...American Association of Independent Music Conference San Francisco, California August 2015 The American Association of Independent Music would like to welcome you to San Francisco, California. The following information packet will be your guide to our August 2015 convention to celebrate independent music producers and up and coming names in the industry. We thank you for choosing to attend our conference and are excited to meet you in San Francisco! CVB: San Francisco Travel The San Francisco Travel Association, which acts as the city’s Convention & Visitors Bureau, was originally founded as the San Francisco Convention and Tourist League in 1909. After an extremely destructive earthquake and fire in 1906, the non-profit local business association was created to “reclaim the City’s position as a world-class destination” (San Francisco Travel). Today, the mission of the Association is “to enhance the local economy by marketing San Francisco and the Bay Area as a premier destination for conventions, meetings, events, and leisure travel” (San Francisco Travel). They are a private, not-for-profit, membership organization that is led by a Board of Directors made up of 45 business leaders of various companies, elected by the membership. In 2003 the Association set up a charitable foundation with the goal of raising scholarship money for students enrolled in local hospitality management programs and to produce more educational programs. The association’s executive team is...
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...Use the theory of comparative advantage to explain the way in which Logitech has configured its global operations. Why does the company manufacture in China and Taiwan, undertake basic R&D in California and Switzerland, design products in Ireland, and coordinate marketing and operations from California? According to Ricardo's theory of comparative advantage, nations will invest all their resources to produce what they can produce most effectively. They should focus on the product which they can produce most effectively even if they were able to produce a certain product more effectively than other countries. This theory is applied as follows. Regarding China, it is cost effective to assemble and manufacture there. China is the most populous country, and it is important for the Chinese government to provide work environments for its people to earn their living. So a plant for high-volume manufacturing is a good way of employing many people. Even now there are a lot of semi-literature people in China. This resource can manufacture products which need semi-skilled labour most efficiently because of their low wage. Thus, Logitech uses China to manufacture mice. While Taiwan, it is giving land in their industrial parks at very nominal rates. Taiwan’s IT industry is also expanding and the quality is high level. So Taiwan had developed a strong supply base for computer parts, it has skillful people. Logitech is taking advantage of the facilities. As regards California, it is...
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...To whom it may concern, I have known Mr. Kang from a very young age. I met Bikram at the age of six, back in 1996. Since then, we have grown to be very good family friends. I would see Bikram every few months as our families regularly stayed in touch, attended each other’s family functions, parties and get togethers. When I was sophomore in high school (2004), I would go over to Bikram’s residence about once a month at 5985 Corte Arboles, Pleasanton and play basketball with him at the park next to his house. The summer of 2007, me and Bikram took a religious studies class, “ Media and Religion” - class number RSOC 119, together at Santa Clara University. I had just gotten accepted as a freshman in 2007 to Santa Clara University and decided to take classes the summer session before my first quarter started as a way of getting ahead. Bikram was already enrolled at Santa Clara during that time and provided me much guidance and helped me plan out my classes and schedule every quarter as me. Bikram was also the TA for another class that I took during Spring of 2008, OMIS 30 - Structured Programming. He ran all of our weekly lab sessions and was always available to help answer any questions either me or the other students had. Bikram also helped tutor me for various other classes throughout my undergraduate as well. Winter of 2007, I began to workout with Bikram at the gym. I signed up for my membership at 24 hour fitness and worked out with him daily up till the...
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...largest Banks in North America, has considered relocating in New York City for many reasons. Relocating in New York City will help the firm succeed by attracting a talented, motivated work force. Relocating In New York City means that UBS employees would have to perform their job duties by physical contact rather than by telecommuting with their clients. Instagram's location in Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay area helped Mr. Systrom find investors and also some of the best technicians in the area. Locating in Silicon Valley also gave Mr. Systrom the opportunity to meet Marc Andreessen, a venture capitalist who wrote him a check for $250,000 and also helped him form connections with people of enormous expertise. The geographic location of UBS has affected its profitability because the bank has had difficulty in recruiting professionals to perform high skilled work. For that reason UBS considered moving its headquarters to New York where it would be easier for them to attract more clients. One of Instagram’s advantages is the density of its environment. It is located in an area where many...
