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July 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment

What is economics?
Adam smith who is popularly known as father of economics wrote in his book that economics can be defined by two aspects i.e.
1) Wealth and welfare definition – which states that economic activities of people are guided by objective of acquiring wealth.
2) Scarcity of means definition- states that human wants are unlimited and means to fulfill those wants are scarce. The means have alternative uses and the user puts it to that use which gives him maximum satisfaction.
People of every country and society are faced with the responsibility of making best use of the scarce resources to satisfy their unlimited wants. This responsibility is organized, managed and controlled by the political system that the country adopts.
Today economics as a subject has a wide scope, it alone offers a large number of branches and career opportunities to the students. The branches of economics comprises of subjects like:
• Micro
• Macro
• Managerial
• International
• Econometrics
• Public
• Environmental
• Industrial
• Political
• Health
• Development
These form the broad classification then again under each category there are sub categories of topics which makes your subject complete. Students these days are increasingly taking up separate branches of economics as their career interests but due to paucity of time they feel stressed out with the work and assignments. Economics as a subject is very interesting but one has to devote proper time towards it. Doing regular assignments and economics homework assignment, will help you improve your grades. If basics are not understood properly it becomes very difficult for students to understand the concepts which follows the basics. For ex if law of demand is not understood properly then it will be impossible for a student to understand concepts like elasticity of demand, cardinal and ordinal utility analysis.
Different branches of economics have different purpose of existence.

- talks about the analysis of individual firms operations. How a firm can make best utilization of resources and can achieve high profits.

- on the other hand is the analysis of a nation as a whole i.e. how a nation or a particular region can put its resources to the best usage and gain competitive advantage over others.

- it deals with the application of economics concepts to the business. It helps the business firms to build strategy based on the economic concepts.

- it deals with the study of different economies of the world like US economy, Indian economy etc. international economics goes beyond the national boundaries.

- Econometrics is defined as the application of mathematical and statistical tools and methods to define the relationship between key economic factors such as capital, wages, bank interest rates, population, and fiscal & monetary policies. It is a combination of economic theory and statistical techniques to study the economic relationships.

- Public economics is about the interaction of the government and the economy. It considers the effects of taxes and government expenditures, with particular emphasis upon how the choices of the government can improve or hinder economic efficiency. Public economics also investigates the extent to which it is possible, or Public economics desirable, for the government to influence the distribution of income and wealth.
- it that deals with the effective and efficient allocation of environmental resources. It deals with the managing a healthy relationship of our environment and the economy. To carry out economic activities we need raw material or natural resources. This environmental resources and the economy are dependent on each other. Environmental economics takes into consideration issues such as the conservation and valuation of natural resources, pollution control, waste management and recycling, and the efficient creation of emission standards.

- it deals with the strategic behavior of a firm, the market structure and the interactions between them. There are two approaches in industrial economics. The first one is the descriptive approach, which gives the overview of the industrial organization and the second one is the price theory approach, which uses micro economic models to explain firm behavior and market structure.

- Political Economics is the social science that deals with the study of the interrelationships between political and economic processes. It is a combination of political science and economics
- it deals with issues and concerns associated with scarcity in the allocation of health care. In broad terms, health economists study the functioning of the health care system and the private and social causes of health-affecting behaviors such as smoking.

- it deals with various economic aspects of the development process in low-income countries. Its focus is not only on methods of promoting economic growth and structural change but also on improving the potential for the mass of the population, for example, through health and education and workplace conditions, whether through public or private channels.

All these leads to creation of different career opportunities for students. So one should analyze all the options and take up the one which interests him/ her more.

Article is written by Ben marsh economics tutor. For on any kind of assignment help or economics homework help feel free to contact.

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Robohelp Tutorial: How To Create Microsoft Html Help With Robohelp 8?

July 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment

RoboHelp is an easy-to-use help authoring tool (HAT) you can use to create Microsoft HTML Help for your applications.  It is an online help system, which requires Internet Explorer on the users’ computers to view the help.

A classic example of a Microsoft HTML Help system is the help for Internet Explorer (IE).  If you’ve used the help option in IE you already know how the help system looks and what it contains.  Never used the help menu in IE?  Start IE and click Help > Internet Explorer Help or press F1.  The help window appears.

How do you go about developing such a help system with RoboHelp?  First, create the content for the topics in HTML format through the text editor; add a table of contents (TOC), an index, a glossary and other.  Then, compile the Microsoft HTML Help file.  The compiler generates a .CHM file.  Your installer software should install this file with your executable (.EXE) file on the users’ computer.  They can also view the help for your application on a stand-alone basis by double-clicking the .CHM file.

