1) The document shares stories from survivors of 9/11 about small, seemingly random events that resulted in them being alive while others perished, such as oversleeping, buying donuts, or getting a blister.
2) It suggests that when we experience traffic, missed opportunities, or annoyances, it is because that is where God wants us to be at that moment.
3) A second document shares examples of coincidences and unexpected blessings, suggesting they are signs from God communicating through our thoughts and circumstances. Believers are encouraged to share the message.
Catalonia celebrates Christmas with distinct traditions from mid-November through January 6th. Special days include Christmas Eve with family, Christmas Day meals, New Year's Eve celebrations, Epiphany on January 6th when children receive gifts. Catalan Christmas traditions include nativity scenes called pessebres, the caganer figurine, hitting the log caga tio for candy, and Christmas markets in Barcelona through Christmas Eve.
Tuberculosis is an infectious airborne disease that typically affects the lungs and is spread through coughs, sneezes, or talking, infecting one third of the world's population each year. It develops when TB bacteria are breathed into the lungs and can increase with factors like poor ventilation; symptoms range from mild to severe like weight loss, fever, and coughing blood. While there is no cure for the most advanced stage, TB is generally treatable with a complex regimen of antibiotics, though treatment can be complicated by HIV co-infection.
CPM and PERT are network analysis techniques used to plan, manage, and control projects. CPM was developed by DuPont in the 1950s for chemical plant projects, using deterministic activity times. PERT was developed by the US Navy for the Polaris missile program, using probabilistic time estimates to account for uncertainty. Both techniques involve representing project activities as nodes and arrows on a network diagram to show precedence relationships and calculate the critical path. CPM/PERT help answer questions about project completion dates, schedules, budgets, critical activities, and how to finish early at lowest cost. They provide mathematical simplicity but require clearly defined activities and relationships.
The document discusses Netflix's company culture, which focuses on high performance and freedom with responsibility. Some key aspects of the culture include valuing behaviors like judgment, communication, impact, curiosity, and honesty over job titles. Netflix aims to attract and retain "stunning colleagues" through this culture rather than perks. Underperformers receive severance packages rather than unlimited loyalty. The document argues this culture allows Netflix to avoid bureaucracy that can stifle innovation as companies grow.
Java is an object-oriented language like C++ that is interpreted, garbage collected, and can be compiled. It was designed to be portable, distributed, multithreaded, and robust. Key features include interfaces that allow unrelated classes to satisfy requirements, events and listeners for event-driven programming, reflection for introspection and dynamic behavior, and a large library of packages.
1) The document shares stories from survivors of 9/11 about small, seemingly random events that resulted in them being alive while others perished, such as oversleeping, buying donuts, or getting a blister.
2) It suggests that when we experience traffic, missed opportunities, or annoyances, it is because that is where God wants us to be at that moment.
3) A second document shares examples of coincidences and unexpected blessings, suggesting they are signs from God communicating through our thoughts and circumstances. Believers are encouraged to share the message.
Catalonia celebrates Christmas with distinct traditions from mid-November through January 6th. Special days include Christmas Eve with family, Christmas Day meals, New Year's Eve celebrations, Epiphany on January 6th when children receive gifts. Catalan Christmas traditions include nativity scenes called pessebres, the caganer figurine, hitting the log caga tio for candy, and Christmas markets in Barcelona through Christmas Eve.
Tuberculosis is an infectious airborne disease that typically affects the lungs and is spread through coughs, sneezes, or talking, infecting one third of the world's population each year. It develops when TB bacteria are breathed into the lungs and can increase with factors like poor ventilation; symptoms range from mild to severe like weight loss, fever, and coughing blood. While there is no cure for the most advanced stage, TB is generally treatable with a complex regimen of antibiotics, though treatment can be complicated by HIV co-infection.
CPM and PERT are network analysis techniques used to plan, manage, and control projects. CPM was developed by DuPont in the 1950s for chemical plant projects, using deterministic activity times. PERT was developed by the US Navy for the Polaris missile program, using probabilistic time estimates to account for uncertainty. Both techniques involve representing project activities as nodes and arrows on a network diagram to show precedence relationships and calculate the critical path. CPM/PERT help answer questions about project completion dates, schedules, budgets, critical activities, and how to finish early at lowest cost. They provide mathematical simplicity but require clearly defined activities and relationships.
The document discusses Netflix's company culture, which focuses on high performance and freedom with responsibility. Some key aspects of the culture include valuing behaviors like judgment, communication, impact, curiosity, and honesty over job titles. Netflix aims to attract and retain "stunning colleagues" through this culture rather than perks. Underperformers receive severance packages rather than unlimited loyalty. The document argues this culture allows Netflix to avoid bureaucracy that can stifle innovation as companies grow.
Java is an object-oriented language like C++ that is interpreted, garbage collected, and can be compiled. It was designed to be portable, distributed, multithreaded, and robust. Key features include interfaces that allow unrelated classes to satisfy requirements, events and listeners for event-driven programming, reflection for introspection and dynamic behavior, and a large library of packages.
