conclusive alternatives. The need for alternatives has grown immensely over the last decade. Nonetheless‚ the State and Federal governments are desperate for competent‚ less expensive solutions. Costs of keeping a prisoner imprisoned vary among states and facilities. Each prisoner kept in minimum-security prison generally costs us approximately $25‚000 per year‚ while a prisoner held in a maximum-security prison costs between $35‚000 to $74‚862 per year. (Smolowe 56) These costs include basic
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Simulation‚ Perth‚ Australia‚ 12–16 December 2011 http://mssanz.org.au/modsim2011 Evaluation of environmental decision and information support tools: from adoption to outcome B.S. McIntosh a‚ b b International WaterCentre‚ Brisbane‚ Australia Smart Water Research Centre‚ Gold Coast‚ Australia Email: b.mcintosh@watercentre.org a Abstract: The value of environmental decision and information support tools (DISTs) and technologies is located in the impacts that the use of such technologies
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Chapter 9 Cost of Capital 1. What is the WACC? a. Weighted Average Cost of Capital- most firms employ different types of capital‚ and because of their differences in risk‚ the difference securities have different required rates of return. Typically=debt‚ preferred stock and common equity. 2. What precautions must we take when measuring the WACC to use for capital budgeting decisions (future investment)? b. The company’s current and recent past book and market value structures
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Government Grants for Alternative Energy Research Jon Smith ENG 122 (ABE1135R) Mrs. Jane Smith 8 October 2010 Government Grants for Alternative Energy Research Energy sources play a crucial role‚ affecting just about every activity that societies do in every country around the globe. The role in the economic development of a region or country does not need emphasis; because of the greater effects‚ it exercises a huge influence. It is the key
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Yes‚ I believe that Officer Smith’s first glance at the African American female influenced her decision making during her stop. What it sounds like‚ from the reading is that Officer Smith racially profiled the driver meaning that she had discriminated against the female driver based on her race and appearance. And by doing so this may have caused her to try and find any reason to pull the female driver over. I believe that this is true because if she was only preforming a routine traffic stop because
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statistical first release by the department of education provided the information on outcome for children who have been looked after continuously for at least 12 months at March 2013. It appeared that children in care have poorer outcomes in all aspects than children not in care‚ including educational attainment‚ health and wellbeing‚ offending‚ substance misuse and exclusions from schools. However‚ despite poor outcomes‚ there have been improvements for almost all measures. In terms of
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accounting. Cost accounting and financial accounting are two main components of accountancy. The former one is a part of accounting. In cost accounting‚ it dramatically researches the variable cost‚ fixed cost‚ overheads and capital cost‚ which is beneficial to calculate the cost and control the cost. And in another part of accounting‚ financial accounting‚ we record the business and make the financial statements through this kind of approaches. There are lots of similarities and differences between these
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Power and influence tend to have a negative connotation to some people that have perhaps encountered negative situations. Machiavelli suggested for those in power to do whatever it would take to maintain that power‚ in order to extend that power (McManus‚ 2006). Additionally‚ Machiavelli suggested that power has nothing to do with right or wrong‚ nor the welfare of the people (McManus‚ 2006). Furthermore‚ Machiavelli suggests for a leader to do everything in their power to maintain that power‚ even
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What is Alternative Fuels Alternative Fuels come from resources other than petroleum. Alternative fuel uses sources like corn‚ vegetable oils‚ animal fats‚ natural gas‚ propane and hydrogen. Various Alternative Fuels are produced domestically‚ thus reducing our dependence on imported oils and some are derived from renewable sources. Alternative fuel produces less pollution than normal gasoline or diesel (U.S. Department of Energy‚ n.d. ). Alternative fuel is produce for a variety of vehicles
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Part 1 (1) When causes of any particular problem are addressed‚ the solutions are no longer difficult. Yet a lot of effort has been spent on querying minor issues of energy management and little has been done to resolve some major issues which relate to the social impacts of electrical energy. This paper addresses the need for a reevaluation of the accepted role of electrical energy. Electric power should not be seen as purely “matter become energy”. Some public issues to do with electricity‚ such
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