Microsoft's current debt to total debt is 37% higher than the industry average (FY 91: Microsoft 1.0 vs. industry .73). ... The net profit percentage of sales is 392% higher than the industry (FY 91: Microsoft 25.1% vs. industry 5.1%). ... The rate of return on assets percentage is 199% better than the industry (FY 91: Microsoft 28.1% vs. industry 9.4%). ... The inventory days outstanding are 28% less than the industry (FY 91: Microsoft 9.3 vs. industry 13). ... The accounts receivable turnover is 18% higher than the industry (FY 91: Microsoft 7.6 vs. industry 6.4). ...

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Most importantly, with the emergence of the "Boom" writers of the 60s to the early 80s, three common conflicts developed in Latin American literature: good vs. evil, nature vs. urban progress, and civilization vs. barbarism. ... One of the common conflicts that emerged from the "Boom" literature was the age-old battle between good vs. evil. ... The second conflict that emerged pitted nature vs. urban progress. ... Efforts to make farming more equitable were hampered by the unclear title to, or ownership of, landholdings and by the fact that Latin America's population was growing faster...

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Executive more dominant vs executive-legislative balance of power 3. Two-party system vs multiparty system 4. ... Unitary and centralized government vs federal and decentralized government 2. ... Constitutional flexibility vs constitutional rigidity 4. Absence of judicial review vs judicial review 5. ...

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An example of this is the1946 Everson vs. ... Other government services are given to religious schools, like a sewer systems, so this reimbursement is no different other than it is more direct. ... It government is also not allowed to clearly have a preference in religion more than non-religion or non-religion more than religion (Establishment Clause). The loose interpretation that was put on the Establishment Clause in the Everson vs. ... Another dissenting opinion for the Everson vs. ...

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(John 1: 7-8 Vs) John told the people that Christ, the Messiah was about to appear. ... All along he would still preach: "I am baptizing you in water, but there is one to come that is greater than I. ... Then, in obedience to Jesus, he acquiesced and baptized Him. ... And there came a voice from the heavens, Thou art my beloved Son, in Thee I am well pleased" (Mark 1:11 Vs). ... Yea, I say to you, and more than a prophet. ...

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Conflict: One conflict is the man vs. man conflict in which it is Pip vs. ... Another conflict displayed in this story is the conflict of Pip vs. ... The conflict of Pip vs. ... The conflict of Pip vs. ... A better way to end the conflict of Pip vs. ...

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The most adequate criteria by which to judge the advantages of these four options are cost of Computer-Aid, Performance of Computers vs. ... In order to use this process of learning, you must first purchase and then sit and set aside hours in order to even began to understand this method. ... Performance of Computers vs. Manual Labor Computers have been proven to make-work easier and in some ways have the job done in a more effective manner than that of manual labor. ... The total cost of instruction manuals generally run less than $5.00 per programming packages. ...

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The most interesting of all of these cases was "Furman vs. ... (Frame51) In addition, with the growing humanitarianism of modern society, the number of inmates actually put to death is substantially lower than 50 years ago. ... Defendants who can employ good lawyers usually win a lesser sentence than death. ... The most famous of all of the Supreme Court cases that ruled in favor of the death penalty was Gregg vs. ... (Ivers448) A second case that ruled in favor of the death penalty was McClesky Vs. ...

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Erikson believes that an individual attains certain traits as he/she goes through stages of development and one's personality development is considered successful if the individual has more of the "good" traits than the "bad" traits. ... Then on September 2, 1988 she took annual leave and no one was assigned to the case. ...

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Coke vs Pepsi Fighting for Foreign Markets Introduction The soft-drink battleground has now turned toward new overseas markets. ... Another reason for drinking Pepsi is that it is slightly sweeter than Coca-Cola and is more suited for the sweet-toothed Romanians. ... The main apprehension may be that the price of Coke is twice the price of locally produced colas and a little higher than Pepsi. ... Coke and Pepsi in Hungary: Traditionally, Pepsi held the lead in Hungary with a strategy of putting the infrastructure in place, upgrading it, and then marketing to the consumer. ... Coca-Cola...

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He set opposites into conflict: Order vs. Freedom, civilization vs. wilderness, families vs. outsiders, the spirit vs. the letter of the law, myth vs. fact. ... Then he turns away, his silhouette framed in the open doorway, walking into the swirling dust. ... Here the cave is a framing device much like the doorway was in the first and last scenes, however it connects Ethan to someone rather than disassociates him. ... The scalping is the single-most savage act in the film, a senseless brutality worse than any other committed by the Indians. ...

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Winona LaDuke tells of more than 1,000 tailings and slag piles from uranium mines dumped in Native American Din land (3). ... The South returned to the new discrimination called Jim Crow, backed by the infamous 1896 Supreme Court decision in Plessy vs. ... The Solid South was no less than "totalitarian (Duncan 73)." Then came the Progressive Era in the early twentieth century. ... Eventually Plessy was overturned in the landmark Supreme Court decision Brown vs. ...

