1. ISS315 spring 2012
ISS 315 GLOBAL DIVERSITY AND INTERDEPENDENCE Spring, 2012: Exam 1(Form A) IMPORTANT: This exam is the property of Center
for Integrative Studies at Michigan State University. Reproduction and sale of this exam in any form is prohibited. Name:
____________________________________________ Student Number: __________________________________ Lectures Political economy and
classical theories 1. Influence of politics on economics and vice versa is a definition of: A. Economics B. Politics C. Political economy D. None of
the above 2. Which one of the following statements is true about classic mercantilism? A. Economy should serve the political state by maximizing its
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Industrialization does not have any impact on migration D. It varies from country to country 23.Japan, USA, Norway, South Korea, and Netherlands
went through the same process of industrialization, urbanization, and modernization. Why are these countries so different from one another? A.
Because of cultural differences B. Because of religious differences C. Because of environmental differences D. All of the above World Systems
Perspective 24.Which one of the following theorists said that "foundations of dependency were laid down during 19th century Europe"? A. Karl Marx
B. A.G. Frank C. Adam Smith D.Moore 25.Which one of the following nations is Capital intensive? A. France B. China C.India D.Bangladesh
26.Rwanda is a poor nation. Which one of the following reasons of under–development of Rwanda refers to Chase–Dunn? A. Colonialism B. Wars
imposed by core nations C.Local environmental and social reason D.All of the above 27.According to Robert Cox, global financial organizations
give out loans to poor countries. What is the real goal of these financial policies? A. Help the poor countries in their development B. Help the elites of
those countries C. Help their own nations D. All of the above 28.Which one of the following characteristics refers to periphery nations? A. Urban B.
Politically powerful C. Poor economy D. Stable governments 29.You watched a video on Wallenstein.
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2. The 2012 London Olympic Games
Introduction
The 2012 London Olympic Games, lasting from 25 July to 12 August 2012, was one of the largest events ever hosted in the UK. During this
world–wide sport event, 4 billion people watched the opening ceremonies on television; more than 10,000 athletes from over 200 countries
participated; 20 million people visited the city; and approximately $14 billion were generated (Kubo, 2014).
For London and UK, hosting this mega–sport event provide them a great opportunity to boom the tourism industry to stimulate local economy when
facing the global economic recession, especially in Europe. Although London didn't outline specific tourism objective for the Games in its bidding
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Also, DCMS built on Our Promise for 2012, in which the fifth promise was to demonstrate the UK is a creative, inclusive and welcoming place to live
in, visit and for business. To achieve this promise, DCMS stated the plan that make the most of the long–term tourism benefits that the Games will
bring nationwide (Our promise for 2012, 2015). As the nature of international tourism is exported service and goods, which has a significant proportion
of economic outcome in tourism industry, this paper is aimed to analyse the impact of 2012 London Olympic Games on the inbound tourism in London
and the UK. The impacts of the 2012 London Olympic Games on inbound tourism can cover a wide range of aspects, including service improvement,
infrastructure improvement, star–hotel increase, tourist flows and so on; nevertheless, this paper will only focus on two aspects: overseas visitor
arrivals and spending and destination image improvement.
Literature Review
After the 1984 Los Angeles Games showed for the first time that mega–events could produce an economic surplus, mega–sport events, particularly the
Olympic Games, acquired central status for city and national government development agendas (Andranovich, Burbank and Heying, 2001). And the
appeal of hosting a mega–event, or more specifically a mega–sport event, has grown significantly over the
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3. Business Capstone : Samsung Company
Business Capstone – Samsung Company
Introduction
There is need to consider several things when we talk about operations and future of a business. Expanded through a minor export business in Daegu,
Korea, Samsung has emerged as one of the prominent corporations in electronics around the globe (Samsung, 2015). Samsung has major emphasis on
electronic appliances and digital media, memory, system integration, and semiconductors. At present, Samsung has always createdinnovation through
top quality practices and products that are accepted around the global. This paper will present SWOT analysis and Porter model of five forces for
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The company has been growing its sales by 17.45 percent yearly for the last 5 years, to a total of 141.21 Billion Dollars by end the of year 2012
(Bloomberg, 2015). If they keep this pace, they are going to meet their sales goal by 2021. Samsung move from 49th place in 2008 to 4th place 2012
in top global brand, and still remaining now, making one of the company's goals already achieved (Rankingthebrands.com, 2015).
Company has established an effective relationship with its stakeholders and treating everyone through diverse techniques. Samsung is periodically
meeting the demands of its shareholders where significant judgments are made and problems are discussed. For instance, strengthened compliance
management organization has started and operated a healthcare study center. Company has a direct connection with their consumers and employees
through making client satisfaction surveys to make a healthier costumer relation service. It also is creating employee surveys that made the company to
improve the work shift system to reduce work ours. Samsung has also contributed in government policy formulation, which assisted to make an Energy
management system that decreases its energy consumption by 10% (Samsung.com (3), 2015).
Five Forces of Rivalry Impact
The five forces of rivalry is an efficient method that companies apply to facilitate their ventures to locate most valuable industry for its business. These
five forces
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4. Should The London 2012 Olympics Become Successful?
Introduction
Winning the bid for the 2012 Olympic Games by London city has brought the hope for regeneration of the entire Lea Valley in East London which
can bring about the biggest urban development witnessed by Europe in the past 150 years (Coatler F 2004). In the year 2003 City of London was
bestowed with the honour of being the host for 2012 Olympic Games. It's easy to win the bid for hosting such a massive sporting event however the
planning and development which is needed for successful execution of the games takes a lot of hard work and effort. The execution and planning
involved behind the stage is a good measure of the host country's capability and is put forward in front of the whole world to judge (Morgan, M.
2008). The London Olympics were successful primarily because of the flawless collaboration between the International Olympic committee and
London Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic games (LOCOG) with its numerous partners and stakeholders. (Tramantano E , Bishop
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Not only did the London Olympics have positive social and economic benefits but they were also sustainable legacy. For the first time in history of
Olympics digital media and social media were used successfully. Strategically, the IOC has made an outstanding performance in this event that has an
excellent participation between the London Olympics organisation stakeholders and the attendees. Olympics is not just a game but it has great effects
emotionally on the participants and the attendees, the participants at the Olympics show various emotions on their win their emotions are also felt by
the attendees. Overall the Olympics brought together people all over the world and created the sense of harmony and goodwill through
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5. The Federal Mogul Goetze Limited
INTRODUCTION
FEDERAL–MOGUL GOETZE LIMITED was originally founded on November 26, 1954, under the, 1931, Indian Companies Act. Federal–Mogul
Holdings manufactures the vehicle products, including chassis, brake fiction and wipers. Goetze and Goetze Brico give leading–edge advancements
and aggressive answers for unique gear producers and the car reseller 's exchange. This company is a supplier of supplier of quality products, to
makers of light commercial, automotive, off–highway vehicles, heavy–duty, as well as in generation of power, marine, aerospace, industrial and rail.
