Census ResponseThe census is very important for many reasons. One main reason is that it helps with fair representation. By counting the population, the census helps to decide how many seats each state gets in the U.S. House of Representatives. It also helps to draw new boundaries for local, state, and federal lawmakers. This makes sure that people are represented fairly in the government.Another reason the census is important is that it helps governments decide where to spend money. Census data shows how many people live in different areas, so governments can give more money to places with more people. This helps to build schools, hospitals, and other public services where they are needed most (Tousignant).The census also helps with planning and development. By knowing how many people live in an area and what their needs are, governments and businesses can plan for the future. This might mean building new…...

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Tousignant, Marylou. “Why the US Census Tries to Count Everyone.” Washington Post, 2020.

imagery in the movies Chinatown and Blade unner and compare the film-noir type of imagery against the actual statistics available in the latest Census results from Los Angeles that characterize the complexion of Los Angeles in 2010. In all three arenas, we see a Los Angeles area that is multi-ethnic, grime and dirt included. In many ways, while the movie imagery is different, in many ways all three characterizations have more in common than have differences. In all three portraits, the dirty, gritty and repressive city scape has the potential to swallow up the inhabitants in the Los Angeles darkness that is almost as thick as palpable as the ninth Egyptian plague of darkness. The films accurately and effectively discuss the "feel" of the city and the city's neighborhoods. The author will provide examples from the films to illustrate this, as well as the similarities and differences.
Analysis

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U.S. Census Bureau. U.S. Dept of Commerce. Los Angeles city, California QuickLinks. Washington,

D.C.: U.S.G.P.O., 2012. Web. .

Neighborhood as Community: Scarsdale, New York
With a per capita income of $113,000, a median household income of $230,750, a median sales price of a single-family home of $1.34 million and one of the leading school districts in the state, the Village of Scarsdale is a relatively exclusive suburb of New York City that has a poverty level that even other affluent communities envy. Using an ecosystems perspective, this paper provides a review of the literature as well as online government resources to describe the demographics, available social networks, income and wealth distribution, an assessment of the educational resources, housing, health and welfare issues, as well as formal and informal control systems. An ecosystems perspective merges general systems theory and ecology to provide insights concerning the interactions between individuals and various aspects of their social environment (Tangenberg, 2009) to determine adaptations of the neighborhood over time, the interface of the…...

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Brenner, E. (2008, May 18). Houses even bigger, scores way above average. The New York

Times. Retrieved from  http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/realestate/18livi.html ?

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History of Scarsdale. (2013). Village of Scarsdale. Retrieved from  http://www.scarsdale.com/

The goods deficit with the European Union increased from $6.4 billion in September to $11.9 billion in October; the goods deficit with Japan increased from $6.2 billion in September to $8.0 billion in October; and the goods deficit with China increased from $23.8 billion in September to $25.9 billion in October.
Which product groups had the largest increases in exports?

The September to October export of goods increase resulted from increases in capital goods ($1.3 billion) and other goods ($0.7 billion). The September to October change in exports of services resulted from increases in other private services ($0.2 billion), which includes items such as business, professional, and technical services, insurance services, and financial services; travel ($0.1 billion), and other transportation ($0.1 billion), which includes freight and port services.

Which had the largest increases in imports?

The September to October increased in imports of goods resulted from increases in industrial supplies and materials ($1.9…...

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U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services Highlights (2007, December 12). U.S. Census Bureau Retrieved from Web site:  http://www.census.gov/ indicator/www/ustrade.html

IM
Discuss this product in terms of its repositioned target market demographics using U.S. Census Data.

In regards to U.S. Census Data, the target market demographic show promise. The repositioned product will focus on high level and medium income level people. These individuals tend to be high lifestyle and business professionals. The product is full of applications and latest operating system that is helpful for professionals and other business persons to accomplish their tasks on the phones. This demographic is experiences positive change. For instance, consumer confidence for the past three months has risen in this segment. Discretionary income for individuals making $100,000 or more has risen 12% over the past decade. This positive trend allows consumers to spend more on IM's products and services. The smartphone industry overall is growing at an annual rate of 9% per year with adoption rates increasing at a corresponding amount.

Determine the types of research needed…...

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1) Robert J. Gordon (1988), Macroeconomics: Theory and Policy, 2nd ed., Chapter 22.4, 'Modern theories of inflation'. McGraw-Hill.

2) Susan Mallik (2010). Hossein Bidgoil. ed. The Handbook of Technology Management: Supply Chain Management, Marketing and Advertising, and Global Management, vol 2 (1 ed.). Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley @ Sons, Inc.. p. 100- 104. ISBN 978-0-470-24948-2.

