WFEO e-News World Federation of Engineering Organizations Newsletter N° 37 WFEO Editorial GRAND CHALLENGES FOR ENGINEERING IN THE 21ST CENTURY The U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in Washington announced on February 2008 the grand challenges for engineering in the 21st century. A diverse committee of experts from around the world‚ convened at the request of the U.S. National Science Foundation‚ revealed 14 challenges that‚ if met‚ would improve how we live. "Tremendous advances
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Stage 4: Preparing your presentation Work in groups. Read the Presentation Outline below and practise your own presentation: Presentation Outline The steps to an effective presentaion Your presentation should include slides for each of these things. You should also talk about each one to explain it and describe your research and what you found out. Remember‚ don’t just read what
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During the lab we took and measured the heartbeat of my lab partner twice and the blood pressure twice in different situations to measure the differences that occur. At the start my lab partner was calm resulting in the blood pressure to be around 125/59 with 55 beats per minute. The second time we did it‚ the numbers were fairly similar 126/59 and 62 beats per minute. At the beginning there is no action potential occurring or the pacemaker is not racing to make the heart beat quicker because the
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My Moral Compass The personal values that help contribute to my worldview and philosophy of nursing that is most important‚ is my religion. I am a Christian and this means that I am to be Christ like in my every day life and work. I am taught to treat others as I would want to be treated and care for them as I would do for myself. I am to help the sick‚ wounded‚ poor and widowed. Nursing in its roots are very much the same thing. Helping the ones who are unable to help themself. The underlying
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Introduction about KFC KFC‚ known as Kentucky Fried Chicken‚ is a chain of fast food restaurants based in Louisville‚ Kentucky. In the midst of the depression‚ Harland Sanders who was born just outside Henryville( Indiana)‚ opens his first restaurant in the small front room of a gas station in Corbin‚ Kentucky. Sanders serves as station operator‚ chief cook and cashier and names the dining area "Sanders Court & Café." In 1936‚ Kentucky Governor Ruby Laffoon makes Harland Sanders an honorary
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The major point of the presentation was to make all of us as students and future professionals become aware of gender identity. My opinion on this major point is something I never talk about because I feel like I’m being judgmental. However‚ I don’t agree neither do I support people who are Lesbian‚ Gay‚ Bisexual‚ Transgender‚ Queer‚ Intersex‚ Asexual (LGBTQIA). They use this term to address the whole community as a whole. I believe having careers that interact with people make you become more sensitive
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15-2-1 TOK Presentation! To what extent does our experience bring implicit bias in our assumptions? ! - Real life situation : 198 words‚ 1 min 20 s! So about one year ago‚ I’ve heard this story from my friend who had been living in Sweden for 2 years. He is a British born African who holds a Master’s degree in Architecture from University College London. He is tall and seems strong. He lived with his Swedish girlfriend but he didn’t get any jobs in the first 3 months‚ later he found a recruitment
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the most common dam are: Hoover Dam in Arizona and Grand Coulee Dam in Washington. The Elwha Dam is located in Washington and is the home of the Elwha River. Salmon habitats are a pride and joy in the Elwha River but in 1910 when construction began the habitats were destroyed.
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Title: Advantages and Disadvantages of Being an Actuary Introduction I. Good afternoon to Ms. Parimala and my fellow classmates. II. The topic of my presentation today is Advantages and Disadvantages of Being an Actuary. What is an actuary? Experts in risk management Uses mathematical skills to measure probability and rise of future event Useful information to many industries III. The advantages of being an actuary are High earning potential Corporate respect received IV. However‚ the
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next meeting. I was assigned to prepare the list of ingredients that will be used for the cooking. When my group mates and I meet again‚ everybody was excited especially me because we will be buying the ingredients that we need for the food presentation. It’s already been a long time since I last go to a market and I really don’t know how to choose from what’s fresh or not and to buy or not to buy so I asked my group mates to teach me the basics in buying fresh vegetables‚ meats and fruits. Luckily
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