...The heavily armed carrack, first developed in Portugal for either trade or war in the Atlantic Ocean, was the precursor of the ship of the line. Other maritime European states quickly adopted it in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. These vessels were developed by fusing aspects of the cog of the North Sea and galley of the Mediterranean Sea. The cogs, which traded in the North Sea, in the Baltic Sea and along the Atlantic coasts, had an advantage over galleys in battle because they had raised platforms called "castles" at bow and stern that archers could occupy to fire down on enemy ships or even to drop heavy weights from. Over time these castles became higher and larger, and eventually were built into the structure of the ship, increasing overall strength. This aspect of the cog remained in the newer-stylecarrack designs and proved its worth in battles like that at Diu in 1509. The Mary Rose was an early 16th century English carrack or "great ship". She was heavily armed with 78 guns and 91 after an upgrade in the 1530s. Built in Portsmouth in 1510–1512, she was one of the earliest purpose-built men-of-war in the English navy. She was over 500 tons burthen, had a keel of over 32 m (106 ft) and a crew that consisted of 200 sailors, 185 soldiers, and 30 gunners. Although the pride of the English fleet, she accidentally sank during the battle of the Solent, 19 July 1545. Henri Grâce à Dieu (English: "Henry Grace of God"), nicknamed "Great Harry", was another early English...
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...“Lizzie v. Phil” The Spanish Armada of 1588, (and other Anglo-Spanish Conflict during the Elizabethan era). Objectives: 1. After completing this work you should understand why the Armada was sent, and why it failed to invade England. You should be in a position to understand the period better as a whole and how the period contributed towards “The Making of the United Kingdom”. 2. Because of 1., above, you should be able to do well in your exams if you have a question on this topic. 3. You should have opportunity to hone and improve your research, study and presentational skills. These skills will benefit you in the future in History and in other subjects. 4. The project mark will form an important part of your next History grade. 2nd Year History project Guidelines 1. The project is down to your own research. It is “your” project. You can organise it however you feel is appropriate, but you must cover each of the different sections listed below. 2. Information can be drawn from all or none of the following sources: a) History text book issued. (This is only a very basic amount.) b) History books about the Elizabethan Navy can be consulted during lessons only (these books cannot be removed from the classroom as other sets may need to use them during the week). c) Printed material supplied by your teacher. d) The Internet (useful for information about the Spanish Raid on Mounts Bay in 1595 for example). e) Library books, encyclopaedias etc. 3. At...
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...Captain Morgan The question is not if Captain Morgan will be remembered, but how he will be remembered. I never got to meet the man, just hear the legend of him from my great grandfather who was just a child when Captain Morgan passed away. He heard all of the tales Captain Morgan embarked on from his grandfather, who was one of his closest friends. There are few unaware of Captain Morgan’s escapades on the island of Jamaica, but there are none that know his life quite like I, Andrew Modyford, do. Unfortunately, most just remember the man that was described as a blood thirty, ruthless pirate in the biography by Alexandre Exquemelin. Morgan was many things, but he was not blood thirsty. As a devout Anglican, murdering and raping was not something he felt was appropriate. There were of course rumors of such behavior, but such fabrication is expected to increase the novelty of his already famous persona. Morgan was in fact a kind hearted, spiritual man that few took the time to know. All who came across him wished only to hear of his stories and admire his success, not discover who the man was. Morgan is most remembered for his victory in Panama in which he led over 2000 pirates on 36 ships across the treacherous oceans to Panama. Conquering the waters was nothing new for Morgan, but the 16 miles of jungle he marched through to defeat the 2000 waiting Spaniards was something of a new experience, a challenge he revered. This momentous event overshadows some of the...
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...Spain. Spain started their incursion into Asia in order to establish trading posts to commercialize the silver brought from the colonies in the New World (Mexico and Peru), in exchange for porcelain and lacquer as well as spices. On the other hand, Spanish missionaries were also determined to convert to Christianity the people from Asia. The outcome of the introduction of huge amounts of silver into the economy in Asia, in particular in China, affected profoundly the economy. The introduction of the Manila Galleon trade magnified this effect. Ming China was transformed into a dependency on the export of luxury goods for silver, and that dependence was the downfall of the Ming dynasty, which was one of the most powerful governments of the region. Japan. Japanese people were less impressive than Chinese and the rest of Asia, but were also very curious and willing to learn. After missionaries started arriving to Japan, their influence was considered disruptive and a limited accessibility was allowed. Europeans seemed dirty to the Japanese, which were used to daily bathing as a purification ritual. The main ports of trade were located in Nagasaki, Osaka and Edo. Japan was in a process of recent reunification and reestablishing order in social, political, and international relations. After observing the colonization of the Philippines by the Spanish, the Japanese political leaders were suspicious of the missionaries, regulating the missionary activity (page 247). ...
