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America is the melting pot of the world. One can encounter many different cultures within a community. As a result, there are several options for cultural experiences available. One particular event that occurred within my community was a Mexican American Festival. This was a festival acknowledging the Day of Dead which was celebrated throughout Mexico on November 1. At first, I thought it was another Halloween party, but it turned out to be something completely different. In Mexico, the Day of Dead (Día de Muertos) is a traditional holiday to remember all of one’s family members and friends who have passed away. As tradition goes, families will visit the cemetery and decorate the graves with colorful flowers, candles, and other little adornments. At home, the memorial continues as the families create an alter with a picture of the person who has passed away and they decorate this alter with things that were of interest to the deceased when they were alive. This is followed by a huge family gathering including music, food, and fun for everyone. The belief is that during the Day of the Dead, the deceased love will return and visit their alter. There were several people from the Mexican culture at the Mexican American Festival. There were several families with many children, seniors, and groups of friends. Many of the Hispanic people were dressed in authentic Mexican clothes including sombreros and boots for the men and large colorful, flowing dresses for the women. Others were dressed like the current fad. There was a mixture of different clothing, but one could tell it was a Mexican celebration because many had authentic wear or things one would not normally see in the American culture. The entire hall was decorated with skeletons and skulls which is a traditional Day of the Dead decoration in Mexico. There were also piñatas hanging from the ceiling and the lights were lowered with some disco lights. Each table was nicely decorated with small skulls of many different colors. There was a huge dance floor in the middle of the hall and a food buffet in the back of the hall. All of the deco rations were symbolistic of the Mexican culture and were very colorful and festive. It was hard to believe that this was a celebration of death. On the largest wall in the hall was a huge piece of while bulletin board paper with some pens where many of the Mexican people wrote the names of the their deceased family members and friends. This paper was full of name. A form of Mariachi music or salsa music was playing and many people were dancing and having a good time. For awhile, they had a live Mexican band and other times, they had a DJ who played discs. The form of dance was very different from the American way of dancing. It seemed that all of the couples were dancing in a similar 1-2 step fashion. At times it was a salsa dance
Introduction The recent rapid economic and social development of Gulf countries placed them at the top of the job market and drew in an influx of international workers attracted by excellent working conditions and fair compensation policies. Over time, this has led to the challenges for the residents of these countries in finding employment and triggered a reaction in the form of government actions aimed at improving the opportunities of finding a job for the domestic workforce. Emiratization, which is arguably among the best recognized of these policies, has recently shifted from the government to the private sector (Randeree, 2009). However, Emiratization is considered a success, there are concerns about its shortcomings as well as unintended adverse effects (Aljanahi, 2016). The aim of this study, which takes a form of quantitative study based on the questionnaire, is to explore the possible reasons behind the reported unequal employment opportunities associated with Emiratization and identify possible causes of its relative inefficiency. Its findings will contribute to the existing body of knowledge on the effects of Emiratization, provide the employers and policymakers with the data on the possible weaknesses in the process, and offer insights on the potential solutions to enhance the intended effect of the initiative. Besides, it will allow businesses to introduce adjustments addressing the current effects of Emiratization and conduct additional research in the outlined direction. Problem Statement Overview The concept of Emiratization is a well-established and recognized phenomenon in the economic and social landscape. According to the consensus, it is expected to redefine both the social and the economic characteristics of the UAE. More specifically, the governmental policies which are intended to invite a larger number of residents of the UAE to participate in its economic growth are expected to strengthen the economy of the country, improve the well-being of its citizens, and foster their involvement in its development. These aims are achieved mainly by drawing larger numbers of UAE residents in private and public sectors (Randaree, 2009). However, there is
