Bite Me: A Love Story Chapter 11

11. Being the Chronicles of Abby Normal, Pathetic Failure to All Creatures Great and Small I have flopped as a flunky, a sweetheart, and an individual by and large, and that doesn't tally Biology 102, which I am still absolutely coming up short notwithstanding really going to class twice. The Countess has been away for like seven days, and nobody has seen her or the vampyre Flood. I've gone searching for them, for the most part when I should be at school. I don't have a clue where to look. I sort of stroll around inquiring as to whether they've seen an absolutely hawt redhead and they either rush away truly quick or, on account of one person, who I speculate was a pimp, offered me a thousand dollars to carry her to him on the off chance that I discovered her. At that point he extended to me an employment opportunity, since he stated, â€Å"Johns go for that thin Lolita shit.† What's more, I was all, â€Å"Oh, that is exceptionally complimenting, sir. Much thanks to you. When I discover my companion I will bring her back and we'll both be glad to support the disturbing choads of unpleasant outsiders and give all of you of our cash alongside any self-esteem we may have left.† Also, he was all, â€Å"You do that, little momma. You do that.† Which is simply one more explanation that I have to discover the Countess and beseech her pardoning, in light of the fact that my new telephone has video and I can hardly wait to post a clasp on my blog of Jody dispersing grisly pimp parts everywhere throughout the Tenderloin. (The Countess has addressed me about regarding myself and how a lady should never forfeit her poise to a man except if he gives her adornments or is a smoking cutie and has an occupation, so I think there will in any event be broken bones and a beating of numerous hues.) Obviously there's a deficiency of hookers and vagrants in the City, it was on the Chronicle's Web website. They revealed it like it really was ideal, VICE ARRESTS DOWN or something, and another article about destitute asylums having a lot of space unexpectedly. OMFG! They're kitty treats, you douche spouts! That is the reason I would not be on the school paper. Writers are neglectful of the undeniable and they won't let you state fuck. ‘Kayso, when I at last returned to the affection sanctuary, the windows were completely barricaded with compressed wood and Foo and Jared had like ordered the entirety of the rodents and had them piled up and marked and so forth. Thus, I, as, ran into Foo's arms and kissed him a decent significant time-frame, at that point I glanced around and I was all: â€Å"They're dead. Our space is brimming with dead rats.† Furthermore, Jared is all, â€Å"Not dead. Undead.† So to Foo I'm all, â€Å"‘Splain, s'il vous plaã ®t.† Furthermore, Foo resembles, â€Å"It's stunning, Abby. You simply need to infuse them with a little vampyre blood and it turns them, yet not until you slaughter them. It took us some time to figure that out.† â€Å"So you executed all these rats?† â€Å"I did,† goes Jared. â€Å"It made me dismal, however I'm alright with it now. Science.† â€Å"How?† Also, Foo says, â€Å"Potassium chloride.† At precisely the same time Jared says, â€Å"With a hammer.† Also, Jared gets all huge frightened anime eyes and resembles, â€Å"Yeah, potassium chloride. That is the thing that I meant.† Furthermore, I'm all, â€Å"You have been slaughtering and vamping rodents while the Countess and Tommy are lost and the entire city is papered with missing feline flyers, and like Chet and his flunkies are eating all the destitute and presumably the hookers?† What's more, they resembled, â€Å"Well-yeah.† â€Å"And I needed to work and go to class,† says Foo. â€Å"And clean my car.† What's more, Jared's everything, â€Å"And we've been making daylight coats for those two cops, which takes like a million little wires.