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Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree
2,188 words... loans available. (Gates, McDaniel; 1999) In our situation this is not the case. In addition, stratification can be time consuming because of the time required to obtain the necessary information. Again this doesnt affect our research because the segmenting information is internal and readily available. Once the means of sampling has been established you can determine the size of the sample by working with management and the designated objectives. (See Appendix Ba for equation and calculation...
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Net Profit Margin Jersey Prentice Hall
2,394 words... rice to revenue ratio more than doubled since 1995 when it was only. 23. Target Corporation has been very efficient, which reflects a return on equity of 20. 2 % in 1999 compared to 9. 9 % in 1996. Inventory turnover was relatively low at 6. 3 in 1999. It is one of Targets main areas of concentration. Profitability can be seen by comparing net profit after taxes to net sales resulting in a net profit margin of 3. 5 %. In 1999 Target Corporation also displayed a gross profit margin of 31. 7 %...
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American Civil War Gatling Gun
1,581 wordsDuring the American Civil War, which lasted from 1861 - 1865, over 620, 000 accounted soldiers were killed. Known as the "the first modern war", historians generally agree that the reason for this was because this was a time of transition for the military. Armies and Navies were still using tactics where they would gather large forces of firepower to bear on the enemy. At the same time, weapons were being developed which were accurate and lethal well beyond any arms of the earlier conflicts. As ...
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Field Archery Association National Archery Association Target
867 wordsThe National Archery Association of the United States had its origin as a result of our own country's history. After the Civil War, Confederate soldiers were not allowed to own firearms. Two brothers, J. Maurice and William H. Thompson, learned to hunt with the bow and arrow and became accomplished archers. They were both founding members of the N. A. A. in 1879 at Crawfordsville, Indiana. Archery tournaments, as we know them today, can also be traced back to England. Competitions were held as p...
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War Against Iraq Invasion Of Kuwait
1,486 wordsAggression is the largest, if only, justification for war, according to the just-war theory outlined by Michael Walzer's Just and Unjust Wars. In performing an act of aggression what Walzer describes as the floodgates of war are opened. To enable us to label the Gulf War as just, we must look at both the causes of war, and, once engaged, the conduct of the combatants involved. Although closely linked, these two categories must be treated as discrete considerations. A just cause does not automati...
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U S Navy World War Ii
2,464 words... torpedoes against merchant ships was demonstrated, virtually all submarines were fitted with one. After the war the Germans were the first to realize that the gun and its mount created a great deal of hydrodynamic resistance and that, in any case, radar and the use of the submarine on the surface. So they got rid of there guns, as follows several other navies. By the late 1950 s there were virtually no deck guns left. Although curiously, the Peruvian Navy still remains a gun on its Dos de Ma...
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Strategic Bombing During World War 2
2,251 wordsWorld War 2 was a war fought in two distinct phases. The first was the last war of a new generation. The second was emphatically the first of a new era."The British strategic bomber campaign was of doubtful cost effectiveness." Bomber Command was by far the largest claimant on labour and factory space within the armed forces. Relative to their size they suffered more casualties than any other sector. The Anglo-American bomber force was divided in terms of strategy. Bomber Command believed it was...
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Osama Bin Laden World Trade Center
3,451 wordsPreceding the terrible events on September 11 th, 2001, the American Secret Services have made many mistakes in regard to the possibility of preventing 9 - 11. The Secret Services, mainly the CIA and the FBI, have made a great lot of mistakes. After an initial meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where eight terrorists met, the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) let go of them after their meeting, assuming it was unimportant. After the attack on the USS Cole in 2000 they changed their minds, now co...
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Indian Market Marketing Strategies
1,512 wordsThe cruise companies targeting Indian customers feel that the cruise market segment in India is now coming of age. Not yet into the number game in terms of passengers, cruise liners have demarcated their market segments and clientele. Realising the competition and the objective, these companies have set their targets towards capturing their own market share in the future The Indian travel industry can be virtually described as a melting pot of possibilities. Modern lifestyle, enhanced economic s...
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Cable Modem Personal Computers
1,119 wordsRecently the world or more specifically the Western society has been dominated by something sophisticated enough to throw a civilization into a new era, a piece of hardware we call a computer. Computers have become an irreplaceable part of our lives and we end up dealing with them no matter where we go and what we do. Today computers control pretty much every aspect of our lives. They store and manipulate our funds, property, and personal information. As our society entered computer age, and so ...
