Monday, September 30, 2013

Ethical Theories


Read some segments of Chapter 1 in Munson and to do some analysis of the Dax Cowart case. For Assignment 6, read sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Chapter 1. Now – citing references in the text as well as your own ethical position, answer the following question: Do you agree with Eugene Rosam’s reply to Anita Catlin’s position? Rosam’s reply can be found on page 101 – 103. Give reasons why you side with either Rosam or Catlin making sure you use material you have encountered in the readings.
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In what ways, whether positive or negative, is electronic technology impacting the newspaper or magazine industries?


What might these changes hold for the future? Can printed media survive the Internet? Should it?
Text Book: The Media of Mass Communication, by John Vivian. Eleventh Edition. Pearson Allyn and Bacon, 2012.
This paper for a Mass Media Communication Class
It is a general education course I am taking to help achieve my associates in paralegal
instructions: For each assignment, choose one prompt and answer it in a short essay of 1-2 double-spaced pages. Each essay should fully consider the question(s) and should pull from the course readings, as well as your own experiences and opinions, if applicable. Show me that you’ve really thought about your topic and that you have a full understanding of this issue. Your essay should have both a strong introduction (with a thesis statement that clearly states your argument) and a strong conclusion.
Teachers Expectations:
Uses outside sources and cites them. [Later addition: In this case by "outside sources" I mean not just the student's own ideas or memory. I do not necessarily mean any texts, websites, or anything else beyond the Vivian textbook except as noted in my replies to Meagan's posts below. Here's an improved version of this first commonality that I have observed in papers receiving a 4.0:
Contains information or arguments from one or more reputable sources (e.g. the Vivian textbook, etc.) and cites them.]
Arguments backed up by facts (which are cited).
Grammar is good.
Excellent organization of argument.
Argument flows well from one point to the next.
Every aspect of the questions and prompts is answered. (I recommend making outlines of assignments in order to help you to do this and stay on track.)
No or almost no irrelevant topics are brought up.
Paper is much closer to the higher end of the range of acceptable length (i.e. 500 words) than to the lower end of the range (i.e. 250 words) without being prolix.
Any terms used in the description of the assignment are defined well.
Except when answering questions about one’s self (such as in response to a prompt to describe one’s own level of media literacy or one’s own history), the paper is not a discussion of one’s own personal experiences and not written in the first person. (So, words such as “you,” “I,” “your,” “my,” and so on are not present in the paper except in the unique situation mentioned in the previous sentence.)

Friday, September 27, 2013

Chinese family


Imagine that you are the head of a Chinese family. What advice do you give to your son about how to find the “Way”?
You may want to use Confucian, Daoist, or Legalist ideas. You may get these examples from the Daodejing, the Craig textbook or the Reader: be sure to cite them specifically by page.
Imitate the style of Chinese authors we have read (for instance, Mencius or Han Fei-tzu). Use at least one example from history or myth to support the advice you are giving.

Module on Organizational Behaviour and Management


Answer ALL questions. These questions are taken from the issues that often addressed on the module. Please support your answers (based on your perspectives) with theoretical and practical evidence.
1. Does cultural intelligence matter? Discuss.
2. Is there one best leadership style? Evaluate.
3. Can organizations take steps to ensure that ethical decisions are made? Discuss.

Use these references for all three questions:
For question 1
http://www.pearsonhighered.com/samplechapter/013173895X.pdf(important reference/source for question 1)
http://pure.au.dk/portal/files/36186406/Managing_with_cultural_intelligence_thesis.pdf (Important reference)
http://www.aub.edu.lb/fm/fao/fd/Documents/cltrlIntgnc.pdf
http://www.culturalintelligence.org/What%20is%20CI.htm
http://linnvandyne.com/papers/Van%20Dyne_Ang_Livermore%20CCL%20in%20press.pdf
For question 2
http://www.sagepub.com/upm-data/34233_Chapter10.pdf (important reference/source for question 2)
http://standanddelivergroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Goleman-Leadership-that-Gets-Results.pdf (important reference too)
http://www.leadershipadvantage.com/leadershipstyle.html
http://sbaweb.wayne.edu/~absel/bkl/.%5Cjels%5C3-3d.pdf (important too!)
For question 3
http://www.sagepub.com/upm-data/12906_Chapter3.pdf (important reference)
http://aubreydaniels.com/system/files/Editorial.Ethical%20Decision%20Making%20in%20the%20Workplace.PMM_.17.4.pdf
http://www.sfjohnson.com/acad/ethics/Making_Ethical_Decisions.pdf (quite important too)

