... rates as (i) the ratio ofthe number of banks headquartered in a state that failed to the total number of banks headquartered in that state as of June 30, 2006; and (ii) the ratio ofthe deposits ... captures the influence on a state’s failure rate ofthe deposits in branches of banks that are headquartered in another state Figure shows thedistributionofthe failure rate (ratio of failed ... fourth quarter ofthe prior year Data on bankruptcy filings are from the Administrative Office ofthe United States Courts Data on the number of private firms are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics...
... discussion ofthe policy implications of population growth as it relates to the federal government GeographicDistributionofthe Older Population Older Americans are not unlike the rest ofthe U.S ... and the District of Columbia had fewer older Americans In 2005, just 1% ofthe older population lived in these five states and the District of Columbia The size ofthe older population in these ... of Florida and Pennsylvania) The first population statistic refers to thedistributionofthe total U.S population age 65 and older by state, the second statistic refers to thedistribution of...
... collection The spatial distributionof A annua L was based on the following four sources: (1) the flora of China [30]; (2) scientific literature concerning thegeographicdistributionof A annua ... is a generalization ofthe Euclidean distance and Manhattan distance; in general the shorter the distance, the greater the similarity The comprehensive similarity index (SI) of each factor layer ... Due to the excellent quality of A annua L from the habitats in Youyang County [31,34-36], a total of 180 accessions of A annua L germplasm were collected and used in the present study The potential...
... in the Slovenian-syrmian (SS) and the third is a predominant haplotype in the Ayrshire (AY) Thedistributionofthe casein haplotypes shows a clear dependence on thegeographic origin ofthe ... to investigate the diversity ofthe casein locus in the context ofthe origin and phylogeny of taurine cattle, including variants, which until today have not been the subject of phylogenetic ... between the Bos indicus cluster and other breeds Further breeds are dispersed between these clusters The first principal component (PC1) was found to be dependent on thegeographic origin ofthe samples...
... (1983) paper The aim of our study was to establish whether the polymorphisms were present in other areas ofthe species distribution range or if they were limited to a hybrid zone between authentic ... Frequency and distributionofthe fusions The area sampled for fusions in Argentina, although large, represents but a limited potential situation in view ofthe wide distribution range ofthe species ... &dquo;central-marginal&dquo; model Although no clear pattern ofdistributionof polymorphisms emerges from the data (perhaps because only a part ofthe large distribution area ofthe species was sampled) points are evident:...
... mgZn/kg based on the uniform distributionof these metals in the sediments ofthe lake The higher concentration in the northwest part ofthe lake is probably due to reverse flow ofthe polluted Pasig ... in the eastern side of Manila Bay The concentration profiles in the sea sediments show the decrease in lead and zinc concentrations in the sediments with the increase in the distance between the ... employed for the determination of total lead content before the instrumental analysis On the other hand, the concentration of dissolved fraction was determined for the filtrate samples with the same...
... wide range of variation in thegeographic dispersion of their infrastructure On the other hand, there is an upper cutoff in size (in terms of degree, number of routers, or number of locations) ... the number of interfaces contained in an AS; (b) the number of distinct geographic locations contained in an AS; and (c) the degree ofthe AS in the AS-graph (the number of other ASes directly ... IMITS OF D ISTANCE S ENSITIVITY grows small, so the trailing off ofthe points from the tted line may not be signicant All of these plots but one (Mercator, Europe) show good agreement with the...
... significantly with every decade The Steve Jobsof 1984 had a lot of charisma, but the Steve Jobsof 1997 was a far more polished speaker And the Steve Jobs who introduced the iPhone in 2007 was even ... up the problem opens the door for the hero to save the day Why should I care? 4: Focusing on Benefits Steve Jobs knew what potential consumers always ask themselves (even if they’re not aware of ... classic story, the hero fights the villain The same holds true for a Steve Jobs presentation In 1984, the villain was IBM, known as “Big Blue” at the time Before Jobs introduced the famous “1984”...
... the use of or inability to use the work, even if any of them has been advised ofthe possibility of such damages This limitation of liability shall apply to any claim or cause whatsoever whether ... wanted to improve the way they sell themselves and their ideas A select few readers had seen Jobs in person, while others had watched video ofJobs online, but the vast majority of readers had never ... even though I knew how the story came out.”4 Jobs is the Tiger Woods of business, raising the bar for the rest of us Now the good news You can identify and adopt each ofJobs s techniques to keep...
... then either the parent distribution belongs to the domain of attraction ofthe normal law or it has slowly varying tails and one ofthe two tails completely dominates the other The interest of considering ... ∗ (A) > 0), which completes the proof Proof of Theorem 2.1 If EX < ∞ then s2 → σ a.s Therefore, the theorem follows if we show that n ∗ the conditional distributionof YnNn converges weakly to ... ) is an estimator of θ(F ) The Efron bootstrap method approximates the sampling distributionof a standardized version √ of √ n(θ(Fn ) − θ(F )) by the resampling distributionof a corresponding...
