...arrival of foreign scientists to America impacted the Manhattan Project and to come to a conclusion of whether or not the incursion of the foreign scientists to America led to the success of the Manhattan Project. This investigation was completed by: · A reading of multiple books about the Manhattan Project and its history · Scrupulous use of the internet · Making an understanding of the science behind the creation of the atomic bomb · An evaluation of Albert Einstein’s letter to President Roosevelt The first section of this investigation will deliver factual material from sources with accurate references. The next section is an evaluation...
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...MANHATTAN BUILDING-DORMITORY NUEVA STREET, BINONDO MANILA BUSINESS PLAN Prepared by: Shane Martinez MANHATTAN BUILDING – DORMITORY NUEVA STREET, BINONDO MANILA BUSINESS PLAN 1. Executive Summary 1.0 Executive Summary Manhattan Building-Dormitory will offer benchmarked rental rooms and commercial units for the Universities of Intramuros Area and Binondo Area. The Building-Dormitory will balance safety, convenience, affordable price and a positive atmosphere for all tenants. These rentals will be provided with unmatched levels of customer service and attention. Gross Sales are projected to be Php _______________ in year one growing to Php _______________ in year three. The Market Manhattan Building-Dormitory will target three distinct customer segments. The largest segment that they will service is the University Students of Intramuros Area. This segment is growing at _____% a year with _______________ prospective customers. This segment is especially attractive since most of the local rental properties that are geared toward students are run down, poor quality units. The second market segment is faculty and staff of the Intramuros Area Universities. This section has a _____% growth rate and _______________ potential customers. And the third market segment is the professionals working within the Binondo Area. The Universities at Intramuros Area are the following: a. Colegio De San Juan De Letran ...
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...1. The Brown vs. Board of Education trial is one of the most important trials in the 1950s and even in America's history. It is a significant decision made by the U.S. Supreme Court which outlawed racial segregation of public education facilities (schools run by the government). In the 1950s it was common for segregation in public schools even though they were supposed to be equal. In one instance Linda Brown, a third-grader in Topeka, Kansas, had to travel a mile to get to her black elementary school, even though there was a white school only seven blocks away. Linda's father, Oliver, once tried to enlist Linda into the white school but the principal refused. Oliver then contacted William Everett Glenn, Sr., a Topeka attorney and Mckinley Burnett, the head of the Topeka NAACP branch, about his concerns regarding "separate but equal policies" of Topeka schools. The separate but equal doctrine came about in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson which stated that having blacks and whites in separate equal facilities did not violate the Equal Protection Clause. On May 17, 1954 the United States Supreme Court decided unanimously that The Board of Education acted unconstitutionally and that they violated the 14th Amendment by separated children if for no other reason than for their race. Webber, Andrew "Brown v. Board of Education about the case" [online] available http://brownvboard.org/summary/ The unanimous court decision announced by Chief Justice Earl Warren was the turning point...
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...------------------------------------------------- PRESENTATION OF A NUCLEAR ISSUE This is an essay which is completed during a double period of class time, under test conditions, on the approved proforma. You must emphasize the physics of the topic by showing decay chains, types of radioactivity involved, and give examples of expert opinions. All work, except the research (some will be done for homework), will be done during class under test conditions. All of your resource material must be stapled to your presentation for verification purposes. Contexts 1. Development of ‘the bomb’ (Resource link - http://fas.org/nuke/index.html) For example: early discoveries in nuclear physics, leading to the Manhattan project; ethical and safety issues surrounding the development and use of atomic weapons, and the dilemma of the scientists involved; uranium, plutonium, hydrogen and neutron bombs. Or 2. Nuclear power For example: nuclear reactors - conventional and breeder; safety record of the nuclear industry; potential problems and precautions; case studies of nuclear accidents; fusion. Or 3. Radiometric Dating For Example: Principles and issues of radiocarbon dating of coal, fossils, relics and historical documents. Potassium argon dating of rock. (Eg. Turin Shroud). Or 4. Radioactivity and medicine For Example: Use of radioactively labelled amino acids in genetics, use in biology and medical research. The presentation must include the following: Key areas to be covered: | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |...
