...businesses and academic institutions. Internet Service Providers (ISP) also provides Internet access for a fee by means of a telephone dial-up connection, DSL broadband cable, or wireless service. In addition to Internet access, you will also need a valid user account for Dialog. Each account is assigned User ID and password that are required in order to log on to the service. Institutions also may opt for automatic authentication for some Dialog services in lieu of individual User IDs and passwords. Dialog Command Language Search Basics A search using Dialog Command Language can be as simple as typing a few words of text, or it can incorporate an array of search features and commands that can enhance both the search process and the final search results. Every search...
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...COMALGE FINAL EXAM (SET B) September 5, 2013 I. MULTIPLE CHOICE Write the letter corresponding to the correct answer. Write your answers on the first page of your test booklet. (2 points each) 1. The multiplicative inverse of the additive inverse of −a is b−c a b−c A. C. c−b a a c−b B. D. b−c a 2. Which of the following is TRUE? 8. Factor x2 − 2xy + y 2 − xw + yw completely. A. (x − y − w)(x − y) C. xy(x − 2)(y + w) B. (x − y + w)(x − y) D. w(x − y)2 9. Each of the following is a factor of u6 − 64w6 EXCEPT A. u − 2w A. Rational numbers are integers. B. u + 2w B. Integers are whole numbers. C. u2 − 2uw + 4w2 C. Whole numbers are rational numbers. D. (u + 2w)2 D. There is a number that is both rational and irra- 10. Find the quotient: (x3 + 2x2 − 1) ÷ (x + 1) tional. A. x2 − x + 1 3. Which of the following is NOT TRUE? B. x2 + x − 1 A. a2 (a3 ) = a5 2 3 6 B. (3a )(2a ) = 6a 4. 3x−1 y −1 5x0 y 3 6 A. 10x2 y 8 9 B. 25x2 y 16 C. 2a(a2 ) = 2a3 1 D. − 4a2 = −2a 2 2 is equal to 9 25x2 y 8 9 D. 25y 8 C. 5. Which of the following is TRUE? I. Every integer has a multiplicative inverse. II. The sum of two rational numbers is rational. A. I only C. Both I and II B. II only D. Neither I not II 6. 2(x + y)−1 is equal to 1 2x + 2y 2 B. x+y A. C. x2 + 3x + 3 D. x2 − 3x − 3 s−1 2 is equal to − 2 s + 2 s + 2s s−1 s2 + 5s + 2 C. 2 A. 2 + 2s) s + 2s ...
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...TO: South African Breweries Ltd. Board Members FROM: BiMPSY Business Solutions DATE: August 21, 2011 RE: Assessment of Norman Adami’s Leadership at Miller Brewing _____________________________________________________________________________ Dear Board Members, The BiMPSY Business Solution group, the board of directors for Miller Brewing Company, has recently seen a major cultural change under the leadership of Norman Adami. The following report is an assessment of his leadership at Miller and how that change has affected our company. Adami’s aggressive tactics have rattled our main competitor Anhesuer-Busch (AB). By 2005, AB’s operating income had decreased by 22% with a corresponding loss of 1.8% in sales volume. Miller was also able to gain $10 billion to $12 billion market capitalization from AB.4 Adami has instilled the belief in his employees that the United States’ second largest brewer, Miller Brewing Company, can capture enough market share from its main competitor, Anhesuer-Busch, and possibly overtake it as the number one brewer in North America. We look forward to your questions and comments at the upcoming global board meeting. Best Regards, BiMPSY gives permission for this assignment to be viewed by other students in the MBA cohort. Norman Adami not only changed the climate at Miller Brewing, but in 2003 when he became the President and CEO, he did something even more radical – he “fundamentally changed the direction of the company”5 by changing its...
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...Q.1. What sum of money will amount to Rs3704.40 in 3 years at 5% compound interest. Solution : We have, A = Rs3704.40, n = 3, r = 5%. Using A = P(1 + r/100)n , we get 3704.40 = P(1 + 5/100)3 => 370440/100 = P ×21/20×21/20×21/20 Or, P = 370440/100×20/21×20/21×20/21= 3200 Hence, required sum of money = Rs3200. [Ans.] Q.2. What sum of money will amount to Rs3630 in two years at 10% per annum compound interest? Solution : Do yourself [Ans. = Rs3,000] Q.3. Calculate the compound interest for the second year on Rs8,000 invested for 3 years at 10% p.a. Solution : Do yourself. [Ans. = Rs880.] Q.4. At what rate percent p.a. compound interest would Rs80000 amount to Rs88200 in two years, interest being compounded yearly. Also find the amount after 3 years at the above rate of compound interest. Solution : Principal = Rs80000, Amount = Rs88200, Time = 2 years, Rate = ? n = 2. Using, A = P (1 + r/100)n, we get 88200 = 80000 (1 + r/100)2 Or, (1 + r/100)2 = 88200/80000 = 441/400 Or, (1 + r/100) = 21/20 Or, r/100 = 21/20 – 1 = 1/20 Or, r = 1/20×100 = 5% Second part, P = Rs80000, Time = 3 years, n = 3, r = 5%. [Ans.] A = 80000(1 + 5/100)3 = 80000(21/20)(21/20)(21/20) = Rs92610. [Ans.] Q.5. Ramesh invests Rs. 12800 for three years at the rate of 10% per annum compound interest. Find : i. The sum due to Ramesh at the end of the first year. ii. The interest he earns for the second year. iii. The total amount due to him at the end...
