...2.04 1.Suppose a market basket of goods and services includes the goods below for two successive years. What is the consumer price index for 2013? Explain. ------- ------- ----------------- ----------------- ---------- ---------- Spending in base year = 10 +72 +12 Spending in base year = $94 Spending in current year = 12+84+18 Spending in current year = $114 The CPI for Year 2013 is $121.3. To find CPI you must divide the current year by the base year and multiply by 100. 114/94 is 1.2127 and multiplying that by 100 gives you the CPI of 121.3. 2. Conduct an Internet search on the "national debt to the penny." How much is the current national debt? Once you find out the size of the debt, determine if the federal government is helped or hurt by unanticipated inflation if the interest rate on the debt and its payments are fixed. Explain. The current national debt is $17,747,150,188,000. The government is helped by inflation with regard to the debt, since it will get increased tax revenues as a result of inflation, but still owe only the original amount of interest and principal on the bonds it sold to finance the debt. Also, inflation will cause people to demand higher interest on bonds and the government will have to pay more for borrowing money. 3. Maddie's nominal income was $33,000 in 2012. In 2013, because of her excellent work ethic, she received a raise that increased her nominal income to $35,000. Maddie knew a lot about inflation so she decided...
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...Written Report MACRO COMPUTER SCIENCE What is a Macro Computer? A macro (short for "macroinstruction", from Greek μακρο- 'long') in computer science is a rule or pattern that specifies how a certain input sequence (often a sequence of characters) should be mapped to a replacement output sequence (also often a sequence of characters) according to a defined procedure. The mappings process that instantiates (transforms) a macro use into a specific sequence is known as macro expansion. A facility for writing macros may be provided as part of a software application or as a part of a programming language. In the former case, macros are used to make tasks using the application less repetitive. In the latter case, they are a tool that allows a programmer to enable code reuse or even to design domain-specific languages. Macros are used to make a sequence of computing instructions available to the programmer as a single program statement, making the programming task less tedious and less error-prone. (Thus, they are called "macros" because a big block of code can be expanded from a small sequence of characters). Macros often allow positional or keyword parameters that dictate what the conditional assembler program generates and have been used to create entire programs or program suites according to such variables as operating system, platform or other factors. The term derives from "macro instruction", and such expansions were originally used in generating assembly language code...
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...CMLab Graphics A Tutorial of Writing MASM with VC++ 2005 Express Presented by Ken-Yi Lee Assembly Language 2007 CMLab Graphics Assembly Language 2007 MASM Microsoft Macro Assembler - MASM 8.0 included with Visual C++ 2005 - You can download MASM 8.0 and install it with Visual C++ 2005 Express by yourself 2 CMLab Graphics Assembly Language 2007 What do you need ? helloworld.asm helloworld.obj Editor Assembler (ml.exe) Linker (link.exe) helloworld.exe Debugger 3 Include Files Where Which Object File Libraries Where Which CMLab Graphics Assembly Language 2007 Visual C++ 2005 Express with MASM 8.0 Visual C++ 2005 Express - Editor, Linker, and Debugger • Custom build rules needed] • Set library paths and library dependencies [if • Select “console” as your subsystem MASM 8.0 - Assembler • Set include paths [if needed] 4 CMLab Graphics Assembly Language 2007 Visual C++ 2005 Express with MASM 8.0 (contd.) Download and Install Visual C++ 2005 Express - http://0rz.tw/253mH Download and Install MASM 8.0 - http://0rz.tw/8d1Xn • You should install VC 2005 Express first 5 CMLab Graphics Hello MASM ! A simple example to set up the environment CMLab Graphics Assembly Language 2007 HelloMASM - My Settings: • Project Name: HelloMASM • Solution Name: HelloMASM • Source code filename: hellomasm.asm • Additional library dependencies: Irvine32.lib user32.lib • Used...
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...1.03 Scarcity and Opportunity Cost Natasha Anno 7/27/15 1. For each of the following, describe the opportunity cost when you decide to do each activity. a. If I decide to study for the exam, I lose out on surfing at the beach in Florida during the summer time. Surfing would be the opportunity cost. b. If I decide to go to college after high school, I lose out on making money that would most likely be put forth into paying a ludicrously high tuition and cost of textbooks, also having a steady reliable income to not have to solely rely on one’s parents. Financial independence and the freedom from college debt would be the opportunity cost of a college education. c. If I decide to leave early to school, I miss out on eating the most important meal of the day that provides the necessary brain function for the coming school day. Performing at my best is the opportunity cost to leaving early for school. d. If I decide to complete my part of the group project, I miss out on watching the minion movie everyone is talking about. The experience of laughter and one-eyed banana-eating aliens is the opportunity cost of doing my part of the group project. e. If I decide to go home early on a school night, I miss out on a teenage/adolescent/young adult party most likely accompanied by booze, underage sex, and probably illegal substances. The experience of being detained in a juvenile detention center is the cost of having personal responsibility....
