Michael Faraday was the third son of a London blacksmith. He became a self- taught scientist whose greatest discoveries concerned electricity. In 1831‚ Faraday proved that magnets can be used to produce an electric current. This discovery enabled him to build an electric generator. It was a forerunner of the giant dynamos that keep the modern world supplied with power. Faraday was born on September 22‚ 1791‚ in Newington‚ England. When he was five‚ his family moved to London
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Michael Eisner It can be said that Eisner “rescued” Disney from this troubled state 1980s. After his arrival in September of 1984‚ he developed a formula aimed at shaking up Disney’s existing culture with his unique yet forceful management style. His unique brand of creativity and instinct brought in partnerships with exquisite talent. This change would‚ however‚ begin with the termination of 400 Disney employees over the course of his first six months on the job (UVA-BP-0339 p.3). In
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The last time I was at the California Academy of Science Museum in Golden Gate Park‚ we all had to hold hands while the teacher led us through the halls of this great museum. Yes there was that huge‚ (scary)‚ dinosaur skeleton in the lobby‚ there were hundreds of different fish I had never seen in my local pet store‚ and the diorama’s in the African Hall were so realistic we thought for sure the Zebras had moved! The little girls screamed as I shouted "THERE!" and pointed at one of the Zebras. For
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Michael Porter’s Value Chain and Gaining a Competitive Advantage The more value an organization creates‚ the more profitable that organization likely will be and by providing more value to your customers‚ the organization is gaining a competitive advantage. Understanding how your company creates value and looking for ways to add more value are critical elements in developing a competitive strategy. The concept was first introduced by Michael Porter in his 1985 book “Competitive Advantage.” A
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Proposition 8 California Proposition 8 (California Marriage Protection Act) was a state-wide ballot proposition passed in the November 4‚ 2008 state election that made same sex marriage illegal in California. The vote which won by 52% adds exactly 14 words to the California State Constitution‚ "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." To qualify for the ballot‚ Proposition 8 needed 694‚354 valid petition signatures‚ equal to 8% of the total votes cast for
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Michael Porter 5 Forces Porter’s five forces of competitive position analysis is a simple framework for assessing and evaluating the competitive strength and position of a business organization that formed by Michael E. Porter of Harvard Business School in 1979. Basically‚ the concept of this theory is actually based on the five forces model that uses to determine the intensity of competition and market attractiveness. Therefore‚ strategic analysts are often to use Porter’s
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Out of Service: Examining Public Transportation in Sacramento County Large cities and populations rely on public transportation to reduce traffic congestion and vehicle emission as well as provide a means for citizens without personal vehicles to travel to important places like work‚ school or the grocery store. Critically important infrastructure to any city‚ without a reliable regional transportation system those who cannot afford cars are greatly impacted. Such groups may be confined to a particular
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Yiret M. Garzon Black Hawk Down (Michael Durant) Michael Durant was an US military forces pilot. In 1993‚ he was part of Restore Hope‚ a peacekeeping mission in Somalia to bring stability to a war-torn country so that relief organizations could provide food and resources for the country’s starving people. During this mission he was captured by members of the Somali rebels directed by
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Michael Buda Professor Trujillo English 60 MW 8:15pm 25 February 2013 Word Count: 2‚600 I Will Conquer Veni‚ Vidi‚ Vici (I came‚ I saw‚ I conquered) - Julius Caesar It was March 31‚ 2008 and I my alarm woke me up at 7AM as it usually did. However‚ this wasn’t a normal morning. I was throwing up in the morning for the past 2 weeks. I went to doctors at Kaiser Permanente to get blood tests and everything seemed fine. They always had me in the room with the little bed thing and the weird
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The California Gold Rush of 1849 Wanna get rich?! Go to California now‚ gold’s been discovered! If you want to be wealthy GO NOW to Sacramento Valley and find some gold. Quick before it all runs out! The California Gold Rush of 1849 was a chance to get rich‚ but it was hard and some only got rich. In this article you will learn about the first gold discovery‚ the supplies used‚ immigrating to California‚ and the outcomes of the Gold Rush. The discovery! Gold was discovered
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