...LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BOOK REVIEW THE COMPLETE GREEN LETTERS BY JAMES A BYNUM SUBMITTED TO DR. RUSSEL BARKSDALE Introduction Miles J. Stanford, born in 1914 in Wheaton, Illinois, is the author of The Complete Green Letters. This publication combines five of his previous writings, The Green Letters: Principals of Spiritual Growth, Foundations of Spiritual Growth, The Ground of Growth, The Realization of Spiritual Growth, and A Guide to Spiritual Growth, into one compilation of a complete thought. Stanford wishes to convey through this publication, that in order to have spiritual growth, the believer must understand identity and status in Christ along with applications of basic spiritual principals. Stanford uses the writings of Paul as the backbone of his work as he is a strong proponent of Pauline principals. Summary Part One In The Complete Green Letters, Mile Stanford divides the book into five parts. These individual parts encompass several sub-topics for each part. The parts are actually titles of books that Stanford has written previously. Part one which is based on The Green Letters: Principals of Spiritual Growth discusses what is needed for spiritual growth. There are eighteen topics that assist in explaining this process. Faith, which is what is needed to establish any relationship with the Father is backed by the scriptures. Stanford states “Faith standing on the facts of the Word of God substantiates and gives evidence of things not seen”. Time which...
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...With the increase in oil prices and the negative effects on the environment due to carbon emissions, it is imperative to begin to think about the effects of car maintenance on this issue. Wouldn’t one like to save gas by increasing miles per gallon? There is a proven connection between a well maintained automobile and improved gas mileage. This has a direct effect on automobile pollution in regard to carbon emissions. A well maintained car saves the owner money, increase fuel efficiency and decreases pollution. A well maintained vehicle and its relationship to gas consumption is twofold. One when the car is running at its peak performance. Thus mechanical systems are running at peak efficiency. Two when a car needs service or when modifications can be made to improve efficiency. Projected carbon dioxide (Co2) emissions from cars could remain level at three gigatons through 2050 despite many more personal vehicles on the road with only minor affordable changes to existing engines, chassis and systems, according to a new report. “The study unveiled today at the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland, challenges auto-policy makers to push for technology and design changes to existing autos that could double today’s average gas mileage of 26 miles per gallon.” (Scientific American) Vehicle owners are able to do many necessary maintenance items to keep cars running at peak performance, therefore improving gas consumption. Just by adding an aftermarket variable valve timing...
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...launch its new product Reva e20, the successor of G-Wiz in the UK, and plans to export another new version halo to the country. The problem is whether the company can re-occupy the market just as it had done 10 years ago. This report aims to provide some recommendations on its strategic marketing objectives in the UK market on the basis of market analysis, its competitiveness, competitor analysis and customer analysis. 2. Market analysis 2.1 Political factors The British government holds considerable support of the electric and hybrid vehicles. Plans for Britain to become the pioneer of a green car revolution were proposed in 2008 by the current prime minister Gordon Brown who advised that electric or hybrid cars would dominate the car industry and produce no more than 100 grams of CO2 per kilo (Environmental Transport Association, 2009). Thereafter, British cities had bidden to become the green cities. For instance, for London to be the "electric car capital of Europe", the local authority had issued the plans to build 25,000 electric car-charging places around the city. The support also had come from fiscal arrangement for the purpose of deploying plug-in vehicles in the past five years. As of 2013, the country had built some 5000 public charging points and 211 CHAdeMO charging stations had been set up in the UK has led the deployment of fast charging in Europe (Kane, 2013). This will considerably facilitate the buyers to charge their electric cars. Furthermore, the "Go Ultra...
