This document provides an overview of RSS feeds and how to use them. It discusses what RSS feeds are, why they are useful for managing subscriptions and organizing information. It provides examples of RSS feeds on topics like WASH, development news, and regions. It demonstrates how to find feeds and use Google Reader and iGoogle to read and organize feeds.
This document provides a series of tasks to help understand global economic power and inequality. Learners are asked to create a map showing membership in influential international organizations like the OECD and G8. Data on the headquarters of transnational corporations and residences of billionaires reveals power is concentrated in few countries and cities, mainly in North America and parts of Europe and Asia. The distribution of world cities, as ranked by their global influence, similarly shows greater numbers and influence above the "Brandt line" dividing rich and developing nations.
- The document outlines a webquest where students are assigned to research teams to study one of six major biomes. Each team will have experts in ecology, zoology, biology, and meteorology who research the biome's natural resources, animals, plants, weather and climate. The teams will then create an informational brochure or presentation for the United Nations Environmental Protection Agency on their biome and which is best suited for sustainable human life.
Stay Informed! Tools for Keeping Current with Research Publications in Your F...Robin Featherstone
This document discusses tools for staying informed of new research publications in one's field. It covers setting up email alerts in databases to receive articles on topics, authors or journals of interest. It also demonstrates creating RSS feeds from PubMed and websites to receive new publications in feeds using an RSS reader. The document provides examples and exercises on setting up different types of alerts and RSS feeds to help researchers effectively monitor the latest literature.
- An oil spill in the Philippines destroyed 200 miles of coastline, coral reefs, and marine reserves, endangering aquatic life and damaging the ecosystem.
- Students were tasked with researching oil spills and their environmental impacts, collecting data on organism fatalities from past spills, and proposing solutions to the townspeople for cleaning up and restoring the damaged area.
- Working in groups as characters from the ecosystem (organisms, oil, environmentalist), the students created a presentation with a powerpoint, data spreadsheet, and proposal letter to educate others on the oil spill and how to address it.
The document describes a web quest activity for students to research the effects of an oil spill in the Philippines. Students are assigned roles like animal, oil, or environmentalist and must research impacts. They then create a PowerPoint, spreadsheet of organism deaths, and letter to locals. Finally, groups give presentations combining their research. The goal is for students to understand oil spill impacts and solutions through collaborative, multimedia projects.
Keynote presentation at HydroMedIT, Volos Nov 2018. Exploration of rationale for, and science approach required, for ecosystem based fisheries management
Choose your ecosystem and roles for your team members. You have until the end of class to decide. Get started on your research tonight! Let me know if you have any other questions as you work on your presentations. Good luck!
This document provides an overview of RSS feeds and how to use them. It discusses what RSS feeds are, why they are useful for managing subscriptions and organizing information. It provides examples of RSS feeds on topics like WASH, development news, and regions. It demonstrates how to find feeds and use Google Reader and iGoogle to read and organize feeds.
This document provides a series of tasks to help understand global economic power and inequality. Learners are asked to create a map showing membership in influential international organizations like the OECD and G8. Data on the headquarters of transnational corporations and residences of billionaires reveals power is concentrated in few countries and cities, mainly in North America and parts of Europe and Asia. The distribution of world cities, as ranked by their global influence, similarly shows greater numbers and influence above the "Brandt line" dividing rich and developing nations.
- The document outlines a webquest where students are assigned to research teams to study one of six major biomes. Each team will have experts in ecology, zoology, biology, and meteorology who research the biome's natural resources, animals, plants, weather and climate. The teams will then create an informational brochure or presentation for the United Nations Environmental Protection Agency on their biome and which is best suited for sustainable human life.
Stay Informed! Tools for Keeping Current with Research Publications in Your F...Robin Featherstone
This document discusses tools for staying informed of new research publications in one's field. It covers setting up email alerts in databases to receive articles on topics, authors or journals of interest. It also demonstrates creating RSS feeds from PubMed and websites to receive new publications in feeds using an RSS reader. The document provides examples and exercises on setting up different types of alerts and RSS feeds to help researchers effectively monitor the latest literature.
- An oil spill in the Philippines destroyed 200 miles of coastline, coral reefs, and marine reserves, endangering aquatic life and damaging the ecosystem.
- Students were tasked with researching oil spills and their environmental impacts, collecting data on organism fatalities from past spills, and proposing solutions to the townspeople for cleaning up and restoring the damaged area.
- Working in groups as characters from the ecosystem (organisms, oil, environmentalist), the students created a presentation with a powerpoint, data spreadsheet, and proposal letter to educate others on the oil spill and how to address it.
The document describes a web quest activity for students to research the effects of an oil spill in the Philippines. Students are assigned roles like animal, oil, or environmentalist and must research impacts. They then create a PowerPoint, spreadsheet of organism deaths, and letter to locals. Finally, groups give presentations combining their research. The goal is for students to understand oil spill impacts and solutions through collaborative, multimedia projects.
Keynote presentation at HydroMedIT, Volos Nov 2018. Exploration of rationale for, and science approach required, for ecosystem based fisheries management
Choose your ecosystem and roles for your team members. You have until the end of class to decide. Get started on your research tonight! Let me know if you have any other questions as you work on your presentations. Good luck!
PAG-UNLAD NG EKONOMIYA na dapat isaalang alang sa pag-aaral.KathleenAnnCordero2
The document discusses economic growth and development in the Philippines. It identifies three main goals of the economy: full employment, increased productivity, and social equity. It then explains some key economic factors that contribute to economic growth, including natural resources, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship. It also discusses some non-economic factors like scientific advancements, political stability, culture, and consumption. Various economic concepts are defined, such as income, savings, average and marginal propensity to consume and save. In conclusion, the document provides an overview of factors influencing economic growth in the Philippines.
