Too much fat, too much sugar or too many calories Questions

This discussion is taking a look at Chapters 4 as well as 5, since Diabetes is effected by blood sugar levels and those levels can rise due to added sugars. But could Diabetes be associated with people who are obese? The data indicates this. But not every obese person has Diabetes. The possibility exists of insulin resistance ultimately being a direct cause of diabetes since it may be that the insulin resistance itself causes weight gain. So, it may not be as simple as obesity causing Diabetes, but that insulin resistance might be a major contributing factor.In 2012, new research indicated risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including increased levels of triglycerides, LDL and cholesterol have been found in people who eat too many added (refined) sugars. Remember, sugars are carbohydrates.Watch the following: In addition, review these links to a 2 minute video, a New Times article and a publication about a study published in JAMA www.nytimes.com/2012/07/01/opinion/sunday/what-rea… Lastly, view this TedMed talks by Peter Attia, which has important FUTURE (though as yet not researched) implications, both political and physical. Dr. Attia is quite emotional in this talk at the end and I do believe, and have always surmised what he is saying will eventually be born out with research. In turn, this may help to turn around the politics of making the “wrong” foods available while the “healthier foods are more expensive. Discuss what you have learned and incorporate one of more of the following in your thorough response; comment on two others to offer your insights to their post:Respond to the 60 minutes presentation by discussing why a calorie may not be considered just a calorie. What does this really mean?Why is it difficult to study human subjects’ diets in the general population?Why is it difficult to attribute the increase in obesity and related illnesses to added sugars alone?What are some approaches for reduction in the amount of high glycemic index carbs in our diet (do you think it’s even possibleRespond to any of the articles or news videos you viewed

New York City Ban Discussion

Answer this Make sure to read my other threads for this discussion which deal with Diabetes, even if not participating in the discussion. Continual intake of excess sugars may precipitate an inability of the body to control blood sugar ultimately is leading to insulin resistance and Diabetes Type 2. Also, be sure to have viewed the background information for this chapter: ch04.zip View the following:The Real Bears (cspinet.org) Background for this discussion:In 2012, then Mayor Bloomberg (no longer mayor), began a campaign to ban large sized sweetened bottled drinks and fountain beverages sold at New York City’s public venues, such as restaurants, delis, movie theaters, sports venues and street carts. In short, the Mayor’s office issued a decree stating anything over 16 ounces would be banned from these types of places, though not from grocery stores.As we learned, one 12 ounce can of Pepsi, for example, has 10 and a half teaspoons of sugar. Mountain Dew has even more in the 12 ounce can. So, a 16 ounce size already has 14 – 20 teaspoons. The supersize 32 ounces has 28 – 40 teaspoons, and there are even sizes greater than 32 ounces! There is nothing in a sugared drink other than water, sugar and carbonation (no other nutrients). Basically, just the empty calories of added sugars for which people are recommended to have anywhere from 3 to 12 teaspoons a day of added sugar in their daily diet. One year later, the ban was defeated and large sugary sodas were once allowed to be sold at movies and other public venues.After two years, a final ruling by the Courts ruled this was unconstitutional and the ban was lifted  re-affirming one’s right to purchase whichever size available. Mayor Bill De Blasio, who succeeded Bloomberg, also was disappointed, since NYC has a tremendous debt, partly due to the burden on the city hospitals from complications of DT2. A synopsis article of the NYC ban: Studies on health implications from sugar:www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57518139/study-of-330…  While the American Beverage Association disagrees and states sugar is not causing the trend of obesity in the nation, the evidence is strong and mounting indicating sugared drinks contribute more weight than from other foods. Large doses of sugar may therefore undermine the body’s ability to regulate its weight. This seems to add to the evidence concerning sugar as a major contributing factor to many health issues, including an individual’s resistance to insulin over time, leading to Type 2 diabetes. Armed with this information and from information you have learned from the text (Ch 4), choose one the of following to discuss or highlight any information you learned/came across and its implications. What do you think about what the NYC ban on sugary-drinks (sodas) attempted to do and how do you feel about the historical result the ban did not last?Highlight any content you found of interest in any of the video clips and/or articles above.Whether or not you oppose the ban on drinks in NYC, would you be someone who might purchase two 16 ounce sized drinks for a movie, for example? (Remember, the amount in grams of sugar you see on a label can be divided by 4 to determine the number of teaspoons in a serving of that beverage/product).Do you think a ban such as this shed awareness as to the amount of sugar in soda and should other cities attempt to ban soda-size too?Do you think people in 2018, people in the U.S. have become more aware about the dangers of too much added sugar in the diet? Support your answer with recent peer reviewed journal articles and/or information from reliable Internet sources.Include reliable Internet sources or articles of interest which support your decision or point of view for any points of view/perspective discussed.

