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The second part of the assignment is to read some of your fellow students\’ initial posts and reply substantively to one of them. (Wait until after next Monday, July 18 to do this part of the assignment in order to see all of the initial posts). The substantive reply is due by Friday, July 22 at 11:59 PM. 1.The drum solo by Mike Shrieve impressed me more than the guitar solo by Jimi Hendrix. Both artists (Shrieve and Hendrix) are extremely talented and it was hard to make a decision which one was more impressive; Hendrix makes his guitar sound like it\’s talking and Shrieve does something similar with the drums. Even though Hendrix plays his instrument with exquisite talent, I don\’t care for the way it causes the \”Star Spangled Banner\” to sound. The guitar sounds like it\’s actually saying the words but there are parts where it seems to go crazy-as if it\’s on drugs or something. There are also other parts where it sounds dark and depressing when the actual song is supposed to be inspiring/uplifting. Shrieve played his drum solo with a similar talent and I was more impressed with hit basically because I didn\’t like the way Hendrix played the national anthem. 2. I had a difficult time understanding both Joe Cocker and Sly Stone. When Joe Cocker started to sing his song I was impressed by the quality of his voice but I didn\’t care for the way he continually slurred his words-it made me wonder if he had drunk too much before going on stage. His air guitar playing was also made him seem amateur (even though he clearly isn\’t). I was less impressed by Sly Stone, who I also couldn\’t understand and just liked the sound of the song a lot less. His jumping up and down on stage looks like he forgot to use the restroom before the performance. 3.  I think the most relevant performance today is \”The Summertime Blues.\” It\’s a song that pretty much could apply to any era (after the song was made) and is just the typical life of an older teenager who works hard and tries to be responsible but still hasn\’t quite gotten there. The song by Country Joe McDonald was an anti-war song that I don\’t think was relevant even at the time. If Country Joe didn\’t like fighting so much than why did he start his song off with extremely antagonistic profanity? It seems like he really was looking for a fight.Even after reading the lyrics for the songs whose words I couldn\’t hear, I still don\’t understand what the songs mean; they sound like the writers were all on drugs. 4. By far the most enjoyable song was Santana\’s \”Soul Sacrifice.\” More than anything else, I loved it because it had no words! All joking aside, his guitar playing is just great and the drummer was excellent too. The least enjoyable was Country Joe McDonald\’s song, mostly because it was an anti-war song that criticizes fighting and yet the man singing seems like he is deliberately trying to pick a fight. I think if he wanted to criticize the war, he could have done it in a much more peaceful way than screaming profanities and making fun of soldiers.

You are an HR specialist for a primary care facility.  You have recently hired five new nurses to work at your facility.  You have to develop a 30-minute employee orientation program for these new hires. Prepare in not more than four pages an outline of the program in the attached template.  Explain the content and activities you want to cover in the orientation and give rationale to justify their inclusion. Identify two HR management competencies needed to successfully complete the orientation. 

Read the \”Pinto Fires\” case at the end of Chapter 2 and answer the questions at the end. Then write a statement about what the correct decission should have been and why. Be sure to use words from Chapter 2 such as \”consequences\”, \”duties\”, \”Stakeholders\”, etc.

Primary care and secondary care are both provided in an outpatient setting, mostly in a doctor’s office. What are the benefits and risks in this provision of healthcare? Describe the difference between “primary” and “secondary” care in your response. Be sure to provide a source (reference).

For this assignment, you will develop a plan for at least 3 types of tests, and describe the quality controls that you plan to perform quality assurance.

Classification is an important tool in prison facilities throughout the country. In this essay, you will discuss the use of classification in prison facilities in your state. First, identify the purpose of classification in the prison system. Next, using examples found on your state’s corrections website, explain how classification systems are used to place offenders.*Your completed essay should be 2–3 pages in length with a minimum of two references and APA style. Locate the website for your state’s correctional department by conducting a search: “[Your State] Department of Corrections”. Then, search the site or look for a link to inmate classification. If you are unable to find the required information on your own state’s website, please use one of following comprehensive websites to complete this Assignment: THE STATE IS FLORIDA.In addition to fulfilling the specifics of the Assignment, a successful paper must also meet the following criteria:

 Imagine that your organization\’s president has been asking you (as the Human Resource Leadership practitioner) to ensure that when sending people abroad, they are motivated to maintain high level of productivity and profitability per dollar spent. Write a motivational training memo, advising the president, and explain the following: 

Categorize earned value management based on your research as to how to properly implement this along with financial and cost management techniques. How are these two managerial categories similar from each other and how do they differ? List specific examples of how and when you would employ both tactics while managing a project. Your paper should include the value of earned value management, a brief history of the origin of EVM and the legacy of EVM. Remember, EVM is calculation that is time sensitive as is financial and cost reporting; timeframe or time span is a key portion of the calculation explanation.Conclude your paper by providing an insight as to how you are planning to evaluate project performance implementing Earned Value Management tools and techniques.Support your paper with a minimum of three (3) external resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.Length: 6 pages not including title and reference pagesYour paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.

