A utilitycooperative is a type of cooperative that is tasked with the delivery of a public utility such as electricity ... have another variation of the utilitycooperative and which are known as Public Power Districts ... National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Vector Limited a 75 utility coop in New Zealand ... Cooperative SEDC , a national provider of utility based technology and Billing Accounting software ... and Culture Electric Cooperatives Co operatives DEFAULTSORT UtilityCooperative Category Utility ... , which are essentially dividend s paid on a member s investment into the cooperative. ref http www.coop ... and owner of the business with an equal say as every other member of the cooperative, unlike ... areas, when the nearest investor owned utility would not provide service, believing there would ... and transmission, to supply their member owners with electricity. Many utility cooperatives strive ... stocks. The largest cooperative, known originally as the Helsinki Telephone Association now ... to rural areas of the United States by the same means. ref citeweb title Could Utility Cooperatives be the Answer to Rural Broadband? url http www.accel networks.com blog 2009 08 could utility cooperatives ... Several cooperatives list on their respective websites the Seven Cooperative Principles also known as the Rochdale Principles listed below, which are a general statement of how a cooperative ... Participation Members contribute equally to, and democratically control, the capital of their cooperative. At least part of that capital is usually the common property of the cooperative. Members usually ... allocate surpluses for any or all of the following purposes developing the cooperative, possibly ... to their transactions with the cooperative and supporting other activities approved by the membership ... and maintain their cooperative autonomy. Education, Training, and Information Cooperatives provide education ... Among Cooperatives Cooperatives serve their members most effectively and strengthen the cooperative ... more details
Orphan date September 2010 Infobox company company name Kaua i Island UtilityCooperative company logo File Kiuc logo.gif company type UtilitycooperativeCooperative company slogan foundation 1905 location L hu e , Kaua i , Hawai i , United States USA key people Teofilo Tacbian, Chairman br David Bissell, CEO num employees industry Electric Utility revenue 189,625,128 2008 operating profit products Electricity homepage http www.kiuc.coop kiuc.coop Kaua i Island UtilityCooperative KIUC is an utilitycooperative electric cooperative located on the island of Kaua i in Hawai i . In 2008, KIUC was responsible for generating over 476 Watt Multiples MW for its 31,000 customers. ref http www.kiuc.coop pdf FuelMix2008.pdf Annual Fuel Mix Disclosure. Kaua i Island UtilityCooperative website. ref In the 1970s, Kaua i burned sugar cane waste to supply most of their electricity. Today, the majority of the Kaua i s energy is produced by importing liquid petroleum . ref Flynn, Meghan. http www.energytodaymagazine.com index.php?option com content&task view&id 6869&Itemid 80 Kauai Island UtilityCooperative. Energy Today Magazine. ref As of 2008, KIUC s fuel mix was 91.9 fossil fuel s, 7.6 hydroelectric , 0.2 biomass , and 0.2 solar power solar . KIUC offers 800 rebates to residential customers who have solar water heating systems installed on their homes by Energy Wise Participating Contractors. History Kaua i Electric was incorporated in 1905 as a subsidiary of McBryde Sugar in order to construct ... intentions to divest from the electric utility business and a group of business leaders from Kaua i joined to found the Kaua i Island UtilityCooperative. KIUC purchased Kaua i Electric Company on 1 November 2002 for 215 million. ref http www.thefreelibrary.com Kauai Island UtilityCooperative Agrees to Acquire Kauai Electric ... a083536440 Kauai Island UtilityCooperative Agrees to Acquire Kauai ... Plans Hearing On Kauai Utility Seabird Plan. KITV. 6 December 2009. ref References Reflist External ... more details
Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name The Possibilities image caption image size background group or band origin Athens, Georgia , United States genre Indie rock , alternative country years active 1991&ndash 2000s label Backburner br Parasol Records Parasol associated acts Jack Logan br Todd McBride website current members Kevin Lane br Bob Spires br Matt Lane br Chris Grehan br Jason Gonzalez notable instruments The Possibilities were a Rock music rock band from Athens, Georgia formed in 1991. Their sound was described as psychedelia tinged alt country and country skronk . History Formed in 1991 by Kevin Lane vocals, guitar , Bob Spires bass guitar , and Matt Lane drums, vocals , the band did not release anything other than a self released cassette until their self titled 1999 debut album, by which time the line up had expanded to include Chris Grehan guitar, vocals and Jason Gonzalez keyboards, vocals . ref name Strong Strong, Martin C. 2003 The Great Indie Discography , Canongate, ISBN 1 84195 335 0, p. 926 ref ref name Mason Mason, Stewart http www.allmusic.com artist the possibilities p371823 biography The Possibilities Biography , Allmusic , retrieved 2011 01 01 ref The debut album was described by Allmusic as country skronk . ref name Hallett Hallett, Tom http www.allmusic.com album the possibilities r423547 review The Possibilities Review , Allmusic , retrieved 2011 01 01 ref Prior to this the band had acted as backing for Jack Logan playing on Buzz Me In and Monkey Paw and Todd McBride on Sketchy . ref name Strong ref name Link Link, Melissa ... Consider The Possibilities , Athens Banner Herald , August 29, 2002, retrieved 2011 01 01 ref The band ... 5 covered a Possibilities song, You Don t Mean it on their Let the War Against Music Begin . The band ... ref Discography Albums Scattered, Smothered, Covered and Chunked 1995 , self released cassette The Possibilities ... Reflist DEFAULTSORT Possibilities, The Category American indie rock groups ... more details
otheruses Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Possibilities Type studio Artist Herbie Hancock Cover Herbie Hancock Possibilities album cover.jpg Released August 29, 2005 small UK small br August 30, 2005 small U.S. small Recorded 2005 Genre Jazz Length Label Vector Hear Music Producer Herbie Hancock, Jessica Hancock, John Alag a, Bob Brockman, Yaron Fuchs, Bryce Goggin, Steven Steven J. Jordan, Rob Lucas, Alan Mintz, Greg Phillinganes , Paul Simon Last album Future2Future br 2001 This album Possibilities br 2005 Next album River The Joni Letters br 2007 05 publisher Independent News & Media INM location London, UK London issn 0951 9467 oclc 185201487 accessdate 26 June 2011 ref rev4 LiveDaily rev4Score favorable ref cite web url http www.soundspike.com news 2 8727 herbie hancock news title Herbie Hancock news Album Review Herbie Hancock, Possibilities Hear Music Hancock Music SoundSpike Concert News first Jim last Harrington work soundspike.com year 2011 last update accessdate 26 June 2011 ref rev5 PopMatters rev5Score mixed ref cite web url http www.popmatters.com pm review hancockherbie possibilities title Herbie Hancock Possibilities & 60 PopMatters first Bill last Layman work popmatters.com year 2011 last update accessdate 26 June 2011 ref Possibilities is the forty fifth studio album by American jazz musician Herbie Hancock , released in the United States on August 30, 2005 by Vector Recordings. The album features a variety of guest musicians such as John Mayer musician John Mayer and Carlos Santana . It earned Hancock two nominations at the 48th Grammy ... with rock music rock singer guitarist Trey Anastasio . A motion picture entitled Herbie Hancock Possibilities ... align center Chart 2005 ref cite web url Allmusic class album id r788408 pure url yes title Possibilities ... swisscharts.com showitem.asp?key 23025&cat a title Herbie Hancock Possibilities swisscharts.com ... Hancock albums 2000s jazz album stub fr Possibilities album pl Possibilities ... more details
Possibilities may refer to Possibilities , the forty fifth official album by American jazz musician and pianist Herbie Hancock Possibilities, a song by Weezer from their 2002 album Maladroit The Possibilities , Athens, Georgia rock band See also Possibility disambiguation disambig fr Possibilities ... more details
Orphan date April 2008 one source date February 2010 Infobox Radio Show show name A World of Possibilities imagesize caption format Talk runtime 1 hours approximately creator writer executive producer Gregg McVicar starring Mark Sommer announcer opentheme endtheme country flagicon United States United States first aired 1995 last aired Present num episodes website http www.aworldofpossibilities.com www.aworldofpossibilities.com home station podcast http feeds.feedburner.com aworldofpossibilities Podcasts A World of Possibilities is an United States American , one hour weekly Radio programming radio program of public affairs featuring conversations. The program is produced by the Mainstream Media Project , a nonprofit public education organization. Podcast s of the program are also available on iTunes ref cite web url http www.aworldofpossibilities.com archives.cfm title A World of Possibilities Program Archives ref and other podcasting sites. References references DEFAULTSORT World of Possibilities, A Category American radio programs ... more details
