Review of Elaine Jeffreys‚ Prostitution Scandals in China: Policy‚ Media and Society Publisher: London; New York: Routledge‚ 2012. Prostitution endures to be a contentious topic which has always attracted public‚ policy and prurient interest (Maher‚ 2013). Bringing together seven prostitution-related scandals in People’s Republic of China (PRC) highlighted by the media since the 1990s‚ the volume seeks to display the milieu of prostitution and demonstrate the nexus between the rampant phenomenon
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Ducati and Texas Pacific Group Case StudyFinancial PolicyApril 8‚ 2010 | Chris CovielloMatt CarrozzaChris HammondNick Baseel | Introduction In the Fall of 1995 Texas Pacific Group (TPG)‚ by way of Abel Halpern‚ expressed interest in purchasing Ducati‚ the Italian motorcycle company‚ from Cagiva‚ an Italian conglomerate owned by the Castiglioni family. Cagiva owned a number of diverse companies but had become excessively leveraged‚ and Ducati’s profits were believed to be supporting other failing
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-3: Case Discussion: Ducati & Texas Pacific Group‚ HBS 9-801-359 Course Outline It will be helpful if you think about these questions before our Ducati discussion: 1. On a scale from 0 to 10‚ with 0 representing the prototypical financial buyer transaction‚ and 10 representing the prototypical strategic buyer transaction‚ where would you place this deal? Why? 2. To value the 51% of Ducati that TPG is contemplating acquiring‚ outline the steps you would take. It is optional to actually complete
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: Archer was placed in the program on October 11‚ 2016. Since being placed in the program‚ Archer has demonstrated difficulty complying with staff directives and program expectations. This review period Archer received 13 sanctions for not following instructions (11/7‚ 11/1‚ 10/26‚ 10/25‚ 10/14‚ 10/13)‚ disrespect towards staff (11/1)‚ drawing in class (10/26)‚ profanity (10/25)‚ horseplay (10/20)‚ and inappropriate comment (10/19‚ 10/13). In addition‚ Archer received two early bed restrictions
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1. Resources: Burger King (BK) re-franchised almost all of its company-operated restaurants during 2013‚ bringing its business model to nearly 99% franchised and by the end of 2013‚ the company was left with only 52 company-operated restaurants. The advantage of the franchised model is that the company does not have to incur operating costs and can enjoy the royalties paid by the franchises. The margins for this type of model are very high‚ but it comes with number of disadvantages and risks
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SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Graduate Programs in Finance Fall Quarter‚ 2011 FIN MF 820 Financial Policy Thursdays: 7:15-9:55 Instructor: Dr. Shahriar Khaksari‚ CFA Office: S432 Phone: 573-8366 Email: skhaksari@suffolk.edu The New Corporate Finance: Where Theory Meets Practice Mcgraw-Hill Series in Advanced Topics in Finance and Accounting Course Objective This course is designed to allow students to develop a deep understanding
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Savannah Paterson FINAN Case Questions #5 Toys “R” Us LBO 1. What are the risks and merits of the transaction? This LBO transaction has both risk and profit potential. KKR‚ Bain‚ and Vornado Realty Trust face risk because the industry that Toys “R” Us (toys) is currently in‚ the retail toy industry‚ is in a decline. Industry sales have been down 4% in the last year‚ and analysts don’t have a positive projection for future sales in the US. This declining industry‚ and threat of new competitors
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and ate his victims. Some people believe that he was angry and ashamed that he was homosexual; some believe that he committed these crimes because he was mentally insane while others such as myself find it completely unexplainable. Who is Jeffrey Dahmer? Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer was born May 21‚ 1960 in West Allis‚ Wisconsin‚ US. His mother‚ Joyce Annette‚ worked as a teletype machine instructor while his father‚ Lionel Herbert Dahmer‚ was a student at Marquette University. From all accounts Dahmer
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Unfulfilled or not‚ everybody has passions. In this essay I would like to touch on the importance of pursuing passions‚ or if you like‚ following your heart. The pursuit of passion doesn’t necessarily mean you should quit your day job to follow it. For instance I have a passion for photography‚ but it would be less than plausible for me to quit my job and pursue it as my career. It may be different for someone else‚ again I have an example from my own personal passions. Eventually in my life I want
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In the story “Salvation” by Langston Hughes religion and the community plays a major role in the choices Hughes made in the church which he went to get “saved”. As for in “Same” by Jeffrey Renard Allen there was a lack of influence from the community when it came to religion. The influence of religion came more from Glory Lincoln’s mother. Hughes and Lincoln both obey the adults around them but both question faith and religion. “My aunt told me that when you were saved you saw a light‚ and something
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