The Club

The Club
The Club (1978), written by David Williamson, is a satirical play that follows the fortunes and
misfortunes of a football club over the course of the season. David Williamson cleverly integrates
the realistic portrayal of characters and dialogue into the play in order to effectively provide the
reader with an insight into the power and politics of sport and the commoditisation of players. The
main themes in The Club that David Williamson communicates across to the reader are power and
the concept of 'human loyalty verses materialistic gain', which will be explained in further detail
below. Power is also explored extensively in The Club; much of the play is based on power
struggles between the characters. As mentioned earlier, the power ... Show more content on
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In The Club, David Williamson utilises realistic dialogue to assume convey meaning and enrich the
text of the play. Williamson achieves realistic dialogue through the constant use of many language
devices including emotive language insults, interruptions, sarcasm, idioms, colloquialism, slang,
irony, jargon and hyperboles. The main purpose is to depict power and domination between
characters. This is done through a device such as tone, as it creates an atmosphere of tension and
conflict. Tone is shown between the two most powerful characters, Gerry the football administrator
and Laurie the Club's coach. Gerry's tone is calm and uses very formal language, which indicated
his power and control over other characters. 'You're scarcely in a position to be delivering
ultimatums, Laurie'. Laurie also shows control by his tone and word choice. 'If you play well enough
and the team plays well enough for the rest of the year, they'll find it pretty hard to sack me'. The
tone in Laurie's dialogue changes from exasperation to control indicating that he has become his
own master. Laurie's approach to dealing with situations shows his power and dominates. The shift
in tone of Gerry and Laurie's dialogue emphasises the power shifts that take place in 'The Club'. The
frequent use of slang and colloquial language represents the Australian culture and way of life. Also,
use of football jargon such as 'goal–to–goal line' shows how familiar the club members are with
their sport.
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One Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World...
E SSAYS ON TWENTIETH–C ENTURY H ISTORY In the series Critical Perspectives on the
Past, edited by Susan Porter Benson, Stephen Brier, and Roy Rosenzweig Also in this series: Paula
Hamilton and Linda Shopes, eds., Oral History and Public Memories Tiffany Ruby Patterson, Zora
Neale Hurston and a History of Southern Life Lisa M. Fine, The Story of Reo Joe: Work, Kin, and
Community in Autotown, U.S.A. Van Gosse and Richard Moser, eds., The World the Sixties Made:
Politics and Culture in Recent America Joanne Meyerowitz, ed., History and September 11th John
McMillian and Paul Buhle, eds., The New Left Revisited David M. Scobey, Empire City: The
Making and Meaning of the New York City Landscape Gerda Lerner, Fireweed: A ... Show more
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The beginnings and ends of what we choose to call centuries are almost invariably years of little
significance. But there is little agreement over when the twentieth century c.e. arrived, and there
were several points both before the year 2000 (the collapse of the Soviet Union, the reunification of
Germany, the surge of globalization from the mid–1990s) and afterward (9/11, or the global
recession of 2008) when one could quite plausibly argue that a new era had begun. A compelling
case can be made for viewing the decades of the global scramble for colonies after 1870 as a
predictable culmination of the long nineteenth century, which was ushered in by the industrial and
political revolutions of the late 1700s. But at the same time, without serious attention to the
processes and misguided policies that led to decades of agrarian and industrial depression from the
late 1860s to the 1890s, as well as the social tensions and political rivalries that generated and were
in turn fed by imperialist expansionism, one cannot begin to comprehend the causes and
consequences of the Great War that began in 1914. That conflict determined the contours of the
twentieth century in myriad ways. On the one hand, the war set in motion transformative processes
that were clearly major departures from those that defined the nineteenth–century world order. On
the other, it perversely unleashed forces

Institution as the Fundamental Cause of Long Tern Growth
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES
INSTITUTIONS AS THE FUNDAMENTAL CAUSE OF LONG–RUN GROWTH Daron
Acemoglu Simon Johnson James Robinson Working Paper 10481
http://www.nber.org/papers/w10481 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050
Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 May 2004
Prepared for the Handbook of Economic Growth edited by Philippe Aghion and Steve Durlauf. We
thank the editors for their patience and Leopoldo Fergusson, Pablo Querubín and Barry Weingast for
their helpful suggestions. The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and not necessarily
those of the National Bureau of Economic Research. ©2004 by Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson,
and James Robinson. All rights reserved. Short sections of text, not to exceed two ... Show more
More recent incarnations of growth theory, following Romer (1986) and Lucas (1988), endogenize
steady–state growth and technical progress, but their explanation for income differences is similar to
that of the older theories. For instance, in the model of Romer (1990), a country may be more
prosperous than another if it allocates more resources to innovation, but what determines this is
essentially preferences and properties of the technology for creating 'ideas'.1 Though this theoretical
tradition is still vibrant in economics and has provided many insights about the mechanics of
economic growth, it has for a long time seemed unable to provide a fundamental explanation for
economic growth. As North and Thomas (1973, p. 2) put it: "the factors we have listed (innovation,
economies of scale, education, capital accumulation etc.) are not causes of growth; they are growth"
(italics in original). Factor accumulation and innovation are only proximate causes of growth. In
North and Thomas's view, the fundamental explanation of comparative growth is differences in
institutions. What are institutions exactly? North (1990, p. 3) offers the following definition:
"Institutions are the rules of the game in a society or, more formally, are the humanly devised
constraints that shape human interaction." He goes on to emphasize the key implications of
institutions since, "In consequence they structure incentives in human exchange, whether political,
social, or economic." Of