Alternative possibilities for Freedom of action action are one of two criteria considered essential for Libertarianism metaphysics libertarian free will and for moral responsibility . The other is to the ability ... . ref David Widerker and Michael McKenna, Moral Responsibility and Alternative Possibilities, Ashgate, 2006 ref The Principle of Alternate Possibilities In 1969 Harry Frankfurt defined what he called The Principle of Alternate Possibilities or PAP. blockquote a person is morally responsible for what he has done only if he could have done otherwise. ref Harry Frankfurt, Alternate Possibilities ... of alternate possibilities is false. A person may well be morally responsible for what ... Frankfurt, Alternate Possibilities and Moral Responsibility, Journal of Philosophy , 66 23 1969 , 829 ... s demon will block any alternative possibilities, but leave the agent to freely choose to do the one ... blocking alternative possibilities are irrelevant to the agent s free choice. This is true ... s attempt to defend moral responsibility in the absence of alternative possibilities. For example ..., Blameworthiness and Frankfurt s Argument Against the Principle of Alternative Possibilities , Moral Responsibility and Alternative Possibilities , ed. David Widerker and Michael McKenna, 2006, p.53 54 ref and Carl Ginet . ref Carl Ginet, In Defense of the Principle of Alternative Possibilities Why ... with determinism. He says that alternative possibilities for action are not required ... of control that involves alternative possibilities is not required for moral responsibility ... alternative possibilities for action they would all have equal probabilities. He further ... possibilities are the direct cause of action. He shows this by imagining instant replays of the universe ... links http www.informationphilosopher.com freedom possibilities.html Alternative Possibilities on Information ... on Information Philosopher DEFAULTSORT Alternative Possibilities Category Free will Category ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Infinite Possibilities Type studio Artist Amel Larrieux Cover InfinitePossibilities.jpg Caption Released February 15, 2000 Recorded Genre Contemporary R&B R&B , Neo soul , Jazz Length 47 57 Label 550 Music Epic Records Epic Producer Amel Larrieux small Executive producer Music exec. small , Laru Larrieux Last album This album Infinite Possibilities br 2000 Next album Bravebird br 2004 Singles Name Bravebird Type studio single 1 Get Up Amel Larrieux song Get Up single 1 date October 5, 1999 single 2 Sweet Misery Amel Larrieux song Sweet Misery single 2 date April 2000 single 3 I N I single 3 date 2000 single 4 Make Me Whole single 4 date 2000 Infinite Possibilities is the debut studio album from United States American Contemporary R&B R&B artist Amel Larrieux , released February 15, 2000 on 550 Music and distributed through Epic Records . The album peaked at seventy nine on the Billboard 200 Billboard 200 chart. Release and reception Album ... title allmusic Infinite Possibilities Review url Allmusic class album id infinite possibilities r465097 ... B ref name EWRvw cite web last Morgan first Laura title Infinite Possibilities Music EW.com url ... url Allmusic class album id infinite possibilities r465097 charts awards pure url yes title allmusic Infinite Possibilities Charts & Awards Billboard Albums format work publisher Allmusic accessdate 2010 ... s future is concerned, the possibilities are indeed, infinite. ref name AllmscRvw Track listing ... title5 Even If note5 music5 Larrieux length5 4 39 title6 Infinite Possibilities note6 music6 Larrieux ... first url Allmusic class album id infinite possibilities r465097 credits pure url yes title allmusic Infinite Possibilities Credits format work publisher Allmusic accessdate 2010 10 17 ref drums snare ... allmusic class album id infinite possibilities r465097 label Infinite Possibilities http www.discogs.com Amel Larrieux Infinite Possibilities release 1368463 Infinite Possibilities at Discogs Category ... more details
