...Party Platforms Democratic Party on Abortion Strongly and unequivocally support Roe v. Wade. (Sep 2012) Invest in stem cell and other medical research. (Nov 2006) Pursue embryonic stem cell research. (Jul 2004) Support right to choose even if mother cannot pay. (Jul 2004) Choice is a fundamental, constitutional right. (Aug 2000) Democratic Party on Budget & Economy Create an economy built to last & built from the middle out. (Sep 2012) Restore the budget discipline of the 1990s. (Nov 2006) Cut the deficit in half over the next four years. (Jul 2004) Democrats reversed economic stagnation of previous years. (Aug 2000) Democrats must continue to lead Americans to prosperity. (Aug 2000) G.O.P. creates debt, Dems create surpluses. (Aug 2000) Democrats will eliminate publicly held debt by 2012. (Aug 2000) Policy should encourage home ownership & affordable housing. (Aug 2000) Democratic Party on Civil Rights Enable disability access; plus 100,000 federal jobs. (Sep 2012) Equal treatment under law for same-sex couples. (Sep 2012) Racial and religious profiling is wrong. (Jul 2004) Keep marriage at state level; no federal gay marriage ban. (Jul 2004) Strengthen some parts of Patriot Act and change other parts. (Jul 2004) Support affirmative action to redress discrimination. (Jul 2004) Police should have zero tolerance of racial profiling. (Aug 2000) Pass hate crime legislation...
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...three-quarters fail after launch. Searching for growth, the temptation is to pump out more and more in hopes of finding a few big winners - often an expensive and ineffective approach. There is a better and less costly way. It involves screening what goes into the pipeline far more carefully by using innovation “platforms” to generate ideas with higher potential and lower risks of failure. That approach provides parameters for innovation and gives lift - you don't have to start from scratch each time, but can tee up big-hit innovation that offers “repeatability” across product lines. It’s an approach that carmakers and technology firms have used to build multiple models from the same core parts, but that consumer goods makers have only begun to exploit and adapt broadly. In car manufacturing, a platform may be a new technology – say, a new engine. In consumer products, it is more likely to be a consumer insight that fosters new product innovation (not just technology) including “occasions”, channels, and packaging. Take, for example, Danone. In the 1990s, the company saw that consumers’ increasing concern for healthy eating - in particular a healthy start to their day - offered a platform to reposition its yogurt and biscuit products for innovation and growth. First, Danone identified a new occasion for health-based innovation: breakfast. Traditionally, the firm’s yogurts and biscuits competed in both the snack and dessert categories for the whimsies of mid-day munchers. But breakfast...
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...FreeSwitch: Open Soure SIP-based Telephony Platform Vibha Kasturi University Institute of Engineering and Technology Panjab University Chandigarh, India vibhakasturi@gmail.com Abstract— Next generation network is a network that delivers all telecommunication services (data, voice and video) using single packet based infrastructure. SoftSwitch, the kernel of next generation networks (NGN), a software that is used to bridge a traditional PSTN and VoIP by linking PSTN to IP networks and managing IP multimedia traffic. This paper gives an overview of SoftSwitch and summarize the currently deployed free and open source SoftSwitch i.e. FreeSWITCH in telecommunication industry. FreeSWITCH uses SIP protocol for communication between end terminals. This paper also gives an overview of SIP protocol and SIP proxy servers used by FreeSWITCH in end to end communication. Keywords- Next Generation Networks(NGN) ,SoftSwitch, FreeSwitch,Session Initiation Protocol, SIP proxy server Introduction Next Generation Networks (NGN) is convergence of various networks such as the Public Switched Telephone network (PSTN), the packet data networks (Internet) and wireless communication networks, which can provide multimedia services including voice, data and video. NGN can be divided in three functional layers: Transport, Call Control & Signaling and Service & Application layer as shown in figure1. [1] [pic] Fig.1 Today’s Network and Next generation network SoftSwitch, the...
