An assurancecontract , also known as a provision point mechanism , is a Mechanism design game theoretic mechanism and a Financial engineering financial technology that facilitates the voluntary creation ... the Dominant AssuranceContract market, driving down the cost disadvantage of Dominant Assurance Contracts versus Assurance Contracts. See also Threshold pledge system Micropatronage Contingency market ... on Dominant Assurance Contracts PDF . Participation in the http freestateproject.org Free State Project is based on an assurancecontract. Participants agree to relocate to New Hampshire upon getting ..., pledgers are absolved from the requirement to relocate. DEFAULTSORT AssuranceContract Category Structured ... for everyone. Assurance contracts operate as follows In a binding way, members of a group pledge ... more of the public good. The binding mechanism may be a contract enforced by a government, a contract ... anarcho capitalist society, etc. , an escrow organization in such cases, the binding contract is signed by depositing funds in advance, which are later either disbursed according to the contract, or refunded , etc. In the economics literature, assurance contracts were first described by Bagnoli ... overtones Assurance contracts are popular with libertarians and anarcho capitalism anarcho capitalists ..., and do so in a way that does not involve coercion. Assurance contracts are also relevant to international ... the public good Citation needed date November 2009 . Variants Dominant Assurance Contracts ... he reaps a monetary return, and if it succeeds he pays only a small amount more than under an assurancecontract, and the public good will be provided. Tabarrok asserts that this creates a Dominance ... that it is in their best interests to participate, the contract will succeed, and the entrepreneur ... to the theory of assurance contracts as measured by Google page blogosphere ranking , was http www.marginalrevolution.com marginalrevolution 2005 05 assurance contr.html this post in the Marginal Revolution ... more details
Wiktionary Assurance may refer to Assurance services , offered by accountancy firms to improve the quality of information Assurance theology , a Protestant Christian doctrine Life assurance in British usage, an insurance on human life, payable on an event which is certain to happen, but of unknown timing Quality assurance , processes designed to ensure the quality of a product or service HMS Assurance HMS Assurance , the name of several Royal Navy ships Mount Assurance , a hill in New Hampshire, United States See also Insurance disambig de Versicherung es Seguro desambiguaci n pl Ubezpieczenie ... more details
In Canadian contract law , Contract A is a concept that has recently been applied by courts regarding the fair and equal treatment of bidders in a contract tendering process. Essentially this concept formalizes previously applied precedents and strengthens the protection afforded to those who submit bids in the tendering process. The concept was introduced in 1981 by the Supreme Court of Canada , in R. v. Ron Engineering and Construction Eastern Ltd . The court found that a duty of fairness was owed to all bidders by an owner in a tendering process. The Contract A is formed when a request for proposal is responded to in the form of a valid bid, sometimes also known as submission of price. As many Contracts A are formed between the owner person, company or organization tendering the project and the bidders as there are bids received. The owner must now deal fairly and equally with all bidders, and must not show any favoritism or prejudice towards any bidder s . In essence, this concept boils down to the right of an individual to have equal opportunity to be successful with their bid for work. A breach of Contract A may occur if the owner or an owner s officer or representative, see vicarious liability , provides information, changes specification during the tendering process to unfairly benefit a particular bidder, enters into closed negotiations with an individual bidder in an effort to obtain more desirable contract conditions, etc. The most common situation in which an owner is accused of having breached Contract A occurs when a bidder is selected who is not the lowest bidder. This contravenes established custom and practice, which would normally dictate that the lowest bid be awarded the contract, but is not normally a source of a breach if handled properly. The successful suits for breach typically occur if the lowest bidder has been excluded based on a stipulation ... to be too broadly worded to have any meaning. See also Call for bids Contract B Duty of fairness ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Wills, trusts, estates A will contract is a term used in the law of will law wills describing a contract to exchange a current performance for a future bequest. In such an agreement, one party the promisee will provide some