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- 361: China 2
- ... the world with 1.3 billion people. Furthermore, it posses billions of unexplored resources and the biggest and cheapest labor force in Asia. The size and underdevelopment make it a potential monster that has created interest in every investing and developing country in the world. The Chinese economy is an increasing economic possibility for anyone. Culture & Society Chinese culture and society can be divided into two major periods, Imperial China and ... Gangzhou - Gangzhou is located in Southeast China only a short distance from Hong Kong, and is recognized for it preferential treatment for foreign investment. It has greater autonomy in approving foreign investment projects, reducing tax rates, and encouraging technological development. Many tourists visit Gangzhou because of its close proximity to Hong Kong. As well any operations could be managed directly from the existing Hong Kong operations. As well, Wang did not ... points with Reynolds, so the acquisition came at a bad time. As it turned out, however, Pepsico's connections with the government in Beijing were even stronger then Reynolds, so negotiations continued with a renewed interest. To convince the partners to become part of the venture, Wang offered a guarantee of five percent return on equity, much better than they could receive domestically. This sealed the deal in winning over ...
- 362: Marketing A New Product
- ... identified through research. Threats · The use of tumble dryers will make my product redundant · A competitor may come up with an idea the same or similar, which would threaten my main selling point, originality. · Inflation rates, the strength of the pound and employment rates affect the public's disposable income. If this is low, my product will not sell as much as if it was high and the public had more to spend on luxury goods. · Technology may advance ... shall base my promotion strategies within the UK because of seasonal factors, such as rain. · I also recommend strongly that my product be redesigned every year to keep up with technology and to keep consumer interest alive. It gives old customers a reason to buy a new clothesline and new ones a reason to start buying our clotheslines. · I shall look into a patent for my product. If this were ...
- 363: The US Economy Is In A Growth Spurt
- ... tighten monetary policy and destroy investor optimism". He went on to state that "wage growth is low and productivity is high and improving". He also stated that the Fed would have to "lower short-term rates by at least 1 to 1 1/2 percentage points to spur a faltering economy". He stated that "a capital-gains tax cut might be possible, which would make growth stocks more attractive. But most important, inflation, as measured by the GDP deflator, should stay under 1%". He believes that the "Fed will lower interest rates after the White House and Congress reach a deficit-reduction accord". He really believes that the future will "see investors more and more lapse into a feel-good kind of investing and that, in ...
- 364: Alternative Medicine
- ... illness, whereas 58 percent were used to prevent future illness from occurring or to maintain health and vitality” (JAMA, 1998). “The magnitude of demand for alternative therapy is noteworthy, in light of the relatively low rates of insurance coverage for these services” (JAMA, 1998). Coverages vary widely depending on the policies provided by the carriers. In my research, I contacted the Kern County Superintendent of Schools, (“KCSOS”), Personnel Office to inquire ... plans that were more comprehensive and cost- effective and replaced the medical plan component. An additional benefit was that there was a net premium savings. Three companies, Pacificare, MCC and BHA, offer plans at comparable rates which provide a variety of family and personal counseling services which are more along the lines of preventative medicine rather than the hospitalization plans that were offered under the basic hospitalization plan. Employee unions have ... system), and how that relationship affects the preservation and restoration of health. In addition, Doctors of Chiropractic recognize the value and responsibility of working in cooperation with other health care providers when in the best interest of the patient.” (ACA, 1998). There can be little doubt that chiropractic treatment is valuable as both a standard medical treatment and as an alternative form of medicine. There may very well be some ...
- 365: The Influence Of Writers On Charles Darwin
- ... history, travel and poetry. Charles Darwin was not a scholarly student during his years at Edinburgh Medical College. He disliked what was taught and found most of the lectures boring, yet he developed a natural interest in studying rocks and fossils. He convinced his father that he could not be a doctor as his father had wished, so instead Charles Darwin studied Theology at the University of Cambridge. After his studies ... the discussion of evolution was revived. Being well renowned, Erasmus' work was discussed in his family circle thus exposing Charles to the work of his grandfather early on in his life. Moreover, Charles Darwin having interest in poetry and philosophy was naturally inclined to study the work of his grandfather. Although Erasmus did not solve the problem of the process of evolution, the reading and exposure of his work made it ... the struggle for existence. There is evidence in Darwin's essay of 1842 of his impressed reaction to the mathematical approach of Malthus. He comments almost as a memorandum to himself: "Study Malthus and calculate rates of increase [for various species]." (Eiseley, 1961, p.53) From the admiration and references Darwin gives to Malthus, it can be concluded that the ideas expressed by Malthus made him a key figure involved ...
