...thousand years the widespread belief was that the earth was stationary and at the center of the universe. Since that time, through a series of discoveries it has been proved that the earth not stationary and it is not at the center of the universe. The Ptolemaic system was developed early in the first century by Claudius Ptolemy who believed like most Greek Scholars in the geocentric view that the earth was stationary and at the center of the universe. Over one thousand years later, Nicolas Copernicus, a mathematician and astronomer believed in the heliocentric theory that it was not the earth, but the sun that was the center of the universe. His book, “On the Revolution of the Heavenly Spheres” laid the groundwork for future observations and discoveries and his work became known as the Copernican model. Galileo’s observations through the use of a telescope he built, was able to provide the evidence needed to support the heliocentric theory. In 1572 Tyler Brahe discovered a new star and after sixteen months it disappeared from site. This discovery conflicted with earlier views that the stars were fixed. (Space Discovery website, n.d.) Based on his observations and measurements of our solar system, Brahe proposed a model that fell in between the Ptolemaic and Copernican models. (The Obervations of Tycho Brahe, n.d.) His discoveries and writings were central to the advancement in understanding of our solar system. Johannes Kepler discovered that the planets orbit around...
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...duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. ii PART I Introduction to Civil Litigation Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................iv PART I INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL LITIGATION CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 Litigation and the Paralegal..................................................................................................................1 The Courts and Jurisdiction .................................................................................................................2 PART II INITIATING LITIGATION CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 7 Preliminary Considerations and Procedures.......................................................................................9 Investigation and Evidence .................................................................................................................10 The Complaint......................................................................................................................................12 Responses to the Complaint ................................................................................................................18 Motion Practice ....................................................................................................................................23 PART III DISCOVERY CHAPTER 8 CHAPTER 9 CHAPTER 10 CHAPTER 11...
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...being attacked by a shark. | Central Idea | : | Even though the likelihood of you being attack by a shark is low, it is still common and that is why it is important to know why sharks attack human, the type of sharks that attack human and knowing the steps on how to avoid being attacked by a shark. | INTRODUCTION I. Imagine this, A. You are happily swimming and playing in the sea with your friends or family. B. Suddenly, something brushes against your leg and you look around but could not identify what it is because the water is a bit murky. C. The next thing you know, someone is being attacked. II. Shark attacks are common but the probability of you being attack is low compared to being struck by lightning or being stung by a bee. A. On average, 10 people are killed by sharks per year. B. In 2011, 17 fatalities occurred out of 118 recorded shark attacks. C. Even though the duration of men and women spend their time in the ocean are almost the same, 90% of shark attacks happened to men. III. The information that we are going to share to you today mostly from Discovery’s website and National Geographic’s website. IV. Today, we would like to inform you why sharks attack human, the species of sharks that commonly attack human and how to protect yourself from being attacked by sharks. (Transition: Let’s start with the reasons why sharks attack human.) BODY I. In most cases of shark attack, it is actually an exploratory bite. A...
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...Pharmaceutical Industry: New Drug Development Semester: 2012 Day of Week/Time: Office Hours: Class Website: Overview This course provides a detailed overview of the drug and biologics development process from discovery through regulatory approval. Special attention is given to the roles, functions and significance of the various disciplines involved in the R&D process, their interactions with each other, and the strategic management of these functions. Attention will also be given to key technologies used throughout the R&D process. The economics of pharmaceutical R&D as well as trends in licensing, outsourcing and partnerships will be covered. The student will gain an understanding of R&D strategy and the relationship between R&D and overall organizational success. Pedagogy The course will employ lectures notes, assigned readings, case analyses, individual homework assignments, and a final project. Each student will analyze three cases from the Harvard Business Review involving pharmaceutical companies. The final project will be a written paper touching on some aspect of managing pharmaceutical research and development. Relationship of Course to the Rest of the Curriculum The pharma value chain comprises all of the functional business elements from drug discovery through commercialization, and includes critical supporting functions, such as supply chain logistics and regulatory and compliance. IT is an enabler at the strategic...
