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2. Variable production cost per unit $22.30 Import duties, etc. ($14,000 ÷ 20,000 units) 0.70 Shipping cost per unit 1.50 Break-even price per unit $24.50 3. If the plant operates at 25% of normal levels, then only 5,000 units will be produced and sold during the three-month period: 80,000 units per year × 3/12 = 20,000 units. 20,000 × 25% = 5,000 units produced and sold. this information, the simplest approach to the solution is: Contribution margin lost if the is closed (5,000 units × $16 per unit*) $(80,000) Fixed costs that can be avoided if the plant is closed: Fixed manufacturing overhead cost ($400,000 × 3/12 = $100,000; $100,000 × 40%) $40,000 selling cost ($360,000 × 3/12 = $90,000; $90,000 × 1/3) 30,000 70,000 Net disadvantage of closing the plant $(10,000) *$40.00 – ($9.50 + $10.00 + $2.80 + $1.70) = $16.00 Profits would decline by $10,000 if the plant is closed. Problem 12-24 (continued) Alternative approach: Keep the Plant Open Close the Plant (5,000 units × $40 per unit) $ 200,000 $ 0 Variable expenses (5,000 units × $24 per unit) 120,000 0 Contribution margin 80,000 0 Fixed expenses: Fixed manufacturing overhead cost: $400,000 × 3/12 100,000 $400,000 × 3/12 × 60% 60,000 Fixed selling expense:
Nine” or “Naughty Nine” aka “UNUS NAUTA” Adjectives Decline like ūnus, -a, -um (vid. p. 118) Irregular in genitive and dative singular Otherwise, they follow regular 2-1-2 declension Genitive singular is –ius for all genders e.g. “The mind of any woman is often a mystery” (mēns ullius fēminae saepe est rēs occultissima) e.g. “Caesar’s desire for the entire city was very well known to his enemies.” (Caesaris cupiditās totius urbis īnimicīs notissima erat) Dative singular is –ī for all genders e.g. “Trust no foolish boy!” (crēde/crēdite nullī puerō stultō) e.g. “Today’s food was pleasing to that one alone/to him only.” (cibus hodiernus illī solī placēbat) the list (vid. pg. 212) Ullus Nullus Uter Solus Neuter Alius Uterque Totus - try to also reinforce their meanings by seeing relationships between the words - what is the genitive of alius? what is the genitive of alter?
lay laid laid leggen lead led led leiden lean leant leant leunen leap leapt leapt springen learn learnt learnt leren; vernemen leave left left (achter)laten; vertrekken lend lent lent lenen, uitlenen let let let laten; verhuren lie lay lain liggen lit lit aansteken; verlichten lose lost lost verliezen; kwijtraken make made made maken mean meant meant bedoelen meet met met ontmoeten pay paid paid betalen put put put zetten; leggen quit quit quit stoppen, opgeven read read read lezen ride rode ridden rijden (paard, fiets); meerijden ring rang rung (op)bellen rise rose rijzen; stijgen; opstaan run ran run rennen Engels: present simple (tegenwoordige tijd) Engels: past simple (verleden tijd) Engels: present perfect (voltooide tijd) Nederlandse vertaling say said said zeggen see saw seen zien seek sought sought zoeken sell sold sold verkopen send sent sent verzenden; sturen
number of turns of a gate valve) should be used to determine the rate of flow into the pipeline system. This information shall be provided to the operator, and shall be incorporated into the Operation and Management Plan as appropriate. ASTM C118, Standard Specification for Irrigation Pipe for Irrigation or Drainage. ASTM C505, Standard Specification for Nonreinforced Concrete Irrigation Pipe with Rubber Gasket Joints. McKinney, J.D., et al. Microhydropower Handbook, IDO-10107, Volumes 1 & 2. U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office. USDA-NRCS, National Engineering Handbook, Part 636, Chapter 52, Structural Design of Flexible Conduits. USDA-NRCS, Engineering Design Note 12, Control of Underground Corrosion.
