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Mr. Fred Rogers
Senate Statement on PBS Funding
delivered 1 May 1969
[AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED: Text version below transcribed directly from audio]
Senator Pastore: Alright Rogers, you’ve got the floor.
Mr. Rogers: Senator Pastore, this is a philosophical statement and would take about ten
minutes to read, so I’ll not do that. One of the first things that a child learns in a healthy
family is trust, and I trust what you have said that you will read this. It’s very important to
me. I care deeply about children.
Senator Pastore: Will it make you happy if you read it?
Mr. Rogers: I’d just like to talk about it, if it’s alright. My first children’s program was on
WQED fifteen years ago, and its budget was $30. Now, with the help of the Sears-Roebuck
Foundation and National Educational Television, as well as all of the affiliated stations — each
station pays to show our program. It’s a unique kind of funding in educational television. With
this help, now our program has a budget of $6000. It may sound like quite a difference, but
$6000 pays for less than two minutes of cartoons.
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Two minutes of animated, what I sometimes say, bombardment. I’m very much concerned, as
I know you are, about what’s being delivered to our children in this country. And I’ve worked
in the field of child development for six years now, trying to understand the inner needs of
children. We deal with such things as — as the inner drama of childhood. We don’t have to
bop somebody over the head to…make drama on the screen. We deal with such things as
getting a haircut, or the feelings about brothers and sisters, and the kind of anger that arises
in simple family situations. And we speak to it constructively.
Senator Pastore: How long of a program is it?
Mr. Rogers: It’s a half hour every day. Most channels schedule it in the noontime as well as
in the evening. WETA here has scheduled it in the late afternoon.
Senator Pastore: Could we get a copy of this so that we can see it? Maybe not today, but I’d
like to see the program.
Mr. Rogers: I’d like very much for you to see it.
Senator Pastore: I’d like to see the program itself, or any one of them.
Mr. Rogers: We made a hundred programs for EEN, the Eastern Educational Network, and
then when the money ran out, people in Boston and Pittsburgh and Chicago all came to the
fore and said we’ve got to have more of this neighborhood expression of care. And this is what
— This is what I give. I give an expression of care every day to each child, to help him realize
that he is unique. I end the program by saying, “You’ve made this day a special day, by just
your being you. There’s no person in the whole world like you, and I like you, just the way
you are.” And I feel that if we in public television can only make it clear that feelings are
mentionable and manageable, we will have done a great service for mental health. I think that
it’s much more dramatic that two men could be working out their feelings of anger — much
more dramatic than showing something of gunfire. I’m constantly concerned about what our
children are seeing, and for 15 years I have tried in this country and Canada, to present what
I feel is a meaningful expression of care.
Senator Pastore: Do you narrate it?
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Mr. Rogers: I’m the host, yes. And I do all the puppets and I write all the music, and I write
all the scripts —
Senator Pastore: Well, I’m supposed to be a pretty tough guy, and this is the first time I’ve
had goose bumps for the last two days.
Mr. Rogers: Well, I’m grateful, not only for your goose bumps, but for your interest in — in
our kind of communication. Could I tell you the words of one of the songs, which I feel is very
important?
Senator Pastore: Yes.
Mr. Rogers: This has to do with that good feeling of control which I feel that children need to
know is there. And it starts out, “What do you do with the mad that you feel?” And that first
line came straight from a child. I work with children doing puppets in — in very personal
communication with small groups:
What do you do with the mad that you feel? When you feel so mad you could bite.
When the whole wide world seems oh so wrong, and nothing you do seems very right.
What do you do? Do you punch a bag? Do you pound some clay or some dough? Do
you round up friends for a game of tag or see how fast you go? It’s great to be able to
stop when you’ve planned a thing that’s wrong. And be able to do something else
instead, and think this song —
‘I can stop when I want to. Can stop when I wish. Can stop, stop, stop
anytime….And what a good feeling to feel like this! And know that the feeling is
really mine. Know that there’s something deep inside that helps us become
what we can. For a girl can be someday a lady, and a boy can be someday a
man.’
