tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18791758196450148882024-03-13T19:36:23.562-07:00How to write a science fair paperMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418834169258683135noreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879175819645014888.post-45096270363585557752020-08-26T00:14:00.001-07:002020-08-26T00:14:04.470-07:00Noun Formation: English And VietnameseThing Formation: English And Vietnamese As we as a whole know, word are the most significant unit in one language. We use words regularly, in numerous different fields of life: from work to considering, structure casual circumstance to formal circumstance. From word, we can make phrases, sentences to correspondence with one another under numerous structures. Among words, thing is a somewhat urgent part. Things have a few capacities in sentences. They can be the subject, an item, an appositive, or a supplement (Rakoczy). Along these lines, thing development can be perceived as the sub procedure of word-arrangement, and it will share some equivalent quality of word development. My paper is planned for recognizing, examining and differentiating the thing development among English and Vietnamese to amplify the similitudes and contrasts. In light of this paper, I would like to enable my perusers to clear about thing arrangement and help the teachers have a general point of view of the unavoidable mistakes of learning process in both Vietnamese and English students. Thing FORMATION IN ENGLISH Since thing development is the sub-procedure of word-arrangement, it additionally observes the equivalent morphological standards of word-arrangement. Things are shaped by morphemes too. As indicated by the order, we have exacerbating, attachment or induction, and change. All the more explicitly: Attachment or determination, structures things with joins. Exacerbating is the blend of at least two morphemes. Transformation, likewise called zero deduction, is the production of a word from a current word with no adjustment in structure (Conversion, 2001). For instance, word shifts from action word to thing without change of its morphemes. There is other thing development, for example, reduplication, cutting, mixing, abbreviations, and obtaining. Reduplication is rehashing a thing with an adjustment in the first place consonant or change in the center vowel. Cutting is a procedure which comprises in the decrease of a word to one of its parts (Marchand:1969). Cutting is otherwise called truncation or shortening. (Cutting, 2001), without changing its importance. Mixing is consolidating of abbreviated of at least two morphemes to frame another word. Then again, abbreviations are things utilizing the underlying letters in words, phrases, or appropriate names. Last is acquiring, which really has two sorts: utilizing the specific word from another the language and interpreting it truly, we regularly called the second kind calque or credit interpretation. Thing FORMATION IN VIETNAMESE Like English, thing in Vietnamese was additionally framed by morphemes. Be that as it may, the thing development from attachment doesn't show up in Vietnamese for what it's worth in English. The free morpheme and bound morpheme in Vietnamese are characterized in an unexpected way. All the more especially, the bound morpheme in Vietnamese can be utilized as a different word. In English, when the bound morpheme remains solitary, it doesnt make a full word. In Vietnamese, thing was framed by consolidating two free morphemes, two bound morphemes, or one bound morpheme and one free morpheme. Subsequently, thing is framed by aggravating, transformation along with different strategies, for example, reduplication, cutting, abbreviations, and obtaining. Additionally, on account of the drawn out control of the Chineses administrations and French pioneer, the vocabularies which Vietnamese obtained from Chinese and French are various and different. CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE 1. Appendage (Derivation) In this part, I will examine the attachment in English. The fastens include prefixes and postfixes. For instance, from the descriptor exacting, we just need to add the postfixes - cy to frame the thing education. Along with the postfixes, the prefixes likewise add to the thing arrangement. At the point when we offer another extra il-, we promptly have another thing absence of education which has the contrary significance to the thing proficiency. Subsequently, the prefix of thing can change the importance of the cause, however it despite everything keeps up the word class. The postfix, then again, when be joined to the base, it can change an action word to a thing or other word class. Some run of the mill additions for thing are: - insect, - er, - or, - ment㠢â⠬â ¦. Also, prefixes and postfixes contain some given implications which were shown underneath: Prefixes Which means Additions Which means Against Against - tude condition of Mis- wrong, adrift - ist seller, practitioner Post- After - ism principle, conviction Dis- not, inverse of - ity condition Between between, among - cy condition De- dispose of - eer, - er, - or individual who 2. Compound things In English, with the exception of some single words are thing themselves, thing can be shaped by numerous strategies, for example, some in table Compound examples Models Thing + Noun circulation system, beach, cabinet Descriptive word + Noun hardboard, blueberry, softball Action word + Noun pool, clothes washer Relational word + Noun inbox, outbox, jacket Action word + Verb make-work, drop-kick Action word + Preposition breakaway, safehouse, takeaway Expressions Compound stock-in-exchange, relative Extraordinary Compound tetragon, archaic exploration As indicated by the table, there are numerous examples to frame a thing. Be that as it may, we can characterize all the examples into 3 classes: The strong or shut structure: two words were consolidated as single word. Ex: plan, board. The hyphenated structure: two words are associated by a hyphen. Ex: child in-law, line up. The open or dispersed structure: the word comprises of two longer words, and frequently composed independently. Ex: high court, slow movement. In the mean time, in Vietnamese we have the organized compound thing and the head and-embellishment compound thing, which were additionally known in Vietnamese are t㠡⠻â « ghã ©p Ãâââ¬Ë㠡⠺â ³ng l㠡⠺â p and t㠡⠻â « ghã ©p chã nh ph㠡⠻â ¥. The planned compound thing is the thing was worked from two segments with equivalent significance, for instance: ch㠡⠻â £ bã ºa, qu㠡â ºn à ¡o㠢â⠬â ¦. The planned compound thing frequently communicates the general and manufactured importance which was one primary concern that makes it not the same as the head and extra compound thing. The head and adornment compound thing is the thing that includes two parts, in which one segment relies upon the other. The optional segment will characterize the fundamental segment. For example: we have the main part is Ãâââ¬Ëãâ ⠰㠡⠻â ng, which implies the best approach, and the subsequent one is s㠡⠺â ¯t, a sort of metal that made thi s sort of way. At the point when we join those two segments, we will have the new thing: Ãâââ¬Ëãâ ⠰㠡⠻â ng s㠡⠺â ¯t, which really implies railroad so as to recognize with Ãâââ¬Ëãâ ⠰㠡⠻â ng khã'ng, Ãâââ¬Ëãâ ⠰㠡⠻â ng th㠡â »y, Ãâââ¬Ëãâ ⠰㠡⠻â ng b㠡⠻â⠢㠢â⠬â ¦ 3. Change The change is an intriguing procedure of framing new word. It happens in both English and Vietnamese. Without changing its structures, we can change the significance of the word, even the word class (however I dont talk about word class-change since this paper is centered around the thing arrangement, not the word development) all the more explicitly, lets analyze these two models: Ex 1: Firstly, in English, with the word stop in 2 sentences The time has come to end the savagery. I get off at the following stop. In the first, stop implies the demonstration of halting the savagery, however in the subsequent sentence, stop really implies a spot where a transport or train stops consistently for travelers to jump on or off. Plainly, the type of the thing stop doesnt change. Ex 2: In Vietnamese, take the word ph㠡⠻å ¸ as model M㠡⠺â ¹ tã'i n㠡⠺â ¥u ph㠡⠻å ¸ r㠡⠺â ¥t ngon. Khã ¡ nhi㠡⠻â u ngãâ ⠰㠡⠻â i Ãâââ¬Ëã n Ã'ng hi㠡⠻â⬠¡n nay cã ³ tãâ â ° tãâ ⠰㠡⠻å ¸ng chã ¡n cãâ â ¡m thã ¨m ph㠡⠻å ¸. ph㠡⠻å ¸ in the primary sentence is a Vietnamese dish, however the subsequent sentence hints the significance of something new, particularly another ladies, not their spouses. In this way, English and Vietnamese take after one another on this procedure of shaping new things. Being utilized under numerous different conditions, the word itself produces a wide range of figurative implications. 4. Other development a. Reduplication Both English and Vietnamese have reduplication. Be that as it may, reduplication just holds onto few things in English. Vietnamese reduplication has two sorts: rehashing the entire word (ba, chã ¢u ch㠡⠺â ¥u, cã o cã o㠢â⠬â ¦) and rehashing a few segments of the word. In addition, we dont find numerous Vietnamese things which have a place with the subsequent sorts. The most extreme length of Vietnamese reduplicative words is close to four, and the base length is two. The vast majority of the reduplicative words are two-word length. Some of reduplicative English words are: ping pong, flip failure, tick-tock㠢â⠬â ¦. b. Cutting As per Vã⦠à © Ãââ 㠡⠻â ©c Nghi㠡⠻â⬠¡u, Vietnamese just thinks about this procedure as transitory structure or the verbally expressed type of word. By definition, it doesnt occur with each word (Nghi㠡⠻â⬠¡u 2007). bãâ ⠰ãâ â ¡m bãâ ⠰㠡⠻â⬠ºm Ã'â bãâ ⠰㠡⠻â⬠ºm ki-lã'- gam Ã'â kã lã' Ãââ 㠡⠺â £ng c㠡⠻â⠢ng s㠡⠺â £n Vi㠡⠻â⬠¡t Nam Ã'â Ãââ 㠡⠺â £ng While, English have heaps of words was framed by cutting, for example, photograph from photo, rhino from rhinoceros㠢â⠬â ¦ c. Abbreviation By utilizing the underlying letters of an expression as single word, abbreviation has delivered a huge number a word. Since those words were made by abbreviation are more vital than the expressions, numerous individuals like this sort of thing arrangement, particularly in names of certain associations. In English, we have AIDS, radar㠢â⠬â ¦. In Vietnamese, we likewise have some acronymic words, for example, TW from trung Ãâ ⠰ãâ â ¡ng, CLB for cã ¢u l㠡⠺â ¡c b㠡⠻â⠢. d. Mixing Mixes manage the activity of shortening and afterward joining variou Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418834169258683135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879175819645014888.post-8653278752116672602020-08-22T06:18:00.001-07:002020-08-22T06:18:10.037-07:00Analysis of Fences by August Wilson Essay -- Fences Plays Slavery RaciTroy Maxson is a man who thinks he is a disappointment yet thinks that its difficult to concede. Troy is a middle age dark city worker who feels kept down by the ââ¬Å"white manâ⬠. ââ¬Å"Why you got the white men driving and shaded lifting?â⬠(p.9). the citation referenced is a case of how Troy feels he will never add up to anything since he is a dark man in the ââ¬Å"white manââ¬â¢s worldâ⬠. In this manner, Troy confines his objectives throughout everyday life. Keeping up a vocation, having a rooftop over his head, and food on the table is Troyââ¬â¢s thought of accomplishment. This is his concept of achievement since he has achieved this while having a hard life. Troy wall himself into his own little reality where there is no space for anybody to address or judge him. Then Troyââ¬â¢s sharpness towards the ââ¬Å"white manâ⬠makes hardness towards his child Cory.... Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418834169258683135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879175819645014888.post-34090835393670489772020-08-11T10:39:00.001-07:002020-08-11T10:39:05.585-07:00Rakuten Rakuten WHAT IS RAKUTEN?The CompanyRakuten Inc is an e-commerce and internet business originating from Tokyo, Japan. The company was created by Hiroshi Mikitani in 1997 as MDM Inc. He still serves as the Chief Executive. The Rakuten Shopping Mall or Rackuten Ichiba began operations in May 1997 and is the largest such site in Japan. It is also the largest in the world by sales figures. In 1999, the company name was changed to Rakuten Inc. The name itself derives from the Japanese word for optimism or rakuten. By 2012, the company was earning US$4.6 billion and bring in operating profits of US$244 million. By 2013, the number of employees were over 10,000 globally.Rakuten focuses primarily on the complete shopping experience for the buyer influenced by the Japanese principle of Omotenashi. This concept means providing high quality and personal service. This is translated online by allowing sellers to customize pages through unique layouts, photos and promotional campaigns. Vendors update these pages regularly and can create a line of communication directly with the customer. The idea is to avoid a standardized approach and create an experience.ExpansionDuring 2005, the company began its international expansions through acquisitions and joint ventures. One of the biggest ones was the acquisition of buy.com which has since been rebranded as Rakuten.com Shopping within the United States. In other countries, the company has acquired Priceminister in France, Ikeda in Brazil, Tradoria in Germany, Play.com in the United Kingdom, Wuaki.tv in Spain and Kobo Inc in Canada.Another means of expansion has been investments in different businesses. These include a $50 million investment in Pinterest. Other companies where Rakuten Inc has invested include Ozon.ru, AHA Life and Daily Grommet.Types of BusinessesThe company has significantly expanded the types of businesses that it operates through its various acquisitions. Some of these are:Online Retail: The company has retail operations within Japan and in many countries globally. These include Rakuten.com (formerly buy.com).Banking, Credit and Payments: Services offered in this area include personal consumer credit services such as card loans, mortgages and other banking services.Portal and Media: Services in this area include management of portal sites such as internet gateways etc.Travel: This includes websites that manage hotel bookings and other travels services.Securities: Services include brokerage of online securities.Professional Sports: The company manages a professional baseball team as well as the planning and sale of related merchandise.Entertainment: This includes services such as an online video club.RAKUTEN.COM (FORMERLY BUY.COM)The CompanyThe online retailer formerly known as Buy.com was created by Scott Blum in 1997. It is based in Aliso Viejo in California, USA. The company began as a seller of computers and electronics but eventually expanded to several other categories.The companyâs initial revenue model was to sell items below cost and make up the difference through other revenue streams. These other streams included services like advertising, warranties and equipment leases. In 1998, the companyâs first complete year of operation, goods and services worth $111 million were sold.Blum sold his stake in 1999, before the company filed to go public. Stock values fell following the IPO and Blum bought the company again in 2001. The following year, expansion began with moves into other categories of items. The company has moved from 100 marketplace sellers on launch to thousands of sellers offering 11.5 million products. The company, which also sells through eBay, is only the second company in eBayâs history to receive 1 million positive reviews and a satisfaction rating of 99.7 %.Acquisition by Rakuten IncRakuten Inc acquired Buy.com in May 2010 at a value of approximately $250 million. Following the acquisition, the company changed the industry standard of 30-day retu rns to a 45-day return policy.Following the change in ownership, the company reported its best Black Friday and Cyber Monday performance ever in November 2010.The company was officially rebranded as Rakuten.com in January of 2013. The Business Model of Rakuten.comThough Rakuten sells items in a multitude of categories much like its competitors do, the company does not want to be seen as the next Amazon. Instead, the company wants to stand apart from traditional standardized ecommerce sites and instead encourage customers to buy from people, not the internet. According to former CMO Bernard Luthi,âWe donât throw a cloak over the merchant but instead introduce you to the shop owner. We want you to discover who the merchant is.âVirtual MarketplaceThe vision for Rakuten.com is to convert it from an ecommerce site into an online version of a physical marketplace. The stores in this marketplace remain autonomous, with storeowners free to customize their storefronts and communicate w ith the customer. The site also attempts to equip the sellers with tools and techniques to become profitable rather than compete directly with them.Target MarketThe company has partnerships with several thousand merchants and sells close to 14 million products across multiple categories. This means that there is something available for everyone. The basic audience is from mostly metropolitan areas and comfortable with shopping online. These people are not in a hurry and enjoy browsing for undiscovered items.Mobile StrategyAs of 2012, mobile traffic accounted for 10 to 15 percent of Rakuten.com visitors. The site sees this figure continuing to grow as the trend towards online shopping increases. This is why the company is investing in this channel and giving it due importance.Revenue StreamThe company has a three part fee structure for merchants who want to sell on the website. This includes a membership fee, a commission and a fee per item. Membership is about $99 per quarter or $33 per month. The commission is between 8 percent and 15 percent depending on different categories. And the fee per item is 99 cents which is charged when the item is actually sold. There is no fee to list items on the website.Other channels of revenue are different packages for sellers. The professional level can sell as many as 50,000 products while the professional plus allows the sellers to list unlimited items on their stores. In addition, the professional level has limited access to Buymail, a service that allows the merchant to communicate directly with the customers. The professional plus allows unlimited access to this service. This is a key differentiating factor for the website as other platforms such as Amazon.com does not allow merchants to market directly to the customers.Shipping and ReturnsShipping costs and return policies are created and communicated by each individual seller on their storefront. HOW TO SELL SUCCESSFULLY ON RAKUTEN.COMThough it is relatively simple t o start selling through an online platform such a Rakuten.com, there are still some extra steps that can be taken to ensure success. These include:Customize Your StoreThis option is available to all Rakuten.com merchants and is one that should be utilized to its full capacity. A customized storefront allows the merchant to attract customers and create a link with them. It also allows the seller to appear more professional or speak to the target audience. Merchants have the option to add logos or images that help create synergy across different platforms the merchant might be using to sell. The merchant can also create customized product pages for special products that need to be highlighted. Managing all this content is easy to do through management tools offered by the website.Create Interesting ContentMany sellers make the mistake of listing their items and not focusing on descriptions and details. This is an oversight and should be avoided. Not every item speaks for itself and no t every customer comes to find a specific product. Instead, a well written description can convince a potential customer to make the decision to buy.Use Marketing ToolsRakuten.com attempts to support its merchants through tools and techniques to help grow sales. This helps both the merchant and the company. There are some excellent tools available for use that can help a merchant attain success.Use PromotionsRakuten.com offers its merchants useful promotional tools such as daily deals. This can help merchants attract attention and move more items out of the store.Work With an e-commerce ConsultantRakuten.com offers merchants the services of an ECC or an ecommerce consultant. The ECCâs aim is to help maximize sales and grow the business. These consultants can help by reviewing listings, offer marketplace best practices and help participate in the right promotional activities. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF SELLING ON RAKUTEN.COMThere are many advantages to selling your product thr ough a marketplace such as Rakuten.com. There are also some disadvantages. A few of both are listed below:AdvantagesMarketplace is Not a Competitor: The Rakuten business model encourages merchants to grow and develop their stores. The website itself does not sell any products but instead it provides tools and services to help merchants grow their own business. In this way, merchants only have to compete with other merchants.Access to Massive Audience: Marketplaces are among the fastest growing ecommerce websites in the world. Amazon, eBay and Rakuten are among the top marketplaces in the world with millions of visitors browsing through listed items every month. Selling on these marketplaces allows access to an established base of customers with very little extra spend on advertising.Variety of Products: Because Rakuten allows sellers to list items in multiple categories, a seller has the freedom to list practically anything they want to sell. The range of prices for these items is a lso very vast.Pricing Flexibility: Since Rakuten.com focuses on creating a link between the seller and the buyer, the merchant has the opportunity to create a strong relationship with a customer based on excellent service, quality and reliability. This bond can help establish repeat buyers and can help a merchant sell at a slightly higher price than competitors.Low Investment in Infrastructure: Since the fees charged by the website to list are not very high, it is not a huge investment to begin selling items online. If one was to attempt to create their own website, it would require more work and more commitment than selling through an established marketplace.Access to International Customers: Millions of customers from all over the world visit Rakuten.com. This means that by listing your items on the website, these international customers are more likely to visit your storefront.DisadvantagesThe Need to market Your Store: Though Rakuten.com provides an efficient platform to list it ems on, the merchants have the responsibility to differentiate themselves from others by creating an interesting and attractive storefront and communicating with buyers.Handling Shipping and Logistics: This is a big challenge for smaller sellers both in managing costs and ensuring reliability.TAKING PRECAUTIONS ON RAKUTEN.COM In 2013, online shoppers reported wrong charges on their credit cards after the may purchases through Rakuten.com. According to news reports at the time, close to $10,000 dollars were charged on items such as gas valves, newspaper subscriptions in Cleveland, plane tickets in Germany and warehouse time clocks in Colombia. Users on SlickDeals.net also complained on fraudulent credit card charges after using these on Rakuten. Some users also had new accounts opened with their personal information such as birthdates and social security numbers.Rakuten took the reports very seriously and pledged to work with authorities to investigate. The company remained unaware of any breach to their systems. The Rakuten staff communicated with people making complaints via Facebook and forums to ask them to get in touch to help straighten things out.A customer run website called Rakutenfraud.com was created to highlight issues with the websiteâs security.RAKUTEN.COM SUCCESS STORIES Formerly Buy.com, Rakuten.com is an online marketplace run by Rakuten Inc a successful Japanese e-commerce platform. © Wikimedia commons | Rakuten, Inc.In this article we will look at, 1) what is Rakuten?, 2) Rakuten.com (Formerly Buy.com), 3) how to sell successfully on Rakuten.com?, 4) advantages and disadvantages of selling on Rakuten.com, 5) taking precautions on Rakuten.com, and 6) Rakuten.com success stories.WHAT IS RAKUTEN?The CompanyRakuten Inc is an e-commerce and internet business originating from Tokyo, Japan. The company was created by Hiroshi Mikitani in 1997 as MDM Inc. He still serves as the Chief Executive. The Rakuten Shopping Mall or Rackuten Ichiba began operations in May 1997 and is the largest such site in Japan. It is also the largest in the world by sales figures. In 1999, the company name was changed to Rakuten Inc. The name itself derives from the Japanese word for optimism or rakuten. By 2012, the company was earning US$4.6 billion and bring in operating profits of US$244 million. By 2013, the number of employees were over 10,000 globally.Rakuten focuses primarily on the complete shopping experience for the buyer influenced by the Japanese principle of Omotenashi. This concept means providing high quality and personal service. This is translated online by allowing sellers to customize pages through unique layouts, photos and promotional campaigns. Vendors update these pages regularly and can create a line of communication directly with the customer. The idea is to avoid a standardized approach and create an experience.ExpansionDuring 2005, the company began its international expansions through acquisitions and joint ventures. One of the biggest ones was the acquisition of buy.com which has since been rebranded as Rakuten.com Shopping within the United States. In other countries, the company has acquired Priceminister in France, Ikeda in Brazil, Tradoria in Germany, Play.com in the United Kingdom, Wuaki.tv in Spain and Kobo Inc in Canada.Another means of expansion has been investments in different businesses. These include a $50 million investment in Pinterest. Other companies where Rakuten Inc has invested include Ozon.ru, AHA Life and Daily Grommet.Types of BusinessesThe company has significantly expanded the types of businesses that it operates through its various acquisitions. Some of these are:Online Retail: The company has retail operations within Japan and in many countries globally. These include Rakuten.com (formerly buy.com).Banking, Credit and Payments: Services offered in this area include personal consumer credit services such as card loans, mortgages and other banking services.Portal and Media: Services in this area include management of portal sites such as internet gateways etc.Travel: This includes websites that manage hotel bookings and other travels services.Securities: Services include brokerage of online securities.Professional Sports: The company manages a professional baseball team as well as the planning and sale of related merchandise.Entertainment: This includes services such as an online video club.RA KUTEN.COM (FORMERLY BUY.COM)The CompanyThe online retailer formerly known as Buy.com was created by Scott Blum in 1997. It is based in Aliso Viejo in California, USA. The company began as a seller of computers and electronics but eventually expanded to several other categories.The companyâs initial revenue model was to sell items below cost and make up the difference through other revenue streams. These other streams included services like advertising, warranties and equipment leases. In 1998, the companyâs first complete year of operation, goods and services worth $111 million were sold.Blum sold his stake in 1999, before the company filed to go public. Stock values fell following the IPO and Blum bought the company again in 2001. The following year, expansion began with moves into other categories of items. The company has moved from 100 marketplace sellers on launch to thousands of sellers offering 11.5 million products. The company, which also sells through eBay, is only the second company in eBayâs history to receive 1 million positive reviews and a satisfaction rating of 99.7 %.Acquisition by Rakuten IncRakuten Inc acquired Buy.com in May 2010 at a value of approximately $250 million. Following the acquisition, the company changed the industry standard of 30-day returns to a 45-day return policy.Following the change in ownership, the company reported its best Black Friday and Cyber Monday performance ever in November 2010.The company was officially rebranded as Rakuten.com in January of 2013. The Business Model of Rakuten.comThough Rakuten sells items in a multitude of categories much like its competitors do, the company does not want to be seen as the next Amazon. Instead, the company wants to stand apart from traditional standardized ecommerce sites and instead encourage customers to buy from people, not the internet. According to former CMO Bernard Luthi,âWe donât throw a cloak over the merchant but instead introduce you to the shop owner. W e want you to discover who the merchant is.âVirtual MarketplaceThe vision for Rakuten.com is to convert it from an ecommerce site into an online version of a physical marketplace. The stores in this marketplace remain autonomous, with storeowners free to customize their storefronts and communicate with the customer. The site also attempts to equip the sellers with tools and techniques to become profitable rather than compete directly with them.Target MarketThe company has partnerships with several thousand merchants and sells close to 14 million products across multiple categories. This means that there is something available for everyone. The basic audience is from mostly metropolitan areas and comfortable with shopping online. These people are not in a hurry and enjoy browsing for undiscovered items.Mobile StrategyAs of 2012, mobile traffic accounted for 10 to 15 percent of Rakuten.com visitors. The site sees this figure continuing to grow as the trend towards online shopping in creases. This is why the company is investing in this channel and giving it due importance.Revenue StreamThe company has a three part fee structure for merchants who want to sell on the website. This includes a membership fee, a commission and a fee per item. Membership is about $99 per quarter or $33 per month. The commission is between 8 percent and 15 percent depending on different categories. And the fee per item is 99 cents which is charged when the item is actually sold. There is no fee to list items on the website.Other channels of revenue are different packages for sellers. The professional level can sell as many as 50,000 products while the professional plus allows the sellers to list unlimited items on their stores. In addition, the professional level has limited access to Buymail, a service that allows the merchant to communicate directly with the customers. The professional plus allows unlimited access to this service. This is a key differentiating factor for the website as other platforms such as Amazon.com does not allow merchants to market directly to the customers.Shipping and ReturnsShipping costs and return policies are created and communicated by each individual seller on their storefront. HOW TO SELL SUCCESSFULLY ON RAKUTEN.COMThough it is relatively simple to start selling through an online platform such a Rakuten.com, there are still some extra steps that can be taken to ensure success. These include:Customize Your StoreThis option is available to all Rakuten.com merchants and is one that should be utilized to its full capacity. A customized storefront allows the merchant to attract customers and create a link with them. It also allows the seller to appear more professional or speak to the target audience. Merchants have the option to add logos or images that help create synergy across different platforms the merchant might be using to sell. The merchant can also create customized product pages for special products that need to be highlig hted. Managing all this content is easy to do through management tools offered by the website.Create Interesting ContentMany sellers make the mistake of listing their items and not focusing on descriptions and details. This is an oversight and should be avoided. Not every item speaks for itself and not every customer comes to find a specific product. Instead, a well written description can convince a potential customer to make the decision to buy.Use Marketing ToolsRakuten.com attempts to support its merchants through tools and techniques to help grow sales. This helps both the merchant and the company. There are some excellent tools available for use that can help a merchant attain success.Use PromotionsRakuten.com offers its merchants useful promotional tools such as daily deals. This can help merchants attract attention and move more items out of the store.Work With an e-commerce ConsultantRakuten.com offers merchants the services of an ECC or an ecommerce consultant. The ECCâs aim is to help maximize sales and grow the business. These consultants can help by reviewing listings, offer marketplace best practices and help participate in the right promotional activities. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF SELLING ON RAKUTEN.COMThere are many advantages to selling your product through a marketplace such as Rakuten.com. There are also some disadvantages. A few of both are listed below:AdvantagesMarketplace is Not a Competitor: The Rakuten business model encourages merchants to grow and develop their stores. The website itself does not sell any products but instead it provides tools and services to help merchants grow their own business. In this way, merchants only have to compete with other merchants.Access to Massive Audience: Marketplaces are among the fastest growing ecommerce websites in the world. Amazon, eBay and Rakuten are among the top marketplaces in the world with millions of visitors browsing through listed items every month. Selling on these marketpl aces allows access to an established base of customers with very little extra spend on advertising.Variety of Products: Because Rakuten allows sellers to list items in multiple categories, a seller has the freedom to list practically anything they want to sell. The range of prices for these items is also very vast.Pricing Flexibility: Since Rakuten.com focuses on creating a link between the seller and the buyer, the merchant has the opportunity to create a strong relationship with a customer based on excellent service, quality and reliability. This bond can help establish repeat buyers and can help a merchant sell at a slightly higher price than competitors.Low Investment in Infrastructure: Since the fees charged by the website to list are not very high, it is not a huge investment to begin selling items online. If one was to attempt to create their own website, it would require more work and more commitment than selling through an established marketplace.Access to International Cus tomers: Millions of customers from all over the world visit Rakuten.com. This means that by listing your items on the website, these international customers are more likely to visit your storefront.DisadvantagesThe Need to market Your Store: Though Rakuten.com provides an efficient platform to list items on, the merchants have the responsibility to differentiate themselves from others by creating an interesting and attractive storefront and communicating with buyers.Handling Shipping and Logistics: This is a big challenge for smaller sellers both in managing costs and ensuring reliability.TAKING PRECAUTIONS ON RAKUTEN.COM In 2013, online shoppers reported wrong charges on their credit cards after the may purchases through Rakuten.com. According to news reports at the time, close to $10,000 dollars were charged on items such as gas valves, newspaper subscriptions in Cleveland, plane tickets in Germany and warehouse time clocks in Colombia. Users on SlickDeals.net also complained on fraudulent credit card charges after using these on Rakuten. Some users also had new accounts opened with their personal information such as birthdates and social security numbers.Rakuten took the reports very seriously and pledged to work with authorities to investigate. The company remained unaware of any breach to their systems. The Rakuten staff communicated with people making complaints via Facebook and forums to ask them to get in touch to help straighten things out.A customer run website called Rakutenfraud.com was created to highlight issues with the websiteâs security.RAKUTEN.COM SUCCESS STORIESDealFisherDealFisher is a daily deals provider that sells primarily refurbished electronics and computer related items. DealFisher achieved significant success while selling on Rakuten in 2013. It was nominated for âBest New Productâ and âBest New Merchant Electronicsâ in the annual Rakuten Shop of the Year award.The company managed to achieve this success because of its e xtensive support program for customers. The service is provided through electronics experts who are able to answer any technical questions or solve technical problems. The company has managed to counter the negative image of refurbished products through warranties, customer service and customer education using the Rakuten platform.The company has also made use of the ability to offer deals and promotions at any time through the website as well as the ability to control all items to be sold. Rakuten attributes the companyâs success to not only great products but also the work put in to maintain and customize the Rakuten shop. All these factors help build loyalty and increase sales.Image credit: Wikimedia commons | Rakuten, Inc. under Public Domain. Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418834169258683135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879175819645014888.post-20252048849759725292020-05-23T18:53:00.001-07:002020-05-23T18:53:02.918-07:00Zoos The Federal Animal Welfare Act - 1167 Words Zoos often claim they are modern day arks, providing a safe, comfortable environment; making animals happy and content; educating the world about wildlife; and saving species from the brink of extinction while at the same time providing vital research into the lives of animals. There is a moral presumption against keeping wild, defenseless animals in captivity. The zoo is a prison for animals who have been sentenced without a trial. Either we have duties to animals or we do not. I feel that we have a duty and responsibility to animals and need to provide them with respect not neglect. Living conditions are crucial to an animalââ¬â¢s survival. Captivity cannot begin to replicate what it means to be free. Living in an enclosed prisonâ⬠¦show more contentâ⬠¦Ã¢â¬Å"Many animal rights advocates and even some conservationists argue that what zoos teach is not a love of animals but rather the acceptance of human domination of natureâ⬠(Rudy 124). Keeping animals in zo os sends the message that animals are commodities and that humans are justified in locking them up. It is hard to perceive how providing entertainment could possibly justify keeping wild animals in captivity. A zoo isnââ¬â¢t the best place for the conservation of animals. If people want to see wild animals in real life, they can observe wildlife in the wild or visit a sanctuary. A true sanctuary does not buy, sell, or breed animals, but takes in unwanted exotic pets, surplus animals from zoos or injured wildlife that can no longer survive in the wild. Removing animals from the wild will further endanger the wild population because the remaining animals will be less genetically diverse and will have more difficulty finding mates. Also, ââ¬Å"the lack of genetic diversity among captive animals also means that surviving members of endangered species have traits very different from their conspecifics in the wildâ⬠(Jamieson 172). Lions are a popular zoo animal, but the ma jority ââ¬Å"are ââ¬Ëgenericââ¬â¢ animals of hybrid or unknown sub specific status, and therefore of little or no value inShow MoreRelatedZoos And Animal Purposes Of Zoos1727 Words à |à 7 PagesZoos and similar facilities that publicly exhibit wild animals have existed throughout history, beginning as far back as Ancient Egypt. In the past, animals were kept in small cages and used by rulers to display their wealth and satisfy the curiosity and fascination surrounding wild creatures. Societyââ¬â¢s views about zoos have changed. No longer are people willing to view animals pacing nervously back and forth behind bars. 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On August 24th, 1966 President Johnson created a nameless act in order to ensure and protect Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418834169258683135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879175819645014888.post-69708027476934331482020-05-12T17:07:00.001-07:002020-05-12T17:07:03.083-07:00Ancient Dancing Girl of Mohenjo-Daro The Dancing Girl of Mohenjo-Daro is what generations of besotted archaeologists have named a 10.8 centimeter (4.25 inch) tall copper-bronze statuette found in the ruins of Mohenjo Daro. That city is one of the most important sites of the Indus Civilization, or more accurately, the Harappan Civilization (2600-1900 BC) of Pakistan and northwestern India. The Dancing Girl figurine was sculpted using the lost wax (cire perdue) process, which involves making a mold and pouring molten metal into it. Made about 2500 BC, the statuette was found in the remains of a small house in the southwestern quarter of Mohenjo Daro by Indian archaeologist D. R. Sahni [1879-1939] during his 1926-1927 field season at the site. The Dancing Girl Figurine The figurine is a naturalistic free-standing sculpture of a nude woman, with small breasts, narrow hips, long legs and arms, and a short torso. She wears a stack of 25 bangles on her left arm. She has very long legs and arms compared to her torso; her head is tilted slightly backward and her left leg is bent at the knee. On her right arm are four bangles, two at the wrist, two above the elbow; that arm is bent at the elbow, with her hand on her hip. She wears a necklace with three large pendants, and her hair is in a loose bun, twisted in a spiral fashion and pinned in place at the back of her head. Some scholars suggest that the Dancing Girl statuette is a portrait of a real woman. Individuality of the Dancing Girl Although there have been literally thousands of figurines recovered from Harappan sites, including over 2,500 at Harappa alone, the vast majority of figurines are terracotta, made from fired clay. Only a handful of Harappan figurines are carved from stone (such as the famous priest-king figure) or, like the dancing lady, of lost-wax copper bronze. Figurines are an elaborate class of representational artifact found in many ancient and modern human societies. Human and animal figurines can give insight into concepts of sex, gender, sexuality and other aspects of social identity. That insight is important for us today because many ancient societies left no decipherable written language. Although the Harappans had a written language, no modern scholar has been able to decipher the Indus Script to date. Metallurgy and the Indus Civilization A recent survey of the use of copper-based metals used in Indus civilization sites (Hoffman and Miller 2014) found that most of the classic Harappan aged objects made of copper-bronze are vessels (jars, pots, bowls, dishes, pans, scale pans) formed from sheet copper; tools (blades from sheet copper; chisels, pointed tools, axes and adzes) manufactured by casting; and ornaments (bangles, rings, beads, and decorative-headed pins) by casting. Hoffman and Miller found that copper mirrors, figurines, tablets, and tokens are relatively rare compared to these other artifact types. There are many more stone and ceramic tablets than those made of copper-based bronze. The Harappans made their bronze artifacts using a variety of blends, alloys of copper with tin and arsenic, and varying lesser amounts of zinc, lead, sulfur, iron, and nickel. Adding zinc to copper makes an object brass rather than bronze, and some of the earliest brasses on our planet were created by the Harappans. Researchers Park and Shinde (2014) suggest that the variety of blends used in different products was the result of fabrication requirements and the fact that pre-alloyed and pure copper was traded into the Harappan cities rather than produced there. The lost wax method used by Harappan metallurgists involved first carving the object out of wax, then covering it in wet clay. Once the clay was dried, holes were bored into the mold and the mold was heated, melting the wax. The empty mold was then filled with a melted mixture of copper and tin. After that cooled, the mold was broken, revealing the copper-bronze object. Possible African Origins The ethnicity of the woman depicted in the figure has been a somewhat controversial subject over the years since the figurine was discovered. Several scholars such as ECL During Casper have suggested that the lady looks African. Recent evidence for Bronze Age trade contact with Africa has been found at Chanhu-Dara, another Harappan Bronze Age site, in the form of pearl millet, which was domesticated in Africa about 5,000 years ago. There is also at least one burial of an African woman at Chanhu-Dara, and it is not impossible that the Dancing Girl was a portrait of a woman from Africa. However, the figurines hairdressing is a style worn by Indian women today and in the past, and her armful of bangles is similar to a style worn by contemporary Kutchi Rabari tribal women. British Archaeologist Mortimer Wheeler, one of many scholars besotted by the statuette, recognized her as a woman from the Baluchi region. Sources Clark SR. 2003. Representing the Indus Body: Sex, Gender, Sexuality, and the Anthropomorphic Terracotta Figurines from Harappa. Asian Perspectives 42(2):304-328. Clark SR. 2009. Material Matters: Representation and Materiality of the Harappan Body. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory 16:231ââ¬â261. Craddock PT. 2015. The metal casting traditions of South Asia: Continuity and innovation. Indian Journal of History of Science 50(1):55-82. During Caspers ECL. 1987. Was the dancing girl from Mohenjo-daro a Nubian? Annali, Instituto Oriental di Napoli 47(1):99-105. Hoffman BC, and Miller HM-L. 2014. Production and Consumption of Copper-Base Metals in the Indus Civilization. In: Roberts BW, and Thornton CP, editors. Archaeometallurgy in Global Perspective: Methods and Syntheses. New York, NY: Springer New York. p 697-727. Kennedy KAR, and Possehl GL. 2012. Were There Commercial Communications between Prehistoric Harappans and African Populations? Advances in Anthropology 2(4):169-180. Park J-S, and Shinde V. 2014. Characterization and comparison of the copper-base metallurgy of the Harappan sites at Farmana in Haryana and Kuntasi in Gujarat, India. 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Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418834169258683135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879175819645014888.post-25408514264693607032020-05-06T12:41:00.001-07:002020-05-06T12:41:07.834-07:00Biopure Hbs Summary Free Essays Andrew Walters 3/22/12 Biopure Biopure Corporation specializes in blood substitutes for transfusion patients, both in the veterinary market and the human market. However, in 1998, Biopure faced the monumental decision of whether to begin selling Oxyglobin, a blood substitute, to the veterinary market or to wait until Hemoglobin, a blood substitute for the human market, became available for sale. The problem is whether or not the company should launch Oxyglobin before Hemoglobin is FDA-approved or wait until after Hemoglobin is approved and released into the human market. We will write a custom essay sample on Biopure Hbs Summary or any similar topic only for you Order Now I would recommend that they release Oxyglobin immediately rather than wait for Hemoglobinââ¬â¢s FDA-approval. The reasoning behind this decision follows from an analysis of both the veterinary blood substitute market and the human blood substitute market. I would recommend this because Hemopure is still at least 2 years away from FDA approval, Blood substitute competitors have a more established brand and more money; success of Oxyglobin would help Biopure compete against these factors, and failure of other drugs makes introduction of Hemopure a financial risk. There will be many decisions that will have to be made as a result of this. Biopure executives will have to make is what price to charge per unit of Oxyglobin. The veterinary market is small and price-sensitive. The two surveys that Biopure conducted in 1997 to test the sensitivity of the animal blood substitute market found that 25 percent and 80 percent of veterinarians would try Oxyglobin in noncritical and critical cases, respectively, if the product was priced at $150. Therefore, Biopure should charge $150 per unit of Oxyglobin. In conclusion, I recommend that Biopure introduce Oxyglobin into the veterinary blood substitute market at a price of $150 per unit in order to gain respect and brand awareness in the blood substitute market and to provide a source of income for Biopure while they await FDA approval for Hemopure. (Ref. http://hstrial- laurendecker. homestead. com/biopurecasestudy) How to cite Biopure Hbs Summary, Essay examples Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418834169258683135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879175819645014888.post-39585696360984339542020-05-02T22:46:00.001-07:002020-05-02T22:46:03.053-07:00Impact of Hand Hygiene on Maintaining Patient Safety; Question: Discuss about the Impact of Hand Hygiene on Maintaining Patient Safety. Answer: Maintaining Patient Safety through Hand Hygiene Hand hygiene is a key aspect in ensuring the patient's safety and curbing the transference of germs within the hospital environment. One of the major ways in which pathogens in the hospital environment are transferred from one patient to another is in the hands of the healthcare workers like the nurses (Abdella, Tefera Alene, 2014). Most reports indicate that improved hand hygiene among the healthcare workers is related to a decrease in infection rates (Graves, Page, Martin Barnett, 2016). During the interaction of the healthcare workers and the patients, there are situations whereby hand hygiene is not observed and therefore it threatens the safety of the patients health. It is the nurses responsibility to ensure that they are able to manage this situation appropriately when they arise. This paper will examine the relationship between hand hygiene and the patients safety and provide an example of a safety incidence that occurred in a patient together with the nurses role in managi ng the risk discussed. Infections acquired within the hospital results in an increase in morbidity and health care costs (Luangasanatip, Hongsuwan Cooper, 2015). This usually happens by through transference of germs between the patients through the hands of the healthcare workers. Hand hygiene has been proven to be an effective way of reducing these infections that occur from the interaction between the patients and the healthcare workers (Marimuthu, Pittet Harbarth, 2014). However, this is only effective if the workers are willing to comply with the handwashing requirements before and after attending to the patients. Healthcare workers are usually in contact with the patients and the equipment used in the treatment and the cleaning of hands ensures that they prevent the spread of illness. The spread of germs from one patient to another threatens the safety of the patients because these may lead to the patient developing additional illnesses from the extra pathogens they are exposed to (Murni Soenarto, 2014). This will also increase the seriousness of the patients condition as these germs that are transferred from another patient could worsen the existing condition of the patient. Maintaining hand hygiene is an important factor in reducing illnesses within the hospital environment. Hand hygiene entails washing hands or disinfecting them with the use of medicated soap or alcohol. Soap that does not contain disinfectant will not be effective in ensuring hand hygiene as it lacks the proper elements for keeping the hand's germ-free. Alcohol is usually the preferred antiseptic solution since it contains strong antimicrobial elements and its also a faster way of disinfection since it dries faster making it easier for the nurse to work efficiently from work patient to the other (Nair, Siraj Raghunath, 2014). Handwashing with antiseptic has to be done before and after caring for a patient. Those who may not be in direct contact with the patients should also practice good hand hygiene as they also play an important role in the patient's wellbeing (Wetzker, Pilarski Reichardt, 2016) An example of such staff is the staff within the hospitals who prepare food for the patients. As a nurse, there are situations that may arise whereby hand hygiene may pose a threat to the patients safety. In my practice as a nurse I witnessed a nurse who did not practice hand hygiene when she was dressing the wounds of a certain patient and on her way out she noticed another patient who was uncomfortable on their bed and went ahead to assist them to get into a comfortable sleeping position. In doing this, she touched this patient without doing any hand hygiene immediately after she had touched another patient. By doing this, she transferred the germs she got from the first patient to the second patient, therefore, putting the second patient at risk. The germs she picked up from the first patient may be transferred to the second patients skin and cause an infection. Through this, the patients safety is threatened as they are most likely to contract a new disease or experience an increase in the seriousness of the condition they are suffering from. In future, if such a situation was to arise whereby I am just from attending to a patient and I notice that another patient requires my help, I would first consider disinfecting my hands before touching them. In case there was another nurse around in a better position to do that, I would ask him or her to attend to the patient first as I ensure that I clean my hands first. It is important as a nurse to always prioritize hand hygiene while dealing with patients and this should be the first consideration before coming into contact with a patient (Smiddy, O'Connell Creedon, 2015). Before attending to my patients I would ensure that I disinfect my hands first and then afterward I would also ensure that I wash my hands with disinfectant to get rid of any germs that have been picked up from previous patients. A registered nurse has the responsibility to ensure that the patient is safe in the course of their treatment. In the case above, it is the nurses responsibility to manage. Nurses spend the most time with the patients and they are supposed to ensure the patient's safety by detecting any errors, identifying near misses, understanding the care processes, and identifying any weaknesses that exist within the system that may threaten the safety of the patient (Shinde Mohite, 2014). In the above situation, the nurse needed to have a better understanding of the care processes in relation to hand hygiene as this would enable the nurse to be vigilant. In understanding the care processes the nurse would also be able to identify the proper action to take after realizing the mistake she made by not putting into consideration hand hygiene. Therefore, it is the weaknesses in the hospital system that may hinder the ability of the nurse to ensure the safety of their patients (White Brain, 2015). The nurses have a responsibility of adhering to the system within the hospitals that have been put I place to ensure the safety of patients (Srigley Garber, 2015). However, these systems sometimes limit the nurses ability to provide the patients with the right healthcare that will ensure their safety. In this case, it is the nurses responsibility to ensure that they notify the hospital of the shortcomings of the systems put in place to optimize the quality of service (White, Jimmieson Martin, 2015). Using the incident that was mentioned above whereby the nurse touched another patient immediately after attending to a previous patient without the proper hand hygiene, a convenient system would have been effective in preventing this. A convenient system that would ensure this is a one whereby the nurses have individual sanitizers with a disinfectant that they can keep even in their pockets. Alternatively, disinfectant points can be strategically placed throughout the hospital to ensure that they are easily