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...CONFIDENTIAL – INDICATIVE TERMS ABACUS 2007-AC1 $2 Billion Synthetic CDO Referencing a static RMBS Portfolio Selected by ACA Management, LLC February 26, 2007 The information contained herein is indicative only and the actual terms of any transaction will be set forth in the definitive Offering Circular. Capitalized terms but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the definitive Offering Circular. Table of Contents Disclaimer and Risk Factors Exhibit I. Transaction Overview II. Portfolio Selection Agent Overview III. Structure Overview Appendix A. Initial Reference Portfolio B. Selected ACA Biographies C. Goldman Sachs Contact Information 1 Disclaimer The information contained herein is confidential information regarding securities that may in the future be offered by ABACUS 2007-AC1, Ltd. (the “Issuer”). The information is being delivered to a limited number of sophisticated prospective institutional investors in order to assist them in determining whether they have an interest in the type of securities described herein and is solely for their internal use. By accepting this information, the recipient agrees that it will use and it will cause its directors, partners, officers, employees and representatives to use the information only to evaluate its potential interest in the securities described herein and for no other purpose and will not divulge any such information to any other party. Any reproduction...
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...started banging on the door of Ford in 2002 and got very little reception at first. I wouldn’t say we got laughed out of the room, but close to it. — David Wasserman, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice In the first days of September 2005, partners at the private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) were preparing a final bid in pursuit of the largest and most complicated deal they had ever undertaken. For more than three years CD&R had patiently pursued an acquisition of The Hertz Corporation, the global car and equipment rental company owned by Ford Motor Company. A three-firm consortium led by CD&R made a preliminary bid in July 2005, as did two other interested buyers. In late July they began conducting due diligence and working on a complex financing scheme in preparation for a final bid due August 30. George Tamke, a CD&R operating partner, led a team that identified and quantified significant opportunities to improve Hertz’s operating efficiency. At the same time, CD&R financial partners David Wasserman, Michael Babiarz, and Nathan Sleeper worked on a capital structure that would lower Hertz’s capital costs substantially, partly by making use of asset-backed securities (ABS) secured by its large fleet of rental cars. The combination of potential operating and financing efficiencies made Hertz an attractive investment opportunity. However, the proposed transaction entailed substantial risks. Hertz’s business was mature, capital intensive, and cyclical. The company faced well-established...
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...location 200 hexadecimal. Assume that each memory location stores two ASCII characters. |Memory Location |Value Stored | | | | | | | | | | 2. (18 points) ) For X = 0011 1111, show the result of the following independent operations (i.e. each instruction occurs with X starting at the value above): a) Shift-right ____ ____ b) Circular Shift-right ____ ____ c) Shift-left ____ ____ d) Circular Shift-left ____ ____ e) Arithmetic Shift-left ____ ____ f) Arithmetic Shift-right ____ ____ 3. (12 points) a) Convert the following formula from postfix (Reverse Polish Notation) to infix: AB*CD/+ b) Convert the following formula from infix to postfix (Reverse Polish Notation): A + B * C + D / E * F Note that the result of part b) can be used in problem 7 In the problems 4 through 7 write code that performs the computation: X = A + B * C + D / E * F using CPUs that have the following instruction formats. You may only use registers A through F, plus X and T. Registers A through F may not be changed, i.e. their values are fixed. Register T may be used as a temporary register, and Register X must contain the final answer...
