...President. Her main statement is that the view on black people has changed. “For a woman the color of dark coffee to be noticed, even admired, suggests a cultural paradigm shift”. She supports this statement with an example. In a research from 2008 two psychology professors found that 51% of the 300 non-black participants preferred white people. A previous research showed that white people had a 81% preference for white people. She concludes that she has hope for the future. The second text is written by Eric Holder. It is an excerpt from a speech which was given on February 18, 2009 at the Justice Department. The text is called “Black History Month” and was published on the website of the Justice Department. Eric Holder is Attorney General of America. Eric Holder finds is really important that black and white Americans communicate with each other about the racial separation to be united. His main statement is that we have to understand Americas racial history before we can understand America. “One cannot truly understand America without understanding the historical experience of black people in this nation” He believes that The United States has done a good job melting all people together. But outside work it’s not the same case. “On Saturdays and Sundays America in the year 2009 does not, in some ways, differ significantly from the country that existed some fifty years ago” He concludes that black history is a subject worth studying by all the people of the nation. The...
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...Northern California Geolo Geology of Northern California Frank DeCourten Department of Earth Science Sierra College Standing more than 10,000 feet (3,000 m) above the surrounding terrain, Mt. Shasta is the largest volcano in northern California and symbolizes the dynamic geologic processes that have shaped a spectacular landscape. 63829_02_insidecover.qxd 11/25/08 12:53 AM Page ii ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS TO ASK Northern California.1 Introduction Ⅲ What are northern California’s physiographic provinces? Ⅲ What is the Farallon subduction zone? al Ⅲ What two types of plate boundaries exist in northern California today? th Ⅲ What are terranes, how do they originate, and why are they important in northern California? Northern California.2 The Sierra Nevada: California’s Geologic alifornia’s Ge Backbone Ⅲ What is the Sierra Nevada batholith? rra batholi Ⅲ What kinds of rocks surround the Sierra Nevada batholith? ra Ⅲ When and how was the modern Sierra Nevada uplifted? e Ⅲ What types of gold deposits occur in the Sierra Nevada? e? Ⅲ What is the Mother Lode? Northern California.3 The Klamath M Mountains t ath an Ne evada Ⅲ In what ways are the Klamath Mountains and the Sierra Nevada similar? ds ro o ath M Ⅲ What kinds of rocks comprise the ophiolites in the Klamath Mountains and what tectonic events do they signify? ineral occu th ntai Ⅲ What mineral resources occur in the Klamath Mountains? Northern California...
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...A2 - MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2013 Visit the green light district.... Green-eyed Event Planner The Peace Strong men help pregnancy centre FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - Alaska Highway News Judy Kucharuk takes an environmentally friendly approach on Tuesdays S ROLLEND S ROLLEND S ROLLEND Starting at $ Great for • Packing • Crafts ers • Table lin • Artwork 8th 9916 - 9 Street -5631 250-785 3. 00 Mike Friesen of MC Rehabilitation and Wellness presents a cheque for $12,350 to the North Peace Pregnancy Care Centre during the 2013 MC Strongman Competition on Saturday. KATIE MAXIMICK PHOTO Fort St. John, British Columbia - The Weather Network and cynical that when we come in and we'd like to consult, we have even less certainty than before this whole process,' " Cullen said. The Northern Gateway envi- "They are doing more damage ronmental review process has than just to themselves, they're generated public cynicism around hurting the ability for people to do Current Weather Updated on Friday, June 21, 2013, 8:05 AM resource development which is business in the region." General notice putting other projects at risk acThe NDP representative broke cording to Skeena-Bulkley Valley down his final argument into four A The clouds of this newspaper few contents MP Nathan STORM WATCH: Parts of the fairness of the proCullen. categories: Calgary are protected by copyright and In an interview after delivering cess, environmental concerns, the may be used only for personal...
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...education to be able to manage an ever changing and challenged healthcare landscape. Educational Preparation The purpose of this paper is to examine the differences between Diploma, Associates Degree, and Bachelors Degree prepared nurses who take the National Council of State Boards of Nursing’s (NCSBN’s) Nursing Licensure Exam for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) exam. While all three types of nurses are authorized to take and pass the NCLEX board exams for licensure, not all RNs are equally prepared to handle and manage the complex and ever changing healthcare landscape and in particular regards to preparedness of practice of the professional nurse. Differences in Competencies Diminishing Diploma Programs Established in 1873, Massachusetts General Hospital initiated the very first formal nursing educational program in the United States (Friberg and Creasia 2011). Hospital based diploma programs were the dominant mode of entry to the nursing profession from their inception in the late 1800s through the middle 1900s with approximately 944 programs in the U.S. (Friberg, and Creasia). Maintaining diploma programs within hospitals became less...