Operations
Company's Net income in the year ended December 31, 2013 was 241.5 million dollars as compared to 250 million dollars in the year ending with
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As far as requirements of funds are concerned for the operations of the company, no dividend is advised for the year ending with December 31, 2013.
Following are the operations of the company.
пЃµFORGED PISTON
пЃµMACHINE SHOP
пЃµMACHINING
пЃµTURNING
пЃµBORING
пЃµDRILLING
пЃµCIRCLIP GROOVING
пЃµINSPECTION
пЃµPACKAGING
Revenues and Expenses
The revenue of the company in the year ending with December 31, 2012 was 2,554.73 dollars. However, in the year ending with December 31, 2013,
6. the revenue was dipped to 2,467.10 with a total difference of 87.62 dollars. The expenses incurred in the year ended 31st December 2012 was
2,570.86 dollars. In the year ending with December 31, 2013, the total expenses were 2,402.51 dollars.
MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS:
(1)Industry developments and structures
The makers of auto component are facing the problem of slowdown. Due to the less growth in passenger car segments and commercial vehicle, the
supplies of the makers of the components fell as well. The fall is a combination of low local demand and the declining exports. Operational
excellence, management of risk and planning of scenario are assured to become the key range for success. The components of auto industry,
world–wide has faced economic restructuring. The deceleration of sales in many markets in the industry of auto component s was not a long–term
challenge, but a considerable market share loss in increasing competition in the local
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7. Risk Management of London 2012 Olympics
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Olympics are mega–global event that attracts the attention worldwide with billions of audience watching on television, while millions flock to
events as spectators. The media embraces the opportunity of covering every inch of the games. This kind of interest is what organisers face with no
room for error in relation to external attacks or system failures of the event although risks are bound to occur to any project or program as in the case
of Olympics. These risks may occur with a positive impact to the organisers though they dread to have negative risks, which causes ripple effect to the
project. (Taylor, 2006)
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As expected, experience is the best teacher to put things right the second time round. This applies to Olympic organisers who strive to avoid risks as
early as possible and to assure athletes plus spectators and the public that steps have been taken to prevent risks. This can be in terms of tangible
evidence and intangible evidence. (Jennings, 2012)
Tangible evidence may relate to issues like the construction of Olympic village where all athletes converge during the period ofOlympic Games or the
presence of security personnel to reassure the nation and the public as illustrated in the diagram below.
Figure 2: The Olympics soldiers. Source: AFP Photo/Leon Neal
Intangible evidence relates to laws as highlighted in the next pages or verbal correspondences through which organisers use to reassure the nation,
spectators, athletes and the entire world by use of radio programmes, television programmes, newspapers etc.
2.0 LONDON 2012 –RISK MANAGEMENT
In late 2005, Olympic host city was internationally known to be London for 2012 Games. Unfortunately, it is the same period when terrorist activities
wreaked havoc in London. (Nugent et al. 2011) Perhaps, this was a wakeup call for the government to revise and tighten on all issues that would lead
to risk loophole.
The UK government developed a strategy in four modules to embrace and mitigate the risks associated with hosting mega events, Olympics in this
9. Sba 2012
INTRODUCTION This project is a research on the effects of single parenting on families in the community of Newland which is in situated in the
Parish of St. Catherine, Portmore within the vicinity of Portmore Lane and Cumberland. Newland host a little over 200 households and businesses.
Approximately 30 % of the residents has a stable job hence another 10% is occasionally employed, crime is a major factor affecting the community
This project tends to unveil the challenges associated with this family setting and how they overcome these challenges. To better gather information
questionnaires were given to twenty single parents that reside in the community. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT It gives me great pleasure to... Show more
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The samples were chosen based on the responses to the questions, for example, a questionnaire with responses on the short answer lines provided
would be used other than that which only an option was chosen. The researcher will focus on the female single parent between the ages of 18–29.
PRESENTATION OF DATA The researcher found that teenagers between the ages of 18 and 21, contributes significantly to the number of single
parent families in the community. Of the 20 single parents interviewed, 3 were between the ages 21 and 24, 2 were of the age group 24–29. These
teenagers have no guidance, as they too are from a single parenting family. They become idle and not goal–orientated and as a result ends up pregnant
and left in a single parenting position. Chart showing how the single parents get paid [pic] Diagram 1.1 This chart shows how the parents receive
their pay. Of the 20 parents interviewed, 16 were paid by wages, whereby minimum wage is about $4500. A child going to school every day would
need at least $2000 for the week. Other situations may arise in the week ahead, food is not calculated, the parent has to pay bus fare to go to work.
Basically this is saying, most of these families are living "hand to mouth." This parent's salary is finished before the week end. Bills
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10. Kony 2012 Video
... Kony Video The above is the simplified characters (or dimensions) of the human right narration as perceived by Mantua (2001). In relation to
Kony 2012, joseph Kony is the face of savage who abduct the innocent children (victims) and force them to join his Lord resistance army (LRA).
The saviour in this video is the US troops who sent to train and advice Ugandan army and help them capturing joseph Kony and finish this rebel
group. The main idea of the video was an experiment to raise awareness and to provoke western government to stop Joseph Kony (Mengestu (2013).
As it is shown in the Kony 2012 video, the solution to this problem seems easy and obvious even forfour years old child. In analysing the Kony 2012
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This caused a huge problem and challenges to the Human Rights defined by the United Nation (Statement of Human Rights 1947 Week3 Reading page
73). Some challenges where coming from non–western leaders found the human rights works against their policies and rules. In some cases it caused
direct conflict with their culture and society in particular because they have specific culture or rules,such as Muslim critique and their believes in man
vs. woman rights, the way of marriage, change of religion,
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11. Gazellein 2012 Essay
Gazelle in 2012 Gazelle is a leading online market to purchase and sell used electronic devices. However, its legal name is "Second Rotation" but
customers see it as "gazelle" which was chosen for branding and operational purpose by Gannet, Aurelien McElhiney the co founders of Second
rotation. How did gazelle attain sustainable competitive advantage? The secret of Gazelle for attaining the sustainable competitive advantage (a
competitive advantage that is difficult for competitors to imitate) lies in wisely considering the business opportunities at the right time. The co
founders observed different practices made by the people i.e. they did not try to recycle or sell their electronic devices. Rather they would just leave...
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This provides Gazelle an opportunity to grow. Intermediation: Ganot is currently thinking to switch the gazelle as an intermediary between sellers
and buyer's .This would get larger profits with minimum liabilities for gazelle. Social trends: Social trends keep changing but world has now
started thinking about the environment critically. They do not waste the product. They either sell it or recycle it. This is an opportunity for
Gazelle to make growth. Threats: With all the opportunities, available Gazelle indeed is threatened by external environment. Its rivals including
eBay and others are a constant source of threat. Major threats include threat of imitation and the bargaining powers of sellers and buyers. Porter's
five forces model explains it at best. Internal Analysis: VRIO and gazelle: VRIO stand for valuable, rare, inimitable and organized respectively.
