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... exceeding what is ultimately purchased, discourage shipyards from making investments that could ultimately reduce the cost of ships More importantly, an unstable business base causes fluctuations in ... its underlying reasons For example, if the increase is continuous and steady, then escalation may be due to a systemic issue such as the increase of shipbuilding input cost (e.g., greater costs ... might result in more stable pricing The shipbuilders also noted a diminished supplier base leading to single sources for many ship components (this is particularly acute in submarine manufacture)...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 22:20

... depreciation Business base considerations are important in determining the burdened costs because certain fixed costs (costs that occur independently of workload such as security costs) get spread to ... radar) Equipment comprises all systems such as avionics (electronics to control the aircraft), sensors (such as radar), other mission systems (such as electronic countermeasures, communications, targeting ... MG696-2.1 in subsequent years, and eventually levels off Other aircraft, such as F-14A/D, display a steady increase in average unit cost in subsequent fiscal years, as electronic aircraft, as shown in...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 23:20

Ngày tải lên: 09/03/2014, 14:20

... documented consistent rises in thyroid cancer incidence in counties closest to nuclear plants after startup Data in this report suggests that exposure to radioactive iodine released from nuclear ... areas Determining the sources of the food supply in an area, even in a single type of food such as milk, is a highly complex undertaking The existence of pastures and dairy farms in southeastern ... patterns, and use of medical services, should be studied as well Despite these challenges, careful attention should be paid to results in this report, especially as rapidly rising thyroid cancer...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 01:20

... liquid reserves against its potential retail lending opportunities.) Now suppose some upsetting event, such as a crash in home prices makes all mortgage related assets on bank balance sheets suspect ... lending declined and continues to decline so far in 2009 Insofar as U .S commercial banks did slightly increase their net assets as the counterpart of the modest increase in M2, it was to buy securities ... medium-sized enterprises, which seem the most stressed in the current downturn Thus, figure could reflect a huge build up of excess reserves concentrated in large banks while, simultaneously,...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 17:20

... Fund USAF U .S Air Force USAID U .S Agency for International Development USIA U .S Information Agency USSR Union of Soviet Socialist Republics WMD weapons of mass destruction WSEG Weapons Systems ... attacks against terrorists depend on the frequency of such operations and the balance between attacks against small groups and sustained operations xxiv Striking First against insurgencies Because ... raise the possibility of striking first against targets other than terrorists or hard-to-deter states possessing or pursuing weapons of mass destruction Yet these are categories that encompass...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 18:20

... ability to assess changes in UPDRS-II scores over time as these measurements were repeated infrequently Conclusions In conclusion, we sought to evaluate health-related quality of life in PD using a ... variables such as individual UPDRS motor subscores of bradykinesia, rigidity, and summed axial subscores (PIGD and ADL-axial) also predicted lower utility scores Motor fluctuations, though mild in ... “health utilities index” approach, and to assess the relationship between health utility scores and PD severity as measured using standard disease-specific tools In cross-sectional analyses, we...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 16:20

... tissue samples were excised from the flowers at the topmost end of the panicle using a dissecting scope Microscopy Conclusions Our results show that the shattering trait in U .S weedy rice has ... and is thus not sufficient for loss of shattering This suggested that novel loci, perhaps distinct from those acting in wild rice species, are involved in the evolution of shattering in U .S weedy ... independent origins from separate cultivar groups (aus and indica, respectively), both BHA and SH weeds show similar abscission layer traits and timing This suggests that both U .S weedy rice groups may...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 11:21

... new advisory committee gives its first report in January A final report is expected by February of two thousand eight This VOA Special English Education Report was written by Nancy Steinbach Read ... Special English Education Report was written by Nancy Steinbach Read and listen to our reports at voaspecialenglish.com I’m Steve Ember ...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 21:21

... McDonald 's Happy Meals was for business reasons They rejected suggestions that Disney did not want to be linked to concerns about fast food and overweight children This VOA Special English Health ... about fast food and overweight children This VOA Special English Health Report was written by Cynthia Kirk I’m Steve Ember ...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 21:21

... based in Braintree, Massachusetts This was followed quickly by the purchase of two of the nation s largest nonprofit student loan guarantors, the USA Group, in Indianapolis, and Southwest Student ... legislation that cut into the company s margins by reducing lender subsidies and decreasing interest rates for students, and in September 2007, it was signed into law by President Bush The Rise ... numbers In this book, you will see the human face of this issue that aƒects all cultures, regions, professions, and ages The Solution The current student loan system in this country works extremely...

