...Discussion 8 1. Is it fair that an actor or sport athlete makes more money than a doctor, a teacher, or a person serving in the military? Someones salary is usually based on the amount of education, knowledge, experience and amount of risk taken. For the most part I found most salary comparisons followed these guidelines. There was one comparison I could not understand. I think that a sport athletes salary and any other person who is willing to put their life at risk for the sake of others, should have comparilable salaries which in most cases is not what is happening. 2. Do you believe in the American Dream, that is, that by working hard, you and/or your children can be more economically successful than previous generations in your family? I believe that each person has their own interpretation of what their "American Dream" is. Unfortunately, I do believe that societies overall dream is to be more "economically successful than previous generations in your family." My hope for current and future generation "American Dreamers" is they broaden their meaning of their dream and simplify it at the same time, giving it a one word definition, Happiness. I chose this word because I believe it to be universal through all cultures. It encompasses all the little things each one of us breaks Happiness into. Besides, having practiced being happy while trying to turn every negative moment that happens throughout the day into a positive. It is without a doubt easier to contiue smiling...
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...Unit 8 Discussion 1: Using Community and Vendor Support for Managing Software The pros and cons of Linux support provided by the open-source versus by vendors should be looked at with the strengths of each, while assessing your own needs. To evaluate an open-source community here are a few things to consider: * How large is the community? It is important to look at the number of developers and contributors to the code base, as well as user groups and events based around the specified needs, and are there training resources available? * How frequently are new releases put out? Success comes from momentum and innovation, so look for communities that can put out important and well planned releases often. * How advanced is this community? Look to partner with a community that has intelligent, motivated and innovative plans that are the same as you would. You want to make sure that the community is full of cutting-edge technologists challenging each other for mutual technical respect. * How well does the community support its users? Open-source communities are supported primarily by a core community of developers and users through online messaging, making the helpfulness and responsiveness of that community a key concern. There are reasons many organizations pay for vendor-provided software and support, including: * Ease of getting started – Organizations that don’t already have experience with open-source projects often find commercial vendors a less-daunting...
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...1. Recommendations for exercise during pregnancy has changed so much over the years because of the lack of information when the guidelines for exercise during pregnancy were published in 1985 (pg. 341). They limited pregnant women's exercise to no more than 15 minutes a day because they thought rigorous exercise would increase pregnancy complications such as low birth weight, preterm labor and maternal conditions. Pregnant women are now suppose to exercise at least 150 minutes in a week. When pregnant women exercise, it lowers the risk for gestational diabetes and preterm delivery. It also keeps the women's bodies healthy which help the baby as well. Exercising also reduces the time in delivery and the way that your responds after delivery. I know for myself I exercised about five to six times a week up until a week before having my son and I ended up having a c-section due to his stubbornness and my body responded well afterwards and I think it was due to the healthy lifestyle that i continued while being pregnant. 2.. As it states in our text "If the mother has an exercise plan already in place, she should continue that routine until she feels like she needs modifications"(pg. 347). Modifications if needed are recommended. Sticking to a light exercise regimen is beneficial for before giving birth and the way that your body heals afterwards. If need be do exercises that has less impact on her body such as cardio i.e elliptical machine, stairs, and treadmill. Adding perhaps...
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...Experiment 8 Lab Report Analysis of Oxidizing Capacity of Bleach The goal of this lab is to perform a titration of a sample of bleach with thiosulfate, figuring the end point with a starch indicator. We will determine the percent mass of sodium hypochlorite in bleach by using the volume of sodium thiosulfate needed to reach the end point. This value represents the oxidizing capacity of the unknown bleach. At the end, we will create two redox reactions to determine the overall chemical reaction that occurs during this process. I think that my oxidizing capacity will be 5.0g. Most bleach contains salts with the hypochlorite ion, the oxidizing agent that removes stains and whitens them. The hypochlorite ion usually comes in the form of sodium hypochlorite, NaOCl, or calcium hypochlorite. The two oxidation reduction reactions that occur during this experiment are first the oxidation of iodide to iodine, I2(aq), by the hypochlorite ion and then making the aqueous iodine reduce back to iodide by titrating it with sodium thiosulfate. The overall stoichiometry of the reaction is one mole of hypochlorous acid, formed by placing the sodium hypochlorite into acidic solution, plus two moles of the thiosulfate ion plus hydrogen ions from the solution yielding one mole of chlorite anions, one mole of the tetrasulfur hexoxide anion and one mole of liquid water. We began the titration of aqueous iodine by adding .05M sodium thiosulfate until the brown colored solution began to turn a...