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consideration should be given to the training of commissioning and operations inspectors, which has a long leading time. THE IRRS TEAM APPENDIX I – LIST OF PARTICIPANTS INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS Carl-Magnus LARSSON Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) Andrej STRITAR Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration Claudio ALMEIDA National Nuclear Energy Commission (CNEN) Bradley CASSELS Victorian Department of Health Elisabeth OEHLEN Swedish Radiation Safety Authority Pascal DEBOODT Safety, Quality and Environment Department BN Decommissioning Project Kyu-Sik DO Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS) Luis JOVA SED Centro Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear Salvaguardias (CNSN) Michael MAYFIELD U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Zia Hussain SHAH Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) Itimad SOUFI Centre National de l'Energie des Sciences et des Techniques Nucléaires (CNESTEN)
Madalina TRONEA National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control Ronald WHEELTON UNITED KINGDOM IAEA AL KHATIBEH Division of Nuclear Safety and Radiation Stephen KOENICK Division of Nuclear Installation Safety S.Koenick@iaea.org Peter ZOMBORI Incident Emergency Centre Anne MUETZELBURG Division of Nuclear Safety and Radiation Waste LIAISON OFFICER Stephen EVANS FANR
L.Jova Sed 7. INSPECTION C. Almeida K.Do P.Deboodt B.Cassels L.Jova Sed Mustafa Majali Premek Skopal 8. ENFORCEMENT Z.Shah P.Deboodt B.Cassels L.Jova Sed Premek Skopal John Loy Eyad Mahadeen 9. REGULATIONS AND GUIDES M.Mayfield M.Tronea R.Wheelton L.Jova Sed Barry Kaufer 10. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE P.Zombori I.Soufi Jean-Loup Frichet El Mowafi 11. THEMATIC AREAS: CONTROL OF MEDICAL EXPOSURE B.Cassels Mustafa Majali Zeineb Al Husari 12. THEMATIC AREAS: OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION PROTECTION P.Deboodt Krzysztof Szornel Ra’ed Al Adaileh
13. THEMATIC AREAS: SAFETY AND SECURITY OF RADIACTIVE SOURCES R.Wheelton Salem Al Qubasi Denis Winter Aayda Al Shehhi APPENDIX V – RECOMMENDATIONS, SUGGESTIONS AND GOOD PRACTICES R: Recommendations S: Suggestions G: Good Practices Recommendations, Suggestions and Good Practices 1. RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT GP1 The UAE developed a Nuclear Policy within a relatively short time frame but based on a firm analysis of future demand for electricity, consulted widely, formulated policy statements that will guide future activities in the nuclear field, made it publicly available and promulgated it through the Nuclear Law. Whilst this is a requirement, the way it was developed and negotiated is considered good practice S1 The Government of the UAE and FANR should consider developing or clarifying, as appropriate, mechanisms by which appeals by a licensee or a stakeholder against a decision by the FANR Board of Management can be reviewed by a body independent of FANR.
Findings and Solutions (4) Implications for Practice or Policy (5) Future Research (6) Annex 1 (No more than 500 words) (7) Annex 1 – Theoretical Underpinnings, Methodological Approach, and Cited References – no more than 500 words Cited References (Examples) (7) Bernstein, T.M. (1986). The Careful Writer: A Modern Guide to English Usage. New York: Athennum. Gardner, H. (1981). Do travel agents listen to customer? Journal of Today’s Tourism, 1(1), 10-15. Jeong, M. & Lambert, C. (1999). Measuring the information quality of lodging web sites. International Journal of Hospitality Information Technology, 1(1), 63-75. Johanes, T.F. (2004). The adoption of hospitality innovations. Retrieved 12 January 2005 from http://www.tourismabstracts.org/marketing/papers-authors/id3456. Rozenblit, J. & Zeigler, B.P. (1986). Entity-based structures for modeling and experimental frame construction. In M. S. Elzas, T. I. Ören, and B. P. Zeigler (Eds.), Modeling and Simulation Methodology in the Artificial Intelligence Era, pp195-210. Amsterdam: North-Holland. Werthner, H. & Klein, S. (1999). Information Technology and Tourism - A Challenging Relationship. New York: Springer-Verlag.