Essay about Implications for Economic Growth
Population–Control–Policies and their Implications for Economic Growth in China
Bachelor's Thesis supervised by the Department of Economics at the University of Zurich Prof. Dr.
Fabrizio Zilibotti
to obtain the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Economics
Author: Noemi Schramm Course of Studies: Economics Closing date: August 17, 2011
Abstract This bachelor thesis is giving an overview on previously performed research how
family–planning–policies in China (explicitly the so–called One–Child–Policy) have affected
economic growth since 1979 and tries to give possible predictions and forecasts on how it could
affect economic growth until 2050 through critical model analysis. The Solow model gives
theoretical answers but also yields ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2.2 Development of the Dependency Ratio . . . . . . . . . 2.2.3 Influence on
Economic Growth . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Population–Control–Policy in the Solow Model 3.1 Theoretical
Analysis of the Solow Model . . . . . . 3.1.1 Solow Model with Constant Capital Stock . 3.1.2 Solow
Model with Dynamic Capital Stock . 3.2 Combining Data and Neo–Classical Growth Theory 5
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4 Upcoming Challenges for China linked with the One–ChildPolicy 33 5 Conclusion AAppendix 35
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List of Figures
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Population Growth, Crude Birth and Death Rates of China 1949 – 2009 . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Population and GDP per capita of China 1978 – 2005 . . . . Crude
Birth Rate per 1000 Women 1978 – 2009 . . . . . . . Total Fertility Rate in % 1978 – 2009 . . . . . . . . . .
. . . Population Age Structure 1960 – 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . GDP annual growth rate 1978 – 2009 . . . .
. . . . . . . . . Female Labour Participation 1980 – 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . Total Dependency Ratio 1960 –
2050 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Change of Working Population 2005 – 2050 . . . . . . . . . . Correlation of GDP
Growth Rate and ∆ . . . . . . . . . . . Forecast of total GDP 2009 – 2050. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Population
Age Structure 2005 – 2050. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 11 13 13 15

Bernie Madoff Case Study
The Fraud of the Century: The Case of Bernard Madoff The fraud perpetrated by Bernard Madoff
which was discovered in December, 2008 is based upon a Ponzi scheme. Madoff took money from
new investors to pay earnings for existing customers. The greater the payout to retiring and
withdrawing customer, the more revenue or clients he would need to start and "investment
relationship" with Madoff. The Ponzi scheme was named after Charles Ponzi who in the early 20th
Century, saw a way to profit from international reply coupons. International reply coupons were a
guarantee of return postage in response to an international letter. Charles Ponzi determined that he
could make money, legally, by swapping out these coupons for more expensive ... Show more
Peter took on more oversight of the firm's securities business. Bernie served as Chairman of the
NASDAQ in 1990, 1991, and 1993. Through his successful networking, visibility at the NASDAQ,
and promise of consistent returns (10–12%) Bernie was drawing billions of dollars from hundreds of
investors. In addition, he held a seat on the government advisory board on stock market regulation,
served on charitable boards and started his own foundation added to his credibility. He developed
respectability and trust as a highly knowledgeable investment specialist. His inaccessibility and
'invitation only' approach to new investors created an air of exclusivity and desire to be involved. It
could be equated to the most exclusive of country clubs–the greatest enjoyment is the status of
membership. Ruth Madoff, Bernie's wife, also worked at the firm for a time indicating a family
network of relationships in the firm. Peter's niece, Shana Madoff, was a rules and compliance officer
at Madoff's firm and worked under her father who was head of compliance in the market making
arm (not the firm's money management business). Shana, although not charged with any crimes, is
married to Eric Swanson, a former SEC compliance lawyer. Shana Madoff has a respected career
and was honored by the Girl Scouts of America as a "woman of distinction." Although under
investigation, neither of Madoff's sons, Mark and Andrew have been charged with any wrong doing
and

Essay on Juveniles Should Be Tried as Adults
"Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time." –– David Grusin and Morgan Ames
Much controversy exists on the question of whether a juvenile criminal should be punished to the
same extent as an adult. Those who commit capitol crimes, including adolescents, should be
penalized according to the law. Age should not be a factor in the case of serious crimes. Many
people claim that the child did not know any better, or that he was brought up with the conception
that this behavior is acceptable. Although there is some truth to these allegations, the reality of this
social issue is far more complex. Therefore we ask the question, "Should childhood offenders of
capitols crimes be treated as adults?" To begin with, numerous reasons ... Show more content on
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Birth complications raised the likelihood that a child would have a criminal record by the time he
was eighteen. Upbringing is also a key in molding young children (Seifert 45). In a 1988 study of
serial killers, it was discovered that more than a third exhibited such destructive behavior as fire
setting, cruelty to animals, and property destruction among youngsters. This same year, in a study of
thirteen
Murderers, ages thirteen to seventeen, it was found that more than half of these juveniles had signs
of major brain dysfunction, resulting from falls, accidents,or other traumas (Seifert 34). Furthermore
A mother's use of recreational drugs, alcohol, or tobacco during pregnancy has also been linked to
her child's risk of future criminality. Antisocial children seem to have slower brain–wave activity
and lower heart rates than their well–behaved peers (Seifert 67). Media violence is another factor in
fostering aggression. That is, the violence that children are surrounded by everyday, including
television violence, and witnessing abuse in the home and on the streets affects the child (Seifert
78). A fifteen year old boy from Savona shot his brother dead in a quarrel over a bottle of cold
medicine (Seifert 104). Deanna Cremin of Somerville, MA was found dead behind an elderly
housing complex. Her body was found half naked and strangled. She was a seventeen year old high
school junior. It is believed that she knew her killer

