...Natural Resources and Energy Paper SCI/256 July 09, 2013 . Marine Ecosystem Out of all of the large and natural resources available for generating electricity in the United States, it is the ocean. Ocean energy may be the last investigated for its potential. The ocean is so vast and deep, until recently, it was assumed that no matter how many chemicals or how much trash humans dumped into the ocean, the effects would be negligible. Dumping into oceans have even got the catchphrase: “The solution to pollution is dilution” (National Geographic, 2013) Impacts Associated With Agriculture Pollutants from agriculture have affected the marine’s ecosystem in ways that may not be reversible, and may also be slowly harming rivers, streams, and coastal waters. Pesticides and fertilizer are two major components that have disturbed the marine’s ecosystem; both contain harmful chemicals that can be hazardous to living organisms in the water. Fertilizer and pesticide run-off from large farms may have initiated bursts of marine algae which may disrupt the ocean’s ecosystem by causing massive blooms in marine waters (Schwartz, 2005). Winds cause nitrogen and other nutrients from the seafloor to surface, which promote the growth of algae called phytoplankton. Phytoplankton is a main source of food for many living organisms in the marine waters. Agricultural pollutants may have triggered phytoplankton to produce harmful blooms in tides, which are giving-off poisonous toxins to marine life...
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...the past several centuries has produced results which have produced different reactions in different sections of society. There are lay people who consider science to be the fore runner of all comfort, progress and prosperity. On the other hand there are many good people who look upon science as the chief cause of the sufferings of humanity today. The debate has been raging for a long time. But while people talk and argue, science goes on taking long strides, blissfully ignorant of the praises or the abuses heaped on its head. If I Were A Scientist, I believe that we are suffering from the effect of a little science badly applied and the remedy is a lot of science properly applied. Hence I need not offer any apologies for wishing to be a scientist. But I want to be a scientist with a difference. I do not want myself to be confined to the ivory tower of pure reason unmindful of the realities of life. It is not a mere empty statement to say that the modern mind lives, breathers and has his being in this age of science. In every minor detail of our life science plays a very valuable role. I wish to contribute my share in making this world better than I find it. At the very beginning, I may make it clear that if I were a scientist, I would like to carry on my work in the province of pure science. Pure science is a relentless search for truth, for the discoveries of the mysteries of nature. As such no fault finding is possible with the area of scientific research...
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...Harnessing The Power Of Social Media In International Relations – Analysis March 31, 2011 By ISN Insights Twitter may be just another way of sharing inane chatter, but if you have written the service off, think again. Social media has emerged as a powerful new tool in international relations, and it deserves closer attention. By Fergus Hanson for ISN Insights The wonderful and frightening thing about social media and Web 2.0 technologies is that their consequences are so unpredictable. When Jack Dorsey launched Twitter in 2006, did he envisage that the medium would end up playing a role in the attempted overthrow of the regime in Tehran? Did Mark Zuckerberg foresee Facebook being used by activists to help rally support for regime change across the Middle East when he was busy writing code in his college dorm room? The stunning and exciting role social media is beginning to play in our lives has sparked a fierce debate over the power of social media in international relations. Because the landscape is still so chaotic and uncertain, the debate has really only just begun. Fear of the new For many, the idea that anything meaningful can come out of a 140 character message (called a ‘tweet’) is preposterous. Suggesting these social, interactive media are stirring or enabling popular uprisings or even revolutions is heretic. Unsurprisingly there have been plenty of people willing to step in and ridicule any suggestion that these and other social media platforms are somehow...
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...Assignment II: Individual ‘Successfully managing diversity can lead to better performing employees and potentially better financial performance for an organisation’. Introduction The composition of today’s workforce is changing as companies expand across boundaries and increased globalisation facilitates the movement of labour from one country to another. Modern companies comprise employees of varying ethnicity, languages, cultural background, sexual orientation and even age as there are even older persons opting to remain in the workforce. Despite this cosmopolitan mix companies have to ensure performance is optimal and business profitable. Managing organisational diversity levels has now become essential as the pressures of globalised markets and international competition are increasing the amount of diversity organizations must manage, both internally and externally. Diversity specialists (Soutar, 2004; Yang, 2005) have suggested in that in order for businesses and organizations interested in prospering and surviving in the twenty-first century embracing the competitive advantage afforded by a diverse workplace is needed This report looks at the impact of managing diversity in the workplace and the performance and financial benefits which can be gained from successful management. Novartis Pharmaceuticals is one such company which has placed emphasis on embracing and managing diversity and using this to the company’s advantage. The Company Novartis is a...
