...whether it is right to use technology to create new forms of plant and animal life are on the rise. Proponents of GMFs believe these crops will reduce the use of pesticides and other chemicals, and are just as safe as traditional crops. Opponents, on the other hand, feel the use of chemicals is scarcely reduced in GMFs and fear contamination of traditional farm crops. One example of this was displayed in October 2000 when a brand of genetically modified corn, approved only for animal feed, ended up in taco shells and other foods intended for human consumption. It is possible that GMFs are not bad for us at all and might be rather beneficial to building a sustainable future for all forms of life. The solution to its success lies in careful moderation, and this is where research is crucial. Genetically modified foods should not be banned, though studies on the effects of human consumption and economical impacts are necessary. Genetically Modified Foods: Advancement or Shortcoming? For nearly ninety years farmers have altered crops or animals using a method called crossbreeding. In crossbreeding, breeders select desirable traits of the parent plant or animal to produce a new species of that organism to achieve improved quantity and the quality of their crops. Though many seasons may pass before growers achieve their desired results, the harvests can produce juicier oranges, plumper tomatoes, and seedless grapes. For animal modifications, the process can take much longer...
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...Christoper The U.S. Current Account Deficit On-going political battles over U.S. government budgets, the Federal Reserve Bank's intimations that it might raise interest rates, even as sovereign-debtcrises in Europe remained unresolved, the Chinese and some other developing-country economiesseemed precarious are the worldwide economy overview in 2013. The role of the U.S. currentaccount deficit had receded into the background. In fact, the currentaccount deficit had declinedfrom an average of almost 5% of GDP from 2000 through 2007 to about 3% of GDP in 2011 and 2012. Much of the reason for that moderation was presumably not long-term: the slow U.S. growth hadreduced imports. The financial counterpart of the U.S. current account deficits was the continuingcapital inflow from abroad, as foreigners financed Americans' spending in excess of their income. Asthese inflows accumulated, the gap between U.S. holdings of foreign assets and foreign holdings ofU.S. assets (known as the net international investment position, or NIP) was sinking to anunprecedented nadir. Still balanced in 1985, the NIIP had reached an almost $4.0 trillion deficit in2012. Most U.S. policymakers had long downplayed the risks implied by the large current accountdeficit and net international investment position. They insisted that the deficit and NIIP simplyreflected the attractiveness of the U.S. economy as a destination for global investment. For example,the 2006 Economic Report of the President focused on the...
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...Moderate assessment Department of Education Moderate assessment A module of the Advanced Certificate: Education (School Management and Leadership) © Department of Education 2008 Creative Commons License The copyright for this work is held by the Department of Education. However, to maximise distribution and application, the work is licensed under the Creative Commons License. This allows you to copy, distribute, and display the work under the following conditions: By attribution. You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the Department of Education. For non commercial use1. You may not use this work for commercial purposes. Profit-making entities who charge a fee for access to the work are not permitted to copy, distribute and display the work. By attribution, share-alike. Should this core material be supplemented in any way to create a derivative work, it is expected that the derivative work will be made available to the Department of Education to post onto the Thutong website for others to access and adapt as needed. For any reuse or distribution, you must make clear to others the license terms of this work. Any of these conditions can be waived if you get permission from the Department of Education. Department of Education Sol Plaatje House 123 Schoeman Street Tshwane South Africa Tel: +27 12 312 5344 Fax: +27 12 323 0134 http://www.education.gov.za © Department of Education 2008 1 How does the Department of Education define commercial...
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...others. An example of this would be bath salts. The side effects of this can cause a person to go temporarily insane, and also cause the user to become very sick. There even has become a trend to use everyday household items as inhalants to try to get high. Cultural Uses of Illicit Drugs Many different cultures use illicit drugs in their own ceremonies and religious practices. This has been done over and over throughout the history of their culture. For these people, the drugs that most people would consider to be illegal are a normal part for their lives. An example of this would be different Native American tribes in the United States. Some tribes use certain mushrooms to develop dream-like states to try and communicate with the Great Spirit that they revere, (Alcohol and Other Drugs, 2013). To them, this is a natural way for them to get closer to their beliefs, and their deities. There are other...