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...1) How will customer relationships be different in a virtual world? Customer relationships in a virtual world are a delicate matter. The design of a web site is very important for presenting a favorable face to the customer. Similarly, the design of a business in SL is of chief importance. In a world where anything goes design wise, how do you want your customer service representatives to appear? The business must present something fantastic, that it could not present in the real world, if it wants to draw visitors into it. 2) How will supporting Second Life customers differ from supporting traditional customers? Second Life provides a medium for simulating real world interactions online. It has the same benefits as teleconferencing or videoconferences, the ability to assemble many people from all around the world into a real time interactions. NPR’s Science Friday makes great use of this tool, hosting a studio audience in SL that they couldn’t otherwise support. Public speakers also benefit. I once attended a talk by a favorite science fiction author who would not have attracted enough of an audience in any one local, but SL was perfect for finding enough interest from around the globe to come up with a great turn out. 3) How will supporting Second Life customers differ from supporting Web site customers? Being a virtual world, Second Life is much less about providing the visitor information they can read, and all about giving them a place they can visit. If I were a...
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... TM Now wait for 45 seconds. 30 15 Let’s do it! 1. 6. - Click once when ready. seconds left 20 35 42 41 43 44 45 2 1 3 4 5 2. 3. 4. 5. - 7. That was 8. easy! 9. 10. © Tim Pettry, 2008 Take 45 seconds to memorize these new symbols for the numbers 1 – 10. X TM Write down as many of the new symbols as you can remember? Click when ready To check answers © Tim Pettry, 2008 TM Check your answers 1. 6. - 2. 3. 4. 5. © Tim Pettry, 2008 7. 8. 9. 10. - X Click to discuss when ready TM Click Discussion How many people got all 10 symbols correct? 9? 8? 7? 6? 5 and below? Were you distracted by the countdown on the left? Are there ever distractions when we are trying to learn? © Tim Pettry, 2008 TM Click Discussion continued Which symbols do most people get right? 1 – due to repetition 10 – Its different and it represents the Roman numeral “10” 5 – Its different 7 – Its similar to the number 7 Most people look for a pattern and have difficulty finding it in a short amount of time. We are looking at the pieces rather than the whole. This is sometimes referred to as “Silo Thinking” © Tim Pettry, 2008 TM Now, for you linear thinkers… Click 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 X...
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...The Big Book of Huddle Energizers Ideas to enliven your huddle Contributed by employees of Citibank Singapore Table of Contents Service Value # 1 – Make Each Interaction Personal ................................................. 6 Energizer: Hebrew Numerology ................................................................................... 6 Energizer: Brain Teaser ............................................................................................... 9 Energizer: Human Treasure Hunt............................................................................... 10 Energizer: Secret Hat Trick ........................................................................................ 11 Energizer: Accentuate the Positive............................................................................. 11 Energizer: Name Game.............................................................................................. 11 Energizer: Heart to Heart ........................................................................................... 11 Energizer: Guess my Body Language ........................................................................ 11 Energizer: How to Say Hello in Different Languages ................................................. 12 Energizer: Good Morning Game ................................................................................ 12 Service Value # 2 – Maintain A Professional Image ...................................................
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...Discussion Question Chapter 5 1. If I was teaching this course I would use the 5 step training process and combine the advantages and disadvantages. 2. On the job training might take the form of the coaching/understudy method, job rotation, or special assignments and committees. 3. I think that the cultural insensitivity refers to the different type of cultures and races around the world and it might translate into loss of business because if there’s not a diversity then the employees will feel like they don’t belong in the work place and customers won’t go into the business because they feel that there’s a preference 4. I would go and talk to my professors boss because they should be noticing because I will probably be one of the many complaining Discussion Question Chapter 6 1. Tools | Pros | Cons | Graphic Rating Scale | Simple to use; provide a quantitative rating for each employee | Standards may be unclear; halo effect, central tendency. | Bars | Provides behavioral “anchors.” BARS is very accurate. | Difficult to develop | Forced distribution method | Ends up with a predetermined number of people in each group. | Appraisal results depend on the adequacy of your original choice of cutoff points. | MBO | Tied to jointly agreed-upon performance objective | Time consuming | 2. I would use alternation ranking by judging my employees on performance but based on objective criteria. 3. (a) Halo Effect: It is the tendency of the raters...
