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The Conversion of Coal: Joshua Betthauser In the Beginning: The conversion of coal is a lengthy process which begins hundreds of millions of years ago, as a natural resource under the dirt, known as “peat”, than, over time and under pressure, it’s converted into “lignite”. Then, very many millennia later, it is transformed into “bituminous”, then into “anthracite”, the coal we know and love. www.minersmuseum.com/history-of-mining/coal-formation/ The Description: Coal begins as a natural…

Spring has sprung, and so has the housing market. In just one month, the seasonally annual adjusted rate of sales of new-single family homes has increased 4 percent. Additionally, sales of homes in the $200,000 to $299,999 ranges increased 5 percent. The weather is finally shifting and more people are buying homes, but they are still struggling with the same issues in determining how to finance their home purchases. For new homebuyers, it can be overwhelming trying to budget for the…

Four Stage Model González-Herrero (1994) and González-Herrero and Pratt (1995, 1996) developed a four-stage model for crisis management which the various phases of crisis is considered analogous to the biological lifecycle from birth to death. The model describes the development of crisis with following sequential steps- birth, growth, maturity, and decline (death). The purpose of such demarcation is to clearly identify the different stages of the crisis so as to effectively deal with them.…

user-generated content, co-creation and commenting as well as sharing opinions on Web 2.0 applications. In this way, internet users can socialize online and share their own experiences. Types of Web 2.0 applications include among others file-sharing sites, blogs and social networks (Dooley et al. 2012). Web 2.0 is also known as people-centric Web, participative web, or social media (O'Reilly, 2007). The key difference between the tradition web (Web 1.0) and Web 2.0 is that Web 1.0 has limited…

I love Mindvalley. Some of the courses and ideas that they come out with are what I consider essential to my personal growth. I've taken some of their courses, followed them on their blog and social profiles, used their insights for business, and most recently, I signed up for Soulvana! I've almost finished the first course, and the insights I've gained from it are awesome. I know that I'm in for quite the personal journey with this academy. I look at Soulvana like a spiritual school where I…

to take a break momentarily and cool off. Stress can feel like a huge hammer banging on your head, resulting in an even bigger headache. As a student I get stressed sometimes if I have a lot of work to do; sometimes I just need a break. In her 2015 blog post, “40 Uses For Smartphones in School”, Andrea Leyden a writer and blogger for goconqr, argues that “There are literally hundreds of educational apps that can make learning more enjoyable and easier on the students.” Others might argue that…

Scholarly Article Exercise RS3000 Ohio Christian University October 10, 2015 JoAnna McClain Professor Rose For this exercise five web links were given to be used in the identifying and understanding of scholarly and trade publications. To begin, students were provided a downloadable article entitled “What is the difference between scholarly and peer reviewed (refereed) publications?”. This article gave explanation of difference in the two types of information used in scholarly…

memories (Psy Blog). A study was conducted to measure episodic and semantic memory in children. Sixty boys and girls were the test subjects; thirty were monolingual and thirty were bilingual. The study proved that where bilingualism was present, that the bilingual brain organized information in a way that creates advantages (ACTFL). The brain has this way of organization because the brain has to monitor what language is appropriate to the situation which requires excellent multitasking (Psy…

Computing Assessment Student’s Name Tutor’s name Course Date Assessment Item Blog-1 What is computing power? The efficiency of the computers is reliant on the computing power of the unit. The central processing unit (CPU) has different components among them an electronic clock. The job of the electronic clock is to create electric pulses at various intervals. The pulses allow the computer to synchronize different components while determining the speed in which different…

Applying Michael Billig’s theory of banal nationalism to Schein’s study, can be interpreted as a constant symbol of the homeland. Though not the original homeland, the landscape from Laos becomes a constant reminder of a homeland for many first generation Hmong Americans who came here as refugees. The prevalence of these serene images of nature in turn become a reminder of what it means to be Hmong; being able to live the way a person wishes without fear of prosecution or obstruction. In a way,…