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...Calorie Management by Team A PRG/211 - Algorithms and Logic for Computer Programming June 29, 2015 Calorie Management With rising obesity rates all across the United States of America, the team felt that it was necessary to build a program that could help citizens make healthier decisions and track those decisions on a day-to-day basis. The team set out to create a program that could manage and track a person’s daily calorie expended as it compares to their calorie intake. This program allows the consumers of the application be more conscientious of the choices they make as to how often they workout and what they choose to eat. To better help you as investors understand the proprietary nature of our application along with the ease of use for the end consumer, we will discuss each of these details along with future updates for this application. Not only will this application continue to improve the lives of those who use it, but it will become a social and cultural phenomenon that will contribute to bettering the lives of all those who need it. The mass appeal of this application is that it is not only a weight loss application, but also one for those who are already healthy. It will help to provide a way for the user to maintain his or her already good habits they have learned on their own or through use of the application The Program The program will ask for specific information about the user’s calories consumed, and calories expended. The calories consumed...
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...™ ™ ® ® ® ® ™ www.bodybuilding.com/shortcut2shred ™ ® ™ ® ™ WORKOUT PROGRAM Cardio acceleration is critical to Shortcut to Shred. It will fire up your fat-burning furnace like nothing else. Cardio acceleration is a technique that combines high-intensity cardio and resistance training into one fast-paced workout. Instead of resting between your lifts, you will do cardio between every single set. Simply put, you’ll lift one set of a prescribed exercise, such as bench press, and then immediately follow it with one minute of cardio. Cardio effectively replaces your rest periods. Now, I don’t mean you have to rack the barbell, run across the gym, and jump on a treadmill or stationary bike. Your cardio acceleration exercises can be as simple as running in place next to the bench. You can also jump rope, perform dumbbell cleans, step-ups, or any combination of full-body exercises. Whatever you do, the point is to move for an entire minute. Between each set, you’ll do one minute of a cardio acceleration exercise. If you’re new to fitness and find that one minute is too long, you can reduce the time to 30 seconds, or go at a slower pace. The goal is to gradually increase the time you spend doing high-intensity cardio. You want to keep each cardio acceleration minute as intense and demanding as possible. CARDIO ACCELERATION OPTIONS KB Swing Goblet Squat Squat Jump Box Jump DB Step-up BB Step-up Sprints Running in Place ...
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...Name : Liew Yu Jie Student No : HHA8012 Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Introduction 4 Body i. Research Question 5 ii. Research Methodology 5 iii. Data Collection 6 iv. Expected Outcomes - Conclusion 7 Reference 8 Executive Summary This report shows the immigration rates and is compared to those of the rest of the world. From this report, Australia can be seen as a widely multicultural society with a very wide variety of ethnicities and country of origins. The first chart was obtained from the Australia Bureau of Statistics. It clearly outlines the migration growth from the 1970’s – 2014; Although the numbers are not inversely increasing, the final migration population in the recent years has clearly outgrown from when migration first started back in the 70’s. The second chart was also obtained from the Australia Bureau of Statistics. The data reflects on the numbers of different population from different countries residing in Australia in the year 2014. It can be seen that the European countries are top on the charts followed by Asian countries. Despite each country having its own resources and opportunity to work, there are a portion of them that choose to migrate to Australia and have yet to stop increasing over the years. This could be caused by the increased job opportunities and scarce labour availability in Australia, hence requiring the extra experience and manpower available...
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...ASS4Part1contd 'Storing the firm fixed-effects estimator in the simulated sample HoldbetasimFE(sim) = Application.WorksheetFunction.Index(Application.WorksheetFunction.LinEst(wfroa, wfPE), 1, 1) 'Block bootstrap loop for the FE estimator For j = 1 To b For g = 1 To s r = Int(Rnd * s) + 1 'This picks a random firm identifier For m = 1 To Y 'This loop runs over each year present in a given block i = (g - 1) * Y + m 'This creates an identifier i for observation of block g and period m in the bootstrapped sample Holdroa(i) = wfroa((r - 1) * Y + m) HoldPE(i) = wfPE((r - 1) * Y + m) Next m Next g HoldEst(j) = Application.WorksheetFunction.Index(Application.WorksheetFunction.LinEst(Holdroa, HoldPE), 1, 1) Next j 'Generating the acceptance decision for the FE estimator using block bootstrap in the simulated sample HoldacceptblockFE(sim) = 0 If HoldbetasimFE(sim) > 1.96 * Application.WorksheetFunction.StDev(HoldEst) Then HoldacceptblockFE(sim) = 1 'Classic bootstrap loop for the FE estimator For j = 1 To b For i = 1 To obs r = Int(Rnd() * obs) + 1 Holdroa(i) = roa(r) HoldPE(i) = PE(r) Holdfirm(i) = firm(r) Next i 'Computing Deviations of both Holdroa and HoldPE from their within-firm mean For k = 1 To s 'This step creates temporary variables including...