Theory without Utility. Theory and Decision, 1996, Bordley, R. and M. LiCalzi. Decision Analysis ...about the economic concept Utilitarianism In economics , utility is a measure of satisfaction, referring ... the simple meaning of term utility is The want satisfying capacity of a good is called Utility of that good Ex Satisfying the want of Writing is the utility of a pen, http www.investopedia.com terms u utility.asp axzz1eGQlDNsr , Definition of Utility by Investopedia ref but also referring to satisfaction received by its contingent production relations ref http www.thefreedictionary.com utility , Definition of Utility Economics by The Free Dictionary ref . Given this measure, one may speak meaningfully of increasing or decreasing utility, and thereby explain economic behavior in terms of attempts to increase one s utility. Utility is often modeled to be affected by Consumption economics consumption ... of utilitarianism saw the maximization of utility as a moral criterion for the organization of society ... , society should aim to maximize the total utility of individuals, aiming for the greatest happiness ... maximize the utility of those with the lowest utility, raising them up to create a more equitable distribution across society. Utility is usually applied by economists in such constructs as the indifference ... accept to maintain a given level of satisfaction. Individual utility and social utility can be construed as the value of a utility function and a social welfare function respectively. When coupled with production ... is a central concept in welfare economics . In finance , utility is applied to generate an individual s price for an asset called the indifference price . Utility functions are also related to risk measure s, with the most common example being the entropic risk measure . Quantifying utility It was recognized that utility could not be measured or observed directly, so instead economists devised a way ... named by Paul Samuelson , were revealed e.g. in people s willingness to pay blockquote Utility ... more details
Ridley Duff, R. J. 2009 http digitalcommons.shu.ac.uk ciod papers 57 Cooperative Social Enterprises ... trade. Citation needed date June 2011 Utilitycooperative Main Utilitycooperative A utilitycooperative is a type of consumers cooperative that is tasked with the delivery of a public utility ... co ops About Cooperatives Utility Cooperatives. National Cooperative Business Association . ref In Tanzania ...hatnote Coop redirects here. For other uses, see Coop disambiguation . A cooperative coop , co operative ... name ica principles http www.ica.coop coop principles.html Statement on the Cooperative Identity. International Cooperative Alliance . ref Cooperatives include non profit community organizations and businesses that are owned and managed by the people who use its services a consumer cooperative and or by the people who work there a worker cooperative . Various aspects regarding cooperative enterprise are the focus of study in the field of cooperative economics . Image CloyneCt1.jpg thumb right The Cloyne Court Hotel , a student housing cooperative in Berkeley, California , United States. Image ScotmidCoop200411 CopyrightKaihsuTai.jpg thumb right Consumers cooperative shops in the UK formed the world s first mass cooperative movement Origins Main History of the cooperative movement Cooperation ... as cooperative structures, allocating jobs and resources among each other, only trading with the external ... reformer and a pioneer of the cooperative movement. In 1761, the Fenwick Weavers Society was formed ... employees. Owen left New Lanark to pursue other forms of cooperative organization and develop co op ideas through writing and lecture. Cooperative communities were set up in Glasgow , Indiana and Hampshire ... , founded in 1844, is usually considered the first successful cooperative enterprise, used as a model ... afford. Within ten years there were over 1,000 cooperative societies in the United Kingdom. Citation ... cooperative model. ref name RidleyDuff ref Brown, J. 2006 , Designing Equity Finance for Social ... more details
About the group of French academics The Cooperative was an informal group of famous French academics organized in 1907 to teach their children at a higher level than was available in Paris at the time. The group started when Marie Curie Marie and Pierre Curie noticed the strong mathematical potential of their daughter, Ir ne Joliot Curie Ir ne . Unable to find a school that could meet her needs, they joined forces with several other parents with strong academic backgrounds including Paul Langevin and Jean Perrin , and decided to take turns teaching one another s children. The curriculum of The Cooperative was varied and included not only the principles of science and scientific research but such diverse subjects as Chinese and sculpture, with great emphasis placed on self expression and play. ref http www.woodrow.org teachers ci 1992 IreneJoliot Curie.html Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation ref Notable results Ir ne Curie won the Nobel prize for chemistry in 1935. References references DEFAULTSORT Cooperative Category French academics Category Homeschooling Category Organizations established in 1907 ... more details
