...Eric Carr Unit 2 Individual Project BUSN300 - 1303A – 03 Professor Rodney Cullifer 8/6/2013 When we think about GDP, it is important to determine the country’s output. When I say the country’s total output I mean everything produced by the people of the country, as well as all the companies within the country. Today I will be discussing to you all the recent history and expected future conditions of the American economy. In the current American economy, we must concentrate on the future. The current trends that are taking place in our economy are essential for determining the future of the U.S. economy. Some of the trends in the U.S. economy consist of business cost rising due to uncertainly. What this means is that as a result of the 2008 financial crisis, businesses have to change their way of doing business just to keep up. Another trend is companies hiring less full-time workers and more part-time, and temporary employee. The reason that companies do this is because they want to keep their overhead low, remain flexible in an unstable environment, and to keep from paying higher health care benefits. The U.S. economy is gradually declining in global economic power. According to current trends the U.S. will take part in another major crisis, but will not have an economic downfall. Current statistics about the U.S. economy indicates that the economy is growing at a fast rate. The moderate growth rate is about 2-3% which is good enough to create more jobs but it will...
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...When it comes to the different types of surveying all of them have their advantages and disadvantages. Personally I think it all boils down to choosing which one is right for your company or feet the needs of the company best. Before technology was so big and advance it was the telephone and mailing system that many companies relied on in order to get there business out there along with word of mouth. With the telephone survey method cost and response rate is moderate, the speed is immediate, the geographical flexibility is good, supervision for the interview is easy and along the interviewer may be bias it is limited. Another great factor to consider when using this method is it does produce a higher volume of information from a number of people in a short amount of time and it can also give the respondent time to clarify their answer. Personally I think the disadvantage that comes with telephone surveying is the timing in which many are contacted. For example, many people have a busy life and at times many are having family time or dinner. We have to think that unless we are a stay at home parent, when we home that is our time to wine down. Another disadvantage is those who do not answer their phone or screen their calls with caller id. The second method of surveying that I would like to bring up is the online method. Personally I like this method because it does give customers a 24/7 access to it (which can be convenient for those on the go). The online method...
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...this to the hard drive on a computer because such as this it holds all of the information. The computer will not operate without the hard drive to tell it what it needs to do. Now this is much like the nucleus because the nucleus’s job is to tell the other parts of the cell what they need to do. Another example could be the human brain because the brain tells the body what to do. It tells things like the muscles and the heart when they need to operate. Looking at Lynita’s analogy about the cell wall she had a great example on a fence to keep things out, which is the job of the cell wall. Now the nucleus’s job isn’t to keep things out but instead to send out messages to other parts of the cell to let them know what they need to do. Part 2 When looking at animals or humans being able to make food for them of course they would be able to benefit from doing so. If in fact animals or humans were able to produce their own food no animal or human would have to go hungry. Could cell tissue or...
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...Unit 2 Discussion Board Thesis Statement: “War on Terror” has reduced more of our freedoms in America and has done little to catch Terrorist: we should eliminate the TSA and reevaluate all the other amendments that are being infringed upon and restore our freedom. Annotated Bibliography Garrett, R. L. (2014). Lone Wolves: Coming to an Airport near You?. Airport Business, 28(3), 14-16. Ronnie Garrett describes the growing trend of the lone terrorist (the single terrorist that acts alone); he uses the LA gunman that opened fired at the LA Airport in LA last fall. This gunman didn’t go through security. He walked in the front of the airport got out his gun and opened fired. This type of terrorism is growing; this defeats the purpose of the TSA. I feel there are not enough acts of this kind to justify the expense of having the expenditure of the TSA in full blown TSA mode through every airport in the country. (n.d). TSA 'chat-downs' not meeting goals and expectations. USA Today. August 17, 2012 USA today did a report on a new security technique the TSA was piloting in Boston. They were testing a new system were they were reading facial expressions and signals on over 725000 passengers passing through the airports and only a small number were recommended for prosecution and none were terrorist. The program did not rule out to any other airports. This backs up my view that the TSA is not effective. I am not saying the process would not have worked, I have heard of this being...
