...y favorite season is winter, because during the winter is hunting season and it snows. My favorite part of winter is duck hunting and playing in the snow with my friends. Waking up early and get to have a nice long boat ride, and spend the day with good friends and family. The winter is my favorite season because it is cold and snows sometimes. During the cold winter I get to do what I love which is wake up early and spend the day out on the marsh and have a great time with great friends. The cold air on my face during the boat ride wakes me up and gets the blood pumping. Putting the decoys out in the 20 degree water is the hardest part about the hunt. Wearing no gloves and wet hands don’t go so well during the winter. I love watching the sun...
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...I wonder why a lot of people don’t like to drive in the winter. It’s really not that hard to do, you have to concentrate and know what you are doing right from wrong and if you don’t know how to drive in the winter then let me (someone) teach you how to. In this paragraphs I’ll be giving you tips on how to drive in the winter without making other or yourself hurt. Winter driving isn’t as hard as people think it is. It just takes a little more concentration and awareness. Drive like you’re tiptoeing on ice, because you might just slide and easily tip over the vehicle. Use small, slow motions and drive slowly. Ease on the brakes, drive like there’s an egg under the accelerator, and if you start to sliding, steer in the direction you want to go...
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...It was winter break of the 2012 school year. I was just the typical 11 year old in 6th grade playing sports and going to school, but it wasn’t the typical winter break. My family and I enjoyed our usual Christmas celebrations, but in a few days, I was going to be having a major eye surgery, the second attempt to correct my wandering right eye. I had to complete all of my homework before surgery because afterwards the doctor explained my eye would be swollen and painful, making it difficult to see. I didn’t feel like doing my homework, but knew I had to get it done. I read the boring Ancient History textbook and took notes, as well as completing my favorite subject, math homework. Before I knew it, it was surgery day! Time to wake up! I couldn’t...
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...Exhibit of Terry Winters Terry Winters is a painter who was born in New York City in 1949. Terry winters went to the high school of art and design and Pratt institute. Over the years as a painter he became a draughtsman, and a print maker. His approach within his work was to address the concept of spatiality, and the concept of creating abstract art. While observing Terry winters exhibit what I liked the most is the positive, and negative approach he put into his pieces. Positive and negatives creates more elements, volume, and shapes into the piece. He dips and dabs into just about everything including architecture, computer sciences, and natural sciences. My Favorite pieces were the Graphic Primitives, Furrows, and the Metal virus. In these three pieces he used black, white, and grey colors that created a variety of triangles, circles, spheres, diamond shapes and many more....
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...Winter brings cold temperatures, snowy days and a general lack of sunshine. It’s not easy for anyone, but this season is especially tough for seniors, who are at a higher risk for depression. Inclement weather means spending more time inside, and your loved ones in senior care, especially those with limited mobility, have little social contact. This can lead to loneliness and depression. The in home assisted living professionals at BrightStar Care of Northern Michigan, in Traverse City, are here to provide some tips to help the elderly overcome the winter blues. BrightStar Care Create A Connection: Winter may keep the elderly inside, but it’s a perfect time for loved ones to visit. Those who need in home assisted living will benefit from...
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...A woman recently died after her vehicle hydroplaned on Norris Freeway, crashing head-on into another vehicle. While wet and icy roads are a part of winter driving, there are several things you can do to reduce your chances of hydroplaning. Slow down when driving on wet surfaces, particularly in the first ten minutes of a light rain. This is when the oil residue on the road will mix with the light rain, creating a slick surface, which may cause your vehicle to hydroplane. Keep your tires in good condition. This includes making sure they are properly inflated and having them regularly rotated. It also includes making sure to replace them as they start to wear out. Go around puddles when it is safe to do so. If you must go over a puddle, slow...
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...The Winter Rally took place last Friday on January 27th, 2017. The theme was Disney, and every member of ASB and Leadership dressed up as their favorite Disney characters. Characters from Toy Story, Cinderella, Moana, Monsters Inc., and more all made an appearance at the rally. The rally consisted of competitive games, entertaining dancers, amazing recognitions, and even a special guest! Members from the boys dance team, and Song danced their hearts out as they performed flawlessly and sparked sounds of applause and excitement from every Husky student on the bleachers. Girls Cross-Country and Girls Volleyball were also recognized as their incredible accomplishments and hard work was rewarded by having their championship banner raised in the...
