...Unlike Any Other Disease: Anorexia “I really gotta start losing weight before spring break,” a 15 year old from Long Island wrote in her blog on Xanga.com, a social networking site. “Basically today I went 24 hours without food and then I ate green beans and a little baked ziti. Frankly I’m proud of myself, not to mention the 100 sit-ups on the yoga ball and the 100 I’ll do before sleep. Yay for me.” (Williams 2). Anorexia nervosa is an illness that usually occurs in teenage girls, but it can also happen to teenaged boys and adult men and women. People with anorexia nervosa are obsessed with the thought of being and remaining thin. They lose a lot of weight and are terrified of gaining it back. Anorexia nervosa isn’t just a problem with food or weight; it’s an attempt to deal with emotional problems (Siegel 1). To completely understand and comprehend this horrific disease, you must consider the media that includes pro-anorexia websites that include negative support for suffering anorexics, celebrities in Hollywood, and teenager’s peers. Background information and the effects are also vital to the cause of this disease. If we look into any teenager’s experiences throughout middle school and right through high school there are all sorts of negative pressures: to drink, smoke, use drugs. But one of the least visible one of them is all is unforgiving demands to be thin and appear as the famous stars to in Hollywood. Teenager’s peers may put pressure on the so called ‘friends’...
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...at the Fashion Weeks of New York and London they are still the exception. In a reflection of the expanding market for women who defy the super-slender ideals of the catwalk, leading fashion magazine Elle offered its readers a special issue in March featuring larger than normal models and sales jumped. British designer Mark Fast introduced shows last year in which the models were all above a British size twelve, and American size eight, following criticism that his dresses were too skinny. Despite their trailblazing status in the fashion world, when it comes to bigger models New York and London are slightly out of step. The move towards more generously sized models has accelerated since the death from anorexia in 2006 of Brazilian model Ana Carolina Reston, which shocked the fashion world. Spain and Italy banned models below a certain body mass index after her death, while Britain stopped short; banning only those aged under sixteen from the catwalk. “Sixteen corresponds to a level of maturity,” said Caroline Ruth of the British Fashion Council. When Frederique van der Wal, a former Victoria’s Secret model, attended designers’ shows during New York’s Fashion Week this month, she was “shocked” by the waiflike models who paraded down the catwalk. They seemed even skinnier than in previous years. “We know seeing super-thin models can play a role in causing anorexia,” says Nada Stotland, professor of psychiatry at Rush Medical College in Chicago and vice president of the American...
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...Hernandez novelties Phone: 2442-0580 Adress: 2nd Street East # 8, Barrio Santa Cruz, Metapan, Santa Ana Distance: 52 km from Santa Ana city Products: Crafts, Embossing, hammocks, typical clothing, etc. Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 8am to 12m and from 2pm to 5pm Sunday from 8am to 12noon Apuzunga Water Park phone: (503) 2440-5130 / 2483-8952 Address: Located on International Road Km.100. Conchagua Metapán. Distance: 36 km from Santa Ana, and 3.3km, or five minutes from the turnoff to Apuzunga. Web site: raftingelsalvador.info/apuzunga.html apuzunga@yahoo.com Services: 5 natural water pools, slides, trampolines, restaurant, football and basketball courts, pool tables, multipurpose ranches, extreme sports such as rafting and canopy Opening hours: Every day, from 7:00 am. To 5:00 pm. Fee: Adults $ 3.00 and Children $ 2.00 "If you like the adrenaline of extreme sports, Apuzunga Water Park is perfect for you. Experience the Rafting, unique in western El Salvador.” Montecristo National Park Located in the city of Metapán, department of Santa Ana, A 117 km. from San Salvador, located in the northwestern region of El Salvador, near the border with Guatemala and Honduras. Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 am-12: 30 pm and 01:30 pm-03: 30 pm Entry fee: $ 3 domestic visitors. $ 6 visitors. Prepaid cash. Request permission from the Ministry of Environment MARN, phone: (503) 2267-6259...
