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- 2161: New Financial and Statistical Measures to Monitor The Success of GE
- ... the year 2000 to $120 billion compared with $58 billion in 1990. In other words, if the forecast proves to be correct, it will obtain an average annual rate of growth of 7.5%. This high rate is mainly attributed to the expansion of the services sector of the company, which is estimated to increase by an average annual rate of 13% compared with a corresponding one of 2.1% for ... decreased or the firm might have to reduce the total number of employees. During the 1980s, General Electric had to pare payrolls for most of its departments because the salaries where considered to be too high for the income generated.10 But as the corporation is getting bigger and stronger, there might be people working in the newly purchased companies that the corporation controls whose salaries are higher than the actual ... measures to increase the profits of an organization are too harsh for the employees, or are not rewarding the employees well enough. For example, if an outsider can describe a salary of $80,000 as high, no one can say if this salary is high enough unless he/she takes the EC into account. So by using the EC we can estimate the correct amount of bonus that an employee ...
- 2162: Angina Pectoris
- ... the time, to flow through the coronary arteries. As a person grows older, fatty deposits will accumulate on the artery walls, especially if the linings of the arteries are damaged due to cigarette smoking or high blood pressure. As more and more fatty materials build up, they form plaques which causes the arteries to narrow and thus restricting the flow of blood. This process is known as atherosclerosis. However, angina usually ... lipoproteins are also called very low density lipoproteins (VLDL). They are most significant in the development of atheroma. The smallest lipoprotein particles, the alpha lipoproteins, contain a low concentration of cholesterol and triglycerides, but a high level of proteins, and are also known as high density lipoproteins (HDL). They are thought to be protective against the development of atherosclerotic plaque. In fact, they are transported to the liver rather than to the blood vessels. Lipoproteins and Atheroma The theory ...
- 2163: The Simpsons
- ... Marge at an opera together as Bart sang along with the opera Carmen yelling, "Toreador, oh don't spit on the floor. Use the cuspidor. That's what it's for." Soon, at Springfield Elementary School, Bart's old school, Bart's graffiti is roped off and labelled, "The Principal. By Bart Simpson. IQ 216." Bart's friends no longer liked him, they refered to him as Poindexter. The kids at his new school tricked him into giving up his lunch. As a result, Bart is miserable. Then, after turning himself green in an uneducated science experiment, Bart reveals to his new principal that he cheated on the ...
- 2164: Chaos in The Currency Markets : Currency Crisis of The EMS
- ... Day-to-day speculation on future exchange rate movements is commonly driven by signals of future interest rate movements. By using the signal, speculators usually take the position before the things actually occurred. Sometime, if high power enough, the speculators position can influence the exchange rate movement. The government controls is one of the factors affecting exchange rate. The government can influence the equilibrium exchange rate in many way, including direct ... you about the weakness of fixed exchange rate regimes? From European currency crisis of September 1992, it shows us that there are weakness of the fixed exchange rate system. When exchange rate are tied, a high interest rate in one country has a strong influence on interest rates in the other countries. Funds will flow to the country with a more attractive interest rate, which reduces the supply of fund in ... This process would not necessarily apply to countries outside ERM that do not in the fixed exchange rate system, because the exchange rate risk may discourage the flow of funds to the countries with relatively high interest rate. However, since the ERM requires central banks to maintain the exchange rates between currencies within specified boundaries, investors moving funds among the participating European countries are less concerned about exchange rate risk. ...
- 2165: Canada's Unemployment Rate
- ... 7%. This substantial difference in Canada's unemployment rate can be attributed mostly to the safety net which the government provides, including generous payments of unemployment insurance and other social services; but also to the high payroll taxes; and the under performing Canadian economy. There is no single reason for the persistent gap in the unemployment rates of Canada and the U.S., but rather a combination of the above factors ... taxes on the employment rate. There is concern in the business community over the effects of Canada's rapidly rising payroll taxes on job creation. A spring poll produced by the Fraser Institute concluded that high payroll and personal income tax levels are the biggest obstacle to job growth in Canada. Payroll taxes have risen dramatically over recent years. This increase has caused employers to reconsider their need for new employees ... for job creation, and a reduction in the unemployment rate, if the federal, and provincial, governments cut payroll taxes, and reduced the minimum wage. Another factor leading to a decrease in job supply, and a high unemployment rate in Canada, is its underperforming economy. This under performance can be attributed to the recession which hit the country in the early 90s. The most appropriate way of measuring the success of ...
