Imagining the Orient: Early Collecting at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

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Minutes from the May 24, 1990 meeting of the University of Montana faculty

Meeting minutes from the May 24, 1990 meeting of the University of Montana faculty

MAXIMISING PROFITS FROM PASSENGER TRANSPORT SERVICE USING TRANSPORTATION MODEL ALGORITHM

The diversity and complexity of the different types of passenger transportations in operation today invokes the need for an efficient transport service management system. Existing transportation models tend towards proffering solution for finding the least cost combination for delivering cargoes from various depots to known remote customer destinations. This paper looks at the possibility of adopting and or modifying the existing model for use in the management of passenger transport services. A preliminary investigation using the Nigerian private transport sector management practices situation show that inability to apply scientific based approach to vehicle capacity assignment and passenger volume projection stands in the way of profit maximization for most indigenous transport companies. The paper clearly suggests that adopting the transportation model algorithm for estimating the best vehicle assignment method to routes will optimize operational decisions

Flickertail Follies, 1938

The Flickertail Follies was a student variety show at the University of North Dakota from 1925 until 1962. The show was put on by Sigma Delta Chi, a national journalism society. This is the program from the 1938 show, held at the Grand Forks Central High School Auditorium in April.https://commons.und.edu/und-books/1098/thumbnail.jp

The Pacifican February 4, 2016

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Idaho State Tax Com\u27n v. Grunsted Appellant\u27s Brief Dckt. 39736

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Life and death in wolverines

Developing trustworthy conservation planning for endangered species requires a deep understanding of the variations of their populations in both space and time. I used individual-based long-term location and demographic data on wolverines (Gulo gulo) in Northern Sweden, and data on reproductions from the national monitoring systems of Norway and Sweden, to analyze how wolverine demography in Scandinavia is affected by variation in habitat and management policies. Wolverines showed agerelated patterns of reproduction and reproductive costs, which were influenced by seasonal resources. The top predator Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) increase scavenging opportunities on reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) carrion, and wolverines and lynx selected for the same habitats when sharing prey base and sources of adult mortality. Illegal killing was a main source of adult mortality in brown bears (Ursus arctos), lynx and wolverines in northern Sweden, and the risk of being illegally killed was in general higher in national parks and on reindeer calving grounds, and lower in forest and steep terrain. At population level, the reproductive range of wolverines was set by latitude and elevation; presence of reindeer and lynx, rugged terrain and higher primary production had a positive effect; whereas human dominated habitats negatively influenced the frequency of reproductions. Different management policies influenced the frequency of wolverine reproductions; in Sweden this was 2 times higher than in Norway. Finally, I show that in Sweden, adult female wolverines were illegally killed at lower rates than males. Thus, the Swedish carnivore conservation payment system, which pays for wolverine reproductions, protects the demographic segment that is most important for population growth. Carnivores impose negative impact on rural economies and herding cultures in Scandinavia, and there will be need for continued monitoring combined with economic incentives to ensure carnivore-human coexistence. The approach of linking life histories to habitat has the potential for in-depth studies of mechanisms shaping spatial and temporal variation in populations, and should be implemented in future adaptive management for species persistence

Competition between the commercial paper market and commercial banks

Commercial paper issues ; Corporations - Finance ; Commercial loans

Project Abandonment as a put Option: Dealing with the Capital Investment Decision and Operating Risk Using Option Pricing Theory

The possibility of liquidating assets used in a capital project are modeled as a put option in order to properly incorporate the qualities of the assets in the total valuation and assessment of risk in the project. Where assets can be diverted to other uses, abandonment of the project carries less risk than if the assets expired