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...Discovery Project: A Venture in Merging Brands, 65 Points Total: Introduction The Discovery Project will aid in identifying essential criteria you must consider as you pursue any organization. To outpace your competition, you will need to create a connection between the employer’s brand and your personal brand. In the four-step Personal Branding Process (Discover, Create, Communicate, Maintain), this jump-starts the Discovery stage. You will spend time finding key information and career opportunities on your selected organization that will be used in composing your resume, cover letter, personal brand pitch, online applications, and interview responses. Tasks You will: 1. Identify the name, and other criteria, of a company/organization (Part 1) for whom you would like to work, the Focus (Part 2), and its Competition (Part 3) and submit these in one document to the Blackboard Assignment Drop Box in a Microsoft Word document, by Friday, September 2, 2011 2. Review its website, if available, and other resources uncovered through our “Discovery Project” lecture for essential information that will be used in marketing yourself as a prospective hire 3. Collect and record this information so that you may draw from it and build your brand for future assignments 4. Compare and merge your and your organization’s brands so that you will gain experience promoting yourself to an array of employers 5. Submit the remainder of the Project (Parts 4 and 5) for grading in the Blackboard...
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...Introduction The term ‘online’ is the state of being connected to a network of computers or other devices. This term is often used to refer to someone who is currently connected to the internet. Information system is an integrated set of components for collecting, storing, processing, and communicating information. Individuals, corporations, and businesses alike all rely on information systems to manage their operations, compete in the marketplace, supply services, and balance daily lives. As an example, corporations rely on information systems to process financial accounts, manage human resources, provide basic services, study, shop, and bank. An information system (IS) is defined by the free dictionary as a set of inter-related components working together to collect, retrieve, process, store, and distribute information in order to facilitate the planning, control, coordination, analysis, and decision making in companies and other organizations. The World Wide Web (WWW) has become the largest sources of information. However, its content cannot be manipulated in a general way because of two main issues: (1) Finding relevant information is a difficult task and (2) the web is unstructured. Search engines such as Altavista, Google, Lycos, and many others offer some form of structure and comfort to users, however, their query facilities are often limited and come in the form of HTML pages. Most of the information present on the web is stored in a HTML format. HTML is...
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...Data Mining Information Systems for Decision Making 10 December 2013 Abstract Data mining the next big thing in technology, if used properly it can give businesses the advance knowledge of when they are going to lose customers or make them happy. There are many benefits of data mining and it can be accomplished in different ways. The problem with data mining is that it is only as reliable as the data going in and the way it is handled. There are also privacy concerns with data mining. Keywords: data mining, benefits, privacy concerns Data Mining Benefits of Data Mining for a Business Data mining can be explained as the process of a business collecting data on their customers or potential customers to increase customer business. A business will collect data on their customers or potential customers and use that data to give them coupons, promote sells, and analyze buying and selling trends. Data mining can benefit the customer as well as the business. Data mining can be used in the retail industry, the finance industry, and the healthcare industry. Any industry can benefit from data mining but those are the top three (Turban & Volonino, 2011). Data mining is a way for large businesses to get to know their customers. The information gathered from data mining can let a large company learn what their customers want and how they want it. It can also benefit large companies get to know their employees, the company can learn how to satisfy their...
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...The Hindenburg Disaster Eng110 Abstract This paper talks about the German zeppelin, The Hindenburg. In this paper I discuss the theories behind the cause of the tragic event that took place. I discuss whether it was the paint or the gas inside that was the main cause. I provide my opinion on the reason it happened. I also give examples from websites and a popular television series on the discovery and science channels. I discuss how they try to figure out why this actually happened. The Hindenburg Disaster May 6th 1937 is a day that went down in history. This is the day that the German zeppelin, which is an air or in the case of The Hindenburg a gas filled ship. (Wise Geek, n.d.)These ships were named after their creator Ferdinand von Zeppelin. The Hindenburg exploded killing many people. It took less than thirty seconds. While the exact cause is unknown there have been many theories. The most popular theories include that it was the hydrogen in the bladder of the balloon and that the skin of the ship was painted with a mixture of chemicals that is used in the making of a mixture known as thermite. Recently I was watching a television show called Mythbusters on the Discovery channel. They said on their website (Discovery Channel, n.d.) that a retired NASA scientist conducted test and proved that is was the paint not the gas that caused the zeppelin to go down. Well the Mythbusters conducted their own test to test such claims. The Hindenburg was a German made zeppelin...
