...activity when it comes to fraternities and pledging. As a result, Dr. Mark Taff resorted in his article that, "..a series of 168 cases of injuries and deaths related to fraternity hazing activities...[occurred] in the United States between 1923 and 1982" (2113). Young college men are being hospitalized and even worse, dying, just for a couple of friends that give them a sense of belonging. The major causes of hazing are the students' wanting a sense of belonging in a big college campus, the college's infrequent knowledge of what occurs in fraternities, and the unwillingness of fraternities to change tradition. Since hazing has been around for more than a century, one cannot expect the practice of hazing to stop all together. It will probably take years before hazing perishes from the fraternity scene. Nevertheless, until an end is put to hazing, solutions can be used to make hazing less common, until it no longer exists. These solutions that may be able to put an eventual stop to hazing, in the long run, are better education about fraternity hazing, stricter laws to prevent hazing from occurring, and more intervention from college administrators.Stories of hazing incidents are all too common in the news media today. It would not be out of the ordinary, upon opening the newspaper, to read the testimony of some fraternity pledges "'We were taken to a deserted park and blindfolded...We sat on our knees for an hour. Then they began slapping us on the back of our necks, real hard,...
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...some wrong doing our country now has a system to reclaim justice to the victim. This system of justice originated from a Babylonian King. King Hammurabi’s code would lay the foundation of justice for the people for generation to come after him. Before the greatness of Babylon in early Mesopatamia there was the III dynasty of Ur. The founder and king of the Ur dynasty Ur-Nammu ruled from 2113 - 2096 BC. “King Ur- Nammau was very involved in the rebuilding of his dynasty in agriculture and re- establishing civil order and security. King Ur-nammu would be succeeded by his son Shugli that ruled from 2096 -2048 BC. King Shulgi was very skilled in hunting and was an expert in military tactics” (Woolley 53). King Shugli would then have two sons to succeed him and take the crown unfortunately they had a very difficult maintaining the dynasty and as the legal and administration began to fall apart so did the dynasty and it would be reduced to a small city state. With the inevitable destruction of the Ur dynasty came the second phase of the Mesopatamia. Babylon would go through five kings spanning over a hundred years Hammurabi would get his shot at the throne. “During his rise to power Sin-muballit father of Hammurabi would finish off the last of the Ur dynasty and the transfer of power would begin through Hammurabi” (Oppenheim 157). “King...
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...No one can say with any assurance what the dollar value of damages would be from the highly uncertain climate changes that might accompany a planet earth that is steadily warming. Paul Solman: Are headlines trumpeting the fact that carbon dioxide levels in the earth’s atmosphere have now passed 400 parts per million for the first time in something like three million years unduly alarmist? Or are they a timely warning? I asked noted environmental economist Martin Weitzman to address the question. An expert on the Soviet economy in the ’70s and ’80s, Weitzman first made news in 1984 with the publication of a book called The Share Economy, an argument for profit sharing instead of fixed wages. Fourteen years later came his paper Recombinant Growth, which revolutionized how some of us understood the enormous potential of technology. But for many years, Weitzman has also been working on environmental economics and most recently, in a series of widely cited academic papers, on the economics of global warming; the most famous, on the “Economics of Catastrophic Climate Change.” Weitzman’s central idea is not unlike the legendary bet proposed by the 16th century Catholic French philosopher Blaise Pascal. One way to interpret Pascal’s argument: even if you think the likelihood of God’s existence is vanishingly small, the cost if you’re wrong — eternal damnation — is infinitely high. An infinite cost times even a tiny probability is still … an infinite cost. So you make...
