In the News (2013) 10/09/13 Labour changing relationship with trade unions ‘Red Ed’ (Miliband) - Communism Won election on votes on unions 10/09/13 BBC leaders leaving Large bonus being granted 10/09/13 USA decide to pull back from Syria case Want possession of their weapons to prevent any further action or damage happening 11/09/13 Nigel Evans (Deputy Speaker) arrested for child abuse May contribute to feelings of political apathy (don’t want to get involved) Deputy
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From Arthur C. Clarke’s “The Star”‚ a tale about an astronaut who questions religion after seeing the work of a destroyed intelligent species‚ it brought up the question as to whether or not the human race holds the ability to create a safehold for items that represent that which the Earth is comprised of (cultures‚ art‚ sciences‚ etc). Arguably this is incorrect due to the lack of preparedness and prominent self righteousness humanity shares in times of crisis. As the extraterrestrials of Clarke’s
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Essay on “Lament” Re-read the poem “Lament” by Gillian Clarke and explore the way in which the author resorts to words and phrases to make this poem effective and memorable. “Lament” by Gillian Clarke is a memorable and effective poem due to the poet’s resorting to specific words and phrases. The poet uses lots of metaphors to achieve her objective. For example‚ “her pulsing burden” is a metaphor referring to the turtle’s need of a place to discharge her eggs and how she sees pregnancy
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Special Occasion Speech Heading: Today ladies and gentleman it is my privilege to present the award for the strongest child of the year award. Introduction I. Hook: Imagine being a few weeks old finding yourself on the side of the road buried in some smelly trash or thrown into a deep‚ dark‚ muddy hole near the busy streets of Nairobi‚ Kenya. No sign of your parents‚ food‚ or shelter. You are ultimately helpless. I. Credential Statement: Last year during spring break I had the privilege
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CSR 3/13/13 Going Green The company Clarke is a family company that has grown‚ since 1946‚ and is now the largest Mosquito Abatement firm out of all the districts in the US. They have been involved in the industry since 1927 when John Clark Sr. wrote the legislation that established the Mosquito Abatement District in the state of Illinois. The main goal was to produce a full‚ high-quality selection of products for the Mosquito Abatement Districts‚ taxpayer-funded municipal regions; individual
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William Alexander Clarke (Bustamante) William Alexander Clarke was born in the parish of Hanover‚ Jamaica on February 24‚ 1884. His father was a white‚ Irish planter named Robert Constantine Clark and his mother was a black‚ Jamaican worker named Mary Clarke. As a kid‚ Alexander was educated at Cocoon and Dalmalley School in Spain and supplemented his learning with his own private studies. In 1905 at the age of 21 he left Jamaica to work in Cuba where he became a policeman‚ he then moved
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Abstract Rewards motivate employees by increasing job satisfaction‚ commitment‚ and productivity in the organization. Rewards have been shown to increase productivity by 20 to 30 percent. Award distributions should be situation-dependent‚ equitable‚ immediate‚ and should be targeted toward teams. A variety of reward types should be used because different people have a different value system. One study showed that when firms offered monetary and non-monetary rewards they had productivity increase
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organizational assessment: Baldridge Performance Excellence Program I plan to apply this model due to the type of organization the assessment pertains to. It requires more than leadership quality‚ as it is presumed in “Good to Great”. The Baldridge Award focuses on the Criteria of Performance Excellence‚ which is about high-performance and high-integrity within the organization. B. Type of Tools: A manual will be issued‚ as well as‚ a presentation will be presented to the employees. In addition‚ the
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which are unique to its business and scale. For all the TVS group winners‚ it was a hard grind before they won the Deming. However‚ it has been worth it all as the benefits have helped beef up the top and bottom lines of each of the recipients. "The award certainly puts the company on a higher pedestal straightaway‚" remarks SBL’s chairman and managing director‚ K Mahesh. "Though many companies outside India are not familiar with the Deming prize‚ they know that it is the highest recognition in a company’s
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Quality awards What are quality awards? Quality awards are prizes awarded for some aspect of quality performance which has been demonstrated to an organisation which normally has no responsibility for the recipient’s performance. To whom are the awards presented? Awards are offered to either individuals or organisations‚ depending on the type of award. What do the awards measure? All quality awards are made on the basis of an assessment of the applicant’s performance against certain criteria
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