We test the widely held assumption that longer restructurings are more costly. In contrast to earlier studies, we use instrumental variables to control for the endogeneity of restructuring time and creditor return. Instrumenting proves critical to our finding that creditor recovery rates increase with duration for roughly 1½ years following...
INTRODUCTION An angklung is a rattle like musical instrument that is made entirely from bamboo. The angklung sound is produced from an impact mechanism within its body structure without the use of any tensed strings or stretched membranes. Therefore, the angklung is classified as a percussion musical instrument...
Paul Scott's article [pi] round and round in the recent edition of AMT provided a most valuable set of investigations dealing with the pi ratio and the circumference and area of circles. The activities emphasise relational, rather than instrumental learning. However, despite the best efforts of mathematics educators, too many...
INTRODUCTION The sandwich structures turn to be most rational in conditions of bending strains, i.e. they are most close to optimal ones from the viewpoint of involving minimum weight aspect under given strength and stiffness limits. They have found wide application in intensively developing fields of construction and...
Preventative screening in the form of clinical breast examinations remains among the best protections against breast cancer. Despite the benefits that regular examinations confer, many women fail to obtain screening tests. Because ethnic minority women are particularly unlikely to undergo regular screening, and experience increased mortality and morbidity as a...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] JAZZ ON A SATURDAY NIGHT (The Blue Sky Press, $16.99), by Leo and Diane Dillon, celebrates the power and joy of jazz and encourages children to explore jazz and the wealth of recordings and live performances available. The book includes a CD with information about jazz...
Petrol-heads in short supply In a feat of corporate futility unmatched since the Titanic's shift manager instructed his band to pick up their instruments, the private jet-flying executives of America's car industry have arrived in town for the LA Auto Show. The annual event...
Business in brief ENVIRONMENT Three Bills that will commit Britain to the first legally binding carbon-cutting target in the world were expected to become law last night. The Climate Change Bill, committing Britain to cutting its greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent by 2050; the...
What LIP teen board members are talking about this week: MUSE-ICAL BEAUTY: The first time I heard the enchantingly harrowing falsetto and instrumentals of Muse, an England-based rock band, I was driving through an unremarkable residential area on an average day. This place will be forever imprinted...
KeithleyInstruments, Inc. (NYSE: KEI), a leader in emerging measurementsolutions, announces ACS Basic Edition, characterization and curve tracer software for component test applications. The latestaddition to Keithley's powerful Automated Characterization Suite ACSfamily, ACS Basic Edition, integrates with the industry's broadest range of source-measure units, Keithley's SourceMeter®...
"I'm looking over a four leaf-clover that I overlooked before " That song, set to the harmonic strum of the banjo, is responsible for the 1948 resurgence of the one-time folk instrument. Its popularity also proved "lucky" for long-time Walnut Creek resident Harry Higgins. That year marks...
Thirty years ago this week I packed up my 1966 Beetle and headed north from El Paso, bound for New England and the holidays. I left behind my books and records and a woman named Lorraine. As it turns out, I never went back. I still miss...
Explorator Resources Inc. ("Explorator" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: EXO) has received, from Micon International Limited, the updated National Instrument 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate on the El Espino-Venus Project in Illapel, Chile. This new estimate is based on an additional 22,700 metres of drilling completed this year and is a...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Murad, Inc. recently announced the promotion of Tracey Sameyah to the post of Global General Manager of Murad Professional. In this position, Sameyah will be responsible for creating global trade strategy and providing a consistent, cutting edge message in the areas of sales, education and marketing...
WASHINGTON -- Today, two new reports indicate that Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) has engaged in further conduct meriting the attention of the House Ethics Committee. The New York Times has reported Rep. Rangel was instrumental in preserving a tax loophole benefitting Nabors Industries at the same time he was soliciting...
RICHMOND, Va. -- Commonwealth Biotechnologies, Inc. ("CBI") (Nasdaq Capital Market: CBTE), a contract research organization providing outsourced services in the area of biotechnology discovery and development to companies worldwide, today announced that on November 20, 2008, it was notified by the NASDAQ Stock Market that it is no longer in...
In our "Neighbors" series, we give you a personal look at the people who are serving your community. If you would like to nominate someone for this column, contact Judy Prieve at 925-779-7178 or e- mail jprieve@bayareanewsgroup.com. Name: Shoni Mero Occupation: Mero is the...
Byline: HAZEL ETTIENNE HEAD teacher Ann Walker loves to sing the praises of her school. Pupils and staff moved into the new Moorlands Primary School at Mount in September when this musical school had already been named as outstanding for its music provision. She...
E-Learning and EPSS Specialist Introduces Brand New Product Development Gdatango performance suite" BERLIN -- datango AG, manufacturer of E-Learning and Electronic Performance Support Systems EPSS, is announcing the launch of the Gdatango performance suite 2009". In this way the company is adjusting their product range to the current...
RX Exploration Inc. ("the Company") (CNSX: RXE) is pleased to release its first resource estimate from its ongoing underground diamond drill program at the Drumlummon Mine at Marysville, Montana. In accordance with National Instrument NI 43-101, Timothy J. Beesley, P.Eng., of T.J. Beesley Geological Services Inc., has calculated initial inferred...
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