...AEIS 102 Summer 2015 TED Talk Directory You will listen to one of the following talks. Look at the talk titles and descriptions. Go the survey site and select on that has not been chose. Then go to |# |Title |Description | |1 |Could your language affect your |What can economists learn from linguists? Behavioral economist Keith Chen introduces a fascinating pattern | | |ability to save money? |from his research: that languages without a concept for the future -- "It rain tomorrow," instead of "It will| | | |rain tomorrow" -- correlate strongly with high savings rates. | |2 |A mini robot – powered by your phone |Your smartphone may feel like a friend -- but a true friend would give you a smile once in a while. Keller | | | |Rinaudo demonstrates Romo, the smartphone-powered mini robot who can motor along with you on a walk, slide | | | |you a cup of coffee across the table, and react to you with programmable expressions. | |3 |The emergence of “4D printing” |3D printing has grown in sophistication since the late 1970s; TED Fellow Skylar Tibbits is shaping the next | | | ...
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...Communication and Crisis HCS 320 May 20, 2013 Teresa Shook Communication and Crisis An Emergency Management Director’s job is very complex. That person is responsible for not only coordinating with other agencies, but also ensuring proper communication with them as well as the media and the public to keep them informed as to the status of the damage, cleanup efforts, and other needs as they arise. In the case of Hurricane Katrina, the director must communicate and coordinate efforts with the EPA, Red Cross, other FEMA departments, and the federal government to ensure that all proper bases are covered to monitor and coordinate the cleanup and shelter of those people affected by the hurricane. The director must also communicate with news media and the public as to the scope of the disaster, what is being done for the victims, and what the public can do to help with recovery. There are several advantages to communicating within the various organizations that are teaming up to help the victims and clean up the aftermath. The first is that each organization has its own strengths and weaknesses when it comes to certain capabilities and they can pool resources to help get things done in a timely fashion. A second advantage is that by getting the information out to different local organizations, they can begin to recruit volunteers to help with gathering food, water, or other materials for the victims quickly, and even nearby towns can begin to help set up shelter areas...
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...and most importantly, by eating foods made traveling chef. Good food and drink is the key to successful festival. There is always a variety of food and drinks, but sometimes it depends on a person status in the social hierarchy, they are allowed to consume. Medieval castle society like a trapezoid, the most important position in the top rung of the ladder, and in the bottom of the least important. It is important to know what foods to eat different categories are allowed, because it also affects what is available so that they have at the festival. Each festival is different, what categories of individuals belonging to what happened there is really dependent. For those living in the medieval period, the fair will have the luxury food, color, music and noise mound. A good example of this is Robert Dudley (as described above), the festival ran in honor of the Queen nineteen days. Festivals also use traders from other communities and nations in these times to a small town, selling and trading their products, such as silk, herbs, exotic foods, and...
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...Kaitlyn B. MK301-03 April 6, 2014 “Marketing YOU” Assignment Objective for this assignment: Products offer companies value and benefits. By marketing ME, I am going to be talking about the unique qualities and attributes about myself to market to a potential job or company. What sets me apart from others? What do potential customers (employers) need and want? My Mission Statement: To bring light to the lives of others and walk with my best foot forward with a smile on my face. Ideal external/internal environments for me as an Individual: - Internally I can see myself working in really any environment type, but ideally I would prefer working in positive environments. Working alongside happy people who make the best out of life brings the best out in me, and as a personal goal I aim to bring the best out of others if they are not already there. There are lyrics written by an amazingly talented group of men called The Beatles that I choose to live by, and those are “If the sun has faded away, I’ll try to make it shine.” These lyrics mean a lot to me because before actually hearing them this is a motto that I have always lived by I just couldn’t find the words to describe it. I like to know that the people I am working alongside with are happy and confident in their abilities, and if there’s any way that I can help impact them then I am there. When I know that the people around me are in a positive place, I know that I am too and that motivates me as a leader to uphold...
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...Chapter 8,9,& 10 1. Are Taoism and Confucianism truly religions argue both sides. Taoism and Confucianism are two very different religious traditions of ancient China. Both Taoism and Confucianism cannot clearly be explained as a religion with certain doctrines and rituals as other well –known religions. As religious and social forces, they have coexisted for centuries in China and have spread to other Asian regions. The name Taoism is taken from the title of the book called “Tao Te Ching, which translates to “the way of nature. Taoism is based on the ancient Chinese understanding of the universe. Historically, the origin of Taoist philosophy is unclear, but it is said that the founder of Taoism is Lao-tzu, who lived in the sixth century B.C.E. Taoism can be described in terms of its history and its effects on Chinese people, nut it cannot be clearly delineated as a religion with a certain body of doctrine and rituals of Chinese antiquity. Philosophically, for Taoism, the ideal life is one that is lived in harmony with the way of this shifting nature. By the early centuries of the Common Era, Taoism had been converted into a religion complete with gods, priests, temples and sacrifices. In the modern days, Taoism is mainly associated with charms, exorcisms and magical attempts to prolong life, in which there is a self-generating force called chi (rather than there being a Creator Deity). This force manifests two interplaying aspects: yin and yang. Yin is the dark...
