Printed circuit board

would always tell me, “You will learn more from your losses.” The joy of winning a game and the agony of blundering one away are constant themes in my chess career. And, as I discovered, my dad was right about the losses. I am a big fan of strategic board games - I played Go when I was younger and now, chess is my current pastime. The complexity and beauty of both games intrigue me, since the best moves and ideas often unfold like hidden gems, just waiting to be discovered. As I pondered…

Required by the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial law, the CEO pay-ratio rule emerged as a major flash point because it tied corporate disclosure policy to divisive political debates about income inequality and executive pay. It wasn’t until the Securities and Exchange Commission last Wednesday, August 5, 2015, voted 3-2 to approve the measure, with the panel’s two Republican members opposing it, that the rule finally has come to be. Now companies must start disclosing the pay gap between their top boss…

Bodyboarding Accident Claim After being injured in a bodyboarding accident, it might be prudent for you to receive counselling to help cope with the traumatic effects such a serious crash could cause. A medical professional might recommended seeing a specialist to help you go on with your life but such counselling doesn't come cheap. This is where you might qualified to file a bodyboarding accident claim. Private counselling is faster but more expensive If you opt for counselling after an…

I pulled into the parking lot and hung my entrance pass from the rearview mirror. When I walked through the front doors I had my I.D card ready to be scanned. I punched in the entrance code and waved to Gwen, the secretary for the morning hours. My phone rang from inside my purse as I was walking to the elevators, so I dug through the endless amount of stuff to try and answer before it went to voicemail. “Ah Ha!” I exclaimed, running into someone as I pull the phone from my bag. Their stuff…

A DC circuit is a circuit in which current can only flow in one direction, constantly and with constant polarity. As opposed to alternating current, which changes its flow direction at regular intervals and can also increase or decrease in value. In this essay I will be mainly describing DC circuits wired in series, parallel, and series-parallel. In a DC series circuit the components are all wired together from end to end with the same amount of current flowing through each component. In a…

What if it was a fact that out of, say, one thousand freshman girls starting off at college this year, a total of two hundred of them will likely be a victim of sexual assault? According to Wood County’s Rape Crisis Center, in their brochure titled, You Don’t Have to Cope Alone: A Booklet for the Female Sexual Assault Survivor, sexual assault is defined to be “crimes involving sexual conduct or sexual contact.” In an article titled, “Researchers Just Found a Way to Reduce Sexual Assault on…

column. Furthermore, the options are selected based on common mistakes by students. For example, Option b is based on the relationship of resistors in series. Thus, if students select option b, I need to review the definitions of series and parallel circuits and the relationships of equivalent resistances in both types of…

Government monitoring, The efforts to prevent future terrorist attacks have subsequently created an increase in public infringement of expected privacy. As video surveillance in the U.S continues to expand the problem begins to grow larger and become more prevalent. As technology continues to advance surveillance becomes easier and easier. In this present day in, age we find ourselves in a world full of video cameras watching our every move. Information about our habits and lives is collected…

In the 20th century, many artists, writers, and political commentators had interesting, imaginative, and specific visions of the future. One particular prediction that has wowed audiences for generations is the idea of a state of mass surveillance. In 1960, an artist by the name of Arthur Radebaugh drew a comic that was reflective of this theme. As it is aptly titled, the “All-Seeing Eye Police Department” depicts police officers at a futuristic precinct, as they monitor several screens…

governed by their Board of Governors, which governs, directs, and oversees the management of the business and affairs of the organization (American, 2015). Ultimately, the Board of Governors executes the principles of the American Red Cross, which are found in the Congressional Charter of the American Red Cross (American, 2015). Structurally, the board has a membership between 12 and 20 members, which is selected by the Board of Development Committee and requires full board approval (American…