Essays on Ton

The average American requires a yearly movement of 57 tons of cargo to cater for all of their activities. In 2016, the freight transportation system handled nearly 16 billion tons of raw materials and consumer goods. All this movement is vital in supporting economic activities around the country. All the shipments including fresh produce, express packages among others require an extensive system comprising millions of vehicles supported by sophisticated information technology and managed by a big labor force. The USA is the largest consumer market in the world thus a need for a robust system to oversee the movement ...

Introduction

Coal is a very cheap and abundant provision of energ. In fact, it is the most abundant fuel in the United States; U.S. has the highest coal reserve in the world, with up to 25% of the known world coal present in America and being mined in 26 out of the U.S. 50 states (fe.doe.gov, 2013). However, this abundant energy is seldom used because it is a very dirty energy. According to Hong & Slatick (1994), up to 204.3 pounds of carbon dioxide per million Btu is emitted when coal having 78% carbon content is completely burned to attain a ...

The Impact of the Guaranteed Price Policy on the European Sugar Market

Sugar industry is one of the most dynamic in the structure of the food industry and plays a significant role in the economies of several countries. The European Union leads the five largest importers of sugar. Sugar production in the EU is expected to grow by 10% in the 2017/18 season. The production may reach 18.3 million tons, but still will be lower than the record 2014/15 season (19.4 million tons). Sugar production growth is expected in France (up to 5.5 million tons) and the UK (up to 1.4 million tons). However, despite the increase in production, the EU ...

Abstract

A sandstorm is characterized as one that whips up extraordinary loads of sand into the air, forming a dense cloud above the ground in the process. While most of the sand will rise higher than 50 cm, some sand particles can even ascend to the height of 2 meters. According to Wikipedia, the average diameter of the particles carried by such dust storm winds will vary between 0.15 and 0.30 mm. Wind speeds such during sandstorms have been recorded at up to 16 km per hour and more, while most storms continue to blow for between three hours to ...

I. Domestic Market for Stainless Steel Products (INOX): At the moment, there are no hot-rolled stainless steel factories in Vietnam, but there are two cold-rolled stainless steel manufacturing companies, who are still importing stainless steel hot-rolled coils for re-rolling purposes: Posco – SS VINA with capacity of 180, 000tons/year located at Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Vietnam. Their product ranges are 0.4 – 3.0mm x 1250mm. Inox Hoa Binh – Hoa Binh Manufacturing and Trading Ltd. with capacity of 50,000tons/year located at Hanoi, Vietnam. Their product ranges are 0.3- 3.0 mm x 1250mm. According to credible field specialists and organizations (Markus Moll, ...

Bishop V Armstrong Aggregate Company

Facts Summary. Aggregates Company sent a letter of offer to the plaintiff on 2nd May to sell scrap mica at $180 per ton. The petitioner received the letter on the following day. Some few weeks later, Bishop learned that the market price had rocketed to $185 per ton. Bishop wrote to the respondent on 22nd purporting to accept the offer. Armstrong received the letter on May 30th, Armstrong repudiated the offer and adjusted the offer to sell at $ 187, the current market price. Legal Issues. Under this case, the court would have to make a determination on three issues. ...

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Introductory remarks

Alberta oil is one of the largest oil fields in the world. According to Simon Dyer, “The Canadian oil sands are the second largest proven oil reserve after Saudi Arabia” (Dyer, 2009). The commercial development of the Alberta oil sand had begun in the late 1960s. By the time World War I had arrived, and after the war was over, Canada was almost entirely dependent on oil from foreign countries. Canadians, after the war, began to wonder if the nation had any oil resources of their own. This interest led to the creation of the Alberta Research ...

Project Analysis

Abstract The report is commissioned to discuss the financial viability of the new project, which Marriot Marquis is considering as part of its sustainability project. In order to appraise the capital project, I have performed the due analysis using capital budgeting techniques under two different scenarios, i.e. with no initial investment and then,an initial investment of $35000. Our calculation revealed that with the initial investment of $35000, the project yields negative NPV. However, if the company initiate the project with zero investment and makes an annual investment of less than or equal to $1660, it can still maintain ...

