...A pioneer is someone who opens the door to a new world and inspires people around the world to follow their path. Steve jobs inspires many computer engineers to not to fear failure, Stephen Hawking inspires many physicist to believe in human mind than the universe, Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam inspires many Indian students to dream no matter what setbacks we have got, Beyonce inspires many budding artist to be confident, J K Rowling inspires may people around the world to believe that “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” and so many other pioneers around the world inspires many youngsters to pursue what they believe in. I also have few pioneers who inspired me to pursue a career in constructional industry. They are my college professors, architects and the people I work with. From the masons to the civil engineers, they are the people I meet every day, who no matter...
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...by Bruce Wentworth, AIA, a noted remodeling architect who has worked in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area for over twenty years. He has built hundreds of his own designs, ranging from modest bungalows to large-scale luxury residences. Passionate about historic architecture, Wentworth has also handled numerous historic renovations. He recently put his survey of residential architectural styles in the DC metro area online so that interested viewers can research and identify their own home's period and style, or those of other houses that interest them. Mr. Wentworth’s approach—sensitive remodeling with integrated aesthetics—has led to his work, and that of his creative team, to be featured in House Beautiful, American Bungalow, The New York Times, and on HGTV. His dedication to the fields of residential design and construction is expressed through his extensive writings and featured projects in Architecture DC, Washingtonian, Luxury Homes, and other publications. He continues to receive recognition from his industry with project awards from National Association of Remodeling Industry, Qualified Remodeler, Professional Remodeler, and Remodeling Magazine. Wentworth is a graduate of the School of Architecture—University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and a licensed home-improvement contractor in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia. Bruce Wentworth and his wife Eryl are active participants in Washington’s design and preservation communities. They live in an ever-changing...
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...Establishing a Chinese Kung Fu Club in Australia Strategic Issues Report Executive summary Chinese Kung Fu School, as a based organization for spreading the traditional Chinese culture and improving the public health, has been established for a long time. Recently a Chinese Kung Fu club is planned to open in Australia in order to expand overseas market. However, the investment may cause a number of potential problems which result in cross-culture issues. The report will explore the problems and make recommendations on how to successfully establish the Kung Fu club in Australia. Issues involve various national cultural differences between China and Australia, which include the attitude to Kung Fu, the rules of Kung Fu and the length of the course. Recommendations are made with respect to each of these categories. * Both theory and practice courses should be combined. * A library bar should be established for members. * The brochure should be published which includes the rules of Kung Fu. * Some activities should be held to create active atmosphere. * Mandarin language lessons need to be opened. * Difference length of courses may be suit for degree of members. * Audio-visual materials should be sold to ensure the persistent practice. Background to the project Kung Fu, as a kind of Chinese martial arts, is an important part of traditional Chinese culture. With the development of history, Kung Fu has become a large system which contains various...
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...delivering the Starbucks Experience. What are the NEW Customer Voice attributes? SM CONDUCTED CT, DISCUSSED MISSION, VISION, CORE VALUES, CV, LEGENDARY SERVICE, DRESS CODE, STORE TOUR, STORE POLICIES/RULES ETC., WHAT IS EXPECTED FROM ME. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF A BARISTA. New Customer Voice Attributes A. Speed of Service B. Employees Went Above and Beyond C. Employees got the order right D. Beverage tasted great E. Food tasted great F. Interior Cleanliness 4 PILLARS OF THE WORLD CLASS CUSTOMER SERVICE a. ANTICIPATE- 5 types of customers- Hurried, New, Retail, Regular and Dissatisfied customer b. CONNECT- we connect to offer FRIENDLINESS to all (be genuine) c. PERSONALIZE- We handcraft to fit the unique TASTE of our customers. (Customizations, add ons, suggesting non fat soy etc) d. OWN- we own our actions and are TRUSTED to create highly satisfied customers (how do we get our customers to come back more) 5 GREEN APRON BEHAVIORS a. BE WELCOMING – OFFER EVERYONE A SENSE OF BELONGING b. BE GENUINE – CONNECT, DISCOVER AND RESPOND c. BE KNOWLEDGEABLE – LOVE WHAT YOU DO, SHARE IT WITH OTHERS d. BE CONSIDERATE – TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, EACH OTHER AND OUR ENVIRONMENT e. BE INVOLVED – IN THE STORE, IN THE COMPANY AND IN THE COMMUNITY B2 What is the New Starbucks Mission and Values? Pick one “value” that...