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...the Judge of the Superior Court in Stanislaus County, California issued a warrant for the arrest of Scott Lee Peterson. The court found that the District Attorney’s office did, in fact, have probable cause to bring Scott Peterson in. The Judge specifically addressed bail in the warrant. No bail was granted. April 18, 2003, Scott Peterson was arrested at the Torrey Pines Golf Course, in Sand Diego County, California. At the time of his arrest, Peterson had colored his hair blonde, grown a beard and mustache, and was carrying $15,000.00 in cash. During his arrest police also discovered that Peterson’s car was full of camping and survival equipment. Peterson was arrested less than 20 minutes from the Mexican border. Peterson waived booking in San Mateo County, California, and was transferred back to Stanislaus County, California, where he was formally booked by the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department. Scott Peterson had his preliminary hearing on April 17, 2003. Superior Court Judge Al Girolami ordered Scott Peterson to stand trial on two counts of murder. Peterson’s arraignment quickly followed. Peterson was arraigned on April 21, 2003. The Prosecution charged him with the following: Count I: On or about and between December 23, 2002 and December 24, 2002, the defendant did commit a felony, Murder, violation of Section 187 of the California Penal Code; the defendant did willfully,...
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...responsibility. It was never my intention to break the law. In retrospect, I believe the situation resulted from my temporary job reassignment out of Sacramento area last year. I had been commuting from Sacramento to the Bay area regularly and at times staying with family in the area. It was never my intention to permanently relocate. Unfortunately, my company lost all contracts in the Sacramento area so I ended up accepting a permanent position in the Bay area. Although, I still commute back to Sacramento regularly, I eventually moved my address. With all these circumstances surrounding my job reassignment, regular commuting, my reluctant relocation and neglectful record keeping, I was not able to keep up to my personal and professional commitments. While this is by no means an excuse for what happened, knowing the cause will help me guard against future mistakes. I will exercise better organization to ensure that I am more punctual. I’ll also make sure to keep the board up to date on my status in case I encounter any unforeseen difficulties. I am sincerely and humbly apologizing for my unprofessional and neglectful conduct and further apologize to the hard working board members who fairly administers and enforces the PT Practice Act in the state. Hopefully, this letter, and the attached letter from my Area Manager will explain any...
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...Dog Hotdogs Project Proposal Proj592 Professor Grover Siriporn Sarah Goodwin C: 707-334-9089 E: ssbgoodwin@yahoo.com Executive Summary Due to the lack of fast food hotdog restaurants nearby college campuses in San Jose and San Francisco, this project aims to fill that void and succeed in attracting customers who seek fast, unique, authentic, and high quality affordable sausages to choose from. The project will be executed by acquiring a small building approximately 700 Sq. Ft within walking distance from San Jose State University and San Francisco State University. The restaurant will be open from 11am to 2am on most nights except Sunday with the business will be closed. The restaurant location and hours open are design to accommodate college students. The milestones of the project include: * Research Phase * Procurement Phase * Renovation & Styling * Advertising * Staff * Grand Opening Project Scope Statement Product or Service Description The scope of the project is to plan the launch of another Top Dog franchise nearby college campuses in San Francisco and San Jose. This will be beneficial for the company as it will generate more revenue and profits amongst college students and tourists. Top Dog started out in Berkeley, CA and has already created a brand for themselves within the East Bay with locations throughout Oakland and Berkeley. With the expansion of its franchise, it will give the company more opportunities to show what...
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...different services. My first priority was to stay far from excessively popular large organizations and bring to light a less popular one. I looked up the meaning and functions of ‘non-profit organization’ which is defined as “an incorporated organization which exists for educational or charitable reasons, and from which its shareholders or trustees do not benefit financially.” After carefully considering many exemplary organizations, and knowing of what exactly a non-profit organization is, and how the said organization should operate I selected the Expand Your Horizons non-profit organization. The Organization began in 1974, as a Math and Science Network with an informal group made up of women scientists, and educators, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The concerned with the low female participation in math and science courses initiated them to plan and coordinate programs to strengthen girls in these topics. A two year grant from the Carnegie Corporation in 1978 was awarded to the small Network to help establish it as a formal organization and soon the organization operated at the Mills College campus in Oakland, California. The mission of this organization is to “encourage young teenage girls in middle and high school to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) Careers.” With a fun hands-on activities approach and STEM role models to guide the girls, the goal of this Network is to motivate girls into becoming “innovative and creative thinkers ready...
