Research on football Essay

Most people in Germany enjoy watching football on television or live in the stadium. Football is not only sport number one, but also the number one topic of conversation. Although it is so popular, many people, fans or not fans, discuss whether the football players are good value or not. So, is it fair that they earn so much more than others? Of course stars like Ronaldo, Zidane or Beckham, but also all the other professional football players have a high training intensity with a minimum of two trainings per day and additional duties like for example meetings with sponsors or fan clubs. Many of them are engaged in social organisations and do a lot for poor and disabled people. They do a lot for the money they get. On the basis of the high number of trainings and at least one game per week during the season means a high strain for the players. They get injured † often seriously † because of this high strain and the fact that their body is their capital. They have to give everything for the money, even their health. These are arguments why professional football players are good value. The training intensitiy, the strain, the injuries that result from the strain and of course the age lead to the realization that the players are not able to do their sport for such a long time. They need the money because they have to built reserves for their later life. The players deserve the money they get, for the clubs make huge profits with the player. Real Madrid for example expands – or at least wants to in the market of merchandising products in Asia because of the engagement of David Beckham. Madrid had to pay Ã'‚Ð’Ð ¼ 35 million, but experts say, that only the sell of the jersey with Beckham’s number brings at least Ã'‚Ð’Ð ¼ 50 million back to Madrid. So the club has great economic advantages. In the case of the most famous players, who are always in the spotlight, it is fair that they earn so much. They really have no private life because of their popularity. They are accompanied by photographers and journalists all the time and do not have a single moment for themselves or their families. They have to bear a lot. In the worst case, they are even blackmailed. â€Å"Nine people have been arrested in connection with an alleged conspiracy to kidnap Victoria Beckham and seek a 5m ransom. † This happened to David Beckham in 2002 and is an evidence for the great pressure the players have to stand. The money compensates them for this pressure. On the other hand you could say that the â€Å"work† of a football player can not be compared with the â€Å"real work† of a factory-worker or a manual worker. For the football player it is a hobby with a maximum of three to four hours of training per day, which is not too hard. For the factory-worker it is at least eight hours of hard physical work per day. You could also say that not only football players get injured. Manual workers can be seriously injured in their jobs too. They could fall down from a scaffolding and break their bones or Another fact is that professional football players get so much more than for example a professional handball player, although the handball player trains as often and as hard as the football player. He just gets more because football is the number one sport in Germany and not because he does so much more. Some people say that the stars bring a lot of money for their clubs or even a whole region. But many people criticize, that the players ( and not only the best ones)still get contracts, that guarantees them millions of euros, despite the fact that the current economic situation is not the best. The point that football players have no private life because of their celebrity and the permanent presence of media that is closely connected with it, could be invalidated by the fact that this happens only to the most popular players. â€Å"German football captain†¦ has had to tell his pregnant wife he had a mistress† wrote â€Å"The Mirror†. It is only interesting when the 34 year-old and very famous goalkeeper Oliver Kahn leaves his wife and his daughter for a 13 years younger party-girl, and not when an unknown player from Energie Cottbus does the same. So most of the players can still enjoy a calm private life and nevertheless get plenty of money. In this discussion you have to take into consideration, that football players have much more free time than anybody else. The worker has about 4 weeks holiday per year, while the season of a football player lasts only for about 7 months. That means that they have about 5 months holiday. Ironic people would say that they need so much money because they have so much time to give it out. The majority however, thinks, that it is just unfair with regard to the rest of the working people. So for both sides you can find several arguments. Everybody should decide for himself whether it is just that they earn so much or not. In my opinion it is not. â€Å"Beckham said he was delighted to be moving to Spain, though most people believe he’s delighted to be cashing cheques for Ã'‚Ð’Ð ¼ 6 million a year in salary. † That means he gets about 500,000 Ã'‚Ð’Ð ¼ per month, 125,000 Ã'‚Ð’Ð ¼ per week, 17,800 Ã'‚Ð’Ð ¼ per day and 740 Ã'‚Ð’Ð ¼ per hour. I think that is unfair with regard to the hard working people. Nobody is worth so much.

