Archive for October, 2007

NEURODIVERSITY DEFINED

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

neurodiversity is the concept that concludes that neurological development in its normal considered form is a respected and tolerated difference in the make up of human beings. In fact, this is commonly used by autistic people and those with related disorders or conditions, believing that they are not the ones with differences or disorders, but it is a part of who they are and that finding a cure for their labeled disorders would destroy who they were really meant to be. Other disorders that affiliate to this concept are hyperactive, dyspraxic, dyslexic and ADHD sufferers. Comparable terms include abnormal, different, odd, weird, not normal and others.

Net Present Value Defined

Saturday, October 6th, 2007

Net present value or NPV is a financial method of appraising long-term style projects in the areas of budgeting capital, measuring cash flow shortfall or excess once they have been met. In terms of calculations, NPV equals the current value of net flow cash. Companies use it to provide future cash that is discounted to current values. It is also used to determine the rate of investment for a different venture and by doing so companies can determine if the original project idea is more or less worthwhile profit-wise than the alternative one. Investors use NPV to calculate their rates of return to choose the most profitable one.