While analyzing a company it kept in view to discuss VRIO. Gazelle has been offering valuable, rare, inimitable and organized goods at the same
time, which led it to acquire sustainable competitive advantage. (See appendices) Economies of scale and scope: A company reaches economies of
scale when cost incurred for the products gets lesser as the quantity of the goods increases. Economies of scope are related to acquiring lower costs
when offering or producing a couple of products together. Gazelle in this regard attained both while selling and buying a large number and variety
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12. Kony 2012 Thesis
In March 2012, Kony 2012, a social media campaign about Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army went viral. Thanks to a now flat world
the YouTube video became an overnight sensation. If you, like me did not know who Joseph Kony was before watching Kony 2012, then I am sure
you will never forget who he is after watching Kony 2012. Kony 2012 is part of the Invisible Children campaign to bring Joseph Kony to justice.
Invisible Children was founded by Jason Russell the narrator of Kony 2012. The Invisible Children used Kony 2012 to show the atrocities that Joseph
Kony did to the Ugandan's. Kony kidnapped children, turned them into child soldiers, he also raped and murdered many. Kony 2012 was meant to get
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In fact Kony 2012 targets a very specific group of people that group is the youth and I would have to say Western youth. Many critics denounced Kony
2012 because it's recurrence of familiar narrative, that of middle class and predominately white, young American "saving Africans" from their own
self–imposed miseries (Fisher, 202). Kony 2012 set out to empower young people to do more than just watch, it empowered them to take action. You
can see this in the video as they interview young adults they make them relatable. Although supporters where from all ages and walks of life, surveys
showed that over eighty–eight percent of supports were under the age of twenty–six (Karlin & Matthew, 2012). Invisible children targeted the youth by
touring to schools (middle school, high school, and colleges), using popular musicians, and of course social media. Invisible children also intentionally
targeted and worked with celebrities who were appealing to the youth. Another appealing draw to youth was the products that they used to promote
Invisible Children like apparel, bags, bracelets, stickers and "actions kits". These products enabled participants in the movement to "wear" their
involvement, which in turn strengthens their involvement (Karlin & Matthew,
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13. The Effects Of Media On Our Society
In our society, media is constantly being used not only to communicate but also to learn about what is going around the world. The web gives the
chance to share news and even lets people talk to one another. The internet spreads information and ideas quickly and reaches out too many people.
Much of what our society sees and reads often come from sources provided by the internet. Based on these sources, knowledge is gained, wither it
is real or fake. Constantly seeing media gives our society the idea that it is real. Videos, music, and photos are a way of spreading ideas clearly to more
people. Due to this, ideas such as the end of the world sparks conversations and creates theories.
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Doomsday media spreads quickly giving dates on the suspected day and tips on how to be prepared. With many theories to research, an older theory
known as the Great Flood is a controversy that also spread panic. Johannes Stoffler, a germen astrologer issued a world–ending flood. This flood was
set to occur on February 25, 1524. On this day, all planets would be under the same water sign Pieces. Creating a flood that was set to destroy our
world, "Hundreds of pamphlets announcing the coming flood were issued and set in motion a general panic" (Cole). With Stoffler's statements and
highly respected research, the event seemed as if it was in fact the end. As time passed and theories did not occur, thefear and predictions remain.
Harold Camping predicted the end of the world would happen on May 21, 2011. 7000 years prior to this date was when the Biblical Flood was said
to occur. As the date approached, Camping announced his math was incorrect and declared October 21, 2011, to be the official date for doomsday. As
the internet grew more popular, research was being brought to attention and even movies have been created to document the events that will occur on
this day known as doomsday. A huge theory that occurred recently is the "2012 Maya Apocalypse" The Mayan long calendar dates to 3114 BC and is
extremely accurate. Ending with the winter solstice on December 21, 2012, it marks the end of the cycle. After the winter solstice on December 21st,
no other future date was
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15. Our learners know it well that excellence is not achieved by accident. Thus,
they persevere towards their goals with the vision encapsulated in these
words:
Sow a thought and you reap an action; sow an act and you reap a habit; sow a habit and you reap a character; sow a character and you reap a destiny.
Ladies and gentlemen it's the time to salute the unflagging enthusiasm and effort of our young scholars.
The best price that one can give for hard work is to honour it, therefore with no further ado we begin with the PRIZE DISTRIBUTION CEREMONY
Students attending school for three consecutive years will receive a customized wrist watch and a certificate. Students in
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16. Avail low priced and high quality Pet Food Products and...
Avail low priced and high quality Pet Food Products and Accessories.
About Us
We, Leepet, carry a huge collection of pet food and supplies that are keeping almost all pets active, healthy and happy. We are specialize in providing
best nutrition to dogs and cats with our superior range that comprises Pet Food, Kobbobs, Chopsticks, Bones, Biscuits, etc. The customers will also
find Other Essential Accessories in our stores such as Soap, Shampoo, Bowl, etc. Basically, all the supplies needed for pet is available in our store at
most competitive prices and in required specifications.
Our company was founded in the year 2012 by the people who have great ardor to meet pet needs, giving them required love and affection.
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The food products are made with high quality ingredients, providing high nutrition to pets. Our complete range is mentioned below: Dog & Cats Food
Kobbobs
Chopsticks
Bones
Biscuits
Other Accessories
Soap
Shampoo
Bowl
Bed
Chain
Our Team
Our company has a group of smart, ambitious, customer oriented and talented people with deep–rooted ardor for pets. The professionals understand the
pet needs very well and accordingly manufacture the Pet Food Products and Accessories. The team encompasses:
17. Pet experts
Quality experts
Administrative staffs
Marketing and sales specialists
Besides, the training session is conducted by our company's expert making the team skilled and experienced. The strong entrepreneurial spirit and
immense ability of the personnel has helped us in getting the leading position in the market.
Company Facts
Business type: manufacturer, trader and service provider
Sales volume: 1 Crore INR
Number of staff: 20 employees
Year of establishment: 2012
Number of production units: one unit
Bankers: UCO
Investment on manufacturing equipment: 50 Lac INR
Monthly production capacity: 50 Crore INR
Major clients: all Indian market
Quality approved range of pet food and supplies
Dedicated and skilled team of pet experts
Delivery of products on time
No compromises on quality
Based in Punjab, we are providing happiness and nutrition to pets as a Pet Food & Supplies manufacturer, trader and service provider. We deal in Pet
Food,
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18. Mcdonalds 2012
Today's McDonalds for the Future
Tamyra Whaley
Strayer University
HRM532
June 4, 2012
DAVID FOUNTAINE
As one of the world's most famous fast food chains, McDonalds was founded in1937, the McDonalds brother Richard and Maurice opened the first
McDonalds restaurants in America. McDonalds today has over 30,000 restaurants in over 100 countries in the world. McDonald's fight's to protect is
reputation and trade mark. Although good corporate–level strategy is important it is not the most critical for day–to–day human resource activity. The
most important strategy for human resource is business–level strategy and related corporate diversification strategy. Its concerns how the organization
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The purpose of the Leadership at McDonald's Program (LAMP) is to accelerate the development of high potential leaders in a way that drives results,
shapes organizational culture and builds leadership depth. The program is used to guide leadership development is based upon three leadership
challenges: leading oneself, leading high performance teams and leading the organization. The goal of this program element is to expose participants
to thinking of individuals outside the McDonald's system in order to broaden their thinking and exposure beyond the "Golden Arches." Increasing the
ability of participants to improve business results in their current roles as well as prepare them for achieving success at the next level (Similar to the
"action learning" component of the Leadership Development Experience (LDE) that was so well received, LAMP gives participants the opportunity to
work in small groups to identify significant business improvement opportunities and develop specific actionable recommendations to be presented to
executive management. In LAMP, participants are also expected to develop their improvement recommendations by scanning the external environment
and using ideas from sources outside of McDonald's to encourage innovation)
Create at least two (2) more effective approaches to meet the talent management challenges in the future.