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...Whatever Happened to the 100-Year Event? They're big, we know them when we see them, and we remember them. By STEVEN SULLIVAN B y September 16, 2013, more than 4,500 square miles of Colorado were under water. That’s an area roughly the size of Delaware by some estimates; others compared it to Connecticut. The territory on the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains had already been subjected to six straight days and 17 inches of rain, more than five inches above the annual average for the area. More than 1,200 people were missing, 19,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, 12,000 people evacuated. Fatalities were still unknown, but expected to be numerous. Television images showed raging torrents in streams and creeks that rivaled the last few hundred yards of the Niagara River before the Falls. Colorado was experiencing not just a 100-year event; this was a 1,000-year event, a flood that even the National Weather Service characterized as not only historic, but biblical. That turns out to be a pretty good characterization of a 100-year event. They’re big, we know them when we see them, and we remember them: Hurricane Katrina in 2005; Super Storm Sandy in 2012; the tornado that devastated Moore, Oklahoma in 2013; the entire wildfire summer of 2012. And if one of them takes your loved ones, your home, or your possessions, it doesn’t really matter if it makes the record books. 26 ACTUARIAL REVIEW NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2013 • WWW.CASACT.ORG Misleading...
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...Reardon v. U.S. 947 F.2d 1509 C.A.1 (Mass.),1991. Heard May 8, 1991. (Approx. 19 pages) [pic] Lien on real property created by CERCLA when Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determines that property owners may be liable for cleanup costs amounts to deprivation of a significant property interest within meaning of the due process clause. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, § 107(l ), as amended, 42 U.S.C.A. § 9607(l ); U.S.C.A. Const.Amend. 5. Absence of notice and hearing may be justified by exigent circumstances. U.S.C.A. Const.Amend. 5. 92k251.5 k. Procedural Due Process in General. Most Cited Cases Constitution allows the process due to be tailored to fit realities of the situation. U.S.C.A. Const.Amend. 5. *1510 Lynn Wright, with whom Robin F. Price and Edwards and Angell, New York City, were on supplemental brief, for plaintiffs, appellants. George W. Van Cleve, Deputy Asst. Atty. Gen., with whom Barry Hartman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D.C., Wayne A. Budd, U.S. Atty., George B. Henderson, II, Asst. U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., Stephen L. Samuels, Steve C. Gold, Jacques B. Gelin, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Charles Openschowski, Office of Gen. Counsel, E.P.A. and Luis Rodriguez, Asst. Regional Counsel, E.P.A., Washington, D.C., were on supplemental brief, for defendants, appellees. OPINION EN BANC TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge. After removing hazardous substances from property belonging to the Reardons, EPA filed...
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...[pic] TERM PAPER OF MICRO ECONOMICS ON BUDGET 2009:AN EVALUTION OF ITS EFFECTS ON AAM AADMI INTRODUCTION OF BUDGET 2009 The main challenges outlined by the Finance Minister, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, while presenting his Budget speech for the short term and long term perspective of the Indian economy are: 1. To lead economy to high GDP growth rate of 9% p.a. at the earliest. 2. To deepen and broaden the agenda for inclusive development. 3. To improve delivery mechanisms of the government. In keeping with tradition, the Budget proposals are a mixed bag of the good and the bad. Some of the biggest disappointments in the Budget proposals are that there are no provisions for any reforms in the FDI policy, the public sector enterprises such as banks and insurance companies are to remain in the public sector and there is a projected fiscal deficit of 6.8%. The major positives are the proposals to abolish Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT), Commodities Transaction Tax (CTT) as well as to phase out surcharge on income tax starting with its elimination in this Budget from personal income tax. Another significant benefit is the clarification on taxation of Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs). This synopsis prepared by the tax team...
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...activity when it comes to fraternities and pledging. As a result, Dr. Mark Taff resorted in his article that, "..a series of 168 cases of injuries and deaths related to fraternity hazing activities...[occurred] in the United States between 1923 and 1982" (2113). Young college men are being hospitalized and even worse, dying, just for a couple of friends that give them a sense of belonging. The major causes of hazing are the students' wanting a sense of belonging in a big college campus, the college's infrequent knowledge of what occurs in fraternities, and the unwillingness of fraternities to change tradition. Since hazing has been around for more than a century, one cannot expect the practice of hazing to stop all together. It will probably take years before hazing perishes from the fraternity scene. Nevertheless, until an end is put to hazing, solutions can be used to make hazing less common, until it no longer exists. These solutions that may be able to put an eventual stop to hazing, in the long run, are better education about fraternity hazing, stricter laws to prevent hazing from occurring, and more intervention from college administrators. Stories of hazing incidents are all too common in the news media today. It would not be out of the ordinary, upon opening the newspaper, to read the testimony of some fraternity pledges "'We were taken to a deserted park and blindfolded...We sat on our knees for an hour. Then they began slapping us on the back of our necks, real hard...
