...PV Technologies, Inc.: Were They Asleep at the Switch? Problem: • Will Solenergy’s evaluation of PV Technologies put them at risk of a poor reputation and as a result position them lower in the renewable energy market? Objectives: • Stay as an industry leader in the renewable energy industry • Keep true to company vision/mission statement • Profitability • Focus on building continuous and long-term personal relationships Alternatives: • Four alternative courses of action- 1. Propose a warranty extension. 2. Increase the uptime that’s guaranteed. 3. Incorporate a developing product with a larger capacity and efficiency. 4. Contact Solenergy’s chief electrical engineer to confirm the evaluation. Consequences of Alternatives: (See Appendix for Consequence Table.) In framing this analysis, you need to compare the merits of the competing alternatives by evaluating how well they correspond to the objectives. In this case, the alternatives the PVT has in mind correlate to better odds potentially, in terms of challenging Solenergy’s evaluation results. Alternative 1 would not only make sure that Solenergy was given a quality product, but a product that was backed by an industry leading warranty extension. By including this extension, it not only shows that PVT stands with their product standards but it also shows dependability in terms of exceeding their customer’s needs; long after a transaction is made. Alternative 2 similarly takes care of the customers in...
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...reason for this is because of their will of freedom and being more open to the new world causes them to be wreckless and perr presure can bring them down as well. Around 1000 drivers are caught drink driving and just under half of that, are the amount of deaths caused by drink driving. The analysis showed, 11 per cent of fatalities in recent years were attributable to driving under the influence of illicit drugs and 15 per cent to driving under the influence of alcohol. Last year 309 people died on NSW roads , the lowest annual total since 1923. Drug and drink driving that needs to be stoped and put to comrinise to help keep the lives of people driving and others on the road. So if you're out drinking or getting high as a kite, have a dezo (designated driver, sober driver) to take care of you, make sure you don't do anything wreckless and to take you home if needed to. If you can't get someone to take you home or you've had too much to drink or, just walk it home, or catch a late bus or call a...
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...|The case preparation questions are intended to help you identify and address the key issues in the case while preparing the case analysis note| |for each case before the discussion in the class. | |Session No & Date |Case: Preparation Questions | |1&2 |PV Technologies Inc: Were they asleep at the Switch? | | |What could be the reasons for the unfavorable evaluation of PV technologies by Greg Morgan? | | |Evaluate alternative course of action available to PVT to gain favorable evaluation by Solenergy for the Barstow | | |Project? | | |What short term and long term policies and processes should PVT develop and implement to effectively improve its | | |marketing programs? | |3 |Kunst 1600 | | |What are the major...
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...Case Preparation Questions The case preparation questions are intended to help you identify and address the key issues in the case while preparing the case analysis note for each case before the discussion in the class. Session No & Date 1&2 PV Technologies Inc: Were they asleep at the Switch? 1. What could be the reasons for the unfavorable evaluation of PV technologies by Greg Morgan? 2. Evaluate alternative course of action available to PVT to gain favorable evaluation by Solenergy for the Barstow Project? 3. What short term and long term policies and processes should PVT develop and implement to effectively improve its marketing programs? 3 Kunst 1600 1. What are the major, quantifiable value and price elements associated with the Kunst 1600? What additional value placeholders, elements not presently quantified, merit consideration in your value model? Construct a customer value model for the Kunst 1600 in the residential AC, home refrigerator, and light commercial refrigerator repair market segments. Using your value model, select a target market segment(s) for commercialization efforts. Justify your choice. Case: Preparation Questions 2. 3. 4. 4 5. Write a value proposition for the Kunst 1600 for the target market(s). SAP: Building a Leading Technology Brand 1. What should SAP stand for? What is its brand promise? 2. Would you make any changes in the branding elements? SAP brand architecture, logos? 3. How can SAP ensure consistent messaging and consistent...