3) John T. Phelan, Jr. P.E. "Guest Column: Knowing When a WMS or WCS Is Right for Your Company." Supply & Demand Chain Executive. Enom, Inc.   -- Knowing-When-a-WMS-or-WCS-Is-Right-for-Your-Company/15$10,982http://www.sdcexec.com/web/online/FulfillmentLogistics-Trends/Guest-Column 

Product Innovation

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Type I diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and young adults and results from the body's failure to produce insulin. Type 1 account for 5% to 10% of all diagnosed cases of diabetes (Centers for Disease Control, National Diabetes Fact Sheet, www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/pdf/ndfs_2003.pdf). The most common form of diabetes is Type II, which accounts for about 90 to 95% of all diagnosed cases of diabetes (Centers for Disease Control, National Diabetes Fact Sheet, www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/pdf/ndfs_2003.pdf). Pre- diabetes is a condition often present prior to the development of Type II diabetes. In pre-diabetes, blood glucose levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be considered diabetic.

Pre-diabetes does not have to lead to the development of diabetes if a person diagnosed with this condition: Patients who work to control their weight and increase their physical activity can often prevent or delay the onset of diabetes. There are 41 million Americans who have…...

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American Diabetics Association. Retrieved 22 March 2010 from  https://bewellfinder.com/diabetes-data-statistics/ 

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Retail Grocery: Industry Strategic Employment and Compensation Analysis
An Analysis of Ukrop's Super Markets

Although Piggly iggly was the first self-service store opened in 1916, the first supermarket to open was King Kullen Grocery Company in New York in 1930 (Food Marketing Institute 2004). Today, though, there are over 69,461 supermarkets competing nationally for a share of the American consumer food dollar. In Central Virginia, Ukrop's Super Markets have achieved a degree of success by focusing on providing busy consumers with a wide range of prepared foods, in-store cafes, full-service pharmacies and a prohibition on alcohol sales. This paper will provide an overview of Ukrop's Super Markets and the sector within the North American Industry Classification System in which they compete. An analysis of the number of establishments within the sector, the average payroll and average number of employees will be followed by an assessment of the types of benefits that are…...

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About Ukrop's. (2003). Ukrop's Super Markets. Available: http://www.ukrops.com/about/about_ukrops.asp.

Byers, S. (October 10, 2000). Press Summary Of Competition Commission Report on Supermarkets. Department of Trade & Industry. Available:  http://www.kamcity.com/Library/articles/ccreport.htm .

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Fisher, E. (October 26, 1998). Ukrop's Chain Plans Statewide Campaign. The Washington Times, 11.

(de Zuniga, Mencia Manso., 2001, 1-2)
Socially, the rise of the Hispanic population is propelling their cultural mores into mainstream acceptance. There has been the advent of media TV channels specifically catered to the Hispanic market by only screening programs that solely speak Spanish. Many jobs now have the requirement for the candidate to speak more than one language (e.g. English and Spanish), and the census even allows respondents to put down more than one nationality in relation to their cultural identity. (Rural Migration News, 1998, 1) Concerning health care, Hispanics suffer some diseases more profoundly than other cultural groups in the population because they are not as medically aware. Also, compounded with the language barrier, older Hispanics who don't understand English tend to bring their children in to translate and the situation can get a little difficult explaining to a child what is medically wrong with the adult. There…...

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Cato Institute & the National Immigration Forum, 2001, "Effects of Immigration on Natives' Earnings." Immigration: The Demographic and Economic Facts. www.cato.org

Cato Institute & the National Immigration Forum, (2001) "Effects of Immigration on Native Unemployment." Immigration: The Demographic and Economic Facts. www.cato.org

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emarketing Obsolete Products -- the Case of Telephone Handsets
Profiting from Obsolescence

Finding New Markets for Handset Telephones

Analysis of the American Telephone Handset Market

Telephone handsets, once a symbol of upward mobility and continued affluence in the United States have been replaced by the cell phone and smart phone where today they are more seen with nostalgia. The cannibalization of the handset market has gained momentum as the adoption of cell phones and smart phones have accelerated in the most affluent customer segments first followed by broader, larger and more middle-income market segments (U.S. Census Bureau, 2009). What continues to be the catalyst of growth for cell phone and smartphone growth is the ability to complete multiple functions on a mobile device including texting, web browsing and taking and sending pictures (U.S. Census Bureau, 2009). The multifunctional nature of the cell phones and smartphones has led to the quick demise of the telephone…...

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They can help inform decision-making processes and reveal important details about how the market is functioning. Understanding that e-commerce transactions are significantly related to total retail purchases could allow e-commerce individuals to make different decisions regarding their businesses. For instance, an e-commerce merchant who also has a "real" retail store may wish to correlate his online sales with his in-store sales. If such a merchant were to discover that his correlation was falling well below that of the one found here based on overall U.S. Census data, he may determine that he is not meeting his potential for sales in the e-commerce world. For example, if this individual found that his e-commerce sales were correlated with his in-store sales at a much lower level, such as a correlation of less than .4, this merchant may decide to invest more money into his e-commerce business in an attempt to increase…...

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Groebner, D.F. (2004). Business Statistics: A Decision-Making Approach. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

U.S. Census Bureau news. (2010, February 16). Retrieved March 16, 2010, from the Census Bureau Web site:  

1 most effective recruiting incentive for executives and the No. 3 most effective recruiting incentive for managers and line workers. Plus, domestic partner benefits can improve a company's employee retention rate." In other words, it is more effective and less costly to retain an employee by offering them medical insurance for their domestic partners, instead of recruiting and hiring new employees.
Third, and probably most important, the costs of covering medical expenses for domestic partners are minimal upon the company. Several studies have revealed that offering insurance benefits for domestic partners generates cost increase for the company in the amount of one or even less per cent - less that the costs of hiring new employees or facing judiciary trials for discrimination.

