ShantanuT01/DACTYL-Pretraining huggingface dataset:
Could computing was a trend of the decade in the 2000s. The development of the technologies facilitating data transmission over the internet has brought an enormous set of opportunities to be used for the variety of purposes. One of the opportunities is the accumulation of the upcoming data, processing, and transformation into a readable and useful form, using the appropriate software. It is the basis for the projects of a “smart city” like the one that has been successfully launched in Dubuque. Cloud computing, in this case, is the backbone for as data collection from the variety of the numerous wireless sensors as well as its analysis and effective provision to the end users. Such end users are the Dubuque authorities that receive valuable data as the decision makers and the responsible citizens of the city as the evaluators of the impact the project has on their life in the “smart city.” The importance of the cloud, in this case, is tremendous due to the need to accumulate and process quite versatile data. Another substantial reason to use cloud computing to support Dubuque’s authorities in this endeavor is the requirement to provide meaningful information to the end users that are distributed throughout the city. The efficient data delivery can be achieved using the variety of the contemporary tools such as mobile applications for iOS, Android, and Windows, for example, or personal web pages that can be accessed from any place in and outside the city. Such simplicity, flexibility, and efficiency of the data accumulation, processing, and provision can be provided by cloud-oriented instruments only. Finally, the use of the cloud became the only cost-efficient solution these days. The development of the complex proprietary software that would provide the same functionality could be rather costly for the cities like Dubuque. The cloud is the only reasonable choice in this case. A “smarter city” is the city that tends to balance energy and resources used for its maintenance with sustainable, environment-friendly practices. Additionally, it is the city where people are aware of the benefits provided by the sustainable approach. Resources and energy consumption are top priorities of both the authorities and the citizens of a “smarter city.” More to say, it is not the response to some burning issue or a disastrous problem. It is the conscious choice of the part of the local residents to pursue sustainability through the practices proposed by the authorities. Dubuque is a “smarter city” because it grows and develops in a non-traditional way. It is considered as one of the most progressive sustainable communities in the USA for a reason. Dubuque is the place where residents can receive what they actually need but not what the city can offer to them. If a citizen of Dubuque wants to pay less money for the electricity consumption or water use, it is necessary to install the required wireless sensors where it is needed and start to generate information. Further analysis of the data provide
The recreation is the vital part of the people’s lifestyle. It is not less important than the work environment. The local municipal committee announced about its efforts to cut the recreation program. I consider this step as the inadmissible. The local authorities cannot deprive the people from the opportunity to take the rest and to enjoy the places for sightseeing in their own town. I firmly believe that the intentions of the municipal committee should be disputed. The recreation and parks department, the functions of which the committee is going to limit, should be defended by the public. The goal of the authorities is to cut spending but we must stand up for our right to have the places for rest in our town. I suggest the expansion of the recreation and parks department and I have a number of arguments to support my idea. First of all, it should be said that the recreation zones are the important part of the urban utilities. Every developed town has such kind of places. Why our town should be an exception? According to the American Planning Association, “they provide people with formal and informal gathering places to be physically active, socialize, relax, build community, and connect with the natural world” (“Parks and Recreation” n.pag.). It is a well-known fact that the physical activity improves people’s health. That is why we can say that the recreation zones are the necessary elements of the healthcare. If our municipal committee is concerned with the well-being of the citizens, it should do its best to save the recreation zones and to support the activity of the recreation and parks department. There is a claim that the recreation zones are the epicenters of the crime in the town. However, it is the task of the local authorities to provide the social security and it does not mean that the social places should be closed. It will be much better if the committee will increase the guarding in these areas. Besides, it is better to prohibit the smoking in the social places in order to prevent the fires than to deprive people of the opportunity to take the rest and to socialize. According to the report of National Wildfire Coordinating Group, the risk of the fire in the recreation areas is really very high but it is the responsibility of local authorities to prevent the hazardous conditions ( Recreation Are Fire Prevention 23). Besides, it should be mentioned that the recreation zones are the places of the organization of the entertainment events or meetings. I guess that people should not be deprived of the opportunity to participate in them. The recreation zones support the economic activity and employment because they are the places of location of many clubs, kiosks, and cafes (“Sport and Recreation Zone Code” n.pag.). In order to summarize all above mentioned, it should be said that the recreation zones should be protected by our community for several reasons: they facilitate th