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...Getting schooled at the Bridgestone Winter Driving School. Ah, winter — the least favorite season for many of us as cold temperatures, snow, and ice often prevail, especially throughout snow country. I grew up in New Jersey and now live in the “sunny South,” but we have our share of wintry storms, usually delivering more ice, than snow. That makes for treacherous driving conditions, something I’ve learned to avoid by waiting for roads to clear before heading out. I’ve written extensively about tires, including the importance of checking air pressure regularly (at least monthly), rotating tires, and replacing them once tread levels fall to 2/32 of an inch. Tires are the only thing that separates thousands of pounds of vehicular mass from the road — if they’re not in optimum condition, the risk of a flat or a blowout increases, what may lead to a serious accident....
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...According to Safe Winter Roads, 2011 article “more than 116,000 Americans are injured and over 1,300 are killed on snowy winter roads”. So its important that people living in snowy areas take the necessary precautions to stay safe when driving in the snow. In order to be safe on snow covered roads drivers should always make sure that their gas tank is at least half way full and that their cars are equipped with working windshield wipers, a defroster, heat, properly filled tires, and antifreeze according to AAA’s Winter Driving Tips. Drivers should also wipe off their cars and lights to increase the visibility of their cars for other drivers. All this is important because it increases visibility for the driver and ensures that their car is equipped to go through snow or ice. Drivers should also allow more time when traveling place to place. This is because car tires do not have the same grip on snow as they do on dry pavement, meaning that slowing down, accelerating, and even turning could result in slipping or loss of control. In order to stay in control of your vehicle it is best to allow more time before doing any of those maneuvers, this also means increasing the following distance from 3-4 seconds to 8-10 second which AAA’s Winter Driving...
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...Driving anytime of the year can be a complicated process due to traffic flow, population such as, schools dismissals, going or coming from work, bad roads conditions and constructions, can affect what happens while you’re driving. Driving during winter time is known to be one of the worst seasons of the year to be on the road, due to the fact that roads are especially dangerous as a result of inclement weather. Indeed, accident rates are lower when roads are completely covered in snow. In contrast, some of the worst icy roads accident outbreaks occur with freezing precipitations (freezing rain and freezing drizzle), which create roads ice that is visually distinguishable from wet roads; and the process becomes very dangerous. One never knows...
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...On Comparing Residual Income and Discounted Cash Flow Models of Equity Valuation: A Response to Penman 2001 (CAR, Winter 2001)* RUSSELL J. LUNDHOLM, University of Michigan TERRENCE B. O’KEEFE, University of Oregon and University of Queensland In the Summer 2001 issue of Contemporary Accounting Research we published a paper arguing that, given a full set of forecasted financial statements, the value estimates from a residual income model and a discounted cash flow model should yield identical results. The reason prior empirical studies (Penman and Sougiannis 1998 and Francis, Olsson, and Oswald 2000) found differences between the models is because of subtle errors in the implementation of the models. Penman (2001) understandably takes issue with our paper, claiming that we are wrong on three points. We feel quite confident in our original paper and will rebut each of Penman’s claims. Penman repeatedly states that he is interested in practical issues surrounding valuation. We share this interest; in fact, we were motivated to write our paper because of the common question raised by students and faculty: “Why do I get a different answer from my discounted cash flow valuation than from my residual income valuation?” We still maintain that, if carefully done, there will be no difference in the valuations from these theoretically equivalent models. Our paper shows exactly how to do this and illustrates commonly made mistakes. Further, any practical attempt to value a firm begins with forecasting...
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...ECONOMICS” WINTER 2015 5. Midterm Paper The paper is to be completed by Week 6 (Wednesday, February 11 at 11:59 PM). You will write a research-driven paper on an independent entertainment company outside of the major entertainment companies discussed in class. You need to have your choice of company approved by the instructor prior to writing the paper by Week 2. Please submit your company to the TA who will compile a list. Some non-traditional entertainment companies you may want to consider: Twitter, Relativity, Lionsgate, AMC, Starz, DreamWorks Animation, MRC, Legendary, MGM, a major MCN (Awesomeness TV, Fullscreen, Machinima, Maker), WME, Scooter Braun Projects, or another professor approved independent media company. Topics should include Historical Background, Principals Involved, Content, Business Models and Revenue Structure. This is your opportunity to write about a company you’re passionate about, other than the major media companies. The paper will be 5 to 7 pages (double-spaced, 12 font, 1” margins) plus notes/bibliography. Midterm paper is due Wednesday, February 11, 2015, no later than 11:59 pm on Turnitin. 6. Final Paper: Now that you have learned the landscape of the current media & entertainment industries, for your final paper you will be asked to predict how the market will evolve in the medium term (3-5 years) and discuss Disruption, Development, Integration, new business models, and what the structural movements could be in the value chain. Your paper should...