Internal Responsibility System Pre-Assessment Questionnaire The OH&S Act outlines minimum requirements health and safety in the workplace? ⃝ Yes ⃝ No Safety is a shared responsibility of employees and the employer? ⃝ Yes ⃝ No “IRS” stands for….. ⃝ Internal Revenue System ⃝ Internal Responsibility System ⃝ Individual Response System In an Internal Responsibility System, a person’s (check all that apply) with respect to health and safety should be clearly outlined. ⃝ Authority ⃝ Responsibility ⃝ Accountability ⃝ Job responsibilities Everyone is personally, directly responsible for health and safety as part of their job. ⃝ Yes ⃝ No ⃝ Do not know An employee can refuse work if he/she believes the situation is unsafe to either him/herself or to co-workers. ⃝ Yes ⃝ No ⃝ Do not know
strategy. Why Should You Care About Being a Real Estate Professional? If you have a real estate passive loss, you may have a limit in how much you can deduct. If your adjusted gross income is under $100,000, you can take a deduction of up to $25,000 of the loss provided you have active participation. If your adjusted gross income is over $150,000, you can’t take any passive loss deduction against your other income. Between $100,000 and $150,000, the amount you can deduct phases out. If you (or your spouse, if you’re married, filing jointly) are a real estate professional, you can take a deduction for all of the passive loss. is no phase out due to income. During the crazy times of real estate prior to the great recession of 2007, there were people who bought property just to buy property. There was the idea that you needed to buy property today because
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2016 Irish Responsible Tourism Conference & Awards Thursday 6th October 2016 ‘Using tourism for local benefit' 09:30 am to 10:00 Registration & Coffee/Networking 10:00 am to 10:10 Welcome: James Chilton & Harold Goodwin 10:10 am to 10:20 Opening address: Paddy Mathews – Head of Investment & Innovation, Fáilte Ireland Recognising Success – local examples of using tourism for change 10:20 am to 10:40 Wolfe – Connemara Wild Escapes ‘Surviving & thriving on the west coast’ 10:40 am to 11:00 Laura Dixon – Westport Smarter Travel ‘Positive experiences creating positive change’ 11:00 am to 11:25 Q&A and Panel Discussion Organising for success – whose responsibility is it? 11:25 pm to 11:45 Ian Corbett – Sustainable Business Manager, TUI UK & Ireland ‘How large travel companies can enable more local people to share in the benefits of tourism’ 11:45 pm to 12:05 Marta Cabral – Director, Rota Vicentina Association, Portugal ‘Rota Vicentina – Much more than a walking route’ 12:05 pm to 12:30 Q&A and Panel Discussion 12:30 pm to 13:30 Lunch 13:30 pm to 13:50 Keynote: Harold Goodwin Measuring Success – how do we quantify & indicate positive change? 13:50 pm to 14:10 Jenefer Bobbin - Managing Director, JUSTreport Global ‘Monitoring Impacts of Small Businesses’ 14:10 pm to 14:30 Fiona Monaghan – Head of Wild Atlantic Way, Fáilte Ireland ‘The Wild Atlantic Way - What will Success Look Like in 2020? 14:30 pm to 15:00 Q&A and Panel Discussion 15:00 am to 16:00 2016 Irish Responsible Tourism Awards Ceremony 16:00 pm to 16:20 Coffee/Networking Communicating Success – selling your tourism overseas 16:20 pm to 16:40 Kate Taylor – Taylored Training ‘Selling the Intangible; How to communicate your tourism message so that your market really understands it!’ 16:40 pm to 17:00 Mark Henry – Central Marketing Director, Tourism Ireland ‘Communicating Success - selling your business or destination overseas’ 17:00 pm to 17:25 Q&A and Panel Discussion 17:25 pm to 17:30 Closing Comments 17:30 pm to 18:30 Drinks & Canapé Reception Irish Centre for Responsible Tourism - www.icrt.ie
Buffer Area(s): Vegetation For each monitoring year, estimate the actual and relative percent cover by dominant plant species (including volunteer plants) and any invasive plant species. Estimate the percent survival of woody planted material and number of native trees/shrubs per acre (including native volunteer woody species taller than ten inches). Please note that projects where the vegetation is inconsistent throughout the site may not meet the performance standards (e.g. a site where some portions have high densities of woody species but other portions have low densities). For forested buffers, measure the height of the tallest five trees within each sample plot in each monitoring year. In year ten, measure canopy cover of trees and shrubs. Measurements of vegetation based upon performance standard and methods used to evaluate the vegetative success of the mitigation site. For each monitoring year, summarize the results from the vegetation plot study, including the density trees/shrubs and percent cover of native species present in order of dominance and for each vegetative stratum. Data should be summarized for each plot and also by field or cell. Do not include the raw plot data in your monitoring report. Remediation: Describe any problems observed within the upland buffer, such as: invasion by undesirable species of plants or wildlife, disease condition for plants, poor plant establishment, human encroachment, and slope failures or erosion problems. Describe the proposed remedial measures to address the problems noted above. Remedial measures proposed by the Bank Sponsor are subject to review and approval by the IRT, acting through the Chairs, prior to implementation. In the event that remedial measures are implemented, the monitoring period may be extended on a case-by-case basis. The treatment of non-native invasive plant species does not need the approval of the IRT, but should be completed at the correct time of year by someone with a current pesticide applicator certification and the required MDE toxic materials permit. Below are the recommended techniques for monitoring mitigation sites. Alternate techniques may be considered, but must be approved in writing by the IRT prior to the commencement of the monitoring period. Recommended Wetland Vegetation Density Measurement Technique
