...elementary schools before . . . but it never went this far with it. Since last year there have been fifteen different school shootings in which many students have died without any reason. Who should we blame for this? Should we blame the parents, teachers, schools or our government? Regulating guns is a necessary action that needs to be taken in order to save lives. A general mistake within the debate regarding the issue of gun control is that by having gun control laws the government is in essence making the lives of United States citizens more complicated and more restricted. This is an over generalized mistake that is used by anti-gun control groups. Gun control has two sale purposes, to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and to help save lives. In class we are reading an article about a man named John Lott who believes that guns should be given to all adults as a self-defense weapon. In one article he quotes ‘’A criminal is less likely to attack a potential victim when he or she fears that victim might be armed.’’ Now to me I agree with that response, but then I heard another quote from a man named Dr.Arthur L. Kellerman. He stated “The odds that a home will be the scene of a homicide are substantially greater if there is a gun in the home.’’ He is the head of emergency medicine at Emory University in Atlanta, who led a team that studied shootings in Memphis,...
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...of gender identity disorder and gender dysphoria disorder, defined as mental disorders by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) (American Psychiatric Association [APA], DSM-1, 1942; DSM-4, 2000; DSM-5, 2013). This textbook published and periodically updated by the American Psychiatric Association (APA), directly affects the guidelines for determining qualification of personnel into military service. Factual information is the only justification used for the policies put forth by the Department of Defense (DOD), Secretary of Defense (SECDEF), the Supreme Court of the United States, the office of the President of the United States and all categories of official office or position...
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...one of the greatest rock stars of all time. Now the frontman of the Foo Fighters, Grohl’s riveting musical philosophy and history has led him to be the charismatic and fun loving person he is today. Dave Grohl is an inspiration all over the world, sharing his passion for music and his outlook on life with those who appreciate and admire him. His success has shaped the character of the man he is today. At the age of 15, Grohl dropped out of high school to play drums in his adolescent band “Scream.” In 1990, after the band split, Grohl traveled to Seattle in hopes of becoming Nirvana’s new drummer, joining the band members Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic. “All I really had was a suitcase and my drums. So I took them up to Seattle and hoped it would work,” Dave said describing his leap of faith into the music industry. Later that year, Grohl was accepted into the band and moved in with Cobain—he stayed there years after the band’s success. In 1994, Cobain, victim of fame and drugs, committed suicide. With the loss of a best friend and band member, Grohl was left confused and lonely with such a sudden pull from the world of music. Following Cobain’s death, Grohl appeared lost for words. He wrote: "My soul went dead to music. It's like a defense mechanism. When music touches a place in you that's so deep that it can cause pain, you build walls around it and shut yourself off. In 1994 music represented everything to me. My relationships with people. My state of mind. My well-being...
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...SBUX) In 1971 across from Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington Zev Siegel, Jerry Baldwin and Gordon Bowker Seattle, Washington, USA Howard Schultz, Chairman, President and CEO Martin Coles, President, Starbucks International Troy Alstead, Chief Financial Officer Stephen Gillett, Chief Information Officer Restaurants Retail Coffee and Tea Retail Beverages Entertainment Whole Bean Coffee Boxed Tea Made-to-order beverages Bottled beverages Baked Goods Merchandise Frappuccino beverages Smoothies Coffee ▲ US$9.411 billion (2007) ▲ US$1.053 billion (2007) ▲ US$672.64 million (2007) US$5.343 billion (2007) US$2.284 billion (2007) 172,000 (2008)[1] Industry Products Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington, USA. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world,[2] with 16,120 stores in 49 countries, including around 11,000 in the United States, followed by nearly 1,000 in Canada and more than 800 in Japan.[3] Starbucks sells drip brewed coffee, espressobased hot drinks, other hot and cold drinks, snacks, and items such as mugs and coffee beans. Through the Starbucks Entertainment division and Hear Music brand, the company also markets books, music, and film. Many of the company’s products are seasonal or specific to the locality of the store. Starbucks-brand ice cream and coffee are also sold at grocery stores. From Starbucks’ founding in Seattle as a local coffee bean roaster and retailer, the...
