11/13/2019· Foreign Affairs - Geopolitics
Learning lessons: Protesters Stay One Step Ahead of Rulers
There’s a déjà vu feeling to this year’s wave of protests across the Arab world. It’s not that this year saw the toppling of the leaders of Algeria and Sudan as a result of popular revolts, a harking back to the 2011 protests that overthrew the leaders of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen.
9/13/2019· Recreation & Sports
Death of Female Iranian Soccer Fan Puts FIFA and Asian Soccer Body in the Dock
When Sahar Khodayari this week set herself alight in front of a Tehran courthouse, she indicted world soccer body FIFA, its Asian regional group, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and their presidents, Gianni Infantino and Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa.
2/14/2014· HVAC - Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning
Merging Carbon Monoxide Life Safety with Energy Conservation Methods
By: James Partridge
Residential indoor air quality, historically, has not been a major concern because the envelope and window leakage provided inhabitants with sufficient outdoor air. Older residential buildings are sufficiently leaky such that infiltration alone can meet the minimum outdoor air requirements for residential ventilation. In an increased environmentally conscious society, many individuals have become more aware of their resource consumption, and are implementing enclosure draftstopping, attic insulation, and window replacement.
5/3/2012· Appraisal & Valuation
What is an Aircraft Appraisal?
By: James Polk
To the Buyer: the appraisal is an impartial professional opinion as to the value of the particular aircraft they are planning to purchase. Further, the appraisal can assist in expediting the sale of the aircraft because the buyer and seller know the fair market value and relative condition of the aircraft through the independent appraisal.
12/7/2011· Appraisal & Valuation
Automobile Appraisals: Insurance & Diminished Value
By: James Polk
Collectibles, Classics, and Custom vehicles have increased in value, it is very important to understand the correct value. Insuring a vehicle is the most common reason creating a need for an accurate valuation followed by, financing, buying, selling etc.
6/24/2013· Expert Witnessing
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering: Product Experience or Expert Experience?
By: James Rice
Quite often when I receive an inquiry from an attorney about a new case, the case deals with a product or device that involves a very specialized and narrow area of design and engineering.
1/10/2021· Insurance
Arbitration and Insurance Litigation: Beware of Retrospective Premium Adjustments
I have been retained as an Insurance Expert or Insurance Arbitrator to confirm the proper calculation of insurance premiums, based on actual exposures, completed by the insurer at audit. In the first case, a large Hotel bought out their partner and inherited a large Wrap-Up Program of Insurance.
7/25/2012· Appraisal & Valuation
By: Jay Abrams
Regression analysis is a statistical technique to measure the mathematical relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables. In the context of the Market Approach in business valuation, the dependent variable is usually some variation of Fair Market Value (FMV), i.e., market capitalization in the Guideline Public Company method, selling price (IBA), or MVIC (Market Value of Invested Capital, Pratt's Stats).
11/25/2009· Damages
Forecasting Cash Flow: Mathematics of the Payout Ratio
We all have used the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) method. Many of us would agree that it is generally the best, most comprehensive, theoretically correct valuation model. It also has an empirical reason to be the best, which is that many of us calculate our discount rates using the Ibbotson data in the SBBI annual yearbooks, which are based on publicly traded stock data.
11/25/2009· Damages
Lost Inventory and Lost Profits Damage Formulas in Litigation
This article arose from an actual litigation. To protect the identity of the parties, I usefictional names.
