...create an ecopassage1 so the reptiles can safely cross a road by going underneath or over it, they could let the animals know with little signs saying “Don’t become roadkill! Safe crossing, left 20 meters.” | 3 | Instead, we have to rely on fencing to keep the turtles and snakes off roads, which is a good idea because 98 percent or more of turtles are killed in their first attempt at a road crossing. But the reliance on fences may be a problem, a new study shows. When there aren’t effective fences to keep the reptiles out, they don’t use the ecopassages, James Baxter-Gilbert of Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, and colleagues report March 25 in PLOS ONE. | 4 | The study looked at the effectiveness of a series of ecopassages built along a 13-kilometer stretch of Highway 69/40 near Burwash, Ontario, near Lake Huron, a region with high reptile biodiversity. The passages ran beneath the highway and were paired with fencing along the road. The researchers looked at reptile activity along the roadway before and after the project was constructed, and also used another stretch of highway, near the Magnetawan First Nation, as a comparison. | 5 | They surveyed the roadside and put up cameras in the ecopassages to see what kind of animals used the crossings. They captured Blanding’s turtles and snapping turtles, and tracked their movements with radio transmitters. And they took painted turtles and placed them on the other side of the highway from their...
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...When the Great Melting Pot Stopped Melting WGU – LAT1 Donna Vaughn May 17, 2010 In recent years the number of illegal aliens in this country has grown. The social and economic impact of this has given rise to the current debate on what to do. American citizens are demanding their government take action; the problem lies in what action to take. Everything from mass deportation to total amnesty is being argued. While it is not American policy to allow foreigners the status of legal residents or even citizenship when they enter illegally, extremes such as total amnesty or mass deportation may not be the answer either. America is a melting pot in which many cultures have peacefully come to make their lives as American citizens. The issue of illegal aliens has divided this nation which is in need of unity and consistency in law enforcement. Research shows that in order to reduce illegal immigration, the American government must enforce the current laws, secure the American Mexican border, eliminate the magnets that attract illegal aliens (such as: employment, anchor babies, social services) and offer no tolerance for criminal activity. Understanding the Problem Many people enter this country through the American Mexican border and usually can do so unchallenged. By not securing the southern border, America has left an opening that anyone can come through. It is not just illegal aliens that cross that border. America is exposed to entry by terrorists, drug smugglers...
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...NO: L50/79905/2015 PROJECT PLANNING AND DESIGN CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT DATE: 31/07/2015 a. Where will the greatest resistance for excellence in project management come from? For excellence in project management to be achieved at Macon, inter-departmental coordination is needed. Macon's Line authority used by management also contributes to its failures in project management. The greatest resistance will be from the departments. The strong departmental autonomy at the company will greatly hinder project management excellence. Departmental strong autonomy is backed up with the managers’ line command that gives them the right to make decisions and to give order concerning the production. The problem of superiority is as a result of the strong autonomy. Most of the problems the company is facing is as a result of departmental autonomy that also causes internal competition where Line managers were frequently competing with one another rather than focusing on the best interest of Macon. Each would hope the oilier would be the cause for project delays instead of working together to avoid project delay's altogether. Once dates slipped, fingers were pointed and the problem would worsen over time. Members of the production team have a very poor working relationship with their fellows from the two technical departments and as a result project delay and failure. The organization would require rigorous change management to successfully bring excellence in project management. Greatest...
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... Introduction Over the last years, there has been a debate on whether commercial and investment banks should be separated or not. Especially after the crisis in 2007 when taxpayers had to pay billion in the US to bail out the banks, the need for a “ring fence” around retail banking operations became urgent. Universal banks use the retail deposit for their investment operations which engage great risks. When their investments fail, the states have to rescue them. These mega banks emerged after the Great Depression when such a mergence became possible mainly because of the deregulation of western financial services. However, if global capital markets agree in a ring fence or total separation, it is a procedure that will take place over a period of years. In this project a brief review of the debate that takes place around this matter will be presented, mainly by stating some of the ideas that are commonly discussed. The Glass-Steagall Act and how we got here Recently President Obama proposed the separation of investment and retail banks, as it is believed that they were the main reason of the last financial crisis that started in 2007. Avgouleas (2010) points out that the mega banks were created after 1990’s due to the deregulation of the financial industry and they engaged great risk in their investment activities as the deposits (that were used for these purposes) were guaranteed by the government. Benston, G.J. (1994) points out that these mega banks became so large,...