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...Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore‐560012 (Karnataka) SUMMARY – A study of the work “Vymanika Shastra” is presented. First, the historical aspects and authenticity of the work are discussed. Subsequently, the work is critically reviewed in respect of its technical content. It appears that his work cannot be dated earlier than 1904 and contains details which, on the basis of our present knowledge, force us to conclude the non feasibility of heavier‐than craft of earlier times. Some peripheral questions concerning dimensions have also been touched upon. 1. Historical Aspects 1.1 ORIGIN A book titled “Brihad Vimana Shastra” by Shri Bramhamuni Parivrajaka was published in the year 1959 [1]. It contains verses in Sanskrit (describing aircraft) with their Hindi translation. Recently, another book titled “Vymanika Shastra” by Shri G.R. Josyer has appeared [2], which contains the same Sanskrit verses with their English translation. One notable feature of this English version is that it contains drawings of some crafts too, something not to be found in the Hindi version. Also, the English work by Josyer makes no mention whatsoever of the earlier work in Hindi. Our main concern in this report will be with the above two works. These books contain verses which, according to their texts, are supposed to form only part (about § Departmental of Aeronautical Engineering ...
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...Afghanistan had experienced several coups since 1973, when the Afghan monarchy was overthrown by Daud Khan, who was sympathetic to Soviet overtures. Subsequent coups reflected struggles within Afghanistan among factions with different ideas about how Afghanistan should be governed and whether it should be communist, and with degrees warmth toward the Soviet Union. The Soviets intervened following the overthrow of a pro-communist leader. In late December 1979, after several months of evident military preparation, they invaded Afganistan. At that time, the Soviet Union and the United States were engaged in the Cold War, a global competition for the fealty of other nations. The United States was, thus, deeply interested in whether the Soviet Union would succeed in establishing a communist government loyal to Moscow in Afghanistan. In order to forestall that possibility, the United States began funding insurgent forces to oppose the Soviets. The U.S.-funded Afghan insurgents were called mujahideen, an Arabic word that means "strugglers" or "strivers." The word has its orgins in Islam, and is related to...
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...unmanaged symptoms and for their families, it is also upsetting for the staff involved in their care, as it is felt nobody is acting as the patients’ advocate and helping the decision to facilitate the withdrawal of what is now an ineffective and unnecessary treatment. One of the latest developments by the Government and Department of health is the concept of Advance Care Planning. I have looked at this from various perspectives and would like to be involved in introducing the process to Sheffield Kidney Institute. In 2004, the number of patients receiving renal replacement therapy in England, Scotland and Wales was 33,511, this figure is sourced from data which has been made available to them from participating renal units throughout the country, the number of patients receiving dialysis since 2000 has risen by 7% (Ansell et al 2005) with it projected to rise by a further 10 percent over the next 5 years (Ansell et al 2005). About 15-29 percent of deaths of patients with end stage renal disease results from a decision to discontinue dialysis (Davison 2006). Importantly we need to explore which patients especially those reaching the end of their lives are choosing to discontinue receiving aggressive renal replacement therapy and what knowledge and skills would be required to facilitate a change in practice and help them towards a ‘peaceful death’. End Stage Renal Disease presents many challenges to the patient who experience and suffer from it and the health care professionals...
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...Regulation of Below Rail Infrastructure Assets in Queensland: What can we learn from the Canadian experience? Stephen Mclay s2840946 Supervised by Alex Robson and David Rynne Contents Introduction p 3 Defining the economic principles of natural monopoly infrastructure assets and the benefits/costs of privatisation p 3 The pros and cons of direct regulation p 5 Where commercial negotiation has been successful and the difference between commercial negotiation with government owned corporation monopolies and private monopolies p 7 Current QLD situation and the risks imposed by natural monopoly specific to the context p 10 CN Rail privatization as a point of empirical evidence p 13 Considerations p 15 Conclusions p 16 Reference List p 19 Bibliography p 20 Appendices p 21 Introduction In 2012, the Queensland Government privatised bulk freighting services and coal business in Queensland and New South Wales as well as the regional freight business in Queensland, bulk mineral haulage in Queensland and Western Australia and the containerised freight between Cairns, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. The privatisation...
