Abstract
This paper discusses time-sharing, particularly how many students in the Swiss Hospitality School are aware of timeshares, the source of their awareness and their interest in timeshare education. It presents a general overview of time-sharing and then describes the four largest timeshare developers, along with the advantages of time-sharing. The paper concludes with recommendations for future research on the topic of time-sharing and makes recommendations for hospitality schools.

Table of Contents:
I. Introduction
A Holiday and a Vacation?
Background
Present Issues
Summary of the Structure of the Industry Paper
Objectives
Statement of Problem
II. Literature Review
History of Hospitality
Hotels
Types of Hotels
Resorts
Types of Resorts
Timeshare
Beginning of Timeshare
Types of Timeshare
Timeshare developers
Demand/Season
Timeshare Stats
Advantages of Time-sharing
Marketing of timeshare relates to Customer Satisfaction
III. Methodology
Research Framework & Survey
Data collection
Data analysis
Findings
Reliability of the Survey Demographic Profile of the Students
Interest of students in Lodging Operations
Perception of Timeshares
Relations and Comparison Between Variables
IV. Analysis
Conclusion
Limitations
Problems and How to Deal with Them
V. Results
Reliability of the survey
Demographic profile of the students
Interest of Students in Lodging Operations
Future Research Recommendations/Recommendations for Hospitality Schools

From the Paper
"In the UK, 1.25 million time ownerships are secured by residents, with this number increasing by more than 10% a year. More UK residents have timesharing holidays than travel on skiing trips or take cruises. (HIGV, 2005) According to World Tourism Organization, there are 5,791 timeshare resorts and just over 1,700 are located in North America. Europe hosts 25 percent, with Spain offering over 500 timeshare resorts. Latin America includes another 16 percent of the global total, led by Mexico with approximately 40 percent of the resorts in the regions. Upcoming Asia offers 14 percent. All in all, these resorts provide about 325,000 accommodation units worldwide. More than 40% are in the United States, where timeshare resorts tend to be largest; averaging more than 80 units each."

Tags:vacation, development, lodging

Abstract
This paper explains that multi threading or programming entails an operating system literally slicing time up so that each program can run smoothly to completion without interfering with any other program. The author points out that new operating system technology allows programs such as MS-Word, which has been written and compiled to run in a certain sequence, to be run out of sequence yet the results still comes out correctly to the user as though the program ran in order; this technique, called Out-Of-Order execution is similar to how multi-threading works. The paper relates that background processing allows printing or backing up a system's pertinent data while playing Solitaire in the foreground or for KaZaA users to create a CD while listening to another song playing in the foreground.

From the Paper
"New programming languages such as Java and C++ all recommend that for programmers to incorporate multiple threading concepts directly into programs so operating system have less responsibility. Java implements a thread scheduler that can help decide if and when each thread should execute. Operating systems of the past could only tell dumb programs how long a particular thread was but not when to run it in a CPU cycle -- today, programs like Java can make this type of decision. "For instance, when a lower-priority thread is running and a higher-priority thread resumes (from sleeping or waiting on I/O, for example), it will preempt the lower-priority thread." "

Tags:threading, slicing, sequence, background, languages

Abstract
This essay is an in-depth analysis of file-sharing technology (Napster, Kazaa) and its relation to modern intellectual property laws. In order to structure the analysis, theoretical work from two prominent communications scholars - Harold Innis and James Carey - is employed. These authors divided media into two types: Innis categorized media as either time-biased or space biased, while Carey said media was either ritual or transmission. Ritual/time-biased media resist control and intellectual property laws, and file-sharing networks are ritual and time-biased. This essay defines the medium of file-sharing networks, intellectual property, the terms used by Innis and Carey, and shows how the nature of the medium explains why intellectual property laws are ignored on file-sharing networks.

From the paper:

"From a modern, literate, perspective the current economic and legal debate over file-sharing is a teeming with contradictions. Most people find the thought of shoplifting a CD repugnant, yet many of those same people wouldn?t hesitate to borrow a copy from a friend or download a song from a complete stranger. What is the cause of this dichotomy? Can one be a consumer and a thief at the same time? This essay proposes that answers can be found by examining the media in question. Most modern investigation of this subject, critical and legal, is rooted in one specific perspective, but media scholars like Harold Innis and James Carey have in fact proposed two. Logically and historically, intellectual property rights appear in one and not the other. The following pages will define the medium in question and the two perspectives. Next these definitions will be used to place the medium in the most appropriate frame. Once the medium is categorized, the work of Innis and Carey will be applied to show how the nature of the medium determines the role of intellectual property."

