...Shipside, S. (2006). Perfect your presentations. London: Dorling Kindersley. Retrieved from Safari Books Online database. Recommended chapters or sections: Chapter 1: Preparation Supplemental reading: DuFrene, D. D., & Lehman, C. M. (2004). Concept, content, construction, and contingencies: Getting the horse before the PowerPoint cart. Business Communication Quarterly, 67(1). Retrieved from Business Source Premier database. Lopker, G., & Askeland, R. (2009). Presentation design. T+D, 63(3). Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database. Assignment Type: Individual Project Deliverable Length: Research Paper + at least 15 PowerPoint slides Points Possible: 110 Due Date: 1/20/2013 11:59:59 PM CT You are the newly appointed President of the local Chamber of Commerce. You are making your first presentation to the Chamber and want to make a good first impression. Your presentation will be based on the following topic, purpose, and audience. Topic: Expected U.S. GDP growth rate going forward Audience: Local chamber of commerce Purpose: To give business leaders an idea of what the economy may look like based on recent history and expected future conditions Part I Write a 600-750 word research paper given the topic, purpose, and audience information above. In addressing GDP, consider the following: Trends, forecasts, and statistics How GDP is determined Interpreting GDP Part II Prepare a PowerPoint presentation, consisting of at least...
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...How the News Spoon Feeds Negativity to Society When was the last time you walked away from the television happy and positive after watching the news? If you can’t recall a recent time or any time at all while thinking back, you may be shocked. But walking away depressed or stressed should not come as a surprise since the majority of what the news covers is violent, tragic and most of all negative. Television and more specifically the news feeds negativity to our society and promotes all too much fear. They are in complete control of what they air and consciously choose to show negativity because it makes for better ratings. There’s no mystery that the news has a role to play, which is providing the most current and meaningful events that are taking place in today’s society and keeping everyone updated. However, the news and media in general seem to focus in on dangerous and violent things that take place. Making our society appear to be at the point of anarchy. I remember growing up and never wanting to watch the news. I think back now and realize I didn’t like the news because it was always filled with not only violence and sadness, but hate and fear. Myrna Blyth author of the “Female fear factor” points out that, “The media after all, pays the most attention to issues and situations that most frighten the readers and viewers.”(145). While it is no secret that violence and stories that promote fear receive higher ratings, how far are we willing to go until the picture the...
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...Ethics in Intelligence-Base Document Release Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, believes citizens worldwide have a right to know what is happening inside of governments. Now the question is, do they have a right to know or should they have a right to know. Giving citizens access to intelligence information potentially puts the nation at risk and in danger. Citizens should only have access to partial information regarding health care, government laws, etc. CNN Pentagon correspondent Chris Plante wrote an article on Geraldo Rivera allegedly being kicked out of Iraq. According to CNN, the Fox News reporter Geraldo revealed the 101st Airborne Division’s plan in the sand during a live broadcast on live television as to where they were going next. Exposing confidential information to the Nation could have reach targeted countries during the war; giving them heads up and opportunity to strike first on the US. In some cases, Citizens have a right to know what is going on in the government according to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) enacted on July 4, 1966 and taking effect one year later. People are still trying to figure out the ethics in his decision to expose the 101st Airborne’s plan. Rivera, however, provided another live report from Iraq on Fox hours after his expulsion was televised. The Reporter exclaimed he knew nothing about the ordered removal at the time of the second report. However, he has yet to address the ethics in his disclosure. Reporters typically...
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...(hereinafter referred to by her legal name, Ms. Eugenia Glover) has been an inconsistent dues paying member of our union since 2003. She is a DJ, voiceover artist, mime, program host and former news editor (self described on her website as “the Hottest Host in the Galaxy”). Ms. Glover worked at FOX News from 1999 – 2005. She was working as a news editor on the FOX News show, “The O'Reilly Factor hosted by Bill O’Reilly” in May of 2005. On the show on the evening of May 10, 2005, there was a segment of an interview with guest, Courtney Anderson (http://www.billoreilly.com/show?action=viewTVShow&showID=265). The interview included a discussion of laws regarding child abuse laws in Texas and the newspaper, the Houston Chronicle. The host, Bill O’Reilly, made comments on the air that resulted in the Houston Chronicle newspaper writing and publishing an Editorial Journal on May 12, 2005 entitled, “Editorial Journal: The No Facts Zone.” It stated in part, “O'Reilly claims his show is free of spin. Spin is when someone casts the facts in such a light as to reinforce his argument and weaken his opponent's. What O'Reilly did was to disregard the facts altogether, even going so far as to attribute to the Chronicle words and views it did not print and does not espouse. That's not spin; it's misrepresentation that is unprofessional, unwarranted and injurious to the public debate about a serious and urgent issue: protecting children from predators.” (Gibbons,...
