In recent years‚ nearly every desert United State has been facing a massive water shortage. In 2010‚ most of California entered a crisis described as an “extreme to exceptional drought‚” a crisis has caused cities and towns to cut water use by as much as 36 percent. Laws have been put in place to limit the length of time and days during which citizens can water their lawns‚ and said citizens are encouraged to switch to fake-lawns and plant-life that require little water like cacti. For many‚ the
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There are two sides on every issue. This is especially true for the legalization of marijuana in California. There are those in one camp that oppose the legalization and there are major players that are for the legalization of marijuana. Even a high profile political figure that is running for President of the United States is for legalization of the drug in California. However‚ the biggest opposer’s to legalization are members of the prison industry. Surprisingly‚ they are raising money to fight
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California Pizza Kitchen Chris Schroeder FI 602: Financial Strategy and Valuation Fang Chen September 21‚ 2012 Introduction In July of 2007‚ California Pizza Kitchen (CPK)‚ a casual dining pizzeria started in California by co-owners Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax‚ was faced with the decision to invest in a stock repurchase program. Led by Chief Financial Officer Susan Collyns‚ the financial team of CPK was reviewing the preliminary results for the second quarter to determine if the stock
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Autism in CaliforniaThere ’s autism in California too? Yep. And if you haven ’t discovered IHSS or SSIit ’s time to check that out. California has an early intervention program for children with disabilities ages birth to 3. Actually‚ in reality‚ it serves ages birth to 2.99. It ’s called Early Start. This program aligns with I.D.E.A. Part C Regulations. It ’s a federal program but individual states can opt out. Fortunately‚ the Golden State hasn ’t opted out‚ but the current economic crisis may
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Issue | Impact on Business | Political | * To facilitate the take-off of e-commerce in Singapore‚ the Government has been putting in place a supportive legal and policy framework. For example‚ the Electronic Transaction Act‚ passed in Jul 98‚ provides a favourable legal environment for safe and secure e-transactions. * The government provides direct subsidies and fiscal incentives to support companies embarking on e-commerce initiatives. One example of a direct subsidy program introduced
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California DMV In 1987‚ the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) embarked on a major project to revitalize their driver’s license and registration application process. DMV’s project was supposed to deliver everything that the department was looking for: ability to track of the state’s 31 million drivers’ licenses and 38 million vehicle registrations. By 1993‚ after $45 million dollars had already been spent‚ the project was canceled. The San Francisco Chronicle described the situation as
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California is facing the most dramatic drought in history! As a consequence‚ more problems have occurred in the state. People are facing the struggle of not having enough water to bathe‚ wash clothes‚ and do dishes. This massive drought started three years ago and has not gotten any better. Farmers and citizens are fighting over the water. As a result‚ water is running out and the only any to save it is to have laws. Based on the economic problems citizens are facing‚ the county should control aquifer
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Part one: Supermarket retail industry introduction Effective strategy is developed first by identifying and understanding the implications of the changing events in the business environment. Many of the events occurring currently have a wide international impact‚ and they may be seen to be influencing the results and responses of large supermarket retailers. The changes‚ or issues‚ that we see as important from a strategic planning perspective are:  The growth of global companies 
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Memo To: California Choppers Advisory Board From: Date: Re: Operations Review The California Chopper’s financial position is in fairly good standing. Although‚ there are some concerns in certain areas‚ which will be discussed below. Attached to the memo is an excel spreadsheet that can be used for referencing. Liquidity California Choppers (CC) appears to be acceptable in terms of their liquidity. Their current ratio seems to be right around the industry average for the past
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In California‚ they’re many native grasses as well as invasive grasses. Native and Invasive species play a big role in our ecosystem. Native species make it so we don’t have to use as many fertilizers‚ use less water‚ keep the air around you cleaner‚ provide shelter and food for wildlife etc. Invasive grass species are bad because for one they are obviously not native to the area and can colonize habitats and exclude the native plants. Did you know a Dandelion is an invasive species? Well it is it
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