http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/feb2010/pilo-f22.shtml The Lufthansa management now regards the commitment it made in 1992 as outdated. The decline in ticket prices means that planes with 50 or 70 seats are no longer profitable‚ and consequently the company wants to purchase aircraft with 95 and 110 seats from manufacturers Bombardier and Embraer and fly them using lower-paid pilots from Lufthansa subsidiaries. The pilots’ union fears that this will gradually undermine all prevailing collective
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The article on Capital Strategy and the Capital Budgeting Decision‚ brought to light some interesting points about selecting investment options that have a positive net present value. Although achieving a positive net value seems like a simple process‚ the article brings up other ways that will allow an organization to continue getting higher rates than the required rate for their respective industry. An important goal for organizations is to continue maintaining competitive advantages that would
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“Consolidated vision” from culture and imperialism: It is an essay by Edward said published in 1993.Said tries to follow the relation between the culture and the imperialism during the last three centuries.This eassy influenced by his previous book Orinentlism‚ published in 1987. Said convinces the impact of dominant culture basically the British writers of the 19th and 20th century‚ for example‚ Rudyard Kipling and Jane Austen on imperialism and colonialism throughout three novels. He defines
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Coercive Acts and Quebec Act The Coercive Acts and the Quebec Acts were British responses to actions that were taking place in the British colonies in America. The Coercive Acts were a series of four acts passed during the spring of 1774. The Boston Port Act closed the port of Boston until the people paid for all the tea that was thrown overboard during the Boston Tea Party. The amount of tea thrown over was equal to more than seven hundred thousand dollars in the year 2007. Parliament also passed
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Budget Project In my budget project‚ I have put the life of a professional singer together. I chose to do this because the idea of being professional is a way people see you as a person‚ and also how they will act and treat you. Another reason I chose to be a professional singer is to make a lot of money‚ and get the car and house I have put in my budget project. A good reason that this life was put together is that I am completely comfortable with it. I am comfortable with it because‚ to be a
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Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Bringing Justice to South Africa Although many South Africans were victims of human rights violations during the apartheid‚ the Truth and Reconciliation Commission gave those victims some measure of closure and justice‚ helping the nation to create a more just and peaceful environment. These Truth and Reconciliation Commissions was a court-like justice system that helped victims of the South African apartheid. These commissions were accomplished by the work
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Americana’s Consolidated Financial Statements are the joined financial statements of a parent Americana and its backups ‚ the significance of the Consolidated Financial Statements is that it gives a superior search for the monetary position of a parent organization and its subsidiaries. The main component of Al Americana’s Consolidated Financial Statements are the financial statements like: (Consolidated Statement of Income‚ Consolidated Balance Sheet‚ Income‚ Changes in Equity and Consolidated Statement
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It can be argued that William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” is a play about forgiveness and reconciliation. The title‚ The Tempest is both literal and metaphorical. Shakespeare begins the play with a fierce storm which wrecks the courtier’s ship. I think this storm symbolises “the tempest of life” (i.e. the struggle of life) around which the play is based. Throughout the play‚ the aristocratic party is torn by conspiracy and betrayal between many different characters. In their attempts to gain power
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M3.27 Working With Costs and Budgets Explain the Importance of agreeing a budget and operating within it: A budget plan is the most effective way to keep the business and its finances on track. It gives you the opportunity to review the business’ performance and any factors that are affecting or may affect your business. Also to manage your money more effectively‚ allocate appropriate resources‚ monitor performance‚ meet planned objectives and plan for the future. To be most effective this
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University of Phoenix Material Capital Budgeting Worksheet Read the scenarios below and select one to review and analyze. Determine the proposal’s appropriateness and economic viability. For all scenarios‚ assume spending occurs on the first day of each year and benefits or savings occurs on the last day. Assume the discount rate or weighted average cost of capital is 10%. Ignore taxes and depreciation. Proposal A: New Factory A company wants to build a new factory for increased capacity
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