Logan P.Smith. Work-life balance is a broad concept including proper prioritizing between "work" (career and ambition) on one hand and "life" (Health‚ pleasure‚ leisure‚ family and spiritual development) on the other. Related‚ though broader‚ terms include "lifestyle balance" and "life balance". History The expression was first used in the late 1970s to describe the balance between an individual ’s work and personal life. In the United States‚ this
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California drought: Why farmers are ’exporting water’ to China By Alastair Leithead BBC News‚ Los Angeles While historic winter storms have battered much of the US‚ California is suffering its worst drought on record. So why is America’s most valuable farming state using billions of gallons of water to grow hay - specifically alfalfa - which is then shipped to China? The reservoirs of California are just a fraction of capacity amid the worst drought in the state’s history. "This should be like
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The Gold Rush and The California Dream The California Dream as it was seen during the gold rush and even today is a direct result of the embellished images and stories that flew out of California during the Gold Rush of 1849. In cold harsh weather farmers heard stories of a place where it was always warm. Where you never had to see snow if you didn’t want to. This place that had rivers filled with gold‚ and a place that gave up its wealth and treasures with barely any effort. They were hooked
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Usmania Glass Sheet Factory Ltd is the first glass sheet factory in Bangladesh. It was established in 1959. The oldest glass sheet plant in Bangladesh is situated in the southern side of the country at the district of Chittagong. It started its commercial production in 1961 but after the liberation war in 1971‚ it was taken by the government of Bangladesh and was subsequently placed under Bangladesh Chemical Industry Corporation (BCIC). Until 1996 Usmania was the only glass sheet manufacturing company
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The Economic and Migratory Effects of the Gold Rush on California America is very unique country and well known for being the land of opportunities. It has a rich history and one of most famous and largest periods was gold rush happened in California throughout 1848-1858. The gold that was found in California was considered exclusive because golden nuggets were found in the river which made it easy to collect and free to take home. Many of the gold seekers believed that they would return home in
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oblongata as well as airway obstruction may cause respiratory acidosis. 3. Explain how the renal system would compensate for respiratory acidosis. The kidneys regulate the amount of H+ ions and HCO 3- excreted in the urine which regulate acid base balance. A C T I V I T Y 3 Renal Responses to Respiratory Acidosis and Respiratory Alkalosis 1. Describe what happened to the concentration of ions in the urine when the PCO2 was lowered. How well did the results compare with your prediction? 2
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Company Case 11.1: New Balance “Experiences” China August 26‚ 2011 New Balance has been in business for 103 years. The company started in Boston manufacturing shoes of police officers‚ waiters and any other occupations that kept people on their feet all day. In the 1970’s New Balance switched its focus and decided to make athletic shoes for all athletes. New Balance marketing department decided it was time to go overseas and to make money so‚ they open retail store in 2010. The stores are
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JULISA WRIGHT AML 2600 MS. THORNERS CLASS FINAL TERM PAPER ANALYSIS Ann Petry’s “Like a Winding Sheet “defines a pivoting time line in history even though it is a fictional short story. This story took place in 1946 in the time when all the men would be at war and the women would be in factories making all the weapons and equipments that they would need. The women were the focal point in that era because they ensured that the men overseas were well equipped to be at war. The story was set in
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Spain fears British encroachment along the coast of California. The fear of the British led to Spain’s expansion of their empire over the coast of California. Spain had sent Gaspar de Portola to lead this expedition. Portola and his crew planned to colonize the area around Monterey and San Diego‚ but his plan resulted in failure due to the thick coastal fog. Although his plan was a failure‚ his exploration of the San Francisco Bay and the establishment of Franciscan missions affects today’s current
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Kennedy and the Balance of Payment Assignment 1- FINA6676-2 1/30/2014 Hang Pham- A00366703 What is President Kennedy’s U.S. balance of payment problem? In the 1960s‚ the United States was experiencing the balance of payment problem when its trade balance was in a substantial deficit‚ the US dollar was under an attack and a massive amount of gold flew out of its official reserve. Such issues in the balance of payment if exist for a long time can be a threat to the whole economy because
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