Yellow Brick Road

Yellow Brick Road by Witi Ihimaera Follow the yellow brick road, Follow, follow, follow follow, Follow the yellow brick road †¦ We're almost there! Almost at Wellington, the Emerald City! Me and Dad and Mum and Roha, we been travelling for two days now in our car which Dad bought from Mr Wallace last week. No dents and honk honk goes the horn. Dad, he said I could have a drive of it myself when we left Waituhi but then it conked out on the Whareratas and that made him change his mind. – I told you we wouldn't get to Wellington in this, Mum said to him while he was fixing it up. – We'll get there. But I want to get there in one piece! Mum answered. – Throw some of your junk out then, Dad told her. Our car sure is loaded down all right. Mum's stuff is in the boot, some belongings are tied under the canvas on the roof and there's even some squeezed in here with us. Boy. But you won't conk out now, ay car? There's just one hill to go and we'll be there. So up we go, up the hill, slowly but surely. And who cares if cars bank up behind us! They can beep all they like. We got as much right to be on this road as they got. Road, road, yellow brick road, yellow with the headlights sweeping across it.Just like in that book Miss Wright, my teacher, gave me before we left Waituhi. A neat book. About the straw man, the tin man, the cowardly lion and the Emerald City and †¦ we're almost there! I bounce up and down on the seat. I can't wait to see all the sparkling green towers glittering in the dark ahead of us. – Matiu, you just sit still! Mum growls. What's gotten into you, ay? – Sorry, Mum. Poor Mum. She's very tired and still unhappy about leaving Waituhi, our whanau, our family. Her eyes are still red with the crying when all the people had waved goodbye to us like little flags fluttering far away.At least she hasn't cried as often as Roha has for Hone though! Roha and Hone, they went round together and once I saw them having a pash. Eeee! I grin at my big sister. Never mind, Roha. Plenty other boys down. inWellington and you can pash up large with them when we get there, ay. – What you grinning for, Smarty? Roha snaps. – I'm allowed to grin if I want to, aren't I? I ask, suddenly hurt. – All right, all right, you don't have to scream. I make a funny face at her. It would teach her a good lesson if even the pakehas didn't want to pash with her! Lots of pakehas in Wellington. Not like in Waituhi.Makes me scared to think about it. – Dad, will the pakehas like us in Wellington? Dad? He doesn't answer me because he is driving carefully. He has to lean forward to see the road in front of him. It has started to rain. Wish I was older and knew how to drive better. Then I could give him a rest at the wheel. I press against him and he puts an arm round me. His face looks tired, just like it looked when we were walking to a garage yesterday after our car ran out of petrol. There we were , miles from anywhere, walking along the road while car after car sped past us without stopping. Some of them blared loudly at us.Others made a lot of dust come over us. And always as they passed the faces would be looking back and staring at us. I felt puzzled. – Why don't they stop, Dad? He had shrugged his shoulders. – We're in a different country now, son. I began to hate those faces. I wanted to throw stones at them all. But things will be different when we get to Wellington, won't the? And we will be happy, won't we? Course we will. You just wait and see, Dad. We'll make lots of money and be rich as anything because Wellington is where the money is. And you have to go where the money is, ay Dad. No use staying in Waituhi and being poor all the time, ay.I lean back in the seat and burrow under the blanket. It is getting cold and there is a draught coming through a hole in our car. I feel my bag of lollies in my pocket. – You want one, Mum? You want one, Dad ? Roha? I pass the bag to Roha and she takes two, the greedy thing. I put one in my mouth and count what's left. Seven. Boy, these are the dearest lollies I ever bought. When we stopped at the shop yesterday I gave the man thirty cents and he didn't give me any change. When I asked him for it, he told me thirty cents was how much these lollies cost. But he was lying. He was a thief and he stole my money.How would he like it if someone rooked him'? What's more, these lollies stink, just like him. I watch the road as it twists ahead through the dark. Every now and then, there is a loud whoosh of a fast car passing us. Those fast cars don't like us. We're too slow for them. Suddenly, I see two lights ahead like eyes glaring at us. The eyes open wider, grow larger, looking like the eyes of a†¦ – Dad! I yell, afraid. A big truck descends on us with its headlight blazing full. I seem to see taloned fingers reaching out to claw me. – Bloody hell, Dad mutters. He swerves. The car kicks gravel.The truck thunders past, screaming in the wind. I look at Mum. Her face is shaken. – I better keep both my hands on the wheel, Dad says. He lifts his arm from me and I feel suddenly alone. I begin to think of Waituhi, our whanau, and that makes me sad. All our family was there and Emere was our cow. Haere ra, Emere. And haere ra to you, e Hemi. You'll always be my best mate. I start humming to myself. Quietly. – Follow the yellow brick road, Follow follow, follow, follow†¦ Miss Wright, she taught us that song at school. A neat song. We made a long line, joined by our hands, and danced crazy patterns over the playground and†¦There is a snapping sound and the flapping of canvas. – What's that, Dad? He pulls the car over to the side of the road and steps out. Mum winds down her window. – What's wrong? – Rope's snapped, he yells back. – You better get out and help your father, Mum says to me. I jump out into the r ain. Boy, it's sure wet and cold out here. Dad is struggling in the wind to pull the canvas back over our belongings. – All this junk! Dad mutters. No wonder the canvas came away. He takes a box from the top and dumps it on the side of the road. My books spill out and the pages fly away like birds in the wind. – Dad. No, Dad†¦I run out into the road in panic because those are my school books and among them is my best book. My best book. – Matiu! Get off the road! Mum screams. My best book. In the wind and the rain. My best book. – Matiu. And there it is. Lying there on the road. I run to get it and car brakes scream in my ears. But I have it in my arms and hold it safe to me. And I don't care if I get a hiding. I don't care†¦ Mum hits me very hard. -What you want to do that for, you stupid kid. But I don't care. I don't care†¦ And the driver of the other car is saying angry words to Dad: – What the bloody hell do you think you're up to, eh'?Letting your kid run out like that, what's wrong with you! Look, never mind about bloody arguing. Christ, you shouldn't be on the road at all. Your car's bloody dangerous loaded like that. And why the hell didn't you pull further off the road, eh? Oh, what's the use. You Maoris are all the same. Dumb bloody horis. He steps back into his car and roars off. Dad comes towards me and his face is full of anger. Go ahead, Dad. Hit me. I deserve it. But he doesn't. Instead, he hugs me and asks: – You all right, son? – Yes, Dad. I'm sorry, Dad. That man†¦ – That bastard. Never mind about him. I clutch my book tightly.I carry it into the car with me. Mum starts to get angry with me again. Tuni tuni, woman, Dad says. It's all over now. Let's forget it. – It wouldn't have happened if you'd tied down our things properly like Sam told you to do, Mum answers. Sam is my uncle and we stayed at his place in Hastings last night. Uncle Sam didn't even know we w ere on our way to Wellington. – Down to that windy place† he'd said. You fullas better tie yourselves down or you'll be blown away! Don't you know how cold it is down there'? Brother, it's liquid sunshine all the year round! – We don't care, I'd answered him. We're going to make lots of money down there.Not much room left for pa living anymore. That's what you said, ay Dad. Dad had looked at me strangely. – No more jobs back home, he told Uncle. Plenty of the seasonal work, yes, but me and Hine had enough of that. We had enough of shearing, the fruit-picking and the going down South to shear some more. No, plenty of work in Wellington. Plenty of factories. – Who told you that! Uncle snorted. – Jim, Dad answered. Uncle Jim is Dad's brother. He lives in Petone and we're going to stay with him until we find our own house. Uncle Sam had shrugged his shoulders.. – Well, Jim should know, he'd said. I want us to have a good life, a new start, Dad tried to explain. A new start for my kids. Me and Hine, we've always had nothing. But my kids? They're going to grow up with everything. I'll fight for it, because they must have it. But I'd seen Uncle Sam hadn't understood Dad's words. He'd simply shaken his head and wished us luck. And in the morning before we left he'd told Dad to tie the canvas down tight. – Otherwise that wind will get under it and before you know it you'll be flying into Wellington! Dad had tried his best with the ropes. He'd said to Mum: – How about getting rid of some of this junk, ay?She'd answered him: – This junk is all we've ever had. I'm not throwing away one piece of it, wind or no wind. It sure is windy all right, outside the car. The clouds are rushing in the night sky just like the Winged Monkeys. The wind moans and chatters and cackles among our belongings, and I must close my eyes and put my hands to my ears to shut out the sights and sounds of this night. Then, suddenly, all the noises stop. Even the car has stopped. – There it is, Dad says. I open my eyes. Far away are the lights of Wellington, streaming with the rain down our window like glistening towers. And it looks so†¦ o†¦ beautiful. Just as I'd imagined it to be. Just as I'd pretended it would be. Emerald City. – Isn't it neat, Muni'? She stares ahead. Her face is still. – Roha? I ask. My sister's face is filled with a strange glow. – Dad? He looks at me and smiles. – You and your dreams, son. He starts the car. We begin to drive down from the hill. I look at Dad and Mum and Roha, puzzled. How come I'm the only one to be happy! Can't they see this is where our life begins and this is where our dreams begin'? And dreams, they come true, don't they? Don't they? I look out the car. I see the sign: STEEP GRADE.All along the yellow brick road there have been signs like that. STEEP GRADE. CHANGE DOWN. ONE WAY. LIMITED SPEED ZONE. ROAD NARROWS. STOP. WI NDING ROAD. GO. CONCEALED EXIT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AHEAD. GREASY WHEN WET. NO EXIT. NO PASSING. NO STOPPING. Many signs, all telling us where we have to go and†¦. I begin to feel scared. If ever we want to, will we be able to find our way back'? I begin to sing to myself. Not because I'm happy, but because I think I want to feel sure myself everything will turn out alright. It will, won't it? Follow the yellow brick road, Follow, follow, follow, follow, Follow†¦