The document provides information about various environmental organizations' campaigns to raise awareness of deforestation and its impacts. It summarizes WWF's Rainforest Campaign which began in 1991 and aims to promote sustainable timber. Screenshots of the campaign's website show alarming statistics and appeals to sign up. Rainforest Rescue is described as focusing specifically on rainforest issues like climate change and aims to protect indigenous groups. The website provides information but could be overwhelming. Greenpeace's rainforest campaign centers on the Amazon and uses images on its website to encourage signing petitions.
Week 6 Final PaperPLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT A BID FOR THIS ASSIGNME.docxhelzerpatrina
The document provides instructions for a final paper assignment on environmental compliance for a multinational corporation. It outlines three parts for the paper: 1) developing a compliance system for key US environmental statutes; 2) creating a risk management and liability plan; and 3) evaluating duties, opportunities and risks of environmental regulation for global businesses. The paper must be 8 pages, follow APA style, and include references. It will require summarizing compliance approaches, outlining a risk/liability plan, and analyzing leadership and regulatory challenges for multinational environmental compliance.
ASSIGNMENT 1 - Ground and Surface Water Interactions Laboratory.docxcarlibradley31429
ASSIGNMENT 1 - Ground and Surface Water Interactions Laboratory
[WLO: 2] [CLOs: 1, 3, 4, 5]
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read the
Ground and Surface Water Interactions
investigation manual
. This lab enables you to design models of different scenarios that affect the earth’s surface water and groundwater.
The Process
Take the required photos and complete all parts of the lab assignment (calculations, data tables, etc.). Use the
Lab Worksheet
, as a resource to complete the
Lab Report Template
. Transfer any answers and visual elements from the Lab Worksheet into the Lab Report Template. You will submit the Lab Report Template through Waypoint in the classroom.
The Assignment
Make sure to complete all of the following items before submission:
· Before you begin the assignment, read the
Ground and Surface Water Interactions
investigation manual
; you also may wish to review
SCI207 - The Scientific Method (Links to an external site.)
presentation video.
· Complete all activities using the materials that you supply. Photograph each activity following these instructions:
o When taking lab photos, you need to include in each image a strip of paper with your name and the date clearly written on it.
· Use the
Lab Worksheet
as a resource to complete the
Lab Report Template
.
· Must use at least two credible sources outside of the textbook and lab manual.
· Submit your completed “Lab Report” via Waypoint.
Carefully review the
Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)
for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
ASSIGNMENT 2 - Sustainable Living Guide Contributions: Sustaining Our Water Resources
[WLO: 3] [CLOs: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] (MY TERM IS OCEAN NOISE POLLUTION)
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, please review Chapters 5 and 6 in your course textbook. The purpose of this assignment is twofold: first, to enable you to explore a term (concept, technique, place, etc.) related to this week’s theme of sustaining Earth’s biodiversity and ecosystems; second, to provide your first contribution to a collective project, the
Class Sustainable Living Guide
. Your work this week, and in the weeks that follow, will be gathered (along with that of your peers) into a master document you will receive a few days after the end of the course. The document will provide everyone with a variety of ideas for how we can all live more sustainably in our homes and communities.
To complete this assignment,
Select a term from the list of choices in the
Week 3 - Term Selection Table
located in the course. Type your name in the table, next to the word that you would like to choose. (MY TERM IS OCEAN NOISE POLLUTION)
·
o Do not select a term that a classmate has already chosen; only one student per term. If you choose a term that is hyperlinked to a source, that term is one that is not mentioned in our textbook. Instead of being required to use the text as your third source for completing the assignment.
ENV330 Ecotopia Project Guidelines The Ecotopia PrTanaMaeskm
ENV330
Ecotopia Project Guidelines
The Ecotopia Project consists of two phases, (I) a group presentation, and (II) an individual research
paper.
I. Group Presentation
In the group presentation, students will collaborate to create an ecologically-sustainable society. The instructor
will randomly place students into groups named after the six major biomes:
1. Temperate Deciduous Forest
2. Temperate Grassland
3. Northern Coniferous Forest
4. Tropical Rain Forest
5. Tropical Grassland
6. Tundra
Each group will create a PowerPoint presentation to be shared with the class. Groups should think of a
creative name for their society (for example “Green Paradise”). Each participant should prepare at least two
slides for each responsibility (“secretariat/cabinet position”) in their portfolio (group of cabinet responsibilities).
Each group should begin their presentation with a brief description of their biome. The presentation should
include some collaborative slides that explain overall themes and ideas, in addition to the slides created by
each member to cover their particular cabinet responsibilities. The presentation should also include
introductory and concluding slides.
Individual group members will be responsible for several aspects of creating their sustainable society within
the biome—their portfolio. (For the second part of the project, each individual will write a research paper on
their portfolio of responsibilities.) Since everything in nature and the environment is connected to everything
else, each individual will need to coordinate and negotiate the details of how the entire sustainable society will
be created. For example, the geography, ecology, and weather conditions of the biome will determine which
sustainable forms of renewable energy should be used in that society. The type of energy used will determine
waste and ecological protections necessary. For example, if you use nuclear energy, then you will have to
figure out how to deal with radioactive waste for tens of thousands of years! Moreover, your agricultural,
fishery, and livestock decisions will impact your land use planning, waste recycling, food supply, and ocean
ecosystem health, and your policies regarding global climate change will impact environmental security.
Ecotopia cabinet positions (responsibilities): Students are responsible for their portfolios and coordinating
with other members of their teams to make sustainable decisions in their biome. There will be overlapping
responsibilities and concerns. You can form ad hoc task forces to negotiate sustainable solutions.