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...GEN Mobile Application Platform Assessment Nick Wirchak June 27, 2011 Table of Contents: What it is 3 What it does 3 How it works 5 Limitations 5 Notes on mobile phone usage 6 Screenshots 7 Main interface screen (home page) 7 Policy Summary Screen 7 Insurance ID Cards 8 Billing Screen 9 Claims Screens 9 “Value Add” screens 10 What it is: The GEN Mobile Platform is available as an “i” application (iPhone, iPad, iPod) as well as an Android (Google OS), and mobile http compliant application that can be used on any smart phone with a browser (Symbian, RIM, Windows Mobile, etc.). The application was created by Generation Entity Now (GEN) as a mobile policy and claims system. GEN has been in business offering software solutions for policy, rating and claims since 1971. The GEN Mobile Platform was designed to be an easy way for our increasingly more “mobile” society to manage their insurance needs without the need to wait on the phone, visit agents, or otherwise be detracted from their daily lives. The base price for the GEN Mobile framework is approximately $50,000 depending upon configuration. What it does: Within the default interface on all three platforms, the end-user has the option to pay their bill, add coverage, manage their policy, file claims (can be configured for multiple types; glass, collision, etc.), view ID cards, print ID cards (when connected to a printer), view policy information including limits and deductibles...
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...Constitutionalist Platform The following principles should be considered planks in the platform of any candidate who calls himself or herself a "constitutionalist": 1. The rights recognized in the Bill of Rights are rights that precede the Constitution, apply to all persons everywhere and all times, and considered as restrictions on the actions of government officials or agents, apply to all officials or agents at all levels of government, federal, state, and local, and even to the treatment of any persons anywhere outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States, except when otherwise authorized by a declaration of war or letters of marque and reprisal. 2. The right to keep and bear arms, like other rights in the Bill of Rights, is an individual right, at all levels of government, and covers all weapons or other tools or supplies that might be used for defense, riot control, personal protection, law enforcement, or emergency response. The only regulation permitted is to facilitate and discipline militia and enhance its effectiveness. 3. No right, including the right to keep and bear arms, may be disabled, that is, restricted partially or entirely, by any process other than a trial in which the subject shall have the right of a jury, and in which the burden of proof is on the petitioner that either the disablement is a punishment authorized by statute for a crime proved to have been committed by the subject, or that if the right of the defendant is not disabled...
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...entertaining globally scaled collaborative platform using open innovation and crowd sourcing, platform dedicated to decision making process - targeting: policy makers, business executives, NGOs leaders, independent professionals and private people. My vision is that key people need a larger scale of legitimacy, freshness & horizon in their diverse daily decision making process when choosing the best ideas, strategies, products, concepts, advice, trends to follow, etc. On short: anything that stands at the foundation of better choices and combats the dangers of isolating thinking. The business concept proposed targets 2 main core objectives with a longer-range: 1. To offer permanent exit options to smaller and bigger dilemmas 2. To share market intelligence For objective 1: Whoever needs a golden idea / advice / counseling / concept / objective opinion, etc - regarding any kind of problem that can be answered in less than 3 pages: • Launch their request on our platform • Set a challenging stake and a deadline for closing the submissions, project criteria, etc • Gather hundreds and thousands of answers to strengthen and uplift the quality of their choices and decisions. • Award the best one(s). For objective 2: To create a vivid and innovative open negotiation e-market place for innovations and by that to share market intelligence (part of our platform). Key Differentiations and Advantages vs the existent open innovation platforms: 1. We come with a different...
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...Running Head: FINAL REPORT PLATFORM EVALUATION Final Report: Platform Evaluation Kimberly Kick University of Phoenix EDTC 555, Internet and Distance Education Delivery Marianne Justus September 9, 2003 Platform Evaluation Final Report This paper is Part 3 of 3 of a Distance Delivery Platform Evaluation Project. The purpose of the paper is to make a recommendation based on the distance delivery platform analysis completed in the report titled “Production Investigation Paper” dated August 26, 2003. Distance Education Platform Based upon the needs of the system engineers, Cisco is seeking to accelerate the training and complete it in a shorter period of time to better accommodate an SE’s hectic schedule. Based on this feedback from the SEs, create a blended e-learning solution that combined both live and self-paced components. A blended solution would be very valuable, because if all the material were placed in a self-paced format, engineers wouldn’t have the opportunity to learn from each other or to talk with a subject matter expert. Most learners prefer some interaction, but the team’s past training experience revealed that it’s extremely important for analytical people to have this ability to share information with peers and to have access to an expert. Produce and deliver self-paced activities such as quizzes and a case study via OutStart Evolution. They designed the activities in a learning object model to...
