...The growing U.S. economy has exposed a driver shortage among the motor carrier industry. The rise in consumer demand has increased freight volume in the industry. While this is positive news the growth in the industry could be hampered due to a lack of available drivers. According to the American Trucking Associations, the industry’s shortage is close to 35,000 drivers (Carey, 2014). This issue could continue to get worse if nothing is done to combat it. It is estimated by 2020, according to ATA, the motor carrier industry’s driver shortage could grow to 240,000 drivers (McNally, 2014). While many trucking companies are finding ways to attract drivers, such as covering the cost of licensing and signing bonuses, U.S. Xpress is addressing the driver shortage with its own approach to the problem (Carey, 2014). One of the ways U.S. Xpress is handling the driver shortage is to increase the base mile pay (McNally, 2014). This has raised drivers pay by 13 percent (Carey, 2014). While that is a big step to close the shortage gap more is needed to confront the problem. U.S. Xpress, to counter the shortage and attracting drivers, is removing the OTR (over the road) solo driver’s sliding pay scale (McNally, 2014). For OTR drivers, who spend long periods of time out on the road, calculating their base pay from week to week under the sliding pay scale was difficult (McNally, 2014). Now, no matter how long a haul is every OTR solo drivers makes the same base mileage pay (McNally, 2014). U...
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...Schedule for Implementing a Driver Control Program MKTG6513 Abstract This marketing plan is used on lessening driver turnover by reducing the communication gap between drivers and dispatchers. For each of the three years of the marketing plan, a trucking company starts with$1,000,000. To prevent repeating prior mistakes which cause drivers to leave the company, effective marketing and promotion which highlight the change in hiring style need to be implemented. To be effective in a trucking company, technology plays an imperative role which is utilized very carefully in this plan to remain within the budget while using most of it. In order to retain and minimize the turnover percentage of drivers, their training is vital, so that they represent the company in a more effective manner and help the company to retain the client. Together, the relationship of drivers with dispatchers and technology suggest the company can generate profit with a moderate rate. The prevalent concern confronting the trucking business is not the mounting fuel and insurance expenses, but rather, the aptitude to entice, recruit and preserve excellent drivers. According to Keller and Ozment (1999), “[1] the cost to replace a driver has been reported to range from 3,000 to 12,000 dollars [1]” (p. 99). Where does one start to better retain a quality driver? Chances are you have many worthy drivers in your fleet, and the odds are even...
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...Taxi Driver The movie Taxi Driver, directed by Martin Scorsese, "may be the greatest first person character study ever committed to film" according to an interview of Quentin Tarantino. Within the realm of film noir there is interplay with light and darkness and there is the classic main character. The main character within every film noir has a couple key components that are common within many of the antiheroes of the genre. The film noir anti-hero, or corrupted hero, is most known for their descent moralistically or in the case of Travis Bickle, mentally. The conventions used to display this mental ambiguity is via the mis en scene, cinematography, and editing. Most normal formal elements that are used in film noir are within Taxi Driver. The hero, most of the time in film noir, is a washed up hero who is preconditioned to descend into darkness in order to let justice prevail. In Taxi Driver, Scorsese doesn’t have Travis Bickle descend in terms of moral ambiguity but rather turns Travis from oddball to murderer. Travis’ dissension mentally is synonymous to a film noir hero’s dissension morally. Like many film noir heroes, Travis seems predisposed on becoming a psychopathic killer. Being an ex Marine, it seems he needs a lot of time to keep himself busy, and as a result is a complete loner. The mis en scene, editing, and cinematography of the movie show the audience many scenes that connote to his later and more troubling behavior. The lighting is a part of mis en scene that...
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...Q1. What is device driver? OR Use of driver software. Ans. A device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device. A driver typically communicates with the device through the computer bus or communications subsystem to which the hardware connects. When a calling program invokes a routine in the driver, the driver issues commands to the device. Once the device sends data back to the driver, the driver may invoke routines in the original calling program. Drivers are hardware-dependent and operating-system-specific. Uses of device driver: a. A device driver simplifies programming by acting as a translator between a hardware device and the applications or operating systems that use it. Programmers can write the higher-level application code independently of whatever specific hardware device it will ultimately control, because code and device can interface in a standard way, regardless of the software superstructure or of underlying hardware b. The device-driver accepts these generic high-level commands and breaks them into a series of low-level device-specific commands as required by the device being driven. c. Drivers can provide a level of security as they can run in kernel-mode thereby protecting the operating system from applications running in user-mode. SECTION - B ( 5 MARKS ) ...
