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Leukemia survivor goes to Washington to lobby lawmakers

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SYRACUSE - A teenage cancer survivor traveled to Washington D.C. to urge lawmakers to continue funding life-saving marrow and umbilical cord blood transplants.

Shannon Johnson, 14, is a leukemia survivor who said she wouldn't be alive today without a cord blood transplant. She and her mother Vickie went to the nation's Capitol on June 12 to meet with lawmakers on behalf of Be The Match, a non-profit organization that connects patients with their donor match for a bone marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant.

"When I was 8 years old I started getting a lot of bruises. My mom thought it was just from being a kid but I started getting more and more so she took me to the doctor," Shannon said. "He did some blood work and came back in the room and told my mom he needed to talk to her alone."

Shannon's mother was told her daughter had leukemia and would need to be taken to Primary Children's Medical Center immediately.

"Being that young I didn't understand what cancer meant," Shannon said. "I just thought it was like having the flu or something."

After seven months of chemotherapy, Shannon’s doctors told her she was in remission and could return to school. A year later, the cancer returned.

"I noticed a lump on my leg and also if I scratched myself it would instantly bruise," she said. "I had to go back to the hospital and go through chemo again but this time the cancer had spread a lot so they said I would need a bone marrow transplant or a cord blood transplant."

Be The Match Registry found a matching cord blood unit for Shannon. After receiving the transplant and full body radiation, Shannon was declared cancer free.

"I am all cured of the cancer but I lost all of my hair and after the transplant I couldn't go out a lot because my immune system was shot. I had to get all of my baby vaccinations again because I had lost all immunity to them."

Today, Shannon is living the life of a normal teenage girl. She plays the violin and was just elected as a student body officer for her next year at Syracuse Junior High School.

"I am going to Washington D.C. because more people need to know how important bone marrow and blood cord donations are," she said. "It saved my life. I wouldn't be here today if it hadn't been for the transplant."

Every four minutes someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer, according to Be The Match. Seventy percent do not have a match within their family.

"You end up having to go out to find one," Vickie Johnson said. "We are so grateful for the donation. This is a transplant unlike all the others because no one had to die in order to give and it saved my daughter's life."

Johnson said her daughter has been a fighter from day one.

"She is strong and she has always been happy and positive. I think that, along with the support of her friends, family and her faith kept her going. We were really touched by all of the people in the community, even strangers, who offered help and support. It really restored our faith in humanity."

Be The Match relies on federal funds provided by these programs to grow the nation’s ranks of volunteer bone marrow donors, as well as to increase the inventory of cord blood units, which contain the same blood-forming cells as bone marrow, according to the organization.

Under sequestration, the programs have been cut by approximately $3 million, meaning that as many as 20,000 willing volunteers and 1,000 cord blood units may not be added to the national registry. Restoring pre-sequestration level funding to both programs will help more people find a match and will save lives.

“We’ve facilitated more than 61,000 transplants and conducted research that has helped increase transplant survival rates significantly,” said Dr. Jeffrey W. Chell, chief executive officer of Be The Match. “But there is still more work to do. First, we must remove the greater barrier to transplant, which is a lack of insurance coverage. Second, we urge Congress to maintain its commitment to Americans in need of these types of transplants by providing continued funding to maintain the unprecedented life-saving momentum we’ve gained over the past 27 years.”

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Elsie Kay Spaeth

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LAYTON – Elsie Kay Spaeth passed away at Ogden Hospital August 16, 2013. She was born November 16, 1941, the daughter of Gilbert Sager Chadwick and Clara Ash in Bingham Canyon Utah and grew up in American Fork.

At age sixteen she married George Paxton and a year and a half later they were sealed in the Logan Temple. The young couple had four children; Clint, Rick, Jerry and Mechelle. She was a Navy wife and lived in several locations, after ten years they divorced. Kay was a single mother for a couple years and then married Sam Spaeth. Together they had one daughter, Renae. In 1973 the family moved to West Point. Four years later she found herself as a single mother again.

Kay has five loving children and thirteen grandchildren; Nathan, CleAnn, Jolynda, Kristal, Merranda, Adam, Mark, Kevin, Ben, Brooke, Kaylynn, Tyler and Chantry.

She was employed at many places and has lived in many places but has spent the last 30 years in the Layton area. She loved crafts, reading and traveling. Kay was fiercely independent and had many adventures.

She loves her brothers and sisters and was proud of them all. Some of her family has preceded her in death. She is enjoying a reunion with them now. Her parents Gilbert and Clara, step mom Dora, sister Nora, step sister Beverly and her son Jerry were waiting with open arms.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday August 21, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the Rolling Hills Branch Chapel, 590 W. Antelope Dr., Layton, Utah. Friends may visit family Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lindquist’s Layton Mortuary, 1867 N. Fairfield Rd. and Wednesday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church.

The family wishes to thank all that helped and in lieu of flowers donations can be made to the family to help pay for the funeral expenses. Condolences may be shared at www.lindquistmortuary.com

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Read all of the following instructions BEFORE you attempt to operate the instruments.

Your survey meter indicates the rate at which your body is being exposed to radiation It is used to help you find the best shelter from radiation and to asist your to evaluate shielding improvements you may make in you shelter. They survey meter tells you the rate, in Roentgens per hour, at which you are being exposed to radiation from fallout just as the speedometer of an automobile tells you the rate of speed, in miles per hour, you are traveling. This survey meter will measure radiation from zero to 500 Roentgens per hour (R/hr).

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Pet Food Brands and their messaging. Brand origins.

The Pet Food Brand belongs to the consumer

Pet Food Branding, Old-West style. You can’t own a brand. Brand belongs to the consumer, not to the marketer… Branding Old-West Style

By Tom Dougherty

The pet food market has gone through some changes in the last few years that pet owners may not have noticed, but have caused many traditional pet food company marketing executives to sit up, roll over and beg.

Competition for consumer dollars has been fierce, and the supermarket has seen its market share slip in favor of pet superstores and other category killers. How do national brand marketers and supermarkets fight back? What is left except promotion and coupons?

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Who are you today?

There is a much more effective tool for driving the fickle market back into the supermarket aisles than traditional marketing stunts, which serve only to weaken the brand, generating little long-term consumer loyalty.

The answer is to redefine brand. Not the traditional brand management taught at Procter & Gamble, or the type that slaps “new & improved” labels on packaging.

Today’s consumer is too skeptical and cynical. Promotion won’t do it-it lowers the playing field and forces products to compete on price alone. (Read about how to take your competitor’s customer)

Brand helps to train the consumer

Worse, it trains the consumer to view pet food as a commodity. Some say brand is dead. Not quite.

When considering the revivalist view of brand, it is helpful to think about brand in terms of the old West, when cattlemen heated an iron rod and seared the brand on the side of some hapless steer. Now that’s branding.

Wherever that steer roamed from that day forward, everyone saw that he carried a brand. As marketers, we want every customer within our demographic to use our brand.

pet food Progressive Grocer coverTo accomplish this we need to redefine brand in more powerful terms than ever before.

Brand has far-reaching implications in the pet food industry, due to the emotional tug that comes with owning a pet. It is the means by which one can own a competitive advantage over the competition by reaching into the essence of the pet lover.

The first step toward understanding brand building is to define it in terms of the pet owner. Brand is not a product, service, tag line or logo.

Brand is the expectation the pet owner brings to the purchase. It belongs to the customer-not to the supplier or marketer.

A powerful brand always answers the question, “Who am I?” not “What am I?” The “who” is the customer, not the supplier. This customer-owned brand reflects the consumer’s own definition of himself or herself, and how they feel about their pet.

“Who am I? I am loving, caring and informed. I love my pet.” Identifying this “Who am I?” can be applied to many product categories, because brand is the magnet that attracts everyone who needs to discover what else is true about themselves.

What is brand today?

Today’s consumer is constantly in a state of “becoming.” Every purchase choice he or she makes is an attempt at defining who they are.

From a pet food marketer’s perspective, this becomes an opportunity to help define a target audience in a way that is aspirational in tone and reinforces the choice. Brand management today requires helping the consumer manage his or her own expectations. (Read how to analyze brand position)

You can’t own a brand. You can only define it clearly and convey it consistently in every aspect of your communications. If you can’t own a brand, what can you own? You can own a position in the marketplace.

Positioning is the part of a marketing strategy that allows for differentiation and appeals to the needs of your target audience.

Position answers the question, “Why am I?” Consumer research tells us that today’s consumer pleads with us to make life easier.

This need for simplicity speaks more about security than status. A position needs to be unique because ownership implies exclusivity. The brand that you are managing helps payoff this positioning promise in a way that spells success.