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...country of instability and chaos. • Conquered by Napoleon Bonaparte, he made his brother Joseph as king. • Guerilla warfare against the French ensued • In 1812 a constitution was made by the Liberal Cortes • Ferdinand VII was restored to power by 1814, he returned to absolute government • Civil wars broke out between the Liberals and Carlists (supporters of Don Carlos) • Maria Cristina as regent of her infant daughter Isabella (successor to the throne under the terms of Pragmatic Sanction • 1868 a revolution against Isabella took place and she was forced to abdicate • Alfonso XII of Spain became king, which finally brought Spain into a period of stability and reform 19th Century Philippines Economic Development • Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade • Reforms made by Gov. Gen. Jose Basco y Vargas • Real Compania de Filipinas 1785 • Tobacco Monopoly • 1830 – growth of export economy from the British and American merchants • Philippines exported agricultural products resulting to the growth and profit of Filipino hacienderos and inquilinos of the friar haciendas • Economic Development as a whole is a non-Spanish initiative • Opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 Social Development The Native Population • PRINCIPALIA they are the rich landowners; local gov’t officials • ILLUSTRADO educated middle-class • Common People they are the majority of or Masses the class; workers Political Development • Spain has no consistent policy for the overseas colonies • Philippines was...
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...DATABASE ASSIGNEMENT ONLINE STORE DATABSE TABLE NAME * STUDENT/CUSTOMER * ENROLLMENT * COURSES * CATEGORY * ORDERS * ORDER DETAILS * PAYMENT * PRODUCT * SHIPPERS * SUPPLIER/COMPANY TABLES ATTRIBUTES STUDENT/CUSTOMER STUDENT table contain attribute such as: * STUDENT ID-PRIMARY KEY * FIRST NAME * LAST NAME * ADDRESS * POSTAL CODE * CITY * STATE * COUNTRY * PHONE * EMAIL * PASSWORD * CREDIT CARD * CREDIT CARD TYPE ID * BILLING ADDRESS * SHIP ADDRESS * DATE ENTERED ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT table contain attribute such as: * STU ID-PRIMARY KEY * COURSE ID-PRIMARY KEY * SEMESTER-PRIMARY KEY * INTAKE COURSES COURSE table contain attribute such as: * COURSE ID-PRIMARY KEY * COURSE NAME * FACULTY CATEGORY CATEGORY table contain attribute such as: * CATEGORY ID-PRIMARY KEY * CATEGORY NAME * DESCRIPTION * PICTURE * ACTIVE ORDERS ORDERS table contain attribute such as: * ORDER ID * STUDENT ID * PAYMENT ID * SHIPPER ID * ORDER NUMBER * ORDER DATE * SHIPDATE * REQUIRED DATE * SALE TAX * TIME STAMP * TRANSACTION STATUS * FULFILED * DELETED * PAID * PAYMENT DATE ORDER DETAILS ORDERDATAILS table contain attribute such as: * ORDER IDs-PRIMARY KEY * PRODUCT IDs * ORDER NUMBER * PRICE * QUANTITY * DISCOUNT * TOTAL * IDSKU *...
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.... Introduction top next gema actions are enough for everyday usage but occasionally you may need more power to define a complex transformation. You might, also, want to use the superior matching capabilities of gema to drive your program. GeL is a Lua 5 library that: allows the execution of Lua function (and hence of a C function) in a gema action provides the powerful text matching mechanisms offered by gema as a set of Lua functions it has been tested with Lua 5.0.2. Refer to the detailed documentation to build gel togheter with gema, . 1.1 Status GeL is not as mature as gema or Lua, please report any bugs you may find using SourceForge bug tracking subsystem (you don't need to log in as a SourceForge user) or sending an e-mail to Remo Dentato. 1.2 Licence GeL is released under the same licence of Gema. No specific reference needs to be made to GeL as long as the due reference to Gema and Lua have been made. 2. Usage prev top next 2.1 Gema like Gel may be used exactly as if it was gema, any valid gema script should work when executed by gel: gel [gemaopts] [-f rules.gema] [-l script.lua] [infile [outfile]] . The only differences are: The @lua{} function is available to execute lua scripts in actions Text enclosed between "![" and "!]" is considered lua code and is immediately executed Rules specfied with '-f' are loaded, the lua script specified with '-l' is executed (possibily defining lua function...