Equally divide up the following cabinet positions into portfolios. Each student will have several cabinet
positions in their portfolios. Negotiate within your group for your choices of positions. All cabinet positions must
be filled:
1. Secretary of Sustainable Energy
2. Recycling Czar (waste, toxic waste, nuclear waste, environmental hazards) ...
This document outlines the course requirements for SCI 256 People, Science, and the Environment. Over the 5 weeks, students will complete assignments on topics like environmental movements, population growth, ecosystems, natural resources, energy, and environmental pollution. They will write papers and give a presentation analyzing an environmental issue. The final examination asks students to explain how they would balance environmental protection and resource utilization as President.
This document discusses the RSPB's use of a balanced scorecard approach to strategy. It provides an overview of the RSPB as an organization and then discusses how they developed their balanced scorecard, including choosing a model, developing perspectives and outcomes, and identifying measures and owners for each outcome. Key aspects of their balanced scorecard are the perspectives which represent their strategic objectives, the outcomes which outline sixteen elements of their strategy, and metrics for each outcome with targets and performance ratings.
-APA Rules-Cite work to support opinion- Be respectful and sup.docxhoney725342
-APA Rules
-Cite work to support opinion
- Be respectful and supportive, challenge respectfully
Post on Separate word Docs by course
1 page per discussion
Week 1 Discussion Response – Strat_Man
Discussion 1 Response
BY: S,J
The growth of a company is assessed by the following categories: gestation, youth, middle age, and old age (Liebler & McConnell 2011). The stages can be categorized as such due in a large part to leadership. I feel Walt Disney and the Walt Disney brand can be measured by the performance and success that they have attained and continue to breed.
The market power of Disney is immense. It goes beyond just the theme parks and movies, but also includes TV, retail, cruise lines, international resorts, Broadway theater, games and video games, music, etc. They have even continued to aquire ABC Television, ESPN, Pixar Animation Studios, Lucasfilm Ltd., and Marvel Studios (The Walt Disney Company, 2017).
Disney has over 170,000 more employees than their biggest competitor Time Warner and the market cap is more than $83,000 greater at Disney (Morningstar Financials, 2017). Disney leadership created their own culture and ensure a commitment to staffing , transparency in implementation and planning along with connecting purpose to work completed and focusing on leadership strategies.
References
Liebler, J. & McConnell, C. (2012, 6th Ed.). Management principles for health professionals.
Jones and Bartlett Learning, Sudbury, MA.
Morningstar Financials. (2017). Walt Disney Co. Retrieved from http://financials.morningstar.com/competitors/industry- peer.action?t=DIS®ion=usa&culture=en-US
The Walt Disney Company. (2017). About - Leadership, Management Team, Global, History, Awards, Corporate Responsibility. Retrieved , from https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/about/
The Walt Disney Company. (2016, November 10). The Walt Disney Company Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings for Fiscal 2016. Retrieved , from https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/walt-disney-company-reports-fourth-quarter-earnings-full-year-earnings-fiscal-2016/
Discussion 2 Response
BY: M,H
Describe the core characteristics of a “Strategic Leader” and their impact on strategy execution and the performance in any organization. Please provide some examples of very successful leaders and those that failed. Please utilize the various leadership models as a guide for our discussion assignment.
A study of 20,000 executives in a study conducted the Wharton School identified 6 skills, when used together, allowed the leaders to think strategically and become effective. The 6 skills were: the ability to anticipate, challenge, interpret, decide, align, and learn (Schoemaker, Krupp, & Howard, 2013). The article further described a leader that has the ability to use all of these skills in concert was an adaptive leader. This individual was described as someone who is both resolute and flexible, and persistent despite facing ...
This document provides feedback on essays and guidance for improvement. Key points include:
1) Students must thoroughly review comments and grading rubrics to understand where marks were lost.
2) Essays should be several pages long and include a variety of recent, global case studies from different sources to earn high marks.
3) Introductions need to clearly establish the purpose and include relevant context. Conclusions should thoroughly summarize case studies.
4) Analysis must discuss both positive and negative impacts on people and consider a range of perspectives, rather than simplistic statements.
This document contains data analysis from sampling points in the Lace Market/Creative Quarter area. It includes bipolar raw and mean data from 20 points, as well as counts of pedestrians, cycles, cars, and other vehicles at each point. Additional data sections provide information on graffiti, vegetation, activity surveys, and a pie chart showing land use percentages.
This document contains resource materials for an exam on global challenges, including figures and data related to topics like natural disasters, climate change, globalization, migration, population change, and technological innovation. Specifically:
- Figure 1 shows the increasing number of reported natural disasters per year from 1900 to 2000.
- Figure 2 outlines the differences between climate change mitigation (reducing causes) and adaptation (preparing for consequences).
- Figure 5 presents UK immigration and emigration statistics from 1998 to 2008 that show immigration increasing while emigration decreases.
- Figures 7 and 10 illustrate the growth and changing distribution of world megacities, showing their increasing numbers, sizes, and locations over time.
This document contains notes from progress tests on various topics:
1. The grade boundaries for the progress test, ranging from A to E. Most students were expected to score between A-C.
2. Key points about average income and variations between countries. Developing countries rely on manufacturing or trade, while quality of life is improving. Oil wealth contributes significantly to variations between some countries.
3. Factors affecting internet connectivity between Europe and Africa. Physical barriers like mountains and deserts impact Africa more, while certain coastal areas and countries have better connectivity.
That's a high-level summary of the key information provided in the document in 3 sentences. Let me know if you need any clarification
Ethiopia belongs to the LDCs or Less Developed Countries. An example of an NIC is South Korea. NICs are middle-income industrializing nations like South Korea, Taiwan, and Brazil. Figure 4 shows evidence of a two speed world with wide differences in GDP per capita between advanced economies like the OECD nations and developing nations like the LDCs and NICs.
Contested planet resource booklet june 2010Sally Longford
The document provides information about the challenges facing biodiversity in Pacific small island developing states (SIDS). Key points include:
- Pacific SIDS have high levels of biodiversity but it is threatened, with up to 50% of species at risk. Threats include habitat loss, invasive species, pollution, and climate change.
