Bessie Smith was a rough‚ crude‚ violent woman. She was also the greatest of the classic Blues singers of the 1920s. Bessie started out as a street musician in Chattanooga. In 1912 Bessie joined a traveling show as a dancer and singer. The show featured Pa and Ma Rainey‚ and Smith developed a friendship with Ma. Ma Rainey was Bessie’s mentor and she stayed with her show until 1915. Bessie then joined the T.O.B.A. vaudeville circuit and gradually built up her own following in the south and along the
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Evaluating Training Debra Wilcox Johnson Johnson & Johnson Consulting “Learning new behavior – new or enhanced skills – is the most powerful outcome of training. Behavioral change is the most difficult outcome to achieve‚ but may be the most important.” Evaluating the outcomes of training is a challenging task. The goal is to assess changes in three areas: knowledge‚ attitude‚ and behavior. Acquiring knowledge–concepts or facts–ranges from orientation to becoming an expert. Changing
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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSIONS AND ANALYSIS 4) DIRECTORS’ REPORT 5) CUSTOMERS OF THE COMPANY 6) COMPETITORS OF THE COMPANY 7) CAPITAL STRUCTURE 8) SHARE HOLDER INFORMATION 9) STOCK MARKET DATA 10) BALANCE SHEETS INDIAN INFOTECH & SOFTWARE LTD. Date of Establishment | 1982 | Revenue | 0.00294833 ( USD in Millions ) | Market Cap | 42445.554723 ( Rs. in Millions ) | Corporate Address | D-114‚ Crystal Plaza‚Link Road‚Opposite Infinity Mall‚ Andheri (West)Mumbai-400053‚ Maharashtra
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Software Configuration Management Section A: Multiple Choices 1) Which of the following should be considered as Configuration Items for any project: Project plan‚ Requirement specification‚ Class diagrams Design specification‚ Design tools‚ Activity diagrams Source Code‚ Test plan‚ test Script‚ Test tools‚ Test results All of the above 2) In check-in‚ check-out model‚ version branching and merging are represented by a structure known as Version Graph History Graph Structure
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The History of Valve Software The story of Valve Software is a story of two men with a dream. Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington joined with Microsoft in the early days of the company designing the earliest Windows operating systems‚ and after thirteen years with them had become what were known as “Microsoft Millionaires.” Both men enjoyed playing video games and inspired by a friend who left Microsoft to join game development studio ID Software‚ they decided to leave their lucrative positions at
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grain What is interesting about this article? I find this article to be a story of a driven individual who started out with a hobby or passion for software development with his focus being on gaming. Mr. Persson lists out five reasons for success and five things that he would have done differently. Ultimately‚ this person outs the software development road map of potential pitfalls and reward. Why I choose this particular article and how it relates to the course? As stated previously
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Decision has world wide clients. Some of them include NASA-Stennis Space Center(U.S.A)‚ Michelin(Brazil)‚ National University Athens(Greece)‚ and Civil Engineering‚ QUT(Australia). Decision Lab 2000 is designed for multicriteria decisions. This software utilizes two methods for decision making‚ the PROMETHEE(preference ranking organization method for enrichment evaluations) and the GAIA(geometrical analysis for interactive learning). Both of these methods are considered among the easiest and most
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before – MERGER & ACQUISITION of IBM and Pricewaterhouse Consulting 1. WHY – UNDERLYING REASONS FOR THE PROJECT Over the past five years‚ IBM has quietly transformed itself into a "software‚ solution and services" company. With the transformation from a hardware vendor to a solution provider‚ it has entered the area of consulting services. IBM bought PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting (PwCC) in October 2002 and became the world’s largest technology services company‚ with annual revenue of $40
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Tommy Smith‚ fell short of the stereotypical "violence is key‚" category when he used his podium to raise attention to the hard times black people endured with simply one small gesture. On June 6‚ 1944‚ and Clarksville Texas‚ to the parents Richard and Dora Smith‚ Thomas C. "Tommie" Smith was born. Being one of 12 children‚ Tommy survived about times as a young boy but ameliorated to become a phenomenal athlete. In the mix‚ his family moved to California where Smith was voted MVP (most valuable
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When discussing the notable leader of the Jamestown Colony‚ otherwise known as John Smith‚ a rather interesting has arisen regarding his genuine experience with the daughter of Powhatan‚ the Native American Chief. The girl‚ widely known as Pocahontas‚ is known for her inextricable link to Captain John Smith‚ Smith who had a suspiciously idyllic story to share. According to the National Park Service Website on Historical Jamestown‚ Smith’s tale involved being brought before Chief Powhatan and preparing
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