Strategy Development Strategy Formulation Strategies Strategy Development (SD) is a powerful concept that can make many healthcare organizations successful. Healthcare providers can use various strategies in order to implement their SDs.  1. Directional Strategy : This concept refers to “the missions, goals, objectives, visions, and values targeted by a specific organization” (Moseley, 2012, p. 16). According to Ginter, Duncan, and Swayne (2013, p. 28), “such directional strategies are also called the ends ”. A good example is when a healthcare institution identifies its mission or vision.  2. Adaptive Strategies : These are powerful concepts that make it easier for health organizations to achieve their directional goals. These adaptive concepts “are concerned with the scopes that define the operations of an organization” (Ginter et al., 2013, p. 64). For example, a healthcare facility might decide to maintain, reduce, improve, or expand its operations.  3. Market-entry Strategies: It is appropriate for a facility to achieve its adaptive strategies . This objective results in market-entry strategies. These strategies highlight the best ideas that can support the above adaptive goals (Hagen, 2013). For example, a healthcare institution might decide to purchase new resources or change its internal structure.  4. Competitive Strategies: These strategies ensure an organization competes effectively by providing quality services. For example, a healthcare facility might use different programs in order to improve its services. A Specific Value-Added Service A healthcare institution can support its competitive strategy using different value-added services. A good example of a specific value-added service is a “Corporate Wellness Program”. This program can ensure every institution empowers its caregivers. The practice will encourage every employee to offer the best services. The “program will empower more nurses to support the targeted goals” (Hagen, 2013, p. 39). The approach will reduce most of medical costs incurred by the facility. This value-added service will support the institution’s competitive strategy. Strategic Alternatives Cost Leadership Strategy According to Cuellar and Gertler (2002, p. 5), “cost leadership strategies encourages healthcare organizations to offer low cost services without incurring numerous expenses”. This goal “is achieved by reducing an institution’s operational costs compared to those of its competitors” (Moseley, 2012, p. 108). Cost leadership c
Booker T. Washington was famous for representing the blacks in terms of enterprise and their civilization. This was as a result of the efforts that he had put to gain success while working in the coal mines and salt furnaces. He later succeeded in developing the Tuskegee Institute. He was also involved in the fight for equality between the whites and the blacks who were commonly known as Negros. Washington was born into slavery on 5 th April, 1856. His mother was a slave. Due to this fact, he was automatically the property of his mother’s master (Washington 4). As a young boy, he believed that he could help his poor parents out of their poverty by working with his hands. In his early days, he worked for a white family. His first task was to cut grass within the compound. Since there were no lawn-mowers back then, Washington had to go down on his knees to cut it using his sickle. In his first attempts to please his employer, he did not succeed but he later learnt to cut the grass so smooth that someone could think that a lawn-mower had been used. With this achievement, he felt some sense of pride and when he learnt that all these came about from the use of his hands, his whole nature started to change. His self-esteem also increased as he realized that he was able to do things and do them perfectly. As the days passed, he started reaping from his hard and good work. He even started to find himself engrossed in thoughts all night thinking of how he would make his work even better. Later on in life, he went and worked at the mines and salt furnaces and there, he was also satisfied with his work (Washington 17). It was through his experience in using his hands that led him to go all the way to the Hampton Institute where he learnt that students could not only have had their minds trained but also their hands. At the institute, he realized that the use of hands was part of the student’s life. This is because they were taught how to make their own beds and to tidy up their rooms. The other lesson in training the hands was that of raising food from the farms at school and the proper ways of how to cook and serve it. In the early years of the institution, they learnt some techniques on wood and iron-work which gave them knowledge in making and maintaining farm equipment and buildings. The work at school and the farm had similar influence on his view and value for education. He soon understood the distinction between studying about stuff and studying the stuff itself. He also saw the connection between following instructions in the book and its application in practical sessions. These experiences in his life were important in his preparation for the work ahead at Tuskegee
Introduction Like football in England, baseball has always drawn nationwide attention in Taiwan, especially after the victory of the gold medal in the 2006 Quarter Asia Games. But when it comes to the professional market, the low attendance rate shows the dilemma of the league operation. As a monopoly in the professional sports market, the Chinese Professional Baseball League(CPBL) did have its glory days in the past 17 years. The total attendance reached its peak in 1995 and then declined in the following years. There are several reasons to explain this phenomenon but they can not change the fact that the league is suffering from economic loss and fan support. One major reason is the lack of faith in the game. The most obvious example is the “Black Eagle Scandal” which occurred in 1996. Half of the China Times Eagles players were involved in throwing the games (unfair play) under the threats of gamblers. This scandal deeply damaged the belief of baseball