Contracts Notes
DURESS 1. Generally If one party pressures the contractual consent of another by duress the
contract is voidable by that other party (See Also s 52A TPA and s 39 FTA). The common law has
long recognised that duress, in the form of coercion of the plaintiff's will through illegitimate
pressure or threats to the plaintiff's interests, render a contract voidable (Barton v Armstrong).
Traditionally, the common law concept of duress was limited to actual or threatened violence to the
person of the contracting party or their family or near relatives constitutes duress (Seear v Cohen;
Barton v Armstrong). It appears that today, the emphasis appears to have shifted away from the
notion of coercion of the will of the plaintiff to the ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
For the purposes of economic duress, 'unconscionable conduct' refers to the effect of the pressure,
upon the quality of the consent of the pressured party, rather than the quality of the conduct of the
party against which relief is sought (Westpac Banking Corporation v Cockerill). Economic duress
may include a threat to break a contract unless it is renegotiated without any legal justification for
doing so (North Ocean Shipping Co Ltd v Hyundai Construction Co Ltd (The Atlantic Baron)).
Contract Modification Cases: Cases involving contract modification may be difficult to resolve in
practice. It has been suggested that a threat to breach a contract unless it is modified may be
distinguished from a warning, request or offer. A threat is a proposal to bring about an unwelcome
event unless the recipient of the proposal does something (Atlas Express Ltd v Kafco Ltd). A
warning is a prediction that an unwelcome event will happen or that it will happen if circumstances
arise – this is different to a threat, as the speaker has no control over the unwelcome consequence
(Williams v Roffey Brothers and Nicholls). o For example, subcontractors whose costs rise
dramatically midway through the contract sometimes advise the head contractor that unless they are
paid more, they will be forced to breach the contract. If as a result of higher costs

Product Placement
Product placement, or embedded marketing, is a form of advertisement, where branded goods or
services are placed in a context usually devoid of ads, such as movies, the story line of television
shows, or news programs. The product placement is often not disclosed at the time that the good or
service is featured. Product placement became common in the 1980s.
In April 2006, Broadcasting & Cable reported, "Two thirds of advertisers employ 'branded
entertainment'–product placement–with the vast majority of that (80%) in commercial TV
programming." The story, based on a survey by the Association of National Advertisers, said
"Reasons for using in–show plugs varied from 'stronger emotional connection' to better dovetailing
with relevant ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Publisher P. S. Harrison's editorials strongly reflected his feelings against product placement in
films. An editorial in Harrison's Reports criticized the collaboration between the Corona Typewriter
company and First National Pictures when a Corona typewriter appeared in the film The Lost World
(1925).[15] Harrison's Reports published several incidents about Corona typewriters appearing in
films of the mid–1920s.
Among the famous silent films to feature product placement was Wings (1927), the first film to win
the Academy Award for Best Picture. It contained a plug for Hershey's chocolate.
Another early example in film occurs in Horse Feathers (1932) where Thelma Todd's character falls
out of a canoe and into a river. She calls for a life saver and Groucho Marx's character tosses her a
Life Savers candy.
The film It's a Wonderful Life (1946), directed by Frank Capra, depicts a young boy with aspirations
to be an explorer, displaying a prominent copy of National Geographic.
In the film Love Happy (1949), Harpo Marx's character cavorts on a rooftop among

Dissertation Proposal on Managing Diversity of Workforce
2009 Robert D. Lawsson 215 IDENTIFYING AND MANAGING DIVERSITY OF WORKFORCE
Robert D. Lawsson (MSc) Abstract The objective of this work is to complete a research proposal on
the comparison of work values for gaining of knowledge for management of the multi–generation
workforce. The specific focus is upon Generation 'X' and the Millennium Generation which are the
two primary groups comprising the new workforce. Lawsson R.D. – Identifying and Managing
Diversity of Workforce 216 Business Intelligence Journal January OBJECTIVE The objective of
this work is to complete a research proposal on the comparison of work values for gaining of
knowledge for management of the multigeneration workforce. The specific focus is upon Generation
'X' ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
The Silent Generation and the Baby Boomers were not included in the study because the emphasis
of the research is placed on the younger more diverse work force. Several research questions will be
answered to achieve the stated purpose of this research. By applying statistical procedure of
multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) to the Work Values Inventory (Super 1970) a
measurement can be made of the null hypothesis showing the mean vector of 15 work values.
Univariate tests of each variable were used to address the other research questions: 1. Creativity 2.
Management 3. Achievement 4. Surroundings 5. Supervisory relations 6. Way of life 7. Security 8.
Associates 9. Esthetics 10. Prestige 11. Independence 12. Variety 13. Economic return 14. Altruism;
and 15. Intellectual stimulation (Super, 1970). According to Murphy, Conoley, & Impara (1994) the
Work Values Inventory is "designed to measure the values which are extrinsic to as well as those
which are intrinsic in work" (p. 998). The survey is developed using a 5–point Likert style and is
ranked by the participants as follows: 5 = Very Important 4 = Important 3 = Moderately Important 2
= Of Little Importance 1 = Unimportant INSTRUMENT The instrument chosen to measure the
work values of Gen X and the Millenniums was the Work Values Inventory (WWI: Super, 1970) and
in Chapter 3 of this proposal for

