what safety precautions should be taken when using a torch inside or near a building

Why is the investigation of near-misses important although they do not cause any damage or
injury?

8. An a-helix would be stabilized most by:

       A     the presence of an Arg⁺ residue near the carboxyl terminus of the a-helix.

       B     the transmission of the protons of several peptide bonds throughout the a-helix.

       C     the presence of two Lys⁺ residues near the amino terminus of the a-helix.

       D     interactions between neighboring Asp^- and Glu^- residues

       E      interactions between two adjacent amino acid residues with large and bulky side chains.

Can you please explain why the answer is A

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a What are the qualitative similarities and differences between Coulomb's Law and Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation. (be brief and specific)

b. Describe what happens to an uncharged conductor when a positive charge is brought near. Explain any forces thatare exerted on the conductor. A sketch or drawing may be helpful.

c. Describe what happens to an uncharged insulator when a positive charge is brought near. Explain any (net) forces that are exerted on the insulator. A sketch or drawing may be helpful.

At a company picnic at a state park out of town, a child falls from a tree and fractures her forearm. You give appropriate first aid (RICE), and the parents now will take her to the nearest emergency department.

Should you splint the arm?

If so, describe the steps for doing it.

Disney raises theme park ticket prices, again. You've got to pay more to play in the Magic Kingdom, because Walt Disney just raised its ticket prices again, breaking the $100 mark. A one-day ticket to the Walt Disney World Resort's flagship theme park, the Magic Kingdom, now costs $105, up from $99. Prices had been jacked up by $4 just last year. The price of admission applies to anyone 10 years and older entering the Orlando-area theme park. Younger children, aged 3 to 9, pay $99 to enter the Magic Kingdom, compared to $94 last year. Prices also increased for the other Disney World theme parks -- EPCOT, the Animal Kingdom Park and Hollywood Studios -- to $97 for visitors aged 10 and older, compared to $94 last year. Children aged 3 to 10 now pay $91 for a single-day ticket to those parks, compared to $88 last year. The price hikes seem to be working for parent company Walt Disney World Resorts, which reported a 7% increase in revenue year-over-year, largely from its parks. "Increased guest spending was primarily due to higher average ticket prices for admissions at our theme parks," Walt Disney Company (DIS) said in a financial report. A Disney spokeswoman said the "vast majority" of visitors buy the multi-day passes, which can knock the price down to $96 per day for a two-day ticket, or $63 per day for a five-day ticket. She also said that a ticket for a single day at Walt Disney World buys 16 hours of entertainment.

1. What is the price of a one-day ticket to the Magic Kingdom?

2. Given the income elasticity of demand how do we know if a trip to Disney World is a normal good or an inferior good?

3. The news article tells us that with ticket prices rising, revenue is increasing. What does this tell us about the price elasticity of demand of a trip to Disney World?

Marketing assignment

The Inn at Prescott Ranch is a small, boutique hotel located in Prescott, Arizona. It opened in 1998. The Inn has identified the main competition as the Prescott Resort, owned and operated by the Yavapai Nation, and the Hassayampa Inn, a historic hotel in downtown Prescott, adjacent to Whiskey Row.

The Inn has 65 rooms on two floors—each with a private balcony. The nightly room rates are the highest in Prescott. The Inn offers a full array of amenities—both in the public areas and in the rooms. The Inn offers complimentary van service to the Gateway Mall, Bucky’s Casino, and Whiskey Row; and valet parking services with covered parking. There is nightly entertainment in the lobby. In-room amenities include high-thread-count linens; terry robes; organic soaps and toiletries; flat-screen TVs with DVD players; and Bose® stereo systems.