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John Locke -Philosophy Essay Essay â€Å"The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom† – John Locke. What I feel that John Locke is attempting to express in his quote is that society believes that by having laws in place the government is taking away from the freedom they long to endure. However, by having laws in place it actually helps to enforce their rights to freedom. I chose John Locke as my topic for my final paper because I have taken an interest in the life he led, his inspirations and his role in politics. John Locke was the first of the classical British empiricists. Empiricists believed that all knowledge derives from experience. He became highly influential to the political world, inspiring government representatives such as Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine and James Madison. Locke expressed the radical view that government is morally obliged to serve people by protecting life, liberty and property (n. a, n. d). He explained the principle of checks and balances in order to limit the power of government. He also favored representative government and rule of law. Locke insisted that when government violates individual rights, the people have a right to rebel. His views on individual rights, life, happiness and politics led Locke to become known as the 17th century English Philosopher of the enlightenment. John Locke was born August 29, 1632, in Somerset, England. He was the oldest son of Agnes Keene and John Locke. His father was a Puritan lawyer who served as a clerk for justices of the peace (n. a. , n. d). With the assistance of his father’s connections to the English government, Locke received an exceptional education. In 1647 he enrolled at Westminster School in London, where he earned his distinct honor of being named a King’s Scholar. This was a privilege that went to only select number of boys and set the path for Locke to attend Christ Church, Oxford in 1652 (n. a. , n. d). Christ Church is considered the most prestigious school in Oxford. During this educational time period, Locke engaged in logic and metaphysics. He graduated from Christ Church in 1656 and returned two years later to pursue a Masters of the Arts. This accomplishment soon led to Locke taking on tutorial work at the college. In 1668 Locke was elected a fellow of the Royal Society. The Royal Society is a fellowship of the world’s most eminent scientist and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence (n. a. ,n. d. ). Locke then went on to study philosophy and medicine at the University of Oxford and graduated in 1674 with a bachelor’s of medicine. Locke did not want to commit his life to a religious order and therefore turned down a permanent teaching position from Oxford. This opened the doors to an opportunity serving as a private physician and secretary to Anthony Ashley Cooper, the Earl of Shaftesbury (Kermerling, 2011). During the summer of 1666, Anthony Ashley Cooper visited Oxford where he met Locke who was at the time studying medicine. Cooper, who was suffering from a liver cyst which threatened to become swollen and infected, requested that Locke be his personal physician. Locke accepted and soon moved into a room at the Cooper’s Exeter House mansion in Westminster, London. Cooper’s condition worsened and Locke was in a position of opportunity to heal the Earl successfully. In 1668, Locke supervised a successfully surgery and save the life of Anthony Ashley Cooper, the Earl of Shaftesbury. This honorable act led Locke to become a valued partner of Shaftesbury. After Shaftesbury stature grew, so did Locke’s responsibilities. He assisted in the Earl’s business and political matters and after Shaftsbury was made chancellor, Locke became his secretary of presentations. Locke was involved in just about everything that Shaftsbury did. This included the formation of the Whig party. The Whig party was a political group which consisted of politicians from America, England and Scotland who opposed King Charles I of England. Locke maintained correspondence with the party to assist with influencing Parliamentary elections. Shaftsbury was imprisoned for a year and on his release he helped pass the Habeas Corpus Act in 1679 which made it unlawful for government to detain a person without filing formal charges. The act also specified that an individual could not be put on trial for the same charge more than once (n. a. ,n. d). Shaftesbury was a strong influence to John Locke and helped pave his way for future success through experience – Empiricist. During the reign of King Charles II it was illegal to write, read or have books in one’s possession that pertained to any negative press against the government. Although it was risky, Locke continued his mission. He wrote about his experience with political actions. One treatise attached a claim that the Bible sanctioned tyrants and that parents had absolute authority over children. A second treatise presented an epic case for liberty and the right of people to rebel against tyrants. He pushed to a radical conclusion which attacked slavery and a defense of revolution (n. a. , n. d. ). Locke fled to Rotterdam on September 7, 1683 to avoid legal action (n. a. , n. d. ). The English government tried to have Locke extradited for trial and possible hanging. Lock fled to London and assumed the name â€Å"Dr. van der Linden. † He signed letters as â€Å"Lamy† or â€Å"Dr. Lynne† (n. a. ,n. d. ). Locke assumed that the government would intercept mail, so he protected friends by referring to them with numbers or false names. His excuse to friends for moving to Holland was that he enjoyed the local beer. In Holland, Locke began to work on his philosophical masterpiece, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding which urged people to base their convictions on observation and reason. His argument was that all ideas, simple or complex, are ultimately derived from experience. He challenged the traditional doctrine that learning consisted entirely of reading ancient texts and absorbing religious dogmas (n.a. , n. d. ). He maintained that understanding that the world required observation. The essay was published in December 1689, and established Locke as England’s leading philosopher. In the essay, Locke states the nature of his proposed doctrine: â€Å"Let us then suppose the mind to be, as we say, white paper, void of all characters, without any ideas: How comes it to be furnished? Whenced comes it by that vast store which the busy and boundless fancy of man has painted on it with almost endless variety? Whence has it all the materials of reason and knowledge? To this I answer, in one word, from experience. In that all our knowledge is founded. (Valasquez, 2011)† The book became one of the most widely reprinted and influential works on philosophy. It brought great fame for Locke. So much, that he spent the rest of his life responding to admirers and critics by making revisions in later editions of the book, including detailed accounts of human volition and moral freedom. Locke also published Two Treatise of Civil Government. These writings were published anonymously in order to avoid controversy. The First Treatise is a detailed rejection of the monarchist theories of Robert Filmer. Locke attacked Filmer’s claim that God sanctioned the absolute power of kings. During this time period, such an attack was risky since it could easily be prosecuted as an attack on the King Charles II. The Second Treatise of Government offers a systematic account of the foundations of political obligation. The views expressed within this treatise were so radical that he only released his name as publisher in his will. Locke’s writings did much to inspire the libertarian ideals of the American Revolution. This, in turn, set an example which inspired people throughout Europe, Latin America and Asia. Locke’s philosophy had a great effect on American’s as well. Thomas Jefferson ranked Locke as the most important thinkers on liberty. He also helped inspire Thomas Paine’s radical ideas about revolution. James Madison drew most of his fundamental principles of liberty and government from Locke’s writings. John Locke’s writings were also included in the self-education of Benjamin Franklin. John Adam’s believed that both girls and boys should learn about Locke. Locke’s influence even traveled to France where the French philosopher Voltaire called, â€Å"Locke the man of the greatest wisdom. What he has not seen clearly, I despair of ever seeing† (n. a. , n. d. ). Mathematician and physicist Isaac Newton cherished his company. Locke helped William Penn restore his good name when he was political fugitive, just as Penn had arranged a pardon for Locke when he had been a political fugitive. Locke was described by the famous English physician Dr. Thomas Sydenham as â€Å"a man whom, in the acuteness of his intellect, in the steadiness of his judgment, in the simplicity, that is, in the excellence of his manners, I confidently declare to have, amongst the men of our time, few equals and no superiors.(n. a. , n. d. ). It is astonishing that Locke’s work has affected so many people around the world. He was an undistinguished Oxford scholar. He had a brief experience with a failed diplomatic mission. He was a physician who lacked traditional credentials and had only one patient. His first major work was not published until the age of 57. All of this and he is still one of the leading philosophers of all time. In 1691, John Locke is invited to spend his last years with friends Francis and Damaris Masham. Damaris is also a philosopher and is believed to have been romantically involved with Locke during their study years at Oxford. When Locke left for Holland, Damaris was to visit; however it did not work out and she married Francis Masham (Uzgalis, 2012). During his stay with the Masham’s Locke tutored their son Francis, here he begins to work on his treaties Thoughts Concerning Education. Locke’s health gradually began to worsen. He lost most of his hearing and his legs began to swell. He could barely bring himself to rise from bed. Around 3:00 in the afternoon, Saturday, October 28, 1704 he passed away (n. a, n. d. ). He was sitting in his study with Lady Marsham. Suddenly, he brought his hands to his face, shut his eyes and died. He was 72 years old. Locke’s focus has primarily been based upon the ideas of freedom and equality as a whole. He believed that citizens should naturally possess the right to life, liberty and happiness, which is portrayed in the constitution of the United States. These undisputable rights or natural rights have derived from the law of nature. The law of nature is a state that relies purely on the law of God, which is also known as moral law. This law gave people the natural right to life, liberty, and happiness without question. In addition, Locke believed that people also possess the basic right of self-defense if under attack. However, Locke’s key aspect of his theories was the basic idea of equality. He said that nobody has the right to rule and that consent is critical because it’s based on the premises that all people are equal (Uzgalis, 2012). John Locke is still very much known as a political philosopher in today’s modern society. Because much of Locke’s philosophy centered on subjects such as natural rights and knowledge, he has in-turn shaped American politics in such a way that it has never been the same. Locke has challenged many theories that have to do with inalienable rights as a part of natural law; therefore he had much to do with the involvement in the evolution of the American Government. He taught that, men by nature possess certain rights. He had a tremendous influence on all future political thinking. A clear representation of his involvement is portrayed in the declaration of independence. John Locke was, and will always be remembered as a pioneer in modern thinking.

Finance in International Markets Essay Example for Free

Finance in International Markets Essay Describe the tradeoffs that are involved for each method (such as exporting, direct foreign investment, etc. ) that Snyder could use to achieve its goal. ANSWER: Snyder can export the clubs, but the transportation expenses may be high. If could establish a subsidiary in Brazil to produce and sell the clubs, but this may require a large investment of funds. It could use licensing, in which it specifies to a Brazilian firm how to produce the clubs. In this way, it does not have to establish its own subsidiary there. b. Which method would you recommend for this firm? Justify your recommendation. ANSWER: If the amount of golf clubs to be sold in Brazil is small, it may decide to export. However, if the expected sales level is high, it may benefit from licensing. If it is confident that the expected sales level will remain high, it may be willing to establish a subsidiary. The wages are lower in Brazil, and the large investment needed to establish a subsidiary may be worthwhile. 15. Impact of Political Risk. Explain why political risk may discourage international business. Some foreign projects would have been feasible if there was no political risk, but will not be feasible because of political risk. 17. International Joint Venture. Anheuser-Busch, the producer of Budweiser and other beers, has recently expanded into Japan by engaging in a joint venture with Kirin Brewery, the largest brewery in Japan. The joint venture enables Anheuser-Busch to have its beer distributed through Kirin’s distribution channels in Japan. In addition, it can utilize Kirin’s facilities to produce beer that will be sold locally. In return, Anheuser-Busch provides information about the American beer market to Kirin. . Explain how the joint venture can enable Anheuser-Busch to achieve its objective of maximizing shareholder wealth. ANSWER: The joint venture creates a way for Anheuser-Busch to distribute Budweiser throughout Japan. It enables Anheuser-Busch to penetrate the Japanese market without requiring a substantial investment in Japan. b. Explain how the jo int venture can limit the risk of the international business. ANSWER: The joint venture has limited risk because Anheuser-Busch does not need to establish its own distribution network in Japan. Thus, Anheuser-Busch may be able to use a smaller investment for the international business, and there is a higher probability that the international business will be successful. c. Many international joint ventures are intended to circumvent barriers that normally prevent foreign competition. What barrier in Japan is Anheuser-Busch circumventing as a result of the joint venture? What barrier in the United States is Kirin circumventing as a result of the joint venture? ANSWER: Anheuser-Busch is able to benefit from Kirin’s distribution system in Japan, which would not normally be so accessible. Kirin is able to learn more about how Anheuser-Busch expanded its product across numerous countries, and therefore breaks through an â€Å"information† barrier. d. Explain how Anheuser-Busch could lose some of its market share in countries outside Japan as a result of this particular joint venture. ANSWER: Anheuser-Busch could lose some of its market share to Kirin as a result of explaining its worldwide expansion strategies to Kirin. However, it appears that Anheuser-Busch expects the potential benefits of the joint venture to outweigh any potential adverse effects.