Delays in consideration of any action where risks are incompatible with a continued CP Plan Stability of placement Suitability of placement Quality of relationships in placement Quality of professional relationships Case management and oversight Direct practice with children and families Other Lack of awareness and/or appropriate and timely planning regarding placement stability issues Unplanned moves without assessment and matching where this could have been avoided Planned placement with parents clear risk assessments and/or senior management agreement not being sought. Lack of awareness or planning to respond to concerns regarding the ability of the placement to meet child/young person's needs. Inappropriate use of s.20 Unidentified or unassessed regulation 24 placements/ private fostering or other arrangements. Lack of skills, commitment, attunement and/or care which is impacting on the wellbeing of a child who is Looked After. Lack of coordination or positive collaboration which is impacting the progress or quality of assessment and/or planning. Significant changes to the plan without consultation with the IRO/ISRO or Children’s Guardian (where proceedings are ongoing) Lack of or concerns regarding the quality of supervision and/or oversight from Team Manager or manager. Poor working relationships between SW and family that relate to the skill of the SW. Lack of innovative and creative planning leading to punitive and/or escalating approaches Delays in Life Story work and/or Letters For Later Life. Inadequate SW knowledge of a specific area to enable good practice Dissenting view from resource or Placement Panel Changes of Social worker that are impacting the quality or timeliness of assessment, planning, care or progress. Delay in discharge of care order Lack of provision of key documents to the IRO including court care plans.
The Sisters Brothers (Patrick deWitt) Half-Blood Blues (Esi Edugyan) Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides) Late Nights on Air (Elizabeth Hay) The Year of the (Margaret Atwood), which is the second part of the MADDADAM Trilogy. For those of you who studied Oryx and Crake, this is a great follow-up novel. Maddadam (Margaret Atwood), which is the third part of the MADDADAM Trilogy. For those of you who studied Oryx and Crake, this is a great follow-up novel. The following books may be chosen, but you need to have a discussion with Mr. Webster; they are either extremely salacious, or have specialized complex appeal that may not be appreciated: The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood) The Book of Negroes (Lawrence Hill) The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Mohsin Hamid) Fifteen Dogs (Andre Alexis) Vernon God Little (D.B.C. Pierre) The Slap (Christos Tsiolkas) The Finkler Question (Howard Jacobson) DeNiro’s Game (Rawi Hage) Oryx and (Margaret Atwood) You may only select this book if you did not study it in ENG 3U1
Victorian International Teaching Fellowship Program Terms and conditions Applications are invited from Victorian teachers and school leaders working in either government or non-government schools who wish to participate in the Victorian International Teaching Fellowship Program. Opportunities are available to enable selected teachers or school leaders to work in the following countries: Canada, Germany, United States of America, and United Kingdom. The Department is seeking to expand the program into additional overseas jurisdictions. Applicants should read carefully the Terms and Conditions stated below which apply to every participant. These Terms and Conditions may not be altered or varied in the case of any participant except with the written approval of the Secretary, Department of Education and Training. All applicants for the program must be ongoing full-time teachers or school leaders at the time of application. The term of the Program is 12 months. Participants are required to sign a contract that stipulates that they remain in the overseas posting for that period of time. They will not be able to resume their previous posts in Victoria until that period has expired. Teachers and school leaders participating in the program must be worthy representatives of their profession, education authority and country. They should be prepared to conduct themselves in an exemplary manner at all times. Participation in the program is liable to be cancelled without notice in the of a participant being convicted of a criminal offence, or conducting him/herself in such a manner as, in the opinion of the host authority, would warrant the dismissal of a teacher similarly conducting him/herself, who was employed by that authority. Any teacher or school leader selected as a participant must have a minimum of four years' training, including the equivalent of one year of teacher training, and five years teaching experience prior to the commencement of the exchange. Participants are educators of the highest calibre with appropriate, experience who are prepared to contribute to the wider profession. Participants are expected to have a record of sustained excellence in teaching and should be prepared to participate in varied teaching situations. They should obey all lawful instructions given by any officer of the host education authority, legally capable of giving such instructions. Program participation is generally only awarded to Australian citizens. Participation is dependent on the acceptability of the nominee and the nominee's family to the host country. Prior to the offer of a placement, the Department of Education and Training may seek to establish the
Equivalent dose limits for the lens of the eyes: Safety and Security of Sources: 2.3 Education and Training This is a substantive task which includes developing further the emphasis on Young Professionals and Scientists and the potential development of an IRPA Young Practitioner Network. The cooperation with international and regional organizations dealing with E&T in Radiation Protection where IRPA is representing the profession views should be consequently continued. 2.4 Effective Societies and new admissions 3. Enhancing the effectiveness of IRPA 3.1 Structural matters [Committees and Task Groups etc] 3.2 Organizational matters [detailed rules and internal procedures etc]
Key (new for the final) Fiat currency Real interest rate Philipps Curve Current Account Capital Account Portfolio investment Foreign Direct Investment Sovereign Debt Conditionality (with regard to IMF loans) Counter-cyclical fiscal policy Contagion (Re: Financial Crises) Speculative Attack (on a currency) Horizontal diversification Vertical diversification Obsolescing bargain Creeping expropriation Policy risk Bureaucratic risk Spillovers (re: FDI and development) Dutch Disease Resource Curse Drain Remittances H1B Visa Answer Questions: What does it mean that the dollar was an “international reserve currency” the Bretton Woods system? If the Fed increases the interest rate, what happens to the money supply? What happens to inflation? What happens to employment and economic growth? What is the Federal Reserve’s dual mandate? How does exchange rate depreciation (i.e. inflation) affect a country’s exports? How about its imports? How long can a country keep borrowing from abroad to cover a current account deficit? What is the goal of the IMF? What is the goal of the World Bank? What are the three functions of the IMF?
