... that passive investing is extremely difficult to beat and that the majority of active investors will fail in their attempt to outperform the market. Active indexers assert they can outperform the marketplace. Passive (index) portfolios state they can mirror the performance of the indices. Both have their good times and their bad times. Active indexers raise cash in times of increased risk and instability while passive indexers remain fully invested. This can be quite painful during times of large declines in the market. Passive portfolios mirror the gains of the indices during roaring bull markets and eventually outperform the majority of active money managers wh ...

... of the hard drive jumper C. Connecting the data cable V. All this is time-consuming, but you'll be enjoying your new drive's extra space when you're through. A. Technical support B. Load files faster As you accumulate software, you may find your hard drive is running out of space. Today, feature-rich applications and massive operating systems, which are derisively termed "Bloatware", take up a large amount of file space. A more insidious culprit is undeleted E-mail and its attachments. Add in the movie trailers you have been downloading and all those scanned photos that are too cute to delete, and you may find yourself looking for a bigger hard drive ...

... Technology (IT) industry has become one of the industries developing most quickly in China. China*s IT Industry in 1997 Sum (billion) Increase (compared to 1996) Anticipation in 1998 Gross output value RMB 380 25%(3.6 times 1992) RMB 460 Total sales profits RMB 250 15% RMB 300 Tax RMB 18.5 10.8% / Export $ 25 16.3% $ 30 The Tel exchange capacity of China National Public Tel Net has become the second largest one in the world. Last year, the sales volume of PC broke through three million, which indicated that it had increased by sixty percent than 1996. ...... All the above data depict an exciting success for China -- a developing country. She is labo ...

... through. When aligned they measure nine inches from the outside edges of the outer two stumps. On the rounded end of each stump is cut a half-inch groove in which the two remaining pieces of wood are placed (Formals 26). These two small, cylindral objects, called bails are what the bowler is intent on knocking off. After one wicket has been constructed, another is set up sixty-six feet away. Near each wicket a set of lines are drawn, these marks are the bowling and popping creases. Each wicket has its own bowling and popping crease. The bowling crease is drawn in the straight line with the three stumps measuring four feet on each side of the two end stumps. ...

... small bundles of rags sere soaked in natron and stuffed into the body. The outside of the body was alson covered with natron. The eyes sere stuffed linen cloth and closed. Beeswax was put into the nose. The arms were crossed and nails were painted in gold. All king of jewels were put on the mummy. Then it was carefully wrapped in strips of linen. Twenty layers of linen strips were used. The head of the mummy was covered with a mask that looked like the person's face. Then the mask was wrapped and the entire mummy was coated with resin. Finally the mummy was placed in a series of coffins and painted with all king of gods, goddesses, and magic spells. This was put in ...

... their next cigarette. After all, "cigarette smoking is the single most important cause of preventable death in the United States" (smoking). In doing my research, the first thing that must be done is to define "cigarette smoking" and what it actually means to be a "smoker." There is no actual standard set for how much or how often a person smokes to stereotype them with the characteristic of a "smoker." For my purposes and the purposes of this project I have set my own standards to clarify and make my research in general easier to understand. I have recently "quit" smoking and I still occasionally have a cigarette, but still do not consider myself a "smoker." On the ...

... it's fair share of problems, the couples always maintained that they had to compromise and keep their respect for each other high above the troubled waters. The ones that did not last may have been so because the two people who were put together were entirely incompatible. Many stories have been heard but few have been learnt from. Today some young people believe that they need to wait before they make that big commitment. Indeed there must be some just reason for them to conclude this. But as it is with many situations there is another side to this reasoning. And in recent studies many young people believe that if the mood is right that it makes it okay for them to ...

... Missouri River. Poor service such as lines failing during intense rainstorms was enough of a reason to city officials for Hawarden to begin building it’s own communications system. The Iowa Telephone association, however, objected to this motion and eventually took the case all the way to the Iowa Supreme Court. When the case was reviewed in October of 1998, state judges ruled in favor of the association ruling that municipal communications companies defied federal regulation of communications companies. In a rare case, though, state judges reversed their view on this issue when Hawarden citizens asked for a rehearing. After reviewing the federal Telecommun ...

... what they do and achieve, their self-identities depend upon their achievements,” (Kimball and Leidich page three). This leads to competitiveness, envy, jealously, and greed. Bender was jealous of Claire social status and of her leading “a better life” and to react to that he yelled at her and over-exaggerated the truth. He judged her by material possessions (earrings) and by social standings (prom queen), and he judged himself against her and that led to him wanting what she has (earrings and virginity). First he tried being more competitive with her by calling her names and putting her down so that he could seem higher and “cooler” than her. Then he became enviou ...

... Only then goes on to pave the way for the Roman Empire. His deeds, actions, and leadership would never have come to be if it were not for the gods. The gods took special interest in Aeneas, causing him misfortune in some cases, giving him assistance in others. On the whole, the gods constantly provide perfect opportunities for Aeneas to display his heroism. Without them, Aeneas would not be the hero he is. This gift does not come without a price, though; he must endure the things heroes endure to become what they are. Despite his accomplishments and the glory associated with his life, Aeneas only achieves the status of hero through divine intervention, and this ...