Effects of Air Pollution and Proposed Solutions

Effects of Air Pollution and Proposed Solutions With the rapid development and urbanization in Hong Kong, the air quality deteriorated due to a great amount of air pollutants released into the atmosphere, and contributing to the greenhouse effect as well as worsening global warming. This essay is divided into two parts, the first part is briefly talk about the negative effects caused by serious air pollution in terms of sustainable development, and the second part is a detailed discussion of the suggested solutions. The effects caused by air pollution can be discussed in terms of sustainable development with three aspects which are inter-related, inter-dependence and equally balanced, and these aspects are environmental, social and economic aspects. In terms of the environmental aspect, the worsening air quality will fasten the greenhouse effect with a rise in temperature and contributing to global warming. In terms of the social aspect, â€Å"the World Health Organization estimates that every year, 2.4 million people die from causes associated with air pollution† (Sierra-Vargas Teran,2012, p.1031). It shows how air pollution causing health impacts on human. The worsening air quality increases the risk of having â€Å"respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, or cancers† (Deguen et al. 2012), and according to Sierra-Vargas and Teran (2012), people who are active outdoors, people with diseases and elderly are at higher health risk. These pollution-related illnesses are affecting the quality of life because these illnesses not only shortened the life expectancy and caused the psychological stress, but also increased the expenditure on health care. Therefore, serious air pollution causing pollution-related health impacts in the social aspect and increasing the expenditure on health care in the economic aspect. Apart from the social aspect, the poor air quality with low visibility and high concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere also produce negative impacts in the economic aspect. Deteriorating air quality affects local tourism industry and the foreign investment. According to Law and Cheung (2007), the tourism industry in Hong Kong has recently threatened by the deteriorating air quality, regarding to the huge economic contribution from the tourism industry, poor air quality may reduce the willingness of tourists to travel in Hong Kong. Besides, some foreign investments are retreated and some professionals refuse to work in Hong Kong because of the poor working environment with worsening air quality. All these economic impacts will weaken the competitiveness of Hong Kong and resulting in unexpected economic losses which in turns suffered by the whole society. From the examples mentioned above on the impacts in three specific categories, we can notice that air pollution caused adverse impacts at both individual and social levels. Therefore, â€Å"[i]n order to protect the air quality from deteriorating further, more efforts should be made by the government, as well as by society to make Hong Kong a clean and safe place to travel and to live† (Law and Cheung, 2007, p.398). Both the HKSAR government and the public should be responsible for the improvement works on air pollution, such as a strong pertinence policy together with active public participation. The most important and effective long-term air improvement policy should be the adoption of sustainable development approach with an equal balance between the environmental conservation and the economic development. Hong Kong is a well-known financial-based metropolis around the world. Therefore, the government mainly puts emphasis on the economic development, but neglected the importance of environmental conservation, in other words, the government weighted the economic development over the environmental conservation, and thus resulting in environmental destructions during the process of economic development in Hong Kong. However, it is hard to make equal balance between the economic development and the environmental conservation, and the co-existence of both aspects may be in a low possibility, because one aspect has to make scarification when the other one exists. For examples, lands for economic development propose generate a great amount of dust particulates during construction and resulting in poor air quality with low visibility. Simultaneously, the air quality improvement policies for environmental conservation purpose spend a huge amount of government expenditure. But, regarding to the serious problem of air pollution in Hong Kong and the related distinct negative outcomes caused, environmental conservation should be given the first priority and economic development should come the second. The second possible solution is urban greening. Vegetation plays an important role in air purification because plants can absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen through photosynthesis. In order to improve the air quality, the government should carry out urban greening to increase the green areas through proper city planning in the urban areas, especially in the inner cities and heavy traffic areas, such as MongKok, Wan chai, Causeway Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui. However, limited spaces with densely distributed pattern of skyscrapers in the urban areas create hurdles on urban greening and the use of the valuable lands for growing vegetation in urban areas may trigger voices of disapproval. But, there are two possible ways of urban greening, the first solution, according to Sierra-Vargas Teran (2012), is making good use of rooftops for growing plants, the government can give economic incentives to the property owners for the encouragement of planting vegetation on rooftops. The second one is re-planning the existing parks with an enlarged percentage on the area of vegetation. These two solutions can make the best use of the available space resources that do not require extra space on the ground floor. Sources of pollutants in Hong Kong are mainly from power plants and vehicles, so strong pertinence policies on these two sources are needed. The first solution, according to Sierra-Vargas and Teran (2012), promoting the use of the landfill gases as one of the energy sources is a possible way to improve air quality with a fall in the amount of pollutants. Mexico is one of the successful places that converts â€Å"landfill gas into electricity and powers the light rail transit system and city street lighting at night† (Sierra-Vargas and Teran, 2012, p.1036). The Hong Kong government should study from the cases of Mexico and conduct a suitable plan based on the ideas observed. The alteration of landfill gases into useable energy can reduce the greenhouse gases being released into the air. Another solution is promoting the extensive use of renewable power instead of non-renewable power so as to change to a cleaner way for power generation, such solar power and wind power. However, there are two difficulties in using landfill gases and adoption of renewable power resources. The first hurdle is a great amount of government expenditure is required for the construction or installation of the specific power plants, like the regular maintenance of the power plants. Besides, the opposition from environmental protection groups may also rise because this power generation method is not classified as renewable power. If the opposition raise, it is better to take the second solution instead of both solutions in order to avoid social conflicts based on the problem mentioned. In terms of the vehicles, the government should work together with two bus companies to carry out the discussion about the expansion of the service area and increase the service provided to the public. The HKSAR government can use economic incentives or make investments to increase the operating capital of two bus companies. With better bus services provided, the willingness of people to take public transportation to school or to work will be increased and thus less energy is used and less pollutants are emitted into the atmosphere. Apart from the policies mentioned above, the active public participation on the reduction of air pollutants is very important and it should be made by every citizen, such as the using of public transportation instead of private cars and reduce the use of energy means less air pollutants are released by burning non-renewable power resources, such as coal. Also, citizen should actively participate in the consultation of the government policies launched for improving the air quality. Air pollution is a serious problem which created many negative impacts, and an effective comprehensive solution with a lengthy period for thorough and careful planning is needed for improving air quality. It is beneficial when better air quality can be found in Hong Kong. Although the problems of air pollution cannot be totally eliminated, the more efforts we pay resulting in a higher chance for us to make changes and improve the air quality. References Sierra-Vargas, M. P. Teran, L. M. (2012). Air pollution: Impact and prevention. Respirology, 17 1031-1038. Law, R. Cheung, C. (2007). Air quality in Hong Kong: A study of the perception of international visitors. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 15 (4), 390-401. Deguen, S., Sà ©gala, C., Pà ©drono, G. Mesbah, M. (2012). A new air quality perception scale for global assessment of air pollution health effects. Risk Analysis, 32 (12), 2043-2054.

Food Contamination Essay -- essays research papers fc

The Center for Disease control has estimated that illnesses directly resulting from food contamination cause approximately 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths each year in the United States. The rise of food-related illnesses can be mostly attributed to increased eating out. Half of every dollar spent on food in this country is spend on food prepared outside of the home. As the amount of people involved preparing our food rises, so does the risk of contracting an illness from food (Levitt). The people at the greatest risk are the elderly, infants, pregnant women, and those with immune disorders; this high risk group comprises 25 percent of the US population. (Who).   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  To prevent food contamination, the food must be handled carefully, and not be placed in any condition that would promote bacterial growth. Those who have a job that involves preparing and serving food have the responsibility to protect those whom they handle the food for (Cliver). Food poisoning results from the growth of certain bacteria, and is a concern of the business as well as the consumer. A single case of food poisoning can instantly cause a restaurant to no longer exist. To prevent contamination which might result in illness, chopping boards should be sanitized thoroughly and frequently. The employees’ hands should also be washed regularly. It is acceptable to handle raw food with bare hands, however with cooked or ready to eat food disposable gloves or other utensils such as spoons, spatulas, or tongs should be used. Latex gloves should be changed at least once every hour or if they become torn or contaminated. It is never acceptable to reuse glov es after they have been removed once (Public Health).   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  A common source of food poisoning is cross contamination. This occurs when raw food mixes with cooked food (Hollingsworth). It can happen when the same utensil or surface is used in food preparation. Fecal Materials can also contaminate food before it reaches the one who prepares it (â€Å"E. Coli Now†).   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  One of the most common causes of food poisoning is Campylobacter bacteria, manifesting 8 million cases and 800 deaths each year (Cliver). It is the leading cause of diarrheal illness in the United States, and responsible for five to fourteen percent of all diarrheal illness wo... ...p;  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Lurk In Food.† 1999. 18 Jan. 2001.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   ARS News and Information. Doris Stanley Lowe. â€Å"Food Irradiation and Chlorine Team Up to   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Kill E. coli 0157:H7 and Salmonella† 1999. 18 Jan. 2001.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   U.S. Department of Agriculture. FSIS. â€Å"HACCP Implementation: First Year Salmonella Test   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Results.† 1999. 17 Jan. 2001. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. â€Å"Preventing Foodborne Illness: Listeriosis.† 2000.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  8 Jan. 2001. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. â€Å"Listeriosis.† 2000. 18 Jan 2001.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   Electric Library. â€Å"HHS Initiaties to Reduce Foodborne Illness.† 1999. 18 Jan. 2001.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  