How has Globalisation affected intellectual property and in turn


Answer the following question: How has Globalisation affected Intellectual Property and in turn what role has Intellectual Property played
in Globalisation? Provide support for your conclusions with the assistance of one ofthe emerging issues (Theories of Globalisation, The
institutions of Global IP and theirtreaties_ WTO, WIPO, UN and UPOV, Principles in Conflict_ Bilateralism-multilateralism and the US-
Australia FTA ,The history, nature and the theoretical development oflntellectual Property Rights (IPR), The key international conventions
and agreements, IPR and Development – TRlPs Compliance and the case of chinaLogical planning and sequence. evidences of comprehensive research and consideration ofthe relevant literature.
Demonstrate understanding ofthe manner in which intellectual property law and policy operates at a global level with a particular emphasis upon the impact ofintellectual property rights on economic development ,trade and human rights.
Demonstrate understanding ofthe theoretical underpinnings of intellectual property law demonstrated understanding of relevant legal material eg: legislation, case law, and the operation ofinternational conventions and agreements

Maple Ridge Engineering


Is exercisey ou will be playing the role of a Business Analyst who has been
selected to work
for Snowden Evans and his Systems and Training Group. Initially
Snowden had asked
you to undertake a review of progress on a system
they call
GEMS that is under development at present. Snowden has asked you to consider and
report on the “business†rather than the “technical†aspects of
its progress. That is he wants you to report on whether or not the systems
as it has been designed
will meet
the business needs of Maple Ridge you can assume that the technical design will
implement the business requirements (as currently defined) adequately.
Your Assignment will require you to understand
and document the
requirements and
processes within Maple Ridge, identify and describe various problems and
opportunities within the company and finally propose ways to progress these.
In this
first stage your focus will be primarily on Operational requir
ements. In the second
stage of the Case Study the focus changes to Strategic considerations.
Maple Ridge
Maple Ridge is the subject of the “Hypercase†from Kendall & Kendall. There is a
good deal of information about Maple Ridge on
-
line. And it is refer
red to often within
the text. Your initial starting point for information gathering should be the p48 of the
text. This page refers to a web
-
site for Maple Ridge, you can go there and click
through or type in the direct url …
http://vigstage.pearsonhighered.com/hypercase/hypercase2.8/
You will find the site has instructions and suggestions
–
have a browse around, noting
what you find (and cannot find). From time to time the sit
e may not function
perfectly, if you believe something is not working note this in the discussion board for
Part 1 (as well as anything else interesting you find
)
.
After you feel comfortable with the general layout of the Hypercase site you should
start o
n
creating some
Rich Pictures
documenting the company
.
And of course what do you (as a good analyst/problem Solver/communicator) do
when, even after investigating all of these sources you still have questions/concerns?
You seek further clarification and a
dvice from the users.
I will be playing the user roles for this exercise so if you have any questions ask me
what you would like to know.
You may ask any questions about Maple Ridge or if
you have any technical questions about fact finding, drawing
Rich
Pictures, process
and procedural documentation and so on
.
Y
ou
are also encouraged to
discuss your
findings with
me and other students
.
Note that I am encouraging you to discuss all of
the things you find with your fellow students, those who share their t
houghts and
findings with others will receive recognition for this in their marks for this
component.
Deliverables
This Phase
Soft copies of your documentation and recommendations relating to the GEMS
system.
Snowden has suggested th
at Rich Pictures, Use
Cases Diagrams,
Activity
Diagrams
and ER models
would be good
–
together with some commentary and
recommendations for further steps.
We will talk about the case study each week in class.
General Comments
When you are trying to work out what is happening a
t Maple Ridge, what problems
exist and how you could address them you WILL find the process confusing,
contradictory and frustrating….. almost always you will be told lots that you do not
need to know, and little of what you do need to know, often you will
even be told
things that turn out to be inaccurate!
Welcome to the (virtual) real world. It is your job to sort out what is needed and what
is accurate! It is a frustrating job, but once you have done it a very rewarding one!
And finally remember that I
will expect to see mention of your progress on MRE in
your Journal.