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Law Commission recommends the introduction of enforceable nuptial agreements

The long awaited report from the law commission has now been published recommending the introduction of enforceable nuptial agreements both pre and post marriage or civil partnership. This would enable couples to make binding arrangements for the financial consequences of divorce. In order to be enforceable the commission has recommended that certain procedural safeguards would need to be met to include the timing of such agreements, the provision of financial disclosure and the need to seek legal advice.

Elen Stritch, associate in the family department, has provided comment on the impact of such agreements on marriage, which is featured in The Times today.

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The Week Ahead in the Stock Market October 29, 2012

Stock Market: More Stormy Markets and Weather Ahead!

Week Ahead: Markets to Consolidate!

Wall Street: Jobs data, election may overshadow earnings!

by Ian Harvey

October 27, 2012

The stock market will navigate another big wave of third-quarter earnings in the week ahead, plus some major economic reports—and, most importantly, the October jobs report.

But nature may also play a role, with a late season hurricane threatening the East Coast along the Washington-New York corridor.

It’s too early to say what type of damage the storm could bring, but it could temporarily drive up gasoline prices.

Earnings season may be only half over, but the focus on profits should subside in the week ahead as investors turn their attention to the coming election and Friday's jobs report, the last major data release before the Nov. 6 contest.

More bellwether companies are scheduled to report results in what will be another "peak week" of the earnings season. Such a flurry of numbers normally holds Wall Street's attention and can lead to market swings. But volume and volatility may be slight next week, with market participants opting to remain on the sidelines ahead of the jobs data and the election.

The Churning Stock Market

It appears that the stock market is going to be just churning -- it’s going to be driven more by earnings news than election polls for the next couple of weeks.

A post-election bounce is highly likely simply because it has removed one element of uncertainty. But no matter who wins, the 'fiscal cliff'” is still ahead.

Earnings have been mixed, with earnings per share figures coming in better than expected but revenues and guidance have been pretty bad, and the companies that have provided guidance have been less than enthusiastic about the outlook.

The Past Week
It was a very rough week in the stock market, as the S&P 500 cracked the widely watched support at 1,420 on Tuesday. Prices closed the past week just above the next key support in the 1,395 to 1,400 area. Friday's close was mixed, as the major averages moved in and out of positive territory for much of the day.

The action in the past week clearly did some technical damage, and it has now been six weeks since the September 14 highs. The decline from the early April highs lasted nine weeks and took the S&P 500 9.8% down from its highs. A similar decline would last until well after the election, and the same percentage decline could take the S&P as low as 1,322, but I do not think that is likely.

Futures were sharply lower Friday ahead of the GDP report, but rallied in early trading before the sellers again took over. The short-term analysis suggests a near-term low is likely for the week ahead, if the futures did not make their lows early Friday.

The December S&P 500 E-Mini futures hit a low of 1,394.50 before the GDP report, which was still above the 38.2% support level at 1384.50. The Dow Industrials have just tested their 38.2% Fibonacci support level at 13,041, which makes it a pretty normal correction so far.

Still, the correction has gone further than many expected. Last Tuesday's drop indicated an expectation of another push to the upside before the election, but this was not to be. The earnings reports, and more importantly, the increasingly negative corporate outlook, have turned the mood on the Street quite negative.

While the price action in some stocks has been quite ugly, the stock market is not yet that oversold. It will likely take a more broad-based drop before it can form a short-term oversold low. Typically, such a low is needed before we can actively start looking for an end to the correction.

The U.S. stocks slumped this past week, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index heading toward its first monthly decline since May, due mainly to companies from 3M Co. to DuPont Co. reported disappointing quarterly results and forecasts. Of the 273 S&P 500 companies that have reported quarterly earnings results, about 59 percent missed analysts’ estimates for sales, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Almost 72 percent topped projections for earnings, the data show. Concern about a worsening picture for corporate results has sent the S&P 500 down 3.7 percent from this year’s high on Sept. 14. The index is still up 12 percent in 2012.

Even with equities falling, the Federal Reserve said the economy is still growing modestly and unemployment remains elevated as the central bank maintains $40 billion in monthly purchases of mortgage-backed securities. Outside the U.S., a survey showed a contraction in China’s manufacturing is easing and investors speculated the Bank of Japan will expand monetary stimulus next week.

Investors are also watching the U.S. presidential race. The latest Washington Post/ABC News tracking poll showed Republican Mitt Romney with 49 percent support among likely voters and President Barack Obama with 48 percent support, a result within the survey’s three percentage point margin of error.

Investors sold shares of companies most tied to economic growth this past week. Raw-material producers fell the most out of 10 groups in the S&P 500, losing 2.8 percent. Energy stocks slumped 2.4 percent for the second-largest drop. The Morgan Stanley Cyclical Index, a gauge of 30 U.S. stocks, erased 1.1 percent.

An S&P index of 11 homebuilders slumped 3.7 percent after a disappointing report on pending home resales.

• The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) ended the week down 1.8%.
The Dow is down 2.5% for the month.

• The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (SPX) was down 1.5% to 1,411.94 for the week. The benchmark gauge for U.S. equities has retreated 2 percent in October, indicating it will end four straight months of gains.
The SPX is down 2% for the month.

• The Nasdaq Composite Index (COMP) fell 0.6%.
The Nasdaq is down 4.1% for the month.

However, despite the declines, the Dow is up 7.3% for the year, while the S&P 500 has gained 12.3%. The Nasdaq is up 14.7%

DuPont (DD) was the biggest weekly laggard on the Dow, while Intel (INTC) was the best performer.

The Markets Ending October 26, 2012

The CBOE Market Volatility Index (VIX – 17.06) ), widely considered the best gauge of fear in the stock market, lost 0.3 point, or 1.7% on Friday of the past week, and gave up its short-lived perch atop the 18 level, though its 200-day moving average continued to offer support. As the equities markets turned lower for the week, the VIX jumped 4.4%.

**For a more in-depth look at the past week…..CLICK HERE…..**

The Major ETFs in the Past Week

**A more detailed report can be obtained by ……CLICKING HERE…..**

The Week Ahead

Uncertainty Due to the “Fiscal Cliff’

Uncertainty about the election, the "fiscal cliff" and negative earnings news has been hitting the market. There is also an element of concern that if GOP challenger Mitt Romney wins, he might change the complexion of the now dovish Fed.

Romney is Wall Street’s preferred candidate but he is viewed as unlikely to retain Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke when his term expires in early 2014, and some traders are betting that change would result in a more hawkish Fed.

Corporate America is clearly concerned about what happens when Congress addresses the so-called "fiscal cliff," or the dual expiration of Bush-era tax cuts and the onset of automatic spending cuts Jan. 1.

That fear is believed to be holding back corporate spending, and it showed up as softer business investment in Friday’s report of third quarter GDP, even as the consumer stepped up spending.

Economists say that trend could slow down growth in the fourth quarter and into next year, particularly if the "fiscal cliff" is not resolved. Third quarter GDP was a surprisingly better 2 percent and was lifted by government spending.

Uncertainty can slow business activity but it does not necessarily lead to layoffs -- businesses will slow their spending down when uncertainty rises, but usually, a real shock is normally required for businesses to lay off hundreds of employees.

The Weather and its Effects on the Stock Market in the Week Ahead

The market will also have to contend with the weather.

Hurricane Sandy is expected to hit the U.S. East Coast early in the week ahead. New York City officials were considering closing down bus and subway lines in the week ahead. At the New York Stock Exchange, the plans call for business as usual. The exchange issued a statement on Friday saying it has contingency plans to have the market running, adding that it has back-up power generation facilities. The Big Board will make accommodations for critical staff and traders.

Rival marketplace NASDAQ OMX said in a statement that it has plans to make sure its systems are ready. It will communicate with its members before, up to and after the storm.

Austerity and Deflation

With the resurgence of the Romney campaign, which is considered to be more "business friendly," why are stocks so weak? The airwaves have been flooded with gloomy forecasts from business leaders who are focused on the fiscal cliff and high debt levels.

The fiscal conservatives favor more austerity, as they conclude that the increasing debt levels have to result in much higher inflation. Many are hoping that this will be like 1980, when Reagan's election spawned a 20-year bull market.

One election year that no one mentions is 1936, when the country was coming out of the only recession that was worse than the recent one. The debate was similar back then: Kansas Governor Alfred M. Landon wanted government regulation to be removed, and states be given more control. At the time, many businessmen challenged the programs of FDR, as they felt overtaxed and overregulated.

As noted in an excellent paper by Marshall Auerback from the Roosevelt Institute, "the Roosevelt administration reduced unemployment from 25% in 1933 to 9.6%% in 1936, up to 13% in 1938 (due largely to a reversal of the fiscal activism which had characterized FDR's first term in office)."

