...Fencing Fencing, as cited in the Webster's Dictionary, is "the sport of fighting with swords, esp. foils, épées, or sabers, according to a set of rules, in order to score points against an opponent." Fencing is very popular in the European culture. Many people refer to it as "Sword Fighting" it is seen in many movies, as well as books. In the sport, the two opponents are required to wear a specialized uniform to protect themselves when waving the foil, épées, or saber, around. Fencing is defined as "The sport and act of swordplay." The history of fencing as changed extensively over the years, before the Christian era, almost two thousand years ago, they used spears instead of the known weapons used today. Once the invention of gunpowder came into play, it changed to a fight to the death by many nobility to restore and avenge honor. As they entered the fourteenth century, Germany was the first country to try to legalize fencing as a sport, as well as fights to the death, this did not go over very well with everyone. During the fifteenth century Spain decided to establish the first fencing school. Soon after that, the eighteenth century grew the idolizing sport, but many countries in Europe decided to get rid of the fight to the death factor of the sport, as well as added protective covering to those that played the sport, to insure the safety of opponents. Around this time, Italy, France, and Germany, decided that the sport was better played with specialized weapons, hence...
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...Without resorting to the most obvious pun, it can sometimes be difficult to decide whether or not a fence is right for you. Allied Security Fence of Kapolei, HI offers installation, repair & maintenance, and other fencing services for residential, commercial, and industrial properties, and they have plenty of reasons why the addition of a fence will be a benefit to your residence for years to come. • Security: This one leads by a wide margin since you can't put a price on the peace-of-mind a fence provides for yourself and your family. Fencing offers a nice area for children and pets to play in, while serving to make the entire property more private and personal. • Added Value: Besides security, one of the top reasons for adding a fence to...
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...Christophe Pignol # 959 2474 October 4th 2013 FMST 350C/FFAR 398C TAKE HOME EXAM The swordplay film genre evolved quite differently in respective of their produced countries. In Europe, and later Hollywood, Swashbuckling was a product of Romanticism a movement in art and letters started in the 18th century. It was popularized and revived during the silence era of films. It drew on a spectacle feel and the grace and agility of the main characters, as well as the footwork. In Japan, the “chanbara” and the different samurai sub-genre, gave a voice to its cultural traditions, which seemed forgotten after the feudal period. Most films have a recurring plot such as a roaming masterless samurai or work seeking. In China, the “Wuxia Pian” evolved into a much more energetic, acrobatic and choreographed sub-genre. With the three sequences we have watched, I will focus first on the visuals, and editing choices to then draw a comparison of composition, choreography of the action, and aural sound (including soundtrack when applicable) of the three clips to differentiate the three main sub-genre of the swordplay style. The first sequence in Captain Blood (1936) is the first scene of one-on-one “swashbuckling” in film history. The movie is set in the 17th century, as the costumes would suggest. Much like swashbuckler novels (e.g. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas.) the two protagonists, Peter Blood and Captain Lavasseur, are fighting for a woman. The two men fence to death in what...
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...strict control of all known identity at all times, despite their desire to behave appropriately. The image of the leader is primarily determined by its internal qualities. Among these include the energy and determination, positivity, passion for their work, intuition, self-confidence, the ability to psychological infection (personal magnetism), emotional and volitional stability, creativity, predictability, etc. For instance the richest Russian businessman and philanthropist from Uzbekistan Alisher Usmanov spends a lot of money for charities, but never advertise it. He was a professional swordsman in the past, he dearly loves this kind of sport and places a huge investments. In the four years of his leadership of the International Fencing Federation, which were among the poorest, gained financial well-being and media appeal. FIE budget doubled during this period and amounted to 24,534,000 Swiss francs. In December last year on the key post of federation Usmanov was elected for a second term (he was voted by 127 delegates from 130). From the interview by Forbes Russia I’ve read that he is the only sponsor of the Pushkin Museum, who asks nothing in return (with the name of Usmanov banners on the building mentioned in solemn speeches and so on). For the question why he answered: “Boast the fact that you're helping - a measure of the low cultural level of the person… If you help, you're doing this to save the museum, not for to place your name there.” In December 4 in...
