...In the book of Genesis, there are several instances of dramatic irony. In chapter 29 of Genesis we are told that, Jacob’s wife, Rachel, was unable to conceive (Genesis 29:31). Jacob at the time lived along with his father-in-law Laban but soon decides that he wants to return to his own county (Genesis 30:25). Jacob then fled and takes all his belongs, wives, and livestock and set out for the land of Canaan where his father, Isaac, lived (Genesis 31:17-18). However, Rachel stole her father’s household gods and took them with her in hope that they would help her become fertile and give Jacob more children (Genesis 31:19). Laban then finds out that Jacob had left in secret and sets out to find him (Genesis 31:22-23). When Laban catches up to Jacob he is furious about Jacobs actions and demands why he has stolen his household Gods (Genesis 31:30). Jacob doesn’t know that Rachel has stolen the gods so he gives Laban permission to search all his belongings and tents (Genesis 31:32). Rachel had hidden the gods in her camel saddle and sat on them so that her father would not find them and did not get up when he came to search her using the excuse that she was menstruating (Genesis 31:34-35). Laban continued his search but found nothing...
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...Chapter 1 Modern Project Management 19 Note: If you have any difficulty accessing any of the Web addresses listed here or elsewhere in the text, you can find up-to-date addresses on the home page of Dr. Erik Larson, coauthor of this text: http://www.bus.oregonstate.edu/faculty/bio .htm?UserName=Larson References Ball Parks of Baseball, “Cisco Field,” http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/future/ CiscoField.htm (accessed June 2, 2009). Benko, C., and F. W. McFarlan, Connecting the Dots (Boston: HBS Press, 2003). Cohen, D. J., and R. J. Graham, The Project Manager’s MBA (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001). Faylor, C., “Next Generation Wii Is Rumored to Hit the Market in 2011,” Shacknews.com (Oct. 1, 2008). Kay, J., “US Box Office Spellbound by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” www.guardian.uk.co.filmblog (accessed July 15, 2009). Krisher, T., “GM Product Chief Says New Vehicles Must be Hits,” www. businessweek.com (accessed July 20, 2009). Larkowski, K., “Standish Group Report Shows Project Success Improves 50 Percent,” www.standishgroup.com, 2004, Third Quarter. Lunar Energy, “British Firm Announces World’s Largest Tidal Power Development,” Lunarenergy.co.uk (March 11, 2008). Peters, T., PM Network, January 2004, Vol. 18, No. 1, p. 19. Project Management Institute, Leadership in Project Management Annual (Newton Square, PA: PMI Publishing, 2006). Project Management Institute, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), (Newton Square, PA: PMI...
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...Sustainable Tourism in Island Destinations Graci, Sonya and Dodds, Rachel Earthscan, 2010 By Jessica Sam Published in 2010, Sustainable Tourism in Island Destinations by Sonya Graci and Rachel Dodds is the fourth title in the Earthscan series following Slow Travel and Tourism, Tourism and Poverty Reduction and Tourism Development and the Environment: Beyond Sustainability? This book extensively overviews and critically explores the relationship between tourism, development and the environment of islands reflecting contemporary economic, socio-cultural and political contexts. S. Graci is an Assistant Professor at Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada while R. Dodds is an Associate Professor at the same institution. The authors’ use several of their very own island project works that provide innovative discussion and practical management structures to explore the development role of tourism in relation to the impacts of the environment and their potential overexploitation threats. The authors’ provide eight well-chosen illustrative case studies to focus on innovative discussions regarding issues of sustainability on island tourism destinations, they include sub-jurisdiction islands such as Moose Factory, Canada; Cayos Cochinos, Honduras; St. Kitts; Calvia, Mallorca, Spain; Chumbe, Tanzania; Koh Phi Phi, Thailand; Gili Trawangan, Indonesia; and Sanya, China. The hard-covered book looks very bright appealing, although...
