...Also by J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (in Latin) Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (in Welsh, Ancient Greek and Irish) Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Quidditch Through the Ages The Tales of Beedle the Bard Copyright First published in Great Britain in 2012 by Little, Brown and Hachette Digital Copyright © J.K. Rowling 2012 The moral right of the author has been asserted. All characters and events in this publication, other than those clearly in the public domain, are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of the publisher, nor be otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. ‘Umbrella’: Written by Terius Nash, Christopher ‘Tricky’ Stewart, Shawn Carter and Thaddis Harrell © 2007 by 2082 Music Publishing (ASCAP)/Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)/March Ninth...
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...The Casual Vacancy is a 2012 novel written by J. K. Rowling. The book was published worldwide by the Little, Brown Book Group on 27 September 2012. A paperback edition was released on 23 July 2013. It was Rowling's first publication since the Harry Potter series, her first apart from that series, and her first novel for adult readership.[1] The novel is set in a suburban West Country town called Pagford and begins with the death of beloved Parish Councillor Barry Fairbrother. Subsequently, a seat on the council is vacant and a conflict ensues before the election for his successor takes place. Factions develop, particularly concerning whether to dissociate with a local council estate, "the Fields", with which Barry supported an alliance. However, those running for a place soon find their darkest secrets revealed on the Parish Council online forum, ruining their campaign and leaving the election in turmoil. Major themes in the novel are class, politics, and social issues such as drugs, prostitution and rape. The novel was the fastest-selling in the United Kingdom in three years[2] and had the second best-selling opening week for an adult novel there since Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol. It became the 15th best-selling book of 2012 during its first week of release. Within the first three weeks the book's total sales topped one million copies in English in all formats across all territories, including the US and the UK[3] The book also set a Goodreads record for the all-time biggest...
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...A. The complexity and needs of the UTSA community requires the Department to staff various specialized assignments. Specialized assignments will be classified within a particular department job classification. Those assignments will be analyzed by Command Staff and will result in a specific position description. The position description will address the function, duties, responsibilities, organizational relationship, position specifications and working conditions. The position description will be forwarded to the Chief of Police for approval. B. Anticipated specialized assignment vacancies will be announced and distributed by the Administrative Services section, or as designated by the Chief of Police. C. A list of specialized assignments...
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...in market rent, cap rate in 2003, vacancy rate, and our plans to sell the investment after 5 years all hold. If one of these assumptions doesn’t hold and the 5-year projection is below expectations, it can still be remedied by holding the asset for a longer time period. Assumptions/Issues The principal issue in the completed analysis is the extent to which the assumptions are accurate. To make a recommendation based on the financial information provided, it is necessary that the assumptions used are held. Namely, the difference between the assumed vacancy rate of 5% and the average industrial vacancy rates of 6-7% would fundamentally change my recommendation, as the financial analysis of these two scenarios will show in the report. Additionally, there is also a difference in holding the property for 5 years versus holding it for 10 years, and it is worthwhile to explore these two circumstances in conjunction with the differing vacancy rates to assess the best course of action to take with Shady Trail. The property itself is in line with what we are looking to invest in. Since there will only be two tenants, the building can conveniently be divided amongst them. A potential drawback of limited truck turnaround space is also eliminated since no more than two tenants will be occupying the space, and easy access to the Freeway system is a positive factor as well since it will draw future potential tenants. Although I’ve assumed a 5% vacancy rate for this building, I will...
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...Addressing the Vacancy Rates The case scenario that we are presented with currently uses a selection process that is causing the vacancy rate of the company to increase. I am not sure of what the current vacancy rate is because the scenario does not tell us what the current rate was when our management took over operations. However if I assume that they were at a 100% employment capacitate. The current process will increase the number of vacancies by 25 people per month, which equates to a 1.1 percent increase in vacancy rates per month. With the current hiring process in nine months we can expect it to be about 10% which will cause serious problems with the quality of our work force. As the vacancy rate increase we would also expect the turnover rates to increase because we would end up overburden the employees that have decide to stay. A vacancy rate is by definition is “A simple little ratio of the number of job vacancies in our economy to the sum of employment and job vacancies. In essence, this measures the fraction of jobs in the economy that are open, but haven't been filled. To be included as an officially vacant job, employers must be actively searching to fill it with a warm body, by advertising in the paper, contacting employment offices, etc. Like the more common unemployment rate, the job vacancy rate is a useful indicator of the business cycle. When the economy is booming, the job vacancy rate is likely to be relatively high. A low rate signals a recession...
