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Urgent,., can you please help me summarize this paragraph?

Friday, November 27th, 2009
kawaii_x asked:


The year 1868, Meiji period launched an economic expansion. Meiji rulers take advantaged the concept of a free market economy and imported British and North American forms of free enterprise capitalism. Japanese went to study overseas and Western scholars were hired to teach in Japan. Many of today’s establishment were founded at that time. Japan became the most developed nation in Asia.
From the year 1960s to 1980s, the overall real economic growth has been called a Japanese miracle: a 10% average in the 1960s, a 5% average in the 1970s and a 4% in the 1980s. The economy growth slowed down in 1990s because of the after-effects of Japanese asset price bubble and domestic policies. In 2000, the government has failed to revive economic growth and were further flattened out by the global slowdown. But, the economy then showed strong signs of recovery after 2005. GDP growth for that year was 2.8% with calculated fourth quarter expansion of 5.5%, surpassing the growth rates of the US and European Union during the sam period. Japan is the second largest economy in the world after the United States, at around US$4.5 trillion in terms of nominal GDP and third after the United States and China in terms of purchasing power parity. Banking, insurance, real estate, retailing, transportation, telecommunications and construction are all major industries. Japan has a large industrial capacity and is home to some of the largest, leading and most technologically advanced producers of motor vehicles, electronic equipment, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metals, ships, chemicals, textiles and processed foods. Japan has a low unemployment rate, around 4%. Japan’s GDP per hour worked is the world’s 19th highest as of 2007. Big Mac Index shows that Japanese workers get the highest salary per hour in the world. Some of the largest enterprises in Japan include Toyota Motor, NTT DoCoMo, Canon, Honda, Takeda Pharmaceutical, Sony, Nintendo, Nippon Steel, Tepco, Mitsubishi Estate, and 711. Japan ranks 12th of 178 countries in the Ease of Doing Business Index 2008 and it has one of the smallest governments in the developed world. Agricultural businesses in Japan often utilize a system of terrace farming and crop yields are high. 13% of Japan’s land is cultivated. Japan accounts for nearly 15% of the global fish catch, second only to China. Japan’s agricultural sector is protected at high cost.

thank you sooo much in advance!! Any help is greatly appreciated,., thanks again. ^_____^ have a nice day,. tc always.

I have a really big project due, and i NEED HELP! PLEASE ANSWER! What else could i put on my chart?

Friday, November 27th, 2009
Sweet asked:


ok so i have this project where you have to make a travel agency thing, and write up all your costs. like for everything that will cost you in order to start up your buisness. i also have to be very detailed and mention everything, i will need to pay ofr.

i already have things like:
construction of building
desks
lamps
chairs
telephone
internet/cable
insurance
coffee maker ( i know seems stupid but he wants us to be SOOOOO DETAILED)
computers
toilets/sinks for the bathrooms

but i dont know what else to include???? give me some ideas please of what i could include that i will need to spend money on, in order to start up my travel agency???? and nothing like: pencil, pen, eraser!!!
thnx sooo much for all the ansrs so far, and i forgot to put on the list that i did have salary for employees, and heating and water and cooling stuff. btw this isnt real. its just a project im doing for my high school accounting class, im in grae 10 so i really wont be building this travel agency in real life!!!! just making sure you guys know that this is all pretend!!!

can u answer these questions?

Thursday, November 26th, 2009
mike asked:


hi guys
can u answer this ??
1. which of the following are industries sectors or ‘aids to trade’??
Mining, electricity and gas, construction (manual workers), Community.
2. can u explain what are de functions of these five industries?
1. Transport
2. Insurance
3. storage
4. communications
5. banking or fanancing

thannx in advance

random need to know questions?

Monday, November 16th, 2009
Chloe asked:


- If businesses were allowed to pay their under 18 workforce a different wage than their overall workforce, how do you think this would benefit them? How might it hurt businesses?

– Based upon what you know about state and federal minimum wages, what could we do in Minnesota if we wanted to set a different minimum wage for workers under 18? How low could it go? Is there a ceiling on how high we could set it?

TOPIC: HEALTH CARE- ACCESS FOR ALL MINNESOTANS

1. Go to: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/hpsc/hep/publications/coverage/inscov2007.pdf
– Determine where Minnesotans receive their health care coverage as of 2007.

– As of 2007, which age groups had the highest rates of uninsurance (not having any insurance)?

– As of 2007, which income levels had the highest rates of uninsurance (not having any insurance)?

2. Go to: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/hpsc/hep/publications/coverage/uninsurecost.pdf pages 8-9
– What is meant by an individual mandate?

– Why might this be a good idea?

– Why might this not be a good idea?

– How would extending coverage to all Minnesotan affect the cost to the state?

3. Based upon what you learned, who is more likely to not have health insurance?
Older People Younger People Richer People Poorer People

4. Based upon what you’ve learned, are those people who don’t have insurance probably able to afford it but choose not to have it or do you think they can’t afford it?

5. Do you think it is a good idea to try and provide health care to all Minnesotans? Why or why not (use evidence you’ve gathered in your research to back up your argument).

TOPIC: ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES

1. What is meant by the term Alternative Energy Sources?

2. Go to http://www.xcelenergy.com/Company/About_Energy_and_Rates/Pages/Temp.aspx. Click the generate electric power link.
– How many Hydro facilities did Xcel Energy have in 2006?

– What type of facility generates the most energy?

– How many of that type of facility id Xcel Energy have in 2006?

3. Based on the above information what types of energy sources are more efficient for producing electricity?

4. Other than Electricity Generation, what other industries are exploring alternative energy solutions?

5. how many states have Renewable Portfolio Standards ? policies that require providers to obtain a certain percentage of their electricity from renewable energy sources by a certain date?

6. Do you think the state of Minnesota should require the use of renewable energy sources? Why or why not?

TOPIC: PUBLICLY-FUNDED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

1. What does the state of Minnesota define Eminent Domain as on this website: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/LRL/Issues/eminentdomain.asp

2. What types of public use does the website list that Eminent Domain is used to acquire?

3. What are 2 things that the State of Minnesota would be involved in building? (An example would be roads. Now think of two others.)

4. Name 2 examples of state-owned buildings.

5. Does the state of Minnesota only give money to construction of state owned buildings? If not what is an example of a non-state-owned building that would get state money?

6. Do you think the state of Minnesota should give money to construction projects for non-state own buildings? Why or why not?

TOPIC: SCHOOL LUNCH

1. Go to: http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR61/ERR61_ReportSummary.pdf. What are the concerns faced by schools when providing school lunches?

2. Go to: https://fns.state.mn.us/FNSProg/PDFAllProg/Resources/NSLP2002AnnualReport.pdf. In the 2001-02 year, how much state funding was allocated to the National School Lunch Program?

3. Go to: http://www.frac.org/State_Of_States/2007/states/MN.pdf. In 2005-2206, what was the federal reimbursement that MN schools generated through the National School Lunch Program?

4. Do you think that school lunches should be free for all students? Why or Why not?

5. What are three ideas for lowering the cost of school lunches to students?

TOPIC: JUVENILE CORRECTIONS

1. Go to: http://www.ojp.state.mn.us/cj/system/flowjuv.html. What kind of charges would result in a juvenile being certified as an adult?

2. Go to: http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hrd/issinfo/cr-juvjst.htm
– What is the definition of a Delinquency?

– Name three examples of delinquent offences a juvenile may commit?

3. Go to: http://www.corr.state.mn.us/aboutdoc/stats/Default.htm. Under the juvenile inmate profiles, open the most current report to answer the following questions.
– What were the top 2 offenses for committed juveniles?

– What were th