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...gra25154_ch01_002-019.qxd 3/8/07 3:17 PM Page 2 Estimate 5 Project networks 6 Scheduling resources/costs 8 Define project 4 Reducing project duration 9 Introduction 1 Organization 3 Managing risk 7 Monitoring progress 13 Audit and closure 14 Oversight 16 Strategy 2 Leadership 10 Teams 11 Outsourcing 12 International projects 15 Modern Project Management What Is a Project? The Importance of Project Management Project Management Today—An Integrative Approach Summary gra25154_ch01_002-019.qxd 3/8/07 3:17 PM Page 3 C H A P T E R O N E Modern Project Management All of mankind’s greatest accomplishments—from building the great pyramids to discovering a cure for polio to putting a man on the moon—began as a project. This is a good time to be reading a book about project management. Business leaders and experts have proclaimed that project management is a strategic imperative. Project management provides people with a powerful set of tools that improves their ability to plan, implement, and manage activities to accomplish specific organizational objectives. But project management is more than just a set of tools; it is a results-oriented management style that places a premium on building collaborative relationships among a diverse cast of characters. Exciting opportunities await people skilled in project management. The project approach has long been the style of doing business in the construction industry...
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...unusual clothing, stating that he was, “Indian dressed in patched overalls and endued with life from the hips down…” (4). Faulkner's comparison of Jewel to a Native American introduces this ragged presentation that the Bundrens have, since Native Americans traditionally do not have clean presentation due to them living off the land. This is idea is furthered by the use of the word “patched” which leads the reader to believe that the Bundrens cannot afford new clothes and instead use scraps of cloth to repair their limited clothing supply. Jewel’s outfit is topped off by Jewel’s, “...frayed and broken straw hat…” (3). This image forces the read to consider why the hat is in its condition. One of the more plausible explanations is that the hat has been around for many years, since they cannot afford a new one. Many aspects of Jewel’s outfit established in the first chapter all point to this idea that the Bundrens are a poor family. Yet another place in the novel where this same notion is conveyed is through the actions of Darl and Jewel. When faced with the the situation of their mother’s imminent death, they opt to go into town to make three dollars. In many cultures and peoples’ morals, someone's life is nearly impossible to put a price tag on. Consequently, Darl and...
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...Lar03342_ch01_002-021.indd Page 2 C H A P T E R 1/27/10 2:04:01 PM f-500 /Users/f-500/Desktop/28-12-09/MHBR120:ARENS:PRINTER CRX O N E Modern Project Management Estimate 5 Schedule resources & costs 8 Project networks 6 l iona rnat Inte ojects pr 15 Reducing duration 9 Define project 4 ht Oversig Introduction 1 Strategy 2 Managing risk 7 Organization 3 Leadership 10 Teams 11 Monitoring progress 13 Project closure 14 Outsourcing 12 Modern Project Management What Is a Project? The Importance of Project Management Project Management Today—An Integrative Approach Summary Text Overview 2 16 17 Agile PM 18 Career p aths Lar03342_ch01_002-021.indd Page 3 1/27/10 2:04:02 PM f-500 /Users/f-500/Desktop/28-12-09/MHBR120:ARENS:PRINTER CRX All of mankind’s greatest accomplishments—from building the great pyramids to discovering a cure for polio to putting a man on the moon—began as a project. This is a good time to be reading a book about project management. Business leaders and experts have proclaimed that project management is a strategic imperative. Project management provides people with a powerful set of tools that improves their ability to plan, implement, and manage activities to accomplish specific organizational objectives. But project management is more than just a set of tools; it is a results-oriented management style that places a premium...
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...Introduction to Psychology Chapter 3 Assignment Genetics After reading chapter 3 in the text, read each of the following scenarios and answer the questions about the expected phenotype in each case. 1. Bethany and Hank are going to have a baby, and they wonder whether or not it will have dimples. Having dimples is a dominant characteristic (not having dimples is recessive). Bethany has dimples and Hank does not. What are the probabilities that their baby will have dimples? a. If Bethany is heterozygous: b. If Bethany is homozygous: 2. Jackie and Ron would like to have a baby. However, they are worried because Jackie has a sister who has cystic fibrosis. Although, Jackie does not have it, she knows that she could carry the recessive allele for it (not having cystic is dominant). Her husband does not have any family members who have cystic fibrosis, but he could carry it too. If they both have recessive alleles for cystic fibrosis, what are the chances that their baby will have it? 3. Rachel just found out that she is pregnant. She is excited, but she is worried. Her brother has hemophilia. Hemophilia is a sex-linked, recessive trait. If she carries the gene for hemophilia and she has a girl, what are the chances that the baby will have hemophilia? If she has a boy, what are the chances that the baby will have hemophilia? How would this change if her husband has hemophilia, too? a. Girl baby: b. Boy baby: c. Girl baby (if Dad...
