Ever since T.V. became popular in the early 1950s‚ it has been in the living rooms- and minds- of people around the world‚ and still remains a major part of daily life. Many people believe television is just "harmless entertainment." Yet‚ violence‚ sexuality‚ race and gender stereotypes are common and popular themes of television programs‚ not to mention the numerous advertisements for food‚ alcohol‚ and items like clothes‚ gadgets‚ and toys. These themes affect people’s behaviors and attitudes towards
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Pioneer Petroleum Cases Analysis The Problem: Pioneer Petroleum Corporation (PPC) has two major problems that are interfering with the goal of the firm to maximize shareholder wealth. The first is that PPC has been calculating their weighted average cost of capital incorrectly‚ by incorrectly calculating their after tax cost of debt and their cost of equity. This miscalculation has subjected PPC to more risk and has hurt the company’s ability to make appropriate investment decisions. This has
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recent years there has been a significant rise in people’s concern for the environment. We all affect the natural environment‚ but we are often are unaware of how much we affect it. There is no part of the earth that does not remain affected by our actions. Our actions are now threatening the health of our planet‚ the land we live and work on‚ the water supply‚ the ozone layer‚ the animal species as well as the health of our species. With this it is easy to say "The problem is too great and what can
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ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT OPINION BRIEF Are electric cars actually bad for the environment? New research suggests that you have to drive an electric car a long‚ long way for it to be greener than a gas-guzzling vehicle POSTED ON JUNE 14‚ 2011‚ AT 10:30 AM A hybrid car is plugged into a charging station in San Francisco‚ Calif.: Electric cars may have bigger carbon footprints than their gas-guzzling competitors‚ according to a new study. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesSEE ALL
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Summary of Weekly Petroleum Data for the Week Ending April 25‚ 2014 U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 16.0 million barrels per day during the week ending April 25‚ 2014‚ 26‚000 barrels per day less than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 91.0% of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production decreased last week‚ averaging over 8.6 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel production decreased last week‚ averaging over 4.9 million barrels per day. U.S. crude oil
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great risk of the account details‚ credit card numbers‚etc. being stolen‚ through dangerous connections. Spy ware‚ hacking software are available for many credit card frauds which have become a common problem nowadays. Fortunately‚ you can protect our personal information and greatly reduce
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every corner of the streets; litters are scattered almost everywhere from your very own house‚ as you ride the jeep‚ and even until you reach the university. Now‚ you see what i mean? Unfortunately‚ improper solid waste management is one of the causes why we are suffering from different natural catastrophes such as rampant flooding and dying rivers and lakes. We better start off with the “garbage” talk. According to Gregorio Santos Jr.‚ a senior science research specialist who works in DENR‚ do you
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oil field service providers‚ and gas station operators - which have all enjoyed new profits. Leading the charge are the world ’s largest integrated oil companies: Exxon Mobil‚ BP‚ and Royal Dutch/Shell (Yahoo Finance‚ Industry Profile). British Petroleum (BP) is of one of the world ’s largest energy companies‚ providing its customers with fuel for transportation‚ energy for heat and light‚ retail services and petrochemical products for everyday items. Incorporated in 1909 in Great Britain‚ BP has
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with this ‚ because me as an example I like to go to the park a lot and the parks are free ‚ and in some other case there are some other people who doesn’t have enough money for they to be paying for public parks. In that point I disagree. Why I disagree?. I disagree‚ because if they star charging $2 dollars each day for the use of public parks‚ people might not follow that rule very straight and the people are going to try to find some way in without paying. That is very important because
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