preschool Essay
California Preschool Learning Foundations Volume 2 CALIFORNIA DEPAR TMENT OF
EDUCATION SACRAMENTO, 2010 California Preschool Learning Foundations Volume 2
Visual and Performing Arts Physical Development Health Publishing Information The California
Preschool Learning Foundations (Volume 2) was developed by the Child Development Division,
California Department of Education. This publication was edited by Faye Ong, working in
cooperation with Laura Bridges and Desiree Soto, Consultants, Child Development Division. It was
designed and prepared for printing by the staff of CDE Press, with the cover and interior design
created by Cheryl McDonald. It was published by the Department of Education, 1430 N Street, ...
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With the goal of ensuring that all preschools in California offer highquality programs, the California
Department of Education collaborated with leading early childhood educators, researchers,
advocates, and parents to develop Volume 2 of the preschool learning foundations. The foundations
outline key knowledge and skills that most children can achieve when provided with the kinds of
interactions, instruction, and environments shown by research to promote early learning and
development. Volume 2 focuses on three domains: visual and performing arts, physical
development, and health. These domains often receive less attention than some of the other domains,
but they are equally important for preschool children's overall learning and development. As
research that is summarized in this volume indicates, physical v vi exercise and healthy routines
and nutritional choices set the stage for lifelong healthy habits. The recent NAEYC report
underscores the need for children to play outside, use their large muscles, and engage in vigorous
physical activities every day. Of course, the visual and performing arts fuel both preschool children's
imaginative play and creativity and also promote learning in all domains, including physical skill
development, cognitive development, and social–emotional development. I believe that these
foundations will help guide and support all California preschools in providing developmentally

History of Management Thought Revision
Part Two
The Scientific Management Era
The purpose of Part Two is to begin with the work of Frederick W. Taylor and trace developments in
management thought in Great Britain, Europe, Japan, and the U.S.A. up to about 1929. Taylor is the
focal point, but we will see his followers as well as developments in personnel management and the
behavioral sciences. Henri Fayol and Max Weber will be discussed, although their main influence
came later, and we will conclude with an overview of the influence of scientific management in its
environment.
Chapter 7
The Advent of Scientific Management
Frederick W. Taylor is one of the more widely recognized names in the management literature. Far
more rare, however, is an accurate ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
e. Taylor also recognized non–economic incentives, such as hope for advancement, better working
conditions, etc.
5. Unions –– Taylor felt that unions wanted to base payment on class of work, not performance; thus
an individual was not paid based on effort.
6. "First–Class" worker –– this was Taylor 's idea that everyone was best or first class at some type
of work. There should be a match between a person 's abilities and their job placement.
7. "Functional Foreman" –– Taylor had the idea that knowledge was authority. Supervisors could not
know everything about the planning and performance of the work; therefore functional specialists
would provide assistance to the workers. In retrospect, Taylor had recognized the need for staff
advice and assistance from people who had special abilities or knowledge.
B. Taylor after Midvale
1. He became a consultant for various firms, such as Simonds Rolling Company and Bethlehem
Steel. Note and discuss "Schmidt" and the pig iron workers. Did Taylor tell a "pig–tale"?

2. What were Taylor's views on teaching management?
3. Eastern Rate Case –– in this case before the U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission, Louis
Brandeis, attorney for the shippers, used individuals to testify that the railroads did not need to
increase their rates if they would adopt known

Exploring Corporate Strategy
ECS8C_C01.qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 597 CASE STUDIES ECS8C_C01.qxd 22/10/2007
11:54 Page 598 ECS8C_C01.qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 599 Guide to using the case studies The
main text of this book includes 87 short illustrations and 15 case examples which have been chosen
to enlarge specific issues in the text and/or provide practical examples of how business and public
sector organisations are managing strategic issues. The case studies which follow allow the reader to
extend this linking of theory and practice further by analysing the strategic issues of specific
organisations in much greater depth – and often providing 'solutions' to some of the problems or
difficulties identified in the case. There ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Pharmaceutical Industry – global forces at work in the ethical pharmaceutical industry. TUI –
competitive forces in the travel industry. HiFi – how can small players survive changing markets?
Amazon (B) – latest developments in a successful dot.com. Formula One – developing the
capabilities for competitive success in a hi–tech industry. Manchester United – clash of expectations
in the football world. Salvation Army – strategic challenges for a global not–for–profit organisation
with a mission. Bayer MS –

The Effects of Socio-Economic Status on Students...
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Nigeria like any other developing countries has witnessed series of political instability with obvious
effect on educational policies at federal, state and local government level. This gradually laid the
foundation of fallen standard in education at the primary and secondary level which caused
differential academic performance of students. In the quest of finding survival feet, the nation has
evolved series of socio–economic and educational measures but these have not improved the socio–
economic status of families in the country. It's within this situation that this study examine the
correlates of socio–economic status and students achievement in biology in few selected public and
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There are several tropical areas that are most commonly linked to academic performance including
student's role performance factors, school factors, family factors, and peer factors. Students Role
Performance (SRP) is how well an individual fulfils the role of a student in an educational setting.
Sex ,race, school effort ,extra–curricular activities ,deviance and disabilities are all–important
influences on SRP and have been shown to affect test scores .School environmental factors ,such as
school size ,neighborhood, and relationship between teachers and students also influence test scores
(Johnson & Elder ,2004).
One's own family background has also been found to influence a students test scores .research has
found out that socio economic status, parental involvement and family size are particular important
family factors (Majorbanks,1996)
Peer influences can also affect student performance. Peer pressure and peer conformity can lead to
an individual participating in risk– taking behavior which have been found to have negative ,indirect
effect on the test scores (santor,2000) .Parental educational level is known as a factor positively
related to children's academic achievement (Kirby & Grissmer, 1994). The family is the main factor
influencing the lives and outcomes of students (Okantey, 2008). The educational level of

