Our Iceberg is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions John Kotter and has produced a great book that contains a wealth of wisdom and insight. While it looks and reads like a simple book‚ it is anything but simple. The message which Kotter is able to make clear goes much deeper than the surface story of a colony of penguins in search of answers pertaining to their survival on an iceberg. He easily describes a scenario through a penguin colony that any person can relate to and think
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The current knowledge of stingless bees is clearly described by Vit et al. (2013) in their book‚ “Pot-Honey: A legacy of stingless bees”. The stingless bees have populated the tropical earth with pantropical distribution for over 65 million years which is longer than Apis‚ the stinging honeybees. They are over 500 discovered species and possibly 100 more are yet undescribed. Generally‚ stingless bee colonies make far less honey compared to honey bees. Meliponines basically have stingers with highly
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Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) From the time we are born till the time we die there is a muscle inside of us that is the root of our existence‚ it’s a muscle so dominant that we can actually hear and feel it throughout our growth‚ daily activities‚ and emotions of our everyday life. Inside our body there is a powerful muscular pump‚ which is known as the one of the main organs in the human body. This hollow‚ cone shaped‚ pump lies slightly left within the center of the chest
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The Rise and Fall of Pol Pot Pol Pot‚ infamous for his connection to the Khmer Rouge that identified with communism‚ held power in Cambodia from 1975-1979. Although‚ this is only a short period of time‚ he undoubtedly left a lasting impression on the Cambodian population. Pol Pot’s revolution failed to increase the level of Human Rights and wealth for the Khmer people. Pol Pot and his party became obsessed with eliminating “enemies” of the Khmer Rouge from the population. They devastated any chance
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Our iceberg is melting by John Kotter “Once upon a time a colony of penguins was living in the frozen Antarctic on an iceberg near what we call today Cape Washington.” The following summary will explain the key moments of the fable and how they relate to our lives. First‚ let’s introduce some of the more important penguins – the Leadership Council members. Louis‚ the head of the Leadership Council‚ could perhaps be considered the CEO of the penguin colony. Alice is a smart‚ aggressive member
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9/13/11 Our Iceberg is Melting By John Kotter ‘Our Iceberg Is Melting’ is a story about a penguin colony having to adapt in an ever-changing world. Based on the award–winning work of Harvard’s John Kotter‚ it is a story that has been used to help thousands of people and organizations. This charming story illustrates key truths about how to deal with the issue of change: handle to challenge well and you can prosper greatly: handle it poorly‚ and you put yourself at risk. The characters in this
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the melting glaciers poses a direct threat to my home. Island nations and coastal cities will suffer the inevitable if we do not act now. In six degrees‚ Mark Lynas warned the impending arctic tipping point‚ once passed‚ the melting of the glaciers cannot be reversed‚ leading to a loss of habitable environment. However‚ I believe that the situation is worse than what Lynas anticipated. Despite some efforts from the international to curb the increasing carbon emissions‚ glaciers are melting faster
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The Khmer Rouge‚ a horrifying experience for the people who were there during those times. Some people were lucky to escape into Thailand but‚ the people who were not lucky were in hell. Pol Pot‚ the leader of the Khmer Rouge over threw the king of Cambodia and stated that “1975 was year zero for his country‚ resetting the culture of Cambodian people and wiping away old traditions and history so that revolutionaries could rebuild the nation.” “Banks‚ churches‚ schools‚ newspapers‚ radio‚ television
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via the esterification of p-aminobenzoic acid with ethanol. The percent yield of crude product was determined to be 21% and the melting point was recorded at 86.2°C ± 0.2°C‚ with a 6.3% error from 92°C‚ the literature melting point of pure benzocaine. The crude product was then recrystallized to improve the purity of benzocaine and 57.4% was recovered. The new melting point range was measured at 89.1°C ± 0.3°C‚ which has a 3.15% error. The infrared spectrum of the recrystallized product was measured
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The experimental melting point range of the desired alkene product‚ trans-9-(2-phenylethenyl) anthracene‚ was found to be 132-134 ˚C‚ in comparison to the literature value melting point range of 130-132˚C‚1 it was slightly higher than expected. Overall‚ the experimental melting point range varied from the initial melting point temperature and maximum melting point temperature by 2˚C. As the experimental melting point had a small range of temperature variance and was above that of the literature value
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