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...VESPASIAN ROME’?S EXECUTIONER Robert Fabbri read Drama and Theatre at London University and has worked in film and TV for twenty-five years. As an assistant director he has worked on productions such as Hornblower, Hellraiser, Patriot Games and Billy Elliot. His lifelong passion for ancient history –? especially the Roman Empire –? inspired the birth of the Vespasian series. He lives in London and Berlin. First published in Great Britain in 2012 by Corvus, an imprint of Atlantic Books Ltd. Copyright ©? Robert Fabbri 2012. The moral right of Robert Fabbri to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book. This is a work of fiction. All characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’?s imagination or are used fictitiously. 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN: 978-1-84887-912-6 (Hardback) ISBN: 978-1-84887-913-3 (Trade paperback) ISBN: 978-0-85789-676-6 (eBook) Printed in Great Britain. Corvus An imprint of Atlantic Books Ltd Ormond...
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...While being informed by a Vietnamese translator that he was fighting The Pride of Ho Chi Minh, or the highly elite 29th Regiment of the North Vietnamese Army (NVA), Lieutenant Colonel Weldon Honeycutt responded by saying “Tell him I’m glad to know they’re around here. Tell him that’s why we came here- to kill North Vietnamese soldiers-and if they are around, they’ll just be doin’ us a favor78-79.” This bold statement, stated by the commander of a unit tasked to take a hill with heavily fortified enemy positions, shows that he understood his mission- plain and simple. LTC Honeycutt, commander of the 3d Battalion, 187th Infantry (the "Rakkasans"), lead his unit in accordance with the doctrinal tasks of mission command. LTC Honeycutt was responsible for the United States victory on Hamburger Hill through the operations process activities by correctly understanding the operational environment, properly directing his unit and combat power, accurately assessing the evolving situation, and properly leading his subordinates to a successful mission. A profane, outspoken, fiercely competitive man, Honeycutt was the prototype of the hard-nosed commander. Born in 1931 in the mill town Greensboro, North Carolina, Honeycutt had lied, at sixteen with only a sixth-grade education, about his age and enlisted in the army. At five feet eight, other officers thought he lacked having command presence. Because of this, he applied himself to the military life with a religious passion and quickly...
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...Microsoft Support Services ========================== If you have a question about Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM), first look in the printed documentation, the online text files, or consult Help. If you cannot find the answer, contact the Microsoft Support Network. Outside the United States, contact Microsoft Product Support Services at the Microsoft subsidiary office that serves your area. For information about Microsoft subsidiary offices, see "Product Support Worldwide" later in this section. The Microsoft Support Network ============================= The Microsoft Support Network offers you a wide range of choices and access to high-quality, responsive technical support. Microsoft recognizes that support needs vary from user to user; the Microsoft Support Network allows you to choose the type of support that best meets your needs, with options ranging from electronic bulletin boards to annual support programs. If you have a question about MASM, first look in the product documentation or consult online Help. You can also find late-breaking updates and technical information in the README.TXT file and other text files that came with your MASM disks. Services vary outside the United States and Canada. In other locations, contact a local Microsoft subsidiary for information. The Microsoft ...
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...United States Army Adjutant General School Mission Command Essay The Battle of Dong Ap Bia: Hamburger Hill LTC Weldon Honeycutt CPT Shamika Hill Adjutant General Captain Career Course 003-16 June 30, 2016 For ten long days, American and South Vietnamese Army troops fought alongside each other to gain control of Dong Ap Bia, Hill 937. Their mission was to search and destroy the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and the Viet Chong (VC), believed to have grouped in the A Shau Valley area. The battle now known as Hamburger Hill begun May 10, 1969 and is recognized as one of the last major encounter between the Americans and the NVA. Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Weldon Honeycutt, commander of the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment (3-187th) was determined to accomplish his assigned mission and seize Hill 937. After ten long hard fought days and many casualties from both sides, the 3-187th successfully occupied the hill on May 20. But at what cost? LTC Honeycutt improper use of the mission command principles; understanding, assessing, and visualizing; led to a prolonged engagement which cost additional casualties. Hamburger Hill occurred during Operation Apache Snow, the second part of a three-phased campaigned aimed at annihilating the NVA bases in the treacherous A Shau Valley. LTC Honeycutt and the 3-187th received the mission to search and destroy the Peoples of Vietnam Forces (PAVN) in the A Shau Valley in order to block the NAV from infiltrating the northern providence...
