Immigration In April 2010, the state of Arizona passed one of the most stringent immigration laws in the nation. The law requires all immigrants to carry their immigration documents with them at all times, and it authorizes law enforcement officials to question and apprehend anyone they suspect of being an illegal immigrant. Individuals who are not carrying the appropriate papers will be at least detained, and local governments and police departments that do not comply with the order can be reprimanded. This law has drawn fire from critics including President Obama, who believes it undermines the basic idea of fairness that we hold as standard in the United States. The Obama administration challenged the law in court, but in 2012, the Supreme Court ruled that the law’s central provision, the requirement that law enforcement check the legal status of anyone suspected of being an illegal immigrant, was constitutional. It can be said that the United States is a nation of immigrants, based on our history. What are some reasons why people are so resistant to immigration despite this history? Elaborate on your peers’ posts with a well-thought-out, substantive comment that contributes new knowledge to the conversation.

On October, 13, 2011, the debtor, Carl Davis, purchased and took possession of a 2010 BMW 328i. The debtor granted a security interest in the car to the dealer in the purchase contract, which the dealer then assigned to BMW. On Dec. 24, 2011, the Department of Motor Vehicles issued a certificate of title for the car, noting BMW's security interest. BMW did not file a financing statement. On January24, 2012, less than 90 days after BMW's lien was noted on the certificate of title, the debtor petitioned for relief under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, listing the car as the bankruptcy estate's only asset. The Trustee in Bankruptcy argued that BMW's security interest was never properly perfected since BMW never filed a financing statement, and was, therefore, inferior to its claim.

write a brief on behalf of Plaintiff or Defendant. Your grade will be based upon: (1) quality of writing(2) depth of analysis and legal reasoning(3)quality of research--you must cite at least one external source that guided the analysis. (4) demonstrated ability to use MSWord in an appropriate and professional manner

[I. Statement of the Facts (Brief recitation of the facts) II. Issue (Legal question) III. Application (Apply the law to the facts) IV. Decision (Conclusion)]

Sweet leaf tea

In March 2010, Clayton Christopher announced to his employees and all of the fans of sweet Leaf tea that he was leaving the company and handing leadership to an outsider, Dan Costello. Clayton’s final act was to send an email to his employees praising their performance and integrity, which helped grow sweet leaf tea to the number one ready to drink tea at whole foods. In his email, he wrote that after his departure he hoped: We will not sacrifice the magic of this brand and thus jeopardize the love affair we have created with our consumers in order to save a few dollars on our path up the mountain.