The author also notes that, "By 1936, many economists and financial experts (notably FDR's Treasury Secretary, Henry Morgenthau) feared the country would go bankrupt if the government kept deficit-spending." (A familiar ring to it!)

"And after all, they argued, the government deficits had "pump-primed" the economy. The private sector could now take off on its own and get back to close to the full employment level of 1928 to early 1929."

The chart of the Dow Industrials shows a nice uptrend from the 1934 lows.

There was little in the way of a correction in 1936, as FDR had a landslide victory, but the uptrend was broken in September 1937. By April 1938, the Dow had dropped over 50% from its highs. It was in 1938 that Roosevelt submitted a budget where the deficit had been eliminated...but unfortunately so had the recovery.

Though other economists argue about the conclusions of Auerback, it is interesting to note that in 1936, the path to austerity was widely accepted. Now there seems to be a similar view that inflation is inevitable and the hope is that by cutting the spending quickly, the inflationary spike won't be that bad.

Unlike a few years ago, no one now seems to be concerned about the threat of deflation -- yet most economists agree it is much harder to stop.

This chart of the deflationary cycle is quite interesting which shows various stages which look similar in ways to the recent past. With the recent debate over the policy with China, the Protectionism & Tariffs phase especially stood out. Hopefully, a deflationary period is not ahead of us.

The good news is that these concerns are unlikely to impact investors until 2013.

The Major ETFs in the Week Ahead

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The Key Events in the Week Ahead

The economy will be on the front burner in the week ahead, as we get the widely anticipated monthly jobs report. Overall, the economic calendar is quite full, with the Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey on Monday, followed by the S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index and Consumer Confidence on Tuesday.

On Wednesday we get the ADP Employment Report, as well as the Employment Cost Index. In addition to the jobless claims on Thursday, the Productivity and Costs, ISM Manufacturing Index, and Construction Spending are also going to be released. On Friday, we also get the latest report on factory orders.

Third-quarter earnings will also continue to pour in. Bellwether companies scheduled to report include Hertz (HTZ), Ford (F), Pfizer (PFE) and Exxon Mobil (XOM).

Earnings in the Week Ahead

We have a great deal of earnings reports still to come. In fact, we have 716 companies coming out with results this week, including 106 S&P 500 companies. This means that by the end of this week we will have seen 75% of third quarter earnings results. The aggregate metrics will change over the coming days as more and more companies release results.

But it is unlikely that earnings will have toned down from the ‘disappointingly weak’ outcomes so far for this reporting season. When even companies like Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOG), Amazon (AMZN), Caterpillar (CAT) and DuPont (DD) come short of expectations, then you know that the earnings picture can’t be good.

Here is the current status of the 270 S&P 500 companies that have reported third quarter results as of Friday, October 25th. Total earnings for these companies are down 2.8% from the same period last year and only 61% of the companies are beating earnings expectations. Total revenues are down 2.3%, but only 30.7% of the companies are able to beat revenue expectations.

In a typical quarter, roughly two-thirds of the companies would beat earnings expectations, and close to 60% would come ahead of revenue expectations. In the second quarter of 2012 -- which by no means was a strong earnings season -- we had 68.3% of the companies that have already reported Q3 results beat earnings expectations.

On the revenue side, the ‘beat ratio’ was 39.3% in the second quarter. The average earnings and revenue ‘beat ratios’ over the last four quarters for this same cohort of 270 companies is 69% and 58.2%, respectively.

Investors have come to expect an ‘earnings surprise’ since management teams have fine-tuned expectations by under-promising and over-delivering. The third quarter earnings season thus far runs counter to this narrative, as the surprise this time around has predominantly been on the negative side. May be the redeeming feature of this earnings season is that the underperformance this time around restores our confidence in the earnings surprise all over again.

Total earnings for the 241 S&P 500 companies still to report results are expected to be up 1.2% from the same period last year. The composite growth rate for third quarter total earnings -- where we combine results for the 270 companies that have reported results with what is expected for the 241 companies – is for a decline of 1.1% and revenue decline of 2.5%.

Modestly down Tech sector earnings (down 0.3%) add to seven other sectors that have negative year-over-year comparisons. The predominantly negative tone of company guidance has started showing up in estimate revisions, but overall estimates for the fourth quarter and beyond remain elevated at present.

Total earnings are expected to grow 6.1% in the fourth quarter and in excess of 11% of in 2013. These growth expectations have come down from a few months back, but they still have more room to fall.

Economy in the Week Ahead

While earnings may no longer have much “newsy” value, we do have a bunch of market-moving economic reports on deck as well. The most important economic report coming out this week is the October non-farm payroll report coming out on Friday, but we also have the manufacturing ISM report and other key reports.

For more information and a list of key events and earnings in the week ahead………CLICK HERE…..

Conclusion for the Week Ahead

As was expected, the selling carried over to last week. Despite Friday's mixed close, we may see another push to the downside early in the week.

Even if stocks do bounce this week, the odds of further new correction lows are still high. The intermediate-term analysis suggests we should get a good buying opportunity in the next two to five weeks.

As for new recommendations, the current drop in the precious metals is a buying opportunity. More conservative investors could wait until we get new daily buy signals, which we do not have yet.

The other markets that look interesting are the emerging markets; though wait for a better entry in the China ETFs, which are now overbought. The Vanguard Emerging Markets Viper (VWO) is looking good.

Further Articles Relating to the Week Ahead

1. The Economy and Earnings in the Week Ahead – October 29, 2012

2. The Past Week Stock Market Results – October 29, 2012

3. The Major ETFs in the Week Ahead – October 29, 2012

4. Companies Reporting Earnings in the Week Ahead - October 29, 2012

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Murray, Chass (2004). Game Fights Trend of Fewer Blacks. The New York Times

This article is about the declination of blacks in the game of baseball. It begins by talking about how successful blacks were in baseball from 1981-1997. Blacks such as Tony Gwynn, Tim Raines, and Gary Sheffield were winning National League Batting Titles 16 out of those 17 years. From 1998-2004, only one black player has won the batting title. As a huge baseball fan, I never knew that stat and find it very interesting. The article also entails that black players had won the National League MVP award quite often from 1949-1970. More recently from 1985-2004, black players had won the MVP 11 times, with Barry Bonds winning 6 of the 11. The article then argues if there is any black ball player who will take Barry Bonds’ stardom in Major League Baseball after he retires.

In 1995, 19 percent of the players on opening day rosters were black. In 2004 when this article was written, the percentage of black players had dropped to 10 percent. Major League Baseball is aware of the issue and are trying to do as much as the can to promote baseball in urban communities. Doug Melvin, the current General Manager of the Milwaukee Brewers suggests that young blacks among other young athletes are not interested in going to the minor leagues before they can play at the Major League level. He compares this to the National Basketball Association and the National Football League where young athletes can immediately jump to the pros right after high school. I completely agree with what Doug Melvin suggests in this article because young athletes, whether they are black or white, are trying to get paid millions of dollars as quick as they possibly can. In the case of young black athletes, most of them come from poor urban communities. They are looking to sign that multi-million dollar contract as soon as they are eligible to be drafted. In order to do so, they need to see the...
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Strategic audits are examinations and evaluations of strategic management processes including measuring corporate performance against the corporate strategy. Whenever a deficiency is noted or performance of an organization is sub-par, the organization may elect to perform a strategic audit. This may be done with in-house auditors, or an audit firm may be contracted to perform the audit.

The auditors will audit performance of the organization against the current corporate strategy and seek to identify problems within the current strategy that may be tied or can be traced to poor performance. Upon completion of the audit, a report will be created regarding the auditing firm or group’s findings and submit the report with recommended remedies to the management of the organization. The organization will then seek to implement the proposed remedies with hopes of increasing organizational performance.

Donaldson has specified five elements of strategic audit. These are: 1. Establishing criteria for performance
2. Database design and maintenance
3. Strategic audit committee
4. Relationship with the CEO
5. Alert to duty (by board members)

The performance criteria should be simple, well-understood and well- accepted measures of financial performance. A number of measures of financial performance are available. One common measure, used by many companies, is return on investment (ROI). The ROI can be analyzed as follows; * Profit per unit of sales (profit margin);

* Sales per unit of capital employed (asset turnover); and, * Capital employed per unit of equity invested (leverage). If these three ratios are multiplied together, the resultant ratio will give profit per unit of equity

To calculate different performance ratios and monitor performance criteria, a proper database is essential. This involves both database design and maintenance. This has to be a regular and an ongoing process. Data on financial performance can sometimes be sensitive to the managers/ employees of a company. It is, therefore, suggested that financial and related data design, maintenance and analyses should be entrusted to the auditors of the company or outside consultants.