performance in exchange for a promise by the other party the testator , because they must draft a will to make a specific bequest to the promisee party in the testator s will. Most jurisdictions recognize such contracts as valid, although a few hold them as void against public policy . Some jurisdictions will not recognize an oral contract for such a purpose, requiring instead that the contract be executed in writing and signed by both parties. The general rule, where such contracts are recognized, is that the promisee can not specific performance specifically enforce the contract if the testator later revokes or supersedes the will making the promised bequest, but can only sue the testator s estate for breach of contract. This protects the testator s very strong freedom to dispose of his property however he sees fit. For example, suppose Joey agrees to execute a will bequeathing his house to Rachel in exchange for services provided by Rachel. If Joey later revokes that will, Rachel can not force Joey s estate to convey the house to her, but can only sue for the value of the house. Typically, will contracts are made between people who have different heirs to whom they wish to leave their property at death, but they may wish for the other person to have the use of until all of their combined assets until the death of the second to die. A married couple with children from an earlier marriage is a good example. The husband may leave his separate estate to his wife at his death, instead of directly to his children from his ... if she died first. A will contract only becomes irrevocable only at the first party s death. Because ... during the time that the creator of the fund is still alive. DEFAULTSORT Will Contract Category Wills ... more details
Orphan date October 2010 Of non legal obligations, collateral assurance is a Surety bond bond made over and beyond the deed itself, for the performance of an agreement, or Covenant law covenant , made between two individuals so called, for being external, and without the nature and essence of a covenant. A collateral assurance is separate but subservient to the principal contract. It usually allows for damages to be paid when the assurance is broken without allowing the principal agreement to be voided. Warranties are examples of this sort of assurance. 1728 DEFAULTSORT Collateral Assurance Category Legal documents Category Contract law law term stub ... more details
Citations missing date May 2009 Revenue assurance RA is a niche business activity most commonly undertaken ... in its Revenue Assurance Technical Overview http www.tmforum.org browse.aspx?catid 865&linkID 30508 . In many telecommunications service providers, revenue assurance is led by a dedicated revenue assurance department. Overview Revenue assurance is a broad umbrella term. It is used both to describe ... business unit associated with that activity. Revenue assurance is a practical response to perceived ... may be undertaken by a dedicated Revenue Assurance department, though responsibility for revenue assurance ... a provider with a typical organizational split, responsibilities for revenue assurance primarily sit between the Finance and Technology directorates, however, revenue assurance initiatives are often ... units e.g. wholesale or retail business lines will often embark on revenue assurance projects ... described by revenue assurance varies greatly between telecommunications service providers, but is usually ... about the ultimate aims and legitimate scope of revenue assurance teams. This is in part caused by 1 ... leakages and assurance and 4 the difficulty in reliably measuring the value added by revenue assurance ... the goals and methods of revenue assurance, though reaching a consensus on defining the boundaries of revenue assurance has proved elusive so far. The goals relate to improving the financial performance ... matter. For example, in decreasing order of frequency, revenue assurance may cover 1 revenues ... of network investments. Revenue assurance is often regarded by practitioners as a low ... to take a sceptical view of its worth. Comparable revenue assurance activities do occur in other ... for why revenue assurance has come to be considered particularly important in telecommunications ... conjecture is that revenue assurance is a response to changing market conditions. The thinking is that as markets ... popularity of revenue assurance in telcos serving growth markets. It also in part contradicts the assumption ... more details
USS Assurance is a name used more than once by the US Navy USS Assurance MSO 521 , a fleet minesweeper commissioned at Boston, Massachusetts, on 21 November 1958. USNS Assurance T AGOS 5 , an ocean surveillance ship delivered to the Military Sealift Command on 1 May 1985. References DANFS http www.history.navy.mil danfs a13 list.htm Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Assurance Category United States Navy ship names pl USS Assurance ... more details