1.0 Tectonic Setting of South China Hong Kong, which is located near the southeastern margin of the Eurasian Continental Plate (ECP), called the Cathaysia Block, in Southeast China, rests on a stable intraplate region of the ECP some 700 km from its nearest plate boundary, an area that underlies Taiwan and trends southward to the Philippines and northeastward to Japan (Pappin, Koo, Free, & Tsang, 2008). Although stable, this continental intraplate region has been associated with earthquakes in the past as it straddles the northeast-trending Lianhuashan Fault Zone. There are two major fault zones, which trends in the regional northeast ...

Introduction

Sugarcane has been grown by human beings for many years because of its many uses. It is a perennial grass that grows well in frost-free tropical areas. The crop is mainly propagated vegetatively with 30-40 cm long fresh cuttings. The crop has a cycle of between 10-24 months modern agricultural practices have made it possible to reduce the growing period of the plant crop as well as for the ratoon crops. The current sugarcane crop is an inter-hybrid cane breed to provide high sugar content (Moore et al. 10). Originally, the plant was used for chewing, but currently, it ...

1. What is Joe Hinrichs trying to do and what are his objectives Joe Hinrichs’ was trying to perform a major process improvement effort targeted at Fredericksburgh over-engineered inefficient process. Hinrichs’ objectives included installation of more efficient machinery in the plant, redesigning of employee’s job responsibilities, and reducing worker idle time. Another objective was to attain the QS 9000 certification that was modelled by the European standard ISO 9000 specifically for the automobile industry to promote the development of standardisation in the industry across the world (Edmondson and Eastley, 1998).

If the objectives were not met, Fredericksburgh would ...

Air Cargo Ships May Soon Alter Global Supply Chains

Air Cargo Ships May Soon Alter Global Supply Chains

Abstract

Most companies across the world applying sophistication in their supply chain designs are engaging in the use of air cargo as a competitive advantage regardless of the costs incurred. These aspects occur with the reflection that air cargo being perceived expensive in terms of an alternative method for supply chains that rely on ocean transportation. However, the focus on air cargo does not emerge on the basis of the accidents or even crisis situations in the incorporation of logistics strategies to global manufacturers. Research indicates that the focus on air ...

Question 1

Zara business model provides incentives for success to the workers. The model provides for commissions on salaries which provides for up to 70% of the salaries. As a result, the managers and workers are motivated towards achieving success. Additionally, the staff members of Zara are able to determine the customer preferences and testes by counter checking at the sold and unsold items thus determining which ones are more preferred. It also provides for a point of sale system that helps customers acquire information on purchases that ranks sales of the products. The point of sale systems are all linked ...

Insensitive and uncomfortable metropolis, a concrete jungle, decorated with whole strings of yellow cabs, standing in huge traffic jams, - the list goes on There is an opinion that New York is only great place to earn money, whereas California and the beaches of Florida are better for relaxation. However, the magic of the megacities - and New York is no exception is the brightest representative of this caste - in something else. Best place for entertainment, the best clubs in the world, the spirit of urban merriment - this will not be found in any resorts. In today's ...

1. The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act is a federal law that governs the Indian Gaming in order to provide security for the industry and restrict involvement from State governments. The Act signed by President Ronald Regan, provides financial stability to American Indian Governments and sets up a regulatory standard for all tribes to follow in the interest of fairness. The Act comprises of three classes. Class I has minor games such as raffles and conducted only during local festivals or ceremonies. The prizes awarded are in any range since the State Government cannot have any ceiling. The State officials ...

Japan and Tariff-Free U.S. Rice In 2015, Japan proposed a set of 70,000-ton import quota for tariff-free U.S. rice. This quota is substantially lower than what the United States had demanded. The United States quota was 175,000 tons. Rice is one of the key issues remaining between Tokyo and Washington. Currently, Japan imports 770,000 tons of tariff-free rice on year. This is approximately 7 percent of the total amount of rice consumed. Of that volume, only 100,000 tons of rice is bought for actual consumption. The rest of the rice is designated for its use ...

My name is Archibald Jones. Throughout my lifetime I lived through a ton of advancements in industrial production. I’ve ever heard some people call it a revolution – an industrial revolution. I’m not sure I’d go that far, but from when I first moved into my farm and to where I am today, I can tell you, things have changed a ton. I never got along that well with my father, so when I got word that my grandfather had passed away and that I’d be able to take over his plot of land out in ...

Fuel Efficiency Management rules

When federal regulation on emissions for the commercial trucks was switched to focusing on the greenhouse emissions from focusing on NOx and PM, it meant the need for fuel efficiency for trucks went up. Thus, there is need for the Peregrine to enhance its performance through rules that enhance fuel efficiency and social responsibility (Trucking Info, 2016).