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...Green Supply Chain Management : Logistics and Distribution Prabhakar Ravishankar White Paper Important Confidentiality Notice This document is disclosed only to the recipient to whom this document is addressed to and is pursuant to a relationship of confidentiality under which the recipient has obligations to confidentiality. This document constitutes confidential information and contains proprietary information belonging to MphasiS Limited. The confidential information is to be used by the recipient only for the purpose for which this document is supplied. The recipient must obtain MphasiS Limiteds written consent before the recipient or any other person acting on its behalf, communicate any information on the contents or the subject matter of this document or part thereof to any third party. The third party to whom the communication is made includes individual, firm or company, or an employee or employees of such a firm and company. The recipient, by its receipt of this document, acknowledges that this document is confidential information and contains proprietary information belonging to MphasiS Limited and further acknowledges its obligation to comply with the provisions of this notice. The contents of this document are provided in commercial confidence, solely for the purpose of evaluating whether the contract should be awarded to MphasiS. The information contained in this document represents the views and opinions of MphasiS on the issues discussed, as of the date...
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...tescoplc.com). The retailer is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It had a market capitalisation of approximately £24.4 billion as of 15 January 2012, the 15th largest of any company with a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesco). Tesco has shown a great interest in environment conservation and it had launched an environment awareness campaign in 1996. It supports the government’s commitments to the Kyoto protocol on climate change and it has set a goal to be a zero-carbon business by 2050 (www.tescoplc.com). The company has shown its commitment to caring for the environment. According to Tony Keohane, CEO Tesco Ireland, ‘The key to success in to turn green consumption into a mass movement’ (www.tescoplc.com). Tesco has observed the following practice to become greener retailer (www.tescoplc.com): • Reduction in trips by maximising the amount of product they deliver in each journey. In Malaysia they have been increasing the use of larger vehicles and in South Korea they achieved reductions by filling our trucks more efficiently. •...
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...setting a common standard for environmentally friendly and efficient vehicles. The relationship of consumer and manufacturer in the car industry on a macro level has always been one in relative equilibrium. As demand increases the car manufacturers have increased supply. The green movement in the United States pushed for hybrid vehicles and car manufacturers responded by producing more vehicles, making the supply line more open. The next venture for an ultimate environmentally friendly vehicle has been the all-electric, plug-in vehicles. The market for all electric vehicles is heavily influenced by numerous variables: government influence to decrease gas consumption, media attitude for a green planet to decrease the potential effects of global warming, and –the big one- gas both its supply influenced by international politics and its consistent rising cost. The production of hybrid cars has increased profoundly since Toyota first released the Prius in 2000. Competitors such as a Ford and GM began releasing hybrids in 2004 and 2007 respectively; increasing consumer options from 2 hybrid vehicles to 10. The graph below shows hybrid market share breakdown in the United States: The table below shows the increasing proportion of hybrid vehicles sold from 2000 to 2006 when compared to the overall new vehicle sales. (Rodriguez Paige, 3) The United States has developed a green initiative “following the recommendation of the National Energy Policy Report (2001)...
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...The essay will discuss the concepts and the importance of logistics in our global word. It will then move to the recent climate change and its impact on our world with particular reference to logistics and GHG emissions relationship. The write up will follow up with the EPA and other agencies reactions and discuss the impact and the changes in the logistics management by the companies around the world. SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Supply Chain Management refers to the flows of processes though which the goods are moved from the customer order to the acquisition of raw materials, supply, production, and distribution of the goods to the relevant customer. It basically refers to the management of the activities for the collections of raw materials to the production at the factories to the distribution of these goods. The manager must coordinate with all of these pieces in a cordial manner for the effective management of the supply chain (Mentzer, 2001). LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT Logistics Management is widely known concept in the global world. All companies rely on the logistics for the efficient flow of the goods and services. For Example: Industrial manufactures rely heavily on these logistics for the transportation of the mass-produced items. At the same time, the consumer goods manufactures want their goods to be delivered to the outlets and warehouses before the customer calls for it. Therefore, Logistics management has now evolved into one of the most important links in the...
