on average‚ 84 basis points on interest costs for 30-year bonds and also received significant savings on shorter maturities‚ as compared to traditional tax-exempt bonds. While‚ in this case‚ the State of Maine issue BABs‚ and the Treasury provides a 35 percent direct subsidy to State of Maine to offset its borrowing costs. b) The purpose of Build America Bonds is to reduce the cost of borrowing for state and local government issuers and Government Agencies. The subsidy‚ as a response to the recession
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recognized an obvious raw talent that had to be nurtured. While his father was teaching him the basics of traditional academic drawing Andrew began painting watercolor studies of the rocky coast and the sea in Port Clyde Maine. Dividing his time between Pennsylvania and Maine‚ Wyeth has maintained a relatively consistent realist painting style for over fifty years. He has tended to gravitate to several identifiable landscape subjects and models‚ to which he would return repeatedly over a period
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children a learning edge through the latest computer technology‚ a mammoth new study by German researchers brings some sobering news: Too much exposure to computers might spell trouble for the developing mind. | | | Key to the future: In Freeport‚ Maine‚ all seventh- and eighth-graders get their own laptop. | | | | By Melanie Stetson Freeman‚ courtesy The Christian Science Monitor | | From a sample of 175‚000 15-year-old students in 31 countries‚ researchers at the University of Munich announced
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That is 2‚250 customers that we were able to survey. The survey was approximately 15 minutes long. Out of the 2‚250 customers‚ regions are formed to understand if one region is different than another. The regions include northern Maine‚ southern Maine‚ Costal Maine‚ east Massachusetts‚ west Massachusetts‚ north New Hampshire‚ south New Hampshire‚ north Vermont‚ south Vermont‚ Connecticut‚ and Rhode Island. The questions were multiple choice‚ rating options‚ and yes or no. The questions were as
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RELATED LITERATure With so many commercially branded bleach and detergents‚ organic ingredients are being secluded and the common chemicals are used because of cheaper price. This study aims to determine the orange as an effective stain remover. The orange (specifically‚ the sweet orange) is the fruit of the citrus species Citrus× sinensis in the family Rutaceae. Orange is widely grown in tropical countries like Philippines for their sweet fruit‚ which cann be eaten fresh or processed to
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At my age‚ few people can genuinely claim that they have had a life-changing experience. And after a morning jog one Saturday morning‚ I became one of these fortunate people. Spending countless weekends in the park down near my house‚ I’ve always enjoyed jogging around the river the most. It’s probably because the river runs through the edge of the park‚ where the old trees act like guards‚ muffling the sounds of the city around them. Or is it because of the woman? The one who always sits at the
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what really set them off was the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine a few days later. Most of the American public believed that the ship hit a mine‚ but the 1976 inquiry said that it was an internal explosion. William Randolph Hearst‚ a popular yellow journalism writer‚ offered a reward for the Spaniard that blew up the Maine. The explosion was the most drive for the Spanish-American War‚ even the battle cry that they used was “Remember the Maine!”. Over the next two months‚ 11‚000 Americans forced Spanish
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admission to the Union. Northern states opposed it‚ feeling that Southern slaveholding states held too much power already. Congressional debates went on for a while until the District of Maine‚ originally part of Massachusetts‚ sought statehood. Henry Clay of Kentucky‚ the Speaker of the House‚ maintained that if Maine were to be admitted‚ then Missouri should be‚ too. From this came the notion that states be admitted in pairs‚ one slave and one free. Thus came the 36 30 line which gave congress a guideline
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The AT In North Carolina Along the eastern United States runs a trail inching along from Georgia to Maine; this trail is known as the Appalachian Trail. It stretches for an amazing 2‚184.2 miles from Springer Mtn.‚ GA all the way to Katahdin‚ Maine. There are three types of hikers that attempt this life changing walkabout: the section hiker takes the trail and divides it up in sections to hike at separate times; the flip-flop hiker does sections of the trail in different places to avoid weather
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04/20/10 In today’s society electronics are a basic part of living. Appliances fall into the category of necessities. If it weren’t for appliances I would still be scrubbing clothes on a washboard‚ washing dishes with my bare hands‚ and have no form of entertainment. One significant appliance that is considered necessary in my household is a dishwasher. A new model dishwasher helps make my life trouble-free by saving time‚ money‚ and brightening the atmosphere. A dishwasher is a mechanical device
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