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...variety of biological maintenance that keeps your body running in top condition, preparing you for the day ahead (Help Guide, 2013).” FATIGUE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP CONT’D Sleep Deprivation side effects include Fatigue, lethargy, and lack of motivation Moodiness and irritability Reduced creativity and problem-solving skills Inability to cope with stress Reduced immunity; frequent colds and infections Concentration and memory problems Weight gain Impaired motor skills and increased risk of accidents Difficulty making decisions Increased risk of diabetes, heart disease, and other health problems FATIGUE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP CONT’D The incident of an air traffic controller falling asleep while on the job in the tower of Reagan National Airport led to the investigation of human fatigue negatively impacting the performance of air traffic controllers everywhere. “We expect controllers to come to work rested and ready to work and take personal responsibility for safety in the control towers. We have zero tolerance for sleeping on the job,” said Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood. “Safety is our top priority and we will continue to make whatever changes are necessary (FAA,...
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...Market Plan for Rock-a-Baby Accessory Devry – Keller Graduate School of Management 2/7/2010 Executive Summary Rock-a-Baby is a direct market company that sells accessories that complement infant care products to the public exclusively through the internet. The company develops and distributes to the customer while manufacturing is facilitated through a partner. Rock-a-Baby is a start up company entering the infant product market. The first product is an infant car carrier rocker accessory. The goal for the first year with the infant car carrier rocker accessory is to gain market share and to build brand recognition. The sales goal is to capture 5% of the target market by selling 67,000 units with a gross revenue forecast at $4,153,330. The sales goal for the year after will be doubled to 10%. Consumers spend $5,790 (babycenter, 2010) in the first year on basic infant needs. With 1,726,523 first born in the US for 2007 that is a $9.9 billion dollar industry. This number will increase as birth rates are projected to increase. One of the must have item is an infant car carrier which is required by law to bring home an infant. Rock-a-Baby will focus on equipping parents with accessories for the infant car seat carrier that will benefit them and their children. After establishing a brand name Rock-a-Baby will branch out and introduce other accessories to other essential baby products. The majority of infant soothing accessories require parents to remove...
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...Chapter Overview 5.1 Overview: Consciousness, Brain Activity, Levels of Awareness CONCEPT LEARNING CHECK 5.2 Stages of Sleep CONCEPT LEARNING CHECK 5.1 Consciousness and Psychology 5.3 Dreams Theories of Dreams Dreams as a Reflection of Unconscious Wishes 5.2 Sleep Biological Rhythms and Stages of Sleep Sleep Theories Effects of Sleep Deprivation Sleep Disorders Insomnia Sleep Apnea Narcolepsy Parasomnias CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION Dreams as Interpreted Brain Activity Dream Contents CONCEPT LEARNING CHECK 5.3 Theories of Dreams 5 Learning Objectives States of Consciousness 5.1 5.2 Define consciousness. Describe how consciousness relates to psychology. Describe the changes in brain wave activity that occur during the different stages of sleep. Understand why sleep deprivation is harmful. Understand why deep sleep is important. Understand why REM sleep is important. Describe some common sleep disorders. 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Describe the two main theories of dreams. Explain the two theories of hypnosis. Discuss the effects and benefits of meditation. List and describe the four categories of psychoactive drugs. Describe the effects of psychoactive drugs on the nervous system. 5.4 Hypnosis Critical Thinking About Hypnosis Theories of Hypnosis Altered State of Consciousness Role Playing Divided Consciousness 5.6 Drug Use Mechanism of Action of Psychoactive Drugs Depressants Alcohol Narcotics/Opiates Summary of...
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...Tiesha Cooper Trinity Christian College Basic Research Skills Dr. King Lucid Dreaming Holzinger (2009), suggests that dreams have been a major importance to cultures throughout the ages. Native Americans viewed dreams as portals to the spirit world, paths to prophecy and quests. A common phenomenon states, there is an experience in which one is aware that one is dreaming and is able to control what happens in the dream. This experience is known as lucid dreaming. Aristotle may have been the first to write about lucid dreaming, although he did not have a term for it (Holzinger B. , 2009). And some Tibetan Buddhists have been practicing something like lucid dreaming for a long time. In Tibetan Buddhism, it was practiced as a form of yoga, called dream yoga, from the eighth century. The goal of dream yoga is to examine your consciousness and bring you to a constant state of awareness. A big part of the belief system of Buddhism is recognizing the world for what it is, free from deception. A lucid dreamer recognizes the dream world for what it is, a dream (Holzinger B. , 2009). A Dutch psychiatrist named Frederik van Eeden came up with the term for lucid dreams in 1913. He claimed that there are nine well-defined types of dreams in all, including ordinary, symbolic and vivid dreams. He recorded several of his own lucid dreams, and his thoughts during them and upon awakening. He remarked that they often involved...
