... hydropower plants produce about 24 percent of the world's electricity and supply more than 1 billion people with power. The world's hydropower plants output a combined total of 675,000 megawatts, the energy equivalent of 3.6 billion barrels of oil, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. There are more than 2,000 hydropower plants operating in the United States, making hydropower the country's largest renewable energy source (NREL.gov, 2012). On September 30, 1882, the world's first hydroelectric power plant began operation on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin. The plant, later named the Appleton Edison Light Company, was initiated by Appleton paper manufacturer H.J. Rogers, who had been inspired by Thomas Edison's plans for an electricity-producing station in New York (americanlibrary.gov, 2013). Thomas Edison’s plant in New York used steam power to drive its generators, the Appleton plant used the Fox River. In the new world, Indians had dabbled with irrigation, and the Spanish had improved their techniques, but the Mormons approached the desert, flooded it, and subverted its indifference until they made a Mesopotamia in America between the valleys of the Green River and the middle Snake. In 1902, the government...
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...accept this project. For the Beta calculation, I collect the industry data and average them to get the average asset data, which I think is more reasonable to explain the level of the risk for the ChampSport INC. Then I conduct the equity beta for ChampSport is 1.01. Finally, I got the 7.43% as the result of the WACC. (See Comparable Firm sheet) After that, I do the NPV analysis. When calculating the Operating Cash Flow, I decide to omit the expense of the research and development cost since it is the sunk cost and will not affect the future project and profit. I also assume that the annual increase rate for price of the product is 2% and annual growth rate of sales is 10%. By doing that, I generate the operating cash flow and finally get the NPV $11,227,508 and IRR 18.54%. Based on our assumption, the NPV shows that really bright future and profit ability for this project. Finally, I also did the NPV sensitive analysis to see how much the effect of WACC, annual growth rate of price and sales to the NPV. We can see that with the growth of the WACC to 12%, the NPV decreases to $5,355,268 and still keeps high positive. For the table of the NPV sensitive, we could find that annual growth rate of price ranges from 0% to 2% and growth rate of sales ranges from 5% to 20%, the NPV is still keep positive. And under the worst scenario assumption, the NPV is $5,838,024. (Price 0% and sales 5%, see Project Pro Forma sheet) Therefore, based on our analysis, the project for replacing...
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...Bookstores * Use of hardware and software * * “Common Hardware technologies used in business include: Desktop computers, laptops, mainframes, MS Windows, Mac OS, Unix, Linux, servers, web servers, and blade servers. Common Software technologies used in business include: enterprise applications, productivity and Office Applications, communication and information-sharing software, and entertainment and Media development software.” (Management Information Systems, 2013). * * The most popular software that is used amongst businesses are Accounting software called Intuit QuickBooks Pro, Backup and recovery software called Mozy, Blogging Software called WordPress, Calendar software called Sunbird, Collaboration software called Vyew, Collaboration and Office Suite software called Google Docs, CRM software called Salesforce.com, and Database software called FileMaker Pro. For the popular hardware used in business are servers, workstations, laptop and desktop computers, network switches, routers, cell phones, blackberries, PDA’s, GPS devices and many more. * * Use of databases and data communication technologies * * Besides the high importance of software and hardware that is used in virtually every business, databases and data communication technologies is just as important. There are main elements that make up databases and data communication for all three of these business: * Database Processing: is the system of collecting, storing, and...
