Miscellaneous Essays

The climate system evolves in time under the influence of its own internal dynamics and due to changes in external factors that affect climate (called 'forcings'). External forcing includes natural phenomena such as volcanic eruptions and solar variations, as well as human-induced changes in atmospheric composition.

Generally speaking, providing work to inactive prisoners within secured boundaries has become a new focus of government policies for the purpose of not only compensating the incurred everyday expenditure but maximizing the utilization of human resources in addition to augmenting the national output.

Fences, or the concept of them, have been around for as long as life has been. The fences we put up are getting bigger, more inhuman, and harder to overcome. It is the argument of this paper that these fences should not be allowed to exist, that we should not fence people in, whether the context is moral, social, or cultural.

The French had lost the French and Indian War (The Seven Years War) and with it their colonial presence on American soil and their prestige in all of North America. All that was left of their colonial possessions were those in Caribbean Islands; with which they were able to maintain their rich supply of sugar.

The Court ruled that government can seize contraband but can not seize property simply to use it as evidence. Therefore, we can define exclusionary rule according to legal terminologies as no court in the United States can use any object in court as evidence if obtained illegally or without a search warrant.

These factors require certain psychological aspects to analyse and consider which we have highlighted in this literature review. The main issues related to this thesis refers to those psychiatric disorders which lead young offenders towards crime and isolation from society, ratio between boys and girls, factors contributing towards such psychosocial development, characteristics of offending children, those from different ethnic backgrounds and parents, peers and school contribution.

This book points out two modes of urban growth such as the traditional neighborhood and suburban sprawl, pragmatically polar differences in functionality, appearance, and characterization, influencing the manhood in distinctive fashions. The authors outline the history of suburbia and how it has become converted into a problematic issue, eventually exploring ways to enhance neighborhoods by means of step-by-step strategy.

So his riches have in fact grown by $3.4 billion in the past two years. Son of the esteemed Mohammed Abdulmohsin Al-Kharafi, who was the founder of the M. A. Kharafi Group of companies as well as one of the founders of the National Bank of Kuwait, Nasser Al Kharafi has taken over the business after learning its ropes from his father.

- how all this is happening Is it really "I am" doing it Can I really do any of these activities without there being at least the force of my own will or its command to my mind How can I move my feet to go somewhere without there being "my will" to do this A paralyzed man cannot do all this even if he so wills.

I will then explore how both power and politics play an important role in Organizational development and how an OD practitioner can better gain understanding and knowledge in these arenas. Lastly, I will provide suggestions on how a practitioner can better operate in these conditions.

Shrewd marketers will instead learn to create entirely new forms of interactions and transactions with consumers. To do so they'll need a new marketing model more appropriate to the new consumer marketspace(*) and new approaches to integrating interactive media into their business system and marketing programs.

Analysis was made based on the QOL scores among Chinese, Malay and Indian ethnicities in Singapore. Adolescence is a phase where various transitions take place in individual's life and therefore this phase bears unique characteristics. Quality of life is the most imperative for health of the individual and also for the society.

In spite of the numerous opportunities of globalization, multinational companies continue to face a number of risks with foreign exchange risk constituting an important component. Fluctuations in exchange rates can have significant impacts on the cash flows and profits of firms with foreign-currency-denominated assets and liabilities. (Nguyen and Faff, 2006: pp 184).

Faulkner did a documentary based on his life and was still continuing with his novel A Fable. Faulkner was still experiencing a number of complications surrounding his alcoholism and also persistent back pains. He then did some work with Hawks on ‘Land of the Pharaohs’. At that time there were some productions about his life.

The number of different ratios that a credit analyst should take into account when analyzing the company is enormous, however, there are a few ratios that can provide a good insight into company's liquidity, profitability... A ratio that indicates what proportion of debt a company has relative to its assets.

Goal setting primarily consists of two parts, which is the defining of the overall project goals and the establishment of the relevant criteria and the particular parameters to evaluate their performance objectives (Johnson, 2009). Thus, steps need to be taken to assure that the set goals happen to be precise and specific and their exists no ambiguity or doubts pertaining to them (Johnson 2009).

Ever since, Americans feel vulnerable as ever. Americans are living daily lives in fear that something huge, something devastating could occur again. It is now obvious that the terrorist especially the Al Qaeda network is planning to hit America again. The only question is where, when, and what.

