What can we do to reduce our ecological footprint? There are many thing. For example‚ in our house‚ we compost all organic matter. We also recycle everything that our local community accepts at the recycling center. In addition‚ we often choose the items we buy based on the amount of packaging they have. The combination of these three things reduces our garbage output to only one 30-gallon bag every two weeks for a family of two. Not too bad. And the compost we make goes into our organic garden plot
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Does Compstat reduce crime ? Compstat (short for computer statistics or comparative statistics) originated in the new york city police department (NYPD) in 1994 when william bratton was police commissioner. Compstat is a comprehensive‚ city-wide database that records all reported crimes or complaints‚ arrests‚ and summonses issued in each of the city’s 76 precincts. City officials had previously believed that crime could not be prevented by better information and analytical tools but instead by
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Efforts to Reduce the Budget Deficit ECO 203 May 6‚ 2013 Efforts to Reduce the Budget Deficit In view of these possible surprises‚ fiscal adjustment plans must thus be designed in a way that makes them sufficiently flexible to accommodate the impact of shocks‚ but also sufficiently resilient so as to preserve their medium-term fiscal consolidation objectives even when the underlying economic environment turns out differently than initially expected‚ Mauro (2011).
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Exchange Hedging Strategies at General Motors: Transactional and Translational Exposure Problem Statement In September of 2001 General Motors (GM) was faced with a billion dollar exposure to the Canadian dollar. At the time‚ North America represented approximately three-quarters of GM’s total sales and this large exposure to the CAD could significantly affect GM’s financial results. GM had a passive strategy of hedging 50% of its exposure; this paper explores the impact of hedging 75%
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Conetta CHECK TENSE Ms. Macnally American Literature 12/20/2012 Throughout history‚ non-conformists have influenced society in positive ways. Non-conformity is capable of being beneficial to any society by looking at things from a different perspective. The Catholic Church’s speculated teachings of the universe were invalidated by Non conformity‚ the same way The Vigils and Brother Leon lost their power of the students in The Chocolate War; by someone taking
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Prose • • • • • • • • Short Story Factual Prose Novel The Personal Essay Journals Diaries Testimony Letters What is non prose? - is anything that does not tell a story of some kind. Therefore‚ it could include (but is not limited to) an essay (or any piece of writing that is informative) or a piece of poetry that is only describing one person‚ object‚ event or abstract concept. Non-prose materials are composed of graphs‚ tables‚ charts‚ diagrams and everything that does use minimal words to explain
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daily increases his/her risk to obesity by sixty percent (Frieden‚ 2010) Performing regular physical activity in childhood has a role in controlling the body weight‚ and building the bones and the muscles of the child. What types of policies could reduce childhood
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Reduce‚ Re-use‚ and Recycle The more electricity we use‚ the more fossil fuels we burn and the more pollution goes into the sky. The more water we use‚ the harder the pumps have to work‚ therefore using more energy. The more paper we waste‚ the more trees and animal habitats are destroyed‚ inevitably leading to many species’ extinction‚ and more pollution‚ from the machines that destroy them. The more we reuse and recycle‚ the less we have to waste‚ and the more of this Earth we can save.
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How to Reduce Air Pollution Air pollution is an issue of concern to the world. Pollution in our environment will undoubtedly affect our quality of life and it can also cause various health problems and other negative effects. As a result‚ we want to find way out. Three simple solutions to reduce air pollution such as reducing the using of vehicles‚ cutting down the using of machineries and planting trees. The first necessary way to solve this problem is to cutting down the using of machineries
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When compared to water pollution‚ air pollution tends to take a backseat. While each issue is equally important‚ it’s easy to forget the prevalence of air pollution. After all‚ unless you live in a city‚ the air above your head probably looks as healthy as ever. And one doesn’t go jumping into dirty air the same way you might in a dirty ocean or lake‚ so the issue of air pollution might not resonate as much. Unfortunately‚ air pollution is still a prevalent issue‚ whether you live in a city with
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