Week 10 Discussions

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Discussion #1

Describe the primary goals of the SETI program and the tools used to conduct this research. Explain how SETI researchers use the Drake Equation to quantify the odds of alien life. Note: Please feel free to include your personal opinions on the work conducted at SETI.

 

Discussion # 2

Review the interactive titled “The Birth of a Black Hole” located at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/birth-black-hole.html. Be prepared to discuss.

Watch the video titled “Hunting Black Holes with X-Ray Eyes” (3 min 9 sec). Be prepared to discuss. Video Source: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Hunting Black Holes with X-Ray Eyes [Video file]. Retrieved from http://science360.gov/obj/video/b9af6

 

752-a52c-4ddd-8478-081eb5c3c903/hunting-black-holes-x-ray-eyes.

From the first and second e-Activities, describe how black holes are believed to form. Assess the various tools and techniques that are used to study and observe black holes, as well as the ranges of the electromagnetic spectrum that are best suited for these studies.

 

 

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I need a one page respond of “feet In Smoke”

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According to these questions:

1. What is the main idea of this essay?

2. Why do you think the author wrote this essay?

 

3. What are the author’s arguments? Do you agree/disagree? Why?

                        (Please address at least one argument)

4.What passage or passages stood out to you the most? Why?

(Please select at least one passage)

5. What rhetorical (writing) strategies does the author use that you want to use in your own writing?

6. What in this essay can you relate to personally? Why?

 

link of the essay: http://deadspin.com/5881337/feet-in-smoke-a-story-about-electrified-near-death

 

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English comp 1

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Write an evaluation/argumentative essay on a topic of your choice. Several possible topics are listed below, but you are free to come up with your own. Develop your evaluation/argument in an essay of about 500 words. If you wish, use statistics, examples, or quotations from sources you find helpful and supportive. 

Possible topics: 

  • A review of a book you have read or a movie or television show you have seen. 
  • An evaluation of a work process with an argument for how to do it more efficiently. 
  • An evaluation of a course you have taken that includes either an argument for why other students should take it or for how it could be made better. 
  • An exploration of any controversial issue of interest to you. 

Note: This assignment may require some research. If you need information about documenting sources and avoiding plagiarism, consult information in one of the following sites you’ll find by clicking the links below or the icons at right. The third site is devoted to documentation issues. 

 

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World Gourmet Coffee Company (WGCC) is a distributor and processor of different blends of coffee. The company buys coffee beans from…

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World Gourmet Coffee Company (WGCC) is a distributor and processor of different blends of coffee.

The company buys coffee beans from around the world and roasts, blends, and packages them for resale.

WGCC currently has 15 different coffees that it offers to gourmet shops in one-pound bags. The major

cost is raw materials; however, there is a substantial amount of manufacturing overhead in the predominantly

automated roasting and packing process. The company uses relatively little direct labor.

Some of the coffees are very popular and sell in large volumes, while a few of the newer blends

have very low volumes. WGCC prices its coffee at full product cost, including allocated overhead, plus

a markup of 30 percent. If prices for certain coffees are significantly higher than market, adjustments

are made. The company competes primarily on the quality of its products, but customers are priceconscious

as well.

Data for the 20×1 budget include manufacturing overhead of $3,000,000, which has been allocated

on the basis of each product’s direct-labor cost. The budgeted direct-labor cost for 20×1 totals $600,000.

Based on the sales budget and raw-material budget, purchases and use of raw materials (mostly coffee

beans) will total $6,000,000.

The expected prime costs for one-pound bags of two of the company’s products are as follows:

Kona Malaysian

Direct material …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. $3.20 $4.20

Direct labor …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .30 .30

WGCC’s controller believes the traditional product-costing system may be providing misleading

cost information. She has developed an analysis of the 20×1 budgeted manufacturing-overhead costs

shown in the following chart.

Activity Cost Driver Budgeted Activity Budgeted Cost

Purchasing ………………………….. Purchase orders ……………………… 1,158 ………………… $ 579,000

Material handling ………………….. Setups ………………………………….. 1,800 ………………… 720,000

Quality control………………………. Batches …………………………………. 720 ………………… 144,000

Roasting ……………………………… Roasting hours ………………………… 96,100 …………………. 961,000

Blending ……………………………… Blending hours………………………… 33,600 …………………. 336,000

Packaging …………………………… Packaging hours ……………………… 26,000 …………………. 260,000

Total manufacturing-overhead cost …………………………………………………………………………………………. $3,000,000

Data regarding the 20×1 production of Kona and Malaysian coffee are shown in the following

table. There will be no raw-material inventory for either of these coffees at the beginning of the year.

Kona Malaysian

Budgeted sales ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 2,000 lb. 100,000 lb.

Batch size ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 500 lb. 10,000 lb.

Setups ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3 per batch 3 per batch

Purchase order size …………………………………………………………………………………. 500 lb. 25,000 lb.

Roasting time …………………………………………………………………………………………. 1 hr. per 100 lb. 1 hr. per 100 lb.

Blending time …………………………………………………………………………………………. .5 hr. per 100 lb. .5 hr. per 100 lb.

Packaging time ……………………………………………………………………………………….. .1 hr. per 100 lb. .1 hr. per 100 lb.