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...referring to math facts. Students are expected to be able to recall facts without spending time thinking about them, counting on their fingers, using manipulatives, etc (Yermish, 2011). . In order to become a fluent reader, a person must memorize the sounds that letters make and the sounds that those letters make when combined with other letters. Knowing math facts, combinations of numbers, is just as critical to becoming fluent in math. Numbers facts are to math as the alphabet is to reading, without them a person cannot fully succeed. (Yermish, 2011 and Marquez, 2010). A “known” fact is one that is “answered automatically and correctly without counting” (Greenwald, 2011). In order for a child to achieve academically, the child must master basic facts. A child's progress with problem-solving, algebra and higher-order math concepts is negatively impacted by a lack of fact fluency. As a result, a child's overall self confidence and general academic performance will decline (Groves, 2011). In the...
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...Reproducible Skills Pages, Including: >>Body & Brain Science >>Reading Comprehension >>Graphs, Charts >>Critical Thinking >>Sequencing 14 Drug Education Activities FROM SCHOLASTIC AND THE SCIENTISTS OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES STEPHEN KRONINGER(ILLUSTRATION) Dear Teacher, One of the most important things you can do as a teacher is to give your students information about the health effects of drug abuse. Together with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), we’ve put together this 16-page book of reproducibles, full of facts and activities on drugs of abuse. This book is just one component of our ongoing drug education program, “Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body,” a partnership between NIDA and Scholastic Inc. These skills pages can be used alone or to support and extend the feature articles that appeared in your classroom magazine in the 2002- 2003 school year and are continuing this year. This book includes an introduction to the brain, that crucial organ so vulnerable to drugs of abuse. Then, we focus on the health effects of specific drugs, including marijuana, inhalants, nicotine, steroids, prescription drugs, club drugs, heroin, and cocaine. While you can use these reproducibles to support a drug education, health, or human-body science curriculum, the activities extend into other areas. In order to complete the activities, students must read charts and graphs...
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...The Talent Code – Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How Introduction – The Girl Who Did a Month’s Worth of Practice in Six Minutes: * Media coverage tends to treat each hotbed as a singular phenomenon, but in truth they are all part of a larger and older pattern * Consider the artists of the Italian Renaissance, during which the city of Florence (population 70,000) suddenly produced an explosion of geniuses that has never been seen before * The questions echo – where does this extraordinary talent come from? How does it grow? * Clarissa, part of a study by music psychologists that tracked her progress at the clarinet for several years * Based on her aptitude tests and the testimony of her teacher, parents and her self, she possessed no music gifts * Good musical ear, but her motivation was below average * In the study’s written section, she responded “because I’m supposed to” as her reason for practicing * Nonetheless, she had become famous in music-science circles * Since on an average morning, the camera would capture this average kid doing something un-average, in 5 minutes and 40 seconds, she accelerated her learning speed by 10x and she didn’t even notice * Her music sounded pretty bad, common sense would lead us to believe that Clarissa is failing, but this would be wrong * She has a blueprint in her mind that she’s constantly comparing herself too, she’s not ignoring errors, she’s hearing...
