...All the way to the top: Tom Brady Ubaldo Trevizo English 104 Janett Johnson November 27, 2013 Abstract The research topic I did is how Tom Brady made it to the top. Tom Brady has been an inspirational figure. What has he done in his life? Truly, his background has made him who he is. The things that Tom Brady has done have shaped him as well made him gain a career. These reasons have shaped him from his choices to his failure. Tom Brady is known to be one of the greatest quarterbacks in the National Football League which we know as NFL. Tom Brady, however, didn’t get this way just by taking the easy road. His journey hasn’t been a walk in the park. I found out a lot of new things about this person that inspire me to never giving up. He truly has changed my life. Talk about an inspirational figure. Tom Brady is one of the greatest Quarterbacks in our time, but he is more than just a player. Tom Brady is also a son, a husband, and a lovely father. A quarterback is the leader of the offense. The quarterback leads his team on the field to score and to win games. A quote that stands out to me that Brady said is, “To often in life, something happens and we blame other people for us not being happy or satisfied or fulfilled. So the point is, we all have choices, and we make the choice to accept people or situations or to not accept situations. (Tom Brady Quotes, n.d.) Tom Brady made choices in his life and background that would influence him to become the best. For example...
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...Likelihood of attack: second mover become first mover This is a Multimarket Competition age. Netflix wants to win this battle, but they have to beat their competitors in several product or geographical markets. Although Netflix is not the first mover, they’ve learned from the mistakes from Blockbuster. Forecasting the market share, innovating new methods for customers is easy to use. What Netflix said is “Our business model went from dead, to streaming, but all the money is made on DVD, we’re actually delivering great content and people pay instead of going to Blockbuster”. When Netflix was founded in 1997, Blockbuster’s objective was to remain the world’s largest video rental chain, and operated more than 6,500 franchise stores in 17 countries. It is a slow-cycle market and the Blockbuster monopoly situation of the market ,and the other company supply the similar service, but the Netflix understands that the DVD rental industry is not so attractive because of its low barriers to enter into this industry and potential entrants to market range from the actual studio that it created and own the rights of content to illegal digital distributors. The most important problem is Intensive rivalry of competitors are too high, so Netflix has to do strategies for Instituting Change. They are not the first movers for DVD rental, but they are the first one of the online rental,In the late 1990s, with the booming in number of Internet users,Reed Hastings knows invest in Internet to get...
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...Name: Melaku Gelaw Name the tools: Tap a tap wrench Tool Type: hand tools Name: Melaku Gelaw Name the tools: Tap a tap wrench Tool Type: hand tools What damage or faults do you need to look for before using these tools? To make sure the handle is straight so it can provide greater leverage, especially when using larger diameter taps. Maintains alignment for accurate, straight threading and make sure the tap thread is not damaged. Why is it important to use the correct drill size before using the tap? When using a tap to cut a thread it is important to drill the correct size hole for the particular thread that is being cut, because If the hole is drilled too large then there will be insufficient thread so that a bolt or pipe would pull out of the thread. If the hole is too small then the tap will break. How are these tools tool stored in the workshop, give reasons for this storage method? The tap wrench are in their holder and are stored in the cupboard so they are easily found, when we want to work on them. The tapes are stored in their case and stored in the cupboard so they are easily accessed and are protected from damages made by other materials What are the hazards associated with this tool and how can I use this tool safely. Taps are made of hardened steel, which provides long life and a sharp cutting surface; however, this also makes them brittle. Taps are expensive and the work piece may be priceless. Always...
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... “"I know just what to do!" The Grinch laughed in his throat. "I'll make a quick Santa Claus hat and a coat."” With the intentions of pretending to be Santa as he broke into the Whoville homes. This is when The Grinch’s Burglary began. The Grinch then committed his first act of Larceny by stealing the Christmas stockings, “"These stockings," he grinched, "are the first things to go!"”. It didn’t stop there, the Grinch continued to fill his sack with more and more items from the Whoville homes. The Grinch made this statement about his bag “Packed it up with their presents, their ribbons, their wrappings, their snoof and their fuzzles, their tringlers and trappings!”. 2) ISSUE PRESENTED: Under Criminal Law, is the defendant “The Grinch” guilty of Larceny Conspiracy to Trespass and Burglary? Under Tort Law, can the plaintiff People of Whoville sue for Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress? 3) ARGUMENTS: Under criminal law a defendant is guilty of conspiracy if an agreement between two or more persons to engage jointly in an unlawful or criminal act, or an act that is innocent in itself but becomes unlawful when done by the combination of actors. The Grinch in fact did commit conspiracy when he said, “I know just what to do!" The Grinch laughed in his throat. "I'll make a quick Santa Claus hat and a coat."” With the intentions of pretending to be Santa when he burglarized the Whoville homes. One might argue that max is a dog and was unaware of what was actually...
