Read the article by michael fumento, writer for the new york post editorial blog, who does not support global warming. back in 2005 i and others reviewed the entire hurricane record, which goes back over a century, and found no increase of any kind. yes, we sometimes get bad storms—but no frequently now than in the past. the advocates simply ignored that evidence. fact is, the earth was cooling and warming long before greenhouse gases could have been a factor. the [global warming supporters] have been proved wrong time and time again. which best describes the reliability of the source? nationally certified organizations are considered an unreliable source because the public can access their information. charities are considered a reliable source because the public makes financial contributions to them. editorial blogs are considered an unreliable source because the author may not have a science background. editorial blogs are considered a reliable source because authors contribute to them regularly.

1. the materials manager for a billiard ball maker must periodically place orders for resin, one of the raw materials used in producing billiard balls. she knows that manufacturing uses resin at a rate of 50 kilograms each day, and that it costs $.04 per day to carry a kilogram of resin in inventory. she also knows that the order costs for resin are $100 per order, and that the lead time for delivery is four (4) days.2. at what point should resin be reordered? a. 0 kilograms remainingb. 50 kilograms remainingc. 200 kilograms remainingd. 400 kilograms remaininge. 500 kilograms remaining3. if order size was 1,000 kilograms of resin, what would be the length of an order cycle? a. 0.05 daysb. 4 daysc. 16 daysd. 20 dayse. 50 days4. if the order size was 1,000 kilograms of resin, what would be the average inventory level? a. 50 kilogramsb. 200 kilogramsc. 500 kilogramsd. 800 kilogramse. 1,000 kilograms5. if the order size was 1,000 kilograms of resin, what would be the daily total inventory costs, excluding the cost of the resin? a. $5b. $10c. $20d. $25e. $40