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...Ironman Preparation by Craig Zelent Craig Zelent is a USA Triathlon Level 1 Certified Coach. Craig can be reached at 760214-0055 or tricraigz@yahoo.com. This is a training plan that will provide you with a solid foundation for a great racing experience. This is a general guideline. Depending on your skill sets, you will need to make some adjustments. Swim Training: I highly recommend participating in a master’s swim program. To find a program near you, go to www.usms.org. If you need stroke help, then ask the coach to give you feedback. My personal testimonial is that within 4 months of committing to a master’s swim program, my swim times dropped by 15% for all distances. For the typical Ironman triathlete the swim represents only 10-15% of the entire race. You need to prepare for the swim, but allocate your swim training time accordingly. Bike Training: I highly recommend participating in some type of weekly stationary bike workout such as a spin class, using a CompuTrainer or rollers. These workouts usually take about an hour and will be the most beneficial, highest quality hour you will spend on the bike all week. The most important factor in an effective spin class is a knowledgeable, motivated instructor. To max out your speed on the bike, you must do some regular stationary bike workouts. On a personal note, since I have been doing spin workouts my bike performance has improved at least 10%. Half of the race will be spent on the bike. Unless you are a real “ace” on the...
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...VP Binay to deliver 'true' SONA, says UNA spokesman ABS-CBNnews.com Posted at 07/25/2015 4:33 PM | Updated as of 07/26/2015 12:48 AM MANILA - Vice President Jejomar Binay will deliver his own version of the State of the Nation Address (SONA), a spokesperson of the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) said Saturday. In an interview on dzMM, UNA spokesman Mon Ilagan said Binay will attend President Benigno Aquino III's final SONA on Monday, and use it as basis for his own address to the Filipino people. "Siya ay gagawa po ng hindi po anti-SONA. Ang tawag namin 'True State of the Nation [Address],'" said Ilagan. "Dangan nga lamang hindi pa niya ma-determine kung kailan niya gagawin ang True State of the Nation." Ilagan said the Vice President, in his own version of the SONA, will voice out the grievances of the poor. "Kung ano ang nararamdaman ng maraming naghihirap, nagugutom na Pilipino, yun ang kanyang ire-report, yun ang kanyang babanggitin, but not necessarily para kontrahin. Kaya gusto niya munang mapakinggan muna kung anong sasabihin ng Pangulong Aquino sa kanyang SONA sa darating na Lunes," he said. Binay, who has been going around the country, will also include in his speech the supposed real problems that the people are facing. "Iba yung mga nangyayaring ipini-present na figures ng pamahalaan kumpara doon sa feedback na nakukuha niya at ipinaparating sa kanya lalong-lalo na ng sektor ng mga mahihirap sa usapin ng tinatawag po nating poverty o kahirapan," Ilagan said...
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...Company Overview 3 Executive Summary 5 Mission Statement 6 Vision Statement 6 Objectives 6 Strategies 6 Products 8 External Assessment 9 Competition 9 AB/InBev 9 SABMiller 11 Heineken 12 Craft Beer 13 External Trends 14 AB/InBev Trends 14 Water Management 15 Energy Use 16 Recycling 16 Government/Political/Legal 17 Economics 17 Internal Assessment 18 Growth Strategies 24 AB/Inbev Strategies 25 SAB Miller Strategies 26 Heineken Strategies 27 Craft Beer Strategies 28 Growth Strategy Advantages v Disadvantages 28 Space matrix 29 SWOT Analysis 30 IFE Matrix 31 Company Overview As the largest brewer in the world, Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB/InBev) has had quite an intense but creative history. In 1852, George Schneider, St. Louis brewer and saloon operator opened the Bavarian Brewery. Four years later, he expanded into a larger location for his brewery to operate due to positive production. However, shortly after the second opening financial problems resulted in Schneider having to sell his brewery to various owners. In 1860, as the brewery reached a worsening financial position, William D’Oench, a local pharmacist, and Eberhard Anheuser, a wealthy German-born soap manufacturer, purchased the brewery and saved it from bankruptcy (Anheuser-Busch...
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...Date: 31.08.12 Chhatak, Sunamgonj, Sylhet, Bangladesh. Sub: Rest requisition for ETP. |Sl. No. |Description |Qty. | | |1½” MS Short pipe 6” long Thread type |5 pcs | | |1½” CI ball valve |5 pcs. | | |1½” MS Nipple |10 pcs | | |1½” MS Union Thread |5 pcs | | |1½” MS Elbow Thread |5 pcs | | |1” MS Socket Thread |40 pcs | | |1” CI ball valve |5 pcs | | |1” GI Tee |4 pcs | | ...
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