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...15/10/2015 Airbus and Boeing Duke It Out To Win Lucrative Iberia Deal WSJ This copy is for your personal, noncommercial use only. To order presentationready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers visit http://www.djreprints.com. http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1047243854826319840 ĿĚǺĐĚŘ (Ų.Ș.) ňįẄ ǿŤ ťųǾ ťİ ěķųĐ ģňįěǿB đňǻ șųbřįǺ ŀǻěĐ ǻįřěbİ ěvįťǻřčųĿ Bỳ ĐǺŇİĚĿ MİČĦǺĚĿȘ Șțǻff Řěpǿřțěř ǿf Țħě Ẅǻŀŀ Șțřěěț Jǿųřňǻŀ Ųpđǻțěđ Mǻřčħ 10, 2003 12:01 ǻ.m. ĚȚ MǺĐŘİĐ -- Ǿňě đǻỳ ŀǻșț Ǻpřįŀ, țẅǿ mǿđěŀ ǻįřpŀǻňěș ŀǻňđěđ įň țħě ǿffįčěș ǿf İběřįǻ Ǻįřŀįňěș. Țħěỳ ẅěřěň'ț țǿỳș. Țħě Șpǻňįșħ čǻřřįěř ẅǻș șħǿppįňģ fǿř ňěẅ jěțŀįňěřș, ǻňđ țħě mǿđěŀș ẅěřě čǻŀŀįňģ čǻřđș fřǿm Bǿěįňģ Čǿ. ǻňđ Ǻįřbųș, țħě ẅǿřŀđ'ș ǿňŀỳ țẅǿ přǿđųčěřș ǿf bįģ čǿmměřčįǻŀ ǻįřčřǻfț. İț ẅǻș țħě fįřșț ěňčǿųňțěř įň ẅħǻț ẅǿųŀđ běčǿmě ǻ mǿňțħș-ŀǿňģ đǿģfįģħț běțẅěěň țħě țẅǿ ǻvįǻțįǿň țįțǻňș -- ǻňđ İběřįǻ ẅǻș pŀǻňňįňģ țǿ čŀěǻň ųp. Ǻįřbųș ǻňđ Bǿěįňģ mǻỳ ǿẅň țħě jěțŀįňěř mǻřķěț, ẅįțħ įțș přǿjěčțěđ șǻŀěș ǿf mǿřě țħǻň $1 țřįŀŀįǿň įň țħě ňěxț 20 ỳěǻřș, bųț řįģħț ňǿẅ țħěỳ đǿň'ț čǿňțřǿŀ įț. Țħě čřįșįș įň țħě ǻįřțřǻvěŀ įňđųșțřỳ mǻķěș țħě țẅǿ mǻňųfǻčțųřěřș đěșpěřǻțě țǿ ňǻįŀ đǿẅň ǿřđěřș. Șǿ țħěỳ ħǻvě ģřǿẅň įňčřěǻșįňģŀỳ đěpěňđěňț ǿň ǻįřŀįňěș, ěňģįňě șųppŀįěřș ǻňđ ǻįřčřǻfț fįňǻňčįěřș fǿř čǿňvǿŀųțěđ đěǻŀș. Ǿňčě țħě ųňđěřđǿģ, Ǻįřbųș ħǻș čŀǿșěđ țħě ģǻp fřǿm jųșț fǿųř ỳěǻřș ǻģǿ -- ẅħěň Bǿěįňģ bųįŀț 620 pŀǻňěș țǿ Ǻįřbųș'ș 294 -- ǻňđ țħįș ỳěǻř țħě Ěųřǿpěǻň pŀǻňě mǻķěř ěxpěčțș țǿ ǿvěřțǻķě įțș Ų.Ș. řįvǻŀ...
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...The 30 year old secret: The investigative piece that we choose to analyze was about a well-admired and popular politician… called Neil Goldschmidt who had raped a young girl in the 1970s. The girl was fourteen years old, when Goldschmidt started to sexually abuse her. At that time, Goldschmidt was a 35 year old governor and mayor for the state of Oregon…needless to say, he was a public figure. However, little did the public know that he had a 9 month “affair” with a minor. This investigation of this case describes the hard ships the rape victim (known as susan) had to endure throughout her life whilst Goldschmidt himself was living a very comfortable and prosperous one. The articles explain how her abusive childhood led her to experience very little, if any happiness and when asked to explain the situations by psychologists and doctors, susan hands start to shake constantly, which is why she’s been prescribed medicine to control the seizures she so frequently experiences. To get a little taste of the kind of mental state susuan was in through out her early adulthood, a doctor who had dealt with rap and murder victims for the past 20 years said “"I have never seen a victim who was so completely psychologically and mentally, emotionally destroyed,""She will never be well again." This quote is from susans The woman, whom WW is calling Susan, suffers from physical and psychological ailments that have robbed her of health and happiness. She weighs little more than...