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...Brent Spar incident started out when Shell announced its plans to decommission the Brent Spar oil-drilling platform in the North Sea. An environmental group, Greenpeace, opposed this decision and took it to the media to gain national support. The media painted Greenpeace protestors are courageous and a saviors of the environment. In theory, Shell took the necessary steps needed to decommission this oil-drilling platform. First, Shell invested funds into research and development to figure out the best ways to dismantle the rig. Secondly, they selected the most effective and logical option. Lastly, with the information in hand, they sought out approval from the UK government (Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of the environment) and obtained a license to sink the platform. The reason why this incident was such a controversy was because of the lack of communication between shell and the shakeholders/ factions. The stakeholders in this ordeal were Greenpeace, scientists, industry, community, etc. This in return cost them millions of dollars in revenue/profit. Greenpeace was the biggest antagonist in this situation. Shell succeeded in making them their enemy instead of an ally. Shell should have made them part of the decision making process and reviewed the limited options with Greenpeace. If Greenpeace had disagreed with shell, the decision to sink the platform would have been amicable. Greenpeace would not have taken all those steps to ensure that Shell was seen...
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...BP & Deepwater Horizon C. Nelson BP & Deepwater Horizon Every business, in some way, is affected by public and private criticism. One industry that is never too far away from criticism is the oil and gas industry. Over the course of this essay, we will explore BP, its stakeholders, some of their criticisms, and BP’s response to those criticisms. BP, formerly British Petroleum, is the fourth largest oil and gas companies in the world in terms of revenue and sixth based on production. (Statista, 2015) (Forbes, 2015) Although BP doesn’t have an official mission statement, the company does have a few statements entitled “Our Values”, “Clear Priorities”, and “Our strategy and sustainability”. BP (2015) states, “We have five values that express our shared understanding of what we believe, how we aim to behave and what we aspire to be as an organization.” Those five values include safety, respect, excellence, courage, and one team. “Clear Priorities” (2015) details three main topics that top the company’s interests including: safe, reliable and compliant operations; disciplined financial choices; and competitive project execution. Thirdly, BP has a commitment to sustainability and states (2015), “We believe that the best way for BP to achieve sustainable success is by acting in the long-term interests of our shareholders, our partners and society.” The three pillars augment the lack of a mission statement and express BP’s commitments and responsibilities....
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...On April 20, 2010 there was an explosion in the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico which caused the rig to sink and the death of 11 people. The explosion also broke a BP oil pipe which leaked oil and gas into the water about 42 miles off the coast of Louisiana. The pipe was about 5000 feet bellow the ocean’s surface and leaked an estimated 4.9 million barrels (about 200 gallons) into the water; this was the largest accidental oil spill that has ever occurred. The oil quickly spread; some of it caused oil slicks on the surface which can be spread over long distances by pushing winds while some of it hovered in the middle of the water, just above the pipe. One oil plume was reported to be 22 miles long. This plume was formed because chemical dispersants (which were supposed to break up the oil) mixed with seawater and the oil and allowed the oil to stay suspended above the surface. As much as 20 percent of the oil ended up on the sea floor which caused damage to coral and other organisms below the surface. Some effects the spill had on the Gulf were immediately noticeable to the naked eye; pelicans cover in oil, dead fish floating in brown smudge, smothered turtles washing up on shore. Large amounts of both dolphins and turtles became ill and stranded after the accident. Originally it seemed that the only effected birds were seabirds because even tiny amounts of oil on their feathers hindered their ability to fly, swim, and find food by diving. However, it has been...
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...Political party platforms The political party platform is used to show what a parties position is on multiple issues. This paper will describe what each of the four political parties view is on the defense of marriage and strengthening of families in regards to early childhood and how each differs I’m going to start off with the Republican party of Texas which firmly believes that marriage is God-ordained and that it can only be a legal and moral commitment between a natural man and a natural woman which they consider to be a foundational unit of a healthy society. The platform opposes any type of recognition to allowing benefits to couples who label themselves as domestic partners and are not legally married. They also advocate the removal of laws that place an unfair tax on a families income. And at last the Republican party of Texas supports the traditional Judeo-Christian values on family and opposes the continued attack on these traditional values. Republicans oppose any type of government mandated pre school or kindergarten (Republicans of Texas -Strengthening families promoting life and protecting health, pg 7) Libertarians on the other hands differ completely then those of the Texas republicans. Libertarians support full protection of people from federal and state legislation that go against ones individual rights to not allow marriage base on gender orientation. They believe that the government has no authority in deciding...