Application of Programming in Java Project

Task 1, Value: 8 marksIn this task, you are required to provide the definition of a class called Student, which represents a typical (but limited) university student.Each student has a name (which consists of a string of characters – for example: Janet May or Neil Kirby), a unique student identification (ID) number (consisting of a string of exactly seven numerical digits – for example: 1167895 or 8880123) and a course they are enrolled in (consisting of exactly three uppercase alphabetic characters – for example: MIT or BIT).You are also required to define a class called TestStudent, which will be used to perform a number of test used to among other things, verify the correctness of the Student class.In order to maintain the uniqueness of the student ID, your program will need to check that any new IDs supplied by the user is not the same as any of the existing student IDs. The program should also ensure that the student IDs and course names conform to the format specified above.  Following area list of specifications of the Student class:Two fields name,id and course representing the student name, student ID and course respectively as described aboveGet and set methods for each field (getName(), getId(),getCourse(),setName(), setId(), setCourse())A toString() method that returns a string description of a given student objectAn isValidId() method which accepts a string representing a possible new student ID as an argument and returns a boolean value (true or false) indicating whether the new ID satisfies the structural requirements of the student ID or notA idExists() which accepts a string argument representing a possible new student ID and returns a boolean value indicating whether the new ID is already being used by another student or notAn isValidCourse() method which accepts a string representing a possible new course as an argument and returns a boolean value (true or false) indicating whether the new course name satisfies the structural requirements of the course or notYour TestStudent class should be able to perform the following functions:Create an ArrayList object of Student objects called studentList, using the student data stored in a text file named students.txt (you should create this file such that it stores the student name, ID and course of several students initially – one line per student)Allow the user to add as many new Student objects as the user requests to the ArrayList ensuring that each student has a unique student IDWhen the user has finished adding new students to the list, the program will override the students.txt file such that it includes the data relating to the new students as well as the original onesAbility to display a full list of students as well as just the existing student IDs when necessaryEnsure that the program is appropriately documented throughout and thoroughly tested to demonstrate its correct operation.Task 2, Value: 12 marksIn this task, you are required to provide complete class definitions and then create instances of various classes and use methods to perform various tests.(a) Define an abstract class called Staff with the following fields and methods:Fields: name, id, status representing the name, staff id and the status (full, part or casual) of a staff member in an organisation. Encapsulation should be used to protect these fields against intentional or accidental, direct modificationConstructors: a no-args/default constructor, and an overloaded constructor to initialise the fields to appropriate values when the instances of the class are createdMethods: a toString() method to print a string representation of the objects, get and set methods to provide access to each of the three fields(b) Define a subclass of the Staff class called FullTimeStaff with the following additional field and methods:Field: researchArea,a string variable representing the research are of the staff member. Again, encapsulation should be used to protect this field against intentional or accidental, direct modificationConstructors: a no-args/default constructor, and an overloaded constructor to initialise the fields to appropriate values when the instances of the class are createdMethods: a toString() method to print a string representation of the objects, additional get and set methods as required to provide access to the field(c) Define a subclass of the Staff class called PartTimeStaff with the following additional field and methods:Field: timeFraction representing the time fraction of a part-time staff member. This would be a number between 0.1 and 1.0. Again, encapsulation should be used to protect this field against intentional or accidental, direct modificationConstructors: a no-args/default constructor, and an overloaded constructor to initialise the fields to appropriate values when the instances of the class are created(d) Define another subclass of the Staff class called CasualStaff with the following additional field and methods:Field: hours,an integer variable representing the number of hours that the casual staff member works at the organisation. Again, encapsulation should be used to protect this field against intentional or accidental, direct modificationConstructors: a no-args/default constructor, and an overloaded constructor to initialise the fields to appropriate values when the instances of the class are createdMethods: a toString() method to print a string representation of the objects, additional get and set methods as required to provide access to the field(e) Finally, define another class called TestStaff with a main() method to perform necessary testing for the classes defined in the previous sections. In the main method, write the code to: (1) create an ArrayList object to store references to Staff objects; (2) open a text file named staff.txt (available on interact resources), which contains data relating to staff members, create FullTimeStaff, PartTimeStaff and CasualStaff objects based on the first field in each row in the file (“full”, “part”, or “casual”); (3) add these objects to the ArrayList; and (4) test various methods of the objects using loop(s) and methods as necessary, including the code to:Repeatedly display a menu of five options (1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) such thatOption 1 will display details of only full-time staffOption 2 will display details of only part-time staffOption 3 will display details of only casual staff  Option 4 will display details of all staffOption 5 terminate the program

