...Aldrich Ames Aldrich Ames is thought to be the most infamous U.S. traitors, employed by the United States in the CIA but eventually spying on the United States for the USSR and being paid a total of $4.6 billion for his treason. Ames‘ father had worked for the CIA during Aldrichs‘ childhood in Burma, where Aldrich spent most of his teenage years. In 1959 Aldrich Ames enrolled for a History major at George Washington University in Virginia from which he eventually graduated in 1967. During the time of his studies his father managed to give him the opportunity to work a part time job in the CIA. After his graduation he continues working for the CIA, now as a full time careerist. After CIA training he was assinged to Ankara, Turkey with his main task being to recruit new HUMINT Agents, which he was rather unsucessful at accomplishing. After continuous failure at his assigned task, he was re-deployed in 1972 to Langley, Virginia at the CIA Headquarters where he was re-tasked to recruit new Soviet HUMINT Agents. Yet again, being unsucessful of recruiting new sources, he was once again re-assigned to the CIA office in New York City in 1976, ironically tasked to recruit new Soviet informants of the U.N. delegation and Soviet consulate. Although he was still unsucessful in recruiting new Agents, he was exceptionally sucessful at managing those which had offered their service as Double Agents to the United States CIA, to which he became the official liasion as his new duty. In 1981...
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...and examiner to make the test reliable. The instrument itself must be working properly, the examiner must be properly trained to ask the proper questions in the right way and the examinee must be willing to participate to even have a modicum of accuracy. If people are ill, on medications, elderly, under the influence of alcohol, mentally challenged or unbalanced or even obese, the results could be skewed. The polygraph has failed on numerous occasions. It failed to catch Gary Ridgway, the "Green River Killer”. He passed the test in 1984 and then confessed 20 years later to killing dozens of women when confronted with DNA evidence. Aldrich Hazen Ames is an American traitor who was convicted of espionage in 1994. In 1986 and 1991, Ames passed two polygraph examinations while spying for the Soviet Union and Russia, respectively. Ames was initially "terrified" at the prospect of taking the test, but he was advised by the KGB "to just relax". Ames's test demonstrated deceptive answers to...
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...Imagine a mural full of color, details and history with a vision of next century. All that was delivered by artist Doug Shelton with the help of nine Iowa State students. Established in 1996 unlimited possibilities became a significant milestone Iowa State University history. Doug Shelton originally from Des Moines, but now residing in Tucson, Arizona. Was in charge of creating an art work that would represent ISU and its history. Shelton is very well known in Iowa for all murals and art work around the state. His expertise, is adding a sense of mystery and a whimsical touch to his paintings. Shelton wants the people to be entertained, and interpret the paintings in all different ways. As well as, to reflect and unfold all of the emotion it delivers. Unlimited possibilities can be found at Parks library, in the upper central lobby. Celebrating the founding of Iowa State University and the intend of its future as a premier land-grant university. The idea of mural came to place during Iowa’s Sesquicentennial year in 1996. The university administrators wanted something unique to commemorate the special event. And then after, Shelton was selected to bring that vision into a tangible piece of art. The university had all elements they wanted to be included, for instance naming a few, Iowa state’s educational system, place of Iowa and campus tying it with the global community and culturally stimulating environment etc. Shelton included many details with a back story to...
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...There is a reason why your instructor will tell you to not believe everything you read on Wikipedia. If you read the opening statement for figureheads, which is what you will find if you Google “carved prows”, you will see that it tells you that figureheads were largely made between the 16th and 20th centuries. (Wikipedia) There is but one small paragraph to encompass the carved prows from a variety of cultures including what they symbolized. One small paragraph that covers the period from 800 – 1100 A.D. I won’t ask you to take my writing as Gospel, but rather as a blink of the eye into two cultures at two different time periods that are vastly similar and yet vastly different. The culture, history, and religious beliefs are infinitely diverse between the Norse and the Maori, but what their carved water craft art symbolizes is eerily similar even though they are separated by more than 1,000 years. The Viking Age, unlike other eras, has a specific start date: June 8, 793 A.D. (Curry) Prior, during, and after the Viking Age was the time of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, Charlemagne is crowned by the first Roman Emperor and Irene of Athens is the Byzantine Empress. The Norse people, who belong to the Germanic ethnicity group, were natives of Norway. (Minahan) They were a people who lived within a class system similar to that of other European nations that included: aristocracy, peasants and slaves. They were also master shipbuilders. Due to limited land suitable for farming...
