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Improving Health and Well-Being
Improving Health and Well-Being
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Improving Health and Well-Being
Hawaii medical service association has been one of the best insurance and medical services available in Hawaii. From them I have learnt that care for people we value is an important part of our lives. To HMSA the people they value are their customers and they take care of them very well until they are healed, to me the people I value are my family and my friends. The goal of HMSA is to improve the health and well-being of Hawaii residents and that is very visible through the efforts and activities HMSA is involved in. the same applies to me, my family and my friends. I have numerous experiences through which I managed to contribute positively to the lives of those who are close to me and that is especially my family members.
Firstly, my well-being means a lot to me and I have contributed to my well-being in a number of ways. Since I like staying healthy, I have been going to the gym twice a week and this has helped me stay fit. At times I don’t go to the gym and I have a workout at home and at school I play tennis. These keep me physically fit and this is for the benefit of me and my body. However, I prefer tennis since I am able to actually use mental energy as well as physical energy and develop other skills needed to play this kind of game. Therefore, at the end of the day tennis is better than workout and gym to some extent. Another thing I do to make sure I remain healthy and improve my health is eating in a healthy way. I eat a balanced diet and one that has a lot of fruits and vegetables. This way I not only keep myself healthy but also my family with whom I share most of my meals. Food and exercise are two very important parts of daily life that enable us to become better people as our bodies are healthy and healthy bodies can perform better in daily activities like studying especially in my case, concentrating in class and having a good health and physical fitness makes one more confident. I am also very concerned of how I dress and having a good outfit increases my confidence when I talk to people. All of these practices among others are directed towards making myself better and presentable as well as healthy. Just like HMSA works to improves the well-being of Hawaii residents, my practices mimic the practices of HMSA towards myself.
I also have a family and apart from myself I value them very much. My family values honesty, integrity, kindness, and peace. Therefore, even though my family is peaceful, anyone who tries to disturb the peace of my family is not always met with a smiling face but with a serious face that seems to ask ‘what do you think you are doing?’. I have contributed to the wellness of my family in a number of ways. Firstly, I am a very listening person and I always listen to my family members especially to my parents of what they need me to do. I always do what my parents ask of me and I do not debate with them very much about what is right and what is not right. I also value my siblings and one time my brother fell as he was riding a bicycle. I was informed as immediately attended to him with my first aid kit and gave him first aid before he was taken to hospital. This was the first time I had given first aid to a family member and I did it so well that at the hospital they asked who administered the first aid to the broken arm of my brother. Sometimes I do cook and my family likes chicken a lot. My mum taught me how to cook and I like cooking for my family and especially chicken since I have been proven to be a good cook. All these activities are aimed towards making sure that my family is safe and actually healthy.
Being a member of the neighborhood first aid givers gives me joy because I like practicing what I learned and this is the best option for me to practice. In my community, we have a group of first aid givers and whenever there is an accident or anything of the sort that involves people getting hurt, we are always called to give first aid. This is one of the activities through which I care for my community’s health and well-being. Another way is through the planting of trees and watering them.
All these activities and experiences are always geared not only towards practicing what I have learnt but actually towards making a better world whereby my contribution affects people in a positive way. With time I am hoping the efforts I have been putting to my family, to myself and to my community bear positive results and are actually recognized as contributors towards a better world which I have aways wanted like HMSA desires with residents of Hawaii.
4G Wireless Networks
4G Wireless Networks
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The world has experienced great development when it comes to telecommunication and data transfer. This has led to the emergence of the 4G and the 3G networks. The 4G network is a wireless data transfer technology that has found many applications in the market.4G means fourth generation and it is the fastest internet technology. The 4G network is the successor of the 3G network.4G technology provides faster data transfer than the 3G technology. The 3G technology provide data speeds of about 3.1mbps while the 4G technology has a data transfer rate of up to 12mbps.this means that the 4G network provide faster internet than the 3G.Another difference between these two technologies is that in 3G networks packet data switching technology is used. On the other hand the 4G network uses a technology that is a combination of both the packet data switching and message switching.
In terms of architecture the 3G network has a configuration that is wide area cell based. This contrasts to the 4G that uses integration of a Wireless Local Area Network and Wide Area Network. Correction of errors was hugely taken into consideration in the design of both the 4G and the 3G networks (Sauter & Germany, 2009). The 3G network uses turbo codes in the correction of errors in the network. On the other hand, the 4G network has incorporated the use of concatenated codes in the process of error correction. This has made it more effective in correcting error than the 3G network.
The operating frequency of a 3G network is about 2.0GZ which is lower than that of the 4G network that operate with frequencies of up to 8GHZ.The 4G networks are therefore more preferred by the consumers since they offer faster internet access s and data transfer rates.4G networks have found applications in the WiMax LTE. The 3G network was used mainly in EDGE and UMTS (Sauter & Germany, 2009).