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...is to put computers to sleep when they are idle. However, the presence of the user makes this particularly challenging in a desktop computing environment. Users care about preserving long-running network connections (e.g., login sessions, IM presence, file sharing), background computation (e.g., syncing and automatic filing of new emails), and keeping their machine reachable even while it is idle. Putting a desktop PC to sleep is likely to cause disruption (e.g., broken connections), thereby having a negative impact on the user, who might then choose to disable the energy savings mechanism altogether. To reduce user disruption while still allowing machines to sleep, one approach has been to have a proxy on the network for a machine that is asleep [33]. However, this approach suffers from an inherent tradeoff between functionality and complexity because of the need for application-specific customization. In this paper, we present LiteGreen, a system to save desktop energy by employing a novel approach to minimizing user disruption and avoiding the complexity of application-specific customization. The basic idea is to virtualize the user’s desktop computing environment, by...
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...Assisted Suicide by Jordan Froce A Project Presented to Professor Demosthenes Long in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for CRJ 150: Introduction to Criminal Justice Pace University Dyson College of Arts and Sciences February 3, 2012 Table of Contents Introduction……….................................................................................... 3 Background…………………………..……………………...................... 3 Literature Review……………………………….……………………….. 5 Conclusion………………………………………….……......................... 7 References........………………………………………….…..................... 9 Introduction Imagine being in such a great deal of pain, and suffering that you make the decision to end your own life. We often have people there in our lives to help us along the way. Parents are there to love us, teachers are there to teach us, and doctors are there to help us when we are sick. But what happens when you are terminally ill, who is there to help you then? Doctors can only do so much. Many people believe that they should have the right to end their lives, while others disagree. If people do decide to end their lives, why shouldn’t they get the best care possible? Dr. Jack Kevorkian is a very well known physician who offered these possibilities to his patients with grim futures. In this paper I will be covering different aspects of the very controversial subject...
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...AD OLE SCE N T Research Report S L E E P N E E DS and Resource Guide AND PATTERNS P U B L I S H ED B Y T H E N AT I O N AL S L E E P F O U N D AT I O N AD OLE SCE N T Research Report S L E E P N E E DS and Resource Guide AND PATTERNS P U B L I S HE D B Y T H E N AT IO N A L S L E E P F O U N D AT I O N w w w. s l e e p f o u n d a t i o n . o r g Table of Contents Preface .............................................................................................................................................................i PART ONE: Research Report ........................................................................................................................1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................1 Physiological Patterns ........................................................................................................................2 Behavioral and Psychosocial Patterns................................................................................................2 Consequences of Poor Sleep in Adolescents .........................................................................................3 What Can Be Done ..................................................................................................................................4 Reference s................................................................
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...PSYCH-205, Abnormal Psychology. PART 1: SCIENCE AND PRACTICE WHAT IS ABNORMAL? * It is behavior, specifically persistent behavior associated with cognitive, emotional, or perceptual distortions that are not socially acceptable, and are potentially dangerous. Many behaviors fit the criteria, but are not considered abnormal. Astronauts for example are not considered to be psychologically abnormal despite engaging in dangerous and persistently deviant behaviors. Legal insanity is different from a clinical diagnosis, although a clinical diagnosis will determine whether or not a person can be judged insane by a court. To define behavior as abnormal, it must meet the following standards. 1. Distressful – It is upsetting for self and others. 2. Dysfunctional – It is maladaptive, inhibits personal goals or ability to function on own. 3. Dangerous – Potentially to self or others. 4. Deviant – Is not tolerated by cultural norms and/or is statistically odd, keeping in mind context of behavior. (Religious practice gets a pass.) 5. *Duration – Behaviors, Affects and/or Cognitions are persistent regardless of circumstance over time. 6. *Detachment – Person holds beliefs or acts in ways that do not correspond to reality. (Religious practice gets a pass.) TYPES OF RESEARCH- One and two apply only to the social sciences, whereas three, four and five apply to both natural and social sciences, with exception to history, which relies solely on case studies and...