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...Robinson IV Business Strategies and Proposals Bid Strategy Dr. Tressa R. Shavers Business 505 May 13, 2012 Provide a summary of the RFP you have selected. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company employs 30,000 people around the globe. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company has nine locations across the United States and several international offices around the world. Fort Worth, Texas, Marietta, Georgia, Palmdale, California, San Antonio, Texas, Greenville, South Carolina, Pinellas Park, Florida, Meridian, Mississippi, Johnstown, Pennsylvania and Clarksburg, West Virginia are the nine locations across the United States. The solicitation number for this bid is NNA12435005Q-AMD. According to FEDBIZOPPS.GOV, the solicitation says, “NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) has a requirement for 60 square yards of Rayon Felt. The rayon felt must be 7-inches thick, so that NASA ARC may carbonize it, which will result in a 3-inch thick carbon felt. For TPS applications, NASA requires thicknesses of greater than 3-inches for the thermal protection of flight vehicles. Carbon felt is the precursor for conformable ablators, currently under investigation at NASA ARC, which offer many advantages over rigid ablators for large heat shields. Commercially available carbon felts are currently manufactured in thicknesses of 1-inchor less. NASA intends to procure the rayon felt on a sole source basis from American Felt & Filter Company, Inc. (AFFCO) of New Windsor, NY, under the authority of FAR 13...
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...A Compare and Contrast of the Short Stories Shiloh and Astronomers Wife: Love is a Bizarre Thing The subject of love has been a focal point of art since the earliest of times. It is seen in various forms of art such as paintings, sculptures, and literature. The form in which it is explored in the most detail is literature. This is due to the fact that words can express so much more than, say, a painting. While paintings can evoke great emotion and meaning, writing is able to achieve that intended feeling in greater detail and control. An author can try to prove a point by introducing a bias to the writing, or leave it open to the reader’s interpretation. Authors have a large amount of freedom, which is what makes writing such a diverse art form. Couple this with a topic such as love, and the possibilities are infinite. Writing is a popular art form due to the various disciplines of writing available to choose from. This diversity leads to common subjects that cross all boundaries of writing. Possibly the most common aspect of life addressed through writing is love. Due to the inconsistent nature of love, various authors have written about it from different angles. Love is very common in literature, due to the euphoric feelings that come along with it. Consequently, the devastating effects of love lost are also covered. It is the intense emotion involved that has caused it to flourish throughout literature. One category of writing that the theme of love is explored is short...
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...Kay Boyle’s “The Astronomer’s Wife” is the story about Mrs. Ames, the wife of an astronomer who feels her marriage has lost life while her husband is caught in the stars and above. While cleaning and keeping herself busy around the house, a tenacious and muscular plumber visits to fix the flooding inside one of the rooms. Mrs. Ames’ color and youthfulness coming back into her eyes while gazing at the plumber is caught in a bind and causes her to wonder whether she should stay grounded or follow her husband in the stars. Using a round, dynamic character and an internal conflict, the central idea of the story is that when in marriage, one can lose themselves and find what makes them happy in unexpected situations. The type of conflict in Boyle’s story is an internal conflict. Mrs. Ames catches herself in an uprising decision, but knows what will truly make her feel like herself once again. Kay Boyle tells the reader through the repetitive Mrs. Ames...