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...Harnessing the Science of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini Reprint r0109d October 2001 HBR Case Study Off with His Head? David Champion r0109a HBR at Large The Leadership Lessons of Mount Everest Michael Useem r0109b Different Voice Genius at Work: A Conversation with Mark Morris Harnessing the Science of Persuasion Robert B. Cialdini r0109c r0109d Torment Your Customers (They’ll Love It) Stephen Brown r0109e r0109f r0109g r0109h Radical Change, the Quiet Way Debra E. Meyerson Your Next IT Strategy John Hagel III and John Seely Brown HBR Interview Bernard Arnault of LVMH: The Perfect Paradox of Star Brands Suzy Wetlaufer Best Practice Speeding Up Team Learning Amy Edmondson, Richard Bohmer, and Gary Pisano r0109j Tool Kit Boost Your Marketing ROI with Experimental Design Eric Almquist and Gordon Wyner r0109k Harnessing the Science of Persuasion A by Robert B. Cialdini lucky few have it; most of us do not. A handful of gifted “naturals” simply know how to capture an audience, sway the undecided, and convert the opposition. Watching these masters of persuasion work their magic is at once impressive and frustrating. What’s impressive is not just the easy way they use charisma and eloquence to convince others to do as they ask. It’s also how eager those others are to do what’s requested of them, as if the persuasion itself were a favor they couldn’t wait to repay. The frustrating part of the experience is that...
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...CEO. To be this person though you must first define what type of leader you really are. This helps to build a foundation that you can grow and nourish. Below I have included two charts from the article that are used across project phases and that are based on the project factors as mapped to stereotypical leadership styles. To conclude, we must understand that there is no definitive leadership style that guarantees success. Under some circumstances, experience helps leaders bring success to a project but at the end of the day, one must not forget that it also takes integrity, PM principles, ethics, knowledge and collaboration to aid in a projects success. Melvyn believes, and I tend to agree, that leadership is a balance of both are and science. Assignment A great book that I recently read is titled “Water the Bamboo” by author Greg Bell. It basically gets us to define who we...
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...Using technology to engage in international development is difficult in a region of the world where the Internet has not reached every sector of the population. However, Kenya is leading the way in transforming information technology usage in Africa. Creative talent, curiosity, and innovative entrepreneurial spirit have helped shape the Kenyan technology community. Constraints to technology growth in Kenya 1. Lack of Connectivity Local Internet Service Providers (ISPs) generally do not offer connectivity in the remote areas and mobile phone data networks often have limited reach and can be prohibitively expensive. 2. Expensive Electricity Rural and other underserved locations rarely have a reliable electrical power infrastructure that can support a standard ICT implementation. Traditional computing systems are therefore cost-prohibitive because they require so much electricity. 3. Lack of technological skills Lack of properly trained staff with the right technological skills has derailed technology growth since there are no people to diffuse the technology and also to train the targeted audience on how to use the new technology effectively. The quality and quantity of available human resource can directly affect the growth of technology. 4. Lack of funds This is one of the main issues affecting technology growth in Kenya. Many people come up with new ideas every day but are hindered from implementing them dye to lack of resources. There has not been enough government...