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...whole grains, nuts and legumes; a moderate consumption of fish, shellfish, poultry, eggs, dairy and olive oil; and a very limited consumption of red meat, processed foods, sugary foods and saturated fats. Adequate consumption of water is necessary and wine can be consumed in moderation (Del Chierico, Vernocchi, Dallapiccola, Putignani). In recent years there has been significant scientific evidence suggesting that closely following the Mediterranean diet provides adequate nutrient intake and can help decrease the risk of non-communicable, chronic disease for which multiple factors including diet and lifestyle can be attributed (Egger). In order to decrease the risk for cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes, some cancers, increase overall well-being, and reduce the monetary burden of these chronic diseases, Americans should consider adopting the Mediterranean diet. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, with an estimated 610,000 people dying because of it each year. Poor diet and obesity are two of the leading risk factors associated with this disease (“Heart Disease Facts”). Because cardiovascular disease is considered a low-grade inflammatory disease, there has been great interest in the anti-inflammatory effects associated with the Mediterranean diet (Sofi, Abbate, Gensini, Casini). Olive oil, which is high in oleic acid, monounsaturated fatty acids and polyphenols, is the main source of fat intake on the Mediterranean diet and is shown to...
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...one of their famous Australian made product, Milo. It will entail an understanding of marketing aspects of Milo and will include a SWOT analysis and its Marketing Mix. (4 P’s). This report will elaborate the company’s marketing strategy and will explain the understanding of where Nestlé and its product, Milo, stands. It has been said that Milo saw a 2% growth over the first half of 2013, according to the Nielsen RetailScan data, with strong communication of nutritional message with in-store visibility and support. TABLE OF CONTENTS Company overview………………………………pg 2 Market overview…………………………………pg 2 Target overview…………………………………pg 2 About Milo…………………………………………pg 2 Product…………………………………………….pg 2 Place……………………………………………….pg 6 Promotion..………………………………………pg 6 Price……………………………………………….pg 7 Conclusion………………………………………pg 8 References………………………………………pg 9 1 – Marketing Mix: MILO By: Britt Oponda Company Overview Nestlé S.A is the worlds largest consumer-packed-goods company with its headquarters founded in Switzerland. Nestlé was a company that was formed with two merging companies, Anglo-Swiss milk and Henri Nestlé’s very own company, Farine Lactée, which developed milk-based food for babies who were unable to feed from their mothers. The company grew significantly throughout the first and second world war, which ultimately expanded its offerings of products beyond condensed milk products and baby formulas. Nestlé today, offers a much broader...
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...statements regarding the heading of that box. Cite your sources using APA format. This section is due in Week Three. |Chosen Cardiovascular Disease |Treatment Modalities |Cultural Beliefs/Practices |Epidemiological Statistics |Available Consumer Resources |Impact on Society | |or Disorder | |Affecting this Disease | |(ex. financing, information, support) | | |Coronary Artery Disease |Quitting smoking and avoiding |Heart disease is a man's disease. |Cardiovascular diseases cause |The CDC addresses heart disease. Great |According to the Centers for Disease | | |secondhand smoke. |(MYTH) |nearly one-third of all deaths |source for researching information. |Control and Prevention, heart disease | | | | |worldwide. | |and stroke are the leading cause of | | |Eat healthy |“I would know if I had high blood | | http://www.cdc.gov/ |death in every ethnic group | | ...
