...Def jam recordings Def Jam Records, created by hip-hop entrepreneur Russell Simmons, is one of the most successful black-owned record labels in the history of the United States. Its success and influence on music and popular culture are paralleled only by Motown Records in the 1960s and 1970s. Russell Simmons founded a production company called "Rush Productions" in the early 1980s which housed Run-D.M.C. and Kurtis Blow. In 1984 Simmons met Rick Rubin, a rap and rock producer who was then attending New York University. The two met in Rubin’s dormitory room where Def Jam Records was born. Def Jam Recordings, Inc. operates as a hip-hop record label. The company comprises of a number of artists including Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Mariah Carey, Rihanna, The Killers, Bon Jovi, Ne-Yo, Young Jeezy, Fabolous, Melissa Etheridge, NAS, Chrisette Michele, Ludacris, Rick Ross, and Duffy. The company was founded in 1984 and is based in New York, New York. Def Jam Recordings, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, Inc. Universal Music Universal Music was once the music company attached to film studio Universal Pictures. Its origins go back to the formation of the American branch of Decca Records in 1934. The Decca Record Co. Ltd. of England spun American Decca off in 1939.MCA Inc. merged with American Decca in 1962. The present organization was formed when its parent company Seagram purchased PolyGram and merged it with Universal Music Group in 1998. However...
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...Loose connective (areolar) tissue Origin: mesenchyme Location: filling between apposed body parts, beneath the epithelia, external wrapping for vessels, nerves, muscles and fasciae. ground substance Function: permission of diffusion of oxygen and nutrients between the microvasculature and adjacent tissue. Location: between cells and fibers. Composition: tissue (extracellular) fluid, amorphous component: proteoglycans, glycosaminoglycans (hyaluronic acid, chondroitin sulfate, dermatan sulfate, heparan sulfate, heparin, keratan sulfate). connective tissue fibers Location: extracellular, in the ground substance • Collagen fibers Function: flexible, high tensile strength. Composition: type I collagen • Reticular (argyrophilic) fibers Function: supporting framework for cells. Composition: type III collagen. Location: stroma in hemopoietic and lymphatic (but not the thymus) organs, basement membranes. • Elastic fibers Function: limitation of distensibility, prevention of tearing from excessive stretching. Composition: elastin, fibrillin. Connective tissue cells Fixed cell population • Fibroblasts Function: synthesis of collagen, elastic and reticular fibers, and complex carbohydrates of the ground substance. • Macrophages (histiocytes) Function: phagocytosis (defence activity and cleanup operation), immune reactions by presenting lymphocytes with antigens. • Mast cells (tissue basophils, mastocytes) Function: synthesis...
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...Anthony’s Work Plan for Fixed Income – Summer 2013 Tuesday April 9-‐ • Anthony has received a copy of the quarterly report • We’ve decided that Anthony will send any work that is done within a week time period, on Sunday evenings. That way, if he is unable to complete the work during the week due to full time employment, he will have the weekend to do it. • Anthony completes finals on the 24th, so he will begin his fixed income work following that date General Overview: From a learning perspective, I think the initial part of research should be directed at understanding the material. So to begin with, for the first few weeks, Anthony can do reports on the current holdings as well as general information reports regarding bond and economic concepts. Following this, Anthony can to do research and reports/presentations on reallocating the portfolio based on our economic...
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...This document provides nothing this document have been created so I could register on this dumb web site to copy relevant information for my work. This document provides nothing this document have been created so I could register on this dumb web site to copy relevant information for my work. This document provides nothing this document have been created so I could register on this dumb web site to copy relevant information for my work. This document provides nothing this document have been created so I could register on this dumb web site to copy relevant information for my work. This document provides nothing this document have been created so I could register on this dumb web site to copy relevant information for my work. This document provides nothing this document have been created so I could register on this dumb web site to copy relevant information for my work. This document provides nothing this document have been created so I could register on this dumb web site to copy relevant information for my work. This document provides nothing this document have been created so I could register on this dumb web site to copy relevant information for my work. This document provides nothing this document have been created so I could register on this dumb web site to copy relevant information for my work. This document provides nothing this document have been created so I could register on this dumb web site to copy relevant information for my work. This...