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...Age Well Senior services Program History and background As a result of increase in cases of uncatered health care issues for the ages in the county of orange, San Clemente seniors’ board, decided to come up with a solution. They voted in a board from the region. The board was supposed to carry out services in South Orange County. With time, it evolved to become a regional, non governmental, non profit organization. It continued to help the aged by fulfilling their needs and putting prevention programs. In early 2010 south county senior services decided to change their name to age well senior services. Program description Age well senior services program was developed with the sole purpose of helping the aged. It relies 100% on donations for finances to be able to provide services. Since 1975 when it was known as san clement seniors it has consistently provided vital services to the aged living in homes as well as all the aged low income earners in south county. These types of services are not easily available in other cities, the aging are always left to suffer on their own. They have a wide variety of services that they offer, they includes: * Meals on Wheels and Congregate Meal Programs * Adult Day Health Care and Alzheimer’s Social Day Care * Operation and Management of Senior Centers * Case Management * Non-Emergency Medical Transportation * Health & Wellness Programs Meals on wheels and congregate meals programs This program has been put in...
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...The Santa Ana Winds “ The Santa Ana” by Joan Didion and “Brush Fire” by Linda Thomas offer complete separate views to a similar topic, the winds of Southern California. In a first person narration the authors write of the wind from her own experience of living in California and from her own perspective, shedding light on two very different aspects of the Santa Ana winds. Physically, both pieces of literature are different. Each story reflects its own writer as “The Santa Ana” has lengthy paragraphs, chock full of information. Didion is an American Author known for her literary journalism and use of logos. At a glance of the piece, it lists of reasonings and details is clearly visible. Each paragraph is filled with descriptions and examples of the author’s point. Didion cites others like Raymond Chandler and uses lots of facts to prove her point of the winds destructive nature. “Brush Fire” has noticeably shorter paragraphs and uses much more imaginative diction like in paragraph four where she describes the wind’s journey as “....arrives in the foothills of southern California in hot, bone-dry, ten to forty mile-per-hour gusts that lower the relative humidity to three percent” in comparison to Didion’s description in paragraph three, “warmed as it comes down the mountain and appears finally as a hot dry wind”. Thomas is a well-versed poet, known to have published in the American Poetry Review. She offers her own opinion and recalls many memories with the winds in short anecdotes...
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...Lead in Candy A recent issue that has generated a good deal of controversy is contaminants in children's candy, imported mostly from Mexico. The Orange County Register (OC Register) conducted an investigation and “recommendations emerged from sources during the course of the investigation” (2013). Recommendations include, but are not limited to, train “candy makers” on ways to reduce lead; testing of manufactures and providers of chili, tamarind, and packaging; improve communication by sharing data in-house and with Mexican officials to coerce change of production methods; and publicize the effects of lead on children’s health (and in adults, especially during pregnancy), such as delayed growth, hearing and weight loss, untimely birth, permanent brain damage and even death, for example (UCLA Report, 2009). The OC Register (2013) states that, “some changes have occurred on both sides of the border.” As an example, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) relayed a letter to candy producers saying it will start the process of setting a lower acceptable level of lead in domestic products, and the agency stresses that the new maximum levels are “achievable under good manufacturing practices in the production of candies and candy ingredients” (Food Navigator USA, 2006). In addition, it is important to mention that the number of cases of lead poisoning have dropped dramatically over the last two decades, due largely to both environmental regulations and ongoing...
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...Recreational Benefits of Chino Hills State Park Health and wellness is an interest that is quickly spreading globally. Many people are interested in simple activities or exercises that provide them with maximum results with minimal effort yet due to time constraints, careers, and the daily demands of modern life, most are unlikely to achieve their desired results. As a result, many are turning to outdoor recreation as an outlet to achieving their personal and physical goals. Chino Hills State Park expands a massive 14, 102 acres and provides the communities of Brea, Chino Hills, Corona, and Yorba Linda, that surround the park with the benefits of: ninety miles of trails and fire roads… offer excellent opportunities for viewing wildlife and native plants. Facilities consist of a picnic area, equestrian staging area, pipe corrals, a historic barn, water spigots and restrooms (California, 2014). In addition to the trails that can be used for camping, hiking, biking, and horse back riding, the park offers bird watching, and a new discovery center. The park uses direct management to monitor who enters the park by charging fees upon entry. It is $5.00 to visit the park daily or, if you are camping, between $15.00- $100.00 depending on the size of the group and how long the stay will be for. The amenities in the park offer physical, mental, social, spiritual, and intellectual benefits to individuals and groups who visit. Stress has a negative affect on the immune system and extensive...