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...Boeing….The Art of Management CJ Williams MGT/330 Management: Theory, Practice and Application October 3, 2010 Theodore Michaels Boeing…The Art of Management “Boeing is the world's largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space and security systems. A top U.S. exporter, the company supports airlines and U.S. and allied government customers in more than 90 countries. Boeing products and tailored services include commercial and military aircraft, satellites, weapons, electronic and defense systems, launch systems, advanced information and communication systems, and performance-based logistics and training.” (www.boeing.com) Boeing’s Planning Function The planning function Boeing exhibited was consistent with being a responsive organization. Responsiveness, quickness, agility, the ability to adapt to changing demands was more vital than ever in Boeing’s decision to act, to build a new, but more importantly, to build a better aircraft; the 787 Dreamliner. Boeing proved how important it is for organizations to not only think quickly, but also to move quickly as well. By being a responsive organization, Boeing is also an organic organization as well because it is very receptive to changing competitive demands and market realities by taking “actions to correct past mistakes and also to prepare for an uncertain future.” (Management: Leading & Collaborating in a Competitive Edition). Some people’s perception...
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...not play them every day like Terry does. Joey’s real world life is enjoyable. He spends much of his time with family and friends. In today’s society, there are many children that play video games that contain so much violence, gun shooting, and aggressive behavior. Parents are not aware of the violence that most of the games that they buy their children have. Most children get really into their games and sometimes think that the game is a real life experience, which causes the child to be one with the game. Although violence in video games can influence aggressive behavior in players, everyday lives, and cause real world violence and because of this, violence in video games should have a stricter rating for younger children. In the article, “California Video Game Law is rejected”, Samantha Young stated, “The law would have prohibited the sale or...
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...of the Association. And in Kevin Pelton’s excellent article, he does just that, bringing Curry up as one of the prime examples of UPenn Professor Angela Duckworth’s new definition of “grit”: “passion and perseverance for long-term goals.” Indeed, he is deserving of the praise, overcoming the many doubts surrounding him entering the league and inspiring young players, showing them that you don’t need to be a freak athlete along the lines of LeBron James to have success at the highest level. But six-foot-three isn’t exactly short or undersized in the NBA at the point guard position. In fact, according to Draft King,...
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...matters relating to working conditions.”(2015) There are four issues that are mandatory components of collective bargaining agreement. The first issue is compensation. Compensation includes wages, fringe benefits, vacations, and holidays, shift premiums, and profit sharing. The second issue is personnel, policies, and procedures, which are layoffs, promotion, transfer policies, overtime, and vacation rules. The third issue is employee rights and responsibilities such as seniority rights, job standards, and workplace rules. Employer rights and responsibilities is the fourth issue and that includes management rights, just cause discipline and discharge subcontracting , and safety standards. Collective bargaining is needed and happening all over the world. An example of current events/acts of collective bargaining is what’s going on is Wisconsin right now. Wisconsin’s governor Scott Walker signed a bill on Friday, February 12, 2016. Signing the bill will redo Wisconsin’s hiring and firing practices. The new civil service law eliminates bumping rights. Todd Richmond informs, “The new law also creates merit bonuses, allows state agencies to extend probation periods from current six months to two years and specifies the layoffs will be based on job performance rather than...
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...strategies” (Bateman & Snell, p 137). Tactical planning breaks down broad, long-term goals into specific goals and plans to a specific division of the company. Tactical planning concentrates on major actions that a unity in a company must take to accomplish part of the strategic plan. The time frame for tactical goals is usually up to three years. Operational planning takes place at a lower level part of the company and it occurs when specific procedures and processes are acknowledged. Last the contingency planning is an alternative plan that will be used when the original plan fails because of external environment obstacles (Bateman & Snell, 2009). Boeing is a company that manufactures commercial jetliners, military aircraft, defense, electronic, launch, and communication systems. They are the biggest aerospace company in the world with customers in more than 90 countries. The corporate offices for Boeing are in Chicago and this company holds more than 159,000 employees. According to Boeing Company (2010) “The Boeing Vision is: People working together as a global enterprise for...