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...CCJS345: Introduction to Security Professor Michael A. Jackson Final Project: Case Study Presented by: James W. Johnson 04 November 2012 Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………..……………………………………..iii Facility Overview……....…………….……………………………………………...……….......iv Current Crime Prevention and Security Measures in Place............................................................iv Physical Limitations.…………………………..…………….…………………………………….v Optional Physical Security………..………………........................................................................vi Information and Records Security………..………........................................................................vi Emergency and Response Planning...............................................................................................vii OSHA Standards and Violaton….…………………………………………….……………..….xiii Hiring Practices……………...….…………………………………………….……………..….xiii Legal Issues…..……………...….…………………………………………….……………..……ix Conclusion……………...….…………………………………………….……………..………...ix References…………………………………………………………………….……………..…….x Introduction The purpose of this paper is to design a security plan for the Maryland Public Safety Education and Training Center (MPSETC) that, at a minimum, identifies the facility assets requiring protection, the criticality of those assets, the various threats directed at the assets and the probability of loss...
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...Charpy endure different conditions. Among the conditions included: liquid nitrogen bath, boiling water, the box furnace twice at different temperatures, room temperature, dry ice bath, ice water bath and ice-brine. The reason for performing this particular test is to duplicate a life situation where such a material may be put in. The lateral expansion length was also measured in order to obtain the cross section of the V notch. The cross sections were later used where they were compared with the initial cross sections to determine the percentage shear failure caused by temperature. All the tests were conducted uniformly with the material temperature changing so as to give best results. Theory Toughness is a measurement of the amount of energy, which is exerted, a material absorbs before leading to its fracture. For engineers, toughness is highly important because it is used in selecting materials that they are to use in their projects. In selecting the materials, there are three conditions that are looked at and they are: a high strain rate, a tri-axial stress state and deformation at a relatively low temperature. The determination of a material’s toughness and the impact energy is tested under two standardised tests, the Izod and Charpy test. The Charpy test is the most commonly used test today which is also referred to as CVN (Charpy V-notch). [pic] The figure above...
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...ICB Independent Commission on Banking Final Report Recommendations September 2011 ICB Independent Commission on Banking Final Report Recommendations September 2011 Official versions of this document are printed on 100% recycled paper. When you have finished with it please recycle it again. If using an electronic version of the document, please consider the environment and only print the pages which you need and recycle them when you have finished. © Crown copyright 2011 You may re-use this information (excluding logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-governmentlicence/ or e-mail: psi@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk. Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned. Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to: Independent Commission on Banking Victoria House Southampton Row London WC1B 4AD This document is also available from our website at http://bankingcommission.independent.gov.uk/ ISBN 978-1-845-32-829-0 Produced by the Domarn Group, London. Final Report Contents Contents ...................................................................................................................... 1 List of acronyms .........................................................................................
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...10 reasons for ERP Implementation failures Written by:adminWritten on:April 24, 2013 Comments Add One 3 It is a common saying that technology should work for human and not the other way round. In similar way a company’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is like its central nervous system of the body. If it is healthy, it provides the sensory input to management so they can understand what is happening with customers, suppliers, and employees. It helps management respond, by coordinating the company’s resources to win customers, battle competitors, and reduce cost, just like muscles in a body. Implementing an ERP system for your organization is the best investment a company can think of. ERP systems are the basic sales-to-cash, accounting, reporting, compliance, human resources, supply chain, customer, and sales IT systems that companies rely on every day. Yet, despite this critical role ERP systems play, most companies fail when in it comes to implementing or upgrading their ERP system. Negative’s attracts eye balls The horror stories of failed ERP projects are now the stuff of legend. According to one recent report, more than 29% of ERP implementations fail to achieve even half the planned business benefits. Some well known examples include Waste Management suing SAP for $500 million for a failed ERP implementation, Hershey Foods’ 19% drop in profits from a failed SAP implementation at Halloween time a few years ago, the complete bankruptcy of FoxMeyer Drug...
