Many students’ street smarts greatly surpass their book smarts. I believe that instructors can strengthen students’ book smarts by encouraging them to write‚ read‚ think‚ and learn about personal areas of interest. They can accomplish this by taking students on field trips so they actively experience what their learning in the class room‚ and use these “street smarts” to build a stronger foundation of what their trying to teach. So what exactly are street and book smarts? There are many definitions
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What is a smart city? • A smart city has been defined as a ‘knowledge’‚ ‘digital’‚ ‘cyber’ or ‘eco’ city; representing a concept open to a variety of interpretations‚ depending on the goals set out by a smart city’s planners. We might refer to a smart city as an improvement on today’s city both functionally and structurally‚ using information and communication technology (ICT) as an infrastructure. • A city well performing in a forward-looking way in [economy‚ people‚ governance‚ mobility
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------------------------------------------------- FE Hedging Strategies at GM Should MNCs hedge foreign exchange rate risk? Multinational firms hedge foreign exchange risk in order to ensure operational and financial functionality. A MNC should hedge foreign exchange risk so it can prevent cash flow effects of the foreign firm and the decline in value of the equity holder because of the movements in exchange rates. It will also help them to reduce transaction costs when obligated to make payments
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ABSTRACT This document provides information for a report to congress on Smart Grid security as required by Section 1309 of Title XIII of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. The security of any future Smart Grid is dependent on successfully addressing the cyber security issues associated with the nation’s current power grid. Smart Grid will utilize numerous legacy systems and technologies that are currently installed.Therefore‚ known vulnerabilities in these legacy systems must
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Abstract- A smart home is an application of computing to the home environment and it is monitored by ambient intelligence to provide services and facilitate remote home control. This paper presents an overview of previous research on smart home as well as the related technologies. A brief discussion about smart homes and their interrelationships is presented here. It describes combined information about sensors‚ communication protocols‚ multimedia devices‚ and systems‚ which are widely used in smart home
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Priscilla Hatch Personal Values and Organizational Ethics Case: The GM Bailout Stephen Jackson – Instructor January 22‚ 2013 1. How would Locke‚ Smith‚ and Marx evaluate the various events in this case? They would evaluate this case by claiming that the government ownership of companies is the kind of government ownership of the “means of production”. (Smith – the “father of modern economics” who is the originator of utilitarian argument for the free market. According to Smith‚ when
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Deep smarts are valuable knowledge. They are developed through accumulated experience during performing a task on a particular job.According to our reference textbook‚ the definition of deep smart is provided as“the capacity of experts to exploit their deep knowledge of a particular practice to exercise good judgment and the “smart” interpretation of new possibilities”.(Leonard and Swap‚ 2004) People with Deep Smarts are the “go-to” individuals in an organization‚ possessed of skills and knowledge
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Smart Class In this age computers play a big role in our education. We hear about smart classes every day. We all know that if a topic is understood by a visual method‚ it becomes more beneficial to understand to students. So the demand of using smart classes are being forcefully raised. In this situation‚ I want to know that "Are smart classes beneficial for students ?" "Smart Classes"‚ providing education better through presentations and videos. I think a student can learn better through
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Why Smart Phones Are A Smart Choice In this new up-to-date age of technology‚ we as humans always have our hands full‚ literally. Our attention is so occupied by a hand held mobile device called the smart phone. Smart phones are advanced mobile phones that satisfy all your computing and communicating needs. The first smart phone was invented by IBM (International Business Machines) in 1992. Since then the mobile technology has been on the rise. The demand for smart phones has increased significantly
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Smart Textiles is building an internationally acknowledged centre for innovation‚ development‚ design and production of the next generation’s textiles. In our region - with Borås as a centre - a nationally known cluster of textile and confection companies are working to link all these companies together through Smart Textiles. The goal is to operate a dynamic innovation system‚ Smart Textiles‚ to promote growth‚ strengthen the international position and create new job opportunities in the region
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