Article from Connecticut State University: Prius Outdoes Hummer in Environmental Damage By Chris Demorro Staff Writer The Toyota Prius has become the flagship car for those in our society so environmentally conscious that they are willing to spend a premium to show the world how much they care. Unfortunately for them‚ their ultimate ’green car’ is the source of some of the worst pollution in North America; it takes more combined energy per Prius to produce than a Hummer. Before we delve
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eThe gap between rich and poor Wife Swap is an American TV show in which two mothers/wives from completely different social classes or lifestyles switch houses and families for two weeks. The show is a way of revealing the diversity of American values and lifestyles and sometimes it may be a shock to cope with people who differ culturally and socially. In this way‚ Mark Beauvais and Steve Clayton represent two completely different social classes‚ which can be identified in their economic situation
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In-arrears swap Also known as a delayed reset swap‚ an in-arrear swap is an interest rate fixed for floating swap that has its floating leg that pays at the regular payment date a rate that has just reset (usually that has reset two business day ago for Euro JPY and USD swap and that has just reset for GBP swap). In the case of swap paying every six months‚ the reset rate at the payment date would be fixed six months and two days ago in a regular swap only two days ago in the in-arrear version
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Understanding Asset Swaps Learning Curve Richard Pereira September 2003 2 Asset swaps Asset swaps combine an interest-rate swap with a bond and are seen as both cash market instruments and also as credit derivatives. They are used to alter the cash flow profile of a bond. The asset swap market is an important segment of the credit derivatives market since it explicitly sets out the price of credit as a spread over Libor. Pricing a bond by reference to Libor is commonly used and the spread over
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78:263 Municipal Government The Evolving Provincial-Local Financial Relationship in Canada‚ and the Prospects for Municipal Fiscal Autonomy Karly McRae 000421 Nov. 21‚ 2003 After tracing the evolution of the provincial-local financial relationship in Canada it has become apparent that the trend‚ throughout history‚ has been towards greater Provincial control and in turn less fiscal autonomy for the municipality. There has been an increase (due to demand as well as downloading from
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ACCRUAL SWAPS AND RANGE NOTES PATRICK S. HAGAN BLOOMBERG LP 499 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK‚ NY 10022 PHAGAN1@BLOOMBERG.NET 212-893-4231 Abstract. Here we present the standard methodology for pricing accrual swaps‚ range notes‚ and callable accrual swaps and range notes. Key words. range notes‚ time swaps‚ accrual notes 1. Introduction. 1.1. Notation. In our notation today is always t = 0‚ and (1.1a) D(T ) = today’s discount factor for maturity T. For any date t in the future‚ let Z(t; T ) be the
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Financial Management Review on Swaps‚ Solution 1. The term interest rate swap A. refers to a "single-currency interest rate swap" shortened to "interest rate swap" B. involves "counterparties" who make a contractual agreement to exchange cash flows at periodic intervals C. can be "fixed-for-floating rate" or "fixed-for-fixed rate" D. All of the above 2. Suppose the quote for a five-year swap with semiannual payments is 8.50—8.60 percent. The means: A. The swap bank will pay semiannual fixed-rate
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Hello everyone‚ this is (YOUR NAME) here with the (X – 1st‚ 2nd‚ 3rd…) entry in the company review interview in my new blog series here on YOURWEBSITE.com. I’m here with (INTERVIEWEE NAME) a partner in XYZ COMPANY. So since you’re here looking for more information about this company‚ this interview is going to provide you with an insider’s perspective of XYZ COMPANY and also give you further information about XYZ COMPANY so you can make an educated decision about joining the XYZ COMPANY. So let’s
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PDAMs in the domestic capital market‚ and establishing a complementary new nationwide pool financing facility to be denominated the Indonesia Water Fund (IWF). Unlike the management of other municipal infrastructure services‚ district water utilities in Indonesia operate as separate legal entities‚ and their municipal governments are generally reluctant to borrow on their behalf. A straight corporate issue by a PDAM would demonstrate the viability of accessing the capital markets to meet the huge infrastructure
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Municipal Corporation is a local government body that administers the city. Under the panchayati raj system‚ it interacts directly with the state government‚ though it is administratively part of the district it is located in. The Municipal Corporation consists of members elected from the wards of the city. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are elected by the members among themselves. A Municipal Commissioner‚ who is from the Indian Administrative Service is appointed to head the administrative staff
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