School of Business‚ The George Washington University‚ Washington‚ DC 20052‚ USA. E-mail: kwak@gwu.edu A b stra ct Monte Carlo simulation is a useful technique for modeling and analyzing real-world systems and situations. This paper is a conceptual paper that explores the applications of Monte Carlo simulation for managing project risks and uncertainties. The benefits of Monte Carlo simulation are using quantified data‚ allowing project managers to better justify and communicate their arguments
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Cafes Monte Bianco Memo To: Mr. Giacomo Salvetti From: Andrea Yates cc: Prof. Susan Murray Date: September 5‚ 2013 Re: Private Label Per your request‚ I developed a profit plan and financial assessment for Cafes Monte Bianco possible strategy change to private label. I have determined we should look at maintaining our strategy of selling premium brand and private label coffee. Profit Plan Sales I forecasted sales for 2001 compared to 2000 would decrease by 3‚312‚408‚000 liras due
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Iglesia ni Cristo Iglesia ni Cristo’s first chapelThe Iglesia ni Cristo (also known as INC or Iglesya ni Kristo; Filipino for Church of Christ) is an independent religious organization which originated in the Philippines. The INC was incorporated in the Philippines by Felix Manalo on July 27‚ 1914; The church professes to be the reestablishment of the original church founded by Jesus and does not accept the doctrine of the Trinity‚ including the deity of Jesus. The Iglesia ni Cristo’s architecture
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Dante and his Mentor‚ Virgil Dante’s Inferno is the story of a middle-aged man’s journey through the varying circles of Hell where he encounters numerous people including previous popes‚ famous philosophers‚ and former acquaintances receiving the appropriate punishment for their respective crimes. In literature‚ it is common for a hero to undergo a journey‚ whether it is emotional‚ physical‚ or spiritual‚ where his or her battlement of substantial obstacles results in a significant change in persona
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Though some speculated it involved fire‚ Dante chose to surround the Mountain by water. In contrast‚ there already existed the idea of a dark and gloomy hell‚ and a beautiful and light heaven. The poet selected to envisage purgatory as a mountain located on an island in the southern hemisphere. Purgatory is most similar to Earth‚ while hell and paradise are the customary spaces imagined. Dante divides the mountain to ante-purgatory and the seven terraces. The terraces
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inferno are about the journey of two men. In the two poems‚ the main character is given guidance by another character aiding them in their travel. Athena is the protector of Odysseus on his journey back from the Trojan War to his family in Ithaca. Dante on the other hand was led by vigil through hell in order to save his soul. In Dante’s inferno‚ there is a struggle between good and evil setting up the theme of the poem. The journey through hell is symbolic; the presentation of the soul towards God
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Shakespeare suggests that even reinforced planning cannot ensure a completely successful outcome and can cause harm‚ and‚ in this case‚ death to innocent people. Overall‚ it can be understood that‚ in their quests for vengeance‚ Hamlet and the Count each undergo significant personality and behavioral transformations. Both protagonists end up distancing themselves from
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YFC Count Me In | Database System “YFC Count Me In” Database System As part of our responsible stewardship‚ we are now establishing an accurate‚ updated‚ and reliable database for our YFC membership. This is to make sure that we are not only inviting young people to attend and be counted in the Youth Camps‚ but truly be counted and taken cared of by our brothers and sisters (youth leaders and couple coordinators) who invited them. This will be the database system that we will establish
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Count Basie (William) Count Basie (1904-1984) was an extremely popular figure in the jazz world for half a century. He was a fine pianist and leader of one of the greatest jazz bands in history. The story of Count Basie is very much the story of the great jazz band that he led for close to 50 years (1935-1984)‚ an orchestra with a distinctive sound‚ anchored by a subtle but powerful beat‚ complimented by exceptional ensemble work‚ and graced with superb soloists. But perhaps the most surprising
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guidebook for Dante’s 14th world. Dante is careful in his identification of the stars and astrological signs which determine and support his reasons for placing Hell below Jerusalem. Based on the limited understanding of geography at the time‚ readers would have believed the physical placement of these biblical realms and would have built their belief system around it. Dante attempts to answer specific physical (scientific) questions with spiritual beliefs. For example‚ Dante addresses such questions as:
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