...LANGUAGE AND GROUP MEMBERSHIP http://skateboardingaustralia.org.au/About-Us/about-us Provide some general discussion on the use of language associated with this hobby/interest. What do you first notice about the language of the website? This website has a mixture of both moderately formal language with little jargon to having more informal language with more jargon, depending on what page of the website you are on. The more informal page of the website is the ‘Goldy Grail’ page which uses informal words like ‘damn’ ‘gammin’’ ‘crap’ ‘go figure’ and ‘dodged a bullet’ and jargon like ‘ally-oops’ ‘squeegied’ ‘full-pipe’ ‘1-foot to the fakies’ ‘lip slides’ ‘nose grinds’ ‘over-vert stalefish in the pipe’ and ‘hosoi-esque aerials’. Other pages in the website like ‘About us’, ‘Learn to skate’ and ‘Hubs’ use more formal language and less jargon. They use words like ‘collective approach’ ‘collaborate’ ‘subculture’ ‘linkage’ ‘chronicle’ and ‘fundamental platform’. Who is the target audience of this website? What assumptions can you make about age, gender, interests, occupation, aspiration and education? What language features help to convey this? The target audience is for anyone who has an interest in skating on a professional or amateur level. It is most likely aimed at people in high school and older because the lexicon that is used is too complex for younger children. I don’t think that this website is aimed at a particular gender but it would lean more towards males because...
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...English Advanced for Business B Name Zhou Yaping Student number 1323440 Assignment Title Report Lecturer’s Name Dr Tony Shannon-Little BA (Hons) English for International Business Communication Wolverhampton: School of Law, Social Sciences and Communication Contents Executive Summary 1 Terms of Reference 2 Analysis 3 Participation 3 Group work 3 Evaluation of Content 4 Animal texting case 4 My language use & development 5 Recommendations 5 Conclusions 6 References 7 Appendices 8 Appendices 1 8 Appendices 2 10 Appendices 3 12 Executive Summary Firstly, the report analysed participation and group work in two parts. It has expressed that how to be participation in a group and theorises or experiences of group works. Following that, it has discussed evaluation of group study and individual development. These reports recommend that in a group work, people should focus on formal language use, cooperation, communication, information and time and task management. Terms of Reference In this report, it has analysed our group work in this module, also evaluate case of animal testing and personal development of language use. Besides, it gave some recommendations for group work and self-development. It is in order to continue development of our skills and learn the theories or task management with animal testing case. Analysis Participation Participation is important if you...
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...Speech Rubric Speaker’s name: _______________________ Evaluator: __________________________ |Criterion |Rating |Rating |Rating |Rating |Score | | |Excellent |Good |Satisfactory |Needs Improvement | | | |Points 5 |Points 4 |Points 3 |Points 2 | | |Introduction |(1) Gets attention |Meets any three of the |Meets any two of the |Meets only one of the | | | |(2) Clearly identifies |four criteria |four criteria |four criteria | | | |topic | | | | | | |(3) Establishes | | | | | | |credibility | | | | | | |(4) Previews the main | | | | | | |points | | ...
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...implantation plan has been executed, a series of test cases are implemented where necessary. 12. If necessary, the requestor will test the change and confirm that the change has been implemented to the desired specification. 13. After the change has been sufficiently tested, the change is scheduled for production release. 14. In concert with the requestor, an agreed upon deployment date is established. 15. The change is implemented on the agreed upon date and time after a system backup has been taken. 16. After the change has been implemented and confirmed by the requestor, the change request is closed out in the internal ticketing system. 17. During project closeout, the change request ticket is reassigned to the requestor for closure. Note: All source code and test cases are stored in a source control...
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...has been a revolution in US business practices. Several factors have combined to force significant change to the US economy, and the resultant changes on company production costs/techniques and location has forced a bifurcation of the workforce and the business community. The United States has been drawn into the world economy, and as such must compete globally for sales of its goods and services. So too, the labor force, once the highest paid and most respected in the world, has been forced to compete with lower-cost labor sources worldwide. Add the economic malaise of 2007-2008, and the years 2006-2010 reflect an economic upheaval never seen before, or likely, since. This exercise tracks the exchange rate between the US dollar and the Canadian dollar over that period, and , the author believes, tracks closely the macroeconomic conditions between the two countries during the selected period of 2006-2010. This paper will show that a review of economic history, followed by a review of the exchange rates for the fund, (symbol FXC), will show a close correlation. 2006-2007 saw the end of boom economics for many Americans. Loose credit policies allowed stock and real estate prices to expand rapidly. Real estate speculators would execute options on new condominiums, only to flip those contracts to another purchaser for profit before the property was built. Several forces combined to threaten collapse of the US financial markets, from rogue traders making huge bets that threatened the...
