landfall somewhere in Texas or southwest Louisiana. A tropical storm warning was in effect from the mouth of the Mississippi River westward to San Luis Pass in Texas. A hurricane watch was in effect from west of Intracoastal City‚ La. to Port O’Connor‚ Texas. Edouard had maximum sustained winds near 50 mph with higher gusts at 8 a.m. EDT Monday. The storm’s center was located about 80 miles south-southwest of Grand Isle‚ La.‚ and 285 miles east-southeast of Galveston‚ Texas. It was
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Case 1. Springfield National Bank Executive Summary Dawson Stores‚ Inc. is in need of a US $ 1 million credit line from Springfield National Bank on an unsecured basis. This study was conducted to determine if Dawson Stores Inc. will be a good credit risk for the bank by taking into consideration the company?s financial condition‚ character reference and loan security. Financial ratio and trend analyses show the company?s increasing profitability and long-term stability. It is recommended
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(1649649) – Class 17; Giorgi Kolbaia – (1651397) – Class 17; Luca Beisans – (1675347) – Class 17; Maxence de Poulpiquet – (1646504) – Class 17 Executive Summary Given the current and expected market conditions‚ the financial department of the Ocean Carriers Group is to evaluate the potential revenues and expenses of commissioning a new capsize ship for cargo transportation in order to meet a received demand for lease. A recommended approach would consist in analyzing the expectations for the world economy
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Case Study 1 Hanqing Zhao (Bill) Martin Jiles‚ Executive Director of Express‚ was leading Express for 8 years. He had set up the “can-do” culture and the results-oriented management style to help this company achieved many goals and affect Express in many aspects. Such as the “can-do” attitude played an important role in installing MIRS computer system‚ which was widely refused to use in the country because it was hard to do. However‚ although Jiles had confidence in his culture‚ it seemed that
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iron ore shipments. They claim demand in iron ore shipments has historically shown a strong correlation with charter rates‚ and we believe this makes sense. Vessel size‚ distance of route‚ and demand for ore/coal are drivers of daily rates. Per the case‚ technological developments in ship construction play a role in capacity‚ as newer ships are bigger‚ faster‚ and more fuel efficient‚ increasing the overall shipping capacity of a fleet. Accordingly the long-term decline in daily hire rates makes sense
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A Acct 505 Case Study 1 Springfield express is a luxury passenger carrier in Texas. All seats are first class‚ and the following data are available: |Number of seats per passenger train car | |90 | |Average load factory (percentage of seats filled) |70% | |Average full passenger fare | | |$160 | |Average variable cost per passenger
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Charging Overweight Passengers by the Pound In the world today‚ obesity is becoming a serious problem that affects one’s life in different situations. One of these situations is flying in the airplane. David Landsel in his article "Some Airlines Make Obese Passengers Buy Two seats" pointed out that different airlines are taking some policies concerning this issue. However‚ united airlines are not taking any policies. Southwest and Midwest airlines claimed that overweight passengers should buy an extra
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ARTIFICIAL PASSENGER A SEMINAR REPORT Submitted by RITESH KAMAL in partial fulfillment of requirement of the Degree of Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY KOCHI- 682022 AUGUST 2008 DIVISION OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY KOCHI-682022 Certificate Certified that this is a bonafide record of the seminar
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Texas Lacks Hospital Beds And Needs Adequate Supply For Psychological Care Despite Having More Funds On Mental Health Care Texas grapples to deliver adequate facilities and psychiatric care for mental patients despite funding from lawmakers. Patients are on waiting lists for hospital beds and private facilities do not meet the state’s population growth. Stephanie Contreras‚ the executive director of the Grande Valley affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness and has a son‚ who has schizoaffective
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A detailed case study of Federal Express Logistics Management Submitted to:Meenakshi Negi | Submitted by:Chandan SinhaCharu SinghGagandeep KaurGaurav Sharma | FedEx is a supply chain company. We are very cognizant of trying to make our customers’ supply chain more efficient. But‚ at the same time‚ we became very focused on our internal supply chain." - Edith Kelly-Green‚ Vice President and Chief Sourcing Officer‚ FedEx Corporation. "FedEx’s Supply Chain Services represents the best of the best
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