In conclusion it is important to develop a clear talent management
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25. Essay on London 2012 Olympics and Risk Management
Comparisons
As stated before, the Olympic Games have become a mega event in size and complexity compared to what it was in its beginning during Athens 1896
Olympics, when only 241 amateur athletes competed in mini sports. Therefore, the number of risks that can take place during the even has increased
significantly including aspects such as infrastructure, finance, operations, security and including natural hazards as well as manmade hazards.
The London Olympics 2012 (OSSSRA) has considerate different types of manmade hazard such attacks on crowded places, attacks to the transport
system and other terrorists attacks that may occur during the event. As London has experience different terrorist attacks in the past such as the
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A Similar issue was found in the London Olympics where an increase of ВЈ25 million was attributed to the design of the velodome, after finding out
the complex foundation and ground conditions. The changes to the design of the stadium roof also increased costs for the main stadium for London
2012. Other issue was the unexpected fluctuations such as the increase in steel prices (Jennings, 2012).
London 2012 as well as the other Olympics games experienced an overrun of its budget. However, London Olympics' risks management helped to
reduce costs and save approximately ВЈ470 million through the release of risks (ODA, 2011).
The success of an organisation's risks management can be determined by how well the organisation is able to distinguish risks, as there can be risks
that cannot be foreseen and others which can be avoided through planning. Looking at what happened during the Atlanta 1996 Olympics when
operational and logistic problems cause journalist to start reporting on "the glitch games", it can be said that some risks are originated by poor
decision making and misjudgements in planning assumptions (Jennings, 2012). In the past Olympic organisers mainly focused on reaction to a risk
and ways to recover from it by developing safety plans, now organisers consider risks mitigation as a crucial aspect for the Olympic Games. This is the
case for the London 2102 Olympics where military rehearsals were staged on the River
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26. 2012 Election Analysis
The 2012 election was a difficult challenge between Democratic Incumbent Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney. Romney came from a famous
political family, but would it be enough to win the election? Obama's first term in 2008–2012 would ultimately decide the outcome of his second term.
The two candidates both had a prior reputation that would make or break the election. The economic conditions leading into the 2012 election were at
devastatingly low points with the unemployment rate at a boggling 10%, highest it had been since the 1982 recession. Our nation was dealing with a
plethora of significant issues during the time of the election and the citizens wanted a president who could promise to resolve those conflicts. Their
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These issues will not only affect the countries surrounding them, but they may also affect our nation's economy and overall safety. Conflicts that were
concerning to the United States include nuclear weapons in Iran, North Korea, and Syria, terrorism threat caused by the instability in Pakistan sparked
by a "civil–military" crisis. The crisis within Pakistan confronted its issue with the United States because it could potentially draw in militant force.
These dangerous movements within the world around us are not the only challenges that they face, their economies are slowly plummeting much
like our own. Many countries faced economic deficits in 2008 causing it to be the marked as a global financial crisis. This crisis is considered to be
worst than the Great Depression and other recessions because those were followed by an economic boom where goods and services are in high
demand, in this case it did not
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27. Business Analysis: Telerik Inc.
TELERIC INC
CASE STUDY
Kristiyan Petrov – 11114067 Polina Panteleeva– 11114049 Stream 133 Group 1314 Department of Economics December 2012
Telerik INC
1. Introduction
Telerik Inc. is a company, which sells user interface components, content management solutions and Microsoft developer tools that allow programmers
to build their own applications. More than 100,000 clients in 94 countries now use its products, including brands as well known as Nike, Nokia and
Mercedes–Benz, and international organizations like the World Bank and the U.S. space agency, NASA. Our team put a lot of efforts into choosing
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As a co–founder of Telerik, Vassil was instrumental in growing the sales, support and business development units of the company and establishing the
fanatical dedication to customer service. Vassil's vision and dedication has helped Telerik keep its slogan to "Deliver more than expected" and enjoy a
solid track record of growing revenues and profitability in the ever changing developer tools marketplace. Vassil earned his Bachelor's Degree in
Business Administration at the American University in Bulgaria and has served in various roles in companies from real estate, investment and
high–tech industries.
UNWE, Department of Economics, 2012
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Telerik INC
Svetozar Gerogriev is the second co–founder and he is also a CEO. Svetozar has been instrumental in establishing the Telerik brand and growing the
Marketing and Financial organizations within the company. As a seasoned marketing executive, he has invented some of Telerik's most successful
marketing campaigns and has led to fruition many innovative ideas in the field of digital marketing. His profound expertise in the areas of product
28. positioning, marketing research and communications has helped Telerik become one of the most recognized brands in the space of .NET developer
tools. Boyko Iaramov is another co–founder . In his role as Chief Operations Officer, Boyko is in charge of establishing,
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29. Comparison Of London 2012 Olympic Games Vs. Moulsham High...
The two sports events I am comparing are the London 2012 Olympic Games and the Moulsham High School sports day. Throughout this assessment I
will be comparing the two different sporting events in terms of scale, planning, promotion and delivery to see what goes into making a great sporting
event. Both these events are very different in terms of how they are run so by comparing them I will get a very good idea on how different sporting
events organisation is for different situations.
The Olympic Games are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from
around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with more than
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It also has helped to inspire lots of young athletes and helped to get a lot of different people involved in physical activity. The funding towards Team
GB is also good, as the team is getting great facilities and athletes involved with the system are getting the best care and coaching to help improve
them and help reach their goals. However the negative to the Olympic structure, is that not all the teams and countries participating are treated equally.
This is most likely because they are a smaller country and a poorer country which means they do not have the same amount of money as bigger
countries have to help improve their athletes and improve their facilities. This means that the medal table will keep looking similar each year as the
bigger countries with the most money, will usually have more medals as their athletes are better trained and better prepared. At the moment the medal
table is just being weighted to reflect population and
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30. A Report On The Foreclosure Crisis
April 11, 2013 –Letter to Farmer from Grenier, informing Farmer that he intends to foreclose by sale on or after May 15, 2013.
April 25, 2013 –Grenier sends back checks for pre–paid interest provided on December 7, 2012, to Farmer's attorney Martin Arsenault.
May 8, 2013 –Check for HUD correction sent to Marston.
