I. What is Sin Tax Bill ? A sin tax is a kind of sumptuary tax: a tax specifically levied on certain generally socially proscribed goods and services‚ for example alcohol‚ tobacco and gambling. Sumptuary taxes are ostensibly used for reducing transactions involving something that society considers undesirable‚ and is thus a kind of sumptuary law. Sin tax is used for taxes on activities that are considered socially undesirable. Common targets of sumptuary taxes are alcohol and tobacco‚ gambling
Free Tobacco Tobacco smoking Tax
Bill Clinton Bill Clinton is remembered as a charismatic leader who paid close attention to public opinion and let it influence his decisions. Around half of Millennials see Bill Clinton as the president who did the best job during their lifetimes and ended his second term with a 66% approval rating. A Sep. 22‚ 2010 poll conducted by NBC and the Wall Street Journal found that Clinton was more popular than President Obama. Clinton had a 55% approval rating compared to Obama ’s 46 percent approval
Premium President of the United States Democratic Party Bill Clinton
Bill Gates and Tim Berners-Lee: Their Contributions to Information Technology and the IT Industry Nowadays‚ information technology is playing a significant role in human’s life. Actually‚ it has only been developing for several decades. In fact‚ there are two key men who contribute greatly for this process. They are Bill Gates and Tim Berners-Lee. This essay will explain their contribution to IT and its industry and discuss it in several aspects. There remain several differences between
Premium Microsoft World Wide Web Bill Gates
science fiction at their present time and then to find a way to make that dream‚ a reality. The two men who come to mind the most would be Bill Gates and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. These two men used their minds to think of a way to forge a path of innovation‚ Bill Gates revolutionized the way that our world operates on a technical scale. If not for Gates who knows where the world would be or if this report would even be possible in the format that it is being typed in. Dr. Martin Luther King
Premium Thomas Edison Physics Creativity
The Breed Myth What do Steve Jobs‚ the founder of Apple‚ Bill Gates‚ the founder of Microsoft‚ Jeff Bezos‚ the founder of Amazon‚ and Michael Dell‚ the founder of Dell all have in common? All of these famous men who have made incredible achievements in life may have been born with a creative mind because of the life they live today‚ which is called Breed Myth. Breed Myth is stating that you are born with creativity you already developed. Some people believe that children are born with creativity
Premium Gene DNA Genetics
Raven’s Gate In this game of life‚ are you more David or Goliath? In his book‚ Raven’s Gate‚ Anthony Horowitz tells the story of a special young man‚ named Matt‚ who overcomes the odds and stops a terrible curse. Matt is orphaned‚ he is young‚ and the odds are not in his favor. In the book of 1Samuel‚ David was not Israel’s first choice to fight Goliath either. David was considered too small for the job. Through determination‚ confidence‚ and courage‚ Matt proves that he can overcome almost
Premium Goliath David Philistines
By Jason Hiner January 19‚ 2011‚ 2:55 PM PST Takeaway: The legacies of both Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are solidified in the technology pantheon‚ but which one ultimately made the bigger contribution. Vote here. The technology world got the unfortunate news on Monday that Steve Jobs was taking another medical leave from Apple in order to focus on his recurring health issues related to pancreatic cancer and his 2009 liver transplant. Since Jobs has been one of the most enthusiastic evangelists
Premium Steve Jobs Voting Apple Inc.
paper integrated solution has been offered to the transport related issues based on Atmel controller. It is the core which has hardware modules such as RFID‚ GPS‚ GSM and MEMS to handle the new transport related issues viz. Accident alert‚ Toll gate control‚ Parking slot management‚ Traffic rule violation control and special zone are explained in this paper. An efficient utilization of communication link between RF Modems over a wireless channel to facilitate vehicle monitoring‚ vehicle authentication
Premium Electronic toll collection Rectifier RFID
On March 26‚ 1997‚ in what has become known as one of the most noteworthy mass suicides in history‚ thirty-nine men and women affiliated with the Heavens Gate cult took their own lives by ingesting a combination of Phenobarbitals mixed with applesauce and alcohol. Each was dressed all in black‚ their faces covered by a purple shroud. Those who wore glasses had them neatly folded next to their body‚ and all had identification papers for the authorities to find. The house was immaculate‚ tidier
Premium Marshall Applewhite
Digital Logic •Introduction‚ Truth Tables and Boolean expressions •Logic Gates •Combination of Logic Gates •Circuit tracing and Boolean expressions •Creating Truth Table from a circuit •Creating a Circuit from a Truth Table •Basic Boolean Algebra •Using Boolean Algebra for Circuit Simplification •Practical Considerations Digital Circuit versus an analog circuit •Digital systems operate based on discrete information or signals‚ were as an analog system relies on continuous information
Premium