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- 681: George Bush
- ... 12, 1924, in Milton, Massachusetts to Prescott Sheldon Bush and Dorothy Walker Bush. Prescott Bush worked in an investing firm, but ended up moving his family to Connecticut where he later on developed a strong interest in politics which led to his position as Senator of Connecticut. Bush had three brothers and one sister who were all brought up strictly and well-mannered. He attended private Greenwich Day School and exclusive ... senior class, captain of the baseball and soccer teams, and also played varsity basketball. After graduating prep school in 1942, his original plans of attending Yale University had been delayed due to the U.S. interest in World War II. He enlisted in the U.S. National Reserve where he received flight training and became the Navy's youngest pilot. In 1942, he flew the U.S.S. San Jacinto in ... however passed up the opportunity by moving to Texas and going into the oil business where he indeed "struck it rich". His father had become senator in 1952 and that is when politics started to interest Bush as well. In 1962, he was elected chairman of the Republican Party of Harris County, which lies mostly in Houston, Texas. In 1964, he was the Republican candidate for the U.S. senate, ...
- 682: Internationalization of Accounting Standards for Consolidation - Japan: A Case Study
- ... considers the consolidated group to be one economic entity for financial accounting purposes. Thus, the full fair market value of the subsidiary's net assets at the date of acquisition as well as the minority interest in those assets are included in the consolidated financial statements. The parent company theory holds that only the parent company's shareholders' ownership interest should be reflected. There are many more detailed controversies in US accounting for consolidations, but this illustrates how even the US, with the most developed set of accounting standards in the world can have disputes ... bank, mutual shareholdings, interlocking directors, using the same trademark, or selling their products through the same trading company. (5) The presidents of each member firm meet together once a month and discuss matters of mutual interest to the member corporations. These are backed up with meeting of directors and of upper level managers. (6) Interfirm business within the group has a high priority. (7) Holding companies at the top are ...
- 683: Censorship and the First Amendment: The American Citizen's Right to Free Speech
- ... of another, in the First Amendment to the Constitution. So why do we need to be concerned if we, as citizens, have been properly protected under the constitution? Our concerns occur, on account of special interest groups that are fighting to change the freedom of expression, the right to freely represent individual thoughts, feelings, and views, in order to protect their families as well as others. These groups, religious or otherwise ... eyes of the court, is to serve the political needs of an open and democratic society. "The core value of the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment," the court has said, is "the public interest in having free and unhindered debate on matters of public importance" (Canavan 3). Thus, it is our right to evaluate items that, as a citizen, we feel as a matter of importance and speak publicly ... t believe it any more (Carney). In looking back at this issue, we realize that the level of complexity has escalated since the first case encountered in 1743, to todays unbelievable level. Consider the special interest groups, that challenge the right to free expression, with those that secure this right to their everyday beliefs as free citizens in America. Every item that is censored, or even not censored, affects all ...
- 684: Early Flight
- ... not know how the airplane came about or about aviation history at all. Samuel P. Langley played a very big part in the history of aviation. Although Langley was not always into aviation, he gained interest in it in the latter part of his life. Before aviation, Langley was a distinguished mathematician and astronomer who later became the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Langley was the first major aviation figure in ... 1867, when Langley was 33 years of age, he took the position of a director at the Allegheny Observatory. He then became a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Pittsburgh. His main interest was solar activity and the effect that it had on the weather. In 1878, Langley invented the Bolometer, which is a radiant-head detector that is sensitive to the differences in temperature to onehundred-thousandth ... be realized in engines again until 1917 (Ethell 92). The credit was always given to Manley for this engine, but the credit should have been equally divided between both Blazer and Manley. Blazer held an interest in gasoline engines and provided the background for Manleys design. In 1901, Langley finished his quarter size model. The aerodrome was powered by the small gasoline engine, which had thirty-two horsepower at ...
- 685: Djibouti
- ... the Government took steps to strengthen the rule of law by disbanding the special State Security Court, which in the past had handled cases of espionage, treason, and acts threatening the public order or "the interest of the republic" outside normal judicial channels. Another special court, the Superior Court of Justice, rules on cases of embezzlement of public funds and is theoretically empowered to try the President and government ministers. The ... whose parents have forced them to beg to help support the family. e. Acceptable Conditions of Work Only a small minority of the population is engaged in wage employment. The Government administratively sets minimum wage rates according to occupational categories, and the Ministry of Labor is charged with enforcement. The monthly wage rate for unskilled labor, set in 1976, is approximately $90 (15,000 Djiboutian francs). However, some employers ask their ...