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...Warrior (Sword Master) Builds Guide There are four builds for Sword Master and a few rogue builds. I will show you a few builds that you can tweak to your liking and explain why I chose certain skills for each one. These builds are for level 40, however, I will give you a little information about future job classes and their skills as sort of a heads up. Sword Master: Sword Master is a short to long range fighter with lots of AoE (area of effect) and crowd control with fast paced damage per second. This class has little team support, but what it does have is a very good buff for dungeon runs with other people (which people ask for in parties). Overall, this class is very versatile, being great in both pve and pvp. Sword Master really shines as a Dark element fighter. We are not sure why, but in pvp, Magic Defense and Physical Defense do not work. Therefore, most people rely on elements to deal damage. Skills that are affected by Dark element: Warrior: Heavy Slash, Rising Slash, Circle Break Sword Master: Triple Slash, Deep Straight, Hacking Stance, Line Drive, Infinity Edge (only part of it), Hemorrahage, Eclipse, Half Moon Slash, Aerial Combo, Counter Slash, Dash Slash, Dash Combo With this in mind, you can see why Sword Master is best as Dark element. With this element, you will be doing lots and lots of damage in both pve and pvp. The best equipment sets for Sword Master/MoonLord are the Apocalypse and Manticore set. They give Dark %. Alright, now onto some builds: ...
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...The Fencing Problem - Math The task -------- A farmer has exactly 1000m of fencing; with it she wishes to fence off a level area of land. She is not concerned about the shape of the plot but it must have perimeter of 1000m. What she does wish to do is to fence off the plot of land which contains the maximun area. Investigate the shape/s of the plot of land that have the maximum area. Solution -------- Firstly I will look at 3 common shapes. These will be: ------------------------------------------------------ [IMAGE] A regular triangle for this task will have the following area: 1/2 b x h 1000m / 3 - 333.33 333.33 / 2 = 166.66 333.33² - 166.66² = 83331.11 Square root of 83331.11 = 288.67 288.67 x 166.66 = 48112.52² [IMAGE]A regular square for this task will have the following area: Each side = 250m 250m x 250m = 62500m² [IMAGE] A regular circle with a circumference of 1000m would give an area of: Pi x 2 x r = circumference Pi x 2 = circumference / r Circumference / (Pi x 2) = r Area = Pi x r² Area = Pi x (Circumference / (Pi x 2)) ² Pi x (1000m / (pi x 2)) ² = 79577.45m² I predict that for regular shapes the more sides the shape has the higher the area is. A circle has infinite sides in theory so I will expect this to be of the highest area. The above only tells us about regular shapes I still haven't worked out what the ideal shape is. Width...
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...ZOU’s Fencing Controls ZOU Fencing Inc. (ZOU Fencing or the Company) is a public company in the United States that files quarterly and annual reports with the SEC. ZOU Fencing has five manufacturing facilities located in Missouri and produces and provides chain-link fencing to customers throughout the Midwest (Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, and Iowa) via rail car. ZOU Fencing sells chain-link fencing to customers under free on board (FOB) shipping point terms. Therefore, revenue is recorded when goods are shipped from the respective warehouse. ZOU Fencing currently uses a sophisticated warehouse management system (the Warehouse K-Series System), which allows the Company to (1) record sales upon shipment of goods out of the warehouse, (2) automatically price fence sales on the basis of standard pricing tables, and (3) generate multiple reports for the evaluation of ZOU Fencing’s operations. Engagement Team Note: Materiality was determined to be $5 million. At year-end, the engagement team evaluated the internal controls related to revenue. This evaluation was done through inquiries of appropriate personnel and consideration of the results of other audit procedures including: (1) updating the risk assessment procedures (including the understanding of internal control) and substantive procedures, (2) considering the result of the entity’s monitoring of controls (or our testing of the entity’s monitoring of controls), and (3) obtaining an update on the status of...