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...the word satisfaction, which is defined as fulfillment of one's wishes, expectations, or needs, or the pleasure derived from this. However job satisfaction is not only positive feelings but also negative feelings that an individual has toward a job. There are many factors to consider when fulfilling job satisfaction. The five facets that JDI – Job Descriptive Index questionnaires uses to measure of job satisfaction are: the work itself – responsibility, interest, and growth; quality of supervision – technical help and social support; relationship with co workers – social harmony and respect; promotion opportunities – chances for further advancement; and pay – adequacy of pay and perceived equity vis-à-vis others. Judging by my experience I would have to say that these factors are accurate because these are the characteristics I reflect on when I consider job satisfaction. Entering the working world I was unaware of these facets, but as my work experience broadens I slowly realize what job satisfaction is to me. PROBLEM STATEMENT During this time of recession people are lucky enough to have work in this economy, yet more are becoming unhappy with their jobs. Based on a poll taken by Gallup, job satisfaction has been decreasing. According to a recent survey that was taken only 45% of respondents said they are happy with their employment situation. This may be due to a variety of reasons: workers consider their job to be uninteresting, being treated like a peon or an unskilled...
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...how you would go about managing your work priorities and professional development. 1. What makes a good role model and how would I ensure that I acted as a role model for employees I supervise? A good role model to me is someone that inspires me and I aspire to be like. A good role model needs to have a positive, approachable demeanour. I believe a role model provides inspiration and motivation to seek out accomplishments. Role models send messages about their beliefs by what they do and say. To ensure that I acted as a role model to my employees, I would always act with integrity. I would listen to what my staff have to say and always make them feel like their opinions and contributions are worthwhile and important. I would make sure that my actions always demonstrated my beliefs and I would always demonstrate a passion for what I do. I would not make my employees do a task that I wasn’t willing or capable of doing. Acting as a good role model for my staff would incorporate in my professional development. 2. What are the traits of an effective leader? Do I have these traits? How would I develop these traits? I feel the most important traits of an effective leader is someone that works honestly, ethically, with integrity, has the ability to communicate, has a strong commitment, and the ability to inspire. Do I have these traits? It is sometimes hard to look inwards at yourself and answer this honestly as we would all like to say yes. I definitely think I am an...
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...do to improve?" This statement is important to me and I clearly have kept this in mind while reading, writing and in my thinking on how I will improve myself as a manager. Part of becoming a better and more effective manager is understand my strengths and weaknesses, while setting a plan in place for self-improvement. Self-improvement and becoming more effective are why I am undertaking obtaining my MBA. I have taken the LSI seriously and I am using it as part of my overall plan for self-improvement. My style falls under the Constructive Styles (11, 12, 1, and 2 o'clock positions). I believe I have this result has because I have transformed and grown as a professional over a number of years due to experiences as a manager, making mistakes and learning from mistakes. I have a personal preference of being around people - I enjoy the company of others, I am a people person, and I enjoy helping others. I prefer working on a team as opposed to working alone. At work I have the option of working from home, yet I prefer to work in the office, where I am around others and I have the ability to run ideas and get feedback from other managers and co-workers. My direct reports are not allowed to work from home (a directive from upper management) I believe it is also very important for them to see me on a daily basis if they have questions or want me to review a draft report prior to submitting. It also improves the overall communication of our team. I want to use this exercise as a tool...