Company overview and current situation: Available resources

Peregrine Transportation Company is an active interstate carrier in the transport business that began operations on May 2011 and whose resources can be summarized to include 13 trucks and Company Drivers 18 (Quick Transport Solutions, 2016).

More efficient and socially conscious trucking equipment with fuel saving possibilities

Equipments: Tires:  Should buy tires that ...

Introduction

Pablo Isla Alvarez had joined Inditex as CEO in 2005. The corporation managed the Zara fashion brand that was famous for delivering high fashionable products to meet dynamic customer demands. Isla had focused on refining investment priorities, and improving operational efficiencies.

Inditex: History and Structure

The first Zara store was founded in 1975 in Spain by Amancio Ortega Gaona, a Spanish entrepreneur. As the store expanded and other outlets started opening, Zara expanded outside Spain under the company name Inditex. It later became public in 2005 and appointed Isla as its CEO. By 2008, the company had acquired eight brands with 4264 stores. ...

Introduction

A commodity refers to any raw material sold and bought at a price determined by the prevailing market prices. Agricultural products and minerals clearly exemplify different commodities. Since a commodity exchange hands through trade, it implies that it has value. A commodity's value depends on divergent factors including quality, market forces, and competition among others. The aspect of a commodity having a value has facilitated the existence of trade all over the world through centuries. Since different commodities prosper in distinct locations globally, humanity embraced trade seeking to distribute scarce products in line with prevailing demand (Oni 2). The ...

How does your total carbon footprint compare to similar US households?

My Carbon Footprint 42.7% worse than the average single person household. My total Carbon Footprint is 39.2 ton CO2 per year.

How does your total carbon footprint compare to average US households?

My Carbon Print is less than the average U.S. single person household.

Why do you think your total is higher/lower/the same as average US households?

I think my footprint is lower than the average U.S. single person household because I have less transportation, and spending on goods.

How does your total carbon footprint compare to world average households?

My carbon footprint is almost 4 times the worlds’ single person household. Why is the world average household number lower than the average US household number? The United States uses and consumes a lot of fuel, for transportation and producing products to send to ...

Abstract

The promising economy of Saudi Arabia and the rise of the region’s population have been major contributors to food wastage that continues to create major environmental concerns. Households, hotels, food markets, bakeries and groceries are the major contributors to food wastage which has necessitated appropriate interventions such as food recycling, use in energy production as well as educating the community to curb food wastage.

Food Recycling and Compositing

With the population at 29.4 million as in 2012 and prospects for population growth still high, there is a need for the establishment of food waste recycling sites across Saudi Arabia. Major concerns are ...

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

INTRODUCTION The aim of this project is to conduct a country based comparative analysis and suggest a country for a real company for foreign direct investment. For the attainment of this objective, it is essential to decide on a specific industry, firm in that particular industry and then the country. Therefore, the industry that has been selected for the report is food and beverage industry; selected company is Coca-Cola Company, which is an American multinational company headquartered in the Georgia, the United States and the country that has been selected for the consideration of foreign direct investment (FDI) is ...

In “Children Need to Play, Not Compete” Jessica Statsky argues that competitive sports are bad for young children (6-12). She claims that sports for children in the United States have expanded significantly in the course of recent decades, but that these games ought to be centered around playing for amusement and having a ton of fun, rather than concentrated on winning. She also observes how adults are being excessively involved and are not letting the youngsters play. Because adults make children sports too competitive, children are being harmed physically and emotionally. I agree with Statsky that children’s sports ...

Introduction:

Rice has always been a staple crop in various nations worldwide, where most of the population around the world feed on it every day. Rice is also one of the top GHG contributory staple crop that exceeds that of the maize and wheat production (Linquist et al, 2012). Today, the environmental sustainability has made an impact to many sectors, especially the agricultural production. The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has been innovated to serve as one of the primary tools in the integral assessment for the environmental impacts of the production of various agricultural products that includes rice. The agricultural ...

Introduction

The travel capacity of Lafayette Regional Airport is expected to expand significantly by the year 2034. Therefore, there is a need to expand its facilities to meet its increasing demand. In this paper, we investigate the a few requirements of Lafayette airport expansion. This will include primary and terminal access roads, terminal curb frontage, automobile parking facilities, warehouse/office facilities, cargo apron requirements, and air cargo acreage requirements. 4.5 AIRPORT ACCESS AND AUTOMOBILE PARKING REQUIREMENTS

4.5.1 Primary and Terminal Acess Roads Terminal access roads serve airport passengers, visitors and employees and connect primary airport access roads with terminal building ...

