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...Adephia Scandal 1 Abstract The purpose of the paper is to explain deontological ethics, including Kant's Categorical Imperative, and their relationship to business ethics. I will explain how deontological ethics and Immanuel Kant’s Categorical Imperative more specifically relate to the two primary business ethics violations in the Adephia scandal. ADELPHIA SCANDAL The Adephia Scandal orchstrated by a family of Business men that had on goal in mind, which was tor created family wealth at all cost. The Rigas Family Members of Adelphia’s included John Rigas, founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO); Timothy Rigas, John’s son, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Accounting Officer, and Treasurer; Michael Rigas, John’s son, Executive Vice President for Operations and Secretary; and James Rigas, John’s son, Executive Vice President for Strategic Planning. On December 31, 1999, five of the ten members of Adelphia’s board of directors were Rigas family members, John, his three sons, and Peter Venetis, John’s son-in-law. In 2002, John J. Rigas resigned as Adelphia’s CEO, Timothy J. Rigas resigned as CFO, and the Rigas family relinquished control of the company as John, Timothy, Michael, and James Rigas resigned as directors. John Rigas and sons Timothy and Michael were arrested on conspiracy charges. The company was founded in 1952 in Coudersport, Pennsylvania and incorporated in 1972. By 1998...
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...Week 4 Homework Individual Development Plan INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN | Insert your company name here | 1. Name (Last, First) | 2. Current position | 3. Department | 4. Supervisor | 5. Plan period (dates) | Garcia, Ernie | Employee Relations Specialist | Human Resources | Quovella Maeweather | 3/23/2016-12/23/2016 | THREE-YEAR PLAN & GOALS | 6. Year 1 Developmental Goals | 7. Year 2 Developmental Goals | 8. Year 3 Developmental Goals | Increase Skills in Employment Law | Take on greater responsibilities as an Employee Relations Investigantior | Qualify to become eligible for the position of Employee relation Manager | 9. DEVELOPMENTAL OBJECTIVES | 10. PURPOSE | 11. PRIORITY | 12. DESCRIPTION OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITY (Include COST and DATE for Accomplishment) | 13. EVIDENCE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT | Some KSA that will be acquired or developed in this IDP year is the knowledge of employment law, the skills to carry out an investigation in a proper, ethical manner, and the ability to handle all and any employee relation task that may come my way. | Career Interests | Needed | Off Site Training or Course-the training course will require the training to take on an at home training course, which will be broken up into three parts/year and , which will mimic the training itself. The cost of the training course will be 59.95 a year. The date of expected accomplishment for the first year will be 6/23/2016, the expected...
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...The Main Reasons of the War in August 2008 Literature Review Course: Academic Writing December 22, 2014 Introduction There are lots of unsolved conflicts in contemporary world, among which is the issue of so called South Ossetia Region. As new government of Georgia came in to the power in 2004, territorial integrity became one of the major concerns to be solved. At that time the majority of Georgian society thought that integrity issue would be solved in the peaceful manner. However, since then, events developed in such way that in August 2008 military conflict launched in South Ossetia. The nature of this conflict had significant implications for regional and international power politics. According to the American scientist Kenneth Waltz “peace is the one among a number of ends simultaneously entertained… To explain how peace can be more readily achieved requires an understanding of the causes of the war”. After the war between Russia and Georgia the whole world was concerned about what was the reason of the August war? This paper attempts to review some literature about this topic trying to answer this main question and create even a little understanding of the views that were expressed during or after the war. According the literature reviewed, views about causes of the war can be divided in two parts. First part is about interests’ contradiction between Russia and the USA and the second – about “Matter” of Saakashvili. Interests’ contradiction – Russia...
