...uses, see Season (disambiguation). Part of the Nature series onWeather | | Calendar seasons | Spring · SummerAutumn · Winter | Tropical seasonsDry season · Wet season | Storms | Thunderstorm · Supercell Downburst · Lightning Tornado · Waterspout Tropical cyclone (Hurricane) Extratropical cyclone Winter storm · Blizzard · Ice storm Dust storm · Firestorm · Cloud | Precipitation | Drizzle · Rain · Snow · Graupel Freezing rain · Ice pellets · Hail | Topics | Meteorology · Climate Weather forecasting Heat wave · Air pollution Cold wave | Weather portal | * v t e | A season is a subdivision of the year, marked by changes in weather, ecology, and hours of daylight. Seasons result from the yearly revolution of the Earth around the Sun and the tilt of the Earth's axis relative to the plane of revolution.[1] In temperate and polar regions, the seasons are marked by changes in the intensity of sunlight that reaches the Earth's surface, variations of which may cause animals to go into hibernation or to migrate, and plants to be dormant. During May, June and July, the northern hemisphere is exposed to more direct sunlight because the hemisphere faces the sun. The same is true of the southern hemisphere in November, December and January. It is the tilt of the Earth that causes the Sun to be higher in the sky during the summer months which increases the solar flux. However, due to seasonal lag, June, July and August are the hottest months in the northern...
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...mundane and mass produced normalcy of everyday clothing. “People find my things sometimes aggressive. But I don’t see it as aggressive, I see it as romantic, dealing with a dark side of personality”; McQueen’s collections are defined by his intrigue of historicism. Influenced particularly by Nineteenth Century Victorian Gothic and it’s elements of horror and romance, his collections often reflect opposites such as light versus dark, life versus death. He describes his collections as rooted in a “deep and kind of melancholic” atmosphere built upon an Edgar Allen Poe heaven. With many collections to be fawned upon, the ideals can be subdivided somewhat into Romantic Nationalism, Romantic Exoticism, Romantic Primitivism, and Romantic Nationalism. “The reason I’m patriotic about Scotland is because I think it’s been dealt a really hard hand. It’s marketed the world over as…. Haggis…bagpipes. But no one ever puts anything back into it.” His Scottish heritage influenced collections such as Highland Rape autumn/winter of 1995/1996 and Widows of Culloden autumn/winter of 2006/2007 which both explore Scotland’s violent history. Highland Rape was based on eighteenth century Jacobite Risings and nineteenth century Highland Clearances and serves as his land-marking breakthrough as the first collection of his house unveiling. It featured semi-named blood splattered models staggering down a heather laced runway evoking romantic images of Scotland and the British massacre that has occurred...
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...also within easy reach of the industrial centre’s of the United Kingdom and the other countries lying on the North Sea. To the south it is an integral part of the Mediterranean arc running from Catalonia to central Italy. | | B. Climate. The climate in France varies with the region. There are five reasonably distinct climate areas and Three types of climate may be found within France: oceanic, continental, and Mediterranean. 1. Northern coastal regions have a temperate climate with mild minters and warm but not very hot summers, much like England. Rain is reasonably frequent all year around, and the weather can be very unpredictable. 2. South-west France - Aquitaine and Poitou-Charente - have generally mild winters and warm-hot summers, with substantially less rainfall than the northern part of the country. Thunderstorms are common in the summer. 3. Central / inland France has a more continental climate, with harsher winters and hotter summers, and less rain than the coastal regions. The southern part of the...
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...Time Series and Forecasting Learning Team A Quantitative Reasoning for Business/501 August 23, 2011 Dr. Champion Time Series and Forecasting The purpose of this paper is for statisticians from the accountant department of Norton Company to compute the quarterly seasonal index for the years of 2003 through 2006 by using the ratio-to-moving-average method. In addition, the accountants will deseasonalize the data and determine the trend equation. Furthermore, the statisticians will estimate Norton Company’s seasonally adjusted sale for the four quarters of 2007. The quarterly sales for the Norton Company were given in millions of dollars for four years. Therefore, the recorded quarterly sales for the Norton Company were referenced and included 16 quarters total. A scatter plot was graphed showing the recorded sales for the 16 quarters. The following equation was obtained from the historical data: y = 0.461x + 4.2 with the R² of 0.1695 and a R of 0.412. R is the coefficient of correlation, which provides the strength and direction of a linear relationship. R2 is the coefficient of determination, which measures the amount of variation in y that can be explained by the variation in x for example: 0 ≤ R2 ≤ 1. With this unadjusted regression equation and R² we can see that there is seasonality. Accordingly, a higher R² is required to prove that our equation is accurate and good for forecasting. The first step is to find the moving total....
