...Alexia Goussis La Blanc / Rodahan / Fitchman September 9,2014 LIS “And he had flatly denied any such immediate feelings”(132) The novel Amagansett by Mark Mills shows that no matter how hard you try, you can’t fix a loss. When something very important to a person becomes absent, most of the time it is hard for that person to deal with the absence. Absence is defined as the state of being away from a place or person. Conrad has such a difficult time overcoming absence that he hides his true feelings of loneliness. When Conrad and Lilly first meet, Lilly asks... “You live here?” “Yes” “By yourself?” “Uh-huh” “Don’t you get lonely?” “No” (pg 111). When being asked if he ever gets lonely, Conrad simply lies and says no. Deep down he is very...
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...are the manager of a plant. You have a choice of using a heuristic solution to a model that realistically describes most of your operation or an optimal solution to a model that does not include several interactions within the plant that might be important. Discuss the implications of each decision and suggest a course of action. A heuristic model will not give you an optimal solution which at first sounds like the better of the two models, probably because of the word “optimal”, but it is a tool where you input data into the model and it produces an estimate of the systems performance. This type of model is useful in showing the relationship between different aspects of the model which will give the manager a better understanding of how the...
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...Cocaine: Putting a Crack in Society Health Science 460 Section 1 Drug Use and Abuse Brother Yearsley Name: Date: Outline Thesis Statement: Cocaine is a highly addictive stimulant that has gratifying yet dangerous short term effects, and devastating long term effects. The problems related to cocaine abuse have an effect world wide; therefore it is a problem that society cannot ignore. I. From High Class to Skid Row II. History of Cocaine III. Why so Much Abuse IV. Short Term Effects A. Physical B. Psychological V. Long Term Effects A. Physical B. Psychological C. Social VI. Abuse Statistics VII. History Relived VIII. Summary I. From High Class to Skid Row- INTRODUCTION Today Cocaine and Crack can be found in almost every city and is used by people of all walks of life. During the 1970’s and mid 1980’s cocaine use was at its peak. It was the drug of choice for the rich and famous and was part of what some called a glamorous life the “Champagne of Drugs”. Around 1985 came the arrival of a new form of cocaine, called crack. This new smoke able form became the drug of choice on the street. Crack has more intense and faster effects than the traditional forms of cocaine use, which are primarily snorting and injecting. Crack which is cheaper to produce became accessible to people of all socioeconomic statuses. Cocaine in the form...
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...Case Analysis The iPremier Company (A): Denial of service Attack Case 2—2 MIS 606- Management Information Systems 4 December 2012 Summary of the problem The case presents a specific problem that has taken place in iPremier, a Seattle based company that was founded in 1996 by two students from Swathmore College and had become one of a few success web-based commerce, selling luxury, rare, and vintage goods over the Internet. It was exactly on January 12, 2007, when iPremier Web servers were brought to a standstill. The Web site of the company was locked up; neither employees nor customers can access the site due to a distrusted denial-of-service (DDoS) hacker attack. At that time, the company CIO, Bob Turley, who was recently hired, was out of the town on a mission, and that made the situation even worse. The problem was soon spread reaching the CEO! The shocking finding was the outdated emergency procedures. Eventually after 75 minutes the problem was solved and the main champion in my opinion was luck! Unstructured actions were taken to overcome this attack. The corrective action was taken but still iPremier will need to come up with preventive action for similar situations because this might threaten its existence. The technology The case discussed different technologies: distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, firewall, and information security mainly in case of crisis. DDoS is a type of web attack that seeks to disrupt the normal function...
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...Corporate Ethics and Government assignment Name: Grade Course: Tutor’s Name: (16, April, 2012) Corporate Ethics and Government assignment Introduction In recent past, corporate ethics and governance has attracted a great deal of public interest due to its apparent importance in the economic health of corporations and society. In general, corporate ethics and governance include the relationship of the company to its shareholders as well as the society. It also includes promotion of fairness, transparency, accountability in references to the mechanism used in the governance so that the actions taken are consistent with the shareholders interest. Therefore, to ensure that corporate ethics and governance is properly addressed, issues of transparency, accountability, measures of risk management, proper information flow both vertical and horizontal should be properly addressed. This will help the companies to adopt the appropriate legal compliance mechanisms to ensure that ethics and conduct of issues are formally addressed. However, compliance of corporate ethics and governance do not come in handy. There are several issues hurdles that several companies and organizations have undergone in achieving these milestones. This has made this topic to be widely discussed especially in the media as will be demonstrated in the articles that will be discussed here after. Most of the newspapers have taken this issue with a lot of seriousness and dedicated their time to discuss...
