Nick Carr published an article in Harvard Business Review titled "IT Doesn’t Matter." In this article‚ Carr compared IT to railroads‚ a transport mechanism. He emphasized "like any transport mechanism‚ it is far more valuable when shared than when used in isolation." Carr also added that as the ubiquity of IT grew‚ IT became more like a commodity‚ and therefore its role in strategic advantage reduced. He argued that the window for gaining competitive advantage through IT implementation is closing
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Abstract: The January 1996 event‚ and its damages was used to understand ice jam flooding in the lower Mohawk River. Ice jams are formed when the blocks of ice formed along the river causing water retention behind the blocks of ice. Once the ice melts the water that was retained adds up to the water level already existing. to understand ice jams better the tree elevation scar of the eastern cottonwood tree was measured in the lock 8 in glenville‚ stockade park in schenectady and at the Glen sanders
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recorded counseling session I felt extremely confident in myself‚ because I have developed a good rapport with my client. I have been having short meetings with my client prior to the recording‚ and knew something was going on internally. Some of her teachers reported to me that she wasn’t taking her medication‚ and her grandparent just recently passed away. Entering the session I prepared myself for dealing with her grief‚ and wanted to address the goals we set the previous session. My client suffers
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In the story by Langston Hughes named Jazz‚ Jive‚ and Jam we see that the main conflict in this story is that Jesse B‚ Semple one of our characters if not the main one doesn’t quite like his wife’s idea of going to interracial seminars‚ according to him they are very boring he explains how one seminar was like three days‚ and how he would have to leave and smoke and have a drink just so he wouldn’t get so bored‚ he even says that his wife was falling asleep that the only reason why she didn’t fall
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as the client’s Social Worker and offered her a seat. I then walked her through the confidentiality guidelines and how she can feel free to let me know whatever she would want me to know. I explained to the client that whatever is said during the session would not leave the room unless I suspect that she is a threat to herself or others. This was something that I felt was important because establishing confidentiality allows to create a safer space and helps the client understand that I am doing my
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Session 4’s planning‚ aim and purpose was exactly the same as the planning for session 3‚ however the actual outcome was much different. It was even hotter on this day and the boys were particularly lethargic. We got given a spot in the sun also which didn’t help. The boys thoroughly enjoyed the catching drill‚ however were much less motivated to take part in the fielding drill. Despite frequent breaks‚ the boys kept complaining they were too hot. This meant they didn’t participate in the activities
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Jam tarts evaluation. The product I made Jam tarts. Firstly I washed my hands. Then I got a measuring scale & made sure it was on the scale 0. Secondly I measured the flour until the scale hit 200; I put the flour inside the bowl. Then I got the butter & put it in until the scale went on 100. Then I used my hands to mix it together. After it was all soft I used my finger tips to make it into little pieces. Meanwhile I got a jug‚ put some water in it‚ and then got a tea spoon. I poured
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Practicing counseling sessions was something I was dreading from day one. I am not the best actor and it takes me out of my comfort zone. The first session turned out to not be as bad as I thought it would be. I learned that a few of my fellow classmates were nervous with this exercise as well. When I was observing my groups‚ I notice the level of eye contact that was made. Each person tried to keep eye contact even though we were nervous when it was our turn to be the counselor. It was quite cold
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Many songs are made to entertain‚ and many songs have a message rooted within. Finding the traits and connotations of a song can be tiresome. With the help of a checklist it is simpler. The song “Scatman’s World” by Scatman John (John Paul Larkin) is a catchy song and also has meaning. This astounding song can be broken down through its uniqueness‚ structure‚ and purpose. On first glance the song is catchy‚ has an upbeat mood‚ has a unique sound‚ and can be compared to John Larkin’s other works
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1 Exercises for Session 7: We solve a selection of these exercises in class. Exercise 1 Taken from Midterm Fall Term 2011 AIM: Traditional versus ABC accounting QUESTION V. 19 POINTS Stellar Stairs Co. designs and builds factory-made premium wooden stairs for homes. The manufactured stair components (spindles‚ risers‚ hangers‚ hand rails) permit installation of stairs of varying lengths and widths. All are made of white oak wood. The company’s budgeted manufacturing overhead costs for 2012 are
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