September 23‚ 2012 Subject: Alternative Minimum Tax In 1969‚ Congress had noticed that 155 people with high incomes were legally using so many deductions and other tax breaks that they were virtually paying nothing in federal income taxes. This angered many tax paying citizens and embarrassed the government. In an effort to fix the system Congress came up with the alternative minimum tax. At the time the tax only affected the high income class but not so today. The alternative minimum tax was never
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------------------------------------------------- Are There Any Realistic Alternatives To Oil? While energy cannot be created or destroyed‚ it can be transformed between types. The main sources of energy on Earth are the fossil fuels‚ including coal‚ natural gas‚ and oil‚ and all of these are nonrenewable resources. Each of these were produced over a period of millions of years under the surface of the Earth‚ and it is not possible to renew these supplies. The main uses for the energy obtained
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Introduction India’s energy sector is currently confronted with multiple challenges‚ which stem not only from supply-side constraints but also from demand pressures imposed by a buoyant economy and a growing population. As per recent Planning Commission estimates‚ if economic growth is sustained in the 7-8 per cent range‚ the energy demand would rise by at least 5.2 per cent annually. In the face of relatively inflexible supply options‚ the gap between energy requirement and availability
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Mahogany Fruit as an Alternative Charcoal Introduction: Mahogany Fruits are often thrown away. What most people do not know is that the dried pulps are good substitute of charcoal and firewood. Mahogany Fruit also known as a hard wood. Mahogany is a fast-growing forest trees commonly made into furniture or used in construction materials. More importantly‚ mahoganies effectively prevent soil erosion and flood hence these are often planted along river banks. Mahogany trees do not bear flower
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Phương Student ID : 1151030 Class : 11CTT Report on REPRENSENTATION OF THE FLOATING POINT NUMBER REPRENSENTATION OF THE FLOATING POINT NUMBER Reference Materials: 1. Wikipedia Encyclopedia 2. Computer Organization and Design (David A. Paterson) I. INTRODUCTION: In computer science‚ we have unsigned and signed integer to represent the integer number‚ however‚ it only could be represent the number from 0 to 232-1 (from -231 to 231-1 with the signed one) and it also cannot express
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Reflexology Consumers all over the world are turning to Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) more and more. There are many reasons why. Some patients have tried traditional medical treatment for chronic illnesses that have not worked and they want to try something new. Some can not afford traditional medical treatment‚ and CAM is generally less expensive. Some people like the naturalness of CAM‚ they think it is safer. What ever the reason‚ in the United States‚ 36% of adults are using
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Selecting an Alternative: Three Approaches When selecting from among alternatives‚ managers can use three basic approaches: (1) experience. (2) Experimentation‚ and (3) research and analysis (Figure 6-1). 1. Experience Reliance on past experience probably plays a larger part than it deserves in derision making. Experienced managers usually believe‚ often without realizing it‚ that the things they have successfully accomplished and the mistakes they have made furnish almost infallible guides
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Discuss the processes available in alternative dispute resolution and explain its advantages and disadvantages. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) involves dispute resolution processes and techniques that fall outside of the government judicial process. There has been moves against ADR in the past by entities of many political parties and their associates‚ despite this‚ ADR has gained inclusive acceptance among both the broad community and the legal profession in past years. In fact‚ many courts
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Abortion: Points of View It is nearly impossible anymore to find someone who doesn’t have an opinion about abortion‚ and probably a strong opinion at that. Yet the endless debates on the topic usually go nowhere‚ leaving the opponents even more committed to their positions and the open-minded observers confused. Both sides make a good case. An unwanted child is a pitiful thing‚ and the attendant social problems (single motherhood‚ financial destitution‚ child neglect‚ and urban overcrowding‚ to
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AWANG INDRA S. / 107835010 BEYOND TESTS: ALTERNATIVES IN ASSESSMENT This chapter tries to discuss alternative in assessment and the problems found in alternative in assessments. Performance Based Assessment Performance based assessment implies productive‚ observable skills‚ such as speaking and writing of content valid tasks. According to O’malley and Valdez Pierce (1996)‚ the characteristics of performance assessment are 1) students make a constructed response‚ 2) They engage in higher order
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