IR 213: Paper Topics for Paper #2 Choose 1 Fall 2017 1. What is the proper role for the World Bank over the next couple of decades? 2. Should the U.S. revise its immigration policy and, if so, how? OR Which is better: the issuing of skill-based visas, or the prioritizing of family reunification? Paper Requirements: The word limit on the paper is 750 words. Please place the word count at the top of the page, under your name. Several of the topics have multiple parts. You do not necessarily need to answer all parts of the question. Focus on making an interesting and convincing argument. You are not graded AT ALL based on how tightly you stick to the prompt. Expectations for this paper are very high. The word limit is meant to be restrictive. Take the amount of information that would normally be included in a seven page paper and distill it to what is most essential. This is a life skill. No one has time to read long-winded prose. You must submit the paper to turnitin.com before handing in a hard copy in class. These two versions must match. Please your paper, use 11 or 12-point font. You may use any standard citation and bibliography format (APA, MLA, etc), but be consistent. Make sure you cite all sources you draw from, whether or not you pull direct quotes. Use direct quotations sparingly. All papers require proper citations to appropriate sources and a bibliography. This bibliography must contain at 3 sources. (Citing to lecture or to the textbook may be necessary, but these sources do not count toward your 3). The grading rubric is attached separately.
Ross, Michael L. "What have we learned about the resource curse?." Available at SSRN 2342668 (2014). Week 14 April 11: The Resource Curse and Conflict Humphreys, “Natural Resources, Conflict, and Conflict Resolution”, Journal of Conflict Resolution 49:4 (August 2005), pp. 508-37 Jeff D. Colgan, "Oil and Revolutionary Governments: Fuel for International Conflict." International Organization 64, no. 04 (2010): 661-94 April 13: Resource Competition in the South China Sea CLASS DEBATE 8: What Should U.S. policy be in the South China Sea? Jeff Himmelman, “A Game of Shark and Minnow,” New York Times, October 27, 2013. Access online at: http://www.nytimes.com/newsgraphics/2013/10/27/southchina- sea/ Piling Sand in a Disputed Sea, Literally Gains Ground By and APRIL 8, 2015 https://www.evernote.com/l/AZM_vXPC5qBEGa-P0LTK-cWnvf44UNcstpg Dan Blumenthal, “The Implications of China’s South China Sea Activities,” Staff Briefing for the Congressional China Caucus, (July 29, 2011). Bonnie Glaser, “Armed Clash in the South China Sea,” Contingency Planning Memorandum, No. 14 (April 2012). Gregory B. Poling, “The South China Sea in Focus: Clarifying the Limits of Maritime Dispute,” Center for Strategic and International Studies, July 2013 Ian Storey, “Slipping Away? A China Sea Code of Conduct Eludes Diplomatic Efforts,” Center for a New American Security, East and China Seas Bulletin, No. 11 (March 20, 2013). Week 15 18: Resource Competition in the Arctic Kraska, James, and Betsy Baker. "Emerging Arctic Security Challenges." Center for a New American Security, Briefing Paper (2014). Russia Rearms for a New Era By , and TIM WALLACE DEC. 24, 2015.