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...Chapter 9 Case 9.1: The Vision Failed 1. If you were consulting with the HTE board of directors soon after Harold started making changes, what would you advise them regarding Harold’s leadership from a transformational perspective? I would advise the board that Harold is slowly turning into an ineffective president. Yes, changes are being made, but the employees aren’t being treated properly. Also, although the mission statement of the company is posted throughout the building, people are becoming unsure as to where it is going. There aren’t clear expectations and when Harold tries to explain something, the employees aren’t taking it very well. The employees aren’t feeling valued like they should be and something needs to be done. There are ways to change without degrading the employees. 2. Did Harold have a clear vision for HTE? Was he able to implement it? I don’t think Harold had a clear vision. I feel he had an “idea” but was unsure of how to go about accomplishing it. Perhaps he thinks he was able to implement it, but I don’t think he did. It didn’t turn out the way it was supposed to be and it failed in the end. 3. How effective was Harold as a change agent and social architect for HTE? Harold was not effective as a change agent. I see this in the way the employees acted and felt towards him. I feel there were a lot of negative consequences after changed were made, whether intentional or not. 4. What would you advise Harold to do differently if he had the chance...
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...therefore, with investments in green energy we will investment in cancer prevention. The foreword concludes with the story of the “de-normalization” of smoking and a passionate call for the same precautionary approach to other known and suspected carcinogens. I myself do not smoke, but I am a victim of second hand smoke directly, because my mother smokes and has since I was born, (that is 22 years of second hand smoke). The book opens with Steingraber introducing us to her home state of Illinois. She paints a picture of a flat agricultural state devoted to growing mostly corn and soybeans that is such a wonderful place to be! We read about the agricultural and industrial chemicals used here and about the changes, these chemicals have brought. Rachel Carson is introduced here too. Carson’s book, Silent Spring, was...
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...government has a budget surplus of $25, what are investment, taxes, private saving, and national saving? I=100, T=225, PRIVATE SAVING=75, NATIONAL SAVING=100 2. Robert buys bonds. Rachel buys a new truck for her landscaping business. Identify both as savers, investors, both, or neither. ROBERT IS A SAVER. RACHEL IS AN INVESTOR. 3Using a graph representing the market for loanable funds, show and explain what happens to interest rates and investment if the government budget goes from a deficit to a surplus. THE SUPPLY OF LOANABLE FUNDS SHIFTS TO THE RIGHT (INCREASES). THE INTEREST RATES DECREASES AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT IS CROWDED IN. 4Identify each of the following acts as representing either saving or investment. a. Fred uses some of his income to buy government bonds. SAVER b. Julie takes some of her income and buys mutual funds. SAVERS c. Alex purchases a new truck for his delivery business using borrowed funds. INVESTMENT d. Elaine uses some of her income to buy stock in a major corporation. SAVER e. Henrietta hires a builder to construct a new building for her bicycle shop. INVESTMENT 5)Demonstrate that whether you would prefer to have $225 today or wait five years for $300 depends on the interest rate. Show your work. At 3%, PV=258. At 7%, PV=213.90 6)What's the difference between firm-specific risk and market risk? Will diversification eliminate one or both? Explain. MARKET RISK IS ECONOMY WIDE RISK...
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...Developmental Psychology Chapter 3 Assignment Genetics After reading chapter 3 in the text, read each of the following scenarios and answer the questions about the expected phenotype in each case. Bethany and Hank are going to have a baby, and they wonder whether or not it will have dimples. Having dimples is a dominant characteristic (not having dimples is recessive). Bethany has dimples and Hank does not. What are the probabilities that their baby will have dimples? If Bethany is homozygous: If Bethany is heterozygous: Jackie and Ron would like to have a baby. However, they are worried because Jackie has a sister who has cystic fibrosis. Although, Jackie does not have it, she knows that she could carry the recessive allele for it (not having cystic is dominant). Her husband does not have any family members who have cystic fibrosis, but he could carry it too. If they both have recessive alleles for cystic fibrosis, what are the chances that their baby will have it? Rachel just found out that she is pregnant. She is excited, but she is worried. Her brother has hemophilia. Hemophilia is a sex-linked, recessive trait. If she carries the gene for hemophilia and she has a girl, what are the chances that the baby will have hemophilia? If she has a boy, what are the chances that the baby will have hemophilia? How would this change if her husband has hemophilia, too? Girl baby: Boy baby: Girl baby (if Dad has hemophilia): Boy baby (if Dad has...