Introduction Motorola lost its No.1 position as mobile handset marketer in 2008 . The financial figures for Motorola have not been grim for the company since 2008. The performance of the company has been continually deteriorating. According to analysts, the company faced a loss of 11 cents per share, and its sales figures fell by 28 percent in 2009 . Its sales were far behind the sales of closest competitors like Nokia, Samsung, and LG. The grim financial and sales figures indicate the ailing situation of the company and the with a highly fragmented handset worldwide market, Motorola faces dire challenge to regain its lost status. Given the current bleak situation of Motorola, it is necessary to find ways to alter the current situation of the company. This paper is a case study on Motorola. The aim of the paper is to understand the present problems Motorola faces and the strategy it has taken to cater to its global market. The case will categorically try to identify areas where Motorola falls short to achieve growth. The paper will try to ascertain the reason why Motorola has been facing continual losses and will try bringing out ways it could recover from it. The paper is divided into three parts. First, the paper will deal with the current situation of Motorola. The second section will analyse the current situation of Motorola. Based on this analysis strategic and tactical recommendations will be drawn for the company in the third section of the paper. Current Situation This section will demonstrate the current situation of Motorola. This section will begin with a brief background of Motorola Inc. and then describe the current situation. This will discuss the company’s financial situation and the steps the company has taken to revamp its present situation. Business Background Motorola provides mobile solution for a large range of technology based product and services. Their business divisions are divided into three segments – “mobile devices”, “home and network mobility”, and enterprise mobility solutions” . The mobile devices segment manufactures and sells wireless mobile handsets and smartphones. The mobile business segment is the second largest segment of the company comprising of 32 percent of the total revenue in 2009 (see figure 1). The largest segment is enterprise mobility and third is home and network mobility with 36 percent of net sales. This segment “designs, manufactures, sells, installs and services digital media products and wireless access systems” . Figure 1: Share of Business segments in Net Sales, Source: Annual Report 2009 The network business takes care of end-to-end cellular network, radio bases stations, and allied software and services. The target customers for this segment are mob
Introduction: Charter Schools The phenomenon of charter schools emerged in 1991 as the opposite of public schools (Lockwood 46). In contrast to the latter, which are both funded by the school district (SD) and regulated by it, charter schools, while receiving funds from SD, operate independently from it (Lockwood 7). A 2011 study mentioned 17 charter schools being situated in St. Louis City (“St. Louis Public Charter Schools: An In-Depth Look” 1); at present, there are 29 (“Charter Schools in St. Louis City, MO” para. 1–29). The Gateway Science Academy School The Gateway Science Academy School is located on 6576 Smiley Avenue in St. Louis, MO (Missouri State Board 1). According to the recent report, the school is run on federal funds that are retrieved from “state and federal revenue sources” (Missouri State Board 49). Particularly, the sponsorship by Lindenwood University (Missouri State Board 2) deserves to be mentioned as one of the key sources of financial support for the school. As estimated for fall, 2014, the Gateway Science Academy School has received 1,172 students (Missouri State Board 2), their attendance rate having improved in 2014 by 4% (from 87.1 to 90.6% (Missouri State Board 3)). The teachers focus on training the language skills that will allow students to enter the job market of their interest successfully. The school serves grades K-10 and K-11 at present; however, its consistency and sustainability allows learners to remain the students of the Gateway Science Academy from kindergarten to high school (Missouri State Board 4). The Construction Careers Center Another St. Lois City school that was defined as a charter one, the Construction Careers Center was funded from not only the state sources, but also from “local sources and construction industry donations” (Construction Careers Center 1). Situated on 1224 Grattan Street in St. Louis, MO, the school has been experiencing a major crisis over the past few years. The number of students amounting to 425 in 2008 (Construction Careers Center 1), the school was aiming at providing the learners with the innovative skills for locating the niches in the job market to fill (Construction Careers Center 2). Therefore, the discovery and development of new and essential skills in students was the focus of the organization and the key to understanding its goals and practices. Unfortunately, the drop in student enrollment and a major reduction in students’ academic achievement rates (Crouch para. 2) served as the pivoting point in the operations of the organization, and it is about to close in 2015, according to the recent announcement (Crouch para. 1). Conclusion The analysis of two St. Louis City charter schools provided above shows rather graphically that a major update of financial strategies and school programs is required for charter schools to survive in the academic environment of the 21 st century. In contrast to pu