- 2166: A Statistical View of European Rural Life, 1600-1800
- ... yield ratios of wheat, rye, and barley would vary; the climate would be a big factor in determining the yield ratio. According to Document 1, Zone I, England, and the Low Countries would have the high yield ratios. In Zone II, France, Spain, and Italy were not far behind England in yield ratios. In Zone III and IV, Germany, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Russia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary the yield ratios were very ... maximum, the summer temperature would rise, thus lengthening the harvest period, lowering the price of grapes and wheat. For example, by corresponding chart 1 and 3 of document 3, in 1712, wheat prices went sky high due to lower average summer temperatures causing fewer amounts of days to harvest. According to Document 4, The salary of the typical agricultural worker would remain fairly static. The big problem was that food prices kept rising, and soon the worker did not make enough money to buy food. There was much uprising in regards to the sky high food prices, resulting in the French Revolution. In Southern France, according to Document 5, the Plague killed more than half of the population in some areas. At this time, the prices of wheat were ...
- 2167: Ford Motor Company
- ... ratio shows the portion of the company financed by creditors in comparison to that financed by the stockholders. It is total liabilities divided by stockholder's equity. Ford's debt to equity ratio is relatively high (see appendix 12). When measuring profitability, a high debt to equity ratio means the company has high debt and must earn more profit to protect the payment of interest to it's creditors. This high debt to equity ratio would also interest stockholders because it shows what part of the business ...
- 2168: Censorship
- ... a more realistic approach to the life both fiction and non-fiction, with subjects that include sex, homosexuality, divorce, child abuse, drugs, violence, etc. And they are these realistic books that have people outraged. In school libraries, the most frequent complaints come from parents about the school's selections. And in public libraries, parents were once again the single greatest source of challenges to materials. The world is filled with "obscene" things. And it would seem that those parents are just trying to protect their children from the outside world. But does it really help? These day, an average elementary school student knows many things. They are influenced by a wide range of sources, from television and other forms of media, their environment at home and school, their personality and their background. Why they read ...
- 2169: A Separate Peace: Three Symbols
- A Separate Peace: Three Symbols The three dichotomous symbols in A Separate Peace by John Knowles reinforce the innocence and evil of the main characters, Finny and Gene. Beside the Devon School flow two rivers on opposite sides of the school, the Naguamsett and the Devon. The Devon provides entertainment and happiness for Gene and Finny as they jump from the tree into the river and hold initiations into the Super Suicide Society of the Summer ... Naguamsett, Gene's carefree attitude of the summer session vastly differs from the angry, confused attitude of the winter session. Likewise, the two sessions, the summer and winter, give a different sense of feeling toward school and life at Devon School. The summer session allows Finny to use his creativity. Finny invents blitzball and founds the Super Suicide Society of the Summer Session. The students let their carefree attitudes flow ...
- 2170: MMX Technology
- MMX Technology MMX or Multi-Media-Extention is the latest technology from Intel for their computer processor chips and is now becoming available in some high quality, mid-priced computer systems. In this essay, I will discuss the technology and what it offers to the user, as well as, compare three high quality system packages from three of industries leading manufacturers. The systems discussed here are the Gateway 2000 P55C-200 FPC, the Packard Bell NEC Platinum 2240, and the Compaq Presario 4784; all of which contain ... media experience is fuller, smoother, and much more realistic, while maintaining complete compatibility with Intel-based PCs, existing operating systems, and application software. All three of the complete package systems evaluated in this essay received high recommendation scores in a recent review from Family PC magazine. Even though their review scores were nearly identical, their are differences in features among the three manufacturers' packages. These different features, as well as, ...
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