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...Lilian Hernandez Mr. Frey AP Literature 25 May 2016 The Dreamer and the Doer Success is a concept that is more often than not viewed in a fashion that encourages individuals to pursue a quality profession to prevent one from settling for less. Since this generalization triumphs in the workings of society, people tend to misinterpret occupational titles and in many instances overlook the other critical factors that contribute to personal success. In the short story “Astronomer’s Wife” written by Kay Boyle, Mrs. Katherine Ames finds herself fixed in what appears to be an everlasting realm of her husband’s rejection and suffocating silence. It is not until she meets the plumber that she rediscovers the emotional state of excitement that she...
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...Ellum delves into the strategic aspects of the battle. Ellum focuses most of his attention on General Adelbert Ames. Ames was in charge of some of the troops that landed the final blows to Fort Fisher. In communications from the Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton, Colonel Curtis and General Terry were given credit for the victory at Fort Fisher and both received promotions. Although General Terry later admitted that he may have misstated some of what happened, the omission was never fully corrected. In Ames’ attempt to validate his account of the battle, it became evident that there were others, who felt that they too, had been overlooked in their contributions to the...
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...Section: Published: 6th Sense of Business Wednesday, May 16 - 2007 at 12:59 (GMT+4) Marketing Myopia – The Converging World You may be familiar with Theodore Levitt's classic paper - 'Marketing Myopia'. It called on marketers to redefine their competition and alerted them not to have a narrow short term view of their market. It spoke about how firms lost hold of markets because they were product-focused rather than customer-focused. The paper can be found at the Harvard Business Online site if readers want to download the original article. To quote: 'The railroads did not stop growing because the need for passenger and freight transportation declined. That grew. The railroads are in trouble today not so much because that need was filled by others (cars, trucks, airplanes, and even telephones), but because it was not filled by the railroads themselves. They let others take customers away from them because they assumed themselves to be in the railroad business rather than in the transportation business. The reason they defined their industry incorrectly was that they were railroad oriented instead of transportation oriented; they were product oriented instead of customer oriented.' Levitt's paper and the same principles still hold great relevance for present day businesses. From a client and market research consultancy perspective these are still amongst the key questions we are asking today. In market research if we define the competitive framework too narrowly our clients...
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...Background Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an important cause of hospital acquired infection. It is frequently recovered species from clinical specimens and multidrug resistant P. aeruginosa are increasingly being reported worldwide. The important factor responsible for aminoglycoside resistance is Aminoglycoside modifying enzymes (AMEs), carried by mobile genetic elements. In spite of high resistance, aminoglycosides are still an important treatment option in infection with P. aeruginosa. Aim: The study was conducted to determine the prevalence of plasmid mediated Aminoglycoside modifying enzymes coding genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Methods: One hundred and forty consecutive, non-repeat isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were collected from various clinical samples and analyzed for antibiotic profile. Amikacin – ceftazidime and gentamicin – ceftazidime combinations were used...
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...Convergence of the Confucian Ethics and the Rituals: Examining the Esthetic Culture within Li Ye In Christopher Kwon A&I: Confucius and His Critics Professor Seungjoo Yoon November 21, 2014 Confucius remarks, “In referring time and again to observing ritual propriety (li), how could I just be talking about gifts of jade and silk? In referring time and again to making music (yue), how could I just be talking about bells and drums?” There is an implied intersection between arts and ethical morality in Confucian thoughts. The arts allow one, a particular student, to enrichment of self-cultivation, observance of the esthetic aspect of the ritual propriety, and the development of an artistic expression of the self- that is subject to ethical and moral questions; therefore, artistic work such as the traditional Chinese calligraphy (though not music) is an exhibition of Confucian moral quintessence that embody one’s character and the corporeality. The Analects place a great deal of importance on ritual propriety and the practice thereof. More specifically implicated within this context is the appreciation of arts such as music, poetry, and archery. To the extent to which Michael Nylan and Thomas Wilson elevate Confucius as the “Exalted King of Culture,” the cultural and artistic aspect of the rituals is significant in Confucianism. In defense of his fervent advocacy of the esthetic culture, Confucius refers to the Zhou Dynasty that “looked back to the Xia and Shang Dynasties...