accessible at each point. If the nurse had the disinfectant within reach, it would have been easier to practice good health hygiene since its part of them. In conclusion, infections account for approximately 80,000 deaths per year in the United States alone. According to the WHO, between 5% percent and 10% of patients in developed countries acquire health care-associated infections and 15%-40% of patients in critical care are thought to be affected by the Health Care-associated Infections. However, these infections can be prevented successfully through hand hygiene. There exists evidence that with hand antisepsis, Health Care-associated Infections incidences are greatly reduced and it is, therefore, a very important issue as hand hygiene ensures patient safety. it is well established that indeed hand hygiene is a contributing factor to the patients health. The health workers have the responsibility of ensuring that their patients are kept safe and that they provide quality health service and an important way of ensuring this is through ensuring good hand hygiene. Situations arise whereby the patients are at risk because of poor hand hyg iene among the health workers and the nurses have to ensure they play their role in managing any risks faced by the patients. The incidence that was highlighted is just among the incidences that threaten the patient's safety due to poor hand hygiene. It is important for the healthcare workers to maintain good hand hygiene to ensure the safety of their patients. References Abdella, N. M., Tefera, Alene, K. A. (2014). Hand hygiene compliance and associated factors among health care providers in Gondar University Hospital, Gondar, North West Ethiopia. BMC Public Health, 14(1), 96. Graves, N., Page, K., Martin, E., Barnett, A. G. (2016). Cost-effectiveness of a national initiative to improve hand hygiene compliance using the outcome of healthcare associated staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia. PloS one, 11(2), e0148190. Luangasanatip, N., Hongsuwan, M. Cooper, B. S. (2015). Comparative efficacy of interventions to promote hand hygiene in hospital: systematic review and network meta-analysis. bmj, 351, h3728. Marimuthu, K., Pittet, D., Harbarth, S. (2014). The effect of improved hand hygiene on nosocomial MRSA control. Antimicrobial resistance and infection control, 3(1), 34. Murni, I. K., Soenarto, Y. (2014). Reducing hospital-acquired infections and improving the rational use of antibiotics in a developing country: an effectiveness study. Archives of disease in childhood, archdischild-2014. Nair, S. S., Siraj, M. A., Raghunath, P. (2014). Knowledge, attitude, and practice of hand hygiene among medical and nursing students at a tertiary health care centre in Raichur, India. ISRN preventive medicine, 2014. Smiddy, M. P., O'Connell, R., Creedon, S. A. (2015). Systematic qualitative literature review of health care workers' compliance with hand hygiene guidelines. American journal of infection control, 43(3), 269-274. Shinde, M. B., Mohite, V. R. (2014). A study to assess knowledge, attitude and practices of five moments of hand hygiene among nursing staff and students at a tertiary care hospital at Karad. International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 3(2), 311-321. Srigley, J. A. Garber, G. (2015). Applying psychological frameworks of behaviour change to improve healthcare worker hand hygiene: a systematic review. Journal of Hospital Infection, 91(3), 202-210. White, K. M., Jimmieson, N. L. Martin, E. (2015). Using a theory of planned behaviour framework to explore hand hygiene beliefs at the 5 critical moments among Australian hospital-based nurses. BMC health services research, 15(1), 59. White, K. M. Brain, D. (2015). Understanding the determinants of Australian hospital nurses hand hygiene decisions following the implementation of a national hand hygiene initiative. Health education research, 30(6), 959-970. Wetzker, W., Pilarski, G. Reichardt, C. (2016). Compliance with hand hygiene: reference data from the national hand hygiene campaign in Germany. Journal of Hospital Infection, 92(4), 328-331. Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418834169258683135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879175819645014888.post-57058889188179753002020-03-24T15:51:00.001-07:002020-03-24T15:51:02.081-07:00Physical Theatre Essay ExamplePhysical Theatre Essay Physical Theatre History: * Physical theatre is a catch-all term to describe any performance that pursues storytelling through primary physical means * The term ââ¬Å"physical theatreâ⬠has been applied to performances consisting mainly of: 1. Mime 2. Contemporary dance 3. Theatrical clowning and other physical comedy 4. Some forms of puppetry 5. Theatrical acrobatics * Modern physical theatre has grown from a variety of origins.Mime and theatrical clowning schools such as Lââ¬â¢Ecole Jacques Lecoq Paris, have had a big influence on many modern expressions of Physical Theatre. * Another tradition started with the very famous French masterà Etienne Decrouxà (father ofà corporeal mime). Decrouxs aim was to create a theatre based on the physicality of the actor allowing the creation of a moreà metaphorical theatre. This tradition has grown and corporeal mime is now taught in many major theatrical schools. Legacy: Physical theatre had become such a big phenomenon today, being shown in movie such as ââ¬Å"Stomp the Yardâ⬠and ââ¬Å"Step Upâ⬠as well as huge worldwide productions such as ââ¬Å"Wickedâ⬠, ââ¬Å"Cirque de Soleiâ⬠and ââ¬Å"Hairsprayâ⬠* We are the building block of the movement of physical theatre.Techniques: * Important theatre directions such as Vsevolod Meyerhold,à Jerzy Grotowski,à Eugenio Barba,à Ariane Mnouchkineà andà Tadashi Suzukià all explored and developed a variety of intense training techniques for their actors, that were intended to liberate actors and audiences from boring and unstimulating performances. They argued that a performing body should be an instrument of expression that has unique rhythms and patterns that must be amplified, developed and mastered before a performance can be viewed as effective. * They also advocated a variety of training regimes and exercises to develop what they believed were important connections between the communication of physical and emotional tr uth in actors and many of their suggestions have been taken up by acting schools in a number of countries. Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418834169258683135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879175819645014888.post-90917886958581333732020-03-06T09:02:00.001-08:002020-03-06T09:02:02.874-08:00Essay on Wireless Security PolicyEssay on Wireless Security Policy Essay on Wireless Security Policy Essay on Wireless Security PolicyWireless Security Policy OverviewThis wireless security policy pertains to all employees and to all other persons affiliated with Local Commercial Banking Organization (LCBO). This document outlines the purpose and scope of wireless security policy at LCBO, describes the applicability of this policy, lists the requirements to wireless network security and wireless network access, requirements to wireless devices, outlines the wireless standards supported by LCBO, ethical guidelines associated with the use of wireless networks in LCBO, discusses the approaches to wireless security policy enforcement and includes key terms and definitions in the end. Network security in general and the security of wireless communications is crucial for LCBO functioning and all employees as well as LCBO guests are obliged to maintain this policy.Purpose and ScopeThe purpose of this policy is to define the requirements to the security of wireless communications that are r equired for ensuring the confidentiality, availability and integrity of sensitive information transmitted in the LCBO network.ApplicabilityThis security policy is applicable to all LCBO employees, LCBO guests, all organizations and individuals using LCBO network or accessing LCBO data.Wireless Network Security RequirementsLCBO network has two zones: demilitarized zone for guests and remote access for organizations, and internal network for LCBO employees. Both users requesting guest access which is available in the demilitarized zone of the LCBO network and users accessing the internal part of the LCBO network should verify that their devices are properly protected against unauthorized access or theft, and should remove any data received from the LCBO network after they have disconnected from the network. If there is a need to store certain documents on the device for further use, this action should be authorized with the support manager on duty.All wireless devices used for accessi ng the internal part of the LCBO network should be first registered and authorized by the Network Security Department (this also involves recording of the devices internal ID and MAC address) and should pass through network security audit every 3 months.Wireless Network Access RequirementsOnly authorized users can have access to any part of the LCBO network. The users receive a specific user role, unique user password and SSID name of the access point (Earle, 2005). None of these data can be disclosed or shared in any other way with other people or stored in an easily accessible place. The users have to change passwords every 2 months basing on the password policy of LCBO. The users should ensure that they have proper anti-virus protection and firewall software installed on their wireless devices before accessing the LCBO network. In case of any questions or uncertainties, it is recommended to refer to LCBO support manager on duty.Wireless Device RequirementsLCBO network maintains a ccess for all 802.11x devices (version a, b/g/n and ac). All wireless communications in the internal LCBO network should be encrypted using at least 256-bit encryption, so the devices used inside the network should support this encryption. All internet browsers used on wireless devices should support SSL encryption and any VPN communications should support IPSec protocol. In the LCBO network, WPA2 AES protection is used, so the wireless devices should support this type of encryption to access internal network.Wireless Standards Supported by the OrganizationLCBO officially supports IEEE 802.11 standard (referred to as Wi-Fi). As for April 2014, LCBO network supports the devices working with 802.11a, 802.11 b/g/n and 802.11 ac standards.Ethical Guidelines Associated with Wireless Networks in the OrganizationIn the context of wireless network communications, the major ethical issues are: the ability of wireless devices to detect location, the use of wireless devices for personal and co rporate needs simultaneously and the ability of wireless devices to connect to outside access points. LCBO will not access or store location information provided by wireless devices as this is unethical to the user, and the same is expected from any employees or guests accessing LCBO network and from organizations accessing LCBO network. Organizations, employees and guests of LCBO should verify that the access point they are connecting to is located within the boundaries of LCBO network. Users, guests and employees are expected to remove any sensitive data from the wireless devices that they might use outside LCBO network and/or use for personal needs; this includes clearing cache, sessions and other information pertaining to LCBO network from the device. LCBO reserves the right to log internal IDs and MAC addresses of wireless devices for security purposes and ensures that these data will be used for security purposes solely and will not be disclosed to anyone outside the Network S ecurity Department.Policy EnforcementThe responsibility for maintaining and enforcing this policy is on the LCBO Network Security Officer and on Network Security Administrators. The users who fail to comply with the requirements of this policy, they might create the risks of exposing sensitive information transmitted inside the LCBO network. Any violations of network security requirements will be logged along with device ID and reported to LCBO management. Failing to comply with this wireless security policy might lead to disciplinary action up to and including terminating the rights to access LCBO network, changing access rights and in the specific cases terminating employment of an individual or breaching business relationships with an organization.Terms and DefinitionsAvailability the accessibility of information at the moment when it is needed and the opportunity to access this information timely and in the required volume (Vacca, 2006).Confidentiality the availability of sens itive information only to those people who have the right to access it (and prevention of access to this information by any other people) (Vacca, 2006).Integrity the accuracy of information in the network along with the trustworthiness and consistency of information (Vacca, 2006).MAC address media access control unique identifier assigned to the network interface (in the context of this policy to the wireless network interface) for communication with the physical layer of the network model (Earle, 2005).Sensitive information proprietary information which should only be available to certain groups of people and should never be disclosed to the public or to unauthorized people (Bensky et al., 2011).Wireless device a device that can connect to other devices in the LCBO network using a wireless technology 802.11x (Bensky et al., 2011). Commonly used wireless devices are laptops, tablets, smartphones, PDAs, etc. Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418834169258683135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879175819645014888.post-27030581443018425922020-02-19T00:28:00.001-08:002020-02-19T00:28:02.952-08:00Assigment 2 Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 1000 words - 2Assigment 2 - Essay Example In regard to the first issue, a party is considered in breach of a contract when a party fails to perform its obligations under the said contract. In the problem, the contract provides that the barge will be delivered in safe working order for the purpose of sea-faring voyages (Clause 4) and that a condition of the agreement is that the barge will be available from 1st January 2006 until 31st December 2008 (Clause 8). Blue is guilty of breach of contract because the barge was only actually ready-to-load on the 3rd of January 2006 in violation of the ownerââ¬â¢s promise (Clause 8) that the barge will be ready-to-load from the start of the charter, i.e. the 1st of January. Moreover, Blue is guilty of breach of contract because the barge had to be towed sometime January 2008 (when the contract is still effective) from Oslo to Liverpool due to serious engine failure in violation of Clause 4. Having failed to perform its obligations under the contract, Blue is therefore in breach of co ntract. In regard to the issue of whether Red may exercise the right both to terminate the contract and to claim compensation for past and future losses, the answer depends on whether the terms of the contract violated by Blue is a condition or a warranty. This is because not all contract terms are of equal significance. Some are more important than others. A condition is an essential term of the contract which goes to the root or the heart of the contract while a warranty, on the other hand, is a lesser, subsidiary term of the contract. The distinction between a condition and a warranty is vital in the event of a breach of contract. A breach of a condition enables the party who is not in breach of contract (ââ¬Å"the innocent partyâ⬠) either to terminate the performance of the contract and obtain damages for any loss suffered as a result the breach or to affirm the contract and recover damages for the breach. A breach of a warranty, on the other hand, Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418834169258683135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879175819645014888.post-89412343291496257792020-02-04T02:34:00.001-08:002020-02-04T02:34:03.288-08:00Student discussions week 7 Assignment Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 750 wordsStudent discussions week 7 - Assignment Example Typically, in a larger company, most workstations are shared; in addition to this, many of those workstations are restarted between shifts, which in turn resolves many issues that may otherwise appear in regards to caching issues. ___________________________________________________________________ Response 2: Joshua Hi Joshua, It is my opinion that the answer you have provided is just the sort of thing this particular question was looking for. Windows 7 Performance Monitor may indeed track and monitor major bottlenecks or abnormalities on the system. This is something that is seen quite often on workstations in large organizations, especially ones that rely on the company network itself, like those that use VDI, as opposed to those that are setup as standalone stations that access company tools through the internet versus an intranet. Certain intranet programs, if not optimized, can become quite resource intensive, which can in turn lead to system bottlenecks and cause delays in work flow, resulting in decreased productivity. Through the use of Performance Monitor it is possible to make adjustments to the resources being used in order to decrease the likelihood of, or alleviate the issues caused by, a system bottleneck. ______________________________________________________________________ Response 3: Anna: Good afternoon Anna, User Account Control (UAC), may seem slightly convoluted at first, however, it is actually a quite handy little security feature. Just because the user account may have administrator privileges does not mean that the applications themselves have those same admin privileges; as such if an admin user wants to set that application to have admin rights, they must go in and do so manually, in the properties of the executable itself. Alternately, they can right click on the executable file, if they do not want it to have those admin rights at all times, and select the ââ¬Å"Run as Administratorâ⬠option to allow the .exe those rights for that specific instance. If they do not do so, and the application attempts to run as an administrator, a popup box comes up which states that the application is attempting to run as an administrator, and requests the user to confirm whether or not they wish to allow or deny this change. If UAC is configured to ask each and every time, it can get quite annoying, but, it does not cause the computer to be placed at risk. _____________________________________________________________________ Response 4: Catherine: Hi Catherine, User Account Control (UAC) is an administratorââ¬â¢s dream in a company setting. The sad truth of the matter is that many people still do not have basic computer knowledge, and by allowing them to have more