This month we look at the STEM job shortage. The proponents of STEM say that we have an acute shortage of STEM graduates. But is that true? One indicator is employment numbers. Let’s take 2012. In that year we had twice as many people with STEM degrees (immigrants and native born) than STEM jobs available. 5.3 million STEM jobs vs. 12.1 million people with STEM degrees. With less than half of the immigrants with STEM degrees were working in STEM jobs. Wages are good measure of labor demand. If STEM
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Special Agents The career I would like to pursue is in the criminal justice field. I can see myself being a special agent or a criminal investigator. A special agent and a criminal investigator will prepare reports that detail investigation findings. They also obtain and verify evidence by interviewing and observing suspects and witnesses or by analyzing records. They may identify case issues and evidence needed‚ based on analysis of charges‚ complaints‚ or allegations of law violations. Also
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Activity 1.1.2 Simple Machines Practice Problems Answer Key Procedure Answer the following questions regarding simple machine systems. Each question requires proper illustration and annotation‚ including labeling of forces‚ distances‚ direction‚ and unknown values. Illustrations should consist of basic simple machine functional sketches rather than realistic pictorials. Be sure to document all solution steps and proper units. All problem calculations should assume ideal conditions and no friction
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The Problem with Pollution In China and How Technology Can Help The pollution in China is at the worst it has ever been in years. Since the beginning of this year‚ the levels of air pollution in Beijing have been dangerously high‚ with thick clouds of smog chasing people indoors‚ disrupting air travel‚ and affecting the health of millions. The two weeks in the middle of January of this year have been especially bad; at one point the pollution level measured 40 times recommended safety levels
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Problem 1: A project of equipment purchase of Mekong Company Ltd. has the estimated data as follows: The cost of equipment is USD 12‚000‚ the cost for transportation and installation is USD 1‚000 USD. The asset is depreciated according to a straight line depreciation scheme within 5 years. It is expected that the project can produce and sell 7‚500 units of product at the price of USD 2 per unit‚ for the first year. The operating costs for the first year (excluding depreciation) are estimated
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Hampton Machine Tool Company‚ a machine tool manufacturer‚ was founded in 1915. Hampton ’s customer base is made up primarily of military aircraft manufactures and automobile manufactures in the St. Louis area. Hampton felt the boom in the 1960s with record setting profits in the mid to late 1960s. Hampton slowed down in the 1970s with the withdrawal from Vietnam War and the oil embargo. Hampton stabilized by the late 1970s and now has a larger market share as other competitors were unable to
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Joel Bakan argues that corporation are “externalizing machines”. Based on The Corporation‚ develop and defend a thesis/idea concerning the ethical consequences of companies externalizing costs. The corporation is an assembly of many members into one body‚ a legal personality‚ working toward achievement of a special goal. It is an entity with its own rights and liabilities distinct from those of its members. Corporations‚ as seen throughout the business history‚ always try to accomplish
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as well as to propose growth-supportive actions‚ within the context of the overall EU competitiveness policy. It must be equally clear that the Commission does not intent to favour specific business models or to influence individual market decisions‚ as long as they are compatible with the Treaty rules and the EU secondary law. On that basis‚ it is the role of the Commission to analyse market functioning‚ in order to detect any unjustified obstacles that would hamper companies in making their
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Jennifer Alemoh Professor Cheryle Gittens- Bailey ENG 101 20 November 2013 Minimum wage and families Minimum wage job place workers in a striving circumstance where they have to seek for additional financial help in order to live a moderate live in America. Most families that are struggling with paying their rents or providing for their families are either on minimum wages or unemployed. This shows lack of security for those families or individuals that has expenses that must be covered
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The movie was released on August 10‚ 2011‚ and directed by Tate Taylor. The production company was Touchstone Pictures. The main characters of the movie are Skeeter‚ Aibileen‚ Hilly‚ Minnie‚ Celia‚ Charlotte‚ Johnny‚ Constantine‚ Yule‚ and Mae. The Help took place in the early 1960’s in Jackson‚ Mississippi. Skeeter is a southern society girl who returns from college determined to become a writer. She decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern
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