Measuring Earth with a Stick Have you ever heard of the Greek mathematician and astronomer Eratosthenes? His name is probably best known among astronomers. Why do they think so highly of him? Eratosthenes was born about 276 B.C.E. and received some of his education in Athens‚ Greece. He spent a good part of his life‚ however‚ in Alexandria‚ Egypt‚ which at that time was under Greek rule. In about 200 B.C.E.‚ Eratosthenes set out to determine the dimensions of the earth by using a simple stick
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comparison among the four flow measuring instruments Rotameter‚ Water Level Indicator‚ Water Meter and V-notch). The experiment will discuss how each of the measuring devices works and how to use it. II.OBJECTIVES: * To gain knowledge of how flow measuring devices work. * To study the concept behind the instruments. * To compare the readings of flow measured among the instruments. III.MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT: * Water Pipeline System (mounted with the measuring instruments) * Water
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ABSTRACT The flow measuring apparatus is designed to study which the most preferable flow meter from different typical methods of measuring the discharge of an incompressible fluid. This can be identify by measuring the flow rate and the head loss with later to be compared to the different flow meter which is venture meter‚ orifice meter and rotameter. INTRODUCTION The objectives of this experiment are to demonstrate the characteristics of some various commonly used methods of measuring fluid flow rates
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Why did you decide to become a coach? I bet you didn’t have a problem coming up with an answer – or more than one answer – to that question. You might say you became a coach to be of service to others. You might say you want to do meaningful‚ transformational work in this world. Maybe you were drawn to coaching because it’s something you’ve done pretty much all your life - your family and friends have seen you as the “go-to” person for support and advice since you were 15. These are great
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“doctor” is just one. When thinking what kind of work results are important for a doctor you immediately think of healing patients. This seems simple until you look beneath of surface and start to think what this really means. A doctor must assume care with a patient when they have something that is wrong with them. A doctor must assess‚ start a treatment‚ and ultimately
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Introduction This paper covers the best available practice for Measuring Customer Satisfaction‚ how it relates to my organization’s current practices for measuring satisfaction of customers and provides a detailed analysis of our current trend in meeting or exceeding these best practices. Customer satisfaction measurement allows an organization to understand the issues‚ or key drivers‚ that cause satisfaction or dissatisfaction with a service experience. When an organization is able to understand
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When was care value base introduced? The care value base was introduced by the care sector consortium in 1992 from the national vocational qualification to support well known set of principles and values for care workers. Why was introduced? It was introduced so that people can receive their rights towards their care service and that they receive from their workers‚ and that there are fairness between every races and religions. Anti discriminatory practice The anti discriminatory practice
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Running head: MEASURING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION Measuring Customer Satisfaction James Brown Keller Graduate School of Management Quality Management GM588 Professor Robert Lee Mar 20‚ 2011 Measuring Customer Satisfaction As we move into a huge global business environment we find that the need has become much greater to measure and track customer satisfaction. This measurement is a relatively new concept being adopted throughout the business community. It was stated in the Harvard Business
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What are the beliefs and values of Buddhism? Buddhists follow the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama who is known as the Buddha‚ meaning the enlightened one. Buddhism originated in northern India and is the fourth largest religion of the world. However‚ Buddhism is more a philosophy or way of life other than a religion because unlike so many other religious traditions‚ Buddhism is founded on the teaching of a human being and not a god. Philosophy means love of wisdom and the Buddhist’s believe
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VALUES AND LIFESTYLE OF THE “HIPPIES” Origins and Beliefs of the Hippies. The 1960s counterculture movement was comprised of the baby boomers who had grown into their teenage and young adult years in the 1960s‚ so they were often found in large numbers. The people involved were youths of America who were typically Caucasian‚ white‚ and middle-class‚ with ages ranging from fifteen to twenty-five. However‚ the conformity and peaceful times of the 1950s were not enough for their children‚ who were ambitious
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