June 25, 2013 –E–mail between Arsenault and Grenier regarding Farmer applying for a loan. Arsenault requests that Grenier "forebear in scheduling"
the foreclosure. E–mail from Marston to Grenier, states that during a meeting in May of 2013, Grenier was informed that the only option other than
foreclosure auction, "was a deed in lieu of foreclosure." States he was never given permission to negotiate any other resolution.
According to Grenier, the Tolman's sought other counsel to conclude the transaction with Farmer, and "public record reveals that Frank W. Tolman Sr.
signed a discharge of mortgage on September 20, 2013 indicating payment in full of the mortgage at that time."
RESPONDENT'S ANSWER
In response to Tolman Sr's allegations Grenier claims "there was no withholding information from Mr. Tolman and that all information concerning the
transaction was communicated to him or his son who was acting as his power of attorney at the time of transaction." He goes on to explain that the
property had many issues and the Tolman's were unwilling to spend the "money to correct or ameliorate some of the problems." He asserts that they
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31. Benefits to the Uk of Hosting the Olympic Games in 2012
The 6th of July marked a very important achievement for the city of London. The IOC (International Olympic Committee) awarded the city of London
the right to stage the 2012 summer Olympics after fighting off fierce competition (Adam, 2005). The bid for the games has always had loud political
undertones that were obvious during the bidding process. Some of the arguments raised included the benefits and negative effects hosting the games
could bring. This paper examines the economic benefits and costs of hosting the Olympics. The net benefits are found to be positive and large relative
to the investment in the bidding process.
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The ODA is funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Greater London Authority (ВЈ925 million), the London Development Agency
(ВЈ470 million), and the Olympic Lottery Distributor (ВЈ2.2billion).
The funding from the various public sectors above contributes towards the construction of the venues and infrastructure in the Olympic park. For
example, facilities are being built at Weymouth and Portland, Broxbourne and Eton Dorney and also the legacy that will follow after the games.
(London 2012, 2005)
The hosting and staging of the Olympic games in London would result in a drastic change in the physical activities of the nation, contributing to the
government 's wants in order to modify participation in sports and physical activities. Hosting the Olympic Games in London can add to the
governments' wider social and health agenda. It is also believed that it will contribute to the extremely ambitious target of 70percent of the population
attempting 5x30 minutes of moderate activity per week by 2020 as outlined in the Game Plan (DCMS/Strategy Unit, 2002)
Another economic benefit of the London 2012 Olympics is the aspect of sport tourism. According to Weed and Bull (2004), the notion behind sport
tourism is "........ As derived from the unique interaction of activity people and place" This tells us about the tourism potential of the London 2012
Olympic Games. It is believed that sport is an important tourism phenomenon (Collins and
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32. Risk Management at the Llondon 2012 Olympics Essays
Introduction and Background
Introduction
The objective of this paper is to define and analyse what risks management was carried out during the London Olympic Games, aspects of risk
management such as how risks were identified, the type of risk analysis that was carried out, the risk responses opted in order to minimise threats, and
how risks were monitored and controlled will be analysed further. After obtaining this information, a comparison with otherOlympic Games will be
analysed in order to learn what they did right, wrong, and how they managed risks. The comparison will be made to support recommendations on how
The London Olympic games could have managed risks more effectively.
Background
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The London Olympics had a total workforce of 200,000 people from whom 6,000 were staff, 70,000 volunteers and 100,000 contractors (International
Olympic Committee (IOC), 2013).
Knowledge area
Risk management
Risk management is used in a project in order to identify potential risks that can somehow affect its objectives. Risks can occur at any time and at
any stage during the project, and they may be associated with a particular task, person or it can also be from an element outside the project. Any
risks that occur at a very late stage in the project are more likely to have a bigger impact than those that occur at the beginning, because valuable
work that has already been done can be loss or damage. Risk management is also important in large projects as it can help to minimised the impact of
a risk or totally avoid it, it also can determined what are the actions to take in order to reduce the impact of a particular risk (Lock, 2007, p.99).
Processes
1.Plan Risk Management
In Plan risk process, the main objective is to define how to carry out all risk management activities. This process is very important as of it depends the
success of the other five processes, thus it has to be a carful and precise planning. "Planning risk management is important to ensure that the degree,
type, and visibility of risk
34. Starbucks in 2012 Essay
Tiffin University MGT 624 Industry and Competitive Analysis Starbucks in 2012 Dr. Bradly E. Roh Smart Osadolor Starbucks Corporation Starbucks
founded in 1987 as a modest nine–store operation in Seattle, Washington and quickly became the premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffees in
the world with over 17,400 store locations in more than 55 countries (Thompson, Peteraf, Gamble, & Strickland, 2014). The company first got its
start in 1971 when three academics all decided upon opening a coffee store in touristy Pikes Place Market in Seattle. The three academics; Jerry
Baldwin an English teacher, Zev Siegel a History teacher and Gordon Bowker a writer were all coffee aficionados (Thompson, Peteraf, Gamble, &...
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This case study focuses on Starbucks, with respect to human capital and resources in the pursuit of strategy implementation. There will be an analysis
of how effectively the company implemented its turnaround strategy and how effectively Starbucks utilized human capital to implement its strategy. In
conclusion of this paper, there will be recommendations for effectiveness in future implementations at Starbucks. Implementation of Starbuck's
Turnaround Strategy The return of Schultz saw him focus on three different themes; strengthen the core, elevate the experience and lastly, invest and
grow. The implementation included various strategies which involved; slowing the pace of opening new stores, closing underperforming stores,
restructuring the company's store operations in Australia, creating new designs for future Starbucks stores globally, enhancing the customer
experience, providing additional resources and tools for employees, undertaking a rigorous cost–containment program, and renewing attention to
employee training and reigniting enthusiasm on the part of employees to customer. The case tells us that 800 underperforming stores in the United
States and 100 additional stores in other countries were closed. The company even trimmed its workforce by about 6,700 employees. From further
analysis it was clear to see that Schultz's investment in growth played a huge part in the turnaround. The company implemented this
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35. How To Avoid During The London 2012 Olympics
One of the most significant introductions to technology in sport over recent years was during the London 2012 Olympics last Summer. The Olympics
is the worlds largest sporting event and requires state of the art technology to ensure that accurate readings are taken in each event and all athletes are
provided with the ability to perform at their very best. The best example of this is probably in the London 2012 athletics track which uses cutting edge
technology designed by Monodo, an Italian company. The surface of this track contains rubber granules with cushion backing allowing for shock
absorption when athletes run across it. The athletes are given spiked shoes for running in which use this shock absorption to penetrate the running
surface
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36. Was the Security Prepared for the London 2012 Olympics?