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...On 03/05/17, at 7:41pm, I Deputy Warden N. Christian was dispatched to 7737 Solomen Run Driver on a possible nuisance dog, owner known. Deputy Warden W. Jones and I arrived on scene and talked to complainant Louis Worrellia. Mr. Worrellia stated that he and his wife were walking on the sidewalk near 1149 Barlowe Run Drive when a black and white pit bull broke out the wooden fence in the backyard of that location. The dog came charging at Mr. Worrellia and his wife. Mr. Worrellia feeling threaten grab the dog and put the dog on the ground. As Mr. Worrellia was detaining the first dog a second black and white pit bull tried to come out of the backyard. Dog owners exited their house and retrieved their dog. Mr. Worrellia sustained no injuries....
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...The worldview of Taxi Driver is the cynical take of what New York reality was in 1976. One of the characteristics that distinguish a film or TV show shot in Toronto, but set in New York is the garbage. New York streets are filled with garbage and it litters every frame of Taxi Driver. In Scorsese’s view, New York has become so vile that men like Travis have prepared themselves to clean up the streets as they wish to. That’s not to say Scorsese condones their actions, the film is shot in documentary style for a reason, no reason to cover that fact up. The world is being built in such a way that it becomes an excuse for violence. Several assassination attempts toward political figures have been cited as reasons by the perpetrators, such as John Hinckley Jr. He supposedly identified with...
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...access allows high speed transferring of files between two machines. 1.3 USB Cable Fig 1.1 A USB Cable 1.4 Advantages Of Using USB Cable for Remote Access • Transfer files between two PCs (or three PCs using two cables) • Fully compliant with USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 • USB 2.0 High-speed performance with data transfer rate of over 15 Mbps • No external power needed (Bus powered from either USB port) • Low power consumption • Supports suspend and resume for power management • Supports remote wake-up • Terrific for laptop/notebook to desktop file transfers. 1.5 Module Overview This project mainly contain two parts 1.Kernel Module (USB driver) 2.User Interface 1. Kernel Module In this module we create a device driver for USB direct link cable which is used to connect between two systems. The driver is designed in such a way that it should be efficient and simple to the Linux operating system. The files are transmitted using file transmission protocol. The low level system call...
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...Troubleshooting Graphics Drivers A user asks you to troubleshoot his Windows 7 workstation, which is behaving erratically. He has recently purchased and installed a new graphics adapter. Since then, he sees occasional wavy lines on the display. You run Device Manager on the system and note the manufacturer, model, and version number of the device driver for the graphics adapter. Then, you check the adapter manufacturer's website and discover that there is a new driver available for the adapter. After downloading and installing the driver update, you restart the system. The system appears to start normally, except that the graphical interface has been replaced by incomprehensible noise. Because you cannot see the display, you cannot work with the system. Explain the following: • Describe the problem. • What should you do to return the computer to an operational state? With a graphics adapter if after installing the update and the system is nonfunctional it is most likely caused by a bad driver. First thing you should do to return the computer to an operational state is unplug the HDMI or VAG wire from the graphic card and plug the VGA wire of the monitor to the VGA port on the motherboard. Then you need to troubleshoot the driver. First thing you can try is opening the properties sheet for device and check the device status. You can launch a troubleshooter from here. If you are unable fix the problem from here the next thing you can try is to open the device manager and...