- Coral reefs, forests, and marine life are ecologically and economically important but vulnerable to threats like overfishing, logging, and natural disasters exacerbated by climate change.
- Climate change poses severe risks like sea level rise, which could make some low-lying Pacific islands uninhabitable.
This document provides feedback on a mock exam. It includes:
- Grade boundaries for the exam of A=50, B=46, C=43, D=40, E=37.
- Feedback on student responses to different exam questions about rebranding an area, providing evidence from photos and discussing players involved.
- Tips for improving responses, such as being precise about sources and locations, and mentioning results from fieldwork and research.
Assessing the 4 options against the criteria in figure 10Sally Longford
The document assesses 4 energy options - nuclear power, shale gas, bioethanol, and concentrated solar power (CSP) - based on environmental impacts, cost, security of supply, and reliability. Nuclear power scores well on reliability but poorly on environmental impacts and cost. Shale gas has low costs in some areas but environmental and supply security concerns. Bioethanol could increase food prices and rely on harvests. CSP is expensive initially but long-lasting and reliable, relying on solar resources in stable regions.
This document provides an overview of key themes and considerations for choosing energy solutions in Europe:
1. Climate change is driving the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate global warming, as required by the Kyoto Protocol.
2. European countries want energy solutions that support economic growth while keeping costs low.
3. Solutions must achieve sustainable development by meeting current needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs.
Cutting energy demand through measures like insulation, efficiency improvements, and renewable energy adoption can also help address these issues. No single solution can resolve the challenges, and all options have pros and cons.
The Lace Market area in Nottingham has undergone various regeneration projects since the 1970s with some successes in attracting new developments like the National Ice Centre and Nottingham Contemporary arts center to boost the local economy, but full regeneration is still a work in progress as evidenced by mixed evidence found on street views of the area and businesses reporting increased foot traffic but galleries saying increased awareness will take more time.
The summary provides feedback on a student's mock AS exam, identifying several areas in need of improvement:
1) The student performed poorly and needs significant revision, as an A Level requires advanced understanding beyond GCSE.
2) Common mistakes included not knowing key topics, lacking examples, misreading questions, and weaknesses in understanding concepts like El Nino, volcanic eruptions, food insecurity and migration push/pull factors.
3) To improve, the student must thoroughly review mistakes, learn definitions, basics of topics like climate change and hazards, and study required case studies in detail.
PAG-UNLAD NG EKONOMIYA na dapat isaalang alang sa pag-aaral.KathleenAnnCordero2
The document discusses economic growth and development in the Philippines. It identifies three main goals of the economy: full employment, increased productivity, and social equity. It then explains some key economic factors that contribute to economic growth, including natural resources, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship. It also discusses some non-economic factors like scientific advancements, political stability, culture, and consumption. Various economic concepts are defined, such as income, savings, average and marginal propensity to consume and save. In conclusion, the document provides an overview of factors influencing economic growth in the Philippines.
The document provides information about various environmental organizations' campaigns to raise awareness of deforestation and its impacts. It summarizes WWF's Rainforest Campaign which began in 1991 and aims to promote sustainable timber. Screenshots of the campaign's website show alarming statistics and appeals to sign up. Rainforest Rescue is described as focusing specifically on rainforest issues like climate change and aims to protect indigenous groups. The website provides information but could be overwhelming. Greenpeace's rainforest campaign centers on the Amazon and uses images on its website to encourage signing petitions.
Week 6 Final PaperPLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT A BID FOR THIS ASSIGNME.docxhelzerpatrina
The document provides instructions for a final paper assignment on environmental compliance for a multinational corporation. It outlines three parts for the paper: 1) developing a compliance system for key US environmental statutes; 2) creating a risk management and liability plan; and 3) evaluating duties, opportunities and risks of environmental regulation for global businesses. The paper must be 8 pages, follow APA style, and include references. It will require summarizing compliance approaches, outlining a risk/liability plan, and analyzing leadership and regulatory challenges for multinational environmental compliance.
ASSIGNMENT 1 - Ground and Surface Water Interactions Laboratory.docxcarlibradley31429
ASSIGNMENT 1 - Ground and Surface Water Interactions Laboratory
[WLO: 2] [CLOs: 1, 3, 4, 5]
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read the
Ground and Surface Water Interactions
investigation manual
. This lab enables you to design models of different scenarios that affect the earth’s surface water and groundwater.
The Process
Take the required photos and complete all parts of the lab assignment (calculations, data tables, etc.). Use the
Lab Worksheet
, as a resource to complete the
Lab Report Template
. Transfer any answers and visual elements from the Lab Worksheet into the Lab Report Template. You will submit the Lab Report Template through Waypoint in the classroom.
The Assignment
Make sure to complete all of the following items before submission:
· Before you begin the assignment, read the
Ground and Surface Water Interactions
investigation manual
; you also may wish to review
SCI207 - The Scientific Method (Links to an external site.)
presentation video.
· Complete all activities using the materials that you supply. Photograph each activity following these instructions:
o When taking lab photos, you need to include in each image a strip of paper with your name and the date clearly written on it.
· Use the
Lab Worksheet
as a resource to complete the
Lab Report Template
.
· Must use at least two credible sources outside of the textbook and lab manual.
· Submit your completed “Lab Report” via Waypoint.
Carefully review the
Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)
for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
ASSIGNMENT 2 - Sustainable Living Guide Contributions: Sustaining Our Water Resources
[WLO: 3] [CLOs: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] (MY TERM IS OCEAN NOISE POLLUTION)
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, please review Chapters 5 and 6 in your course textbook. The purpose of this assignment is twofold: first, to enable you to explore a term (concept, technique, place, etc.) related to this week’s theme of sustaining Earth’s biodiversity and ecosystems; second, to provide your first contribution to a collective project, the
Class Sustainable Living Guide
. Your work this week, and in the weeks that follow, will be gathered (along with that of your peers) into a master document you will receive a few days after the end of the course. The document will provide everyone with a variety of ideas for how we can all live more sustainably in our homes and communities.
