When the Union Pacific Railroad was authorized to construct a transcontinental railroad with substantial financial support from the federal government‚ officers and directors of the company devised a plan to make an immediate profit from its construction by fraud. The vehicle for this fraud was a company called Credit Mobilier of America. The method was to have Credit Mobilier‚ which was entirely controlled by the same people‚ bill the Union Pacific for the costs of constructing the railroad. There
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Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch was fascinating to watch. As an individual who uses plastic every single day and comes into contact with simple objects like a receipt‚ which has harmful toxins in them‚ I was moved by this documentary. Angela Sun‚ an individual from California takes the time to get a closer look at the plastic pollution in the world. Specifically‚ she went to the Midway Atoll in the North Pacific Ocean‚ which is a wildlife refuge. Angela goes to this refuge to investigate
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S&S Air‚ Inc. 2009 Income Statement Sales COGS Other Expenses Depreciation EBIT Interest Taxable Income Taxes (40%) Net Income $20‚077‚000 $14‚985‚000.00 $2‚399‚000.00 $655‚000.00 $2‚038‚000.00 $362‚000.00 $1‚676‚000.00 $670‚400.00 $1‚005‚600.00 Dividends Add. To RE $205‚000.00 $800‚600.00 2009 Balance Sheet Current Assets Cash AR Inventory Total CA Fixed Assets Net P&E Total Assets 1. Ratios Current Ratio Quick Ratio Current Liabilities $365‚040 $1‚534‚680 $1‚238‚500 $3‚138‚220 AP Notes Payable
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The Tragedy of Commons Bite-sized trash were found in the North Pacific Ocean‚ known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Scientists from the University of California found more plastic bits than anticipated‚ and a San Diego press conference was held to document the harmful impacts of the trash on coastal marine life. Some trash travels a long journey all the way to the center of the ocean. They float on the surface and release potentially toxic chemicals while decomposing‚ bring disruption to marine
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Citibank: Launching the Credit Card in Asia Pacific 1.0 Launching the Credit Card in Asia Pacific Region Citibank should launch the card product in Asia for several reasons. Firstly‚ Citibank can ride on the rapid economic development in the region via credit card products. Secondly‚ it is also an excellent way to overcome distribution limitations imposed on foreign banks in the region. Thirdly‚ it allows Citibank to expand its customer base from the upper income segment to include the rapidly
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Political Studies 109 FOUNDATIONS OF WESTERN POLITICS AND LAW Semester One‚ 2013 Wed. 10-11am and Fri. 10-11am‚ 260-115‚ OGGB Lecturers: Dr. Kathy Smits (Course convenor) 1-11 Short St.‚ Floor 8‚ Room 843 Phone: 373 7599‚ ext. 87576 E-mail: Office hours: Wednesday and Friday‚ 2-3pm and by appointment Professor John Morrow E-mail: j.morrow@auckland.ac.nz Tutors Rees Skiff (coordinating tutor) Pasan Jayasinghe Hossein
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experience and it insisted on the freedom and the autonomy of the individual” (Wolf). The philosophy of existentialism‚ and one of its greatest philosophers Jean Paul Sartre‚ were the motivation and inspiration to the arts and humanities during the 1940’s and 1950’s. First allow me to elaborate on the definition of existentialism and France at the start of 1940. Existentialism is a philosophical movement oriented toward two major themes‚ the analysis of human existence and the centrality of human choice
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S & S Air: Case Study: S & S Air’s Mortgage 3001-3 FNCE Financial Management Week 4 William Jones October 9th‚ 2012 Case Study: S & S Air’s Mortgage Background: S&S Air manufactures light aircraft. The owners of S & S Air‚ Mark Sexton and Todd Story‚ were impressed by the work Chris had done on financial planning. By using Chris’s analysis and looking at the demand for light aircraft‚ they decided that their existing fabrication equipment was sufficient‚ but that it was
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Philosophy is often divided into two very broad categories‚ Eastern philosophy and Western philosophy. Eastern philosophy consists mainly of Asian philosophies such as the Indian philosophies of Buddhism and Hinduism‚ the Japanese philosophies of Zen Buddhism and the samurai tradition‚ and the Chinese philosophies of Confucianism‚ Taoism and Ch ’an Buddhism (Moore & Bruder‚ 2008‚ p. 525). Western philosophy is older and generally divided into groups based on a progression of years as opposed to
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traditional food in western countries Each culture‚ ethnic group or region has specific traditions. When we talk about culture‚ especially in western countries‚ the religious beliefs and literature often take up our minds. But actually‚ the food culture contributes a lot to the construction of a region’s civilization and it also plays an important role in cultural identification. Although unlike food traditions in China ‚which is famous for “Eight Cuisines” ‚ the western countries still have
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