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...I stand on the runway with my head held down and my heart racing. Although I have done this many times before, I still get the nervous rush. I can hear my coach, Mr. Hall, telling me to move my hands up on my pole and to drive my legs up. My first attempt out of the three I have. Mr. Hall had asked me if I wanted to try pole vaulting my Sophomore year. I didn’t say no before I tried. That practice, some of the upperclassmen were showing me some drills to grab the concepts and form of pole vault. They made it very clear that once you are at the top, you need to rotate your body to land on the mats. It was hard to learn the form for me because I’m left handed and had to do opposite of what everyone else was doing. Keeping my left hand on the bottom and my right one on top, learning to drive my legs upwards, and to be at the highest point before rotating my body was a lot to take in for one practice. As I stood on the runway for the first time that practice, I knew I was going to be really bad. I was really nervous for the outcome because I wanted to succeed. I began to sprint down the runway, I planted my pole into the pit and remembered what they said about being at the top. I realized I didn’t have the upper body strength to get me to that point. I didn’t even clear opening height which is five feet. I knew I was going to hate this. First attempt. I lifted my head up. My eyes were drawn to the pit. The bar was lying calmly at seven feet six inches. I take a few deep breaths and...
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...Fall 15 Fall 15 Case II report Shasha Chen Professor: Dr. Maureen Mascha Date: 11/09/2014 Case II report Shasha Chen Professor: Dr. Maureen Mascha Date: 11/09/2014 08 Fall 08 Fall 1. Auditors should always evaluate the design and test the operating effectiveness of a company’s internal control. The key procedures of the evaluation of design are fulfilled by inquires, observations, and inspections. The same procedures can be used to test the operating effectiveness as well. Re-performance of controls is another method to test the operating effectiveness depending on different situations. Some of the key considerations related to the evaluation of design and the testing of operating effectiveness are summarized as follows: Information technology considerations Auditors should understand a company’s information technology (IT), including the system-generated data and reports, which are required by PCAOB. When assessing a company’s risk of material misstatement, auditors should pay great attention towards both manual and automated controls equipped by the company. Auditors should identify the control activities from the internal IT system performed by management. Just like the case stated, when testing the risk #1 and #2...
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...The pivotal topic of national security is also thoroughly discussed in Border Fencing Is Crucial to Ensure American Security. The article states that America’s borders are largely unprotected and penetrable, which can lead to dangerous criminals seeping in and wreaking havoc in our nation. The article also goes on to discuss that border fencing is essential to the efforts to combat illegal immigration from foreign countries in order to protect the citizens of America. The author claims that border protection has proven to be an effective method to handle illegal immigration with verifiable results (Duncan Hunter, 2007). This argument ties into the fear that amnesty would cause the administration to decline in the implementation of border security...
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...Is fencing at the U.S.-Mexico border an effective immigration policy? Although the fence will channel the illegal immigrants to the areas where border patrol can seize them, it is not an effective immigration policy. The fence is not able to keep illegal immigrants from going around it, climbing over it, or digging under it; furthermore, it only covers one-third of the border. The US Mexico border is roughly 2,000 miles long. The fence, constructed by The Department of Homeland Security, is 18 feet high, 700 miles long, and built mostly near urban areas. A fence alone is not the solution because there are so many ways to overcome the obstacle, going to the areas not fenced, vehicle smuggling, and climbing. The other accessible way around the fence is to dig under it. Global Security.org has sited 40 tunnels were being burrowed under the fence between 2001 and 2006. The main reason I believe the reason the fencing is not an effective immigration policy is because there is not the manpower to monitor all the fence points. There is no way to have all the people needed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to make sure no one is entering our country illegally. What draws these immigrants to make such a risk to cross the border into the United States? They believe they can make more money to send to their families in Mexico. They also believe, because we are a free country, we have more to offer them than their county. We are “the land of the free, home of the brave.” ...
