State expenditures (including the District of Columbia) for adult prisons were estimated to be $22 billion for 1996‚ the most recent data available from the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Overall‚ between 1990 and 1996‚ state prison expenditures increased 83 percent from $12 billion to $22 billion. Of these‚ capital expenditures (on construction‚ land and equipment) were 6 percent of total expenditures‚ i.e.‚ a total of $1.3 billion. Construction costs at $0.8 billion represented 4 percent
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Economic Expansion 1. Briefly describe Hong Kong’s economy (background‚ GDP‚ growth rate‚ etc.)‚ (20 points) Everything about Hong Kong tells the story of trade. With beginnings as a small rocky island full of fishing villages‚ Hong Kong has grown to become one of the largest cities of trade and finance in the world. Hong Kong had a GDP of $325.8 billion USD in 2010‚ which represents a 6.8% growth from the previous year (“Economy: Hong Kong”‚ 2011). This growth is a nice change from the 2.7% loss
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Catherine Cobon HST 102-101 Prof. Gardiner Notes: Thursday‚ April 04‚ 2012 Through the first week of notes in History: The Maritime Expansion History is the study of past events‚ as well as important events that happened in which we discover what brought us today to this actions. We always have to get down through these events in history‚ dig in and discover in detail the roots of life. Globalization is the systematic interaction and economic integration‚ an economic traffic. Most countries
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PARTIES AS STYLE QUESTIONS WHY HAS THE ARGUEMENT FOR POLITICAL PARTIES TO BE FUNDED BY THE STATE BECOME STRONGER IN RECENT YEARS Political party funding has been a source of controversy over recent years. Political parties could be funded through membership subscriptions‚donations from individuals and companies‚and through state funding. Over recent years there has been a lot of contention over the funds political parties receive from private donors such has Lord Ashcroft‚the Conservative
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growth drivers of the children’s apparel segment .It further discusses about the competitors critical success factors. It also gives a rejection of the future of this segment. The report is useful for manufactures and retailers in the apparel industry. Introduction The competitors for kid’s wear market have been increased for the past decades. This article aims to analyse the market for kids’ apparel that is taking place in the stores throughout the year. Children’s apparel includes clothing for kids between
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concluded that it is private sector money and not government money that turns scientific research into economic growth. • E.g. IBM‚ despite no government funding‚ is one of the largest research institutions in the world. IBM funded the research that discovered high temperature supraconductivity TS #2 Private funding of scientific research is acceptable as their profit motive results in a more efficient allocation of resources. • Private decision makers are better at
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Network Expansion The fundamental characteristics and components of the a network of communications is well put together and is suited to their needs to support three stores. The Kudler network is small and only automated at the store level. In analyzing the current network setup‚ a determination will be made on a new network design. This will better automate the network communications between all physical locations of Kudler Fine Foods. Kathy Kudler’s business is still growing with a
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Amercian Apparel -largest clothing manufacturere in the US. It is a vertically integrated clothing manufacturer‚ wholesaler‚ and retailer that also performs its own design‚ advertising‚ and marketing. It is best-known for making basic cotton knitwear such as T-shirts and underwear‚ but in recent years it has expanded - to include leggings‚ leotards‚ tank tops‚ vintage clothing‚ dresses‚ pants‚ denim‚ nail polish‚ bedding and accessories for men‚ women‚ children‚ babies and dogs. -Who is the
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Governing bodies and funding in sport Sport in the UK As you may know sport is overseen in the U.K by governing bodies such as sport England and UK sport. Governing bodies Governing bodies oversee the running of a chosen sport or activity. They are responsible for funding‚ organising and overseeing and overseeing the sport. Individuals and teams that is accountable to governing bodies. They determine the roles‚ league structure‚ organisation of competition and membership to their sport. Administration
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several advantages to accepting funding from a relative. The first‚ and most obvious‚ is that by entering into a partnership to pay back this relative‚ there is no high rate interest to worry about‚ as there would be with a bank loan. Also‚ the relative only has to agree to the assistance‚ instead of applying for bank approval. There is also no risk of depreciation‚ as there is with the stock market. However‚ there is also a very large risk with this type of funding. When using a short or long
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