Dinner 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Evening Reading Preparation 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Tuesday 5/16 Breakfast 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Class 9:00 AM- 12:00 PM Internal Validity—Comparing Across (~150 pages reading) Levy, Jack S. "Case Studies: Types, Designs, and Logics of Inference." Conflict Management and Peace Science 25, no. 1 (2008): 1-18. Ostrom, Elinor. Governing the Commons. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Chapters 1-3- Mitchell, Ronald B. "Regime Design Matters: Intentional Oil Pollution and Treaty Compliance." International Organization 48, no. 3 (1994): 425-58. Lunch 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Field Lecture 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM--: Examples of Common Pool Resource Governance in the Field: Visit to Edge of Sedgwick Reserve. Developing Independent Research Projects 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Dinner 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Evening Reading Preparation 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Wednesday 5/17 Breakfast 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Class 9:00 AM- 12:00 PM External Validity, Climate Change and Conflict (~150 pages reading) Trochim, “External Validity” Buhaug, Halvard. "Climate–conflict research: some reflections on the way forward." Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change 6, no. 3 (2015): 269-275. Gleditsch, Nils Petter. "Whither the weather? Climate change and conflict." Journal of Peace Research 49, no. 1 (2012): 3-9.
Hsiang, Solomon M., Kyle C. Meng, and Mark A. Cane. "Civil conflicts are associated with the global climate." Nature 476, no. 7361 (2011): 438-441. Levy, Marc A. "Is the environment a national security issue?." International security (1995): Theisen, Ole Magnus, Helge Holtermann, and Halvard Buhaug. "Climate wars? Assessing the claim that drought breeds conflict." (2011). Lunch 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Field Lecture 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Climate Change and Resource Scarcity: Visit to Dry Riverbed at Sedgwick Reserve Developing Independent Research Projects 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Dinner 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Evening Reading Preparation 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Thursday 5/18 Breakfast 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Class 9:00 AM- 12:00 PM Energy Security (~ 100 reading) Hughes, Llewelyn, and Austin Long. "Is There an Oil Weapon?: Security Implications of Changes in the Structure of the International Oil Market." International Security 39, no. 3 (2015): 152-189 Eugene and Daryl Press. "Protecting the Prize: Oil and the Us National Interest." Security Studies 19, no. 3 (2010): 453-85. Duane Chapman. "Gulf Oil and International Security." In Energy Security and Global Politics: The Militarization of Resource Management, edited by D. Moran and J.A. Russell: Taylor & Francis, 2008 Levi, Michael. "The Enduring Vulnerabilities of Oil Markets." Security Studies 22, no. 1 (2013): 132-138 Lunch 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Developing Independent Research Projects 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Reading Preparation Dinner 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
The rotational stocking method is a method of livestock deployment that utilizes five or more grazing units or paddocks that are alternately grazed and rested during the time period in which grazing is allowed. The size and number of paddocks or grazing units utilized is dependent on the level of managerial control desired, the productivity of the pasture and the number of livestock.
What is the life expectancy at birth? What is the infant mortality rate? What is the total fertility rate? What is the net number of migrants? Analysis: 1. What can you tell about your country’s growth rate by looking at your histogram (population pyramid)? Answers could include that the country is rapidly growing because of the large base of the pyramid. 2. If the and death rates remain the same as they are today, what will your pyramid look like in 25 years? The country will have an even broader pyramid 3. What are some factors that could change the shape of your pyramid? Industrialization, baby boom, infant mortality, control, government control of population numbers, etc., could all change the shape of the pyramid. 4. Determine the percentage of the population that has not yet reached childbearing age. What does this number say about the prospects for future growth? This will depend on which country the student chose. If your country’s population growth rate is not increasing, what are some problems that might occur? There will not be any younger people to work or pay taxes and the country’s economic system could be in jeopardy. Does your country have a baby boom (a bulge somewhere in the middle of it)? What could account for this? This will depend on which country the student chooses. Possible answers include war, natural disaster, less disease as a population moves through the demographic transition, etc. If you had a business and you wanted to capitalize on your information about the population age distribution, what would you sell and why? If the country has a lot of babies, for example, the business would sell baby diapers, bottles, cribs, pacifiers, strollers, etc.