Transferable utility is a term used in Cooperative game cooperative game theory and in economics . Utility is transferable if one player can losslessly transfer part of its utility to another player. Such transfers are possible if the players have a common currency that is valued equally by all. Note that being able to transfer cash payoff s does not imply that utility is transferable wealthy and poor players may derive a different utility from the same amount of money. Transferable utility is assumed in many cooperative game s, where the payoff s are not given for individual players, but only for coalitions. In this case the assumption implies that irrespective of the division of the coalitional payoff, members of the coalition enjoy the same total utility . References cite book last Myerson first Roger B. authorlink Roger B. Myerson title Game Theory Analysis of Conflict publisher Harvard University Press date 1991 location Cambridge, Massachusetts pages 568 url doi id isbn 0 674 34116 3 game theory Category Game theory Category Utility ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Life Is Full of Possibilities Type Album Artist Dntel Cover Dntel Life Is Full of Possibilities.jpg Released October 30, 2001 Recorded Genre Downtempo br Glitch music Glitch br Indie electronic br Experimental techno Length 55 04 Label Plug Research Producer Reviews Last album Something Always Goes Wrong br 2000 This album Life Is Full of Possibilities br 2001 Next album Dumb Luck album Dumb Luck br 2007 Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1Score Rating 4.5 5 ref Allmusic class album id r557707 pure url yes Allmusic review ref rev2 Almost Cool rev2Score Rating 8.5 10 ref http www.almostcool.org mr 343 Almost Cool review ref rev3 BBC rev3Score favorable ref http www.bbc.co.uk music release 4jw6 BBC review ref rev4 Pitchfork Media rev4Score 9.3 10 ref http www.pitchforkmedia.com article record review 17090 Dntel Life Is Full of Possibilities Pitchfork review ref rev5 Stylus Magazine Stylus rev5Score B ref http www.stylusmagazine.com reviews dntel life is full of possibilities.htm Stylus review ref Life Is Full of Possibilities is an album by Dntel Jimmy Tamborello with contributions from several other artists, released October 30, 2001 on the Plug Research record label. The album is perhaps most famous for leading to the creation of The Postal Service , a result of the collaboration with Ben Gibbard on This Is The Dream of Evan and Chan . Track listing Umbrella 4 43 vocals by Chris Gunst Anywhere Anyone 4 37 vocals by Mia Doi Todd Pillowcase 3 30 Fear of Corners 5 26 Suddenly Is Sooner Than You Think 5 43 vocals by Meredith Figurine Life Is Full of Possibilities 6 30 Why I m So Unhappy 7 00 vocals by Rachel Haden Fireworks 6 48 This Is The Dream of Evan and Chan 5 45 vocals and lyrics by Ben Gibbard Last Songs 4 43 guitar by Paul Larson Personnel Vocals Chris Gunst Mia Doi Todd Meredith Figurine Rachel Haden Ben Gibbard Guitar ... album stub fr Life Is Full of Possibilities ... more details
expected exponential utility math text E e aW math of final wealth W subject to math W x r W 0 x k cdot r f math where math W 0 math is initial wealth, x is a column vector of quantities placed in the n risky assets, r is a random vector of Stochastic process stochastic returns on the n assets, k is a vector of ones so math W 0 x k math is the quantity placed in the risk free asset , and r sub ... r is Joint normality jointly normally distributed . Then expected utility can be written as math text E e aW text E e a x r W 0 x k cdot r f e a W 0 x k r f Ee a cdot x r e a W 0 x k r f e a cdot x mu frac a 2 2 sigma 2 math where math mu math is the mean of the vector r and math sigma 2 math is the variance ...In economics and finance , exponential utility refers to a specific form of the utility function , used ..., in which case Expected utility hypothesis expected utility is maximized. Formally, exponential utility is given by math u c 1 e a c math , where math c math is a variable that the economic decision ... for its irrelevance is that maximizing the expected value of utility math u c 1 e a c math gives ... since expected values of utility as opposed to the utility function itself are interpreted Ordinal utility ordinally