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...With a Super Bowl ring under his belt, along with four pro-bowl victories, and winner of Season 14 ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ Driver’s net worth is approximately 16 million. And although he is known far and wide to be a good player, and a great man, Driver’s past was anything but ‘16 million.’ He was born on February 2, 1975, in the slums of Houston, Texas. Driver encountered many hardships during his early youth. The entire family was forced to live out of a U-Haul trailer for a long period of time, after a collection agency seized the family's belongings. They would also spend many nights in motel rooms that his mother had bought using their food stamps. He and his older brother Marvin III, began stealing cars and selling drugs during their teenage years in order to keep their mother and sisters alive. Driver was quoted by USA Today stating, "You try to do anything you can to provide for your family." Throughout his early years, Driver began to shine as an athlete. He excelled in not only football, but also basketball and track. Even with a patchy attendance record, Driver graduated high school, and started to attend Alcorn State University in Mississippi, where he was noticed by talent scouts for his Olympic-class speed and high jump. This was a turning point in Driver’s life, where he not only met the woman of his dreams, but also started seeing his...
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...boundaries. However, film is not only created as an entertainment tool, it can often also mirror society and its changing values. A film can be a communicator of ideas whether it is reflecting political perspectives or challenging cultural issues. This is the case in 1976, when Martin Scorsese and screenwriter Paul Schrader had created the modern film classic Taxi Driver. During this time America had undergone a lot of fluctuations in its economic and social movements. This film takes place in New York City through the perspective of the protagonist Travis Bickle, who is played by Robert De Niro. Through Bickle's eyes the city appears to be corrupted and struggling. Furthermore this iconic thriller takes place when America is facing new wounds from the post-world war two eras. From the main character’s perspective, the film examines the theme of loneliness that influences the protagonist’s character development in an urban society. On the surface, the film is based on the life of Travis Bickle who was once a Vietnam vet that finds the means to survive in the big apple through a blue-collar job as a Taxi Driver. The film illustrates the alienation that occurs to individuals after a social change to political events. In this film the story’s backdrop is placed in the 1970s of New York City....
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...Troubleshooting Graphics Drivers Not all operating systems are created equally. Microsoft’s testing lab has an extensive amount of resources pertaining to today’s top leading manufacturers to ensure compatibility with Microsoft operating systems and other software. As such with the wide assortment of graphics cards or adapters ensure optimal performance and usability. However, there are instances where a display issue may be caused by and fixed by Microsoft or the manufacturer by way of the graphics adapter’s drivers. Troubleshooting a video problem is a straightforward process with a limited number of issues. First off, the graphics adapter’s driver is either corrupt or improperly installed under a different version. For example, downloading and installing a driver for an x64- based system when the actual architecture is an x86-based version of Windows 7 and vice versa. Secondly, the issue may be caused by the user improperly installing the graphics adapter. And thirdly, the adapter may not be compatible with Windows 7 either. Your video card must have a display driver installed in order to do anything but the most basic drawing to the screen. If you're having any problems with your video card, one of the first things you should do is download the latest display driver, uninstall the current display driver, and then install the new driver you downloaded. This can make lots of problems disappear. There is no point in spending time trying to trace down the cause of video...
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...Taxi Driver Martin Scorsese’s, Taxi Driver is the definition of dark and gritty. The movie follows a military veteran, Travis Bickle, who lives in New York as he battles insomnia and some dark demons. Travis decides to become a taxi driver in order to make some extra money. Travis seems to have this infatuation with cleaning up the streets of New York from the filth and scum. Travis records his accounts and thoughts daily in his diary. Travis decides to work the worst neighborhoods in New York; just adding to his hatred of the drug dealers and prostitutes who run free. The film has its moments that are a bit awkward. Like Travis’s unhealthy obsession with porn theaters. Later in the film, Travis becomes obsessed with a girl who works as a campaign volunteer, Becky. After a misunderstanding between them and she no longer wants to see Travis, he comes enraged. I thought the movie could not get any darker, but Travis begins to train and mold his body to what I would assume is a killing machine. I suppose he saw himself as a super hero sent to clean up the streets of New York. He begins to purchase fire arms and train with them regularly. Along the film, he meets a young girl by the name of Iris, who is caught up in a prostitution ring. Travis becomes determined to free her of her abusers and after a violent shootout between her pimps, he is able to rescue her. I enjoyed the film very much. At first, I just thought it was going to be a memoir of a lonely New York taxi driver. As...
