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Thomas Edison is an amazing inventor that helped to change our lives forever. Known for inventing the lightbulb, this was not his only invention and in fact it wasn’t solely his either. Thomas Alva Edison is known as a famous American invertor and entrepreneur. He was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11th, 1847. Al, as he was known, was the last of seven children and he did not learn to speak until was 4 years old. Growing up, after he learned to speak, Al would ask every adult he could to…

between 1992 and 1996 ten new Clean & Clear products were launched - while these were being bought by retail outlets the actual stockturn of the brand was slowing down. Stockturn measures the rate at which the total brand’s products are moving off the shelf. This is achieved by dividing total value sales by aggregate distribution. Thus the increase in sales of Clean & Clear products was more as a result of increasing varieties being made available rather than substantial increases in demand for…

A major land shaping force in the area is the Gulf of Mexico. During the Pleistocene Era, the sea level was 300 feet lower than it is today due to “glacial episodes.” Due to the low sea level, streams and rivers extended far out to the continental shelf, and cut deeper into their valleys. Sand would flow into these crevices from upstream, leading to the development of barrier islands. Also typified by this time period were the southern…

The first commercial wind farm in the US is going through final testing before going on line: Using a law pass by a Republican-drove Congress in 2005 and set apart by President George W. Bush, the Obama association has been lighting up the standard methodology and leasing broad patches of the ocean profundities for wind-control change. The monster machine is being mounted on a steel stage that ascents over the Atlantic Ocean around 3 miles southeast of Block Island. Around two dozen endeavors…

Relationship between Leadership and Organizational Culture PSD Bremerton’s organizational culture prior to CWO3 Arcaria assuming the position as OIC was one best identified as “Authority – Compliance”. Production was all important, therefore the development the worker was of little or no consequence. The office was divided into multiple factions and each faction found ways to place blame and scorn on their opposite number. Long term employees had no regard for short term employees. Military…

Food hygiene Food hygiene is termed as the preservation and preparation of food in a way that ensures it safety for human consumption. Food hygiene is equally important domestically and commercially. Food Hygiene may be defined as: Purchasing of food: While purchasing the food we must care about the following things. • Always purchase the food on the day when you are going to cook it • Always buy fresh things and check the signs of good quality food • When you buy poultry or fish meat keep it in…

Among the advanced new technologies offered by the progress in artificial intelligence research, many essay scoring software programs have been developed with the ability to score students’ essays and tender feedback immediately. The automated essay grading (AES) systems, which have both benefits and drawbacks regarding their implementation, have raised questions about the appropriate usage of these software options. The Electronic Essay Rater (e-rater), developed by the Educational Testing…

Despite their intentions, a majority of marine conservation acts passed by Congress have not been enforced properly or are ignored entirely. Some environmentalists argue that we as citizens are to blame because we are too busy with our personal lives to care about the environment—most of us don’t recycle, utilize alternative sources of energy, or think twice about the detrimental effects that our lifestyles and everyday habits have on the oceans, let alone any other ecosystem or even the Earth,…

It also depends on the cultivar of soybean and the production methods. ). In the Chinese method beans are soaked, rinsed, and ground, and the okara is filtered off; in the Japanese method the rehydrated beans are cooked before grinding and filtering (Liu, 1997). Fresh okara contains approximately 81.7%-84.5% moisture.(O’Toole,1999). The okara may be considered as a good source of dietary fiber because it has the…

Obesity is a growing problem in the US, its health effect is so deep and vast that they have long lasting impact on communities, on the whole nation and most particularly, on individual, today and in future generation. The Center for Disease control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that approximately 112,000 deaths are associated with obesity each year in the US (Su-Hsin, Pollack, and Colditz 1). Some of the causes of the obesity are lack of exercise, eating fatty food, culture, socioeconomic…