I. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Star River Electronics is a CD-Rom manufacturing company based out of Singapore. Star River was founded as a joint venture between Starlight Electronics Ltd.‚ and an Asian venture-capital firm called New Era Partners. Star River became favorably recognized as a supplier of high-quality CD-ROMs as the industry grew quickly during the mid to late 1990s. New Chief Executive Officer Adeline Koh is tasked with navigating the CD-ROM manufacturing company through tough times
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impossible for scientists to analyze each and every single one of these microbes. So that is why we would be using a simple approach to looking at diversity in bacterial communities. In this experiment we went out to collect samples from the American River in order to analyze the various diversity in Bacteria species in the community. We focus our experiment by looking at a portion of the gene called the 16S rRNA which is found in all microbial species. Instead of using a shotgun metagenomics approach
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Appendix III EXERCISE ON VALUES THE ALLIGATOR RIVER STORY (ANONYMOUS) As most stories begin…Once upon a time‚ there was a river that was practically overflowing with alligators. As you may have guessed‚ it was called Alligator River. A girl named Abigail lived on the west bank of the river. Her boyfriend‚ Greg‚ live on the opposite bank. Abigail and Greg were very much in love with each other. One slight complication: no boat‚ and an alligator-filled river stood between them. Abigail decided to seek
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DESCARTES’ GOD Do we need a watchmaker god or the Christian God and how is it related to living a good life? The subject of god has always fascinated me‚ and I love to read how others interpret their personal gods. It is also interesting to see how people prioritize their gods in their life and what importance they give their gods. I believe that the Christian God is the true God and exactly what we need to live a good life. We need to have a goal and an end‚ which is eternal happiness with God. Descartes’
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THE CLASH OF GODS There is a colossal difference between the gods of mythology and the almighty God of the Bible. The difference so vast that there are entire written books on the division. But there are three main distinctions. There are three flaws that easily show the difference between the mythological gods and perfect God‚ Adultery‚ peace and war‚ and the appearance of the human race. Adultery is a prevailing theme in mythological literature. Jupiter is the king of the gods and has the best
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anybody to bury Antigone’s brother Polynices who was killed in battle. Although Polynices is considered a traitor to the land of Thebes‚ Antigone feels that to respect the wishes of the gods she must burry him. She faithfully acts upon her morals‚ even though they oppose the law. However‚ in the story “On the Rainy River” by Tim O’Brien‚ Tim is not so persistent with his loyalty to his morals. Although he is very against the war he has been drafted into‚ in the end he ends up going to battle due to his
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In contrast to gods of heathen religions who are often presented as vindictive and angry beings in need of appeasement‚ the God of the Bible is characterized as the essence of love. “God is love” (1 John 4:8‚ 16). Since God is love and since God is eternal‚ then God’s love is eternal. Moreover‚ since love requires that the one who loves have an object to love‚ and since God’s love is eternal‚ then an object of God’s love must have existed throughout eternity. That eternal object of God’s love was
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will contrast the God of Epictetus‚ and the God of Augustine‚ and in the end‚ my stand will be clear. Epictetus and Augustine both identify God on basic level. Epictetus says‚ "Where the essence of God is‚ there too is the essence of good. What is the essence of God?......Right Reason? Certainly. Here then‚ without more ado‚ seek the essence of good." He says strive for goodness‚ live in conformity with it‚ and you will find God. God is the vital force
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Over the last couple of decades‚ the Indian River Lagoon (IRL) has seen an increasing amount of algal blooms caused by an excess of nutrients‚ most notably nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P). Algae being “photosynthetic microorganisms that are found in most habitats” (SJRWMD‚ 2007) and algal blooms being defined as a “rapid increase in the density of algae in an aquatic system... [that is] increased by nutrient pollution” (SJRWMD‚ 2007). Algae blooms contribute to the continuing loss of marine life
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water quality is worsening in many branches of the Yangtze River that drain into the reservoir. Additionally‚ the quality of water behind the reservoir is only minimally improving. This can be attributed to the slowing of the natural flow of the river due to the dam and reservoir. The reduced flow inhibits the rivers ability to flush out pollutants naturally (Bradsher‚ 2008). Even before construction began on the 3 Gorges Dam the Yangtze River was already suffering from extreme pollution but the addition
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