But environmentalists fear changed
seasonal flows of the river will destroy the river's fisheries, one of the region's most important sources of food (see Map).
Not exact matches
Seasonal demand limits the cash -
flow to a couple
of weeks per year, which means you need to stack up on inventory based on an estimate
of future demand.
-- Each store cash
flow break even within 60 days
of operation — actually in month 1 — Each store profitable within 90 days
of operation — actually in month 1 — Jobs created — 10 to 15 full time
seasonal jobs 2.
Because so many small businesses tend to be
seasonal, it makes sense to clamp down on expenses and manage finances when times are lean, but it's just as important to be mindful
of expenses and prepare for those lean times when business is booming and cash
flow is good for a
seasonal small business.
That being said,
seasonal businesses that meet the criteria and maintain enough cash
flow to make the regular periodic payments during the slow season, can successfully use the flexibility
of a line
of credit to prepare, or ramp up, for an upcoming busy season or take advantage
of other profit - generating opportunities.
In much the same way most people would never purchase a new car with a 30 - year loan, purchasing quick - turnaround inventory, bridging a
seasonal cash
flow gap, or ramping up to fulfill the needs
of a new contract might be better suited for a short - term loan.
In other words, the financing requirements for purchasing quick - turnaround inventory or bridging a
seasonal cash
flow gap are very different from financing the construction
of a new building, expanding into a new location, or purchasing heavy equipment.
Example # 1: A
seasonal business that generates most
of its sales in the summer could use a LOC in the offseason (provided they had the cash
flow to make the periodic payments) to help cover overhead as they bridged from one season to the next.
If your business has uneven cash
flow, a line
of credit can offer open - ended access to cash for ongoing needs such as
seasonal payroll or inventory management.
Businesses that are experiencing temporary cash
flow squeeze as a result
of increasing sales, growing pains, expansion,
seasonal fluctuations, acquisitions, high leverages, insufficient or used up credit lines.
Thus, the motion
of the pendulum is taken as the standard, as a more suitable «approximation» to the uniform time
flow of absolute time, and some physical explanation is then sought to account for the
seasonal variation
of the solar day relative to this standard.18 Were standards other than the pendulum chosen as operating «more uniformly,» then the pendulum would be abandoned in favor
of a «more uniform approximation» to absolute time.
I think the challenge with keeping salads fresh and exciting is to go with the
flow of seasonal ingredients.
I value home cooked meals, eating wholesome and
seasonal dishes, I'm passionate about the art
of cooking and the joy there is in feeding people well, but the ebb and
flow of life just changes the pace at which I am able to do these things.
The BIDA ® System works efficiently year - round in spite
of seasonal fluctuations in wastewater
flow like those seen in the wine industry, and generates compost - enhancing castings from worm digestion, returning nutrients to the soil.
The larger species in the study tended to
flow in a consistent direction, suggesting that more species may have specialized biology for
seasonal migrations than scientists realized, says study coauthor Jason Chapman, now at the University
of Exeter in Penryn, England.
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Seasonal water
flows might have created dark streaks on Mars» slopes, as seen in this computer - generated view
of Hale Crater.
Here's a NASA animation
of the
seasonal flows.
Furthermore, the brine model exhibits a dependence
of discharge on season and favors equator - facing slopes in the middle to high latitudes...» Alfred S. McEwen et al., «
Seasonal Flows on Warm Martian Slopes,» Science, Vol.
If you don't know what CAUSEBOX is, it is a
seasonal / quarterly subscription box where each season has a theme and all the products in the box (even the design
of the box)
flow together as a part
of that theme!
In much the same way most people would never purchase a new car with a 30 - year loan, purchasing quick - turnaround inventory, bridging a
seasonal cash
flow gap, or ramping up to fulfill the needs
of a new contract might be better suited for a short - term loan.
Having spent over 20 years
of my career in a
seasonal small business, I've learned that taking a strategic approach to managing the business and business finances will not only keep your business cash
flow positive during the slack times, it will help you stay focused on your business» long - term financial health when it's flush with cash.
As a landscaping business, the strongest months are in the summer and fall; Robert Daly the owner
of Blue Spruce Nursery Inc. was looking to ease a
seasonal cash
flow shortfall for his business and decided to reach out to the team at Excelsior Growth Fund for a loan.
An MCA is advantageous for businesses with unsteady cash
flow or
seasonal business cycles, as it's not a fixed amount
of money demanded each day, but a percentage
of your sales.
Draw on your business line
of credit to get more working capital, buy inventory, handle
seasonal cash
flow gaps, pay off other debts, or address almost any other business emergency or opportunity.