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...Master's Prepared Nurse Interview Eduardo Mariano Grand Canyon University Theoretical Foundations for Nursing Roles and Practice NUR502 July 31, 2013 Master's Prepared Nurse Interview Interview This is an interview of a Master’s- prepared nurse who has recently assumed an Assistant Director of Nursing position. The aim of the interview is to show how a graduate of a Master of Science in Nursing would adequately prepare a nurse to assume a higher role in the field of nursing practice, education or administration. This achievement offers the individual with many opportunities for growth and opens the door to different career possibilities. I chose to interview B.A., a fellow instructor at the Anaheim nursing school where we teach. Aside from knowing that she is optimally qualified to fill her post, I am also awed by how she rose from the ranks, and how she values education as the tool to reach for her dreams. Overview of Career B.A. started her career after graduating as a Medical Assistant at Everest College (formerly Bryman College), La Palma in 1991. She worked from 1991 – 1993 at a surgical group practice clinic in Cypress, and was responsible for the back room. She gained clinical experience while assessing patients, taking vital signs, assisting doctors and performing venipunctures and injections. Not content with her work, she continued with her studies and became a Certified Nursing Assistant from Long Beach City College in 1993. She worked at the Skylight Convalescent...
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... however, with negotiation skills training. Such training is beyond the scope of this site; however, many good texts on negotiation are available (summaries of several can be found at http://www.colorado.edu/conflict) and a few particularly useful excerpts are summarized in this online training program. In general, it is useful to know and understand the difference between integrative (or win-win) negotiation strategies and distributive (or win-lose) strategies. Win-win strategies are most useful when it is possible to develop a solution to a problem in which both (or all) sides win, or at least come out ahead of where they would, were the conflict to continue. When this is possible, following the rules of principled negotiation is usually the best approach. When the situation is unavoidably win-lose, however, as it often is (at least in part) in intractable conflicts, then principled negotiation is unlikely to work. In that case, either distributive negotiation (which is much more adversarial) or a needs-based approach (such as analytical problem solving) is more likely to yield success. Do you feel that someone is continually taking advantage of you? Do you seem to have to fight your corner aggressively, or ally with others, to win the resources you need? Or do you struggle to get what you want from people whose help you need, but over whom you have little direct authority? If so, you may need to brush up your win-win negotiation skills. There are different styles...
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...knowledge and getting new experience all the time. Moreover, dealing only with already existing technologies and media formats is not enough. It’s obvious to me that to build a successful career I must search for new solutions and be able to predict what will be happening in the industry and how I will be able to use new achievements in my professional activity. The Emerging Media and Communication program deals with media of the future and provides its students a possibility to be prepared for future evolution of media and its results. As a successful specialist in existing systems and technologies, I see my future professional development in managing emerging media and getting theoretical basis for their development, implementation and work in this field. That is the main reason why the EMAC program fully corresponds to my personal and professional goals. In my opinion this program will help me to think deeper, find new opportunities and chances to use my skills and knowledge in new spheres of activity. My goal is to be ahead and to master the latest digital technologies. There is no doubt that managing new technologies requires serious technical, analytical and mathematics skills. Proper education is obligatory to participate in the program successfully. The fact that I have a bachelor’s degree in electronics and master’s degree in mathematics, know several computer languages (c, c++ and visual basic) proves that I have all necessary knowledge and skills to manage the tasks...
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...companies running and adapting is paramount. Not only does the manager have to be a talented individual he has to have qualities of working as a great team player and certain qualities. A talented manager must have the skills of motivation to keep the team going, He must be willing to learn from mistakes made in the past and he must understand that respect has to be earned and is not a right. Penguin’s vice president Chris Kolbe have demonstrated that he possesses most of the skills discussed above and more and have taken the business to new altitudes altogether. Even though the Kolbe seems to be doing a reasonable job, this essay intends to point out two key skills which Kolbe must master in his job and also this essay intends to explain the importance of communication in the two skills discussed in detail. The first main skill that Kolbe must have as a senior manager (Vice President) is that of being a motivator for the team. When the going gets tough just as it did for the Penguin, it takes tough employees and tough managers to come out of the situations and emerge as winners. To achieve this task a manager has to be a great motivator. Motivation in itself is a science and art, even though some people have a natural flair for motivation, others can learn this skill. There have been many studies where the methods of motivation for employees have been exploited in great detail. Some of the prominent theories include Hezberg’s two factor theory,...
