that post 9/11‚ all Middle Eastern people became potential terrorists. This demonstrates how people aim their anger and frustration at people of certain ethnic groups. Stereotyping was also a major factor in the film. In one of the scenes‚ Sandra Bullocks character made a statement about the relationship between white and black people: ”If a white woman sees two black men walking towards her and turns the other way‚ she’s a racist. Well I got scared and didn’t say anything‚ and the next thing I knew
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1) We do not agree with Joanna Cohen’s WACC calculation because she mistakenly used historical data to estimate the future cost of debt. Joanna calculated the cost of debt by taking the interest expense for 2001 and dividing it by the average debt balance. The cost of debt for Nike is the effective rate that it pays on its current debt‚ meaning the yield to maturity of bonds should be used to make an estimate instead of the average debt balance. Through the use of past data‚ the average balance
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Mini-Case. A. It is important for the decisions taken in the company‚ investment decisions and financing decisions‚ Every decision taken in the company has a financial impact‚ Investment projects‚ how much to invest and what assets to invest‚ To raise the necessary cash‚ To increase the shareholders’ stake in the firm B. Sole Proprietorship: Sole owner of a business. The manager and the owner is the same person. The sole proprietorship has unlimited liability. You pay taxes as owner and for
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Internet Mini Case #6 Williams-Sonoma Maryanne M. Rouse Williams-Sonoma (WSM) was a specialty retailer of products for the home. The company’s products were sold through two channels: the retail channel and the direct-to-customer channel. The retail segment comprised four retail concepts: Williams-Sonoma‚ Pottery Barn‚ Pottery Barn Kids‚ and Hold Everything. The direct-to-customer segment sold though eight retail catalogs: Williams-Sonoma‚ Pottery Barn‚ Pottery Barn Kids‚ Pottery Barn Bed
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conveyor belt transportation system. Some comments regarding possible ways for detection of mentioned faults are considered. The examples of failures and time related to replacement or repair have been provided. 1. INTRODUCTION Condition monitoring in mining industry is not as well developed as it is in other branches (i.e. power engineering‚ oil industry etc). One of the reasons is that mine is the specific kind of company with harsh environment and dissipation of assets in wide area. There are a lot
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Instructions for the Mini-Cog Test Page 1 of 2 Instructions for the Mini-Cog Test Administration the Mini-Cog test is a 3-minute instrument to screen for cognitive impairment in older adults in the primary care setting. The Mini-Cog uses a three-item recall test for memory and a simply scored clock-drawing test (CDT). The latter serves as an “informative distractor‚” helping to clarify scores when the memory recall score is intermediate. The Mini-Cog was as effective as or better than
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California was a land where the American Dream came true for many. Before the gold rush‚ California was under the Mexican rule since 1821. California’s population mainly consisted of about 6‚500 Californios‚ 700 Americans and 150‚000 Native Americans. Most of the Californians lived on vast ranches granted to them by the Mexican government. New settlers‚ mainly Americans‚ started moving into California for land and trade. Mexican control over California weakened following the Bear Flag revolt
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a global problem. In United States of America (USA) for example National Center for health statistics (2010) reported that‚ every year more than one million adolescent girls become pregnant. Over two thirds of these pregnancies are unwanted. The case in Tanzania‚ adolescent pregnancy in secondary schools is a threatening issue according to the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training findings showed that more than 3000 secondary school girls are expelled annually due to pregnancy. In Kinondoni
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“Gold Particles Found in Leaves of Eucalyptus Trees” Article Summary Have you ever said “I wish money could grow on trees?” Well that could actually be true! Geoscientist Melvyn Lintern was the author of “Gold Particles Found in Leaves of Eucalyptus Trees.” This article was published in Science News magazine on October 23‚ 2013 and retrieved online at http://www.sci-news.com‚ on January 16‚ 2014. Melvyn Lintern from CSIRO (Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organization) Earth Science
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like some sedimentary material. Also weathering may have contributed to the failing slopes as the orange color appears to be a lighter color orange There was a large volume of loose rock that had been dumped in the upper portion of the slope due to mining making the slope where the slide happened unstable. 1 Vegetation Conditions None Warning Signs of failure prior to event Yes‚ there were warning signs. There were signs of the mine’s wall slipping a millimeter or so each day in February.
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