 

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Homework

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Game theory

Do the following questions

 

11.6,

11.7,

11.8,

11.9,

13.10,

13.11,

13.12,

13.13,

13.14,

13.15

 

 

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sociology – 5 pages

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Family history using the sociological approach.  This assignment will require that you study  and do comparative analysis of three generations of your family focusing on your generation, your parents and grandparents and you may choose either your paternal side or maternal side using the information below(Presented orally and (Type-Written).  

 

Family History Paper Using the Sociological Approach

I. introduction 

II. Racial & Ethnic Characteristics

III. Family Structure

A. Patriarchal Family

B. Matriarchal Family

C. Two parent family

D. Single Parent Family

E. Extended Family (grandparents, uncles and aunts and other relatives).

F. Gay or Lesbian Family

G. Cohabiting Family

H.  

 

IV. Culture

A. Family Traditions

B. Values & Beliefs

C. Food Habits

D. Music & Dance

E. Child rearing Practices

F. Dress & hairstyles

G. Home Remedies

H. Conflict Resolution

I. Divorce rate

J. Religious Affiliation

K. Educational Background

L. Occupational Background

M. Political Affiliation

N. Health & Medical Problems

O. Life Expectancy

P. Conclusion

 

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org theory

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This assignment is due Tuesday July 28th 2015 @ 16:00 pacific

the document is attached in order to complete this assignment

please submit on or before the deadline on this post please. no plagirism original work only

 

thank you

 

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fortran languge programming 

 

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Promotion Mix/ Personal Selling & Global Markets

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Due Saturday, August 16, 2014.

Throughout this class you have examined a product of the Waters Bottling Company and addressed market concepts/ theories that will play a role in the success or failure of that given product. 

Using the Waters Bottling Company in Module 1, continue to build the Marketing Plan Sections for the product you have selected/ created. Complete the following in MS Word: Be concise but complete in your analysis of each plan element. Your employer wants to know you have left nothing out in your analysis.

This assignment represents Section 5 of the Marketing Plan. Use the guide to identify the sections of the Marketing Plan and the marketing elements contained therein. This assignment will focus on Section 5– Personal Selling & Global Markets (Module 5). 

Section 5 – Promotion Mix/ Personal Selling & Global Markets (Module 5 LASA 2)

  • Promotion Mix
    • Advertising
    • Personal Selling
    • Sales Promotion
    • Direct Marketing
    • Public Relations
  • Brand Management
    • Branding Strategies
    • Emotional Branding
    • Brand Extension
  • Global Markets
    • Opportunities & Challenges

Executive Summary

    • Marketing Implementation & Evaluation
    • Careers in Marketing

You will create a complete Marketing Plan by the end of the course. You will write the Fifth and last section of the Marketing Plan for this assignment. Use the Marketing Plan guide to identify the sections of the Marketing Plan and the marketing elements contained therein. This assignment will focus on Section 5 – The Promotion Mix/ Personal Selling & Global Markets (Module 5). 

Relate all responses using the WBC scenario and the product you have selected to market in Module 1. 

Create a 4- to 6-page Word document for this Marketing Plan Section. Apply a standard business writing style using the Market Planning Guide sections as your (headers/ sub heads/ bullets) to your work. Be sure to cite your work in the APA format.

After completing Section 5, assemble and submit all of the sections into a single comprehensive Marketing Plan document. Include a Title Page, Executive Summary, Table of Contents, and Appendix. Your Executive Summary should be compelling as you sum up the marketing elements that are the keys to the successful execution of this plan. 

Careers in Marketing

  • List the sections of the marketing plan.
  • Identify possible careers associated for each section.
  • Select two of those career choices and discuss the skills required to secure these two positions.
  • Determine what steps you can take to develop those skills.

Be sure to provide supporting evidence for your statements. Remember to reference your sources of information.

Write your Careers in Marketing response in a minimum of 200–300 words. Apply a standard business writing style (headers/ sub heads/ bullets) to your work but be sure to cite your work in the APA format.

Use the following file-naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A1.doc. For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M5_A1.doc.

Assignment 1 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Evaluate the Advertising media for your advertising campaign. Select a theme, analyze and select your media choices. Include your rationale for your media selection.
30
Discuss the role of Personal Selling for this product. Develop the elements of the typical Sales Cycle for this product.
30
Examine and select which of the Sales Promotions you will use for this product.
30
Select the Direct Marketing activities you will employ.
20
Identify the role of Public Relations and how it will be utilized to promote your product.
20
Describe the Branding Strategy you will use for your product.
15
Discuss how Emotional Branding will be used.
15
Explore possible Brand Extensions for the product.
15
Analyze the Global opportunities present for this product and the challenges it will face in the global market.
15
Create an Executive Summary to include the Marketing Implementations and Evaluations for a compelling finish to your Marketing Plan.
30
Assemble all revised Marketing Plan Sections into a single comprehensive document compete with Title Page, Table of Contents, and Appendix.
30
Include a “Careers in Marketing” section described above.
10
Written Components: Organization (16), Usage and Mechanics (16), APA Elements (24), and Style (4)
40
Total:
300
 

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