fans and the uncertainty of the game, which is the key element of sports. In the year 2004, CPBL seemed to recover from that dishonorable incident and tried to rebuild its image for fans. Unfortunately, similar scandals happened during the year 2005. This time baseball fans used their actions to show their anger with the low attendance in the Stadium. Meanwhile, with the globalization impact and some outstanding performances of Taiwanese baseball players in Major League Baseball (MLB) recently, baseball fans have begun to change their attention to the foreign baseball market and so have several sponsors. Many potential young players choose to go to America instead of starting their careers in Taiwan. A radical restructuring of the league is required if Taiwan baseball is to prosper in the future. Much research has been done to discuss the operation strategy for CPBL, but only the free agency system has been never touched. This represents a gap in the literature and needs to been discovered. At this difficult moment, some people argue that there should be a free agency system in CPBL if they hope to retain those young players and operate themselves as a long-term business. Usually, CPBL players sign a 1-year contract with their team by the limitation of the “reserve clause” and the payrolls are decided by the team owner only. Players do not have the right to transfer unless their team releases them. However, teams will do the release only if players are getting old or determined to be uncompetitive. Their careers are dominated by the team and there are no trade unions that might be able to protect their rights. Some players involved in the scan
Objectives Biosensing is the ability to detect and measure the levels of different chemical and biological molecules in living systems. The main goal of biosensing in medical applications is to facilitate the prevention and monitoring of diseases. Examples of molecules that can be monitored through biosensing include glucose, calcium ions, and neurotransmitters. Biosensors are faster, less invasive ways of obtaining important biological information. The brain is a critical organ in multicellular organisms. In humans, the brain consists of billions of neurons that create multiplex networks that influence learning, behavior, intelligence, and memory. Therefore, understanding brain physiology is important for the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of neurological complications. Previous methods to study the brain included imaging techniques such as positron emission tomography, functional magnetic resonance imaging, and x-ray computed tomography, among others. These techniques are limited by the ability to provide constricted spatiotemporal data about the brain. Electrophysiology and optical neuroimaging are other techniques that have been used in brain sensing. However, electrophysiology is highly invasive because it re
Introduction In the Miller’s tale, both Nicholas’ tricks and Absolon’s speeches do not appear plausible especially when told by Miller, a violent thug. However, when looked from the narrator’s point of view, Chaucer himself, the concepts become clearer to the reader. In particular, Lambdin and Lambdin note that two ideas, viz. the ‘ernest’ and ‘game’, are apparent in this context where they are used to underscore merriment and significance respectively (281). On reading the tale, it becomes difficult to distinguish fun or jokes from meaningful or moral messages that the narrator is conveying. On one hand, the tale of the carpenter, John, appears to be based on real experiences, viz. the settings and Oxford suburbs, which appear to be familiar to the author, Chaucer. As the prologue ends, Nicholas’ elaborate tricks represent fun and pleasure. However, the glorious moments end with John falling from the roof and suddenly the story changes from pleasure to pain and anguish as John lies down on the floor, unconscious and wounded due to Nicholas’ tricks. Here, Chaucer satirically tells the reader the dangers of existing societal norms. Chaucer also satirizes language and religion in Miller’s tale. Miller’s tale is a careful fabliau that mocks the existing societal norms in suburban Oxford through a mix of comic tricks and serious stories. The tale is a fabliau as it involves a trick carefully crafted in the story to satirize realism in the medieval society. It flips the existing societal norms and tells the reader what should not be done through a careful comic tale as discussed in this paper. Christianity and Blasphemy Satire is used to widely on the theme of religion in this story. Chaucer uses satire to criticize the religious practices, misconceptions, and doctrines. The tale describes the sacredness of marriage, marital fidelity, and stories from the Bible as revealed in Christianity, which is the dominant religion in Chaucer’s time. In the tale, John unveils his grand strategy of evading the biblical Noah’s deluge by drifting upwards in his bathing tub until he escapes via the upper side of the building. He implies that he is a holy person and thus he would be uplifted if the end comes. However, at the end of the tale, his idealistic uplift is substituted with a downward crash to the floor through the roof. He ends up injured, unconscious, and in pain. Miller’s tale also satirizes the blasphemy in the medieval society. According to Hennenman et al., the medieval plays mirrored the common perceptions on creation and doom, where the story started with the creation and ended in carnival, associated with “grotesquerie, ridicule, profanity and eventual fall” (176). Considering the fact that Miller is drunk, his tale borders profanity, which raises the question as to whether the tale represents a blasphemous form of Christianity in the medieval society. If taken seriously, certain events in the tale can pass as blasphemy. As the tale ends, Absolon transforms himself into “a devil carrying a flaming iron” (Allen 43). From a Christian perspective, the devilis