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Assurance . A seventh was planned but never completed HMS Assurance was a 38 gun galleon , launched in 1559 as the 48 gun HMS Hope 1559 6 , rebuilt and renamed HMS Assurance in 1604 and broken up in 1645. HMS Assurance 1646 was a 32 gun fourth rate Frigate Origins frigate launched in 1646, and sold in 1698. HMS Assurance 1702 was a 66 gun third rate ship of the line , formerly the French Assur built in 1697, captured in 1702 and broken up in 1712. HMS Assurance 1747 was a 44 gun fifth rate frigate launched in 1747 and wrecked in 1753. HMS Assurance 1780 was a 44 gun fifth rate frigate launched in 1780 and broken up in 1815. HMS Assurance 1856 was a wooden screw gunboat gunvessel launched in 1856 and sold in 1870. HMS Assurance was to have been an Amphion class submarine Amphion class submarine , ordered in 1945 but cancelled later that year. Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Assurance, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2007 Orphan date February 2009 Program assurance is a systematic approach to measure the likelihood of success of a program and proposing improvements that will ensure success. It is used for performing internal and independent reviews and assessments for program performance, ensuring implementation of robust risk management to address potential problems before they occur. Program assurance also Performs independent technical assessments of the systems engineering , quality assurance , lessons learned, technologies, production, and programmatic practices cost, schedule, performance, quality, risk , Systematically performs independent assessments for overall mission assured success, Monitors and measures a system safety program process to determine its effectivemenss, Monitors and measures Quality assurance QA to assure implementation and determine effectiveness and Assures a supplier quality assurance system, practice, or process is defined and implemented. For large programs assurance is generally independent. It may be undertaken by an external body or an internal department that reports independently from the program manager. In both cases it generally provides ... program assurance may be undertaken from within the program or report into a portfolio office. The key difference between program assurance and program quality management or audit, is that program assurance tends to look at the potential impact of the program s approach. Assurance may either focus ... assurance often focuses on program delivery and would concentrate on program plans and capability. Where assurance also covers the solution this would include the business processes, systems, infrastructure .... Program assurance tends to cover three separate styles of assurance Continuous assurance ... assurance reporting to the program board on a regular basis, and point or focused reviews being undertaken at strategic points. DEFAULTSORT Program Assurance Category Quality assurance ... more details
Negative assurance is a method used by the Certified Public Accountant to assure various parties, such as bankers and stockbrokers, that financial data under review by them is correct. Negative assurance tells the data user that nothing has come to the CPA s attention of an adverse nature or character regarding the financial data reviewed. This type of assurance is normally given to investment bankers and the SEC when the financial data are being used for stock and bond issuance. In addition, this assurance is given whenever a CPA is asked to comment on financial statements upon which a previous Audit Opinion has been rendered. This type of assurance is unacceptable for the basic financial statements on which a certifying audit has been performed. Negative assurance comments are made on unaudited financial statements and subsequent changes, indicating that nothing came to the auditor s attention that suggests the statements do not comply with applicable accounting requirements are not fairly presented in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis or do not fairly present information shown therein. Negative assurance is given because the auditor has not made an examination in conformity with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards GAAS . Negative assurance is not appropriate unless the CPA has made an examination in accordance with GAAS for the accounting period before the current one. This is because the auditor needs evidence that can be related to comfort letter procedures. For negative assurance to be permissible, the evidence must have been gathered directly by the CPA giving the assurance, and not by another CPA. Category Auditing Category Business terms accounting stub ... more details