The 2012 London Olympics were held at the Olympic Park in East London from Friday, July 27, 2012 to Sunday, August 12, 2012. The Olympics
have been held in London two times before the 2012 Olympics, once in 1908 and once in 1948 (Scott). Over 10,500 athletes participated from over
204 countries, over 120,000 people were going to the Olympic Park every day to watch the Olympics. Over 302 medal events were being held, with
three swimmers being the top medalists in the 2012 London Olympics ("Olympics"). There were a lot of people at the London Olympics, but the
questions is, was the security prepared for the amount of people showing up to the 2012 London Olympics. The Olympics were not prepared with
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During the Olympics, the USA feels that they need to contribute to the security in order for American athletes to be safe. An article written by Hopkins
and Norton–Taylor in the Guardian Newspaper mentions the plan for US Security "The US has raised repeated concerns about security at the London
Olympics and is preparing to send up to 1,000 of its agents, including 500 from the FBI, to provide protection for America's contestants and
diplomats." People were worried about the security for the 2012 London Olympics.
When there is a huge event where over 8.8 million tickets are sold, security is a big deal; the safety of all the people at the event matters, terrorism
needs to be avoided. There were a couple terrorism threats just weeks before the 2012 London Olympics that shocked many, it was mentioned in
article, "The threat of a terrorist attack has been in the news in recent days after seven people were arrested in operations for terrorist activity,
though none were related to the Olympics" (Riccobono). A couple weeks before the Olympics, there was another case, where three men were
arrested due to terrorism threats at a house just a mile away from the Olympic Park where the big games were being held (Watson). 5 days before the
article by Traci Watson on USAtoday she mentioned that a man in a neighborhood bordering the Olympic park was arrested due to terrorism threats, he
had attended a terrorist training camp with links to al–Qaeda. In the Guardian newspaper
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37. An Analysis of the Global Significance of the 2012 London...
An analysis of the global significance of the 2012 London Summer Olympics opening ceremony
The 2012 London Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony (Hereafter LSOOC) was watched by 62,000 spectators in the stadium and an estimated
audience of one billion across all five continents, it was for a few hours the focal–point of the world. This essay will conclude that the live broadcast of
this major–sporting media event has become economically significant; primarily as a result of the increasing global commercialisation of sport.
Introduction
Sport is seen as the most desirable element of television viewing. It has played a significant role in the growth of television, especially during its
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This sort of behaviour is motivated in and around public venues that provide large television screens for viewing pleasure. The manipulation of time
and space has led to the accessibility of television in bars and restaurants which led to the construction of a world enabled public sphere. Consequently,
the event itself becomes a dispersed occasion taking place not only at the sports arena, but also within homes and other public places.
The Olympics Games
The Olympic Games is a major internationalized media event, it highlights both summer and winter sports in which athletes from around the world can
participate in. The Olympic Games are considered to be the worlds' most notable contest with more than 200 nations competing. The Summer Olympic
Games are held quadrennialy, meaning that the event occurs every four years.
Media events are live television broadcasts. The rise of television has allowed for audiences to act as a witness to the spectacle. While sporting
tournaments offer commentary to shape the spectators perceptions, 'Contests' and 'Coronations' invite the audience at home and at the live event to act
as partisans and judges. The audience is then obligated to assess the team's performance not only in the games, but also the display of the opening
ceremony, in which the national identity of the country is unveiled.
The Olympic Charter is a set of rules and guidelines for the Olympic Games,
40. Kony 2012 Video Analysis
Back in 2012, an online video about crimes most Americans hadn't heard of, committed by a man they didn't know, in a country few could place on a
map, became the world's biggest viral sensation. The "Kony 2012" video, produced by the California–based organization Invisible Children, aimed to
raise awareness about Joseph Kony, a warlord who had led the Lord's Resistance Army, an extremely violent militant movement known for its use of
child soldiers in Uganda and central African states. The video's message was simple: the world needed to come together to "stop Kony." It made a
splash. That video currently has more than 100 million views on YouTube, and Invisible Children raised $28 million in 2012, which it used to
significantly expand its
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41. Maths 2012 Paper
Write your name here Surname Other names Centre Number Candidate Number Edexcel GCSE Mathematics A Paper 2 (Calculator) Higher Tier
Thursday 8 November 2012 – Afternoon Time: 1 hour 45 minutes Paper Reference 1MA0/2H You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and
millimetres, protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator. Tracing paper may be used. Total Marks Instructions Use black ink or
ball–point pen. Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre number and candidate number. Answer all questions. Answer the
questions in the spaces provided – there may be more space than you need. Calculators may be used. If your calculator does not have a КЊ button,...
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........................................................................................... (2) (b) –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 x Write down the inequality shown in the diagram.
.............................................. (2) (c) Solve 3y – 2 > 5 .............................................. (2) (Total for Question 8 is 6 marks) 10 *P40675A01028* 9 The
stem and leaf diagram gives information about the numbers of tomatoes on 31 tomato plants. 0 8 8 9 1 1 1 5 5 2 1 2 2 6 7 8 3 0 2 5 5 7 9 4 2 2 3 5
8 8 5 1 1 3 4 7 8 Key: 5 | 7 = 57 tomatoes (a) Work out the median. .............................................. (1) (b) Work out the interquartile range.
.............................................. (2) (Total for Question 9 is 3 marks) *P40675A01128* 11 Turn over *10 In the UK, petrol cost В
Ј1.24 per litre. In the
USA, petrol cost 3.15 dollars per US gallon. 1 US gallon = 3.79 litres ВЈ1 = 1.47 dollars Was petrol cheaper in the UK or in the USA? (Total for
Question 10 is 4 marks) 12 *P40675A01228* 11 The diagram shows a cube and a cuboid. Diagram NOT accurately drawn x 2 x x x 5 All the
measurements are in cm. The volume of the cube is 100 cm3 more than the volume of the cuboid. (a) Show that x3 – 10x = 100
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42. Humanity In Post Apocalyptic Films
During the 2000's, the word apocalypse petrified and frightened humanity around the world knowing that the world will soon come to an end.
Post–Apocalyptic films illustrated the importance of catastrophic events as the films worked their way up into popular media during the 2000's and
how the world itself changed creating diverse conspiracies and predictions on how and when our planet will come to an end, which frightened
humanity. The 2000's are when post–apocalyptic films began to explode in popularity. Due to environmental and social trends which became popular
during that time period, these movies showed the importance that humanity will survive no matter what apocalypse may come. The major focus of
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Technology has failed to save the world during a failed climate–change, but has saved the remnants of life who are carried on an ever running,
nuclear–powered, mile–long train called the Snowpiercer. The train travels around the globe on a 24 000–mile circuit covering earth's frozen
continents where a class system emerges. The movie was used to signify to the viewers that mankind will do whatever it takes to survive and
ensure the safety of their loved ones. During the 2000's, humanity was frightened to know that the world will soon come to an end. Films such as
the Snowpiercer gave the audience courage and the will power to not lose hope in times like this. However, a sense of heroism is needed as well as a
sacrifice for the well–being of the world. Showing that Curtis as a leader who faces many struggles to reach his goal and give his people equal
treatment influences the audience watching the movie be just as heroic as he is and combat alongside many others who also want to be heroes. The film
aptly sums the act of heroism when Curtis stands up for his people and leads them to the front of the train to get justice. Curtis figures out a plan to
find Namgoong Minsu who designed the doors of the train. He figures out that the guards have no bullets in their guns and that leads him to fight
his way through each door to free Namgoong and his daughter from the cell. Curtis portrayed many heroic acts which persuade the viewers of the
film to do the same and be a leader during harsh times in an apocalyptic situation. Sacrifice is also needed while managing to survive in apocalyptic
situations. In apocalyptic situations, sacrifice is needed to protect one's family or their loved ones. Sacrifice is shown in Snowpiercer when Edgar is
shot in the head, allowing Curtis to capture Mason which will lead the group to the front of the engine. This emphasizes Edgars courage which
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43. Impact Of 2012 Olympics On Hospitality Essay