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...http://www.seduccionysuperacion.com INTRODUCCIÓN En el siglo XXI, la era de las nuevas tecnologías, nuestra sociedad ha alcanzado niveles sorprendentes en campos como la ciencia y la tecnología. Esto se plasma en nuestro día a día en unas mejores condiciones de vida, salud y bienestar, haciéndonos la vida más cómoda y fácil que la que tuvieron que vivir nuestros tatarabuelos hace ya unos cuantos años. Pero a pesar de todo esto, la realidad es que también vivimos en una sociedad en la que cada día más personas sufren problemas por una baja autoestima. Han incrementando el número de pacientes enfermos por depresión, bajas laborales, rupturas de pareja y matrimonios e incluso suicidios, de personas que no creían que valían lo suficiente como para seguir viviendo. Este es un tema muy serio, y por eso quiero ayudarte a conseguir la autoestima que ha hecho de mí crear mi propia empresa, sacar adelante un proyecto de autoayuda desde 0, ser mi propio jefe, escribir y publicar un libro, tener una buena calidad de vida, y sobre todo, reforzar una autoestima que se había ido deteriorando con el paso de los años. Pero esta vez no voy a extenderme con mi historia personal, sino que quiero compartir contigo la historia de una mujer que gracias a su autoestima alcanzo el éxito. Esta mujer, como puede ser la historia de cualquiera, desde muy pequeña se sintió inferior. Era objeto de burlas por parte de sus compañeros en el colegio, y su infancia y adolescencia dejaron...
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...The climate in California becomes uneasy during a Santa Ana period. The Santa Ana winds can either bring joy or create great terror. The Santa Ana winds have different effects on the residents of California. The catch is whether the residents of California see it in a positive or negative way. Didion’s text takes a negative turn into her perspective of The Santa Ana Winds. While Thomas’ text takes a positive turn on his views of The Santa Ana Winds. With different perspectives the texts dirverge. Although, the texts diverge they also intersect on the reality of The Santa Ana effects. Joan Didion’s message is to warn the public of the dangers, effects and the overall results of The Santa Ana winds. “In fact the climate is characterized by infrequent but violent extremes”(Didion,5). Didion is stating a fact on California’s climate, it is not always bad but when the climate does get risky, dangerous and violent circumstances are presented. Didion emphasizes on all the negative effects of the winds with her diction. Didion says, “The winds shows us how close to the edge we are”(Didion,6). This states how the negative effects of the period shows the residents of California the risks they are encountering. It conveys the uneasiness the winds brings to the city of Los Angeles, and also the chaos and thoughts that hover over the city’s residents. Didion gives shape to her respective message by means of particular moves by introducting a counter claim...
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...As we can see, on the calculations; the company has chosen labour hours for the allocation base. But when we do the calculations with the machine hours with the allocation base, we face with a huge difference and moreover see a lower total cost, which make high the profit. Making profit higher will be a good thing, so the company should choose the machine hours for their allocation base and calculations. In addition; because of the technology improvement and automation; machinery will be more usable and effective. Moreover, because the machines will be heterogenous, we will then need different number of labor for each. Some of them is highly-automated whereas some of them is low-automated. So, again we understand that machine hours will be a better allocation base then labour hours. Labour hours Machine hours Standard products (high volume) 2500 3500 Specialised products (low volume) 1500 3000 Total 4000 6500 Difference Budgeted labour rate 42,5 279500/6500=43 -0,5 Budgeted overhead burden 149,825 599300/6500=92,2 57,625 Total Cost 192,325 135,2 57,125 2) As known, the most commonly used allocation base in traditional costing is direct labor hours. We can also see this in the case. But at this point, we may face with some problems such that in this process overhead is increasing while direct labor is decreasing. There is an 1800$ increase whereas 46% increase in the overheads dramatically. Moreover, we see a variance and complexity in the production process...
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...TermPaperWarehouse.com - Free Term Papers, Essays and Research Documents The Research Paper Factory Join Search Browse Saved Papers Home Page » Business and Management Steel Industries of Bangladesh In: Business and Management Steel Industries of Bangladesh STEEL INDUSTRIES OF BANGLADESH REPORT ON FOCUS The report “Bangladesh on its way of becoming self sufficient in rod production, export is also a possibility” by Shuvankar karmakar, that was analyzed here, was published in the Daily Prothom Alo, on 17th November, 2012. BACKGROUND Bangladesh Steel industry is emerging as one of the major industrial sectors of the country. It consists of small up to the largest scale of steel melting and re-rolling factories across the country that mostly produce deformed bar rod of different grade (40, 60, 500), angel, channel and coil for the construction industry. Though the history of Steel Industry is not older one but it can make a glorious future. Before 1971 Bangladesh did not have any steel mill and even after the liberation there were only a few steel factories in the country. In 1990s the actual development began in this sector through a revolution. During that period the building constructing agencies or developer companies came forward to build modern infrastructure. Then with the increasing demand, new investors started investing in steel or rod production. In 2012 we have almost 400 mills across the country including Dhaka, Chittagong...