† And he, similar to, focuses to our foot stool, which is the main surface that doesn't have confines brimming with dead rodents, and there's not coats there, simply, similar to, coat molded nets of wire with little glass globules all over them. What's more, I'm all, â€Å"Cops can't wear those. They look like robot lingerie.† Also, Jared is all, â€Å"Trs cool, non?† â€Å"No!† I go. â€Å"And don't further endorken the French language by wrapping your disturbing penis port around it. You'll demolish the entire language before I even learn enough to communicate my profound depression and dim wants en franã §ais, you rodent smasher.† ‘Kay, I realize that was somewhat cruel, yet I was irate, and with all due respect, I was pounding Foo's leg a little when I said â€Å"dark desires,† so I said it with affection. Foo's everything, â€Å"We didn't have the opportunity to really get coats. They should be calfskin and they're expensive.† So plainly in spite of his frantic ninja science abilities, even my cherished Foo can't be left without female oversight. In any case, he has been returning home of late, and his folks are an awful effect on him. So I'm similar to, â€Å"I got this. I'll go see Lily.† Lily is my reinforcement BFF. She used to be my BFF, and yet I met Lord Flood and the Countess, Lily got a book via the post office at her work, which is Asher's Secondhand, and it persuaded her that she is Death, so I'm all, â€Å"Whatever, ho.† Furthermore, she was all, â€Å"Free to live my own bad dream, skank.† So we were cool. ‘Kayso, I took the 45 transport from the dead-ratted love refuge to North Beach. Strolling through Chinatown kind of drags me out 'reason for all the Chinese grandmas in the city, who I'm almost certain are discussing me since they think I have destroyed Foo with my Gothy-Anglo charms. Additionally, I get frantic diminish total longings for which I ought to sometime look for treatment, or, similar to, snacks. ‘Kayso, at Asher's, Lily comes out from behind the counter and gives me an embrace and a major kiss on my brow (since she is taller than me notwithstanding having surplus boobage). What's more, I'm similar to, â€Å"There's a major violet lip print on my temple, huh?† What's more, Lily goes, â€Å"Kiss of Death-become acclimated to it, beyotch-matches your hair tips, trs cute.† So I'm all, â€Å"‘Kay.† It wasn't generally the kiss of Death, however it matched my tips. At that point I was all, â€Å"Lils, I need men's cowhide coats in these sizes.† I gave her the note Foo worked out with the sizes and cut and so forth. Also, she was all, â€Å"WTF, Abs? Fifty long? You purchasing a coat for an orca?† â€Å"Ginormous gay cop. You got it?† â€Å"Yeah. You wanna smoke a clove?† Also, I'm all, â€Å"Do you have enough violet lipstick?† Because smoking is, similar to, the most noticeably terrible for your lipstick and it matched my hair. Also, she's everything, â€Å"Bitch, please.† Meaning, â€Å"Do I ever not have enough makeup?† Which is valid, in light of the fact that Lily conveys a PVC ROBOT PIRATES errand person sack you could shroud a little child in, just she conveys magnificence items. So I was all, â€Å"‘Kay.† So Lily and I went out the secondary passage and gazed at the Dumpster like it was the very chasm of our depression while we smoked. Also, I'm simply preparing to educate her concerning the affection nest, and Foo, and vampyre kitties and all, since I've kind of been in sweetheart mode, in this way, as, out of contact, which Lily thoroughly gets. Furthermore, Lil resembles, â€Å"So, the huge gay cop have a Hispanic partner?† What's more, I'm similar to, â€Å"Rivera and Cavuto. Hard day occupants, however Rivera sort of has a mystery operator vibe. You know them?