access than they need for everyday tasks can very quickly turn into a headache, whether because someone wanted to see ââ¬Å"what that button doesâ⬠or whether they managed to go through and remove registry files, grant applications access that they hav e no reason to have, and so on. If not setup, you are correct, it completely negates the reason for the feature being put in place in the first place; however, if used properly, it can be a wonderful little tool that saves Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418834169258683135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879175819645014888.post-3969491089495672612020-01-26T22:56:00.001-08:002020-01-26T22:56:05.407-08:00Motivating factors for sports tourismMotivating factors for sports tourism SPORT TOURISM: FACTORS INFLUENCING MOTIVATION FOR SPORT TOURISM. OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Introduction.3 Purpose of the Study .3 Aims and Objectives.3/4 LITERATURE REVIEW.. Defining Sport Tourism4 Event Sport Tourism..4/5 Motivation Theory.5 Fan Motivations..5/6 METHODOLOGY.. Questionnaire based interviews6 Street Surveys..6/7 Focus Groups.7 Introduction purpose of study The purpose of this study is to provide an insight into visitor motivation for sport tourism. The proposal will investigate the importance of sport to individuals and the motivation to travel for sporting purposes. Sport tourism is an ever growing industry which has continued to thrive in all aspects, particularly of late. This is highlighted by Gibson (1998) who states that ââ¬Å"the concept of sport-related tourism has become more prominent in the last few years as both an academic field of study and an increasingly popular tourism productâ⬠. The definitions of sport vary between authors with ââ¬Å"some critics insisting that an all-embracing definition is impossible because sport is a socially constructed activity that has varied across historical eras, societies and culturesâ⬠(Ritchie Adair, 2004). Others have suggested that ââ¬Å"sport has specific and timeless characteristics, such as being goal-oriented, competitive and a forum for the creation of winners and lo sers (Rader, 1979, Paddick 1975,Goodman, 1976)â⬠. Furthermore, it is evident that like various other topic areas, sport tourism has a vast and broad research base. Sport and tourism are currently two of the most important industries, with a significant increase in tourists travelling for sport related purposes in recent years. However, researchers such as Delphy (1998) and Gibson (1998) have recognized that people have been travelling to participate or watch sports for centuries. Furthermore, Hall (1992) postulates that ââ¬Å"sport tourism falls into two different categories, travel to participate in sport and travel to observe sportâ⬠. Sport tourists choose to travel to either participate or spectate. With regard to this, particular focus of this study will be placed on spectators and what motivates them to travel, attend and observe at various sporting events. Visitor motivation is a significant topic area which will be investigated rigorously within this study. The research will focus on the factors which influence motivation for sport event tourism. According to Mullins (2008) motivation is a force which drives any person to show a specific behaviour towards any condition or situation or things. Motivation is perceived by various authors as being either Intrinsic or Extrinsic. Intrinsic motivation is widely regarded as a self generated procedure which encourages an individual to act in a particular way. Extrinsic motivation on the other hand is perceived as an external influence which encourages an individual to act in a certain way. In other words something is done for an individual to motivate them to behave in a specific way. Specific examples of motivation within businesses include freedom to act and responsibility (Intrinsic) and also promotion and praise from others (Extrinsic). Visitor motivation will look at touristââ¬â¢s beh aviour, profiles and the motivation they have to attend various sporting events. Aims Objectives The main research question will be to ascertain what motivates individuals to travel for sporting events. The following aims and objectives will be pursued throughout the study in order to critically examine the topic area. To analyse visitor motivation theory To discuss the importance understanding of Sport Tourism To discuss factors of influence on travel motivations for spectators To attend numerous sporting events in order to get a feel of the influences on travel motivation The scope of research will be primarily focused on the relationship between motivation and sport tourism. In order to meet the aims of the study the following objectives will be set to enable a successful investigation into the research area: Assess the concepts, theories and models related to motivation Sport Tourism Examine previous studies related to sport event travel motivation Conduct primary and secondary research to understand the spectator experience Critical Literature Review The following literature review will provide an introduction on sport tourism, highlight the key authors related to the field and also provide a deeper understanding of the factors influencing people to conduct sport related tourism. Sports tourism is defined by Gibson (2006) as leisure based travel that takes individuals outside of their home communities to participate in physical activities (Active Sport Tourism), to watch physical activities (Event Sport Tourism) or to venerate attractions associated with physical activities (Nostalgia Sport Tourism).On the other hand, Standevan and De Knop (1999) define sport tourism as all forms of active and passive involvement in sporting activity, participated in casually or in an organised way for non-commercial or business/ commercial reasons, that necessitate travel away from home and work. The key authors related to this field of study include Heather Gibson, James Higham, Mike Weed and Thomas Hinch to name a few. Notable academic books and journals include Sport Tourism: Concepts and Theories (Gibson, 2006), Sport Tourism ââ¬â Interrelationships, Impacts and Issues (Ritchie, B. Adair, D. 2004) and also The Journal of Sport Tourism. Although both definitions mentioned are very similar it is interesting to note that Gibson (2006) has separated sport tourism into three different segments. This includes Active Sport Tourism, Event Sport Tourism and also Nostalgia Sport Tourism. However, Standevan and De Knop (1999) have opted on a more broad definition stating that sport tourism is all forms of active and passive involvement in sporting activity. The definition provided by Gibson (2006) illustrates a clear and concise understanding of what sport tourism is whilst also depicting the different types of sport tourism specifically. Robinson and Gammon (2004) like Gibson (2006) have also separated sport tourists into different segments. They depicted that sport tourism could firstly be divided into two areas of focus, differentiating between those who travel primarily for sport (sport tourists) and those where sport is perceived as a secondary consideration (tourism sport). This study however, will focus on what Gibson (2006) describes as Event Sport Tourism. This refers to tourists who travel to spectate physical activities or events. Event tourism includes travelling to attend a range of different events although it is interesting to note that sporting events have had the most significant impact on the industry. This is backed up by authors Chalip and McGuirty (2004), Turco (2003) and Saayman and Uys (2003) who state that Although event tourism includes arts festivals and cultural activities as well as sport events, the latter have played a key role in the growth of the event industry. One reason for this is that sport events have been seen to make an effective contribution to the economic development mix of cities and regions. Furthermore, this study will aim to ascertain what motivates tourists to travel to watch sporting events. In order to determine this successfully the literature related to motivation theory will need to be critically discussed. According to the Journal of Sport (2004) The motivation(s) of the sport tourist has been a regular source of discussion within much of the sport tourism literature (Gammon and Robinson, 1997; Gibson, 1998a; Hinch and Higham, 2004; Kurtzman and Zauhar, 1995a; Standeven and De Knop, 1999). Every year there are numerous events taking place with increased numbers of tourists travelling. Tourism is conducted domestically as well as outbound in order to actively take part or spectate at sporting events. Hollyforde Widdett (2002) postulate that motivational theory ââ¬Å"outlines a researchers answers to questions such as ââ¬Å"why do people make the choices they make? Or what makes someone persist at one activity and yet quickly give up another ââ¬Å". Abraham Maslow is a renowned psychologist who proposed the motivational theory the hierarchy of needs. This theory has been an important framework related to motivation and assumes that human motivations proceed through various stages of needs. The hierarchy of needs starts off with the more primary basic needs such as physiological and safety needs at the foundation further leading to belongingness love and esteem needs and lastly ending with self-actualisation. According to Gibson (2006) psychologists such Maslow and also Murray have long postulated that behaviour is a function of needs, indeed, much of their work has provided the theoretical foundation for studies that have investigated the relationship between leisure or tourism and need satisfaction. Fan motivations are an important aspect when determining the reasoning behind ââ¬Å"Event Sport Tourismâ⬠. Tourists love for the game/sport provides a big influence in them wanting to travel in order to watch their favorite team/player or event live rather than from a television set. A good example of this would be Football, where individuals purchase season tickets in order to watch their team play on a regular basis. This includes home games only but first option on away games is usually provided. Tourists will also be motivated to attend the away games especially on the big European nights away from home in order to support their team. This relates to Simon Hudsonââ¬â¢s theory that ââ¬Å"sport events away from can have an appeal based on their uniqueness or their quality that, when combined with escaping from the familiar and routine, generates personal and interpersonal benefits which make it a worthwhile expenditure of time and resources. Sport event tourism also provide a range of positive impacts for the consumer, destination and also the events. This is backed up by Hudson (2003) who states that, Special events can attract more tourists than regularly scheduled games. Sport events attract corporate sponsors. When sport facilities are built, they become permanent event venues. Major sport events can be catalysts for new facilities and new or improved infrastructure. Sport events can assist in destination branding by providing powerful, active lifestyle images and making cultural themes come alive. (Hudson, 2003) It is envisaged that this study will further strengthen the current body of literature related to sport tourism. A conceptual framework will be used in order to meet the aims and objectives of the research, placing particular focus on ââ¬Å"Event Sport Tourismâ⬠. Methodology The following section will provide details of how the planned research will be conducted, what method(s) will be used and how long it may take to obtain relevant data. According to the research methods workbook ââ¬Å"the research process or methodology is the approach to the entire study ââ¬â it is the master plan. It is the blueprint for achieving objectives, one of which is the production of the dissertationâ⬠(Workbook, 2014). There are generally two main processes of conducting research, the qualitative approach and the quantitative approach. Quantitative data is primarily concerned with assessing numerical data and conducting statistical tests. Conversely, qualitative data focuses on descriptions that can be observed and includes methods such as participant observation and unstructured interviews. In simple terms the main difference between the two approaches is that quantitative data collection deals with ââ¬Ëquantityââ¬â¢ of research whereas ââ¬Ëqualitativeââ¬â¢ data collection emphasise quality research. The methodology section will emphasise how the research will be conducted in order to attain relevant information regarding sport tourism and motivational theory. Within this study it is envisaged that the research process will consist of questionnaire based interviews with tourists that attend sporting events. This will be completed in order to determine the factors which influence their decision/desire to attend. It is believed that interviews can have a number of positives including ââ¬Å"the encouragement of participation, clarification of any confusion regarding questions and also the inclusion of people who are incapable of reading (Long, 2007)â⬠. By mixing the two concepts of questionnaire and interview it will in a sense provide the ââ¬Å"best of both worldsâ⬠and enable the researcher to gather sufficient data. Authors such as Kendall (2008) postulate that ââ¬Å"while questionnaires can provide evidence of patterns amongst large populations, qualitative intervi ew data often gather more in-depth insights on participant attitudes, thoughts, and actionsâ⬠. Furthermore, alternative research methods will also be taken into consideration in order to determine the most efficient and effective way of obtaining information. Street surveys and focus groups will be the other two approaches in question, they will be looked at in detail as potential research methods. Street surveys are a quantitative research method whereas focus groups provide a qualitative approach to data collection. Street surveys are a tempting research method considering it is an efficient way of gathering data from individuals. According to Long (2007) ââ¬Å"street surveys are a quick and cheap route to gathering survey data. The ââ¬Ëstreetââ¬â¢ in this may represent any convenient location for ââ¬Ëcapturingââ¬â¢ respondents (e.g. the mall or refectory/canteen). Street surveys will be conducted outside specific sporting events in order to receive data from relevant sport tourists. However, there are disadvantages like any other method, including relatively low response rates due to the typical locations in which surveys are conducted. The lack of quality of data gathered and the overall amount of data collected are also negatives of using this method. Conversely, surveys can also have various positives including the ease and efficiency of conducting the process. According to March (1982: 147) ââ¬Å"Surveys have a lot to offerâ⬠¦.since experimentation cannot be used to inves tigate a wide range of macro-social processes, there is often no alternative to considering variation across cases in a systematic fashionâ⬠. Focus groups will also be taken into consideration when depicting the ideal research method to use in order to conduct research for this study. Focus groups are a traditionalist method of research, enabling the researcher to obtain information on a face to face and personal basis. Therefore, the researcher is able to obtain descriptive answers rather than numerical or statistical data. It is envisaged that ââ¬Å"Qualitative research is generally based on the belief that the people personally involved in a particular (leisure or tourism) situation are best placed to describe and explain their experiences or feelings in their own words. They should be allowed to speak without the intermediary of the researcher and without being overly constrained by the framework imposed by the researcherâ⬠(Veal,2006) . With regard to this, focus groups should be high on the list of potential research methods. However, there are also disadvantages of using this method like any other. Focus grou ps can become difficult to control, analyse and conduct. It is easy to get a group of people together but it is not as easy to avoid disagreements, conflicts between individuals and irrelevant discussions. Transcribing a focus group is also a very time consuming process due to the amount of people involved within the discussion. Participants may also feel under pressure to follow the lead of a dominant individual within the group therefore succumbing to peer pressure and holding back their own views. Regardless of which research approach will be used, significant methods will need to be included within the process of obtaining information. This includes personally attending various sporting events in order to get an idea of the ââ¬Å"spectator experienceâ⬠. It is interesting to note that Weed (2008) postulates that in order to ascertain ââ¬Ëwhyââ¬â¢ sport tourists travel, researchers need to focus on participation experiences underpinned by ontological research. Furthermore, significant library based research will need to be conducted as well as the visitation of numerous libraries and archives. Fieldwork will also be conducted during event visitations in order to broaden knowledge in relation to the topic area. The subjects of research will include randomly selected individuals with an interest in Event Sport Tourism. Conversely, small groups may be required if focus groups are chosen as the most suitable research method. 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Urban Forum.Cape Town and the Two Oceans Marathon: The Impact of Sport Tourism. 