protects a soldier’s neck‚ head and face. The body armor was called Lorica Segmentata‚ it is flexible when the soldier moved around‚ so it wouldn’t block any of the soldier’s movements. The long curved rectangular shield‚ the scutumn‚ has an advantage that it can form a testudo with other shield‚ which can give a group of men more protection. The gladius is a short thrusting sword‚ these short swords are way more deadly than the long energy-wasting long swords. Another famous weapon is the pilum‚ a medium
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Debt Policy at UST 1. How well is UST doing? * UST has been doing extremely well. Revenues and earnings are growing at 9% and 11% respectively. * Named by Forbes as one of the top companies in terms of profitability. ROC‚ ROE and GPM one of the industry highest. * Paying back generous dividends of $2.2b and repurchasing $2b from 1988 to 1998. * However‚ they seem to be losing market share in the premium market to competitors and have not been able to make an impact in the
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fight gladiators from the same school unless specifically requested. The Samnite would be heavily armed with a sword or lance and a large square shield. They would also have armor on their right arm and left leg. The Thracian would have a curved sword and a small square shield. The Murmillo had a fish shaped helmet‚ a short sword‚ and a large shield. Like the Samnite they would have padding on the arm and leg. Last and certainly the least is the Retiarius. All this gladiator had was a net made
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Arms today. 3. Why is the Irish harp featured on the Coat of Arms? The harp represents Irelands place in the UK. The shield is broke into quarters and the guardant lions represent the filling of the first and fourth quarters. The harp is also on the Ireland coat of Arms. 4. What does the unicorn represent? Why would the rulers of England choose a unicorn to support their shield? Because according to legend a free unicorn was considered a very dangerous beast so that’s why the unicorn was chained
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on guidelines‚ has few choices of providers. The participating providers are salaried based. Coverage for consumers are given an “assigned Primary Care Physician (PCP)”‚ must use network providers to be covered‚ unless emergencies. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan‚ (2011) states their “plan includes monthly rates‚ copayments‚ deductible‚ annual maximums‚ prescriptions‚ dental‚ and must be in network PCP” (Para. 4). Bayes (2008) stated that HMO programs included in plan are “complete preventative
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and oppression is far from me (Isa. 54:14). I take the shield of faith‚ and I quench every fiery dart of the enemy (Eph. 6:16). I am redeemed from the curse of the law. I am redeemed from poverty. I am redeemed from sickness. I am redeemed from spiritual death (Gal. 3:13). I stand in the evil day having my loins girded about with truth‚ and I have the breastplate of righteousness. My feet are shod with the gospel of peace. I take the shield of faith. I am covered with the helmet of salvation‚ and
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companies. In this part‚ it will first list the special characteristics of Chinese listed companies. And then discuss the capital structure of Chinese listed companies by analyzing some related determinants‚ like profitability‚ tangibility‚ non-debt tax shield‚ size‚ volubility and ownership structure. In addition‚ to make the essay more reliable‚ it will contain two empirical studies’ results‚ which focus on Chinese listed companies. Finally‚ this essay will give a brief conclusion to all these findings
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Exhibit 1 Selected Pinkerton’s Financial Data (in $millions) 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 (E) Income From Services Cost of Services provided Gross Profit Operating Expenses Operating Profit Cash Accounts receivable‚ net Other current assets Total Current Assets Net property‚ plant‚ and equipment Total Assets Accounts payable Accrued expenses ad other current Liabilities Total Current Liabilities Exhibit 2 $ 296 265 32 16 16 4 49 53 11 64 0 29 $ 308 275 32 17 15 3 51 54 11 65 1 29
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enjoyed fast growth both in U.K. and U.S. 2.2 Yell Group is a good LBO candidate 2.3 Apax and Hicks Muse are experienced media investors 3. Valuation 3.1 Valuation Method 3.2 FCF of BT Yellow Pages 3.3 FCF of Yellow Book USA 3.4 Interest Tax Shield 3.5 Valuation Result 4. Other Issues 4.1 the Transaction Method of this Deal 4.2 Sensitivity Analysis Exhibit Exhibit 1: Re-Projection and pro-forma of BT Yellow Pages Exhibit 2: Data for Comparable Listed Companies (five-year average
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