... “As a woman in this day & age, I am in a position to ask a man what can you do for me that I can’t do for myself? I pay my own bills. I take care of my household without the help of any man…or woman for that matter. I am in the position to ask, ‘What can you bring to the table?’” The man looked at her. Clearly he thought that she was referring to money. She quickly corrected his thought & stated, “I am not referring to money. I need something more. I need a man who is striving for excellence in every aspect of life.” He sat back in his chair, folded his arms, & asked her to explain. She said, “I need someone who is striving for excellence mentally because I need conversation & mental stimulation. I don’t need a simple-minded man. I need someone who is striving for excellence spiritually because I don’t need...
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...A day late and a dollar short If something is a day late and a dollar short, it is too little, too late. All bets are off If all bets are off, then agreements that have been made no longer apply. All hat, no cattle When someone talks big, but cannot back it up, they are all hat, no cattle.('Big hat, no cattle' is also used.) All over Hell's half acre If you have been all over Hell's half acre, you have been traveling and visiting many more places than originally intended, usually because you were unsuccessful in finding what you were looking for. It can also be used to mean everywhere. All over the map If something like a discussion is all over the map, it doesn't stick to the main topic and goes off on tangents. Almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades Used in response to someone saying "almost" in a win/lose situation. The full expression is "Almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades." An alternate form puts "and flinging shit from a shovel" at the end. Armchair quarterback An armchair quarterback is someone who offers advice, especially about football, but never shows that they could actually do any better. As mad as a wrongly shot hog If someone is as mad as a wrongly shot hog, they are very angry. (Same as, Angry as a bear or Angry as a bull). As rare as hen's teeth Something that is rare as hen's teeth is very rare or non-existent. At a drop of a dime If someone will do something at the drop of a dime, they will do it instantly, without...
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...Character Sketch: Tobias Eaton In Veronica Roth’s Insurgent, Tobias Eaton or “Four”, as he is otherwise referred to, is intelligent, loving and strong. He is intelligent both in love and in warfare. Tobias proves his intelligence when he gives Tris, his girlfriend, an ultimatum. She continuously throws herself into situations where she acts recklessly by risking her life and Tobias will have none of it. He grows so tired of her behaviour that he says to her, “You are a sixteen-year-old girl who doesn’t understand that the value of a sacrifice lies in its necessity, not in throwing your life away! And if you do that again, you and I are done” (260). Tobias is able to identify the signs of someone who can potentially hurt him. He knows that if something awful happens to Tris, he will be affected as well, so in order to prevent himself from possible heartbreak, he warns his girlfriend. The fact that he sees value in life shows his intelligence. Tobias’ actions toward his partner also exhibit that he has an affectionate side. He cares enough about her that he is willing to subtly threaten her if she does not stop trying to destroy herself. Tobias constantly tells Tris how much she means to him and performs a series of romantic gestures. As the two of them get ready for combat, Tris tells Tobias that she is unable to fire a weapon, but all he says back to her is, “Hey. You have done more for this faction than any other person. You...you’re the bravest person I’ve ever met. Stay here. Let...
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...-One Walking into school after months of not showing up was like walking into a nightmare. I forgot the smell and the peeling paint and the tiled floor. I forgot how the people talk and walk and stare. But being here again, it comes back in huge explosive waves. I feel sick. All I’ve been feeling lately is sick. I search for my locker. All the numbers are wrong, jumbled and unreadable. Asking would mean something is clearly wrong. I hold onto all my books, my backpack pressing hard on my shoulders. The bell rings and it is louder than I remember. I clench my teeth. The sounds resembles nails on a chalkboard, at least to me it does. Every day for two months I went to history class at this time in Mrs. Waters’ room. And now, I have no idea where it is. “Edith,” a girl’s voice says. I turn. “Yeah,” I say to Clara. Clara is the sweetest person on the planet. For the longest time I thought she was super fake because how can someone be that nice all the time. But she just is. “You have Waters still, right?” “Yeah,” I say. She loops her arm around mine. “I’m glad they didn’t change it.” “Me too,” but I don’t really care. Pulling me around corners and through different hallways we end up in history class. The room looks familiar, but a faraway familiar. Like a dream or déjà vu. She sits in the front row right next to the teacher’s desk. I escape to the back, the corner, right next to the window. Clara looks around and then moves to the seat in front of me. “I get it,” she...