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...experience. My seminar topic was about examining the imagery that appeared in the play Hamlet. A skill I developed was using technological equipment to present a presentation.Each group had to pick a topic that was in their interest to research online for information. The requirements started with presenting the information in front of the class informing the audience what imagery means and discuss using concrete examples from the play. This presentation gave me the opportunity to work with PowerPoint and Excel and then to present my information. I believe that in order to communicate effectively with the audience you have to have a well prepared presentation that will capture their attention so that you can present your ideas clearly. A skill that I had trouble was to be able to work as a team. The imagery seminar was a great opportunity for me to develop my team work skills because we were put in to pairs to complete the seminar. Each member in the group had specific responsibilities to the team in order for the seminar to be successful. Being in the group to work on the seminar was a great experience for me because I was able to see where my strong and weak points are in group work. I found that it was easier for me to communicate my ideas with Rachna than to the whole class. A big part of group work is good communication between Rachna and I. Communication is also a big part of my learning experience because I will need to be able to get my ideas out by communicating well...
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...Inequalities Thomas Cunningham MAT221: Introduction to Algebra (GSO13360) Instructor: Justin Hazel Inequalities In this assignment I will be showing you how you can find out how to use Inequalities to find out how much you may or may not be overweight. You can use my equations and the examples of my work to find out exactly what category you might fall in. In this equation we are asked to use our own height to find out exactly if I might have a longer life span than the usual person. Before we start remember that W=my weight, and then H=my height. W=178.2 and then H=67 In this first compound inequality, I had to take the equivalent inequality and replace it with the BMI formula. My height and weight has been added in to replace the current H^. The next steps for this compound inequality I had to multiply all the terms by the denominator. There was some cancellation done towards the first phase of the problem. I then all three terms where divided by 703 to isolate W. People’s height of 67 might be different life span of those whom might weigh between 108lbs and 128lbs. 17<BMI<=22 17<703W/67^<22 17<703W/4489<22 17(4489) <703W<22(4489) 76313<703W<8978 76313/703<8978/703 108<W<128 In order to solve this second inequality, what I need to do is solve for W and place the values of W. The very first thing that happens is I multiply all the terms by H^ in order to take out...
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...to be successful in terms of assistance in these particular areas. Matrix organizations are kinds of structures that a categorized flexible and responsive and are characterized by employees having more than one supervisor and in order for them to perform at their highest level of productivity, they must have some area of expertise that is disciplined. The project team happens to become a creation of several highly imaginatively intelligent groups of people that are formed to collaborate with each other and strive at creating more diverse ideas, or putting a different take on some of the many already formed ideas and the opinions of those more diverse ideas. The collegial model works flawlessly when each member is able to be independent, but equally share management responsibilities or work out a specific rotation that meets each individuals peer or colleagues needs. The need or want for freedom or independence in the aforementioned paragraph has little merit when they must come together to satisfy matters that affect the entire group....
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...the initial stage of a team. In this part a team gets formed and the members of the team get through the icebreaking process. Forming is a stage in which group members try to assess ground rules applying to a task and to group interaction (Bartol et al., 2005, p.476). In the first tutorial of organisation and management, all the team members were unfamiliar and unknown to each other. There was diversity because students of many nations and cultures came together. Everyone was confused about what to do. There was no one who wanted to be the first spokesperson. In this situation team members were all divided into some little groups to complete the first tutorial task. As every team member were unknown to each other, one of the team members spoke out and discussed the tutorial task. After that everyone started to contribute and gave ideas, with that the group was working very effectively. Members completed the task and then submitted it to their tutor. In the first tutorial the team members were totally unclear about the team goals. Individuals did not know what their role in the team is. Some students were really nervous as they were not able to cope up with the other team members. It was a negative site of the team, as the team was not able to work effectively. After selecting the team leader the team was divided into sub-groups like- Marketing, Public Relation, Finance and IT. All the students...
