The B-24 Bomber 2 Several aircraft from the World War Two era have achieved iconic status. The F4U Corsair‚ TBM Avenger and the B-17 and B-29 Super fortresses are all legendary in their service for the Allied cause. There is another such aircraft that never achieved the fame of those mentioned but was critical to the Allies war effort none the less. The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was the
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SCIENTIFIC INVESMENT WHAT IS MEAN BY SCIENTIFIC INVESMENT? Can investment analysis of common stocks be more effective by relying on so-called scientific or quantitative methods or on subjective intuitive methods? The quantitative method relieves the financial analyst from making the simpler investment "decision rules" by placing them in tables‚ charts‚ and computer programs. Evidence suggests that an intelligent use of quantitative techniques‚ strengthened by competent judgment‚ may offer fascinating
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References: * Lakhoua MN. SCADA applications in thermal power plants. International Journal of the Physical Sciences Vol. 5(6)‚ pp. 1175-1182‚ June 2010 * Lakhoua MN. Application of Functional Analysis Techniques and Supervision of Thermal Power Plants. * Lakhoua MN (2009c). Supervision of a counting system of the natural gas of a thermal power plant. J. Eng. Technol. Res. ISSN: 2006- 9790. Open Access wwJournals. 1(9): 188-193. * http://www.youtube.com/watch
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Case 10: Plant Nutrients Inc. Plant Nutrients Inc. (PNI) is a medium-size retailer of crop supplies in Lancaster‚ Pennsylvania. Brian Dunwoodie‚ the general manager‚ is preparing a proposed operating statement for 1999‚ to send to management at PNI’s parent company. This statement must reflect an increase in volume of two percent while maintaining the required 13 percent return on investment in the business. He is considering a number of ways of improving performance including: achieving better
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strategy‚ keeping its plant on the same campus as its corporate offices in Boulder‚ Colorado. Ann felt that her strategy of keeping all the parts of the company in the same location‚ while unconventional‚ had contributed greatly to cooperation among various departments and‚ ultimately‚ to the company’s growth: EDC had become the largest and most profitable bicycle company in the United States. Yet her manufacturing vice president‚ Sean Andrews‚ was now urging her to build a plant in China. “Look
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managers getting more information from tour visits‚ through a simple and rapid assessment form. The form should be filled out immediately after the visit. The evaluation has been inspired by the ideas of Gene Goodson in Harvard Business Review on rapid plant assessment (Goodson‚ 2002). Since its development‚ the method has been successfully applied in
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Recommendation Plant Nutrients Inc. (PNI) is operating in an industry requiring constant innovation in order to combat declining prices. In the case of PNI‚ it is critical that Brian Dunwoodie acknowledge where the company’s competitive advantage lies‚ and continue to leverage PNI’s ability to sell to small farms well. PNI should incorporate a seed business into its current business model through a strategic partnership with Larson Seeds‚ giving PNI the ability to offer a complete agronomic
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What role do plants play in Thanksgiving? The entire idea of Thanksgiving is essentially molded around the idea of crops. Thanksgiving is thought to be‚ historically‚ a time where the Pilgrims and Indians came together to give thanks for the great harvest. In reality‚ The Native Americans celebrated the gifts of harvest as often as possible and the Pilgrims and Natives didn’t come together celebrating crops‚ but instead crops such as corn‚ and land in general was stolen from the Native Americans
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cientists have used different types of evidence to prove the many changes that have taken place in the universe and on our own planet over time. Living organisms have also adapted to the changing environmental conditions. In this theme there are four contexts: 1 Our changing universe 2 Our changing planet 3 Materials our planet provides 4 Using materials from our planet to make products Additional guidance 2. Knowledge of telescopes should be limited to their use: no working details
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Vitamins In the early 20th century the discovery of vitamins began. Today there is a chance that there are some vitamins that are still undiscovered. The definition of vitamin is: one of several substances necessary for animal nutrition‚ and occurring in minute quantities in natural foods; numerous types have been distinguished‚ and designated by the letters of the alphabet. Each and every living animal needs vitamins to grow and be healthy. Since the human body can t produce
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