Product Placement
Product placement, or embedded marketing, is a form of advertisement, where branded goods or
services are placed in a context usually devoid of ads, such as movies, the story line of television
shows, or news programs. The product placement is often not disclosed at the time that the good or
service is featured. Product placement became common in the 1980s.
In April 2006, Broadcasting & Cable reported, "Two thirds of advertisers employ 'branded
entertainment'–product placement–with the vast majority of that (80%) in commercial TV
programming." The story, based on a survey by the Association of National Advertisers, said
"Reasons for using in–show plugs varied from 'stronger emotional connection' to better dovetailing
with relevant content, ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
For the next film in the James Bond franchise, Tomorrow Never Dies, Sortito created a $100 million
promotional campaign that included tie–ins with BMW, Visa, L'Oréal, Ericsson, Heineken, Avis, and
Omega SA. The film brought in more than $300 million dollars.[17]
A recent example is HBO's Sex and the City (1998–2004), where the plot revolved around, among
other things, Absolut Vodka, a campaign upon which one of the protagonists was working, and a
billboard in Times Square, where a bottle prevented an image of the model from being
pornographic. Knight Rider (1982–1986), a television series featuring a talking Pontiac Trans Am, is
another example of brand integration.
The earliest example of product placement in a computer or video game occurs in Action Biker
(1984) for Skips crisps, a product by KP Snacks. Video games, such as Crazy Taxi (1999), feature
real retail stores as game destinations. However, sometimes the economics are reversed and video–
game makers pay for the rights to use real sports teams and players. Today, product placement in
online video is also becoming common. Online agencies are specializing in connecting online video
producers, which are usually individuals, with brands and advertisers.
[edit] Self Promotion
Twentieth Century Fox, a subsidiary of News Corporation, has promoted its parent company's own
Sky News channel through including it as a plot device when characters are viewing news

What Is The Climax Of The Movie Ali
Title: Ali
Director: Michael Mann
Release Date: December 11, 2011
List of Characters (Actor's Name):
Will Smith as Cassius Clay, Jr. / Cassius X / Muhammad Ali
Jamie Foxx as Drew Bundini Brown
Jon Voight as Howard Cosell
Mario Van Peebles as Malcolm X
Ron Silver as Angelo Dundee
Jeffrey Wright as Howard Bingham
Mykelti Williamson as Don King
Jada Pinkett Smith as Sonji Roi
Nona Gaye as Belinda/Khalilah Ali
Michael Michele as Veronica Porsche
Joe Morton as Chauncey Eskridge
Paul Rodriguez as Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
Bruce McGill as Bradley
Barry Shabaka Henley as Herbert Muhammad
Giancarlo Esposito as Cassius Clay, Sr.
Laurence Mason as Luis Sarria
LeVar Burton as Martin Luther King, Jr.
Prior to traveling together to Africa has been suspended by the Nation of Islam. Malcolm X still
decides to go to Africa but Ali refuses to speak to him and respects the Nation of Islam's decision to
suspend him. As Muhammad Ali returned to the United States he is stripped of his heavyweight
championship, boxing license, passport suspended and sent to jail for refusal to be drafted during the
Vietnam War. Muhammad Ali left the sport of boxing for three years until his conviction was
overturned and challenges Joe Frazier to a boxing match so he can regain his heavyweight
championship. Joe Frazier defeats Ali and gives him his first loss of his career. Joe Frazier then loses
his championship to George Foreman. Ali then challenges Foreman and goes to Zaire to face him for
the title. While in Africa Ali has an affair with a woman named Veronica Porsche. Ali's wife,
Belinda Ali, found out and he is unsure about his love for either of the women. During the title fight
Ali has been taking a defensive approach and is allowing Foreman to wildly swing at him to get him
fatigued quickly. Ali's strategy was proven successful when he takes advantage of Foreman's fatigue
and goes on the offensive and knocks Foreman out. The movie ends with Muhammad Ali regaining

the Heavyweight Championship.
Favorite Scene:
My favorite scene of the movie Ali was his first boxing match against Sonny Liston. This scene was
my favorite because it shows the beginning of his reign

Old World Versus New World: the Origins of Organizational...
Old World versus New World: the origins of organizational diversity in the international wine
industry, 1850–1914
James Simpson
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Historia Económica e Instituciones
Instituto Figuerola de Historia Económica
Abstract:
Wine production in Europe today is dominated by small family vineyards and cooperative wineries,
while in the New World viticulture and viniculture is highly concentrated and vertically integrated.
This paper argues that these fundamental organizational differences appeared from the turmoil in
wine markets at the turn of the twentieth century. As technological change endangered existing
rents, growers, wine–makers, and merchants lobbied governments to introduce laws ... Show more
Section one argues that traditional grape and wine production favored small scale integrated
production. From the mid nineteenth century producers had to adapt to three major exogenous
events: the integration of national and international markets, the appearance of new vine diseases
and production shortages that these provoked, and the major advances in the knowledge of
fermentation and the development of wine making equipment that produced economies of scale and
which allowed cheap table wines to be produced in hot climates. These changes encouraged an
expansion of production in hot climates in the New World and a shift in the locus of production of
cheap table wines from Europe's centre to the periphery. Thus while the four Midi departments and
Algeria produced the equivalent of less than 15 per cent of France's domestic wine consumption in
the 1820s, this figure had reached 50 per cent by 1910. Other regions, such as La Mancha in Spain
or Puglia in Italy experienced similar changes, although at later dates. By the turn of the twentieth
century, a combination of higher yields and increase in adulteration flooded wine