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...Juan T. Alborta 1401LOGIC321335A-class Heather Wilburn 10 September 2013 Pros and Cons of Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana has been debated for decades all over the world, and it still unsure what is the best option for the people, either make it legal or keep it illegal like in almost all the countries. But here I am going to explain and show you some facts of each side of the coin. For the pro side there are many aspects that show how legalizing the marijuana can bring more benefits than keep it illegal; for example, there is evidence that show how marijuana helps some illness which means is good for medical use, there is also a fact that combating the Marijuana the governments spend tons of money, and also comparing the effects and causes of marijuana to the effects and causes of alcohol and tobacco makes thoughts easier to see legalization of marijuana makes the things better; On the other hand, looking to the other side of the coin, we got this drug which causes bad things in our bodies, it has immediate bad effects right after using it, it has also long-term effects, it seems also as a gateway drug in our society. The positive side of legalize the Marijuana. It has proved that Marijuana can be used as a treatment for many illness and bad symptoms of illness; for example, for those people who has Cancer Chemotherapy treatment and causes extreme nauseas and vomiting to them, Marijuana reduces those extreme symptoms, and it also alleviates pretreatment anxiety...
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... Note: The Human Cloning Foundation does not have the resources to check the factual accuracy of all the essays that it publishes. The reader must do fact checking on his or her own. 1. NEW! Cloning Humans is Beneficial by Tae. Hoon H. 2. NEW! Walter Payton, Cloning, and Transplants; and My Kidneys by Shauna Carroll Anderson 3. NEW! Do Not Ban Cloning by Kenny H. 4. NEW! In Support of the Argument for Human Cloning by John Greeney 5. NEW! Cloning the Human Race: The Importance and Advantages of Cloning Technology by Seah Nili 6. NEW! Should Cloning be Banned? by Michelle Halby 7. NEW! What is Mammalian Cloning and Why It May Be Important by Barry Evans 8. NEW! Cloning is Beneficial to Humanity by Adam Fox 9. NEW! Death, the Final Frontier by Charles Dunn 10. NEW! Cloning and Overpopulation - Not a Problem! by Stephanie 11. Human cloning from a sensitive male point of view by Mihailo Alic 12. Cloning for Bioethicists by José F. Jaramillo Vásquez 13. Revolted by Bioethicists by Hank H. 14. Cloning for Medical Purposes by Gabby 15. The Human Cloning Question: To Do, or Not to DO by Miguel Hernandez IV 16. Cloning Earth's Life by José F. Jaramillo Vásquez (this essay contains fantastic graphics so it is slower to download) 17. Human Cloning: A Promising Cornucopia by Randolfe H. Wicker 18. Cloning: It Will Happen by Bradley J. Seward 19. The Power of Cloning by David Jose Guillen 20. Human Cloning...
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...playing important roles in the world today. Computers are initially used for exclusive purposes such as scientific and engineering, calculations, leisure and entertainment. One of its specific purposes is to store and manipulate data to useful information. And able to build a computerize system, just like the Computerized Registration System to improve the manual system. The computerized world is a highly efficient one, which processing the big quantities of data and keeping .The extensive records will not be a problem to a post industrialized society, likewise the unreliable and slow processing and preparing student record and enrollment summary of report. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK In this study, the software that is being used is Visual Fox Pro and MySQL are windows based programming language. It is one of the simplest and easiest ways to create application and programs. It will serve as a powerful tool in keeping and analyzing our records. Also, this study is based and focused not only on the process of the registrar system in Sta. Cecilia College but also in its student information system. This study...
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...bias tendencies a serious problem. Fox news was the most popular news coverage during the 2003 invasion on Iraq. They influenced other media outlets to cover war in the same way. CNN and MSNBC do not cover war the same way as Fox. The media has a tendency to leave out important information while covering war. They usually only show the pro-war side and not the anti-war side. As we all know, the media is a huge part of our every day lives. Whether we notice it or not, television and the Internet is our main source to obtain information. It is commonly used and widespread because it is used in many countries. Today, most people have phones that can access the Internet making a source of media right at your fingertips. We want to believe everything the media says because they are delivering important information about our country, but unfortunately it is not always accurate. Some believe media coverage is mainly influenced by national contexts. Coverage is expected to vary from news station to news station (Gerhards and Schafer 2013). A news station has different journalist, which separates every station from each other. Each station may believe in different historical and cultural characteristics. Other differences are socio-demographic characteristics, attitudes, self-perceptions and motivations of journalists (Gerhards and Schafer 2013). Each station has a specific domestic view. Gerhards and Schafer did a study where they investigated CNN and FOX for 7 days. They analyzed the footage...