Senator Pastore: I think it’s wonderful. I think it’s wonderful. Looks like you just earned the
20 million dollars.
We are looking at images of rule and power in the civilizations of the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire.Please talk about 2 different objects (eg. sculptures, mosaics etc.) that demonstrate a narrative of power about 2 different powerful rulers – one from Rome, and one from the Byzantine Empire, and consider the following question: how do we know, as the viewer, that the person in the object is indeed a powerful ruler? What cues are we given?
This week we are looking at images of rule and power in the civilizations of the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire.Please talk about 2 different objects (eg. sculptures, mosaics etc.) that demonstrate a narrative of power about 2 different powerful rulers – one from Rome, and one from the Byzantine Empire, and consider the following question: how do we know, as the viewer, that the person in the object is indeed a powerful ruler? What cues are we given?
Rough draft | HSA 300 – Health Services Organization Management | Strayer University
In a one-page Word document, summarize each of the issues faced by the hospitals detailed in the interactive scenario.
you will assume the role of a member of a management team evaluating the IT infrastructure in place at the recently acquired rural hospitals. Specifically focusing on health informatics technology, you will interview various department heads and other users at two hospitals in order to identify issues and concerns around performance, workflow, technology, and lifespan. The goal is to ensure the two hospitals have the health informatics infrastructure to meet the strategic goals of the organization as it grows.
Vila Health leadership wants to be sure that the IT infrastructure at each of the newly acquired rural hospitals is sufficient to support the strategic goals of the organization as it grows. Health Information managers have been tasked with determining how to assess performance, workflow, technology, and lifespan of the existing systems, along with identifying any issues, bugs, or concerns about the various components that make up the Health Information systems at the target hospitals. This information will be used to create and implement a plan for evaluating the current situation.
The idea is to describe how you will analyze performance what the measures are and how you might go about getting data around those measures.
Recycling rubbish not only helps save money, it also helps the environment. In view of this, mention four advantages of recycling to justify your answer. Caring and loving allows you to have empathy for others and to live a life of love, compassion and togetherness. How do love and care help bind people together?
2. Answer any one of the following questions:(a) Recycling rubbish not only helps save money, it also helps the environment. In view of this, mention four advantages of recycling to justify your answer. (b) Caring and loving allows you to have empathy for others and to live a life of love, compassion and togetherness. How do love and care help bind people together?
Discuss a moral dilemma that you have faced. Explain how you made your decision
1: Discuss a moral dilemma that you have faced. Explain how you made your decision. 2: Explain the 3 Cs of Miranda. 3: Discuss the role of family in political socialization. What is the biggest influence on you currently? Explain
Systems and StructuresThink of a change you are familiar with. Share the type of organization systems/structures in the organization.Discuss how the existing structures and systems affected the ability of the change leader to bring about the desired change?
Systems and StructuresThink of a change you are familiar with. Share the type of organization systems/structures in the organization.Discuss how the existing structures and systems affected the ability of the change leader to bring about the desired change? Were any systems changed to prepare for the change? Did the organizational structures and systems reduce or increase the uncertainty and complexity of the change in the organization?
Discuss the importance of installing an application-based security scanner on a personal workstation. In one paragraph, describe the name and version of a potential security scanner and its core features. In a second paragraph, describe any risks or threats mitigated by using this security scanner.
Discuss the importance of installing an application-based security scanner on a personal workstation. In one paragraph, describe the name and version of a potential security scanner and its core features. In a second paragraph, describe any risks or threats mitigated by using this security scanner.
You have recently been hired as a Financial Analyst in the Finance Department of Zeta Auto Corporation which is seeking to expand production. The CFO asks you to help decide whether the firm should set up a new plant to manufacture the roadster model, the Zeta Spenza. Deliverables: Write a report providing the CFO with your recommendation whether Zeta should set up the plant to produce the Spenzas and support your recommendation by in-depth analysis in Excel. In your report, explain the results of each portion of your analysis (represented by the tabs on the Excel template).