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...1 To what extent is the cork industry guilty of complacency and a lack of innovation? The cork industry is guilty of complacency and lack of innovation because they failed to recognize the changes in the wine industry. The wine industry was experiencing a revolution where new producers from Australia, California and Chile had new and different requirements. It took only a matter of years for the industry to change completely and the cork industry did not jump on the band wagon when it needed to. It allows the competition to get the edge. 2 If consumers love corks, why are the producers not providing what their customers want? The reason being is because the wine industry has changed significantly over the past twenty years. The historical dominant producers of Europe – France, Germany, Italy, and Spain – are being challenged by new wine producers such as California, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Chile, etc. The new producers have developed international wine brands which have changed the wine market. The international brand has demanded a consistent product with little variation. Unlike the traditional wine product which had a degree of variety dependent on the grape, the climate and production. Also they buyers were changing due to supermarket chains. 3 Is it wine quality or costs that have driven producers to synthetic? It has a combination of a bit of both however if I had to choose one it would be that producers are driven by cost. The reason I say this...
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...“Shark Tank” Entrepreneur #1: Ivy Tennelle Product Idea/Venture: Swilt Venture Capital ask amount: $30,000 for 35% Main Idea: The Swilt is designed to perform the comfort of a blanket with the style of a sweatshirt. The product looks like a hooded sweatshirt in “on the go mode” but rolls down covering the rest of body down to the feet to serve as a warm blanket. Ivy’s target market is frequent flyers, outdoor fall/winter sports spectators or anyone else who finds themselves in need of warm comfort on the go. Summary: Ivy has only sold one hundred swilts and has not brought her product to retailers for sales. She believes that the money could revamp her website and help her with marketing and advertising. She would also like to increase inventory once this is done because she believes her product will sell out. I enjoyed Ivy’s motivation and enthusiasm about her product and did appreciate her ideas on the need for this product. Ivy also seemed knowledgeable of her competitor “the Snuggy” and found a way to differentiate her product by demonstrating its mobility to the outdoors. I would however have to agree with Robert, Kevin and Mark and say that the “Swilt” design was not flattering to the body; which is what people want and that it was oversized. I appreciated Mark’s honesty by saying “it reminded him of a 30th century monk” and felt that his honesty may lead Ivy to rethink the “Swilt’s” design. I felt that Laurie may have had a slight bias towards Ivy’s product...
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...Opening a bottle of wine with corkscrew Instructions: 1. Cut the foil off. • Cut around the underside of the lip of the bottle to ensure no wine will touch the foil. 2. Unfold corkscrew and insert it into the cork. • Position the tip of the corkscrew in the centre of the wine bottle's cork, push it in, and begin twisting. Keep twisting the corkscrew until you have only one twist left. • Don't twist too far into the cork, or pieces from the bottom of the cork may get dislodged into the wine. • If you don't twist far enough, the cork may break in two when you try to extract it. 3. Begin dislodging cork. • Move the lever arm down toward the neck of the bottle. Set the first set of ridges at the bottom of the lever arm on the lip of the bottle. Push down on the lever so that the cork begins moving upward. If necessary, use the second set of ridges on the lever arm to continue dislodging the cork. • Make sure you have a firm grip on the bottle, and that the lever arm is firmly in place, before you begin pulling up. Otherwise, the arm might slip. • If the cork won't budge, you may not have screwed the corkscrew in far enough. Twist it until there is only one twist remaining before using the lever. 4. Remove the cork • Pull up the handle of the sommelier knife's handle firmly. The cork should easily lift from the bottle with a slight pop. • If the cork doesn't lift from the bottle, screw the corkscrew in deeper, lift the cork using the lever arm, and try pulling on the...