New Policies in Managers Recruitment Memorandum

Read the Following Case ScenarioA recent survey was taken among employees at Biotech Health and Life Products (Biotech). The results were alarming, as it appeared the leadership has been less effective than in the past. Some of the common complaints seemed to focus on the lack of vision, a breakdown in communication and a lack of connection with staff. You have read the results and as Vice President of Biotech, you completely agree with employees. Leadership is the cornerstone to success in any organization and to permit poor leadership can only spell trouble. It occurred to you that the place to start change was staring you in the face – the new management hires planned for Warehouse Operations in Dallas and Miami. Mumbling to yourself “but what do I want them to look like?” you decide that you must write a memo to HR Director, Jennifer Diaz to make sure the “right” description of a leader is asked for in the soon-to-be released job description. Scrambling around on the desk, you find the old job announcement so that you can make some changes. It reads, “Biotech is looking for experienced warehouse managers who focus on keeping the distribution speed high and shipping costs low. Manager must be able to motivate employees to keep distribution, packing, and shipping moving smoothly and efficiently. Must be someone who can handle a fast-paced environment, is used to meeting deadlines, is driven and results-oriented. Goal oriented and policy adherence critical to succeed in the department.”InstructionsYou will act as the Vice President of Biotech. Write a memorandum to the HR Director, Jennifer Diaz that explains the need for a new job announcement for managers at Biotech. The memorandum will explain how the business environment has changed the view of the leader and defines the vision you have based on synthesizing the course material about leadership theory and definition of a leader in today’s business environment opposed to leaders hired in the past. In writing the memorandum, use the course material from week 1 (you may also use course material from week 2) to support the reasoning and conclusions made. You will also use the Biotech Company Profile . Answer the following:Memorandum Set UpCreate a Word or Rich Text Format (RTF) document (no pdf files allowed) using 12-point font. A memo is left justified with no indentations of paragraphs. A memo is single-spaced with a double space between paragraphs to make the memo easy to read. In business, writing must be concise, easy to read and free of writing and grammatical errors.You are required to use in-text citations with an associated reference list. Use headings for each element. It is suggested that you set up the memo with all of the required headings and then fill in each section of the memo.Use a memo format:From:Date:Subject:Remember, you are sending this memo to the HR Director so this is a formal memo. Proof the memo carefully for typos, grammatical errors and ensure the memo conveys the points you are to address. Why? Because your work products is a reflection of who you are – it is your brand! A good brand can lead to future opportunities in an organization such as a promotion. Make sure the memo is audience appropriate, concise, coherent, readable, uses appropriate terminology, is professional, provides a factual tone (no opinion and no recommendations), and is visually appealing. Memorandum RequirementsYou are sending this memo to the HR Director, Jennifer Diaz. Read the memo to ensure all required elements are present. You also need to use facts from the case scenario and course material to support the ideas and reasoning put forth. The language in the announcement has to be just right so that Biotech attracts the best candidates. Therefore, it is important to help Jennifer capture the essence of a leader at Biotech.The following items are required in writing the memo. Check off to ensure compliance to the following requirements.

