What are the annual growth rates for the U.S. economy over the last 5 – 10 years? 2003/2.5%‚ 2004/3.5%‚ 2005/3.1%‚ 2006/2.7%‚ 2007/1.9%‚ 2008/-0.3%‚ 2009/-3.1%‚ 2010/2.4%‚ 2011/1.8%‚ 2012/2.2% Has GDP been growing or declining over this time-frame? You can see that over the years the growth rate can grow or decline. There was a decline from 2007 to 2009 compared to previous years but I came back up in 2010. In my opinion it looks that the growth rates pretty much stays between a certain percentages
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Last year‚ in seventh grade‚ I was invited to be in beta club. Beta club is a club for middle school honors students who do volunteer projects and go to a regional competition in the spring.When spring came and it was time to go to the convention the fourteen club members skipped school and went to Springfield. The caravan of cars started driving at 5:00 sharp. Most people slept on the car ride but my friends and I just talked. When we were on the highway there was a tire in our lane the driver
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Butterfly Effect “In life the smallest things can make the greatest impact on the world”. This is known as the Butterfly Effect in chaos theory. The butterfly effects most famous example is a hurricane creation depending on whether or not a butterfly flaps its wings. For instance if a rat in a hurry is frightened it gives off a gas that tells all the other rats to run away saving the pack form harm. The most well-known illustration of the butterfly effect is also known as the ripple effect. The
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1. Discuss the distinguishing features (Market size‚ Market growth rate‚ Industry strength‚ etc.) of the industry. The world foodservice industry is expected to reach almost $992 billion in 2014‚ according to Datamonitor (2010)‚ with a volume of over 586 billion transactions. This represents more than 18% growth in five years. Cafés and restaurants represent the leading market segment at over 50% of overall industry value. Regionally‚ Asia-Pacific holds almost 43% of the world foodservice industry
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The Blue Zones Analysis How we live‚ affects how long we live. In recent studies‚ lifestyle affects 75% of our longevity. This means that our genes and diseases only affect 25% of how long we will live. The Blue Zones takes author Dan Buettner to longevity hot spots around the globe where a disproportionate number of people live a very long time. These hot spots are called blue zones. The term‚ “blue zone”‚ sounded a bit intimidating at first. I was expecting a scientific lesson on genes and aging
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BLUE BRAIN PROJECT WHAT IS BLUE BRAIN? * BLUE BRAIN—The world’s first virtual brain * It’s being developed by IBM * Within 30 years we will be able to scan ourselves into computers The Blue Brain Project is an attempt to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. The aim of the project‚ founded in May 2005 by the Brain and Mind Institute of the École Polytechnique in Lausanne‚ Switzerland‚ is to study the brain’s architectural and
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BLUE BRAIN 1. Introduction The name of the world’s first virtual brain. That means a machine that can function as human brain. Computer simulations in neuroscience hold the promise of dramatically enhancing the scientific method by providing a means to test hypotheses using predictive models of complex biological processes where experiments are not feasible. Of course‚ simulations are only as good as the quality of the data and the accuracy of the mathematical abstraction of the biological
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Mapping Your Future My degree program at Kaplan University is Associate of Applied Science in Medical Assisting. I am taking online classes here at Kaplan. National median salary for a Medical Assistant is around 30‚550 dollars‚ (www.bls.gov). Depending on what state you’re in the salary will vary. For my state which is Indiana it’s around 28‚800 dollars‚ (www.bls.gov). I am sure that being employed somewhere for a very long time you salary might rise a little. I am not sure at this moment
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"Hocus-Pocus Accounting" by Douglas R. Carmichael‚ Journal of Accountancy‚ October 1999; Vol. 188‚ Iss. 4; pg. 59‚ 5 pgs Abstract: SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt decried what he termed "accounting hocus-pocus" and called for coordinated efforts to uncover it. He targeted the practice by some companies of improperly boosting reported earnings by manipulating the recognition of revenue. Among the most common methods of doing this are the bill-and-hold transaction and a long list of sham transaction involving
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Centralia No.5 Student: Munkhkhishig Tsevegmed Strayer University Modern Public Administration PAD 500 Dr. Ronald E. Fitzgerald Friday‚ January 25‚ 2013 Centralia No. 5 In terms of logistical alternatives there are a few things mine inspector Driscoll Scanlan could have suggested in order to better inspect the mines. Scanlan could have submitted more detailed reports that could have explained why the mines and working conditions were such a danger. Documentation is not only an effective
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