Get ready to get hooked into a slow and fulfilling piece of music by Norman MacLeod. This week‚ I feel that a simple‚ yet pleasant song is best compared to all the other pieces mentioned before in this blog. This piece‚ called Farewell to Fiunary‚ is a classical piece and is a straightforward piece for the most part. This is definitely one of my favorite piece that I enjoy playing and I’m sure you’ll also enjoy it! Let’s begin! Just skimming the page‚ you notice the same overall rhythm being
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Chapter 8 Renewable Energy Part 1 Where do we get energy from ? PLANETARY ENERGY RESOURCES Non-Renewable Sources • Fossil-fuel sources of energy: • Coal • Gas • Oil • During earlier periods of the Earth’s history‚ fossilization of biological material created the deposits of coal‚ oil and gas‚ of which at least 1023 Joule is presently believed to be recoverable in a form suitable for fuel uses (Sorensen‚ 2011). • Nuclear energy may be released in large quantities from nuclear reactions (Sorensen
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Case 09-8 Classified Information Lads and Lassies (L&L)‚ an SEC registrant‚ has its year end on the Saturday closest to January 31. Fiscal 2012‚ 2011‚ and 2010‚ which include 52 weeks each‚ ended on January 28‚ 2012‚ January 29‚ 2011‚ and January 30‚ 2010‚ respectively. L&L manufactures and sells exclusive children’s clothing to the most discerning clientele. Its products offer high quality and modern style‚ including everything from a colorful collection of cashmere sweaters to perfect vintage
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Case#8 Countrywide Financial: The Subprime Meltdown Questions: 1. Are subprime loans an unethical financial instrument‚ or are they ethical but misused in a way that created ethical issues? The Countrywide Financial case showed subprime loans easily contribute to unethical behavior. I think the idea of the loan isn’t unethical in itself‚ but the way it was packaged. If you take away the fraudulent behavior‚ the idea of a subprime mortgage isn’t too corrupt. Subprime borrowers generally have bad
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MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION • Multinational entities have played a role in international trade for several centuries. • Multinational operations can be traced back several centuries to the British and Dutch trading companies. • After the above declined‚ the European overseas investments‚ mainly in the extractive industries dominated international trade. • The phenomenon as it is known today is the result of the lead taken by U.S. based companies in the post World War II period. Western
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Case (1) ExxonMobil 1. Which‚ if any‚ of the pricing strategies discussed in the chapter are being applied by ExxonMobil and other oil companies? Could they adopt any other strategies? ExxonMobil and other companies in the retail oil industry are working in monopolistic competitive market. The market demand in oil industry is inelastic in short run and all the companies have their own share in oil demand. In the monopolistic competition like in the case of ExxonMobil and
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TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 1994 Core-Competencies The core competence of Toyota Motor Corporation is its ability to produce automobiles of great quality at best prices‚ thereby providing a value for money to the customers. This core competence of quality can be attributed to its innovative production practices. The quality aspect of Toyota’s products have revolutionized the automobiles in the past and almost all the automobile companies had to try and better the quality of their products. It is a
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Costco Costco Wholesale Corporation is the largest wholesale club operator in the United States. Costco stores offer discount prices on an average of about 4‚000 products‚ ranging from alcoholic beverages and appliances to fresh food‚ pharmaceuticals‚ and tires‚ making it fall into other type of industry; Warehouse Clubs & Superstores. To shop at Costco‚ customers must be members -- a policy the company believes reinforces customer loyalty and provides a steady source of fixed revenue (Hoover’s
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Chapter 8 section 1 Key Terms‚ people‚ and places Biography question Chart skills Map skills 2-6 Williams the conqueror- king of England who beat Harold at the battle of Hastings Common law-a legal system based on custom and court rulings Jury- group of men sworn to tell the truth King john- clever‚ cruel‚ and untrustworthy ruler who faced king Phillips II‚ pope innocent III‚ and his English nobles Magna Carta- a great charter Due process of law-clause that formed the basis of the right
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BuyGasCo Corporation: The Use of Alternative Costing Methods in a Predatory Pricing Lawsuit 1 BACKGROUND2 BuyGasCo Corporation (BuyGasCo) is a major national chain of retail motor fuel (gasoline) service centers. This privately held company is very successful and has been in existence for 35 years. The service centers‚ owned and operated by BuyGasCo‚ are straightforward and typical of those in the industry. The main function of these service centers is to sell gasoline. The company sells three types
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