E.M. Forster nearly predicted the future when he voiced this quote in his short story The Machine Stops‚ “But Humanity‚ in its desire for comfort‚ had over-reached itself. It had exploited the riches of nature too far. Quietly and complacently‚ it was sinking into decadence‚ and progress had come to mean the progress of the Machine.” I have nothing to offer anyone except my own bitter delusion. Limp bodies lay scattered all over the incommodious ground. Their eyes bloodshot and hollow. A part of
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A Different “Today” Today I implemented a Boltzmann Restricted Machines model to predict movies ratings of users based on their past movies rating. I embarked on this personal project two days ago when I came across the concept in Coursera. To implement the model‚ I studied several research papers and consulted my Data Mining professor. And this is what I frequently do on some of my free days. On other days‚ you would find me immersed within business publications such as Mckinsey Insights to pick
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STARNES- BRENNER MACHINE TOOL COMPANY My presentation is based on a case that I read in my International marketing class that I thought I needed to share with you. Starnes Brenner machine tool is company making machine tool based in Iowa. They have been dealing with many different countries but I’m more interested today in their business in the Latino country. This doc present of a company business ethic while operating in a foreign country. The main point of the ethic problem is the high level
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201.117 Assignment 1 3.) Discuss three major battles of Alexander the Great with reference to the sources supplied and in their wider and political and military context. To what factors would you attribute his success? -1- A military commander ’s success on the battlefield is not always solely determined by his (or her) own brilliance. Victory is often due to his opponent ’s circumstances‚ both in the military and strategic context‚ not to mention the political situation‚ and even cultural
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Puno’s Ice Cream Sales and Ordering System August 2013 Chapter 1 1.0 Introduction In business like merchandising‚ Sales and Ordering system plays an important role. It is used to track all the transactions made by the business and responsible for monitoring the items supplies. All the business transactions must be properly recorded and must be fully secured by password. A Computerized system is the best solution and most innovative answer for their needs.
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clean in all directions going either forward and backwards‚ the new deck concept enables the machine to scrub and dry in both directions-forward and backwards‚ while the water is kept inside the brush deck while working‚ the outstanding brush pressure and the high vacuum power ensure the best performance and results. The Walk Behind Automatic Floor Scrubber/Drier is a self-propelled‚ start and go machine‚ which doesn’t require any training‚ maintenance fast‚ easy and highly performing. Walk Behind
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MODELING OF ELECTRIC MACHINES FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS USING EFFICIENCY MAPS S. M. Lukic and A. Emado Illinois Institute of Technology Abstract: In most industrial applications of motor drives‚ motors operate at one or a few predefued operating points. However in propulsion applications‚ the motor is used over the entire torqudspeed range. Therefore‚ the motor has to be studied at all possible torqudspeed combinations within the motor operating envelope. Efficiency maps are a convenient way
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The Great Gatsby is a classic tale that has been interpreted very differently throughout time. One prominent source of constant debate lies in the main character‚ Jay Gatsby. In the novel’s title‚ Gatsby is misleadingly referred to as being “great”. However‚ the events that transpire within the novel paint a very different picture of this man. Despite the title of his story‚ Jay Gatsby is dishonorable‚ immoral‚ a phony‚ and is‚ in fact‚ very far from greatness. To elaborate‚ when Gatsby meets Daisy
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the Sewing Machine on America The large number of practical and useful inventions brought forward during the time leading up to and including the period known as the Industrial Revolution had a significant impact on both American society and the world. The transition that took place resulted in reliance on mechanical sources of power/energy rather than the traditional human or animal sources to produce the products needed (Hackett‚ 1992). One of those inventions‚ the sewing machine‚ dramatically
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Darren Tan Natalie Hudson‚ Ph.D. ENG 113 - 1006 November 1‚ 2012 Persuasion - Condom Machines Should be Permitted on Campus An increasing number of students is having sexual intercourse in campus dormitories‚ thus increasing the need for condom machines to be placed on campus grounds. First and most importantly‚ the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that 47.4% of students have had at least one encounter of sexual intercourse during their terms of study with only 38
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