Tea Drinkers Heaven

The ready to drink tea market was consistently ranked as one of the fastest growing new product entries in the early twenty- first century. In 2007 total sales if tea equaled $6.85 billion, almost a third od which were ready to drink ( RTD) or bottled tea. Tea is high in antioxidants, has health boosting properties and is either all natural or organic which might be the reason more people were move from traditional carbonate drinks to healthy options like Sweet Leaf Tea . between 2003-and 2008 the RTD category grew by 65 %. In the southern United States, tea has long been a popular beverage choice. It is usually served cold and sweetened. It can be found in any restaurant, mom and pop store or at a road- side stop. From moonshine to big time Clayton Christopher and David Smith were always fans of sweet tea and loved their Grandma’s recipe. But they couldn’t find any good bottled tea that tasted as good as what Grandma made. Their grandma made sweet tea by brewing teabags for3-4 minutes. Then she would pour that freshly brewed tea over ice and add natural sugarcane to make it sweet. In 1997 they founded Sweet Leaf Tea ( SLT) to fill this void, and hoped that others would enjoy their Grandma’s recipe as much as they did. Initially their production and marketing more closely resembled that of a moonshine producer than that of the multi Million- dollar brand it today. They used giant crawfish pans to boil the water and pillowcase as giant tea bags to brew the tea. To distribution the bottled beverages they had an old fun down van. Clayton and David moved Sweet leaf Tea from Beaumont to Austin, Texas after a couple of years and started using an automated system to make the tea. But, they always remained true to their grandma’s recipe. Sweet Leaf Tea’s only competitive advantage was its superior flavor compared to other ready to drink teas like Arizona, Snapple, Lipton, and Nestea. In 2008 SLT had $12 million in revenue and was available in 30 percent of the US market. In March 2009, Nestle Waters purchase as third of Sweet Leaf Tea for $16.5 Million. With large investment from Nestle waters also came a new president, Dan Costello a former executive at Nestle Waters North America. Growing their brand Beverages tend to be low-involvement products, but also a unique in that everyone has a favorite drink, which make it very personal Sweet Leaf Tea had to find ways to develop a following of customers
without a big advertising budget. They focused on sampling at music Festivals, products placement on shows like MTV’s Real World and CBS’s big Brother as well as Making sure they had a clear brand personality. Clayton and David worked with Lyon Advertising to create a brand personality that would represent who they were, laid back and fun, but did not forget Clayton’s Grandma Mimi. SLT could build a large fun base they needed people to try their product. In an interview conducted by Inc. Magazine Clayton stated “ Sampling is the best form of marketing You’ve got to get the product past people’s lips. In 2002 they started partnering with music festivals like Austin City Limit ( ACL ) lollapalooza, South by south West (SXSW) and country Thunder. The folks attending the festivals were thirsty and willing to try new drinks. This also allowed then to target their core target audience – young (25-45) laid back hip, and health conscious beverage drinkers. Initially, ninety percent of their advertising budget went to sampling (Inc). Focusing their sampling program during music festivals allowed them to target masses of people at a time when they were thirsty such as the dead of summer in Texas, Chicago and Arizona. SLT realized very early, however , that they needed to be on store shelves if they wanted their customers to find and buy the product. Selling their product at a few music festivals a year wouldn’t be enough to keep them in business. Their first major store partnership was with whole foods (WF) in 2002, which launched them on store shelves in the greater Texas market. Adi Wilk, the former marketing manager at SLT stated that the Whole Food Partnership “lifted the brand” in 2006 whole food expanded the SLT market to all of their stores in the US. Along with the Whole Foods partnership they also found distribution through partnerships with 7-11 stores, placement in Texas school vending machines, and at army bases. This allowed fans that may have tried SLT at lollapalooza to find it in Chicago, or people that traveled to Austin for ACL or SXSW to find it in New York at their local whole Foods stores. SLT’s communication strategy had traditionally focused on connecting to their customers their partnership with WF, however, helped them grow the brand by being on the shelves of national chain store and also helped them connect to other distributors. But more importantly was that SLT the built a strong connection with their customers, with most of them willing to search far and wide for a bottle for SLT. This truly helped them become a successful company. In 2008, with an infusion of money from Catterton partner, a Connecticut - based private equity firm, and Nestle Waters North America Inc, SLT had expanded their marketing beyond sampling and store partnerships. In 2009 they had three major advertising updates- 1) they launched a new website (2) hired a dedicated Twitter Write (3) and added a team of Facebook managers for the fan page. SLT empowered every employee to be a spokesperson for the brand- with even their receptionist talking a core part in their Twitter and Facebook posts.
Communications Role

Initially the core communication for Sweet Leaf Tea, was through direct to customer marketing at music festivals. The owners, Clayton and David, were at the Music Festivals handing out their product. This allowed customers to meet the people behind the beverage and link friendly faces to a good beverage. Also the association with music festivals may have helped the brand develop the Cool and Fun image they were pushing. Once SLT had expanded beyond the central Texas market they needed to find a way to stay connected to their customers and keep that direct to customer communication active. The infusion of money from
both Catterton partners and Nestle waters allowed them to expand their communication strategy beyond music festivals and their core website. Their Facebook fans matched the same target audience they first had a t music festivals. Their blog, Facebook, and Twitter pages allowed them to continue that face to face communication Clayton and David started at the music festivals, but in the digital world. Their Facebook and Twitter communication reflected the brand and the Culture of the Company. At the time, these two sites were used for announcement about the brand or to communicate special evet taking place during music festivals. As an example during 2009 SXSW they also used Twitter to announce a free concert and used Facebook to get people to RSVP to the event. In one week they had 4,500 people registered on Facebook for the free concert. Another advertising advance SLT made in 2009 was using mobile technology to get consumers to search for their product and receive free sample. SLT was one of the first companies to give away real samples using Gowalla Gowalla was a location game that encouraged people to find a virtual item in a real-world place. Gowalla allowed then to use virtual sampling of a product and connect it to real world sampling.

Questions :

1- What are the strength and weakness of SLT’s corporate Culture in the terms id communications, as described in the case ? 2- Considering the relationship the brand had with its audience, should Clayton have reached out to customers to announce he was leaving ? 3- What challenges do you see for SLT’s new management ? 4- What role should corporate communication paly at SLT to help the company advance its strategic goals? 5- As clayton’s replacement would you change the way SLT communicated with its customers, or who was allowed to ? why or why not ?