Tags:carey, copyright, file, gnutella, innis, intellectual, kazaa, media, napster, piracy, property, sharing

Abstract
The paper delves into this matter by looking at the issue of Employee Profit Sharing Plans, more commonly known as EPSPs. More particularly, a general overview of EPSPs is furnished and some different types of employee profit sharing plans are reviewed, if for no other reason than employees must make every effort to find the financial package that will work best for them. The paper also discusses the benefits and debits of employee profit sharing plans.

From the Paper
"Employee profit-sharing plans offer a number of benefits to working men and women that simply cannot be passed over lightly. As social security in both the United States and in Canada erodes under the weight of an aging population and declining birthrate, North Americans are being encouraged to find alternative means by which they can provide for their future. The following paper will delve into this matter by looking at the issue of Employee Profit Sharing Plans (more commonly known as EPSPs)."

Tags:employee, profit, sharing

Abstract
This paper discusses whether file sharing should be permitted, taking into account the legal issues. This paper also takes a look at the website methodology of file sharing, currently centered on music but which will expand to include motion pictures once the broadband issues are solved allowing large files to be easily transferred.

From the Paper
"The computer revolution put a computer in virtually every home, creating many new opportunities for users to access information, use a new means of communication, find new ways to engage in commerce, and other possibilities. One of the possibilities explored by many has been file sharing, or the sending of files to other people over the Internet. In popular parlance, file sharing more often means specifically the sharing of music files, which is only one of the types of file that can be shared. Because such files are digital, there is virtually no loss of quality from the original recording, meaning that millions of perfect copies can be downloaded from websites without payments being made to copyright holders. This created an economic threat to the music industry first and more recently to the film industry (since films can be sent over the Internet in digital form as well). "

Tags:interent, file, sharing

Abstract
This paper addresses the question: Will peer to peer file sharing technology only hurt entertainment industries? It addresses the challenges that MP3 music files and other forms of file sharing pose to the entertainment industry, and specifically the music and film industries.

From the Paper
"File sharing has become one of the most common online activities. File sharing is the practice of making files available to other users for download over the Internet. File sharing occurs in networks which allow individuals to share, search for and download files from one another. File sharing is a legal technology with legal uses but many users use this technology to download copyrighted materials and in particular, music without permission. Each week, millions of people download millions of music files and most of these files..."

Tags:file sharing, peer to peer, architecture, court cases, infringement, intellectual property, coprights, solution, MP3s

Abstract
This paper explores the scourge of internet file sharing and its impact upon the music and film industries. The paper focuses largely upon the legal steps America lucrative film and music industries have taken to protect their intellectual property rights and also briefly reviews some commonplace technological innovations which might militate against the rampant online pilfering of American entertainment goods.

Tags:file, sharing, copyright

Abstract
The paper explains that culture can be defined as a shared behavior-a behavior that unites people together in their actions and allows them to co-exist with each other-of course this is not to say that there are not rewards and punishments for helping the group to be functional or not co-operating with the group at all. The paper discusses how time is a way in which a group (society) maintains a certain amount of functionality by exercising the constraints of time on everybody in the group. The paper notes that those who do not work within these constraints of time cause chaos within the subsets in the group, and each culture has its own definition of time constraints.

From the Paper
'People are becoming more and more diverse as their backgrounds are becoming more eclectic. How many times have you heard someone say they need more hours in a day? Although we all live by the same clock--the way we interpret time is not always the same. Efficiency is a staple in the American way of life. American's try and fit as much as possible into a day as they can--scheduling is the key to success for most Americans. I have a friend who has an appointment book for her son who is 10 years old. Time is different for everyone and how we manage time differs as..."

Tags:time, culture, clock

Abstract
This paper briefly discusses procrastination and time management and the behavioral dos and don'ts that should be observed if one wishes to develop efficacious time management capabilities. The paper begins by outlining why time management is important, proceeds from there to look at why professional skills are critical for developing good time management abilities (and why time management can be conceived of as a time management skill itself), and concludes by enumerating some critical dos and don'ts that too many people (especially young people) overlook at their peril.

From the Paper
"In the final analysis, the key to strong time management skills is simply this: a regular routine, breaking difficult work into smaller (manageable) segments, setting daily goals, and reminding oneself of the rewards that come with doing things sooner rather than later."

Tags:procrastination, time, management