- Introduction

Built as tombs for the Egyptian Pharaohs and their Queens, the three largest examples of pyramids in Egypt are situated at Giza on the west bank of the River Nile. Of those three, the largest of all, known as the “Great Pyramid” was built for the pharaoh Khufu and is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that is still in existence. According to “The Egyptian Pyramid” – an article on the Smithsonian website – that pyramid's base covered an area in excess of 13 acres and the triangular side faces were at an angle ...

Ancient music had very distinct styles, musical instruments and elements were easily distinguishable as the songs progressed. The following is an analysis of five songs in terms of the style, tempo, musical elements and form.

- Analysis of the song “Crazy Blues” by Mamie Smith and her Jazz group (Recorded August 10 1920) (cfa.arizona.edu)

Several musical instruments as were use in the song. The sound of a trombone comes first then that of a clarinet and violin follow in unison. The sounds produced by these instruments produce a very distinct tune. When the Mamie Smith sings, several elements of music can be noted these are timbre, harmony, pitch and rhythm.

The song is in classical jazz style and I could tell ...

Introduction

What is Waste-to-Energy (WTE) Energy recovery from waste that cannot be recycled into usable heat, fuel or electricity using a variety of processes such as combustion, gasification, anaerobic digestion, landfill gas recovery and pyrolization is called waste-to energy (WTE).

Current Issues

Municipal solid waste consists of kitchen waste, electronics, light bulbs, used tires, plastics, yard waste and old paint among many other things. In recent years, the recycling of waste products has gone up, but still the amount of MSW generated per year is on the rise. Currently, only 33% of the total MSW can be recovered through recycling, but 67% ...

In the city dump of even middle-sized city or town it is annually accumulated hundreds of thousands of tons of household waste. Decaying, they poison the air, soil, groundwater, and thus become a serious threat to the environment and humans. That is why the one who saves the day become effective, non-waste, and most importantly clean technology industrial waste processing systems. Throughout the world, processing and recycling of household waste are becoming increasingly important issue. This mainly concerns densely populated major cities, where the annual accumulated millions of cubic meters of all kinds of garbage. Steaming dump heap of ...

Switch mode power supply (SMPS) are power supply units that consists of a rectifier and a DC-DC converter. The SMPS draws power from an AC mains supply at a given frequency and voltage, around 60Hz and 240V for single phase units. The SMPS converts the AC voltage to DC and regulates it to the required level by stepping the voltage down or up. Therefore, SMPS can be used as a normal AC/DC or DC/C converter (Jain par. 2). This is a paper on the operation of Switch Mode Power Supply. The rectifier in an SMPS receives AC from the mains and converts it ...

The treatise "Sun Tzu", the authorship of which, according to general belief, belongs to the famous military commander Sun Wu, has long been revered in China as the chief military canon. The title of "canonical" means, among other things, that the book is intended for not easy and superficial reading, but slow and in-depth, for memorization, almost soaking it in oneself to the last word. For "canon" in China - as in every cultural tradition - it is ultimately nothing else than a literary image of the infinite diversity of the creative abundance of life itself. It does not contain ...

Armco Inc. was the sixth largest steel manufacturer in the United States at the end of 1990 and employed about a thousand employees in its production facilities. Being in a labour and capital intensive and declining industry with low margins meant that managers at Armco had to be very careful with their spending to stay competitive. Part of the plan to stave competition was to produce higher quality goods and raise employee performance with incentives programs based on employee responsibility and historical performance. The old method of performance evaluation was based on ‘Cost Above’ system, a plan that summed up the ...

Wolf of Wall Street is an American black comedy movie based on Jordan Belfort. It is directed by Martin Scorsese, and the screenplay is written by Terence Winter. It was released on 25th December 2013 a film based on the true story of Jordan Belfort. Jordan is portrayed as wealthy stock-broker who lives large, spends a lot of money, and lives an exceedingly high life, until he falls due to involvement in corruption, crime, and federal government. It is a very funny and entertaining movie that features other characters including; Margot Robbie, Jonah Hill, Matthew Mc Conaughey, Rob Reiner, Kyler Chandler, John ...