Growth Rate Associated with Robert E. Lee’s Historic Home Discussion

Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Boyhood Home is for SaleThe historic Virginia home that Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee grew up in hit the market (in April 2018) for $8.5 million. (Trapasso, C.)Robert E. Lee’s father Henry rented the home in 1812, according to The Washington Post. The family lived there for over 80 years, including Robert E. Lee from age five to when he went to West Point in 1825. He again visited five years after the Civil War ended, The Post reported. (Leayman, E.)The home’s other claim to fame is that President George Washington also dined and lodged there before the Lee family moved in. (Trapasso, C.)Built in 1795, the brick house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. (Trapasso, C.)The home had been used as a residence until 1966. The Stonewall Jackson Memorial Foundation purchased the home and opened it to the public. Unable to make ends meet, the foundation sold the home in 2000 to Mark and Ann Kington for $2.5 million. (Trapasso, C.)The boyhood home of Robert E. Lee in Alexandria was listed on the market with a significant price drop. Previously priced at $8.5 million, the six bedroom is available for $6.2 million (March 2019). (Leayman, E.)ReferencesLeayman, E. (2019, March 26). Robert E. Lee Boyhood Home Listed for Reduced Price. Retrieved April 2, 2019, from Trapasso, C. (2018, April 3). Own Some Civil War-Era History: Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Boyhood Home is for Sale. Retrieved April 2, 2019, from In your initial response to the topic you have to answer all questions.You are expected to make your own contribution in a main topic as well as respond with value added comments to at least two of your classmates as well as to your instructor.

Economy Tax and Regulations Cut vs Tax and Regulations Pile Summary

Read the following two statements taken from a Forbes article in December 31, 2013.Statement 1: “there is a certain crowd in Washington who, for the last few decades, have said, let’s respond to this economic challenge with the same old tune. The market will take care of everything, they tell us. If we just cut more regulations and cut more taxes – especially for the wealthy – our economy will grow stronger. Sure, they say, there will be winners and losers. But if the winners do really well, then jobs and prosperity will eventually trickle down to everybody else. And, they argue, even if prosperity doesn’t trickle down, well, that’s the price of liberty.”Statement 2: “there is a certain crowd in Washington who, for the last few decades, have said, let’s respond to this economic challenge with the same old tune. The government will take care of everything, they tell us. If we just pile on even more regulations and raise taxes – especially on the wealthy – our economy will grow stronger. Sure, they say, there will be winners and losers. But if the losers are protected by more social programs and a higher minimum wage, if there is more Quantitative Easing by the Fed., then jobs and prosperity will eventually trickle up to everybody else. And, they argue, even if prosperity doesn’t trickle up, well, that’s the price of a social safety net.”These statements are based upon the US economy and different, well-known, economic governmental philosophies implemented frequently. These are very BIG economic statements which means these statements refer to many different aspects of macroeconomic government policy. During this course, we have already discuss some some portions of these theories and will eventually discuss other portions of these theories.1. Which philosophy do you agree with? Why? Narrow down your thoughts to one aspect of these macroeconomic policies, i.e taxes (more or less), government spending, government welfare spending, monetary growth, effects of government regulation, etc.2. Find at least one journal article that either agrees with or disagrees with the philosophy that you have chosen in #1. 3. Find a popular press article that argues the opposite4. Summarize your journal article as it refutes your popular press article. This summary should be in terminology that could be understood by your fictional high school senior. 

Purpose of corrections: punishment, or rehabilitation? | CRJ 410 – Corrections | Strayer University

To successfully complete this, you will need to:

Refer to:

An Overview of the First Step Act. (https://www.bop.gov/inmates/fsa/overview.jsp)

This resource provides a thumbnail description of 2018’s First Step Act. This Act’s purpose is to: improve criminal justice outcomes, reduce the size of the Federal prison population, and to create mechanisms to maintain public safety.

