... AIU ONLINE Metaphysics: Metaphysics is a derivative of philosophy that examines the fundamental configuration and nature of that which is genuine and authentic (real). At the existing time, we as mortals have no forthright way of discerning what is real. Reality consists of everything we encounter. Our thoughts, perceptions, feelings, dreams, and even delusions, living and dying; are all involved in this experience we know as realness. The physical world is more real than the spiritual or psychological world, because its not a world of fabrication or imagery, yet an ultimately real atmosphere for the mortal spirit. The spirit world is an independent domain of reality, however it fuses with the physical world. Yes, there is a such thing as a soul. In mortals the soul is what makes us mortals, the body acts as the armor for the soul. The soul cannot survive outside of the body. Each individual has free will it is our preferences/decisions that influence us to the passages that we are on and the passages that we will acquire in the future. Our free will is what establishes our fate. Epistemology: Epistemology is a category of philosophy that researches the basis, character, means, and restrictions of mortal ability. Anything can be known, its comprehending and perceiving the aspect of what is known that is the troublesome part. The basis for knowledge is genuine ideas and standards and rational approaches...
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...Nestled among the poignant narratives and lofty philosophical discussions in Augustine's Confessions lies a treasure of theological truths and propositions. Indeed, in Augustine's monumental and crowning work, he fuses both personal anecdotes and rational paradigms to formulate masterful theological doctrines, which have vastly influenced the Christian church for well over a millennium. Thus, for Augustine, a solid philosophical framework forms the basis of theology, which individual experience thence enhances and augments. Augustine's discussion of the Holy Spirit throughout the Confessions clearly demonstrates this intricate interplay. Any analysis of the Holy Spirit in Augustine's works cannot be complete without first embarking on...
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...being used in almost all the industries for quality control and automation. They have become a fast replacement of present workers army which is engaged in processing and assembling of the factory. In this fact developing society, electronic has come to stay as the most important branch of Engineering. Electronic devices are being used in almost all the industries for quality control and automation. They have become a fast replacement of present workers army which is engaged in processing and assembling of the factory. 2. Problem statement: The objective of this project is to make a device with the help of PLC which can control automatically the devices connected with it, the PLC we are using is Siemens LOGO module, we control the street light, home appliances, Lamp Flasher, and star delta starter. The PLC helps us in automatic control of devices with its output signal; we can also provide the time delay using timers. 1 3. Purpose of the Project: An engineer discovers new ideas and identifies opportunities in various sectors of national economy. He explores the possibilities of starting adventures infield of agriculture, trade, industry, transport and communication etc. An engineering project is a combination of numerous activities on the part of entrepreneurs, organizers, designers, workers and etc. The engineer is the key element in any project work and it is not possible to attain success for every engineer. An engineer should possess certain qualities and characteristics...
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...Programmable Logic Controllers: Programming Methods and Applications by John R. Hackworth and Frederick D. Hackworth, Jr. Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Ladder Diagram Fundamentals Chapter 2 - The Programmable Logic Controller Chapter 3 - Fundamental PLC Programming Chapter 4 - Advanced Programming Techniques Chapter 5 - Mnemonic Programming Code Chapter 6 - Wiring Techniques Chapter 7 - Analog I/O Chapter 8 - Discrete Position Sensors Chapter 9 - Encoders, Transducers, and Advanced Sensors Chapter 10 - Closed Loop and PID Control Chapter 11 - Motor Controls Chapter 12 - System Integrity and Safety Preface Most textbooks related to programmable controllers start with the basics of ladder logic, Boolean algebra, contacts, coils and all the other aspects of learning to program PLCs. However, once they get more deeply into the subject, they generally narrow the field of view to one particular manufacturer's unit (usually one of the more popular brands and models), and concentrate on programming that device with it's capabilities and peculiarities. This is worthwhile if the desire is to learn to program that unit. However, after finishing the PLC course, the student will most likely be employed in a position designing, programming, and maintaining systems using PLCs of another brand or model, or even more likely, many machines with many different brands and models of PLC. It seems to the authors that it would be more advantageous to approach the...