For effective strategic audit, a strategic audit committee should be constituted. The committee would decide on the frequency of their meeting, periodicity of interaction with the CEO or top management of the company and, also when they should make presentation to or hold discussion with the full board. If properly conceived, designed and conducted, strategic audit, more than management audit, can be a powerful tool for monitoring the strategic process of a company and also strike a good balance between corporate strategy and corporate governance.

According to United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Corporate Social Responsibility is a “management concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and interactions with their stakeholders” CSR is generally understood as being the way through which a company achieves a balance of economic, environmental and social imperatives (“Triple-Bottom-Line- Approach”), while at the same time addressing the expectations of shareholders and stakeholders”. A company is answerable to its internal stakeholders (owners, shareholders etc). However, a company is also part of the environment and community where it operates. The responsibilities that the organization fulfills or is expected to fulfill to this external community or environment is its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

The conflict between internal and external stakeholders can go much further than mentioned so far. Some feel that this is the most problematic issue in deciding company responsibility. External stakeholders argue that internal stakeholders’ demand be made secondary to the greater need of the society; that is, greater good of the external...
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An Extra-Large Editorial (Subjectively Speaking)
What does the word "large" mean these days? No, not that, ya pervert! I'm referring to the diminishing use of it in proper context. Ordered a large Coke lately? You probably wound up with the one that was one size smaller than the biggest they had. To me, large means if there are three sizes, it's the biggest one. Apparently there are those in the retail industry who disagree with me. Sometime, without my knowledge, small was renamed as "regular," medium became "large," and large came to be considered "extra large."

I guess sooner or later the word "regular" will be abandoned by the wayside for its mediocre overtones and substituted in its place will be the word "large." Of course, since there has to be a distinction between sizes, the next size up will become "Big 'Un," and the biggest of all will don the name "Behemoth."

Try this--go to a fast food restaurant of your choice and ask for a "large" order of fries. Take notice of what size container is used. I'd just about be willing to bet that the biggest container they have isn't the one they reach for. More than likely, you'll get what's really the mid-size carton of fries. This works with pizza, too. Try and order a medium pizza from Papa John's. The response I get is "we don't have medium, only small, large, and extra large." What's this nonsense? Is it supposed to make me feel better about my purchase of a large as opposed to a medium? I just want a pizza that's not too big, but isn't going to leave me hungry either. To me, that falls under the category of "medium." That's marketing for you. Just gimme a medium-sized pizza, as in, not the smallest, but not one that occupies its own zip code either.

Every restaurant has a different qualifier. Hardee's refers to their combo as a "Jumbo Size." At the Huddle House, it's a "Hearty Helping," and McDonald's calls it "Super Size." How many synonyms for large can we come up with? The English language...
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posites attract, Aristotle strongly believes in a differing point of view that birds of a feather flock together. He strongly feels, as do I, that people with similarities and a common ground are able to get along better and connect better with one of their kind, rather than a complete opposite. Aristotle found that several people believed that there is only one kind of friendship. As a philosopher, though, he went on to explain that there is a possibility to have three different kinds of friendship, or three levels of friendship. It is necessary for there to be some sort of bond or connection in order for a friendship to develop, especially to a level three virtuous friendship. However, this idea is even true in level one and two, utility and pleasure friendships. The most insignificant, and short-lived level of friendship is a friendship based solely on utility, basically a friendship based on convenience. These friendships are self-centered friendships that only exist for the good of one party. Examples of utility friendships are business partners, carpooling, or study groups. I personally know that these kinds of friendships exist, whether I would like to admit it or not. How many of us would stop being friends with the kid down the hall if he was not the smart kid who could help you with homework? The next level of friendship is the friendship based solely on pleasure. These are, incidentally, friendships that last a little longer than utility friendships but are still not everlasting. In these friendships, the person is accepted and admired for the pleasure the person brings, whether it be laughter or satisfaction. Once the pleasure has exhausted itself, there is no longer a need for the friendship, and the people usually lose contact with one another. Casual sexual relationships or relationships with people for purely their sense of humor or some other trait are examples of pleasurable friendships. These friendships, once again, satisfy...
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Gender Inequality in the Middle East

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Zimbardo (1973)
Aim/ Hypothesis| To investigate the process of Deindividuation by simulating an authentic prison environment. | Method/ Experiment| A simulation of a prison was created in the basement of Stanford University, 24 male participants were recruited. One group were given the role as the guards and the other group were the prisoners. Both the guards and prisoners were deindividuated and became anonymous in their group. On arrival they were put into suits with an ID number on the back. The guards were in military styled uniforms with all the equipment. | Results| The guards created a brutal atmosphere for the prisoners, the prisoners became very passive whereas the guards aggression levels rose. Every guard at some point became abusive and authoritarian. | Conclusion| Both sets of participants showed classic signs of Deindividuation through a lowered sense of identity and an altered state of subjective consciousness. | Evaluation| Advantages| Disadvantages|

| High ecological validity, realistic measures of aggression| Unethical, Sample Characteristics|

Other Studies-
The Costume Experiment (Johnson & Downing, 1979)-
This experiment was to see how wearing a uniform affects the level of shock a person gives when in a controlled environment. There were 3 conditions/uniforms & shock level given out of 8: * Identifiable (Normal clothing) --- 5/8

* Hoods and coats (similar to the clothing of the KKK) 7/8 * Nurse’s uniform 3/8
This shows that it isn’t anonymity that leads to aggression but the norms associated with the social context that affects our behaviour.

Evaluation of Deindividuation-
Advantages| Disadvantages|
Experimental Support- There are lots of experiments that support and lead to the idea of Deindividuation| Deindividuation doesn’t always lead to aggression- The idea that it leads to loss of inhibition may mean an increase in pro- social behaviour. For example a group may act as one and...
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General Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf: A Great 20th Century Military Leader

Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. was born August 22, 1934 in Trenton, New Jersey to Ruth Alice and Herman Norman Schwarzkopf. Herbert Norman was the youngest of three siblings. He had two sisters. They were Ruth Ann who were four years older and Sally who were two and a half years older than him. Perhaps because of the closeness in their ages, Sally and Herman enjoyed playing together outdoors while Ruth Ann prefered to be in doors reading or playing the piano (“It Doesn't Take A Hero” Petre, Peter.).

Herbert Norman’s dad Herman Norman, served in WWI as an officer. He fought in the battle of Marne and was gassed with mustard gas, making him vulnerable to the chance of pneumonia for the rest of his life. After his return from the war, he founded the New Jersey State Police. Herman didn’t specialize in leading soldiers, but leading and training military police officers. Herman worked as lead investigator on the infamous kidnapping of Charles Lindenbergh’s son in 1932 (“It Doesn't Take A Hero” Petre, Peter.).

In June of 1942, Herbert was called to Washington D.C. to meet with General George C Marshall to discuss a problem. The allies were having troubles delivering military aid to the Soviets who were in need of supplies and weaponry through the Iran mountains because the mountain tribes were ambushing the convoys or setting up blockades and asking for tariffs. This was during the part of the war when the Nazis were closing in one Stalingrad and the supplies getting to the Soviets were crucial to the war. To deal with this issue, Herman Schwarzkopf was assigned to advise the Imperial Iranian Gendarmerie to train them to make them effective at defending and become the national police force to stop the ambushes in the mountain sides of Iran. Eventually he formed the Shah’s secret police force the SAVAK. For all of this to happen it required Herman Schwarzkopf to live in Iran while the rest of the family stayed back (“It Doesn't Take A Hero” Petre, Peter.).

In August of 1942, Herman Schwarzkopf left for Tehran, Iran on Operation Ajax. Norman was 7 at the time.. Before Herman left,he made Norman the “man of the house” while Herman was deployed. To symbolize this, Herman placed his Army saber which he received in 1917 when he graduated West Point Military Academy in New York into Norman’s hands. As he did Herman said “I’m placing this sword in your keeping until I come back. Now son, I’m depending on you and the responsibility is yours.” Herman then read the army creed engraved in the sword to Herbert, “Duty, Honor, Country.” Herman said that Herbert had to do the “duty” to be the man of the house, that Norman had to “honor” his dad’s wish, all while he served his “country”(“It Doesn't Take A Hero” Petre, Peter.).

With Herman Schwarzkopf being gone, things at home inside the family became tough. The load of maintaining their big house became too much so they moved to a small apartment which was cheaper and easier to maintain. Herbert Schwarzkopf’s mom took it hard having her husband and his dad gone. She turned to alcohol. Herbert would come home from school to find her sitting on the front steps of their apartment building drinking, crying, and talking with slurred speech (“It Doesn't Take A Hero” Petre, Peter.).