The traditional UNIX time-share schedulers have implemented a round-robin algorithm. While this algorithm ensures responsiveness to multiple interactive users, it favors users that run many jobs with short CPU usage. The Solaris System Resource Manager enables the allocation and controls οf major system resources such as CPU, physical memory, virtual memory, and number οf processes.

Plants are living creatures, of course, so their growth is miraculous. Seeds are placed into soil, a very thin crust about two feet deep that covers most of the land mass of the earth. It is made up of ground rock, particles of clay, and humus. The last is the living fraction of the soil.

The U.S.Pirg issued a news report on 01.01.2007, stating that Congress has approved of a scheme that would benefit college students thousands of dollars over their student loans. According to Luke Swarthout, U.S. PIRG Higher Education Advocate, students had to bear a heavy burden of debt to pay for college, but with this Congressional initiative, millions of working and middle-class students and their families could finally save thousands of dollars in student loan payments (U.S.

All Indian princes were brought under the control of the British Government. The British Government during their rule in India had laid good roads connecting places in different areas. They had constructed Barrages and Bridges over rivers. They have drug irrigation canals to provide water for drinking as well as for usage in agriculture.

Designing physical-distribution systems to meet market needs is a dynamic problem, for continuous changes in markets, products, and processes bring about new physical-distribution techniques and patterns. Competition and pressures to reduce costs are also stimuli. But the development and location of a distribution center itself is a "semipermanent" commitment.

To effectively combat terrorism and provide a significant degree of protection against terrorist acts it is important to understand the nature and motivation for terrorism. This will help in identifying potential targets of the terrorists. For example, an animal research facility may have value to animal rights activists and it would help their security to understand the organizations that may pose a threat.

The people migrated from rural areas and settled in urban cities, lured by the industrial job opportunities available. In the rural set up, the cultural traditions were based on closely knit relationships, with shared values and beliefs. Leisure was also an important aspect of rural life.

In a quest for an answer to their investment decision, they often attempt to provide answers to these questions by turning to various media including investment analyst opinions in the printed press, financial networks, etc in order to get a fair value of what they should pay for the shares. (Penman, 2003).

More so for the President of the United States of America as he is the commander of the most influential and powerful government in the whole world. The policies that the office of the U.S. President formulates and implements usually has a global impact. It can be said that each and every policy formulated by the President of the U.S. carries a global burden and its implemntation a global responsibility.

In the period of 30 years, they evolved into a powerful syndicate, which is known to the world as La Cosa Nostra. Now they are deeply rooted into the businesses and institutions in America. United States has been influenced by these gangs for more than 35 years.

The neighbourhood policy is the creative expression of the vision of making the Union one element in good neighborly relations – as well as being specifically responsible for providing the neighbourhood with a stable core – and therefore ensuring that it maintains closer links with its immediate ‘ring of friends’,” (Dialogue between peoples and cultures in the Euro-Mediterranean area, p.7).

The overabundance of reality TV shows on network television involves eating unimaginable treats, performing risky, life-threatening tasks, and stretching the boundaries of the human spirit through pushing an individual’s physical, emotional, and mental capabilities. Now comes a show testing various aged, diverse backgrounded Newlywed couples from high school sweethearts.

The effective choice of customer on instant noodles is now seen as critical to gaining improvements in organizational performances. This is potentially good news for those involved in buying behavior because it means that there is greater interest in our subject than before.

A significant change affecting modern society has been growing; internet use by consumers. Studies have continued to predict that internet use is poised to grow further in the future. This paper is going to analyze the connection of these two crucial aspects, i.e.  Using the internet in real estate marketing; for the year industry analyst had predicted growth in internet uses.

Finding the cheapest raw material for an acceptable standard of quality is the goal of every manufacturing firm especially in a business environment where competition is at its most aggressive. Automobiles have become a symbol of status and fulfillment. Over time, automobile companies have been accepted as necessary products for all but successful companies in this flourishing business do not stand on their laurels.

In providing the extra secure features the business communities has to interfere with the natural resources. One available resource has to mould into another useful feature like extracting coal, oil from wells from earth crust needs to change the basic features of the earth richness to extract benefit, in perceiving these benefits the face of the earth crest and allied features are lost.

The fertilized ovum also known as the zygote will make its way down the fallopian tube and enters the uterus in 3-5 days. This zygote will securely implant itself in the wall of the uterus and grow into an embryo (‘Ectopic Pregnancy’). When the fertilized ovum implants outside the uterus and develop there, this is when ectopic pregnancy comes in.