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...Science; 30 credits (3 years) Social Science; 20 credits (2 years) of Language other than English; 10 credits (1 year) Visual and Performing Arts; 40 credits (4 years) Religion;20 credits (2 years) Physical Education/ Health and/or Sports Affiliation; 5 credits (1 semester) Speech Communication; 15 credits (1.5 years) of elective credit (may include core courses).Advanced Placement courses are offered in American Government; Art History; Biology; Calculus AB; Calculus BC; Chemistry; Economics; English Language; English Literature; Environmental Science; European History; Physics; Spanish; Statistics; Studio Art; United States History; World History. AP courses have prerequisites that students must meet in order to be enrolled. There is no limit of how many AP courses a student may enroll. In 2010-2011 462 students enrolled in AP courses; 462 students sat for 884 exams. Of the 884 exams taken, 583 received scores of 3,4 or 5. Honors courses are offered in most subject areas, specifically: Algebra 2/Trigonometry; Anatomy and Physiology; Asian Studies; English; French; Latin; Pre-Calculus. GRADING AND RANKING The Academy assigns letter grades using a 4.0 system. Letter grades are assigned as follows: A = 90-100%; B = 80-89%; C = 70-79%; D =60-69%. Advanced Placement and Honor courses are weighted by one point. All credit classes are included in computing grade point averages. Grades are recorded on transcripts....
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...1. Create the TopLevelCust view described in Review Question 2. Display the data in the view. CREATE VIEW TopLevelCust AS SELECT CustomerNum,CustomerName, Street, City, State, Zip, CreditLimit FROM Customer 2. Create the PartOrder view described in Review Question 3. Display the data in the view. CREATE VIEW PartOrder AS SELECT Part.PartNum, Part.Description, Part.Price, OrderLine.OrderNum, OrderLine.NumOrdered, OrderLine.QuotedPrice, Orders.OrderDate FROM Orders INNER JOIN (Part INNER JOIN OrderLine ON Part.[PartNum] = OrderLine.[PartNum]) ON Orders.[OrderNum] = OrderLine.[OrderNum]; 3. Create a view named OrdTot. It consists of the order number and order total for each order currently on file. (The order total is the sum of the number ordered multiplied by the quoted price on each order line for each order.) Display the data in the view. SELECT OrderNum,NumOrdered, QoutedPrice, NumOrdered*QuotedPrice AS OrderTotal FROM 4. Create the following indexes. If it is necessary to name the index in your DBMS, use the indicated name. a. Create an index named PartIndex1 on the PartNum field in the OrderLine table. CREATE INDEX PartIndex1 ON OrderLine (PartNum) b. Create an index named PartIndex2 on the Warehouse field in the Part table. CREATE INDEX PartIndex2 ON Part (Warehouse) c. Create an index named PartIndex3 on the Warehouse and Class fields in the Part table. CREATE INDEX PartIndex3 ON Part (Warehouse,Class) d. Create an index named...
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...demand for Low Cost Carrier (LCC) is expected to expand rapidly attracting more players to join the market thus increasing the degree of rivalry within the industry. In responding to this condition, it is imperative for AirAsia to continuously identify new sources of cost advantage so that it can provide the lowest possible price to the price sensitive customer and improve its market position. In this project, Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) system is recommended as the new source of AirAsia’s cost advantages. Using Venkatraman and Henderson’s model APS fits smoothly to the Technology Transformation Perspective where business strategy acts as a driver. The functionalities provided by APS system to improve AirAsia’s performance include event management technology, supplier portals, inventory planning, demand forecasting, maintenance management, and route profitability analysis. As a result of implementing APS system, AirAsia can obtain both strategic and operational benefits. AirAsia is strongly recommended to outsource the development of APS system. As project management plays critical role in ensuring successful implementation, it is suggested that AirAsia follows the recommendation provided in terms of planning, structure, practices, and postimplementation strategy. 1 306-669 Strategic Enterprise Systems Group Project Table of Content Executive Summary...