Herman Norman was in the military lifestyle his whole life. In 1943, he moved to Iran with his dad and attended the Iranian International Academy. Later, he attended a academy in Geneva, Switzerland. He then returned back to the United States in 1949 and attended Valley Forge Military Academy. In 1952, Herbert was accepted and attended West Point Military Academy. While there, Norman wrestled, played football, and was a member of the chapel choir.

All of this military life style through out Norman’s life gave him the leadership skills and fundamentals to grow up and become a great leader himself. In 1969, Norman became a...
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The Great Gatsby – Study Guide
Chapter 1
1. Why is Nick Carraway made the narrator?
The device of giving Nick the function of narrator lends psychic distance from the story. Nick is part of the action, yet he is not one of the principals. He shares some of the emotions and is in a position to interpret those of the others. However, the happens are not center on him.

2. What kind of relationship exists between Nick and the Buchanans? It is completely superficial. He speaks of them as dear friends he barely knows. Actually, the relationship between Gatsby and his sponging guests is hardly less meaningful, and the comparison is a striking one.

3. Why does Daisy always speak in such exaggerated phrases? By overdoing her remarks she manages to minimize everything she says. If she describes something as utterly wonderful instead of merely nice, she makes it seem quite ordinary. She makes everything sound important which reveals nothing is important to her.

4. What is the significance of Tim’s reference to the book he is reading? First, the content of the book implies a certain lack of intellect on Tom’s part. Secondly, it reveals Tom’s belief that the dominant race must stay in control, that lesser races must be beaten off, an attitude he displays toward Gatsby, whose background places him in a different world.

5. Why does Daisy hope her child will be a beautiful fool? To her superficial appearance is all that matters, so beauty is a necessity. Intelligence, however, might be a hazard, for Daisy lives in a world that does not hold up under inspection, and if she really thought about her life, she might find it unbearable.

6. Why does Nick feel that Daisy is trying to show off her cynicism? This is a current upper-class pose and by adopting it Daisy not only identifies herself as part of a fashionable group, but disposes of the need to live a meaningful life, since life has no meaning anyway.

7. Why does Daisy describe her youth as a “white girlhood”? On a literal level, she always dressed in white and even drove a white car. More important, she remembers her youth as a time of innocence and charming simplicity, in contrast to the tawdry existence she has in the present.

8. Why does Gatsby reach out to the water?
He is so near and yet so far. It has taken him five years to come this close to his dream, so close that he can reach out his arms to the light across the bay. This image remains throughout the novel – Gatsby stretching out his arms toward an elusive goal that he cannot quite reach.

Chapter 2
1. Why is Wilson covered with dust from the ashes?
He is a dead character, in contrast to the tough vitality of his wife. (The ashes do not cover her). Tom says that Wilson is too stupid to know that he is alive; the others pay no more attention to him than if he actually were dead.

2. Why does Myrtle Wilson behave with such hauteur, both toward her husband and in the city apartment?

Her arrogance satirizes the arrogance of the entire social structure. She believes herself to be “somebody” and looks down on her inferiors. Most of the people in this novel are involved in climbing the slippery ladder toward social success, grasping frantically for the rung above and kicking down at those on the rung below.

3. Why does Nick see himself as both on the outside and inside of the apartment? He may be in it, but he does not consider himself of it. He wants no part of these people or their cheap involvement. He is as isolated from them as he later is from Gatsby’s party.

4. What is ironic about Myrtle saying “You can’t live forever”? She is recalling that his idea motivated her to go off with Tom when he first approached her. The irony lies in the fact that her death is caused by her eagerness later to go off with Tom.

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Opening and Closing a discussion

If the opening speaker talks sense, he will get credit because he opened the discussion and took the group in the right direction. If, on the other hand, the first speaker's start lacks substance, he will attract the undivided attention of the evaluators to his shortcomings. So speak first only if you have enough sensible things to say. Otherwise, keep yourself silent and let someone else start.

Try and summarise the discussion at the end. In the summary, do not merely restate your point of view, also accommodate dissenting viewpoints. If the group did not reach a consensus, say so in your summary, but remember, do not force a consensus. Forcing a consensus could end up working against you.

Entering a discussion

Identify the way to enter the discussion. In a loud GD where there are three or four aggressive participants, and where a number of people tend to speak at the same time, it becomes difficult for others to get a chance to speak. There is no foolproof solution to this problem. And such a situation is pretty much likely to prevail during the actual GD that you participate in. However, it is crucial that you speak. How can you do this?

GD Topics

So now that you are all set with the strategies for doing well in your GD, lets look at a few topics that have be posed in past GDs. Remember, these are only to help you prepare and donâ€™t expect them to be repeated!

1. Our country needs more technocrats and less managers.

2. Management education is a luxury for a poor country like India.

3. Ends justify the means.

4. Women make better bosses than men.

5. Greed is an essential human quality.

6. Pollution control is a luxury for India.

7. Engineers joining management is a national waste.

8. Parliamentary democracy is an obstacle in the path of growth of the Indian nation.

1. Economic Topics: Liberalization is leading to jobless growth

2. Social Topics: Dowry continues to haunt...
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Electronic Patient Charting Implementation
Kathleen M Lepley
April 11, 2011
Jennifer Freel
Electronic Patient Charting Implementation
In today’s ever -changing health care system there is a need for constant updates but also thorough accuracy. The way these pieces of information are assembled and implemented is vital to the survival of any health care organization. The addition of Electronic Patient Record Charting (EPR) will provide for continued patient confidentiality and charting accuracy. In addition, it is a necessary step in the direction of Electronic Patient Records. The goal of the implementation of the EPR is to enhance health care delivery from the nursing spectrum and allow for improved charting accuracy, decrease errors, and provide thorough documentation.

Nurses are an essential part of today’s health care system. Pt care is the core of all health care organizations. Many institutions have moved focus to electronic charting. One of the most important aspects of this is patient focused charting. It is necessary for the organization to implement this change and move forward with a proposal for this change as we focus on the information technology vital today for our health care system. In addition, we recognize that there will be organizational and individual barriers that will occur. We will look at proposed factors and a proposed theory model that influence the change to EPR and show how it will benefit this institution positively. As we move forward and to this type of patient documentation, it is to focus on high quality patient care and enhance patient confidentiality.

In addition, staff understanding and comprehension is proposed so that all staff understands that a move toward this type of patient documentation is necessary to the continued success of this institution and patient- centered focus. The theoretical model presented centers on this core change to electronic charting. The proposed model will allow staff to see how the change will become success and implemented through a series of steps and support teams. Finally development of external and internal resources are presented .These resources will be readily available and help to support this change initiative through their expertise and guidance. The nursing staff will have seminars and support groups and training sessions so that they will be able to deliver the highest quality patient -care on a 24 hour continuum.

The EPR is a new challenge. Change to any type of new documentation can be foreign to anyone on staff who are uncomfortable with computers and accustomed to charting patient documentation a certain way for many years. EPR is essential to the continued safety and critical to the aspect of high quality patient care and financial reimbursement. Improving patient documentation will enhance necessary standards set by The Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, (JCAHO). This documentation standard will improve quality of patient care and patient focused documentation. ( Nehm &Poston 2000, Kossman & Schneidenhelm, 2008.)

In addition, specific detail and legibility and immediate patient wishes are readily available by allowing the nursing staff to be more attentive to patient care because the new EPR will allow for improved time management and thorough documentation. The major reason for moving toward this type of documentation will be so that this institution can focus on high quality patient care, by decreasing charting errors and legibility issues that the current charting system entails. Providing a chart that is accurate will set documentation standards of detailed charting are required by JCAHO and readily available to all users who are allowed to access the patient chart. The EPR will give patients a voice in their own care, and a tool necessary...
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What happens when a book known by heart is torn up and thrown in the air? What happened when a tribal story is lost in an alien tale? Craig Silvey and Judith Wright examine, explore and display such changes in their respective texts Jasper Jones and Bora Ring. The idea of change as a maturing yet calamitous and estranging force is conveyed onto the audience through demonstration of its dynamic effects. The skilful use of literary techniques—metaphors, similes and symbolism—allows the reader to fully comprehend the consequences of this perpetual force.