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...Marketing of Discovery Point Contest page Discovery Point in couple sentences 2 SWOT analysis 2 PEST analysis 3 Answers from marketing questionnaire 4 Marketing objectives 10 Marketing programme 10 Promotion plan 11 Media Plan 11 Press release 12 Discovery Point in couple sentences Discovery Point is the home of RRS Discovery, the ship which was built to take Captain Scott on his first expedition to Antarctica. With audio-visual shows, computer-based multimedia and displays of the actual artefacts of the crew this award-winning visitor attraction transports back in time to Antarctica in 1901. There is opportunity to learn about the men of Discovery and their amazing scientific discoveries. This is the story of Discovery from her beginnings in Dundee and Captain Scott’s remarkable Antarctic expedition, through her long ocean-going career until her final journey home. SWOT analysis Strengths Strengths Profitable organization with a well-known name and product line. Nice, well-trained staff. Reputation for creatively developing new products. Excellent locations makes this attraction visible for everyone. Profitable organization with a well-known name and product line. Nice, well-trained staff. Reputation for creatively developing new products. Excellent locations makes this attraction visible for everyone. Opportunities Opportunities New development of Waterfront and being in the one of the fastest growing area in Scotland can attract...
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...Inventions and Discoveries Paper Ryan Fagen University of Phoenix HIS 458 January 30, 2013 Stephanie Fink De Backer Inventions and Discoveries Paper The invention of the telescope and the microscope has led to many great discoveries that have been of great significance to us, the human race. First we will take a look at the telescope and provide some significant examples. Second we will look at the discoveries that came from the invention of the microscope and the impact they both had on our development as humans and our place in the universe. In addition to providing examples of significant discoveries, I will offer my opinion as to why these discoveries challenged traditions and changed society as a whole. The National Geographic Society (1996) website, since the first telescope was invented, there has been much advancement in the design and the types of telescopes used. Besides the early refracting telescope used by Galileo or the more modern reflecting telescope used by Hubble, the telescope has changed the way look at the cosmos and what we know of the universe. Telescopes are classified by the task performed. Some names given to the different types of telescopes are astrograph, comet seeker, graphic telescope infrared telescope, solar telescope, space telescope, or zenith telescope The invention of the telescope in the 17th century has brought forth many significant discoveries but none more significant then that of the Earth, Moon and other planets orbit around...
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...BIO 101 Principles of Biology Program Council The Academic Program Councils for each college oversee the design and development of all University of Phoenix curricula. Council members include full-time and practitioner faculty members who have extensive experience in this discipline. Teams of full-time and practitioner faculty content experts are assembled under the direction of these councils to create specific +courses within the academic program. Copyright Copyright 2009 by the University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. University of Phoenix® is a registered trademark of Apollo Group, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft®, Windows®, and Windows NT® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks or their respective companies. Use of these marks is not intended to imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation. Edited in accordance with University of Phoenix® editorial standards and practices. Course Syllabus Course Title: | BIO 101 Principles of Biology | Course Schedule: | April 25, 2011 to May 23, 2011 | Course Location/ Times/Newsgroup: | Henderson CampusMonday, 6:00 pm to 10:00 pmHEFOUN78E | Required Text: | Simon, E. J., Reece, J. B., Dickey, J. L. (2010). Essential biology with physiology. (3rd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Pearson/Benjamin Cummings. Note: All required text materials can be found on the...