Example # 1: A
seasonal business that generates most
of its sales in the summer could use a LOC in the offseason (provided they had the cash
flow to make the periodic payments) to help cover overhead as they bridged from one season to the next.
This means that during
seasonal cash shortages, when receivables are slow to be paid, or when investments are needed for growth — you can reach to a line
of credit or loan to help with cash
flow.
Provide your business with ready cash for short - term business funding needs — increasing inventory, providing
seasonal cash
flow or taking advantage
of unexpected savings opportunities.
These five tips from the Excelsior Growth Fund (EGF) Business Advisory Services team can help you make the most
of year - end down time, manage
seasonal cash
flow with ease and be better -LSB-...]
If I adjust for surplus cash, I'm looking at the overall financial strength
of the business — so I would check: i) balance sheet cash isn't a once - off /
seasonal (cash avgd $ 189 million in the last year), ii) agreed — working capital appears healthy / stable, iii) there's no serious cash
flow shortfall vs. earnings, and iv) all debt metrics are healthy.
Cat intake typically has a sinusoidal shape, following the ebb and
flow that comes from the
seasonal mating
of intact cats, whose offspring
flow into animal shelters.
Another way to help understand health aspects
of seasonal changes is the concept
of blood
flow dynamics.
The waterfall consists
of a
seasonal wide cascade
of water
flowing down a stepped rock wall into a shallow pool which can be used for swimming.
Yosemite Falls may be the most famous but the park has numerous other spectacular waterfalls some
of which
flow all year round and others being
seasonal features usually at their most impressive during spring.
Second, the Río Grande de Tárcoles has free
flowing sections and its waters seep into
seasonal marshlands and a shallow oxbow lake covered with hyacinths further expanding the number
of distinct local habitats to nearly a dozen.
Multi-panel paintings in oil and smaller paintings on canvas and aluminum formats explore the tundra fragmented into puddles and bits
of ice with small cascades
flowing over the rocks, reminders
of accelerated
seasonal changes melting ice fields and sea ice.
However, if the current rate
of retreat continues, high elevation areas could have altered
seasonal and temporal water
flow in some river basins.
Global warming is disrupting the
seasonal cycle
of those
flows nearly everywhere.
The researchers focused on comparing model projections and observations
of the spatial and
seasonal patterns
of how energy
flows from Earth to space.
We find robust relationships among
seasonal and regional patterns
of weaker poleward thickness gradients, weaker zonal upper - level winds, and a more meridional
flow direction.
As an incidental benefit in an era
of dwindling water supplies and projected water shortages, forest thinning could play a role in augmenting river
flows on a
seasonal basis, improving conditions for water - dependent ecosystems, and benefitting the water supplies
of downstream communities.
The identification
of these controls on annual peak
flows in the region may be
of use in the context
of seasonal prediction or future projected streamflow behaviour.
More than one - sixth
of the world's population live in glacier - or snowmelt - fed river basins and will be affected by the
seasonal shift in streamflow, an increase in the ratio
of winter to annual
flows, and possibly the reduction in low
flows caused by decreased glacier extent or snow water storage (high confidence)[3.4.1, 3.4.3].
The warm, rising air enhances the
seasonal northward
flow of humid monsoon winds, forcing moisture and hot air up the slopes
of the Himalayas.
Various hydrologic models with different complexities have been developed to represent the characteristics
of river basins, improve streamflow forecasts such as
seasonal volumetric
flow predictions, and meet other demands from different stakeholders.
Although the WRIs, including annual volume, centre
of timing, and
seasonal flows, and the IHAs, including maximum and minimum
flows, were reasonably well replicated, statistically significant differences in some
of the monthly
flows, number and duration
of flow pulses, rise and fall rates, and reversals were noted.
Hydroelectric generators show both
seasonal and annual variations reflecting changing levels
of precipitation, river
flow, and snowmelt.
But peak water
flow is typically a
seasonal event driven by snowpack melt, so the price - reducing effect
of hydropower normally lasts only a few months each year, typically in the spring and early summer.
The
seasonal snow cover melts during spring and summer and much
of that water
flows into rivers which eventually reach the sea.
that they studied photographs taken by military aircraft from 1947 and satellite images from 1973 to identify almost 700
seasonal networks
of ponds, channels and braided streams
flowing from all sides
of the continent, as close as 600 km to the South Pole and at altitudes
of 1,300 metres.
The point is that a positive small outward
flow puts a stop to any downward conduction
of heat at a certain depth that is beyond the solar influence
of daily /
seasonal warming and cooling
of the surface.