Strathmore University Faculty of Information Technology Green Computing in Kenya Thursday April 10th ‚ 2014 Abstract The main aim of this paper is to look at what green computing is‚ why we should care about it and why it is becoming such a force in today’s world. The paper aims to tackle the advantages of green computing not only to businesses but also to individuals as well in their day to day lives. This paper also aims to look at different green computing implementations in Kenya
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Personal Reflection: Exercise Behavior The behavior change that I chose was exercise. I chose to change my exercise behavior because I used to be really active in high school and I haven’t felt well physically since I graduated. I used to be really fit and muscular‚ and not saying that I’m unhealthy now‚ I just want to gain muscle mass and lose some body fat. Also‚ I dance so I would like to exercise more in order to build my stamina. I don’t like the idea of being inactive and that is what
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Embracing the Process: Understanding the Stages of Change Model and Resulting Clinical Applications that Aim to Intrinsically Motivate Change in the Substance User Embracing the Process: Understanding the Stages of Change Model and Resulting Clinical Applications that Aim to Intrinsically Motivate Change in the Substance User With a career in the drug and alcohol recovery profession‚ it is a realistic probability that a counselor will have a particularly diversified clientele population
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Importance of Self Reflection? • Improve your personal well being • If your not able to reflect‚ you can’t see how well or unwell your living • Medical students consistently experience high levels of stress‚ low • Self-reported levels of wellness‚ decreased exercise and socialization‚ and increased frequency of alcohol abuse (Ball & Bax‚ 2002). Importance of improving personal well being? • -You will be healthier‚ happier‚ and can better care for your patients • -Study done by Frank et
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OD and Change The Message Is Clear - Change Or Disappear “There’s no off season anymore” - Nolan Ryan “You miss 100% of the shots you never take” - Wayne Gretsky “Somebody has to do something‚ and its just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us.” - Jerry Garcia‚ the Grateful Dead CHANGE - AN ONGOING PROCESS Companies no longer have a choice‚ they must change to survive. Unfortunately‚ people tend to resist change. It is not easy to change an organization‚ let alone an individual. This
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Understanding Change To Motivate Yourself and Others (Your Team) Stages to Changes Pre-Contemplation Contemplation Preparation Action Maintenance I. Pre-Contemplation “Attitude” – I won’t‚ the Four D’s Deaf Denial Defensive Defiant They are not ready to change! What do we do with these people? You have an intervention talk‚ honest‚ loving conversation. ONLY IF YOU HAVE AUTHORITY‚ PERMISSION AND WITH LOVE Shame doe NOT work. Give me 15 minutes‚ just to show you
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Managing Organizational Change By Michael W. Durant‚ CCE‚ CPA The increased pace of change that many of us have encountered over the past ten years has been dramatic. During the late 1980s‚ many of us were grappling with issues that we had never encountered. The accelerated use of leverage as a means of increasing shareholder wealth left the balance sheet of some of America’s finest organizations in disarray. Many of our largest customers‚ that for years represented minimal risk and required
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|semiconductors‚ and have much in common | | | |with other solid-state electronic | | | |devices‚ such as diodes‚ transistors and| | | |integrated circuits. For practical | | | |operation‚ solar cells are usually | | | |assembled into modules. | | | |Many different solar
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cell is a device which generates electricity directly from visible light by means of the photovoltaic effect. In order to generate useful power‚ it is necessary to connect a number of cells together to form a solar panel‚ also known as a photovoltaic module. Photovoltaic effect: What is a solar cell? How does it works How much energy can it produce? The photons (light particles) produce an electrical current as they strike the surface of the thin silicon wafers. A single solar cell produces
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Administration‚ the U.S. “is the birthplace to some of the word’s greatest clean energy technology”‚ but produces less than half of Germany’s clean energy program. In the last couple decades China has become “the worlds largest producer of solar modules”‚ using the United States’ solar technology breakthroughs. In a study conducted in 2009‚ the United States produced less than 15% of the world’s renewable electricity. In the past‚ computer technology began with large consoles with slow speeds.
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