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...Concept of cloud computing was started in 2000s. Once this was introduced it has created a new business model and platform for many online business and technologies. To store any kind of data local servers will be used. But in today’s world with internet, the practice of using servers and networks on internet for storing, processing and managing any kind of data online is the concept of cloud computing (Margaret Rouse, 2015). Through this, both its platform and type of applications can be described, cloud computing provides its services in several layers to its users. By using this technology and internet applications can be run based on large data centers and servers. Cloud computing has gone through number of several phases including grid and utility computing (Margaret Rouse, 2015). Many enterprises have already started to implement cloud computing by knowing the potential of this technology. In 2012 according to IDG reports, (IDG ENTERPRISE MARKETING, 2016) the usage of cloud computing was 12% and by 2014 the number increased to 69% with the humongous change. The main reasons for many of enterprises to adopt to this technology was its cost and the flexibility to run any application faster than by the traditional method. Few features in could computing and its business functions like data analytics, data and storage management content management, conferencing solutions and collaborations. By 2015, 24% of enterprises used cloud computing for standardizing their IT budgets...
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...Designers are constantly in demand mostly due to the fact that the world is ever changing and diversifying in terms of fields such as landscape or technology. (Hardy, 2007). This means that designers would need to get ready for great changes that is happening globally and would need to overcome. Why is it that the main issue to this day about the diversity of designers is the “debate” between generalists and specialists? Both groups of people are extremely important in today’s design community because they would easily fit into different hierarchies. It’s up to no discussion that most companies would be expected to hire generalists because of how they get the most recognition for being the “jack-of-all-trades”. Most credit would be given to them due to the trust expectation that people put in them for being all-rounders in different fields of designing. However, counter-acting on that statement, do specialists actually repel the significance of generalists or otherwise? (Meyer, 2015) So who solves the world’s problem? The world’s big problems are not solved by generalists or specialists. In fact, generalists and specialists’ work hand in hand to create some of the most brilliant things the world has seen. There are bigger problems that the world is facing; these are problems from commercial to social and global. (See Fig A) Statistics have shown that we are the 20% that consume 80% of the world resources (Shah, 2013). It’s the synergy of both ways of looking at the world...
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...While beauty brands may find it hard to reach women whose priorities shift after having children, Suave was able to reposition itself from being a value brand to a quality beauty brand that moms choose by forging a highly-relevant emotional connection with them. For several years prior to its repositioning, Suave had owned a value brand position through its tagline, “Can you tell?”that referred to the fact that there was no quality difference between Suave and a more expensive brand of shampoo. The brand had an explicitly functional value position because it was interested in reaching budget-conscious women who wanted a quality shampoo. In 2007, Suave created big news by establishing an emotional bond with mothers through its repositioning campaign. The marketing campaign connected with moms on an emotional level by leveraging the insight that women tend to downgrade beauty as a priority when they become mothers, because they feel guilty if they prioritize taking care of themselves. However, Suave reported in a press release that moms said they felt happier, more attractive and more self-confident when they cared for their own needs. A 2006 USA Today piece agreed, touting the rise of“the mommy diva.” Hence, Suave tried to reach moms by speaking to them as women who fulfill multiple roles. The brand told Mom that using Suave doesn’t require them to choose between being a mom and looking attractive. Rather than sacrifice on necessities for her kids, Mom could stay within her...
