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An overview of the Federal Transportation program is that in recent years it faced a lot of challenges since its inception years. Lack of funding is the most urgent problem that the program faces with trust fund for highways slowly heading towards the direction of bankruptcy. The public is not yet ready to embrace alternative sources of funding such as the mileage fees, road fares and income taxes. Priority has not yet been placed to investments on the national transport system and maintaining the existing ones but rather it is directed to developing high speed programs on railways.
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Business Case Analysis of 1 Up Toys

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Business Case Analysis of 1 Up Toys

Ronald Mannak, the founder of 1uptoys, created a company out of a desire to develop cutting-edge toys and gadgets. His friend, Patrick Grasso, decided to enter into business with Mannak. Both Grasso and Mannak invested a total of 24,000 Euros with Mannak having a “55% share” in the company (Smits & Bodewes, 2011, p. 5). In order to get more capital to start the company, Mannak made the decision to sell the idea before developing the products. In June 2006, SilverLit decided to sign a licensing agreement with ...

“Elbanna, S. 2013. Processes and impacts of strategic management: Evidence from the public sector in the United Arab Emirates. International Journal of Public Administration, 36(6): 1-14.”

In this article, the author investigates the processes as well as impacts of the strategic management in the United Arab Emirates public sector. In particular, the article surveys how public organizations in United Arab Emirates formulate, implement, and assess their strategic plans. According to the author, the fluctuating effectiveness and popularity has affected strategic management negatively in its numerous guises. It was very popular from mid-1960s to mid-1970s but suffered a ...

Funding forms a critical aspect of public universities in terms of research and conducting learning. In the 1950s and 60s educated university students did protest concerning the Vietnam wars and other issues that were affecting America. With a high access to public funds, the universities and colleges could increase the intake of students. However, over the years the reduction in public funds has been construed to have an agenda. Courses on humanities such as sociology and philosophy play an essential role in shaping the minds of college students. Individuals can be able to reason critically and analyze everyday issues from clear ...

Scientists have found metallopolymers. Metallopolymers are used to make strains vulnerable to antibiotics. Previously, bacteria were resistant to these antibiotics. Tang and his colleagues noted that a significant fraction of infection is caused by bacteria such as MRSA. MRSA is spread through contaminated hands. The presence of MRSA in the body causes pneumonia and deters treatment by traditional antibiotic such as penicillin when they produce enzymes. Although much effort has been made to inactivate this enzyme, a successful resolution has not been reached. In the process of coming up with a better alternative, Tang’s team tested a recently discovered class against a number ...

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In the article A Federal Perspective on Special Education Technology, which was published in the Journal of Learning Disabilities in September, 1996, the authors Jane Hauser and David B. Malouf (1996) provided an overview of the research that was conducted over the past 20 years with regards to the use of technology in special education.
As Congress began to recognize the role that technology could play in the education of persons with disabilities, it started to implement more statutes that aimed to strengthen the use of technology in special education. Part G of the Education ...

For a service driven company to ensure success, such examples include Wal-Mart, Commerce bank, and Cleveland Clinic specific key elements must be implemented. There must also be that sphere, where management tools and techniques are cohesive in handling and satisfying customers. There are four elements that effectively drive a service base company. They include; the offering when this service is designed minimal flaw is to be assured; focusing on what customers want to experience; is it that your brand offers a friendly customer care environment and relations as well as convenient business hours. Customer operation segment must be identified ...

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The $9.9 million reduction in budget allocation makes one of the things that caught me by surprise. A closer analysis of the budget reveals that security/counter-terrorism grants have reduced dramatically from the 2013 values. The other most surprising thing is that the budget for communication was also reduced in 2014. Common knowledge would suggest an increased funding in communications and counter-terrorism programs. The capital program also surprised me since the department seems to have an elaborate ten-year plan that underfunded. Further, I was surprised to note that administration of the police department increased in budget allocation. The budget shows a ...

A review of Contact Energy Limited: startup history, funding, market growth and failure, operations and globalization of the energy market in New Zealand.

