...1. Introduction---Objective and structure of this report The Chinese fireworks industry has experienced significant change since China adopted "open door policy", moreover, it has huge market share in the world's fireworks market. But on the other hand, the Chinese fireworks industry also has fatal weaknesses. Therefore, whether to invest in this industry is still a considerable challenge to most investors. The objective of this report is to give some suggestions to Jerry Yu on his decision of the investment on Liuyang fireworks industry. Furthermore, some proposals on how to improve the attractiveness and the competitiveness of Chinese fireworks industry at a long-run level are worked out; from personal level, there are some strategic options to Jerry Yu in terms of handling an individual fireworks firm. To achieve this objective, an industry analysis and a market audit are carried out and a gross conclusion is drawn based on the analyses and suggestions. 2. Industrial analysis The aim of this industrial analysis is to outline the situation of the Chinese fireworks industry in conjunction with analyzing the rivalry within this industry through Porter's five forces model (please refer to Appendix). 2.1 The Chinese fireworks industry overview The general belief was that China-made fireworks actually made up about 80% to 90% of the world's fireworks market. But although Chinese fireworks account for most of the world's market, it can be said as a relatively messy industry in terms...
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...Accidents happen when we least expect them. When your premises catches fire, it can be one of the most traumatizing moments in your life. A fire accident on any property is a recipe for disaster. It pinches hard to see your favorite things blazed in the fire. Sometimes the damage is so severe that you cannot be in a position to salvage anything. Remember that at that time, you are normally in shock and confused on what to do next. If you find yourself in that situation, it is advisable that you seek the services of a professional to come and do fire damage restoration. This undertaking is very important to you as a property owner because it will go a long way in restoring your premises to a condition that is fit for human habitation. The following...
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...think fire fighting would be a fun and exciting job. When I watch firefighters battling fires on the news, it makes me want to be out there fighting the fire with them. I also like the idea that I would be helping many people. For example, during 9/11 many firefighters risked and lost their lives going into the badly damaged World Trade Center towers to save the lives of people they did not even know. Every little boy dreams of becoming a police officer or firefighter so that they can ride around in a car or truck with sirens blaring. Now that I have grown older I still want to be a firefighter. That is why I decided to join a six-week high school fire academy at West L.A. College last summer. During those six weeks I learned how to use a firefighter’s hose and how the different nozzles function. I learned the fire-fighting lingo, like “run” means an incident, or “size up” is a verbal picture of the incident that says, “I’m at… I need… I have.” One of the most important things I learned at the Fire Academy was teamwork and how not doing your job could result in the serious injury or even death of one of the members of your Engine Company. Although it was an extreme amount of work and it was a huge sacrifice to give up my summer, this experience only strengthened my desire to become a firefighter. In my eyes a firefighter is not just somebody doing his or her job, he’s a super hero. When someone is trapped in a burning building, a firefighter battles the monster (fire) with...
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...ether, Methyl alcohol, Acetone. 9. Combustible Metals (provide examples): a metal that will combust under heat. Some examples are: Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium. 10. Carboxyhemoglobin: A compound found in the blood by binding carbon monoxide and hemoglobin. 11. Chemical Energy (provide examples of the two types): Energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds released or taken in during exothermic and endothermic reactions. An example of an exothermic reaction is a fire burning. An example of an endothermic reaction is photosynthesis. 12. Concentration: the relative amount of a given substance contained within a solution or in a particular volume of space. 13. BTU: British thermal unit which is a traditional work equal to 1055 joules. 14. Joule: the SI unit of Work or Energy. 15. Fire: Combustion or burning in which substances combined chemically with oxygen in the air and typically give out bright light heat and smoke. 16. Fire Point: The lowest temperature at which a substance can continue to burn. 17. Fire Tetrahedron: A four-sided geometric...
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...trained in firefighting, primarily to extinguish hazardous fires that threaten property and civilian or natural populations and to rescue people from dangerous situations, like collapsed or burning buildings. Luckily or unluckily, my cousin work as a firefighter. Since he became a firefighter, I never saw him at home having the dinner with us in Chinese New Year. He has to stand guard, and wait for the order if there something happen. We all know that the job as a firefighter is really dangerous. There is an explosion in my city as a result of the oil spilling. All of the firefighters including my cousin in my city went to the first rescue line to save lives and buildings. Everyone is in danger. Unfortunately, someone died in that accident. So that comes to problem: Should firefighters contribute their lives to save other’s lives or properties? My answer is no. It might because that I have someone who has the relationship with me in blood. So that I feel his life is important for me. I want him to protect his own life instead of saving others. How fire happens? It is clear that there are some place that can easily catch fire. Like some places near the forest or rainless. We know that if there is only a little fire in a tree, it will spread quickly. We learned some examples from Egan’s article. He argued that firefighters don’t have to die for people’s property and homeowners cannot blame firefighters. He shows the fire happens in Arizona where is really beautiful “ …...
