The classic silent film Metropolis (1927) was directed by the famous Fritz Lang and co-written by his ex-wife Thea Von Harbou. The film was produced in Weimar Germany post WW1, reflected by its German Expressionist style. Large portions of the film were believed to be lost until recently and the restored version was released 2010. It was the first film on UNESCO’s Memory of the Wold Register and has inspired sci-fi films like Star Wars and Bladerunner. George Orwell’s 1984 is a fiction novel…
TERMINOLOGY CLINICAL CLARIFICATION • Acute respiratory distress syndrome {ARDS) is a condition of dysfunctional gas exchange {i.e., pulmonary interstitial and alveolar edema progressing to advanced fibrosis) that is characterized by acute onset, bilateral pulmonary infiltrates, severe hypoxia, the absence of evidence of left atrial hypertension, and a significant risk of mortality.25 DIAGNOSIS CLINICAL PRESENTATION • History o The patient may be in present with complaints of acute dyspnea and…
The Zeroshift concept is to remove the synchromesh components within a manual transmission and replace them with Zeroshift rings, Figure 1. Synchronization is performed externally with the assistance of torque intervention performed by the engine control unit and an automated clutch (standard equipment in an AMT). The Zeroshift rings act as a pair and represent a dog engagement type transmission. The unacceptable backlash found in dog engagement transmissions is eliminated by splitting the…
ENRZ over NRZ-L? Disadvantages? The advantages of ENRZ over NRZL are as follows, The ENRZ provides the minimum transition rate which reduces the DC component The ENRZ provides the minimum of one transition for every 14 bits which reduces the synchronization problem The parity bits provides the error check The disadvantages are as follows Complexity Extra parity bit overhead. 3. Two companies consider pooling resources to perform a joint venture. The CEO of the first company meets with…
The Battle of Mogadishu provides an example of a grand strategy that lost its focus along with the critical component of a winning strategy, “control”. Additionally, it serves as an anecdote for depicting the difficulty associated with urban warfare and the need for improvements in order to be more effective. Background Nine years after gaining independence in 1960, Somalia was overtaken in a coup, led by Mohamed Siad Barre. Despite his oppressive dictatorial rule, Barre maintained power until…
Happiness is a story, a fantastic story that begins at birth and ends at death. It may be a tale of lost love, with the protagonist searching for what was once his. It may be a coming-of-age story, where the main character discovers what was inside all along. It may be a fantasy, a comedy, but most importantly, happiness is whatever the writer makes it. Like any story, happiness draws on from the author’s own ideals and values. What would The Lord of the Flies be without Golding’s view of human…
Abstract Property Book Unit Supply Enhanced (PBUSE) was introduced to the Army in 2001 from the Communications Electronic Command (CECOM) and Software Engineering Center (SEC-LEE) based at Ft. Lee, Virginia to upgrade the Army’s property accounting system Unit Level Logistics Supply System (ULLSS). PBUSE platform is based on Oracle platform that could improve performance, scalability, and flexibility. This system would improve the echelons from property book level, staff level, and unit levels…
I have always believed in the fact that a person is not what he is born, but what he grows to be. And what a person grows to be is shaped by his/her experiences in life. Since childhood, I have experienced many emotions, feelings and experiences. Growing up has been fun, and more of a roller coaster ride. Before studying organizational behaviour, I never really understood why I react or behave in a way that I do. This subject has helped me understand why. I never thought that much about…
Picture this, it’s a lovely Friday night and you decide to attend your school varsity football game. You walk along the bleachers and see the cheerleaders cheering on their team, you think nothing of it. But when the question arises whether or not cheerleading is a sport, you think of the cheerleaders on the sidelines, but don’t look at it competitively. Now, I am here to answer the question: Why is cheerleading considered a sport? Cheerleading is often seen not as a sport for a couple of…
The criticism of are based on the artists personal opinions There have been various ways to judge and criticize art throughout history, from the point of view of the painting and the voice of a story to the synchronization of the instruments of a song but never by the personal views of the artist themselves. The practice of art criticism is a practice that is meant to be unbiased to every form of art; they should be able to see a work of art they consider good based on the painting itself not…