Critical Thinking Paper: ENVI-423-003 Geography of Middle East

Three issues that have served as effective learning supplements in Geography of Middle East class include the following: the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Israel, continuing troubles in Iraq in the post-War on Terror era and the effects of high concentration of funds to Jewish organizations in the United States (US). The foregoing issues provide significant impacts on understanding the nature of Middle Eastern politics better, given the complicated interests of nations therein and their volatile status towards one another, the US and its allies. Key to understanding the complicated nature of Middle Eastern politics is the divisiveness brought ...

Different types of steel materials were used in constructing the One World Trade Center. Structural steel is the major type steel that was utilized in building One World Trade Center given the strong core it required and because of its unique characteristics (E. McQuillan,1)

The main types of steel materials used are:

- Vierendeel trusses which were high strength loading perimeter steel columns fitted together to form a strong, rigid structure. - Spandrel plates were welded to columns that sprung from the core so as to create modular pieces. The plates would be enforced on every floor so as to transmit stress and enhance stability - Live ...

Abstract

All gas in the Qatar passes through National Grid’s national transmission arrangement on its way to consumers. The owners and operator of gas transmission substructure in Qatar, work with other companies to make sure that gas is obtainable where and when it is wanted. In Qatar Gas flowing that comes from higher to lower pressure is looked at as being the fundamental standard of the natural gas delivery system that involves, pipelines, gas stations. The essay explores the connecting of gas from the natural source such as bottom of the sea (Offshore) and underground (Onshore) to the transmission ...

Abstract

Ranked among the top 7 heritage sites around the world by UNESCO, Stonehenge is one of the most picturesque marvels of the medieval world. Standing isolated in Wiltshire, England, the prehistoric monument has been a destination for well over 800,000 tourists from all over the world every year. With many theories surrounding its construction and purpose, architects and archeologists have put their minds together in trying to come up with a scientifically acceptable explanation of the monument’s coming into being. Today, many questions surround Stonehenge, with hundreds of documentaries giving different accounts, and crediting different people for its construction ...

MEM 695

Abstract The purpose of this research paper is to introduce the different types of energy resources utilized worldwide. This paper discusses the history of the different resources used, starting with the utilization of conventional fossil fuel based technologies, the emergence of nuclear power and finally, the commercialization of renewable energy resources. The main objective of this research paper is to provide an insight on how these energy sources are accessed, utilized, distributed and developed. The paper also seeks to impact of the utilization of these various energy resources on the environment, especially the effect of continued utilization of ...

5- Cuk converter analysis .

6- Overview on Series Connection of DC-DC Converters... 7- Reference..

Introduction

There are various methods that determine the existence of DC-DC voltage conversion. Each method has certain benefits and drawbacks based on the operating conditions and specifications, such as voltage conversion ratio range, the maximal output power, power conversion efficiency, number of components, power density, galvanic separation of input and output and many others. When designing a fully-integrated DC-DC converter, the specifications are relevant; however, some of them gain weight due to the emergence of restrictions. For instance, in the case of IC technology, the options and availability of the ...

Analysis of relative success of Maintenance model in Turkey

Background to study Shockingly, there are no support benefits in Turkey that gives the majority of the required maintenance services. For instance, to repair issues with power, an expert ought to be called. On the other hand, on the off chance that you are having issues with water; an alternate professional ought to be called. Since there are no associations that provide these services from a solitary call focus, individuals need to call distinctive professionals and get an arrangement which brings about losing significant time. Likewise, upkeep issues stays as an issue for organizations. Confronting an issue in a ...

Abstract

Ranked among the top 7 heritage sites around the world by UNESCO, Stonehenge is one of the most picturesque marvels of the medieval world. Standing isolated in Wiltshire, England, the prehistoric monument has been a destination for well over 800,000 tourists from all over the world every year. With many theories surrounding its construction and purpose, architects and archeologists have put their minds together in trying to come up with a scientifically acceptable explanation of the monument’s coming into being. Today, many questions surround Stonehenge, with hundreds of documentaries giving different accounts, and crediting different people for its construction ...

Western Australian museum

The western Australian museum was established in the old Perth goal in the year 1891. It consisted of geological collection and was therefore known as the geological museum Biological and ethnological exhibitions were added and in the year 1892. It was pronounced the western Australian museum and art Gallery in the year1897. The Museum was recognized under the Museum act 1969. Within the art portfolio, Western Australian museum is a statutory authority. It is the premier organization of the state. It houses western Australian’s cultural and scientific collection. For the past 120 years, the museum has been making the ...