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...James Watt: Perfecter of the Steam Engine The world we live in today is is fast paced, competitive, and ever evolving. Being accustomed to such a rapidly changing and highly inventive society can make it very difficult to imagine the way people lived centuries ago. Before the Industrial Revolution, most everything was done by hand, required a great deal of time and effort, and was terribly expensive. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, intuitive thinkers would invent and perfect machines, tools, and devices, forever changing the ways of the world. In the following paragraphs, James Watt and his steam engine will be discussed in detail, along with their enormous influence in modernizing the world's industries, trade, transportation, and economy. James Watt was born in Scotland in 1736, and died in 1819. His life spanned many of the years in the most dynamic period in the history of the world. Watt also lived in the United Kingdom, which, at the time, was the most rapidly evolving country on earth. Contrary to popular belief, James Watt did not invent the steam engine. In The Scientific Monthly, authors accurately portray Watt as, "a scientist rather than inventor" (Ambrosius and Reed 272). People had been using steam for power several centuries before Watt's time, but "English military engineer and inventor, Thomas Savery, [was] the first to create a specific device to harness and channel the power of steam" (Ambrosius and Reed 272). It was Savery who...
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...In today’s global business environment, it is more important than ever to maintain an “edge” over competitors. Social media sites present unique opportunities for organizations to do just that. While there are numerous social media venues to choose from, none match the credentials and global presence offered by LinkedIn. We at Team Ethical Leaders firmly believe that Command Decisions Systems and Solutions (CDS2) can achieve a source of competitive advantage in attracting and retaining top talent over its rivals by utilizing a social media site such as LinkedIn. LinkedIn can also serve as a tool for building a sense of community in globally distributed multi-cultural teams (GDMCTs). LinkedIn was founded in 2002 by five entrepreneurs with its official launch in May, 2003. As of November 2011, LinkedIn is “the world’s largest professional network on the Internet with more than 135 million members in over 200 countries and territories” (LinkedIn, 2011). Listed below are various facts and figures regarding the LinkedIn’s company background, affiliations, and financial metrics. Company Background * As of September 30, 2011 (the end of the third quarter), professionals are signing up to join LinkedIn at a rate that is faster than two new members per second. * The company is publicly held and has a diversified business model with revenues coming from hiring solutions, marketing solutions and premium subscriptions. LinkedIn Facts * Fifty-nine percent of LinkedIn...
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...The author of “digital natives, digital immigrants” Mark Prensky, is a writer, consultant and inventor in the areas of education and learning. We should listen to him because of all the above information and he has a masters degree from Yale, Middle bury and Harvard business school. In his story he argues that this generation isn’t capable of learning the traditional way, and we need a know technological way to learn. The author of “the internet” Steve Johnson has wrote and edited many books. He is a respected writer in the residence at the New York University department of journalism. He has published in the New York times, the Wall street Journal and many other periodicals. In his story he argues that the internet has come a log way from what it was intended to. He argues pro technology because according to him internet has helped us out a lot. The author Maryanne wolf who wrote learning to think in a new world is a professor in the Eliot-Pearson department of child development at tufts university. Her accolades are: distinguished teacher of the year award, and the teaching excellence award. In her story she argues that those growing up in the digital world don’t read and think about text like they should. In other words they don’t think critically any more. The author of “learning theory video games and popular culture ”James Gee is the presidential professor of literary studies at Arizona state university. In her story she argues pro technology. She says that video...
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...Global Warming: A Serious Problem for our World Trey Lee Northeastern State College Intro to Environmental Global Warming Global warming is a serious problem for our world. Global warming is an increase in the earth's average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect. Global warming has occurred in the distant past as the result of natural influences, but the term is most often used to refer to the warming predicted to occur as a result of increased emissions of greenhouse gases which cause the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is a process by which thermal radiation from a planetary surface is absorbed by atmospheric greenhouse gases, and is re-radiated in all directions. Since part of this re-radiation is back towards the surface and the lower atmosphere, it results in an elevation of the average surface temperature above what it would be in the absence of the gases (Parmesun). Greenhouse Gases and the Effect Primary greenhouse gases include water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone (Taylor). Carbon dioxide, as well as other greenhouse gases, is a very important factor in the vital cycles which sustain life on this planet: plants use carbon dioxide in photosynthesis and release oxygen necessary to maintain the lives of animal species, who through breathing out return carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, completing the cycle (Taylor). Greenhouse effect is a natural process...