Introduction Many cities and nations across the world fight for an opportunity to host the Olympic Games for economic reasons. In general, nations anticipate that holding the Olympic Games will create an opportunity for increased profits and new jobs for the host city or country (Toohey, 2007). As a result, interested nations are often willing to spend heavily on the preparations involved while preparing for an event such as the Olympics. Any visitor who spends money on food or accommodation facilities in the host city creates an impact that extends to other areas of the economy. Hotels and restaurant are, for example, expected to hire more staff to cope with the increased number of visitors. Part of the income earned from visitors to the Olympic Games may also be used to buy food for the visitors from farmers, and this creates a stream of income for the farmers. This notwithstanding, there are several concerns that have been raised concerning the impact of one-time events like the Olympics on the local economy. This paper discusses the impact of the Olympic Games on hotels and restaurants located within cities hosting the games. For most people, hosting an Olympics event presents a lucrative opportunity for the hospitality sector in the host cities to make quick profits within a short span of time. Impact of the Olympic Games on Area Hotels and Restaurants Although one-time events such as the Olympic Games are capable of attracting many visitors to the host country or city, there is the likelihood that this may not translate to huge economic gains for hotel and restaurant owners in the host city as assumed by many (Santo & Mildner, 2010). Seemingly, the ability of such events to stimulate the local economy is usually hindered by the fact that visitors to the host city end up displacing tourists who would have otherwise visited the city. The tourists may choose to stay away in order to avoid congestion in the host cities that are commonly associated with the Olympics or other similar events. More often than not, hotels and restaurants in the host cities inflate the prices of their services to a level that most tourists cannot afford. To benefit, restaurants that are located in other cities or in places that are far from the place where the Olympic Games are being held have to lower their prices drastically to attract those fleeing from the host cities. Contrary to popular belief, restaurants made a loss during the London 2012 Olympics (Nicholls, 2012). The impact was also felt by those who had prepared themselves to offer services to the affected restaurants. Nevertheless, restaurants situated close to the Olympics venues benefited. In general, hotel occupancy in host nations gets affected for the entire period of the Olympic Games. While the occupancy level of hotels and restaurants in the host cities increases that of other cities in the country experience a major reduction in the number of visitors. The Olympic Games held in Syd
Modern medicine is undergoing significant changes in the approach to treatment. Patients have become more concerned about their health, hence there is a tendency to introduce evidence-based practice in the clinical environment. Situations, where the patient receives several recommendations for treatment from different doctors, should be minimized. Leaders and managers play an essential role in creating the right culture of acceptance of evidence-based practice in a medical setting. It is they who are responsible for the degree to which evidence is implemented and approved among the clinic staff. This essay aims to discuss the role of the leader in promoting evidence-based practice in health care institutions. Unlike the basic biological sciences, clinical medicine is interested in questions that can only be answered by research on humans and not on experimental animals, tissue cultures, or cell membranes. The only object of study for hospital staff is the patient, who makes their own health decisions. Hence the hypothetical possibility of systematic mistakes by the doctor concerning the patient (Basol, Larsen, Simones, & Wilson, 2017). It is a scientifically grounded practice that allows avoiding the problems of subjectivation of therapy or rehabilitation, thus it is imperative to talk about the introduction of evidentiary principles in the daily work of the clinic. The central figures in the process of managing change in any company are leaders. In the case of clinical practice, leaders, as the main link, decide on the need to create a new culture of perception of medical work in the organization (Speroni, McLaughlin, & Friesen, 2020). In today’s world, more leaders are turning to evidence-based practice. Such medicine is a new approach in which diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases are based on strict scientific evidence: search, comparison, and synthesis of data obtained in the process of working with patients (Basol et al., 2017). As the new rules are adopted, leaders want to move away from outdated principles based on the personal experience of the physician and the methods of treatment used in practice only because they are traditional. It is fair to say that it is not only the formal leaders who can play an essential role in making a difference for the clinic. Obviously, as the primary link, they are obliged to create the right atmosphere and corporate culture for personnel management. Nevertheless, it is not uncommon that a manager or a nurse, rather than a direct supervisor, has higher credibility. In other words, effectively leading and being a leader are different things, and do not always correlate with each other (Allen et al., 2018). However, the head of a health care institution should undoubtedly have a particular leader’s inclinations, which, if used correctly, can help him in the process of management. The promotion of evidence-based practice begins with defining the primary mission of the organizati