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...HRM 530 Week 8 Discussion Week 8 #1 "Employee Development" Please respond to the following: Propose three ways that a mentor and a new employee orientation can assist employees with their career development. Evaluate the following criteria, in order of importance to you, in regard to the workplace: material wealth, success, career satisfaction, and work-life. Determine whether or not you believe there is a way to balance them. Provide two suggestions on how this could be done. Support your position. There are several ways in which a mentor program and new employee orientation can assist employees with their career development. In my current position, we have a mentor program that last for the first six months of a person’s time on the job. During that period, they are paired with a seasoned peer that is responsible for some on the job training as well as aiding them with navigating the corporate culture. This is important because it aids in helping a new employee feel a part of the organization. Employees who feel a part of the organization often feel more passionate about their work. Another reason a new employee orientation is important is because it introduces employees to corporate policies and procedures. Policies and procedures are basically the rules that an organization abides by. Often times, being able to introduce these at the onset of employment help an employee to understand what role they play in the organization, and also give insight into the organizational...
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...Discussion Questions: Chapter 8 1) It is advisable to borrow in order to take a cash discount when the cost of borrowing is less than the cost of foregoing the discount. 2) Larger firms tend to be in a net creditor position because they have the financial resources to be suppliers to credit. The smaller firm must look to the larger manufacturer or wholesaler to help carry the firm's financing requirements. 3) New banking laws allowed more competition and gave banks the right to expand across state lines to create larger, more competitive markets. They also increased bank mergers. 4) The prime rate is the rate that a bank charges its most creditworthy customers. The average customer can expect to pay one or two percent (or more) above prime. 5) LIBOR stands for London Interbank Offered Rate. It is consistently below the prime rate. 6) The use of a compensating balance or minimum required account balance allows the banker to generate a higher return on a loan because not all funds are actually made available to the borrower. This benefit to the lender need not be a disadvantage to the borrower. The borrower may, in turn, receive a lower quoted interest rate and certain gratuitous services because of the compensating balance requirement. 7) Commercial paper can be either purchased or issued by a corporation. To the extent one corporation purchases another corporation's commercial paper as a short-term investment, it is a current asset....
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...HRM 530 Week 8 Discussion Week 8 #1 "Employee Development" Please respond to the following: Propose three ways that a mentor and a new employee orientation can assist employees with their career development. Evaluate the following criteria, in order of importance to you, in regard to the workplace: material wealth, success, career satisfaction, and work-life. Determine whether or not you believe there is a way to balance them. Provide two suggestions on how this could be done. Support your position. There are several ways in which a mentor program and new employee orientation can assist employees with their career development. In my current position, we have a mentor program that last for the first six months of a person’s time on the job. During that period, they are paired with a seasoned peer that is responsible for some on the job training as well as aiding them with navigating the corporate culture. This is important because it aids in helping a new employee feel a part of the organization. Employees who feel a part of the organization often feel more passionate about their work. Another reason a new employee orientation is important is because it introduces employees to corporate policies and procedures. Policies and procedures are basically the rules that an organization abides by. Often times, being able to introduce these at the onset of employment help an employee to understand what role they play in the organization, and also give insight into the organizational...