To complete this assignment,
Select a term from the list of choices in the
Week 3 - Term Selection Table
located in the course. Type your name in the table, next to the word that you would like to choose. (MY TERM IS OCEAN NOISE POLLUTION)
·
o Do not select a term that a classmate has already chosen; only one student per term. If you choose a term that is hyperlinked to a source, that term is one that is not mentioned in our textbook. Instead of being required to use the text as your third source for completing the assignment.
ENV330 Ecotopia Project Guidelines The Ecotopia PrTanaMaeskm
ENV330
Ecotopia Project Guidelines
The Ecotopia Project consists of two phases, (I) a group presentation, and (II) an individual research
paper.
I. Group Presentation
In the group presentation, students will collaborate to create an ecologically-sustainable society. The instructor
will randomly place students into groups named after the six major biomes:
1. Temperate Deciduous Forest
2. Temperate Grassland
3. Northern Coniferous Forest
4. Tropical Rain Forest
5. Tropical Grassland
6. Tundra
Each group will create a PowerPoint presentation to be shared with the class. Groups should think of a
creative name for their society (for example “Green Paradise”). Each participant should prepare at least two
slides for each responsibility (“secretariat/cabinet position”) in their portfolio (group of cabinet responsibilities).
Each group should begin their presentation with a brief description of their biome. The presentation should
include some collaborative slides that explain overall themes and ideas, in addition to the slides created by
each member to cover their particular cabinet responsibilities. The presentation should also include
introductory and concluding slides.
Individual group members will be responsible for several aspects of creating their sustainable society within
the biome—their portfolio. (For the second part of the project, each individual will write a research paper on
their portfolio of responsibilities.) Since everything in nature and the environment is connected to everything
else, each individual will need to coordinate and negotiate the details of how the entire sustainable society will
be created. For example, the geography, ecology, and weather conditions of the biome will determine which
sustainable forms of renewable energy should be used in that society. The type of energy used will determine
waste and ecological protections necessary. For example, if you use nuclear energy, then you will have to
figure out how to deal with radioactive waste for tens of thousands of years! Moreover, your agricultural,
fishery, and livestock decisions will impact your land use planning, waste recycling, food supply, and ocean
ecosystem health, and your policies regarding global climate change will impact environmental security.
Ecotopia cabinet positions (responsibilities): Students are responsible for their portfolios and coordinating
with other members of their teams to make sustainable decisions in their biome. There will be overlapping
responsibilities and concerns. You can form ad hoc task forces to negotiate sustainable solutions.
Equally divide up the following cabinet positions into portfolios. Each student will have several cabinet
positions in their portfolios. Negotiate within your group for your choices of positions. All cabinet positions must
be filled:
1. Secretary of Sustainable Energy
2. Recycling Czar (waste, toxic waste, nuclear waste, environmental hazards) ...
This document outlines the course requirements for SCI 256 People, Science, and the Environment. Over the 5 weeks, students will complete assignments on topics like environmental movements, population growth, ecosystems, natural resources, energy, and environmental pollution. They will write papers and give a presentation analyzing an environmental issue. The final examination asks students to explain how they would balance environmental protection and resource utilization as President.
This document discusses the RSPB's use of a balanced scorecard approach to strategy. It provides an overview of the RSPB as an organization and then discusses how they developed their balanced scorecard, including choosing a model, developing perspectives and outcomes, and identifying measures and owners for each outcome. Key aspects of their balanced scorecard are the perspectives which represent their strategic objectives, the outcomes which outline sixteen elements of their strategy, and metrics for each outcome with targets and performance ratings.
-APA Rules-Cite work to support opinion- Be respectful and sup.docxhoney725342
-APA Rules
-Cite work to support opinion
- Be respectful and supportive, challenge respectfully
Post on Separate word Docs by course
1 page per discussion
Week 1 Discussion Response – Strat_Man
Discussion 1 Response
BY: S,J
The growth of a company is assessed by the following categories: gestation, youth, middle age, and old age (Liebler & McConnell 2011). The stages can be categorized as such due in a large part to leadership. I feel Walt Disney and the Walt Disney brand can be measured by the performance and success that they have attained and continue to breed.
The market power of Disney is immense. It goes beyond just the theme parks and movies, but also includes TV, retail, cruise lines, international resorts, Broadway theater, games and video games, music, etc. They have even continued to aquire ABC Television, ESPN, Pixar Animation Studios, Lucasfilm Ltd., and Marvel Studios (The Walt Disney Company, 2017).
Disney has over 170,000 more employees than their biggest competitor Time Warner and the market cap is more than $83,000 greater at Disney (Morningstar Financials, 2017). Disney leadership created their own culture and ensure a commitment to staffing , transparency in implementation and planning along with connecting purpose to work completed and focusing on leadership strategies.
References
Liebler, J. & McConnell, C. (2012, 6th Ed.). Management principles for health professionals.
Jones and Bartlett Learning, Sudbury, MA.
Morningstar Financials. (2017). Walt Disney Co. Retrieved from http://financials.morningstar.com/competitors/industry- peer.action?t=DIS®ion=usa&culture=en-US
The Walt Disney Company. (2017). About - Leadership, Management Team, Global, History, Awards, Corporate Responsibility. Retrieved , from https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/about/
The Walt Disney Company. (2016, November 10). The Walt Disney Company Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings for Fiscal 2016. Retrieved , from https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/walt-disney-company-reports-fourth-quarter-earnings-full-year-earnings-fiscal-2016/
Discussion 2 Response
BY: M,H
Describe the core characteristics of a “Strategic Leader” and their impact on strategy execution and the performance in any organization. Please provide some examples of very successful leaders and those that failed. Please utilize the various leadership models as a guide for our discussion assignment.