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...|22/10/2012 |L Dawson |Draft prepared for Statewide Recruitment Services transition to Hospital and Health Services 2012 | Contents |Summary of Service Items |4 | |Definitions and Acronyms |5 | |Detail of Service Items: | | |Workforce and Job Design |6 | |Options to Fill Vacancy |6 | |Advertising |8 | |Process applications |11 | |Selection |13 | |Appointment |14 | |Post - Appointment |16 ...
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...* In this assignment I will describe the main employability, personal and communication skills required when applying job role as described in P1 * The company I have chosen for my task is Tesco and the vacancy that I am applying is Customer Service Representative in Tesco. Main Body/ Background Research Personal skills means the skills used by a person to properly interact with others. These personal skills are the character traits possessed by an individual. They determine how one addresses issues to find a solution. Employability skills means a group of essential abilities that involve the development of a knowledge base, expertise level and mind-set that is increasingly necessary for success in the modern workplace. Communication skills mean abilities in the areas of language understanding, communicating expressively, and practical language skills. Personal skills required in the vacancy The personal skills required in this vacancy can be founded in the job description. It can be clearly understudied that mainly personal skills in this vacancy is problem solving skills. This is because customers stay with companies that meet their needs so the employer must have strong experience of problem solving. This basically means the ability to understand a problem by breaking it down into smaller parts, and identify the key issues, implications and identifying solutions. To apply your knowledge from many different areas to solving a task. Also, the employer needs...
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...Volume 10, Issue 3 Fall 2010 No Double Dip On July 5th, 6th, and very early on the 7th of this year, I engaged in 70 minutes of rigorous stationary biking, a full cycle of weightlifting, and my daily stretching regimen. Oh sure, I had some hip pain and a sore knee, but at age 59, I was rocking and rolling. In this regard, I was not unlike the U.S. economy in 2005-April 2007, which was doing great in spite of some fundamental problems. Then in the course of a few hours on July 7th, I was unable to walk more than a few steps after having a hip replaced. Just like the U.S. economy in late 2008, my infirmity had taken me down a few notches! My subsequent recovery was remarkably similar to that facing the U.S. economy: a satisfactory recovery to unremarkable mediocrity. As I describe my recovery, bear in mind that the U.S. economy shed 8.4 million jobs and 4.1% of GDP in roughly 18 months. This is a lot of economic damage. On July 8th, I was able to walk twice a day for 20 minutes, bearing weight on crutches, lifting light hand weights, and doing simple leg therapy. By July 19th, I did not need any pills or a cane, and was able to walk an hour twice a day at a 23-minute-mile pace. By August 19th, I biked at full resistance for 50 minutes, walked 15-minute-miles for an hour, actively lifted leg weights, Thru Latest Available as of Sept 20, 2010 3.0 $420.5 20.5 1.9 960.1 $418 15.8 6.3 1,458.0 723.0 -50.0 261.0 681.0 15.8 4.5 20.0 93.9 -2.3 2.4 -190.2 $305.1 -$351.9 On the...
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...Pro forma analysis cash flow forecasting Apartment Investment Case Study Scenario An investor is considering buying an apartment building with 140 units offered for sale at $16,500,000. The subject apartment building has the following unit mix: Additionally, the following assumptions are also being made by the investor in order to construct a 5-year cash flow pro forma: Vacancy and Credit Loss In the current market, vacancy and credit losses are running at 9%. Due to the improving market conditions as well as the investor’s prior experience leasing and operating multifamily buildings, it’s expected that vacancy will steadily decline over the next 5 years to 5%. Potential Rental Income Potential rental income is based on the above unit mix. The 1-bedroom and studio rental rates are expected to increase at 1% annually. The 2-bedroom units are expected to increase at 2% annually. Financing After a preliminary discussion with a relationship manager at a local bank it’s determined that a loan can be extended based on the lesser of a 1.25x debt service coverage ratio or 80% loan to value. Additionally, assuming the underwriting process doesn’t reveal any red flags, it’s expected that the loan will be based on a 20 year amortization and a 6% interest rate. Operating Expenses The following table breaks out historical operating expenses for the property as well as projected increases over the holding period. Reserves for Replacement In addition to the above operating expenses...