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...The Nuclear Blast b. The Thermal Radiation c. Direct nuclear Radiation II. Effects That bring about nuclear winter d. Surface temperature drops e. Upper atmosphere heats causing ozone loss III. Fallout and its effects on the environment f. How people are exposed to fallout g. The effects of this exposure h. How long nuclear fallout last The atomic bomb is our single greatest piece of technology and also the worst piece of destruction we have ever created. It is because of the research in to nuclear weapons that we have had some of our greatest technological breakthroughs in electrical power and medicine. On the other hand, it is this research and testing that have changed our world completely and not for the better. According to Ramesh Thakur “When Manhattan project director J Robert Oppenheim first saw a nuclear explosion he quoted the bhagavad gita”Now I am become death, the shatterer of worlds”” (28). Because of all the superpowers dependence on nuclear weapons we are getting closer to seeing our worst nightmares of an all-out nuclear war becoming a reality. It is through the accident at the Chernobyl power plant and the dropping of the atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki that gave scientist insight into the short and long term effects of nuclear war on the environment. Through research it has been determined that if enough nuclear weapons were exploded in a large scale nuclear war, it would make large areas of...
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...DIEGO GARCIA Curriculum Vitae I. CONTACT INFORMATION Kenan-Flagler Business School University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 4409 McColl Campus Box 3490 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3490 USA Tel: (919) 962-8404 Fax: (919) 962-2068 diego garcia@unc.edu www.unc.edu/∼garciadi II. EDUCATION University of California at Berkeley Ph.D., Business Administration, Haas School of Business (2000). M.A., Department of Statistics (1999). Asturias Business School B.S., Business Administration (1995). III. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Associate Professor 2012–present Assistant Professor 2006–2012 Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College Assistant Professor 2000–2006 IV. BIBLIOGRAPHY Refereed Journal Publications “Noise and aggregation of information in large markets,” (joint with Branko Uroˇevi´) forthcoming in the Journal of Financial Markets. sc “Sentiment during recessions,” forthcoming in the Journal of Finance. “Geographic dispersion and stock returns” (joint with Øyvind Norli), forthcoming in the Journal of Financial Economics. “Journalists and the stock market” (joint with Casey Dougal, Joey Engelberg, and Chris Parsons), Review of Financial Studies, 2012, 25(4), 639–679. 1 of 6 “Information sales and strategic trading” (joint with Francesco Sangiorgi), Review of Financial Studies, 2011, 24(9), 3069–3104. “Relative wealth concerns and complementarities in...
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...TOPIC: Does Using Colored Paper Improve Learning or Academic Performance? RELATED STUDIES/LITERATURES: In the study entitled “A Study of the Effect of Paper Color on Test Performance in Business Communication” (2009) by Janet K. Winter and Esther J. Winter of University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg stated that, Color has been shown to affect mood and productivity in a variety of different situations. This study evaluated the performance of students in readiness-assessment quizzes in business communication classes, comparing the grades of students whose test papers were white with grades of students who received pastel-colored test papers. The results revealed that there was no significant difference between the two groups. Other research suggests that color may, however, have an effect in other situations [1]. Mehta and Zhu (2009) have published studies that they claim clarify how red and blue differently affect performance on detail-oriented versus creative tasks with strong implications for test preparation and testing formats [2]. According to Sinclair (1998), students taking exams on blue and red paper performed more effectively on blue, especially for complex questions [3]. Whitfield and Wiltshire, in their critical review of the field, discounted the work done before 1950 because it didn’t consider even the three basic components of color (hue, value, and chrome). They also identified flaws in most subsequent research: inconsistencies in the terminology used by...
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