4G LTE, 4G WiMax, and 4G Wi Bro networks are fourth generation networks that have been developed to facilitate data transfer by means of use of latest data network standards.LTE means long term evolutions and this is an easily deployable fourth generation network that provides faster data transfer and download speed. This technology has developed from GSM to HSPA and finally 4G.
The 4G LTE is a wireless standard that has been used widely in phone data transfer providing a data transfer rate of up to 100mbps.This technology is backward compatible and can therefore allows switching back to the HSPA and EDGE technology. This has made it a popular product in the data transfer field. WiMax refers to a Wi-Fi based wireless technology that is configured using the EEEE802.15 standard. It therefore has improved spectral efficiency. In addition to that, Wimax is able to attain higher standards of signal capacity and latency hence making it widely applicable to various systems. Wi-Bro is another 4G network that was developed in Korea. It stands for Wireless Broad band and it allows for faster data. Wi-bro operates at a data rate that is near that of the WiMax. Unlike the LTE, WiMax is not backward compatible and therefore it does not allow for compatibility with older data transfer technologies.
The ability of the LTE to be compatible with EDGE and HSPA has enabled its applications to be popular in many areas.
Since WiMax is Wi-Fi based, it does not require a sim card to function and this makes its application and usage more open. On the other hand, LTE needs a sim card to operate. This therefore means that its application is very exclusive and can be limited in some circumstances.
The LTE and the Wimax have been the most commonly used technologies.
LTE carriers have been in stiff competition trying to out do each other with each network provider claiming to have the fastest network. This competition has basically been driven by the popularity of the LTE technology with the consumers embracing and using the technology more and more. This has made LTE carriers such as Verizon, T-mobile, AT&T and Spark to compete fiercely with one another to get more consumers using their services and buying their LTE products. Getting more subscribers into the network means more profits and therefore no company has been left behind in the fight to get a share of the national cake.
As the companies compete with each other on the basis of LTE technology, the consumers have benefitted form this competition as it has led to better services. For example due to competition from its rivals, Verizon decide to increase its spectrum in several states of the United States of America. This increase of spectrum has enabled Verizon to accommodate more LTE devices in their network without making the network slower. The competition has therefore increased accessibility of LTE network in various cities in the United States of America. AT&T which is also a LTE carrier has not been left behind.
Due o stiff competition from its rivals the telecommunication company has also increased its spectrum by switching all the other standards such as EDGE and 2G networks into its LTE network. This has enabled it to increase its bandwidth and make its LTE services faster and more convenient. Smaller companies such as T-Mobile have also increased its network coverage in several cities. T-Mobile has provided faster 4G network that is at par with the big players such as Verizon and AT&T. This however has been because the T-Mobile only serves less people compared to the other giant player in the industry.
Therefore the completion between the LTE carriers has been beneficial to the consumer as it has led to increased network coverage, lower data charges as well as faster internet speeds.
Verizon and AT&T have become great competitors in the telecommunication industry .However Verizon has been able to cover a bigger and wider market than AT&T (Goldstein, 2012). This has been because the company has spread its network in several states compared to its rival AT&T. This has made the services provided by the company available in most cities. The network has also been reliable with faster data rates than those of its rival. This has made the consumers to prefer using the Verizon network making the company able to serve a wider section of the market. Verizon has also been able to cover a large network the its competitor AT&T because Verizon rolled out its 4G LTE network a year before AT&T was able to initiate the use of the 4G LTE network. This therefore has given Verizon an advantage over AT&T leaving it trying to catch up to Verizon.
References
Goldstein. (2012).Verizon Challenges Other Carriers Network Speeds in 4G Throw down. New York: Wireless Technology Business Journal.30-32
http://rootmetrics.com/rsr/summary/USASauter, M. & Germany, N. (2009).Beyond 3G -Bringing Networks, Terminals and Web Together: LTE, WiMAX, IMS, 4G Devices and the Mobile Web 2.0.West Sussex: John Willey and Sons Ltd
Finance and Accounting GAAP
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The proposals made by IASB will definitely have a great effect on the U.S. GAAP especially on corporate management, investors, and accounting professionals. Convergence of accounting standards will have a broad based implications on the U.S GAAP especially on areas such as financial instruments, revenue and leasing (Jeffers, Mengyu & Askew, 2010). Currently, most U.S companies use the new accounting standards in their foreign subsidiaries. Introducing the new proposals may require system upgrade depending on the final method or process used in incorporating the proposals into the U.S accounting framework because the most important thing is to delivering the necessary information in an efficient and timely manner. It is therefore apparent that IASB proposals will have a great impact on US GAAP therefore forcing accountants to seek modifications to their activities.