How are pouched mammals adapted to their environment How are pouched mammals adapted to their environment

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Human Right

Choose two Middle Eastern states and compare and contrast their experiences with and responses to globalization. What accounts for variations in their experiences and responses? 
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Middle Eastern states

Choose two Middle Eastern states and compare and contrast their experiences with and responses to globalization. What accounts for variations in their experiences and responses? Choose two Middle Eastern states and compare and contrast their experiences with and responses to globalization. What accounts for variations in their experiences and responses?CLICK HERE TO GET MORE ON THIS PAPER.....

thesis-based essay


I) Write a thesis-based essay in which you analyze the newspaper USA Today using
the framework and ideas that Neil Postman sets forth in his chapter “The Pcek-a-
Boo World.“
2) Choose a specific two hour block of time (for example. 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.) on
a single channel. and watch the television comgials during that block for at least two
days. (Hint: It would be a good idea to record these hours so that you can review and
study them.)
Write a thesis-based essay in which you identify and analyze the audience these
commercials are aimed at and how these commercials seek to connect with and persuade
this audience to buy specific products.
As you look at these commercials. try to come to some specific conclusions.
What age group is a commercial aimed at? Which gender does it seek to appeal to? Are
there particular characIerist.ics-levels of education, races, cultures. or socio-economic
statuses to name a few-that a commercial or group of commercials is concerned with?
Other things you might want to consider: What specific imagery does a
commercial rely on? What kinds of text or graphics does it use? What dialogue or voice-
over does it utilize? Does it use particular music or sound effects? How does it use any
and all of the above?
3) Neil Postman suggests that the invention of the telegraph altered the very nature
of social and personal discourse in American culture.
Write a thesis-based essay in which you use l’ostman’s terms and ideas to
examine two or three specific sites on the Internet. Do the discourses of web sites and the
lntemet show the same fractured. sensationalistic qualities of telegraph, radio. and video
discourse? Does the language of the web make discourse even more broken.
disconnected, and sensationalized?
Or perhaps we should not even try to draw a comparison between Postman‘s
“telegraph discourse†and the discourse of the web. Maybe the web and the Internet are
not comparable to the telegraph, radio. and video. Instead. should we argue that the web
and the Internet are producing their own difl’en:nt and identifiable discourse? And if we
argue that, what are some of the identifying characteristics and qualities of this new
discourse?
Some Observations and Rgguiremcngsz
I) Your essay needs to be at least seven paragraphs long.
2) Your essay should have a strong, clearly developed thesis statement. (A good
thesis statement sets forth a specific. defensible point of view.)
3) Use evidence throughout your essay. You cannot prove a point without having
some type of evidence to support your position. Your essay should have
quotations from articles in USA Today. Or it should quote the dialogue. slogans,
or narrative from the tv commercial. Or it strongly describe the design and quote
the language that the web site uses. No matter which topic you use, the strength
of your argument will be supported by the level of detail that you use to prove
your point. (And there is no way of getting such detail without engaging in some
out of class research!)

What is gender

What is gender? Provide social evidence and examples from the media. Could you please also include in the defination of genderand sex the social construction of gender. 
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Economics


1. The removal of imperfections in the market leads to an increase in efficiency in the allocation of resources. Discuss whether you agree with this view
2. (a) Explain what is meant by normal and abnormal profit and when such profits might occur.
(b) Discuss the characteristics and possible behavior of firms in an oligopolistic market
3. (a) Explain the three reasons, according to the liquidity preference theory, why people demand money
(b) Use the liquidity preference theory to discuss the possible consequences of an increase in supply of money

Drinking reduces-stress


read this cnn article and write article.
http://vwvw.cnn.com/2013/09/24/health/drinkingreduces-stress-upwave/index.html?hpt=he_c2
1.Summarize the article or program in your own words!! and include the main points ofthe article only. Every fact orfinding ofa study is not necessary and names of researchers are not necessary
2. Include in your paper a statement (several sentences or a paragraph) reflecting your opinion ofthe article and its significance to you. This may include anything you learned that you didnt already know , or maybe that you agree or disagree with the author’s point ofview and why. Did the article cause you to change your lifestyle in anyway? The important thing is to apply criticalthinking to your analysis.
Use your own word and do not switch words around and make same meaning forthe summary.
Make your own opinion about this article and show if you agree or not. It should be strong