Metaphors and personification display the idea that change is cataclysmic when it is not required. Change emerges in the life of Jasper Jones’ protagonist Charlie Bucktin which results in chaos in his life. By being exposed to a horrific situation at the tender age of thirteen years old, “the world breaks and spins and shakes” for him. Charlie laments on this by saying “I can’t unfurl from my cocoon when I’m good and ready (p. 30).” These metaphors show the adverse effects that change has had on him and his lack of preparation for current circumstances. Meanwhile, in Bora Ring, the submersion of Aborigine culture is forced. On the site of a previous Bora Ring, “Only the grass stands up / to mark the dancing-ring; the apple gums / posture and mime a past corroboree (lines 5-7).” Wright uses personification to demonstrate the diminution of vitality in their culture. Wright’s use of this technique demonstrates the previous liveliness of the Bora Rings in contrast to the present state of dormancy. The metaphors in Jasper Jones assist the reader in realising the disastrous effects of the changes imposed on Charlie, since an animal cannot possibly survive without proper development inside its cocoon. Bora Ring likewise uses personification to portray the submission of an entire culture which was flourishing but changed from verve into inertia. The use of such techniques explores the idea of change being cataclysmic,...
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster: Various Ideas and Methods in Literature

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How To Read Literature Like A Professor by Thomas C. Foster presents various ideas and methods that are applied in literature in a form of a guide. Many Ideas presented in the book can be found in other books. For example, The House On Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros uses concepts such as sex, geography, and symbolism to focus/describe other topics.

In The House On Mango Street, the main character, Esperanza, describes the hairs of her family members. The way she describes her family member's hairs symbolizes their personality.

Everybody in our family has different hair. My Papa's hair is like a broom, all up in the air. And me, my hair is lazy. It never obeys barrettes or bands. Carlos' hair is thick and straight. He doesn't need to comb it. Nenny's hair is slippery-slides out of your hand. And Kiki, who is the youngest, has hair like fur. But my mother's hair, my mother's hair, like little rosettes, like little candy circles all curly and pretty.

The way Papa's hair is described makes him seem tired/lazy. The author chose to relate Papa's hair to a broom for a reason. Cisneros chose to relate his hair to a broom because visually, they are more dirty, rough, and stiff. If Cisneros were to relate his hair to a porcupine, it would make Papa seem more sharp and tight. Mama is symbolized to be more sweet, which is why she is related to candy. To have hair like Mama, one must put more time and energy. Their hair describes their personality because it shows how much they care about it. This can be compared to the way one judges everyday people on the street. By using physical characteristics, Cisneros managed to describe the characters personality.

Geography plays a key role in The House On Mango Street. Esperanza lives in a small house in the middle of the ghetto.

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1.0 Introduction
The Swedish home furnishing retailer IKEA was founded by Ingvar Kamprad in the region of Smaland in Sweden in 1943 (Hultman, et al., 2011). It is regarded as one of the most respected and reliable companies in Sweden (Gronvius, Lernborg, 2009). Today, IKEA is a global company which has operations in 41 countries around the world for over six decades. It has 29 trading offices located in 25 countries and the remaining 16 countries are 11 customer distribution centers and 26 distribution centers. According to sustainability report in year 2011, it shows that IKEA group have 287 stores worldwide with and it has approximately 16,000 Co-employees and 33 production units in 10 countries. Besides that, IKEA had 1,026 home furnishing suppliers in 53 countries (IKEA, 2011).

2.0 Marketing mix
The definition of standardization is the process of expanding and applying domestic target-market dictated product standards effectively to markets in different environments. Standardization is not only concerned about products, but it is also progressively spread to brand standardization which concerns the brand name, packaging and positioning of a company. In marketing mix, standardization for business means using the same way to promote its products in all countries (Zierfuss, Bergersen, 2004). Levitt has argues that well-managed companies have moved from emphasis on customizing items to offering worldwide standardized products that are advanced, efficient, trustworthy and low priced. Nevertheless, it has limited to being ineffective in some countries (Vrontis, Thrassou, 2009).

According to Medina and Duffy, adaptation is described as the obligatory modification of domestic target market dictated product standards as to make the product suit into different environmental conditions (Heczkov, Stoklasa, n.d.). The essential basis of the adaptation is that the marketer is subject to a set a new position of macro environmental factors, to different constraints such as climate, race, language, taste, and etc. Moreover, multinational companies are necessary to find out, alter, and adjust an entire marketing strategy to sell and distribute the products in order to fit in unique dimensions of each local market (Vrontis, Thrassou, 2009).

3.1 Product

According to sustainability report 2011, IKEA range consists of approximately 9,500 products (IKEA, 2011). Through the years of operating experience, IKEA is not only success in build a strong brand image but it is also has standardize their brand name over the world. In term of products, IKEA has a fundamental guiding principle to work and to be perceived in the same way in every country (Burt, Johansson, Thelander, 2008). IKEA has standardized the packaging design into flat-packed so IKEA designs furniture can be packed unassembled for more easily to transport, to reduce labor, shipping and storage costs. Eventually, IKEA are able to offer its products to customers at substantially lower prices (IKEA, 2012). Besides that, IKEA also standardize the products positioning that kept unchanged since it was created. IKEA is targeting who demand for good quality furniture with affordable prices especially for family. IKEA has successful develop methods that are both cost-efficient and innovative (Schuiling, Lambin, 2007).

Although, today IKEA is successful and profitable, and it has standardize its brand name, design on packaging, product quality, and product positioning which are able to save more costs, however IKEA still need to adapt some products according to different requirements of a country of sale. For example, IKEA sells the same furniture but in different sizes for the Western and Asia countries because it found that the body size of these two countries’ customers are different. Besides that, Americans found that IKEA’s standard beds are narrow for them. IKEA always design and introduce new products with creative and high...
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Impulsive Behavior in Romeo and Juliet
By: Shaunean Burnett

Impulsive behavior is something people can do everyday which can affect them for the next few days or the rest of their life. Impulsive behavior can begin with a small action, and soon result in a huge catastrophe. Whenever acting without thinking about the consequences, you are acting impulsively. Many stories and plays have characters that act in this way and create the whole conflict of the story. A good example of this is the play Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare. No one in this play display’s this character trait more than Romeo Montague.

Throughout the play, Romeo makes very hasty decisions, some of which result in unnecessary consequences. On one occasion, Romeo sneaks into the Capulet Masquerade Ball where he meets Juliet and quickly forgets about his first true love, Rosaline. Romeo spontaneously decides he has fallen in love all over again, which reflects on Romeo’s impulsive character. “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! / For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.” (Shakespeare 52-53)

Romeo’s unwise behavior also results in the death of Juliet’s cousin when his impulsive action to battle with Tybalt does not go as planned. “Either thou or I, or both, must go with him.” (Shakespeare 126) In just one scene, Romeo’s emotions overcome him and he is the cause of one death and his own banishment from Verona. “And for that offense/ Immediately we do exile him hence.” (Shakespeare 183-184) Romeo’s spur-of-the-moment decisions take the lives of his friends (Mercutio), family (Lady Montague), those he hate (Paris) and also his own. “Romeo, there dead, was husband to that Juliet; / and she, there dead, that Romeo’s faithful wife.” (Shakespeare 231-232) We can definitely come to the conclusion that Romeo, himself is a great cause of this tragic story that causes many people grief and sorrow.

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Just War Theories in the West
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Since the beginning of time, strong nations have taken over weaker ones without any consideration for the indigenous people of those lands. Some claim that because many of these peoples are inferior intellectually and/or physically to the conquerors, than by nature they are slaves and, as stated by Aristotle, "it is better for them as inferiors that they should be under the rule of a master (Aristotle, Vitoria 239)." However, natural law claims that all men are equal and liberty is entitled equally for all. It is also stated under this divine law that all men have the right to defend themselves. Therefore, it is according to natural law that despite a native peoples' intellectual capacity, they are granted the right to hold sovereignty over their land. Where all other laws falter, it is the laws of nature which hold true to providing what is best for mankind.

Take into account, for example, the Spanish conquest of the New World. The Indians who inhabited this land were immediately viewed as barbarians and seemed entirely unfit to govern themselves. According to Vitoria, "It is undoubtedly better for them to be governed by others, than to govern themselves (239)," but it must also be considered that these natives had complete ownership over their properties both publicly and privately, and therefore have the right to retain ownership over their land. It is by the workings of nature in the first place that these people were given this land, and if there is no concrete evidence that they have befouled what has been rightfully theirs for thousands of years before the Spanish invasion, than they ought to continue living in their isolated peace. "Peoples, techniques, and disease strains had continued to pass back and forth over the entire great land mass of Europe-Asia-Africa for interminable centuries, on into modern times, whereas the Indian peoples, whatever sporadic contact there...
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Several current conflicts are due to the European colonization and decolonization, which occurred mainly in the mid of the last century. These conflicts are often about resources, territories or ethnics. In South Asia, the Kashmir conflict last since 1947, that corresponds to the British decolonization of what was named the British Raj. The conflict stems from Pakistan and India, which both claimed the sovereignty over this region, leading to dramatic consequences over the decades on the Kashmir inhabitants and on the economy. The conflict, rooted in the history, has impacted roughly the region, and a close solution seems uncertain.