Multiple issues one source August 2008 refimprove May 2009 orphan June 2008 IT network assurance quantifies risk from an Information technology IT network perspective, based on a comprehensive set of computer network network facts. ref http www.wsta.org publications ticker magazine july aug 2007 network assurance solidifies data security fully understanding the network is critical to validating the security of your data Network Assurance Solidifies Data Security Fully Understanding the Network is Critical to Validating the Security of Your Data , Wall Street Technology Association , 2007. ref A complement to IT Application security application level security and Data security data level security solutions, network quality assuranceassurance measures the impact of network change on security, availability, and compliance. Network assurance helps companies keep policies and defences aligned during times of rapid network change. It also helps organizations prioritize remediation efforts and validate network policies and controls. References reflist Category Network management Category Quality assurance Category Risk analysis computer stub ... more details
Notability products date December 2007 Refimprove date June 2010 accounting Assurance service is an independent professional service, typically provided by Certified Public Accountant CPAs , with the goal of improving the information or the context of the information so that decision makers can make more informed, and presumably better decisions. Assurance services provide independent and professional opinions that reduce the information risk risk that comes from incorrect information . ref cite web url http www.aicpa.org assurance title Welcome to Assurance Services publisher American Institute ... www.aicpa.org assurance index.htm archivedate 5 December 2006 ref Types of assurance service Audit s can be considered a type of assurance service. However audits are only designed to test the validity of the financial statement s. Under an assurance engagement, accountants can provide a variety .... Unlike audit and attestation service s that are often highly structured, assurance services tend to be customized ... made on such data may be incorrect and increase the overall business risk. In this respect, assurance ... firm. Assurance services can test financial and non financial information due to this assurance services can be classified as consulting services. However, assurance services are not considered consulting ... of an information system or accounting control system. In contrast, assurance services ... to what an accountant can test in assurance services, a practitioner is discouraged from accepting an assurance engagement in which his firm or previous experiences does not provide them with enough ... International Standard on Assurance Engagements ISAE 3402, § 13 a i publisher International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board ref Assurance services done by accountants differ from nonassurance services . Other examples of assurance services include Accounts receivable review Business risk ... audit outsourcing References Reflist External links http infotech.aicpa.org Resources Assurance Services ... more details
orphan date September 2010 Project Assurance is a term used to describe impartial assessment of a project or programme to identify activities that are critical to the successful delivery of the project and necessary resolution of issues and risks that preclude successful delivery. The term Project Assurance was first used in PRojects IN Controlled Environments http PRINCE http www.prince2.com PRINCE a project management method. Prince recognised the need in the project organisation for monitoring all aspects of the project s performance and products independently of the project manager. According to the OGC, Project Assurance helped manage risk and improved delivery confidence . Project Assurance supported SROs and others responsible for successful delivery whilst providing funders and other project stakeholder stakeholder s with the confidence that the project could deliver to time, budget and quality. This they called the Project Assurance Function. http www.pelicam.com project assurance The term has expanded in its use to a more complete solution. It is now recognised that a review of hard disciplines methods, tools, processes and soft skills leadership , people management need to be extended to include elements such as the context, content and complexity of a project and its environment with appropriate levels of granularity and precision to identify critical success factors and barriers to success. External links http www.ogc.gov.uk documents Effective Project Assurance.pdf http www.prince2.com prince2 structure.asp http www.pelicam.com project assurance DEFAULTSORT Project Assurance Category Project management ... more details