† What's more, Lily is all, â€Å"Yeah, they were here yesterday. Rivera wears costly suits. Scents great, as well. I'd do him.† What's more, I'm similar to choking. â€Å"Lils, he resembles a thousand years of age, and a cop. The Motherbot was getting soft over him. OMG! You're disgusting!† â€Å"Shut up, I'm not saying I'd do him typical. I mean like zombie Apocalypse caught in the shopping center just before we need to shoot each other to shield them from eating our cerebrums and going us to the undead-then I'd do him.† So I'm all, â€Å"Oh sure, then.† To improve her vibe, since she doesn't have a BF and regularly oversluts to redress, however I despite everything thought it was disturbing. However, to change the subject, I was all, â€Å"So what did they want?† â€Å"They were soliciting assorted types from superfluous horse crap. Had I seen any weird felines, did I see the Emperor, or some redhead.† What's more, I'm all, Fucksocks! Fucksocks! Fucksocks! inside. Be that as it may, outwardly I'm all chill and I'm similar to, â€Å"So, you like knew nothing, right?† â€Å"No, Asher said a hot redhead came into the store an evening or two ago, and afterward I was on the link vehicle the previous evening, going down to Max's Deli for a sammy, and I think I saw her going into the Fairmont Hotel. Like an insane cape of long red twists I would butcher doggies for.† â€Å"Red cowhide jacket?† â€Å"Sweet red cowhide jacket.† â€Å"You didn't let them know, did you?† Furthermore, Lil's everything, â€Å"Well, yeah.† Furthermore, I was all, â€Å"You traitorous whore!† And I punched her in the shoulder. With all due respect, you should tell your ex-BFF when you get new ink, so the shouting was totally preposterous. I had no chance to get of realizing that she had another tattoo on that shoulder, so her punching me in the boob was absolutely inappropriate. Thus, I'm ouching trs noisy and this Russian woman from upstairs looks her head out the window and she's everything, â€Å"Quiet it would be ideal if you is seeming as though consuming confirm there.† ‘Kayso, Lils and I begin to snicker and state, â€Å"Like bear,† again and again until the Russian woman hammers the window shut, similar to manage. At that point it returns to me and I'm all, â€Å"Lils, I need to get those coats and get to the Fairmont. I need to spare the Countess.† Furthermore, Lily resembles, â€Å"‘Kay,† not in any event, asking subtleties, which is the reason I love her-she is so agnostic it's, as, not clever. ‘Kayso, I take the coats and catch a taxi to the Fairmont, which thoroughly annoys the cabbie on the grounds that it's just similar to six squares, yet when I get to the lodging I'm all, â€Å"Fucksocks!† on the grounds that I'm past the point of no return. JODY Falling snoozing was one

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Cmo contactar con el Centro Nacional de Visas (NVC) El Centro Nacional de Visas â€NVC, por sus siglas en inglã ©s†tiene un papel esencial cuando se solicita una tarjeta de residencia permanente por razã ³n de familia o de trabajo para un extranjero que se encuentra fuera de Estados Unidos y, por esa razã ³n, necesita una visa de inmigrante para ingresar al paã ­s. Y es que el Servicio de Inmigraciã ³n y Ciudadanã ­a â€USCIS, por sus siglas en inglã ©s†aprueba una peticiã ³n de tarjeta de residencia hasta que la oficina consular procesa la visa de inmigrante, la solicitud se encuentra en el NVC. Quã © hace el Centro Nacional de Visas: formularios y tarifas El NVC tiene varias tareas. En groundwork lugar, actualiza cada mes las fechas de prioridad que determinan quã © visas de inmigrante pueden procesarse o, por el contrario, quã © concerns deben esperar. En este artã ­culo ms abajo se explica en detalle cunto se tarda para la cita para la entrevista en el consulado. Adems, el CNV es el