Information system


Case Study (New Generation Internet Service)
You are the Senior Manager of a major wireless telecommunications provider. Your main
competitor in this industry has recently announced that they will be releasing a new generation
internet service that will significantly increase internet access speeds for wireless devices (e.g.
smartphones, tablets)
In the last Board Meeting, you were chosen to determine whether your company should also
consider deploying a similar service. The new generation service is based on an entirely new
technology and as such will require customers to buy new wireless devices
The Board has a few concerns:
? High cost associated with replacement of IT equipment and systems
? Will this new technology be readily adopted by customers
? Is this the technology of the future?
? Will the competitor be stealing your customers?
Submit a report of 3000 words for the Board discussing the benefits of your suggested plan of
action and risks associated to it.
? How long to wait?
? Adopt / Ignore the new technology
? What information will you look at for the basis of your decision
? How will you determine the costs and benefits of upgrading to the new
technology
Being a senior manager, you have access to various resources which can help in your decision
making:
? corporate database
? Information on billing, customers
? Marketing team
? Technical Research Team
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The Future of Healthcare


The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a landmark legislation that is considered by many to be the most significant advance in the United States healthcare policy since the passage of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965. However, the ACA is not without controversy stemming from opponents all along the political spectrum. Some believe the law has gone too far, others not far enough.CLICK HERE TO GET MORE ON THIS PAPER.....
Aside of ACA, an alternative approach to healthcare delivery has been referred to as the “single-payer†system. Research the single-payer approach to healthcare delivery in the United States using your textbook, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet.
Address the following:
What are the strengths and challenges presented in this solution?
Identify any omissions in this solution and discuss how they should be addressed.
Identify any changes that you would suggest.
Based on your current situation in terms of healthcare coverage (insured by an employer, covered under a parent’s or spouse’s policy, receiving government benefits, uninsured, etc.), indicate how a single-payer plan would affect you personally. Also, indicate whether you are in favor of such an approach.

Social and Professional Issues in Information Technology


Investigate Social Issue in Information Technology
From the pyramids of Egypt to the Internet of today, social synergy has been critical to
development of human civilized society for thousands of years. It is now also required
for socio-technical systems, information technologies that enable online communities.
Read the following paper on the social environment model:
Whitworth, B. and Sylla, C., A Social Environment Model of Socio-technical Performance,
International Journal for Networking and Virtual Organizations, Vol. 11, Number 1, p1-29 2012
It suggests why online communities flourish or fail, to improve socio-technical system
design and help developers. Key concepts are: system levels, social synergy, defection,
utility value, social failure, competence, cooperation, altruism, legitimate interactions,
community performance, social hijack, social dilemma, social health, technical vs.
social environment, freedom and social “goodnessâ€
You have been asked to review technology support for synergy in three socio-technical
system applications within a genre, to help its designers. They should be relatively
recent and still developing, i.e. an online community has formed but is not yet
massive. Register your genre selection by sending an email to Brian, as each group
must investigate a different genre. Table 6 of the reference paper gives some options.
Your study will compare and contrast the applications and recommend changes. Base
your report on academic research and web data, not personal opinion. Reference all
sources. Any word-for-word sentences from other documents, whether online or not,
including the above paper, must be in quotes. Write the report in academic format, of
about ten pages not counting figures, as per the format outline below.
Summarize your report: explain the topic, a sentence say why it is important, summarize
what you found and give any conclusions or recommendations.
The introduction to our report (1-3 pages)