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...in this analysis. With every company, there are certain variables which affect cash flow significantly more than others. How would changes in these key variables which are identified for this particular business affect the cash flow for Kellers' Freehouse? Is there anything that can be done to fix these variables or to control them better to secure a more positive cash flow? RECOMMENDATIONS Creating a cash flow budget for the fiscal year ending 1990 will help to project cash disbursements and receipts and will inform Robert & Alex of the size of the loan that they must request in order to make it through the first fiscal year of operation with a positive cash flow. Creating five separate cash budgets projecting for sales of $550,000, $600,000, $650,000, $700,000 and $750,000 will help to view the bigger picture. Due to the fact that projected sales are perceived to be anywhere from $550,000-$750,000, projecting the cash budget for several different sales levels is a quick and easy way to perform a type of sensitivity analysis. We are checking to see how changes in sales will affect the cash flow (receipts, disbursements and total available cash). In order to identify key variables, in depth analysis of the cash budget must be completed. At first glance, it seems that variable costs for this business are quite high. Taking a look at exactly how much of your sales is being eaten up by variable costs is a good way to identify key...
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...Map * Home * Forum * Windows 8 Tablets * Surface for Windows 8 Pro * Idiotic comparison/ Microsoft Surface Pro vs. Apple iPad 4 REPLY TO THREAD SUBSCRIBE TO THREAD ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Page 1 of 212Last Bottom of Form Results 1 to 25 of 31 10Likes * LinkBack * Thread Tools * Search Thread ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form * Rate This Thread 1. ------------------------------------------------- pdch MemberPosts202 PostsGlobal Posts282 Global Posts | 03-08-2013, 01:24 PM #1 Head-to-Head: Microsoft Surface Pro vs. Apple iPad 4 :facepalm. | Last edited by Dave Blake; 03-09-2013 at 07:37 PM. Reason: fix titleREPLY REPLY WITH QUOTE THANKS LIKE * Share * * * * * | | 2. ------------------------------------------------- nottechsmart MemberPosts30 Posts | 03-08-2013, 02:41 PM#2 I don't understand the comparisons either. Every review you read mentions the ipad. When Apple comes out with a I-5 powered, Windows 8 ipad I'd love to compare, till then, don't care about it nor do I need it compared to every full Windows 8 tablet I look up. That was ALMOST a rant:D | REPLY REPLY WITH QUOTE THANKS LIKE...
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...Instructors Manual Case Studies Table of Contents Introduction Shipper Manufacturing Company ………………………………............ C-2 FHE, Inc. ……………………………………………………………….. C-5 Early Supplier Integration in the Design of the Skid-Steer Loader……... C-9 Process Design Eastern Gear, Inc. ………………………………………………………. C-17 Southwest Airlines: Singin’ the (Jet) Blues …………………………….. C-21 The Field Service Division of DMI ……………………………………. C-29 Pharmacy Service Improvement at CVS (A) …………………………… C-36 U.S. Stroller …………………………………………………………….. C-37 Quality Customer-Driven Learning at Radisson Hotels Worldwide ……………. C-41 Quality at Gillette Argentina …………………………………………… C-46 Bayfield Mud Company ………………………………………………… C-47 Six Sigma at 3M, Inc. …………………………………………………... C-53 Capacity and Scheduling Crocs: Revolutionizing an Industry’s Supply Chain Model for Competitive Advantage …………………………………….. C-58 Unifine Richardson …………………………………………………….. C-59 eBags: Managing Growth ……………………………………………… C-60 Merriwell Bag Company ……………………………………………….. C-69 Lawn King, Inc. ………………………………………………………… C-74 World Industrial Abrasives ……………………………………………... C-84 Inventory Consolidated Electric …………………………………………………... C-88 Southern Toro Distributor, Inc. ………………………………………… C-93 ToysPlus, Inc. …………………………………………………………... C-99 SHIPPER MANUFACTURING COMPANY Teaching Notes Synopsis and Purpose Shipper Manufacturing Company is a manufacturer of electrical products, laminated materials...
