Liberties Professor Ballone 14 February 2014 Obscenity in Miller v. California Today in our criminal justice system there exists a policy known as “The Miller Test”. The purpose of this test is to determine whether or not a given substance is obscene or not. It is a test that is frequently used today by police‚ and its significance is clearly obvious. The “Miller Test” is a direct result from the outcome of the U.S Supreme Court decision‚ Miller v. California. In this case‚ a local business owner who
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Control of Cash Disbursements Control of cash disbursements is important for companies as most large thefts occur from payment of fictitious invoices. One key to controlling cash disbursements is to require all expenditures to be made by check. The only exception is small payments made from petty cash. Another key is to deny access to the accounting records to anyone other than the owner who has the authority to sign checks. A small business owner often signs checks and knows from personal contact
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Bill Miller and Value Trust Background Information Bill Miller is one of the most renowned professional fund managers. This can be proven by the outperformance of the Value Trust‚ which is managed by him‚ compared to its benchmark index‚ the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500)‚ for an astonishing 14 years in a row; and this marked the longest streak of success for any manager in the mutual-fund industry. By the middle of 2005‚ Value Trust is worth $11.2-billion. Bill Miller’s approach to
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other areas. This was called the "Red Scare" (Brinkley). One writer that used this era as a basis for his play‚ The Crucible‚ was Arthur Miller. He was able to capture the panic and mere insanity of many Americans in an allegorical way. The "crusade against subversion" played a significant role in the following: the actions and tactics of McCarthy‚ the reasons why Miller and other artists were targets of McCarthyism‚ and the relationship of his play The Crucible to the events of the late 1940 ’s to the
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LITERATURE REVIEW Investment Analysis is the study of how an investment is likely to perform and how suitable it is for a given investor it is also analysing and investing money in different financial instruments and investment. Various studies and research has been on this field by experts‚ here are the lists of few books that have been referred to for the purpose of the study. Mr‚ Frank K. Reilly‚ and Keith C. Brown in their book of “Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management” Tenth Edition
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Investment Bankers Rasmussen College In a few paragraphs‚ please explain what investment bankers actually do and address the question "What is the purpose of the prospectus when they publicly sell the shares?" 1.) Investment Banker? Investment bankers are representatives that help companies and governments and their agencies to raise money by issuing and selling securities in the primary market. They assist public and private corporations
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Understanding Cash Flows and Capital-Budgeting DecisionsIndiana Wesleyan University FIN-310-01A Dr. Sam OjoOctober 19‚ 2014 Understanding Cash Flows and Capital-Budgeting Decisions When evaluating cash flows for determining whether or not to pursue constructing a building to manufacture cupcakes there are several things to consider. The most important would be looking at a Grammy’s incremental after tax cash flow. Then one needs to determine the projects initial outlay‚ the differential cash flows over
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liquidity are internally generated cash flows‚ the Company’s debt and revolving credit facilities‚ and the sale of trade accounts receivables. The Company’s liquidity and capital requirements are primarily a function of its working capital needs‚ capital expenditures‚ and debt service requirements. The Company has the following transactions that need to be analyzed under ASC 230‚ Statement of Cash Flows (FASB Statement No. 95‚ Statement of Cash Flows). 1. Insurance Settlement
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In the Value Trust case‚ Mr. Bill Miller is Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Legg Mason Capital Management‚ a subsidiary of Legg Mason‚ Inc. He was a co-portfolio manager of the Legg Mason Capital Management Value Trust and portfolio manager of the Legg Mason Capital Management Opportunity Trust. From October 1981 through June 1985‚ Miller served as the Director of Research for Legg Mason‚ where he co-managed (with Ernie Kiehne) the Legg Mason Capital Management Value Trust since its
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Additional Funds Needed Method: Most companies expect growth in sales‚ which means its assets also must grow. Asset growth requires additional funds‚ so the firm may have to raise additional external capital if it has insufficient internal funds. If we assume that none of the firm’s ratios will change‚ we can use a simple approach‚ the Additional Funds Needed (AFN) method‚ to forecast financial requirements. • Required Increase in Assets In a steady-state situation in which no excess capacity
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