1. ________ is an early aid to counting. (a) Calculators (b) Organisers (c) Fingers (d) Computers 2. The Abacus is a ______ device (a) Modern (b) Mechanical (c) Electrical (d) Chemical 3. Among the following‚ who is a French man (a) John Napier (b) Blaise Pascal (c) Gottfried Leibniz (d) Herman Hollerith 4. Early men started counting by using (a) Abacus (b) Computers (c) Blocks (d) Fingers 5. Abacus is an instrument known to have been used for counting as far back as
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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 7‚ 2013 WAOS 2013 Wilmington Artists Open Their Studios to the Public WILMINGTON‚ NC -- The fall 2013 Open Studios season kicks off with Wilmington Artists Open Studios on Saturday and Sunday‚ October 13 and 14‚ from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. More than 60 Wilmington artists will open their studios and homes to the public for this annual event‚ now in its twelfth year. Wilmington is a historic and diverse city‚ long home to a flourishing community
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Unit 01 Assignment 02 Richman Investments For Internal Use Only; No Redistribution Please read carefully the terms and condition set forth for the acceptable use of computer software and hardware within the entity Richman Investments. This constitutes the appropriate use of internal intranet‚ internet‚ and email. By agreeing to use the software and hardware within Richman Investments‚ you will have agree to the terms set forth. 1. User Domain/Workstation Domains • All user must comply with
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BIA 0075 Formative Assessment for Spreadsheet Exercise Instructions Time allowed - 45 minutes Produce a spreadsheet that will deal with the following situation The Garden Gnome company is undertaking its five year forecast process and is in the process of constructing its profit and loss account. The following information is available a) In 2012 Sales are expected to be 50‚000 gnomes at £20 each but volumes and prices are expected to increase by 2% and 3% per annum respectively on a cumulative
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What was the motivation that led to the discovery? The motivation that led to the discovery of the approval of the Apollo Mission was that NASA has the approval from the government to make available the first manned spacecraft in the United States. " Also‚ a Space Task Group (STG) New Projects Panel held its first meeting August 12 to dis- cuss NASA’s future manned space programs. The panel determined that the following projects would be required to accomplish the goal of lunar landing and return:
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MOTIVATION Motivation is the word derived from the word ’motive’ which means needs‚ desires‚ wants or drives within the individuals. It is the process of stimulating people to actions to accomplish the goals. In the work goal context the psychological factors stimulating the people’s behaviour can be - * desire for money * success * recognition * job-satisfaction * team work‚ etc | One of the most important functions of management is to create willingness amongst the employees to perform
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CHAPTER 8—MOTIVATION AND EMPOWERMENT TRUE/FALSE 1. Motivation refers to the forces that arouse enthusiasm and persistence to pursue a certain course of action. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 226 2. When workers are not motivated to achieve organizational goals‚ the fault is often with the leader. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 226 3. Hygiene factors fulfill high-level needs and include achievement‚ recognition‚ responsibility‚ and opportunity for growth. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 231 4. People
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Motivation or manipulation? We all are aware of the fact that motivation is an extremely useful tool leads to the success of an organization. Motivating employees bring higher performances‚ better results and it is also an easier way to achieve common goal of the firm. That is the reason why leaders have been trying to find the best way to motivate their employees. However‚ they often mistake manipulating as motivation because the borderline between those two leadership strategies are very unclear
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[pic] DELTARES INTERNSHIP MOTIVATION LETTER Tiaravanni Hermawan My concern about Indonesia’s infrastructure is started when I joined HMS‚ an association for Civil Engineering at Institute Technology Bandung. HMS conducts project‚ which related with education and community development. The projects are all about constructing long-term public facilities like water installation‚ school‚ and bridge. On the early 2012‚ I was chosen to be the head of Public
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THE PUZZLE OF MOTIVATION HOOK: Before I start I would like to ask you how many of you have scientific methods this semester? So you have to write a report and the subjects are fairly complex yet it is compulsory. Most of you are probably thinking that you have to get started with this report soon but you can’t find any motivation to do so. And the others who had it last semester‚ how did you find the motivation to start it? It’s often said that the hardest part is to start isn’t it? Well my subject
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