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...Dyadic Relations and Followers Calvin B. McIlwain Current Issues in Leadership MBA 595 June 3, 2014 Kenneth M. Moss, Ph. D Dyadic Relations and Followers Numerous organizations occurrences like leader and member transaction, mentoring, training, personal conflict and cooperation, performance appraisal and the employment interview are factors in dyadic relationships and interactions. The length of time a subordinate works for the same supervisor is key for the relationship between the supervisory leadership behavior and subordinates’ attitudes and behavior. Leadership characteristics will influence the subordinate characteristics versus the relationship between the leader and the follower. Studies recorded show that veteran nurses received less attention from the nurses which caused tension and reflect on the performance. Experience was measured by longevity in current position instead of how long the nurses had worked for head nurse. Obviously this study found that less experience subordinates needed more supervision from their supervisors (Mossholder, K. W., Niebuhr, R. E., & Norris, D. R., 1990). The longer the dyad work relationship between the leader and the follower, the follower becomes for efficient in job requirements, and the supervisor’s desires and standards. Over time the experience subordinates will need less supervision and may start feel like they are being managed to closely, which can cause grievances, nonattendance at work, and turnover....
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...The Atomic Bomb: A Necessity or a Desire Tanmay Bhanushali Year 10 Historical Paper “Great power imposes the obligation of exercising restraint” Leo Szilard - Hungarian-born Physicist and main scientist to oppose the atomic Bombings This was spoken in an interview titled “President Truman did not Understand”. This was between a US news reporter and Leo Szilard the key figure among the scientists opposing the use of the bomb. The interview was in August 15, 1960. Why was their so fierce Opposition? In what Way did Truman Not Understand? These answers lie in the depths of the controversy about the Atomic Bomb. Introduction The atomic bomb was a topic of major controversy but the main debate was about the necessity of the atomic bomb. Many say that the atomic bomb was dropped because it would save millions of American lives. However at that period the Japanese were also at the point of surrendering. Huge amounts of incendiary bombs were used in large-scale cities against japan. Many of the scientists in the Manhattan Project were disturbed about it. The incendiary bombs reduced much morale from the Japanese army and crippled the will power. However this small cripple made Japan even angrier because these incendiary bombs were used on innocent civilians and not the Japanese army. Many think that it was necessary to use the Atomic Bombs because Japan attacked America first and not the other way around. It is a fact that when Hitler attacked...
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...around two key debates falling under IRC §47. The first was whether or not moving a building was basis enough for disallowing rehabilitation expenditures credit and the second was whether the expenses incurred in moving the building qualify as qualified rehabilitation expenditures. The taxpayer’s defense in this case was built largely on the stance that statutory language was misaligned with original Congressional intent and that the IRS was interpreting the original legislation too narrowly. I agreed with the Taxpayer’s view in this case thanks in large part to the relevant Nalle case decision she cited and the precedential value it had coming from the U.S. Court of Appeals. The taxpayer also presented numerous similar cases of instances in which regulations were misaligned with original congressional intent. Although I side with the taxpayer in the form of the $3,000 rehabilitation expenditures credit, I agree with the IRS’s stance that the moving expenses are not qualified rehabilitation expenditures. I agree with the IRS because of their ability to provide a relevant Supreme Court decision that showed the moving expenses should be capitalized as part of the acquisition cost- basis of the building and thus not allowed as rehabilitation expenditures since acquisition costs are disallowed from qualified rehabilitation expenditures. Facts: * Marta purchased a 1920s house from Atlanta and moves it back to her hometown of Manhattan, Kansas where...
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... This year Lowe’s fell behind Home Depot once again in earnings by not fully taking advantage of building a stronger housing market. To regain some of its earning in the housing market, Lowe’s utilized the strategy of big-ticket sales to boost the company’s revenue, in hopes to get a stronger growth in the categories of appliances and outdoor power equipment. Lowe’s has decided to fix the revenue problem by opening two new stores in Manhattan before the end of 2015, along with that fix is the earnings in shares by a rise of $0.16 ($1.20) from last year’s share of $1.04. Goals • Provide the community with 75% - 85% of resources necessary to accomplish their project improvement goals • Increase nationwide store locations from 1,719 to 2,500 contingent upon the establishment of Community Lowes Franchises • Overtake Home Depot in profit margins (which had an increase of 18% over the years) and customer preference by strategically reconnecting with consumers while providing the fore-mentioned 75% - 85% of necessary project resources Scope Creating a Franchise Lowe’s...