S2, SEAT – Page 1
What you write in this section defines the concepts used in the rest of the report. Don’t
assume the reader has read the above paper. Define key ideas either in your own words
or by a quote from an academic paper.
Under an appropriate sub-heading, clarify the concept behind the term social synergy.
Give a definition, then describe a common example from the ordinary physical world
(not online), then describe a common example from the online world. Explain how
this concept relates to IT requirements analysis and design. Conclude by giving
software designers good reasons to understand and apply this concept in practice.
Repeat the above for four other terms from the main reference paper, each again under
an appropriate sub-heading.
[Main headings are TNR 14 Bold. Text is TNR 12, justified. Sub headings are TNR 12
Bold. Use sub-headings to break up the text and guide the reader. Give each a
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The main part of our report (3-6 text pages) Replace with meaningful words.
In this section, report the results of your web research on social synergy.
1. Describe your socio-technical genre, with a definition (quote a reference), a name
and links to least five well known examples. Do not be too general in your genre,
e.g. “information exchange systems” is too general. Possible examples include
social networks, social media, chats, twitters, discussion boards, wikis, online
games, social simulations, social bookmarkers, news and media sites, texting,
academic knowledge exchange sites, trading sites, job search sites, and others.
2. Analyse three different socio-technical applications in your genre. For each one:
a) Describe and link to the application, what users do, what the software does.
b) Competence. Describe the technology functions that alone (with no other user
input) increase individual user competence. Estimate the user benefit(s).
c) Synergy. Describe the technology functions that enable synergy gains between
community users. Cover both what users give and what they get in the synergy.
Estimate the community “user†benefits. Compare with b).
d) Defections. Describe defections that could destroy the synergy gains, i.e. how
can users “abuse†the system? Be explicit on how exactly the defections harm
the community. How susceptible is the system to defections and how does it
defend its community? Describe the software functions that help this.
e) Social dilemma. Describe in non-technical terms a social dilemma that might
present to a user in this online community. Discuss the factors that affect how
they resolve it, both human and technical.
f) Social health. About how many users does this community have? About how
many of these contribute to its synergy? How many harm it? How many just
“lurk†? Estimate the social health as a % and justify your percentage.
g) Legitimacy rules. Name the social rules or “laws†the community espouses or
tries to follow to increase legitimate interactions. How does IT help here?
h) Screenshots. For each of a)-h) above, illustrate with at least one screenshot,
given as a numbered and titled Figure referenced in the text.
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3. Summarize your findings in a numbered and titled Table referenced in the text.
Compare the applications on at least five key social requirements, including
synergy and defections, mentioned in your introduction.
4. Conclude with a list of main conclusions.
Discuss and recommend (1-4 pages)
1. Discuss your main conclusions, i.e. what do they mean in general? Are there any
big lessons here, for other socio-technical genres or physical society?
2. Suggest how IT system designers can design for community synergy in this genre:
a) Make at least five points, preferably more.
b) Be specific to the genre.
c) Be useful not vague, e.g. “Increase synergy†doesn’t help.
d) Target your recommendations at IT software designers.
3. Recommend specific and feasible design improvements to each application based
on your suggestions, preferably with a screenshot.

S2, SEAT – Page 3
Personal report (1 page) Done individually.
Join and participate in any example of your genre that is of interest. Must not be the
same as another group member. List the actions you did to participate. In a page or
two, not counting any screen shots, summarize your experiences with reference to
your report. How did you feel towards the technology and the online community?
What features made you want to join or leave the community? Will you use it again?

Subchapter S (S Corporation)


Create a Subchapter S (S Corporation) business entity and use of the form provided by the Secretary of State . See Secretary of State of Texas website and use it as a referance. Explain the procedure of creating such business entity in the State of Texas.
The company could be anything from cupcakes, a bar, repair shop and etc

In Defense of Food” by Michael Pollan

Write an essay summarizing three points the author makes throughout the entire book, In Defense of Food. Analyze the significance of those points to the author’s overall message. 
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Pinto’s book

Pinto’s book Read Chapter 8 of Pinto’s book pg 227 – 249. Use one page to discuss the answers to questions 3, 6 & 9 on page 250. (all three, one page) No Sources 
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global data

you will need to log on to my portal to get the learning materials needed for this assignment… go to http://www.my.houston.aiuniv.edu Login: frederico.silva pass: clarisse Go to the link that says classroom… choose management information systems class.. on the assignments drop down box choose: Assignment Four: Create A Globle Data Model…. 
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Thinking Like a Psychologist