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...20 years, with further patient growth forecasted in 2012. The home healthcare business is seasonal with 66% of the entire annual sales occurring in the late Fall and Winter months. The evolving expansion of the agency and seasonality of the business makes cash management challenging for Ms. Ringer and has landed her in the predicament of requiring a loan to pay salaries. Aligning operating expenses to revenue, improving management of operating costs and decreasing the amount of cash in accounts receivable will improve her immediate cash flow crisis. For details see prior question. 2. To have access to the equity line of credit, the bank required the agency to maintain a cash balance of $20,000 at all times and the liquidation of the loan in its entirety for at least 1 month/year. The cash flow worksheet for the operations of MHHS reveal that the agency meets the requirements set forth by the bank. July is the loan free month due to Ms. Ringer liquidating the loan in June. This is as a result of decreased labor costs in the summer months because of staff vacations and part time salaries that are not paid. Her cash inflows exceed her expenses from January to June, which correlates with peak patient volumes. It appears she requires the line of credit to cover staff salaries and overhead during her quieter summer months. In addition the debt ratio has been steadily increasing since2008 while liquidity ratios have been decreasing putting MHHS at risk. When you review the amount...
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...SYMBOLS, ARCHETYPES & MOTIFS Symbols Three categories: Archetypal – The first symbols of humankind that have replicated themselves in stories throughout the ages across all cultures. They appear in the stories of groups from cavemen to 21st century authors. The term “archetype” was coined by Karl Jung who used them as the basis of “collective unconscious” theory. Cultural – As cultural groups use archetypal symbols to represent their values, fears, beliefs, and expectations, these objects take on meaning specific to that group. For example, the cross is an ancient archetypal symbol. When cultural groups adopt it, the meanings become both universal and specific. For most cultures the cross holds spiritual significance; hence its archetypal meaning. For Christians the cross takes on specific representation of Christ’s crucifixion. Nuance – These objects take on symbolic meaning in the work in which they appear. Modern writers often create their own symbols by repeatedly using the object in meaningful ways. For example, Golding used the conch shell to represent order and governmental control. NOTABLE ARCHETYPAL SYMBOLS, CHARACTERS, AND STORY PATERNS Characters: Hero (Epic, Classical, Romantic, Realistic, Anti-Hero) Outcast, Scapegoat, Trickster, Platonic Ideal, Monster, Temptress, Star-crossed lovers, Clown/jester, Prophet Story Patterns: Rite of Passage/Initiation, Creation, Fall, Expulsion, Death & Rebirth, Journey, Quest Symbols: (Archetypal symbols have...
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...Introduction: Canada is very diverse, causing difficulty when choosing where to live. “Winnipeg is the capital city of Manitoba, joined by the Red and Assiniboine Rivers (“Reasons” par. 1). In this report the information states the environmental, economic, and social conditions of Winnipeg and if it is a good place to live. Environmental Conditions: The average summer temperature is over 25 degrees celsius. Winnipeg experiences an average of -12.9 degrees celsius in the winter (“Climate” par. 1). November through April, they experience approximately 110 cm of snow per a year (“One” par. 10). This data shows that Winnipeg has warm summers as well as extended and chilly winters. Winnipeg has the world’s 10th largest freshwater lake named the...