Ngày tải lên: 30/10/2014, 16:59

... 1884 crisis 1890 crisis 1893 crisis 1907 crisis Crises summary Regulatory response to crises State deposit insurance The Federal Reserve System Assessment of regulation and stability Assessment of ... crisis Thus, a bank crisis necessarily results in financial instability, but financial instability does not require a bank crisis The pages of this book contain numerous examples of bank crises ... instability would follow deregulation Similarly, students in my classes often conclude that banking systems outside the United States must be more vulnerable to crises and instability because they...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2014, 22:58

... the findings in testing the specific event issues Results of these two parts are finally combined into an overall conclusion about possible financial results manipulation in the REIT industry ... Chapter Introduction 1.1 Motivations and Objectives This study focuses on earnings management issues in the REIT industry Two questions are addressed: Is there earnings management in the REIT industry? ... benefit in subsequent offerings These frequent issuers are defined as having two or more public offerings within two years In previous studies on earnings management, SEOs that are too close to...

Ngày tải lên: 05/10/2015, 19:01

... the United States, thus the need for research in this area This article reports the results of a case study of five luxury resorts in North Carolina The issues investigated in this article include: ... this study reports results using the elements of the co-alignment model, and identifies solutions and strategies used by HR directors in luxury resorts The hotel industry has been segmented by Smith ... identify solutions to address this issue Solutions that could be implemented to ease the shortage of labor in the industry include outsourcing, improving productivity, recruiting in target markets,...

Ngày tải lên: 11/11/2016, 15:55

... success, but so has her husband who lost 58 pounds by eating Subway 's under menu Today Kimberly attends college runs a home business and uses her own story to encourage others to lose weight ... Fast Food Male Female Yes No Chart Do you think fast food is good for your health? 10 Male Female Yes No Subway "Jared Inspired Me" SUBWAY?/font> supports nutritious eating If you want to loose ... Dublin, VA lost 110 pounds One afternoon, Kimberly saw Jared 's story on television and decided to begin her weight-loss crusade at Subway the very next day Not only has she had great success,...

Ngày tải lên: 06/12/2016, 00:45

... comparisons of capitalist class structures with different kinds of noncapitalist class structures, or at a more concrete level of analysis, involving comparisons across capitalist class structures ... relationship between class structure as such and gender Instead of asking how the gender division of labor within families varies across locations within a class structure, the focus of analysis would ... single-earner households in either Sweden or the US A more promising defense of class analysis shifts the focus from the problem of variations across households to the more institutional issue...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 07:20

... acquisitions disposals suchassets,’ prevent‘unnecessary and of (4) storageandmaintenance costsor purchase assets of alreadyon hand, and(5) determinethe full costsof governmentprogramsthat use ... $466billion of thesereportedassets not adequately is supported financial by and/orlogisticalrecords Assetsthat arenot adequately supported include: (1) buildings,structures,, facilities, andequipment, ... world s largestholdersof physical assets-does not haveadequate systemsandcontrolsto ensure the accuracyof information aboutthe amountof assets held to support its.domesticand globaloperations.A...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 06:20

... Whenreceiptsexceeddisbursements, fundsinvest the surplusin trust Treasurysecurities, which are assets the trust funds andliabilities to the to Treasury.As disclosed note and 17, both the investmentsandliabiliin ... 1998;Social~Secu$y trust funds,surpluses $99billion offof &a $30biilion deficit in the rest,.b~the:budget;‘i;esultilngthe $69 bilin !lion unified budgetsurplus However, asdiscussed theaccompanying in : Stewardship ... jeopardizeagencies’ ability to perform corebusiness operations Moreover,adequate business continuity andcontingency plans must be suc,cessfully completed throughoutgovernment , ‘/ FINANCIAL STATEMENTSAND BUDGET...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 06:20

... other sites such as the battlefields, historic structures and national historic landmarks also are placed tmder this category about trust fund receipts, disbursements of possible results TheStewardand ... has funds for social insurance and been incurred, are disclosed in Note many of the other large trust 15-Commitments and Contingencies “Net position” is presented asthe sum funds is included in ... activities It also categorizes costs by major included in each function is prefunction It presents costs in much sented in Supplemental Information the same way as does the budget, ex- as “Net cost...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 06:20

... tions Natural heritage assets include natural heritage assets such as nagoriest collection type,, natural and properties suchas national wilderness tional forests Cultural heritage assets cultural ... Register:bf Historic Places lists historic places and struc‘tures Tkiis”is.AiiieriCa s, ,off!ci~l listing of iin$ortant~histor!ical sites Properties listed include districts, sited;‘buildings, structures’and ... Trust Fund Balances iln billions of dollars) 3,000&000- Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund Net Assets Congress passed the Social Security Act in 193 The Act, 3s s&se-l,OOOquently...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 06:20