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...Demo Speech November 2, 2010 Topic: Magic square personal yantra Specific Purpose Statement: By the end of my speech, my audience will know how to make their own personal yantra by way of a magic square. Thesis Statement: Knowing your personal yantra is an interesting way to gain insights of your character and life’s path. I. Introduction A. Attention- Getter: Who hasn’t wondered, what is the purpose of life? 1. Who hasn’t thought to themselves, what will my life be like in the future? 2. Will I be happy? 3. What about my family and friends? 4. Have you ever wondered if you will be rich. B. Reason to Listen: Well what if I told you, there was an easy way to answer some of life’s most interesting questions. 1. That simple mathematically equations can decipher your fate. 2. That there is a reason why you are who you are. 3. A way to obtain your ideals about love, money and career. C. Credibility Statement: The ancient tradition of creating numerical yantras has been around for 5 thousand years. 1. I found numerous resources concerning numerology. a. Including Richard Webster’s Numerology Magic , that I got from the library. b. There are also plenty of websites dedicated to numerology. 2. I personally have created many yantras for my friends and family. D. Personal yantras are not only fun to construct, but perhaps can give a person some insight on the purpose of their lives. E. Today, I am going...
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...8½ Produced by Angelo Rizzoli. Directed by Federico Fellini. Screenplay by Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano, Brunello Rondi. Viewers expecting to sit back, relax and switch off for a couple of hours - this film is not for you. A barrage of dream sequences interrupted by brief encounters with endless characters; this is a piece of shamelessly self indulgent psychoanalysis on Fellini's part. Of course, this is exactly what he intended. The main character is that of Guido (played by Fellini himself) a director unable to complete his latest film and loosely based on the identity of his own creator (Fellini). Fellini has been able to achieve the effect of mise en abyme not only through the dream sequences but also with this being an autobiographical piece. Viewers are intentionally lulled into the false belief that they are watching a film about Fellini, not the character Guido. Throughout, obvious references to the films chaos and irregularities are made by characters through their criticism of the unfinished, fictional film. When giving Guido notes on his film, one character calls it 'a chain of gratuitous episodes' which pretty much describes Fellini's 8½ to perfection. In another scene Guido is criticised for his obsession with depicting 'Italy's Catholic conscience' which is also a reoccurring motif of Fellini's. He plays this game with the viewer by highlighting the inadequacies of his own film through the criticism of the fictional one. An endless array...
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...oldwitchcraft.com 3 INTRODUCTION The science of numerology can be traced back thousands of years. The Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Hebrews, Egyptians, Phoenicians, early Christians, Mayans, and Incas all used some form of numerology to gain a deeper understanding of themselves and the universe. Numerology is perhaps the easiest of the occult arts to understand and use. All you need is the birth date and the complete name of an individual to unlock all of the secrets that the numbers hold. (Most authorities agree that the full birth name as recorded on your birth certificate is the name that must be used for all calculations involving name.) There are eleven numbers used in constructing Numerology charts. These numbers are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 22. Larger numbers that occur from adding the numbers in the complete birth date or from the values assigned to each name are reduced by adding the digits together until the sum achieved is one of the core numbers. Merely add the components of the larger number together (repeatedly, if necessary) until a single digit (or the "master" numbers 11 or 22) results. Each of these numbers represents different characteristics and expressions. Master numbers are the only exception to rule of reducing to the single digit. The master numbers 11 and 22 are intensified versions of the single digit number they replace (2 and 4). These numbers suggest a potential for a high degree of learning and/or achievement very often in a more stressful environment...
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...Centralia Coal Mine A Brief History: On March 25th, 1947, a deadly coal mine explosion rocked the calm, peaceful town of Centralia, IL. This particular coal mine was providing coal to the war effort in World War II. A charge ignited built-up coal dust and caused the explosion. This should have surprised no one. Many public sector safety professional, Union council, federal agencies knew of the hazards and knew the result of it. The mine company and various officials of mine safety agencies were notified about the danger of Coal mine 5 at Centralia, IL. Failure to take action to abate the hazard resulted in the loss 111 precious hard working men who had spent much of their lives mining coal. Scanlan Alternatives: In 1941 Driscoll Scanlan was send to inspect the Centralia No. 5 coal mine by Robert Medill the director of the Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals. Scanlan found out that the mine was highly explosive due to coal dust build up. He suggested that the mine must be shut down immediately till everything is been cleaned. The report and recommendations were ignored by the company. Scanlan did send the report again and again and I was ignored by the Bell and Zoller Coal Mine Company who owned the Centralia coal mine. 5. There were many alternative ways Scanlan could have addressed his findings and could have prevented the accident. The ways are as follows and described. One way could be that Scanlan was appointed by the Department of Mines and Minerals and when...
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