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...BC; and the mechanical calculator, developed in the 17th century. It was developed in parallel with the analog computers of the day. Pocket sized devices became available in the 1970s, especially after the invention of the microprocessor developed by Intel for the Japanese calculator company Busicom. An adding machine was a class of mechanical calculator, usually specialized for bookkeeping calculations. In the United States, the earliest adding machines were usually built to read in dollars and cents. Adding machines were ubiquitous office equipment until they were phased out in favor of calculators in the 1980s and by personal computers beginning in about 1995. The older adding machines were rarely seen in American office settings by the year 2010. A spreadsheet is an interactive computer application program for organization and analysis of information in tabular form. Spreadsheets developed as computerized simulations of paper accounting worksheets. The program operates on data represented as cells of an array, organized in rows and columns. Each cell of the array is a model–view–controller element that can contain either numeric or text data, or the results of formulas that automatically calculate and display a value based on the contents of other cells. The user of the spreadsheet can make changes in any stored value and observe the effects on calculated...
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...Case Analysis: Aileen Wuornos Tiffin University Samantha M. Rippey Do you believe a person’s genetics or environment most influence their psychological development (behavior, habits, sexuality, personality, etc.)? This is the nature versus nurture psychological debate. The nature argument believes that a person’s genetics determine their development. An example of this would be someone extremely successful in school crediting their academic success to a family of intelligent people (genetic predisposition). The nurture argument believes that people are products of their environment. If a child grows up surrounded by criminals and continuously observes their behaviors, it may not be a surprise when they enter a life of crime. It would be safe to say that they were a product of their environment. Background Information Aileen Wuornos was an American serial killer who killed seven men in the state of Florida from 1989-1990. Aileen Carol Pittman was born in Rochester, Michigan on February 29, 1956. Her biological father was Lee Dale Pittman, who was a psychopathic child molester. Lee Pittman committed suicide by hanging himself in a prison cell in 1969. Unfortunately, Aileen never really got to know her father. Aileen had an older brother named Keith who was born in 1955. Aileen and Keith were abandoned by their parents in 1960 and adopted by their maternal grandparents, Lauri and Britta Wuornos. Aileen and Keith did...
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...topic. Spark. Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh (1992) states that Owen Cole has traced the source of the term “guru” to the Aiteraya Upanisad and the Kulnarnava Tantra. “Gu” signifies darkness and “ru” is that which restrains it; “so a guru is a restrainer of ignorance.” This understanding is shared in the Janam-Sakhi text: “via the Guru, the light, the ontological basis of all, becomes visible.” Nanak is thus charged to deliver the message bequeathed to him through the vision. For the next twenty-four years Guru Nanak traveled throughout India and beyond, spreading the Divine Word (p. 341). INTRODUCTION In order to research the life and teachings of Guru Nanak, we must focus on analyzing the data relating to the personality and the man that was Guru Nanak and not so much the Sikh religion that follows him today. More specifically, we must look into some of the primitive thoughts and teachings that surrounded Guru Nanak in his time. Finally, we must attempt to relate Guru Nanak’s theology to today and note its relevant influence. Literature Search Process In order to research the life of Guru Nanak with a thorough and complete analysis we must look beyond the standard texts that are written about his life and teachings, and look deeply into what religious scholars have written and interpreted. The scholars are the knowledgeable...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Mr. Jerry Yu, your relatives in Liuyang invited you to invest in a village-owned fireworks factory. Before you compose your reply, please consider reading the analysis and recommended course of action discussed in this report. The recommended action plan will have a high chance of success because you and the factory employees have shared values and because a great dream should be born - through effort and through fire. I. INTRODUCTION Before making specific strategic recommendations for you or your company, it is necessary to frame such advice by explaining the benefits of an industry structural analysis. An analysis of the overall industry will discuss the characteristics of consumer markets. Then, using Michael Porter’s ‘five forces’ framework, plus consideration for complementors; this analysis will discuss the primary factors in the external environment that can affect a Chinese fireworks business. This report will conclude with a proposed action plan and summary of findings. II. INDUSTRY STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS There are varying countries that may be analyzed here, for example, the fireworks industry in the factory’s domestic market, your own home country, as well as the fireworks industry in significant markets around the globe. In regards to the third sphere of reference, the report looks closest at countries with the following characteristics: having an historically low level of imports of fireworks from China, having a large population, having few...
