California DMV In 1987‚ the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) embarked on a major project to revitalize their driver’s license and registration application process. DMV’s project was supposed to deliver everything that the department was looking for: ability to track of the state’s 31 million drivers’ licenses and 38 million vehicle registrations. By 1993‚ after $45 million dollars had already been spent‚ the project was canceled. The San Francisco Chronicle described the situation as
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“Direct Access" typically describes patient’s ability to consult with and receive care from physical therapist without the legal necessity of obtaining a referral from another healthcare practitioner (Fosnaught‚ 2002). Having direct access would definitely have a big impact in my current practice in assisted living facility and community based outpatient. It would open up a lot of opportunities for I can see my patients coming to me directly for their neuromusculoskeletal problems without the trouble
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Direct and Indirect competition The water industry as many other industries has direct and indirect competitors; the direct competitors are companies that are producing the same line of products and indirect competitors are the ones that are selling something that your customers or potential buyers may use as an alternate or substitute of your products. An example of direct competitor is Seychelle Water Filtration company‚ they are a fast growing water company. They have complete portable water
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California is facing the most dramatic drought in history! As a consequence‚ more problems have occurred in the state. People are facing the struggle of not having enough water to bathe‚ wash clothes‚ and do dishes. This massive drought started three years ago and has not gotten any better. Farmers and citizens are fighting over the water. As a result‚ water is running out and the only any to save it is to have laws. Based on the economic problems citizens are facing‚ the county should control aquifer
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Preparatory Questions for California Pizza Kitchen 1. In what ways can Susan Collins facilitate the cusses of CPK? 2. Using the scenarios in case Exhibit 9‚ what roles does leverage play in affecting the return on equity (ROE) for CPK? What about the cost of capital? a. Leverage increases Beta for the firm since debt to equity ratio increases from unlevered beta. We use 10 year Treasury bond as our risk free rate and for market risk premium we use current prime lending rate for June 2007
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business growth for the past 3 years‚ there is a need to continue the momentum of business expansion. Thus‚ this marketing plan will outline the situational analysis‚ marketing initiatives with emphasis on database and telemarketing plus a proposal of a direct mail campaign to acquire new customers for SKYwalker Express. MISSION‚ VISION & VALUES Mission • We are a local team of empowered people that connects business‚ markets and people in a sustainable way which continues to support
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The topic of marijuana use and legalization has been a controversial discussion. If California Proposition 64 were to be passed‚ marijuana will be common everywhere. I am placing myself in the timeframe of which I am a parent to children of mine. Kids will be curious on what that “skunky smell” is; and as those kids grow up‚ they will likely get into marijuana. It is our job as parents to guide our children into the right path. The topic of marijuana will definitely come up when talking to my children
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alternating current and direct current. Direct current (dc) comes from generators that do not change in polarity‚ always producing a positive charge. In alternating current (ac) the polarity of the terminals is always changing from positive to negative. Thus you are left with alternating current flow. There are different ways of measuring and generating alternating and direct current. Direct current only flows in one direction in a circuit. Because the polarity of a direct current voltage source
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Journal article report An experiential‚ social-network based‚ approach to direct marketing By Palmer Adrien Mainstream print and broadcast media have faced major challenges in the recent years‚ with many newspapers facing closure and television channels suffering shortfalls in revenue. Audiences and attention is shifting to online channels. The proliferation of low-cost internet access opened up opportunities for companies to deal directly with millions of individual customers in a way that was
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Direct communication strategy- involves stating important points quickly‚ usually in the beggining of a message. Indirect communication strategy- delays important points until after they have been explained. Direct Approach When you use the direct approach‚ the main idea (such as a recommendation‚ conclusion‚ or request) comes in the "top" of the document‚ followed by the evidence. This approach is used when your audience will be neutral or positive about your message. In the formal report‚ the
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