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...Gardner Business 302: Management Concepts July 26, 2012 Amazon & Border Books The Defense Department created the Internet to keep its computer networks connected during an emergency due to national disasters or enemy attacks. Over the years academic researcher and the government adopted the internet and used it to exchange data and messages. Jeff Benzo’s realized that the internet usage was increasing by 2,300 percent a year. These numbers made Benzo recognize an opportunity for a new business. Jeff Benzo reviewed 20 mail order businesses and he asked himself which could be conducted more efficiently over the internet? Books were the only commodity that mail order catalogues did not exist, because the catalog would be too big for mail; making the selling of books perfect for the internet. Benzo flew to Las Angeles to attend the American Booksellers Convention so that he could learn everything about the book business. Benzo then had to find a location on the internet where people could buy the books by searching what was available and in stock and place their orders. Benzo then made the decision and sacrifice to leave his job in New York and move to Seattle where he could have ready access to the books wholesalers Ingram and the access to the computer talent that he would need for his new enterprise (Spiro, 2009). He opened his business out of his garage in his Seattle home which Nick Hanauer who believed in Benzo’s idea invested $40,000; Benzo then asked 300 friends...
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...College of University of Phoenix While opponents of gun control still contend that everyone has the right to bear arms, the gun violence is still raging on and destroying lives and families. Last year 3,012 children and teens were killed by gunfire in the United States; while our government and the people on opposite sides are debating and arguing about being pro-gun and anti-gun, a child, a teen and many people are dying by the second. Released in 2002 according to the latest national data that is one child every three hours. According to Children’s Defense Fund and National Center for Health Statistics every year at least 4 to 5 times as many kids and teens suffer from non-fatal firearm injuries. Between 1979 and 2001, gunfire killed 90,000 children and teens in America. In one year, more children and teens were lost their lives to gunfire than from cancer, pneumonia, influenza, asthma, and HIV/AIDS combined. Children’s Defense Fund. Firearm deaths among kids under 15 are almost 12 times higher in the United States than in other industrialized countries combined, says Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Education Association Health Information Network (2005). From Statistics Facts & Quotes in 2005 there were 1,019 gun deaths in the state of Illinois, which a 3% increase from 2004 statewide gun deaths. The 2005 Illinois gun deaths included 569 homicides 56% of all IL gun deaths 424 suicides 42% of all IL gun deaths 21 unintentional shootings, 1 legal intervention...
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...Clusters, Innovation, and Competitiveness: New Findings and Implications for Policy Professor Michael E. Porter Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness Harvard Business School Stockholm, Sweden 22 January 2008 This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter’s articles and books, in particular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), “The Microeconomic Foundations of Economic Development,” (with C Ketels, M Delgado) in The Global Competitiveness Report 2006, (World Economic Forum, 2005), “Clusters and the New Competitive Agenda for Companies and Governments” in On Competition (Harvard Business School Press, 1998), and the Cluster Initiative Greenbook (Ivory Tower, 2004) by C Ketels, O Solvell, and G Lindqvist. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means - electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise - without the permission of the author. Additional information may be found at the website of the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, www.isc.hbs.edu The Changing Nature of International Competition • Falling restraints to trade and investment • Globalization of markets • Globalization of value chains • Shift from vertical integration to relying on outside suppliers, partners, and institutions • Increasing knowledge and skill intensity of competition • Nations and regions compete on becoming the most productive locations for business European...
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...Process 12 6.2 Sustainability in the Consumption of the Goods 12 7. Conclusion 13 References 15 1. Executive Summary This report has been developed for Boeing, which is the leading manufacturing company of airplanes, space-crafts and defense systems. The main quest of this report is to explore the business and the general business environment. It has also covered the major competitors of the company and the demand curve. The report has also covered the fixed and variable costs of the business and how it has affected the cost structure of the business. The report has also explored the macroeconomic environment in which Boeing is operating and what implications it has on the business of the company. Further, the report has also included the sustainability practices of Boeing and its initiatives to reduce the negative effects on the environment from its product. 2. Introduction Boeing is a multinational corporation with its roots in Seattle, USA that manufactures and design airplanes, satellites and space shuttles. It is the largest manufacturing company of airplanes and a top manufacturer of space and defense systems. It also provides airplanes on lease and product support services. It is the largest exporter of the USA and supports defense systems of more than 150 countries (Boeing, 2015). It has a long history of innovation and product development in the aerospace field. From its innovative strategy, the company has expanded its...
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