When Old Technologies Were New Carolyn Marvin Ch 2: community and class order p62 two narratives: electric promise vs electric threat ’electrician’s: the IT professionals of the 90s hype: Telephones make life easier and better. electricity as transformative agent of social possibility electricity: a natural force under control p64 electrical communication makes interaction ‘strange’ p68 protected areas of family life...secrets laid open... listening in on secrets (via switchboard..) boundaries
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Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks; Adult Learners in Modern Academia Before the turn of the 20th century there was only one model of teaching utilized in public school systems. This was known as pedagogy and it was used universally. Unfortunately (or fortunately) an adult learner brings different attributes and skill sets to the table‚ which are not well suited to this educational model. Andragogy was the name given to a revolutionary new educational model
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Case Study: “Blood Bananas” Core Issue Chiquita Brands Company was a well-established international fruit growing and processing company in the 90’s. They had subsidiaries around the world; Colombia was one of those countries. With the creation of Banadex‚ Chiquita’s subsidiary in Colombia‚ revenues for the parent company increased a great amount. Banadex was Chiquita’s most profitable international operation; they had been working in that country around 100 years in the business of growing huge
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Case Analysis Canadian Blood Services I. Introduction Canadian Blood Services (CBS) has a reputation that makes people feel comfortable in knowing that when they donate blood there will be professionals that will take care of them and they receive the satisfaction of knowing they are saving lives. It is this good feeling that brings donors into clinics to donate. However‚ Canadian Blood Services faces challenges in recruiting new blood donors and require increase donation collections to keep
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The Case For Old Glory What do you consider when you hear the words red‚ white‚ and blue? Do you naturally think about the flag of the United States of America? Our flag‚ as we probably see it today‚ is not the first flag with stars and stripes to be made. After the original thirteen colonies declared independence in 1776‚ Betsy Ross would sew the first U.S. Flag displaying the colors red‚ white and blue. The First Continental Congress on June 14‚ 1777‚ changed the shape of the stars from the circle
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CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT – ‘AN OLD WINE IN ANEW BOTTLE’ INTRODUCTION: Customer relationship is not a new concept; companies have been interacting and dealing with customers since the inception of trade. Earlier more focus and attention was on product and services instead of customer centric. With increase in competition because of globalization and usage of internet changed the picture of business. Customers have variety to choose from‚ more knowledge about the companies and
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The collision of the New and Old World brought with it many consequences‚ whether they be favorable or disastrous. Notably‚ the exchange of flora and fauna between continents was beneficial to everyone. The Europeans introduced the Natives to horses‚ cows‚ and pigs; The horses quickly spread through the North American mainland and were adopted by the Apaches‚ Sioux‚ and Blackfeet Indian tribes. Likewise‚ the Europeans first saw exotic animals‚ such as rattlesnakes and iguanas. They also revolutionized
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Foundations Of Traditional Chinese Medicine Megan McGlade - 200343933 Case Study Patient: Female‚ 41 Assessment: The patient has wind-cold from work she was doing outside‚ and blood stasis due to a recent surgery. She spent a good length of time assessing tree damage a week pervious. The weather while my client was working was cold‚ windy and the season is winter. The weather effected her body and the pathogen developed. Its possible the patient was previously yang deficient‚ from her surgeries
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CHAPTER A. GENERAL 1. WHO MAY SPONSOR AN AVIATION EVENT? Anyone‚ either an individual or an organization‚ who wishes to sponsor aviation events‚ may do so as long as the proper forms and supporting documentation are submitted to the Air Transportation Office (ATO) and subsequently approved. 2. SPONSORSHIP APPLICATION EXPERIENCE. Individuals or organizations sponsoring an event need to file an Application for Aviation Event AS4-001.08 and Certificate of Waiver or Authorization
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CASE: Hand-to-Hand Against Palm (A) An electronics and personal computing firm has been watching closely the success of the Palm Pilot and seeks to introduce a competitive device‚ beta-named "Organize My Life!" or OML for short. The OML marketing manager has gathered some intelligence on the Palm Inc. sales and believes that‚ for all its success‚ some potential markets are being underserved. Hand-held personal digital assistants (PDAs) were introduced unsuccessfully at first by Apple in
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