17 (3) 1 | Page Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418834169258683135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879175819645014888.post-66018353305198945142020-01-18T19:20:00.001-08:002020-01-18T19:20:03.277-08:00Different Types of Database Management System EssayA database can be a set of flat files stored on computer tape or disk or it could consist of database tables that are managed by a Database Management System (DBMS). There are different types of DBMS products: relational, network and hierarchical, multidimensional, object. The most widely commonly used type of DBMS today is the Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS). Database management systems (DBMS) are designed to use one of five database structures to provide simplistic access to information stored in databases. The five database structures are: the hierarchical model, he network model, the relational model, the multidimensional model, and the object model. Inverted lists and other methods are also used. A given database management system may provide one or more of the five models. The optimal structure depends on the natural organization of the applicationââ¬â¢s data, and on the applicationââ¬â¢s requirements, which include transaction rate (speed), reliability, maintainability, scalability, and cost. Hierarchical Model The hierarchical data model organizes data in a tree structure. There is a hierarchy of parent and child data segments. This structure implies that a record can have repeating information, generally in the child data segments. Data in a series of records, which have a set of field values attached to it. It collects all the instances of a specific record together as a record type. These record types are the equivalent of tables in the relational model, and with the individual records being the equivalent of rows. To create links between these record types, the hierarchical model uses Parent Child Relationships. These are a 1:N mapping between record types. This is done by using trees, like set theory used in the relational model, ââ¬Å"borrowedâ⬠from maths. For example, an organization might store information about an employee, such as name, employee number, department, salary. The organization might also store information about an employeeââ¬â¢s children, such as name and date of birth. The employee and children data forms a hierarchy, where the employee data represents the parent segment and the children data represents the child segment. If an employee has three children, then there would be three child segments associated with one employee segment. In a hierarchical database the parent-child relationship is one to many. This restricts a child segment to having only one parent segment. Hierarchical DBMSs were popular from the late 1960s, with the introduction of IBMââ¬â¢s Information Management System (IMS) DBMS, through the 1970s. The hierarchical structure was used in early mainframe DBMS. Recordsââ¬â¢ relationships form a treelike model. This structure is simple but nonflexible because the relationship is confined to a one-to-many relationship. IBMââ¬â¢s IMS system and the RDM Mobile are examples of a hierarchical database system with multiple hierarchies over the same data. RDM Mobile is a newly designed embedded database for a mobile computer system. The hierarchical structure is used primarily today for storing geographic information and file systems. Network Model The popularity of the network data model coincided with the popularity of the hierarchical data model. Some data were more naturally modeled with more than one parent per child. So, the network model permitted the modeling of many-to-many relationships in data. In 1971, the Conference on Data Systems Languages (CODASYL) formally defined the network model. The basic data modeling construct in the network model is the set construct. A set consists of an owner record type, a set name, and a member record type. A member record type can have that role in more than one set, hence the multiparent concept is supported. An owner record type can also be a member or owner in another set. The data model is a simple network, and link and intersection record types (called junction records by IDMS) may exist, as well as sets between them . Thus, the complete network of relationships is represented by several pairwise sets; in each set some (one) record type is owner (at the tail of the network arrow) and one or more record types are members (at the head of the relationship arrow). Usually, a set defines a 1:M relationship, although 1:1 is permitted. The CODASYL network model is based on mathematical set theory. The network structure consists of more complex relationships. Unlike the hierarchical structure, it can relate to many records and accesses them by following one of several paths. In other words, this structure allows for many-to-many relationships. Relational Model (RDBMS ââ¬â relational database management system) A database based on the relational model developed by E. F. Codd. A relational database allows the definition of data structures, storage and retrieval operations and integrity constraints. In such a database the data and relations between them are organised in tables. A table is a collection of records and each record in a table contains the same fields. Properties of Relational Tables: Values Are Atomic Each Row is Unique Column Values Are of the Same Kind The Sequence of Columns is Insignificant The Sequence of Rows is Insignificant Each Column Has a Unique Name Certain fields may be designated as keys, which means that searches for specific values of that field will use indexing to speed them up. Where fields in two different tables take values from the same set, a join operation can be performed to select related records in the two tables by matching values in those fields. Often, but not always, the fields will have the same name in both tables. For example, an ââ¬Å"ordersâ⬠table might contain (customer-ID, product-code) pairs and a ââ¬Å"productsâ⬠table might contain (product-code, price) pairs so to calculate a given customerââ¬â¢s bill you would sum the prices of all products ordered by that customer by joining on the product-code fields of the two tables. This can be extended to joining multiple tables on multiple fields. Because these relationships are only specified at retreival time, relational databases are classed as dynamic database management system. The RELATIONAL database model is based on the Relational Algebra. The relational structure is the most commonly used today. It is used by mainframe, midrange and microcomputer systems. It uses two-dimensional rows and columns to store data. The tables of records can be connected by common key values. While working for IBM, E. F. Codd designed this structure in 1970. The model is not easy for the end user to run queries with because it may require a complex combination of many tables. Multidimensional structure The multidimensional structure is similar to the relational model. The dimensions of the cube-like model have data relating to elements in each cell. This structure gives a spreadsheet-like view of data. This structure is easy to maintain because records are stored as fundamental attributes ââ¬â in the same way they are viewed ââ¬â and the structure is easy to understand. Its high performance has made it the most popular database structure when it comes to enabling online analytical processing (OLAP). Object/Relational Model Object/relational database management systems (ORDBMSs) add new object storage capabilities to the relational systems at the core of modern information systems. These new facilities integrate management of traditional fielded data, complex objects such as time-series and geospatial data and diverse binary media such as audio, video, images, and applets. By encapsulating methods with data structures, an ORDBMS server can execute comple x analytical and data manipulation operations to search and transform multimedia and other complex objects. As an evolutionary technology, the object/relational (OR) approach has inherited the robust transaction- and performance-management features of it s relational ancestor and the flexibility of its object-oriented cousin. Database designers can work with familiar tabular structures and data definition languages (DDLs) while assimilating new object-management possibi lities. Query and procedural languages and call interfaces in ORDBMSs are familiar: SQL3, vendor procedural languages, and ODBC, JDBC, and proprie tary call interfaces are all extensions of RDBMS languages and interfaces. And the leading vendors are, of course, quite well known: IBM, Inform ix, and Oracle. The object oriented structure has the ability to handle graphics, pictures, voice and text, types of data, without difficultly unlike the other database structures. This structure is popular for multimedia Web-based applications. It was designed to work with object-oriented programming languages such as Java. Object-Oriented Model Object DBMSs add database functionality to object programming languages. They bring much more than persistent storage of programming language objects. Object DBMSs extend the semantics of the C++, Smalltalk and Java object programming languages to provide full-featured database programming capability, while retaining native language compatibility. A major benefit of this approach is the unification of the application and database development into a seamless data model and language environment. As a result, applications require less code, use more natural data modeling, and code bases are easier to maintain. Object developers can write complete database applications with a modest amount of additional effort. The object-oriented database (OODB) paradigm is the combination of object-oriented programming language (OOPL) systems and persistent systems. The power of the OODB comes from the seamless treatment of both persistent data, as found in databases, and transient data, as found in executing programs. In contrast to a relational DBMS where a complex data structure must be flattened out to fit into tables or joined together from those tables to form the in-memory structure, object DBMSs have no performance overhead to store or retrieve a web or hierarchy of interrelated objects. This one-to-one mapping of object programming language objects to database objects has two benefits over other storage approaches: it provides higher performance management of objects, and it enables better management of the complex interrelationships between objects. This makes object DBMSs better suited to support applications such as financial portfolio risk analysis systems, telecommunications service applications, world wide web document structures, design and manufacturing systems, and hospital patient record systems, which have complex relationships between data. Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418834169258683135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879175819645014888.post-14757138955349225592020-01-10T15:43:00.001-08:002020-01-10T15:43:05.752-08:00Jane Eyre Marriage Quotes Essayââ¬Å"He is not to them what he is to me,â⬠I thought: ââ¬Å"he is not of their kind. I believe he is of mine; ââ¬â I am sure he is, ââ¬â I feel akin to him, ââ¬â I understand the language of his countenance and movements: though rank and wealth sever us widely, I have something in my brain and heart, in my blood and nerves, that assimilates me mentally to him. [â⬠¦] I must, then, repeat continually that we are for ever sundered: ââ¬â and yet, while I breathe and think I must love him.â⬠(2.2.85) Seeing Rochester among his high-class houseguests, Jane realizes that he has more in common with her than he does with them. Despite Janeââ¬â¢s and Rochesterââ¬â¢s different class backgrounds, their master-servant relationship, and the strict gender roles of Victorian society, Jane can tell that they share something intangible ââ¬â but she doubts that they can overcome all the social obstacles keeping them apart. This isnââ¬â¢t the first time Jane has felt affection for someone ââ¬â but it may be the first time sheââ¬â¢s felt like somebody else. ââ¬Å"Whenever I marry,â⬠she continued, after a pause which none interrupted, ââ¬Å"I am resolved my husband shall not be a rival, but a foil to me. I will suffer no competitor near the throne; I shall exact an undivided homage: his devotions shall not be shared between me and the shape he sees in his mirror.â⬠(2.2.128) Blanche Ingramââ¬â¢s idea of a good marriage is one in which the partners are distinctly different and one partner is far superior to the other. As a stunning beauty, she doesnââ¬â¢t want a handsome husband, but a hideous one ââ¬â that way sheââ¬â¢ll always get all the attention. Notice how different this is from Janeââ¬â¢s (and Rochesterââ¬â¢s) ideas about love and marriageââ¬âtheyââ¬â¢re drawn together because they are alike. Blanche thinks that opposites attract, but Jane knows that kindred spirits attract more strongly. Ere long, a bell tinkled, and the curtain drew up. Within the arch, the bulky figure of Sir George Lynn, whom Mr. Rochester had likewise chosen, was seen enveloped in a white sheet: before him, on a table, lay open a large book; and at his side stood Amy Eshton, draped in Mr. Rochesterââ¬â¢s cloak, and holding a book in her hand. Somebody, unseen, rang the bell merrily; then Adà ¨le (who had insisted on being one of her guardianââ¬â¢s party) bounded forward, scattering round her the contents of a basket of flowers she carried on her arm. Then appeared the magnificent figure of Miss Ingram, clad in white, a long veil on her head, and a wreath of roses round her brow: by her side walked Mr. Rochester, and together they drew near the table. They knelt; while Mrs. Dent and Louisa Eshton, dressed also in white, took up their stations behind them. A ceremony followed, in dumb show, in which it was easy to recognize the pantomime of a marriage. (2.3.8) Blanche Ingram and Mr. Rochester pair up for an elaborate game of charades, and the first thing they do is play-act their own wedding, silently, in front of the other houseguests and Jane. This is the first of several not-quite-real weddings weââ¬â¢ll see in Jane Eyre, each of which suggests something about the actual marriages and pairings in the novel. In this particular case, the pretend wedding is meant to be a charade for the word ââ¬Å"brideâ⬠ââ¬â but thatââ¬â¢s only the first half of the word being acted out in the game, which is ââ¬Å"Bridewell,â⬠a famous prison. Hmm, something that begins with a marriage ends with being in prison. Do you think thatââ¬â¢s supposed to be some kind of OMEN or something? I saw he was going to marry her, for family, perhaps political reasons; because her rank and connexions suited him; I felt he had not given her his love, and that her qualifications were ill adapted to win from him that treasure. This was the point ââ¬â this was where the nerve was touched and teazed ââ¬â this was where the fever was sustained and fed: she could not charm him. (2.3.27, italics original) Jane is really hot and bothered by the idea that Rochester is going to marry Blanche, not just because sheââ¬â¢s jealous, but also because she can tell that they are so unsuited and that Rochester himself knows exactly how flawed and unpleasant Blanche is. Jane herself knows exactly how to ââ¬Å"charmâ⬠Rochester, how to argue with him and keep him amused and even how make him love her. Basically, the way Jane feels here is the way we feel when we see someone doing something badly that we know how to do well. She wants to take Rochester away and show Blanche how this relationship should be done ââ¬â but she canââ¬â¢t. She has to watch and suffer in silence, as usual. I have not yet said anything condemnatory of Mr. Rochesterââ¬â¢s project of marrying for interest and connexions. [â⬠¦] All their class held these principles: I supposed, then, they had reasons for holding them such as I could not fathom. It seemed to me that, were I a gentleman like him, I would take to my bosom only such a wife as I could love; but the very obviousness of the advantages to the husbandââ¬â¢s own happiness, offered by this plan, convinced me that there must be arguments against its general adoption of which I was quite ignorant: otherwise I felt sure all the world would act as I wished to act. (2.3.31) Jane doesnââ¬â¢t get why anyone would not marry for love, especially if theyââ¬â¢re rich enough to do pretty much whatever they want, but she figures there must be some reason that so many people who are already wealthy and important insist on marrying to get more money and status instead of to make themselves happy. Notice that Jane doesnââ¬â¢t talk about her own ideas about marriage ââ¬â only the ideas that she would have if she were in Rochesterââ¬â¢s place. Somehow Jane canââ¬â¢t conceive of herself needing to make a choice about marrying for love or status ââ¬â only of a man like Rochester doing so. Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418834169258683135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879175819645014888.post-47444840552310549022020-01-02T12:07:00.001-08:002020-01-02T12:07:03.764-08:00Negative Effects Of Corporal Punishment - 1843 Words It is a common enough scene, something you have probably experienced with your own children countless times. They are being loud, fighting, or just generally doing something they are not supposed to be doing. So you spank them. Maybe even yell. Youââ¬â¢re frustrated, at your whitââ¬â¢s end. You just want them to stop, want them to learn and make better choices. Only, after spanking them, their behavior worsens. The effect you thought spanking them would have is not working. They act out more, get more aggressive. A debate has risen, as scenarios such as this become more talked about. Some say corporal punishment is damaging psychologically and negatively impacts childhood development. So the question has to be asked: ââ¬Å"Is spanking bad?â⬠Corporalâ⬠¦show more contentâ⬠¦This provides us further with the ââ¬Ëwhyââ¬â¢ of parents in favor of spanking, despite negative evidence to its implementation in child punishment. Bell and Romano start the article with the idea of the root of the study conducted. ââ¬Å"The use of corporal punishment has been linked to negative developmental outcomes for children.â⬠So with this information, why does spanking continue? The results of the survey tell us why. ââ¬Å"Those who report experiencing more corporal punishment during childhood but also more parental warmth/support hold more favorable attitudes toward spanking and those who report experiencing more corporal punishment during childhood and also more parental impulsiveness hold less favorable attitudes toward spanking.â⬠(Bell and Romano, par. 1) Positive reinforcement of spanking is the main perpetuator between parents who were spanked, who now spank their children. It is hard to view a choice your paren ts made as a ââ¬Ëbad and damaging parenting choiceââ¬â¢ if everything else they did, except that one thing, was positive. So, sure, they spanked you, but they also provided love and support, so spanking canââ¬â¢t be that bad, right? 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It refers to school rules which allow students to be punished using physical pain without causing injury. It is believed that using punitive method can promote studentsââ¬â¢ obedience and reduce problematic behaviour. As a result, it can decrease the number of disciplinary cases and maintain order inside the classroom. Indirectly, it will help to build studentsââ¬â¢ Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418834169258683135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879175819645014888.post-80389600713664459162019-12-25T08:34:00.001-08:002019-12-25T08:34:03.340-08:00Essay on Corruption - 1083 Words Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.