instead of Cardinal utility cardinally , the range and sign of the expected utility values are of no significance. The exponential utility function is a special case of the hyperbolic absolute risk aversion utility functions. Risk aversion characteristic Exponential utility implies ... utility function is considered unrealistic. Mathematical tractability Though isoelastic utility , exhibiting risk aversion constant relative risk aversion , is considered more plausible as are other utility functions exhibiting decreasing absolute risk aversion , exponential utility is particularly ... . Then under exponential utility, expected utility is given by math text E u c text E 1 e a c x epsilon ... frac a 2 2 sigma 2 , math which in turn is equivalent to maximizing math x mu r f cdot k frac a 2 sigma ... more details
a utility s revenue requirement R O V D r The elements of the traditional rate formula are defined as R is the utility s total revenue requirement or rate level. This is the total amount of money a regulator allows a utility to earn. O is the utility s operating expenses. V is the gross value of the utility s tangible and intangible property. D is the utility s accrued depreciation. Combined V D constitute the utility s rate base utility rate base , also known as its capital investment. r is the rate of return a utility is allowed to earn on its capital investment or on its rate base. The traditional ...Utility ratemaking is the formal regulatory process by which public utility public utilities set the prices ... utility public utilities , and thus have been legally mandated to go through the ratemaking process ... of public utility public utilities has changed over time, typically such businesses must constitute .... Prominent public utility public utilities which must utilize ratemaking to set rates includes ... sfn Principles of Public Utility Rates Capital Attraction Reasonably Priced Energy Efficiency ... the history of utility regulation. These five goals attempt to serve the several interests of the utility ... for customers. Utility companies are therefore allowed to charge reasonable rates, which are generally regarded as rates that allow utilities to encourage people to invest in utility stocks and bonds ... decline, consumption rises. The price of a utility s products and services will affect its consumption ... of utilities and thereby affect the consumption. With declining block rates , the per unit price of utility ... for all consumption. Income Transfer Ratemaking distributes wealth from consumers to utility owners. Ratemaking also involves redistribution of wealth among and within classes of customers. Utility ... base. The more a utility invests, the more money it earns. Operating Expenses A firm s operating ... be recouped if the utility is to stay operational. Operating costs are most often the largest component ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Alchemy An Index of Possibilities Type Album Artist David Sylvian Cover Alchemy An Index of Possibilities.jpg Released December 14, 1985 UK br Recorded Genre Electronic music Electronic , Ambient music ambient , world music Length 48 37 Label Virgin Records Virgin Producer David Sylvian and Nigel Walker Last album Brilliant Trees br 1984 This album Alchemy An Index of Possibilities br 1985 Next album Gone to Earth David Sylvian album Gone to Earth br 1986 Misc Extra album cover Upper caption Alternative cover Type Album Cover David Sylvian Words with the Shaman.jpg Lower caption Original cassette cover art Alchemy An Index of Possibilities is David Sylvian s second solo album, released in 1985 on cassette only and produced by Sylvian and Nigel Walker. It was reissued in its original form on CD in Japan in 1991. History The opening suite Words with the Shaman was simultaneously issued as a 12 single, while Steel Cathedrals was used in a short film by Sylvian and Yasayuki Yamaguchi, shot in Tokyo , Japan , and released on VHS. The song itself features the voice of Jean Cocteau . In 2003, the album was remastered and included two additional songs The Stigma of Childhood Kin , originally recorded for the theatre play Kin and A Brief Conversation Ending in Divorce . Both songs were originally released on the EP Pop Song , and appeared in place of Preparations for a Journey for the album s inclusion in the boxed set Weatherbox album Weatherbox . Track listing All compositions by David Sylvian and Jon Hassell except where noted. UK Cassette Japanese CD Side A Words with the Shaman Pt.1 Ancient Evening 5 11 Pt.2 Incantation 3 30 Pt.3 Awakening Songs from the Treetops small Sylvian Hassell Steve Jansen small 5 21 li value 4 Preparations for a Journey small Sylvian small 3 40 Side B Steel Cathedrals ... for Steel Cathedrals . DEFAULTSORT Alchemy An Index Of Possibilities Category 1985 albums Category ... more details
