need of government intervention. In recent years‚ it is obvious that the housing prices in different cities in China continue to increase. For many buyers‚ a house is not a place to live‚ but is merchandise that can bring huge profit and is worth investing in. As a result of this over-investment‚ more and more people who really need houses to live in cannot afford to buy houses. The inflated housing prices bring a lot of social problems‚ the primary one being class conflicts. The Chinese government
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Case 5: Financing PPL Corp.’s Growth Strategy Study Questions 1. Evaluate PPL’s growth strategy and financing policies. Why is it important for PPL to seek out alternative financing strategies instead of using its own corporate balance sheet? In the early 1990’s‚ the anticipation of deregulation in the electricity marketplace led PPL to change its business strategy. It was essential for them to enter the market as soon as possible or they may have faced barriers to entry. In 1994‚ PPL established
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1. What is an example of performance-based assessment‚ and why is this kind of assessment usually more interesting for students? (50-70 words) Performance-based assessments are tests that basically are used to asses a skill or ability. These type of exams have become popular because they are not like the traditional assessments. This kind of assessments are more interesting to students‚ because it measures skills and abilities and the rubric used for this tests are completely different. 2. What
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Why do countries trade with each other? Show‚ using examples‚ why this may be to do with principle of comparative advantage. Introduction In 1776 Adam Smith stated‚ "If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity cheaper than we ourselves can make it‚ better buy it of them with some part of the produce of our own industry‚ employed in a way in which we have some advantage." This sentence shows basic principle on which the world trade is based. Countries buy and sell goods abroad to achieve
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Nowadays‚ there are many successful business leaders in this world. For me‚ I like Steve Jobs most. In the first assignment‚ leader book analysis‚ I choose “Steve Jobs” as my book. Not only because Steve Jobs is a successful business leader‚ but also because I like his unique style of management. Steve Jobs was born on February 24th in 1955. In 1997‚ he became Time magazine the cover person. In the same year he was awarded "the most successful managers of great eminence” as “computer maniac".
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person’s outlook on education can be limited to just reading‚ writing‚ sciences‚ and math‚ leaving them close minded on assisting the community around them. Fr. Pedro Arrupe’s statement‚ ‘‘our prime educational objective must be to form men and women for others‚ who believe that a love of self or of God which does not issue forth in justice for the least of their neighbors is a farce.’’ is concluding that we‚ as citizens‚ should focus our primary education on being a well-rounded person. With that said‚
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The Theory and Practice of Insurance Sovereign Catastrophe Risk Financing Limitations of Traditional Insurance and the Potential of Alternative Risk Transfer Solutions Supervised by: Prof. Christopher L. Culp Authors: Martin Reinhard ID- No: 05-723-648 martinreinhard@gmx.ch Aicha Khuder ID- No: 11-106-937 aicha_khuder@yahoo.de Susanna Kullenberg ID- No: 11-111-499 susanna.kullenberg@gmail.com Bern‚ February 27th 2012 Table of Content Abstract ...................................
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and safety in social care settings 1.1 Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting 1) Fire Precautions Act 1971 2) Reporting of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) 3) Health And Safety of Work Act 1974 4) Manual Handling Operations Regulation 1992 5)Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health regulation 2002 (COSHH) 1.2 Explain how health and safety policies and procedures protect those in social care settings
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If I could have one ’do-over’ in life‚ my do over would be High School. It would be High School‚ because knowing what I know now‚ I would’ve been a lot more involved in school. I would have joined more clubs and organizations. I would have cared more about my activities. Now‚ applying for college and scholarships‚ I have nothing to show for it. I only really did one organization in high school. If I could have a do over‚ I would redo my high school career and hopefully have a more impressive resume
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE 2014 DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM (DV-2014) The congressionally mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is administered on an annual basis by the Department of State and conducted based on United States law‚ specifically Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). This law provides for a class of immigrants known as “diversity immigrants‚” with visas made available to persons from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States
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