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...* CITICEN K. - Fortlaufende Textfolge * Per 14. 10 * * Travelling Segescha * * Mir persönlich hat Russland sehr viel gegeben. In den siebziger und achtziger Jahren eine Ausbildung, auf die ich stolz sein kann. In den neunziger Jahren hat es mich laut “Forbes“ zum reichsten Mann der Nachsowjetzeit gemacht, mich dann beraubt und ins Gefängnis gesperrt, wo es mir eine weitere Ausbildung geboten hat: Diesmal eine allgemein menschliche. * * Personally, Russia gave me very much. In the seventies and eighties, it gave me an education I can be proud of. In the nineties, according to “Forbes”, it made me the richest man in the post-Soviet era. Then it robbed me and locked me up in jail and educated me further: as a human being. * * Vor dem Gericht * * Lieber Eric, danke für ihren Brief. * Der heutige Tag, der 12. Mai 2010, began um 6.45 Uhr, mein Laune ist mässig… Es ist heiss und ich habe Kopfweh, weiter geht es heute mit dieser zwecklosen Show im Gericht… * * Dear Eric, thank you for your letter. * Today, May 12th, 2010, started at 6:45. My mood is moderate... It is hot and I have a headache. The futile show in court continues… * * Meine Aufgabe ist es, keiner Provokation zu erliegen und einmal mehr die Absurdität der Anklage in einfachen Worten zu erklären, sodass jeder sie versteht. * * My task is not to succumb to provocation and once again explain the absurdity of this prosecution in simple words so that everyone...
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...THE LIFE OF TAN SRI SYED MOKHTAR AL-BUKHARY Leadership can take place in large and small organizations, in private and public settings, in business and non-business area, in political and non-political fields and in military and non-military systems. Before we can analyze what makes an effective leader, we need to understand the meaning of leadership. Leadership can be interpreted differently to different people. Lim and Daft define leadership as an influence relationship between leaders and followers who want a transformation and output that can reveal their share purpose. To really understand the leadership term, you should know the major theories, leadership styles and the traits and characteristics that the leader possess. Democratic leader, behavioral theory, great-man theories, servant leader are the examples of the major theories in leadership. Besides, leaders also have many styles in executing their role such as autocratic, participatory, democratic, laissez-faire (hands off) and many more. These leadership styles are depends on the situation in managing the task in the organization. Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary is the chosen leader that I want to share in this blog project. Before this, we just heard his name without knowing his background. I eager to write about him because he just an ordinary person that doing extraordinary things. He is also the richest Malay in this country and very much respected businessman and philanthropy. I will share with you about the...
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...Noah Allen Allen 1 Mr.Bracket English Pre-AP 2nd Period Texting While Driving Everyday in the World, not only America, there are threats to humanities youth. Many people dont realize this and continue with their normal lifes. Teens everyday step into a car and put ife in their hands on have their life in someone elses hands but also in there hands could be a phone. That phone, that message could be a reason a death happens. There should be no texting while driving at anytime, to many people die from these causes. As cell phones become more popular, texting while driving is becoming the most widely known cause for car accidents among teens. The alarming rate of incidents where texting is involved is getting more parents worried and warning their children about the danger of texting while driving. Parents are urging the fact that drivers should pay attention to the road and traffic, not their phones. A popular study of 18 to 24 year old drivers showed that 66 percent of them have texted while driving. Since texting while driving is becoming more popular many states are passing a law to ban the use of any cell phone device while in a vehicle. Texting while driving is an important issue that is causing many deaths and those who cause these deaths and accidents should be punished. President Obama has now stepped in on this issue and banned texting to all government...