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...HUMA-215 Troubadour poems began during the Second Crusade in the Middle East. As women, especially those of noble birth, were becoming increasingly literate began a time in which the great oral poems of the first millennium were first written down (Sayre, 2013 p. 166). A trobairitz was a love poem that a man would write about the love he felt for a woman (usually unattainable because married or of a higher status) (Sayre, 2013 p. 166). Many of these lyrics or poems were of great intensity and not used much if at all in today’s society. This type of language was used politically. Troubadour and trobairitz would use this style to express their support or disapproval of the political system at that time. Some common characteristics of these poems were that both men and women used them in everyday life. Men generally expressed their love for another woman in these poems and women wrote about more personal inter-self-issues. They were more intimate and more sensual in their love poems. I think the beauty and truthfulness that these poems poses is the most beautiful and so full of pure love. The feelings that are presented in these poems are amazing when you consider the literacy standards of the time. Many people were not well educated unless they were of a higher status in society. The sensuality that women wrote about seems to be the only way they were able to express themselves intimately without persecution. This is the contrast since women from this time period...
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...Introduction to Operating Systems and Client/Server Environments IT140-1601A-01 Unit 1 – Discussion Board 2 January 6, 2016 Operating Systems Operating Systems (OS) are the key to managing your computer’s software, hardware, processes and memory (GCF Global, 1998-2016). Without it your computer wouldn’t be able to run various programs that need access to volatile information. As technology advances, we need various OSs that can handle the newer computers. Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X and Linux are OSs used on personal computers today and now use a GUI (graphical user interface) where everything can be managed using a click of the mouse (GCF Global, 1998-2016). Back in the old days computers used a CLI (command-line interface) where the user had to physically type in commands using the keyboard in order to pull up information. Icons and Images weren’t developed for use until later on so all you would see on the screen is text with CLI OSs. There are multiple versions of OS because every information systems and processor architecture requires various specifications (Byron, 2009). Most people are familiar with Windows which was created in the mid-1980s by Microsoft (MS). We have all had different versions including (but not limited to) Windows 98, 2000, XP, 7, 8 and Vista. There are also three editions you can choose from; Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate though you are going to pay more for certain packages (GCF Global, 1998-2016)...
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...utility included only in Windows 95/98/ME it is used to scan the suface ofthe hard disk and repair errors on the hard drive scan disk scans for lost clusters on the hard drive and turns them into .chk files. Chkdisk -is a command line program that also scans the hard drive and looks for lost clusters on the hard disk. It reports the current amount of free memory and disk space. If you use the chkdsk /f command which is Chkdsk with the /f = fix command it reclaims the lost clusters and turns them into .CHK files. FDisk- Is a program that runs in MS-DOS and non-NT versions of Windows and creates partitions on the hard drive Windows 95b first added support for FAT-32 partitions into fdisk. Before that it only supported partitions up to 2 GB using FAT-16. Disk Manager- A driver first introduced in 1985 from Ontrack Data Recovery, a Kroll Ontrack subsidiary, Eden Prairie, MN (www.ontrack.com) that allowed older DOS PCs with a 32MB disk limit to access larger drives. Since PCs made before 1994 may have had a system BIOS that did not support larger drives, the Disk Manager utility grew in popularity and was often bundled with new hard disks. Over 150 million copies of the software have been sold. In 2004, Disk Manager 5.0 was released for drives over 137GB in size. (Computer Language Company, 1981-2010) ResEdit on Legacy Windows- You can create your own window resources...
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...RES 111 Presentation Essentials Unit 1 DB rhetorical_triangle Get Tutorial by Clicking on the link below or Copy Paste Link in Your Browser https://hwguiders.com/downloads/res-111-presentation-essentials-unit-1-db-rhetorical_triangle/ For More Courses and Exams use this form ( http://hwguiders.com/contact-us/ ) Feel Free to Search your Class through Our Product Categories or From Our Search Bar (http://hwguiders.com/ ) Use the Internet, library, and unit resources to research each of the following four approaches for developing a presentation: a speech or lecture a workshop a discussion a group activity You are expected to do the following: Explain the reasons why or when you would use each of these approaches. Describe how the three attributes of the Rhetorical Triangle (speaker, audience, and situation) are utilized in each of the four approaches LAYOUT OF PAPER: Part 1: A speech or lecture - Begin this section of your paper by explaining how, why and/or when you would use a speech or lecture to develop a presentation. - Then you should explain how the three components of the Rhetorical Triangle (i.e., the speaker, the audience, and the situation) operate within the dynamics of a speech or lecture. Part 2: A workshop - Begin this section of your paper by explaining how, why and/or when you would use a workshop to develop a presentation. - Then you should explain how the three components of the Rhetorical...