Disadvantages of Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) DHCP automation poses a security risk in the event of a rogue DHCP server getting introduced into the network. The network personnel would not have control of a rogue network that could provide IP addresses to those connecting to the network. In addition, users connected to the rogue DHCP can have their information intercepted when using the rogue DHCP. A rogue DHCP can be solved by troubleshooting, using a network sniffer, looking into sFlow data, or Syslog tools. Prevention is achieved by checking for misconfigured and conflicting IP addresses. Another problem with DHCP is a single point of failure if only one DHCP server is operational. This issue forms a junction where one issue can cascade into system-wide problems causing connected computers to try and fail at obtaining IP addresses. This problem is addressed by using failover clustering, split scopes, or standby servers. Another problem with DHCP is its packets cannot travel across routers. This issue necessitates a relay agent that enables the server to handle leases on both network segments. A relay agent receives broadcast packets forwarding them as unicast to the DHCP server. This problem has long been addressed through a relay agent. How to Configure a DNS Server on a Network Server on Windows Server 2016  1. Proceed to ‘local server’ after opening the Server Manager window  2. Click manage and then ‘Add Roles and Features.’  3. On the add other roles wizard that appears, read the information provided in the ‘Before you Begin’ and then click Next.  4. Select the radio button for the option you want; in this case, select the assumption that is Role-based or Feature-based installation.  5. For a typical DNS server, the server for the specific role is on the same machine one is working on, but remote installation is also available.  6. Pick the DNS Server Role  7. A window will display asking to confirm dependencies to be installed (these are usually the Administrative Tools that the DNS role requires. Finally, click on Add Features since it is generally required.  8. There should be a black check icon that is marked, then click Next.  9. One can install additional features in the features window typically not needed to configure the DNS-only but might be required later. 10. The following window will describe services and functions stipulating the effects of the role of the requirements. 11. The final step is to confirm the installation to restart the server, and then it returns to the server manager window. The Future of DNS The Domain Name System (DNS) is decades-old technology integrated into virtually every aspect of web infrastructure. The system is ubiquitous, and any proposal at phasing it out seems almost futile; a more realistic approach is for it to evolve, as has been the case since its inception. One area that will radically affect the DNS system is the idea of the Internet of Things. It is a legitimate concern whether DNS can sufficiently provide a naming system for a ubiquitous IoT. An already implemented solution includes IPv6
“Cross-National Research as an Analytic Strategy” is an essay by Melvin L. Kohn that was published in American Sociological Review in 1987. The author of this essay is a well-known American expert in sociology and former president of the American Sociological Association, who serves as a professor at Johns Hopkins University currently. At present, Kohn is focused on researching social culture and personality. In the article under discussion, Kohn explores the value and meaning of cross-national research, as well as the dilemmas that accompany it. In his work, Kohn argues that cross-national research is detrimental to the validity and reliability of the interpretations of research findings revealed by studies focusing on a single nation. According to the author, cross-national research helps determine the generality of such findings in the global context. The main point expressed by Kohn in his essay revolves around his vision of cross-national research as an excellent method for the generation, testing, and formulation of sociological hypotheses and theories. The author emphasizes that cross-national research as an analytic strategy and a driver of theory development has been used for a long time. However, the author points out that, for a while, this strategy has been forgotten and underutilized due to the complexity of the processes and tasks involved. Kohn also mentions that in contemporary times, cross-national research is easier to accomplish than it ever used to be throughout the last century. Moreover, when it comes to the resources required to enable an activity as global and complex as cross-national research, Kohn specifies that such undertaking can be costly and complicated. To be more precise, in addition to a large amount of funding, cross-national research projects also require expanded teams of professionals and may take years to complete. The author also states that, in many cases, findings of cross-national research studies end up raising more questions than they answer throughout the project. However, the author mentions that this is not as much a drawback as it is a pointer driving, guiding, and directing the future course and focus of cross-national research. Finally, discussing the complexity of carrying out cross-national research, Kohn focuses on its multifaceted nature that complicates the interpretation of results. In this regard, the author points out that a variety of cultures can be found across the globe. As a result, sociological issues that are relevant and topical for one nation can be nonexistent for another. Moreover, when the prevalence of a certain issue is uneven throughout various nations, it is difficul