- 686: Introduction to Business
- ... and capital necessary in order to create a business. While they can neither guarantee nor provide these funds, they can be of great assistance. People obtaining small businesses through franchising have a much higher success rates, for obvious reasons. They are a good choice in order to avoid the many problems of creating a small business on your own. A franchise permits an individual to own his or her own business ... aspect of marketing. It provides the presentation of good available to the consumer through communications vehicles such as the media. It present informative and persuasive sales messages through the newspapers, television, magazines, etc. Advertising stimulates interest in and demand for specific products, and thus supports sales promotion and personal selling. It is often used to create a favorable public view toward a company, industry or other institution. The main purpose of ...
- 687: Should Gambling Be Legalized?
- ... destructive behavior. Compulsive gamblers also have a much higher rate of auto accidents. Some people attribute many of these accidents to suicide attempts, another costly behavior of problem gamblers. On average, compulsive gamblers have suicide rates that are five to ten times higher than the rest of the population. To add to the victim list are the people who get hit by the cars of gamblers. Many problem gamblers have driven ... and insurance money for treatment and research. This will cumulatively increase the money that taxpayers will have to pay. After thorough examination of the gambling industry, we find that it is not in the best interest of anyone for numerous reasons. For starters, it is not good for the individual because the legalization of gambling is closely related with the increase of many compulsive gamblers. It is also unfavorable for the ...
- 688: Character Roles In Steinbecks
- ... several times throughout the story, from the loving, sensitive wife, to strong, independent woman and back. This all comes about from a meeting with a traveling repairman. Her attraction to the repairman, and his apparent interest in Elisa s prized chrysanthemums, gives her a feeling of strength that she does not achieve from being with her husband Henry. Eventually, though, she finds that she was swindled, and returns to becoming an ... suggests, that Elisa . . . is talented and energetic-as well as frustrated. She cuts her chrysanthemum stalks with excessive energy; her work with the scissors [is] over-eager, over-powerful (Hughes, 23) . When the repairman shows interest in Elisa s flowers she becomes attracted at that moment. It almost seems like Elisa lives through her flowers, that they are a reflection of her. That being the case, it was interesting to see ... a few minutes. It looks like these flowers are the way to Elisa s heart. Since Henry didn t really seem to care, Elisa felt a sense of strength and beauty after the repairman showed interest. After the meeting with the repairman, she stands in front of the mirror naked, staring at her body. Upon Henry s return, she presses him for his thoughts on her appearance. These things make ...
- 689: Different Forms of Government
- ... and all forms of Foreign relations Today the government regulates all aspects of a persons life. Tax,the redistributation of wealth,healthcare and have a strong influence on local governments through the withholding funds. Competing Interest Inconsistencies in Government polices can be attributed to differences in the many different public Popular Majority will not remain stable for long, since no one can please everyone people will shift their support. Many different interest contained within a majority Political Promises must be made in order to bring together a Popular Majority. If a politician breaks these promises he risks losing future votes. Restraints on Growth of Government Reasons for ... small. The constitution was read under a strict interpretation, stopping the government from regulating business and leaving an income tax. Independent agencies were not given power,due to the Supreme court not allowing it. Prevailing interest of the time did not welcome the Federal governments intervention in such places as commerce and labor relations. Amendments allowed congress to raise taxes and opened up a wide range of new legislation. The ...
- 690: Iomega Corporation Data Storag
- ... changes will ease the rise-fall-and-rise-again impression that the company has acquired since its entry into the removable storage market in 1980, thus spurring improved gross profits, consumer confidence, and an increased interest on Wall Street.16 In 1983, Iomega was on top of the Wall Street world. The searing property raised $21.7 million in public offerings due to the interest drawn by IBM PC users who were amazed by Iomega s patented Bernoulli Box technology. The Bernoulli Box used a subsystem with stand-alone disk drives that rest beneath the monitor and provide unlimited data ... on March 31, 1999, the company announced that it retired $40 million in senior subordinated notes that were used to finance Iomega s acquisition of Nomai S.A. in 1998. The notes had carried an interest rate of 12.7% since January 1, 1999.29 While Iomega s executives admit that the company still has work to do to increase its profitability, they are excited about the future and plan ...
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