For archive utility applications in general see file archiver . For the MAC OS Archive Utility service application see Archive Utility . disambiguation ... more details
Wiktionary utilityUtility is a measure of the happiness or satisfaction gained from a good or service in economics and game theory. Utility may also refer to Public utility , an organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service, or the services themselves Utility patent , one of the requirements for patentability in Canadian and United States patent laws Utility software or a utility program, a software program that functions for a particular purpose Utility player , a baseball player who plays more than one position regularly. Utility model , an intellectual property right to protect inventions Utility Radio , a radio receiver manufactured in Great Britain during the 1939 45 World War Utility room , a room in a house, which is the descendant of the scullery Utility vehicle , a vehicle that is designed for a specific task Utility car , a term used in Australia and New Zealand to refer to a pickup truck or coupe utility vehicle ute Utilities film Utilities film , a 1981 movie starring Robert Hays Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform , often abbreviated to Utilities , the battledress uniform of the United States Marine Corps disambiguation de Utility es Utilidad eu Baliagarritasun argipena ko it Utilit nl Utility ja pl U yteczno pt Utilidade sk Utilita ... more details
Utility Trailer may refer to Trailer vehicle , an unpowered vehicle pulled by a powered vehicle Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company , an American semi trailer manufacturer disambiguation ... more details
In economics , the marginal utility of a Good economics good or Service economics service is the gain .... Economists sometimes speak of a law of diminishing marginal utility , meaning that the first units of measurement unit of consumption of a good or service yields more utility than the second and subsequent units. citation needed date February 2012 The concept of marginal utility played a crucial ... marginal utility may be expressed in terms of differential calculus . Marginal utility can be defined ... unit of a discrete good or service, such as a motor vehicle or a haircut. Utility Main Utility Different concepts of utility underlie different theories in which marginal utility plays a role. It has been common among economists to describe utility as if it were quantifiable , that is, as if different levels of utility could be compared along a numerical scale. ref George Stigler Stigler, George Joseph The Development of Utility Theory , I and II, Journal of Political Economy 1950 , issues 3 and 4. ref ref George Stigler Stigler, George Joseph The Adoption of Marginal Utility Theory History of Political ... of marginal utility. Concepts of utility that entail quantification allow familiar arithmetic operations ... goods, services, or uses thereof with quantities, and defines utility as such a quantification ... choice and demand , Utility representations . ref Another conception is Utilitarianism Benthamite ... especially by way of John Stuart Mill , viewed utility as the feelings of pleasure and pain ... outside of the mainstream methods, there are conceptions of utility that do not rely on quantification ... mc culloch ref name georgescu rogen Nicholas Georgescu Roegen Georgescu Roegen, Nicholas Utility , International ... Marginal Utility , Zeitschrift f r National konomie 37 1977 3& 4 September . ref In any standard ... 1913 Ch VII, pp 86 7. ref Diminishing marginal utility This section is linked from Law of diminishing marginal utility , Diminishing utility theory , Diminishing utility The utility which ... more details
