Ivanna Olivieri 4 February 2013 Bill Miller an Value Trust Bill Miller manages Value Trust‚ a Mutual fund that has been extremely successful. It has outperformed its benchmark the Standard and Poor’s 500 for 14 years. It has earned a cumulative return of more than 830% over those 14 years. Bill Miller has a rather different approach to making his investments. He goes against the conventional ways of thinking. He buys stocks when prices are its prices are going down‚ when the market is
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role in many soldiers lives. One particular soldier‚ Mike Clark‚ globally shares his story of being a Vietnam veteran‚ and the difficult times that he underwent during the Vietnam War. Clark’s personal story is unique because of the difficult decisions he makes and the factors that cause him to make them. Clark explains the reality behind joining the military and witnessing the tragedies that are experienced during the war. While exploring Mike Clark’s Vietnam War story and remembering the war veterans
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There is a disease coursing through our veins and it is mediocrity. Fuelled by apathy‚ legitimised by nationalism and fostered by indifference‚ it is a unifying threat which lurks below the surface of every institution and‚ increasingly‚ manifests in the thinking that constitutes the public mind. Mediocrity is a disease because it infects society in the same fashion as sickness ails a person‚ and because its effects are debilitating and damaging. If it is identified and countered‚ its symptoms
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Tragic events like the shootings in the comunity capture public attention and concern‚ but are not typical of youth violence. Most adolescent homicides are committed in inner cities and outside of school. They most frequently involve an interpersonal dispute and a single victim. On average‚ six or seven youths are murdered in this country each day. Most of these are inner-city minority youths. Such acts of violence are tragic and contribute to a climate of fear in schools and communities. Research
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2. A search of Mr. Mike McBride’s locker located at the companies on site fitness center is permissible. First and foremost‚ the instigation of the search is being conducted on reasonable suspicion. In Alabama v. White the court stated that “reasonable suspicion can arise from information that is less reliable than that required to show probable cause.” (Rutledge‚ 2011) This reasonable suspicion is based on the various comments Mr. McBride made during his exit interview. Secondly‚ Greenwood Company
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employees are often eligible to switch job positions within their companies. Even when employment is "at will"‚ permanent employees of large companies are generally protected from abrupt job termination by severance policies‚ like advance notice in case of layoffs‚ or formal discipline procedures. They may be eligible to join a union‚ and may enjoy both social and financial benefits of their employment. Lifelong employment facilitates long-term growth for employees‚ companies and industries. It develops
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situation Dr. Faye Miller violated several “General Principals” in the Ethical Principals of Psychologists and Code of Conduct. She breached Principle B: Fidelity and Responsibility which states that psychologists have a professional and social responsibility to society‚ which includes being concerned about their colleagues maintaining and following ethical principles. In the scenario Dr. Miller’s fellow colleague‚ Dr. Cooper‚ transgressed an ethical standard‚ however Dr. Miller did not attempt to
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are two versions for students: Single-Player and Multi-Player. Both versions simulate the management decisions of a company in the bicycle industry and require you to make key marketing‚ operations‚ product development and finance decisions. In both cases the goal is the same: to maximize Shareholder Value. There are two version of MikesBikes that will be used in your course‚ a Single- Player and a Multi-Player version. The MikesBikes Single-Player is a practice version where your challenge is to
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1. Why is Rosewood considering a new brand strategy? (12 points) The reason Rosewood is rebranding is so that they can get the same competitive advantage that their competitors are getting from repeat business. According to Exhibits 4 and 5 of the case study‚ their competitors are currently enjoying higher occupancy and growth rates—even competitors like OrientExpress‚ who were operating within a similar business model. Rosewood’s brand awareness was low‚ known mainly to those within the hospitality
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In this study‚ the problem that is addressed is how to reduce the time and increase the simplicity of making a sub sandwich in the Miller Dining Hall. The methods used were process flow charts‚ flow diagrams‚ the SCORE method‚ and the 5 W’s and H method. Using these methods‚ there were several changes made to the preparation area layout to reduce redundant tasks and decrease the amount of time wasted while interacting with customers who are making decisions. Ineffective or inefficient tasks were
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