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...University of Phoenix Material Employment Laws Chart Complete the chart below using information from the weekly readings and additional research if necessary. Employment Law | Description and Requirement of Law | Court Case Influential to Establishment of Law | Importance of Law | Workplace Application | Civil Rights Act of 1964 | The landmark legislation in the US that holds against discrimination against racial, ethnic, national, and religious minorities. | Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States (1964) is a US case law the US Congress has power to use the Constitution’s Commerce Clause to force businesses to follow the Civil Rights Act of 1964. | This law ends the unequal application of racial segregation in the workplaces or public facilities. | Because the US Supreme Court ruled Congress did not have the power to prohibit discrimination in private facilities or workplaces, it holds businesses must allow customer business from all races. | Equal Employment Opportunity Act | It ensures the fair treatment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, or gender. | In Trans World Airlines v. Thurston (1985), the court holds that airlines must give the same opportunity to retiring pilots as it had given to younger disabled pilots. | This law is to ensure discrimination in employment is illegal. | All employees and applicants for employment are covered under this legislation. This law is to eliminate discrimination practices in workplace. | Equal Pay...
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...Mini-Paper #2 Violence Against Women Professor Panah SCI110 Strayer University August 26,2012 Violence Against Women Our world is full of different kinds of violence’s. The most common one is against women. There’s a lot of violence against women around the world and it comes in different forms. In my country, almost every woman gets beaten by her husband. We also have “bride kidnapping” tradition. I consider it as violence towards our women too. Girl gets kidnapped by stranger and she is forced to marry him against her will. At least 17 women have died in Kyrgyzstan in the past two years at the hands of physically abusive husbands. It is a sad reminder that many Kyrgyz women are unable to escape the horrors of domestic violence. Statistics from the country's crisis shelters -- where many of the most serious cases end up -- suggest that 80 to 90 percent of Kyrgyzstan's victims of domestic violence are women. (B. Egemeberdieva, 2006) "Men have beaten their wives since the ancient times," a young man named Sabyr who live in Bishkek said. "These actions became a part of our culture and traditions." More than half of Kyrgyzstan's married women were snatched from the street by their husbands in a custom known as "ala kachuu," which translates roughly as "grab and run." In its most benign form, it is a kind of elopement, in which a man whisks away a willing girlfriend. But often it is something more violent. Recent surveys suggest that the rate of abductions...
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...Kernel methods, SVM Consider ridge regression We want to learn = =1 Obtain w as = argmin 11 . . 1 ⋮ ⋮ = ⋮ ⋮ 1 = , = 1 ⋮ ⋮ 2 ( −( ) )2 + =1 1 ⋮ ⋮ =1 (for r-th training example) = argmin − 2 + 2 Notation: X is a matrix, x is a vector Solve by setting derivatives to zero, to get = ( + )−1 (Px1) (PxN)(NxP) (PxP) For a new example (PxN) (Nx1) = = ( + )−1 Getting to Dual form = ( + )−1 + = 1 where = = 1 − = 1 − = − gives the dual solution, from which we can obtain w = or = =1 (here, xi is the i-th example) 11 . . 1 ⋮ ⋮ = ⋮ ⋮ 1 1 ⋮ ⋮ 1 ⋮ ⋮ Substituting w = in = we get = − + = = + − 1 − , We can compute as: = ( + )−1 where K = i.e. = , 11 . . ⋮ ⋮ ⋮ 1 1 ⋮ ⋮ ⋮ 11 ⋮ ⋮ ..... 1 1 ⋮ ⋮ =(xi.xj) (dot product) K: matrix of inner products of N vectors (Gram Matrix) K: matrix of similarities of example pairs (since dot product gives similarity between vectors) (1 , 1 ) . . . . . ⋮ K= ⋮ ( , 1 ) (1 , ) ⋮ ⋮ ( , ) Now, = = = , = =1 =1 (since w = ) , So in the dual form: Compute = ( + )−1 where K = , i.e. = , Evaluate on a new data point xnew as y...
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...F4: DW Architecture and Lifecycle Erik Perjons, DSV, SU/KTH perjons@dsv.su.se The data warehouse architecture The back room The front room Analysis/OLAP Productt Product2 Product3 Product4 Time1 Time2 Time3 Time4 Value1 Value2 Value3 Value4 Value11 Value21 Value31 Value41 Data warehouse External sources Extract Transform Load Serve Query/Reporting Operational source systems Data marts Data mining Falö aöldf flaöd aklöd falö alksdf Operational source Data staging systems (RK) area (RK) Legacy systems Back end tools OLTP/TP systems Data presentation area (RK) ”The data warehouse” Presentation (OLAP) servers Data access tools (RK) End user applications Business Intelligence tools Operational Source Systems Operational source systems characteristics: Operational source systems • the source data often in OLTP (Online Transaction Processing) systems, also called TPS (Transaction Processing Systems) • high level of performance and availability • often one-record-at-a time queries • already occupied by the normal operations of the organisation OLTP vs. DSS (Decision Support Systems) OLTP vs. OLAP (Online analytical processing) Operational Source Systems More operational source systems characteristics: Operational source systems • a OLTP system may be reliable and consistent, but there are often inconsistencies between different OLTP systems • different types of data format and data structures in different OLTP systems AND DIFFERENT...