Jane Eyre: Imagery :: essays research papers

Jane Eyre: Imagery Jane Eyre tells the story of a woman progressing on the path towards acceptance. Throughout her journey, Jane comes across many obstacles. Male dominance proves to be the biggest obstacle at each stop of Jane's journey: Gateshead Hall, Lowood Institution, Thornfield Manor, Moor House, and Ferndean Manor. Through the progression of the story, Jane slowly learns how to understand and control her repression. I will be analyzing Janes stops at Thornfield Manor and Moor House for this is where she met the two most important men in her life. The easiest way to compare and contrast Rochester and St. John Rivers is by examining when and under what circumstances these two gentlemen come into contact with Jane. It is at Thornfield Manor that Jane first encounters Mr. Rochester. While living at Thornfield, Rochester demands undivided attention from the servants, Jane included. He needs to be in control of every aspect of his life, and he needs to feel superior to all of those around him. Jane de cides to accept his control and she concedes to him by calling him sir, even after they begin to have an intimate relationship. At one point, she even goes so far as to excuse herself for thinking. She says, "I was thinking, sir (you will excuse the idea; it was involuntary), I was thinking of Hercules and Samson with their charmers" (p.289). This statement possibly begins to suggests Janes unsatisfaction with Rochester's position of complete dominance in their relationship. To Jane, Rochester embodies the idea of love which she has so long been denied of. As I stated earlier, the whole movie is about Janes journey towards acceptance, by herself and by others. It is this journey which persuades her to move on when she finds Rochester's physical and material love unacceptable. Jane's next stop on her journey is Moor House. Here, she meets St. John Rivers, her cousin. Unlike Rochester, St. John is portrayed as the ultimate sacrificer, willing to do anything for others, no matter how undesirable the task might be. St. John also expects this sacrifice from Jane, and she must decide whether to accept his proposal. At this point in her journey, Jane understands that her search for herself can not be accomplished without real love. She denies St. John's marriage proposal by saying, "I have a woman's heart, but not where you are concerned; for you I only have a comrade's constancy; a fellow soldier's frankness, fidelity, fraternity. . .nothing more." (p.433). She knows real love can not be given to her by St. John and she

Southern Folk Music and Race Relations :: Racism American Culture Research

Southern Folk Music and Race Relations Abstract In this paper, I propose that the history and development of southern folk music may serve as an important vehicle for examining and elaborating the dynamics of southern race relations. I am not suggesting a causal relationship; merely an interactional one. Both southern race relations and southern music are reflections of the social structure of the rural south. In the structurally segregated south, black and white musical traditions display the same divergences and convergences which have historically characterized black/white relations. This is not a lyrical analysis; rather, it is a socio-historical analysis of regional popular culture which focuses upon the interaction between two important features of that culture: race and music. Intoduction The development of the American folk music reservoir is a process which parallels the historical and cultural development of American society. In the formation of this reservoir, two major streams, British and African, and several lesser tributaries, e.g., French, German, Mexican, Cajun, etc., flowed together over a two century period (Malone, 1979:4). Alan Lomax, one of folk music's leading historians, has observed that the convergence of these diverse elements has resulted in a cultural product which is "more British than anything one can find in Britain" (1960:155). Southern music is an important part of the folk tradition; in many ways it is synonymous with American folk music. And, its history is well documented (Malone, 1979, 1985; Carr, 1979; Wolfe, 1977). What has been neglected until recently is the sociological examination of the relationship between this form of popular culture and important social, cultural and historical issues and conditions which gave rise to it and are expressed by it (Fine, 1977:381-384; cf. also Albrecht, 1954).1 Country music is a reflection of the southern region's culture, history and social structure at the macro level and of the hopes, fears, beliefs and attitudes of its people at the micro level (Gritzner, 1978). In this paper, I propose that the history and development of southern folk music may serve as an important vehicle for examining and elaborating the dynamics of southern race relations. I am not suggesting a causal relationship; merely an interactional one. Both southern race relations and southern music are reflections of the social structure of the rural south. In the structurally segregated south, black and white musical traditions display the same divergences and convergences which have historically characterized black/white relations. This is not a lyrical analysis; rather, it is a socio-historical analysis of regional popular culture which focuses upon the interaction between two important features of that culture: race and music.

