...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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...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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...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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...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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...Mr. Bernard Kayvon General Manager, Canadian Closures Inc. Ontario, Canada 1st February 2016 Subject: Recommendations to resolve the current situation Dear Mr. Kayvon, Please find below my assessment of the company’s current situation and the recommendations to resolve it. Current Situation – In March 1993, Bernard Kayvon was hired by the board of directors as the new GM of the company. The first work that Bernard did was to convince Tom to stay on as technical director. Bernard realized that there were four categories of problems. First, the quality of the products was not good. Second, that there was no system in place to deal with claims, complaints and potential problems. Third, the JV was paying a third more than planned for the materials. Fourth, the JV was dependent on subcontractor to perform initial lacquer coating of the steel. The JV contract did not clearly state the “competitive prices” that Macklin would pay to Canadian Closures. Also, the prices of the supplies listed in the contract were a few years old. As no meetings were scheduled with the board of directors with the specific agenda of discussing problems ailing the company, no major decisions were taken to resolve the problems. Three plants, out of the total ten, registered the bulk of shipment rejections. An attempt at understanding and resolving the problem by visiting these plants failed miserably. Macklin’s senior management refused to make any further investments in the joint venture. Rumors...
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...The closure of MG Rover REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL | HC 961 Session 2005-2006 | 10 March 2006 The National Audit Office scrutinises public spending on behalf of Parliament. The Comptroller and Auditor General, Sir John Bourn, is an Officer of the House of Commons. He is the head of the National Audit Office, which employs some 800 staff. He, and the National Audit Office, are totally independent of Government. He certifies the accounts of all Government departments and a wide range of other public sector bodies; and he has statutory authority to report to Parliament on the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which departments and other bodies have used their resources. Our work saves the taxpayer millions of pounds every year. At least £8 for every £1 spent running the Office. The closure of MG Rover LONDON: The Stationery Office £12.25 Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed on 7 March 2006 REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL | HC 961 Session 2005-2006 | 10 March 2006 contents ExEcuTivE SuMMAry PArT 1 This report has been prepared under Section 6 of the National Audit Act 1983 for presentation to the House of Commons in accordance with Section 9 of the Act. John Bourn Comptroller and Auditor General National Audit Office 7 March 2006 The National Audit Office study team consisted of: Craig Adams, Tim Bryant, Alan Hartnell and Si Mathavan assisted by Santosh Gora, Daisy Hodgson, Laura Hughes, Kevin Manic and Robert...
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...him lying on ground with a bloody hammer nearby. When we see both of this image our brain immediately recognizes the images as two ends and mentally forms a pattern for what happened in between using our past experiences. It automatically tries to fill in the missing information gap. We may not even be aware of it. Say for example seeing the two pictures I imagined that somebody hit the man with the hammer and that is why he fell. This ability to fill in the gap by piecing together the information we already have is known as Closure. Now let’s talk a little bit about closure in comics. Closure in comics is the "phenomenon of observing the parts but perceiving the whole" (McCloud, pg. 63). For example, a reader immediately recognizes what happens between two panels of comic book mentally. Depending on the situation we as audience can come up without...
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...Community and race are directly related to each other. Since my community is a large society composed of a number of people from different backgrounds. Here people are categorized into several groups according to their ethnic background groups. However, each of the particular ethnic groups is considered to be a subculture group. These subculture groups are supposed to follow the same laws and rules of the community even though they have their own culture beliefs that differ in some ways. These unlike beliefs have lead to conflicts and arguments between the different race groups and between their own race groups at times. I am an African American that has lived in the same community since I was born. I live in the Nations Capital Washington, D. C. My community is a mixed community made up of different cultures from all ethnic backgrounds, so I have people in my community that look like me. “The majority of the community is made up of 55.4% African Americans, 34.4% of White Americans, 8.2% Hispanics Americans, 3.4% Asian Americans and 0.3% American Indians and Alaska Native.” (Census.gov, 2006) In my community I have a number o issue with race. We have African Americans and Hispanic Americans living in poverty. We have gang violence on the streets and in our schools. Some of the gang violence is directed toward the same race groups. We have hate crimes in my community that has caused an increase in the criminal and delinquent activity. The race in my community could get better...
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...Introduction With the high manufacturing costs and unfavorable Australian dollar that caused a difficulty for Toyota to export its cars overseas, Toyota has made an announcement that it will stop manufacturing cars in Australia in 2017 following Ford and Holden’s move (Wallace & Ferguson, 2014). The closure of Toyota’s car manufacturers in Australia will affect numerous people including the shareholders and stakeholders of the company. Also, this decision will affect the car making industry as well as the country’s economy. The purpose of this essay is to identify both the negative and positive consequences that will appear when Toyota stops manufacturing cars in Australia. The essay will also point out the responsibility bear by Toyota and the Australian government for these consequences. In this essay, the shareholder and stakeholder theories of corporate social responsibility are used to analyse and evaluate the decision made by Toyota. Background of Toyota Toyota Motor Corporation was first established in Japan in 1937. It is one of the largest car makers in the world, with numbers of factories which manufacture or assembly motor vehicles worldwide. It can be said as a most successful and most profitable car manufacturer in the world. Vehicles produced by Toyota Motor Corporation are divided into five brands which are Toyota, Lexus, Hino, Ranz, and Scion. The vehicles produced under these brands are sold in more than 170 countries (Toyota, n.d.). Toyota Australia...
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...Employing Creative Closure Strategies Kiaira Knox Intro to Policing Professor Williams 7/22/13 The law enforcement community plays a major part in our everyday lives. They not only have to enforce the laws, they also have to help the community. With so much responsibility on their shoulders, some things start to slip through the cracks, and officers have to start working overtime. To try and improve on this, the Anne Arundel County Police Department started an experimental integrated patrol strategy called Employing Creative Closure Strategies in its western patrol district. The experiment was limited to the midnight shift patrol squad. Under the traditional model of law enforcement officers are responsible for patrolling the streets, reporting broken sidewalks, potholes, street and traffic lights that need to be replaced. Under the new program called “Employing Creative Closure Strategies,” patrol officers work with sergeants and lieutenants to review crime data and come up with the best solution to problems. This allows officers to display their expertise in areas such as criminal investigation, traffic enforcement, drug suppression and routine patrol. Of course, as with any organization, changes will be met with resistance. Resistance will most likely come from the senior members of the team who feel like they have seen it all (like Sam Skeptic). To overcome this resistance, I would make sure that my officers understand that the new procedure is only an experiment...
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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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...“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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...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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