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Campbell Soup Competitive Advantage
1,748 words1. Describe Campbell Soup's corporate strategy under Gordon McGovern's tenure. What key changes did David Johnson make? What about Dale Morrison? Joseph Campbell founded Campbell Soup Company in 1869. They are considered a leader in their industry. They employ over 24, 500 people and have revenues around 6 billion. Currently they have over 2000 products on the market. Over the years they have diversified into a number of businesses, however soup has been its core business. Since 1980, Campbell S...
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Saddam Iraq And The Gulf War
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Pricing Strategy Supply Chain
2,012 words... at Toyota was rather disappointing, but despite that the company obtained a great amount of cash because of the in-process inventory was all built out or sold. Another unexpected effect was that the response time of the factory fell to about a day. This improved customer satisfaction by providing vehicles usually within a day or two of the minimum economic shipping delay. Also, it became possible to produce to order many vehicles. It gave Toyota the guarantee that they would be sold and so, ...
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Environmental Management System Ems In Construction
2,563 wordsEnvironmental Management System (EMS) in Construction Table of Contents Abstract 3 Introduction 4 Environmental Management Systems 5 Developing an Environmental Management System 7 Commitment and Policy: General 7 Top Management Commitment and Leadership 7 Planning 7 Activity and Environmental Impact Matrix 8 Significance of the Impact 8 Internal Performance Criteria 8 Environmental Objectives and Targets 8 Environmental Management Program 9 Implementation 10 Ensuring Capability 10 EMS Alignment...
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Israeli Palestinian Terrorist Acts
1,742 words... Palestinians. However the mere mention of any Muslim control of even the smallest portion of Jerusalem was viewed as totally unacceptable by the Israeli people. Popular opinion in Israel towards Barak, and his policies, took a serious downturn, as he was viewed as weak and willing to compromise. As was written in the April 9 issue of Time Magazine (Fuel for the Fire, Rees, M. ) "Barak resigned in December saying he wanted a "renewed mandate" to pursue peace with the Palestinians. " An electi...
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Warning Signs Radio Frequency
2,299 wordsBugging (Everybody's Favorite Subject) A Bug is a device which is placed in an area which then intercepts communications and transmits them out of that area to a listening post. There are five categories of Bugs: (Acoustic, Ultrasonic, RF, Optical, and Hybrid). Acoustic is the placing of a water glass, stethoscope, or rubber tube into an area and directly intercepting the communication with the naked ear. Ultrasonic is a technique to convert the sound into an audio signal above the range of huma...
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Codes Of Ethics Indigent Defense
2,627 wordsOne of the frustrations faced by many businesses is that after the perpetrators of crimes have been identified, the District Attorneys office will not pursue the case. One option is for victims to sue the DA in an attempt to compel him to prosecute, but this would be costly and proving dereliction of duty would be difficult. The DA is effectively immune. Other options are more promising. The law should encourage (and prosecutors offices should welcome) private preparation of criminal cases. Pros...
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National Security Agency Cyber Terrorism
3,108 wordsIts 8 a. m. , morning rush hour in New York. People and cars move slowly and somewhat irritably toward the city. Suddenly, the power goes down and traffic lights cease working. Everything comes to a complete stop. Meanwhile, half way around the country, the water system malfunctions in Detroit. Then, in Dallas, air traffic becomes dangerously chaotic as guidance systems go offline. It seems like a series of unconnected events. But information security experts say it could also be the sign of a t...
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World War Ii Rolls Royce
4,505 wordsAbstract This paper deals with the contributions of the P- 51 Mustang to the eventual victory of the Allies in Europe during World War II. It describes the war scene in Europe before the P- 51 was introduced, traces the development of the fighter, its advantages, and the abilities it was able to contribute to the Allies arsenal. It concludes with the effect that the P- 51 had on German air superiority, and how it led the destruction of the Luftwaffe. The thesis is that: it was not until the adve...
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Economic And Political Nobel Laureate
2,582 wordsDr. Friedman insisted I use national income data (instead of GDP) for measuring economy size. He continually stressed the necessity of recognizing the add-on load to the economy of regulatory compliance costs. And, dont forget to include your data sources, he said. Comment to assist your readers, but show them the hard data as your base. And, dont get side-tracked by what other nations are doing make all comparisons to Americas own history. Good advice. In his letters Dr. Friedman included comme...
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