Why are chicken nuggets so good?

China's new 5 percent tax on disposable wooden chopsticks, reflecting concerns about deforestation, has been praised by environmentalists. the move is hitting hard at the japanese, who consume 25 billion set of wooden chopsticks annually. almost all of the chopsticks used in japan come from china. the reuirements for chinese manufacturers of wooden chopsticks to pay the 5 percent tax is a factor in their external environment.

Gyou are in charge of making the work schedule for the next two weeks. typically this is not a difficult task as you work at a routine 8am – 5pm company. however, over the next two weeks you are required to schedule someone to be in the office each saturday. after contemplating this for a few days you make the schedule and assignments. before posting the schedule for everyone you decide that it is a good idea to meet personally with the two people you have scheduled to work the weekend. what do you say to them? what is your desired outcome?

The wall street journal reported that over a recent five-month period, a downturn in the economy has caused endowments to decline 23%. what is the estimate of the dollar amount of the decline in the total endowments held by these 10 universities (to the nearest billion)?