After the British departure from India, the country was divided in three parts, according to the main religion: Pakistan and Bangladesh which are mainly inhabited by Muslim people whereas India has a Hindu majority. Between India and Pakistan, there is the Kashmir region. Despite, the Muslim majority, decision was made by the Maharaja, that the region would be a part of India. However, Pakistan wanted to possess this wealth territory and invaded it in 1948, leading to the first out of three wars between the two countries. Finally, Pakistan withdrew his troops, and signed an agreement with India, resulting in the creation of a Line of Control. A tiny part of the Kashmir region was incorporated to Pakistan. In 1965 occurred the second war, which ended due the UN resolution which let the previous Line of Control. (CNN, 2003) The third war took place in 1971. In 1989 started the worse part of the conflict in Kashmir, with a civil war, an increase in the violence, a lot of Indian militaries settled in the region. In 1998, the threat of a scale in violence has increased, as despite any authorization from the United-Nations, both countries accessed the nuclear bomb technology. In 2003, Pakistan and India agreed to a ceasefire, keeping as a boarder the Line of Control. (Harris, G) Nowadays, the main part of Kashmir is tied to India, whereas...
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11.2mm Enduro
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11.2mm Enduro

11.2mm Enduro

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Object Title: 11.2mm Enduro

Manufacturer: Blue Water

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11 mm EnduroTM:

The 11 mm Enduro is our most rugged and durable rope. Its 11 mm size is well suited as a first-time rope for entry level climbers. Its extreme durability adds an added level of safety for big wall climbing, climbing classes, guiding, or working sport routes.

Dynamic Rope Specifications:

UIAA Tested as: A SINGLE rope.

Falling weight: 80kg

Weight per meter: 77g

Maximum Impact Force: 9.4kN

UIAA Falls Survived: 12

80kg Static Elongation: 5.7%

Your climbing rope is the single most important piece of gear you own. As such, it must be able to withstand incredible abuse in the way of abrasion (belaying and rappelling), adverse conditions (freezing and thawing), and exposure to sunlight (ultraviolet radiation), and still be able to protect you in the event of a fall. Not only must it possess the dynamic energy-absorbing qualities needed to protect you in the event of a fall, but also must remain relatively static when hauling and rappelling. In addition to possessing the divergent qualities needed to fulfill these requirements, a rope must also be tough and durable.

BlueWater Slimline ropes fulfill all of these requirements by providing individual models, each designed to give outstanding performance in their own applications. This allows a climber to use a different rope for each specific application.
Rope Construction

BlueWater climbing ropes use kernmantle construction. A kernmantle rope consists of a twisted core (kern) with a sheath (mantle) braided around it. The unique blend of our core and sheath construction as well as the dynamic characteristics of the nylon yarns used allows BlueWater dynamic ropes to elongate and absorb the energy of a fall. The rope's sheath is braided tightly around the core to protect it from abrasion. This also gives it a surface texture that is easy to handle and runs smoothly through karabiners and across rock. This combination of core and sheath construction creates the balance of strength, abrasion resistance, and dynamic load absorbing ability necessary to meet the demands of today's high performance climbing.

Sheath Construction A climbing rope's sheath can be made in different thicknesses and braid patterns to achieve desired durability and handling characteristics. Four-ply yarns (more strands of nylon) are used in a rope's sheath whenever greater durability and increased abrasion resistance are needed. Three-ply yarns are used when a lighter weight rope is desired. We use 48-carrier braiders to make dynamic ropes because they are best suited for making the tightly braided sheath needed on a dynamic rope. A tight sheath creates a firmer, more durable rope. A loose sheath makes a rope more flexible but also less abrasion resistant.

Tightly braided "double-pick" sheaths slip very little on the core and add firmness to the overall flex of a climbing rope. "Single-pick" braid patterns create a smooth outer finish that slides easily through karabiners and over rock.

Core Construction BlueWater dynamic rope cores use a combination of clockwise and counter clockwise twisted core bundles. These S and Z twist core bundles elongate to allow the rope to absorb the energy of a falling climber and contribute to minimizing excessive spinning when Jumaring or using the rope to lower or rappel.

Before twisted core technology was developed, climbing ropes used braided cores. Braided cores were eventually found to be less efficient in energy absorption than the newer twisted cores, and therefore less durable. Braided cores can have an initially low impact force. However, with each successive fall, the impact force increases dramatically. BlueWater's twisted cores maintain a low impact force throughout the life of the rope. Although both core styles are acceptable, ropes with the more technologically advanced twisted cores are safer and have a longer life.

The majority of the energy of a fall is absorbed by the core of the rope; however, the sheath plays a part as well. The mechanical action of the core strands untwisting, the nylon fibers stretching and the core moving within the sheath are all things that contribute to a rope's ability to absorb safely the energy of a fall.

UIAA Certification

Any climbing rope carrying this certification meets all the minimum safety standards set by the UIAA (Union Internationale Des Association D'Apinisme). All ropes must exhibit less than 12 kN impact force and hold at least five test falls without breaking in order to meet the minimum UIAA standard.

Single and Twin rope test fall:

80 kg/176 lbs. 4.8 m/16.5' fall 2.5 m/8.25' of rope.

Half rope test fall:

55 kg/121 lbs. 4.8 m/16.5' fall 2.5 m/8.25' of rope.

Impact Force Probably the most important single statistic on the hang tag, this figure is an accurate indication of how much force a rope is able to absorb. Since Impact Force is the maximum load transmitted to the climber and his protection, the lower this number, the better. The UIAA standard for maximum impact force, measured on the first test drop, is 12 kN (2640 lbs.) for a single rope and 8 kN (1760 lbs.) for half ropes. In the UIAA test a rope may stretch up to 45% of its total length to absorb this force.

80 kg Static Elongation This is the percentage of a rope's length it will stretch when subjected to static loading. In the UIAA test, an 80 kg (176 lbs.) weight is hung from one meter of rope. The percentage of rope stretch gives an indication of how much the rope will stretch in a static loading situation (rappelling, lowering or Jumaring). The maximum static load stretch allowed by the UIAA is 8% for single ropes and 10% for half ropes.

Falls Held In the UIAA test, an 80 kg weight is dropped 5 m on 2.8 m of rope repeatedly at five minute intervals until the rope breaks. To meet the UIAA standard a rope must survive a minimum of five test falls. This test is a factor 1.78 fall, simulating a short, severe climbing fall. It represents a theoretical "worst case" fall combining impact forces with a static belay and the effect of a standard karabiner edge. Since all ropes carrying the UIAA mark are tested the same, this number (UIAA Test Falls Held) indicates a performance comparison that can be made between different climbing ropes.

Actual climbing falls taken will most likely not be as severe as the UIAA test fall, so the number of UIAA falls held does not necessarily indicate the time at which a rope needs to be retired.

The Fall Factor is a number that can be determined theoretically; but, because of the dynamics of the many different variables that affect an actual climbing situation, it is difficult to determine accurately in a real life climbing fall. The formula to determine fall factors is the distance of the fall, divided by the amount of rope out from the belay.

The pattern of a bi-color rope changes to identify easily the center point of a rope. The bi-color pattern is available only in the 11 mm Enduro.

Dynamic Rope Care

Ropes can be damaged in many ways. Rock is abrasive and often has sharp edges to which a climbing rope is constantly being exposed. Any time a rope is under a load it will cut or abrade more easily than when it is not. Care must be taken to use suitable length runners to rig ropes so as to avoid contact with sharp edges on the rock, the inside edges of karabiner gates or dragging sideways over rough surfaces under tension to prevent damage by cutting or abrasion.

Repeated falls over a karabiner such as commonly occur in sport climbing will also contribute to wearing out a rope. With these falls continually taken at the same spot, the rope will quickly show wear to both the sheath and core. Abrasion to the sheath, the sheath being pushed along the core and core strands stretching or breaking are all examples of the kind of wear a rope subjected to these conditions will exhibit.

The tighter radius a rope is bent around, the more wear a rope will sustain. Smaller radius karabiners and figure eights are harder on ropes than larger radius ones. A rappel rack with brake bars utilizes the greatest amount of friction with a minimum of bending the rope around a radius and causes the least amount of wear on a rope.

Heat generated from friction created when rappelling or lowering, can cause glazing and abrasion to the sheath of a rope as well. Rappelling should always be done slowly and in control to prevent this kind of damage from occurring.