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...Rachel Maddow vs. Bill O’ Rielly In August 2008, MSNBC announced The Rachel Maddow Show would replace Verdict with Dan Abrams in the network's 9 p.m. slot the following month. Following its debut, the show topped Countdown as the highest rated show on MSNBC on several occasions. After being on air for more than a month, Maddow's program doubled the audience that hour. Early reviews for her show were mostly positive. The Los Angeles Times writer Matea Gold stated Maddow "finds the right formula on MSNBC," and The Guardian writes Maddow has become the "star of America's cable news." Associated Press columnist David Bauder said she's " Olbermann's political soul mate" and the Olbermann-Maddow shows are a "liberal two-hour block." Distinguishing herself from others on the left, Maddow said she's a "national security liberal" and in a different interview that she's not "a partisan." The New York Times called her a "defense policy wonk" that is writing a book on the role of the military in postwar American politics. (The book, titled Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power, was published in 2012.) During the 2008 presidential election, Maddow did not formally support any candidate. Concerning Barack Obama's candidacy, Maddow said during the primaries, "I have never and still don't think of myself as an Obama supporter, either professionally or actually." In March 2010, Republican Scott Brown, the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts, speculated that Maddow was going...
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...(hereinafter referred to by her legal name, Ms. Eugenia Glover) has been an inconsistent dues paying member of our union since 2003. She is a DJ, voiceover artist, mime, program host and former news editor (self described on her website as “the Hottest Host in the Galaxy”). Ms. Glover worked at FOX News from 1999 – 2005. She was working as a news editor on the FOX News show, “The O'Reilly Factor hosted by Bill O’Reilly” in May of 2005. On the show on the evening of May 10, 2005, there was a segment of an interview with guest, Courtney Anderson (http://www.billoreilly.com/show?action=viewTVShow&showID=265). The interview included a discussion of laws regarding child abuse laws in Texas and the newspaper, the Houston Chronicle. The host, Bill O’Reilly, made comments on the air that resulted in the Houston Chronicle newspaper writing and publishing an Editorial Journal on May 12, 2005 entitled, “Editorial Journal: The No Facts Zone.” It stated in part, “O'Reilly claims his show is free of spin. Spin is when someone casts the facts in such a light as to reinforce his argument and weaken his opponent's. What O'Reilly did was to disregard the facts altogether, even going so far as to attribute to the Chronicle words and views it did not print and does not espouse. That's not spin; it's misrepresentation that is unprofessional, unwarranted and injurious to the public debate about a serious and urgent issue: protecting children from predators.” (Gibbons, 2005) Introduction What Are the...
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...(hereinafter referred to by her legal name, Ms. Eugenia Glover) has been an inconsistent dues paying member of our union since 2003. She is a DJ, voiceover artist, mime, program host and former news editor (self described on her website as “the Hottest Host in the Galaxy”). Ms. Glover worked at FOX News from 1999 – 2005. She was working as a news editor on the FOX News show, “The O'Reilly Factor hosted by Bill O’Reilly” in May of 2005. On the show on the evening of May 10, 2005, there was a segment of an interview with guest, Courtney Anderson (http://www.billoreilly.com/show?action=viewTVShow&showID=265). The interview included a discussion of laws regarding child abuse laws in Texas and the newspaper, the Houston Chronicle. The host, Bill O’Reilly, made comments on the air that resulted in the Houston Chronicle newspaper writing and publishing an Editorial Journal on May 12, 2005 entitled, “Editorial Journal: The No Facts Zone.” It stated in part, “O'Reilly claims his show is free of spin. Spin is when someone casts the facts in such a light as to reinforce his argument and weaken his opponent's. What O'Reilly did was to disregard the facts altogether, even going so far as to attribute to the Chronicle words and views it did not print and does not espouse. That's not spin; it's misrepresentation that is unprofessional, unwarranted and injurious to the public debate about a serious and urgent issue: protecting children from predators.” (Gibbons, 2005) Introduction What Are the...