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...Last year on my 22nd birthday I got the best surprise in one of my favorite cities San Francisco, California. It all started with waking up to Taylor Swift’s song “I’m feeling 22” and happily dancing and singing along to the music. The weekend was already special because my younger sister was visiting from the Bay area and my Grandmother and Grandfather were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. My sister Sarah, my longtime boyfriend TJ and I started off our Sunday adventure around 7 o’clock in the morning, right after we got Starbucks of course. We were making our way from Antelope, which is in the Greater Sacramento area, to San Francisco to enjoy a day of adventuring. The journey there was full of laughter and music, along with site seeing all the beautiful scenery around. I am a frequent visitor to the City so we decided to go to the beach where we always do, right off of Ocean Beach by the Cliff House restaurant. Like we had done many times before we hiked down the cliff and walked around the old building foundations. The old structure filled with water so we walk on the cement beams around and across careful not to fall in the water with all the seagulls and seaweed. So that part is always fun and almost dangerous at the same time! We finally make our way across after helping one another on the more difficult spots but still having a great time. The next part of our journey was to a cave that ended at the ocean with rocks and waves. In the middle of the cave there...
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...Reading Response 6 Calvin Tomkins, “Christo’s Public Art: How to Win Friends, Outlast Enemies, and Make the Social Structure Work for You in Northern California,” is about the artist Christo and his Running Fence project. The project took place in Marin County, California and consisted of a shimmering white cloth that acted like a fence but rippled in the wind. The fence route ran through Marin County and down the coast into the ocean. When the nylon had been pulled as far as it would go into the ocean, Christo talked to Don Dickenson, of the Marin County Planning Department because Christo had been working in the forbidden coastal zone, which was a violation to the Coastal Commission. Christo has gone outside the normal art world to put all his time in projects that have no market for. It is projects only made for viewers to observe and not to buy. His projects only alter the environment only briefly before they are taken down. Christo creates public art and the involvement and the whole process is the crucial and most important part of the project. When Christo tried explaining the project to the Ranchers in which the fence would cross their land, he stated that it was a fence without function and a celebration of the landscape. I have seen a documentary on this project in one of my other classes and didn’t understand the project as much as I do now after reading Calvin Tomkins writing on the project. I didn’t understand the point of the fence on the coast at all and...
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...economic booms brought by the high tech companies. Many of them are seeking to increase their presence in the area by acquiring additional land and building out new campus space to accommodate future growth. While the creation of new well-paid high tech jobs will definitely help to keep skilled work force and well paid jobs local, it will also add more value to the already expensive real estate market. On September 25th, 2015, Apple has successfully secured a major purchase of 27 acres of land in North of San Jose. This acquisition followed the 40 acres purchase last month in the same area by Apple. The company plans to build out approximately 4 millions square feet of offices and to employ 18,000 workers at these sites. Joining Apple’s active expanding footprints, Samsung opened a 1.1 millions square feet office complex last week with a plan to relocate its 2,000 workers there. Google is also join the game by seeking more space to add to its head quarter campus in Mountain View. The real estate market in San Jose, Silicon Valley is definitely one of the hottest markets in the country. Data from California Realtor Association shows less than 50% of the household in San Jose can afford to purchase home of median value in the valley. The creation of new high paying jobs by tech companies is a welcome news to the city. But housing prices in the immediate area, in the next few years, will probably mirror the upturn pattern of the cities of Palo Alto and Mountain View when...
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...STATE OF CALIFORNIA SOLANO COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT SANDRA ELMORE and BOB ELMORE, Plaintiffs Civil Action, File No. 1234 v. RAMBLER AMERICAN INC and MISSION INC Defendants Plaintiff Demands Trial by Jury COMPLAINT FOR NEGLIGENCE Plaintiffs Sandra Elmore and Bob Elmore bring forth the following causes of action and allege the following: 1. The jurisdiction of this court is based on Plaintiffs being citizens of Vallejo, California in the county of Solano and the amount in controversy in the action which is more than $2,500. 2. Plaintiff Sandra Elmore is a teacher and homemaker who resides at 100 Galaxy Drive, Vallejo, in Solano County, California. 3. Plaintiff Bob Elmore is the husband of Sandra Elmore and resides with her. 4. Defendant Rambler American Inc. is incorporated in the state of Delaware, with its principal place of business located at 15000 Rambler Way, Vallejo, California. 5. Defendant Mission Inc. is incorporated in the state of Delaware with its principal place of business at 500 Main Street, Vallejo, California. 6. On March 16, 1962 plaintiffs Sandra Elmore and Bob Elmore purchased a 1962 Rambler American station wagon from Mission. 7. Defendant Mission Inc. serviced the vehicle at approximately 1,500 miles had been driven. Mission Inc. changed the oil, changed the oil filter, and lubricated the vehicle. 8. After the vehicle was serviced by Mission Inc. Plaintiff, Sandra Elmore noticed a shimmy when driving...