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...demand for Low Cost Carrier (LCC) is expected to expand rapidly attracting more players to join the market thus increasing the degree of rivalry within the industry. In responding to this condition, it is imperative for AirAsia to continuously identify new sources of cost advantage so that it can provide the lowest possible price to the price sensitive customer and improve its market position. In this project, Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) system is recommended as the new source of AirAsia’s cost advantages. Using Venkatraman and Henderson’s model APS fits smoothly to the Technology Transformation Perspective where business strategy acts as a driver. The functionalities provided by APS system to improve AirAsia’s performance include event management technology, supplier portals, inventory planning, demand forecasting, maintenance management, and route profitability analysis. As a result of implementing APS system, AirAsia can obtain both strategic and operational benefits. AirAsia is strongly recommended to outsource the development of APS system. As project management plays critical role in ensuring successful implementation, it is suggested that AirAsia follows the recommendation provided in terms of planning, structure, practices, and postimplementation strategy. 1 306-669 Strategic Enterprise Systems Group Project Table of Content Executive Summary...
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...demand for Low Cost Carrier (LCC) is expected to expand rapidly attracting more players to join the market thus increasing the degree of rivalry within the industry. In responding to this condition, it is imperative for AirAsia to continuously identify new sources of cost advantage so that it can provide the lowest possible price to the price sensitive customer and improve its market position. In this project, Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) system is recommended as the new source of AirAsia’s cost advantages. Using Venkatraman and Henderson’s model APS fits smoothly to the Technology Transformation Perspective where business strategy acts as a driver. The functionalities provided by APS system to improve AirAsia’s performance include event management technology, supplier portals, inventory planning, demand forecasting, maintenance management, and route profitability analysis. As a result of implementing APS system, AirAsia can obtain both strategic and operational benefits. AirAsia is strongly recommended to outsource the development of APS system. As project management plays critical role in ensuring successful implementation, it is suggested that AirAsia follows the recommendation provided in terms of planning, structure, practices, and postimplementation strategy. 1 306-669 Strategic Enterprise Systems Group Project Table of Content Executive Summary...
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...If I was the Chief Marketing Officer at India Cements: The reason for choosing a cement firm (India cements) is that cement is a commodity for which the profit making in a large scale company is fundamentally dependent on its marketing abilities. In India Cements, marketing is the mainstay which primarily governs the profit making capacity of the company. Factors like quality, price, variety in the product, etc., matter but might not play a vital role in gaining an edge over the market. Therefore capturing the cement market is entirely a matter of identifying the need or creating it and then making the product available at ease at the desired time. It's also important that we are able to cater to the quality and quantity demanded from our customer to obtain long term satisfaction thus ensuring loyalty among the customers, dealers and distributors. We need to be able to instill in the minds of them a notion that for us "Customer is truly the king". India Cements - an overview : India cements is the 3rd largest manufacturer of cement in the country and largest producer of cement in South India. They are one of the oldest cement manufacturers in India, which started cement production in the year 1946, at Sankargarh in Tamilnadu. Since then it has setup a total of 9 plants with a capacity to produce about 14 million tons of cement per annum. India cements is the market leader with a market share of 28% in the south and is likely to rise to 35%. The company has access to limestone...
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...TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 Brand and Model 2 2.0 Retail price and where to buy 3 3.0 Specifications 3 4.0 Pros and cons 7 4.1 Pros / Advantages 7 4.2 Cons / Disadvantages 8 5.0 DSLR’s Comparison Chart 10 6.0 Other relevant Equipment 11 7.0 List of things to include in a trip, indoor-event 15 8.0 Cost of the above items and justifications 17 REFERENCES 18 1.0 BRAND AND MODEL BRAND : PENTAX MODEL : K-30 The Pentax K-30 is a 16.3-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, announced on 21 May 2012. At its introduction, it was in the middle of Pentax's DSLR range—above the now-discontinued entry-level K-r, and below the semi-pro K-5 and successor K-5 II. As a mid-range body, it has a polycarbonate chassis, but unlike most DSLRs of that class, is fully weather sealed. It can shoot continuously at up to 6 frames per second with a maximum shutter speed of 1/6000th of a second. It can capture video at 1080p at either 30, 25, or 24 fps. Like all current and recent Pentax DSLRs it features in-body shake reduction, removing the need for each lens to have image stabilisation. The Pentax K mount allows use of legacy lenses dating back to the 1970s, or even earlier with an M42-mount adapter, for which the K-mount is fully compatible. The autofocus system (SAFOX IXi+) is an advance over the K-5 and features 11 AF points, 9 of which are cross-type...
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