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Rate Of Return Expected Return
1,126 words
The term 'portfolio' is usually applied to
combinations of securities, but the principles
underlying security portfolio formation can be
applied to combinations of any type of assets,
including investment projects. Most firms diffuse
their efforts across a range of products, market
segments and customers in order to spread more
thinly the risks of declining trade and
profitability. If a firm can reduce its reliance
on particular products or markets, then it can
withstand more comfortably the imp...
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Definition Of Evil God Created
1,425 words
Augustine sets up an argument I his Confessions
that attempts to define evil, and in doing so he
explains its existence. To follow this argument,
it is important to realize that Augustine accepts
some basic precepts regarding God and His
creation. To begin with, God is the author of
everything. Augustine says, "nothing that exists
could exist without you [God]" (1. 2). God is the
creator and source of all things. Again .".. when
He made the world He did not go away and leave it.
By Him it was cr...
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Risk Of Heart Heart Disease
424 words
Regular exercise enhances a persons sense of
mental well being along with their general
physical health. Walking on a beautiful day will
actually increase a persons heartbeat. That means
that his / her pumps are being cleaned, running
through persons body would be oxygenated blood,
and the burning of calories. Tiredness and stress
can be alleviated through exercise. Exercise is
like a gift his / her gives to their body, mind,
and spirit. There are many benefits to exercising.
It is clinically pr...
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Carbon Monoxide Noise Pollution
1,206 words
... electric car came out a couple of years ago,
which people thought would be a great idea.
Electric pumps at every gas station, a charger at
your house, good idea, right? No, wrong. Two main
sources of pollution during the ownership of the
electric car (not including its manufacture) are
the source of electricity itself, and the
production and disposal of the lead and sulphuric
acid of the batteries. Two other bad points about
the electric vehicle include the fact of how
unattractive they are ...
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Environmental Protection Water Consumption
357 words
Gazprom is pioneer in Russia in introducing the
system of production / ecological monitoring of
its units Gazprom's ecological policy in a
progress of its realization The Company operates
in the framework of ecological policy adopted in
1995. Environmental protection is continuously
funded: 168 mln rubles of capital investments were
allocated for this purpose in 1998. Running
expenses covered from internal funds of Gazprom's
enterprises were 3 times higher compared to 1997
and amounted 1. 2 bln ...
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Pollution Prevention Pollution Caused
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There are all of types of pollution. Industrial
pollution is the air, water, and chemical
pollution caused by industries. There has always
been pollution. Industrial pollution began when
our country went through the Industrial
Revolution. Most all parts of the world are
affected in some way by industrial pollution. Big
cities with steel mills, power plants, heating
plants, or railroad stations feel the direct
effects of industrial pollution. The smog, smell,
and contamination of food or water ar...
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Vast Majority Negative Symptoms
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Post-schizophrenic Depression In common with the
other disorders, brain disorders are often
referred to as dynamic formation stipulated by a
great diversity of factors. Therefore, the process
of so-called general morphological pathologies of
schizophrenic disorder is a natural phenomenon.
This process may be characterized by decline in
gradual progression forms of schizophrenia,
general depressive- apathetic shift in clinical
findings (Johnson, 1988) as well as by the
tendency to phase flow of t...
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Clean Air Act Hillary Rodham
1,679 words
... and a decline in biodiversity (Watson
Institute for International Studies). Another view
classifies environmental problems into land
degradation that includes deforestation and
desertification; and environmental pollution and
degradation that includes chemical, solid waste,
water and radiation pollution, as well as air
pollution within which acid rain and global
warming are included (Long). In recent times, the
Clear Skies Policy has been claimed by its
advocates to have the capacity to reac...
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Gross Domestic Product Economic Recession
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College: Lecturer: Course: Date: Gross Domestic
Product Outline of contents Content Pages Abstract
3 Introduction 3 Taiwan GDP 3 US GDP 4
Applicability of GDP 5 Conclusion 6 Works Cited 7
Copies of the articles 8 Abstract The GDP plays a
central role in the determination of a countrys
current prosperity. It can also be used to
forecast financial conditions within the country.
And when all relevant conditions have been
standardized, it can also be used in comparing
performances between two countr...
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Pay For Performance One Of The Reasons
1,543 words
Human Resource Management Compensation. The
employee is offered a competitive compensation
program. The program includes a detailed
compensation package, incentive plan and the
benefits plan. The compensation package describes
in details the financial compensations to enhance
the activity of the employee and provide the
normal living standards. The incentive plan is
directed to encourage additional performance of
the applicant to proposed post in the way of
various initiatives etc. The incentive...