The Inn maintains a full bar and has an agreement with Wildflower Bakery to provide daily continental breakfast for an additional charge to nightly rates or included in the Bed & Breakfast Special. Boxed lunches may also be pre-ordered from Wildflower Bakery. The Inn is not “flagged” or branded. The management is highly involved in local organizations. There is an existing contract with Yavapai College for sponsorship of its performing arts series with Paramount Studies for a project being filmed in the Prescott area. In addition, the Inn at Prescott Ranch has been featured on Arizona Highways TV, Arizona Highways magazine, and in the Arizona Republic travel section. The Inn also participates in the local chamber of commerce and tourism promotional efforts for the Prescott area.

Management is looking for a marketing plan for 2011.

Questions:

1. If you were preparing a marketing plan for this hotel, how would you describe the company, its positioning strategy, and its value proposition?

2. What do you want to know about the market—demographics and psychographics?

3. Describe each of the 4Ps.

4. Without doing further research, who is the perceived target market?

5. Does the hotel have a brand image? If so, define.

Problem 1: How much time do Americans living in or near cities spend waiting in traffic, and how much does waiting in traffic cost them per year? The file Congestion includes this cost for 31 cities. (Source: Data extracted from “The high Cost of Congestion,” Time, October 17, 2011, p.18.)

1. a) Compute the mean, median, first quartile, and third quartile.

2. b) Compute the range, interquartile range, variance, and standard deviation.

3. c) Compute the covariance between the time spent sitting in traffic and the cost of sitting in

   traffic.

4. d) Computethecorrelationbetweenthetimespentsittingintrafficandthecostofsittingin

   traffic.

5. e) Based on the results of (a) through (d), what conclusions might you reach concerning the

   time spent waiting in traffic and the cost of waiting in traffic?

6. f) Create a histogram for each of the two variables: the time Americans living in or near cities

   spend waiting in traffic and the cost of waiting per year.

7. g) Create a scatter plot for the two variables and fit a straight line to the points. Show the

   equation of the fitted line.

CASE STUDY: The Nepalese Himalayas, A Protected Ecosystem?

In May of 2007 some 43 expeditions totalling 470 climbers summitted Mount Everest from both the Nepalese and Tibetan sides of the mountain. At one stage over 60 climbers were on or near the summit waiting (in some cases up to 1–2 hours) in order to get their chance to stand on the highest point in the world. If those 470 climbers had been asked why they chose to climb Mt Everest, somewhere in their answers would have been sentiments expressing a desire to experience one of the wildest places on earth. Technological innovations in mountaineering equipment, such as advanced clothing, bottled oxygen and the growth in the popularity of commercialized expeditions where clients are charged between US$40,000 and US$50,000 to be guided up the mountain will continue to attract hundreds of climbers as they attempt to fulfill a desire to experience one of the wildest places on earth. Research carried out in Sagarmatha (Mt Everest) National Park indicates that ecosystems above 4000 metres have been significantly impacted by tourism in the past 30 years. Impacts include the overharvesting of fragile alpine shrubs and plants for expedition and tourist lodge fuel, overgrazing, accelerated erosion, and uncontrolled lodge building. The present Nepalese government will continue to encourage tourism, as it is the country’s highest income earner.

YOUR ARGUMENT FOR OR AGAINST: A drastic reduction in expedition numbers and call for the complete banning, for 1 year, of climbing on all peaks over 8000 metres high. This reduction is necessary in trying to mediate a compromise between the conflicting needs of access, availability and presentability of an environmental or ecological product – wilderness – with those of the local population and the regenerative capacity of the ecosystem.

SUPPORT YOUR ARGUMENT WITH FACTS.

enny, Inc., is looking at setting up a new manufacturing plant in South Park. The company bought some land six years ago for $8.1 million in anticipation of using it as a warehouse and distribution site, but the company has since decided to rent facilities elsewhere. The land would net $10.9 million if it were sold today. The company now wants to build its new manufacturing plant on this land; the plant will cost $22.1 million to build, and the site requires $960,000 worth of grading before it is suitable for construction.

What is the proper cash flow amount to use as the initial investment in fixed assets when evaluating this project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer in dollars, not millions, rounded to the nearest whole number, e.g., 1,234,567.)