organismo encargado de comunicarse con el solicitante del la tarjeta de residencia, con el beneficiario o con su abogado o agente para solicitarle que rellene ms formularios, envã ­e documentaciã ³n financiera de apoyo y pague nuevas tarifas. Para ello es esencial que el CNV tenga actualizados los datos del correo electrã ³nico de al menos una de las siguientes personas: abogado del caso, si se tiene, solicitante o beneficiario. Debe comunicarse en la pgina del CEAC cualquier cambio en dicha direcciã ³n para evitar demoras innecesarias. Entre los formularios que deben rellenarse en este momento a peticiã ³n de CNV estn el DS-260, que es la aplicaciã ³n electrã ³nica de la visa de inmigrante y el correspondiente a la declaraciã ³n jurada de sostenimiento econã ³mico, tambiã ©n conocido como oath of help, y que puede requerir una o varias planillas, segã ºn las circunstancias de cada caso. Asimismo, el CNV requiere el pago de dos tarifas: Visa de inmigrante por familia (I-130): $325 o visa de inmigrante por trabajo (I-140): $345Affidavit of help: $120 Los pagos deben hacerse digitalmente en la pgina de CEAC y contra una cuenta corriente o de ahorro de un banco en Estados Unidos. Para realizar el pago seguir las instrucciones del NVC e incluir los datos de nã ºmero de factura aportados por el mismo. Una vez que los pagos estn hechos y los formularios y documentaciã ³n enviados, el NVC enviar la informaciã ³n para la entrevista en el consulado para obtener la visa de inmigrante.  ¿Cunto tarda el Centro Nacional de Visas en enviar la cita para la entrevista en la oficina consular? La respuesta varã ­a desde apenas unas semanas an aã ±os, incluso ms de 20. Todo depende de la categorã ­a a la que pertenece la solicitud de la visa de inmigrante y, en algunos casos, incluso la nacionalidad del beneficiario. Asã ­, por una parte los familiares inmediatos de ciudadanos no estn sujetos a cupos de esperas para que exista una visa de inmigrante disponible para ellos. Child familiares inmediatos los cã ³nyuges, el pap, la mam y los hijos solteros menores de 21 aã ±os. En estos casos, el CNV se comunica inmediatamente con el solicitante, beneficiario o abogado nothing ms recibir de USCIS el envã ­o de la solicitud aprobada. Por el contrario, en todos los dems casos es necesario esperar a que existan visas disponibles en la categorã ­a a la que pertenece la persona solicitada. Por ejemplo, un hijo de ciudadano estadounidense que est soltero y es civic chairman de 21 aã ±os es un F1 se pueden aprobar un all out de 23.400 visas de inmigrante por aã ±o financial. Como el nã ºmero de anxieties es muy prevalent al de visas disponibles esto significa que cada aã ±o se acumulan retrasos y roughage que esperar por estricto orden a que una visa de inmigrante estã © disponible. El orden lo determina la fecha de prioridad y puede consultarse cada mes en el boletã ­n de visas quã © fechas se estn procesando en el CNV para cada categorã ­a de peticiã ³n. Adems, roughage que tener en cuenta que adems del lã ­mite que existe dentro de categorã ­a por aã ±o monetary existe otro que limita el porcentaje de visas sobre el complete que pueden darse en cada paã ­s. Esto afecta negativamente a paã ­ses con altas tasas de migraciã ³n hacia Estados Unidos, como por ejemplo, Mã ©xico, China, India o Filipinas, para los que las demoras en cada categorã ­a child ms grandes que para los ciudadanos del resto de paã ­ses.  ¿Se puede verificar el estado del caso mientras se encuentra en el NVC? En realidad no se puede verificar porque el NVC no choose si se aprueba la solicitud. El preliminary paso que es determinar si la solicitud cumple los requisitos bsicos, lo realiza USCIS y la à ºltima decisiã ³n corresponde a la oficina consular. Mientras el caso est paralizado en el NVC esperando por una visa disponible en la categorã ­a que se ha solicitado no se le hace nothing al expediente. Es decir, est como dormido y no roughage nothing que verificar. Cã ³mo contactar con el NVC: telã ©fono, fax, correo Si fuera necesario contactar con el NVC, estas child las opciones Telã ©fono: Marcando al 603-334-0700. Es un sistema automatizado que drama las 24 horas del dã ­a los siete dã ­as de la semana. Se necesita introducir los dã ­gitos del caso segã ºn el NVC o el nã ºmero de recibo que te enviã ³ el USCIS en la carta que se conoce como NOA. Para hablar con una persona, marcar al mismo nã ºmero entre las 9:00 am y las 9:00 pm hora de la Costa Este de Estados Unidos, de lunes a viernes, excluyendo festivos federales. En la actualidad la demora de un representante del NVC en contestar el telã ©fono puede alcanzar los 30 minutos. Fax Marcando al 603-334-0791 Correo ordinario Para solicitar informaciã ³n sobre caso; National Visa CenterATTN: WC31 Rochester Avenue, Suite 200Portsmouth, NH 03801-2915USA Para enviar documentaciã ³n, fotografã ­as o planillas (formas): NVCATTN: DR31 Rochester Avenue, Suite 100Portsmouth, NH 03801-2914USA Incluir siempre el nã ºmero de caso y los nombres completos y fechas de nacimiento de beneficiario y de la persona que realiza la peticiã ³n o de la empresa, si se trata de una peticiã ³n por trabajo. Correo electrã ³nico Escribir a: NVCINQUIRYstate.gov. Escribir en asunto el nã ºmero de caso segã ºn el NVC.En el texto incluir el nombre del beneficiario y el del solicitanteIncluir las fechas de nacimiento de ambos.Si se trata de una peticiã ³n realizada por una empresa, incluir su nombre. Si el correo lo escribe el abogado a freight del caso, hacerlo constar asã ­ e incluir una copia escaneada de la planilla G-28 y el nombre de la oficina de abogados para la que se trabaja y la direcciã ³n de la misma. Finalmente destacar que el email debe escribirse en inglã ©s. El NVC considera que à ©sta es la mejor forma de contacto y la prefiere sobre las otras. En la actualidad, la media de tiempo que NVC se demora en contestar es de 15 dã ­as. La razã ³n por la que no se debe viajar a las oficinas del NVC El NVC est ubicado fã ­sicamente en Portsmouth, Nuevo Hampshire. Sin ban, sus puertas no estn abiertas al pã ºblico. Es inã ºtil que viajes hasta allã ­, ni te van a dar informaciã ³n ni van an aceptar que entregues documentaciã ³n en mano. Simplemente te van a recordar las formas enumeradas en este artã ­culo para que contactes asã ­ con ellos. De NVC a consulado Una vez que se recibe la notificaciã ³n del NVC sobre la entrevista en el consulado, el beneficiario de la solicitud debe seguir las instrucciones que se le dan. Entre otros asuntos deber: agendar y realizar un examen mã ©dicoregistrarse con el servicio de mensajerã ­a que utilice el consuladoreunir documentos originales y copias y traducirlos al inglã ©s, si fuera necesarioObtener fotografã ­as recientesasegurarse de tener un pasaporte con al menos 6 meses de validezpresentarse en la oficina consular el dã ­a y la hora seã ±alados En la entrevista el oficial consular decidir si aprueba la visa de inmigrante, la cual puede negarse por un nã ºmero amplio de razones, con carcter worldly o definitivo. En algunos casos, ser posible solicitar un waiver, tambiã ©n conocido como permiso o perdã ³n. En la mayorã ­a de los casos, la visa de inmigrante es aprobada. El beneficiario tiene 6 meses para ingresar an Estados Unidos. En el momento de ingresar su pasaporte se sellar y dicho sello puede utilizarse como tarjeta de residencia permanente mientras no se recibe la de plstico. Contactar con el Centro Nacional de Visas Telã ©fono: 603-334-0700Fax: 603-334-0791Correo electrã ³nico: NVCINQUIRYstate.gov. Este es un artã ­culo informativo. Non es asesorã ­a legitimate.

