Strategic Forum Institute for National Strategic Studies National Defense University http://www.ndu.edu/inss No. 239 April 2009 The United States and the Asia-Pacific Region: National Interests and Strategic Imperatives by James J. Przystup Key Points Notwithstanding the 2008–2009 financial crisis‚ East Asia today remains the home of the world’s most dynamic economies. In 1990‚ the region’s share of global gross domestic product (GDP) amounted to 26.5 percent; in 2006‚ that figure stood at 37.5
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A. How should the Cash Flows be valued for 2008-2012? The calculation of each cash flow required us to use the projections from AirThread Connections that are given in the Exhibit 1 of the case allowing us to know the Total Revenue‚ EBITDA‚ EBIT and the Unlevered Net Income to be able to compute the Unleveraged Cash Flow (UFCF) from 2008-2012. As well we used Depreciation & Amortization‚ Capital Expenditures and the assumptions established in AirThread Connections Exhibit 1 case to make the adjustments
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An Exploration of How to Prevent the Effects and Causes of Air Pollution Air pollution has not always been an area of individual problem but has always been a big major of global problem. In fact‚ air pollution is not a new issue to us. When I was in high school‚ I was already interested in doing research about air pollution. I began my search of my issue with the following questions in mind. What causes pollution? What are its effects? What can we do to prevent it‚ and get rid of it? Can
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DELTA AIR LINES RESEARCH Lemeka Fields Michael Green Alana Ireland Justin Latimore MGNT 3165-1 June 13‚ 2012 DELTA AIRLINES RESEARCH BY: Fields‚ Lameka N. Green‚ Michael A. Ireland‚ Alana. Latimore‚ Justin Abstract Delta Air Linesheadquartered in Atlanta Georgia‚ in the United States. Delta Airlines operates extensive domestic and international network serving all continents except Antarctica. Delta is the sixth-oldest operating airline by foundation date‚ and the oldest
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Summary Air India began its services in 1932 and has been operating in India for the last 78 years. It is the oldest passenger flight of India. The government of India holds 49% of Air India’s share with an option to acquire 2% more since 1946. This made Air India a public sector thus enabled it to operate flights internationally. In spite of being a public sector company Air India has been running in loss for the past 10 years. A SWOT analysis was conducted to analyze the strength of Air India that
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Individuals in East Asia are marginalized‚ especially women. There are more expectations for a woman than a man. There are no proportional expectations for men. Asian families stress gender identity‚ especially towards younger girls. At a young age‚ people are being ostracized if they do not fit the mold of what is considered beautiful. Humans are impressionable when they are younger‚ so if they hear something about themselves constantly‚ they start to believe it. It does not matter how many positive things
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August‚ 1988‚ Cebu Air was established in Pasay City‚ Metro Manila‚ the Philippines‚ but it only started operations almost 8 years later‚ in early March‚ 1996. - In February 1998‚ Cebu Pacific Air was grounded by the government‚ but continued its services next month‚ after the re-certification of its aircraft. - In late November‚ 2001‚ Cebu Pacific Air started operating international flights with a twice-daily service to Hong-Kong. - On the 1st of March‚ 2002‚ Cebu Pacific Air introduced thrice-weekly
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slower than in previous decades since 1990‚ the period in which globalization has been most pronounced. This contrasts with predictions of the growth-enhancing impact of globalization. Growth is unevenly distributed among developing countries in the Asia - pacific region. In terms of per capita income growth‚ only 16 developing countries grew at more than 3 per cent per annum between 1985 and 2000. Some 55 developing countries grew at less than 2 per cent per annum‚ including 23 that suffered negative
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and ethics in Asia: a problem for international companies? Name of the author: Dan Wu Student number: 7079393 Introduction After the 1997–99 Asian financial crisis revealed the rot in many Asian companies‚ ‘allegations of nepotism‚ corruption‚ crony capitalism‚ and collusion have been frequently referred to contribute to the downfall of Asian governments in Japan‚ Thailand‚ and Indonesia’ (Ang and Leong‚ 2000). Before many U.S. and European companies start doing business in Asia‚ many western
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popular board game that MMORPG technology resulted in players from all over the world to enjoy the competition of the game with players from different regions of the world‚ forgoing the face-to-face norms of the game. This paper will examine cognitive social phenomena related specifically to the context of the MMORPG that wouldn’t happen in a face-to-face chess bout. The face-to-face chess environment and the MMORPG chess environment will be compared and contrasted in this paper. This paper will also
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