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...THE MOONSTONE by Wilkie Collins THE AUTHOR William Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) was born in London, the son of a successful landscape painter and member of the Royal Academy, who was also very strict with both his religion and his money. While his son inherited much of his father’s parsimony, he rebelled against the strict morality of his upbringing, and against Victorian morality in general. After the death of his father, he scandalized his family and friends by setting up housekeeping with Caroline Graves, a young woman who already had a daughter, and presumably a husband. Even when the opportunity presented itself later in life, he refused to marry her, encouraged her to marry another man, and then moved in with her again when that marriage failed. In the meantime, he kept a mistress on the side, Martha Rudd, by whom he had three children. At his death, he divided his estate equally between his two mistresses and two families. Through much of his life, he was plagued by bad health. He was small and somewhat deformed, and rheumatism contracted in his thirties caused him to take increasingly-large doses of laudanum. He himself admitted that he was a bit of a hypochondriac, and eventually became a recluse much like Frederick Fairlie in The Woman in White. To please his parents, he tried the tea business for five years and later studied law, but had no love for either pursuit. He was drawn to the arts, as was his brother Charles, who for a time worked among...
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...Mid-Term Assignment Penny S. Weaver Kaplan University Mid-Term Assignment 1. What are the methods of inquiry & how are they used in criminal investigation? After researching through the chapters that we have been reading, I believe that the methods of inquiry is basically finding out and utilizing the concepts of the five W’s. I do believe after all of the reading that they are the: who, what, when, where, why, and also how a crime was committed. You basically using what I call the five methods to reconstructing a crime that has been committed. As an investigator, it would be my responsibility to use the five methods to the fullest of my potential along with gut instinct and plain common sense. Of course using your gut instinct and common sense will get to certain places, you always have go with the evidence that you have because that is what a case is mainly about. Evidence, such as DNA, is rock solid along with fingerprints. I believe that when you are using the methods of inquiry that you are really gathering facts and evidence for a case that you are investigating. Using the methods of inquiry is how I believe that an investigator would use to gather all of the information that is needed to find out what type of crime was committed, who committed the crime, when did the crime take place, where did the crime take place, why did this crime happened and also how did the crime happen. You are reconstructing a crime, so you have to have all of the facts...
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... | | | |A Requirement for Paul Amerigo Pajo’s IT-Ethic Class | |De La Salle – College of Saint Benilde | Abstract This book is a consolidated collection of opinions on the Ethical Theories, a chapter from a book assigned to the students of IT-Ethic Section O0B, advised by Mr. Paul Amerigo Pajo. Works written by James Rachels, John Arthur, Friedrich Nietzche and the like are studied and analyzed and some are criticized by the author of this book. Dedication I dedicate this book to the following: My dearest family, who always believes in me; My sweetest friends, who never fails to keep me sane in this crazy world; Lastly, I dedicate this book to the Almighty Father, for everything else is nothing without You. Chapter I Egoism and Moral Scepticism James Rachels Amazon Reference: http://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Moral-Problems-James-White/dp/0495553204/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1235694270&sr=8-1 Quote: But suppose we were to concede, for the sake of the argument, that all voluntary action is motivated by the agent’s wants, or at least that Smith is so motivated. Even if this were granted, it would not follow that...
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...CHAPTER 9 RECEIVABLES DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. Receivables are normally classified as (1) accounts receivable, (2) notes receivable, or (3) other receivables. 2. Dan’s Hardware should use the direct write-off method because it is a small business that has a relatively small number and volume of accounts receivable. 3. Contra asset, credit balance 4. The accounts receivable and allowance for doubtful accounts may be reported at a net amount of $661,500 ($673,400 – $11,900) in the Current Assets section of the balance sheet. In this case, the amount of the allowance for doubtful accounts should be shown separately in a note to the financial statements or in parentheses on the balance sheet. Alternatively, the accounts receivable may be shown at the gross amount of $673,400 less the amount of the allowance for doubtful accounts of $11,900, thus yielding net accounts receivable of $661,500. 5. (1) The percentage rate used is excessive in relationship to the accounts written off as uncollectible; hence, the balance in the allowance is excessive. (2) A substantial volume of old uncollectible accounts is still being carried in the accounts receivable account. 6. An estimate based on analysis of receivables provides the most accurate estimate of the current net realizable value. 7. a. b. 8. The interest will amount to $5,100 ($85,000 × 6%) only if the note is payable one year from the date it was created. The usual practice...
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