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...Future Trends in Health Care: Mental Health Kelley Fox HCS/533 April 8th 2013 Marc Magill Future Trends in Health Care: Mental Health Access to care is a key determinant in a community’s health, rural communities have less access to health care because of provider availability, distance to travel, and financial constraints (Health Service Research & Development, 2010). The rural communities have an even greater disparity concerning access to mental health, studies show they are 63% less likely to receive general mental health services (Health Service Research & Development, 2010) Telemental health could help fill in the gaps left by poor access to mental health, decreasing the need for individuals to seek services outside their communities, increasing the likelihood of treatment, and decreasing the inequities of mental health treatment options and access. Telemental Health Use and Considerations Telemental health (TMH) services can be easily set up at a community health center, school, doctor’s office, and in some cases an individual’s home. According to the American Tele Medicine Association (2013), this service is either contracted through urban healthcare facilities, privately found online, or through companies that hire mental health providers and facilitate conferencing set-up. After a provider is found the contracted company or facility where TMH will be provided will need to set up a computer with professional quality cameras, audio equipment, and video...
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...If you find yourself facing a price war, you'll need to understand how it started in order to respond effectively. Often the best counterattack does not. involve a retaliatory price How by Akshay R. Rao, Mark E. Bergen, and War ^ 1 I 1^ f Scott Davis N THE BATTLE TO CAPTURE THE CUSTOMER, companies use a wide range of tactics to ward off competitors. Increasingly, price is the weapon of choice - and frequently the skirmishing degenerates into a price war. Creating low-price appeal is often the goal, hut the result of one retaliatory price slashing after another is often a precipitous decline in industry profits. Look at the airline price wars of r992. When American Airlines, Northwest Airlines, and other U.S. carriers went toe-to-toe in matching and exceeding one another's reduced fares, the result was record volumes of air travel-and record losses. Some estimates suggest that the overall losses suffered hy the industry that year exceed the combined profits for the entire industry from its inception. Price wars can create economically devastating and psychologically dehilitating situations that take an extraordinary toll on an individual, a com- HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW March-April 2000 107 How to Fight a Price War pany, and industry profitability. No matter who wins, the comhatants all seem to end up worse off than before they joined the battle. And yet, price wars are becoming increasingly common and uncommonly ...
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...The COJllribllfiol/ of Stl"//('/uml Sell/iotit's 6 The Contribution of Structural Semiotics to the Design of a Hypermarket l 11'TRODUCTION On I October 1986 at Dardilly Just northwest of lhe French city of Lyon Cofradcl~ opened a hypennarket affiliated with the Mammoulh cham. lis 7500 square-metres and the shopping centre that housed it fulfilled a longstanding need in that part of the Lyon suburbs where shopping facilitIes on that scale were inadequate. Many view this hypennarkcl as a concrete illustration of the type of contribution semiOlic:l can make in defining a new type of shopping experience. I Not only \\as such an approach used in the design conception based on efforts to reconcile the desires expressed by consumers frequenting the catchment area or those taking part in discussion groups ahout their shopping bcha\iour bUI it was all implemented in accordance with the requirements drawn up by the technical starr and management teams \\ Ithm thc Mammouth company. Furthermore a semiotic approach \\as used 10 perform a discourse analysis of the consumers' wishes. \\hlch \\as then used to define the general layout of the hypcnnarket as a whole. Semiotics thus played a twin role in the conception and design of the Lyon hypermarket. Firstly. semiotics provided an interpretative model for consumers' representations and expectations of what the hypermarket should provide. The usc of such a model facilitated the identification of the dirrerel1\...
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...HALAL MARKETS IN CHINA: POTENTIALS AND CHALLENGES Isa Ma1 ABSTRACT This paper aimed to evaluate Halal markets in China including Halal market potentials and challenges in China through analysis of Chinese Muslim populations (market size), purchasing powers, geographic locations (market places), and Chinese Muslim living situations in China (challenges). This paper also combated some problems relating to Halal markets in China and provided some basic information about Chinese Muslims and on Halal markets in China for potential Halal marketers. Keywords: Chinese Muslims and Halal markets in China 1. INTRODUCTION As companies head towards a global market that deals with people from many different cultural backgrounds, it has become essential for marketers to understand culture’s influence on consumer behaviours. The recognition of the importance of culture on consumer behaviours has led to an increasing amount of research across cultures (Sojka and Tansuhaj 1995). More significantly, many studies have succeeded in establishing links between culture and consumer behaviours (McCracken 1986). As the cultural variables and differences increase, the number of communication misunderstandings also increase. Barnlund (1989) suggests that a way to approach cultural understanding is to undertake a careful description of how people relate to one another in search of the norms that regulate social acts or behaviours. The most powerful elements of cultures are those that...