A study of 20,000 executives in a study conducted the Wharton School identified 6 skills, when used together, allowed the leaders to think strategically and become effective. The 6 skills were: the ability to anticipate, challenge, interpret, decide, align, and learn (Schoemaker, Krupp, & Howard, 2013). The article further described a leader that has the ability to use all of these skills in concert was an adaptive leader. This individual was described as someone who is both resolute and flexible, and persistent despite facing ...
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This document provides feedback on essays and guidance for improvement. Key points include:
1) Students must thoroughly review comments and grading rubrics to understand where marks were lost.
2) Essays should be several pages long and include a variety of recent, global case studies from different sources to earn high marks.
3) Introductions need to clearly establish the purpose and include relevant context. Conclusions should thoroughly summarize case studies.
4) Analysis must discuss both positive and negative impacts on people and consider a range of perspectives, rather than simplistic statements.
This document contains data analysis from sampling points in the Lace Market/Creative Quarter area. It includes bipolar raw and mean data from 20 points, as well as counts of pedestrians, cycles, cars, and other vehicles at each point. Additional data sections provide information on graffiti, vegetation, activity surveys, and a pie chart showing land use percentages.
This document contains resource materials for an exam on global challenges, including figures and data related to topics like natural disasters, climate change, globalization, migration, population change, and technological innovation. Specifically:
- Figure 1 shows the increasing number of reported natural disasters per year from 1900 to 2000.
- Figure 2 outlines the differences between climate change mitigation (reducing causes) and adaptation (preparing for consequences).
- Figure 5 presents UK immigration and emigration statistics from 1998 to 2008 that show immigration increasing while emigration decreases.
- Figures 7 and 10 illustrate the growth and changing distribution of world megacities, showing their increasing numbers, sizes, and locations over time.
This document contains notes from progress tests on various topics:
1. The grade boundaries for the progress test, ranging from A to E. Most students were expected to score between A-C.
2. Key points about average income and variations between countries. Developing countries rely on manufacturing or trade, while quality of life is improving. Oil wealth contributes significantly to variations between some countries.
3. Factors affecting internet connectivity between Europe and Africa. Physical barriers like mountains and deserts impact Africa more, while certain coastal areas and countries have better connectivity.
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Ethiopia belongs to the LDCs or Less Developed Countries. An example of an NIC is South Korea. NICs are middle-income industrializing nations like South Korea, Taiwan, and Brazil. Figure 4 shows evidence of a two speed world with wide differences in GDP per capita between advanced economies like the OECD nations and developing nations like the LDCs and NICs.
Contested planet resource booklet june 2010Sally Longford
The document provides information about the challenges facing biodiversity in Pacific small island developing states (SIDS). Key points include:
- Pacific SIDS have high levels of biodiversity but it is threatened, with up to 50% of species at risk. Threats include habitat loss, invasive species, pollution, and climate change.
- Coral reefs, forests, and marine life are ecologically and economically important but vulnerable to threats like overfishing, logging, and natural disasters exacerbated by climate change.
- Climate change poses severe risks like sea level rise, which could make some low-lying Pacific islands uninhabitable.
This document provides feedback on a mock exam. It includes:
- Grade boundaries for the exam of A=50, B=46, C=43, D=40, E=37.
- Feedback on student responses to different exam questions about rebranding an area, providing evidence from photos and discussing players involved.
- Tips for improving responses, such as being precise about sources and locations, and mentioning results from fieldwork and research.
Assessing the 4 options against the criteria in figure 10Sally Longford
The document assesses 4 energy options - nuclear power, shale gas, bioethanol, and concentrated solar power (CSP) - based on environmental impacts, cost, security of supply, and reliability. Nuclear power scores well on reliability but poorly on environmental impacts and cost. Shale gas has low costs in some areas but environmental and supply security concerns. Bioethanol could increase food prices and rely on harvests. CSP is expensive initially but long-lasting and reliable, relying on solar resources in stable regions.
This document provides an overview of key themes and considerations for choosing energy solutions in Europe:
1. Climate change is driving the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate global warming, as required by the Kyoto Protocol.
2. European countries want energy solutions that support economic growth while keeping costs low.
3. Solutions must achieve sustainable development by meeting current needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs.
Cutting energy demand through measures like insulation, efficiency improvements, and renewable energy adoption can also help address these issues. No single solution can resolve the challenges, and all options have pros and cons.
The Lace Market area in Nottingham has undergone various regeneration projects since the 1970s with some successes in attracting new developments like the National Ice Centre and Nottingham Contemporary arts center to boost the local economy, but full regeneration is still a work in progress as evidenced by mixed evidence found on street views of the area and businesses reporting increased foot traffic but galleries saying increased awareness will take more time.
The summary provides feedback on a student's mock AS exam, identifying several areas in need of improvement:
1) The student performed poorly and needs significant revision, as an A Level requires advanced understanding beyond GCSE.
2) Common mistakes included not knowing key topics, lacking examples, misreading questions, and weaknesses in understanding concepts like El Nino, volcanic eruptions, food insecurity and migration push/pull factors.
3) To improve, the student must thoroughly review mistakes, learn definitions, basics of topics like climate change and hazards, and study required case studies in detail.
Global Challenges Mark Scheme January 2012Sally Longford
The document provides a mark scheme for a geography exam on global challenges. It outlines the general marking guidance instructing examiners to mark candidates positively and use the full range of marks. It also provides specific guidance on marking for individual questions on the exam, identifying what examiners should award marks for in candidate responses.
(1) Landslides and avalanches are natural hazards found in mountainous areas.
(2) Landslides occur where there are steep slopes and cliffs near the coast or inland, and their risk is increased by earthquakes, heavy rainfall, and human activities like deforestation.
(3) Avalanches are more common in areas with heavy snowfall and glaciers at high elevations. The risk of these hazards affecting people is greater in locations that are inhabited.