How Efficient Market Hypothesis Explains Share Price Movements Finance Essay - Free Essay Example

The Efficient Market Hypothesis is perhaps the most prevalent, controversial and well-known market theory in the world. EMH is one of the arguments made in favour of the stock market. It was developed throughout the 20th Century however it became more prevalent once Eugene Fama penned the term Efficient Market Hypothesis in his thesis from 1970. Since then the theory has grown and evolved, however the basic concept has remained the same. If new information comes onto the market concerning a business and its performance, this will be quickly and rationally transferred into the business share value. For example if an investment analyst found that in terms of its actual and expected dividends, a particular share was underpriced and thus represented a bargain, the analyst would advise investors to buy. As people then bought shares, their price would rise, pushing the value up to their full worth. So by attempting to gain from inefficiently priced securities, investors will encourage the market to become more efficient (Sloman 2009). The EMH further states that stock prices already reflect all known information and are therefore accurate, and that the future flow of news (that will determine future prices) is random and unknowable in the present. The Random Walk theory in its most primitive; says that stocks take a random and unpredictable path. The chance of a stocks future price going up is the same as it going down. A follower of random walk believes it is impossible to outperform the market without assuming additional risk. (www.investopedia.com) There are three forms of the EMH that show the structure of the theory: Weak Form of Efficiency: Stock prices reflect all the past information in prices. Thus, current stock prices are the best estimated value, provided no change to the companies fundamental value. Fundamental analysis can be used to investigate if the stocks are undervalued or overvalued, as share prices move in cycles that do not reflect underlying performance, however as these techniques are used more and more knowledge/information becomes more perfect making the market more efficient and cycles withdraw. Consequences result in no excess return being made from investment strategies that based on historical stock price or financial information. Technical analysis can also be difficult to implement, but some fundamental analysts still make profits in the stock market. Semi-Strong Form of Efficiency: Stock prices reflect all past and current publicly available information. The stock prices can be adjusted in an unbiased movement to any new public information; e.g. on business news on local newspaper. However, the adjustment is relatively small. The outcome of SSF is that not much gain can be earned by trading on this information. Though fundamental analysis is still useful, nonetheless the returns are normally not as high as in the weak form. Strong Form of Efficiency: Stock prices reflect all relevant information, including data that is not yet disclosed to the general public such as insider information. The effect of this info is that almost nobody can earn high returns on investments over a long period of time. Unless people have access to privileged information, such as CEOs i.e. who know the company will release better than expected profit figures and buy shares prior to this knowledge being unrestricted, if this is the case large returns can be made. Nevertheless it must be noted that the EMH theory relies on the fact that, investors are assumed to be rational and subsequently value securities rationally (Shleifer 2000). Rational investors value each security for its elemental value. When these investors learn something about the value of securities they react quickly to the new information by pushing prices up when news is good and down when the news is bad, by buying securities they expect to have a higher-than-average return and selling those they expect to have lower returns. So for a market to be efficient the current prices should reflect the net result of the entire buy and sell decisions by all investors based on their interpretation of all the information that is known about a company at that time, The hypothesis that new information about a companys current or future performance will be quickly and accurately reflected in its share price (Sloman 2009). Regardless of what one analyst or every investor believes, the market is always right according the EMH theory. However there are cracks within the foundations of EMH that have formed over time. Different investors have different judgements (random walk, rational/irrational) it is impossible to say how their judgements would affect a security to immediately go up or down on notable news. Investor perception can be affected by an infinite number of developments, innumerable events happen every day throughout the world that impact a companies short term and long term earnings/growth rates and therefore, the price/earnings ratios that investors will be willing to pay for different securities. (Pike 1996) Because of this many observers/academics/professionals argue against the concept that markets behave consistently within the efficient market hypothesis, especially in its stronger forms. Some