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...------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form This website is currently not being updated due to the suspension of Federal Government services. The last update to the site was October 1, 2013. Updates to the site will start again when the Federal Government resumes operations. If you need to report a workplace fatality, hospitalizations, an imminent danger situation, or you are filing a hazard complaint, please contact our toll free number: 1-800-321-OSHA (6742); TTY 1-877-889-5627 (or contact OSHA’s area and regional offices during normal business hours.) Federal Registers - Table of Contents | • Publication Date: | 02/14/2007 | • Publication Type: | Final Rules | • Fed Register #: | 72:7135-7221 | • Standard Number: | 1910 | • Title: | Electrical Standard; Final Rule | | | | [Federal Register: February 14, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 30)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 7135-7221] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr14fe07-14] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Part II Department of Labor ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Occupational Safety...
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...Summary. Various anthropometric studies have been conducted in the last decade in order to investigate how different physiological or behavioral human characteristics can be used as identity evidence to prove the individuality of each person. Some of these characteristics are: face, eyes, ears, teeth, fingers, hands, feet, veins, voice, signature, typing style and gait. Since the first biometric security systems appeared in the market, an increasing demand for novel techniques that will cover all different scenarios, has been observed. Every new method appears to outmatch some of its competitors but, at the same time, presents disadvantages compared to others. However, there is still no method that consists a single panacea to all different scenarios and demands for security. This is the reason for which researchers are on a continuous effort for more efficient and generic biometric modalities that can be used in various applications. In this chapter, emerging biometric modalities that appeared in the last years in order to improve the performance of biometric recognition systems, are presented. The presented methods are divided in two major categories, intrusive and non-intrusive ones, according to the level of user nuisance that each system sets off. 1 Introduction Biometric recognition is a well-known research area that aims to provide more efficient solutions to everyday growing human need for security. Biometrics refers to methods that can be used for uniquely recognizing...
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...PEG: 1.15 v. 1.66 5yr Growth in EPS: 57.4% v. 31.2% P/E Ratio (CFY): 14.72 v. 15.29 P/E Ratio (NFY): 13.21 v. 13.48 Gross Margin (LFY): 48.1% v. 33.8% EBITDA Margin: 20.8% v. 8.7% ROE: 138.5% v. 14.8% ROA: 27.9% v. 12.5% Source: Value Line, Multex Investor Company Profile____ Discretionary, Auto Parts AutoZone, Inc. (AZO) is a specialty retailer of automotive parts and accessories, with most of its sales to doit-yourself customers. As of August 30, 2003, the Company operated 3,219 domestic auto parts stores in 48 states and the District of Columbia and 49 auto parts stores in Mexico. AutoZone also sells parts and accessories online at autozone.com. Each of its stores carries a product line for cars, sport utility vehicles, vans and light trucks, including new and remanufactured automotive hard parts, maintenance items and accessories. The Company also has a commercial sales program in the United States that...