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...Innovative Business Practices Innovative Business Practices: Prevailing a Turbulent Era Edited by Demetris Vrontis and Alkis Thrassou Innovative Business Practices: Prevailing a Turbulent Era, Edited by Demetris Vrontis and Alkis Thrassou This book first published 2013 Cambridge Scholars Publishing 12 Back Chapman Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2XX, UK British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Copyright © 2013 by Demetris Vrontis and Alkis Thrassou and contributors All rights for this book reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. ISBN (10): 1-4438-4604-X, ISBN (13): 978-1-4438-4604-2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter One ................................................................................................. 1 Knowledge Hybridization: An Innovative Business Practices to Overcome the Limits of the Top-Down Transfers within a Multinational Corporation Hela Chebbi, Dorra Yahiaoui, Demetris Vrontis and Alkis Thrassou Chapter Two .............................................................................................. 17 Rethinking Talent Management in Organizations: Towards a Boundary-less Model Carrie Foster, Neil Moore and Peter Stokes Chapter Three .......
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...The King Debate Disadvantages NASA and the Russian Federal Space agency are two of the most successful space agencies in the world. They have been capable of successfully launching rockets into the stratosphere, spending large sums of money to make this fantasy come true. Not criticizing their accomplishments, but I do believe that this is just a waste of time. Let’s start with the United States. The United States has managed to send about 12 American men to the moon, to this day they are still spending money to try and get more people on the moon and explore new planets. Knowing this, America’s economy is getting worse and worse. Taxes are going up and that doesn’t really seem to do anything or make a difference because Americans don’t want to spend more money on taxes. As of October 13th 2013, America’s debt has increased by 328 billion dollars in a single day surpassing 17 trillion dollars for the first time. Now, if America has so much time to somehow acquire money that can send astronauts up to space, it would be very considerate if they thought of using that money to get America out of this 17 trillion dollar predicament. Another point is that, money is better used to help the people of their own country have or live better lives. We know that us humans exist but we don't know if these so called "space creators" exist so why bother. If there are things out there they don't hurt us. We people in your country we are like family and you have to help family because family...
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...WGU JET2 Financial Analysis Task 2 By Kat-Johnson | March 2014 * Zoom In * Zoom Out Page of 9 Competition Bikes Inc. Storyline Operational Analysis 03/10/2014 WGU JET2 Financial Analysis Task 2 Introduction In this task, the budget schedule and proformas as well as the flexible budget were reviewed. Below you will find my analysis and recommended corrective actions as well as how management by exception applies. Budget Planning Concerns Competition Bikes has a good starting point for a budget but is overall weak and has several budgetary concerns. A few of those items are mentioned for budget planning below. Advertising & Research Development. Competition Bikes is expecting an increase in sales in year 9 yet they are not investing in any more in advertising or research and development. In year 7 when sales were the highest, Competition Bikes spent $32,760 in advertising. In year 8 when the advertising budget fell to $27,428, so did the sales. Although management is predicting an increase in the market for year 9 and the advertising expense is 2% of projected gross margin, this may be unrealistic. Annual Budget. Quarterly budgets are more efficient for planning, coordinating, evaluating, and controlling costs. The budget for Competition Bikes only shows annually. Sales differ by season with the company so their budget should reflect a similar breakdown. Quarterly budget would be closer to the seasons than just an annual one. Further breakdown...
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...666 Stockbridge Road At the end of the deserted cul-de-sac 666 sat much like the other twelve houses that split even and lined on either side of it. Each house looked very much the same: the same beige siding, the same beige shutters, the same ruler edge driveways and even the same porch, perfect for summer evenings. Pushing the heavy gates open, the touch of the iron bars as cold as ice seized up my hand completely. With every breath I drew a misty and chilly exhale followed. Even though I could feel the unevenness of the old cobbled path below me, they were smooth in contrast to the crunching of the old dead leaf that I stepped on. Towards the center the steps were worn smooth but nevertheless covered in dirt however the steps near the sides were rougher and more difficult to make out because overgrown thorns, moss and weed covered them like a blanket. Carrying up on the path the grass carried on forever into the horizon, a dull grey color as if it had lost the will to live and stopped growing altogether. Weeds and dandelions poked out from the cracks in the walkway leading up to the house and the vines formed a twisted maze upon the side of the house reaching their tentacles towards the roof. Ominous, great black clouds circled overhead drawing nearer and nearer to number 666, the demanding winds fed into the clouds screaming for my attention. As the house drew nearer everything around me became quieter and more distant- the trees murmuring couldn’t be heard anymore and...