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CONTACT ENERGY LIMITED

Contact energy limited is an incorporated and a diversified company that generates and sells electricity in New Zealand. The company is one of the biggest electric generators in New Zealand with up to 23% of retail generation as of 2012. Contact started as part of the division of the Electricity Corporation of New Zealand in late 1996 (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, 2). It became publicly listed in the year 1999. ...

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Childhood obesity is a problem that has faced the United States for over two decades. With so many health issues associated with obesity and so many children becoming obese the problem is in need of a solution. It has been found that children from low socioeconomic status areas are more likely to become obese. Between their families and schools lack of ability to provide healthy meals and not enough resources to fix the issue many children are not learning ways to beat obesity for their future. This study aims to find out if there is a strong correlation between low socioeconomic status in ...

Article Review: “Prisons, Privatization, Patronage”

Article Review: “Prisons, Privatization, Patronage”
Summary: The article, “Prisons, Privatization, Patronage,” by Paul Krugman aimed to expose the indecency and lies growing within the prison system, beginning with halfway houses in New Jersey . Typically, halfway homes are advertised as a place for prisoners in rehabilitation to find sanctuary as they adjust to the outside world. They are shown as refuges that offer resources for individuals. The New York Times’ investigation however exposed halfway homes in New Jersey to be riddled with underpaid, overwhelmed staff, as well as dangerous inhabitants that did no service for one another. If anything, the ...

The Effect of Medicare and Medicaid on the Social Work Field

Introduction
The American society is at the cusp of transformative change. With Baby Boomers of the sixties now reaching retirement age, the proportion of older people in society is going to increase. A smaller base of working population will have to support a larger slab of older people. As a result, existing frameworks of social security, Medicare and Medicaid would prove inadequate. New ways and means need to be explored to sustain the concept of an equitable and caring society that has been built in the USA. In this context, it is essential to explore the effect of the changing ...

1. The ACA (Affordable Care Act) provides 100 percent funding for the increased state portion of Medicaid, but only from 2014 to 2016. Paraphrase: The Affordable Care Act, also known as ACA, will guarantee 100% funding for the state portion of Medicaid, which had increased, through 2014-2016.
2.. Direct quote: To add to that, according to McLaughlin (2011), “Although increased levels of income eligibility are a key way the ACA increases insurance coverage in the United States, state pressure may change this policy” (p. 106).
3. Summary: This paragraph informs that through the 2014-2016 the Affordable Care act ...

The DNA Dilemma: A Test That Could Change Your Life by Bonnie Rochman, TIME, December 24 2012

The article discusses whether it's both professional and ethical for genomics and genetics to release the DNA and fine chromosomal test results to their patients in full without considering the consequences. DNA results can truly change its life; it could mean breaking of a marriage, realization that death is killing slowly from within, acquiring funding to fight the illness, higher funding into research for a disease cure.
Some patient's results withheld while others are given in part to protect the patient interests. The practice has proven to be a dilemma for the society because both ways there are harder consequences. For ...

Terrorist financing involves providing funds for terrorist activities. This may include funds that has been raised from various legitimate sources for instance personal donations, gifts, business profits and also from charitable organisations, as well as funds from illegitimate or criminal sources such as kidnapping, piracy, drug trade, money laundering, extortion and smuggling of weapons. Terrorist have been using these and other techniques especially through money laundering and disguise as charitable organisations so as to evade being caught by the relevant authorities and also as a way of protecting the identity of the sponsors as well as that of their beneficiaries ( ...

The article opens with definitions. “Community Economic Development” is presented as “a strategy that includes a wide range of economic activities and programs for developing low-income communities such as affordable housing and small business development.” A focus on job creation whether working with neighborhood businesses or industrial parks is central to the programs.
Economic development was a response to perceived problems of poverty. Associated with poverty is poor housing, lack of access to health care, a lack of jobs and a generally poor quality of life. Efforts to address these problems are very local. Community Development Corporations have developed ...