2012 Olympics and its impact on the hospitality industry of London.
Research Background / Context
On 6th July' 2005 London was selected as the host city for the 2012 summer Olympic and Paralympics Games. The games is often labelled as the
"greatest show on earth" which involves thousands of sports persons both men and women from around the globe aiming to reach the ultimate in
sporting achievement. The Olympic Games will take place entirely in London, but the bid team had stressed throughout their campaign that the games
would benefit the whole of Britain.
The proposed research is on the impact of the hosting of the 2012 Olympics in London and its impact specifically on the hospitality industry. Other
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Athens 2004 would have benefited from its investment in urban regeneration and transport infrastructure. Before the Games Sydney 2000 was a great
city to visit and now is better again after its Olympic experience. Atlanta 1996 was located within 2 hours flying time from major US cities. It was a
major domestic convention hub before the Games with comparatively few international visitors. But as inbound statistics reflect, Atlanta is still a major
domestic convention hub with no hard evidence of an Olympics afterglow in the inbound market.
Barcelona 1992 achieved incredible tourism–image transformation but the hotel market in the post–Olympic era was badly over–supplied for several
years. Whereas Seoul 1988 opened its inbound tourism industry. The city added several hotels and infrastructure investment which dramatically
improved the tourism appeal and till now Seoul remains a strong hotel market. As seen here Barcelona and Seoul were the two most successful cities in
creating additional inbound traffic. But the point to note was that both these cities had low–profile tourism at the time of hosting the games and so
they had much to gain from the hosting of the games.
When we refer to the term Hospitality we normally refer to the relationship between a guest and a host.
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44. Media Campaign for World Suicide Prevention Day 2012
Media campaign for World Suicide Prevention Day 2012
Organization Profile The organization asking for assistance with its campaign is a small mental health nonprofit in Singapore. The company operates
facilities that provide services to the mentally ill such as counseling, hospital–alternative programs, case management, housing assistance, and
community outreach. The community outreach branch has been participating in the World Suicide Prevention Day campaigns since they were first
organized, but there has been very little participation by the community, or even similar agencies, in this effort. The company has a particular stake in
this effort as the mentally ill population in the region is almost three times more likely to commit suicide than an individual who does not claim mental
health problems (SingHealth, 2012).
Relevant Issues Singapore has its own committee that conducts a local suicide prevention day in March of select years (SingHealth, 2012), so
assistance from the county is unlikely other than verbal support. The company does not have a large budget to support the effort and will have to
conduct a fund raising drive prior to beginning the campaign to endure that enough funds can be dedicated to the effort. It is possible though that the
country will provide some money via a grant. The day itself has not been well–publicized in the media in the years preceding this one. This presents an
issue in that people do not want to think about the problem and are
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45. Sba 2012
INTRODUCTION
This project is a research on the effects of single parenting on families in the community of Newland which is in situated in the Parish of St. Catherine,
Portmore within the vicinity of Portmore Lane and Cumberland. Newland host a little over 200 households and businesses. Approximately 30 % of the
residents has a stable job hence another 10% is occasionally employed, crime is a major factor affecting the community This project tends to unveil the
challenges associated with this family setting and how they overcome these challenges.
To better gather information questionnaires were given to twenty single parents that reside in the community.
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What do you think are the factors contributing to single– parent families in the Newland District community?
Fear of commitment Divorce Migration Medical issues Other If other please specify: _______________________________________
4. What type of income do you earn?
Minimum wage Monthly Salary Not Working If not working how you do obtain money? : ____________________________
5. What challenges do you think single parent families in Newland District face?
Inadequate Supervision of Children Depression Delinquent Children
6. How often does your child attend school?
1–2 Days per week 3 Days per week 4 Days per week All Days per week
7. How often does the absentee parent visits?
46. Never Daily Weekly Monthly
8. In what way does having one parent in the home affect your child?
My child (misses/does not miss) his/her absentee parent My child is (happy/not happy) and (well adjusted/ not well adjusted) My child (has/ does not
have) sufficient food, clothes etc My child (has/ does not have) emotional problems.
9. If the child had both parents living together, would you say things would be better for him/her?
Yes No Maybe
Support your answer.
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47. 2012 Presidential Elections
The results of both the 2004 and 2012 Presidential elections were the same as both incumbents were able to capitalize on the voters being comfortable
with them. Additional, since both incumbents had access to national assets, four years of on the job training, and "insider information" they were able
to speak in–depth on a wide range of issues both foreign and domestic. In 2004, the largest and most important issue to the nation was the war in Iraqi
and in 2012 it was the nation's economy. Given the incumbents access to firsthand information on the issues at large, they were able to weaken their
opponents in the nation's eyes by dismantling the candidate's strategies on the issues. History has shown that nations trend to focus more on domestic...