Currently, more than 45 million Americans lack any form of health insurance, and millions more are "underinsured" - they have insurance but lack adequate financial protection from health care costs. While this problem was formerly a problem confined to low-income Americans, more and more middle-class citizens are becoming directly affected by the problem.

Until the invention of the silicon integrated circuit in 1958, however, semiconductor devices existed as discrete devices and circuits were not particularly low in power consumption compared to to-day's circuits, but much lower than vacuum tube circuits. Integrated circuits (ICs) reduced power consumption further, because numerous devices could be placed on one chip, alleviating the interconnect problem and reducing power consumption.

A recent revival of the Civil War times has come as Ken Burns' popular PBS series, "The Civil War" (2002) brought a series of rediscovered photos and voice-over narrative to the American public. One could make the case that the Civil War was the first war, worldwide, to be extensively photographed.

The entire movie is developed around these verses. It starts with a painful prayer from Jesus Christ followed by his disciple Judas betraying him. Then the tortures and beatings he faces are shown so deeply that it can disturb the viewer’s emotions. The movie moves slowly in a gloomy environment. His life incidents are remembered now and then.

Since man began to go to war eons ago he has set out to make war more civilized. Over the centuries, this effort has culminated in national and international rules of war that are accepted, at least in principle, by the warring factions. These rules spell out the proper conduct of soldiers and the punishments for violations.

According to accounting concepts, as long as business is going concern it should state all its assets on book value rather than on NRV. This means that since we have no intention of closing down, we are going to write it down at the book value, regardless of what our NRV is.

Indeed, a central theme in many of his works is the quiet desperation of faceless individuals who find themselves trapped in the social and economic conditions of their town. In his works, John Steinbeck has given a voice to the ordinary working class, and has elevated into public consciousness, the migrant worker otherwise invisible and falling within the cracks.

The number of mergers has increased.  Even though human resource issues are important to an organization, some mergers do not deal with this function effectively.  The aim of this study is to prove how an organization’s employees are the most valuable asset during a merger process and it seeks to determine the best strategy for change management in relation to the HR element. 

The ways in which we interpret dramatic works largely depend on our experience of theatre practices and on our familiarity with genre conventions. Our ability to laugh at antics of a stock character or watch with pity and compassion a tragic hero's downfall is defined by our awareness of certain cultural codes, norms and traditions.

Sound Human Resource Management (HRM) practices and employee retention strategies are vital in any business organization. For some researchers and analysts, it is a concept that invariably affects the organization’s strategic environment including the external competitor environment and the internal employee relations.

Slavery and religion are oxymoronic. Indeed, no one spirituality (of spirit), revealed and otherwise, endorses slavery as a system consistent with a belief in mercy, compassion and, ultimately, man’s emancipation from all forms of bondage and subjugation except for God.

Unlike general accounting systems based on the invoices issued and received, cash accounting enables you to account for and pay VAT based on the cash received and paid. VAT is an indirect sales tax, that you need to pay on various taxable products and services during their stages of production, which are based on the value added at those stages. 

The passive smoking is the primary factor for banning the smoking in the public areas. The passive smoking starts when a person inhaled the other person's exhaled or ambient smoke from the cigarette or cigar. Various studies have already concluded that the passive smoking is also very dangerous for human health even some researches state that a passive smoker and an actual smoker are equally exposed to the risk associated to the tobacco smoking..

Apparently he said that one of the causes of the present food crisis was the demand for better food of the newly prosperous middle class of India "which is larger than our entire population". President Bush refused to admit that ethanol could be a factor for the food crisis.

For reporting the results, the incidence-rate ratios as relative risks were possible by confounding according to age, sex, and calendar period (1992 to1993, 1994,1995,1996, 1997,1998, or 1999: for other autistic-spectrum disorders, and1994 were grouped together,) socioeconomic status six groups, mother’s education(five groups), gestational age (six groups)and birth weight Rs3,500 to3,900.

Kingfisher plc is a General Retail Company specializing in home improvement products. Kingfisher plc is the leading home improvement group in Europe and Asia and the third largest in the world. The company operates 780 stores in nine countries in Europe and Asia with leading market positions in the UK, France Poland Italy and China as well as developing other businesses in another three countries.