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...Advance Edited Version Distr. GENERAL A/HRC/12/48 15 September 2009 Original: ENGLISH HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twelfth session Agenda item 7 HUMAN RIGHTS IN PALESTINE AND OTHER OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict ∗ ∗ Late submission A/HRC/12/48 page 2 Paragraphs Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PART ONE INTRODUCTION I. II. III. METHODOLOGY CONTEXT EVENTS OCCURRING BETWEEN THE “CEASEFIRE” OF 18 JUNE 2008 BETWEEN ISRAEL AND THE GAZA AUTHORITIES AND THE START OF ISRAEL’S MILITARY OPERATIONS IN GAZA ON 27 DECEMBER 2008 IV. APPLICABLE LAW PART TWO OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY: THE GAZA STRIP Section A V. VI. THE BLOCKADE: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW OVERVIEW OF MILITARY OPERATIONS CONDUCTED BY ISRAEL IN GAZA BETWEEN 27 DECEMBER 2008 AND 18 JANUARY 2009 AND DATA ON CASUALTIES ATTACKS ON GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS AND POLICE VIII. OBLIGATION ON PALESTINIAN ARMED GROUPS IN GAZA TO TAKE FEASIBLE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THE CIVILIAN POPULATION VII. A/HRC/12/48 page 3 IX. OBLIGATION ON ISRAEL TO TAKE FEASIBLE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT CIVILIAN POPULATION AND CIVILIAN OBECTS IN GAZA X. INDISCRIMINATE ATTACKS BY ISRAELI ARMED FORCES RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF LIFE AND INJURY TO CIVILIANS XI. DELIBERATE ATTACKS AGAINST THE CIVILIAN POPULATION XII. THE USE OF CERTAIN WEAPONS XIII. ATTACKS ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF CIVILIAN LIFE IN GAZA: DESTRUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE, FOOD PRODUCTION, WATER INSTALLATIONS, SEWAGE...
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...Raiders Monthly Gazette ------------------------------------------------- Westminister High School Newsletter May 2011 Issue 9 Volume 2 By: Colby Maloy ------------------------------------------------- Are We Ready? The day we all work for is almost here. Graduation! We’re about to leave behind one chapter in our lives and begin another. We’re all moving in different directions; some of us will be going to college, others are joining the workforce, and yet others will be going into the military. Let’s take the time we have left as high school seniors to thank the people (i.e., faculty, staff, and friends) who helped get us to our ultimate goal—GRADUATION! Important Dates in May May 2 – Senior Class Breakfast May 9 – Junior/Senior Prom May 15 – Finals begin May 25 – Memorial Day May 29 – Graduation practice May 31 – Graduation Raiders Season Wrap up Reported by Michael Murphy, Senior All of the Westminster Raiders Varsity teams finished their seasons with outstanding stats. The football team not only defeated the cross-town rival Cardinals in their final match up, they went on to win the Division II Super Bowl. The girls’ volleyball team finished the season 10-2. The boys’ volleyball team finished 11-1. The track team went to the state finals and placed 2nd (first time for Westminster High). And, let’s not forget the Raiders’ baseball team who finished their best season ever with a 16-1 record. Congratulations to all team members, coaches, and...
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.... Women's Health Men's Health Mental Health Cosmetic Care Health Tips Fitness . Parts of the Brain; Function Most people believe that it is better to follow the heart than to listen to the brain. Though they refer to the heart as an organ of feelings and the brain as an organ of conscience that helps distinguish right from wrong but the truth is the heart is just a pumping organ and the brain does all the work, the feeling, thinking, and making of decisions. This article will discuss further the different parts of the brain and their function: How does the brain work? The Human Brain: How does the brain work? The brain is the center of the human nervous system. The average size of an adult brain is 5.5 inches in width, 3.6 inches in height, and 6.5 in inches length. The human brain is composed of 78% water, 12% lipids, and the other 10% consists of protein, carbohydrates, insoluble salts, and soluble organics. The human brain performs a number of tasks of coordination, control, and regulation. • The brain controls the body temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing. • It accepts all sorts of information from each of the different senses • It controls a human body’s physical motion. • It’s responsible for dreaming, thinking, decision making, reasoning, and feeling of emotions. Parts of the Brain and their Function The human brain is a very complex organ. The brain has three main parts:...
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