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...American Dream Theme’s in Taxi Driver An Annotated Bibliography Dempsey, Michael. Rev. of Taxi Driver, by Martin Scorsese/Michael Phillips/Julia Phillips/Tony Bill. Film Quarterly Vol. 29, No. 4 (Summer, 1976). Pp. 37-41. Print. Dempsey’s review of Taxi Driver directed by Martin Scorsese is an analytical synopsis of the film given in comparison through other novels and films. Dempsey opens his criticism of Taxi Driver by stating that Taxi Driver’s inspiration came from Robert Bresson’s Four Nights of a Dreamer. Dempsey continues to recap the film and calls De Niro’s portrayal of the main character as bringing a brilliant conception alive with expert minimalism. Dempsey’s most surprising review comes in the form of the infamous climactic end to the film. Dempsey describes this as “only a revenge movie cliché; like the shark attacks in Jaws” further stating that is only provided a reflexive physical reaction. Ebert, Roger. Rev. of Taxi Driver, by Martin Scorsese/Michael Phillips/Julia Phillips/Tony Bill. 1 Jan. 2004. Web. 24 Nov. 2013. < http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-taxi-driver-1976>. Ebert’s review of Taxi Driver directed by Martin Scorsese was a post look of great American films that Ebert put on his acclaimed “top rated” listing. Ebert describes the lead character Travis Bickle as “ a character with a desperate need to make some sort of contact somehow—to share or mimic the effortless social interaction he sees all around him, but does not participate...
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...“Taxi Driver”, “Blue Velvet” y el Sueño Americano Voy a tratar dos películas “Taxi Driver” (1976) de Martin Scorsese y “Blue Velvet” (1986) de David Lynch. Las dos atrajeron una gran controversia cuando fueron estrenadas debido en parte a “temas desagradables” y “violencia y sexo gráficos” pero todavía se han convertido en dos de las películas más populares del siglo XX. Voy a hablar de como las dos propone una crítica del Sueño Americano Las primeras escenas de “Blue Velvet” demuestran una visión nostálgica y de ensueño de la América suburbana. La toma famosa con el cielo azul, la cerca blanca y las rosas rojas tiene connotaciones patrióticas, un hombre riega a su césped, un bombero simpático saluda a la cámara, un grupo de alumnos cruzan la calle felizmente. Luego la cámara hace un zoom hacia la maleza donde encontramos un enjambre de escarabajos negros feos, un símbolo metafórico de la fealdad y depravación que se encuentra en este mundo supuestamente perfecto. Jeffery es un símbolo de esto con su aspecto juvenil e inocente pero por dentro, es tan depravado como Frank con su veta voyerista y obsesión con Dorothy. Por tanto en “Blue Velvet”, nada es lo que parece: el pueblo de Lumberton, Jeffery, incluso Frank que tiene un lado vulnerable. La idea del Sueño Americano es tan superficial y falsa como los personajes. Lynch insinúa que el Sueño Americano es exactamente así, un sueño, una ilusión. En “Taxi Driver”, el escenario es muy diferente pero igualmente interesante...
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...No form of organization consisting of two or more individuals has ever existed without leadership. For organizations to function with some degree of efficiency, effective leadership is an absolute. In the summary that follows, the writer will briefly describe eight key leadership approaches designed to achieve maximum human output. In addition, he will identify the primary characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of the theories mentioned. The writer will also explain the organizational circumstances under which each theory would be most effective. Even though experts continue to seek the perfect workplace model, each of the techniques discussed has played an important role in best management practices. Transactional and Transformational Leadership The first of the eight approaches that will be discussed is transactional and transformational leadership. Transactional leaders influence subordinates toward task completion through the use of reward and punishment. The practice where leaders give something of significance to follower’s in exchange for performing certain tasks. The leader incentivizes desired behaviors by offering subordinates something valuable such as increased salary, bonuses, or promotion. The follower, in turn, is expected to complete their obligations in a satisfactory manner. Opposite of reward, the leader may take away future opportunity or incentive or may use a demotion or another punishment to solicit desired performance. Transactional leadership...
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