Lessons from Nature Scientists are always trying to find more effective ways of making high performance materials with minimum consumption of energy and resources‚ minimum waste production and‚ of course‚ maximum functionality. In other words‚ they are trying to make materials that are economically viable‚ environmentally friendly and versatile. Living organisms are examples of design that consume the least amount of energy and materials. They are designed strictly for function‚ yet they excel
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CAN STATES SECEDE FROM THE UNION/COUNTRY? The question is can states secede from the union/country? The answer is yes. Although it is not directly stated in the constitution that they can‚ however neither is it stated that they cannot. By withdrawing from the Union‚ a state would effectively be denying someone who is a citizen of the United States their rights except by due process. The key there is "due process" and in this case‚ the state would need to find a legally recognized way to withdraw
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11. What kind of government does your country have? How democratic is your country’s government? Does it have a rightist or leftist government? A unitary state‚ a Presidential system and a republic.Nicaragua is a presidential representative democratic republic‚ in which the President of Nicaragua is both head of state and head of government‚ and there is a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly
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LESSONS FROM GEESE By Milton Olson* 1. As each bird flaps its wings‚ it creates “uplift” for the following bird. By flying in a “V” formation‚ the whole flock adds 71% greater flying range than if the bird flew alone. LESSON: People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going quicker and easier because they are traveling on the thrust of one another. 2. Whenever a goose falls out of formation‚ it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to fly alone
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A Lesson from the Amish? This essay takes a different view on how our children should be taught basic literacy skills‚ and it starts with having a greater connection with your family. Basic learning skills must start at a very young age when the child’s brain is most capable retaining information. The father of the household will start by reading a children s Disney story to his six year old son. Though the boy is not able at this young age to read or write‚ he is actively participating and gaining
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* Flat tax in other countries In a distinct development‚ former communist counties are leading a global tax reform revolution. For instance‚ Estonia was the first country which adopts a flat tax. The tax rate was a 26 percent in 1994‚ started after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Latvia and Lithuania followed shortly after Estonia using flat tax system in the mid-1990s. Latvia picked a 25 percent rate and Lithuania chose a 33 percent rate. Russia’s government discovered the benefit about the flax
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Gilles Dufrénot1‚ Davide Furceri2 and Aleksandra Zdzienicka 3 Very preliminary Draft DO NOT QUOTE WITHOUT PERMISION Abstract This paper studies the relationship between financial globalization and financial stress in three Latin American countries (LAC)‚ namely Argentina‚ Brazil and Mexico. We use a synthetic index of financial stress recently proposed by the IMF and estimate a new model that helps us saying whether different variables of financial globalization are leading indicators that
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Memo TO: Professor Megan MacAlystre FROM: Chiderah Onyeukwu DATE: April 24‚ 2015 SUBJECT: Team Project Individual Reflection When this project was first assigned‚ my main goal was to work with a topic that I would enjoy. The opportunity to work on a Hogwarts house sorting survey geared towards your CU Summer Scholars Harry Potter class provided me with that enjoyable topic. As I started to work with the other members of MacAlystre’s Magisters to develop our deliverable‚ I realized that my teamwork
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Lesson from NUMMI The first and foremost change in NUMMI as a learning organization was in management philosophy. In the old Fremont plant‚ the management never trusted the workers and in fighting mode with the union. Union functioned to get the most compensation with the least work‚ while management functioned to get the most production with the least compensation. Workers had no sense of ownership‚ they did not see total picture‚ their performance was low. NUMMI started with belief that workers
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relationships are set up as a grid‚ or matrix‚ rather than in the traditional hierarchy. In other words‚ employees have dual reporting relationships - generally to both a functional manager and a product manager. Advantages In a matrix organization‚ instead of choosing between lining up staff along functional‚ geographic or product lines‚ management has both. Staffers report to a functional manager who can help with skills and help prioritize and review work‚ and to a product line manager who sets
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