The Censorship of Art Essay example
The Censorship of Art While the censorship of art is not a new phenomenon, recent years have
witnessed renewed and intensified attempts to control popular culture. In particular, rap and rock
music have come under increasing attack from various sides representing the entire left and right
political spectrum, purportedly for their explicit sexual and violent lyrical contents. In this paper is
investigated which moral codes underlie these claims against popular music, how social movements
mobilize actions around these claims, and the way in which they are manifested in mechanisms of
control targeted at rap and rock music. Moreover, I explore how the performers and fans of these
musical styles have in turn articulated counter–claims, ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
She was shocked to find out that one of the songs on the album, "Darling Nikki", contained a
reference to female masturbation. The same Prince song was also listened to by the daughter of
free–lance journalist Kandy Stroud, who was shocked to discover that her daughter was exposed to
"unabashedly sexual lyrics" (Stroud 1985:14). Around the same time, Susan Baker, wife of former
Treasury Secretary and White House Chief of Staff James Baker, overheard her 7–year old child
sing along to "Like a Virgin" by Madonna, which lead her to realize "what's going on in pop music"
(quoted in Roldan 1987:223). Also around the same time, Pam Howar, wife of a wealthy
construction executive, noticed the lyrical contents of the songs she was dancing to during her
aerobics classes, and discovered that her daughter was listening to the same kind of music over
breakfast. In April of 1985 the concerned parents, together with Sally Nevius, wife of former
Washington D.C. council chairman John Nevius, and Ethelynn Stuckley, wife of former
Congressman Williamson Stuckley, joined forces: on May 13, 1985, they formed the non–profit,
tax–exempt organization Parents Music Resource Center. Under the Presidency of Pamela Howar,
the PMRC compiled a mailing list to appeal to similarly concerned parents and to raise money. Soon
after its formation, affiliates of the PMRC included several U.S. Congressmen and Representatives.
On the same day of the PMRC's

LFO Recruitment Event
LFO Recruitment Event
Event Name: SFL Mini–Career Fair / CBP Recruitment Event
City: Fort Hood, Texas
Location: Oveta Culp Hobby Soldier and Family Readiness Center
Event POC: Robert Schumacher
Title: SFL–TAP Marketing Coordinator & Transition Specialist
Time: 0900–1300
Recruiters: SCBPO David Garcia, SCBPO Eric Galarza, BPA Martinez, and BPA Mireles
PAL: N/A
Total Prospective Applicants: Male _50__Female_6__Veterans _47_ Total __56__
Event Synopsis/Comments:
The CBP Recruitment Event at Fort Hood was held at the Oveta Culp Hobby Soldier and Family
Readiness Center on Monday, May 8, 2017. The event focused on military personnel and veterans
who were interested in a career in the various fields of business, marketing, law enforcement and
transportation. Veterans and military personnel were also provided with information on real estate,
mortgage, and continuing education opportunities.
Organizations in attendance were Primerica Financial Services, Texas Veterans and Workforce
Commission, Z Systems, Veterans Land Board, La Salle Corrections, Facility Solutions Group,
Stevens Transport, and Troops into Transport to name a few were in attendance at the mini–career
fair. Austin Police Department, Houston Police Department, Texas Department of Public ... Show
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Candidates were also briefed on the current announcement in USAjobs, the CBPO GS9 17–8 &
CBPO 17–8, as well as the Veterans only announcement found in the cbp.gov/careers. Candidates
were provided with a CBP Recruiting Office information, and they were informed of the newly
created CBP Recruiting Office located at the Soldier Family Assistance Center (SFAC), Building
36051, on Fort Hood. The joint OFO, USBP, and Officer of Air and Marine recruiting video was
also playing in the background on the

Hbr When Your Core Business Is Dying
TOP–TEAM POLITICS...page 90
WHEN YOUR CORE BUSINESS IS DYING...page 66
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What Your Leader Expects of You
Larry Bossidy
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Finding Your Next Core Business
Chris Zook
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Promise–Based Management: The Essence of Execution
Donald N. Sull and Charles Spinosa
90
The Leadership Team: Complementary Strengths or Conﬂicting Agendas?
Stephen A. Miles and Michael D. Watkins
100
Avoiding Integrity Land Mines
Ben W. Heineman, Jr.