Objective: To apply the notions of psychology to everyday living, based on the entries in your “What If” Journal.
Requirements: Using your “What If” Journal entries, lessons from this course and the Internet (or other reliable sources), complete each of the six assignments listed below. The final product should be a document (Microsoft Word or similar) of between 10 and 15 pages, double spaced. A page is generally 300 words.
Report your findings using the following guidelines for each of the first five items below:
Identify the source of your materials
Provide a one page description of the information you discovered, relative to the listed assignment, in conjunction with entries from your “What If” Journal
Provide a one page description of your reaction to the material. Examine it critically (e.g. Do you agree with it? Why? Did it change your thinking about the topic? Did you discover worthwhile information? How can you use the information?)CLICK HERE TO GET MORE ON THIS PAPER.....
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. Pick a question from your “What If” Journal from Chapter 1 (Topic 1B) and research the answer via the medium of your choosing (i.e. the textbook, the Internet, magazines, etc.). Discuss your findings.
2. Visit the web page of the American Psychological Association (APA). Determine which of the questions from your “What If” Journal could be answered from the APA site and the links associated with it. List those questions in your summary. Then pick one specific question from your journal and research the answer from the APA site. Discuss your findings.
3. Find a web site which features information related to self help topics in psychology. Use this site to answer a question from your “What If” Journal. Discuss your findings.
4. Find a web site which features information relative to critical thinking. Compare and contrast its description of critical thinking with our Critical Thinking Model the DRC. Pick a question from your “What If” Journal and outline how the critical thinking description you found could be used to answer your question. (Note: You do not need to answer your question, just outline the process.)
5. Pick one question out of your “What If” Journal whose answer will provide you with a major impact to your life going forward. Research the answer via the medium of your choosing (i.e. the textbook, the Internet, magazines, etc.). Discuss your findings.
Additionally, you will need to complete number six related to your overall experience.
6. Create a one page description illustrating your experience using your “What If” Journal. Include at least three items: 1) How keeping the journal and researching the responses helped you think like a psychologist; 2) What you learned about yourself by keeping the journal; and 3) What went into your decision in picking your “What If” Journal notebook or its themed cover.

Stonewall Uprising movie

Stonewall Uprising movie Wharch the movie in the below link:And make a summary of it. http://video.pbs.org/video/
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Tucker & Dale vs evil

Tucker & Dale vs evil write a 1-pg essay discussing Tucker & Dale characters in the movie (Tucker & Dale vs evil) using P.I.E (person in environment theory) see the attachment. movie link: http://viooz.co/movies/967-tucker-and-dale-vs-evil-2010.html
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Treasury Foreign Exchange and Financialization


Case study: COUNTRY RISK ANALYSIS AND MANAGING
CRISES: TOWER ASSOCIATES
Journal Articles: Ertürk, I. (2003) “Governance or Financialisation: The
Turkish Case”, Competition and Change, December
Vol.7 No.4
Gabor, D. (2010) “(De)Financialization and Crisis in
Eastern Europe†, Competition and Change,
December Vol. 14 No.3-4
Kaltenbrunner, A. (2010) “International
Financialization and Depreciation: The Brazilian Real
in the International Financial Crisis†, Competition
and Change, December Vol. 14 No.3-4
Questions:
1.
a) Find the U.S. inflation rates between 2002 and 2007 from the IMF
website and calculate the Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) exchange
rates for Countries A, B, C and D in the case study. (The inflation rate
in each country in the case can be calculated from the Consumer Price
Index. For Example:
Inflation in 2003 for Country A = 14.7%=((132.9-115.9)/(115.9))
)
b) Did Purchasing Power Parity theory hold in these countries? Which
currencies are over- or under-valued against the US dollar?
c) Find the U.S. dollar lending rates (prime rate) between 2002 and 2007
from the IMF website or the U.S. Federal Reserve website and
calculate whether International Fisher Effect (IFE) theory held between
the exchange rates of Countries A to D and the US dollar.
d) Based on your PPP and IFE calculations above in which countries do
you expect a significant depreciation or appreciation (convergence to
the PPP equilibrium rate) in the near next three to five years?
2. In the case study, Susan from Tower Associates is not familiar with the
financialization literature. Discuss how financialization can be a
possible cause of country crises by referring to the arguments and
evidences in Ertürk (2003), Gabor (2010) and Kaltenbrunner (2010).
i) Word limit is 2,000 words – excluding numerical support and
references.
ii) You should mark your estimated word count in the cover sheet.
iii) Numerical support should appear as tables in the body text of a
Word or pdf document. Appendices should be used only when
absolutely necessary. Under no circumstances send Excel or other
spreadsheets.
Needless to say that you are encouraged to refer to your
personal experiences and other relevant sources in answering the assignment
questions. All borrowings from other sources should be put in quotations and
the academic citation rules should be observed. Such borrowings should not
be extensive.