In economics and consumer theory , quasilinear utility functions are linear in one argument, generally the numeraire . This utility function has the representation math U x 1, x 2, ldots, x n x 1 theta x 2, ldots, x n math . In two dimensional case, if math theta math is concave , this has the interpretation that the indifference curves are parallel which is useful because the entire utility function can be determined from a single indifference curve. Definition in terms of preferences Quasilinearity can also be defined as a property of preferences directly math preceq math is quasilinear if 1 if math x sim y math then math x alpha e 1 sim y alpha e 1 math , where math e 1 1, 0, 0, ldots, 0 math and math alpha math is a real number. The two definitions are equivalent in the case of a Convex preferences convex consumption set with Indifference curve continuous preferences that are locally non satiated in the first argument. Informally, an agent has quasilinear utility if it can express all its preferences in terms of money and the amount of money it has will not create a wealth effect . As a practical matter in mechanism design, quasilinear utility ensures that agents can compensate each other with side payments. In regards to surplus, quasilinear preferences entail that Consumer surplus Marshallian surplus will equal Hicksian surplus since there would be no wealth effect for a change in price. Quasilinearity in Microeconomics A preference relation is quasilinear if there is one commodity, called the numeraire, which shifts the indi erence curves outward as consumption of it increases, without changing their slope. It is possible to extend this definition to utility functions a continuous preference relation is quasilinear in commodity 1 if there is a utility function that represents ... right times mathbb R L 1 math is quasilinear with respect to commodity 1 called, in this case, the numeraire ... e 1 right sim left y alpha e 1 right , forall alpha in mathbb R , e 1 left 1,0,...,0 right math ref ... more details
In computer programming , a utility class is a class computer science class that defines a set of methods that perform common, often re used functions. Most utility classes define these common methods under static see Static variable scope. Examples of utility classes include java.util.Collections http java.sun.com j2se 1.5.0 docs api java util Collections.html which provides several utility methods such as sorting on objects that implement a Collection java.util.collection http java.sun.com j2se 1.5.0 docs api java util Collection.html . See also Utility pattern External links http c2.com cgi wiki?UtilityPattern Utility Pattern For a utility class, which does not require instantiation and only has static methods, use a private constructor Category Programming constructs Compu prog stub ... more details
Infobox aviation name Utility helicopter image Image CH 146 Griffon Helicopter.jpg caption The Canadian Forces Bell CH 146 Griffon is a typical utility helicopter A utility helicopter is a multi purpose helicopter . A utility Military helicopters military helicopter can fill roles such attack helicopter ground attack , air assault , cargo , MEDEVAC , command and control, and troop transport. ref name FD Cite web url http www.thefreedictionary.com Utility helicopter title Utility helicopter accessdate 10 January 2012 last Farlex, Inc date 2012 ref A utility helicopter is generally of a size between a medium transport helicopter and a Light Observation Helicopter light observation helicopter . References Reflist Aviation lists DEFAULTSORT Utility Helicopter Category Military helicopters Aero stub ca Helic pter utilitari es Helic ptero utilitario it Elicottero utility lt Bendrosios paskirties sraigtasparnis ms Helikopter utiliti ja ... more details
Infobox software name Directory Utility logo Image Directory Utility Logo.png screenshot caption Directory Access Services tab developer Apple Computer latest release version 2.0.1 294.1 latest release date August 5, 2009 operating system Mac OS X genre Utility license Proprietary software Proprietary website URL http www.apple.com macosx Directory Utility is a utility included with the Mac OS X operating system to configure connections to directory services . In OS X 10.6 and up, Directory Utility is in the System Library CoreServices it can be accessed through the GUI via the Accounts System Preferences panel, after clicking Join next to Network Account Server, and then clicking Open Directory Utility. ref cite web last Griffiths first Rob url https www.macworld.com article 142495 2009 08 snowleopardwhatsgonewhere.html title Snow Leopard What s gone where & 124 Mac OS X publisher Macworld date accessdate 2011 09 18 ref ref cite web author wallsbk url http hints.macworld.com article.php?story 20090928101901621 title 10.6 Use Directory Utility in Snow Leopard Mac OS X Hints publisher Hints.macworld.com date accessdate 2011 09 18 ref Prior to Mac OS X 10.5 this tool was named Directory Access. See also Apple Open Directory References reflist Mac OS X Category Mac OS X mac stub it Accesso Directory uk Directory Utility zh Directory Utility ... more details
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