...The decision from this Foster Boarding Home Replacement Review is that foster children, Amy Li, Wendy Li, and Lisa Li, are not returned to the foster home of Dinora Bayron. Based on the solicited information obtained during this conference, there does not appear to be sufficient evidence to indicate that Lisa’s injuries were inflicted by Ms. Bayron. However, there are concerns pertaining to the lack of support Ms. Bayron provided in regards to encouraging the children to visit with their parents as recommended. The permanency planning goal for the children is return to parent and it is important for their foster parent to support the children’s possible reunification with their parents as much as possible. There are also concerns pertaining...
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...Advantages and Disadvantages of Boarding Schools? Boarding school can be a great place to meet new people and to have fun while you're at school, but day school is also a good place to go if you don't like being away from your parents or you have great friends where you are. Both are really great, but boarding school can be really fun and you get really close to the people you meet there. One cannot say that boarding school is better or Day school in comparison, while both are effective in producing good results in terms of academics, extra-curricular, social interactions etc but for some parents it's difficult to give extra-care and time to their child from the drudgery of their routine, and also due to other reasons they send their children to boarding. There are number of benefits in a boarding School. 1) Daily coexistence leads to friendships, not just among students, but also with faculty members. 2) Often Low student-teacher ratio. The median class size may be 12 students per teacher, with a student-to-teacher ratio of 6 to 1. 3) Boarding school reduces compartmentalization, because academic studies are blended with other activities, such as sports. This natural juxtaposition increases the appeal of both pursuits. 4) Provides stability not available in families where one or both parents travel or are virtually never home due to work schedules. 5) Safety of individuals residing in boarding school is typically higher than non boarding school age students in...
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...Conditions of University Students in Boarding Houses and Dormitories in Davao City, Philippines RUEL A. BRILLIANTES iro@hcdc.edu.ph patwel_18@yahoo.com NELIA B. AGA FE C. TIPACE Holy Cross of Davao College CESAR A. ADEGUE MERCELEE P. PEREZ Brokenshire College ADORICO M. AYA-AY EMMA V. SAGARINO University of the Immaculate Conception Abstract - Living in a boarding house or dormitory is necessary for students who come from far places. In Davao City, an observable statistics of university students from neighbouring provinces and the city’s outskirts live in these temporary residences. However, reports reveal that these housing facilities, most of the time, fail to consider students’ safety and welfare. This study determined the living conditions of university students in boarding houses and dormitories. This is anchored on the premise that the physical and environmental components of these residential facilities could affect students’ holistic well-being. Data elicited through survey involving five hundred seventy-one (571) respondents and focused group discussion among selected groups of student-boarders/dormers, reveal that a student’s stay in a boarding house and dormitory has significant contributions to his/her personal, social, academic and emotional growth. But, this has nothing to do with the development of his/her spirituality. Results 66 International Peer Reviewed Journal demonstrate further, that respondents have recognized their boarding houses and dormitories possessing...
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...Kenny Anderson Political Science Prof. Hawn 10 October 2012 Government and Torture Means of torture have been used around the world for a number of years. At one point in time it had been terminated in the United States; however, after the events of September 11, 2001, it has come back as an acceptable way to acquire information from terrorists. Torture is, according to the United Nation Convention Against Torture in 1984: “any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him, or a third person, information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain or suffering is inflicted by or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity. It does not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in, or incidental to, lawful sanctions.” (OHCHR) This definition, regardless of any country's own rules, regulations and laws is obligatory to be carried out by all the countries. When someone is accused of being a culprit of torture, there are various credentials, which are modified to wartime situations when needed. In general to be a culprit, one must bring severe physical, mental pain or suffering upon the victim. In most scenarios...
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...travelling time. Some major programmes have been developed: the SPT” Simplifying Passenger travel program” from ACI and “Fast Travel program” from IATA. Travel processes for passenger have been simplified by the introduction of new technology (Haridasani, 2011): -Self check-in kiosk, (where passenger are not using the check-in desk); check-in online (passenger are printing their boarding card at home); mobile check-in, and the next generation check-in using the RFID technology (without the need of a boarding card, simply swiping the card in the kiosk reader from the check-in until the boarding gate) - Self-service Bag drop machine , which has been adopted at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, where passenger scan their boarding pass on a reader, enabling them to take charge of tagging their bags the luggage system is automated and sends their bag directly on the convey belt for loading DISCUSSION The table below illustrates the control of the airline and airport operators on the ground for domestic travellers. In comparison to longer flight, passengers are not subject to immigration process (in which case the presentation of a photographic identification to check-in is sufficient). Getting to and from the airport Airport operator DfT/TfL/Commercial operators -on-site car parking -transfer to/from parking -Different modes of transport...
