...Harrison built his first longcase clock in 1713, at the age of 20. The mechanism was made entirely of wood, which was a natural choice of material for a joiner. Three of Harrison's early wooden clocks have survived: the first (1713) is at the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers' collection in the Guildhall; the second (1715) is in the Science Museum; and the third (1717) is at Nostell Priory in Yorkshire, the face bearing the inscription "John Harrison Barrow". The Nostell example, in the billiards room of this stately home, has a Victorian outer case, which has been thoughtfully provided with small glass windows on each side of the movement so that the wooden workings may be inspected. In the early 1720s, Harrison was commissioned to make a new turret clock at Brocklesby Park, North Lincolnshire. The clock still works and like his previous clocks has a wooden movement of oak and lignum vitae. Unlike his early clocks, it incorporates some original features to improve timekeeping, for example the grasshopper escapement. Between 1725 and 1728, John and his brother James, also a skilled joiner, made at least three precision longcase clocks, again with the movements and longcase made of oak and lignum vitae. The grid-iron pendulum was developed during this period. These precision clocks are thought by some to have been the most accurate clocks in the world at the time. They are the direct link to the Harrison's sea clocks. No. 1, now in a private collection, belonged to the Time...
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...analysis. The input data of the blast event utilized in this project was collected by blasting carried out in a meteliaferrous mines. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am thankful to all those who directly or indirectly helped me complete this project. I am grateful to the mining organization, who made us available their blast vibration data. I am thankful to my project supervisor Prof. N.K.Patnaik and Pradeep Sharma who provided me the necessary guidance and inspired me to learn from them to finish this analysis successfully. a open cast metalliferous mines. TABLE OF CONTENTS NUMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 CONTENTS DESCRIPTION INTRODUCTION BLAST WAVES AND VIBRATION ANALYSIS FREQUENCY SPECTRA DFT AND ALGORITHM PROGRAM OUTPUT AND DATA ANALYSIS BIBILIOGRAPHY PAGE 5 11 21 23 31 34 35 Is essential....
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....................................................5 Directors as Trustees: ............................................................................................................................................5 The Veil of Incorporation ...........................................................................................................................................5 Cases ..............................................................................................................................................................................6 Conclusion .....................................................................................................................................................................8 Bibiliography...
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...Annotated bibliography-1 Turner, P., Thompson, E. (2014) College Retention Initiatives Meeting the Needs of Millennial Freshman Students. College student Journal, 48(1), 94-104. Patrick Turner is adjunct instructor-first year experience/Freshman Learning Community at Georgia State University and Elizabeth Thompson is Clinical Psychologist at Thompson and Associates. In the article, “College Retention Initiative Meeting the needs Of Millennial Freshman Students” Dr. Patrick Turner and Dr. Elizabeth Thompson (2014) has done a subjective research on the conduct routine of millennial college understudies. They states that, “Americans colleges and universities is encountering problems in educating the new generation born in 1982-2002 called as Millennials. Millennials need to learn about the new technological uses and communicative strategies”. Specialists arranged diverse poll for distinctive understudies to investigate the needs and exercises to enhance the school environment. A few confinement were connected with the study as it was done in single group and society and few dint reacted well. Out of 30 member who are millennial understudy with distinctive field of study and examiner was arranged and given to understudies. Later results were ascertained on the age and answer gave few issues were raised by millennial, as first year of school is extremely discriminating and difficult to hold. And I think that the researches is very useful in differentiating the attention...
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...Chinese education industry Technology In Chinese education industry, China is playing a role of follower when comparing with most of the western countries. Although the increasing speed is very fast, there is still a long distance. Studying abroad is the most popular way for Chinese to have a higher education. However, large sums of families are not able to afford such high tuition fee and living cost for their children being abroad. As a result of it, online courses and distance education tend to be developed as a substitute product. Some of the universities have already opened distance education towards public. Besides that, there are more and more videos of open classes which are given by famous professors who had been posted online. The internet provides people a wider channel which is more convenient and covers a huge amount of education resources. To be educated through internet is becoming a mainstream of education industry in the future. August 2012 AppStore Newly-Added Apps by Category Source: Software Game Hunter AppStore Data Monitoring Report August 2012 (Deloitte, 2013) The pie chart above shows that 10.22% of newly-added application is education related. It is only 6% behind game segment in the second place. The online education segment grew more than 20.7% only in one year in 2007 from 14.5 billion CNY to RMB17.5 billion CNY. China had about 12.2 million people using online education 5 years ago. (Global, 2010) The total number of computer and portable...