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Fluency in Mandarin Application/Interview Evidence of substantial experience in an office environment covering a broad range of administrative tasks. Application/Interview Can demonstrate the ability to use a broad range of products from the Microsoft Office suite and have the ability to learn new systems and software. Has an HND in relevant area or equivalent qualification and/or experience. A good understanding of international higher education and transnational student recruitment. Experience of working with agents and service providers Application/Interview Application/Interview Application/Interview Application/Interview Has an active approach to continuing professional development/undertaking training as appropriate for personal and professional development. Application/Interview Communication (Oral and Written) Can demonstrate the ability to provide information in a suitable format so that the others’ needs are met and adjusts the level of content to help others understand. Application/Interview Teamwork and Motivation Can demonstrate the ability to delegate work to others and/or help to build co-operation to deliver team results. Application/Interview Liaison and Networking Can demonstrate the ability to make contact with others to ensure that information is exchanged and circulated appropriately to the right person at the right time. Application/Interview Service Delivery Can demonstrate the ability to seek ways to improve and adjust current levels of service. Deals with complaints and initiates contact with customers to obtain their reactions and views about the service and future needs. Application/Interview Planning and Organisation Can demonstrate the ability to ensure that the work is carried out effectively and that resources are available to meet demand. Identifies the need for further action and resources by monitoring progress. Application/Interview Initiative and Problem Solving Can demonstrate the ability to use initiative to recognise problems and solutions. Application/Interview Analysis/Reporting Can demonstrate the ability to identify and use a range of data, with the ability to combine various data types to produce reports and perform basic analysis. Application/Interview
Test Protocol 12-7A-4, Part A and B, Accelerated weathering. Flame Spread Class A * Company Name: TREX COMPANY, INC. 245 Capitol Avenue, Winchester, VA 22601 Product Description: “Trex® Transcend®” composite deck board, square edge, nominal 1” thick x 5-1/2” width, density of 4.85lbs/linear ft. Test Protocol 12-7A-4, Part A only, Accelerated weathering. Flame Spread Class B * Company Name: SABRA INTERNATIONAL INC. 300 71st Street, Suite 430, Miami Beach, FL 33141 Product Description: Sabra Brand “IPE” square edge deck board, ¾” thick x 5.3” width, nominal density of 63.2 lb/in3. Test Protocol 12-7A-4, Part A only, Accelerated weathering. Flame Spread Class B * Company Name: Various Manufacturers Product Description: Solid “Wood” decking, when installed over minimum 2” x 6” solid “Douglas Fir” or better joists, spaced 24” or less on center, and decking and joists complying with American Softwood Lumber Standard PS 20 as follows: Minimum nominal 5/4” thick and nominal 6” wide decking boards with a maximum 3/8” radius edges made of: “Redwood”, “Western Red Cedar”, “Incense Cedar”, “Port Orford Cedar”, or “Alaska Yellow Cedar”. Lumber grades: construction common, commercial or better grades for Redwood; #3 common, commercial or better grades for Cedars. The above species are having a Class B Flame Spread rating when tested in accordance with ASTM E84. Test Protocol 12-7A-4, Part A only, Accelerated weathering.
on a group project to work, to starting your first job and having to work on a team” (Rachel, ice hockey coach) and: Everything you do [in sport, youth] will be able to take to university and to work later on because that’s how life will be in a real high performance situation. As soon as they're done [volleyball] it’s going to be the same thing and you’ll have a boss and goals and you’ll need a job to be done… so all the things they practice they can big time bring tolater to real life afterwards. (Kevin, volleyball coach) Many coaches were hopeful that the process of transfer occurred, but acknowledged that nothing was done to explicitly foster life transference. Dave, a volleyball coach of 24 years, noted: “I’m hoping that the big thing is understanding your teammates, respecting your teammates, being able to work with somebody else outside of the sport.” Rachel mentioned how she felt a sense of responsibility related to fostering life skills, yet believed transference was more of an implicit process: “It’s our job to instill the importance and the impact that the different values have. Hopefully that goes back into their everyday lives at school and at home so they remember to listen and to be respectful.” Lastly, Scott, an ice hockey coach, outlined the values of the hockey program and discussed how he was hopeful youth would draw connections from the program to other life contexts: I’m hoping they are getting more than just understanding where to be on the ice...and understanding that it is a team concept and that team is almost society in itself…and what you have to do in society. I don’t speak in that language to the kids, but hope somewhere down the line, whether today, tomorrow or 2 years from now, something clicks. If Life Skills are Addressed, it’s Reactive As previously discussed, the term ‘reactive’ describes the action of a coach responding to a situation rather than creating the situation. Due to beliefs about life skills being a by-product many