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...Week Two, Case Studies—Individual Assignment Due Monday, Day 7 Case Study One: A group of girls get into a verbal argument after one of the girls is accused of ruining an art project which did not belong to her. Two of the girls start to yell obscenities at the girl who allegedly ruined the project. This girl retaliates by threatening violence. The two other girls follow suit. Eventually, the argument escalates further to more yelling and threats. When questioned later individually, it is learned that one of the girls had a rough phone call with her mother and found out her father would not be visiting her. Another of the girls had a similar experience, as her parents visited during the week and she did not "get along" with them. Finally, the girl accused of ruining the project was just admitted and angry at her parents for placing her in treatment. One of the behavioral techs redirected the girls to playing sports and painting. The girls seem to calm down and de-escalate. What defense mechanism (s) is the three girls utilizing and why? Explain. Are there any other defense mechanisms at work here? Explain. There are many different defense mechanisms out there so for the purpose of this assignment we will use Freud’s defense mechanisms in an attempt to explain the behavior. In this scenario, the three girls appear to be exhibiting the displacement defense mechanism. In displacement, the individual focuses unwanted feelings, urges, and emotions on...
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...Since the pet care industry is very broad, and dominated by PetCo and PetSmart, we are focusing on the niche daycare (boarding) segment of the industry. The daycare industry focuses on providing supervision, companionship, and exercise services for a consumer's pet while away. In 2011, 63.2% of pet owners considered their pets to be family members according to the American Veterinary Medical Association.5 The demand for quality care of animals while the “parents” are away is incredibly high. The pet daycare industry provides the supervision and interaction that comforts pet-owners during either a long-term, short-term, or even daily stay. The main reasons pets are dropped off at a daycare are either due to vacations or daily jobs that take owners away from pets. Very often in this industry a pet daycare facility will offer other pet services such as grooming, pet food sales, and pet supply sales as add-ons to the primary service of boarding; however, this makes up a small percentage of total revenue. Industry specific statistics and details re: pet daycare and boarding The overall pet care industry was worth $55.72 billion in 2013 and is estimated to be $58.51 billion in 20141. It has a breakdown of five different niche categories: food (22.62B), supplies/OTC medicine (13.72B), vet care ($15.25B), live animal purchases (2.19B), and pet services: boarding and grooming (4.73B) 1. Over the last five years, the pet industry has expanded 28.6%, an increase from...
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...uses parallel plot to build the tension to the point where Mary removes her robe to proclaim her heritage because readers get historical insights on the importance of the dress: Sikotan, Mary’s great grandmother, is the first person in the family to study English at a boarding school. Upon arriving home from the school, she receives a dress (symbolizing fulfillment) from her mom, Appanii. Sikotan is meant to wear the dress to a sundance, but refuses to do so one day after coming home from school. In addition, her baby cord amulet is taken by the school. Clearly, the boarding school prevents her from showing cultural identity, altering Sikotan’s beliefs. This can relate to Mary’s situation, as both were being denied what they valued, the dress. The only difference is, Sikotan changes her belief system, whereas Mary fights for it....
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...NUMBER 46209 Getting New Hires Up to Speed Quickly ow do managers and organizations quickly transform new hires into productive employees, a process called “rapid on-boarding”? This question is hardly trivial. Whether a company is growing to take advantage of a new market opportunity, restructuring to remain competitive or simply trying to cope with attrition resulting from retirements and turnover, one thing is certain — more and more employees are newcomers to work groups, departments or organizations. In today’s volatile economy, more than 25% of all workers in the United States have been with their company less than a year and more than 33% less than two years. Americans will, on average, change jobs 10 times between the ages of 18 and 37.1 And, of course, new employees are only part of the challenge — the constant state of internal restructuring in most organizations continually pushes managers to assimilate waves of employees suddenly transferred into new work roles and relationships. The Challenges The first and most obvious challenge with newcomers is jumpstarting their productivity. Initially, newcomers are typically a net drain on productivity, drawing a salary, incurring training and orientation expenses, and consuming co-workers’ time without providing much in return. A recent study by Mellon Financial Corp. found that lost productivity resulting from the learning curve for new hires and transfers was between 1% and 2.5% of total revenues. On average, the...
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...and PE Pupils in Key Stage 1 and 2 follow a creative curriculum 3 afternoons per week which incorporates all areas of the curriculum in to topic and themed work Valued added scores are high Christian Ethos The spiritual nature of the School is welcoming and Pastoral care is outstanding Pupils display high levels of morals and acceptance of others Junior Boarding Capacity Boarding on a weekly, termly or occasional basis is available to girls from Year 4 upwards They are housed in a dedicated Junior boarding house, designed with the younger child in mind Independently Owned The Candidate School is not part of a large educational chain, ensuring that the education that is provided is designed specifically for the needs of the girls Girls Only The Candidate School has a co-educational nursery, but admits only girls from Reception upwards Class sizes are smaller than the average prep school, with approximately 10 girls in the pre preparatory classes Out of hours- extended care Junior School pupils can be dropped off for breakfast club and can be collected up until 6pm Extra curricular activities and study opportunities are abaundant Weaknesses Sport Lack of opportunity for all interested Junior School pupils to be involved in matches Historical under investment in sports facilities. No floodlights on hockey pitch (only 9 aside) and no indoor swimming pool Pupils attending sporting events look ‘...
