products that it produces are gasoline‚ jet fuel‚ petrochemicals‚ distillates‚ asphalt‚ and lubricants. The ethanol segment produces ethanol and distillers grains‚ and finally the retail segment sells everyday gasoline at gas stations. Valero markets its refined products through a network of approximately 1‚880 company-owned and leased retail sites. The recognizable names that this all takes place under include Valero‚ Diamond Shamrock‚ Ultramar‚ Beacon‚ and Texaco. Going back to the some of the
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African Journal of Business Management Vol. 5(15)‚ pp. 6527-6540‚ 4 August‚ 2011 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/AJBM DOI: 10.5897/AJBM11.1012 ISSN 1993-8233 ©2011 Academic Journals Full Length Research Paper Capital structure and financing decision - Evidence from the four Asian Tigers and Japan Kuang-Hua Hsu1* and Ching-Yu Hsu2 1 Department of Finance‚ Chaoyang University of Technology‚ Taiwan‚ Republic of China 168 Jifong E. Road.‚ Wufong District‚ Taichung City
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The Guide to the Perfect Date Do you think the perfect date would be going to taco bell? Or how about White Castle? The perfect date‚ as we all know it to be‚ would not be either of those two places. The perfect date would be something that was heartfelt and was meant to impress your date. The three things that would make the date perfect would be the occasion of the date‚ the location for the date‚ and most importantly the
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Fixation on the Perfect Body The pressures from society and the outside influence of mass media can create conflict within ourselves when we do not measure up to the images they display. The images that both men and women have to have to live up to - can be overwhelming and simply unobtainable. Every person ’s body is unique‚ there are usually no two exactly alike as genetics play such an important part on who we are; and what the future holds for us with body image. Opinions of our body
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God (the greatest being that can be conceived) to exist only in understanding. Therefore‚ God exists! The greatest flaw in this argument‚ pointed out by Gaunilo in his ‘Perfect Island’ argument‚ is it invites parody. He argued that it’s possible to use the same form as the ontological argument to prove the existence of a perfect island; the island must exist otherwise it’s possible to conceive of an island greater than that island than which no greater can be perceived which is logically absurd.
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Joshy Yesudasan Climatogram Project According to the climatograms that we were given our local climatogram most resembled the mid latitude (temperate) grassland biome of Lawrence‚ Kansas . I arrived at this conclusion by comparing the two climatogram graphs and noticing a striking resemblance. The precipitation and temperature were almost exactly the same. Although they have similar qualities‚ the two climatograms also have many distinct differences. In our local biome we can observe that there
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Ethnocentrism is an important topic for modern anthropology for many reasons. Firstly‚ we must understand that ethnocentrism is the incorrect belief that ones own group is in some way superior to others‚ and the standard by which others are judged. This belief has unfortunately been an important factor in the history of the human race. It has been in existence forever‚ and therefore is very pertinent to the field of cultural anthropology. Secondly‚ ethnocentrism has been the cause of many wars
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Zombieland (2009) “Rule number one‚ zombies lead a very active life‚ so should you.” -Columbus. Zombieland is directed by Ruben Fleischer and is about a few people trying to get by after the zombie apocalypse. The main characters are named after the places they’re ether from or going to. Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) is a sheltered‚ introverted geek with a fear of clowns. Each character has made it this far for certain reasons‚ he is paranoid of everyone‚ had no previous attachments and lives by a
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Write an essay on basketball history and how the game has changed over time. Basketball was invented in December 1891 and it first played with a soccer ball. Each team had nine players and the baskets were wooden peached ones hung up on walls. Double dribbling was allowed and after every score there would be a center jump line. The ball could be thrown in any direction by both hands. The ball could also be batted in any direction with one or both hands but never the fists. A player could not
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Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid that is most commonly used to treat break though pain and post surgery pain. Break through pain is sudden sever pain that lasts for short periods of time and is commonly found in cancer patients. Fentanyl is most commonly administered through an IV. When people develop a higher tolerance for the drug‚ such as cancer patients‚ it can also be given in a patch‚ a pill that dissolves in your mouth‚ or a lolliepop. Fentanyl is similar to morphine‚ but is approximately
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