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...| Censored in America: The War on Free Speech ESSAY CONTEST 125 CASH PRIZES for students, totaling $15,500! ESSAY TOPIC: Is Free Speech becoming more limited in America? John Stossel considers that in his recent Fox News hour, "Censored in America." Words can wound, so should we have increased limits around free speech? Why or why not? Does free speech have a special role in a free society? "Censored in America" says that students are sometimes kept away from words and ideas they might find disturbing. What do you think? Are there areas in society today where we should allow more free speech? Are there areas where we should restrict free speech? Please write a 500-1000 word essay on this topic. You should include your own examples of free speech controversies, and you must include at least one reference to the TV special or Stossel's book, "No They Can't.". • 125 students will receive CASH PRIZES totaling $15,500. • 1st and 2nd place students will also win an all-expense-paid trip to New York City for themselves, a chaperone, and the teachers who submitted their essays to see a live taping of STOSSEL. • Teachers whose students receive at least an honorable mention will receive an autographed copy of one of John Stossel's best-selling books. • Each teacher may submit an unlimited number of student essays (500-1000 words) on our web site between now and the Feb. 17th deadline. FOR COMPLETE CONTEST RULES, PRIZE DETAILS, AND SUBMISSION INFO, VISIT: ...
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...Clara Arias Business Statistics February 1, 2016 Nielsen Reflection While exploring Nielsen I realized the importance of knowing what we as consumers watch and buy. I personally don’t really watch TV at all; probably just a couple of shows but TV is not essential in my life. When I clicked on “Cable Network TV” I first saw these two programs called “Gold Rush” and “The Oreilly Factor” then the only thing I did was looked up these programs and read something about them since I didn’t really know about their existence. It’s probably unbelievable to you hearing this from me because nowadays almost everybody watches TV and everyone is aware of what is in the news. While looking up about “Gold Rush” I noticed it wasn’t a new series, it had actually been released since 2010 and now it is composed of 6 episodes. I think I should start watching TV since I felt I have been missing tons of stuff. In addition to this program I think it is essential to say that the network involved is “Disc”. I also went to look for most popular music and of course the first thing I saw was Justin Bieber with his song “Be yourself”, I usually listen to this song almost everyday because it is actually popular, but after knowing it is in the first place of ranking list I couldn’t help the craving of knowing how many reproductions it has on Youtube. Well it has about 247,768,905 reproductions in just 3 months, isn’t that crazy? I guess people are not surprised anymore about Justin’s fame. Another...
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...Saturday Evening Newscasts: ABC World News Tonight VS. Fox News Fox Report Saturday Jennifer Wallace Chamberlain College of Nursing PHIL 447 Professor Stephens Week 3 03/20/2016 The two news casts that I chose to watch and write about were aired on Saturday, March 19. The first program I watched was ABC World News Tonight. It came on at 7:00pm and it was hosted by Cecilia Vega, who I was unfamiliar with. When this show was over, I turned my television to Fox News and I watched The Fox Report, which started at 8:00pm. This show was hosted by Julie Banderas. I was unfamiliar with her, as well. Both of these hosts were attractive women, which seems to be the standard for women on the news, whether it’s local or national. I don’t normally watch either of these particular shows, so I was unsure what to expect as far as their actual reporting was concerned. On the ABC news cast, the first story that was covered was about Donald Trump, the rally that he held in Arizona, and the protests in Arizona and New York City. The host claimed that “despite the protests, Trump was louder and more forceful than ever”, which in my opinion, had a very negative slant to it. The report showed how the protestors in Arizona used their cars to try and block traffic and how the protestors in NYC were marching and picketing in front of Trump Tower. At the end of the story, the reporter talked about Donald Trumps’ “feud” with Megyn Kelly, whom he called “highly over rated and crazy”. An unnamed...
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...survey will continue to provide insight into the demographics, work environments, tools, and compensation of practitioners in our field. We hope you’ll consider it a civic service. We hope you’ll participate today. Make Data Work strataconf.com Presented by O’Reilly and Cloudera, Strata + Hadoop World is where cutting-edge data science and new business fundamentals intersect— and merge. n n n Learn business applications of data technologies Develop new skills through trainings and in-depth tutorials Connect with an international community of thousands who work with data Job # 15420 2014 Data Science Salary Survey Tools, Trends, What Pays (and What Doesn’t) for Data Professionals John King and Roger Magoulas 2014 Data Science Salary Survey by John King and Roger Magoulas The authors gratefully acknowledge the contribution of Owen S. Robbins and Benchmark Research Technologies, Inc., who conducted the original 2012/2013 Data Science Salary Survey referenced in the article. Copyright © 2015 O’Reilly Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Published by O’Reilly Media, Inc., 1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol, CA 95472. O’Reilly books may be purchased for educational, business, or sales promotional use. Online editions...