Software assurance SwA is defined as the level of confidence that software is free from vulnerabilities ..., and that the software functions in the intended manner. ref National Information Assurance Glossary CNSS Instruction No. 4009 National Information Assurance Glossary ref The main objective of software assurance is to ensure that the processes, procedures, and products used to produce and sustain ... for Software , October 2008 ref A secondary objective of Software assurance is to insure that the software ... Security DHS According to the Department of Homeland Security DHS , software assurance addresses ... Systems Security Engineering, Information Assurance, Test and Evaluation, Safety, Security, Project ... In web portal ref Software assurance is a strategic initiative of the U.S. Department of Homeland ... DoD , software assurance relates to the level of confidence that software functions as intended and is free ... of the software. ref https acc.dau.mil CommunityBrowser.aspx?id 25749 DoD Software Assurance Initiative 13 September 2005 ref Software Assurance Metrics and Tool Evaluation SAMATE project According to the National ... Page SAMATE project ref , software assurance is the planned and systematic set of activities that ensures ... Administration NASA , software assurance is a planned and systematic set of activities that ensures ... the disciplines of Quality Assurance, Quality Engineering, Verification and Validation, Nonconformance Reporting and Corrective Action, Safety Assurance, and Security Assurance and their application during a software life cycle. The NASA Software Assurance Standard also states The application of these disciplines during a software development life cycle is called Software Assurance. ref http satc.gsfc.nasa.gov assure assurepage.html NASA STD 2201 93 Software Assurance Standard , 10 November 1992 ref Object Management Group OMG According to the Object Management Group OMG , Software Assurance ... OMG Software Assurance SwA Special Interest Group SIG http adm.omg.org SoftwareAssurance.pdf and http ... more details
Flow assurance ref http www.scribd.com doc 9701419 Detecting Gas Hydrate Behavior in Crude Oil Using NMR ref ref http www.offshore mag.com display article 230881 9 ARCHI none none 1 Coping with flow assurance ref is a relatively new term in oil and gas industry . It refers to ensuring successful and economical flow of hydrocarbon stream from reservoir to the point of sale. The term was coined by Petrobras in the early 1990s in Portuguese language Portuguese as Garantia do Escoamento pt Garantia do Escoamento , meaning literally Guarantee of Flow , or Flow Assurance. Flow assurance is extremely diverse, encompassing many discrete and specialized subjects and bridging across the full gamut of engineering disciplines. Besides network modeling and transient multiphase simulation, flow assurance involves effectively handling many solid deposits, such as, gas hydrates ref http hydrates.white.prohosting.com ref , asphaltene , paraffin wax Wax wax , scale, and naphthenate naphthenates . Flow assurance is most critical task during deep water energy production because of the high pressures and low temperature 4 degree Celsius involved. The financial loss from production interruption or asset damage due to flow assurance mishap can be astronomical. What compounds the flow assurance task even further is that these solid deposits can interact with each other ref http www.scribd.com doc 9701451 Investigation of Interactions Between Gas Hydrates and Several Other Flow Assurance Elements wax asphaltene scale naphthenates ref and can cause catastrophic blockage formation in Pipeline transport pipelines and result in flow assurance failure. References reflist DEFAULTSORT Flow Assurance Category Energy technology http drbratland.com PipeFlow2 index.html ... more details
Multiple issues wikify January 2011 refimprove August 2010 context January 2011 Positive assurance is a statement as to what the Certified Public Accountant CPA Clarify date January 2011 believes. An example is an opinion that the financial statement s are presented fairly in conformity with United States U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAAP . The opposite is negative assurance , a statement about what the CPA does not know. A statement that the CPA was not aware of material modifications that should be made to financial statements for them to conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles is negative assurance used in review reports. DEFAULTSORT Positive Assurance Category Accounting in the United States ... more details