Criteria Chosen The management and key stakeholders of this company have used distinct criteria to assess customer needs. They have noted that there are delays especially during peak times (lunch and dinner) which lead to other inconveniences (Covey 2004). They have proposed the training of employees to ensure they are able to work together and independently during peak and off peak hours respectively. This will ensure that during peak hours they will perform their duties without interfering with what other employees do. This training will include specialization in specific roles like slicing bread, preparing vegetables, receiving orders, restocking products and taking orders. In addition, it will ensure they identify various meat and vegetable types and their qualities. The training will ensure employees work in various sections to promote a smooth work flow. Once an order has been placed it will take less time to be received and handed to the client (Goldstein 2002). Moreover, sanitation issues will not arise since there will be one person handling cash while the rest will take orders or prepare them. Justification for Data Collection Methods The stakeholders have proposed two data collection methods to identify the sources of inefficiencies and how to handle them. First, the proposal considers observation as an effective data collection tool. This has many advantages including collecting data from the source. The observer will identify areas that are slow and the reasons for this. In addition, it is easy to compare and monitor the duration taken to complete each process (Covey 2004). For instance, an observer will note the time taken before an employee takes an order from a client, prepares and hands it to the client. Secondly, interviewing employees will give an insight into the challenges they face during peak hours. For instance, the slicing blades or receipting machine may be old fashioned and thus performing slower than expected. In addition, some employees may not be comfortable where they have been assigned and this may be a major cause of inefficiencies (Goldstein 2002). On the other hand, workers may be lacking necessary skills to handle these machines during rush hours or they may be having tension due to a high number of clients requiring their services. Cost and Benefits of Proposed Training Program There is no doubt that this training will have economic impacts on the business. First, the stakeholders must recruit professional trainers and motivational speakers to train workers on how to improve their efficiency (Goldstein 2002). In addition, there may be the need to buy new machines to increase efficiency. It may be necessary to employ part time workers to serve clients whenever there is an influx especially during lunch time. These are additional costs the company must be prepared to handle. Moreover, the busin
Introduction To analyze the financial information of the organization the company California Pizza Kitchen can be seen as a suitable choice. California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) is a chain of full-service restaurants, offering California-style cuisine, represented through creative pizzas, pasta, soups, sandwiches, appetizers, and desserts. The restaurant was opened on March 27, 1985, by the attorney’s Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax, who both hold the position of Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors, Co-President & Co-CEO of the company. The present paper will provide a short description of the organization and the reasons for which it is was deemed suitable for analyzing financial information. Background The company currently consists of owned, licensed, or franchised 265 locations in 321 states and 10 foreign countries. The company has 25 years of operational history in the segment of casual dining restaurants (CPK, 2010). The chain has two directions of development, the full-service restaurants, and the CPK/ASAP concept which focuses on the fast-casual service is significantly smaller restaurants. As of 2010, the company employs approximately 14,600 employees, among which 190 employees are working in the company’s headquarters in West Century Boulevard, Los Angeles, California (CPK, 2010, 2011b). The company market value is estimated as $343 million, where the revenues in 2010 were $642.2 million, with a non -GAAP net income of $17.1 million (CPK, 2011a; Forbes, 2011a). Selection Criteria The company went public in 200, and thus, it is publicly traded with plenty of information available on its website. Additionally, the company is considerably small having a single direction of development, and a relatively small period of being publicly traded, for comparison reasons. Although the company is currently having a decrease in sales, according to their 2010 financial results, it is appraised on several levels. Forbes magazine put the company on its annual list of self-made entrepreneurs, which are also on the list of America’s best small companies. The conditions taken in consideration include such aspects as annual revenues in the range between $5million and $750 million, being publicly traded at least for a year, and “stock price no lower than $5” (Forbes, 2011a). The criteria for rankings include sales growth, return on equity, and other aspects, for which it is ranked as 192 (Forbes, 2011b). The company might be distinguished among many companies by the fact that the original founders are still taking control of the organization despite going public. Additionally, with the company having its highs and lows during the time it went public, it can be used for comparison purpose with all statements, annual reports, SEC filings, and stock information being available on “Investor Relations” section of the company’s website located at(CPK, 2011c). Conclusion The present paper provided a brief overview of the company California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) for the purpose of being approved as the organization to be used during the Session’s Long Project (SLP). The paper argued that the company is a suitable candidate for analyzing its financial informat