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...ELECTRONIC ASSIGNMENT COVERSHEET | | Student’s Declaration: * Except where indicated, the work I am submitting in this assignment is my own work and has not been submitted for assessment in another unit. * This submission complies with Murdoch University's academic integrity commitments. I am aware that information about plagiarism and associated penalties can be found at http://www.murdoch.edu.au/teach/plagiarism/. If I have any doubts or queries about this, I am further aware that I can contact my Unit Coordinator prior to submitting the assignment. * I acknowledge that the assessor of this assignment may, for the purpose of assessing this assignment: * reproduce this assignment and provide a copy to another academic staff member; and/or * Submit a copy of this assignment to a plagiarism-checking service. This web-based service may retain a copy of this work for the sole purpose of subsequent plagiarism checking, but has a legal agreement with the University that it will not share or reproduce it in any form. * I have retained a copy of this assignment. * I will retain a copy of the notification of receipt of this assignment. If you have not received a receipt within three days, please check with your Unit Coordinator. | I am aware that I am making this declaration by submitting this document electronically and by using my Murdoch ID and password it is deemed equivalent to executing this declaration with my written signature. | Optional...
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...leaps and bounds that were made from stem cell research. The history of stem cell research had a compassionate, embryonic beginning in the mid-eighteen hundreds with the discovery that some blood cells could generate other cells within the human body. In the early nineteen hundreds European researchers realized that the various types of blood cells came from a certain “stem cell.” In 1963, the first true study of stem cell renewal took hold when Canadian researchers discovered self-renewing cells in transplanted mouse bone marrow. This would pave the way for a technique we use against leukemia. The transplantation of bone marrow in some people suffering from certain types of leukemia does work. As award winning science writer, Cynthia Fox observed, “it has been know for decades that if I have cancer, and I gave it you. I put a tumor in you, you will not get it. My cancer is killed by your...
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...our potential client base. The rationale behind the proposal and its implementation will be elaborated in the following report. When people have achieved basic survival needs such as food, shelter, and relatively secured physical and financial safety, they seek to attain things that they haven’t yet possess, such as status symbols or a sense of belonging to an exclusive group. If we can encourage our existing advertisement consumers to spend their extra income, hence shift the demand of our current advertising base to consume more upscale products, then we stand to gain an expanded and more profitable set of ads buyers. This project is a market study in potential new products in which ads targeted for the new minimum wage consumers segment can be created. This project will determine the current advertising consumers’ income. The result of this project will be used in devising a strategy to create and capture new demand. Indirectly, it would also contribute in determining the advertising budget...
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...Abortion Ethical issues continue to weigh heavily in the way healthcare is delivered in the United States. Diversity makes the most sensitive issues settle in a grey area, rather than simply black or white. Many believe that abortion is ethically justified, when others believe it is morally wrong. The ethical differences in opinions will be explored in the following paragraphs, analyzing the issue from different perspectives. Yet the act of abortion appears to break the vows of non-maleficence that health professionals must remain committed to uphold. According to John Stuart Mill, utilitarianism is a moral theory of ethics in which “an act’s of rightness or wrongness resides either in the nature of the act itself or in the results that the act brings about” (Mill, 2001). In today’s modern society, the utilitarian theory alone accounts for society’s understanding of virtue. The definition of utilitarianism according to Baillie, H.W., McGeehan, J., Garrett, T.M., and Garrett, R.M.(2013 p.4), in Health Ethics states: “Utilitarianism is social consequentialism, that holds that one should act so as to do the greatest good for the greatest number.” Based on the insight of these authors, refraining from abortion contributes to the greater good of not only the childbearing woman, but also to the greater good of society. Many base their argument of abortion on physiological, physical, even socio-economic reasons, but the act unknowingly causes more damage to the woman than one...
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...|RESEARCH PROPOSAL | |On | |CLOUD COMPUTING AND SECUTITY | |Submitted | |for Ph.D. Approval | | | | | |By Mr. MBANZABUGABO Jean Baptiste(BE,MSSE,MCA) | TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT..................................................................................................3 1. INTRODUCTION........................................................................................4 1. GENERAL OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY.................................................................................................. 5 2. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES .......................................................................5 2. LITERATURE REVIEW ...........................................................................6 3. METHODOLOGY...
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