Want to try RoboHelp 8?  Download the trial version of this software from adobe.com.  

Let’s create a simple Microsoft HTML help file with RoboHelp 8.

Step-by-Step Procedure to Create a Simple Microsoft HTML Help System

STEP 1: Start RoboHelp.  The Starter pod appears (Fig. 1-1).

Fig. 1-1  The Starter pod

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STEP 2: Click Blank Project in the Create New frame.  The New Project Wizard dialog appears (Fig. 2-1).

Fig. 2-1  The New Project Wizard dialog

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STEP 3: Type a unique title, file name, and location for the project in their respective fields.  In the Enter the title of the first topic field, type the name of the topic.

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STEP 4: Click Finish.  RoboHelp displays the Project Manager and Topic List pods and the text editor in the Design mode (Fig. 4-1).

Fig. 4-1  The Project Manager and Topic List pods and the text editor in the Design mode

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STEP 5: Click File > Project Settings.  The Project Settings dialog appears.

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STEP 6: Click the down-arrow in the Primary Output field and select Microsoft HTML Help (Fig. 6-1).  Click OK.

Fig. 6-1  Select Microsoft HTML Help from the Primary Output pull-down menu in the Project Settings dialog

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STEP 7: In the Design window you’ll see default text.  Further, the window has two buttons: Design and HTML.  If you wish to work in the HTML view to see the code, add tags, edit text and other, click the HTML button.  For this tutorial, let’s work in the Design view.

Delete the default text in the Design window and type your content.

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STEP 8: Add a new topic: If the Topic List pod isn’t displayed, open it by clicking View > Pods > Topic List.  

Right-click in the Topics List pod and select New Topic from the context-sensitive menu (Fig. 8-1).  The New Topic dialog appears (Fig. 8-2).  Type the title of the topic and its keywords in their respective fields.

Fig. 8-1  The context-sensitive menu that displays when you right-click inside the Topic List pod

Fig. 8-2  The New Topic dialog

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STEP 9: Click OK.  The topic title appears as a tab in the text editor (Fig. 9-1).

Fig. 9-1  The topic titles appear as tabs in the text editor

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STEP 10: Delete the default content and type your content for the topic.

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STEP 11: Repeat STEPS 8-10 for additional topics.

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STEP 12: Create the table of contents for your HTML help file:  Click View > Pods > Project Manager to open the Project Manager pod (if it’s not already open).

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STEP 13: Click the Table of Contents folder.  The file new (Default) appears.

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STEP 14: Double-click new (Default).  The Table of Content Pod appears (Fig. 14-1).

Fig. 14-1  The TOC pod

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STEP 15: In the TOC pod toolbar, click the Auto-create TOC button (if it’s not visible, expand the width of the pod).  The Auto-create TOC dialog appears (Fig. 15-1).

Fig. 15-1  The Auto-create TOC dialog

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STEP 16: In the above dialog, check / uncheck the checkboxes as relevant and click OK.  RoboHelp creates the TOC for your HTML help file (Fig. 16-1).

Fig. 16-1  The TOC for the help file

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STEP 17: If you wish to group the topics in the TOC under a book, click the New TOC Book button on the TOC pod toolbar.  The New TOC Book dialog appears (Fig. 17-1).

Fig. 17-1  The New TOC Book dialog

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STEP 18: Type the book title in the Book Title field and click OK.

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STEP 19:  Drag each topic in the TOC and drop it below the book icon when the yellow arrow appears.  RoboHelp links each of the topics to the book (Fig. 19-1).

Fig. 19-1  The TOC pod with the topics linked to the book

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STEP 20: Create the index for your help file:  In the Project Manager pod, double click the Index folder.  Double-click the new (Default) label.  The Index pod appears (Fig. 20-1).

Fig. 20-1  The Index pod

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STEP 21: Click Tools > Smart Index Wizard.  The Smart Index Wizard dialog appears (Fig. 21-1).

Fig. 21-1  The Smart Index Wizard dialog

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STEP 22: Click a relevant radio button in the Select search criteria and Search for index keywords in frames.  In the Set up word lists frame, click the Always ignore button (if you want to specify words that the Index Wizard should always ignore).  The Advanced Settings for Localization dialog appears.  Add / delete / edit words.  Click OK.

