in the United States. Once all of the baby boomers have reached 65‚ they will account for 25% of the fatal car accidents that will take place in the United States. Statistics from the Research and Innovative Technology Administration website (RITA) shows that as of 2009‚ there were over two-hundred million licensed drivers in the United States. Of that number‚ thirty three million of those licensed drivers are 65 years of age and older. Because of the increase in elderly drivers every year‚ they have
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Ocean Waves A wave is a periodic disturbance in space and time‚ possibly transferring energy to or through a space-time region. Have you ever ridden a wave in the ocean? Ocean waves travel on the surface of the water. You can see them and you can feel them. As you swim through the water‚ you can even make your own waves. The winds cause waves on the surface of the ocean (and on lakes). The wind transfers some of its energy to the water‚ through friction between the air molecules and the water molecules
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Ocean Carriers Objectives • Forecast pro-forma cash flows for a project • Estimate project values using Net Present Value (NPV) • Conduct sensitivity analysis for the forecast inputs Setting • January 2001 • Customer offering attractive terms on 3-year lease for a capesize carrier • Would require purchase of new carrier since existing fleet does not fulfill customer needs • Should it be purchased? Industry Dynamics • Revenue Drivers • Outlook in the: –
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Chart/Graph Paper Kelly Preskorn HCS/438 Statistical Applications October 12‚ 2010 Lynn Bertsch Chart/Graph Paper “Data are summarized in a visual way using charts and graphs (Rumsey‚ 2010).” Some of the basic graphs used include pie charts‚ bar charts‚ and histograms. Pie charts used more for percentages‚ bar charts used to compare groups and histograms to show numerical data. Pie charts take data that is categorized and shows percentages or individuals that can be placed into
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The Importance of Safe Driving According to the Center for Disease Control‚ motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among people ages 5-34 in the United States.1 In fact‚ between 2000 and 2005‚ 42‚000 people died on our country’s roads and highways.2 Additionally‚ the lifetime costs of crash-related deaths and injuries among drivers and passengers were $70 billion in 2005.3 While all of these are the result of accidents‚ a large percentage of these are accidents that could have been
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grassland‚ tundra. Then these six groups are broken down a bit father. In this paper we will discuss part of the marine biome which is the ocean biome. When one thinks of very large bodies of water such as the ocean‚ we are talking about marine biomes. Instead of freshwater it contains saltwater. They also include the coral reefs and estuaries. The ocean biome is the largest of all of the worlds. Which makes sense considering that the majority of the world surface is made up of water. Due to
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Date: 02/05/2013 Article: Harvard‚ Blue ocean strategy “Competing in high overcrowded industries is no way to sustain high performance. The real opportunity is to create blue oceans of uncontested market place.” This quote that is on the top of the first page just about sums up the article‚ but I will go further in depth in what the article says. What is the best way to drive profitable growth in an industry? Or company? According to the article it is to enter into the market place that
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electricity is called an electrical current‚ which is measured in a unit called amperes (also called amps for short). Electrical current cannot just flow on its own; it needs something to "push" it. Voltage (also referred to as electric potential) is what pushes electrical current through wires. Voltage is measured in volts‚ and the symbol for volts is V. The general purpose is to determine the voltage of a potato; with this experiment we intend to answer the following questions: 1. How much voltage
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Safe guarding Self-esteem is a term used in sociology and psychology to reflect a person’s overall emotional evaluation of his or her own worth. It is a judgment of oneself as well as an attitude toward the self. Self-esteem encompasses beliefs (for example‚ "I am competent‚" "I am worthy") and emotions such as triumph‚ despair‚ pride and shame.[1] Smith and Mackie define it by saying "The self-concept is what we think about the self; self-esteem‚ is the positive or negative evaluations of the
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Gina McArdle May 21‚ 2010 F 9-11:50 Be the Solution to Ocean Pollution Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to minimize the amount of waste they contribute to the ocean litter and pollution Central Idea: The quality of the ocean and health of sea life is greatly impacted by the contents that go into the sea‚ so the people of this world should limit the amount of litter and pollutants that potentially contribute to this problem. INTRODUCTION I. Attention Getter: Breathe slowly
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