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...sir. It’s my pleasure to introduce myself. My name is Ganesh; I was born and brought up in Bhimavaram. I did my MCA from BIET COLLEGE in 2011, I completed my B. Sc graduation in KGRL Degree & PG college . I completed my +2 and schooling in Bhimavaram; Coming to my family, My father is a business man my mother is passed away I have only one brother, He has got marriedMy hobbies are playing chess, reading books and listening music. My strength is positive thinking and weakness is getting angry in short time. My goal is to attain respectable position that company wants to never lose me. | | Good morning. First of all I would like to thank you for giving such a golden opportunity to introduce about my self and its my pleasure to introduce about myself my name is Anand I was born and brought up in gadag. I completed my graduation from N.E.T. College in hubli and I completed under graduation from N.V. College in hubli and I finished my schooling from S.B. College in raichur. And my family consists of five members my father is business man and my mother is house wife and I have two brother both are studying. Finally I have a experience of one year. Thank you sir that's all about me. Very good morning to one and all present here/sir/madam. Its my pleasure to introduce myself. My name is Swetha N, born and brought up in Bangalore. Recently I have completed my B. COM from Bishop Cotton Women's christian College with an aggregate of 73%. My higher secondary...
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...I receive useful and constructive feedback from my manager. I am given adequate feedback about my performance. I receive feedback that helps me improve my performance. I have an opportunity to participate in the goal setting process. Employee performance evaluations are fair and appropriate. My supervisor gives me praise and recognition when I do a good job. When I do a good job, I receive the praise and recognition I deserve. Teamwork Teamwork is encouraged and practiced in this organization. There is a strong feeling of teamwork and cooperation in this organization. Quality and Customer Focus People are held accountable for the quality of work they produce. The quality of our products and services are very important to this organization. In this organization we maintain very high standards of quality. This organization understands its customers' needs. This organization is extremely focused on its customers' needs. Customer needs are the top priority in this organization. Mission and Purpose I have a good understanding of the mission and the goals of this organization. I understand how my work directly contributes to the overall success of the organization. My job is important in accomplishing the mission of the organization. My supervisor provides me regular information about the mission and the goals of this organization. I am familiar with and understand the organization's strategic goals. Doing my job well gives me a sense of personal satisfaction...
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...My Learning Experience April Adams University of Louisville My Learning Experience When I first decided to expand my education, it had been so long since I had been to school, and I was very hesitant. I talked at length about my decision with my husband and with his encouragement, decided to enroll but still was not quite sure which degree program to enroll in. I knew that this was something that I had always wanted to do since I obtained my Associates Degree in Nursing, but I did not have the courage, nor did I want to give up the time with my family and children. I second guessed my abilities and my knowledge because it had been so long since I had been in college. Now that my children are about to graduate high school and embark on college experience of their own, I decided I would try and advance my education. Concrete Experience When I finally made the decision to start back to school, I did not know where to begin. I started searching and I visited several school sites to inquire about the different programs offered. I also spoke with one of my co-workers, who is an instructor at U of L, and he suggested this University. My goal was to find the best school possible with a great reputation and that would also accept most of my transfer credits. This process would prove to be lengthy but very beneficial in the end. Reflective Observation After careful consideration and talking to an advisor, I decided to enroll in the BSOLL program at the University...
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...Introduction to Sociology I left school at the age of 17 to go to work as an apprentice electrician. I worked for 3 years and whilst I experienced this change in roles, I noticed how the values norms of a construction site are completely different to what my secondary socialisation at school had taught me. It was almost as though the C2 and D classes of the register general scale had their own sub-culture as I will begin to explain in the following. On my first day I was terrified, I was to go to the office for 8am to meet the project managers along with my boss. When I got there I went through a day of formal socialisation into the company, signing forms agreeing to a certain working practice including the importance of health and safety. Unlike school this health and safety was a culture with rules, vigorously enforced by my peers. I was also given a uniform to wear, just like school it was a norm to wear this correctly in order to give a good appearance to the institution that I would soon be representing. My first construction site that I had ever been to was on Fenchurch Street, it had taken me over an hour to get there by train in contrast to school where I could walk to in 10minutes and as punctuality was a rule just as in school, commuting was to be a burden I would have to endure. As soon as I met my supervisor he introduced himself saying ‘’you must be the new boy’’, my re-socialization into the workplace via my new peer group had begun. I was to go through more formal socialisation...