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Ralph Hasson
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Avoiding Integrity Land Mines
Ben W. Heineman, Jr.
How do you keep thousands of employees, operating in hundreds of countries, as honest as they are
competitive? General Electric's longtime general counsel describes the systems the company has put
in place to do just that.
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What the Boss Wants from You
What should CEOs and their direct reports expect from each other? When Larry Bossidy laid out his
views to a group of young executives, they couldn't take notes fast enough. You don't have to write
down what he said, though, because Larry has done it for you here. And it will be on the exam.
88 STRATEGIC HUMOR 111 TOOL KIT
The Process Audit Michael Hammer
Redesigning business processes can generate dramatic improvements in performance, but the effort
is notoriously difﬁcult. Many executives have ﬂoundered, uncertain about what exactly needs to be
changed, by how much, and when. A new framework can take the mystery out of reengineering
business processes and help you comprehend, plan, and assess your company's process–based
transformations.
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than it can chew...Women at Fortune

The Club, By David Williamson
Australia is filled with many different aspects in which makes it the country it is today. I believe it is
important to study texts that explore aspects of Australia by studying texts such as 'The Club', by
David Williamson, a play written in 1977 about an Australian football club and movies such as "The
Castle", directed by Rob Stitch in 1997, about the daily life of an Australian family when their
happiness is threatened when developers attempt to buy their house to expand the neighboring
airport. Both these texts show us what Australian life was like in the past. By us looking at themes
such as language, tradition and the mateship shown we are able to explore different aspects of
Australia that make it what it is today. Williamson's play, 'The Club', accurately reflects many
Australian attitudes of today, even though the play was written many years ago. Some of the
attitudes expressed, such as tradition, are still equally relevant in todays society. Tradition plays a
very important part in 'The Club'. The characters have their own ideas thinking that tradition must be
changed to achieve success in todays society. For example, Laurie, the coach, blames an old Club
tradition for his failure to win a premiership. He states, 'You and your cronies wouldn't let me buy
players.' Jock, the vice–president, replies, 'We were upholding old tradition. It was wrong, but we
believed in it.' They should have believed in their club as tradition often gives us insight into what
outcomes

Strategic Marketing Planning for Non Profit Organization
Georgetown University
Center for Public & Nonprofit Leadership
Marketing & Communications in Nonprofit Organizations
David Williamson
Essays on Excellence
Lessons from the Georgetown Nonprofit Management Executive Certificate Program
© 2009 Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership Georgetown University
Georgetown Public Policy Institute
Advocacy in the Public Interest
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Marketing & Communications in Nonprofit Organizations: It Matters More Than You Think
David Williamson
Marketing gets no respect in the nonprofit world. Program people tend to hold the most senior
positions in nonprofits and accordingly ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Advocacy in the Public Interest
3

The Elevator Test
Through the years, marketers have invented ever–more sophisticated ways to develop organizational
position statements. Lots of these methodologies work, and you can spend big money with
consultants on finely crafted and focus–group–tested positioning statements. At the same time, for
nonprofits, the simpler approach advocated by the marketing savant Harry Beckwith may achieve
much the same result at considerably lower cost and effort. I think of Beckwith whenever I find
myself confronted with a classic "elevator test" moment. You strike up a conversation in an elevator,
on the subway, in the line at Starbucks and the question soon arises: What do you do? The challenge
is how to answer that question in an interesting, compelling manner that invites further questions
about your organization, but that does not bog down in jargon or too much detail. You don't have
much time – maybe two sentences at most. So what do you include? What do you leave out? What's
your answer to the elevator test? Lest you think this exercise trivial, recall that everyone on the staff
of your nonprofit gets asked the "what do you do?" question, in various forms, every day. In that
sense, everyone on staff is a marketer, albeit rarely trained as such. Do you know how your staff is
responding? Do you have any

Brand Community
EXTENDING THE CONCEPT OF BRAND COMMUNITY:
BUILDING COMMITMENT IN THE CHARITY SECTOR
ABSTRACT
The paper introduces a model of brand community development that is extended to the nonprofit
sector; a sector that has just recently begun to embrace relationship marketing. It is believed that
brand communities represent a unique form of relationship marketing, with benefits that are
particularly compelling for nonprofits. Indeed, the paper reveals that many of the characteristics of
brand communities already exist to some extent within the culture and/or fundraising efforts of
charitable organizations. The article offers a number of research propositions for research into the
influence of brand community markers and mechanisms ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
In fact, contributions to charity comprise a substantial portion of the average household budget, over
5% of gross income according to Smith (1980). Individuals also donate a substantial portion of their
time to charities, time estimated to be worth roughly the equivalent of the financial contributions
(Smith 1980). Given these statistics, it is easy to see why the charity–donor relationship is so
important to charitable organizations. However, a study conducted for the Direct Marketing
Association revealed that donors also feel it is important to have meaningful relationships with
nonprofit organizations (Association Management 1996). And yet, the desire for close relationships
does not guarantee full coffers or a full roster of volunteers. For although baby boomers indicate that
they intend to give more, they are cynical of charities and demand greater accountability for how
their donations are used, as well as tangible evidence of the good that this money is doing (Fund
Raising Management 1999a). The goal of the current paper is to extend the concept of brand
community to the nonprofit sector. Although this sector is nascent with respect to its appreciation
for, and adoption of, relationship marketing, it is believed that the brand community concept is

Metz Film Language a Semiotics of the Cinema PDF
FILM LANGUAGE
FILM
LANGUAGE
A Semiotics of the Cinema
Christian Metz
Translated by Michael Taylor
The University of Chicago Press
Published by arrangement with Oxford University Press, Inc.
The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 60637
© 1974 by Oxford University Press, Inc.
All rights reserved. English translation. Originally published 1974
Note on Translation © 1991 by the University of Chicago
University of Chicago Press edition 1991
Printed in the United States of America
09 08 07
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Library of Congress Cataloging–in–Publication Data
Metz, Christian.
[Essais sur la signification au cinéma. English]
Film language: a semiotics of the cinema / Christian Metz: translated by Michael Taylor.
p. cm.
Translation of: Essais ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
The term constantif, which Metz borrowed from Austin, should be rendered by "constantive" and
not by "ascertaining"
(p. 25). Finally, "actor" to translate Greimas 's concept of actant is misleading and actant is usually
kept (see Ducrôt and Todorov, Encyclopedic
Dictionary of the Sciences of Language, Johns Hopkins University Press,