Treasury Foreign Exchange and Financialization


Case study: COUNTRY RISK ANALYSIS AND MANAGING
CRISES: TOWER ASSOCIATES
Journal Articles: Ertürk, I. (2003) “Governance or Financialisation: The
Turkish Case”, Competition and Change, December
Vol.7 No.4
Gabor, D. (2010) “(De)Financialization and Crisis in
Eastern Europe†, Competition and Change,
December Vol. 14 No.3-4
Kaltenbrunner, A. (2010) “International
Financialization and Depreciation: The Brazilian Real
in the International Financial Crisis†, Competition
and Change, December Vol. 14 No.3-4
Questions:
1.
a) Find the U.S. inflation rates between 2002 and 2007 from the IMF
website and calculate the Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) exchange
rates for Countries A, B, C and D in the case study. (The inflation rate
in each country in the case can be calculated from the Consumer Price
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Inflation in 2003 for Country A = 14.7%=((132.9-115.9)/(115.9))
)
b) Did Purchasing Power Parity theory hold in these countries? Which
currencies are over- or under-valued against the US dollar?
c) Find the U.S. dollar lending rates (prime rate) between 2002 and 2007
from the IMF website or the U.S. Federal Reserve website and
calculate whether International Fisher Effect (IFE) theory held between
the exchange rates of Countries A to D and the US dollar.
d) Based on your PPP and IFE calculations above in which countries do
you expect a significant depreciation or appreciation (convergence to
the PPP equilibrium rate) in the near next three to five years?
2. In the case study, Susan from Tower Associates is not familiar with the
financialization literature. Discuss how financialization can be a
possible cause of country crises by referring to the arguments and
evidences in Ertürk (2003), Gabor (2010) and Kaltenbrunner (2010).
i) Word limit is 2,000 words – excluding numerical support and
references.
ii) You should mark your estimated word count in the cover sheet.
iii) Numerical support should appear as tables in the body text of a
Word or pdf document. Appendices should be used only when
absolutely necessary. Under no circumstances send Excel or other
spreadsheets.
Needless to say that you are encouraged to refer to your
personal experiences and other relevant sources in answering the assignment
questions. All borrowings from other sources should be put in quotations and
the academic citation rules should be observed. Such borrowings should not
be extensive.

Cocoanut Grove Fire.



The FAA has recently come under fire for not establishing better technologies to save the lives of passengers on flights unfortunate enough to experience mid-air collisions. These mid-air collisions are the result of distance closing faster than the airplane can be made to react. A brilliant aerospace engineer has designed a passenger jet that constantly monitors radar signatures for input. It calculates the distance between the plane and any other objects within the plane’s area of concern up to 3 miles away.CLICK HERE TO GET MORE ON THIS PAPER.....
Though the plane is agile, it has a threshold of a 10s reaction time. That is to say, the plane can be made to safely avert an object it’s headed for collision with so long as it has at least 10s to react. If the pilot has not reacted within 20s the system begins to prepare itself to react on behalf of the pilot. If the plane cannot react by averting disaster, it will eject all 400 passengers from their seats in a safe “cocoon-like” pod that drifts to the earth below using parachutes. That is to say, if for some reason the time to react, based on the plane’s speed and object’s speed is too short to avert a collision, the plane will launch and and escape sequence to save the passengers.
write a program that receives distance and speed values for the plane and the closest moving object to the plane. The program must calculate the time to impact. If the time to impact, based on the parameters above, is less that 10s then the program will signal the plane to launch the passengers to safety)).CLICK HERE TO GET MORE ON THIS PAPER.....
This is kind of an Algebra problem
If you need my book it’s called An Object Oriented Approach to Programming Logic and Design 4th edition by Joyce Farrell.