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...Case Study 1: QuickFlix 1. Will the video store die out, or will there still be a place for it in the world of Quickflix? Quickflix's long-term plan is to wean all its customers off discs. Quickflix bought Bigpond Movies' disc-only customers when Telstra abandoned its disc delivery service, so Quickflix will be keen to convert these Bigpond refugees to streaming customers as soon as possible. Quickflix will struggle to wean customers off DVD completely until the NBN reaches critical mass and makes streaming practical for everyone. Even then customers are unlikely to abandon discs until the streaming service offers the same range of movies as the disc service. Of course there's also the fact that the quality of streaming services falls short of discs. With Quickflix you can enjoy home delivered DVD and Blu-ray rentals and instant streaming of movies and hit TV shows to your internet-connected devices. No need to be stuck with long term agreements, set top boxes and hidden costs. 2. Will the video streaming part of Netflix eventually put the DVD part out of business? There’s a reason Netflix has held on to its DVD business for so long: It’s incredibly profitable. Forty-seven cents of every dollar Netflix customers spend on DVD subscription plans are pure profits. The contributing margin of streaming is far lower, largely due to the high costs of content licensing. That’s why Netflix has long used the money it has made from DVDs to build out its streaming...
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...and economic opportunity, political representation, as well as income, health and social mobility of people of color. So where did this type of behavior begin? There are many ideas thrown around as to how racism began, though the truth lies in the history of mankind. Before people were able to travel and experience difference groups of people, we stayed in the same kind of area with the same kind of people. We feared things that were different, and were lacked the power to face those kinds of things. All this changed once we did but the fear never left. The truth is racism began as soon as people faced those of different races. We’ve always the fear of change or the unknown. It seems that is racism has been around so long because of cases or who gets better job opportunities but contact with those of whom we are afraid of often leads to arguments. In time, does what caused racism to transform from people simply dislike each other, to the permanent and unbreakable foundation of common racism and prejudice? Racism is said to have been attain from many places,...
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...Case Study 2: Wireless and Mobile Technology By Terry Boone Dr. Stevens CIS 500: Information Systems for Decision Making 5/24/2014 Wireless and mobile technologies have transformed our daily lives, and also made a huge impact on the business world. The definition of the terms wireless and mobile technologies are often used interchangeably; however, this is not the case. Wireless technology is the ability to communicate on the internet via devices without a wire. Mobile technology is the ability to communicate on the internet via wireless and over a wired connection. Mobile technology allow for a user to access the internet anywhere at any time; conversely, wireless technology is only limited to the broadcast area emanating from the router and modem combination. Businesses use wireless and mobile technologies to increase efficiency by saving money on installation costs freeing up funding to be used elsewhere. Businesses can use wireless technology to connect employees throughout building, but still be connected to important software that runs the businesses operations through portable devices. Cell phones, laptops, and tablets in conjunction with wireless technologies have created the possibility for employees to become more powerful. Smaller organizations must maximize the efficiency of workers, so they can compete. Small organizations must ensure that employees are always connected, in addition to not being tied down to a single location (Koose, n.d.). Smart phones...
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...America per annum in a higher education program amounts to 35,705 US Dollars, while that of an Ivy League school averages to 58,000 US Dollars annually, inclusive of tuition, fees, and living expenses. In fact, the cost is too high that most of the international students are forced to find extra means to raise it. Owing to my own experience as an international student, I am forced to work for up to 4-5 hours a day in restaurants or stores to help my parents pay for the high tuition and at the same time cater for my living expenses. This is quite tricky since one has to strike a balance between work and college studies. This is not only challenging but also has adverse affects in terms of individual’s academic performance. I happened to have a friend who was never able to balance the two, something that saw his grades greatly decline since he probably didn’t have time to study and do homework. My friend had to line up part-time employment, which she had arranged through the university, in which she had to go and babysit for an American family during her free time, and at the same time takes her lessons. This was really...
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...proliferation of the sharing economy. The advent of AirBnB, UBER, Lyft, Zip CAR have effectively demonstrated that communal ownership of an asset is often much more efficient than singular ownership, provided an efficient channel for distribution and use of the asset exists. Though AirBnB has made great strides towards bringing home ownership into the fold of the sharing economy, an analysis of the notion and future of home ownership indicate that substantial room for innovation exists in addressing the pain points associated with the use of property. II. Pain Points: Despite the innovation of recent years, homeowners continue to be plagued by several persistent pain points related to liquidity, taxation, equity and maintenance of property. Liquidity: Real estate still remains largely an illiquid asset due to the high costs associated with the sale of property. No reliable peer-to-peer network exists for the sale of property, thereby leaving homeowners to rely on a network of real estate agents who extract significant amounts of value from sale proceeds - often 6% of the sale price. Aside from commissions, often closing cost contributions are required by home owners in addition to the correction of defects discovered by inspectors. Tax: Taxes associated with the sale of real estate (i.e. capital gains and property taxes) are also a...
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