economists, mathematicians and market experts cannot believe that man-made markets are strong/semi strong-form efficient when there are, under closer analysis, reasons for inefficiency i.e. the slow diffusion of information, the relatively great power of some market participants e.g. financial institutions and the existence of apparently sophisticated professional investors e.g. Peter Lynch, Warren Buffett, George Soros etc. The way that markets react to surprising news is perhaps the most visible flaw in the efficient market hypothesis. For example, news events such as surprise interest rate changes from central banks are not instantaneously taken account of in stock prices, but rather cause sustained movement of prices over periods from hours to months. Only a privileged few may have prior kn owledge of laws about to be passed, new pricing controls set by pseudo-government agencies such as the Federal Reserve banks, and judicial decisions that effect a wide range of economic parties. The public must treat these as random variables, but those who act on such inside information can correct the market, generally in a discrete method to avoid detection. Warren Buffett who has argued that the EMH is not correct, on one occasion saying Id be a bum on the street with a tin cup if the markets were always efficient and on another saying, The professors who taught Efficient Market Theory said that someone throwing darts at the stock tables could select stock portfolio having prospects just as good as one selected by the brightest, most hard-working securities analyst. Observing correctly that the market was frequently efficient, they went on to conclude incorrectly that it was always efficient. 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Since its inception, the Academy Awards has honored one film each year, calling it the Best Picture. The announcement of the Best Picture Oscar winner is often the highlight of an Academy Awards ceremony. Below is a list of every single Best Picture Oscar award winner.   * Please note that the years listed below are the years the films were created, i.e. the Academy Award ceremony that honored these films were held in the spring of the following year. The Best Picture Oscar Winners 1927-28 Wings1928-29 Broadway Melody1929-30 All Quiet on the Western Front1930-31 Cimarron1931-32 Grand Hotel1932-33 Cavalcade1934 It Happened One Night1935 Mutiny on the Bounty1936 The Great Ziegfeld1937 The Life of Emile Zola1938 You Cant Take It With You1939 Gone With the Wind1940 Rebecca1941 How Green Was My Valley1942 Mrs. Miniver1943 Casablanca1944 Going My Way1945 The Lost Weekend1946 The Best Years of Our Lives1947 Gentlemens Agreement1948 Hamlet1949 All the Kings Men1950 All About Eve1951 An American in Paris1952 The Greatest Show on Earth1953 From Here to Eternity1954 On the Waterfront1955 Marty1956 Around the World in 80 Days1957 The Bridge on the River Kwai1958 Gigi1959 Ben-Hur1960 The Apartment1961 West Side Story1962 Lawrence of Arabia1963 Tom Jones1964 My Fair Lady1965 The Sound of Music1966 A Man for All Seasons1967 In the Heat of the Night1968 Oliver!1969 Midnight Cowboy1970 Patton1971 The French Connection1972 The Godfather1973 The Sting1974 The Godfather Part II197 5 One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest1976 Rocky1977 Annie Hall1978 The Deer Hunter1979 Kramer vs. Kramer1980 Ordinary People1981 Chariots of Fire1982 Gandhi1983 Terms of Endearment1984 Amadeus1985 Out of Africa1986 Platoon1987 The Last Emperor1988 Rain Man1989 Driving Miss Daisy1990 Dances With Wolves1991 The Silence of the Lambs1992 Unforgiven1993 Schindlers List1994 Forrest Gump1995 Braveheart1996 The English Patient1997 Titanic1998 Shakespeare in Love1999 American Beauty2000 Gladiator2001 A Beautiful Mind2002 Chicago2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2004 Million Dollar Baby2005 Crash2006 The Departed2007 No Country for Old Men2008 Slumdog Millionaire2009 The Hurt Locker2010  The Kings Speech2011  The Artist2012  Argo2013  12 Years a Slave2014  Birdman2015 Spotlight2016 Moonlight2017

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Question: Discuss about the Australian Tourism. Answer: Introduction Tourism in Australia Tourism involves travelling to any place for leisure or business. Over a period of time, this industry has become more organized and now the business of attracting, accommodating and entertaining tourists has gained ground. Tourism has now become a vital source of income and an important component in the economy. Travel Tourism generated US$7.6 trillion (10% of global GDP) and 277 million jobs (1 in 11 jobs) for the global economy in 2014 (WTTC, 2015). Australian tourism interjected 3.9% in countrys GDP by contributing AUD44.5bn in the year 2015 (WTTC, 2016). The industry is well organized and extremely efficient. Over a period of time, the marketing strategies used by this industry has attracted many tourists from across the globe. Australian economy benefits from its tourism majorly by immense contribution to investment, generation of jobs and promotion of cultural communities. Tourism New South Wales: New South Wales is a premier feather on Australian Tourisms hat. It is often claimed that there is no place like NSW as it comprises of land, mountains, deserts, beaches, rainforests, bush land as well as outback. It is located in the heart of Australia and is home for its capital city of Sydney. NSW is renowned for its high population and largest pool of visitors across the country. 