War Prisons 1. Carved Chess Set a. These wooden chess pieces were carved by POWs at Elmira prison camp in New York. Games such as chess‚ created by hand by the prisoners‚ were common ways to make time pass in the camps. 2. Prisoner’s petition to Lincoln a. Prisoners in the Andersonville prison camp signed petitions‚ emploring Lincoln to do something about the state in which they were kept. However‚ these petitions never made it to Lincoln‚ or even past the guards at the camp. 3. Leslie’s Illustrated
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The two primary reporting alternatives Alcoa has in accounting for the repurchase of the shares include converting to treasury stock or formally retiring stock (Spiceland‚ Sepe‚ Nelson & Thomas‚ 2016). With either choice‚ the total shareholders’ equity would be equivalent: the cash and shareholders’ equity would decrease since cash is paid to repurchase the stock. By changing it to treasury stock‚ the cost is reported as a decrease in total shareholders’ equity. The purchase of the treasury stock
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1.How is it possible‚ as Braddock noted‚ to have a great deal of data but little information? How does the SAP database and business intelligence component change this? Fresh Direct is a New York online grocery firm aiming to offer higher quality food with the best price which is 10-15% less than the local competitors and home delivery. The Fresh Direct has 300‚000-square-foot headquarter and 1‚500 employees. 8‚500 products and 200‚000 customers active in every day transaction. So every second
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Question 1. In this day of age education is everything. To the corporate jobs‚ government jobs‚ or even small business are all driven through the power of education. It has become the top priority to landing a successful job‚ with a well deserving pay. It was once said that "education is the key to success." Education does not discriminate against sex‚ the color of your skin‚ or even your age. In this example Ms. Natale is a 73 year old woman who is thinking about going back to school to finish
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Managing the Hewlett Packard Way William R. Hewlett and David Packard are two organizational leaders who demonstrated a unique managerial style. They began their operation in a one-car garage in 1939 with $538 and eventually built a very successful company that now produces more than 10‚000 products‚ such as computers‚ peripheral equipment‚ test and measuring instruments‚ and handheld calculators. Perhaps even better known than its products is the distinct managerial style preached and practiced
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1. Describe clearly the accounting changes Harnischfeger made in 1984 as stated in Note 2 of its financial statements. Prior to 1984‚ the Corporation used principally accelerated methods for its U.S. operating plants. The cumulative effect of this change‚ which was applied retroactively to all assets previously subjected to accelerated depreciation‚ increased net income for 1984 by $11.0 million or $.93 per common and common equivalent share. The changes as defined in Note 2 are as follows:
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Explain the data collected by Zara to predict the trend. What makes the middle aged mother to buy cloths in Zara while the daughter aged in mid 20s buys Zara clothing? Because it is fashion able and up to trend. By collecting data and focusing on shorter response times‚ the company ensures that its stores are able to carry clothes that the consumers want at that time. Zara can move from identifying a trend to having clothes in its stores within 30 days. That means Zara can quickly and catch a winning
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The Problems of Technology Transfer For several years the author was involved in a research project at a major aerospace corporation. The project studied techniques for program synthesis‚ automatic code generation‚ very high-level languages‚ graphical design tools and similar topics. The goal was to simplify specification of software systems and to make code synthesis practical by working in a restricted domain. As in most industrial research laboratories there was the pressure to show practical
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The victim was a nineteen-year-old catatonic schizophrenic who was attending a religious practical training school called Oak Haven. While there‚ he was subject to disciplinary processes when he did not respond to treatments. The defendant‚ Daniel Thomas‚ was it work coordinator at Oak Haven and had been given permission from the victim’s parents to discipline their son‚ if necessary. When the victim failed to respond to normal treatments‚ Thomas took him to the edge of campus where he pulled the
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1-What recommendations do you have to improve resources for homeless all students at SAC? The only way SAC can help a homeless student is for the student to come forward and state “I am homeless or in transition to get my own place.” The student knows he/she needs help but there will be a pride barrier in the way. For some‚ they will not know his/her options. It is imperative that SAC helps the student see the available options. These are community resources and the resources here at SAC. This will
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