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Campaign Strategies used by the incumbents in both the 2004 and 2012 presidential elections were direct and aggressive, using media outlets to launch
phased targeting to discredit candidates by highlighting indecisiveness and lacking of understand on controversial issues. In both elections the
candidates that successful used the media were able to garnered support from nation as they were able to stay steps ahead of their opponents, forcing
them to constantly defend themselves and legalize their campaigns. For example, President Obama used ads to undermine Mitt Romney's time running
the investment firm Bain Capital (strength of Romney's campaign) against him, stating that because of Mitt Romney's time at Bain he would be unable
to relate to average. This forced Romney to alter his campaign strategy as more Americans began to question Romney stance on multiple issues,
especially taxes, during an election in which the primary issue was the nation's economy. Similar strategies were utilized in the 2004 and 2012
elections, giving the incumbents a huge advantage from day one. When you combine the election results and campaign strategy with the voter turnout
with only a 2–5 percent difference in voting age population turnout, it is clear why both elections resulted in the incumbent being reelected. I believe
that the nation applied the old saying, "if it is not broke, then don't fix it" during both the 2004 and 2012 presidential
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48. Kony 2012
When I was a senior in high school, I participated in the Kony 2012 and Invisible Children social movement that focused on highlighting and
identifying the controversies happening in Africa as a result of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and their leader Joseph Kony. While I had no
prior knowledge to what the charity, Invisible Children, stood for, it was not until the popular video Kony 2012 released on YouTube that I wanted to
be actively involved in the campaign. The Kony 2012 movement had identifiable leaders who were the creators of the viral video, which included
Jason Russell. At the same time, the movement included the Invisible Children organization, which Russell is a founder of, which the video came as a
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During the heightened popularity of the initial Kony 2012 video that was what many people were talking about and it even cause several politicians
to rethink strategies in Africa and motivated them enough to pass a resolution to send troops near the lines of the LRA. It was successful in its
initial goal for awareness, but it was highly criticized for creating inaccurate depictions of what was going on in Africa as well. The movement gained
support from the US government and as a result became a part of the social norm during that year in activism, but would be forgotten by a majority of
the public in the next year. Besides this brief resolution, the movement did not encourage many to join the cause of Invisible Children and resulted in
many forgetting their support and the movement entirely. Russell's controversy tainted the image of the Kony movement, which may have impacted
the "Cover the Night" event. Kony 2012 is a success because it asked people to go to action, but it failed because no
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49. 2012 Presidential Election
The 2012 presidential election was fundamentally different than the presidential election of 2004. In 2004, George W Bush defeated John Kerry
with 62,028,719 votes, which was essentially 50.8 percent of the ballots cast. In 2004 the issue that was of most concern for Americans was
terrorism. Furthermore, the attacks on September 11th 2001 served in bringing the country together to help secure the win for Bush. The polling
data shows that 52 percent of the people believed that Bush would do a better job dealing with terrorism and homeland security, versus 29 percent
for Kerry. Voters seemed to prefer Bush in dealing with problems in Iraq, 50 to 37 and furthermore, on moral issues, by 47 to 29. Kerry was ahead 48
to 32 on jobs and unemployment and by a fairly wide margin of 51 to 28 on health care. When comparing how people voted, Kerry had the majority of
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In the years leading up to the 2012 presidential elections, there seemed to be a lot of people that were moving away from their traditional party
lines and changing sides. It would seem that Mitt Romney's career as a wealthy businessman would become harmful in the same ways that the
"swift boat" attacks on Kerry were harmful in 2004. During John Kerry's running for the presidency in 2004, his Vietnam "record" came under
scrutiny in so much as to discredit his wartime service. In 2012, the Obama campaign used the same type of strategy to show a disconnect between
Romney and the American people. The number of eligible voters that actually voted dropped between the 2008 and 2012 elections by nearly 3.5%.
Some believe this to be typical in a second term presidential election. ushistory.org states "Since many Americans are pleased with economic progress,
they may feel reluctant to make a change, so they stay at home on Election Day". However, I do not believe that to be completely the
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50. The Effect Of The Quinoa Intake On South America
Money or Land; The Effect of the U.S's
Quinoa intake on South America
Quinoa (Chenopodium Quinoa) despite being one of the oldest crops in the area it was just recently domesticated, only about three to four thousand
years ago in the Andean region (Ofstehage 2010). This region includes areas like Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Colombia. What all these areas have in
common is their dry soil which Quinoa is usually found to grow in (Ofstehage 2010). The plant is widely known for its positive nutritional value,
mainly its high protein which is hard to find in most plants. Sadly it contains saponins which messes with cell membranes in the small intestine. These
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That is also a jump from 8 million dollars on exports to 63 million, which is highly affecting the economy. With the U.S importing 48% of that, we are
importing 9600 metric tons of quinoa and about 30 million dollars (Effel 2012). The standard price of a kilogram of quinoa is about 8 cents. During
times when demand is higher it can get up to 28–32 cents per kilogram (Hellin & Higman 2003). With all this extra income the farmers themselves can
now improve themselves. They can by different food, fix their house or just buy a new one, and buy even more land to grow on, possibly start
their own business. They can also afford more luxuries, and also help their kids get a better education (Ofstehage 2012). With all these upgrades
they can live a healthier life. Like with the food, they can now get a greater variation in the food they eat improving their overall diet and health,
especially for the farmers that were very poor before the boom (Ofstehage 2012). Occording to Damiana Astudillo and Genaro Aroni who did
fieldwork in Bolivia and talked to the farmers their say, it was a "Cinderella Plant" because it just made everything better (Astudillo & Aroni 2012).
Although the people and the economy overall are making money there are some disadvantages to the huge cultivation of quinoa. One of the problems
is the overall land is weakening. Farmers are buying more land and in order to keep up with the
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51. Has Hosting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games...
Has Hosting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games Been Successful in Fulfilling The Olympic legacy?
Has Hosting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games Been Successful in Fulfilling The Olympic legacy?
London was placed on the shortlist for the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics host city back in May 2004. The International Olympics Committee (IOC)
eventually announced that London had been successful in July 2005 following a large campaign backing the bid. The bid for the games was led by
London 2012; 'a multi–agency stakeholder group, setting the vision and strategic direction for the games' (Department of Culture, Media and Sport
2012).
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So therefore where the media exposes the benefits of hosting the games such as increased investment and development, this all has to be funded
through public accounts which requires reduced benefits elsewhere, or cuts in household disposable income levels.
The sporting legacy of the 2012 Olympics was always at the forefront of government attention. The bid for the games featured the slogan 'Inspire a
Generation" with the reason behind the slogan being to trigger involvement of young people in sports and taking up new activities (Magnay 2012).
There are two programmes introduced to encourage community sports; 'Places People Play' and a 'Join in' program.
'Places People Play' is a joint partnership initiative between Sport England and the British Olympic Association with the aim of "making the benefits of
London 2012 visible in cities, towns and villages across the country" (SportEngland.org 2012). The goals involve the protection and improvement of
hundreds of playing fields across the country, modernising and extending club facilities and 'Sports Makers' training, "providing free business skills,
training and support to those doing the day–to–day running of community sports" (Sports England 2012).
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52. Pumpkin Patch
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction THE COMPANY Company's history Key employees Key competitors Brands Business operations Location
Subsidiaries Catalogue & Internet VALUE CHAIN Product design and origination Product development and sourcing Marketing & communication of
brand values Distribution Customer Experience SWOT ANALYSIS FINANCIAL SITUATION STUDY QUESTIONS CONCLUSIONS
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– Free in store wi–fi, expecting to roll this out over the majority of the stores in the coming year. 70% of smartphone owners use them while in store
shopping so free wi–fi is a low cost way, creating a reason for customers to come into store, stay longer, and buy more. Location The location of the
stores is carefully evaluated, analysed by the customer catchments, customer demographics, cost of retail space and proximity of competitors and
other existing PPL stores. The sizes of the stores are between 250mand 350m2with leases of minimum 5 years. [pic] Image 1 Subsidiaries Pumpkin
Patch has had always in mind to widen its horizons, so they open up to 190 stores, planning on opening 11 more stores in 2013. Catalogue and Internet
Pumpkin Patch has an e–tall website called www.pumpkinpatchkids.com. Its average number of visits received on 2009 was 65 000 000. It is
regularly refreshed to include all the latest available ranges of products and services. Customers usually purchase their products on–store. Nevertheless,
there is a significant database of customers that purchase them via the Internet or the catalogues, which are produced seasonally at 300 000 in New
Zealand and Australia. VALUE CHAIN Product design and origination It's an extremely important part of the business
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