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...that the sustainable management of the natural environment is key to the future prosperity of all the countries where we operate. Our approach to managing environmental issues is built on the effective integration of the environment discipline into our core business and the development of appropriate policies and tools to aid their implementation. This process is underpinned by our ISO 14001 compliant management systems. Within this framework we develop holistic management solutions individually tailored to the environmental, social and economic contexts of each of our operations. This in turn means that we are sensitive to local needs and place particular emphasis on forging strategic partnerships with governments, local communities and Non-Governmental Organisations to find creative solutions to environmental challenges wherever we operate. In addition to our focus on developing effective management systems, our ongoing investment in building the capability of the environment discipline across the Family of Companies has also enabled us to respond to environmental challenges beyond the traditional mining focus area of land rehabilitation. Biodiversity, energy and water management are now specific areas of discipline expertise within the Family of Companies. Highlights In 2008, we used 37.2 million m3 of new (potable and non-potable) water at our mining operations (2007: 41.4 million m3). Our use of reusedrecycled water increased to 28.1 million...
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...SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE FACULTY OF FORESTRY AND NATURE CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SPECIAL PROJECT PROPOSAL TITLE: OPPORTUNISTIC SAMPLING AS A TOOL FOR SURVEILLANCE OF PARASITIC DISEASES IN WILD ANIMALS; A CASE OF MIKUMI NATONAL PARK STUDENT NAME: KIBONA, Juma A REG. NUMBER: WLM/D/11/T/0057 A SPECIAL PROJECT PROPOSAL SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BARCHELOR OF SCIENCE IN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT FROM THE SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, MOROGORO – TANZANIA SUPERVISOR: Prof. E.K. BATAMUZI 2013/2014 0 Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................. 2 1.1 BACKGROUND OF INFORMATION ............................................................................................. 2 1.2 Statement of the Research Problem .................................................................................................... 4 1.3 OBJECTIVE ....................................................................................................................................... 6 1.3.0 General objective ............................................................................................................................. 6 1.3.1 Specific objectives ....................................................................................................................... 6 1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS...................
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...others will be done to us, if not in this life then in another. The Hindu is thoroughly convinced that violence which he commits will return to him by a cosmic process that is unerring. Two thousand years ago South India’s weaver saint Tiruvalluvar said it so simply, “All suffering recoils on the wrongdoer himself. Thus, those desiring not to suffer refrain from causing others pain” (Tirukural 320). A similar view can be found in the Jain Acharanga Sutra: “To do harm to others is to do harm to oneself. You are he whom you intend to kill. You are he whom you intend to dominate. We corrupt ourselves as soon as we intend to corrupt others. We kill ourselves as soon as we intend to kill others.” Many today are wondering how we might move from violence to nonviolence, how mankind might transform itself from approval of killing to opposition to it. The Hindu knows...
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...century. In the 1960s, more change was happening than the Cultural Revolution in the United States. Specialized medicine was starting to take shape, altering the size and scope of general practice. From this, there have been unintended consequences to how primary care is practiced. While congress passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010 to reform healthcare, it was more concerned about tackling health insurance and did little to address the issues facing primary care. This piece is designed to give the reader a look into how the general practice of health care has changed over time, the challenges it still faces, and the resources that could provide the solutions. Main Composition Throughout history, mankind has made leaps and bounds to advance the practice of medicine. Many of these improvements have happened within the last century. When it comes to the practice of generalized medicine, these advances have altered its shape size, scope, and structure. In the United States, there have been some consequences to these changes in primary care that, if the right adjustments or corrections are not made, could be detrimental to healthcare delivery. General Medicine in the Past It would be best to begin with just how the general practice was before being labeled primary care. The term “Primary Care,” was brought about in the 1960s to distinguish and emphasize the role of generalized medicine as new specializations were developing, driven by technology (Hoff,...
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...Communities Creating OPPORTUNITY NOW Agenda—October 18th, 2011, 6:30pm to 8:15pm Yellow highlight=needs revision or update Magenta highlight=program team help cue the audience to participate through applause, sign waving, cheers, standing Red means this is a pin question—commitment question we are asking to those present in the audience or our elected officials or civic leaders. Green highlight means we will reinforce this point with a power point slide or graph. 6:00 pm God's Power Band will provide transition music. They will also perform one solo song midway during the program. 6:10 pm Come Together Choirs Start: 1. Congregation/Choir name: Our Lady of Peace Catholic Song selection: "Con Fe" (5min) Number of people in choir: 12-15 2. Congregation/Choir name: St. Peter CME - Song selection: "Let the Glory of the Lord Rise Among Us" (5min) Number of people in choir: 12-15 3. Congregation/Choir name: Ander's Choir Song selection: "STILL NEED SONG TITLE"? (5min) Number of people in choir: 6 6:30pm Logistics & Recognition of I AM exhibit: (Co-Chairs) * REV. JOHNSON: Welcome, as you are finding your seats, please make sure you have signed in, have an Opportunity Now sticker! Restrooms can be found in the main lobby to the right. Make sure to turn your cell phones off. Translation headsets are available. * ORLANDO GALLARD0: Tenemos equipos de traduccion en la mesa de registracion...