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...controversial topic over the past few decades, especially in the United States. Before the 1970s, the word “fetology” had not even come into existence. As knowledge of this subject expanded, the development of the Ultrasound led to many discoveries about the human fetus. Unfortunately, another fruit of the Ultrasound’s discovery was that of abortion. Statistics show that “39% of deaths in the United States are due to abortion”, making it the number one reason of deaths in the country ("ABORTION: The Number One Cause Of American Deaths.") Additionally, the total average of worldwide cases of abortion adds up to “115,000”. Yet the rate of abortions in America is about “3,700 per day”, which puts the percentage of abortions in the U.S. at only 3% ("Abortion Statistics." Abortion Statistics) This is certainly not only a crime in America, but a worldwide epidemic. Countless precious and unborn lives have been lost in this relentless act of inhumanity, and it seems that their “silent scream” has yet to be heard ("Silent Scream.") Of course there have been organizations, websites, and campaigns to raise awareness about this robbery of innocent life. Pro-life institutions such as the American Life League advocate the protection of unborn lives through adoption and donations for the cause of anti-abortion. Various websites, abort73.com for example, promote the concept of “Birth Before Death” (Facts About Abortion: State Abortion Laws (U.S.)) These efforts on behalf of the anti-abortion...
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...Abstract: Advancement in the internet and information Technology provides several opportunities and different channels for businesses to market to products services. Deploying an effective targeted e-marketing campaigns an important strategic decision for businesses to stay competitive and to increase profitability. The three e-business marketing strategies are: e-commerce website, e-marketing and web services using underlying web technologies including Extensible Markup Language, Simple object Access protocol, Web Services Description Language and Universal Descript on, Discovery and International specification using NuSOAP Web Services Toolkit for PHP, HTML, My SQL, HTTP etc. We evaluate the effectiveness of the web technologies used and recommend further functionalities that can improve speed, performance and security. INTRODUCTION E-marketing can be considered to be equivalent to Internet marketing. Most in the industry would look at it this way. However, E-marketing is sometimes considered to have a broader scope since it refers to digital media such as web, e-mail and wireless media, but also includes management of digital customer data and electronic customer relationship management systems (E-CRM systems). Extending these channels to include electronic marketing or e-marketing activities requires proper planning and effective implementation. Small business face more challenges than large business when deploying offline marketing activities due to limited resources...
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...Greece. In the fifth century BC, Leucippus and his student Democritus suggested that there were small indivisible particles, which he called atoms – from the Greek atomos meaning ‘uncuttable’. This idea of atoms has been built on by many other scientists over hundreds of years. These scientists have drawn conclusions from a variety of different experiments. Some conclusions have been arrived at when scientists were researching other questions, and some ideas have been proven by designing a specific experiment. A model of the structure of the atom is still evolving today. Particle physicists are working at particle accelerators like CERN, on newly discovered quarks. In this task you will be researching one of the models to have been developed over the years to describe the structure of an atom. Task Your task is to produce a report into one of the different models of the atom that has been developed by scientists since 1890. Your research should be done online, using the web links provided below as well as any other credible sources you feel would be useful. Your report will be a written report and should include images and, where appropriate, diagrams of the experiments conducted. Your report should include: * Information about the key scientists who developed this model of the atom * A description of what they believed the atom looked like when they began their work * The key experiments that they did and what they found out from them * The conclusions...
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...study medicine in 1583. He was fascinated with many subjects, particularly mathematics and physics. During his studies at Pisa he was exposed to the Aristotelian view. In 1585, due to financial difficulties Galileo left the university before earning his degree. Galileo continued to study mathematics, supporting himself with minor teaching positions. He began a two-decade study on objects in motion and published The Little Balance in 1586. This work earned him some fame and gained him a teaching position at the .his fabled experiments with falling objects and produced his manuscript Du Motu (On Motion), this was a departure from Aristotelian views about motion and falling objects and thus left him isolated among his colleagues and in 1592 his contract with the University of Pisa was not renewed. Galileo quickly found a new position teaching geometry mechanics and astronomy at the University of Padua. In 1604, controversial findings begin to surface as Galileo published The Operations of the Geometrical and Military Compass. This work revealed Galileo’s skiills with experiments and practical technological applications and he also constructed a hydrostatic balance for measuring small object. Due to these developments Galileo received additional income and more recognition and during the same year, he refined his theories on motion and falling objects, he also developed the universal law of acceleration, which all objects in the universe obeyed....
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