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...History of Strategic Management Strategic management has changed since the 1970s. Basically strategic management studies started in the 1950s and 1960s and then evolved along the way to today. Strategic management just refers to the fact that an organization is working with clearly stated strategies to meet its vision. The strategies have changed from the 1970s to now. In 1970s strategic management was mostly centred on the ideas of size, growth and portfolio. This means managers saw the need to seek growth through size and increased portfolio. By portfolio we mean different investment opportunities or diversification. In the 1970s there was emphasis on market growth strategies. The main emphasis was on extending the markets as a means of harnessing more profits. By this time firms were market oriented. Their strategies were to control as much market as possible. Impact of market shares has led to the concept of increased profit based on reaching as many people as possible. There was the need to craft strategies that affected the entire organization not sub units. The need for overall company orientation was important. Strategic planning has changed a bit from that time. The focus has changed. The earlier focus was on growth and market share. Now the focus is on an efficient organization that has greater coordination and viability. The strategies have changed. Companies are no longer market oriented as before. Their focus is now on the overall organization. Departments can have...
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...Literature Review BRM 1 Abstract This paper seeks to identify the customer’s preferences, behavior and shift of behavior in the Chinese food market and how they can influence foreign companies’ marketing strategy. This literature review shows that, pushed by a multitude of factors, the Chinese food consumption and food consumer’s behavior have strongly changed over the past 10 years, both in quantity and quality demand, creating a lot of opportunities for foreign companies. Moreover, the Chinese cultural background and preferences are identified as playing an important role in the willingness to buy (WTB) and shopping habits which prompts for a more adaptive approach of marketing. Introduction In the past decade, China has seen a lot of both positive and negative factors influence its food consumption and its society as a whole. Three main socio-economic factors are identified by the previous literature. Urbanization has been growing fast, more than 50% of the population lived in urban areas and it is expected to reach 75% by 2035. Moreover, the average income has been continuously rising and contributes to the growth of the middle upper class granting an easier access to goods. Finally, the demand or the need for imported goods rocketed, fueled by the recurring food scandals. (Gale, Hansen, Jewison, 2014) This evolution largely contributed in turning the Chinese food market, now the largest in the world, into a very attractive potential market for foreign...
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..."I hope you guys left the explosives at home." — President Obama welcoming television's "Mythbusters" to a science education event (CongressDaily 2009) The primary aim of science communication is to communicate the scientific method effectively with an entire audience. In order to do this, Olson suggests that the goal is to “move the process out of your head, into your heart with sincerity, into your gut with humour, and, ideally, if you’re sexy enough, into your lower organs with sex appeal” (Olson 2009). The Discovery Channel television show Mythbusters portrays an example of this effective communication, as it breaks the bridge between subjectivity and objectivity by presenting the scientific method in a context of popular culture and myth. Firstly, it does this by arousing scientific interest by referencing popular urban myths, wives tales or movie scenes and testing these by embracing the spontaneity of the cast. This cast plays a vital role in accessing the ‘gut’ and ‘heart’ of the viewers, as they break stereotypes previously formed in the media about scientists but still communicate scientific concepts effectively. Mythbusters accurately communicates the modern image of a scientist by embracing diversity within the scientific field and utilising sex appeal. Finally, the show uses communication techniques to target audiences and demographic that aren’t often targeted by scientific communication. All these factors work together to arouse the interest of the television-viewing...
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...EDUCATION “What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul” as said by Joseph Addinson. The Education field has often been looked down upon by countless college applicants who prioritize the means of income. Or they had a less than satisfactory experience during their days as a student. Though the most probable reason seems to be the influence of money to the attaining of their goals and aspirations in life. Students may view Education as a “low levelled” course since it is unable to provide suitable income for the practitioners. Education usually has been looked down upon or ignored by the incoming freshman college students because of society’s bias against this job. For the longest time, the teaching profession has been stereotyped as one of the courses that are easily achieved through minimal effort and hardship. Basically they say that being in the Education Course is so easy that it does not require a lot of effort compared to other courses. People often misinterpret that the Education course is not challenging enough like other courses such as Business, Engineering and Sciences. Each course has its advantages and disadvantages when it comes to lessons and concepts. Some advantages could be that the work load is lesser than other courses or the teachers are more experienced in teaching the said lesson. And some disadvantages would be the difficulty level of the subject course being taken or it clashes with the schedules of other classes. And it is known...
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