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...Business Strategy Game Ross. T Arnold Élan Valdiviourivich Vijay Sarkar 1 Glo-Bus Business Strategy Game Demystified Disclaimer The authors of this e-book took part in the Glo-Bus Business Strategy Game during the year 2009. They are not involved in developing the systems for the strategy game or connected in any other way to the publishers and developers of the Glo-Bus Business Strategy Game. This is a peer to peer knowledge transfer effort to share the experience we had while participating in the game. We do not claim any ownership of brand names mentioned herein. 2 Glo-Bus Business Strategy Game Demystified Table of Contents Introduction ……………………………………………………. 04 What Will this Guide Book Give You? …………………………. 05 First Things First – 7 Essential Requirements to Perform Well in the BSG ……………………………………………….... 06 How to Start Your Game? ……………………………………… 09 Importance of Practice Decisions ………………………………. 12 User Guide to the Participant’s Guide …………………………... 13 Using the Reports ………………………………………………. 14 Tracking Your Competitors – On the Game and Off the Game ... 18 It’s Just a Game! (Know the Rules and You Can Win) ………….. 18 How to Get Quick Results ……………………………………… 19 Avoid the Common Blind Spots (Many Will Fall. You’ll Survive) .. 21 Three Year Strategic Plan – Quick Tips ………………….……… 25 A Winning Formula – Tested for Results! ………………………. 27 3 Glo-Bus Business Strategy Game Demystified Introduction Now that you’ve downloaded the participant’s manual and...
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...policy recommendation" Batch: 15th Section A MBA 1st Semester Date of Submission: 30th September, 2013. Letter of Transmittal September 30, 2013 To Mohammad Moniruzzaman ACA Assistant Professor Department of Accounting & Information Systems Faculty of Business Administration University of Dhaka Subject: Submission of term paper on “Tax incentives for attracting FDI and some policy recommendation” Honorable Teacher, It is our pleasure to submit this term paper featuring “Tax incentives for attracting FDI and some policy recommendation”. As a part of our MBA program we tried our best to gather relevant information for preparing a complete term paper. Without your sincere co-operation and proper guideline, it would not possible for us to prepare the term paper. For this act of kindness, we are grateful to you. This overview is not fully free from mistake due to some limitations. We hope you will accept it with gracious consideration. Thank you for giving us such an opportunity for working on the topic. We will be honored to provide you any additional information, if necessary. Sincerely yours Students (ID 15047, 15051, 15133, 15153, 15184) MBA section A Batch-15th Department of Accounting & Information Systems Faculty of Business Administration University of Dhaka Acknowledgement We express our...
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...Sara Lee Equity Analysis and Valuation Valued at 1 April 1, 2007 Analysts: Todd L. Ehlers: todd.ehlers@ttu.edu Michael D. Estes: mikestes@sbcglobal.net Daniel W. Taylor: dtaylor1184@yahoo.com Joseph R. Torres: rhyno1112@sbcglobal.net Table of Contents Page Number Executive Summary……………………………………………………………………………………………… 2 Analysis Snapshot............................................................................................ 2 Company and Industry Overview…………………………………………………………………… 3 Accounting Analysis………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 Financial Ratio Analysis…………………………………………………………………………………. 4 Analysts Evaluations……………………………………………………………………………………… 4 Overview of Firm and Industry............................................................................... 5 Industry Overview and Analysis………………………………………………………………………….. 8 Rivalry Among Existing Firms………………………………………………………………………….8 Threat of New Entrants…………………………………………………………………………………. 15 Threat of Substitute Products………………………………………………………………………… 17 Bargaining Power of Buyers…………………………………………………………………………… 18 Bargaining Power of Suppliers……………………………………………………………………….. 20 Characterization of Industry……………………………………………………………………………20 Value Chain Analysis: Key Success Factors…………………………………………………………. 21 Competitive Advantage Analysis…………………………………………………………………………. 23 Cost Leadership……………………………………………………………………………………………. 24 Differentiation……………………………………………………………………………………………….27 Accounting Analysis………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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