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...A centralized company is a company which relies on one individual, central person to make all the decisions of the company and direct the company. This is more commonly used in small companies as there is a small amount of people therefore control is very easy with only 1 person. Advantages - Efficiency when making decisions Objectives are set and there is only one leader, so it is easier to decide on things. Disadvantage - Stress on the leader So many decisions coming to the leader puts a lot of stress on the leader Short Term Effects Decisions will be easy and efficient, and the company can expand fast Long Term Effects Employees might not be happy to be under control of one person, as evident in the testimonies from ex-Microsoft workers A decentralized company is a company which implements several individuals which help to make all the decisions, not just one person who does all the decisions for the company. A very good example of a company that utilizes the decentralized organizational substructure is Apple. Advantage - Broad Based Knowledge A broad base and many different groups and people make it easier to acquire different kinds of knowledge. Disadvantage - Conflicting opinions Decisions can be hard to make because of the different people making decisions. Short Term Effects There will be a lot of innovation as different kinds of ideas help provide a variety. Long Term Effects Slow decisions have a possibility of making the company...
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...Cross-cultural Differences in Management If you talk about the culture can tell that it is an issue that causes a great impact on society since each person have different ways of seeing and resolve things, values and habits that we have been implemented throughout our lives, depending on the place where we grew up. This may affect our workplace, because today we live in a globalized society. Human beings have different perceptions about the way in which we work on every day in our work. For example, there are countries where they are used to work collaboratively and in others not prefer to do so individually. We can say that culture is dynamic, since this is something that you can go transforming and molding in accordance with time and experiences that live or that we need to experiment. What should be clear is that there are no social classes in the culture, and we should not be discriminated against by this. From this concept born intelligent culture where we see the adaptability of staff with their environment, to overcome obstacles and be able to adapt to the way of working in a company or in another place, we must not forget that we live in a globalized world. The cultural management is a professional activity that is linked to the existence of a project, facilitating the realization of a fact of any nature. A cultural Manager seeks to promote, encourage, design and/or carry out projects, from any field. Cultural management is not more than the efficient and effective...
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...Contents Acknowledgement 2 Introduction 2 Personality traits Microsoft look for in a job candidate 3 William (Bill) H. Gates 6 What type of a leader was he? 7 How does Microsoft Motivate their Employees? 8 Establish an action plan. 9 Creative in determining rewards. 9 Give employee rewards your personal touch. 9 BIBILIOGRAPHY 10 Acknowledgement I would like to thank Ms. Nipuni Abeysiriwardena for her expert guidance, advice and encouragement I also would like to thank my family , my friends and all the other people who helped me throughout the assignment . http://www.talepicker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/bill_gates_microsoft_by_qimoo-d4yb6kk.jpg,2015 Introduction This report will be about the Microsoft company and its founder William (Bill) H. Gates, in relevant to the organsational behavior, group dynamics in a business organization and the importance of leadership, communication and ethical issues within a business environment. This is an insight into the personality and leadership traits of the legend Bill Gates and the way they motivate their employees to achieve what they are now . Microsoft was founded by William (Bill)H. Gates III who was born in 1955 and began his profession when he was just 13 years old .he was the developer of the...
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...Hogeschool Rotterdam | Why investors should invest in emerging markets | Counter argumentative essay | Quincy Barrow 11-7-2016 | Introduction Investors have been attracted to emerging markets since the early 2000s due to their huge growth potential during their economic transition from being a developing country into becoming a developed country. Between the year 2000 and 2011 the rapid growth in nations like Brazil, Russia, India and China - also known as the BRIC nations - has created many investment opportunities for foreign investors. Later countries like Chile, Egypt, Colombia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, South Africa and Thailand have also been classified as emerging markets based on the MSCI benchmark. This essay touches on the reasons why investors should invest in emerging markets, which risks investors could have and how these risks could be mitigated. Emerging markets have been the drivers of the global economy According to Forbes (N.D.) over 70% of the global economic growth in the recent years has from emerging markets and their growing economies, 40% of which was estimated to have come from China and India. China’s purchasing power is expected to go beyond that of the United States by the end of 2016, despite the growth slowing down in recent years. Also, nations like China and India have had a significant contribution to the growth in the world’s GDP in the last decade, including in the 2008 credit crisis. With the up rise of countries like...