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...country……………………………………….6 3.2 Apple’s management in different country………………………………….8 3.3 Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory for Apple…………………………..9 4 Corporate social responsibility and profitability 4.1 Economic…………………………………………………………………...11 4.2 Environmental………………………………………………………………11 4.3 Social………………………………………………………………………..13 4.4 Recommendation……………………………………………………………14 5. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………...16 6. Reference…………………………………………………………………….17 1 Introduction 1.1 Background Apple is a multinational company. The company's headquarters is in California in the United States. Headquarters is responsible for product design, development and marketing of consumer electronic products, computer software, and personal computers. All the products, the most well-known product are the Mac series of computers, iPod, iPhone and iPad. Apple has two million employees. Research and development personnel accounted for 2% of the total of 20,000 people. In 2011, Apple's turnover is $ 108.2 billion. This data is far more than our competitors. They are: Nokia, Samsung, Microsoft, Facebook and Google. The company was founded on April 1, 1976, and incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc. on January 3, 1977. (ADVFN PLC，2013) 1.2 The situation of Apple Inc in 2011 Apple Inc. | | | Age | | 1976 | Turnover | | 108.2 billion (2011) | Profit | | 41.7 billion (2011) | Number of...
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...CHAPTER 4 OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT The type of business organization is partnership. It is a form of business founded on a contract between two or more persons to generate profits, expenses and losses of the business. A minimum contribution is required unlike in corporation. WeCare Inc. shall adopt the management strategy called “Total Quality Management (TQM)”. It integrates all functions of a business to achieve a high quality of product. The major hall-marks are customer satisfaction, quality as the responsibility of all employees, and teamwork. As an integrated method, it involves every aspect of the company. The entire workforce must be involved in a shared commitment to improving quality. The company encourages employees to grow and learn and to participate in improvements, so it exemplifies a participative management style. TQM also encourages an ever-changing or continuous process, and emphasizes the ideas of working constantly toward improved quality. Employees are the most valuable assets to a company. Employees can be unhappy at a company and if there is no communication between the employees and management then the problem that exists cannot be corrected. ORGANIZATIONAL CHART PERSONNEL RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Board of Directors currently consists of 4 members. It is responsible for determining the overall strategy of the Group and for the supervision of senior management. It holds the ultimate decision-making authority...
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...How is the scientific method used to solve problems? Scientific method used to solve problems by keen observations, rational analysis, and experimentation. Observation: Closely observe the physical world around you. How is the scientific method used to solve problems? Scientific method used to solve problems by keen observations, rational analysis, and experimentation. Observation: Closely observe the physical world around you. Question: Recognize a question or a problem. Hypothesis: An educated guess or a reasonable explanation. When the hypothesis can be tested by experiment, it qualifies as a scientific hypothesis Prediction: Consequences that can be observed if the hypothesis is correct. The consequences should be absent if the hypothesis is not correct. Conclusion: Formulate the simplest general rule that organizes the hypothesis, predicted effects, and experimental findings. What is the principle of falsifiability? For a hypothesis to be considered scientific it must be testable?it must, in principle, be capable of being proven wrong. Fact: A phenomenon about which competent observers can agree. Theory: A synthesis of a large body of information that encompasses well-tested hypotheses about certain aspects of the natural world. Law: A general hypothesis or statement about the relationship of natural quantities that has been tested over and over again and has not been contradicted. Also known as a principle. Evidence: which...
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...TeA M YYe PG Digitally signed by TeAM YYePG DN: cn=TeAM YYePG, c=US, o=TeAM YYePG, ou=TeAM YYePG, email=yyepg@msn .com Reason: I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Date: 2005.07.04 23:45:43 +08'00' ������������ Want to learn more? We hope you enjoy this McGraw-Hill eBook! If you’d like more information about this book, its author, or related books and websites, please click here. HOW TO ACE THE BRAINTEASER INTERVIEW JOHN KADOR M C G R AW- H I L L N E W YO R K MADRID C H I C AG O SAN FRANCISCO MILAN SYDNEY LISBON TO RO N TO LONDON S A N J UA N MEXICO CITY SEOUL NEW DELHI SINGAPORE Copyright © 2005 by John Kador. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher. 0-07-144606-0 The material in this eBook also appears in the print version of this title: 0-07-144001-1. All trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. Rather than put a trademark symbol after every occurrence of a trademarked name, we use names in an editorial fashion only, and to the benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement of the trademark. Where such designations appear in this book, they have been printed with initial caps. McGraw-Hill eBooks are available at special...
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