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...Matthew Ricci Dr Merricks English 102 28 February 2014 Jet noise throughout South Hampton Roads The sound of freedom or not? Society today is filed with noise; there is no escaping it. The combined toll of occupational, recreational, and environmental noise exposure from sounds that is heard daily can possibly pose a serious public health issue. Everyday noise society looks at as “common” can include heavy construction equipment, sirens from emergency vehicles, lawn mowers and a little more noticeable, jet noise. No denying that anyone who has lived near an airport in any number of big cities or spent time in proximity to a military installation has been exposed to and possibly inconvenienced by the loud sounds of jet aircraft. To the locals that have lived and spent time in the Hampton Roads area, jet noise is as common as hearing a fire engine. Anyone living or working near one of the several military bases in the area or the Norfolk International Airport has heard or been affected in some way by jet noise. Jets noise in this part of Virginia is not just a daily occurrence but also a necessary one in order to preserve troop readiness and even society’s way of life. An examination of the state of global insecurity creating much higher operational military requirements since 9/11 and the economic stability our military bases provide reveal the necessity for higher tolerance of jet noise. Military training and readiness are directly proportional to the rise...
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...Christine Zamora 8/5/07 1st Pd. Wine In the story Wine the author Hayashi Mariko subtly sketches a modern Japanese career woman as a developing round character who is constantly evaluating her relationships with men. While in Quebec for a business trip Ms. Sone is being taken on a tour along with others through different areas within Quebec. They are they taken to a very exclusive and important wine cellar of Canada. “Oh, wine. Just hearing the word makes me tense.” As the reader can tell wine must not be a very strong subject to Ms. Sone. “But wine is my weak area,” she says. Knowing very little of the subject she offers to buy a bottle to take back as a souvenir of the trip. Picking one of extremely lavish quality just to splurge on the occasion Ms. Sone picks one thinking it is costing her forty-five dollars in reality ending up to have a final cost of one hundred forty-five dollars. In complete shock of the price she decides it is of too much importance to drink in a regular occasion with regular people and decides to save it for something or someone special to share it with. The wine now became of some importance to Ms. Sone due to the price tag which came with it. Like those who she mocked she guarded the bottle as it were a real life baby While thinking of those to share it with she immediately...
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...Week 7 Assignment: Salem Manufacturing Directions For this assignment, you’ll read about Salem Manufacturing and answer the question that follows. This assignment is due at 11:59 p.m. on the seventh day of Week 7. Grading Criteria Use the following criteria to guide your work for your Week 7 assignment. Tasks | Target: | Week 7 Assignment: Salem Manufacturing | This assignment will be graded by a key provided by the instructor. Weekly assignments are worth 40 percent of your final grade, with the instructor taking the best four scores out of the five weekly assignments. (10 points) | Hedging using Foreign Currency Derivatives Shiela Penny is the Chief Financial Officer [CFO] of SALEM Manufacturing, a U.S. based manufacturer of gas turbine equipment. She has just concluded negotiations for the sale of a turbine generator to Crown, a British firm for One million pounds. This single sale is quite large in relation to SALEM’s present business. SALEM has no other current foreign customers, so the currency risk of this sale is of particular concern. The sale is made in September with payment due three months later in December. Shiela Penny has collected the following financial market information for the analysis of her currency exposure problem: Spot Exchange rate: $1.5640 per British pound. 1,000,000 x 1.5640 = 1,564,000 Three month forward rate: $1.5549 per pound 1,000,000 x 1.5549 = 1,554,900 SALEM’s cost of capital: 16% U.K...
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...Chapter 5 1. S=K (YZ) P A. K=100 Y=11,000 Z=1,200 P=20,000 B. Y,S,Z,P C. K. Use regression to estimate K. Log S=logK + logY + logX – logP To find the antilog of K, use the exponential logK. 5. Use Excel. Fill in the numbers. Look under 5 year moving average. Click on exponential smoothing tab. Look at the smoothing factor. Look at MSE for each mean squared errors. Use the MSE to choose the one that will give you the best focus and that would be the one with the smallest MSE. 6. A. Qd=18,000 + 0.4 (15,000) - 350 (50) + 90 (55) = 11,450 B. Qd = 18,000 + 0.4 (15,000) -350 (50) + 90 (50) = 11,000 Expected sales will fall when competitors reduce price. C. .7 (15,000) = 10,500 Qd = 18,000 + 0.4 (10,500) – 350 (50) + 90 (55) = 9,650 is the focus 9. Quarter 1, 2010 T=32: D11 = 1D21 = 0D31 = 0 Y = 8.25 + .125 (32) -2.75 (1) +.25 (0) + 3.5 (0) = 5.75 Chapter 6 2. Cummins could have established Internal Edges by setting up off setting payables in foreign currencies. As the dollars appreciates, these will become cheaper. As the dollar appreciates with price increase sales and revenue will decrease. It will be offset by the dollar falling cost for...