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...in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ISBN 0-13-008754-8 Pearson Education LTD. Pearson Education Australia PTY, Limited Pearson Education Singapore, Pte. Ltd. Pearson Education North Asia Ltd. Pearson Education Canada, Ltd. Pearson Educación de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Pearson Education—Japan Pearson Education Malaysia, Pte. Ltd. Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey A D V I S O R Y C O M M I T T E E Arnold H. Kaplan (Chairman) Chief Financial Officer UnitedHealth Group Peter G. M. Cox Chief Financial Officer United Grain Growers Limited Gracie F. Hemphill Director—Research Financial Executives Research Foundation, Inc. Karl A. Primm General Auditor Unocal Corporation William M. Sinnett Project Manager Financial Executives Research Foundation, Inc. III...
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...Disney awarded the sole mandate to Chase Manhattan Bank for the Hong Kong Disneyland financing of HK $3.3 Billion. We believe this decision was beneficial for both parties. For Chase, the rewards included underwriting fee, interest payments, being a part of a big loan-financing project in Asia and developing networks and relationships with Asian governments and companies. This outweighed the risks of underwriting risk, credit risk and long-term collateral risk. In addition, we believe it was the correct decision to initially bid to lose and then change this approach once there was concrete support from the HK government. From Disney’s perspective, despite Chase’s standard commitment letter leaving them slightly vulnerable, choosing Chase as sole mandate made the most sense. Due to the unique nature of the loan (extreme long term, Disney’s desire to use operating cash flow for expansion and the principal collateral being non-existent for first 2 years), it made sense for Disney to choose a company that has a strong relationship with and one that was extremely flexible on the structuring of the loan. Finally, we believe the most suitable syndication strategy is to be Chase as the sole mandate with a two-stage syndication process and sub-underwriting (exhibit 8a) Chase Manhattan Bank made a smart initial decision by attempting to bid to lose. This strategy was ideal because due to the uniqueness of the loan it posed several credit issues. Firstly it was extremely long (15 years)...
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...1945 the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan by an American B-52 bomber. The dropping of the atomic bombs in Japan brought an end to World War II and was somewhat of a form of revenge towards the Japanese from the Americans. The United States had been working on the development of the atomic bomb since the mid to late 1930’s with the Manhattan Project. The United States began developing the atomic bomb after Albert Einstein had informed President Franklin D. Roosevelt that Nazi Germany was also looking at how to create nuclear weapons by purifying uranium-235. Robert Oppenheimer oversaw the Manhattan Project, in which they “perfected” the formula for refining uranium and making it into an atomic bomb. By the time that the United States had “perfected” nuclear weaponry Germany had already been defeated, but the war with Japan continued on. The United States chose to drop the bomb on Hiroshima because it was a city of industrial and military significance, there were many military units located near the city and it was the site of Field Marshal Shunroku Hata’s Second General Army. The city of Hiroshima was a key shipping port for the Japanese military and it was also a meeting place for the military. At the time of the bombing the population of Hiroshima was approximately 345,000 compared to what it was at the beginning of the war, which was approximately 381,000 residents. There was a significantly smaller number at the time of the bombing because the Japanese...
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...Lower Manhattan Extension remains to be the busiest spot on the globe for a couple of centuries. A home for hundreds of operating businesses, New York City’s financial district represents a strategic center of the world managed by IT geniuses, Investment Banking giants and other brilliant minds that push and pull the necessary buttons to control a massive and complicated mechanism called “The Global Economy” from their downtown offices. Consuming the whole city, contagious rush of the east coast misses only one place – The Ground Zero, a grave for thousands of people including around 300 Muslims, killed by Islamic terrorist group attack on September 11, 2001. In almost 10 years after the attack, the proposed construction of Islamic Center next to the American nation’s tragedy location became the heart of controversy that started with a small group of anti-Muslim activists who suggested the proposal was a scheme used by anti-American Muslims to conquer the site of the 9/11 attacks (Steve Rendall, Oct. 2010). However, according to the Community Center’s official web-site, the key points of the opponents turned out to be false: “Inspired by Islamic values and Muslim heritage, Park51 will weave the Muslim-American identity into the multicultural fabric of the United States. We will foster cooperation and understanding between people of all faiths and backgrounds through relevant programs and initiatives” (Park51 Community Center Official Web-site, June 2011). The project is financed...