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...San Diego versus New York Much of society believes that New York is the place to be, however majority of civilization has yet to see what San Diego has in store for tourists and potential residents alike. Despite much belief San Diego has always been a city unparalleled by any other. Granted that New York is a city that is amazingly beautiful, but it cannot compare to a location that is much more relaxed and does not have the buzz and humdrum of a “city that never sleeps”. San Diego is a city that many people would never leave and not just because of its pleasurable weather, but also because of its location and the simple escape from the crowded feeling of New York. There are many reasons that sunny San Diego is chosen as one of the greatest cities ever, and out of all of those reasons the pleasurable weather is one of the most important. There is no city like San Diego, and despite the brief span of winter, it is almost always sunny in sunny San Diego. It is commonly known that San Diego has long summers and short winters. The weather is almost always like a warm embrace on a relaxing day off. The weather can hardly be described as bipolar or extreme like that of New York. Is San Diego much warmer and more pleasurable than New York? Although many people believe New York is the best place to be it can be a cold and heartless place that is not kind to the weak who prefer a day’s embrace than the metal cold of a “tin” city. There is very little cold weather in San Diego...
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...change to reduce my carbon efficiency are changing my diet and purchase green electricity. Changing my diet would save me tons of money and purchasing green electricity would save about 6.31 tons. Other things that I can do that won’t have as big impact but can still help are carpooling, and adjusting my thermostat in the winter and summer. Something I would change if it were available to me right now is getting an electric car. Electric cars are too much money at this point but if it were available to me for a lower price it would save money on gas and save the environment. Also in the future I will be moving out of my house to a shared apartment and will use less of everything because I will be on more of a budget. Individual Carbon Footprint A carbon footprint is a measure of the total amount of CO2 emitted within a specific area and including greenhouse gases emitted through transportation, square footage of the area, the nature of the types of gases emitted (renewable, clean, etc. ) and the intake of goods and services. My carbon footprint is slightly lower than that of similar households in the US (32 metric tons emitted per year versus 37 metric tons) and it is much lower than the average household. Worldwide average is much lower than my personal footprint...
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...Aviation by Changing Trajectories for the benefit of Climate) funded under the European FP7 programme. Ultimate goal was to identify maximum mitigation gain (in climate impact) for a specific investment, hence minimal marginal mitigation costs. For this purpose consecutively those flights trajectories options are selected which offer the highest mitigation potential taking into account five archetypical weather patterns in NAFC, and traffic samples in eastbound and westbound both direction. Using a concept of 4-dimensional climate cost functions integrated into a simulation system for operational planning (SAAM), we identified climateoptimal trajectories, by generating Pareto fronts from marginal costs of a mitigation routing option versus reduction of climate impact. Quantitative estimates of overall mitigation potential of such climate-optimized trajectory planning for the NAFC region yield an increase in mitigation potential / marginal mitigation cost coefficient. Using system...
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...reaching $2.7 million in 1997. There was tremendous seasonality in their business, as the business was fast during the fall and winter holiday seasons, and during the early summer months when wedding receptions and parties flourished. Because of the seasonality, it was difficult for the company to develop annual projections of revenues. Also many of their clients aren’t able to pay them right away which means they built up a large number of receivables on their balance sheet. In the spring of 1998, the company was reviewing their financial plans in preparation for a meeting with State Street Bank. Their initial borrowing arrangement with the bank consisted of two parts, a $100,000 line of credit and a $390,000 five-year term loan. Due to a large increase in their December sales, the company requested a $40,000 increase in its credit line to finance the receivables. Therefore at the years end, Be Our Guest had a fully used $140,000 line and an outstanding balance of $318,000 on its term loan. The bank prefers that the company pay the credit line down to zero during the year, which the company was not able to do over the past year. Be Our Guest Inc. hopes to be able to finance at least 10-15% growth in its business, therefore it is important for them to be in good standing with the bank. They wondered it if was time to rethink the amount of the term loan versus their credit line. The case provides the opportunity to forecast Be Our Guest’s financial needs by...