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...Journal of Financial Economics 43 (1997) 275-298 Privatization and efficiency: Industry effects of the sale of British Airways Catherine Eckel, Doug Eckel, Vijay SingaP Virginia Pohechuic lrrrliarv (Received ad Apill!?95; Swe Wm. final v&on &c&q. received VA 2UW. July US.4 1996) We analyze the etkt 04 privatization on the performance of British Airways by examining the privatization’s impa on airfares and competitors’ stock priax We find that stodc prim of U.S. annpetil9rs fell a sigoiticant 7% up00 British Airways’ privatb tion. imply@ expectation afa more annpetitive British Airways Closcx rivals d British Aimarn~agcPlcrdrcpinstoclrpiccthanmonctiwntrivakFurthcr. airfares in markets send by British Airways kll sigdcantly upon pcivatizatioo. The results suggest that a change from gov-mamm t to private ownaship improves economic __ -Ker nxmfx IEL Privatization; cfass@ctuionz G32; Ownership; L3k G38; Airlines Eritisb Airways L93 When a firm is privatiz& several factors change ownership changes from the government to private simultaneously. hands. !kcond, Firs4 the the firm’s --.. ._- .--.-l c orqmdmg author. This paper iu.5 bcnditai fran helpful fx3inmmI.s and kalbask from workshop participeDts 81 the Unbwsity d Arizwm, University of North Cardina at Chapel fJill. lad Virginia Pdytbnic Institute and Sate University. We agqxbate the ax~.~ructivc su~kms of Jobn Chahuax Lhvc Dmis Diane Desk. Rob Hansat. Murali Jaganaatban, Greg Kadkc. Dan Lem, Nancy...
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...STRATEGY in the SPECIAL ISSUE NEW WORLD The 10 Trends You Have to Watch | by Eric Beinhocker, Ian Davis, and Lenny Mendonca AFTER A FULL YEAR in heads-down crisis mode, to the evolving role of business in society. Here we discuss how the crisis may affect their trajectories, and we address the implications for strategy. Some trends, we argue, remain firmly on track, but uncertainties are cropping up around others. We also see signs of new forces emerging, which we will be exploring in more detail in the months ahead. The overall picture is of an altered business landscape. It does seem there will be no going back to the precrisis world. hbr.org Are these the right trends to watch? Share your thoughts with the authors at landscape.hbr.org. business executives are looking again to the future. As they reengage in strategic thinking, many are struck by a sense that the world has changed: The turmoil was not merely another turn of the business cycle but a restructuring of the economic order. Is that impression accurate? To answer this question, it is necessary to examine the underlying forces that shape the business environment and to look for discontinuities. McKinsey & Company tracks the most important of these forces, from the growth of emerging markets Lorenzo Petrantoni Eric Beinhocker is a senior fellow at the McKinsey Global Institute, McKinsey & Company’s economics research arm, where he leads research on economic, management, and public policy issues;...
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...The Origins of the Chinese Empire, to 220 C.E. these cities, built by rulers to move troops and supplies, were traveled by traders transporting such items as metal tools and utensils, lacquered wood plates and boxes, silk, pottery, gems, salt, and lumber. A money economy emerged, using copper coins called cash, with center holes for stringing them together for counting and carrying. China's towns and cities were likewise linked into a large economic system . Trade between China and distant lands A metal bell from the Zhou era. was difficult and dangerous, but by the era's end commerce was conducted by sea with Southeast Asia and by land routes crossing Central Asia. The Central Asian Connection Central Asia, a vast expanse to China's north and west where the climate was too dry for farming (Map 2), was home mainly to pastoral nomads who grazed herds on its plateaus and plains. Skilled on horseback, the nomads occasionally attacked Chinese settlements to carry off goods and supplies, but they also spread commerce and useful knowledge. Some nomads, for example, exchanged their Central Asian nomads connect China with other cultures Nomads and Chinese adopt horse riding and crossbows from each other Iron tools and weapons spread to China, enhancing farming and warfare hides, wool, and horses for Chinese silk, pottery, metalware, and wood products and then traded these items with other societies across Central Asia. Over time, connections with the...