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...The ocean covers roughly two thirds of the Earth’s surface area, and as such is the most valuable resource that we have. Every year through mal-treatment and abuse we irreparably damage our ocean and the ecology found within it. Instead of focusing on what we can gain through strip mining the ocean of its treasures, work needs to be done to establish a safeguard for its preservation. Late President and naturalist Theodore Roosevelt stated “To waste, to destroy, our natural resources, to skin and exhaust the [ocean] instead of using it so as to increase it’s usefulness, will result in undermining in the days of our children the very property which we ought by to hand down to them amplified and developed”. The oceans of this planet are the last unexplored spaces in our domain, as human beings. Man has successfully conquered space, traveling to the moon and expounding on the mysteries of outer space. But in the sea mysteries still remain, ranging from the untold countless life forms yet to be documented and discovered to the unexplored and unseen regions of the great blue deep. Without a care to its future man is ravaging our oceans, and destroying any hope of discovery. Every year fishermen complain that their catches come back smaller and smaller from the previous generations. Constant over fishing has caused a population decline in the trade fishes. Fishermen primarily ply their trade close the coastlines in depths of 200 meters (approximately 600 ft). Those areas can only...
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...Offshore Drilling – To Drill or Not to Drill The Effects of Drilling on the Environment and Business Lydia M. Wityk Strayer University Abstract This paper will explore the business of oil companies drilling off the coast line of the United States. It will explore the benefits from the business of oil companies to the detrimental effects of the oil spills from the offshore drilling. Should we continue to drill for oil off the coast with the possibility of additional spillage into the oceans. We know that oil spills damage the environment, and the social and economic welfare of the residents in the area. At the same time the oil companies can positively affect the economy and the United State’s welfare. In comparing both sides of the argument I will look at the past and current oil companies to determine if they acted morally in their everyday business practice. At this post-BP disaster era, the United States is questioning whether we should continue to drill and expand our drilling. I will utilize the consequentialist theory to determine what would be the best next step for the U.S. to take. Using the current information gathered on BP’s business practice and the effects of the oil spill, I will weigh the ratio of good to bad to determine my opinion on whether to drill or not to drill. Off Shore Drilling – To Drill or Not to Drill The Effects of Drilling on the Environment and Business The United States has been offshore drilling for oil since...
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...Thesis Proposal Air-conditioning Systems Simulation and Energy Saving and Economic Analysis for Waiting Hall of Tianjin Railway Station Introduction Energy saving of buildings is ever-increasingly emphasized by modern society. With the emergence of innovative technologies, new materials, and sophisticated architectural design, designers are hard to know the energy consumption of a building. It will reduce the real meaning of building's energy consumption test if we conduct this test on a building already built. Therefore, it is recommended to simulate a building's energy consumption within project design stages. Owing to the complexity of the air conditioning process and the mechanism of thermal components, the work of analysis and computation is time-consuming. Meanwhile, simulation software advantages over the traditional way in the application of design compare and equipment selection. In a nutshell, building energy simulation softwares play a vital role in the analysis of building energy consumption. Tianjin Railway Station is the main railway transport hub of Tianjin city. With the help of software to simulate its air conditioning system and conduct energy analysis, we can obtain some salutary design advices, which are beneficial to the energy saving of Tianjin Railway Station. Introduction to Waiting Hall of Tianjin Railway Station Tianjin Railway Station is located in the center of Tianjin, at the junction of Heping District, Hedong District...
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...MIS 2012 Spring Prof. Se-Hak Chun I. Lecturer Lecturer: Prof. Chun, 02-970-6487, shchun@snut.ac.kr, Suyeon Building #36 Room # 113 II. Course Description Information systems (IS) are the most critical infrastructures of modern organizations. In any organization you work, you will be touched by IS and related technologies as developer, user or manager. Your ability to understand and use the right technology tools to solve business problems is an important prerequisite depth introduction to the information technologies (IT) and systems (IS) used to for successful performance in your workplace. This course serves as a student's first in-support business activities. In the course, students will learn how such systems work and are put together, the purposes to which they can be applied, and the capabilities of the most commonly used tools such as databases, decision and group support systems, networks, and enterprise and communication software. Also this course covers the context of a digital economy which includes opportunities and issues such as E-commerce, the Internet and World Wide Web, digital information goods, security and privacy threats and safeguards, and ethical challenges. Students will learn a basic understanding of how IS can be applied to solve business problems. III. Textbooks I. Laudon & Laudon, Management Information Systems, 2012,12th ed. II. Reading Materials IV. Course Evaluation • Midterm...
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