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...Chapter 1 Problems 1, 2, 3 = straightforward, intermediate, challenging Section 1.2 Matter and Model-Building Note: Consult the endpapers, appendices, and tables in the text whenever necessary in solving problems. For this chapter, Appendix B.3 may be particularly useful. Answers to odd-numbered problems appear in the back of the book. 1. A crystalline solid consists of atoms stacked up in a repeating lattice structure. Consider a crystal as shown in Figure P1.1a. The atoms reside at the corners of cubes of side L = 0.200 nm. One piece of evidence for the regular arrangement of atoms comes from the flat surfaces along which a crystal separates, or cleaves, when it is broken. Suppose this crystal cleaves along a face diagonal, as shown in Figure P1.1b. Calculate the spacing d between two adjacent atomic planes that separate when the crystal cleaves. [pic] Figure P1.1 Section 1.3 Density and Atomic Mass 2. Use information on the endpapers of this book to calculate the average density of the Earth. Where does the value fit among those listed in Tables 1.5 and 14.1? Look up the density of a typical surface rock like granite in another source and compare also to it. 3. The standard kilogram is a platinum-iridium cylinder 39.0 mm in height and 39.0 mm in diameter. What is the density of the material? 4. A major motor company displays a die-cast model of its first automobile, made from 9.35 kg of iron. To celebrate its hundredth...
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...Management Science and Engineering Vol. 6, No. 3, 2012, pp. 16-21 DOI:10.3968/j.mse.1913035X20120603.1788 ISSN 1913-0341 [Print] ISSN 1913-035X [Online] www.cscanada.net www.cscanada.org Study on Competitive Advantages of Starbucks Surfers’ Paradise Coffee Shop ZHANG Zhenjia[a],* [a] School of Tourism and Geographical Science, Shenyang University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China. * Corresponding author. Received 25 May 2012; accepted 9 September 2012 Abstract This study is conducted to give a clear picture of the competitive advantage of the Starbucks Surfers’ Paradise coffee shop. With this purpose as the direction, a thorough marketing research is conducted. According to results of the research, a conclusion of the competitive advantages of the shop is achieved based on the analysis of its marketing mix and positioning. Generally speaking, the Starbucks Surfers’ Paradise coffee shop’s convenient location, guaranteed high quality of both coffee and service, and the Starbucks brand itself give it assurance of success. Key words: Competitive advantages; Starbucks; Marketing mix ZHANG Zhenjia (2012). Study on Competitive Advantages of Starbucks Surfers’ Paradise Coffee Shop. Management Science and Engineering, 6 (3), 16-21. Available from http://www.cscanada.net/index.php/mse/article/ view/j.mse.1913035X20120603.1788 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/ j.mse.1913035X20120603.1788 marketing theories including marketing mix, positioning, competitive advantages and...
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...SpringerBriefs in Physics Editorial Board Egor Babaev, University of Massachusetts, USA Malcolm Bremer, University of Bristol, UK Xavier Calmet, University of Sussex, UK Francesca Di Lodovico, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK Maarten Hoogerland, University of Auckland, New Zealand Eric Le Ru, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand James Overduin, Towson University, USA Vesselin Petkov, Concordia University, Canada Charles H.-T. Wang, The University of Aberdeen, UK Andrew Whitaker, Queen’s University Belfast, UK For further volumes: http://www.springer.com/series/8902 Péter Hraskó Basic Relativity An Introductory Essay ´ Emeritus Professor at University of Pecs, Hungary 123 Péter Hraskó University of Pécs H-7633 Pécs Szántó Kovács János u. 1/b Hungary e-mail: peter@hrasko.com ISSN 2191-5423 ISBN 978-3-642-17809-2 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-17810-8 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Ó Péter Hraskó 2011 e-ISSN 2191-5431 e-ISBN 978-3-642-17810-8 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be...
