Off-balance Sheet Financing Vehicles – Restructuring Problems When something collapses‚ there are always some things to blame on; and for the financial crisis erupted August 2007‚ people blamed it on off-balance sheet financing vehicles. Special purpose entities (SPEs)‚ structured investment vehicles (SIVs)‚ or variable interest entities (VIE) are different terms used for “off-balance sheet financing” practices that banks had used to hide their debts until the recent market meltdown. This paper
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The European Exploration HIS111 Lecture 190 August 27‚ 2014 “European overseas expansion after 1600 entered a second phase‚ comparable to developments at home. As Spain declined‚ so did the Spanish empire and that of Portugal‚ which was tied to Spain by a Habsburg king after 1580 and plagued with its own developing imperial problems. These new conditions afforded opportunities for northern European states. The Dutch‚ between 1630 and 1650‚ almost cleared the Atlantic of
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History Explained: Advantages of moon exploration The benefits evident in exploring space. Details the advantage of the moon trip as a "stepping stone" to mars and beyond. Information on the technological advances. Sponsored Links In the days before Apollo 11‚ the moon was a goal‚ a target to be accomplished to win the space race. This is how the moon has always been treated‚ as a finish line‚ not a starting point. After the Apollo missions‚ no one has returned‚ we have turned our eyes instead
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Army Helicopter Pilot There is no denying that flying aircraft is one of the most coveted careers in the US. One has to be very sure if he or she wishes to become an army helicopter pilot as it is not only about the profession but also doing his or her bit for a larger cause‚ serving the US army and hence his or hers country. Because army helicopter pilots often fly in dangerous situations or transport important government officials‚ one has to be very qualified to even be considered
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Bottleneck’s: Goldratt’s Theory of Constraints Wayne May 28‚ 2013 OPS/571 Introduction “A chain is only as strong as its weakest link” (Goldratt‚ 1984). Goldratt’s theory means organizations and processes are vulnerable because the weakest part or person can damage‚ break‚ or constrain them while affecting the outcome. In operations management‚ the solution is to pull materials through the system rather than push them into the system. By using the drum-buffer-rope methodology‚ components
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Constraints on the marketing mix The marketing mix in public houses is driven by the marketing division of each company which on its own has its own draw back as a lot of the marketing and promotions are done generically so not all the ideas they have work in all pubs one of the biggest constraints in pubs is the food side‚ which in today’s business is high‚ some pubs would not exist without it. The marketing mix‚ the four P’S as it is known by‚ for this piece of work this will extend to the
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The Age of Exploration The Age of Exploration was a time that brought two worlds together. This action caused changes. The Age of Exploration was a revolution because the Europeans wanted to find new trade routes due to their desire for Gold‚ Glory‚ and God. This inspired global cultural diffusion to disperse. One example of the Age of Exploration was trade. According to Document 3‚ Muslims were getting at the money because they were desired to find new trade routes to Asia. In other
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complicated research of space that has been going on since the space race. However space exploration is surrounded with controversy which may possibly affect the growth of the knowledge of space. The prior benefits and consequences of space exploration now affect the present and future of space exploration. Many people just don’t know how many things they use every day‚ have been affected by space exploration. For example satellites are the source of information for things like GPS‚ and give us the
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Should purchase and sale of organs be permitted? By Gary Becker THERE were about 50‚000 persons on the waiting list for kidney transplants in the United States in the year 2000‚ but only about 15‚000 kidney transplant operations were performed. This implies an average wait of almost four years before a person on the waiting list could receive a kidney transplant. In addition‚ the cumulative gap between demand and supply for livers was over 10‚000‚ which implies an average wait for a liver
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Introduction Assumptions‚ principles‚ and constraints are the operational guidelines set by the FASB. These principles where put in place to provide a foundation‚ with specific rules on how to report economic events‚ while allowing for constraints or relaxation of the principles under certain circumstances. Assumption of accounting There are two assumptions in accounting that provide a solid foundation for accounting‚ the monetary unit assumption and the economic entity assumption. The monetary
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