Upcoming changes to U.S GAAP intend to have significant effect on revenue recognition, leases and financial instruments. Even though the standard has not been made final, the three major changes to U.S. GAAP are significant and therefore understanding how they affect one’s profession and entities operations (Gallagher, 2010). When revenue recognition, financial instruments and leases standards are finalized, they will definitely become part of U.S. GAAP and affect both private, not for profit and public entities that were previously using the U.S GAAP standards. The revenue recognition proposal will have a great influence on the way revenues will be recognized and disclosed, transactions will be accounted for, and finally the way contractual arrangements will be made as a way of improving comparability across companies, industries and capital markets.
A single standard for revenue recognition that converges U.S GAAP and IFRS applicable across all industries and in all transactions is vital in eliminating the transaction and industry specific revenue recognition guidance associated with U.S GAAP (Munter, 2011). The resulting standard will be a principle based approach that will determine revenue recognition because of its ability to affect every entity’s every day accounting and transactions. Standardized revenue recognition standard for both annual and interim reporting will be applied retrospectively including any practical expedients discussed. However, transition to the new revenue recognition standard as well as the potential impacts on financial statements and introduction of new systems may take some time due to challenges of familiarity among the U.S professionals (Gallagher, 2010).
Accounting for financial instruments has been treated with great significance in the proposal made by the IASB because of the vital role it played in the just concluded financial crisis even though it is a very sophisticated area to deal with. In financial instruments, it is not easy to predict what may happen and when because of the high level of uncertainty associated with crises. Financial instruments topic has been divided into impairment, classification, and measurement, hedging, and all the organizations having financial instruments would definitely be affected by the proposed standards (Arnold, Blisard & Duggan, 2012).
Financial instruments project is intended to advance the decisive usefulness of financial statements by making it simple and standardizing accounting practices amongst all the entities and across industries. Initially, the IASB proposal included accounting for all the financial instruments but has since been lessened to specific instruments as well as provision of new guidance on fair value measurement. Fair value measurements will focus on building a steady measurement and eventually disclosure of fair value relating to financial instruments. The proposed standard would replace the unconditional fair value option and eliminate the fair value option for hybrid nonfinancial instruments in current U.S GAAP (Jeffers, Mengyu & Askew, 2010). A joint project on financial instruments involves classification and measurement of financial instruments and impairment of financial assets to avoid differences that may occur in the final standards.
Leases proposal would make many lease obligations not recorded on the balance sheet and that the current account for leases is not a reflection of all lease transactions as well as classification and pattern of expenses in the income statement. The proposal involves a dual approach to the recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows associated with lease; it includes reporting a straight line lease expenses in income statement for real estate leases by lessee and reporting amortization of the right of use asset separately from interest on the lease liability (Jeffers, Mengyu & Askew, 2010). It is however important to note that lease industry is always subjected to political pressures that may sometimes change the standard by raising questions on the proposed direction. Provision and understanding of the leases applications would require more insight that can lead to final standard being issued with less political interference.
Proposals made by IASB would improve the relevance of information and comparability of the information across different businesses in certain areas such as revenue recognition, leases, and financial instruments (Arnold, Blisard & Duggan, 2012). Moreover, the proposed measures would minimize alternative accounting methods and simplify accounting processes thus making it easier for professional accountants to carry out their accounting activities.
References
Arnold, J., Blisard, B., & Duggan, J. (2012). Dealing with the Implications of Accounting Change. Financial Executive, 28(9), 36-41. Retrieved from http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=820d3ff0-d559-4a94-890f-d906b362c6ad%40sessionmgr4003&vid=2&hid=4110
Gallagher, M. J. (2010). Get Ready for Sweeping Changes in Accounting Rules. Financial Executive, 26(6), 18-22. Retrieved from http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=e2aea631-00e5-4722-945b-d07d209adae8%40sessionmgr4003&vid=2&hid=4110
Jeffers, A. E., Mengyu, W., & Askew, S. (2010). The Switch from US GAAP to IFRS – Implications for Analysis Involving Inventories. Proceedings of the Northeast Business & Economics Association, 48-54. Retrieved from http://eds.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=1f9481ae-1c95-448e-aca7-c9db56796dd2%40sessionmgr111&vid=2&hid=101
Munter, P. (2011). Accounting Standard-Setting: CONVERGENCE Drives More Change. (cover story). Financial Executive, 27(1), 22-25. Retrieved from http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=06e2870f-33d5-4a08-91b2-f8c0aad92b09%40sessionmgr4003&vid=2&hid=4110