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    person capable of performing numerical calculations with the help of a mechanical computing device. The foundation stone of the development of computers was laid way back in the era before Christ. Binary arithmetic is at the core of computer systems. History of computers dates back to the invention of a mechanical adding machine in 1642. ABACUS‚ an early computing tool‚ the invention of logarithm by John Napier and the invention of slide rules by William Oughtred were significant events in the evolution

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    Contemporary Moral Issues Philosophy 215 Fall 2014 Instructor: Valerie Philbrick-DeBrava Office: James Blair 132 Email: vaphilbrickdeb@wm.edu Office Hours: MWF 9:00-10:00 Phone: (804) 642-4621 Course Times: MWF 10:00-10:50 (01) Course Location: James Blair 201 MWF 11:00-11:50 (02) Course Description: Philosophy 215 is designed to improve our understanding of the moral issues our twenty-first-century society faces. As both a survey of

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    Contemporary Leadership Theories Podcast Transcript Speakers: Scott‚ Diane‚ Candice Shehorn Scott: Hey everyone‚ welcome to the podcast where we talk in detail about management and business principles that YOU need for success. Scott: And today we have a great discussion planned about leadership theories. Diane: That’s right‚ and there are quite a few to dive into. Today there are four main views regarding leadership: leader-member exchange‚ charismatic-visionary leadership... Scott: And team

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    Unit Title: Contemporary issues in Marketing Level: 6 Learning Outcomes and Indicative Content: Candidates will be able to: 1. Unit code: CIMKT Learning Hours: 210 Understand the changing role of marketing in the modern organisation 1.1. Appreciate the fact that marketing as an organisational philosophy and activity is applicable to almost all types of organisation‚ whether profit making or not-for-profit‚ e.g. political marketing. The number and type of organisations adopting marketing principles

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    Liaison Handbook. [Online] Available at: http://www.tallyredcross.org/library/dsp/dspg-PS-GovernmentLiaisonHandbook.pdf [Accessed 8 December 2013]. AMERICAN RED CROSS. (2013). Our Federal Charter. [Online] Available at: http://www.redcross.org/about-us/history/federal-charter [Accessed 8 December 2013]. AUDI‚ R. (2007). Can Utilitarianism Be Distributive? Maximization and Distribution As Criteria In Managerial Decision. Business Ethics Quarterly. 17(4). pp.593-611. BARNETT II‚ W.B.‚ SALIBA‚ M. & WALKER

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    CONTEMPORARY POLICE PROBLEMS Some critiques have said that a small percentage of law enforcement officers who are responsible for the misdeeds of the organization that have brought public criticism upon them. This very fact makes the indifference of police heads to the situation all the more reprehensible subject to criticism. Generally‚ when the police administrators are bought to task for permitting improper practices and misbehavior to continue‚ they are quick to blame political interference

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    A Brief History of Contemporary Ballet Contemporary ballet is a form of dance influenced by both classical ballet and modern dance. It employs the fundamental technique and body control principles of classical ballet but permits a greater range of movement than classical ballet and may not adhere to the strict body lines or turnout that permeate classical ballet technique. Many of its concepts come from the ideas and innovations of 20th century modern dance‚ including floor work and turn-in of

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    Nature of Scientific Explanation‚ Laws of Nature‚ Inter-theoretic Reduction‚ and Scientific Realism. The 49 included readings are written by some of the most important philosophers in the field‚ writers of both historical/foundational‚ as well as contemporary interest‚ including Thomas Kuhn‚ Karl Popper‚ Carl Hempel‚ Imre Lakatos‚ Larry Laudan‚ Paul Feyerabend‚ Pierre Duhem‚ Willard V.O. Quine‚ Helen Longino‚ Philip Kitcher‚ Ernan McMullin‚ Bas van Fraassen‚ Wesley Salomon‚ and Ian Hacking‚ among others

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    Andy Warhol once said‚ “An artist is somebody who produces things that people don’t need to have. “ Warhol’s words can be twisted into meaning any number of things‚ it is up to the reader to make sense of what he is trying to say‚ the same goes for art. Art is not made to be some commercial poster to be hung on a dorm room wall‚ art is far more than that‚ and it is the window into the imagination‚ the truth of an artist. My thoughts on Warhol’s quote is that he is trying to say that everyone has

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    Education Problems in India have been in existence for quite some time now and these continue to dog the concerned. India has reached remarkable achievement in economic sector and this has brought a lot of changes in the education sector. But these changes have not turned to be sufficient to solve the ever-existent and ever-changing Education Problem in India. The problems of education system in India are of grave concern and this concern has not been ignored. The budget for education has been increasing

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