... replacing the edges of these dipoles with face-type [62 ] with multiple non-crossing edges Because ofthe awkwardness ofthe polygonal representation ofthe double torus, we return to the type of diagram ... 1, 2, Since the lengths of all the cycles of sum to n, is a partition of n, and we write n to denote this For this reason, the partitions of n index the conjugacy classes of Sn If m is ... a pair of permutations (, ) describing the vertex and edge structure ofthe map in such a way that the cycle-type ofthe product gives the face-type ofthe map This axiomatization for combinatorial...
... in theory the disease is likely to extend farther and even exceed thedistribution range ofthe beetle The beetle is one ofthe most important vectors ofthe disease in China, control ofthe ... for the successful winter survival ofthe species Accordingly, the January isotherm rather than latitude is more useful for predicting the northern limit ofthe beetle distribution Also, the ... and dispersal range ofthe beetle in China Due to the wide range of topographic conditions, the 40◦ northern latitude is not appropriate as the northern limit ofthe beetle’s distribution in China...
... you are, then take cheap shots at them in print They’re parasites They’re leeches To overcome the shame of what they do, these conniving bastards convince themselves that they’re saving the world ... then at last they’ve fulfilled their obligation and it’s over and they can rush outside and breathe fresh air again and feel the sunshine on their faces, thinking, Man oh man, there but for the ... always cheer me up.” “It’s the lawyers They’re evil They’re bloodsuckers They’re parasites We create wealth, they live off our scraps They see guys like us with money, and they say, ‘Okay, let’s...
... my design ofthe room, and how much time I spent working out the size ofthe windows and the size ofthe space between the windows so that the ratio would be perfect I told him how the board ... impression that the boulders and stream had been there all along, and that the building had been set up around them The rest ofthe campus isn’t like this, of course Those are the buildings where ... him how the shade of white that I chose for the walls is exactly the right color to set against the particular shade of blue that we get in the sky in northern California I explained the principles...
... being the big hero, standing up to the tyrant boss What he doesn’t notice is that all ofthe other guys are staring down at their hands, like a little herd of sheep averting their eyes when one of ... Fly off the handle, shout at people, call them names, then fire them Or better yet, don’t fire 55 0306815842-01.qxd 8/9/07 2:16 PM Page 56 them Let them believe they survived for a few days Then, ... when they’re on the beach with their kids they’ll definitely be able to give this story their full attention, and by the time people come back from their break, nearly two weeks from now, they’ll...
... some of them So did a bunch of other people We backdated them to a point where the stock was cheap This potentially enhanced the inherent value ofthe options But also, the way we structured these ... through the cafeteria and the iGym, past the climbing wall and the aquarium and the Zen center, then outside to the skateboard halfpipe and the mountain bike trails and the rifle range, back into the ... center, past the smoothie bar, the transgendered support group meeting, the aromatherapy room and the massage center where a squadron of therapists are rolling out their massage chairs for the afternoon...
... back to theJobs Jet and get the hell out of there But the plant manager insists I go on a tour ofthe dorms where the workers live, so I can see how great the conditions are I tell him there’s ... be ashamed of yourselves.” Rule Number One when talking to people who think they’re powerful is this: Insult them Tell them they’re stupid Challenge them Unlike the rest ofthe world, they’re not ... First of all we sit around a conference table whose legs are carved to look like the Seven Dwarves from Snow White These are intended to match the pillars holding up the roof on the outside of the...
... watering The next time he offers I say okay and he hands me one ofthe hash brown things It looks like a scab that came off the back of a horse’s balls But I have to admit, the taste of it— wow The ... of bed “All the money they’ve got, it would kill them to go buy some decent clothes? And maybe shave in the morning? Bunch of bums In the old days there was a certain standard.” Misho isn’t the ... offend pretty much everyone in the industry Larry was one ofthe guys who got stung the worst by the things Misho said about him Not that they weren’t true; they were Everyone out here knew the...
... which are the worst of all I try not to look at them But there is no avoiding the sound of their fans, whirring and droning The assistant lawyers introduce themselves They can barely conceal the fact ... But there’s another way to look at these objects, and in this other way of looking at them, which is the way we look at them in Cupertino, well, let’s just say you could kind of start to see these ... Is he the micro-loan dude?” “Naw, man, he’s the shah of Iran.” “I thought the shah of Iran died a long time ago.” “This is the new shah, the one they just elected last year Me and Geldof had...
... for them.” “You take their money.” “They give only what they want to give.” “They won’t give much after I go back down there and tell them the truth.” “Yeah, see, that’s the beauty of it They ... seat “They played Sonya and Zack off each other Told them one of them was going to go free and the other was going to go to jail, and it was up to them to decide, but whoever rolls first gets the ... look at the rest ofthe board “You’re all voting with Tom on this?” They all kind of shrug and nod None of them dares to actually speak to me—they’re not that bold yet—but it’s clear they’re...