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...Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 2 CRITICAL EVALUATION 3 PRE – START UP PLANNING AND PREPARATION 3 ENTREPRENEUR IN AN ORGANISATION 4 ENTREPRENEUR AS AN INDIVIDUAL 5 ENTREPRENEUR WITHIN THE SOCIETY 5 CONCLUSION 6 RECOMMENDATION 6 REFERENCES 7 ANNOTATED BIBILIOGRAPHY 8 APPENDIX 9 INTRODUCTION Various definitions have been given to the word entrepreneur, due to the changes and complexity of the world’s economic structure. Entrepreneurs have been cussed and discussed, declared to be social misfits and bastions of the private enterprise system. “An entrepreneur sees an opportunity which others do not fully recognize, to meet an unsatisfied demand or to radically improve the performance of an existing business. They have unquenchable self-belief that this opportunity can be made real through hard work, commitment and the adaptability to learn the lessons of the market along the way”.(Martin , 2010). Entrepreneurship is an act of being an entrepreneur which involves initiating in a business venture, gathering the necessary resources and assuming the associated risks and rewards. There are common traits associated with an entrepreneur, most entrepreneurs tend to: * Tolerant of ambiguous situations * Resist conformity * Enjoy risk-taking * Self-reliant, dominant and independent * Be interpersonally aloof yet socially adroit * Adapt readily to change The importance of entrepreneurship for economic development has been widely acknowledged...
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...Object of Study : Rajasthani Silver Kada DESIGN HISTORY | EMPIRICAL RESEARCH | RAJASTHANI SILVER KADA Object of Study: Rajasthani silver kada Shape: Round and inflexible Metal: Silver Weight: 360 Gms INDEX | S.NO | PARTICULARS | PAGE NO. | 1 | Introduction | 1 | 2 | About the Rajasthani kada | 3 | 3 | Silver anklets as investments | 4 | 4 | Anklets around the World | 5 | 5 | Benefits of wearing an anklet | 6 | 6 | Anklets in present times | 7 | 7 | Conclusion | 8 | 8 | Gallery | 9 | 9 | Bibiliography | 13 | INTRODUCTION In India, for women being decked up with ornaments from head to toe was that it is considered a woman’s duty to forever be at her best with pleasant appearance in front of her husband and relatives. Hence the elaborate regimen for various ornaments and equal importance is given to wearing anklets. An anklet, also called ankle chain or ankle bracelet, is an ornament worn around the anklet. It may be worn tight like a leather strap or may dangle an inch or two. Anklets have been worn for thousands of years within different cultures. Sometimes the ankle bracelet has a significant meaning, while other anklets are worn just for beauty. Even today, people enjoy the sparkle of a dainty ankle bracelet and wear all types, from a slim silver one to a more chunky costume jewellery anklet. Anklets have always enhanced the dainty and feminine side of elegance. They are an important part of women’s adornment in the Indian culture though...
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...ntroduction * Dr Patricia Benner introduced the concept that expert nurses develop skills and understanding of patient care over time through a sound educational base as well as a multitude of experiences. * She proposed that one could gain knowledge and skills ("knowing how") without ever learning the theory ("knowing that"). * She further explains that the development of knowledge in applied disciplines such as medicine and nursing is composed of the extension of practical knowledge (know how) through research and the characterization and understanding of the "know how" of clinical experience. * She coneptualizes in her writing about nursing skills as experience is a prerequisite for becoming an expert. ABOUT THE THEORIST * Patricia E. Benner, R.N., Ph.D., FAAN is a Professor Emerita at the University of California, San Francisco. * BA in Nursing - Pasadena College/Point Loma College * MS in Med/Surg nursing from UCSF * PhD -1982 from UC Berkeley * 1970s - Research at UCSF and UC Berkeley * Has taught and done research at UCSF since 1979 * Published 9 books and numerous articles * Published ‘Novice to Expert Theory’ in 1982 * Received Book of the Year from AJN in 1984,1990,1996, 2000 * Her web address is at: http://www.PatriciaBenner.com * Her profile can be obtained at http://nurseweb.ucsf.edu/www/ix-fd.shtml LEVELS OF NURSING EXPERIENCE She described 5 levels of nursing experience as; 1. Novice 2...