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...stomach. Effective was defined to mean that the tablet did not neutralize too much of the solution or too little of the solution compared to other brands. I titrated a solution that had a pH that was similar to the human stomach and tested four brands of popular antacid tablets. The four brands were Pepcid AC®, Zantac 75®, Rolaids®, and Alka Seltzer®. Rolaids® was the only brand that did not neutralize the solution. The other three antacid tablets did work and I decided that antacid tablets are effective in neutralizing the human stomach since they did not neutralize all of the stomach solution or they did not just neutralize a small amount of it. This experiment was all relative to the other tablets, because I had no background information on what defines an antacid tablet to be effective so I had to base it on the results of the other tablets. Rolaids® took an irregular amount of stomach solution compared to the other tablets to neutralize, so I based my results on this observation. Introduction The purpose of doing this project was to figure out if antacid tablets work effectively since there are many tablets out there on the market. I predicted that the antacid tablets will neutralize the stomach solution I made and therefore be effective. I worked in the Breck School Science Lab under the supervision of Ms. Lois Fruen, Ms. Johnson, and Ms. Gilbert. Purpose By titrating with a solution that is similar in acidity to the human stomach, I figured out which antacid...
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...Bryant Brown Physical Networking Keywords Twisted Pair - a type of wiring in which two conductors of a single circuit are twisted together for the purposes of canceling out electromagnetic interference (EMI) from external sources. Fiber-Optics - a cable containing one or more optical fibers that are used to carry light. Coaxial Cables - a type of cable that has an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer, surrounded by a tubular conducting shield. Decibel - a logarithmic unit used to express the ratio between two values of a physical quantity, often power or intensity. Attenuation - the gradual loss in intensity of any kind of flux through a medium. Specification - an explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, design, product, or service. Standard - a level of quality, achievement, etc., that is considered acceptable or desirable. Topology - the way in which constituent parts are interrelated or arranged. Building Codes - a set of rules that specify the minimum standards for constructed objects such as buildings and non-building structures. Application - A high performance, reliable, and secure integrated technology infrastructure for managing multiple hosted applications by Application Service Providers. Unshielded Pairs Twisted-Pair - a popular type of cable that consists of two unshielded wires twisted around each other. Shielded Twisted-Pair - a special kind of copper telephone wiring used in some business installations. ...
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...[QUOTE=AllHailKurama;14710009]Question: when you say Naruto lost twice, are you counting the time they were both 3 and Naruto got pinned down? There's no way that counts as one...and also I don't remember Naruto ever saying he couldn't beat Sasuke, Naruto only ever aknowledged that Sasuke was strong. And you could use the entire war arc as evedince that Naruto could beat Sasuke...[/QUOTE] Naruto sole purpose the entire series has been to "Catch up with sasuke" his reasoning for training was so he could be able to catch up with sasuke, or have enough strength to save him. Fact of the matter still stands that throughout the entire series naruto has never been superior to sasuke up until the point where naruto received chakra from tailed beast 1-7, and BSM. Even so, naruto is still only slightly superior than sasuke simply from that massive chakra reserves from Kurama, partial from the other 7 tailed beast and the destructive force from Bijuu damas. When I say naruto lost twice i'm referring to the fight at final valley, and the first time they encountered sasuke in shippuden at orochimaru hideout. But I can post a 100 scans if need be that indicate that sasuke has been far superior to naruto the entire series part 1 and part 2. Zabuza fight this was obvious whilst he was fighting and covering for naruto. [SPOILER][IMG]http://i20.mangapanda.com/naruto/27/naruto-1565325.jpg[/IMG][/SPOILER] Is was obvious sasuke abilities far exceeded naruto once he obtain the sharigan...