Crowdfunding programs such as Indiegogo, Fundable, and Kickstarter are currently responsible for the emergence of exceptional projects. The sites utilize the gains from pledges and popularity to create a competitive environment for the investors to acquire an interest in funding startup ideas and businesses (Toren, 2014). Entrepreneurs can definitely benefit from crowdfunding programs if their ideas are viable, lucrative, and interesting. This paper examines the ideology and importance of crowdfunding from Adam Uzialko’s perspective following the incorporation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) into the US constitution in 2012.
According to Uzialko (2015), the enactment ...

Despite the relative lack of information on the future implications of stem-cell therapies, research has sped ahead (Daley, et al. 793). As an example of the rapid pace of research, the International Society for Stem Cell Research, arguably the biggest international professional organization involved in stem cell research, has been obliged to update its guidelines three times in ten years (Daley, et al. 787). The purpose of this paper is to present some of the controversies evoked by stem cell research and therapies.
One of the reasons given for the rapid uptake of stem cell therapies is the appeal ...

Ray WA, Chung CP, Murray KT, Hall K, Stein C. Prescription of Long-Acting Opioids and Mortality in Patients With Chronic Noncancer Pain. JAMA. 2016;315(22):2415-2423. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.7789.

Prescription of Long-Acting Opioids and Mortality in Patients With Chronic Noncancer Pain
Wayne A. Ray, PhD1; Cecilia P. Chung, MD, MPH2; Katherine T. Murray, MD2,3; Kathi Hall, BS1; C. Michael Stein, MB, ChB2,3
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JAMA. 2016;315(22):2415-2423. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.7789.

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Importance  Long-acting opioids increase the risk of unintentional overdose deaths but also may increase ...

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The video under evaluation is drawn from the Benevon firm. The CEO, Terry Axelrod teaches nonprofit organizations how to obtain sustainable funds.
Benevon (2012). Creating Sustainable Funding for Your Nonprofit 55-Minute Recorded Seminar. Retrieved April 30, 2016 from http://www.benevon.com/fundraising-training- video.

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Terry coaches and trains non-profit firms on the use of the Benevon Model. The paradigm is an initiative that is mission-based to enable the development of relations and engagement with donors. When molded to serve the customized interests of every NGO, the Benevon structure creates passionate investors who are dedicated to the long-term economic stability of the NGO. The ...

1How does monetary policy affects the economy?

There is no doubt that national monetary policies pose a great impact on the economy of any country, that is, employment, income and investment. Theories trying to explain this mainly draw their arguments from the general nominal rigidity as applied in prices and wages. It therefore means that monetary policy has an impact on the economy due to the fact that workers and firms respond to the increase in liquidity through improved production rather than increasing the prices and or wages. Notably, there is a significant disparity in decision making as far as wage setting is concerned. Most theories ...

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This paper attempts to provide a discussion on the choice of the field of study at the undergraduate level based on a research article that investigates the choice of subject and the factors affecting the choice . We discuss how student background and the motivations influence the subject choice. In doing so we have also discussed how the motivation is affected by the student’s social, economic and ethnic background. The implications of the result for policy purposes have also been discussed. We find that two issues like student’s ability and interests and the social contribution of a ...

Community Sourced Capital (CSC) has brought forth a model of loaning out reasonably large loans at an interest-free rate. This model will be implemented throughout the state of Washington in a deal with the Department of Trade.
Co-owners of Intrigue Chocolate in Seattle, Aaron Barthel and Karl Mueller, were out seeking a loan to finance their move to a bigger commercial space in a new location. They were irritated by banks that wanted them take high-interest credit debts. They turned to Community Source Capital, which is a company based in Seattle that established an online crowdfunding platform that helped them raise more than $400, ...

1. Benefits of Nanotechnology
More than 20 years of nanoscience research finds that the nanotechnology is coming with both expected and unexpected benefits. Nanotechnology is helping to improve in many revolutions, especially in technology and industry sectors. The success of the nanotechnology depends on the fact that the material can be structured in the nanoscale. Using nanotechnology, the materials can be made stronger, lighter, and more durable. The nanotechnology is used in baseball bats, solar panels, motorcycle, luggage, and power tools. The nanotechnology designs the products in nanoscale. The nanotechnology is being implemented in various technologies. Nanotechnology is ...