Most people push the issues of the environment to the back of their day-to-day activities. It is impossible to deny that human beings cannot continue to ignore the issues arising from poor environmental management. Entire cities stand at the risk of destruction while millions are poised to lose their livelihood and their lives. This writing seeks to explore the environmental issues in relation to climate change. The essay will discuss in detail the impact of human activities and the resulting consequences. It will finalize by suggesting literal solutions, which could be, used to reverse the negative impact of climate ...

Hybrid Wind and Solar Powered Outdoor Lighting

Team: MET-421-001 Senior Design Project I Winter 2014

Abstract 1

Project Description 2 Photovoltaic Cells 3 Wind Turbine 4 Integrated Controls Unit 6 Battery 7 LED Lighting 8 Patent /Market Review 9 Economic Analysis 9 Conclusion 13

References 14

Appendix 15 Abstract The United States Department of Energy has laid out a vision in 2011, which includes to have the U.S. secure a leading role in clean energy technologies. With current global considerations to conserve natural energy resources and convert to more sustainable methods of power generation, applied efforts need to be ...

Intermodal Transport System as a Solution to Dynamic Supply Chain Demands

Intermodal transportation is one of the prime trends of supply chains impacting the contemporary transportation industry. In the recent past, higher demand, greater government oversight, higher fuel costs, and driver shortages have all squeezed capacity in the transportation industry (“Vielhaber” n.p.). All of these situations have multiple implications on everything ranging from timing of cargo to pricing. Therefore, executives on the other hand are seeking for a solution to achieve and maintain a supply chain that is cost-effective. One solution that they have found is intermodal transportation (“Vielhaber” n.p.). In the modern global community, it has become outdated for carriers to ...

- Housing costs me nothing. This statement is not correct from the microeconomic point of view. There is always an opportunity cost, which is always born by the person who asks the question. Sale of the house or rent of the flat while moving into a cheaper housing would provide quantification of such cost when compared to actual level of income. Also, there are maintenance costs and tax related costs. - Boring lessons. The financial cost of the lessons was already covered, from the microeconomic point of view, if the lessons are useless, participation will only increase ...

Utopian technology uses civil engineering, sociology and modern psychology to generate a design. In essence, it is a system of civilization whereby technology is used to solve burdens that may oppress a citizen. According to utopian perspective, technology and science provide an adequate solution to a stable society. Furthermore, utopian view relies on the use of technology as the means of achieving perfect society. However, utopian experiments have failed because of lack of real solving mechanisms. On the other hand, technological dystopia creates an imperfect society. In essence, it is the opposite of technological utopian. First, dystopian technology can create zombie plagues ...

Introduction

Being the fastest growing country in the world, China is one of the leading countries in greenhouse gas production globally. In the recent years, China has outdone United States of America in carbon dioxide emission because of the availability of many industries and automobiles using gasoline fuels. The rise on carbon dioxide production in China has been attributed to the huge production volume, and lack of policies to restrict the production of harmful gases. In addition, China signed lucrative contracts to use oil to run its industries instead of using other sources of power like solar, wind, or hydro-electric ...

"The Effectiveness of McDonald’s Global Strategy" What is McDonald business level system? In the previous years, McDonalds has developed a considerable measure and internationally thus is the opposition. Because of the vicinity of different contenders and substitute items in the business sector, the development open doors have fallen or have arrived at an immersion level in a few markets. Being an old and a solid player, McDonalds revels in a high piece of the overall industry. At the same time to survive and contend in these business sectors McDonald sees the need to quicken its business development to turn into a star once ...

Company and Industry Averages Ratio Analysis

This graph shows the current ratio and quick ratio for the two companies. In it we can see that Union Cement Company has a higher current and quick ratio compared to Umm Al Qaiwain Cement and that the former’s two ratios are slightly higher than the industry standard. This graph shows how Umm Al Qaiwain Cement has fallen below industry standards in terms of Total Debt Ratio—which is a good thing and how Union Cement Company exceeded the industry standard in that indicator. In terms of Debt Equity Ratio, it is the Umm Al Qaiwain Cement that exceeded ...

Should China implement a carbon tax?