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...Servant Leadership The concept of servant leadership is identified as the means by which individuals work to provide for, or serve others to accommodate their needs, and to conduct these activities in a leadership capacity (Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership). This is a learned process, as one recognizes his or her personal interest in serving others, and how this might be accomplished (Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership). A servant leader is a complex responsibility, one that reflects a number of inherent personal values and beliefs regarding the ability to provide for others that cannot easily help themselves (Barbuto and Wheeler). There are a number of key elements in servant leadership, including empathy, listening, healing, and stewardship, amongst others, and these are critical factors in supporting this role (Barbuto and Wheeler). All persons cannot be all things to all people, so therefore, it is necessary to concentrate on those characteristics that can be accomplished most effectively (Barbuto and Wheeler). In general, servant leadership requires an individual with the ability to adapt to change quickly, to work with many diverse groups of people, and to develop leadership skills through training and experience (Barbuto and Wheeler). For those working in servant leadership roles, it is necessary to identify the needs of the populations being served, and to adjust their capacity to learn as change warrants (Barbuto and Wheeler). These efforts must continue...
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... т.д. - Увольнять, увольняться/уволиться по собственному желанию, уволить по сокращению штата, уволить в связи с закрытием предприятия – to fire, to sack, to dismiss, to lay back, to make redundant, etc. - AmE vs BrE – business vocabulary Unit 2 - Verb+noun / adj.+noun collations; synonyms - Wordpower List 2 - Factory, plant, works, mill – фабрика, завод; specific words used only with reference to a particular product or process: shipyard (судоверфь), bakery (хлебозавод), distillery (ликёро-водочный завод), etc.: Jane Povey pp.54-58; - Office: офис, кабинет, учреждение, контора, канцелярия, админ. здание, отдел, отделение, бюро, министерство, пост (должность), у власти (на работе – in office): Jane Povey pp.107-110 - AmE vs BrE – spelling: exercises - AmE vs BrE – grammar: most common variation Unit 3 - Congratulate, congratulations – поздравления, Поздравляю!, Jane Povey pp.46-49 - Comfortable, convenient: Jane Povey pp.42-44 - Bill, cheque/check, account – счёт, чек, банкнота (купюра), накладная; разница в брит. и амер. английском - AmE vs BrE – travel vocabulary; dining and wining; clothes, сity life Each unit devoted to a certain word, groups of words or topic (AmE vs BrE) should include exercises to check understanding of the explanation and practice correct usage. You can use the units from...
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...AMES Continuous Improvement Abstract This paper presents the continuous improvement efforts that Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services implemented in January 2013. AMES has just passed one year under the new processes established by the continuous improvement team. The paper compares aircraft delivery times before and after continuous improvement efforts using a lower tail t Test of hypothesis for the mean. The null hypothesis is continuous improvement did not improve aircraft turn time. However an inference made from statistical hypothesis t-test is that the continuous improvement efforts improved the turn time of heavy maintenance aircraft. AMES Continuous Improvement The aircraft maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) business is competitive on a global scale. To be competitive in this industry the MRO must produce a reliable aircraft on time at a low cost. These match the top three concerns of any MRO customer cost, schedule, and quality. Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services (AMES) is an upstart MRO formed in 2009. AMES is known for excellent aircraft quality/reliability at a higher price and longer schedule. AMES currently has a strong revenue stream from 2 sister airlines under the same Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) umbrella. Looking forward into future growth AMES must maintain high reliability, improve turn time and not raise cost in the process. In 2012 ATSG hired Empower MX, a consulting firm to review AMES’s...
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