The paper is about the stand of the National Institutes of Health, (NIH), on Human Stem Cell Research. It entails what to be done when the involved parties want to carry out the same. NIH considers funding research only on human embryonic stem cell lines obtained from human embryos. NIH must always be satisfied with health status of the parents providing the embryos. The parents must always test negative of sexually transmitted diseases especially HIV and AIDS. The sperm and the oocyte donors for IVF must always meet the tissue donor eligibility requirements. To achieve this, numerous medical screens ...

This article discusses the emerging issues in the growth and development of corporate social responsibility. It starts by discussing various drivers of to corporate social responsibility. Ideally, business attitudes and its relationship are slowly changing with time due changes in the business environment. As a result, changes in business environments such as technological, political, economic, social, cultural and legal environments are influencing the business behaviours and the way to handle problems. This is to mean that there is great need for corporates to adopt changes in their social responsibility. In addition, social corporate environment is also ensured by focusing on ...

‘Quebec physicians tentatively propose legal euthanasia’ is an article by the online the online newspaper, The Globe and Mail. The article by Rhéal Séguin describes how Quebec physicians have joined the debate on Euthanasia with the proposal that it be included as a valid intervention measure in medicine. They propose that medically aided euthanasia be allowed as part of the normal medical interventions available when needed.
The Quebec College of Physicians argues that after several years of deliberations and research, they deemed that the public has come of age to accept euthanasia. They therefore proposed that the ...

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“A Reflection on Service Learning: Working with Eric” is reflectory essay written by Onnalee l. Gibson that chronicles his adventures in a Michigan school, Waverly High School tutoring a young African American 11th grader named Eric Johnson.
This well written piece utilizes a variety of literary devices and the final product is a really captivating tale. The underlying thesis of Gibson’s essay is that Waverly High School is unlike any other school because of its unique approach of handling the educational, social and behavioral needs of its students in an individual manner. This theory is comprehensively substantiated throughout the essay by ...

The task of the CEO of a company is to ensure that the operating costs are at a minimum, a continuous growth and expansion of the company and the profits are maximized at all times. He has to always ensure that the new ventures survive to their fulfillment in that they produce the desired results on their maturity. Very few initiatives that are launched in areas with potential make it to maturity without being stifled by the mature ventures. Some mistakes that the executives make include;

Part 1.Failing to provide the right kind of oversight

Distractions on many occasions tend to make the managers fail to follow the rules that are ...

The article is Situation Report Number 11, which focuses on the condition of various social sectors in Somalia as at 30th august 2011, and is written by OCHA Somalia and other humanitarian partners. The report was done and delivered in a conference in New York. It is titled: Somalia: Famine and Drought. Somalia is particularly problematic judging from all socio-economic sectors as explained by the report. The source of the article is the OCHA website: www.unocha.org

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Summarily, the article addresses the condition of Somalia with regard to the migrations of people due to internal displacements and refugee departures. The main ...

In ensuring justice out of the criminal act, there should be well-explained guidelines that are to be adopted across all the states. This can only be possible through a well-established body for funding the whole exercise and the law enforcers being behind the guideline of the set policies or laws. In a statistics Bureau for justice, 27 states adopted the truth in sentencing guideline of the federal, which were getting funds for expansions from the VOI/TIS. Upon exceeding the requirements which was to be in line with the allocated resources by many States, a broader sentencing guide was imposed to amend the ...

Artificial Sweeteners Article Review

In the article “Artificial Sweeteners: Outwitting the Wisdom of the Body?,” Linda Bartoshuk (2009) explains the controversy behind artificial sweeteners. Artificial sweeteners have been recommended to dieters under the notion that artificial sweeteners substitute sugar effectively while reducing calorie intake. However, Bartoshuk (2009) raises the question if they promote weight gain or weight loss because several researches indicate that the paradigm about weight loss properties of artificial sweeteners could prove false. Research on artificial sweeteners will inevitably produce positive outcomes for individuals and their well-being, but if artificial sweeteners support weight gain, further research could cause paradigm shifts in ...