The document provides instructions for a webquest to visualize and understand differences in development levels between countries over time using the Gapminder website. It guides the user to select countries and view graphs of changes in life expectancy and GDP per capita historically, and to capture screenshots of the graphs to paste into a Word document. It also directs the user to access maps and data on the Human Development Index (HDI), Gender Inequality Index (GII), and Inequality-Adjusted HDI on the UNDP website to further understand development gaps between nations.
This document summarizes information about the concentration of global economic power. It finds that power is concentrated in transnational corporations based mostly in North America and Europe. It also finds that the world's richest people and most influential global cities are predominantly located in these regions as well, suggesting economic power remains unevenly distributed globally, concentrated in Western nations.
Nottingham has undertaken several urban rebranding efforts to change its image and regenerate parts of the city. These include rebranding the Lace Market area near the new tram stop through environmental improvements and attracting new commercial and residential developments. Another project, The Hub, aimed to rebrand the run-down railway station area through a £60 million investment that included refurbishing the station, improving retail, and regenerating surrounding land. A third rebranding involved transforming the old canal district through landscaping and developments like the contemporary art gallery that boosted local business and tourism.
This document discusses various case studies of rural rebranding efforts:
1) National Forest in Great Britain was rebranded by planting millions of trees to attract tourism and make the area more sustainable.
2) Newstead Village was struggling after coal mine closure but won funds to build attractions like fishing lakes to employ youth and reduce crime.
3) Wirksworth in England rebranded through cultural festivals and events to attract artists and professionals and boost the local economy.
In our second session, we shall learn all about the main features and fundamentals of UiPath Studio that enable us to use the building blocks for any automation project.
📕 Detailed agenda:
Variables and Datatypes
Workflow Layouts
Arguments
Control Flows and Loops
Conditional Statements
💻 Extra training through UiPath Academy:
Variables, Constants, and Arguments in Studio
Control Flow in Studio
zkStudyClub - LatticeFold: A Lattice-based Folding Scheme and its Application...Alex Pruden
Folding is a recent technique for building efficient recursive SNARKs. Several elegant folding protocols have been proposed, such as Nova, Supernova, Hypernova, Protostar, and others. However, all of them rely on an additively homomorphic commitment scheme based on discrete log, and are therefore not post-quantum secure. In this work we present LatticeFold, the first lattice-based folding protocol based on the Module SIS problem. This folding protocol naturally leads to an efficient recursive lattice-based SNARK and an efficient PCD scheme. LatticeFold supports folding low-degree relations, such as R1CS, as well as high-degree relations, such as CCS. The key challenge is to construct a secure folding protocol that works with the Ajtai commitment scheme. The difficulty, is ensuring that extracted witnesses are low norm through many rounds of folding. We present a novel technique using the sumcheck protocol to ensure that extracted witnesses are always low norm no matter how many rounds of folding are used. Our evaluation of the final proof system suggests that it is as performant as Hypernova, while providing post-quantum security.
Paper Link: https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/257
AppSec PNW: Android and iOS Application Security with MobSFAjin Abraham
Mobile Security Framework - MobSF is a free and open source automated mobile application security testing environment designed to help security engineers, researchers, developers, and penetration testers to identify security vulnerabilities, malicious behaviours and privacy concerns in mobile applications using static and dynamic analysis. It supports all the popular mobile application binaries and source code formats built for Android and iOS devices. In addition to automated security assessment, it also offers an interactive testing environment to build and execute scenario based test/fuzz cases against the application.
This talk covers:
Using MobSF for static analysis of mobile applications.
Interactive dynamic security assessment of Android and iOS applications.
Solving Mobile app CTF challenges.
Reverse engineering and runtime analysis of Mobile malware.
How to shift left and integrate MobSF/mobsfscan SAST and DAST in your build pipeline.
From Natural Language to Structured Solr Queries using LLMsSease
This talk draws on experimentation to enable AI applications with Solr. One important use case is to use AI for better accessibility and discoverability of the data: while User eXperience techniques, lexical search improvements, and data harmonization can take organizations to a good level of accessibility, a structural (or “cognitive” gap) remains between the data user needs and the data producer constraints.
That is where AI – and most importantly, Natural Language Processing and Large Language Model techniques – could make a difference. This natural language, conversational engine could facilitate access and usage of the data leveraging the semantics of any data source.
The objective of the presentation is to propose a technical approach and a way forward to achieve this goal.
The key concept is to enable users to express their search queries in natural language, which the LLM then enriches, interprets, and translates into structured queries based on the Solr index’s metadata.
This approach leverages the LLM’s ability to understand the nuances of natural language and the structure of documents within Apache Solr.
The LLM acts as an intermediary agent, offering a transparent experience to users automatically and potentially uncovering relevant documents that conventional search methods might overlook. The presentation will include the results of this experimental work, lessons learned, best practices, and the scope of future work that should improve the approach and make it production-ready.
What is an RPA CoE? Session 1 – CoE VisionDianaGray10
In the first session, we will review the organization's vision and how this has an impact on the COE Structure.
Topics covered:
• The role of a steering committee
• How do the organization’s priorities determine CoE Structure?
Speaker:
Chris Bolin, Senior Intelligent Automation Architect Anika Systems
Must Know Postgres Extension for DBA and Developer during MigrationMydbops
Mydbops Opensource Database Meetup 16
Topic: Must-Know PostgreSQL Extensions for Developers and DBAs During Migration
Speaker: Deepak Mahto, Founder of DataCloudGaze Consulting
Date & Time: 8th June | 10 AM - 1 PM IST
Venue: Bangalore International Centre, Bangalore
Abstract: Discover how PostgreSQL extensions can be your secret weapon! This talk explores how key extensions enhance database capabilities and streamline the migration process for users moving from other relational databases like Oracle.