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...Introduction • Dr Patricia Benner introduced the concept that expert nurses develop skills and understanding of patient care over time through a sound educational base as well as a multitude of experiences. • She proposed that one could gain knowledge and skills ("knowing how") without ever learning the theory ("knowing that"). • She further explains that the development of knowledge in applied disciplines such as medicine and nursing is composed of the extension of practical knowledge (know how) through research and the characterization and understanding of the "know how" of clinical experience. • She conceptualizes in her writing about nursing skills as experience is a prerequisite for becoming an expert. ABOUT THE THEORIST • Patricia E. Benner, R.N., Ph.D., FAAN is a Professor Emerita at the University of California, San Francisco. • BA in Nursing - Pasadena College/Point Loma College • MS in Med/Surg nursing from UCSF • PhD -1982 from UC Berkeley • 1970s - Research at UCSF and UC Berkeley • Has taught and done research at UCSF since 1979 • Published 9 books and numerous articles • Published ‘Novice to Expert Theory’ in 1982 • Received Book of the Year from AJN in 1984,1990,1996, 2000 • Her web address is at: http://www.PatriciaBenner.com • Her profile can be obtained at http://nurseweb.ucsf.edu/www/ix-fd.shtml LEVELS OF NURSING EXPERIENCE She described 5 levels of nursing experience as; 1. Novice 2. Advanced beginner 3. Competent 4. Proficient...
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...“….it seems to me that we are moving in the direction of an elective dictatorship,” so said Lord Hailsham in 1978 [The Dilemma of Democracy]. Is this an accurate assessment of the UK system of government/constitution? Dictatorship can be defined as a form of government where political authority is monopolised by a single person or political entity, and exercised through various mechanism to ensure the entity’s power remains strong. Dictatorship is a type of authoritarianism, in which which politicians regulate nearly the behaviour of normal people. Dictatorships and totalitarianism generally employ political propaganda to decrease the influence of proponents of alternative governing systems as is the nature of nationalism of any governing systems. An “elective dictatorship” (also called executive dominance in political science) is a phrase popularised by the former Lord Chancellor of the United kingdom, Lord Hailsham, in a Richard Dimble by Lecture at the BBC in 1976. Elective dictatorship refers to the fusion of powers of the executive and the legislative; where the legislative is drawn from the executive therefore resulting in the dominance of the executive over the legislative. The executives majority in the House of commons reinforces the executive dominance. Elective dictatorship occurs in conjunction with this situation and that of the governing party, the executive. The party in power will by definition have more seats i.e more voting power than all the opposition...
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...Table of Contents | Title | Page | TITLE PAGE | | | i | APPROVAL SHEET | | | ii | ABSTRACT | | | iii | ACKNOWLEDGMENT | | | vi | TABLE OF CONTENTS | | | viii | LIST OF TABLES | | | xxiii | LIST OF FIGURES | | | xxvi | CHAPTERS | | | | 1 | THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND | | Introduction | 1 | | Related Literature | 2 | | Conceptual Framework | 3 | | Statement of the Problem | 3 | | Null Hypothesis | 5 | | Significance of the Study | 6 | | Scope and Limitation of the Study | 7 | | Definition of Terms | 8 | 2 | RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 34 | | Research Design | 39 | | Research Locale | 40 | | The Respondents | 42 | | Sampling Technique | 42 | | Research Instrument | 42 | | Data Gathering Procedure | 43 | | Statistical Treatment of Data | 43 | | Interpretation of Data | 45 | 3 | PRESENTATION,INTERPRETATIONAND ANALYSIS OF DATA | 48 | | Demographic Profile of the Respondents | 48 | | Perceptions of the Respondents on Emotional Intelligence | 57 | | Perceptions of the Respondents on Sources of Stress | 67 | | Perceptions of the Respondents on Stress Management Strategies | 79 | | Perceptions towards Emotional Intelligence when grouped according to Profile | 83 | | Significant Differences on Competency Level of the Respondents when grouped according to Profile | 85 | | Perceptions towards Stress Management Strategies when grouped according to Profile | 86 | | Significant Differences...
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