National Treasure Ben Gates from National Treasure starts out as a little kid with his grandfather telling him about the Temple’s treasure. When suddenly Ben’s father interrupted them saying that I was a stupid myth and it just leads to more and more clues never actually leading them to the treasure. His grandfather had said‚ "The secret lies with Charlotte." About 15 years later Ben was on his way to the Charlotte where he found the captain in the cargo bay keeping a close eye on some barrel
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Cooperative federalism is a concept of federalism in which nation‚ state‚ and local governments interact cooperatively. Although president Obama may be criticized for decisions he has made‚ I believe he should be awarded for many of the positive things he has done for our country. Cooperative Federalism would be the Children’s Health Insurance Program‚ in which president Obama has put into place which it provides health coverage to nearly 8 million children in families with incomes too high to qualify
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agricultural cooperative‚ also known as a farmers’ co-op‚ is a cooperative where farmers pool their resources in certain areas of activity. A broad typology of agricultural cooperatives distinguishes between agricultural service cooperatives‚ which provide various services to their individually farming members‚ and agricultural production cooperatives‚ where production resources (land‚ machinery) are pooled and members farm jointly.[1] Examples of agricultural production cooperatives include collective
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Littlefield Technologies Simulation Report Team Name Group A Section Operations Management September 2012 Problem Statement Littlefield Technologies is a low volume‚ high margin manufacturer and distributor of digital satellite system receivers. Littlefield Technologies seeks to minimize production costs and sell at the highest price the market will allow‚ with the end result of maximizing profit‚ or value for shareholders. In order to be successful they
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ABSTRACT This paper examines the foundation and operational systems of the cooperative bank and its attempt to position itself within the context of two generic identities; the cooperative movement and the generic identity of the banking industry. It takes a look at the ethical policy concepts of the bank as its business model and how this has evolved as a differentiation characteristic for the banking industry. It also explores briefly the evolution of the bank since conception‚ its successes and
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points) A constant cost industry is one in which the LRMC for the industry is constant. An increasing cost industry is one in which the LRMC for the industry is increasing. Which is more likely to be a constant cost industry: bagel restaurants or cranberry production? Explain. What does this imply about the slopes of the long-run supply curves in these industries? In this article‚ the bagel industry closely resembles a constant cost industry. A constant cost industry is a perfectly competitive industry
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According to the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA)‚ a cooperative has been defined as an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic‚ social‚ and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprise. The main values that a cooperative enterprise is based on are self-help‚ democracy‚ self-responsibility‚ solidarity and equity. (ICA‚ 2013) The Merriam-Webster dictionary has defined a cooperative as an enterprise or organization
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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PEER FEEDBACK TECHNIQUE THROUGH COOPERATIVE LEARNING TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT (A Quasi-Experimental Research of Eleventh Graders at one of Senior High School in Bandung) A Research Proposal By Nuraeni 0902545 ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND ARTS EDUCATION INDONESIA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION 2013 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION This chapter outlines the background of this research‚ research questions
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to the definition‚ then Co-operative Banks would be included. Strong legal and pragmatic arguments were addressed by both the sides. Principal contentions for excluding Co-operative Banks from the ambit of RDB Act are as follows. First‚ that Cooperative Banks set up under various state legislations and
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case study cited by Staudt and Stranz (2009)‚ Ocean Spray Cranberries‚ Inc is an agricultural cooperative owned by more than 750 cranberry growers in the United States and Canada. The company produces canned and bottled juice‚ juice drinks and food products at distribution centers in Bordentown‚ New Jersey; Kenosha‚ Wisconsin; Sulphur Springs‚ Texas; and Henderson‚ Nevada. August is usually a challenging month for Ocean Spray Cranberries‚ Inc.‚ when the Lakeville‚ Massachusetts-based firm has to
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