Essay: Petrol subsidies in Nigeria Nigeria‚ an oil-abundant nation‚ produces two million of barrels of crude oil a day‚ though despite this‚ it relies solely on importation to sustain its refined-fuel needs. This is because its four refineries fail to function effectively and continue to operate beneath capacity. Governmental mismanagement and political corruption are some of the reasons why Nigeria’s refineries remain in this state. The Nigerian government therefore implemented subsidies in order
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Taxes on Alcohol in Australia ------------------------------------------------- Thesis Statement: “High taxes on alcopops are a unnecessary and an ineffective way to stop binge drinking.” Introduction: Alcohol and its consumption are an accepted and enjoyable part of Australian culture‚ with a long history and deep social and cultural roots. However‚ attitudes toward alcohol are also complex and evidence of significant alcohol-related harm to individuals and communities demands a concerted and
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The Future of Cruise Industry Abstract Cruise industry has rapidly developing since 1990s; it becomes not only as transportation tool‚ but a modern way of travel and even lifestyle. It is regarded as ‘floating resorts’. This journal article focuses on the future development of cruising industry. It examines cruise industry on five main factors: the structure of the industry: high concentration and enter of Low-Cost cruise lines; the potential customers: whether aging population or young generation
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Governmental Agency on Prison Health Care Phyllis M. Williams HCS/430 November 26‚ 2012 Christie Artuso‚ EdD‚ RN‚ CNRN Governmental Agency on Prison Health Care Within this paper‚ there will be an explanation of the role and impact of a governmental agency that regulates prison health care. In order to understand the full velocity of prison health care‚ one must first understand the definition of health care regulatory agencies. Health care regulatory agencies were established to monitor
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Big Brother Is Proposing Taxing Yet Again My first impression of the term "Fat Taxes" was and instant "Yes‚ let’s do it"‚ I jumped to conclusions before reading through the material. However once I read the different arguments and rebuttals‚ I quickly went from for to against this “Fat Tax” for many reasons. The fat tax is designed to tax unhealthy food and sugary drink to encourage healthier eating habits in hopes of decreasing obesity. Yes‚ obesity creates a great deal of the health problems in
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Tim Snyder Dr. Kohl 1 December 2008 Economics of sports Public Funding for Sport facilities The question that the public has to ask themselves is if this is fair. There are obviously upsides and downsides to every alternative‚ but what are they when a sports team decided to build a new stadium? Let’s say that the stadium is staying in the same city‚ but is changing locations and needs a new location to build. The team has to choose a site to build on. This site is the future of the team‚ but
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ComponentsLevels | Portfolio Governance | Project Opportunity Assessment | Project Prioritization and Selection | Portfolio & Project Communication Management | Portfolio Performance Management | Portfolio Resource Management | Level 5 Optimized Process | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | Level 4Management Process | 25% | 10%Yes: Partial bullet 3 | 50%No: bullets 5‚ 7‚ 8‚ 9‚ 11‚ 12 | 25%No: bullets 1‚ 2‚ 4 | 0% | 0% | Level 3Organizational Standards and Institutionalized Process |
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POLS 5440 Principles and Processes of Government Budgeting | Sin Taxes‚ Good or Bad? | An Examination of the Use of Sin Taxes in the United States | By: Stacy Madden4/27/2012 | Executive Summary Historically sin taxes have been an effective and efficient way for the government to raise revenue. The federal government used tariffs and consumption taxes to generate almost all of its revenue in the early years of our nation. The tax structure and philosophy has evolved and changed
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Carnival Cruises enjoyed a pretty good run prior to the September 11‚ 2001 terrorist attacks. The company held 32% of the overall market‚ making it the largest cruise line in the world. As a result of the terrorist attacks cruise lines were forced to offer deep discount‚ which hand an impact on the bottom line. Bookings were down along with profit. This scenario was all too familiar to Carnival Cruises. In the beginning Carnival had struggled‚ but begin to gain popularity‚ by appealing to
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Cruise to The Bahamas During my junior year in high school me‚ my mom and some of her friends went on a cruise to the Bahamas. It was a three day cruise leaving Miami going to Nassau‚ Bahamas which is their capital. It was a Thursday night in May 2008 and we had a flight to catch to Miami. Even though the boat didn’t leave till the next day in the afternoon‚ it was best to get there early in case you missed your flight because most cruises aren’t refundable. We ending up flying to Fort Lauderdale
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