During block week I had the opportunity to learn more about The Gatehouse and be part of activities that I would have never had the chance to be part of on my regular working days. I met the founder of The Gatehouse and had an opportunity to practice Ba Duan Jin with him and all the other staff. Ba Duan Jin is thousand years old meditation‚ it is very close to The Gatehouse‚ every staff and volunteers know a lot of its moves and practice it regularly. I was shown few moves in the orientation but
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Case Study Analysis Psy/322 March 11‚ 2011 Japan to Apple’s iPhone The Apple iPhone did not make as big of a splash in Japan as Apple’s had hoped it would. The projection to sell a million iPhones in Japan unraveled and sales were very low. People of Japan were already aware of cell phones with a 3G network‚ which the faster network had been around for several years‚ much longer than the United States. A few problems that Japan had with the Apple iPhone were the touch screens‚ the iPhone were
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jobs‚ new ground breaking products‚ and growing his business. Gene One was Don’s brainchild and continues to make staggering profits‚ and is one of the greatest up and coming businesses of all time. At the time of Don’s death his senior leadership team has different opinions about taking Gene One public. As one of Don’s siblings it is necessary to continue the growth of Gene One and to have a successful initial public offering (IPO). However‚ there is a missing piece of the puzzle that will ensure
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Nicola Elvy Week Five Questions Chapter 11 (#1‚ 11‚ 12) 1. Why do we use the overall cost of capital for investment decisions even when only one source of capital will be used (e.g.‚ debt)? One may think that an investment financed with a low-cost debt facility is adequate on paper but in the long run that very use of that debt can be the cause of an increase the general risk of the firm and in turn will make any future financing more costly. Every project should be scrutinized to
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Due Date: Day 4 [Main] forum • Read the four scenarios under “Getting Started‚” on page 311 in Business and Administrative Communication (7th ed.). • Choose one of the four scenarios. • Post your response to this question: Identify one or more ways that the cultural differences in the scenario you choose may be leading to miscommunication. How would you resolve these differences? Getting Started 11.1 Identifying Sources of Miscommunication In each of the following situations‚ identify
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4 (High)‚ and 5 (Very High) in the areas of likelihood of risk occurring and risk impact on the project. The detection difficulty was scored using a scale ranging from 1 (no warning time)‚ 2 (low warning time)‚ 3 (moderate warning time)‚ 4 (high warning time)‚ and 5 (extremely high warning time). A higher score provides more time to identify and mitigate or respond to the issue.” Risk Event Likelihood Impact Detection Difficulty When Vendors unable to meet deadlines 2 5 1 During contract
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interest exp. (400‚000 + ½ (300‚000)) 5% = (550‚000) 5% = 27‚500 Long-term interest exp. (400‚000 + ½ (300‚000)) 10% = (550‚000) 10% = 55‚000 27‚500 + 55‚000 = 82‚500 Earnings before interest and taxes = 200‚000 Interest expenses = 82‚500 Earnings before taxes = 200‚000 – 82‚500 = 117‚500 Taxes = 117‚500 X 34% = 39‚950 Earnings after interest and taxes = 200‚000 – 82‚500 – 39‚950 = 77‚550 B. Short-term interest exp. ( ½ (400‚000)) 5% = (200‚000) 5% = 10‚000 Long-term interest exp. (400
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use that is faced as economic development having compensated the owners justly. It thus follows that the takings clause was not violated. Reference Beatty‚ J. F.‚ Samuelson‚ S. S.‚ & Bredeson‚ D. A. (2013). Introduction to business law. In Introduction to business law (4th‚ Ch. 11). Mason‚ OH: South-Western Cengage Learning. Turnbull‚ G. K.‚ Salvino Jr‚ R. F.‚ &
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Week 5 checkpoint IT The credit card data theft at TJX Companies is considered one of the worst ever. The case is significant because of a lack of appropriate security and control. Resources: Ch. 7 & 12 of Essentials of Management Information Systems Answer the following questions in 200 to 300 words: •List and describe the security controls in place. Where are the weaknesses? The thieves used several entry points to access TJX corporation systems. They accessed many TJX’s retail
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com/letters/2012/06/22/centries-of-change/#storylink=cpy Support of the Parties Challenging Marriage and Exclusion 2007‚ California Psychological Association retrieved from www. courtinfo.ca.gov. Williams‚ R. (2011). Same-sex marriage and equality. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice‚ 14(5)‚ 589-595. doi: 10.1007/s10677-010-9261-8
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