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Conceptual Framework Financial Accounting
1,610 words
Law and Economics Agency theory is a good
explanation for costs of capital. Agency theory
defines contracts as under which one party called
principal engages another party called the agent
to perform service on the principals behalf.
Concluding, the principal delegates
decision-making authority to the agent. Both sides
of the contract are utility maximises and the
agent will not necessarily act in the principals
best interests. This leads to the rise of agency
costs. Agency costs are the welfare...
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Young Offenders Act Youth Criminals
1,202 words
Dont Fix What Is Not Broken Recent highly
publicized murders and other crimes across Canada
have resulted in a rally of people calling for
harsher punishments for young offenders. Political
parties and victims groups lead the parade. But
harsher punishment such as longer sentences,
restricted or no parole and a return to capital
punishment will not lead to a reduction in crime.
The Young Offenders Act recognizes the maturity
and understanding differences between youths and
adults. Rehabilitation...
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Trading Partners Cash Flow
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Without doubt EDI can create a significant impact
to organizations. These can generally be
classified into strategic, operational and
opportunity benefits and will vary in emphasis
across different organisations, depending on why
and how EDI has been implemented. Initial EDI
applications have concentrated on corporate
efficiency by improving data flow and error
reduction. In these instances the business case
for EDI was based primarily on direct cost
savings. With EDI, businesses can eliminate t...
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Short Term Horse Power
1,718 words
Policy instruments in the fishery sector come
under two general headings, ones that are
encouraging capital investment and greater catches
and those acting against over capitalisation and
overcapacity trying to reduce catches. Control of
fishing effort has been the major problem in
fisheries management since the mass mechanisation
of the worlds fishing fleets after World War two
and there have been large volumes of work
dedicated to the reduction of fishing effort and
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Million Years Ago 000 Years Ago
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Our Human Evolution Human Evolution Our farthest
believed ancestor is believed to be
Australopithecus afarensis. This species, which
lived between three and four million years ago, is
believed to be the first real hominid because it
is the oldest, and most primitive of any definite
hominid form thus far found. Evidence from
fossilized footprints, as well as pelvic and leg
bones, which were similar to modern hominids, led
scientists to believe that they could walk
upright. Its teeth resembled mor...
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Alcohol And Tobacco Harder Drugs
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Should Marijuana be Legalised? Marijuana should be
legalized for a number of reasons. It is a
relatively safe drug, in comparison to harder,
more addictive drugs like heroin and cocaine. It
is the most widely used drug, behind only alcohol
and is even more popular than tobacco. Marijuana
can have many positive effects on the body, such
as relaxation and pain relief. The legalisation of
marijuana would result in a decrease in crime and
let police concentrate on more serious offences.
The health a...
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Listening To Music Symptoms Of Stress
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Music and Stress During the first week of my self
change project I monitored my stress levels and
the way music effected the mental and physical
aspects of stress. From monitoring this properly,
I found that listening to music pleasing to me at
the specifically different times I experienced
stress did help reduce my internal feelings and
physical changes. In carefully studying the
various types of stress experienced I concluded
that certain types of music more effectively
reduced my stress and a...
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Wall Street Journal Intellectual Property Rights
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NAFTA: A Promising Future For The U. S. and Mexico
After six years of remarkable trade successes, The
North American Free Trade Agreement, also known as
NAFTA, still continues to cause discussions and
debates as to its pros and cons. Even Vicente Fox,
the newly inaugurated President of Mexico, failed
to receive a commitment from George W. Bush nor Al
Gore with regard to an assurance of support to
expand NAFTA, during a recent visit to the United
States (Wall Street Journal). Neither candidate
wa...
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Identity Theory Vice Versa
852 words
The identity theory, also known as reductive
materialism, is one of the views Churchland uses
to describe mind-brain correlation. Churchland
believes that the mental states of the body are
one and in the same (double aspects) with brain
states. They are the same because the biochemical
actions produced in brain states (release of
serotonin and acetylcholine) have direct
interaction with the mental states (mood disorders
such as depression). With the help of
psychological and physiological eviden...
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Job Stress Stress Reduction
795 words
POSITION PAPERONSTRESS REDUCTION 1. In todays
smaller Air Force, members are finding themselves
doing more with less. This in-turn has caused
numerous stressful situations on and off duty. It
is incumbent for Air Force members to recognize,
treat, and eliminate stress whenever practical to
increase morale and mission accomplishment. This
paper will cover the emotional, behavioral, and
physical signs of stress as well as importance of
job stress management in treating and / or
eliminating stress....
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