During the seventeenth century in England‚ outside temperatures reached so low during the winter that it is actually considered to be a “mini ice age” by scientists today. During this time‚ people were still somewhat fatalistic and believed that cold was an act of god‚ and that people should just leave it alone. That was until an alchemist named Cornelius Drebbel came along. Drebbel bet the King he could turn summer into winter by chilling the air in the Great Hall of Westminster. Drebbel did
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MOBBING AND BULLYING IN THE WORKPLACE Barbara Byrd‚ Ph.D.* Deborah Mailander‚ J.D.** Helen Moss *** Introduction Over the past 15 years in the U.S. and Canada‚ the phenomena of workplace bullying and mobbing (bullying by a group rather than an individual) have been widely discussed and debated. There is a growing consensus among lay people and scholars on the definition of workplace bullying‚ its causes‚ and its effects on individuals as well as on the workplace itself. At the same time
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Ethics‚ Costs of Absenteeism & Impact of Policies in the Workplace Tracie V. Johnson Globe University Ethics‚ Costs of Absenteeism & Impact of Policies in the Workplace Overview Company policies are intended to be a benefit to the employee‚ actually give a means for the employee to use it unethically and hurt the financial security of the business. For example‚ at Wisconsin Physicians Service‚ there is an employee benefit of short-term disability that is also incorporated into an occurrences
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Animals living at high elevations where there is less oxygen must have adaptations to ensure that sufficient oxygen is delivered to the tissues. Since the total air pressure is reduced at high altitudes‚ the partial pressure of oxygen is also reduced‚ so hemoglobin may not be saturated and tissues would fail to get enough oxygen. In order to combat this‚ animals can alter the amount of oxygen carried in their bloodstream by increasing the concentration of hemoglobin‚ increasing the hematocrit‚ or
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attempting to persuade you‚ the reader‚ to watch or enjoy pornography. The aim of this essay is to call for tolerance of pornography in society because‚ I believe‚ it has enormous benefits for society as a whole -- particularly in a society which values the freedom of expression. I will attempt to debunk the most common‚ unevidenced myths against pornography‚ and will discuss how the tolerance of pornography by those who do not watch pornography‚ and how the availability of pornography for those who
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Brazil’s Zero Hunger Program in the Context of Social Policy1 Walter Belik2 Mauro Del Grossi3 1 This paper was prepared for the 25th International Conference of Agricultural Economists in Durban‚ South Africa‚ August 2003. The authors wish to thank for the comments of Benjamin Davis and the helpful revision of Gisele Noce and Caitlin Houston . 2 Assistant Professor at the Instituto de Economia and Coordinator of Núcleo de Economia Agrícola at the State University of Campinas - Unicamp
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Solid Models‚ Virtual Inspection and the Position Tolerance E. R. Evans‚ Jr. School of Engineering & Engineering Technology Penn State Erie‚ The Behrend College‚ Station Road‚ Erie‚ PA 16563 ABSTRACT - In industrial practice‚ position is the most widely used geometric tolerancing characteristic. A thorough understanding of the concepts associated with position tolerancing is‚ therefore‚ an essential skill that graduating engineering and engineering technology students should possess. In the Mechanical
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Helen Keller once said‚ “tolerance is the highest form of education‚” and although that may be true in some circumstances‚ when religion comes into play it becomes more of an excuse for not understanding others and less of something to be proud of. Tolerance is often used as a synonym for acceptance when it is not. It is the act of understanding something but not actively accepting it. Examples of such tolerance can be found in religious groups‚ and in the United States‚ According to the Oxford Dictionary
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Tolerance Without Compromise Michael Wold “What is the difference between tolerance and compromise?” The difference between the two is simple‚ but usually overlooked. The definition for tolerance is as follows: “to put up with; to bear; to endure.” The definition for compromise is as follows: “to give up (one ’s own interest‚ principles‚ or integrity.” Do you see the difference? This should help: Christians should receive the outcasts of society‚ the prostitutes‚ the homosexuals‚ the abandoned and
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PROLOGUE THE train swayed and rocked as it traveled through the Raccoon woods‚ the thunder of its wheels echoed by a thundering twilight sky. Bill Nyberg rifled through the Hardy file‚ his briefcase on the floor at his feet. It had been a long day‚ and the gentle rocking of the train soothed him. It was late‚ after eight‚ but the Ecliptic Express was mostly full‚ as it often was for the dinner hour. It was a company train‚ and since the renovation—Umbrella had gone to great expense to make it classically
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