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...Nestle Marketing Plan Benjamin Tello ERAU Table of Contents Abstract…………………………………………………………………...……………………….3 Company Overview……………………………………………...………………………………..3 Market Segmentation…………………...……………...……………………………………….....5 The 4 Ps of Marketing………………………………..……………………………………………6 Conclusion……………………………………………………………...…………………………7 References…………………..…………………………………………………………….…….....8 Abstract Nestle is one of the major companies in the food processing industry. It was founded in by Henri Nestle in 1866 in Switzerland, and currently has up to 333,000 employees (Nestle, n.d.). Moreover, it appeared in several Forbes lists owing to its high profits, sales, assets, and market value, eventually being labeled as one of the World’s most valuable brands (Nestle, n.d.). Behind such soaring success are clever marketing strategies and plans which foresee the future to keep consumers and employees satisfied, as described in the marketing plan in the next few pages. Some major components of a marketing plan include product overview, target market, competitive analysis, market strategy, SWOT analysis, and metrics (Emerson, 2014). Other analyses such as how a company incorporates the four P’s of marketing into its plan are equally important. Company Overview Mission statement According to the founder of Nestle, Henri Nestle, the company’s mission is to “positively influence” the environment as “responsible corporate citizens”, taking into account the standards of quality of both the environment...
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...life, and it follows them for the rest of their lives. It is such a small thing that can have such huge implications. Learning to be responsible can be crucial in life; everything is connecting to this word. Failing a test, they are most likely held irresponsible for not studying enough, getting a bad credit score; they are not responsible enough with money. Responsibility links directly to success; a responsible person will most likely turn to be a successful adult. The people who become successful are the people who set goals. A person's success is determined entirely by one’s knowledge or skills and one’s attitude. Most people assume that to be successful, one must be intelligent, have a great education, be good looking, have tremendous luck, and have great connections. However, these factors have been studied over many years and have been found to be irrelevant to success in general and success in business in particular. The first step in success is to accept 100% responsibility for one's condition (Dobbins & Pettman, 1992). They do not have to be a smart to be successful in life, achieving responsibility in everything they do will help with their career and personal life. The reason is responsibility is something they have to learn. Parents should educate their children to be responsible and make sure they understand responsibility and what it means later in life. To be responsible starts from childhood when parents are trying to teach children the basic...
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...Curtin Business School (CBS) School of Marketing Unit Outline HOSP2000 Hospitality Industry Management Semester 2, 2015 Unit study package code: HOSP2000 Mode of study: Internal Tuition pattern summary: Note: For any specific variations to this tuition pattern and for precise information refer to the Learning Activities section. Seminar: 11 x 3 Hours Semester Fieldwork: 1 x .5 Days Semester This unit contains a fieldwork component. Find out more at the fieldwork education website: ( fieldworkeducation.curtin.edu.au ) Credit Value: 25.0 Pre-requisite units: Nil Co-requisite units: Nil Anti-requisite units: Nil Result type: Grade/Mark Approved incidental fees: Information about approved incidental fees can be obtained from our website. Visit fees.curtin.edu.au/incidental_fees.cfm for details. Unit coordinator: Title: Name: Phone: Email: Building: Room: Dr Jong-Hyeong Kim +618 9266 4389 jong.kim@curtin.edu.au 408 2006C Teaching Staff: Name: Phone: Email: Building: Room: Jong-Hyeong Kim +61 8 9266 4389 Jong.Kim@curtin.edu.au 408 2006C Administrative contact: Name: Phone: Email: Building: Room: Kelly Nowak +618 9266 3882 Mktg@curtin.edu.au 408 2014 Learning Management System: Blackboard (lms.curtin.edu.au) HOSP2000 Hospitality Industry Management Bentley Campus 28 Jul 2015 School of Marketing, Curtin Business School (CBS) Page: 1 of 7 CRICOS Provider...
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...temperature brought on by none other than an anthropogenic climate change. An IPCC report from 2007 showing levels of some of the greenhouse gases also shows that the levels of greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere has skyrocketed since the post-industrial era, this can only be attributed to man-made machines that have come to rise. So how does human activity attribute to the climate rise? Greenhouse gases are natural occurring gases that hold in some of the heat energy that comes from the sun and bounce off of the earths’ surface; it’s not that these gases are bad in nature, we actually depend on them to keep the climate of our earth at a sustainable temperature, with that being said though, they are only positive for our atmosphere in moderation. In nature the gases such as CO2, Nitrous Oxide and...
