1. When the Airman Program was eliminated‚ the Coast Guard lost the ability to provide hands-on training to personnel entering aviation ratings. Aviation Technical Training Center (ATTC) does not have the resources required to properly prepare members for work in the field. Aviation Class A school graduates are reporting to their next units without the basic skills needed to be an asset to an aviation engineering department. The Coast Guard needs an enlisted aviation indoctrination program that
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announced the closing of numerous inefficient elementary schools and even a high school in the Chicago area. This has lead to one of the biggest controversies going on in the country today. Many parents are worried that their children will not benefit from the closings on an academic level‚ and will surely face more violence and gang related incidences. The CPS promises that with the closings of
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A PLACE WHICH NEEDS ATTENTION: THE EAST The term Orientalism‚ was used by the West‚ to define the East. Orientalism is the perspective of the West‚ the way they see the East. The West here‚ is the Western Europe and the East is rest of it. Also Said divided Orientalism into two groups which are “latent and manifest Orientalism.” Nineteenth century scholars were mostly interested in Manifest Orientalism which is things we can observe about the Orient like language‚ literature‚ art‚ history. Most
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American History Chapter 13 Becoming a World Power Overview The Cold War (1945-1991) conquered international relations within a structure of political‚ economic‚ and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. The Cold War facilitated global leadership by the United States‚ and provided Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin and his successors with an enemy to validate their suppressive regime. The Cold War helped legitimize an unrepresentative government and uphold the Communist
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Finance Theory I – Case 2 Tracy Hsiao‚ Baltic Ocean Evaluation of AQR Momentum Funds Date: Dec. 5th‚ 201r Past performance of momentum strategies – CAPM & Fama‐French MOM 4 factors model In Table 1‚ we could evaluate the past performance of momentum strategy‚ Short Decile 1 and Long Decile 10‚ a.k.a. L/S (10‐1). Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) E(R) = α + Rf + β (RM - Rf) + By applying to CAPM‚ we got a β that is almost zero (-0.08) showing the strategy could effectively diversify and reduce
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Score: 120 1. out of 120 points (100%) award: 10 out of 10.00 points Just Dew It Corporation reports the following balance sheet information for 2011 and 2012. JUST DEW IT CORPORATION 2011 and 2012 Balance Sheets Assets 2011 Current assets Cash Accounts receivable Inventory Total Liabilities and Owners’ Equity 2011 2012 $ 11‚000 27‚000 75‚000 $ 14‚250 36‚750 96‚250 $ 113‚000 $147‚250 Current liabilities Accounts payable Notes payable 2012 $ 54‚000 14‚800 $ 63‚750 20‚500 $ 68‚800 $
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TOKYO DISNEYLAND AND THE DISNEY SEA PARK: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND DIFFERENCES IN THE CAPITAL BUDGETING CONCEPTS AND METHODS BETWEEN AMERICAN AND JAPANESE COMPANIES. 1.What are the industry differences in US Corporate Governance and Japanese Corporate Governance? JAPANIES CORPORATE GOVERNANCE US CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Stakeholders of organiztions: Japanies system believs in the wealth maximization of stake holders‚ including managers‚ labour‚ suppliers‚ crediters etc American syatem always emphasized
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Chapter 8. Mini-Case Assume that you have just been hired as a financial analyst by Triple Play Inc.‚ a mid-sized California company that specializes in creating high-fashion clothing. Because no one at Triple Play is familiar with the basics of financial options‚ you have been asked to prepare a brief report that firm’s executives can use to gain a cursory understanding of the topic. To begin‚ you gathered some outside materials on the subject and used these materials to draft a list of pertinent
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Chapter 13 Problem 1 a. the use of debt financing leverages up ROE from 12.0 percent to 19.2 percent; total dollars returned to investors (including both stockholders and creditors)increased from $600‚000 to $680‚000; and the “extra” $80‚000 came from the “taxman‚” as taxes are reduced by that amount b. ROE 12.0%/15.0% c. At 20% ROE is 6.0 % At 0.6% ROE is 12.0% At .20 % ROE is 18.0 % The lesson is that although the use of leverage increases expected ROE‚ it also increases
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Chapter 13- The Rise of Jacksonian Democracy Vocab “Davy” Crockett- Served as Tennessee senator in the House of Representatives and was killed in the Battle of the Alamo Nicholas Biddle-Second and last president of the second bank of the United States. Black Hawk-Native American leader who resisted the movement of his tribe. Interestingly enough he died in Iowa and was buried on the banks of the Des Moines River. Sam Houston-American politician and soldier who helped secure the independence of Texas
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