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...NTD 3340 Exam 1 study guide Ch 1, Overview Factors influencing food choices Contrast macro- and micronutrients How food energy is measured Define essential nutrient Describe concept of energy density of food Identify the different types of nutrition research design Describe process of peer review & why it is important Define the Dietary Reference Intake terms (AI, RDA, AMDR, etc) Explain the information conveyed through MyPlate Types of information & data gathered to complete a nutrition assessment of an individual; give examples within each (also covered in Ch 17) Qualifications/education of a registered dietitian Credible sources of nutrition information Warning signs of quacky nutrition products Ch 2 Planning Healthful diet Describe the principles of diet planning Know how to calculate nutrient density of food Describe the Exchange List Describe the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 Recommendation for intake of whole-grains Definitions of the Dietary Reference Intakes Information included on a food label Nutrient fortification vs. enrichment of food Know how to calculated % total kcals from fat, carb, protein: e.g., for a 2000-kcal diet with 25% kcals from fat, how many grams fat are consumed? Types of food label health claims allowed by FDA Vegetarian diets – health benefits; nutrients of concern Ch 17 Nutrition care & assessment Calculation of BMI Major responsibilities for patient...
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...Getting Started with WinEst Using WEI Commercial with Assemblies Item Database Sample Exercise Professional Cost Estimating and Budgeting Things you need to know about WinEst Pull Down Menus & Toolbars WinEst allows customization of your Toolbars. Here is an example: If you prefer a large, easy to see selection of Icons, Select Preferences from the Tools menu. Now select the Toolbar option from the displayed list of preferences. In the upper right hand corner of this prompt, under Style, change Images to Large. [pic] Toolbar Small Images with Short Text [pic] Toolbar Large Images with Text WinEst has pull down menus for each of the following - File, Edit, View, Filters, Tables, Tools, Database, Reports, Custom, Window and Help. When the mouse is clicked on one of these menu items, a list drops down with the available commands for that menu. Scan the menus to see the features available in the WinEst program. Help Help is always available. You can select Contents or Search for help commands from the Help menu or press the F1 key to view help. To close the Help system, click on the X in the upper right hand corner. Maneuvering about the System WinEst has three main views which enable you to follow a structured method of building and reviewing your estimates. You can move from view to view at any time by clicking one of the corresponding toolbar buttons (Takeoff, Sheet or Totals) or by making selections from the View menu. Takeoff ...
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...Problem | Problem Status | Date Started | Date Resolved | Date Inactivated | MALAISE AND FATIGUE [SNOMED-CT: 274574004] | Active | 04-03-2012 | NA | NA | Trochanteric tendinitis | Trochanteric bursitis, right hip [SNOMED-CT: 29210001] | Active | 11-23-2015 | NA | NA | Taking medication for chronic disease [SNOMED-CT: 432321000124101] | Active | 10-06-2015 | NA | NA | Osteoarthrosis, generalized, multiple sites [ICD10: M15.0] | Active | 10-06-2015 | NA | NA | Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of multiple sites without organ or systems involvement [ICD10: M05.79] | Active | 10-06-2015 | NA | NA | Snapping shoulder | Impingement syndrome of right shoulder [SNOMED-CT: 202337006] | Active | 10-06-2015 | NA | NA | Fibromyalgia [SNOMED-CT: 24693007] | Active | 10-06-2015 | NA | NA | Degeneration of lumbar intervertebral disc [SNOMED-CT: 26538006] | Active | 10-06-2015 | NA | NA | Trochanteric tendinitis | Trochanteric bursitis, left hip [SNOMED-CT: 29210001] | Active | 10-06-2015 | NA | NA | Moderate recurrent major depression [SNOMED-CT: 18818009] | Active | 10-06-2015 | NA | NA | Chronic fatigue syndrome [SNOMED-CT: 52702003] | Active | 10-06-2015 | NA | NA | DEPRESSIVE DISORDER NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED [SNOMED-CT: 274574004] | Active | 08-13-2009 | NA | NA | OSTEOARTHROSIS GENERALIZED INVOLVING UNSPECIFIED SITE [SNOMED-CT: 201819000] | Active | 08-22-2013 | NA | NA | RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS [SNOMED-CT: 69896004] | Active | 07-15-2008 | NA | NA | ...