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...Enron - Were they the Crookedest Guys in the Room? The Rise of the Big "E" In May 1985, InterNorth Incorporated and Houston Natural Gas announced that they would merge. Their combined value was an estimated $2.3 billion. These firms were two of the largest gas pipeline companies in the United States. As part of the negotiations, the chairman and CEO of InterNorth, Sam Segnar, would be the head of the new entity until January 1, 1987, when the chairman and CEO of Houston Natural Gas, Kenneth Lay, would take over. The new company was initially called HNG/lnterNorth and later was renamed Enron.' Lay's first choice for the new name of the company was “Enteron,” but that was scrapped just days before it was announced to the public when Lay learned that enteron was the name for the digestive tract. In 1990, Lay created a division of Enron called Enron Finance Corporation and hired Jeffrey Skilling to run the company. Skilling had been an accounting consultant to Enron through the firm of McKinsey & Company. Lay was so impressed with the accounting systems that Skilling developed for Enron that he custom-tailored the lead position at Enron Finance Corporation for him. By 1995, Enron had become the largest independent natural gas company in the United States. In 1996, Andrew Fastow, Enron's chief financial officer and one of the key players in Enron's downfall, was almost fired from Enron when he did an unsatisfactory job of managing a retail unit of Enron that competed...
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...edu) Course Objectives I have taught this course since late in the last century. Today, as we approach a second global recession, helping people learn how to translate a “great idea” into a real business will play a role in speeding the beginning of a new recovery. For that reason, I have made several significant changes to this course. First, I have done away with the individual midterm. The “next” recovery will be a group effort. So will your midterm. Second, I have assigned you two books. These are the best books out there on how to think about innovation and then translate your thoughts into a business that can make things that people want to buy. They will become “let me read that again,” go-to books that you will use long after you graduate from UT. Third, I am going to press myself and all of you harder than I ever have. I fear that this new global recession will be deeper and more destructive than the one that hit us in 2007-2009. And that recession was the worst since 1948. I want to make sure that each and every one of you is prepared to take advantage of the economic chaos that is buffeting the world. So, let us get started. Everyone has “great” ideas for a new business. But turning that idea into a functioning business is very hard to do. This course is for students who want to learn how to...
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...or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s). Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it. Licensed to: iChapters User This is an electronic version of the print textbook. Due to electronic rights restrictions, some third party content may be suppressed. Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. The publisher reserves the right to remove content from this title at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it. For valuable information on pricing, previous editions, changes to current editions, and alternate formats, please visit www.cengage.com/highered to search by ISBN#, author, title, or keyword for materials in your areas of interest. Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s). Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional...
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...NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA THESIS THE CHINA-INDIA-PAKISTAN WATER CRISIS: PROSPECTS FOR INTERSTATE CONFLICT by James F. Brennan September 2008 Thesis Co-Advisors: Alice Lyman Miller Feroz Khan Approved for public release, distribution is unlimited THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instruction, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302, and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0704-0188) Washington DC 20503. 1. AGENCY USE ONLY (Leave blank) 2. REPORT DATE 3. REPORT TYPE AND DATES COVERED September 2008 Master’s Thesis 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE: The China-India-Pakistan Water Crisis: Prospects for 5. FUNDING NUMBERS Interstate Conflict 6. AUTHOR(S) James F. Brennan, Lieutenant, United States Navy 7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA 93943-5000 9. SPONSORING /MONITORING AGENCY...
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...PP. 70 – 82 European Journal of Business and Social Sciences, Vol. 1, No. 5, pp 70-82, August 2012. URL: http://www.ejbss.com/recent.aspx ISSN: 2235 -767X IMPACT OF EMPLOYEES SAFETY CULTURE ON ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN SHELL BONNY TERMINAL INTEGRATED PROJECT (BTIP) Dr. M.O. Agwu, MNIM, MNISP Department of Business Administration, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State ABSTRACT he paper focuses on the impact of employees’ safety culture on organizational performance (improved management/employees safety practices, enhanced productivity, increased profitability and reduced accident/ incident rate) in shell bonny terminal integrated project. It defines employees’ safety culture as a product of individual and group values, attitudes, perceptions, competencies, and patterns of behavior that determine the level of commitment, style and proficiency of an organization’s safety management system. It assumes that inculcation of employees’ safety culture on the workforce at the task level using behavior-based safety culture approach (enforcement and education) has an influence on employees’ safety performance as well as on company performance: enhancement of productivity, profitability and loss control through reduction of accident/incident rate. The paper posits that: if construction companies in Shell Bonny terminal integrated project (BTIP) inculcate safety culture in their workforce through changing employees’ attitude to safety, there...
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