à ¢Ã¢â ¬? In 2010 India was ranked 87th out of 178 countries in Transparency International s Corruption Perceptions Index It is not easy to define corruption. But in a narrow sense, corruption is mostly concerned with à ¢Ã¢â ¬ÃÅ"briberyà ¢Ã¢â ¬Ã¢â ¢ and it takes several forms. Corruption is a global phenomenon and it is omnipresent. Corruption has progressively increased and is now rampant in our society Corruption in India is a consequence of the nexus between Bureaucracy, politics and criminals. India is now no longer considered a soft state. It has now become a consideration state where everything can be had for a consideration. Today, the number of ministers with an honest image canâ⬠¦show more contentâ⬠¦5, The procedure of sanctions as prescribed by the prevention of corruption laws should be removed. No previous sanction to be neccesary will laying trap for the judicial person,or I.A.S personnel and any goverment officer bearing high post. 6, The punishment given should be stringent like cancelling all kind perks and and while the officer is suspended his montly income should be cancelled till he is proved not guilty by the Honourable court . 7, International accounts of the corrupt leaders,and their property should be confiscated by the goverment if they are found guilty after giving fair chance to the accused to present his case.and money laundering acts should provide strict punishment and income tax to maintain strict vigil on the corrupt goverment officer. 8,Majority of the corrupt leader and goverment officer have their accounts in the international banks and goverment should tie up and negotiate with these banks to provide details of such corrupt official and freeze their account and return such money to goverment of India. The person who is corrupting is equally responsible as the person who is bribing.Usually we used to see corruption in government offices.It is our right and their duty to get our things done we shouldnââ¬â¢t buy that with money.As we the children of our Bharat mata we shouldnââ¬â¢t hinder the development of our country instead weShow MoreRelatedCorruption And Corruption Essay1016 Words à |à 5 Pagesfinancial harm on many American citizens. Corruption connects to poverty with the rich, it has a major affect on the economic growth, and it targets the ones who know they canââ¬â¢t help themselves. What Iââ¬â¢m trying to do with this paper is to change corruption-making rehabilitation financially viable. Corruption gathers/builds images to make it seem like people are getting rich by it but itââ¬â¢s all lies. 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Many people disagree that absolute justice exists. Thus they argue that justice cannot be derived from nature since contradictory and different forms of justice exist in nature; and one cannot derive the greater and perfect from the lesser and imperfect, also they argue that the idea of absolute justice is the ideas of different cultures and times. That is why the idea of justice varies greatly from one culture to the next. The argument used to disprove the above statements will stem from the relationship of order to justice. The next paragraphs will present the arguments above. Culture and philosophy have always gone hand in hand.â⬠¦show more contentâ⬠¦That is obviously an imperfect justice, for the just and correct are not always the stronger. Or justice is perhaps helping friends and harming enemies, like a group of animals that cannot hunt on their own. Thus we see many different forms of justice in nature. Certainly justice cannot have different definitions. For instance if justice is in the interests of the stronger it cannot be helping friends and harming the enemies. (E.g. if ones friend is ones enemy, than one is helping ones enemy while the other is acting in their own interest even if it means your demise.) Not to mention that these forms of justice are of a lesser and inferior origin than the absolute justice. One from the lesser and inferior cannot derive the greater and perfect, only vis versa. Example: if one says that it is raining in Chelsea it does not mean that it is raining everywhere in the world. The simple existence of a lesser justice does not in any manner prove the existence of a greater or absolute justice. To disprove both of these arguments separately would require a lengthy discussion each piece. Rather an attempt will be made here to summarize both arguments without making them look like a red herring. 1. 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The absolute and constitutional governments were two very different governmentsRead MoreThe Rise of the Sovereignty of the Peoples of Europe and the Americas1758 Words à |à 7 PagesRight of Kings, the right to rule over the people came directly from God and not from the people. Jacques-Benigne Bossuet, one of the greatest preachers of the seventeenth century, claimed that royal authority, which is given by God, is paternal, absolute, and invincible. During the heyday of this theory, most people believed in a supreme God who had created the universe, and thus, seeing kings as divine creatures chosen by God to rule over His earth seemed logical. Jacques-Benigne Bossuet claimedRead MoreThomas Hobbes And The Philosophy Of Political Science1729 Words à |à 7 Pagescreatures and would do anything to better their position and social status. These people, when left alone will go back to their evil impulses to get a better advantage over others. So Thomas Hobbes concluded that the best form of government would an absolute monarchy, which is a government which gives all power to the king or queen to provide direction and leadership to make sure the country doesnââ¬â¢t go into turmoil. To support his ideas, Thomas Hobbes asked the question,â⬠If men are naturally in a stateRead MoreThe French Revolution Was An Era Where There Was A Dramatic1342 Words à |à 6 PagesThe French Revolution was an era where there was a dramatic political and social change. The supporters of the French Revolution came across problems such as women s lack of a right to citizenship, Absolute Monarchy of the Feudal System, and the lack of rights of the clergy and nobility. The supporters of the French Revolution attempted to solve these problems by abolishing the Feudal system, and the establishment of a republic. 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To support this viewpoint, Thomas Hobbes asked Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418834169258683135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879175819645014888.post-31426064821188543982019-12-09T01:06:00.001-08:002019-12-09T01:06:05.332-08:00E-Business and E-Commerce of an ICT Organization- myassignmenthelp Question: Discuss about theE-Business and E-Commerce of an ICT Organization for Business. Answer: Swot Analysis of an ICT Service in an Organisation SWOT ANALYSIS Organisation: IT-Commerce Lane Description of Current/new ICT service: IT Commerce Lane is the E-Business and E-commerce Website based on Electronic business services. This e-commerce site is used to provide the service of the web site to engage with the administrator community. It helps in doing the business and to discuss the process of the business on the internet. It basically deals with the better source of outcome and basically in designing, coding, promotional activities, marketing etc. Our organisation generally helps in organising, operating and promoting to share and gain the knowledge and skill through website (Andam, 2014). STRENGTHS It defines the main strengths of an organisation that surpasses and separates from the services being provided by the other organisation which generally leads to maintain the uniqueness and to maintain the competition which involves brand name of an organisation and the attractive domain name, loyalty, CRM, package discount, providing offers and seasonal offers etc. Providing gifts and new schemes to new customers (Boone Kurtz, 2013). WEAKNESS It sometimes lacks in the traditional form of branding for maintain the trust regarding the gross turnover, higher level of debt, lack of capital, an inadequate services, etc. Sensory Limitation. OPPORTUNITIES It is defined to lead to the best opportunity so as to provide the services globally and to all the geographical areas to be the most favourable network factors that company deals with it to give a competitive advantage. Maintaining the loyalty with the customers may lead to good and the positive feedback so that the company can get some permanent customers. THREATS It has the main factors and the features when making of the online transaction because sometimes it may lead to threat and the involvement of the third party which may harm an organisation in cost of inputs, growing competition in the market, etc. The prices involved with the goods and the services are normal and are economic and anyone willing to afford the organisational service it and buy the IT products and softwares of an organisation and start selling to the other customers on the increasing price rate (Barnes Hunt, 2013). Summary and Recommendation: In the simple form the E-commerce and E-Business is the process of buying and selling of the good and services over the internet. It concern with the main methodology of providing the e-business services by performing on the various designing tools, coding write-ups using new technologies, promoting all the business activities etc. The E-Business is the most prominent layer of performing all the business activities locally and globally to enhance the organisation name and providing the best services to the consumers and attracting them towards the gifts being offered so as to attract them towards the business organisations. It has become the modern way of doing the business following the traditional strategies for selling of the products. It mainly aims to have the proper accessibility to do the business globally reaching to all the geographical boundaries with the flexible speed and service available 24*7. Our organisation helps to provide the availability of information of all the products and services which becomes much easier and quickest way of accessing to the information on the website (Cavusgil et al., 2014). Abstract Electronic Commerce and business is the process dealing with the business activities performed on websites via the internet. It is used for accessing all the facilities being provide by the e-commerce site for the main purpose of buying or selling of the products. It is unlike to the traditional commerce being followed by it and carried out potentially and physical with the effort of team. In todays scenario e-commerce has made it easier for easy way of accessing to the web site by simply buying and selling of the products online (Wiengarten et al.,2015). It has brought the greater impact on reducing the physical work and is used to save time. It has been adopted as the successful lead in the world of computers. But there are hindrance which is brought up regarding the security issues and for this Security is the biggest challenge being accepted to and faced today for the advancement in the field of security (Chaffey, 2015). Definition of E-commerce and E-Business in ICT Organisation It generally refers to as the type of business or the transactions made which are purely based on the commercial basically involves with the accessing of information and to transfer the flow of information on the internet. It basically covers all the business types so as to increase the demand of a website over the internet. The E-commerce or E-business is totally based on the selling and buying of the products online through the particular website. It basically involves the trading in goods and services being performed between many organisations to provide all the IT facilities to the customers. It has emerged world-wide to access the easy way of doing the business and has become an important aspect to run the business globally (Galliers Leidner, 2014). Working of E-commerce and E-business for an Organisation The working involves the current ratio which basically involves the consumer to move over organisational website so as to interact with the organisation to buy the goods and services from it. It is essential for every client to interact with the employee of a company for moving to an online transaction server where all the information is being placed is being in the encrypted form. The process is as follows firstly the consumer will order to the desired good and the he will make the request for getting the service of that good buy processing to the private networks. Once the process is reached to the final process the information is being processed to the private networks to the gateways (Turbanet al., 2015). The whole process takes few minutes to complete 1 transaction. For this there are different ways of payments systems to process the desires the need of the customers. E-commerce is known for the very safe mode for making the transactions (Gregory et al., 2017). Latest Technologies Being Used for E-business It has become the important part for every E-Business website to update to the latest technologies so as to make the fastest way of accessing over the networks. Latest technologies being implemented in the organisations bring the vast changes over the website like fast way of accessing the products; increase the experience of shopping better, fastest way of making the transaction on the internet. It makes it easy for the user to perform the better functions and for this our organisation promise to our user to have the consumer friendly environment on the website (Humphreys et al., 2014). It helps the organisation to deal with the latest technology that will lead to the great success as more transactions are being performed and more goods and services being shared with the B2B and B2C for the best trading ad increase the relationship behaviours that increase in the information and communication technologies (McElheran, 2015). Various Models of E-Commerce Business-to-Business- It can be simply defined as the business been made between two companies. This type of business deals in the relationships between the other electronic websites and among business. It is been involved with the two primary components i.e. e-markets and e-infrastructure. It maintains the scope between the various business operations to the other organisations that are being involved to increase the business activities like marketing and sales for the development of the business. This has been proved as the fastest growing internet market (Laudon Traver, 2013). Business-to-Consumer- It is also known as the commerce between the companies and to the consumers. It basically helps to involve the consumer for collecting information. It helps in receiving the products and the information goods over the e-commerce network. It helps in reduction of the transaction costs which provide the incresability on the consumers to access to information and helps the customer to compare the price of a product or services. It has become the growing demand on the feasible goods (Wymer, 2013). Business-to-Government- It generally defines the business been involved with the companies and the government sectors. It helps to have a proper use of involving the public demands regarding to the licensing procedures etc. This process increases the transparency policy regarding to the government process (Pantano, 2014). Consumer-to-Consumer- It simply involves the business between the individual or to the consumers. This type of business is been characterized as the growth in the electronic market places and the specifically in the other firms and to the businesses. This process has been proved as the greatest potential for developing in the new markets. This process has the peer to peer connection between the organisations (Popa et al., 2016). Rising of E-Business Models and Strategies for Success In todays scenario everyone is aware of accessing the internet and especially the E-commerce websites which basically intends to involve the consumer for buying of products and service from the market so as to consume the time. Now days more stores are being place on the internet for the business purpose from running a local business online to the International market giants. The people generally attracts towards this field so as to rise in the field of merchandising on the e-commerce to the coming upcoming years (Sahney, 2015). It is mostly the consumer driven because the consumer needs the more innovation towards the latest technologies being used in an organisation. Some of the Factors being involved in this for rise in the growth are: Consumer is free to access to the products and services according to their own choice. It is essential to have the full detail and the information to be provided to the customer for the easy availability. They have the facility of accessing to the mobile devices for the easy way of access and enhance convenience. This process helps to save the money being spent between the business and the customers (Soto-Acosta et al., 2016). But now days as more and more accessibility is been increased on the E-commerce Web site the security threats are taking place when the transactions are being made. For this it becomes difficult for the consumer loyalty. It is important for all the online business processes to stay true towards the branding and the services for the consumers perception on the store. It has been diversified into various forms form the past few years to divide the business transactions for the better needs (Wiengarten et al., 2015). Types of Strategies being adapted during E-Business Brick-and-click- It has the chin which is being built among all the business organisations for the online undertaking process of the stores. Purely Based Online- The business is fully and completely based on the online process with the limited corporate offices and warehouses. Marketplace- It has become the largest place for the E-commerce platform for buying and selling of the products to the customers and simultaneously ot allows the seller to sell the other products also. Bargaining- It is the most essential and the common strategy which is being placed where every consumer willing to pay the certain amount to be bargained on the selected products and services that the consumers wants to obtain. This strategy has the rising form because of the other business competitions in the market (Thorne, 2016). Answer 1. The report is been generated in the Turnitin Originality Report. Answer 2. Yes, it is self-checked. Answer 3 a.) No b.) No c.)No d.)Yes e.)No f.)Yes, I have added my own comments and the information which is relevant to the topic. Conclusion In todays scenario people are getting fond of opening a new start up and doing the E-business so as to have a good amount in their pockets. It is very essential to discover and made the analysis behind the e-commerce. 