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...Factor conditions are human resources, physical resources, knowledge resources, capital resources and infrastructure. Specialized resources are often specific for an industry and important for its competitiveness. Specific resources can be created to compensate for factor disadvantages. Demand conditions in the home market can help companies create a competitive advantage, when sophisticated home market buyers pressure firms to innovate faster and to create more advanced products than those of competitors. Related and supporting industries can produce inputs which are important for innovation and internationalization. These industries provide cost-effective inputs, but they also participate in the upgrading process, thus stimulating other companies in the chain to innovate.[2] Firm strategy, structure and rivalry constitute the fourth determinant of competitiveness. The way in which companies are created, set goals and are managed is important for success. But the presence of intense rivalry in the home base is also important; it creates pressure to innovate in order to upgrade competitiveness. Government can influence each of the above four determinants of competitiveness. Clearly government can influence the supply conditions of key production factors, demand conditions in the home market, and competition between firms. Government interventions can occur at local, regional, national or supranational level. Chance events are occurrences that are outside of control of a firm....
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...Metcalf & Associates Significantly Impacts Worthington Industries Bottom Line by Facilitating Successful ERP Transition by Maureen Metcalf Company Profile ‘One of the Most Admired Companies’ in its industry per Fortune magazine, Worthington Industries, founded in 1955, grew from humble beginnings to a multi-billion dollar metal processing company. Today, the firm employs 8,000 people in 67 facilities throughout 11 countries. The company’s success is credited to its customer-centered philosophy, based on the Golden Rule. This philosophy, in addition to an unwavering commitment to the customer, and one of the strongest employee/employer partnerships in American industry serve as the company’s foundation. Challenge and Vision With the continuing growth and diversification of Worthington Industries, inventories naturally grew as well. As with many manufacturing firms, inventory has a significant impact on revenue and cash flow. Maintaining inventories larger than necessary negatively impacts the bottom line. Thus, the firm wanted to gain better insight into their inventories and processes and increase their supply chain informationto a higher level of detail. The company had a vision of further improving the level of customer service, while using less working capital and inventory. In order to achieve this goal, every process that impacted supply chain management and inventory needed to be closely evaluated. Surfacing every issue that could be preventing the firm from providing...
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...agenda that includes promoting the company brand. ("What Is Strategic Communications?”, 2011) Case Study: “The Power of Rewards at Industry International” The case study “The Power of Rewards at Industry International” located in chapter three of Strategic Organizational Communication in a Global Economy describes a manufacturing company. The company has a rewards system used to compensate employees but that system is in jeopardy of being eliminated due to economic challenges. The case study describes the situation, the challenges the employees and the company face, and the methods the employees are considering to resolve the issue to their satisfaction. The Organizational Structure The organizational structure of the flow of information with a company can be either centralized or decentralized. Centralized information flow means all decision making and power is reserved to central points within the company. ("Centralization And Decentralization", 2013) In a centralized company information is often altered by the time it reaches the lower ranking employees. Decentralizing the information flow is the exact opposite of centralized. In a company that is decentralized information flow is distributed equally through the company resulting in faster decision making and less alterations. The organizational structure of Industry International. Industry International is a decentralized company. Although decisions are made by a board of directors and information is not shared with...
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...Executive Summary Mr. Li has an opportunity with Unicon to direct it in a new, and focused direction. With its competitive advantage it has established with the Hong Kong Housing Authority (HKHA). I recommend pursuing the blanket approval process with HKHA. These efficiencies could prove beneficial for both parties as this will greatly reduce lead time and costs. Façade and slabs are the growing trends in the industry and will allow Unicon to take advantage of the cost savings that come with it. * No longer a need for engineered documents, saving on time and engineering costs. * Job security * Operational efficiencies * Holding inventory * Reduced lead times * Product standardization The tradeoffs that are implied with this move is worth the risk of this approval process. There is potential for savings upwards to HK150,000 per block. An approximate saving of over 1 million based upon the 179 blocks per year projection from the HKHA. Once this approval is agreed upon and the contracts awarded. I recommend a detail review of Unicon current product lines and completely outsourcing the stair production line. After a 6th month time, I recommend we review our production efficiencies and look into expanding our production facility as our three remaining products are now made-to-stock. Issue Identification Concrete Construction Market: • Precast Concrete Products sold to General Contractors in Hong Kong • 2 Options for building, Traditional Method...
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