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...settlements (Appendix 1). After years of studying and assessing the poor living conditions of the Jacarezinho slum, the state government of Pernambuco, along with the municipal officials of both Recife and the neighbouring municipality of Olinda, partnered with the World Bank and signed the documents for an urban renewal project called Prometropole in 2003. The cost of the project was US $84 million with a loan of US $46 million from the World Bank . The project was finally launched in 2007 with a planned completion date of 2008 but due to setbacks the project was still not completed in 2010. The objective of the project was to resettle the population in new homes close to the existing slum, to remove the shacks along the waterway, to construct roads and to improve urban infrastructure by providing sewage and drainage so that the inhabitants could have a safer and cleaner place to live. This paper will provide an overview of the obstacles faced by the population as they stood by and waited to be resettled into cleaner, safer and more modern accommodations. I will attempt to show the problems encountered, successes and failures and finally why the project did not ultimately achieve its goal of eliminating the Jacarezinho slums. Background The slums in Recife are scattered along waterways and mangroves. They originate in the center of the city and spread outwards encroaching upon modern middle class neighborhoods. The riversides and...
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...Consultant’s Guide to Park Design and Development City of San Diego Park and Recreation Department November 2004 City of San Diego Park & Recreation Department January 2005 (REVISION: 5/23/05 Revised Appendix ‘M’; 6/6/05 Revised Appendix ‘N’; 2/2/06 Added Appendix ‘O’; Revised Item 2.2.17.2 page 36-37; Item J page 85, # 3, #4) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS City of San Diego Park and Recreation Department Director, Ted Medina Deputy Director Community Parks I Division Deputy Director Developed Regional Parks Division Deputy Director Community Parks II Division Deputy Director Open Space Division Deputy Director Park Planning & Development Division, April Penera City Staff Sheila Bose, Park Planning & Development Division Div Brasted, Developed Regional Parks Division Tom Cartier, Public Buildings and Parks Division Charles Daniels, Park Planning & Development Division Hossein Motamani, Park Planning & Development Janine Anderson, Developed Regional Parks Division Mark Marney, Park Planning & Development Division John Montoya, Facilities Maintenance Division Kevin Oliver, Park Planning & Development Division Jim Winter, Park Planning & Development Division L. Clark Ritter, Park Planning & Development Division Tina Huang, Park Planning & Development Division Kelly Rodgers, Park Planning & Development Division Todd Schmit, Park Planning & Development Division Deborah Sharpe, Park Planning & Development...
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...Top 10 reasons for ERP Implementation failures: 1. Doing it in the first place. Even before implementation the company is dilemma whether they really require it or not. Often large ERP implementation projects fail before they even start. Companies unhappy with their current system become convinced their reporting, integration, or efficiency problems lie in the software they are using. Convinced the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, they embark on a large, risky, and expensive ERP replacement project, when a simple tune-up of their current system, or a small add-on application, such as a better reporting system or employee portal, would address the problem at a fraction of the cost. Even a reimplementation of the same software is usually less costly than switching to another software vendor. 2. No clear destination. To be clear with the expectations. Once an organization makes the decision to implement a new ERP system, the first step is to have a clear definition of success. Often, lack of consensus on the problems being solved, the outcome desired, or the specific financial justification of the project, leads to challenges later controlling the scope and maintaining executive sponsorship. Having a clear destination means defining the important business processes, financial benefits, and deadlines up front and making certain stakeholders agree how to address them. Without a strong definition of success, the end point becomes a moving target. 3. A good plan...