Mission Assurance is a full life cycle engineering process to identify and mitigate design, production, test, and field support deficiencies of mission success. Aspects of Mission Assurance Mission Assurance ... process. Mission Assurance s ideal is achieving 100 customer success every time. Mission Assurance ... Mission Assurance Gov t Needs To Manage Risk Differently in Face of New Operating Realities publisher Booz Allen Hamilton Inc on 8 Mar 04 accessdate 2009 09 04 ref The ultimate goal of Mission Assurance ... process es and protects its employees, assets, services, and functions. Mission Assurance addresses ... ndia 2004cmmi CMMIGS NDIARoleofCMMIinMA final.pdf title The Role of CMMI in Mission Assurance ..., 16 Nov 04 accessdate 2009 09 04 ref Mission Assurance is an emerging cross functional discipline ... title The Need for Mission Assurance publisher RAHUL GUPTA, PRTM, 2006 accessdate 2009 09 04 ref The United States Department of Defense 8500 series of policies has three defined mission assurance ... https www.mpm.osd.mil documents OUID051606 IACategory.pdf title Information Assurance Mission Assurance ... Assurance IA Implementation, 2 6 2003 publisher Department of Defense accessdate 2010 03 06 ref A Mission Assurance Category MAC is assigned to all DoD systems ref cite web url http iase.disa.mil ... considered as industry best practices. NASA s http pbma.nasa.gov pbma main Process Based Mission Assurance Knowledge Based System is an implementation of Mission Assurance that provides quick and easy access to critical Safety & Mission Assurance data... across all NASA programs and projects. ref cite web url http pbma.nasa.gov pbma main title Process Based Mission Assurance Knowledge Based System publisher NASA accessdate 2009 09 04 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref Mission Assurance and Information Assurance Implementation Conflicts In practice, the security focused desires of Information Assurance IA to protect data and systems often conflicts with Mission Assurance get the job ... more details
Service assurance , in telecommunications , is the application of policies and processes by a Communications Service Provider CSP to ensure that services offered over networks meet a pre defined service quality level for an optimal subscriber experience. The practice of service assurance enables CSPs to identify faults in the network and resolve these issues in a timely manner so as to minimize service downtime. The practice also includes policies and processes to proactively pinpoint, diagnose and resolve service quality degradations or device malfunctions before subscribers are impacted. Service assurance encompasses the following Fault and event management Performance management Probe monitoring Quality of service QoS management Network and service testing Network traffic management Customer experience management Service level agreement SLA monitoring Trouble ticket management There are many drivers for service assurance adoption, with some considering the most important to be the ability ... linked to churn ref http www.ossobserver.com reports details.cfm?reportID 190 Service Assurance ... Service Assurance Bridges the Gap Between Reality and Expectation, Part 1 Demand Side Analysis, Yankee Group ref . Other factors driving growing interest in service assurance include increasing competition ... http www.ossobserver.com reports details.cfm?reportID 190 Service Assurance Market Review February ... news.aspx?id 24724&terms service assurance&fragment &SearchType &terms service assurance ... that service assurance tools must be put in place prior to the introduction of a new service if it is to be successful ..., IPTV and mobile video ref http www.ossobserver.com reports details.cfm?reportID 190 Service Assurance Market Review February 2007, OSS Observer ref . Service assurance spending by CSPs is forecast to grow to USD 3.0 billion by 2011. Leading global service assurance providers include Epitiro, Spirent ... reports details.cfm?reportID 190 Service Assurance Market Review February 2007, OSS ... more details
Orphan date November 2008 Teachers Assurance officially Teachers Provident Society Limited and previously known as the Teachers Group and simply Teachers is a friendly society in the United Kingdom . It offers tailored savings , investment and insurance products for those employed in the education sector. It is the endorsed provider of financial advice to members of the National Union of Teachers NUT and their families. Teachers Assurance was founded by the NUT in 1877. It is unrelated to the Teachers Building Society , which was also founded by the NUT. External links http www.teachersassurance.co.uk Teachers Assurance Category Friendly societies UK company stub finance company stub ... more details