The First Step Act of 2018: An Overview [PDF]. (attached)

This resource provides a more detailed overview of the First Step Act’s effect on inmates and their families.

 
The United States has experienced a corrections explosion over the past 40 years, despite a decrease in serious crime during this same period. Consider statistics such as these. Since 1980, the:

Number of people on probation has increased by nearly 300%.
Prison population has increased by more than 400%.
Federal imprisonment rate has increased 500% (Schmalleger, 2021).

Even though we are in the midst of a period of mass incarceration in the United States, we know that incarceration doesn’t work. Consider this quote from the video, Psychology, Criminality, and Incarceration in America: “Prisons don’t work. People do not get corrected in today’s prisons. Convicts come out worse than when they went in and are even a greater threat to society than before” (Lary, 2010). The Bureau of Justice Statistics has evidence supporting this sentiment. The 2018 Update on Prisoner Recidivism states an estimated:

68% of released prisoners were arrested within 3 years.
79% within 6 years.
83% within 9 years (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2018).

 
Instructions
After reviewing the resources provided in the overview, you are to write a 2–3 pages in which you:

Distinguish among the four functions of corrections: retribution, deterrence, incapacitation, and rehabilitation.

Be sure to illustrate the distinctions with current and/or historical examples.

Summarize the arguments for and criticisms of each of the four corrections functions.
Explain the current state of each of the four corrections functions in the United States.
Select a minimum of three corrections improvements included in the Psychology, Criminality, and Incarceration in America video that appear promising and explain why you think so.
Use three sources to support your writing.

Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate.
Cite each source listed on your source page at least one time within your assignment.

Respond to autumn | Criminal homework help

Good morning fellow classmates and Dr. B,
     I feel sentencing reforms should not be enacted because the system should not let everyone off easy. I believe deterrence is a better route than lightening sentences for offenders. I do understand the idea behind it, which is to reduce the number of incarcerated people. However, it won’t help individuals learn from their actions. It’d become less punishment for them and, in some circumstances, a slap on the wrist. Which would then allow more individuals to go further into crime sprees.
     I understand many individuals are choosing to commit crimes every day, however if the sentencing reforms should be enacted most of the criminals will get away with many charges. For example, the bail reform, there are many reoffending criminals that continue to commit crimes and they’re continuously released because of the bail reform. That is until they commit a high offense crime, or they don’t pay their fines. It’s a reoccurring cycle with the bail reform. I understand the incarceration rates are extremely high but most of them are doing a minimum sentence and getting out. There aren’t learning from their mistakes with the bail reform and the sentencing reform should not be enacted.
     “The bill reduces from 25 to 15 years the enhanced mandatory minimum prison term for a defendant who uses a firearm in a crime of violence or drug offense after a prior conviction for such offense. A court may apply the reductions retroactively, after considering certain factors” (Congress, 2015). How is that ok? How is it that if the person uses a firearm in a crime of violence or drug offense after a prior conviction, they shouldn’t be required to serve jail time? Or if someone commits murder? They should be required to serve prison time.
     Yes, people make mistakes, and for some it happens at the wrong place and at the wrong time, but everyone should be required to take responsibility for their actions, even if it means they must be incarcerated. You made the mistake; therefore you have to deal with the consequences for your actions. Like the saying, you’ve made your bed now you lie in it. We shouldn’t be able to drive under the influence of alcohol or substances and cause an accident and get out of it Scott free when it involves another person(s) life. That’s not how the system should work at all. The person should be held responsible if the individual(s) life in the other vehicle was taken because someone made the mistake of getting behind the wheel after being under the influence of alcohol or drug substances. 
Best to you in health and safety,
Autumn Michelle Scott
In response to your peers, consider how well they justified their positions, making use of available resources. Consider the following questions in your responses to posts:

Did they support their position convincingly with appropriate resources?
Which of their points make the most sense to you, even if you made a case for the opposing viewpoint?