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...International Development. It was prepared by DevTech Systems, Inc. GENDER ASSESSMENT FOR USAID/HAITI COUNTRY STRATEGY STATEMENT Author: Alexis Gardella DISCLAIMER The author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. 2 Gender Assessment USAID/Haiti TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Acknowledgements Acronyms Executive Summary 5 6 7 1. GENDER DIFFERENTIATED DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS 1.1 Demographics 1.2 Maternal Mortality 1.3 Fertility 1.4 Contraceptive Use 1.5 HIV Infection 1.6 Education 1.7 Economic Growth 1.8 Labor 1.9 Agriculture and Rural Income 1.10 Rural and Urban Poverty 1.11 Environmental Degradation 9 10 11 12 2. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF GENDER IN HAITIAN SOCIETY 2.1 Status of Haitian Women 2.2 Haitian Social Structure: Rural 2.2.1 Community Level 2.2.2 Inter-Household Level 2.2.3 Intra-Household relations 2.2.4 Economic Division of Labor 2.3 Economic System 2.4 Urban Society 13 3. ONGOING USAID ACTIVITIES IN TERMS OF GENDER FACTORS OR GENDER-BASED CONSTRAINTS 3.1 Sustainable Increased Income for the Poor (521-001) 3.2 Healthier Families of Desired Size (521-003) 3.3 Increased Human Capacity (521-004) 3.4 Genuinely Inclusive Democratic Governance Attained (521-005) 3.5 Streamlined Government (521-006) 3.6 Tropical Storm Recovery Program (521-010) 20 4. CONSIDERATION OF GENDER ISSUES IN DRAFT STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 4.1 Rule of Law and Governance 4.1.1 Strengthening...
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...------------------------------------------------- Unmanned aerial vehicle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "UAV" redirects here. For the entertainment company, see UAV Corporation. For the veterans' organization, see Ukrainian American Veterans. A group photo of aerial demonstrators at the 2005 Naval Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Air Demo. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is anaircraft without a human pilot onboard. Its flight is either controlled autonomously by computers in the vehicle, or under the remote control of anavigator, or pilot (in military UAVs called a Combat Systems Officer on UCAVs) on the ground or in another vehicle. There are a wide variety of drone shapes, sizes, configurations, and characteristics. Historically, UAVs were simple remotely piloted aircraft, but autonomous control is increasingly being employed.[1] Their largest use is within military applications. UAVs are also used in a small but growing number of civil applications, such as firefighting or nonmilitary security work, such as surveillance of pipelines. UAVs are often preferred for missions that are too "dull, dirty, or dangerous" for manned aircraft. Contents [hide] * 1 History * 2 FAA designation * 3 Classification * 3.1 Classifications by the United States military * 3.1.1 US Air Force tiers * 3.1.2 US Marine Corps tiers * 3.1.3 US Army tiers * 3.1.4 Future Combat Systems (FCS) (US Army) classes * 3...
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...The McDonaldization of China A Curriculum Project 2009 Fulbright‐Hays Seminars Abroad to China Lynn Guenette Sociology Instructor Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester MN © 2008 NCUSCR • 71 West 23rd Street, Suite 1901 • New York, NY 10010-4102 • (212) 645-9677 • www.ncuscr.org Introduction The author had the privilege of traveling to China on a Fulbright‐Hays study tour during the summer of 2009. While sociologists have been studying the effects of McDonaldization in U.S. society since 1993, few have studied how Chinese society has been influenced by this phenomenon. James Watson and his team studied the phenomenon in 1997 and their book, “Golden Arches East: McDonald’s in East Asia” is an excellent resource for anyone studying this topic, especially the first two chapters. During a lecture at Chongqing University, Professor Zhang Jin mentioned that the idea of Scientific Management was being explored in China during the early 20th century by such business leaders as Lu Zuofu with his experiment at Beibei. This “model society” was implementing the same values in the early 20th century that McDonald’s later touted in the U.S. fifty years later. The author suspected that they had a common ancestor in Taylorism, a business model developed in the U.S. around 1900. Further research found that indeed, they shared that common ideology. Could this be the reason that the Chinese have adapted so ...
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...Executive Bulletin COMPUTERWORLD INTRODUCTION All Roads Lead to IP .................................2 TRENDS &STRATEGIES Wading Into IP Telephony ..........................4 Getting ROI From VoIP ..............................7 VoIP Monitoring Tools ............................10 VoIP Security .......................................13 Call Centers and IP ................................15 Voice Over Wireless LANs .......................18 RESOURCES QuickStudy:Session Initiation Protocol ......21 Emerging Technology:..........................23 IP Videoconferencing IPCommunications Voice-over-IP is changing the way we think of,and manage,communications. Compliments of Computerworld Executive Bulletin IP Communications 2 Converged IP networks allow for a wide variety of new applications to ride on the network and interact, including IP telephony,audioconfer- encing,videoconferencing,unified messaging and presence technolo- gies (like chat). Getting Started Corporate America is just starting down the road to voice-over-IP (VoIP)communications,though every analyst says it¡¯s just a matter of time before it becomes main- stream.¡°By 2009,the installed base of IP [communications]equipment will dominate the enterprise land- scape,but that¡¯s still a few years away,¡±says Robert Rosenberg,presi- dent of Insight Research Corp.in Boonton,N.J. There are several reasons why VoIP hasn¡¯t been an overnight suc- cess.Companies started testing the ...
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