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STEP 23: Click Next.   The next screen of the Smart Index Wizard dialog appears (Fig. 23-1).

Fig. 23-1  The second screen of the Smart Index dialog

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STEP 24: If you want RoboHelp to automatically add index keywords for all topics without the prompt for confirmation, click the Automatically add index keywords for all topics radio button.  Otherwise, click the Confirm adding index keywords for each topic radio button.

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STEP 25: Click Finish.  The Results dialog appears with info like the number of topics reviewed and keywords added (Fig. 25-1).

Fig. 25-1  The Results dialog with info like the number of topics reviewed and keywords added

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STEP 26: Click Close.  The Index pod displays the indexed keywords (Fig. 26-1).

Fig. 26-1  The index pod with index keywords

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STEP 27: Click View > Pods > Project Setup to open the Project Setup pod (if it’s not already open) (Fig. 27-1).

Fig. 27-1  The Project Setup pod

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STEP 28:  Double-click the Windows folder.  Then, double-click the NewWindow icon.  The WindowProperties dialog appears (Fig. 28-1).

Fig. 28-1  The Window Properties dialog

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STEP 29: Type a new name for the window, relevant to your project in the Window Name field.  Type a new caption for the window in the Window Caption field.  

NOTE: The content you type in the above field appears in the title bar of the window of your compiled HTML help file.

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STEP 30: Click OK.

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STEP 31: Compile the Microsoft HTML Help file:  Click the Generate Primary Layout button in the Project Toolbar (Fig. 31-1).  The Generating HTML Help window appears.  The status of the compilation displays in the Output View pod (Fig. 31-2).  After the compilation is complete, the Result dialog appears (Fig. 31-3).

Fig. 31-1  Click the Generate Primary Layout button to compile the HTML help file

Fig. 31-2  The Output View pod displays the status of compilation of the help file

Fig. 31-3  Click View Result to view the Microsoft HTML Help system

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STEP 32: Click View Result to view your Microsoft HTML help file.  RoboHelp displays the Microsoft HTML help file (Fig. 32-1).

Fig. 32-1  The final output: A Microsoft HTML Help system

With RoboHelp, you can also create a WebHelp System.  How To Create A Webhelp System With Robohelp 8? gives the step-by-step procedure to develop a WebHelp system.

How To Create Image Maps In Robohelp 8? is a step-by-step tutorial to create Image Maps in RoboHelp.  Image maps are hot spots with links in different parts of an image.

Written by S Viswakumar
Professional Content Writer and E-Learning Developer

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Helping Others Deal with the Death of a Loved One

July 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Article by Renee Wood

The death of a loved one is always a tragic thing, no matter whether it has been long expected as the result of an illness like cancer or is sudden, such as the result of an auto accident. However, while death comes in a wide variety of forms, it always results in grief and a sense of loss and powerlessness. Helping others deal with the death of someone close to them can be difficult to do, but knowing the right steps can help.

Don’t Gloss Over the Death

Many people’s first instinct is to gloss over the death of a loved one with sayings like, “He’s in a better place now.” While the intention here is to provide comfort, it is an assault on the grieving person. They need compassion and love right now, not placation. Instead of glossing over the death, grieve with them. Cry with them, hold them while they weep and be there for them when they need you. There’s little that you can say to actually make things any better, as the healing process has to run its course through several stages.

Expect Anger to Be Present

Anger is one of the stages of grief, and you’ll need to expect it from anyone dealing with the death of a loved one. Anger is natural and should be accepted. Never admonish the person for being angry. Instead, show understanding and compassion. Accept that they are angry and tell them that you understand. Your job is to be supportive and caring, not judgmental or derisive. Anger is a natural response to bereavement, so do not belittle the grieving person for feeling this emotion.

Encourage Healing with a Sympathy Gift

Healing can take a very long time depending on the severity of the loss. Even those who seem to be affected very little by the death of a loved one are grieving inside. You can help encourage the healing process with a sympathy gift that comes from the heart. Of course, the right sympathy gift needs to be given. It should be personal and something that the recipient actually values. It should also contain a message of hope, love and compassion, whether that’s a full poem or only a few lines expressing the permanence of love in the face of death. Such a gift can act as a focal point for the bereaved, giving them the key to starting the healing process.

Renee Wood founded The Comfort Company in 2000. She is a social worker that has helped families deal with the loss or pending loss of a child, as well as aiding patients in the end-stage of renal failure. The gifts provided by The Comfort Company offer Pet sympathy gifts as well as hope for healing hearts.

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