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...Introduction A countries culture is displayed through the attitude of its people, dress, music, art and food. As Bahamians food plays an important and unique part in our social interactions and defining us as Bahamian. In fact, a popular Bahamian song insists that while visiting the Bahamas you must “try some conch, peas ‘n’ rice and guava duff” which are all delicious native delicacies. Even though it is great that we embrace and love this aspect of our culture this attitude has a negative effect on our eating habits. Eating habits are the way a person or group eats (Collins English, 2013). When looking at a person or groups eating habits one must consider what types of food are consumed, how the food is prepared, the quantities of the food eaten and when it is eaten. The Social Aspect of Eating To live and grow humans must eat daily. However, for Bahamians the consumption of food is not just a means for nourishment but an occasion. Regattas, holidays and family gatherings, like funerals and baby dedications, provide the opportunity to indulge in our eating. In fact, the “eats” after and during these occasions are anticipated and enjoyed more than the actual events. During social gatherings food is present and eaten in colossal amounts. A typical Bahamian Christmas dinner consists of baked ham, turkey with stuffing, peas ‘n’ rice, yam, sweet potato, baked macaroni and cheese, potato salad, coleslaw and desserts. Alcoholic beverages, sugary drinks (like switcha)...
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...blueprint towards, achieving our objectives. | | Presented by: A Group of Northern Caribbean University Students | 6/24/2013 | | NORTHERN CARIBBEAN UNIVERSITY College of Business & Hospitality Management Department of Professional & Continuing Education Salem Runaway Bay Campus Presented in partial fulfillment of the course MKTG490: Strategic Marketing Assignment Facilitator From: Date June 24, 2013 Lot # 2 Main Street Ocho Rios St Ann Tel. 1876 Website: www.bobmarlay.com Email: Sales@bobmarlay.com customerservice@bobmarlay.com TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGES Company Overview 6 Executive Summary 6-7 Marketing Strategy 7 Mission 7 Marketing Objectives 8 Marketing Mix 8-11 Financial Objectives ...
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...blueprint towards, achieving our objectives. | | Presented by: A Group of Northern Caribbean University Students | 6/24/2013 | | NORTHERN CARIBBEAN UNIVERSITY College of Business & Hospitality Management Department of Professional & Continuing Education Salem Runaway Bay Campus Presented in partial fulfillment of the course MKTG490: Strategic Marketing Assignment Facilitator From: Date June 24, 2013 Lot # 2 Main Street Ocho Rios St Ann Tel. 1876 Website: www.bobmarlay.com Email: Sales@bobmarlay.com customerservice@bobmarlay.com TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGES Company Overview 6 Executive Summary 6-7 Marketing Strategy 7 Mission 7 Marketing Objectives 8 Marketing Mix 8-11 Financial Objectives ...
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...relevant to your subject and type of organization within which you work. “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” William A. Ward (www.adprima.com), 2011 Teaching is both an art and science. Science because it is a systematic knowledge gained through observation and experimentation (exploration) and art because it is the craft which uses specific principles and methods (creative).A proficient teacher has to make sure that both aspects are applied while blending in to the environment. Teaching as a profession has changed over a period of time and so has the role of a teacher. The conventional role of a teacher was to just impart information to students and students were expected to learn and understand it. Now, with extensive research done on how student learn, a new insight has developed and hence the role of teacher has changed. Innumerable learning theories, e.g. Sensory, Kolb’s experiential theory, Skinner’s behaviorist’s theory and the learning domains (Cognitive, Psychomotor, Affective) Gravells (2008),(Behavioral, Cognitive and Humanistic) Roger (1996) have been identified and related to diverse strategies to cope with individual learning styles. On the other hand, Reece and Walker (2006) provides an overview of models of learning indicating that a teacher has to follow different kinds of approaches which suits the students (Appendix 1). Roger (1996) has indicated that these theories...
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