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...The ‘R’ in BRICs: is Russia an emerging power? S. NEIL MACFARLANE * The notion of emerging powers presupposes a number of characteristics shared by the states in question.1 These include regional preponderance, aspiration to a global role, and the contesting of US hegemony. These characteristics arguably make the group as a whole a useful category in analysis and policy formulation. In particular, cooperation among these states, and possibly with more established powers seemingly equally unhappy with the unipolar configuration of international politics (e.g. France), may create a basis for a coalition having the potential to balance American power.2 There is ample evidence from all of the emerging powers of unhappiness with the existing structure of international politics. There has also been substantial consideration of the potential for cooperation among them and with certain European states to constrain the hegemon—from the suggestion of entente between France, Germany and Russia to the repeated examination of prospects for a SinoRussian–Indian triangle, and the growing Chinese and Russian interest in bilateral cooperation over shared security concerns.3 This article assesses the role of Russia as an ‘emerging power’. How do Russians interpret the international system in which they operate? What kind of system would they prefer? What are they trying to do in the current system and why? How do these considerations affect their relations with the hegemon, with other centres...
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...ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS METHODOLOGICAL ADVANCES AND BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS Edited by Kenji Suzuki Artificial Neural Networks - Methodological Advances and Biomedical Applications Edited by Kenji Suzuki Published by InTech Janeza Trdine 9, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia Copyright © 2011 InTech All chapters are Open Access articles distributed under the Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike Attribution 3.0 license, which permits to copy, distribute, transmit, and adapt the work in any medium, so long as the original work is properly cited. After this work has been published by InTech, authors have the right to republish it, in whole or part, in any publication of which they are the author, and to make other personal use of the work. Any republication, referencing or personal use of the work must explicitly identify the original source. Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the published articles. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials, instructions, methods or ideas contained in the book. Publishing Process Manager Ivana Lorkovic Technical Editor Teodora Smiljanic Cover Designer Martina Sirotic Image Copyright Bruce Rolff, 2010. Used under license from Shutterstock.com First published March, 2011 Printed in...
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...Starting Nmap 5.21 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2014-02-26 15:13 Pacific Standard Time NSE: Loaded 36 scripts for scanning. Initiating ARP Ping Scan at 15:13 Scanning 2 hosts [1 port/host] Completed ARP Ping Scan at 15:13, 0.38s elapsed (2 total hosts) Nmap scan report for 172.30.0.0 [host down] mass_dns: warning: Unable to determine any DNS servers. Reverse DNS is disabled. Try using --system-dns or specify valid servers with --dns-servers Initiating SYN Stealth Scan at 15:13 Scanning 172.30.0.1 [1000 ports] Discovered open port 22/tcp on 172.30.0.1 Discovered open port 23/tcp on 172.30.0.1 Discovered open port 111/tcp on 172.30.0.1 Completed SYN Stealth Scan at 15:13, 0.36s elapsed (1000 total ports) Initiating Service scan at 15:13 Scanning 3 services on 172.30.0.1 Completed Service scan at 15:13, 6.00s elapsed (3 services on 1 host) Initiating RPCGrind Scan against 172.30.0.1 at 15:13 Completed RPCGrind Scan against 172.30.0.1 at 15:13, 0.00s elapsed (1 port) Initiating OS detection (try #1) against 172.30.0.1 Retrying OS detection (try #2) against 172.30.0.1 Retrying OS detection (try #3) against 172.30.0.1 Retrying OS detection (try #4) against 172.30.0.1 Retrying OS detection (try #5) against 172.30.0.1 NSE: Script scanning 172.30.0.1. NSE: Starting runlevel 1 (of 1) scan. Initiating NSE at 15:13 Completed NSE at 15:13, 0.09s elapsed NSE: Script Scanning completed. Nmap scan report for 172.30.0.1 Host is up (0.00s latency). Not shown: 997 closed...
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