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...exist both in the United States and other countries. Our economies move to a more globalized environment a global standard or accounting methods and guidelines has become necessary. Over the past decades with the help of the Internet we have seen our economy grow from a national one to a global one. With this comes new challenges and opportunities. Companies can have potential investors in other countries as well at home. For foreign investors to look at U.S. based companies they need to have a financial standard that they can understand. For this both the U.S. and European country’s have come to the conclusion that a unified accounting standard needed to further our economies. There are two bodies’ we will review, from the U.S. the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). The International Accounting Standards Board (ISAB) is composed of multiple nations members voluntarily. The relationship of these standard setters, and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) equivalents of the U.S’s Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) original pronouncements. Finally we will look at how the MSA program prepares students for a professional life within the accounting profession. “Because of national differences, the financial accounting standards applied to the accounting data reported by multinational companies often vary significantly from country to country. This has necessitated the demand for global...
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...problems. For us as leaders to help our soldiers with these problems, we must educate ourselves so we can identify these symptoms. That is where Master Resilience Training (MRT) comes into play. Until we get educated, understand how people react to different situations, then, and only then, can we help our soldiers when they need it the most. We have to care. We have to get involved. Our soldiers deserve good leaders, they deserve the best because they are the best and the future on our army. Our Leadership and Master Resilience Training Family problems, alcohol problems, drugs, suicides, and sexual assaults are some of the problems that our soldiers are struggling with when returning from deployments. To tackle these problems and to help our soldiers more effectively, the army created what we now know as Master Resilience Training (MRT). MRT teaches us how to identify the different symptoms so we can be able to recognize them in our soldiers and be able to help them to cope with those issues. That is what MRT teaches us. It gives us the tools to recognize our weaknesses and allow us to rebound from failure. The only way that us as leaders can help our soldiers is by educating ourselves in this matter and accept it as an important tool. As leaders, we have to be more involved and this is the purpose of my paper. I will discuss how Be Serious About It, Staying Involved, Recognizing Challenges, and...
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...Traditional manager vs new manager Traditional manager: 1. Think of self as the boss,2. Follows organizational chain of command. 3. Works within a set organizational structure. 4. Makes most decisions alone, 5. Tries to master one major discipline, 6. Demands long hours and hard work. New manager:: 1. Thinks of self as team leader, coach, consultant, 2.deals with enyone necessary to get the job done, 3. Changes organizational structure in response to market changes (flexible,adaptable). 4.invites others to join in decision making. 5.shares information with others 6. Tries to master broad array of disciplines(subject areas). 7. Demands results from the employees(its not necessarily how long you work, the managers wants to see results. Managerial skills::: Technical skills;; are the skills that have to do with a particular job that you are related. Conceptual skills;;the ability to see the big picture in buss wich means being able to see how the different part of a business interact and depend on each other. Interpersonal skills;;how you communicate with other people. Communication skills;; the way in wich a person is able to send out information to others. Political skills;;being able to efficiently network with other people. Decision making skills;; analyzing different sets of information that a manager is face with and making a decision making a decision baed upon the information that is presented to you. Negotiation skills;; trying to get different groups of people who have...
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...ITC2004T Textile Studies II Assignment 2 Topic: The history of weaving Background Weaving is not only one of the oldest craft in the world but also one of the significant production methods that sill in use in textile industry. After a thousands year of development, it also becomes the history of human being. In the following, brief information and the history of weaving, including time of Upper Paleolithic Age, Neolithic time, the Middle Ages, the industrial revolution and today, will be discussed. Weaving is the interlacing of two lines of thread, which is known as warp and weft, on a loom at right angles to each other. The warp is the set of vertical thread while the weft means the set of horizontal threads. One warp thread is known as an end. One weft thread is known as a pick. Weaving can be done by hands or machines, which is called as looms. Looms were made by wooden frame and is now made by electronic weaving machine. Although there were different electronic weaving machine, hand weaving is still in practice at the moment. Upper Paleolithic age In the Upper Paleolithic age, the first string was developed by the early man. Handfuls of plant fibers were twisted together. It developed to produce a fine string or thread. This finding leads to the first woven textiles, which varieties sizes of threads and strings knotted and laced together to produce useful items, and opens the era of weaving, spinning and sewing. It was first used to produce interlace...
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