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- 6291: The Merger of Banks
- ... price paid for these various financial institutions was 233 percent of seller's book value, the amount that analysts say the business is worth. During the same period a year earlier, that percentage was still high, though it had not hit 200 percent. In 1996, that price was 179 percent above book value(Elstein, 1997). To be fair, book value has not perfectly followed the earnings potential of some of these ... company. But NationsBank Corp. won the bidding war with a mammoth offer of $75 per share, a 37% premium over Barnett's market price (Elstein, 1997; p. 1). The price paid by NationsBank was a high of 4.1 times Barnett's book value and 23 times the banks' earnings, and Barnett's stockholders were elated. The merger route seems to be an expensive route to increasing assets. In these days ...
- 6292: Electronic Commerce
- ... encrypt the payment. The recipient then uses the private half of the key pair for decryption. Although encryption fortifies our electronic transaction against thieves, there is a cost: The processing overhead of encryption/decryption makes high-volume, low- volume payments prohibitively expensive. Processing time for a reasonably safe digital signature conspires against keeping costs per transaction low. Depending on key length, an average machine can only sign between twenty and fifty ... that changes when a company sells information for a few cents or even fractions of cents per page, a business model that's evolving on the Internet. Electric-money systems must be able to handle high volume at a marginal cost per transaction. Millicent, a division of Digital Equipment, may achieve this goal. Millicent uses a variation on the digital-check model with decentralized validation at the vendor's server. Millicent ...
- 6293: Julius Ceaser The Importance O
- ... would rest. (Act 5, Scene 5, Lines 38-42) Brutus was also of noble birth. This isn't really a character trait, but it is one reason why he may have been in such a high ranking political position. I will with patience hear, and find a time both meet to hear and answer such high things. Till then, my noble friend, chew upon this: Brutus had rather be a villager than to repute himself a son of Rome. (Act 1, Scene 2, Lines 169-173) Brutus is also a philosophical ...
- 6294: Tobacco Advertising Makes Young People Their Chief Target
- ... vital part in making these facts a reality (Roberts). The kings of these media ploys are Marlboro and Camel. Marlboro uses a fictional western character called The Marlboro Man, while Camel uses Joe Camel, a high-rolling, swinging cartoon character. Joe Camel, the "smooth character" from R.J. Reynolds, who is shown as a dromedary with complete style has been attacked by many Tobacco-Free Kids organizations as a major influence ... to reach out and rebel at the same time. " When you party, 75 to 90 percent of the kids are smoking. It makes you feel like you belong," says Devon Harris, a senior at Woodlawn High. Teens also think of smoking as a sign of independence. The more authority figures tell them not to smoke, the more likely they are to pick up the habit (Roberts). The surprising thing is that ...
- 6295: Jurassic Park
- ... on Jurassic Park they were close but after a while they became friends again. She is asked to acompany Malcom and levine on the exploration of "Site B." Kelly and Arby are students at the school at which Levine tutered. Levine did not choose to do this. He was arrested for speeding at the school zone and had to serve community service. Kelly and Arby often ran errands for Levine. Kelly is the act now think later type of person. While Arby is the nerdy whimp type of person. He ...
- 6296: Book Review of Business Policy and Strategy: An Action Guide
- ... key factors associated with their business, foresee how those factors will behave in the future, and who can create outstanding strategies based on these factors. Good marketers satisfy a large number of customers at a high level of profit over a long period of time (at least ten years). Good marketers recognize that marketing is both an art and a science, and they make the best use of scientific information in ... accurately predict future trends. Technological changes, changes in consumer demand and other environmental factors that are outside the realm of financial analysis can be overlooked if there is too much emphasis on historical financial performance. High technology companies or those in rapidly expanding industries may have financial figures that are too uneven to provide an accurate picture of how the company is actually performing. There is also the possibility that figures ...
- 6297: Creative Writing: In An Oldster's Mind
- ... picture is appearing - a guy is walking towards me and gives me his saber. The saber is sharp and shiny, it reflects an intensive light to my eyes. My eyes shutter reluctantly. I see my school, my night school. I am glad that this recall is not being erased. I remember that Angus sat beside me. "Do your best. You are new to this subject. Everything here is brand new to you. Don't ...
- 6298: Julius Caesar As A Tragic Hero
- Julius Caesar As A Tragic Hero In Julius Caesar William Shakespeare illustrated Caesar as a tragic hero by showing that he was a noble man of high rank, by showing that he was a historical figure with a tragic flaw which lead to his downfall, and by showing that Caesar accepted his fate of death & achieved honor and respect in his death ... Julius Caesar wasnt the main tragic hero of the book then why is the book named after him? Shakespeare illustrated Caesar as a tragic hero by showing that he was a noble man of high rank. Every Roman followed his leadership and Caesar also defeated the great Pompey. First of all, At the Feast of Lupercal Caesar manipulated the commoners and made himself look noble to the commoners. Casca said ...
- 6299: Creative Story: Grandpa
- ... My dad said "I can't go because someone has to stay with Eddy."I can go with Teresa (my aunt)." My grandma said "I don't know if I could go because of my high blood pressure." Before they made their final decision they thought that I would go with my mom and aunt because my grandma has high blood pressure. Finally my mom said "I will go with Teresa and my mom." I would stay with my dad and they would go because I had seen him that same year when I was ...
- 6300: Julius Caesar By William Shake
- In the play, Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, Brutus was portrayed as a man of high principles and virtue. He joins the conspirators with their plan to kill Caesar for the good of Rome. On the other hand Cassius is moved by jealousy. He wants to Caesar dead out of revenge ... wrought from that it is disposed; therefore it is meet tat noble minds keep ever with their likes; for who so from that cannot be seduced? Brutus makes two very grave mistakes because of his high principles, he lets Antony live and worse yet he lets him speak at the funeral of Caesar. He doesnt stir up the emotion that the people were looking for when Antony did. But even ...
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