- 366: Observing Persuasion In The Ne
- ... New Age to the primary context of social psychology. As this paper is an exposition of the presence of persuasion in the New Age (contrary to its assumed freedom), it is also necessary, in the interest of fairness, to make some fundamental distinctions, with respect to the possibility of illusory correlations being formed from the conclusions of this paper: 1. if the New Age does indeed use elements of persuasion, it ... thing. “In fact,” he recalls, “it appears to be one of the main methods of recruitment used by the New Age devotees. Many of them offer therapy and counseling to people in need — and then interest the clients in the philosophies associated with their practices” (28). In fact, for the duration of his experience, the demands on his acts of submission increased as his willingness to submit was demonstrated continually. He ... the social psychological concepts to influence people.. Consider also that among the leading gurus of the New Age is Stephen Covey, author of the best-selling The 7 Steps of Highly Effective People. Time Magazine rates him among the “25 Most Influential People in America today” (Lucayo, 1996). US President Bill Clinton is “the first Democrat to win a second term since Roosevelt,” yet he is not on the list ...
- 367: The Use of Credit Cards
- ... fee to people who paid their bills just one day after the due date. Visa, on the other hand, was charging the penalty fees for as little as a dollar over the limit, plus an interest of up to 24.9 percent per year. In the second quarter of 1995, overdue payments as a percentage of outstanding balance hit 3.267 percent. That is the highest mark since recession of 1991 ... get used to using plastic cards as carefully and intelligently as they would paper money. And although it is much easier to use a little piece of plastic, people have to watch out for high interest rates and overdue payments.
- 368: Compare And Contrast Depression And Schizophrenia
- ... of Mental Disorders. They are: (1) poor appetite and significant weight loss, or increased appetite and significant weight gain: (2) insomnia, or increased sleep: (3) agitation, or retardation, of movement and thought; (4) loss of interest or pleasure in usual activities or decrease in sexual drive; (5) fatigue and loss of energy; (6) feelings of worthlessness, self-reproach, or excessive or inappropriate guilt; (7) diminished ability to think of concentrate, or ... all of these characteristics occur in each individual who becomes depressed. For purposes of psychiatric treatment, a person is considered to have experienced a major depressive episode if he or she exhibits a loss of interest or pleasure in all or almost all usual activities and shows at least four of the above symptoms nearly every day for a period of at least two weeks. Otherwise, professional treatment would not be ... parent; about 45% in the offspring of two schizophrenic parents; about 10% in brothers or sisters of a schizophrenic; and about 50% in the identical twin of schizophrenics. Adoption studies show that these family concordance rates for schizophrenia are largely accounted for by heredity rather than environment. For adopted children who become schizophrenic, the biological relatives show an elevated incidence of schizophrenia, but the adopted relatives do not. Nevertheless, schizophrenia ...
- 369: Apollo
- ... Chief Scientist Hugh Dryden calculated cost to the Federal budget to put a man on the moon would be a staggering $40 billion (the entire federal budget then was $ 98 billion.) Kennedy's child-like interest in the space project led the U.S. on a great adventure through space. Kennedy appointed Lyndon Johnson to balance the budget, so his promise to America was kept. Kennedy also took part in seeing ... would mourn the death of one of the greatest presidents; it was on November 22, 1963 when John F. Kennedy was shot down in Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. The one man whose real interest in seeing a man land on the moon had passed away, but his dream was very much alive. Now it was up to Lyndon B. Johnson, the man later responsible for the U.S. involvement ... launch tower during the first twelve seconds the rocket could be knocked off balance causing the fuel in the rocket to explode. With 5,000 specialists, and engineers looking over every detail even the pulse rates of the three astronauts, they were on their way to the one goal the late President Kennedy sought after; they were going to the moon. Paul Donnelly the launch manager, gave the announcement, "Good ...
- 370: Cold War 4
- ... Another factor that created friction was US capital and the "Lend-Lease" agreement. As compensation for delaying an opening of a second front, the Russians proposed a US loan of $1000 million at 1.25% interest rate over a period of twenty-five years. The US Congress rejected the proposal: for one, reserves were exhausted and post-war credits seemed to great a risk, and secondly, given the current inflation rates, the terms would equal more to a present. Although "Lend-Lease" was granted to Russia, bringing in arms, foods and raw materials, a requested loan of $6000 million could not be agreed on due to the conflicts with the interest rate. Before the war, the US government was inexperienced and rather perplexed on how to deal with Soviet Russia. The results were little to no relations between the two countries. World War Two merged ...
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