drilling rig (Deepwater Horizon) leased by British Petroleum (BP) ignited and exploded spewing 42,000 gallons of oil a day into the Gulf. Two days later the rig sank increasing the spill rate to 210,000 gallons of oil a day. Analysis – Government intervention The U.S. Government named BP as the responsible party in the incident; BP was found negligent in communication and safety practices, the company was held accountable for all cleanup costs resulting from the oil spill. Individuals and businesses
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Additionally, a lower speed limit saves 167,000 barrels of oil per day and could save approximately 6,400 lives per year. Warrant 1. Decreased speed limit will improve fuel average of the vehicles. Backing 1. Cars are most fuel efficient when driven between 30 mph and 60 mph. Above 65 mph, mileage drops sharply. This isn't rocket science. If drivers are forced to slow down, we would all use less gasoline. On reducing speed to a lower level will also curb subsidies provided on fuel so it will
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Professional Development Across Disciplines Tommy Sickels University of Phoenix March 11, 2015 Professional Development across Disciplines The purpose of the new school is to promote lifelong learning as one of its primary functions. As a new learning center, our goal is to promote positive and innovative ways in which to promote education. Our educational programs are not traditional in the sense that students are to duplicate each other
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The Importance of Understanding Culture in International Business | Business Management in an International Context | | The increasing number of interactions between independent countries, companies and people has highlighted the importance of an understanding of global cultures, both national and organisational. Culture plays a large role in the way individuals behave and interact with one another and therefore plays an important role in business interactions across cultures. Many definitions
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Introduction: The U.S. spends more per capita, and the highest percentage of GDP, on healthcare than any other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) country as reported in the March 2009, “Trends in Healthcare Costs and Spending” by Kaiser Family Foundation. Given the unusual relationships in healthcare between consumers, payers, and providers, the ethical implications involved in healthcare decisions, it is nearly impossible to define the “right” amount to be spend
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International Education Programs: Risk Management Albert Einstein once said, “There is no scientific antidote (to the atomic bomb), only education. You’ve got to change the way people think. I am not interested in disarmament talks between nations - What I want to do is to disarm the mind. After that, everything else will automatically follow. The ultimate weapon for such mental disarmament is international education.” Although those words were spoken decades ago, they are most applicable in
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characteristics of modern economic growth. Modern economic growth is usually accompanied by underlying characteristics such as a rise of the use of technology in production and a shift from agriculture to production. Political, institutional and cultural changes also usually occur alongside economic growth. Rostow's theory was better to suited to Anglo-American economies, and assumes there are definitive, sequential steps in developing economies. The preconditions stage assumes that nations undergo
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Strategic Planning and the Nursing Process Paper Strategic planning is a common practice and important in healthcare as it provides guidelines to make a decision for organization’s role and priorities. As hospital and healthcare industry face more regulatory challenges and financial pressure, strategic planning is needed for survival of an organization. This paper will discuss the similarities and differences between the strategic planning process and the nursing process. It will relate the nurse’s
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Adapting to drought in the Sahel: lessons for climate change Michael Mortimore∗ The Sahel’s experience of adapting to changes in rainfall on a scale at least comparable to that of climate change scenarios, between the 1960s and the 1990s, suggests that lessons can be learnt that may have a wider utility for policy in the future. The Sahel is a major global agroecological region and its success in adaptation will influence the achievement of the global Millennium Development Goals. From simple typologies
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Justifying Military Intervention Some of the most difficult decisions that United States policymakers are faced with are those regarding when, where and how the United States should exercise military force. Most people feel that military force may be used if a vital interest of the United States is threatened. “The difficulty lies in getting people to agree on what constitutes a vital national interest” (Military Intervention). In addition, there will be disagreements over the costs and benefits
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