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...RESEARCH PAPER OF PROJECT FAILURE Darshanaben Parekh B00075391 Department of Business School of Business & Humanities Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown Dublin 15. Word Limit for Assignment: 3,000 Actual Word Count: 3,418 Project Management BSST H4014 15/10/2014 Table of Contents Introduction: 1 Cases of Project failure: 1 Case A: the failure of the FireControl Project 1 Introduction: 1 Key facts of FireControl Project 1 Why the FireControl Project Fail? 2 Case B: US 2010 Cencus – Field Data Collection Automation (FDCA) project failed 2 Introduction 2 Why 2010 Cencus Project Fail? 3 Case C: Why KM projects fail? 3 Introduction 3 Case 1: a global bank 3 Key factors 4 The main reason for the a global bank project fail; 4 Case 2: a pharmaceutical company 4 Key factors 5 The main reasons for failure of KM at the Pharmaceutical Company were as follows; 5 Case 3: A manufacturing company 6 Key factors 6 Main reasons of failure of KM at manufacturing company were as below; 6 Case 4: a European – headquartered company 7 Key factors 7 The main reasons for the failure of KM initiative at the company were as below: 7 Discussion 8 Conclusion 8 Reference 9 Introduction: Project Management is very wide and interesting subject for study. As per my understanding, it is the process or method of planning, organizing and guiding the project from start to end point. My question is that, what are the main...
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...1. THE CONDITION OF MONOPOLY OF PETROVIETNAM * The natural condition Viet Nam has abundantly natural condition, in which oil and gas are the valuable sources of energy to be exploited in order to meet the needs of broadcast on the country's economy . Also geographical location at the tip top of the Southeast Asia region , and has a long coastline , with many ports are favorable conditions for the development of oil and gas industry in Viet Nam. * The political and social environment The stability of politics is one of the elements which not only contributes to help Viet Nam persevere in the developing economy policy but also make our country step in the period of peace and prosperity. Being in the stable politics, oil and gas field has many favourable conditions in order to develop turnovers as well as innovate new technology or export oil and gas to international market. * The economic environment The task of renovating economy and politics has been deployed since 1986, which helped Viet Nam change from one of the poorest country in the world with GDP under 100 dollars to 2200 dollars at the end of 2015. The rate of the poor has declined sharply from 58% in 1993 to 5% in 2015. Moreover, the index of social security is improved significantly. The strategy of economic and social development over the period of 10 years, between 2011 and 2020 will focus on reforming structure, improving not only the environment, the human resources (especially human resources...
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...Proctor and Gamble There are many steps needed for successful change implementation. the successful change implementation. Many organizations require change to survive the economical battles of doing business. The communication style of management is also an important area for change. There are multitudes of articles and information regarding organizational change and many of them has have conflicting information on what is most important. The factors of change can be slightly different based upon the type of business, but the basics are always the same. How an organization communicates the need for change, the plan for change as well as the implementation of change are the broad spectrum of the success or failure of change. Not clear. The following literature reviews attempt to This literature review support the hypothesis that Proctor and Gamble would benefit from creating desire to change, communication, planning and resources. These are four of the most important phases of successful change implementation for Proctor and Gamble. Proctor and Gamble Problem Overview Underline not needed. Proctor and Gamble is an innovative, multinational company. Currently, Proctor and Gamble lacks an effective distribution system in some segments as well as poor location in some foreign countries and high cost of inputs. Another area of weakness is the employment of foreign based local management who don’t have international business experience. doesn’t have any international...
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...Session 1 Krajewski Chapter 1: Using Operations to Compete • • • Operations Management ! systematic design, direction & control of processes that transform inputs into outputs Process ! activity(s) that transforms inputs into outputs Operation ! group of resources performing one or more processes Functional Areas of business (acquires!fin.!Resources&capital! for!input)! Finance* Material!&! Service! Inputs! Operations* (material!&!service!into! outputs)! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!Support!Functions! ! • Accounting! • Information!System! • HR! • Engineering! Product!&! Service! Output! Marketing* Sales! Revenue! (Generates!sales!of!output)! • • Process and Operations are influences by internal and external customers considering feedback Two types of Process ! Manufacturing and Service Manufacturing Physical output Can be inventoried Low customer contact Long response time Capital intense Quality easily measured Service Intangible output Cannot High Short Labor intense Not easily measured Core Process (within the Supply Chain) ! Set of activities delivering value to external customers 1. Supplier Relationship Process ! selects suppliers & facilitates flow of items into firm 2. New Service/Product Development Process ! designs & develops new S/P received from inputs received from ext customer specifications or from mkt in general (through Customer Rltnshp Process) ! 1! 3. Order Fulfillment Process ! activities required to produce and deliver S/P to external...
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