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...California. The writer will be discussing violent crime within Shasta County and Contra Costa County. Contra Costa County is down in the bay and Shasta County is in Northern California. The writer will tell how different it is from one end of the California to the northern most tip of California. The writer will discuss how the rates have changed over time in both areas. The writer will talk about what factors may explain why the crime rate is much higher in that area. The writer grew up in both of the counties that will be discussed in this paper. Contra Costa County consists of different cities throughout. The writer grew up in Antioch which is one of the most know cities within this county. The crime rate for violent crimes within this city has grown drastically since 1985 (Sperling’s N.D.). In violent crimes there a four different offenses that need to be consider when the writer discusses what is actually determined. The crimes include murder, no negligent manslaughter, forcible rape robbery and aggravated assaults. In Antioch alone the violent crime rate is at seventy four percent which is rather high. If an individual would research property crimes for this city, it is also a high rate at forty nine percent. The US average is around forty three and half percent (Sperling’s N.D.). This tells a person that if they are looking to move to the bay area that individual should definitely do the research on that part of that state. In 2013 the Chief of Police Allan Contando spoke...
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...The film opens with the girl, Natalie (Morgan Griffin), driving through the cliff of San Fernando Valley, 16 miles (25.75 kms) north of Los Angeles, when suddenly the rock slides onto the car, causing it to fall then hang into the edge of cliff. Moments later, Los Angeles Fire Department helicopter-pilot Chief Raymond "Ray" Gaines (Dwayne Johnson) and his other colleagues comes to rescue the girl trapped in the car. Ray safely rescues the girl moments before the car falls into the cliff. In CALTECH, Dr. Kim Park (Will Yun Lee) receives a data of minor earthquakes in Falco, Nevada and shows it to his collegue and seismologist Lawrence Hayes (Paul Giamatti). The minor quakes measure 2.0 to 2.6. Hayes is curious of why such a minor quakes can produce even there are no faults in Nevada. Hayes and Park decide to go to Nevada to test the theory. While Ray is calling for his daughter, Blake (Alexandra Daddario), for the upcoming trip to San Francisco, he receives a divorce papers. Recently, he is divorced from his estranged wife Emma (Carla Gugino) and she is now with his new boyfriend Daniel Riddick (Ioan Gruffudd). Meanwhile, at the Hoover Dam, along with Hayes, Park is now testing a magnetic pulse of quake. Suddenly, his device detects a sudden spike pulse then a stronger earthquake triggers. It measures 7.0 that ever recorded. As the dam starting to break, Park struggles to escape while Hayes tells the people, still on the dam, to get out of it. Park has now exits the dam...
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...Club IT is a newest nightclub in Northern California; tit is located in the bay area of the city. Club IT seems to be the hottest spot for visitors to check out in L.A. according to the local event magazines. The owners’ intention is to provide a comfortable, friendly atmosphere that keeps customers coming back on a regular basis. Remodeling the 6,000 square into a nightclub by creating a spacious nightclub with “high ceilings and high tech lightning to create an illuminating and energetic ambience. Lisa and Ruben hoped with this extensive remodeling they would transform the downtown scene into an attractive and happening nightclub. Dancing to the beats of the hip-hop, techno, electronic and the top hits from today’s artist. The club is owned and operated by Reuben Keys and Lisa Tejada, who were working musicians. Not only using their musical experience they also studied and earned a degree a degree in Business Administration in 2005.With that knowledge Ruben and Lisa decided to open the club of their dreams. Having an extensive background in Business Administration and music industry; it gives them advantage to utilize in the venture and over their competitors. Although Ruben and Lisa are enjoying their new business they face the pressures many other business face. Just like any other new business it is in need of information technology resources to boost sales, marketing and data management so, Club IT will be efficient and be a successful organization. Therefore they thought...
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