Globalize date December 2010 Farm assurance is product certification for Agriculture agricultural products that emphasises the principles of quality assurance . The emphasis on quality assurance means that, in addition to product inspection, farm assurance schemes may include standards and certification ... CIR.asp?menuid 115&cirid 1354 title Farm Assurance factsheet publisher Institute of Grocery ......Farm assurance is now one link in a chain of assurance, which covers areas such as agricultural ... assurance programmes are based on a quality management system for food safety that originated with the US ... web url http www.dairyaustralia.com.au content view 386 317 title On Farm Quality Assurance publisher ... to implement on farm HACCP based Quality Assurance Programs. ref ref Cite web url http www.redtractor.org.uk ... the seven principles of HACCP ref In these and other countries, assurance is underpinned by principles ... assurance schemes include organic certification The Non GMO Project , a US organization whose Product ... Tractor mark , a UK quality assurance programme for animal products and crops ref Cite web url http ... Tractor Assured Food Standards accessdate 2008 07 16 ref Freedom Food , animal welfare assurance from ... s Red Tractor farm assurance mark, including over 90 of the country s pig and dairy production ... assurance schemes data sheet publisher UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs accessdate 2008 07 16 ref Some farm assurance schemes are given legal force, either by use of trademarks ... with food production, farm assurance can be applied to other agricultural products, such as textiles , flowers , tobacco and biofuels . In order to obtain farm product certification, assurance may be required for farm supplies. For example, the UK s Red Tractor scheme is supported by assurance programmes ... 30 30 Home Home Home.mspx title Trade assurance publisher Agricultural Industries Confederation ... title The Assurance of Animal Feedingstuffs A Brief Outline accessdate 2008 07 16 publisher Product ... more details
Multiple issues orphan February 2009 unreferenced January 2008 notability January 2008 Systems assurance is the planned and systematic set of activities that assure systems engineering processes and products conform with systems requirements for safety, reliability , availability, maintainability, standards, procedures , and regulations. Systems assurance assures processes and products meet their specified requirements, are consistent, complete, correct as warranted for the system and operating environment, and satisfies stakeholder needs and enables proactive identification and addresses areas of inadequate analysis, deficient risk mitigation plans, certification verification inadequacies, or process product non compliances having the potential to impact safety, reliability, availability, maintainability, or overall mission assured success. A number of methods are available which provide evidence that the specified requirements are met, including Reliability Block Diagrams RBDs , Fault and Event Tree Analysis ETA and FTA and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis FMEA . Technical assurance is the process, by which through the application of domain knowledge the technical integrity of a product or system is achieved, maintained and complies with the agreed strategy and standards. DEFAULTSORT Systems Assurance Category Quality assurance Category Computer security ... more details
Usability assurance is the application of usability engineering practices, intended to maximize the user s productivity and satisfaction, and to mitigate the risks of use error s. ref http ergolight sw.com CHI Company Articles Wiley c07.pdf Harel, Kenett and Ruggeri, Modeling web usability diagnostics on the basis of usage statistics ref The goals of usability assurance are to maximize the system utility usefulness and to minimize the operational risks . The engineering practices applied in usability assurance are procedures used in the design and development of interactive system s. Practices of usability assurance Usability assurance is conducted throughout the development cycle, by iterating interaction design , validation and feedback At the design stage, it is based on methodologies and practices for Anticipating how users may behave when using the product or the service as opposed to assessment of how users should behave, according to the opinion of the product and service developer . Designing the user interface to ensure seamless interaction with the product. An example of a methodology for usability assurance by design is presented in Dustin et al. 2001 . ref Dustin, E., Rashka, J., and McDiarmid, D., 2001 . Quality Web Systems Performance, Security, and Usability. Addison Wesley, Reading, MA. ref Common practices for interaction design include user centered design , persona , activity oriented design , scenario based design , resiliency design and various kinds of prototyping . At the validation stage, it consists of methodologies and practices for verifying that the users behave as intended and that the user interface responds gracefully in cases of deviations from the designers intention. An example of a book presenting common testing practices is the one by Duma and Redish 1999 . ref Duma, J.S. and Redish, J.C. 1999 . A Practical Guide to Usability Testing ... assurance Category Human machine interaction Category Computing terminology ... more details