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...many decades, the Canadian dollar has been lower compare to the United States. This has its advantages and disadvantages for the video game industry in both countries. An advantage for the Canadian video game industry it is a disadvantage for US video game industry. Therefore, advantage for US video game is a disadvantage for Canadian Video game industry. For instances an advantage for Canada video game industry, the industry will experience a tremendous high inflow of American customers buying Canadian video games; meaning Canadian video game is constantly selling their products. Therefore, Canadian companies are doing better because in order for a company to be better off; the company’s accounts receivable and inventory turnover ratio must be higher and days to sell must be lower. This is a disadvantage for US because their dollar is worth more, but Canada is getting high inflow of tourist from US because of higher US exchange rate, as a result those tourists expend lots of revenue on Canadian goods and services. Since Canada is one of the biggest exporters in the world, an advantage for the US is that, the exports sales converts into larger amount in Canadian dollars (which is a disadvantage for Canada); meaning US production cost is lower in Canadian dollars. The Exchange rate changes all the time, an increase in Canadian dollar may also have its advantages and disadvantages for companies in general in Canada “As part of a globalized industry, a given Canadian publisher or developer...
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...reflect? ANSWER ($1.66 – $1.73)/$1.73 = –4.05% Therefore the Expected depreciation is 4.05 percent Q2.Assume that the U.S. inflation rate becomes high relative to Canadian inflation. Other things being equal, how should this affect the (a) U.S. demand for Canadian dollars, (b) supply of Canadian dollars for sale, and (c) equilibrium value of the Canadian dollar? ANSWER: If U.S inflation rate becomes high relative to Canadian dollars then the demand for Canadian dollars should increase, supply of Canadian dollars for sale should decrease, and the Canadian dollar’s value should increase. Q3. Assume U.S. interest rates fall relative to British interest rates. Other things being equal, how should this affect the (a) U.S. demand for British pounds, (b) supply of pounds for sale, and (c) equilibrium value of the pound? ANSWER: If U.S interest rates fall relative to British interest rate then the demand for pounds should increase, supply of pounds for sale should decrease, and the pound’s value should increase. Q4. Assume that the U.S. income level rises at a much higher rate than does the Canadian income level. Other things being equal, how should this affect the (a) U.S. demand for Canadian dollars, (b) supply of Canadian dollars for sale, and (c) equilibrium value of the Canadian dollar? ANSWER: Assuming no effect on U.S. interest rates and if U.S income level rises at a much higher rate, then demand for dollars should increase, supply of dollars for...
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...Scott Denham Deadbolt Project Executive Summary My name is Scott Denham. I am 29 years old and I grew up in Oregon. My background goes to early childhood, when I was very curious about finding out the way things work. As a young boy I would get watches for Christmas and tear them apart to see what was inside and how it worked. Later in life it was helping my father, who was a young engineer, tearing apart a transmission on a 1976 Honda Civic, CVCC, just to be around that. As I grew older I began racing motocross, and I was my own mechanic. I learned by practice what was inside an engine and how it worked. At age 18 I began chasing after adrenaline. The next step in my quest for a rush was skydiving. After a few years of skydiving I joined the industry working for Velocity Sports building container and harness systems for skydiving. I began coming up with ideas for new invention and dreamed of creating my own when that day came. I joined the army shortly after this and spent a few years in combat arms before deploying and eventually leaving the army. Upon leaving the army I came back to Oregon where I grew up to get an education and do something with my life. I began dating a woman, who shortly after we began dating had her deadbolt picked on her door and a man gained access to her home. When we discussed the incident with the management at the apartment complex, she suggested a deadbolt that did not have an outside face with a key slot. We said ok, lets get this done. She...
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