders should be to | | | | | | | | | | a. | Maximize the stock price per share over the long run‚ which is the stock’s intrinsic value. | b. | Maximize the firm’s expected EPS. | c. | Minimize the chances of losses. | d. | Maximize the firm’s expected total income. | e. | Maximize the stock price on a specific target date. | (1.3) Corporate
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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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Femme Fatale For Immediate Release Contact: pll@dullhouserelations.com Dull Relations 412-715-2233 x2 412-715-2445 Female Rock Band Femme Fatale Releases long awaited debut album Which launches nation-wide tour Pittsburgh‚ PA November 1‚ 2012 – Femme Fatale‚ Pittsburgh based female rock band will release their debut album titled “I Hit a Boy.” The release of their album also launches their nationwide tour beginning
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NETWORK BORDER PATROL PREVENTING CONGESTION COLLAPSE A PROJECT REPORT Submitted by N. SWAMINATHAN (41501104094) A. THENAPPAN (41501104122) in partial fulfillment for the award of the degree of BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING in COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING S.R.M. ENGINEERING COLLEGE‚ KATTANKULATHUR-603 203‚ KANCHEEPURAM DISTRICT. ANNA UNIVERSITY : CHENNAI - 600 025 MAY 2005 1 BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE Certified that this project report "NETWORK BORDER PATROL PREVENTING CONGESTION
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