Design and Test and Engineering Lab


Engineer a test and development lab solution for Datacenter.
The labs hardware will consist of:
1. HP C7000 Blade enclosure
2. NetApp 2050
3. KVM
Software requirements:
1. Windows 2008 Ent R2
2. VMWAre View Horizon
3. ESX
4. VMWare vCenter
Air conditioning (AC)
Research will need to include a Visio Diagram of rack of rack elevation and specific power and coolant requirements and specifics for all items below
System is room-specific and humidity controlled
Independent, not connected to main building system
With design criteria of 72°F (+/- 2°F) and 45% RH (+/- 5%) as measured at the return air of the AC unit
Unit is at least 4 feet from computer rack system, so that condensation or other leaks don’t harm computer equipment, and access for maintenance is possible
Unit uses the campus chilled water system, if available. Design criteria: Entering water temperature at 46°F and return at 60°F.CLICK HERE TO GET MORE ON THIS PAPER.....
Future planning
Sufficient redundancy installed:
Backup refrigerant-based cooling systems in parallel with the building chilled water system
Multiple AC units in an N+1 design
Sufficient future expandability and scalability analyzed and designed in conjunction with the mechanical and electrical systems
Shutdown capability of automatic systems based on return air temperature monitor
Statistics calculated during the design phase of how fast room temperature will rise during a loss of cooling
Appropriate plan for removal of water from AC condensation, either by gravity or pump
Electrical systems
Capacity and quality
Separate, dedicated power panels for the computer equipment and HVAC. Design systems so that ultimate buildout does not exceed 300 watts per square foot.
Power quality considerations to determine need for isolation transformers and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems
No heat-generating support equipment in the space
Power Distribution Unit layout with power monitoring and UPS per rack
Electrical system with an isolated ground, dedicated neutral, and a grounding grid
Emergency planning
Emergency/ back-up power not tied into the building life safety system
Separate back-up power, if desired (for example, UPS- or generator-supplied and maintained by the department)
Electrical distribution system with shunt trip for emergency shutdown

Physical Education, Motor Development essay


1. Select a journal within Physical Education, Motor Development, Sport, or related field, as found in the library or online and suggested in the references cited the Gabbard book and found in the reference list beginning at the end of the book (approximately page 441). Find one reference cited in the text for a topic in which you are interested. The article must be research based and include data collection and analysis as a part of the article. The Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, ACSM journal, Perceptual and Motor Development journals would be a good place to start.
2. You are responsible for reading the ENTIRE article, but please photocopy the abstractonly and attach it to the back of your writing portion that you will turn in to the instructor or a TA.
3. Your instructor will provide you with additional sources for your topic of choice.
4. Forty possible points may be scored on this writing assignment. 10 points for each of the following sections
• Introduction: The problem, challenge, or issue is identified and, as appropriate, reformulated.
• Methods/Results: Identifies and assesses quality of evidence/data
• Discussion/Critique: Identifies conclusions, implications, and consequences
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Micro Economics


Include 3 Micro Economics question. all questions are in the Attached file.
Following is the questions pasted into the web which include
some errors because the website doesn’t support the exponent.
1. Assume that utility function is given by
U(X,Y) = X1/3 Y1/2
(a) Obtain the Marshallian demand functions for goods X and Y.
(b) Compute the indirect utility function and the expenditure function for this
case.
(c) Use the expenditure function calculated in part (b) together with Shephard’s lemma to compute the compensated demand function for good X.
(d) Describe how the compensated demand curve for X is shifted by changes in income or by changes in the price ofthe other good.
(e) Use the results from part (c) together with the uncompensated demand function for good Xto show that the Slutsky equation holds for this case.
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2. The output of a farm is related to the inputs, labour and capital, by the function
0 = 100 L10 K1/4
where L and K are labour and capital. Find
(a) The cost-minimising input levels for an output level 0 ifthe rental on capital is r and the wage
IS w.
(b) The long-run cost function.
(c) The effect of an increase in O on long run marginal cost.
(d) The demand for labour as a
function ofw, the level of capital inputs and the price of output, p (i.e., the short-run demand curve for labour).
(e) The demand for
labour and capital as functions ofthe factor prices, w and r, and the price of output, p (i.e., the long run factor demand equations).
3. (a) Consider a Cournot model with two firms. The market inverse demand function is given by
P = 120 – O
where O = q1 + q2
and qi
is the quantity produced by firm i. Each firm’s total cost is quadratic, given by
C1 = q12 and
C2 = q22, respectively.
Determine the
Cournot-Nash equilibrium, and compute the associated profits.
(b) Now suppose that the two firms in the duopoly are permitted to explicitly
collude by forming binding agreements with one another. The market inverse demand function is given by
P = 120 – O
where O = q1q2
and qi is the quantity produced by firm i. Each firm’s total cost is quadratic, given by
C1 = q12 and
C2 = q22, respectively.
Finally,Assume that the firms have equal bargaining power.
Determine the quantities which the firms would agree upon, and compute the associated
profits.