1. Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra elatior) Earned its name by growing under the worst of conditions, even outdoors in deep shade. Prefers low lights. Grows in a clump. Leaves are sword-like, pointed, about 4" wide & 2' long. Occasionally flowers indoors. A variegated version is available with white stripes. (USDA Zones 7 - 9) 2. Christmas Cactus (Zygocactus or Schlumbergera) A trailing member of the cactus family that produces deep pink / red flowers in early winter. Seems to do its best when
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Year | CPI all items | CPI of all items except food and energy | CPI of housing | Inflation rate of all items | Inflation of all items except food and energy | Inflation of housing | 1970 | 38.8 | 40.8 | 36.4 | | | | 1971 | 40.5 | 42.7 | 38 | 4.38% | 4.66% | 4.40% | 1972 | 41.8 | 44 | 39.4 | 3.21% | 3.04% | 3.68% | 1973 | 44.4 | 45.6 | 41.2 | 6.22% | 3.64% | 4.57% | 1974 | 49.3 | 49.4 | 45.8 | 11.04% | 8.33% | 11.17% | 1975 | 53.8 | 53.9 | 50.7 | 9.13% | 9.11% | 10.70% | 1976
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Educators debate extending high school to five years due to the increasing demands on students from employers and colleges. Those for it say that it will give students more time to achieve what is expected, and those against it say that students would lose intrest and attendance will drop in year five. Of course there seems to be advantages and disadvantages to both, but lets be realistic, in America today, education isn't exactly our most relishing topic. I feel that extending high school one more
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United Kingdom The impact on employment in EU-25 of the opening of electricity and gas markets, and of key EU directives in the field of energy Case study country report - UNITED KINGDOM and Centrica C3126 / March 2007 ECOTEC Research & Consulting Pat Irving and Anne-Mari Nevala Priestley House 12-26 Albert Street Birmingham B4 7UD United Kingdom T +44 (0)121 616 3600 F +44 (0)121 616 3699 www.ecotec.com This report is available in English only. It was financed and prepared for the
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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT Case Analysis CASE: Harley Davidson, Inc- 2008 By Julian Kee Synopsis Harley-Davidson is one the leading motorcycle manufacturers in the world. It’s hard to imagine the global brand’s simple beginning. In 1901, Harley-Davidson motor company started in a backyard shed by friends William Harley and Arthur R. Davidson who wanted to create their own motorcycles. In 1907, the company had grown to become incorporated. Harley-Davidson was acquired
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ROAD KING TRUCKS CASE ANALYSIS Capital is the source of fiancé through which resources are provided. It may be debt financing or equity financing. The cost of debt financing is interest which is the before tax cost of capital, while after tax cost of capital is r (1-t). If the interest rate or yield to maturity is 6.5% and the rate of tax is 40%, it means that before tax cost of capital is 6.5% and after tax cost of capital is 3.9%. In equity finance the cost of capital is dividend. If the
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2014 GDP Growth Rate During the first quarter of 2014, the United States GDP (Gross Domestic Product) Growth Rate grew only 0.1%. This type of growth makes our economy look worse than it really is performing. There were many different factors that helped hold back the economic growth. One major factor was weather. Weather actually decreased consumption of housing and goods, although it did boost spending on utilities. During 2013, exports to China and business investments on aircraft were
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YJ Oil and Gas Industry Introduction YJ Oil and Gas Ltd. in UK is one of emerging company in recent years which is prospering steadily in past couple of year on the back of Initial struggle by founding CEO Oliver Penn. This success came on the back of specialists hired by Oliver Penn. Those specialists while working on three fields of Oil and Gas named “AAA”, “BBB” and “CCC” has explored the reserves with such great ability that led Company to increase its supply, ultimately maximizing the revenues
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Cambridge students under the age of twenty-five who served in the British Army in 1914 were killed.” (Hobsawm p. 26). The British lost 500,000 men under the age of 30. Both sides tried to win the war by developing new technology. The Germans brought poison gas, and hydrogen-filled airships. The British developed the tank. Both sides developed their own submarines. At the end of the war the Treaty of Versailles was signed which dealt with the rise of Russia as an alternative regime, the need to control Germany
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reserves estimates of oil and gas in the lower 48 states. This sustained supply and production has been a result of technological advancement, particularly improved techniques in hydraulic fracturing, has kept prices for natural gas extremely low while crude oil prices have fluctuated and changed over time. One reason for this is the different nature of exportation in the two hydrocarbons. As will be discussed below, the transportation and exporting of natural gas is much different than for
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