Introduction Hook (Startling fact or statistic‚ or “Imagine if” scenario) Fact or Statistic: A stick of gum can keep you more alert‚ energized‚ and focused than 10 cups of coffee‚ and without the caffeine side effects (healthyliving.edu). “Imagine if”: It is finals time again‚ and students around the country are cramming for their exams. But what if instead of reaching for that extra cup of coffee‚ they were able to pop in a piece of gum for extra energy? Background Info (what the issue
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New Zealand‚ like any other country‚ is subject to both harmful and beneficial health behaviors. There are several different factors that go in to a country’s overall health status. Nutrition‚ women and/or children’s health‚ infectious disease‚ and health & the economy are a few of the more prominent factors. Nutrition: von Hurst‚ P.‚ Stonehouse‚ W.‚ Coad‚ J. (2010). Vitamin D supplementation reduces insulin resistance in South Asian women living in New Zealand who are insulin resistant and
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POW #12: The Big Knight Switch PROBLEM STATEMENT: For POW 12‚ I am asked if four knight’s‚ (two black and two white) can switch places‚ while perpendicular to each other‚ (meaning two black knights are on one side of a 3x3 chess board with two white knights adjacent to them. They‚ were feeling restless and decided to attempt to see if this were possible. Keeping in mind the following guidelines: · No two pieces can occupy the same square · Knight’s can pass or jump over each other
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Experiment 3: Projectile Range Versus Angle EQUIPMENT NEEDED – Mini Launcher and steel ball – Plumb bob – Measuring tape or meter stick – Carbon paper – Graph paper – White paper Purpose The purpose of this experiment is to find how the range of the ball depends on the angle at which it is launched. The angle that gives the greatest range is determined for two cases: launching on level ground and launching off a table. Theory The range is the horizontal distance‚ x
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Strategy for Apple’s Mac Mini 1. Executive Summary Our objective is to build a highly loyal customer base for the Apple’s Mac Mini as the family management and networking system of choice. This is based on a strategy to delight customers through a customer needs based marketing strategy so that customers will give us repeat business throughout their life‚ and refer our products and services to their family and friends. 2. Current Marketing Situation The Mac Mini is a different direction
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In the MNA Mini Nutritional Assessment video‚ Dr. Juergen M. Bauer discusses the increase of malnutrition in the elderly (e.g.‚ in the community‚ nursing homes‚ and hospitals). In some studies‚ 50% of the elderly in nursing homes suffer from malnutrition‚ which suggests it is under-recognized. The causes and consequences that can lead to malnutrition include decreased appetite‚ age associated changes‚ changes in functional status (e.g.‚ cannot feed themselves)‚ dementia‚ and depression. There
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Why has Wal-Mart viewed international expansion as a critical part of its strategy? Wal-Mart has viewed international expansion as a critical part of its strategy because of a number of reasons. First‚ Wal-Mart saw the potential for increased profits and sales in new markets.“After rapid expansion during the 1980s and 1990s‚ Wal-Mart faces limits to growth in its home market and has been forced to look internationally for opportunities”(Ball‚ 2007). Second‚ Wal-Mart saw the need “to protect their
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Executive Review Porsche is a company that prides itself in quality and customer satisfaction. Because of this customers are always considered to be first priority for the company. The only issue with this business method is that the shareholders do not feel valued. Porsche operates more like a family-owned firm instead of focusing mainly on shareholder value. While operating like a family-owned firm may be admired by some‚ it also has a downside. The company has been somewhat infamous for occasional
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GNS3 Graphical Network Simulator What is GNS3? GNS3 is a graphical network simulator that allows simulation of complex networks. To provide complete and accurate simulations‚ GNS3 is strongly linked with: * Dynamips‚ a Cisco IOS emulator. * Dynagen‚ a text-based front end for Dynamips. * Qemu‚ a generic and open source machine emulator and virtualizer. * VirtualBox‚ a free and powerful virtualization software. GNS3 is an excellent complementary tool to real labs for network
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The keys to the company’s future value and growth are profitability (ROE) and the reinvestment of retained earnings. Retained earnings are determined by dividend payout. The spreadsheet sets ROE at 15% for the five years from 2006 to 2010. If Reeby Sports will lose its competitive edge by 2011‚ then it cannot continue earning more than its 10% cost of capital. Therefore ROE is reduced to 10% starting in 2011. The payout ratio is set at .30 from 2006 onwards. Notice that the long-term growth rate
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