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...direct response to the DB assignment. The main post can be the student's first post of the week or a subsequent post. b. Response Post - the student's replies to others in the class. Response posts are required to be relevant and substantive, to add something to the issue being discussed. It cannot be over-emphasized that all DB posts should help move the online discussion forward. c. Initial Post - the student's first post to the DB in the week. This post is an original substantive response to another student or to the Unit DB Forum. 2. The Online week begins on Monday and ends on Sunday. A minimum of three posts by each student are required each week: d. The main DB post. e. At least two (2) relevant and substantive response posts to others in the class. 3. Students are expected to make their initial DB post early in the week but not later than 11:59pm, CT, Wednesday before the designated due date for the assignment. f. The initial DB post can be the main post or any of the two required response posts as described in statement #2 above. g. The remaining two posts must be uploaded on any two separate days in the week. One of the two separate days can be the day the initial post is made. 4. Students are strongly encouraged to participate actively in the DB several days during the week. However, each student is expected to be on the DB a minimum of two separate days each week in accordance with statement #3 above. 5. All DB posts must be made...
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...Fundamentals of Acoustics and Noise Unit 4 Frequency analysis, Frequency bands, Decibel scales, Descriptors for time varying noise levels Fundamentals of Acoustics and Noise: Unit 4 – Frequency Analysis, Decibel Scales, Special Descriptors 4-1 Contents Frequency Analysis of Sound Pressure Signals Constant Proportion Bandwidth Frequency Bands Constant Bandwidth Frequency Bands Decibel Scales Descriptors for Time Varying Noise Levels Equivalent Continuous Sound Level Sound Exposure Level Percentile Exceeded Sound Level 4-2 Fundamentals of Acoustics and Noise: Unit 4 – Frequency Analysis, Decibel Scales, Special Descriptors Frequency Analysis of Sound Pressure Signals A microphone is constructed to produce a voltage proportional to the sound pressure of interest. These voltage signals, which are functions of time, are referred to as sound pressure signals. It is necessary to have knowledge of the frequency composition of these signals. Fourier Series and the Fourier Transform can be used to mathematically relate functions in the time and frequency domains. The use of these relationships in the practical frequency analysis of signals will not be discussed in detail in this course. A less mathematical and more physical description of elementary frequency analysis is given in this section. The purpose of an elementary frequency analysis is to determine how the “strengths” of the components of the sound pressure are distributed as a function of frequency. Consider first...
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...principles leading up to our use of logarithms. Unless otherwise stated, we will be working solely with logarithms that are in base 10 (Briggsian) . Some useful relationships to remember when working with logarithms are: 1. y = 10x then log10 ( y ) = x 2. log ( xy ) = log ( x ) + log ( y ) ⎛x⎞ 3. log ⎜ ⎟ = log ( x ) − log ( y ) ⎝ y⎠ ( ) 4. 10 log x n = n10 log( x ) Intensity Level In the last lesson, we defined the time average intensity in relation to the time average or rms pressure as well as the maximum acoustic pressure. p2 p2 I = = max 2ρc ρc The intensity is a useful quantity because it quantifies the power in an acoustic wave, but because of the large variation in magnitudes of Intensity, it is more useful to use logarithms to compare intensities. The below table demonstrates the wide variation in Intensity for typical sounds in air. We will start by defining a new quantity, L, the intensity level, which has units of dB. I L ≡ 10 log I0 where: is the time average intensity of the sound wave. I0 is the reference level used for comparison purposes. 3-1 Source Intensity (W/m2) Intensity Level (dB) Jet Plane 100 140 Pain Threshold 1 120 Siren 1x10-2 100 Busy Traffic 1x10-5 70 Conversation 3x10-6 65 Whisper 1x10-10 20 Rustle of leaves 1x10-11 10 Hearing Threshold 1x10-12 1 The reference intensity in air is typically 1 x 10-12 W/m2. Using this simple...
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...ET1410 - Module 2 - Homework Wk3 Due: Beginning of Class Week 4 Student Name: _________________________ Instructions: This is a homework assignment that covers Week 3 of our ET1410 class. You should neatly show your steps in the middle column, and provide your final answer in the right hand column. NEATNESS COUNTS. You must work in pencil, not pen. Must include units of measure in your answer!!! If no units, or incorrect units, points will be deducted. ProblemNo. | Your Solution | Final Answer (Restate Your Final Answer Here) | 1 | The upper critical frequency of an op-amp’s open-loop response is 200 Hz. If the midrange gain is 175,000 what is: (a) ideal gain at 200 Hz? (b) the actual gain? (c) The op-amps open loop bandwidth? | (a)____________(b)____________(c)____________ | 2 | Determine the attenuation of an RC lag network with fc = 12 kHz for each of the following frequencies. (a) 1 kHz (b) 5 kHz (c) 12 kHz (d) 20 kHz (e) 100 kHz | (a)____________(b)____________(c)____________(d)____________(e)____________ | 3 | Determine the phase shift through the network at a frequency of 2 kHz: | | 4 | Determine the phase shift through the network at a frequency of 2 kHz: | | 5 | Determine the phase shift through the network at a frequency of 2 kHz: | | 6 | A certain op-amp has three internal amplifier stages with midrange gains of 30dB, 40dB, and 20dB. Each stage also has a critical frequency associated with it as follows: fc1= 600Hz...