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...PetSmart have to compete with the chain stores such as WalMart and Kmart and Target, they also have to compete with online stores as well. PetSmart also has to compete with the common grocery store chains as well. PetSmart falls in the category of Specialty Stores. When evaluating this company I also had to look at the market sector that it falls into. Market Grade stated that PetSmart was ranked fifth in the Specialty Store sector. In first place was Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. followed by Bed Bath and Beyond, Inc. and coming in third was Winmark Corporation and in fourth place was Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc. That is an extremely wide range of competition in the Specialty Store sector. It did however beat out O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. and Pier 1 Imports (Market Grade, 2013). One of the ways PetSmart is able to compete with these other stores that sell pet food and pet products is that it gets exclusive rights to some of the pet food and products and that same food or product is not...
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...Chevron Corporation’s (CVX) core business provides their customers with fully supportive administrative and financial management dealing with the integrated petroleum, chemicals, and coal mining segment of the Integrated Oil sector. The company is centered around and ran by CEO David O’Reilly. As of January 2000 O’Reilly and company Covering Analyst: Matt Hollands Email: mhollan1@uoregon.edu The University of Oregon Investment Group (UOIG) is a student run organization whose purpose is strictly educational. Member students are not certified or licensed to give investment advice or analyze securities, nor do they purport to be. Members of UOIG may have clerked, interned or held various employment positions with firms held in UOIG’s portfolio. In addition, members of UOIG may attempt to obtain employment positions with firms held in UOIG’s portfolio. Chevron Corp. university of oregon investment group http://uoig.uoregon.edu have been actively exploring, developing, and producing crude oil and natural gas. The results have been very rewarding for both shareholders and the company. Top line growth, as well as bottom line, has expanded at double digits: 17 and 26 percent respectively. Mr. O’Reilly has a long history with the integrated oil...
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...Farnham • Köln • Sebastopol • Tokyo Arduino Cookbook by Michael Margolis Copyright © 2011 Michael Margolis and Nicholas Weldin. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Published by O’Reilly Media, Inc., 1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol, CA 95472. O’Reilly books may be purchased for educational, business, or sales promotional use. Online editions are also available for most titles (http://my.safaribooksonline.com). For more information, contact our corporate/institutional sales department: (800) 998-9938 or corporate@oreilly.com. Editors: Simon St. Laurent and Brian Jepson Production Editor: Teresa Elsey Copyeditor: Audrey Doyle Proofreader: Teresa Elsey Indexer: Lucie Haskins Cover Designer: Karen Montgomery Interior Designer: David Futato Illustrator: Robert Romano Printing History: March 2011: First Edition. Nutshell Handbook, the Nutshell Handbook logo, and the O’Reilly logo are registered trademarks of O’Reilly Media, Inc. Arduino Cookbook, the image of a toy rabbit, and related trade dress are trademarks of O’Reilly Media, Inc. Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book, and O’Reilly Media, Inc., was aware of a trademark claim, the designations have been printed in caps or initial caps. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher and authors assume ...
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...Note from the Authors: “Creative Entrepreneurship” was born out of the desire, want and curiosity of kbs+’s staff to understand the crazy world of entrepreneurship. “Creative Entrepreneurship” curates the perspectives of leading entrepreneurs and venture capitalists as a guide for people interested in learning more. Each writer graciously contributed their work to create a curated resource for creative entrepreneurs. This book is the teaching and inspirational aid for our kbs+ Ventures Fellows – a highly select group of kbs+ staffers from all levels and areas of the agency – who go through a six-month educational program to immerse themselves in the startup and venture capital world. Share this entrepreneurial inspiration with friends using @kbspvc or #kbspvcbook. If you would like to share any inspiration, thoughts or feedback, please contact us at @kbspvc anytime – we look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for downloading our book! Darren Herman Taylor Davidson Creative Entrepreneurship Darren Herman Taylor Davidson a kbs+ partner We have received explicit permission from all authors of the works found in this book. Unless otherwise stated, we do not claim to have written or own any of this work. We are purely aggregating it into a simple book format for the education of anyone who picks up this book. The price of this book is free; if anyone tries to sell this book to you, please report them to us. Hopefully this book inspires you as much as it does...
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