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...The Local Food Movement Benefits Farms, Food Production, Environment The Local Food Movement, 2010 Pallavi Gogoi is a writer for BusinessWeek Online. She frequently writes on retailing. Just as small family-run, sustainable farms were losing their ability to compete in the food marketplace, the local food movement stepped in with a growing consumer demand for locally grown, organic, fresh produce. In addition to supermarket giants following the trend toward locally grown food and devoting shelf space to such items, local foods are also finding their way into schools, office cafeterias, and even prisons. Although the trend toward organic foods has not waned, consumers are increasingly aware of the environmental impact caused when organic foods must travel to find their way to the local grocery store shelf. For this and other reasons, consumers are opting instead for locally grown counterparts, choosing to eat what is available in each season in their areas rather than purchasing food that must be shipped from other regions. Drive through the rolling foothills of the Appalachian range in southwestern Virginia and you'll come across Abingdon, one of the oldest towns west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. If it happens to be a Saturday morning, you might think there's a party going on—every week between 7 a.m. and noon, more than 1,000 people gather in the parking lot on Main Street, next to the police station. This is Abingdon's farmers' market. "For folks here, this is part of the Saturday...
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...Australia Tel: (03) 9903 2455 Fax: (03) 9903 2099 Email: acrs@buseco.monash.edu.au Website: www.buseco.monash.edu.au/centres/acrs Front Page: Dreamstime Photography The information contained in this report remains the property of The Australian Centre for Foreword The Australian Consumer Trends Report We are pleased to introduce to you the 2010 update of our Australian Consumer Trends report series. In order to understand consumer behaviour, it is crucial for retailers to monitor the major trends, dynamics and competitive forces. Consumer trends largely define the context within which retail organisations function and, as such, are key drivers of the market. The report is structured around six key trends – value, busy, green, local, bored, and digital. Each section discusses the various drivers underpinning each trend, as well as the implications these present to retailers. Using secondary research garnered from a multitude of resources, this report provides an overview of the emerging and evolving global and local consumer trends impacting the retail industry. The team that worked on this report trust that you will find the information insightful and helpful in shaping your business strategies for 2010 and beyond. If you have any...
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...reduce aggression and violence. This study investigated that possibility in a setting and population with relatively high rates of aggression: inner-city urban public housing residents. Levels of aggression were compared for 145 urban public housing residents randomly assigned to buildings with varying levels of nearby nature (trees and grass). Attentional functioning was assessed as an index of mental fatigue. Residents living in relatively barren buildings reported more aggression and violence than did their counterparts in greener buildings. Moreover, levels of mental fatigue were higher in barren buildings, and aggression accompanied mental fatigue. Tests for the proposed mechanism and for alternative mechanisms indicated that the relationship between nearby nature and aggression was fully mediated through attentional functioning. The power of the physical environment to influence human aggression is well established. Crowding, high temperatures, and noise have all been linked to aggression and violence (Baker, 1984; Baum & Koman, 1976; Donnerstein &...
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...Expanding Hybrid Car Business in the United Arab Emirates Jason Maasen Athens State University March 5, 2013 Abstract This paper examines the subject of expanding the business of Toyota Motor Company’s hybrid vehicle, the Prius. The company is looking to expand the sales area of the Prius into what has become a highly developed and strengthening country that is open to the world of hybrid cars. The country that Toyota is targeting is the United Arab Emirates. With its quick pace and solid economic system, Toyota Motor Company believes this to be a perfect candidate for expansion. This paper will go into why this expansion will be a success. Expanding Hybrid Car Business in the United Arab Emirates Toyota Motor Company is looking to expand its hybrid car sales into new areas. As a whole, hybrid cards are beginning to gain more popularity. With higher gas prices worldwide, hybrid cars use less gasoline with advanced technology. Also, being more environmentally friendly has become more of a necessity with loss of natural resources, talk of global warming and damage to the ozone layer. The United Arab Emirates is a target that Toyota feels would be the perfect situation to expand the Prius footprint. An analysis of international business in the United Arab Emirates shows a nation that is exploding with new culture and opportunities to expand. With an influx of new architecture and businesses, and a country that is working to improve its environmental standards...