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In addition to their unlimited geographical availability, digital goods are also available regardless of the time: if a given good is accessible, then it can be purchased whenever a customer wants. ... Those two characteristics however can backfire as they make illegal reproduction and distribution easier than for physical goods. ... Competition on those market is then global and constant. ... As the three of them are totally different for a digital good than for a physical one, no wonder that companies dealing with such goods had to rethink their pricing strategies. ...

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These divisions are then referred to as strategic business units. 3. ... I would have to research other countries, trying to find out if they carry my product or not and then determine if I need to expand my product to these countries. ... I would then research my own product and combine my new knowledge with that of my own product to determine which type to use. ... Then mark up the price enough for me to make a profit. ... Public: Columbia has much more publicity than American Eagle. ...

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After forty plus years, this technology has evolved into geographic information systems (also known as GIS) that allow the user to create and view more complex and advanced maps than ever before. ... The report then concludes with a comparison of some current applications. ... Then the map could be displayed. ... RASTER VS. ... One method is not better than the other. ...

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Of course, the players are all in social media in a big way and they have created more buzz with their social media properties than through any other channels. Take Tim Tebow for example, who had more than 9,000 people tweeting every second after he threw a touchdown pass in the playoff game against the New York Jets. ... Chuy vs. ... The district court then entered judgment against Chuy on his defamation claim. The trial court found that Chuy was a public figure and he then had to prove actual malice to win his defamation claim. ...

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Britain vs. ... Other than the language difference and political differences there is a large difference in sport. ... There are, however, some links to a game played in Holland at the time, but the game was played on ice and resembles ice hockey more than golf. ... The club at this time where made of hazel or ash and the heads, much longer and shallower than they are today, of blackthorn, beech, apple or pear. ... Gutties then started to be scored deliberately using hammer and chisel. ...

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"The idea of euthanasia is the concept of respecting the sanctity of life so much that a quick death may be a better alternative than living in a devalued state" (Frost-Knappman 243). ... "Compassion in Dying" vs. ... Since then, lawmakers have developed three more definitions of death: cardiopulmonary death, decerebrate brain death, and neocortical death. ... The cortex dies first when the brain is deprived of oxygen, and then the midbrain, and finally, the brainstem. ... Referring back to the Vacco vs. ...

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As human beings progress from infancy to childhood to adolescence and then to adulthood, motor skills, imagination, desires and other thought processes become more refined and complex. ... During their first two years, human develop faster and grow more rapidly than any other two-year period of life. ... Children are generally healthier at this stage than during any other developmental stage although respiratory illness is common. ... The main theory of cognitive development was developed by Jean Piaget, a Swiss developmental psychologist interested in the intellectual development of children...

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In the Supreme Court case of Clark vs. ... In her article, Maxen cites from a Psychiatry Journal that "more than 10 percent of people with serious mental illness are now homeless or in prison" due to government budget cuts from the 1980s (L. ... Johnson states that Republicans are pushing for mental health reform as a means of gun violence control rather than restricting responsible gun owners. ... However, as seen in the Clark vs. ... He also analyzes alternative verdicts for those claiming mental illness such at the Michigan "Guilty But Mentally Ill" verdict or Clark vs. ...

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For further explanation, since 1974 it has also been illegal for an individual to contribute more than $1000.00 to a federal candidate or more than $20000.00 per to a political party. ... I want to briefly discuss three aspects of "soft money" in financing political campaigns, and in that discussion touch on a United States Supreme Court opinion decided on December 10th of 2003 in McConnell Vs. ... Bush has more than quadrupled his nearest competitor in total fundraising, which the F.E.C. estimates is upwards of $100 million, which they say will probably be used for his 2004 re-election campa...

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Paragraph 4- Module 2B Biological Psychology In this section, we learned how biology affect our own perception and behavior through the studies of pioneers of psychology, nature vs. nurture, behavior, and psychological health. ... I really enjoyed applying this to my Nature vs. ... Many of the his conclusions applied to my personal life in terms of school and studying such as learning is more effective when space out, relearning is easier than learning initially, and meaningless stimuli is harder to memorize than meaningful stimuli along with others. ...

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The results concluded, Distance between Electrodes vs AMD formed an inversely proportional relationship, molarity and voltage suggested proportional relationships with AMD. ... It follows, then, that twice as many electrons are needed to deposit one mole of copper than 1 mole of silver. ...

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This theatrical swish of the red velvet curtains grasps, on this sudden out look of this larger-than-life world of competition ballroom dancing. ... I really like they way I use the black and white to interpret blankness, then into this shower of colour to create this image of a perfect world. ... Recently I encountered an article about the "Celebrity Boob Battle: real vs. ... Well we where just talking about the article "Celebrity Boob Battle: real vs. ... Both the movie and the article "Celebrity Boob Battle: real vs. ...

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A court case ruling roe vs. wade, the court ruled that women had a right to privacy. ... If self-direction and hence responsibility exist and are not fictions, then judgments about right and wrong must be the basis of right action. ... In her argument, by the Democrats offering women birth control and allowing abortion, then women are reduced to being just ovaries. ... Obamacare will affect the women disproportionately than men because women don't earn as much as men and enough to pay the high taxes. ... And then having the woman do all the medical checkup of the fetus, without having he...

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