one of the top bond traders at Salomon Brothers and later became head of the fixed income securities department (Mortgage security and bond trading). But Meriwether‚ to use Michael Lewis’ term‚ was a Big Swinging Dick‚ a Master of the Universe‚ an Uber-Trader. Meriwether was one of the first people on Wall Street to recruit mathematicians and physicists from schools and turn them into bond traders. Old instincts of market traders are been replaced by mathematical pricing models and the old Wall Street
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Southwest Airlines’ Seven Secrets for Success What’s the airline-industry jargon for unconventional wisdom? Southwest Airlines. By some estimates‚ the country’s major carriers have consumed perhaps $100 billion in capital during the past decade‚ but Southwest Airlines continues to be profitable. It’s been in the black for 33 consecutive years and‚ last week‚ for the 127th consecutive quarter‚ it paid a modest dividend. Its balance sheet‚ with about $3 billion in cash on hand and $600 million
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Drogen unter Jugendlichen Bis 1960 war in der BRD z.B. in Berlin nur selten der Missbrauch von Betäubungsmitteln zu beobachten. Doch aufgrund der Hippiebewegung‚ die in der zweiten Hälfte der 60er Jahre in den USA entstand und deren Grundanliegen die Verwirklichung einer humaneren Welt durch Verweigerung des Strebens nach materiellem Wohlstand und Karriere sowie die Beseitigung bürgerl. Tabus in einer freien‚ friedvollen‚ naturbezogenen‚ auf ekstat. Glückserleben in Liebe‚ Musik und Rauschmittelgenuss
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FCE SPEAKING EXAM PRACTICE JOBS Look at pictures A and B and describe the jobs the two people people are doing. doing. Picture A shows … whereas picture B shows … They both show… They remind me of… Additional discussion questions What difficulties do you think the person in picture B faces in her working day? I imagine … Also‚ I suppose … Do you think the job in picture A is as glamorous and exciting as it looks? looks? It depends … The best thing about it is … but … / Personally‚ I think that
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NGOs in der Mongolei. 4.1. Über Zugang von NGOs in die Politik 4.2. Öffentliche und politische Meinung 4. Menschenhandel-Neues Phänomen 5.3. Politische Dimension 5.4. Soziale Dimension 5.5. Wirtschaftliche Dimension 5. Die Einflussnahme von NGOs auf die Regierung 6. Tätigkeitsfelder von NGOs 6.1 Opferschutz 6.2 Stand-alone law 6.3. Kooperation mit Behörden auf der Int. und nat. Ebene III. Experteninterview über die Rolle von NGOs in der Mongolei
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BAT TERY CHARGER Before reading‚ unfold the page containing the illustrations and familiarise yourself with all functions of the device. Käännä ennen lukemista kuvallinen sivu esiin ja tutustu seuraavaksi laitteen kaikkiin toimintoihin. Vik ut bildsidan och ha den till hands när du läser igenom anvisningarna och gör dig bekant med apparatens/maskinens funktioner. Før du læser‚ vend siden med billeder frem og bliv bekendt med alle apparatets funktioner. Slå opp siden med illustrasjoner før bruksanvisningen
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A History of Thermodynamics Ingo Müller A History of Thermodynamics The Doctrine of Energy and Entropy ABC Professor Dr. Dr.h.c. Ingo Müller Thermodynamik Technische Universität Berlin 10623 Berlin Germany E-mail: ingo.mueller@alumni.tu-berlin.de Library of Congress Control Number: 2006933419 ISBN-10 3-540-46226-0 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York ISBN-13 978-3-540-46226-2 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved‚ whether the whole or
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869 Basal Metabolic Rate: History‚ Composition‚ Regulation‚ and Usefulness A. J. Hulbert1‚2‚* P. L. Else1‚3 1 Metabolic Research Centre‚ University of Wollongong‚ Wollongong‚ New South Wales 2522‚ Australia; 2Department of Biological Sciences‚ University of Wollongong‚ Wollongong‚ New South Wales 2522‚ Australia; 3Department of Biomedical Sciences‚ University of Wollongong‚ Wollongong‚ New South Wales 2522‚ Australia Accepted 10/31/03 of animal respiration blossomed with the emergence of physiology
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All About Dr. Seuss "OH‚ THE PLACES YOU’LL GO! THERE IS FUN TO BE DONE! THERE ARE POINTS TO BE SCORED. THERE ARE GAMES TO BE WON." From: Oh‚ The Places You’ll Go! Theodor Seuss Geisel‚ better known to the world as the beloved Dr. Seuss‚ was born in 1904 on Howard Street in Springfield‚ Massachusetts. Ted’s father‚ Theodor Robert‚ and grandfather were brewmasters in the city. His mother‚ Henrietta Seuss Geisel‚ often soothed her children to sleep by "chanting" rhymes remembered from her
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Literature review of economic impact of large sports event Introduction Over recent years‚ there have significantly controversial discussions about the economic impact that large sporting events bring to the host city and country. This literature review mainly draws attention on four aspects: tourism boosting & expenditure of tourist‚ employment‚ price and living cost‚ reconstruction and investment. It is argued in each item about the extent of the economic impact works and the process they
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