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...the company. Current situation FIJI Water is just one company in the booming bottled water industry. When looking at bottled water statistics, consumption has reached close to 185 million liters in 2007 and bottled water has become the second largest category of beverages consumed after soft drinks. Even with the current state of increased environmental vigilance, is apparent that bottled water is not going anywhere anytime soon. FIJI has been singled out in particular amongst bottled water companies for one of the things that made them a household name in the first place: where the water comes from. A large part of the criticism that the company is faced with has to do with its importation of a basic substance from thousands of miles away. What was once the key thing...
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...scatter graph of Mustang Price vs. Age 10 The scatter graph of Mustang Price vs. Miles 10 The scatter graph of Mustang Price vs. Transmission Type 10 The scatter graph of Mustang Price vs. Cylinders 10 The scatter graph of Mustang Price vs. Color 10 The scatter graph of Mustang Price vs. Grand Tourers 10 How much I want to spend. TO: Tom Jones, Owner of Tom’s Used Cars DATE: 7/26/2011 SUBJECT: Analysis of asking car prices (Used Mustangs) Please find below the results of the analysis of the asking prices of used cars with different characteristics. Introduction Buying cars is one of the most critical things in our life. We need to research different categories before we spend our dollars, and we must establish buying guides. Examples of the buying guides are: 1) I have to know exactly how 2) I have to know what car I want and what car meet my criteria. These guides will help us decide how much you can afford to spend, whether you should look at a fancy car or regular car, whether you should look at car with grand tourer (GT) or without grand tourer, style, transmission type and a myriad of other factors. The borderline that we agreed on as a team is the car reliability, quality, performance, and power. On this specific case study we would like to study several variables and research these variables effects. The car price, which is the car age, odometer reading in miles, type of the transmission, the number of cylinders in the engine, if there is air...
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...The short story "Red from Green" was written by Maile Meloy in 2009. The story is about a fifteen year old girl called Sam. Sam is from Montana, which is also where the setting is played. The narrator - Maile Maloy - is born and raised in Montana. This might be why she chose to set the setting here. Sam's mother is dead, so Sam lives alone with her father. Sam and her father's relationship seem very good. Sam's a near-future sophomore, but has recently been offered a scholarship to a boarding school back east - she hasn't accepted the offer yet. Originally the "going to boarder school thing" was the father idea, but every time the subject came up, he looked very dismayed. (P. 8 L. 6-7). She is very insecure in herself and her choices, which we can see by her way of doubting a lot when having to take choices throughout the story - "She had a sense that she wasn't equipped for it (boarding school). And she was wondering if she really had perfect teeth (she was told that she had perfect teeth earlier in the story)". (P. 9 L. 62-63). For as long as Sam can remember, she has always been down the river every summer with her father. No matter how the weather was - "in dozen rainstorms, and in hot sun that burned the print of swimsuit straps into her shoulders."(P. 8 L. 10-12). But in the story we experience their last float trip down the river. Sam and her father went down the river with her uncle - Harry - and her uncle's client - Layton. At a time in the story Sam and Layton are...
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...APES Population Ecology Isle Royale In this simulation, you will complete all the activities for exercises 1-5, record all your results, answer all the questions, and provide a final summary of your findings. You will not need to write a formal report. Background Isle Royale is an island sitting about 15 miles from the northern shore of Lake Superior, one of the Great Lakes on the border of Canada and the U.S. Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world, stretching 160 miles from north to south and well over 300 miles from east to west. That's a long way to swim, and not many large animals have made it from the shores of Lake Superior to Isle Royale. About 100 years ago, however, a few moose found their way across from mainland Canada to the island, probably walking most of the way across surface ice during an especially cold winter. The moose found a veritable paradise, with lots of grass, bushes, and low-lying trees to eat and no predators. Their population exploded, reaching several thousand individuals at its peak. In 1949, the area around Lake Superior had another cold winter and large parts of the lake's surface froze solid. A small pack of wolves found a tongue of ice that extended all the way to Isle Royale. There they found a population of moose that had grown so large they had eaten almost all the available food, and many of the moose were severely undernourished. These starving moose were easy prey for the wolves. The wolves and moose on...
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