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...Miniature Aerial Vehicle – Airframe characterization R. Shivkumar, Hemendra Arya & K. Sudhakar Department of Aerospace Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai, Mumbai – 400076 e-mail: arya@aero.iitb.ac.in Abstract: Airframe design is an important step in the development of mini aerial vehicles. Airframe design means the shape and size of the aircraft. Issues related to mini aerial vehicle design are discussed in the paper. In this paper a case study of design of a 0.6 m fixed wing aerial vehicle is presented. This case study also brings out the requirement of various tools to conduct such an exercise. Introduction: Significant interest is being shown by academic institutions in research activities related to Remotely Piloted Vehicles (RPV’s) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV’s). Flying platforms and their design with suitable payloads reinforce classroom education while exposing students to a host of flight related problems and issues of systems integration. There has been a long felt need to bring students, especially in the field of engineering, closer to the complexities and risks in dealing with actual systems. The Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Bombay has decided to make headway in this direction by developing remotely piloted aerial vehicles as experimental platforms[1]. The various disciplines required for such a design activity are aerodynamics, performance, structures, stability, control and propulsion. Each of these designs are different compared...
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...SRAAC-GPS Aniruddhasayali,siddhesh 24-03-2014 Smart Run-off Accident Avoidance Using Co-ordinates from GPS SRAAC-GPS ANIRUDDHA SAYALI SIDDHESH A thesis presented for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Department of Electronics And Telecommunication Engineering Finolex Academy Of Management And Technology Ratnagiri, Maharashtra Date ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We hereby acknowledge those who have imparted their valuable time, energy, intellect and efforts for the timely completion of our project Smart Runoff Accident Avoidance using Coordinates from GPS (SRAAC-GPS). We express our sincere gratitude towards our guide Prof.S.R.Nalage , whose systematic and positive approach towards the progress of this project throughout the year has led to its successful and timely completion. We would like to thank him for his valuable suggestions and the efforts he has taken for the same. We are also grateful to Prof.G.S.Kulkarni (Head of the Department, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering) for allowing us to use all the available facilities in the department necessary for the project. We would also like to thank all the faculty members and staff for extending their helping hand whenever needed. We are indebted to laboratory supervisors Mr. Pardule and Mr. Biradar for their immense help in the project work. Last but not the least, we are grateful to all our colleagues and friends for their constant support, constructive criticism and encouragement 1. Bavdhankar...
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...market. Therefore as the global recession grew along with the runaway inflation that kicked in in the 1980s, Caterpillar’s flawed structure was not able to successfully respond to the external environment and the company became an easy target for competitors. This argument will be developed throughout this essay according to the following structure: initially the implications of market maturity for Caterpillar will be assessed within the framework of the Product Life Cycle (PLC) theory; secondly the limits of Caterpillar’s original structure will be discussed in order to gain an insight into the internal problems that undermined the company’s opportunities; thirdly the restructuring process will be taken into consideration in order to assess how the company’s performance improved in terms of market, production, finance, and efficiency. Finally the...
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...I. THE COMMON SENSE OF DRIVING Keeping a point off your DMV record is not the only thing that occurs when you successfully complete this Traffic Violator Course. You will increase your knowledge of California's driving laws as well. Why is that important? When your safety is at risk, raising your driving consciousness is always beneficial. The unfortunate truth is many drivers get tickets simply because they are not paying attention or have forgotten some rule of the vehicle code. In other words, what you are about to read can save you money by helping you to avoid breaking the law, receiving a traffic citation, and having to pay the penalty. But more important, what you are about to read can easily save your life… or someone else's. A. THE SERIOUS RESPONSIBILITY OF OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE When you get behind the driver seat, you’re not just driving a car. You are driving a 2,000 pound plus piece of machinery. The lives of your passengers and all other drivers and pedestrians around you on the road are at risk. Driving is the most dangerous thing you do on a daily basis. One little mistake at any speed, whether at 65 mph or 35 mph, can be deadly. As a driver, your responsibility is not only to respect the law but also to appreciate the risks when you operate your vehicle, risks both to yourself and to the other drivers with whom you share the road. Yes, the key word here is SHARE. 1. MOTOR VEHICLE IS A WEAPON You don‘t believe that? Any object that weighs...