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...What is the Hold Up? Imagine for a minute, being a five year old, or a parent of a five year old with Dravet syndrome which causes the infant to have epileptic seizures leading to death. Knowing there is no cure or a great treatment, what can one do for a child with Dravet syndrome? In a documentary with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, titled "Weed" there is a five year old girl who has struggled with Dravet syndrome since she was three months old. The parents finally found a remedy which minimized the child's epilepsies allowing her to grow and learn for the first time in five years. (Gupta, 2013) This is just one of many ways marijuana has helped people with their diagnosis and has continued to work. In 1930 medicinal marijuana was put on the Schedule 1 list for narcotics by Harry J. Anslinger, the Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (FBN). Decades later, after marijuana became illegal, states around America are starting to take a new position on the drug and have legalized marijuana. Knowing this, people around the nation are still hesitant of pro-legalization and the Federal Government is taking little interest in the matter. The legalization of marijuana would increase crop cultivation in America, provide jobs for those in need during this economic downfall, and decrease the amount of criminal activity involved with the use and distribution of marijuana. Before marijuana was made illegal by the FBN and before the roaring twenties, marijuana cultivation produced valuable products...
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...Enterprise Odisha Even after 62 years of independence, Odisha our beloved state is still developing. With thirty districts it is the 9th largest state in the country (155,707 Sq Km) and population wise 11th (36,706,920). It is a state which is rich with all kinds of resources right from minerals, fossil fuel and ores to rich history and culture. The land is fertile and has the capability to produce many Rabi and Kharip crops. Now if we scan the country and try to name the prosperous states, we can count them on finger tips. Among which Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab and Goa may be the front runners. Odisha may not even appear in the first 10. So what makes these states economically better than us despite the fact that we are far wealthier than the others in terms of Natural Resources, history, culture and intelligent brains? To find out let’s have a closer look at the simple strategies adopted by the prosperous states. My father always said, owning a gold brick does not make you rich. You will be rich only when you learn to make a fortune out of it. It is that simple. The prosperous states have done this. Only that in their case, the areas of their strength was their gold brick. Gujarat is strong in entrepreneurship and business sense, Goa is rich in natural landscapes and Punjab is rich with fertile agricultural land. These states have worked on their strengths to develop themselves. When I say the states have done it, I mean the contribution of both government and people...
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...arrived here from an extraterrestrial source. Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius popularized the idea of panspermia in the early nineties; the concept that life arose outside the Earth and that living things were transported to Earth to seed the planet with life. According to this passage, his theory does not explain how life arose originally, even though it had little scientific support at that time. His theory has been revived and modified after gaining new evidence from the examinations of meteorites and space explorations. Organic molecules are found in many meteorites, and this suggests that life may have existed elsewhere in the solar system. An analysis of a meteorite found in Antarctica in 1996 suggested that from its chemical make up, it was a portion of Mars, also the presence of complex organic molecules and small globules resembles those found on earth. Yet scientists no longer agree that their structures are from microorganisms even though many may disagree. Explorations on Mars’s surface failed to find evidence of life. But in June and July of 2003, two spacecrafts launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration were launched on Mars to explore its surface for signs of life. Much information was gathered, most importantly being that it was possible that liquid water existed in large quantities. No evidence of life was found, but due to the find of water, it gives reason that it could have supported life. It is argued...
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...Anthropology 201G Fall 2013 Four fields Cultural —ethnographers, ethnologists, (cultural Relativism, ethnocentrism) Physical (biological)—Paleontologists, primatologists, human biologists, Linguistics (Language studies) Archaeology (Past cultures) Evolution: Darwin, Lyell, Linneaus Genotypes, Phenotypes, Dominance, Recessive, Heterozygous, Homozygous, Punnett Squares Tt x Tt Evolutionary Theory—Four Forces --Mutation, Gene Drift, Gene Flow, Natural Selection Punctuated Equilibrium, Homologies, Analogies, Exaptations Primate traits Emphasis on sight and touch, Pair bonding, Stereoscopic vision Brain complexity, sociality Primate taxonomic terms Order (Primate), Suborders (Prosimians, Anthropoids) , Family (Hominidae),Genus (Homo, Australopicines, Species etc. Prosimian (tarsiers, lemurs) anthropoids (All monkeys and Apes) Catarrhines vs Platyrhinnes (Old Word and New World Monkeys) Dating Techniques: Absolute (Radiocarbon dating, Potassium Argon Dating, Tree-rings) Relative Dating (Stratigraphy, Seriation) Primate Evolution Paleocene, Eocene (Age of Prosimians), Oligocene (Age of Anthropoids: Aegyptopithecus), Miocene (Age of Apes Sivapithecus, Proconsul), Pliocene (Australopithecines) , Pleistocene (H. habilis, H, Erectus, Archaic Homo sapiens), Hominid chronology A. afarensis Laetoli, Hadar (3-4 MYA) A. africanus Taung, Olduvai Gorge (East and South Africa) (2-3 MYA) A. boisei East Africa ...
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