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...inviting aroma. Although there are many large candle companies in the world that are still thriving today, such as Bath and Body Works, or Yankee Candle Company, Scentsy Wickless Warmers are a safer, affordable and more efficient alternative, while providing many of the same results that you can get with traditional candles. Do you know how many house fires are caused by candles? According to U.S. Fire Administration (2013), 42 home fires are reported every day. That’s 15,260 each year! One-Fifth of reported candle fires, the candles are unattended or abandoned, and more than half of these candle fires start because something that can burn is too close to the open flame, such as mattresses, bedding, or curtains. Someone falling asleep while a candle is burning is a major concern when it comes to candles, and this exact situation accounts for 12% of these home fires. Scentsy Wickless Warmers use a low watt light bulb, instead of fire or flame, to heat the wax to a temperature just above body temperature; the risk of house fire is drastically reduced without an open flame. Although it is the most tragic, fire is not the only hazard that traditional candles pose. Because the fire burns the wick, wax and whatever is in the candle. These chemicals, toxins and allergens are released into the air that we breathe which could be just as deadly as a fire for some people, because it may aggravate asthma, cause allergy-like symptoms, or irritate the respiratory tract. Ever wonder...
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...Although a quick response and quick knock down kept a Saturday evening barn fire from spreading to a nearby house, it wasn’t enough to save the barn and two horses that perished inside it. Firefighters were dispatched to 8000 County Road 189, owned and occupied by Reuben D. and Sarah H. Miller, after a resident of nearby County Road 192 reported the fire at 6:09 p.m. Prairie Township Fire Chief Reuben Miller responded straight from home. Holmes County Sheriff's Deputy Josh Summers, also a member of the fire department, responded from where he was patrolling just north of Holmesville. They arrived at 6:13 p.m., followed two minutes later by an engine from Prairie Township, said the chief, who is no relation to the owner of the property. On arrival, the...
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...conditions. In the service we call this… a ‘crossover’. Happens rarely but when it does… yeesh. All the old blokes tell us about when they’ve had crossovers. You mention the word crossover to any firefighter and they will have a wealth of stories about fires with a hundred metre flame heights, flames running faster then you can sprint, the immense heat, and the sheer terror. Terror that gives seasoned firefighters nightmares. I’ve never witnessed a crossover before, unfortunately I joined a few years after Red Friday, the last known crossover to occur during a bushfire season. A few of the officers were at that fire; they’ve all left the brigade now. The officers will have lots to tell us about crossover fires, we just shrub them off, “yeah yeah”, we say, don’t worry, we’ve done our training. We’re prepared. All these old farts go on and on about this all the time, even though the boys, Jason and I included, are a bit young, we can handle it. A brigade full of young, fit and enthusiastic volunteers. Aged from 17 to 30, and then you got the few high officers that have been in the brigade 30 or 40 odd years. Although we haven’t seen a big season before, that doesn’t mean we can’t handle it. * * * Five weeks is how much time I’ve taken off work for this so called ‘horror season’. Ever since the first week of December, and each day waiting at the station. I don’t mind it, after all, most of the time we play cards, watch a movie or have a snooze in the quarters upstairs. A lot of the members...
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...A Firefighter's Will Of Fire " To serve and protect", this is our will of fire. A fiery desire inculcated in the hearts and mind of every firefighter - to serve humanity that quality public service they deserve and to protect the lives and properties of everyone away from any danger or harm that this treacherous world of ours may throw upon us. The message I would like to convey to every firefighter is how to keep such will of fire burning, everyday and always. As firefighters, bear in mind that since day one of our recruitment process until we take our oath of office until we start our first day of work, we are taught to be disciplined individuals. We are required to give our best to perform our duties and obligations. In following orders, we should have command responsibility, we have to realize our goals and in the process develop our character. And of course, unconditional commitment to our service is expected from us. Hence, it is very important that in every turnpike of our lives as firefighters, we should remember these ideals. Not only remember it but put these in word and in deed. Indeed, the we choose to take is not easy, we need to be constant in our purpose, we should not falter to serve. The occassional turmoils are challenges that we must face and overcome. These are the tools that our Creator gave us in order for us to learn, to grow and to survive. I believe that what makes our chosen profession more fulfilling is the fact that we...