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...Lab 5.1 The Condition | True or False | attAverage >= verizonAverage | True | tmobileAverage == 868 | True | verizonAverage < sprintAverage | False | sprintAverage != attAverage | True | Lab 5.2 The Condition | Expected Output | If tmobileAverage > 800 AND verizonAverage> 800 ThenDisplay “Both have average downloadrates over 800”ElseDisplay “One or both of the averagesare less”End If | Both average download Rates over 800 | If sprintAverage == 800 ThenDisplay “Sprints download rate is 800”End If | No display | If attAverage >= 1300 OR tmobileAverage>=900Display “Select either carrier”End If | Select either carrier | Lab 5.3 Main Module() //Declare variables on the next 3 lines Declare Integer testScore = 0 Declare String category = “ “ Declare String interview = “ “ //Make Module calls and pass necessary variables on the next 4 lines Call getScore(testScore) Call employCat(testScore, category) Call interviewPoss(testScore, interview) Call displayInfo(testScore, category, interview) End Main Module getScore(Integer Ref testScore) //Ask user to test score Display “Please enter test score” Input testScore End Module Module employCat(Integer testScore, String ref category) //Determine what employment category they are in based on their test score //Similar to if the score is less than 60, then category is “No” //Otherwise, if score is less than 70, then category is “Maybe” //…and so on if testScore => 85 then Set...
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...PDC Dull Grading System Inner 1 Outer 2 Dull Char 3 Location 4 Bearing Seals 5 Gauge 6 Other Dull Char 7 Reason Pulled 8 1: Inner Cutting Structure 2: Outer Cutting Structure 3: Primary Dull Characteristic 4: Location of Primary Characteristic 5: Bearing Seals (XXX for PDC. Only used for roller cone) 6: Amount Under Gauge 7: Other / Secondary Dull Characteristic 8: Reason Bit Was Pulled Inner & Outer Cutting Structure • • Rating for both inner and outer cutting structure is given in a scale of 1 to 8. A rating of 1 states that 1/8 of the cutter’s diamond table has been worn. A rating of 8 would mean that there is no effective diamond table left. An average rating for both the inner and outer cutting structure is entered for the first 2 positions of the dull grading code. • Inner & Outer Cutting Structure Outer Inner The inner cutting structure consists of the inner 2/3 of the bit diameter whereas the outer consists of the final 1/3. A general rule of thumb is the inner number represents the cutters inside the nose and the outer represents those outside. Inner & Outer Cutting Structure Rating: Wear 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 When dull grading pure wear, the 1 through 8 rating system can be followed exactly. However, in many cases, a wear flat less than 1/8 of the diamond table can be called a 1. Inner & Outer Cutting Structure Chipping Spalling Delam 2 3 8 When dull grading cutters with characteristics other than pure wear, take into...
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...1. Introduction - What are the major issues and problems facing Chabot? Background – current situation – future plan - challenges confronted – problems need to be solved Chabot is facing a lot of issues and problems in the wallpaper industry. As the number of wallpaper manufacturers is highly decreasing over last years the competition among remaining companies becomes fiercer. Some manufacturers face difficulties supplying large and powerful retailers. So does Chabot as a privately owned, small company selling products with short life cycles and highly valued at a reasonable price. Due to fashion orientated product industry and broad range of product preferences other types of wall covering are favored by consumers as well. To keep up with competitors Chabot is providing new items every 4 month but speeds up obsolete wallpapers as well. When wallpaper pattern and designs become obsolete, markdowns are necessary to help get rid of old inventory. Problems with inventory turnover lead to mark downs which decrease profits. Caused by inaccurate demand forecasting Chabot has to deal with a high amount of obsolete inventory and a resulting low turnover rate. Since customers base their decisions on style and appeal of the design as well as on in stock availability retailer want low inventory and expect quick order fulfillment. But Chabot cannot keep up with demand and causing a low level of customer service due to long production runs and lack of flexibility in manufacturing process...
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...2: Unwrapping ISLLC Standard 1 This week’s assignment was very interesting. I had not participated in an unwrapping activity since a workshop I attended in 2004. At the beginning of the exercise I was worried about being a part of an online team. I was especially wary of using the online group forum for coordinating the completion of the group project. I am, by nature, a worrier, but I should not have been stressed. The team quickly responded to my original message, we exchanged numbers, divided the assignment into manageable pieces, and one teammate volunteered to put the assignment together. At first, I was confused with the requirements, but after receiving guidance from the professor, I understood the expectations. Once the parameters of the assignment were agreed upon and set, everyone has met the established deadlines. I view this exercise as basic-training for when I am charged with larger projects as an administrator and I fully expect that the personality conflicts and obstacles to the effective completion of the assignments will be repeated in future projects. The leadership skills acquired as a part of the cooperative learning group will translate and be useful in my future role as an administrator. For the future, I need to trust the established protocols for completing scheduled tasks. Although I am quick to take on leadership responsibilities, I need to resist the urge to reinvent the wheel. I need to acknowledge that in a long-standing...
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