1) What explains the fall in inequality from 2002 to 2010 in Latin America? In your answer be sure to explain the reasons for the changes in returns to education.

2) Why did the Latin America experience with industrialization from Word War I until World War II lead Latin American Structuralists to believe that it was necessary to limit imported manufacturing into Latin America?

Tell the economic story of the US 2000-2010 decade. Be sure to include specific examples and data points that help tell the story. Like a brief overview of what happened in the economy.

You can include things like the GDP, civilian unemployment rate, interest rates, unemployment/inflation, foreign trade, and fiscal policys that effected this decade. Not too much information but just an overview. Thanks!

Using the data in the following​ table,   

2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015
Stock A   -10%   20%   5%   -5%   2%   9%
Stock B   21%   7%   30%   -3%   -8%   25%

consider a portfolio that maintains a 50% weight on stock A and a 50% weight on stock B.

a. What is the return each year of this​ portfolio?

b. Based on your results from part ​(a​), compute the average return and volatility of the portfolio.

According to the EPA’s prospective analysis of the 1990 to 2010 period, total social benefits (TSB) associated with the CAAA of 1990 are estimated at $690 billion and the comparable total social cost (TSC) estimates are $180 billion (both in $1990).

a. Explain why these data do not communicate whether the regulations outlined by the CAAA of 1990 are efficient.

b. Using three separately labeled graphs of conventionally-shaped TSB and TSC functions show that these values indicate that the regulations outlined in the CAAA of 1990 are (i) efficient; (ii) too lenient; and (iii) too stringent.

According to Stanovich (2010), case studies and testimonials stand as isolated phenomena. They lack the comparative information necessary to prove that a particular theory or therapy is superior. However, it is wrong to cite a testimonial or a case study as a support for a particular theory or therapy. What might have happened in science if a psychologist or an individual cite a testimonial or a case study as a support for a particular theory or therapy? why, why not?

1. Summarize the case

At an employer's automotive component manufacturing facility, manufacturing operations make extensive use of robots located within fenced cages. At one location, suspension parts are transferred by rotating tables from station to station while greasing and other operations are performed on the parts by robots. If necessary, employees can gain access to the robots by entering the cages through electrically interlocked gates. When the gates are opened, the multiple energy sources that power the robots, rotating tables, and related machinery are turned off but are not deenergized or locked out. An employee who is inside a cage when a robot is activated could be struck by the robot arm or other machine parts and seriously injured.

An injury occurred when an employee, consistent with the employer's practices, entered the robot cage without deenergizing or locking out any equipment. The employee was attempting to unjam a robot arm. In freeing the arm, the employee tripped an electric eye, causing the robot arm to cycle. The employee's arm was struck by the robot and injected with grease. The employer contends that lockout procedures were not necessary because once the gate is opened, movement of the robot arm is impossible, and a maintenance worker inside the cage would have ample warning – by the closing of the interlocked gate – before the machinery started up, to avoid injury. According to the employer, once the interlocked gate is opened, it must first be closed and a number of buttons must be pushed before any machine movement can occur. The startup procedure would take some time and the person inside the robot area would be aware of the closing of the gate and the presence of another worker at the nearby control panel.

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A 200.0-liter water tank can withstand pressures up to 20.0 bar absolute before rupturing. At a
particular time the tank contains 165.0 kg of liquid water. the fill and exit valves are closed, and the
absolute pressure in the vapor head space above the liquid (which may be assumed to contain only
water vapor) is 3.a bar. A plant technician turns on the tank heater, intending to raise the water
temperature to 155°C, but is called away and forgets to return and shut off the heater. Let tl be the
instant the heater is turned on and t2 the moment before the tank ruptures. Use the steam tables for
the following calculations.
(a) Determine the water temperature. the liquid and head-space volumes (L), and the mass of water
vapor in the head space (kg) at time t1.
(b) Determine the water temperature, the liquid and head-space volumes (L), and the mass of water
vapor (g) that evaporates between tl and t2. (Hint: Make use of the fact that the total mass of
water in the tank and the total tank volume both remain constant between tl and t2')
(c) Calculate the amount of heat (kJ) transferred to the tank contents between tl and t2. Give two
reasons why the actual heat input to the tank must have been greater than the calculated value.
(d) List three different factors responsible for the increase in pressure resulting from the transfer
of heat to the tank. (Hint: One has to do with the effect of temperature on the density of liquid
water.)
(e) List ways in which this accident could have been avoided.