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...carried the sky. The whole atmosphere, … all of it, they carried gravity.” This quote, from Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried - a book about soldiers in Vietnam and all the things, tangible or intangible, that they carried - was the original inspiration for my work. The concept for my work, therefore, is the idea of everyone carrying gravity - that there is a certain weight of living we must carry through life. This quote has always resonated with me because the experiences of every individual are unique, and though many are quick to make assumptions and judgments about others’ lives, no one knows what anyone else is going through. I feel that many people I know have certain preconceptions about my life, and so think of me differently because of these beliefs. I find this unfair, as they assume that I have it easy and do not realize all the difficulties I have faced. Thus, my theme attempts to combat such assumptions by bringing forth these difficulties. My theme evolved to be about the various burdens and demons we have and face on a daily basis, and how they are not widely discussed and so remain unknown to outsiders. When exploring different song options, I...
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...1. Abstract In this briefing paper I will critically examine the challenges and choices HR managers now face in regard to work life balance and wellness. I will analyse the main choices that HR managers have in order to deal with wok life balance and wellness and how they benefits the employees. This briefing paper is an overview of what I will include in my individual paper in which I will discuss the main choices in more detail. 2. Background This briefing paper is to prepare me for my final academic paper. This briefing paper will be correctly referenced and will inform my tutor on how I will complete my final paper due in week 14. Once I have completed this paper I will write an action plan which will give the details of the various tasks I will undertake and I will also allocate deadlines in order to complete those tasks. For my individual paper I have chosen to critically examine the challenges and choices HR managers now face in regard to work life balance and wellness. My briefing paper will focus on the above title and I will cover many areas which include what I know about the subject already, what my arguments could be and my supporting evidence, drafting the final individual paper and I will also include a paragraph which will be the introduction to the final paper. 3. Findings 3.1 - What the assignment is asking me to do This assignment is asking me to critically examine the challenges and choices HR managers now face in regard to work life balance and wellness...
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...Greatest strength * My time management skills are excellent and I'm organized, efficient, and take pride in excelling at my work. * When I'm working on a project, I don't want just to meet deadlines. Rather, I prefer to complete the project well ahead of schedule. * I have exceeded my sales goals every quarter and I've earned a bonus each year since I started with my current employer. * I pride myself on my customer service skills and my ability to resolve what could be difficult situations. Greatest weakness I’ve never been very comfortable with public speaking – which as you know, can be a hindrance in the workplace. Realizing this was a problem, I asked my previous employer if I could enroll in a speech workshop. He said “yes.” I took the class, and was able to overcome my lifelong fear. Additionally I have taken classes at Davenport on public speaking, and joined toastmasters online. Since then, I’ve given lots of presentations to large audiences– I still don’t love it, but no one else can tell! I've learned to make my perfectionism work to my advantage at work. I am excellent at meeting deadlines, and with my attention to detail, I know my work is correct. I like to make sure that my work is perfect, so I tend to perhaps spend a little too much time checking it. However, I've come to a good balance by setting up a system to ensure everything is done correctly the first time. I used to like to work on one project to its completion before starting...
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...their feet every morning and sends them out into the world to fight for a better, more successful you. This is what every person reads and is inspired by for a short time, but that’s not what I need to succeed. Dreams are roughly what people hope to come true, but also not what I need to succeed. Luck is for those who think winning and accomplishing something was not possible in their mind to begin with and is also not what I need to succeed. I need extensive incentive that drives beyond just a quote, a dream, or luck. I have three long term goals that form into one big picture motivated by my wife and children and will mold me into a role model for my family, a further successful employee at my job, and sturdier financial provider for my family. These three goals consist of completing my Associates of arts with a concentration in business, a bachelors of arts in business management, and advancing my career in the oil and gas industry. First, obtaining my Associates with a concentration in business is the shortest of my long terms goals. I have broken down this degree plan into three short term goals that will ultimately help myself achieve these goals by the summer of 2015. Each course I have viewed at Patten University is broken down into 8 units. I have set a goal to finish one unit every two days. This will approximately take two and a half weeks per class. Which leads to my second short term goal of completing four classes per sixteen week term. Giving myself exactly four...
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