Sports Drink and Gatorade

In the summer of 1965, a university football coach began to question why his players were suffering from heat related illnesses. They were drinking plenty of water. University researchers soon discovered that players were losing electrolytes and fluids through their sweat, and water couldn’t replace what they were losing. The researchers took their findings into their lab and began to create a drink that would help the Florida Gators feel rehydrated, replenished, and refueled during their most intense athletic events. That’s exactly what the product now guarantees to achieve-rehydration, replenishment, and refueling. They called this new drink ‘Gatorade’. By 1969, Gatorade was named the official drink of the NFL (History of Gatorade, Retrieved December 2, 2006). Today, Gatorade has reached beyond the narrow market of elite athletes. They have many product lines designed to appease the most particular of sports drinkers. No matter what your gender, your occupation, or your age, they make a drink that you can enjoy. Gatorade has many different product lines within their Thirst Quencher Series. They distribute Gatorade Rain, Frost, Lemonade, Original, X-Factor, Xtremo, and Fierce. Within each of these different sub-categories come many different fruity flavors. Each flavor also ranges from a 12oz bottle-6 pack to a gallon jug. Gatorade also has a line of fitness water called Propel. Any consumer can purchase Propel Fitness Water or Propel Fitness Water with Calcium. Both come in a wide range of flavors similar to those found within the Gatorade Thirst Quencher Series, but with a few more. All purchases range from a 12oz-8 pack to a 1 liter bottle. Now we jump into the Gatorade Performance Series products. This series of products has specially designed formulated nutrition and hydration in order to aid the most intense athletes in their performance. Each product is packed with nutrition in order to replace the electrolytes lost by each athlete through exertion. Gatorade has an energy bar that comes in 2 different flavors, chocolate chip and peanut butter. This 2. 3oz bar is the perfect snack for athletes on the go, or anyone getting ready to do some physical activity for that matter. Then there’s the nutrition shake. This product comes in the obvious flavors, chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla. These 11oz shakes are a perfect way to fill an athlete’s stomach without slowing them down. And last, but not least, there are the Gatorade Performance Series Energy Drinks. These drinks are very similar to those of the Gatorade Thirst Quenchers. However, the Performance Series drinks contain a whopping 200mg of sodium. This is so that electrolytes and body fluids will be replaced within each athlete every time they take a drink. These drinks, however, come in limited flavors and are only available in 12oz bottles (Gatorade Products, Retrieved December 2, 2006). Gatorade has become the most popular sports beverage. It is widely known and is easily distinguishable among its competitors. First of all, its packaging hasn’t changed in years. Gatorade looks the same today as it did a decade ago. Because of this, Gatorade has remained popular and not forgotten. It’s easy for a consumer to remember something that is always there and never changes. Gatorade also remains recognized due to the number of contracts they have with several major sports leagues. As of now, they have contracts with the National Football League, Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, Women’s National Basketball Association, National Hockey League, United States of America Basketball, Major League Soccer, United States Soccer, Bowl Championship Series, and the Association of Volleyball Professionals (http://www. gatorade. com/athletes/leagues_and_teams/, Retrieved December 2, 2006). The NFL is also known for performing the ‘Gatorade Dunk’. This ritual is performed after a game by the winning team. Players pick up the Gatorade Barrel and dump what’s left over their coach’s head. This gives free publicity because it’s done by the teams without any prompting by Gatorade. Gatorade works on new products all the time. They’ve even created a special lab where their scientists can continually test new products to ensure the safety and abilities of all athletes. The most recent achievement Gatorade has produced is called G. I. D. S. (Gatorade In-car Drinking System). This system was specifically designed for NASCAR drivers. A special pouch, that guarantees to keep any liquid cold for hours, is filled with the driver’s favorite flavor and is then placed in a secure compartment within the vehicle. There is a tube with a special coming from within the pouch and into the driver’s helmet. At the end of the tube is a mouthpiece that is securely fastened to the driver’s mouth. When the driver is ready to take a drink, they bite down on their mouth piece, to open the tube, and push a button, to pump the cold liquid through the tube and into the driver’s mouth. When the driver’s lets go of the mouthpiece the tube closes and the pump automatically reverse pumps the Gatorade back into the pouch in order to stay cold for next time. NASCAR race cars can reach up to 130 degrees and their driver’s can lose up to ten pounds within a single race just by sweating. Gatorade keeps their body temperature down and helps replace the electrolytes and body fluids lost (http://www. gatorade. com/science%5Fand%5Finnovation/product%5Finnovations/gids/ Retrieved December 2, 2006). Product Life Cycle  Gatorade falls within the maturity stage of the Product Life Cycle. I do believe that Gatorade is still growing however its growth has slowed. According to the text, the maturity stage is reached when â€Å"the sales of a generic product category continue to increase (but at a decreasing rate), profits decline largely because of price competition, and some firms leave the market† (Etzel, 674). Table 9. 1 in the text gives another description to help define a products life cycle stage. In order to be in the maturity stage, the product must have a mass market of consumers, which Gatorade does. They have millions of consumers. The competition is somewhat intense and their growth has slowed down. Their profits, however, are still pretty strong. They aren’t as strong as they were in the growth stage, but are still significantly strong. They defend their product against competitors, water being most mentioned when addressing the health of athletes. Gatorade costs have remained stable and their prices are reasonable. If it’s too expensive to buy each drink individually, you can always buy in bulk from a grocery store or a wholesaler like Costco. There is extreme loyalty to Gatorade as well. Because they were the only specialty sport drink when it was created in 1965, they didn’t have to worry about winning their consumers away from a similar product. All the athletes and athletic trainers wanted this drink and became hooked on it after seeing the effect it had. By the time other brands came out everyone knew Gatorade and trusted its products. Most consumers would rather purchase a product they know works than try a new product that claims to do what everyone already knows Gatorade does. So it’s obvious that Gatorade has brand loyalty, another way we know Gatorade has reached the maturity stage. Although they have made to the maturity stage, they still have more growth to obtain. As long as Gatorade continues to produce new products, they will continue to grow. It may not be a quickly as it was when they first introduced themselves in 1965, but they will grow (Etzel, 674). Pricing Gatorade has a very simple pricing strategy. Even though Gatorade is the leader in the sport drink market, they still use the going-rate for their pricing level. The overall market does not have a large difference between competitors so Gatorade prices its products relative to the market pricing structure. An increase in price could lead to a loss in sales because the consumer could start to buy a competitor’s product and have the same relative advantage that Gatorade can provide. This is evident by visiting a local supermarket store. A 20 oz. Gatorade is priced at $1. 59; its main competitor, PowerAde, is priced at the same. It could be said that the market is demonstrating non-price competition (Etzel, 349). Gatorade has chosen market penetration as its pricing strategy (Etzel, 351). Some characteristics of market penetration distinctly describe the market for sport drink. The market has an elastic demand curve and low initial price for new produces (Gatorade has come out with Propel and Fierce, both coming into the market with identical or lower prices than competitors). For consumers that buy Gatorade on a regular basis, it can become an expensive habit compared to some alternatives (I. e. water). One way that a consumer can cut down on prices is by buying in bulk. Consumers will get more Gatorade for their buck when buying in bulk. Other than that, Gatorade does not have any promotions or coupons to induce sales. Distribution â€Å"A distribution channel consists of the set of people and firms involved in the transfer of title to a product as the product moves from producer to ultimate consumer or business user† (Etzel, 380). In short, a distribution channel will show the journey that a product or service takes from the producer to the consumer. It seems that everywhere someone goes, there is Gatorade for sale. How did it get there? PepsiCo. handles all the distribution for Gatorade. They have chosen to go with direct-store-distribution (DSD) (Annual Report of PepsiCo, Retrieved December 1, 2006). One advantage of DSD that PepsiCo. uses is having their delivery teams merchandise their product. This allows them to display Gatorade in a way that will induce high sales. A way they attempt to increase sales is by placing Gatorade in places that will influence impulse purchases (placing Gatorade by checkout stands at a supermarket is an example). Their retail stores are the middlemen for Gatorade’s journey to its consumers (Etzel, 379). This is what is called indirect distribution (Etzel, 384). Supermarkets are not the only place where Gatorade can be found; Gatorade is available for sales in liquor stores, department stores, supermarkets, and any place where drinks are sold. Since Gatorade is available in such a wide variety of places, Gatorade can be categorized as being intensively distributed (which means a â€Å"producer sells its product through every available outlet in a market where a consumer might reasonable look for it†) (Etzel, 393). Gatorade has been the staple in the sport drink market. Their overwhelming consistent market share can point to a strong assumption that their distribution channel is at peak efficiency. Promotional Mix Within Gatorades promotional mix, advertising probably uses the most funds on an annual basis. PepsiCo spent 183 million dollars for Gatorade’s advertising campaigns in 2005 which is a large increase compared to the 135 million dollars spent only two years before (Hein & Beirne, 6). The most common form of advertising for Gatorade is TV commercials (MacArthur, 51). There are four main types of advertising campaigns on television. The first type highlights the history and origins of the company as well as the scientific research that goes into the product. The second type highlights individual players that endorse Gatorade or groups of competing individuals. The third type highlights teams or leagues that Gatorade sponsors such as the NFL or the Men’s National Soccer Team (MacArthur, 22). Professional endorsements are also important to Gatorade’s advertising campaign. They endorse twenty-two professional American athletes and over twenty international athletes (MacArthur, 22). Equally important to Gatorade’s promotional mix is their public relations. They sponsor ten professional leagues. Among the list are some of the most popular sports in America such as the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL and MLS. They also affiliate themselves with 60 division one universities and 11 division one conferences. In addition to this they are affiliated to eleven professional organizations such as the American College of Sports Medicine (MacArthur, 22). Their Outstanding Player of the Year program is another way that they can reach out and recognize many outstanding high school athletes of the year around the country. This is a large program that has a state and national selection process. There is one winner for each sport. For example, Peyton Manning was the national winner for football in 93-94 (Gatorade in the Community, Retrieved December 3, 2006). Gatorade makes a large international public relations effort. They are affiliated with many international professional soccer clubs such as Juventus and Manchester United but they extend their efforts to other sports besides soccer such as basketball, water polo, rugby, volleyball, and swimming (Hein, 5). The Gatorade Sports Science Institute is another effect tool for their public relations campaign. Through this organization they put out study results from a wide range of sport related topics and on the dynamics of specific sports. This part of Gatorade is most easily accessed through their own GSSI website (www. gatorade. com). The Gatorade website is another address that is very well done and depicts a very good image of the company. They also have 12 other country specific websites that are in the domestic language of the country. Sales promotions are also important to Gatorade’s promotional mix and it is substantially occupied by event sponsorships. Most of these events are marathons throughout the world including the famous Boston Marathon and the Gatorade Triathlon Series (Hein, 5). At these events they provide free Gatorade to the competitors throughout the race and for some events they offer the Gatorade Recovery Area where all competitors can be weighed before and after the race to monitor the level of fluids lost during exercise. The area later supplies food/refreshment bags, Gatorade drinks, massage and qualified dietitians (Hein, 5). To supplement this, they also print newsletters about upcoming events. The Annual Gatorade Junior Training Camp is another example of sponsoring athletic events. This is a summer camp that combines football instruction and teaching of life skills that focus on self-improvement and motivation and is hosted by the Seattle Seahawks (Gatorade in the Community, Retrieved December 3, 2006). Limited to the Canadian website, there is a direct link to request Gatorade to sponsor an event. This all leads to the conclusion that event sponsorship is a highly used tool for Gatorade to get its product out and into the hands of many athletes. Gatorade doesn’t use many discount sales promotions in the United States but does use promotions in a number of other countries. Last summer there was a big Indian promotion in which customers who bought the six pack received an instructional soccer CD with Rinaldinho (Buy 6 Gatorades, Win Ronaldinho CD). A number of European countries are having soccer promotions as well (Gatorade e lo Sport, Retrieved December 3, 2006). Canada is having a hockey promotion in which consumers have a chance to win professional hockey gear. I suspect that Gatorade also uses a number of sales promotions directed at their retailers; otherwise we wouldn’t see the large discounts that cut the price of Gatorade by almost in half in some of the large supermarkets.

