...provide some insights for organization wishing to achieve performance excellence? o As each bird flaps it’s wings, it creates uplift for the other bird behind. By using a “V” formation, the whole flock adds 71 percent more flying range than if each bird flew alone. Lesson: People who are part of a team and share a common direction can get where they are going more quickly and easily because they are travelling on the thrust of another and lift up each other along the way. o Whenever one falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of flying alone and quickly gets back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the birds immediately in front of it. Lesson: If we have as much understanding as a goose, we share information with those who are headed the same way that we are going and be willing to offer as well as accept help and support to others. If we do this, we will always stay in the formation just like the geese. o When the lead bird gets tired, it rotates back into formation and another flies at the point position. Lesson: It pays to share leadership and take turns doing hard jobs. With people as with geese, we are interdependent on each other’s skills, capabilities and unique combination of skills, talents and resources. o The birds in formation honk from behind to encourage those upfront to maintain their speed. Lesson: We need to make sure our own workplace honking from behind is encouraging. Words of support and inspiration...
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...Outline and evaluate Lorenz’s animal research in to attachment (16 marks). Lorenz conducted research in to the attachment of animals and whether this attachment could be manipulated. He investigated whether geese always imprint on the mother of whether they would imprint on the first person they come in to contact with. Lorenz took a batch of fertilised eggs and split them in to a control group and an experiment group (independent subjects design). He ensured that the experimental group of eggs saw him first after hatching and maintained the normal scenario for the control group of the hatchlings seeing their mother first. He continued to observe the results of this. He discovered that if he reared the geese from when they hatched, then they would imprint on him. Even after growing in to adult geese, they would constantly follow him and would rather be around him than alone. Lorenz indicated a critical period of 32 hours in which the geese would imprint and after this period, it was unlikely that the geese would imprint on him. He also discovered that the most probable time for the gosling to imprint was between 13-16 hours. He concluded that the process of imprinting was a natural instinct of the goslings and they would imprint on the first large, moving object they saw after hatching. He concluded that the fact that the goslings needed food and protection was the reason that they imprinted on him, as he was the care-giver. He linked his findings to the idea of natural...
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...person or a device than a pond with a cage-trap, the latter acquired the retronym "decoy pool".[citation needed] The other form of duck decoy, otherwise known as a hunting decoy or wildfowl decoy, is a life-size model of the creature. The hunter places a number about the hunting area as they will encourage wild birds to land nearby, hopefully within the range of the concealed hunter. Originally carved from wood, they are now made from plastic. Wildfowl decoys (primarily ducks, geese, shorebirds, and crows, but including some other species) are considered a form of folk art. Collecting decoys has become a significant hobby both for folk art collectors and hunters. The world record was set in September 2007 when a pintail drake and Canada goose, both by A. Elmer Crowell sold for 1.13 million...
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...friends, associates or team members. It is essential to remember that teamwork happens inside and outside of business life when it is continually nurtured and encouraged. Lesson 1 - The Importance of Achieving Goals as each goose flaps its wings it creates an UPLIFT for the birds that follow. By flying in a 'V' formation the whole flock adds 71 percent extra to the flying range. Outcome When we have a sense of community and focus, we create trust and can help each other to achieve our goals. Lesson 2 - The Importance of Team Work When a goose falls out of formation it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of flying alone. It quickly moves back to take advantage of the lifting power of the birds in front. Outcome if we had as much sense as geese we would stay in formation with those headed where we want to go. We are willing to accept their help and give our help to others. Lesson 3 - The Importance of Sharing when a goose tires of flying up front it drops back into formation and another goose flies to the point position. Outcome It pays to take turns doing the hard tasks. We should respect and protect each other's unique arrangement of skills, capabilities, talents and resources. Lesson 4 - The Importance of Empathy and Understanding When a goose gets sick, two geese drop out of formation and follow it down to the ground to help and protect it. Outcome If we have as much sense as geese we will stand by each other in...
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...friends, associates or team members. It is essential to remember that teamwork happens inside and outside of business life when it is continually nurtured and encouraged. Lesson 1 - The Importance of Achieving Goals as each goose flaps its wings it creates an UPLIFT for the birds that follow. By flying in a 'V' formation the whole flock adds 71 percent extra to the flying range. Outcome When we have a sense of community and focus, we create trust and can help each other to achieve our goals. Lesson 2 - The Importance of Team Work When a goose falls out of formation it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of flying alone. It quickly moves back to take advantage of the lifting power of the birds in front. Outcome if we had as much sense as geese we would stay in formation with those headed where we want to go. We are willing to accept their help and give our help to others. Lesson 3 - The Importance of Sharing when a goose tires of flying up front it drops back into formation and another goose flies to the point position. Outcome It pays to take turns doing the hard tasks. We should respect and protect each other's unique arrangement of skills, capabilities, talents and resources. Lesson 4 - The Importance of Empathy and Understanding When a goose gets sick, two geese drop out of formation and follow it down to the ground to help and protect it. Outcome If we have as much sense as geese we will stand by each other in...