1979, p. 224), and discours image when translated as "image discourse" is not very clear, since it is
referring to film, which is made up of images.
The following rough spots occur only once each: "Unusual" (p. 5) translates weakly insolite, which
has also the connotation of strange, disquieting, surprising, unexpected, and uncanny. A "slice of
cinema" (p.14) would be preferable to a "piece of cinema." "Narrative agency" rather than
"instance"; "de–realization"or "de–realizing" rather than "unrealizing."
"A seminal concept" (p. 58) doesn 't really render une notion gigogne
(again the idea of embedded concepts). The title of Lang 's film which is translated by The Damned
is actually M. "Signifying statements" should be "semenes" (p. 26). I have not found an English
equivalent for mise en grilles, which refers to a gridlike breakdown of linguistic units and which
Taylor translates by "pigeon–holing"

Agency Theory Essay 3
1
The Fundamental Agency Problem and Its Mitigation:
Independence, Equity, and the Market for Corporate Control
DAN R. DALTON
Kelley School of Business, Indiana University
MICHAELA. HITT
Mays College of Business, Texas A&M University
S. TREVIS CERTO
Mays College of Business, Texas A&M University
CATHERINE M. DALTON
Kelley School of Business, Indiana University
Abstract
A central tenet of agency theory is that there is potential for mischief when the interests of owners
and managers diverge. In those circumstances, and for a variety of reasons, managers may be able to
exact higher rents than are reasonable or than the owners of the firm would otherwise accord them.
While that foundational element of agency theory is ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
The Fundamental Agency Problem and Its Mitigation 3 Early on, three principal approaches were
developed to minimize the agency problem. One, the "independence" approach, suggested that
boards of directors, comprised to be independent of management, can monitor managers and assure
that their interests do not diverge substantially from those of owners (Fama, 1980; Fama & Jensen,
1983a, 1983b; Jensen & Meckling, 1976; Mizruchi, 1983; see also Chandler, 1977). Another
method, the "equity" approach, proposed that managers with equity in the firm were more likely to
embrace the interests of other equity holders and, accordingly, to direct the firm in their joint
interests (Fama & Jensen, 1983b; Jensen & Meckling, 1976). Lastly, there was the notion of the
"market for corporate control," which set forth the principle that corporate markets may operate to
discipline managers who inappropriately leverage their agency advantage. In such cases, self–
serving executives may subject the firm to acquisition by other firms (Fama & Jensen, 1983a;
Jensen & Ruback, 1983; Manne, 1965). While these three corporate governance approaches are
rational in principle, the efficacy of these approaches in practice remains subject to debate.

Accordingly, in subsequent sections of this manuscript, we provide a multidisciplinary overview of
agency theory with an emphasis on the three mechanisms through which the fundamental agency

Igbo Dictionary
onaryDictionary of Ònìchà Igbo 2nd edition of the Igbo dictionary, Kay Williamson, Ethiope
Press, 1972. Kay Williamson (†) This version prepared and edited by Roger Blench Roger Blench
Mallam Dendo 8, Guest Road Cambridge CB1 2AL United Kingdom Voice/ Fax. 0044–(0)1223–
560687 Mobile worldwide (00–44)–(0)7967–696804 E–mail R.Blench@odi.org.uk
http://www.rogerblench.info/RBOP.htm To whom all correspondence should be addressed. This
printout: November 16, 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS Abbreviations:
................................................................................................................................................. 2 Editor's
12 5.1 Alphabet
............................................................................................................................................... 12 5.2
Double vowels ......................................................................................................................................
13 5.3 Syllabic nasal
....................................................................................................................................... 13 5.4
Tones.....................................................................................................................................................
13 5.5 Word division
...................................................................................................................................... 13 5.6 A note on
'y' ......................................................................................................................................... 14 6.
Grammatical sketch
.................................................................................................................................. 15 6.1 Parts of
speech ..................................................................................................................................... 15 6.2
Verbs.....................................................................................................................................................
17 6.2.1. Types of verbs

Library Management
Library and Information Center Management
Recent Titles in Library and Information Science Text Series
Library and Information Center Management, Sixth Edition Robert D. Stueart and Barbara B.
Moran United States Government Information: Policies and Sources Peter Hernon, Harold C.
Relyea, Robert E. Dugan, and Joan F. Cheverie Library Information Systems: From Library
Automation to Distributed Information Access Solutions Thomas R. Kochtanek and Joseph R.
Matthews The Complete Guide to Acquisitions Management Frances C. Wilkinson and Linda K.
Lewis Organization of Information, Second Edition Arlene G. Taylor The School Library Media
Manager, Third Edition Blanche Woolls Basic Research Methods for Librarians Ronald R. Powell
and Lynn ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Stueart and Barbara B. Moran All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by
any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress
Catalog Card Number: 2007007922 ISBN: 978–1–59158–408–7 978–1–59158–406–3 (pbk.) First
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The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
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