NSA: National Security or National Stalkers? In 2010‚ it became legal for the National Security Agency (NSA) to access private email logs‚ social media accounts and other internet databases (Risen & Poitras‚ "N.S.A. Gathers Data on Social Connections of U.S. Citizens). Risen and Poitras (2013) explain that the intention of this change was to help protect the United States (U.S.) from future terrorist attacks and was for the general purpose of national safety. It is unclear how many terrorist attacks
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In the National Gallery In the short story In the National Gallery by Doris Lessing we follow a narrator‚ which gender is unknown for the reader. The story line takes place in the National Gallery – therefore the name of the short story. The narrator’s intention in the gallery is to find a picture big enough to be able to sit in the middle of the room looking at it‚ which is succeeded. An old man joins the narrator on the bench together with a younger man‚ also with the intention of looking
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Deena Shalab@16457 Reem Hani Arab @16185 CASE 4 An Introduction to Debt Policy and Value 1 (Table format and content from case) 0% debt/100% equity 25%debt/75% equity 50%debt/50% equity BV of debt 0 $2‚500 $5‚000 BV of equity $10‚000 $7‚500 $5‚000 MV of debt 0 $2‚500 $5‚000 MV of equity $10‚000 $8‚350 $6‚700 Pretax cost of debt 0.07 0.07 0.07 After-tax cost of debt 0.0462 0.0462 0.0462 Market Weight of Debt 0 0.23 0.43 Market Weight of Equity 1.0 0.77 0.57 Un-levered Beta 0.8
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The Pentagon’s definition of strategic intelligence: Intelligence that is required for the formulation of strategy‚ policy‚ and military plans and operations at national and theater levels. From World War II until the end of the Vietnam War‚ the CIA and NSA were meeting their missions of providing strategic intelligence. The U2 program was the most famous project that both agencies used to great effect. The program showed the true state of Russia’s Air Force and provided strategic intelligence
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have to pay for past debts. It could be the people in debtor countries‚ or the banks‚ or the people in advanced industrial countries. Most likely it will be some combination of these three groups. In the last ten years‚ there have been a variety of proposals which‚ unfortunately‚ usually reflect only the special interests of the groups proposing them. Generally speaking‚ these solutions fall into three categories: repudiation‚ minor adjustments in repayments‚ or reduction. Debt repudiation‚ in the
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Alyssa Guzman Professor Alley ENG1100 November 16th‚ 2014 Cause and Effect Essay: Student Debt The average cost of student debt is over $30‚000 after graduation. Students make the decision to go to college to continue and pursue their education in order to get better jobs and eventually achieve their dream job. College is where students are able to get a feel of adult life and a small taste of what their career holds‚ but the tables are gradually turning. The percentage of students who attend college
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Does Borrowing Create Value? If so‚ for whom? If not‚ then why do so many executives concern themselves with leverage? It depends; Borrowing creates value if the company borrows at the optimal amount of debt or less. If the company borrows more than the optimal amount of debt‚ then borrowing will destroy value. Borrowing will increase value of the firm through the tax shield that borrowing brings. Thus‚ the increase value of the firm will increase the value of equity and create value to
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will help people live comfortably and achieve their dream job. Many good paying jobs usually require a degree of some sort and people attend school with the help of borrowing money which puts them in debt. School debt piles up after each year of school a person has attended. The problem of college debt has several solutions‚ and one is superior over the others. Applying for college is a long process and is very expensive. It requires a lot of time and planning. Over the past 15 years‚ the average
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BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODOLOGY BOARD EFFECTIVENESS AND COST OF DEBT by : FARUQ AKURAT 100810251004 ECONOMIC FACULTY JEMBER UNIVERSITY 2011 / 2012 Board Effectiveness and Cost of Debt ABSTRACT Does the board of directors influence cost of debt financing? This study of a sample of Spanish listed companies during the period 2004–2007 provides some evidence about the question. The results suggest that two board attributes – director ownership and board activity – appear to influence
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Debt Versus Equity Financing Paper Acc/400 Debt Versus Financing Paper A company has a couple of basic ways to finance the business; debt financing and equity financing. This paper will define debt and equity financing and provide examples of both. Of both of these it will be identified as to which way has more advantages and why. Debt Financing Debt financing can be defined as obtaining capitol through borrowing money that has to be repaid over a length of time with interest
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