Key Takeaways:
* Learn about crucial extensions like oracle_fdw, pgtt, and pg_audit that ease migration complexities.
* Gain valuable strategies for implementing these extensions in PostgreSQL to achieve license freedom.
* Discover how these key extensions can empower both developers and DBAs during the migration process.
* Don't miss this chance to gain practical knowledge from an industry expert and stay updated on the latest open-source database trends.
Mydbops Managed Services specializes in taking the pain out of database management while optimizing performance. Since 2015, we have been providing top-notch support and assistance for the top three open-source databases: MySQL, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL.
Our team offers a wide range of services, including assistance, support, consulting, 24/7 operations, and expertise in all relevant technologies. We help organizations improve their database's performance, scalability, efficiency, and availability.
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"Frontline Battles with DDoS: Best practices and Lessons Learned", Igor IvaniukFwdays
At this talk we will discuss DDoS protection tools and best practices, discuss network architectures and what AWS has to offer. Also, we will look into one of the largest DDoS attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure that happened in February 2022. We'll see, what techniques helped to keep the web resources available for Ukrainians and how AWS improved DDoS protection for all customers based on Ukraine experience
Essentials of Automations: Exploring Attributes & Automation ParametersSafe Software
Building automations in FME Flow can save time, money, and help businesses scale by eliminating data silos and providing data to stakeholders in real-time. One essential component to orchestrating complex automations is the use of attributes & automation parameters (both formerly known as “keys”). In fact, it’s unlikely you’ll ever build an Automation without using these components, but what exactly are they?
Attributes & automation parameters enable the automation author to pass data values from one automation component to the next. During this webinar, our FME Flow Specialists will cover leveraging the three types of these output attributes & parameters in FME Flow: Event, Custom, and Automation. As a bonus, they’ll also be making use of the Split-Merge Block functionality.
You’ll leave this webinar with a better understanding of how to maximize the potential of automations by making use of attributes & automation parameters, with the ultimate goal of setting your enterprise integration workflows up on autopilot.
Northern Engraving | Modern Metal Trim, Nameplates and Appliance PanelsNorthern Engraving
What began over 115 years ago as a supplier of precision gauges to the automotive industry has evolved into being an industry leader in the manufacture of product branding, automotive cockpit trim and decorative appliance trim. Value-added services include in-house Design, Engineering, Program Management, Test Lab and Tool Shops.
Discover top-tier mobile app development services, offering innovative solutions for iOS and Android. Enhance your business with custom, user-friendly mobile applications.
Dandelion Hashtable: beyond billion requests per second on a commodity serverAntonios Katsarakis
This slide deck presents DLHT, a concurrent in-memory hashtable. Despite efforts to optimize hashtables, that go as far as sacrificing core functionality, state-of-the-art designs still incur multiple memory accesses per request and block request processing in three cases. First, most hashtables block while waiting for data to be retrieved from memory. Second, open-addressing designs, which represent the current state-of-the-art, either cannot free index slots on deletes or must block all requests to do so. Third, index resizes block every request until all objects are copied to the new index. Defying folklore wisdom, DLHT forgoes open-addressing and adopts a fully-featured and memory-aware closed-addressing design based on bounded cache-line-chaining. This design offers lock-free index operations and deletes that free slots instantly, (2) completes most requests with a single memory access, (3) utilizes software prefetching to hide memory latencies, and (4) employs a novel non-blocking and parallel resizing. In a commodity server and a memory-resident workload, DLHT surpasses 1.6B requests per second and provides 3.5x (12x) the throughput of the state-of-the-art closed-addressing (open-addressing) resizable hashtable on Gets (Deletes).
What is an RPA CoE? Session 2 – CoE RolesDianaGray10
In this session, we will review the players involved in the CoE and how each role impacts opportunities.
Topics covered:
• What roles are essential?
• What place in the automation journey does each role play?
Speaker:
Chris Bolin, Senior Intelligent Automation Architect Anika Systems
"NATO Hackathon Winner: AI-Powered Drug Search", Taras KlobaFwdays
This is a session that details how PostgreSQL's features and Azure AI Services can be effectively used to significantly enhance the search functionality in any application.
In this session, we'll share insights on how we used PostgreSQL to facilitate precise searches across multiple fields in our mobile application. The techniques include using LIKE and ILIKE operators and integrating a trigram-based search to handle potential misspellings, thereby increasing the search accuracy.
We'll also discuss how the azure_ai extension on PostgreSQL databases in Azure and Azure AI Services were utilized to create vectors from user input, a feature beneficial when users wish to find specific items based on text prompts. While our application's case study involves a drug search, the techniques and principles shared in this session can be adapted to improve search functionality in a wide range of applications. Join us to learn how PostgreSQL and Azure AI can be harnessed to enhance your application's search capability.
inQuba Webinar Mastering Customer Journey Management with Dr Graham HillLizaNolte
HERE IS YOUR WEBINAR CONTENT! 'Mastering Customer Journey Management with Dr. Graham Hill'. We hope you find the webinar recording both insightful and enjoyable.
In this webinar, we explored essential aspects of Customer Journey Management and personalization. Here’s a summary of the key insights and topics discussed:
Key Takeaways:
Understanding the Customer Journey: Dr. Hill emphasized the importance of mapping and understanding the complete customer journey to identify touchpoints and opportunities for improvement.
Personalization Strategies: We discussed how to leverage data and insights to create personalized experiences that resonate with customers.
Technology Integration: Insights were shared on how inQuba’s advanced technology can streamline customer interactions and drive operational efficiency.
Northern Engraving | Nameplate Manufacturing Process - 2024Northern Engraving
Manufacturing custom quality metal nameplates and badges involves several standard operations. Processes include sheet prep, lithography, screening, coating, punch press and inspection. All decoration is completed in the flat sheet with adhesive and tooling operations following. The possibilities for creating unique durable nameplates are endless. How will you create your brand identity? We can help!