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...Teamwork, determination, hard work, and the instinct to survive. What do these things have to do with anything? It has everything to do when anyone is a firefighter. They need all of those traits in order to even be considered as a firefighter, moreover if they do not have those qualities they will not be accepted or if they are accepted and they still do not have those qualities they will get others killed. As a matter of fact the role of being a firefighter requires great endurance for training and in field duties,the education is a EMT degree and a great sense of teamwork. If they do not then they are not fit for the job. The education to be a firefighter is not excessive but they still need a basic education. "Firefighters need at least...
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...SUTRA 11 Now we are going to discuss smriti, which basically means memory. The sutra says anubhuta vishaya asampramoshah smritih. Anubhuta is the first wor, and anubhuta is translated as experienced. Experience in Sanskrit is called anubhuti, so anubhuta is called experienced, an experience that you have already experienced. Anu means something that follows or follows upon and bhuta means the element. So anubhuta means that which follows the matter field when consciousness or your personal awareness interacts with the matter field and is the tangible experience. Experience is a result of consciousness interacting with the matter fields, and that is anubhuta. Vishaya is an object of the experience that you have, so in general, they are the five matter fields, but they can also be another pattern of intelligence. One samskara can even have another samskara as its object of experience. Like the drink that I am consuming is a pattern of intelligence, and the personality that’s trying to enjoy it is also a pattern of intelligence. So when you interact with an object, an experience is created out of it. If you dissect everything and look into it, you will find just five matter fields interacting with five matter fields but in reality there are just two different patterns of intelligence interacting with each other, not necessarily just five matter fields. . Asampramoshah means kept inside, not letting go or allowing to escape. That is called smritih, memory. ...
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...The word fire is defined by webster as the phenomenon of combustion manifested in light, flame, and heat. What this definiton does not tell you is how dangerous a fire can be if you are not aware of its capability to spread and grow rapidly. Fires can be very dangerous and harmful. It is important to education each other as much as possibe to help prevent injries or deadly accidents. There are four stages that happen in every fire. Those stages are Incipient, Growth, Fully Developed, and Decay. Each stage plays a role in every fire. Understanding each stage, and how to handle or prevent it is critical in becoming in control of a fire. Flameovers and backdrafts are not consider stages, but also are definitely factors of a fire. These factors sometimes can be prevented. Some methods of prevention are taugh at fire academies, or fire schools, to new firefighters, and are constistly being developed. Incipient, also know as the "ignition" stage, is the first stage of a fire. In this stage smoke may began before the fire actually flames up. This is the stage where heat, oxygen, and a fuel source combine to ignite the fire. At this stage it can be controlled by a household fire extinguinsher. Growth is the second stage of a fire. With the initial flame used as a heat sourse, more flames flare up. Flaring up makes the size of the fire increase and the plume reaches the ceiling. In a room hot gases meet at the celing of the roomwhich cause all fuels in that room...
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...Discuss the possible damage with short term and long-term complications of a firefighter inhaling heated air and in respiratory distress. Prioritize the necessary interventions to stabilize the patient. Then discuss an in-depth plan of care for recovery. Smoke inhalation is known as the leading cause of death due to fires. Firefighters are trained to recognize the dangerous short-term effects of smoke exposure caused by carbon monoxide and tiny particles absorbed into the lungs. The inhalation of heated air produces injury through several mechanisms, including thermal injury to the upper airway, irritation or chemical injury to the airways from soot, asphyxiation, and toxicity from carbon monoxide. In most cases firefighters can wear devices...
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...During the unloading process at the HLF Polyurethane Manufacturing plants, a vapor return line ruptured causing a fire. This is due to a nearby welding operations at gave the vapor a point of ignition. The product that was being delivered to the manufacturing plant was toluene diisocyanate (TDI), and methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI), which are products used in the production of polyurethane. Once the fire was recognized the alarm was sounded and the emergency response team was notified. The fire department was notified and the command area was establish and the emergency response plan was put into action by the incident commander. The emergency response team was not able to isolate the source, ultimately turning over the incident command and control of the fire to the fire department upon their arrival (Meyer, 2014). Two of the hazardous material that are used to manufacture polyurethane is toluene diisocyanate (TDI), and methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI). Toluene diisocyanate contains a list of hazard that can be identified on the Safety Data Sheet, it is extremely toxic of inhaled, it is considered a carcinogen, and can cause skin reactions....
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...chance to start a fire. Other factors than can contribute to the starting of a fire are a campfire, the sun itself, lightning, and hot winds. National Geographic also says that four out of every five fires are started...
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