Introduction:
You have recently been hired as a Financial Analyst in the Finance Department of Zeta Auto Corporation which is seeking to expand production. The CFO asks you to help decide whether the firm should set up a new plant to manufacture the roadster model, the Zeta Spenza.
Deliverables:
Write a report providing the CFO with your recommendation whether Zeta should set up the plant to produce the Spenzas and support your recommendation by in-depth analysis in Excel. In your report, explain the results of each portion of your analysis (represented by the tabs on the Excel template). Submit all the completed Excel worksheets with the completed responses to the questions posed to support your report and recommendation. Report should include a one-page Executive Summary summarizing the results of your analysis and recommendation.
Project Data
To assess the suitability of the project you begin by listing the various cash flows. A consultant has been paid $50,000 to do a market survey. She reports back that Zeta can price Spenzas at $80,000 per car and sell 5,000 cars next year (in year 1), then sales will peak at 7,000 in year 2 and after that they will start declining with 6,000 Spenzas sold in year 3, 4,000 in year 4, and 3,000 in year 5. After that the sales decline won’t make manufacturing of Spenzas profitable. The consultant also estimates that introduction of Spenza model will cannibalize the sale of an existing model, the Zeta Monza, resulting in 1,000 fewer units of the Monza sold in each of the 5 years. Monzas are priced at $65,000.
After 5 years it is expected the Spenza will be phased out, and the plant will be put to other uses generating cash flow of $15 M annually.
The cost of setting up the plant is to be $250 M with annual manufacturing capacity of 10,000 cars. It is a one-time capital investment made at the very beginning of the project. In addition, at the beginning of each year the plant will require an outlay of Net Working Capital equal to 4.75% of direct manufacturing costs (excluding labor and overheads) in the coming year. The NWC outlay will be recovered at the end of the project in year 5.
The CFO provided you with historical information about Monzas cost structure (Excel sheet attached) and noticed that Spenza will have the following differences:
· Spenzas body will be made from reinforced carbon, which makes the car lighter, thus significantly improving mileage range per battery charge. About 80% of the carbon cost is the cost of energy and the estimated carbon cost body per car of $14,000 is based on electricity cost of 7 cents /per kWh, which is the current cost of electricity in Michigan, where the plant will be located. This cost is 70% of the average nationwide retail electricity price. EIA nationwide electricity cost projections for future years are provided in the Excel sheet.
· Battery Pack cost for Spenza is $15,000 per car.
· Cost of materials for engine and other parts will be identical to Monzas.
· Labor cost of $4,000 per car is based on annual production of 10,000 Spenzas. Labor is unionized; number of workers and wages do not depend on the number of units produced.
· Overheads at the new plant will be identical to total overheads at the existing Monza plant.
IRS allows you to straight line depreciate the cost of the plant over 4 years for tax purposes (equal depreciation in all years and not an accelerated schedule of depreciation). You have a choice to use 3 year MACRS depreciation schedule (see the Excel sheet attached)
If you recommend setting up the plant, you should also consider that the plant will occupy a piece of land which the firm could put to other uses. These alternative uses would earn the firm $15 M annually.
Modeling Financial Metrics and Cash Flows
Depreciation
You have to decide whether Zeta should set up the plant to produce the Spenzas by answering the following series of questions. After having enumerated the various cash flows you are now ready to analyze the project using capital budgeting techniques and project analysis methods.
· What will be the depreciation for tax purposes from the investment in the Spenza plant using the straight line method? What will be the depreciation using MACRS? Which schedule would you recommend to use?
EBIT
· What will be the costs and revenues for the first four years? What will be the incremental EBIT (Earnings before Interest and Taxes) each year?
Interest and Taxes
You now have to need to determine interest costs and taxes. Assume that the cost of setting up the plant will be 50% financed by debt with an interest rate of 7%.
At this point you are getting closer to the cash flows the project will produce, and need to determine the tax rate. You research tax rates and determine that the appropriate tax rate after the tax reform is 21%.