4. Conclusions

The continuous changes in the American life style and family structure have led to changes in the industrial, economic and medical domains. The yesterday irrelevant number of domestic…...

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Diagnosis
The relevance of maintaining healthy communities cannot be overstated. In basic terms, communities should be designed and maintained in a way that promotes the well-being of their inhabitants. In so doing, such communities could end up realizing not only the economic but also the social benefits of a happier, healthier, and more productive society. There is therefore a need to assess and diagnose the key health problems specific to various communities. This way, lasting and innovative solutions can be sought and implemented to rein in the identified health problems.

Community

For this particular assignment, I will concern myself with North Las Vegas which also happens to be one of the largest cities in Nevada. In terms of governance, the city falls under the administration of a mayor who is assisted in this role by four members of the council. When it comes to city life, it is important to note that…...

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Still, in this situation, it is clear that Miami would need the largest workforce with the greatest capabilities to serve a more diverse residential population. With such a large portion of the population being Hispanic in the city of Miami, FedEx operations would have to concentrate on providing customers with Spanish speaking staff. Additionally, the facilities at FedEx locations would also have to anticipate a workforce that may not speak English as its first language. Thus, managers and training materials would also have to be available in Spanish to best maximize workforce efficiency within FedEx locations around the Miami Dade area.
There are several different strategies FedEx could take to suit each of these different markets. First, as stated before, having a bilingual workforce would be a key component in the city of Miami. Moreover, in Miami, FedEx would have to anticipate more international shipping needs from their customers. This…...

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City Data. (2011). Miami, Florida. Web.  http://www.city-data.com/city/Miami-Florida.html 

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City Data. (2011). Surrey. Web.  http://www.city-data.com/canada/Surrey-City.html

I believe the market is simply too small for continued growth to occur.
In regards to Surrey British Columbia, I also believe it to be a viable option for FedEx, but not to the extent of Miami. For one, Surrey has a population of 394,976 people which makes it the provinces second most populous city (5). The economy is fast growing and has a significant upside potential. Because of this fact, I believe Surrey to be a better option than St. Johns. Industries that are growing quickly are Clean Energy, Finance, eal estate, High Technology, Advanced Manufacturing, Health, and Education (6). I believe the sectors of interest for FedEx are manufacturing, real estate and technology as they can either provide business possibilities or opportunities for joint ventures. Unlike the other two locations however, FedEx may want to defer entry into this market until the technologies actually come to fruition. This…...

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The primary competitor for the new indoor softball and baseball facility would be the Suffolk County Police Athletic League, which is a long established and traditional facility. They offer a wide variety of sports, including baseball, softball, football or basketball. This particular facility is mostly focused on receiving adult and skilled members, which will join the club's team and participate to competitions. In other words, they are only limitedly interested in attracting and training inexperienced members, but they look for those individuals who would add value to their already existent team. Another major competitor would be the South Bay Battlecats, but they only admit members between the ages of 9 and 22, basically closing the door to baseball and softball to all those older than 22.

Then, there are some educational institutions, such as the Dowling College or the Stony Brook University, which offer baseball and/or softball training to their pupils.…...

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How Maps Lie: Distortions, Manipulations, and the Power of Cartography

Maps, ubiquitous tools for navigating the world, often convey the illusion of objective truth. However, beneath their seemingly innocuous surface lies a complex interplay of distortions and manipulations that can profoundly alter our perception of space and reality.

Scale: The Art of Manipulation

Scale, the ratio between the size of an object on a map to its actual size, is a crucial tool for mapmakers. By scaling down distances, maps can represent vast areas on a manageable page. However, this seemingly innocuous adjustment can lead to significant distortions. For instance, a map of....

Researchers conducting literature reviews employ various strategies to ensure representative census sampling in their studies. The goal of representative sampling is to select a sample that accurately reflects the characteristics of the larger population from which it is drawn. This is crucial in ensuring the generalizability of research findings and minimizing bias. In the following literature review, we will discuss some common methods used by researchers to achieve representative census sampling in literature reviews.

One key strategy used by researchers is to carefully define their target population. This involves clearly outlining the specific demographic characteristics, geographic locations, and other relevant....

Census Sampling in Literature Reviews

Census sampling is a statistical method used to collect data from the entire population of a study. In literature reviews, researchers may employ census sampling to obtain comprehensive insights from all relevant studies within a specific field or topic.

Strategies for Representative Census Sampling

Researchers ensure representative census sampling by adhering to rigorous methodological practices:

Comprehensive Search: Identifying all relevant studies is crucial. This involves searching multiple databases, grey literature, and conference proceedings.
Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria: Establishing clear and objective criteria for study inclusion ensures that only relevant studies are analyzed.
Data Extraction: Extracting relevant data from all included....