Marketing plan | mkt/574 | University of Phoenix

  
Strategic Marketing Plan
Part A: Environmental Analysis and SWOT Analysis 
(Due in Wk 2)
Company Description
Describe the company you are designing the plan for. Include: 
· Mission Statement
· Vision Statement
· Product line description
· Company information, such as the size of the company
Environmental Analysis
Analyze the forces that affect the company and marketing efforts. 
Competitive Forces
Analyze the company’s key competitors. You may choose to use a BCG Matrix or attribute checklist to compare your company against its competitors. Describe any strategic moves the competition has recently made. Estimate your market share. Identify key competitive advantages against your competitors.
Economic Forces
Analyze the economic environment in the areas affecting your business. Consider differences within your industry and the economic impact on suppliers.
Political Forces
Analyze relevant political forces. Examples may include an election year or a law to drastically reduce or eliminate plastic waste in your county.
Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Issues
Analyze the legal, regulatory, and ethical issues that may affect your business. Considerations may include local laws such as a ban on the use of plastic bags, the ability to post billboards, or a possible increased regulation on direct mail.
Technological Forces
Analyze whether your company will be affected by emerging technologies or trends in hardware and software industries
Social Forces
Analyze social trends and how they may affect your business. Considerations may include if your business will be affected by demographic trends, a growing dependence on computers, or whether interest in your product might be affected by growing preferences in the way things are done or changing social values. 
Current Target Markets
Define the company’s current target markets. Describe the demographic, geographic, psychographic, and product usage of these targets. 
Review Current Marketing
Review the company’s current marketing tactics. Consider how people find out about the product, how they get information about the product or service, what might be involved in the buying process, and what money is available for marketing. If your company is a start-up, describe your competitors’ current marketing. 
SWOT Analysis
Assess your company’s strengths, weaknesses, threats, opportunities, and then evaluate how to address these in your marketing plan. 
Strengths
Assess your company’s competitive advantage. Consider core competencies, assets, location, practices, etc. that are distinct in the way the organization meets the needs of its customers.
Weaknesses
Assess what limits the company may have in its current marketing strategy. Consider if there is a company weakness that needs to be addressed through Public Relations or Marketing.
Opportunities
Assess the opportunities you see based on trends or environmental conditions.
Threats
Assess the threats or limitations that may interfere with the company’s ability to meet its objectives or interfere with marketing plans. 
Strengths to Opportunities & Converting Weaknesses and Threats
Convert weaknesses and threats to strengths, then strengths to opportunities in the marketing plan. Consider the implications for addressing supplier relationships, implementing new technologies, or changing the product line or addressing new markets.
Marketing Objectives
Establish marketing objectives based on the results from the SWOT analysis. Marketing objectives must align with corporate objectives, modified by the company’s resources. Objectives should include a date for the completion of the objective and the way in which success will be measured. For example: The company will expand its marketing efforts to include a new market segment of 21- to 29-year-olds. This will entail the development of a customized product by June 2020 that will address the specific psychographic and technological needs of this age group. This strategy is expected to attain a 20% growth in overall sales by January 2020. Customer loyalty (willingness to recommend the product) will increase by 30%.

Sociology Energy sources united nations MDGs Questions

The  information you provided in your presentation on Threats to the Global  Environment has led to productive debates at the UN General Assembly!  There are now questions about prioritizing the issues at hand. Some of  the countries are challenging your recommendations and questioning your  reasons for not including the issues they believe are priority.From  the initial eight global threats, there are four remaining threats that  you did not choose in the list of major global issues. Review the list  of topics and reflect on two that you did not use in last week’s  assignment. Defend your reason for considering these topics lower in  priority than the ones in your presentation.Energy sources                                     Civil warGlobalization                                         Poor health of entire populations Lack of educational opportunities    Cultural taboos Inappropriate uses of technology     Climate changeThe completed version of this assignment will consist of the following: Select two threats from the list above that you did not use in your Assignment 3a presentation.Create a minimum two-page document in which you outline a counterargument for the two threats you selected:Write an opening statement describing the perception of each threat. Write  one paragraph for each threat in which you give  three reasons to explain why the threat is less of a priority to the  global environment than the four you selected in Assignment 3a. Support  your reasons with at least three credible sources.A conclusion statement for each threat.