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...As Chapter 3 begins, Tambu is awaiting the arrival of her uncle, Babamukuru, although she is resentful that she is not allowed to accompany her father and his sister, Gladys, to the airport. Jeremiah has been long awaiting his elder brother's return, especially because he has to beg to stay afloat and is counting on Babamukru's wealth to lift their family out of poverty. Jeremiah exclaims, "Truly our prince has returned today! Full of knowledge. Knowledge that will benefit us all!" Babamukuru accepts all this praise graciously. Tambu is suspicious of her cousins, Nyasha and Chido, because of their English manners, language, and style of dress. She thinks they seem like snobs. Tambu becomes irritable - she feels distant from the reunion because she was not allowed to accompany her father to the airport. She tries to remember what her relationship with her cousins used to be like before they left for England, and she remembers loving them. However, in order to calm her resentment, Tambu retreats to the kitchen and busies herself with making a stew for dinner. This revives her confidence, and her female relatives are impressed with her acumen and work ethic. Tambu is given the task of carrying the water dish so that each family member can wash his or her hands before eating. She explains that there is a specific order that she has to follow. The men wash their hands first, beginning with the oldest and most senior, and the youngest wash last. This is because the water is cleanest...
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...The Assignment BUS 520 Meaning of action: semantic vs pragmatic. The importance of language : How we speak about action; what are the specific circumstances between actors. Language creates new meanings. New linguistic meanings create new possibilities and social realities. And language and action inform each other. Example: the statement “Jump from the window!” can mean many things. The statement can be “reinterpreted in many ways” and “different kinds of actions” are compatible/triggered by that statement, other than the literal interpretation and action that reflects the literal meaning. Semantics views action as propositional sentences. Seen as statements that someone makes to someone about something; they refer to events in the world (mere descriptions of things). Theory of action: from what? To Why? To who? (the agent). Focusing too much on What? and Why? and losing track of Who? (The who? Is ultimately needed for understand action from an ethical perspective.) We need to understand action related to an agent (not just a logical agent but a self). Attribution (of predicates) to a logical subject is not the same as: Ascription to a self where the agent can self-designate himself in the action he performed (or better yet, that he has not yet performed). Imputation (of moral value to an action) is an improvement over attribution but it is not enough. We must distinguish between event vs. action, knowing how vs. knowing that. Action can...
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...Before You Sue The Accountants Daniel J. Hurson Even if it looks like a strong case, be careful—there are some surprising defenses. IN THE WAKE OF the corporate accounting scandals that have dominated the business news for the last few years, as well as recurring announcements of large settlements in class action suits against major accounting firms, the prospect of a malpractice case against an accounting firm would at first glance seem attractive. Juries are presumably more predisposed to view accountants with renewed skepticism, when hardly a news cycle passes without some reference to accounting fraud, investigations, and the occasional large-scale debacles like the demise of Arthur Andersen, not to mention the high-profile criminal prosecutions that have recently gone to trial. Daniel J. Hurson, formerly Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel at the SEC, practices securities enforcement and accounting malpractice law in Washington, D.C. His website is www.hursonlaw.com. 25 26 The Practical Lawyer April 2006 Accountant malpractice litigation is a minefield of arcane judicial doctrines layered over pleading and discovery traps that can bury the best plaintiffs’ counsel. Indeed, among the players in these sagas, the accountants sometimes offer the best litigation target. The companies themselves have often tanked; the errant executives dismissed, awash in legal problems, and without insurance coverage; but the accountants (Andersen notwithstanding)...
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