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Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418834169258683135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879175819645014888.post-13983545867292130592019-12-01T12:48:00.001-08:002019-12-01T12:48:02.817-08:00Prevention of Baby Dumping free essay sample The other ways to prevent this problem are : focusing the prevention programs towards the regions and categories of population with increased risks of dumping; setting up a coherent reporting and monitoring system as regards the dumping and the risk of abandonment; hiring social workers in all sanitary units depending on the number of doctors existing in the unit; hiring community medical assistants and physicians in all the communities presenting increased risks of dumping; standardizing the written forms and the procedures of registering women which get admitted in maternities in order to give birth; elaborating procedures for keeping records of mothers and children without identity papers and creating a database on this matter. Having sex after marriage is safer and it can reduce the abortion and baby dumping rate. It also helps us be more responsible and not to have sex just to satisfy our lust vide non-judgmental assistance. 32 The Minister of Home Affairs offered a list of recommendations for action: Biblical studies to be reintroduced in school because Biblical healing is the fundamental holistic treatment to all social evils. We will write a custom essay sample on Prevention of Baby Dumping or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page Social workers and assistants to be trained to cater for the population with social instability Parents to be educated about their role in upbringing of their children. Single mothers to continue to give more love to their children and have open discussion at home. Men should accept their children and give them prosperity, rights and good names. All stakeholders to assist the government on how to tackle such phenomenon and reduce the death of innocent babies. Teenage girls to respect themselves and to respect and love their babies as prescribed under the Namibian Constitution Article 6: ââ¬Å"The right to life shall be respected and protected. â⬠Teenage girls to be assisted by churches and government should make sure that their lives are in good health. Baby-dumping and Infanticide ââ¬â Monograph No. 1, Legal Assistance Centre, 2008 1 Teenage girls should be assisted during ante-natal and puerpuerium stage [immediately after the delivery of the baby] to avoid depression and hallucination which can lead to abandoning of babies. There is a need to establish an adoption centre of vulnerable babies to ensure that affected babies are in good health. The parents and the caretakers to know signs of symptoms of stress and behaviour changes of their children to prevent such incidents as early as possible. Gender discrimination should be addressed at all times. Youth to be encouraged to attend all forms of youth activities, sports, youth choirs, etcetera. The rehabilitation centres, in combination with vocational programmes, should be established to cater for early school dropouts and unemployed youth to promote self-reliance and for the youth to add value to the economy of this country. 3 Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418834169258683135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879175819645014888.post-12380389606389516122019-11-26T16:37:00.001-08:002019-11-26T16:37:03.935-08:00Filipino Biologist Angel Alcala and Artifical Coral ReefsFilipino Biologist Angel Alcala and Artifical Coral Reefs Angel Alcal has more than thirty years of experience in tropical marine resource conservationa. Angel Alcala is considered a world class authority in ecology and biogeography of amphibians and reptiles, and is behind the invention of artifical coral reefs to be used for fisheries in Southeast Asia. Angel Alcala is the Director of the Angelo King Center for Research and Environmental Management. Angel Alcala - Degrees: Undergraduate degree Silliman UniversityPh.D. Stanford University Angel Alcala - Awards: 1994 - The Field Museum Founders Council Award of Merit for contributions to environmental biologyMagsaysay Award for Public ServicePew Fellowship in Marine Conservation Work with Philippine Amphibians Reptiles: Angel Alcala has done the most comprehensive studies on Philippine amphibians and reptiles, and minor studies on birds and mammals. His research done between 1954 to 1999 lead to the addition of fifty new species of amphibians and reptiles. Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418834169258683135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879175819645014888.post-49637583074233768002019-11-23T00:11:00.001-08:002019-11-23T00:11:04.873-08:00The Advantage of Marginal Analysis for Decision MakingThe Advantage of Marginal Analysis for Decision Making From an economists perspective, making choices involves making decisions at the margin that is, making decisions based on small changes in resources: How should I spend the next hour?How should I spend the next dollar? In fact, economist Greg Mankiw lists under the 10 principles of economics in his popular economics textbook the notion that rational people think at the margin.à On the surface, this seems like a strange way of considering the choices made by people and firms. It is rare that someone would consciously ask themselves How will I spend dollar number 24,387? or How will I spend dollar number 24,388? The idea of marginal analysis doesnt require that people explicitly think in this way, just that their actions are consistent with what they would do if they did think in this way. à Approaching decision making from a marginal analysis perspective does have some distinct advantages: Doing so leads to the optimal decisions being made, subject to preferences, resources and informational constraints.It makes the problem less messy from an analytic point of view, as we are not trying to analyze a million decisions at once.While this does not exactly mimic conscious decision-making processes, it does provide results similar to the decisions people actually make. That is, people may not think using this method, but the decisions they make are as if they do. Marginal analysis can be applied to both individual and firm decision making. For firms, profit maximization is achieved by weighing marginal revenue versus marginal cost. For individuals, utility maximization is achieved by weighing theà marginal benefit versus marginal cost. Note, however, that in both contexts the decision maker is performing an incremental form of cost-benefit analysis. Marginal Analysis: An Example To gain some more insight, consider the decision regarding how many hours to work, where the benefits and costs of working are designated by the following chart:Hour - Hourly Wage - Value of TimeHour 1: $10 - $2Hour 2: $10 - $2Hour 3: $10 - $3Hour 4: $10 - $3Hour 5: $10 - $4Hour 6: $10 - $5Hour 7: $10 - $6Hour 8: $10 - $8Hour 9: $15 - $9Hour 10: $15 - $12Hour 11: $15 - $18Hour 12: $15 - $20The hourly wage represents what one earns for working an extra hour - it is the marginal gain or the marginal benefit.The value of time is essentially an opportunity costà it is how much one values having that hour off. In this example, it represents a marginal cost what it costs an individual to work an additional hour. The increase in marginal costs is a common phenomenon; one usually doesnt mind working a few hours since there are 24 hours in a day. She still has plenty of time to do other things. However, as an individual starts to work more hours, it reduces the number of hours she has for other activities. She has to start giving up more and more valuable opportunities to work those extra hours.It is clear that she should work the first hour, as she gains $10 in marginal benefits and loses only $2 in marginal costs, for a net gain of $8.By the same logic, she should work the second and third hours as well. She will want to work until the time at which the marginal cost exceeds the marginal benefit. She will also want to work the 10th hour as she receives a net benefit of #3 (marginal benefit of $15, marginal cost of $12). However, she will not want to work the 11th hour, as the marginal cost ($18) exceeds the marginal benefit ($15) by three dollars.Thus marginal analysis suggests that rational maximizing behavior is to work for 10 hours. More generally, optimal outcomes are achieved by examining marginal benefit and marginal cost for each incremental action and performing all of the actions where marginal benefit exceeds theà marginal cost and none of the actions where marginal cost exceeds theà marginal benefit. Because marginal benefits tend to decrease as one does more of an activity but marginal costs tend to increase, theà marginal analysis will usually define a unique optimal level of activity. Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418834169258683135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879175819645014888.post-55490706360924111182019-11-21T03:45:00.001-08:002019-11-21T03:45:06.519-08:00Job application Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 500 wordsJob application - Essay Example the financial scenario of the present is closely associated with the political world around use, I believe that my knowledge in politics might be of great help for my sustenance in the banking business. One can easily find that by looking at the current global crisis where the financial breakdown has been associated with wrong government policies. Again, my management degree has taught me the structure of a business organization in the financial scenario. I have also developed the corporate ethics essential to work in a business structure. Both my degrees complement one another in terms of the knowledge gathered. Last of all, I can assure you that I shall dedicate my utmost efforts to sustain myself in your organization and at the same time add some value to the same. I shall therefore be obliged if you kindly consider my application for the post of a trainee in your bank and let me know the necessary procedure I need to follow. Attached herewith is my CV for further details. Awaiting your kind Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418834169258683135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879175819645014888.post-26857660304726220542019-11-19T14:29:00.001-08:002019-11-19T14:29:02.977-08:00Medicare and Medicaid Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 500 wordsMedicare and Medicaid - Essay Example A state sets its own eligibility standards. Qualifying for eligibility depends upon age, pregnancy and disability status, citizenship, and other assets. The state includes individuals who receive federally assisted income-maintenance payments and who do not receive cash payments. Medicaid focuses on the group who needs the outmost assistance due to financial instability. Federal poverty line level (FDL) determines the families who will receive the Medicaid program. However, not all the poor benefit from or receive the Medicaid program. Among poor groups in America, about 60% are not covered by the Medicaid program. Under the Medicaid, the state makes an agreement with the Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) to pay the health care providers and reimbursed Medicaid expenditures from the Federal Government. All Medicaid beneficiaries are exempted from copayments for emergency services and family planning services and exclude pregnant women, children under age 18, and hospital or nur sing home patients. On the other hand, Medicare is a social, health insurance program intended for the elderly and disabled Americans. Medicare has four parts. Part A and B deal with hospital insurance while part C and D deal with prescription drugs. Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418834169258683135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879175819645014888.post-64354756949462725652019-11-17T03:00:00.001-08:002019-11-17T03:00:04.610-08:00Eating disorders and healthy eating Essay Example for Free Eating disorders and healthy eating Essay Men make up 10 to 15 percent of the population with anorexia and bulimia, but are the least likely to seek help due to the gender stereotypes surrounding the disorders. a. Almost half of people in the United States personally know someone with an eating disorder, that half of the people in the class room know someone that has an eating disorder. b. Packing lunch , choosing restaurants wisely and keeping nutritious snacks on hand are just a few of the ways you can still manage to eat something and stay healthy at the same time. c. I would like to tell you more about healthy eating and what eating disorders and the effects are , how you can find out if some one you know has them and recognizing the symptoms d. What are the three types of eating disorders A. Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa and over eating Anorexia is a pathological fear of gaining weight leading to bad eating patterns, malnutrition, and u sually excessive weight loss and refusal to maintain a healthy weight. 1. When the person sees them self in the mirror they see extremely fat person, and to everyone else extremely skiny Bulimia is repeated binge eating followed by behaviors followed by purging to avoid weight gain 2. Taking laxative is also one the behaviors that people will take on to be able to lose the weight and be skinny Over eating is constantly eating without boundaries and past the appropriate amour of food or eating past the point of fullness 3. Some reasons are Boredom , anxiety and stress or even to please someone. B. Effects of eating disorders Treatments of eating disorders 1. Weight loss, fatigue, fainting, thin hair and nails Dehydration, menstrual irregularly, heart problems, took damge The worst one of all death Some therapy to talk about why the eating disorders is present and help the patient though it. 1. Most of the times eating disorders are issues that have gone untreated; and a way for people to feel like they have control over their lives. Medication that increases hunger for some and suppresses hunger for others Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418834169258683135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879175819645014888.post-51387918050603981582019-11-14T15:31:00.001-08:002019-11-14T15:31:03.010-08:00Gary Hammontree :: Free Essay WriterOrwellââ¬â¢s Elephant On Shooting an Elephant Officer Blair received a report of a run away elephant within his jurisdiction. Leaving in response to the emergency, he is followed. The crowd following him swells to the thousands, all intent on witnessing the killing of the elephant and profiting from the carcass. As they grew nearer to the beast, the crowd grew more agitated. They were expecting him to shoot the elephant. Oddly, the nearer Blair/ Orwell came to the elephant the less he wanted to shoot the beast. The elephant had not intentionally caused harm; he was just being an elephant. The villagers had, by now whipped themselves into some kind of vigilante frenzy, hell-bent for the elephantââ¬â¢s execution. Orwell felt as though he had no choice but to kill the giant. If not, all respect for the territorial police and authority would be lost. The sahib, as he expresses it must maintain the allusion of authority and respect. He had to shoot the elephant now. To fail at this would seal his fate as any type of authority figure. Orwell eventually shoots the elephant and watches as the elephant reacts. Not mortally wounded, Orwell shoots repeatedly. Each time he fires at the elephant there is a different and violent reaction by the elephant; a reluctance to die. Orwell empathizes with the elephantââ¬â¢s suffering. There is no reason for this animal to suffer like this except ego and crowd rule. Orwell could just as easily not killed the elephant. His position, one of authority, shielded him to a degree; He could have just made a proclamation in favor of sparing the animal, showing an imperial largess, and mercy in sparing the elephant. These animals were after all; extremely valuable as work animals being able to move huge loads and pull whole trees out of the ground. Orwell continues to justify his action. He sought validation through the members of the village. Polling the older men then the younger ones there is a difference of opinion. The older men approve of the killing, the younger ones see the value of the beast and the possibility of some other solution. Eventually Orwell succeeded in justifying his action to himself. His conscience is clear, although he expresses no remorse for the coolie that was killed by the elephant. Orwell had alternatives available. He was the authority in this Gary Hammontree :: Free Essay Writer Orwellââ¬â¢s Elephant On Shooting an Elephant Officer Blair received a report of a run away elephant within his jurisdiction. Leaving in response to the emergency, he is followed. The crowd following him swells to the thousands, all intent on witnessing the killing of the elephant and profiting from the carcass. As they grew nearer to the beast, the crowd grew more agitated. They were expecting him to shoot the elephant. Oddly, the nearer Blair/ Orwell came to the elephant the less he wanted to shoot the beast. The elephant had not intentionally caused harm; he was just being an elephant. The villagers had, by now whipped themselves into some kind of vigilante frenzy, hell-bent for the elephantââ¬â¢s execution. Orwell felt as though he had no choice but to kill the giant. If not, all respect for the territorial police and authority would be lost. The sahib, as he expresses it must maintain the allusion of authority and respect. He had to shoot the elephant now. To fail at this would seal his fate as any type of authority figure. Orwell eventually shoots the elephant and watches as the elephant reacts. Not mortally wounded, Orwell shoots repeatedly. Each time he fires at the elephant there is a different and violent reaction by the elephant; a reluctance to die. Orwell empathizes with the elephantââ¬â¢s suffering. There is no reason for this animal to suffer like this except ego and crowd rule. Orwell could just as easily not killed the elephant. His position, one of authority, shielded him to a degree; He could have just made a proclamation in favor of sparing the animal, showing an imperial largess, and mercy in sparing the elephant. These animals were after all; extremely valuable as work animals being able to move huge loads and pull whole trees out of the ground. Orwell continues to justify his action. He sought validation through the members of the village. Polling the older men then the younger ones there is a difference of opinion. The older men approve of the killing, the younger ones see the value of the beast and the possibility of some other solution. Eventually Orwell succeeded in justifying his action to himself. His conscience is clear, although he expresses no remorse for the coolie that was killed by the elephant. Orwell had alternatives available. He was the authority in this Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418834169258683135noreply@blogger.com0