Mount Assurance is a mountain in New Hampshire , USA . It is close to Enfield, New Hampshire Enfield and Mascoma Lake . It is possible to hike up the mountain. ref http www.boston.com travel explorene newhampshire articles 2008 05 14 get up and out Get up and out Recreation possibilities abound in New Hampshire s Upper Valley , The Boston Globe . ref The Shaker community in Enfield treated the peak as being sacred. ref Brad Olsen, http books.google.co.uk books?id l4hTCuby90IC Sacred Places North America , CCC Publishing, 2008, http books.google.co.uk books?id l4hTCuby90IC&pg PA328&lpg PA328&dq Mount Assurance&source bl&ots QVhfK8JMp2&sig 4YfUTUNDkKhu2Ks YCJB6fYgGcQ&hl en&ei rMnMSZ KKdfMjAfLo nrCQ page 328 . ISBN 9781888729139. ref See also Enfield Shaker Museum References reflist External links http www.shakermuseum.org shakervillage.htm Photographs taken from Mount Assurance coord missing New Hampshire DEFAULTSORT Assurance, Mount Category Mountains of New Hampshire Category Landforms of Grafton County, New Hampshire NewHampshire geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced date September 2011 Blessed Assurance is a well known Christian hymn. The lyrics were written in 1873 by blind hymn writer Fanny J. Crosby to the music written in 1873 by Phoebe Knapp Phoebe P. Knapp . History Crosby was visiting her friend Phoebe Knapp as the Knapp home was having a large pipe organ installed. The organ was incomplete, so Mrs. Knapp, using the piano, played a new melody she had just composed. What do you think the tune says? asked Knapp. Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine , answered Fanny Crosby. The hymn appeared in the July 1873 issue of Palmer s Guide to Holiness and Revival Miscellany , a magazine printed by Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Palmer of 14 Bible House, New York City. It appeared on page 36 the last page with complete text and piano score, and indicated it had been copyrighted by Crosby that year. It is not certain that this was the first printing of the hymn, but it certainly helped to popularize what became one of the most beloved hymns of all time. Because of Crosby s lyrics, the tune is now called Assurance . Lyrics Based on Epistle to the Hebrews Hebrews 10 22 vs.1 br Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine br O what a foretaste of glory divine br Heir of salvation, purchase of God, br Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood. br Refrain br This is my story, this is my song, br praising my Savior all the day long br this is my story, this is my song, br praising my Savior all the day long. br vs.2 br Perfect submission, perfect delight br Visions of rapture now burst on my sight br Angels descending bring from above br Echoes of mercy, whispers of love. br Refrain br vs.3 br Perfect submission, all is at rest br I in my Savior am happy and blest ... br br See also Assurance theology External links http www.hymntime.com tch htm b l e blesseda.htm Blessed Assurance music and lyrics http www.hymnpod.com 2009 03 10 blessed assurance Blessed Assurance free piano MP3 Category Christian hymns Category Hymn tunes no Blessed Assurance pl Jak b ogo wiedzie ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Globalize date December 2010 A collateral contract is a contract where the consideration is the entry into another contract, and co exists side by side with the main contract. For example, a collateral contract is formed when one party pays the other party a certain sum for entry into another contract. A collateral contract may be between one of the parties and a third party. A party to an existing contract may attempt to show that a collateral contract exists if their claim for a breach of contract fails because the statement they relied upon was not held to be a Contractual term term of the main contract. It has been held that for this to be successful, the statement must have been promissory in nature J J Savage & Sons Pty Ltd v. Blakney 1970 119 CLR 435 . It can also be explained as a subsidiary contract that induces a person to enter into a main contract. For example if X agrees to buy goods from Y made to Z, and does so on the strength of Z s assurance as to the high quality of the goods, X and Z may be held to have made a collateral contract consisting of Z s promise to quality given in consideration of X s promise to enter into the main contract with Y. In the case of Barry v Davies, it was held that an Auctioneer and A buyer have formed a collateral contract. A collateral contract, if forged between the same parties as the main contract, must not contradict the main contract i.e. If the term was agreed upon prior to the completion of the formal contract but was still included as a term, and could not be executed until completion of the second term , the first term will still be allowed Hoyt s Pty Ltd v. Spencer 1919 27 CLR 133 . Collateral contracts are an exception to the Doctrine of Privity of Contract Shanklin Pier Ltd v Detel Products Ltd 1951 2 KB 854 DEFAULTSORT Collateral Contract Category Contract law Law term stub ... more details
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