For the last century, China’s ineluctable rise ranks among the most salient world developments. Few years ago, U.S.A was still facing economic indigence. Come the end of this century, China’s economy is set to transcend that of the United States (Ella 3). China rises to world’s economic giants, is on the basis of its huge productive volume. Chris, in his documentary, depicts how beautifully China rises, using strict noninterference policy while trading and investing with her partners (Ella 4). China differs from America since she signs lucrative contracts for oil, instead of using brutal power. ...

- Panamax. In case of bulk carrier, it is about 65/82,000 dwt, 7 hatches/holds, it is usually without gear. In case of tanker, Panamax has about 60/80,000 dwt. - Capesize – around 120/200,000 dwt, 9 hatches/holds, without gear. - VLCC – Very Large Crude Carrier – about 240/320,000 dwt. - Handysize. In case of bulk carrier, it has about 20/35,000 dwt, 4 or 5 hatches/holds. It is geared with 25-35 ton cranes. In case of tanker, it has about 10/37,000 dwt. - Handymax – about 36/49,000 dwt, 5 hatches/holds. It is geared ...

First Impressions was the first original version of Pride and Prejudice written by Jane Austen in 1797. Jane’s father, Rector George Austen liked the novel and even offered to pay for its publication; however, the publisher rejected the novel out of hand. In 1813, the same book appeared to the public, although considerably revised, as Pride and Prejudice. This was her second book. The first, Sense and Sensibility, had appeared two years earlier. Both novels were published anonymously, although some people knew who the author was, it was not until her death that the secret became publicly known. ...

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Dear Sirs/Mesdames:

I have known the applicant in his initial role and capacity as a civil engineer for almost 14 months since I was transferred to the project office almost 10 months ago. The applicant was recently appointed as provisional Quality Control Manager, becoming one of the youngest individuals in the company’s history to be entrusted with this level of responsibility. As such, it could be deduced that the applicant’s innate drive and competency as a professional has been evidently exemplified. The applicant’s knowledge and discernment of appropriate applications of ...

Introduction

As described by Dunn (n.d.) in his article “A Short Introduction to The Pyramids of Egypt”, the well known pyramids at Giza in Egypt have been one of the most famous man-made objects for many centuries. Although they are just a few (eight in total) of more than a hundred pyramids that were built in Egypt. Most experts agree that they were built as tombs for their kings and queens, but possibly also were connected with the worship of Ra (or Re) their sun god. That idea apparently stems from the resemblance of the pyramid shape to a mound (the Benben) that ...

Introduction.

The European emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) was launched in 2005 to curtail adverse climatic changes in the Europe. Today, the EU ETS is the largest emissions trading scheme in the world. Its foundation and motivation was based on the EU climate policy of reducing the greenhouse gas emissions emitted from human activities that pose dangerous and harmful climatic changes to the world. It currently covers 1100 factory plants and other high energy plants in all EU member states. The EU ETS was the first cap-and –trade allowances system for carbon four oxide emissions alongside other greenhouse gases at ...

Acknowledgements

The successful development and compilation of this paper took the involvement of many parties. I highly thank every person who gave his/her support during the development of this paper, especially my family for the advice and moral support. Their individual or combined support really went a long way in ensuring my success in the work. The study would have been impossible without their inputs.

Origins of vine and grape

Approximately 24,000 varieties of vine have been identified, and only 150 are widely used with only 9 being considered for the production of classical wines . Vines belong to the class vitis in the family of ...

Introduction

Waste management refers to the process of collecting, transporting and disposing trash, sewage and other waste materials. There are different sources of waste including residential, industrial, commercial, institutional, construction and demolition, municipal, agriculture and manufacturing and all these waste products whether solid, gaseous, liquid or radioactive come under the realm of waste management. Due to the rapid growth and fast development in Australia, the country has produced waste on humongous amount. As per the data provided by Australian Bureau of Statistics, the growth of average annual rate of waste production in Australia is about 5.4% between 1996-97 and 2006-07. ...

Two Paths to Nation-Building

The experiences of two notable leaders of Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh and Ngo Dinh Diem, led both of them to create monumental decisions that helped shape the future of their nation. While Minh and Diem possessed nationalist intentions, both of them differed in terms of ideologies. Minh conceptualized his nationalist view through his familiarization of communist ideals, while Diem held a contrasting position via adherence to personalism (Duiker 53-137; Miller 433-458). Minh became an anticolonialist through his father, who strongly rejected French rule. Through travels to European and Asian nations, Minh has obtained greater perspectives coming from his observations ...