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...ba, and 3 ba/2 ba. With the combination of different kinds of units, the apartment better meets the potential tenants’ need and will lead to an easier tenants bring-in and suffer less volatility in future. Also, the well maintained Courtyard with swimming pool and outdoor eating area provides a nice environment. What’s more, the new copper pluming system, vaulted ceiling, central air and heat system add value to this apartment and differentiate it from other potential deals. Potential high capital gain: Due to low historic interest rates and a growing population, price of the area’s single family and condominium went through a continuous rise in recent years. This not only widen the rent/own affordability gap which may result in lower vacancy rate, but also provides the possibility of an extra capital gain upon sales of the apartment comparative with other deals in different cities and areas. Low interest rate and benefits from leverage: the relative low interest rate (< Cap rate) will provide a positive operating leverage, which enlarge the ROE and less the burden of initial capital investment. Cons: with the appealing characteristics listed above, there’re certain disadvantages that...
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...As an executive’s assistant at a management consultants, I have been asked to compile a report identifying how two organisations plan recruitment using internal and external sources. Recruitment and selection are the processes that all businesses use to select the best candidates to recruit as new employees. The two organisations that I have been asked to analyse are Tesco, a British supermarket chain, and the National Health Service (NHS), a British organisation which provides free healthcare to everyone in the United Kingdom. Both organisations have a strong mission statement. A mission statement is a short summary of a business’s aims and objectives for the future. The NHS’s mission is to provide “High quality care for all, now and for future generations”. (http://www.england.nhs.uk/about/our-vision-and-purpose/ 07/10/2014) This is a summarised version of the full aims and objectives of the NHS, which ensures that they are committed to prioritising; * Satisfied patients * Motivated, positive NHS staff * Preventing people from dying prematurely * Enhancing quality of life for people with long term conditions * Helping people to recover from episodes of ill health or following injury * Ensuring that people have a positive experience of care * Treating and caring for people in a safe environment and protecting them from avoidable harm * Promoting equality and reducing inequalities in health...
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...increase in the demand of the apartments. The increase of the population had to deal with the economy because of a new business opening up and therefore creating job opportunities. Since the city of Atlantis ‘employment rate is rising the demand for the apartments will increase and decrease as is the concept of macroeconomics. The simulation accurately details what happens to the platform of supply and demand when there are changes to the rental market as there was in the city of Atlantis. The simulation reflects what changes occur in supply and demand when there is a need to increase the occupancy rate to the increase of new residents as a result to the growth of the new economy. When the rate of occupancy is low is causes the rate of vacancy...
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...Basic Understanding About PESO 1. What is PESO The Public Employment Service Office or PESO is a non-free charging multi-employment service or entity established or accredited persuant to Republic Act No. 8759 otherwise known as the PESO Act of 1999. To carryout full-employment and equality of employment opportunities for all, and for this purpose, to strengthen and expand the existing employment facilitation service machinery of the government particularly at the local levels there be established in all capital town of provinces, key cities, and other strategic areas a Public Employment Service Office, Hereinafter referred to as “PESO”, which shall be community based and maintained largely by Local Government Units (LGUs), Non Government Organizations (NGOs), Community Based Organizations (CBOs), Universities and Colleges, Technical and Vocational Institutions, as well as those institutionalized by virtue of legislative actions of local government units. The PESOs shall be linked to the regional offices of the department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for coordination and technical supervision, and to the DOLE central office, to constitute the national employment service network. 2. Objectives of PESO According to Republic Act No. 8759, Objectives of the PESO are as follows (See “Laws Governing PESO Activities” 1. Of this Manual): 2.1 General Objectives Ensure the prompt, timely and efficient delivery of employment, service provision of information on...
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...goals”. The only modern purpose-built sixth form centre in Haringey is situated in Tottenham, White Hart Lane- just off high road, where different transports can navigate you to the sixth form. What is Recruitment Planning? Recruitment planning can be very time consuming for any organisation as many factors are considered in the process, for instance; the organisation need to work out if they even need to recruit and why?, as there are various reasons why an organisation would have to recruit, whether it be internal or external- the cost of this and how this will take place. There are five main stages of the recruitment planning process which businesses can recruit by going through each of the following steps: * Reasons for a Vacancy – There are various reasons why an organisation may decide to recruit someone for a position. Some of which are; someone is leaving to go and work for another organisation or when business becomes busier or needing to expand further, or a different...
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