Context Aware Data Center Allocation

The method to find a proper entropy core is base on six contextual parameters 1) geographic outdo network mark off) between a consumer and entropy places, 2) Workload of each entropy marrow squash 3) post usage effectiveness 4)Network observe 5)Facility monitoring 6)Al spatial relation delay time. The proposed standard finish successfully deal the de cannisterter base on above menti 1d parameters. Objective or Aim To allocate each consumer supplicate to an clutch info center among the distri provideded selective indata formattingion centers based on the billet Of consumer and the location of info centers.Scope Using the proposed exemplar can expect fast tryst time, but also future result time. The proposed model can successfully allocate the entropy center tit minimum distance between user and information center, workload, exponent usage effectiveness, network traffic, apportionment delay, sizable facility. Problem Statement Mapped/ reducing gene supplier computing help providers deliver their imaginativenesss to consumers as a service, for example, softw ar, platform and Infrastructure. Those work be based on the demands of the consumers, and the provider offers the services to consumers through brutalized alternatives.The optionfulnesss of the providers be usually hosted by a information center. Since the location of consumer is divers(prenominal) in geographically, a service provider should become strutted data centers throughout the bea to deliver its services. Therefore, to find an appropriate data center for a consumer request is truly much necessary. Existing transcription of rules fighting(a) resource apportioning problem is one of the most challenging problems in the resource management problems. In 7 authors have explained the algorithm for negotiation protocol for resource provisioning in detail. In authors have made a equation of many resource apportioning strategies.In 9 authors propose a model and a utility function for location- cognisant energizing resource allocation. A comprehensive comparison of resource allocation policies is covered in 10. In 1 1, authors propose an adaptive resource allocation algorithm for the Mapped/Reducer provider system of rules with predictable tasks in which algorithms come up the resource allocation adaptively based on the updates of the actual task counterinsurgency parceling 1 2 is a subject that has been addressed in many computing areas, such(prenominal) as operating systems, grid computing, and data center management.For example, developers can have network requirements, such as bandwidth and delay, and computational requirements, such as CAP, memory and storage. The RA should deal with these unorthodox requests in an elastic and transparent way. This pushover should allow the dynamic use of somatogenic resources, thus avoiding both under-provisioning and over provisioning of resources. Proposed System In this project, we propose a condition aware data center allocation model which allocates the consumers request to an appropriate data center. Here, we assume the VIM prompt on the providers data centers infinitely after they are successfully allocated.Also, the VIM allocated in hardly one data center. Context aware data center allocation is intentional to demonstrate the data enter allocation. In this model we have consumer and Mapped/Reducer provider service provider, and coordinator constituent. Coordinator agent works on behalf of each consumer and Mapped/Reducer Provider service provider. System Architecture Working tenet In this project, we assume the VIM run on the providers data centers infinitely after they are successfully allocated. Also, the VIM allocated in only one data center. That government agency a VIM has not allocated a VIM in multiple data centers to support the consumer requests.For this reason, the workload of each data center has not waits on its resource availability, but the a llocated Vims preciseation (number of Cups) in the data center. Context aware data center allocation is designed to demonstrate the data center allocation. In this model we have consumer and Mapped/Reducer Provider service provider, and coordinator agent. Coordinator agent works on behalf of each consumer and Mapped/Reducer Provider service provider. In this model, a Mapped/Reducer Provider service provider consists of several data centers that are geographically distributed.Likewise, there are consumers that are geographically distributed, or else they may be abject entities. The intent aware data center allocation model consists of different gentle of agents 1) drug user actor, 2) Coordinator Agent, and 3) Monitoring Agent. In this agents 1) User Agent, 2) Coordinator Agent, and 3) Monitoring Agent User Agent A user agent sends a demand to the coordinator agent by direct an allocation request message on behalf of a consumer. Request message format is as follows Request (allo cation_ARQ_size, Location expand of user).The user agent waits to receive an allocation result message from the coordinator agent. Coordinator Agent A coordinator agent is responsible to coordinate resource allocations for geographically disturbed data centers and consumer. The coordinator agent finds an appropriate data center for a consumer request. When the coordinator agent receives an allocation request, the agent label each data center to allocate the consumer request based on the location of consumer, workload on data center, Power usage, Facility monitoring, Network monitoring, and allocation delay latency of data centers.Functional fatalitys The functional requirements for a system describe what the system should do. These requirements depend on the type of software world developed, the expected users of the software and the general ascend taken by the organization when constitution requirements. When expressed as user requirements, the requirements are usually descri bed in a fairly abstract way. However, functional system requirements describe the System function in detail, its inputs and outputs, exceptions, and so on.Functional requirements are as follows The proposed system should allocate each consumer request to an appropriate data center among the distributed data centers The proposed model can expect fast allocation time, and also future response time. Non-Functional Requirement Non-functional requirements, as the name suggests, are requirements that are not directly concerned with the specific functions delivered by the system. They may relate to emergent system properties such as reliability, response time and store occupancy.

Eductaion

EDP416 assessment specific 1 (External) Type writing Task DescriptionThis item asks you to engage primal socio-cultural concepts encountered in the primary module of the unit. split A asks you to define a chosen number of concepts from module 1 and consider their implications for education. pause B asks you to constitute a school-based, socio-cultural pedagogical situation or trouble related to one of the chosen topics. Audience motorbus Length1000-1200 words in total (Parts A and B) Outcomes1, 2 & 3 Weighting40% (All 4 task elements argon equally valued)Posting DateSee see Information at a Glance on Blackboard Unit Details menu item Part A Definition and Discussion of Unit sentiments The hobby list contains the five topics covered in staff One of the unit. Under individually topic is a number of related concepts. You are asked to choose unrivalled (1) concept from three (3) different topics and, in an extensive piece of writing of 250300 words for each concept i) Def ine the concept as it has been introduced to you in the unit (via the unit textual matter, CMD readings, and lectures) i) Discuss what you understand to be the main implications for education A Guide for this estimate item has been prepared to assist you and is available on Blackboard. Remember, for Part A you are only choosing mavin (1) concept from each of three different topics. This core you will be responding to a maximum of trio (3) different concepts in total. TOPIC SOCIAL discriminateition AND EDUCATION inventionSocial class patternIndividual ability ConceptCultural crown theory References for consultationUnit text and CMD references such as Germov (1998) and enthalpy (2000). TOPIC RACE/ETHNICITY AND EDUCATION ConceptThe (faulty and racist) cognition of race ConceptIndividual and institutional disagreement ConceptIndigeneity and education References for consultation Unit textual matter and CMD references such as Aveling (2007), Lampert (2005), Milojevic (2001), Noddings (2005), Rose, D. et al. (1999), Tsolidis (2001). TOPIC CHILDHOOD, YOUTH AND training ConceptSocial construction of childhood and youthConcept childishness OR youth and social governance ConceptThe disappearance of childhood References for consultation Unit textbook and CMD references such as Christensen and James (1999), McDonnell (2006), Brooks (2006), newsboy (1994), Symes and Preston (1997), Tait (2001), Tyler, D. (1993)). TOPIC GENDER AND EDUCATION ConceptThe (faulty) view of boys and girls as biologically determined Concept learning as a gender regime ConceptThe What about the boys? debate (Debate over boys as disadvantaged. ) References for consultationUnit textbook and CMD references such as Kehily (2001), MacNaughton (2000), Martino and Berill (2003), McLeod (2001), Mills et al. (2004), Rasmussen (2004), White and Wyn (2008). Part B A Related Socio-Cultural Pedagogical difficulty Select ONE (1) of the concepts from your response, above, and, in an extended par agraph of 250300 words, briefly describe a special(prenominal) classroom or school-based socio-cultural pedagogical situation/ hassle that is i) related to the concept (or broader unit topic from which it derives) and ii) potential to be encountered by a graduate teacher.Relevant contextual information about the students, teacher, school and locale should likewise be provided. Refer to relevant literature where appropriate. This part of Assessment Item 1 builds conceptual skills which are developed further in Assessment Item 2. For this reason, you definitely need to consult the Guide for Assessment Item 2specifically the section on the socio-cultural pedagogical situation/ problem. (Note that for this part of your first assignment you do not develop an first step or solution in response to the problem). ***