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...History of the A-Bomb In early August 1945 atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These two bombs quickly yielded the surrender of Japan and the end of American involvement in World War II. By 1946 the two bombs caused the death of perhaps as many as 240,000 Japanese citizens1. The popular, or traditional, view that dominated the 1950s and 60s – put forth by President Harry Truman and Secretary of War Henry Stimson – was that the dropping of the bomb was a diplomatic maneuver aimed at intimating and gaining the upper hand in relations with Russia. Today, fifty-four years after the two bombings, with the advantage of historical hindsight and the advantage of new evidence, a third view, free of obscuring bias and passion, can be presented. First, the dropping of the bomb was born out of complex infinite military, domestic and diplomatic pressures and concerns. Second, many potentially viable alternatives to dropping the bombs were not explored by Truman and other men in power, as they probably should have been. Lastly, because these alternatives were never explored, we can only conjecture over whether or not Truman’s decision was a morally just one, and if indeed it was necessary to use atomic energy to win the war. The war in Asia had its roots in the early 1930s. Japan had expansionist aims in Eastern Asia and the Western Pacific, especially in Indochina2. In July of 1940 the United States placed an embargo on materials exported to...
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...Barclays Acquisition of Lehman Brothers Background Barclays PLC, one of the main saving banks in the United Kingdom, agreed Sept. 16, 2008, to purchase the volume of Lehman Brothers Inc. for $1.75 billion. It has acquired parts of Lehman's equities commerce in Europe and took on some Lehman workers in Asia. Lehman, the fourth major asset bank in the United States, was one of the victims of the subprime advance disaster that led to the administration stand security of Bear Stearns in March 2008 and the conquest of advance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by the U.S. Treasury in advance in September of 2007. Worth as much as $45 billion in early 2007, Lehman incurred almost $4 billion in losses in the third quarter has seen its stock worth fall down and was faced with disciplinary downgrades in its credit rating, which would have made it tremendously hard to raise much-needed capital. (Clark, 2008) Fuld who was the Head of Lehman sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy defense for Lehman on Sept. 15 2007 after U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson made it obvious that the administration would not spend any of taxpayers money to fund any of Lehman’s faulty asset. Under Chapter 11, which shields a corporation from creditors' lawsuits while it reorders its finances, Lehman became more attractive to Barclays; the British bank then bought Lehman's choicest bits devoid of assuming its more than US$600 billion in liabilities. Under the terms of the contract, which got approval from the insolvency...
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...United Natural Foods Judith Palmer MGT/521 April 14, 2015 Daniel Kearney Founded in 1996, United Natural Foods, also known as UNFI, is the leading national distributor of natural and organic foods in the United States and Canada (United Natural Foods, 2009). UNFI serves more than 40,000 customer locations, which includes natural food stores and supermarkets. With Whole Foods as one of their leading retailers here in the United States, UNFI currently has 33 distribution centers. Although UNFI has experienced revenue growth, organic food is still only a small part of our food system, and the price of organic foods remains more expensive than conventionally produced foods. The biggest complaint from consumers is the high price of organic foods. Organic foods cost more because of their inefficient distribution network. Strategic and Operational Plans Organic foods are more expensive because of scale. Organic farms don’t operate at scale, so the cost of marketing and distributing organic food is higher. Also, in addition to UNFI’s scale, UNFI also suffers from inefficient distribution network. Now with scale, distribution, supply, and cost taken into consideration, shoppers are limited to purchasing organic foods. UNFI strategic and technology plans to improve their distribution and efficiency of their supply chains is to: * Improve Operations (distribution): The challenge to deliver their organic food in the most efficient way would be dissolved by using distribution...
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