 Directions:  Write a of the protagonist of one of the short stories on the following list (from the book Forty Short Stories): 1) “A Good Man is Hard to Find” (Flannery O’Connor)2) “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” (J. C. Oates)3)  “A & P” (John Updike) 4) “Everyday Use” (Alice Walker)5) “A Worn Path” (Eudora Welty)6)  “Sonny’s Blues” (James Baldwin)7)  “The Things They Carried” (Tim O’Brien)8) “Araby” (James Joyce)9) “Winter Dreams” (F. Scott Fitzgerald)10) “The Garden Party” (Katherine Mansfield) Remember that this is an analysis, not a summary of events:  comment, do simply report. To help formulate your thesis, consider the following information on the character: His/her physical characteristicsHis/her goals, conflicts, and backgroundHis/her environmentHis/her significant statementsHow he/she speaksWhat he/she thinksWhat others say about him/herSignificant actions  *You must include a complete introduction, a clear thesis, several well-developed supporting paragraphs and a complete conclusion.   *Numerous direct supporting quotations must be incorporated.  If you are analyzing one of the stories from the book, direct quotes are cited parenthetically (just the page number). *This essay must be 1000 words.   *This is a research paper.  You may include research in this paper. Refer to the assigned Handbook chapter, plan sheet, and sample essays for further information and assistance.    Plagiarism–the using of words or ideas of others as one\’s own without acknowledgement–is a serious academic offense. Plagiarism can be committed in two ways: either by copying exactly what the writer has said or by summarizing or paraphrasing the ideas as your own. Copying the words or ideas of another without acknowledgment in a piece of written work amounts to an attempt to claim them as one\’s own. Such actions will not be tolerated. Where plagiarism is detected in a piece of submitted work it may be considered as academic misconduct and dishonesty.  If a student submits a plagiarized essay, the student will immediately receive an \”F\” for the course  

There are many ways that a company can manipulate inventory information reported on their balance sheet in order to make the business appear financially healthy. A company can do this by overstating merchandise including “ghost” goods that don’t exist, changing the actual counts, not recording purchases, and capitalizing inventory, all to make the business seem in better shape than it is in reality. The Phar-Mor Pharmacy chain is a perfect example. Mickey Monus started the Phar-Mor national chain of drug stores from one drug store he bought in Youngstown, Ohio. He was able to take a failing store and, by using inflated inventory numbers, increase its profits on paper. He presented the false financial information to investors and fooled them into providing capital so he could open more stores. He had the idea that by offering deep discounts on merchandise to customers, his stores would be successful, but unfortunately, selling goods for less than he paid for them was not a good business plan. Monus pressured his staff to participate in the fraud and kept two sets of books, the real ones, and the ones that were doctored up to be shown to the auditors. His downfall was investing Phar-Mor’s money into a basketball team that no one wanted to see. As his investment in the team failed, he pumped more of Phar-Mor’s money into it. An observant travel agent working for the team wondered why Phar-Mor was paying for the team’s travel expenses. She happened to be friends with one of Phar-Mor’s investors and brought it to their attention. An investigation ensued and that was the end of Monus’s empire. The accounting firm that worked for Phar-Mor ended up up paying big fines for not catching on to the fraud. Managers need to know about inventory and receivable fraud because they are responsible for the day-to-day running the business. They use net sales as an indicator of how the business is doing and how it will perform in the future. Increasing inventory sales probably means larger profits in the future. If sales are declining, it may be a sign of financial difficulties ahead. If inventory numbers are incorrect, the financial health of the company can’t be accurately determined. Cash management is the concept of planning, controlling, and accounting of all financial resources, specifically cash transactions and cash balances. It entails keeping accurate records, reducing losses from fraud, knowing when to borrow money, and how much cash to keep on hand. If you have too little cash on hand, you won’t have enough to operate the business. If you keep too much cash around and you don’t invest it, you lose out on revenues it could be making for you. Williams (2016) Financial & Managerial Accounting. McGraw-Hill Education. Wells, J. (2001, June 1) Ghost Goods: How to Spot Phantom Inventory. Journal of Accountancy. Retrieved July 20, 2016 from