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...Species Profile of the Canada goose (Branta canadensis) I. Introduction -Why I choose this organism? I choose the Canada goose (Branta canadensis) because it was one of the specie that I didn’t know too much about it and encounter this specie really fascinating over all. Over the two years I have been working on Fort Belvoir I had discovered that this species is protected and by doing this presentation I had plan to discover why and what is the story behind this. In this presentation I will try to give a voice to an organism that will have experience a lot of adversities in the tenure of his life. The scientific name (Branta canadensis) which is part of the animalia Kingdom; part of the chordate Phylum, part of the aves Class; in the anseriformes Order and part of the anatidae Family. Branta canadensis has been split into B. canadensis and B. hutchinsii. The Canada goose is this animal common name and people most knowing as a goose or geese; depending on the location you live. The area of residence...
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...ASSIGNMENT MARKETING MANAGEMENT |CASE |INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT |GROUP ASSIGNMENT | | |(Please select 1 question for your individual |(Please select 2 questions for your group assignment | | |assignment regardless how many questions are given in |regardless how many questions are given in each case) | | |each case) | | | |Submission deadline: JANUARY 4TH, 2014 | | |Submission to: ANHDANGLUCKY@GMAIL.COM | |ZENITH |What would you do to improve the reliability of the |What managerial and research problems that face Zenith?| | |market research, if you were the top management of the | | | |company? |Where could Zenith get the relevant information? | | |What would the best way be to discover the market |What would you do if you were Pearlman? | | |demand of the new product of Zenith? | ...
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...Abstract The Canada goose (Branta canadensis) is a large wild goose species with a black head and neck, white patches on the face, and a brown body and native to arctic or temperate regions of North America. The Canada goose is primarily herbivorous and normally migratory; it tends to be found on or close to fresh water. Salinity plays a role in the growth and development of goslings. Studies have shown that a well-fed, healthy adult. Goslings are susceptible to saline-induced mortality before their nasal salt glands become functional, with the majority occurring before the sixth day of life. The average life expectancy for Canada geese can be difficult to determine. In captivity, the longest lived goose was 80 years old. Canada goose can produce up to 1.5 pounds of fecal matter per day. Public health and safety risks are a growing concern with Canada geese. A large...
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...nson Paper 2 1. Double-crested Cormorant The double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) is a long-lived, colonial nesting water bird native to North America. One of 38 species of cormorants worldwide, and one of six species in North America, it is usually found in flocks, and is sometimes confused with geese or loons when on the water. Double-crested cormorants can be found in many locations throughout North America, including along the coast and inland on lakes, rivers, and other water bodies. The largest concentrations of double-crested cormorants are found on the Great Lakes and the lakes of the Canadian prairie provinces. Their population is the most abundant of six species of cormorants occurring in North America. The Service estimates that the current continental population of double-crested cormorants is 2 million birds, with nearly 70 percent of this number in the Interior population centered around the Great Lakes and the prairie region of central Canada. While the total North American population increased rapidly from the 1970s into the 1990s, more recent estimates have indicated that the overall rate of growth in the U.S. and Canada slowed during the early 1990s. For the U.S. as a whole, according to Breeding Bird Survey trends, the breeding population of double-crested cormorants increased at a rate of approximately 7.9 percent per year from 1975-2000. The total population will continue to increase in the short term although at a slower rate than in past years...
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...I can remember the feeling. Pain and empathy, times well spent, the cuddle of a friend that you have been absent from for a short time. You never want to let go of the good ole times, but in the end, things that we hold most dearly to will follow another path. Whether it’s on mortal land or in God’s great big grand stand, life must go on. Most of us had pets throughout our life. We can remember the snappy zip of a young feisty cat or the constant ambush of an out of control wagging tail from a K9 friend. Grover Cleveland, the elderly dying dog from Lying Doggo was this wondrous memory for the character Nancy. Grover was a remembrance of times past. He was the milestone of a 15 year marriage. Nancy reminisced about meeting Grover, when he was pup. Calm, and endearing yet very striking, Grover was. She knew him before she had meet her husband and Grover’s owner, Jack. Grover was a well know chap around her college campus when she was younger. Grover, like a decorated war general, led Nancy to Jack. Now that Grover is passing to God’s hands, these memories are awe inspiring. The decision to let him go until the almighty calls or give him an early pass to the heavens is not an easy choice. Jack in his heart, knows he does not want to give Grover an untimely death by putting his aging, ailing friend to sleep. He just can’t stand seeing him in agony. Nancy, and their son Robert, rather see him pass in the sanctity of his loving home. In the end faiths hand allowed Grover a...