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...Introduction Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota, Aichi, Japan. In 2013 the multinational corporation consisted of 333,498 employees worldwide and, as of January 2014, is the fourteenth-largest company in the world by revenue. Toyota was the largest automobile manufacturer in 2012 (by production). In July of that year, the company reported the production of its 200-millionth vehicle. Toyota is the world's first automobile manufacturer to produce more than 10 million vehicles per year. It did so in 2012 according to OICA, and in 2013 according to company data. As of July 2014, Toyota was the largest listed company in Japan by market capitalization (worth more than twice as much as #2-ranked Softbank) and by revenue. The company was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda in 1937 as a spinoff from his father's company Toyota Industries to create automobiles. Three years earlier, in 1934, while still a department of Toyota Industries, it created its first product, the Type A engine, and, in 1936, its first passenger car, the Toyota AA. Toyota Motor Corporation produces vehicles under 5 brands, including the Toyota brand, Hino, Lexus, Ranz, and Scion. It also holds a 51.2% stake in Daihatsu, a 16.66% stake in Fuji Heavy Industries, a 5.9% stake in Isuzu, and a 0.27% stake in Tesla, as well as joint-ventures with two in China (GAC Toyota and Sichuan FAW Toyota Motor), one in India (Toyota Kirloskar), one in the Czech Republic (TPCA), along with...
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...Krohne Achieve More Outline: 1. Introduction........ .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..2 2. Krohne GmbH 2.1 Krohne’s business model and history......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..3 2.2 Krohne’s locations................................................. .......... .......... .......... ..4 2.3 Krohne’s history of innovations............................. .......... .......... .......... ..5 2.4 Krohne’s world market position............................. .......... .......... .......... ..5 3. Different industries........................................ .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..6 4. Products 4.1 Explanation of a variable area flow meter............. .......... .......... .......... ..7 4.2 Product Mix........................................................... .......... .......... .......... ..9 5. Contract law 5.1 Introduction........................................................... .......... .......... .......... ..9 5.2 Incoterms and transmission of risk....................... .......... .......... .......... .10 5.3 Payment requirements.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .11 5.4 Warranties and liabilities....................................... .......... .......... .......... .11 6. Tasks and Responsabilities 6.1 Organising and sorting customers.............. ........
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...MCS0021 GM’s Saturn Story: Integrated Strategy for Communication and Brand Building “Untill 1989, Americans thought of Saturn, when they thought of it at all, as the sixth planet from the sun. After 1989, Saturn the planet was preempted by Saturn the brand, a new shape of matter that signaled the comeback of a renovated universe called Detroit.” – Lynn B. Upshaw, Author, Building Brand Identity: A Strategy for Success in a Hostile Marketplace Genesis of Saturn On a wintry day in Detroit, the CEO of General Motors (GM), Roger B. Smith (Smith) was about to make an announcement. Since he had taken over in 1981, ‘the cherubic chairman’ 1 of GM had already brought about big changes in reorganising GM’s lumbering organisation structure. He had invested in robotics, space satellites and data-processing for which he had bought over entire companies such as Ross Perot’s Electronic Data Systems and Hughes Aircraft Company when he could have just contracted their services. On January 8th 1985, Smith was unveiling Saturn, GM’s first new brand in 70 years. It was to be a lot more than just another car brand. At that time, Smith was famously quoted as stating, “Saturn is the key to GM’s long term competitiveness, survival and success as a domestic producer.”2 As an independent subsidiary that relied on innovative technology and was managed by the workers and management in a joint decision making format, its mission was to “develop and produce an American made small car that will be...
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