Blogs1 - 7 of 7 recent posts for tag:"cost benefit"
03
Feb
2012
20 Small Sailboats to Take You Anywhere - Book Review

8 days ago by Captain Cat

Links below at bottom of post Book the Captain just finished snoozing on: 20 Small Sailboats to Take You Anywhere, by John Vigor Is it possible to find small boats that can sail around the world? What does ocean ‘seaworthiness’ really mean? Loved this book. Loved it! Could have happily snoozed on it ...

The Cruising Kitty - thecruisingkitty.com

13
Dec
2011
The Argument Against Voter ID That You Won’t See in the Media

60 days ago by akadjian

When it comes to voter ID programs, what’s the typical mainstream media article look like? One side says that the programs prevent voter fraud, the other says that they are “designed to stifle turnout among students, poor people and minorities, who are more likely to vote for Democrats.” The media r ...

The Reckoner - thereckoner.com · 1 reference

11
Dec
2011
Rapanos, Guidelines and Deference: Wetlands Beware

62 days ago by Chuck Becker

The Supreme Court's last determination of what wetlands are subject to the Clean Water Act and hence may not be filled without a permit, left behind a matted mess. In Rapanos v. United States , the 4-1-4 opinion articulated two tests for when a wetland constitutes a water of the United States. In th ...

Becker's Iowa ... - iowaenvironmentallawupdate.com · 9 references

27
Sep
2011
Think Your Small Business Can’t Use Tech? // technology

137 days ago by Elliot Ross

I’m getting my roof re shingled. And not by some national coast – to -coast behemoth of a company either. Just a small business local roofing firm. Let me ask you, are you this type of business? Are you a local small business firm? Now, how about you? how do you use technology? Oh? You Are Too Small ...

Strategic Technology - strategitech.ca · Rank: 119,702 · 16 references

15
Aug
2011
Smart Staffing Can Help Healthcare Organizations Save Money

180 days ago by Jill.Conaway

Healthcare organizations across the country are saving money by utilizing contingent staffing services. A recent study by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) points to flexibility as the key cost benefit. Being able to deploy temporary staffers immediately in response to a rise in admissions or outpati ...

Medical Staffing Blog - blog.allmedstaffing.com · 1 reference

08
Aug
2011
The Sunk Costs Fallacy or Argument from Waste // science

187 days ago by gopung

This project tackles the problem of analyzing a specific form of reasoning called sunk costs in economics and argument from waste in argumentation theory. The project is to build a normative structure representing the form of the argument, and then to apply this normative structure to actual cases i ...

miatut.com | your book ... - miatut.com

07
Aug
2011
The Civil War costs and benefits suggest Lincoln was wrong.

188 days ago by JoeDuck

I’ve just finished watching Ken Burns “The Civil War” and (as usual) I think I’d argue a very unusual position in terms of what the North and South “should” have done given the massive cost in lives and prosperity and pride. It seems to me that: The South was reckless to secede. They should have rea ...

Joe Duck - joeduck.com · Rank: 136,214 · 109 references