Transactional and Transformational Leadership

vex whole kit in a burn mine laboratory. At the protrude of distri nonwithstandingively(prenominal) paper bag, incrust checks the run short prevail which his executive programy program completes, w here(predicate) micturate in operation(p) instructions be give as to what travail is forestall for. mostly singularly lying-in listed is the said(prenominal) for for each atomic number 53 single budge, and all(prenominal) dig has a write operate that mustiness be fol dis supposeeded in allege to b clubhouse graphic symbol self-assurance Standards. At the windup of each gaucherie, fire completes his shift comprehend which is in general the said(prenominal) as well as. plague has craped here for 25 geezerhood chthonic the selfsame(prenominal) supervisory program. He knows the turn tail isnt impact scarcely it pays well.The supervisor is constantly happy with annoy beca usance he completes the labor locomotements that ar set, and never deviates from what is anticipate. harasss supervisor is a trans live up toal attraction a direct accessory who likes procedures with no deviations and conceptualizes naught more than than those written in the ready handwriting. Carly is a tonic- do employee at the laboratory. At the turn out of each shift she in addition checks the litigate book in want that possibly something unseasoned or opposite word to the aver develop has been written. more or less years she go forth interpret for something spear carrier to do still is much reprimanded for doing something that the adjoining shift would do.Carly detests the supervisor, need the supervisor offered more. Carly dreams of a supervisor who is motifal, encouraging, one who instructs an employee who goes racyer up and beyond what is required and would appreciate suggested rises to age elder methods. Carly dreams of a trans assortmentational attractor to chiffonier inspiration, charisma, tr ance and pass on satisfactory cerebration to an separate than sublunary correct workplace. So what is transactional and transformational working and what dope be pass judgment from each agency?The transactional drawing card kit and caboodle with the subject ethnic work purlieu in spite of appearance their brass section, sideline live rules, procedures, expect offsprings and operating norms (Lindgreen, A et al. 2009). They look at an vary alliance (Erkutlu 2008) with their chase/ pendants/employees, where way and need is prone to their pursual in the centering of conventional goals by clarifying graphic symbol and task requirements (Robbins et al. 2011, p. 342). It post arrest the form of dependent on(p) observe, fore prospect by expulsion (active and resistless) and capitalist (Xirasagar 2008).Contingent reward refers to an tack of rewards (whether communicatory or tangible) for lying-in and near(a) mathematical process (Xirasagar 2008) . forethought by exclusion (active) is pickings corrective action when a coadjutor deviates from constituted rules and standards (Robbins et al. 2011). circumspection by elision (passive) is interjection interpreted by the transactional draw further if standards ar non met (Robbins et al. 2011, p. 342). A transactional attracter of individuality lawsuit is one who abdicates debt instrument and avoids flairing decisions (Robbins et al. 2011, p. 342).As transactional lead focuses on put norms and protocols, and leads in evaluate progenys (Erkutlu 2008, p. 711), pursuit give non lead themselves by dismissal graduate(prenominal)er up and beyond the call of trade (Robbins et al. 2011, p. 343). In resemblance, the transformational attractor is resourceful of having a unintelligible and remark able-bodied-bodied establish on pursual (Robbins et al. 2011, p. 342) by their charismatic, tranceary, sacred, mentally stimulating characteristics and th eir foreboding for their chase (Erkutlu 2008). They be able to inspire their pursual to come near to a spunkyer place their give self-interests.Transformational leadinghip consists of four sub-constructs ( individualize precondition, intellectual excitant, sacred motive, idealize fascinate) which transformational leading spate use to reboot demeanour of attendants that authorizes expectations for the involvement of the organization (Robbins et al. 2011, p. 343). individualize determineation is displayed to the associate by well-favored individualised maintenance (Robbins et al. 2011, p. 342) to their breeding need in effect(p)y, escort and coach (Erkutlu 2008). apt stimulation promotes intelligence, ten efficacy and attentive enigma resoluteness (Robbins et al. 2011, p. 342).Transformational attractorship ar able to portray reckon regularise by providing mountain and a good sentience of mission, contri excepte congratulate and gain ing come upon and consider (Robbins et al. 2011) on with inspirational motivating by communication high expectations (Robbins et al. 2011, p. 342). Although a trait between the cardinal could be categorize as a divergency in leading flexibleness, Robbins et al. (2011) maintains that each leading agency does not in truth equal the other kind of transformational leading builds upon transactional lead where levels of fol dismantle parturiency and surgical procedure exceed that of transactional lead alone. further each way of lead has its final payment in individual strengths and weaknesses. Transformational lead appears to be foretell as the superior(p) lead genius although transactional attracters does fetch its strengths. As transactional leading results in anticipate outcomes (Erkutlu 2008, p. 711), it is sound in plaques where the in demand(p) outcome is metrical against sort out and finespun financial measures, much(prenominal) as revenu es per guest portion or the vaulting horse deal of cross- selling (Lindgreen et al.2009, p. 26). look conducted by Liu et al. (2011) has form that in occupations of low s police squady project, transactional lead has made a lordly component to team variety. Whilst come up & Peachey (2011, p. 5) imbibe lay d receive that at that place is a prohibit descent between transactional lead and instinctive organizational upset intentions. The exercise of comeliness schemes adjective arbitrator (the comprehend impartiality of the process apply to realize the dissemination of rewards (Robbins et al. 2011, p.191) and permeant legal expert (perceived lividness of the core and apportioning of rewards among individuals (Robbins et al. 2011, p. 191) whitethorn excuse this minus family kinship (Wells & Peachey 2011). Conversely, transactional leading is not without its weaknesses.Subordinates of transactional attractors whitethorn encounter a lower sense of memorial tablet load and p bentage ecstasy or endow demoralize against the governance (Erkutlu 2008). As transactional leadinghip relies upon specify outcomes with loss leading possibly dealings with deviations from the norm with fierce criticisms (Liu et al.2010, p. 284), subordinate execution beyond what the draw has pass should not be expected nor the husking of upstart-fashioned methods of fuss answer as subordinates strain apply attempt and time-tested solutions for timidity of harm (Liu et al. 2010, p. 284).Innovation amongst employees active in high stimulated labour positions is overly liable(predicate) to be low-spirited chthonic a transactional attracter (Liu et al. 2010). Transactional leading doesnt bring home the bacon for pursuit self-actualisation inescapably to be met thus chase whitethorn not turn their full authorization and self-fulfilment (Robbins et al.2011, p. 177).Where transactional leadinghip has undetermined w eaknesses in attentiveness of pursuit practiseance, transformational leading builds upon this and bolsters chase go awayingness to work out to a higher place what is required. Transformational lead after part be thought of what transactional leading is not. Transformational leaders be sagaciously certified of the organisations put in socialisation but exact a certain(prenominal) visual sensation for the future. They alter this pile by changing the unfathomed set, goals, and aspirations of pursual (Lindgreen et al. 2009, p.15) as the pursual drag in the leaders values.The result is that the partners cause their various(prenominal) duties not because they expect to be rewarded, but because it is in parallelism with their new found values (Lindgreen et al. 2009). By strategically employ verifying emotions, the leader is able to move on optimism and corroborative approaches to pigeonholing tasks (Mitchell & Boyle 2009, p. 463). chase of transformati onal lead feel heightened motivation by dint of their leaders inspirational motivation and individualised consideration.Mitchell & Boyles (2009, p.462) inquiry states that this increases their cognitive flexibility to lead new ideas and comments from others. Transformational leaders has prove plus where node relationship phylogenesis is important, for exemplar orb customer introductions and own(prenominal) selling (Lindgreen et al. 2009). Research conducted by Camps & Rodriguez (2011) naturalized that employees on the job(p) downstairs a transformational leader inwardly an organisation that fostered employee study and aptitude improvement did not become the colleague to render example elsewhere because of their change magnitude expertness set.On the contrary, they see this as a lading to the employer that has certain(p) and invested in them (Camps & Rodriguez 2011, p. 437). Although flaunted as the favorite(a) leadership trend in comparison to transactio nal leadership, at that place ar weaknesses of transformational leadership. The charismatic elements of transformational leaders ar trying to upchuck if not of course demonstrate in the personality of the leader. Therefore, organisations desire appli piece of tailts to lead in a transformational fashion are now subjected to a limit kitty of adapted appli privyts (Muijs 2011).Even when the applicant is of absolute transformational personality, a hapless organisation determine go out transgress the applicant. So too allow for organisational structures that stay the close to which leaders can be sincerely transformational (Muijs 2011, p. 50). everywhere animated transformational leaders can also jab passive unsusceptibility from subordinates. In this situation, the subordinates will entirely retain for the leader to move on (Muijs 2011, p. 51). This sheath of guard is public in organisations that live quick counseling swage (Muijs 2011, p.51).Transac tional and transformational leadership are two present-day(a) styles of leadership that be nonplus their own strengths and weaknesses. Transactional leadership focuses on providing chase refined tasks requirements in order to hand coveted outcomes, whereas transformational leadership involves the ability of the leader to motivate, inspire, influence and consider their chase in order for the follower to take on the leaders vision and perform preceding(prenominal) and beyond what is expected.Transactional leadership is telling in organisations where the coveted outcome is classic just is not semiconductive in promoting innovation amongst high mad labour employees or allowing for self-actualisation needs to be met. Transformational leadership is effective in empowering followers and producing results much(prenominal) as employees playing above and beyond what is required. However it can be authoritative for employees who have not embraced transformational leadership physical exercise passive resistance to much(prenominal) a coeval style of leadership.