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...the use of the PXL-510 controller in connection with the NetworX1 NX-8E Alarm Panel, please refer to the NetworX NX-8E Alarm Panel Application Note (P/N 01919-001). For information regarding a Time and Attendance Terminal, please refer to the Time and Attendance Terminal Application Note (P/N 01943-001). NOTE: It is the responsibility of the installation organization to have only technically qualified personnel performing the installation. NOTE: All references to the PXL-500 may be applied to the Time and Attendance Terminal. Figure 1: The PXL-500/PXL-510 Controller 1. NetworX is a trademark of GE Interlogix. Page 1 of 24 P/N: 01918-001 Rev. A PXL-500 / PXL-510 Tiger Controller Quick Start Guide 1.0 Specifications Unit Dimensions • PXL-500/PXL-510 controller PCB - 6.75 inches high by 6.00 inches wide by 1.75 inches deep, including wiring connectors - (17.15 cm by 15.25 cm by 4.45 cm) • PXL-500/PXL-510 controller PCB with an LCD-1 Alpha/Numeric Display - 7.70 inches high by 6.00 inches wide by 1.75 inches deep, including wiring connectors - (19.60 cm by 15.25 cm by 4.45 cm) • PXL-500/PXL-510 controller PCB with an SB-593 Satellite Board (with or without an LCD-1 Alpha/Numeric Display) - 7.25 inches high by 6.00 inches wide by 1.75 inches deep, including wiring connectors - (18.45 cm by 15.25 cm by 4.45 cm) • Enclosure - 13 inches high by 9 inches wide by 4 inches deep - (33.02 cm by 22.86 cm by 10.16 cm) Operating Temperature/Humidity Range • 0°F to 140°F...
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...Week 2 iLab Report DeVry University NETW360: Wireless Technologies and Services ANTENNA TYPES AND COMPUTE RF BEHAVIOR Submitted to: Professor Date: 1/18/14 Antenna Types Directions: Provide the basic differentiating characteristic of each of the three antenna types listed below. Also provide that typical use of the antenna type. 1. Omnidirectional: The basic differentiating characteristic of an omnidirectional antenna is that it radiates its signal out equally in all directions depending on the antenna’s orientation. If the antenna is placed vertically the signal will radiate horizontally equally in all directions and if the antenna is placed horizontally the signal will radiate vertically equally in all directions. Omnidirectional antennas have 360 degree coverage, but not completely equally in all directions as I will discuss next. The omnidirectional antenna is most commonly used in a vertical position so that it can radiate most of its signal outwardly in horizontal streams on both sides of its location, however a small part of the signal will radiate up and down vertically. Although, it is most commonly used in the vertical position, an omnidirectional antenna can also be used in a horizontal position to radiate most of that signal vertically (up/down) with a small portion of the signal radiating sideways (horizontally). The reason for this mismatch of signal strength due to the vertical/horizontal placement of the antenna is because the signals...
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...Introduction: A network which freely passes desired band of frequencies while almost suppress other band of frequencies is called filter. This type of network was first examined by G.A Campbell and O.J Zobel of bell telephone laboratories. Filters are networks that process signals in a frequency-dependent manner. The basic concept of a filter can be explained by examining the frequency dependent nature of the impedance of capacitors and inductors. In filters, attenuation changes suddenly as the frequency is varied. Thus, filters have ability to discriminate between signals which differ in frequency. Filters are widely employed in signal processing and communication systems in applications such as channel equalization, noise reduction, radar, audio processing, video processing, biomedical signal processing, and analysis of economic and financial data. For example in a radio receiver band-pass filters, or tuners, are used to extract the signals from a radio channel. In an audio graphic equalizer the input signal is filtered into a number of sub-band signals and the gain for each sub-band can be varied manually with a set of controls to change the perceived audio sensation. In a Dolby system pre-filtering and post filtering are used to minimize the effect of noise. In hi-fi audio a compensating filter may be included in the preamplifier to compensate for the non-ideal frequency-response characteristics of the speakers. Filters are also used to create perceptual audio-visual effects...
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