It is important to realize that no climbing rope will last forever even when subjected to normal use. Just as climbing shoes eventually wear out, so will a climbing rope. Careful handling and attention as well as recording a rope's history in the BlueWater Climbing Journal will help determine when it is time to retire a rope.

Inspect your rope regularly It is important to inspect your rope before and after each use. It is the user's responsibility to know the history of his/her rope and to make the decision as to when the rope should be retired.

Sheath damage is the most common cause for early rope retirement. Special care should be taken to protect your rope from abrasion. This occurs most often when your rope, under tension, comes into contact with rough or sharp edges. Using rope protectors and karabiners with hooded gates help to minimize this problem. Remember, a rope under tension will always be more susceptible to damage than one that is not.

Multiple short falls will eventually wear out both the core and sheath of your rope. "Mileage" is the determining factor here, not time. Depending upon the number of falls taken, a rope can wear out rapidly or last many years. Remember, a rope's ability to absorb energy diminishes each time it is subjected to a load.

Always use proper rappelling and belaying techniques Fast rappels, bounding and swinging, running the rope over a sharp edge etc., are all things that can potentially damage your rope. Any belay or rappel device puts sharp bends in a rope and will contribute to the potential abrasion your rope receives. Some belay devices will abrade a rope more quickly than others. The sharper the bends, the faster a rope will wear.

Fast rappels create excessive heat from friction that your rappel device cannot always dissipate. This heat can melt the nylon on the surface of the sheath causing a "glazing" effect, dramatically shortening the life of your rope. Always take care to rappel and lower climbers slowly and in control.

Avoid stepping on your rope Besides the potential of cutting, stepping on a rope will grind dirt into the core and increase the possibility of internal abrasion.

Protect your rope from exposure to harsh chemicals Do not allow your rope to come into contact with any compounds containing acids, alkalies, oxidizing agents or bleaching compounds. Be especially careful to avoid contact with battery acid or fumes.

To help protect a rope from coming into contact with unidentified chemicals, always store and transport it in a rope bag.

Testing done by the AlliedSignal Corporation indicates salt water, acetone, benzene, chloroform, freon, gasoline, kerosene, motor oil, mineral oil, paints and pine oil do not appreciably affect nylon and should not damage your rope.

Laboratory tests performed have shown no appreciable damage done to nylon fibers by contact with insect repellents containing DEET (Test #0559).

Keep your rope clean Dirt can shorten the life of your rope by increasing internal and external abrasion. It is a good idea to occasionally wash a rope to remove dirt and rock crystals. Put the rope in a pillow case or washing bag and use a front loading machine with cold water only to prevent shrinkage. It is acceptable to use a mild soap to remove oil or grease but avoid harsh detergents. DO NOT USE BLEACH OR BLEACH SUBSTITUTES. Make sure to rinse thoroughly. Small amounts of fabric softener may be used to give better flexibility and a softer hand as a rope stiffens with use. Your rope should be air dried away from direct sunlight. It will not harm a rope to store it wet. Nylon is not affected by water and will not rot or mildew.

Know when to retire your dynamic rope Excessive sheath abrasion is the most obvious clue to indicate time for rope retirement. The repeated short falls taken in sport climbing are the most common cause of this abrasion. Damage from karabiner gates, sharp edges, rough rock surfaces and glazing from fast rappels and sheath slippage should also be watched for. If the rope's sheath is badly glazed, excessively abraded or showing through to the core, it is time to retire it.

Soft, hollow, or lumpy spots in the rope can indicate internal core damage. If any of these are found, the rope should be retired.

Often the 10 or 20 feet of rope on either end will wear out before the rest of the rope. It is acceptable to remove these damaged ends and continue to use the rest of the rope. Remember that repeated falls take a toll on the entire rope, so removing worn ends is not the same as replacing the rope.

The following are general guidelines that can assist in deciding when to retire a rope:

* Sheath wear the core is exposed or more than half of the outer sheath yarns are broken or it is badly glazed
* Overloading the rope has been subjected to the kind of overload for which it was not designed.
* Chemical contamination unless the chemical is specifically known to be harmless, it should be considered a contaminant.
* Lack of uniformity in texture soft, mushy places or hard spots which may indicate core damage.
* Age the rope is simply "worn out" from use.
* Lack of uniform diameter a visible change in diameter resembling an hourglass shape.
* Loss of faith the rope was used by persons you suspect may not have taken proper care of it.

Kinking BlueWater kernmantle ropes use both S and Z-twist core bundles to avoid the uni-directional twisting that can cause a climbing rope to kink. Normal handling, and modern rappel and belay devices can all introduce twists into a rope, causing it to kink. The standard practice of "coiling" a rope for transport and storage compounds this problem. It is important to regularly remove these kinks by "cleaning" the rope from its coil into a pile, flipping the kinks out the end before each use. Periodically hanging the rope and flipping out the kinks when rappelling also helps. Storing and carrying your rope in a bag like the BlueWater Attaché also helps minimize kinking.

Shelf life Although there is no conclusive evidence from nylon manufacturers, we recommend the shelf life of an unused rope to be five years.

Seek proper instruction in the correct techniques and use of all climbing ropes and equipment. A new climber's lack of experience is often the reason climbing ropes are inadvertently exposed to situations that cause premature rope damage.

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Colorado's Fourteeners, From Hikes To Climbs
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Colorado's Fourteeners, From Hikes To Climbs

Colorado\'s Fourteeners, From Hikes To Climbs

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Object Title: Colorado's Fourteeners, From Hikes To Climbs

Manufacturer: Gerry Roach

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Page By: Alan Ellis

Created/Edited: Jan 22, 2007 / Apr 2, 2013

Object ID: 1870

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Since 1992, Colorado's Fourteeners has sold more than 40,000 copies, a testament to its accuracy and completeness. Now in its third edition, this classic climbing and hiking guide to Colorado's 14,000-foot peaks has been updated to include 250 routes with 31 revised, full-color and easy-to-read topographic maps and more than 50 full-color photographs and overlays, cross-referenced to the route descriptions. Besides the often-climbed standard routes, the guide describes many alternative and technicial route, with each rated by grade, class, and snow steepness, to make this the best book for climbers nad hikers of all skill levels.

Paperback: 306 pages
Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing; 3rd edition (2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1555914128
ISBN-13: 978-1555914127

Author's Website: www.Climb.Mountains.com

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rasgoatThe title says it all

Voted 5/5

This book is one of the best guide books I have ever seen.
Roache's writing style is excellent and easy to understand.
The maps and directions to trailheads are impeccable.
I read this book for fun.
Posted Jan 23, 2007 1:18 am

Woodie Hoppervery useful

Voted 5/5

Great descriptions of multiple routes for each peak and detailed TH directions. Together with SP and 14ers.com beta you can't go wrong!
Posted Jan 25, 2007 8:51 pm

Alan EllisInspiring

Voted 5/5

Not only is this a great guidebook, it is a great inspiration. This book will keep you busy for years! Well written, concise, and very helpful. Highly recommend.
Posted Feb 24, 2007 3:05 pm

Bob SihlerExcellent resource

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As rasgoat says, this book is fun just to read. It's spent a lot of time in my hallway "office." Seriously, though, it is detailed, well-written, and has excellent maps and diagrams. Novices and experts alike will find this guide indispensable. Sometimes, it's so good that it almost takes the fun out of the climb by making you feel the climb through it, but that changes quickly once you go.
Posted Mar 8, 2007 3:52 am

Bill ReedThe Benchmark

Voted 5/5

It's all here. This is the book that all others on the subject will be measured against. Great descriptions, maps and photos.

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redsplashman23Great Book

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No better book to guide you to Colorado 14ers
Posted May 8, 2007 11:48 am

swm88erGreat Book

Voted 5/5

THE Colorado 14ers guide book. It gives detailed instruction on most routes and GREAT TH directions. If you hike/climb in Colorado buy this! If you haven't all ready!
Posted Jun 12, 2007 10:31 pm

davebobk47The 14er Bible

Voted 5/5

If you're going to climb a 14er buy this book. You won't need any other.
Posted May 26, 2008 12:39 pm

AlikaGreat Book

Voted 5/5

Don't expect descriptions on different conditions- it assumes summer conditions for basically everything, and it is not that in depth at all in terms of technical climbs, but its otherwise a great guide to 14ers
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Doesn't get much better than this.
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TEMPE (Aug. 9, 2017) – Vijetha Shetty has joined Sundt Construction, Inc. ( as an estimator. Her responsibilities are estimating and providing design and engineering assistance for projects during the preconstruction phase. She will focus on industrial projects including water treatment plants, power plants, mining infrastructure projects and manufacturing facilities.Shetty Vijetha 121262

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