V. Tentative Course Outline and Exam Schedule: 1st Semester Week Quiz Topic/Chapter(s) one 8/24 – 8/26 none Chapter 1- Structure and Bonding two 8/29 – 9/2 1 Chapter 1/7- Acid Base Chemistry three 9/5 – 9/16 2 Chapter 2 – Nomenclature and Structure four 9/12 – 9/16 3 Chapter 2 – Conformations Exam 1 : 9/16 five 9/19 – 9/23 Finish Chapter 2 and Begin Chapter 3 six 9/26 – 9/30 4 Chapter 3 - Alkenes seven 10/3-10/7 5 Chapter 4 – Reactions of Alkenes Exam 2: 10/7 eight 10/10-10/13 Chapter 4 and Chapter 5- Stereochemistry nine 10/18-10/21 6 Chapter 5 - Stereochemistry ten 10/24-10/28 7 Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 - Alkynes eleven 10/31-11/4 8 Chapter 6 – Alkynes Exam 3: 11/4 twelve 11/7-11/11 Chapter 7 - Dienes thirteen 11/14-11/18 9 Chapter 8 - Substitution fourteen 11/21-11/23 10 Chapter 9 – Elimination Reactions fifteen 11/29-12/2 11 Chapter 9 – Elimination Reactions Exam 4: 12/2 sixteen 12/5-12/9 Chapters 10 and 11- Reactions seventeen 12/12-12/16 12 Chapter 12- Radicals Final Exam 12/16 Learning Goals: First Semester- Be able to describe atomic and molecular structure and bonding, and properly represent organic molecules. Be able to classify organic compounds by structure, use the IUPAC nomenclature, and identify conformational effects in organic compounds. Be able to write the mechanisms for reactions of alkenes and be able to predict the products of reactions of alkenes. Be able to draw and interpret reaction coordinate diagrams, and be able to relate the energetic changes associated with chemical reactions to equilibrium constants and rate; be able to differentiate kinetic versus thermodynamic control of reactions. Be able to identify the of isomerism in organic compounds, to identify and classify chiral centers, and explain the physical and chemical consequences of chirality.
introduction to his Vanderbilt article, titled “In Defense of American Criminal Justice,” he explained the genesis of his defense: “The American criminal justice system is on trial. A chorus of commentators – often but not exclusively in the legal academy – has leveled a sharp indictment of criminal process in our country. The indictment charges that large flaws infect nearly every stage of the adjudicatory process. And the prescriptions are equally far reaching, with calls for abolition of many current practices and an overhaul of the entire system. What is more, the critics issue their condemnations essentially as givens, often claiming that all reasonable people could not help but agree that fair treatment of the accused has been fatally compromised. For these critics, ‘We live in a time of sharply decreasing faith in the criminal justice system.’ As a judge with faith in that system, I am dismayed by the relentless insistence that we
ESSAY3 That essay argues that the right to counsel in Gideon "has not been realized. Governments have failed to adequately fund defense systems, many judges tolerate or welcome inadequate representation, and the Supreme Court has refused to require competent representation, instead adopting a standard of ‘effective counsel’ that hides and perpetuates deficient representation." With regard to the election of judges, Wilkinson says “the potential for corruption or undue influence lies on the civil side,” but not a word about the many instances in which appellate and trial judges have been voted off the bench because of their votes in criminal cases, the concern expressed by Justices [John Paul] Stevens and [Sonia] SOTOMAYOR4 and acknowledged by almost everyone that elections account for why Alabama judges override jury sentences of life imprisonment and impose death sentences, and the tough on crime advertisements that dominate judicial campaigns. SOTOMAYOR4 Justice Sotomayor wrote about judicial overrides in dissent last year in Woodward v. Alabama, a case in which an elected judge overruled a jury's verdict that a convicted murderer receive a life sentence instead of the death penalty. A judge’s inability to follow the Constitution in a criminal case because he or she will be voted out of office in the next election if the ruling or decision is against the prosecution, is
Hieta, P. and Ylöniemi,T. Retrieved from: European Parliament and the Council. (2006). Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 on key competences for lifelong learning (2006/962/EC). Retrieved at: European Commission. (2016). Digital Economy & Society Index (DESI). Retrieved from: and Finland Scorecard Eurydice. (2016). National Reforms in School Education. Retrieved from: Finnish National Plan for Educational Use of ICT. (2010). Ministry of Transport and Communication, Ministry of Culture and Education. Retrieved from: Finnish National
Is there life in there? video experiment - observations These observations accompany our video – use them for your own analysis Sample A Sample B Sample C Visual inspection Small, similar grains, dark colour Mostly small grains, some larger grains of lighter colour Mixed grains, some larger and white Response to hydration No change observed Gas produced, fast at first then slowed. Chemical reaction? Repelled water, some particles expanded and floated Reducing sugar test Bright blue, no sugar present Bright blue, no sugar present Cloudy, murky blue Biuret test for protein No change No change Purple, considerable colour change, protein present Ethanol test for lipids Clear, no lipids present Clear, no lipids present Cloudy, lipids present Iodine test for starch Yellow, no starch present Dark brown/black, starch present Black, starch present