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...Supply and Demand Simulation To identifywhich portions of the microeconomicsand macroeconomics principles are which in this simulationwe have to understand the difference between the two economical concepts first. Microeconomics is the study of the goods and services of the world and how they are affected by ways of the world. For example gas prices go up during the summer time for a reason other than oil companies wanting to make record high profits. The gas prices go up during the summer because we tend to travel more in the summer than we do during the winter. Families go on vacation more the weather is nicer nationwide, therefore the amount of outside events has increased drawing us out of the house and on the roads. Macroeconomics is the study of the economy as a whole. This concept takes into account the effect that unemployment is having on the housing market, how does the increase or decrease of taxes effect the spending habits of people, and the most recent favorite of us as Americans, how nationalized healthcare will increase or decrease the amount of small businesses in the near future. Now that we fully understand the differences between micro and macroeconomics it will make is easier for me to tell you which two concepts in the simulation were micro and which two were macro. One of the first concepts that we learn about in the simulation is the concept of supply and demand and what effect it has on the rate of rental of the apartments. Learning that we have...
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...Central Queensland University Australia | Challenges of an Australian HR manager may face in London | | Subject: HRM in the Global Environment HRMT20022 Subject: HRM in the Global Environment HRMT20022 Over the last few decades the number of expatriates is increasing worldwide. These men and women represent a very important asset for organisations which are developing new business across the world. These expatriates are generally sending abroad to develop strategies or resolve problems in the host country. Consequently, the organisation has to be informed of any issue that expatriates might face and affect the work abroad in terms of international human resource management (IHRM) and industrial relations (IR) issues. Deb (2009) define IHRM as ‘a strategic process of managing a global and diverse pool of talented people in such a way as to achieve aims and objectives of the organisation both at parent and subsidiary level successfully, follow ethical practices on human and business issues and be adaptable to local cultural norms and other human needs and aspirations’. And Dowling, Festing and Engle (2013, p.242) define IR as ‘The board field of study that looks at wider issues of work and employment’. The purposes of this essay are to identify and discuss the IR and HRM issues an expatriate from Melbourne could face while living and working in London. In relation to Industrial relations issues, the role of unions, employment contracts, regulations, visas, taxation...
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...Ergot is a fungus that grows on rye, corn, wheat, rice, sorghum, barley, oats, and millet (Woolf). Ergot poisoning leads to a very colorful variety of symptoms. Ergot symptoms can be classified into three main categories: chronic, convulsive, and gangrenous. Many of the symptoms of ergot poisoning closely mimic the symptoms exhibited by the people of the witchcraft trials. Some of the symptoms shown by the bewitched were “complaining of physical maladies, reporting visions, lapsing into trances, and trembling” (Billings and Manning). Symptoms of convulsive ergot poisoning are “vertigo, headaches, painful muscular contractions, mania, delirium, and visual and auditory hallucinations” (Woolf). When comparing ergot symptoms versus bewitched symptoms, one finds many striking similarities. Since the symptoms of the bewitched and the symptoms of ergot poisoning are so closely related, they have led many people to believe ergot poisoning is at the very core of the Salem witch...
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...Condensed Marketing Plan ------------------------------------------------- #1 We have decided to take the topics and other key components of the marketing principles and framework and relate them to Hot Yoga, the topic of our condensed marketing plan. We believe that a Hot Yoga studio would be a very simple, popular and profitable business in a college town such as Oxford, Ohio. What is Hot Yoga? Bikram Yoga, also known as Hot Yoga, is a new trend reaching many health and wellness driven people all over the country. Hot Yoga consists of performing yoga in a studio or gym heated to roughly 100-105 degrees along with a humidity of 40%. As entrepreneurs who know our target market, we are extremely tuned into our buyers’ behavior. Going to Miami, people are extremely “trendy”. Once a trend hits Miami EVERYONE wants or does what they can to join that trend. This can be seen at Miami with brands such as Apple, Lulu Lemon, Patagonia, Ray Bans, jerseys, and Jeep. I wouldn’t expect the increasing trendy activity of hot yoga to be any different. There's a multitude of components that create such a demand for Hot Yoga. In a town like Oxford, the "drive" or emotional trigger for consumers to demand a service such as Hot Yoga would mainly be due to the appeal of health and wellness to college students. With a lack of statistical evidence, it's hard to disagree with the statement that Miami students have grown a stronger awareness of health and fitness (disregarding the night...
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