· What incremental taxes Zeta will pay if the Spenza plant is set up?
Net Income
· What will be the Net Income for Zeta from the project each year?
Incremental OCF
Now you can calculate the net increase in cash flows from the project.
· What will be the incremental OCF (Operating Cash Flow) each year?
Free Cash Flow
The next step will be calculating FCF taking into account OCF and other incremental cash flows, including opportunity costs!
· What will be the FCF (Free Cash Flow) each year?
WACC and CAPM
The next step will be estimating WACC. Using Yahoo Finance! or other financial sources available on the course website find auto-making industrys beta, market risk premium and the risk free rate.
· Estimate the WACC using the earlier assumption about the projects financing and the CAPM equation for the cost of equity.
Decision Criteria NPV and IRR
Now you are ready to calculate the first criterion that is used to assess projects.
· What will be the Net Present Value of the project?
You should also calculate another widely used criterion.
· What will be the IRR of the project?
Analyzing Risk using Scenario Analysis
You consider the electricity cost and projected sales volume as two major factors affecting your variable costs and revenues. Therefore, you would like to perform some additional analysis to check the projects sensitivity to electricity costs and to sales volumes. You want to analyze these two factors separately, one at a time.
As was mentioned EIA has several electricity cost projections (Excel sheet, tab Energy Prices Forecast). First you decide to see how your recommendations might change under different cost scenarios.
· Perform scenario analysis on the electricity cost and present the summary of results.
Given uncertainty of sales volume forecast, you would like to look at optimistic and pessimistic scenarios for sales. Optimistic scenario assumes sales volume to be 500 cars more than predicted (i.e., 5,500 cars in year 1, 7,500 in year 2 etc.). Pessimistic scenario assumes sales volume to be 500 cars less than predicted (i.e., 4,500 cars in year 1, 6,500 in year 2 etc.).
· Run scenario analysis on the sales volume and present the summary of results.
Break-even Analysis
Next, you would like to find the maximum electricity cost in year 1 at which the project would still be advisable. For simplicity assume 0.5% annual growth of electricity costs.
· Find the break-even value for the electricity cost in year 1.
Monte Carlo Simulation (extra credit 5%) ATTENTION, THIS PART IS OPTIONAL
Finally, you would like to perform a Monte Carlo simulation. Possible distribution assumptions are provided in Excel Spreadsheet tab Crystal Ball Simulation, but you are welcome to make (and explicitly state) your own and use Random Numbers generator in Data Analysis Pack.
· Based on your analysis, what is the probability that the project will be profitable?
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Crystal Ball] You also want to estimate the sensitivity of your project to different factors.
· Using Crystal Ball, please create a Tornado Diagram and discuss its results.
Cyber espionage has become common in the last decade. Can you name at least two cyber espionage incidents that occurred in 2020-2021?
Instructions
In order to complete Assignment #3 you will need to answer the below questions. Please complete the questions in a Word document and then upload the assignment for grading. When assigning a name to your document please use the following format (last name_Assignment #3). Use examples from the readings, lecture notes and outside research to support your answers. The assignment must be a minimum of 1-full page in length with a minimum of 2 outside sources. Please be sure to follow APA guidelines for citing and referencing sources
Cyber espionage has become common in the last decade. Can you name at least two cyber espionage incidents that occurred in 2020-2021?
Do you believe the United States plays a key role in cyber espionage?
Accountants rely heavily on using Excel to perform a wide range of activities to record transactions and report their results. Identify and discuss at least three (3) tools an accountant can use to make the recording and reporting of accounting transactions efficient and effective.
Discussion, Problem EA1-A2 (chapter 1), Problem EA2-A2 (Chapter 2).
Discussion: “Enhancing Our Use of Excel”
Accountants rely heavily on using Excel to perform a wide range of activities to record transactions and report their results. Identify and discuss at least three (3) tools an accountant can use to make the recording and reporting of accounting transactions efficient and effective.