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...Fencing is at the crux of American homeownership. The vast majority of homes, young and old, rural and urban, utilize some type of fencing on the property. Fences serve a variety of purposes, from privacy to security to landscape appeal. And just as uses for fencing vary, so do the materials available for fence building. Wood, vinyl, aluminum, and iron fencing are all popular fencing materials. Each material has its own range of styles and grades. Vinyl Fencing Vinyl fencing is made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and has several benefits over other fencing materials. Vinyl fencing is more expensive than its competitors but has incredible longevity and is maintenance-free. It is only limited by a small range of available colors. Most vinyl fences are designed in the picket fence style but are also available in privacy, ranch, and pool fence styles....
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...Case 13-9 ZOU’s Fencing Controls ZOU Fencing Inc. (ZOU Fencing or the Company) is a public company in the United States that files quarterly and annual reports with the SEC. ZOU Fencing has five manufacturing facilities located in Missouri and produces and provides chain-link fencing to customers throughout the Midwest (Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, and Iowa) via rail car. ZOU Fencing sells chain-link fencing to customers under free on board (FOB) shipping point terms. Therefore, revenue is recorded when goods are shipped from the respective warehouse. ZOU Fencing currently uses a sophisticated warehouse management system (the Warehouse K-Series System), which allows the Company to (1) record sales upon shipment of goods out of the warehouse, (2) automatically price fence sales on the basis of standard pricing tables, and (3) generate multiple reports for the evaluation of ZOU Fencing’s operations. Engagement Team Note: Materiality was determined to be $5 million. At year-end, the engagement team evaluated the internal controls related to revenue. This evaluation was done through inquiries of appropriate personnel and consideration of the results of other audit procedures including: (1) updating the risk assessment procedures (including the understanding of internal control) and substantive procedures, (2) considering the result of the entity’s monitoring of controls (or our testing of the entity’s monitoring of controls), and (3) obtaining an update...
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...that retail operations be “ring-fenced” by 2019. A separate legal entity within a bank’s corporate group is to be established to provide retail and commercial banking services in the UK. Ring-fencing similar to the ‘swaps push out’ requirement in the U.S., which separates derivatives trading businesses from banking activities. Further, under the Volcker Rule, banks are to be prohibited from proprietary trading as well as investing in or sponsoring hedge funds and private equity funds. The ring-fencing recommendations by the ICB focus on insulating core essential banking services from potential losses caused by other activities, i.e., the riskier activities will otherwise be left intact within a non-retail investment banking structure. The ICB recommendations are only one small step short of a full Glass-Steagal separation of retail and investment banking in calling for operational, economic and legal separation. While this may improve safety of retail banks, it is a paradigm shift for bank structures and will come at a cost. In many respects the recommendations will create a bank model as purposed by Glass-Steagal (before its repeal in 1999): a style of retail banking where it is perceived as more of a basic utility with low return on equity for shareholders. To comply with the ring-fencing requirements, banks will need to fundamentally overhaul their business models. Essentially banks will need to create another bank within their bank with new boards and systems. This will come...
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...Trump is also pushing border taxes more broadly against trading partners, which could help finance the wall. According to a Government Accountability Office 2009 report, the cost to build 1 mile of fencing at the border averaged between $2.8 million and $3.9 million. But that figure may be low relative to costs for future sections of the wall. It's based only on the first 220 miles fenced and does not include other factors, such as topography, transportation logistics in harder-to-reach areas (i.e. road-building and earth and drainage work), labor costs, land acquisition costs and surveillance equipment. "The first miles of fencing were in the easiest" places, said Marc Rosenblum, deputy director of the U.S. Immigration Policy Program at the Migration Policy Institute. These were fencing areas in or close to cities and accessible transportation, rather than deep in deserts or mountains. Additionally, the first miles were on public lands, while completing a border wall would require the government to acquire land from private holders. The GAO estimate for one difficult section of fencing near San Diego was $16...
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