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...Business Research Report – Canada Goose Canada Goose Inc. is number 125 of the Profit 500 list. Canada Goose is a company that had started in a small warehouse in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1957 by a guy named Sam Tick, who was a cutter at other factories. When Sam Tick started the company, it was originally called Metro Sportswear LTD. In 1970, Sam Tick’s son-in-law, David Reiss, had joined the company and had invented a down filling machine for the jacket. Originally, they renamed the company to Snow Goose, because of the white downs, but eventually somewhere in the 70’s it was renamed to Canada Goose. In 1982 Laurie Skreslet became the first Canadian to climb Mount Everest and he was wearing the Big Mountain Jacket create by Canada Goose (Canada Goose, 2013). Then in 1997 an man named Dani Reiss, son of David Reiss, joined the company as a salesman, selling the brand to stores to sell the product. In 2001 he had succeed his father and had become president and Chief Executive of the company. He had brought a new strategy to the way things are done on the advertising and production side of the product. The Strategy was; “by focusing on the made-in-Canada, used-in-Canada story behind the coats, people would clamour for them” (O’Kane J. 2013). The strategy worked and the company fiscal year grew 40% and had sales close to $150 million US Dollars. In addition, Canada Goose jackets had been popping up in movies. The one movie in particular that the jacket appeared in was “The...
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...Species Profile of the Canada goose (Branta canadensis) I. Introduction -Why I choose this organism? I choose the Canada goose (Branta canadensis) because it was one of the specie that I didn’t know too much about it and encounter this specie really fascinating over all. Over the two years I have been working on Fort Belvoir I had discovered that this species is protected and by doing this presentation I had plan to discover why and what is the story behind this. In this presentation I will try to give a voice to an organism that will have experience a lot of adversities in the tenure of his life. The scientific name (Branta canadensis) which is part of the animalia Kingdom; part of the chordate Phylum, part of the aves Class; in the anseriformes...
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...Fly Away Home The Protagonist Amy Alden She is the main protagonist of the story. She is involved in a car accident with her mother, which results in her mother’s death. Due to her mother’s death, she now lives with her father who is an inventor. She finds it difficult to adjust with her father’s traits. She is considered as an imprint mother of a group of baby geese. Thomas Alden He is the second protagonist of the story. After the death of Amy’s mother, he is the one taking care of her. He is also an inventor and an artist. He invented all kinds of objects including the ultralight glider they used in the story. He proposed the plan to guide the bird’s migration route to the bird sanctuary. He is the wingman of her daughter, guiding her to the route going to it. Susan Barnes She is the third protagonist of the story. She is considered as an encourager and step-mother of Amy. She is very protective about her and her safety. She thinks that Thomas’ proposal to help Amy lead the flock of geese to their sanctuary is absurd. She is also considered their eyes on both the ground and sky. She tells them where to go and what is ahead of them David Alden He is Thomas’ brother and assistant. He is the fourth protagonist of the story. He assists him in making his inventions. After helping him finish make his glider. He helps Susan in plotting the routes in Thomas’ and Amy’s travel. Antagonist Glen Seifert He is the main and the only antagonist in the story. Thomas came...
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...Goosebumps Ever wonder why you get goose bumps? Do they serve a purpose? Why do they develop when we are cold? Cutis anserine is one of the medical terms for Goosebumps (cutis means skin and anserine means goose). The term describes a change in the skin from smooth to bumpy which usually occurs after exposure to the cold. Most animals regulate their body temperature at a particular level. For humans it is 37°C. If the temperature is too high the body will apply different mechanisms to decrease its temperature. E.g. sweating and dilation of blood vessels. If the temperature is to low the body will counteract to increase the temperature. E.g. shivering, constriction of blood vessels and goose bumps. This is a negative feedback system which allows us to maintain homeostasis. Homeostasis is the process of keeping a constant internal condition. How do we keep things the same? To keep our body at a constant temperature we need three things: receptors, a processing centre and effectors. Thermoreceptors in the skin detect changes in external temperature. They pass this information on to the processing centre in the brain called the hypothalamus which is a tiny gland in the brain. An important job...
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...Predict. What might be an example of a “low” animal? Predict. What might be an example of a “low” animal? The Lowest Animal (1896) Mark Twain What’s Twain’s thesis? (the main argument he is proposing) What’s Twain’s thesis? (the main argument he is proposing) 1 I have been studying the traits and dispositions of the lower animals (so-called), and contrasting them with the traits and dispositions of man. I find the result humiliating to me. For it obliges me to renounce my allegiance to the Darwinian theory of the Ascent of Man from the Lower Animals, since it now seems plain to me that that theory ought to be vacated in favor of a new and truer one, this new and truer one to be named the Descent of Man from the Higher Animals. What does Twain do to establish his credibility (ETHOS APPEAL) with his reader in this paragraph? What does Twain do to establish his credibility (ETHOS APPEAL) with his reader in this paragraph? 2 In proceeding toward this unpleasant conclusion, I have not guessed or speculated or conjectured, but have used what is commonly called the scientific method. That is to say, I have subjected every postulate that presented itself to the crucial test of actual experiment and have adopted it or rejected it according to the result. Thus, I verified and established each step of my course in its turn before advancing to the next. These experiments were made in the London Zoological Gardens and covered many months of painstaking...
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