29% of total Australias tourism consumption is contributed by NSW. This is evidenced by the fact that in the year 2015-2016 Tourism contributed $32.5bn to NSWs economy (Government of Australia, 2016). Besides investment, NSW tourism greatly contributes to the countrys employment. The states tourism sector directly and indirectly employees over 267000 people annually (Government of NSW, 2015) NSW is specifically appealing to visitors because of its pleasant climate, scenic landscapes and various sources of entertainment due to the presence of diverse cultures. Destination NSW is the organization responsible for growing tourism activities in the state. This body has taken complete responsibility for enticing, billeting and compelling tourist interest from across the world. Their diligence and dedication has ranked NSW as one of the finest tourist destinations in the world. Figure 1: Tourist Destinations in NSW Blue Mountains: This UNESCO world heritage site is located 81km west of Sydney. This picturesque destination is world renowned for sandstone rock formations called the three sisters and the worlds steepest railway, Katoomba scenic. The world renowned site covers one million hectares of tall forests, sandstone cliffs, canyons, waterfalls and bush lands (Australian Tourism, 2017). Bondi Beach: Bondi beach is one of the top rated beaches in the world. It is prominent among youngsters who can visit this beach to get a true glimpse of the Australian lifestyle. The area is well suited to surf, shop, backpack or just enjoy a good book by the waves. The beach hosts various national and international events throughout the year for tens of thousands of tourists (Australian Tourism, 2017). Sydney Harbor Bridge: The largest steel arch bridge of the world is one of the greatest tourist attractions. It is affectionately called as the coat hanger. The spectacular view offered from a 134mt above Harbor Bridge is most definitely the citys proudest possessions (Destinations NSW, 2017). Sydney Opera House: Another UNESCO world heritage site garners the attention of a million tourists every year. This construction came into being in the year of 1973 and since then the spectacular view and brilliant architecture has continued to lure footfall on a daily basis. Conducting over 40 shows every day, this attraction surely has something for everything (Sydney Opera House Official Website, 2017). Snowy Mountains: Snowy mountains are a home to Australias five highest peaks including Mt. Kosciuszko. The place continues to welcome tourists throughout the year. This is prominent for snow activities like snowboarding, snow shoeing, skiing and snow tubing Reasons for NSW Tourism: Business: Sydney, NSW is one of the largest hubs for international business events, conventions, exhibitions and conferences. This widely increases the number of tourists visiting the city. Business events Sydney is the organization which takes responsibility for appealing and attracting businessmen and women from across the world by promoting Sydney as the one business events destination in the world. Sports: Besides business, Australia is country known for its active participation and excellent performance in various sports specially cricket and rugby besides horse racing, surfing, golf and football. Sydney was the proud host of the magnificent Olympic Games in 2000, which has secured Sydney a clear spot in the world sports. Culture: The rich cultural heritage of NSW attracts travelers and researchers from different corners of the world. The cultural roots are deep and often studied by various scholars worldwide. The office of environment and heritage protects and promotes this culture along with various government agencies. Theaters, Museums, Art schools and exhibition, live music venues and Cinema houses are spread across various nooks and corners of the state and attract wide gatherings regularly Conclusion: Tourism contributes to a countrys economy by the means of investment and employment. This makes every country works on promoting their tourist spots and putting them on the world map. Every country has different ways of endorsing themselves. The United Nations has designated 2017 the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development (UNESCO, 2017). Australia and especially NSW has played their part well by consistently protecting and cultivating their heritage sites, promoting them to the outside world and ensuring a fulfilling experience. Australia has certain advantages as a tourist country, being closeness to Asian tourists, pleasant weather, Tie ups for inexpensive air travel, rich cultural heritage and magnificent scenic beauty across the country. The country experiences tourist entrants throughout the year for business purposes or leisure. At present, the tourism industry of Australia contributes to 3.0% of the countrys GDP which is expected to rise with every passing year. Blue Mountains, The harbor Bridge, Sydney opera house and Snowy Mountains are few of the most widely visited tourist sites and they truly evidence the Australian tourism tagline There is nothing like Australia. 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