CPM and PERT are network analysis techniques used to plan, manage, and control projects. CPM was developed by DuPont in the 1950s for chemical plant projects, using deterministic activity times. PERT was developed by the US Navy for the Polaris missile program, using probabilistic time estimates to account for uncertainty. Both techniques involve representing project activities as nodes and arrows on a network diagram to show precedence relationships and calculate the critical path. CPM/PERT allow project managers to estimate completion dates, monitor schedule and budget, and identify critical activities in order to finish projects on time and within budget.
This document contains details about two upcoming social events - a mass at St Ann's Catholic Church in Janesville on Friday May 4th at 7pm, and a coffee and cake gathering at the author's home the following evening, Saturday May 5th, also at 7pm. The document provides location and time details for religious and social gatherings over a weekend.
The document summarizes research findings on small and medium-sized businesses' (SMBs) needs and preferences regarding online presence and websites. It finds that SMBs want solutions that are trustworthy, help them get found locally, and require minimal effort ("done" for them). However, many existing SMB websites fail to meet basic usability and functionality standards. The document then presents the Veloxsites solution, which uses customer analytics to automatically provision websites that match SMBs' specific needs, in order to better serve customers and scale efficiently.
This document provides an introduction to fashion marketing. It defines marketing according to several experts as managing customer needs through exchange and viewing business from the customer's perspective. Fashion marketing applies techniques to meet organizational goals by focusing on clothing and related products/services. It discusses the roles of design, customers, and profits. Key fashion marketing functions include gathering customer information, financing, pricing, promotion, product management, and distribution. The marketing mix involves product, price, place, and promotion. The marketing triangle illustrates relationships between customers, companies, and competitors. Effective strategies must respond dynamically to changes.
The document outlines a presentation on dealing with pop-up ads. It discusses definitions of different types of ads, the history and financial concerns of pop-up ads, ethical and legal issues, and makes policy suggestions. The presentation covers background information on pop-up ads, analyzes why they are annoying to users, considers privacy and autonomy concerns, and proposes guidelines and regulations for both individuals and businesses regarding pop-up ads.
The document describes a game to be played in three groups where each group will be given clues about a city and have to guess the name. Group 1 is given clues about São Paulo, a city with good theaters and a big river that suffers from annual flooding. Group 2 is given clues about Porto Alegre, one of Brazil's greenest capitals with a movable bridge and important cultural centers. Group 3 is given clues about São Luís, known as the capital of tiles, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site and the only Brazilian city founded by the French.
ACT Appraisal is a leading provider of appraisal management for the mortgage industry. We provide solutions to the entire appraisal process from ordering and tracking to compliance. ACT is passionate about providing first-in-class service and support.
Java is an object-oriented language like C++ that is interpreted, garbage collected, and can be compiled. It was designed to be portable, distributed, multithreaded, and robust. Key features include interfaces that allow unrelated classes to satisfy requirements, events and listeners for event-driven programming, reflection for introspection and metaprogramming, and a large library of packages.
The history of volleyball in the Philippines dates back to 1910 when it was introduced by the YMCA. Filipino players began playing casually but invented important techniques like the set and spike. Their style inspired the three-hit limit rule, and they demonstrated setting the ball up high for spikes. More than 800 million people worldwide now play volleyball regularly, and it can burn over 350 calories per hour for a 200-pound person.
Mannauðsstjórnun sem einn af markaðsráðum fyrirtækisinsDokkan
Fyrirlestur frá Dokkufundi í mars 2012 um "Mannauðsstjórnun sem einn af markaðsráðum fyrirtækisins". Framsögumaður á fundinum var Margrét Guðmundsdóttir, forstjóri Icepharma.
Glærur (1) frá námskeiði fyrir skóla í Reykjanesbæ þar sem nemendur voru að fá iPad. Fjallað var um hvaða hlutverki tæknin gæti gegnt í námi og kennslu út frá ýmsum sjónarhornum.
CPM and PERT are network analysis techniques used to plan, manage, and control projects. CPM was developed by DuPont in the 1950s for chemical plant projects, using deterministic activity times. PERT was developed by the US Navy for the Polaris missile program, using probabilistic time estimates to account for uncertainty. Both techniques involve representing project activities as nodes and arrows on a network diagram to show precedence relationships and calculate the critical path. CPM/PERT allow project managers to estimate completion dates, monitor schedule and budget, and identify critical activities in order to finish projects on time and within budget.
This document contains details about two upcoming social events - a mass at St Ann's Catholic Church in Janesville on Friday May 4th at 7pm, and a coffee and cake gathering at the author's home the following evening, Saturday May 5th, also at 7pm. The document provides location and time details for religious and social gatherings over a weekend.
The document summarizes research findings on small and medium-sized businesses' (SMBs) needs and preferences regarding online presence and websites. It finds that SMBs want solutions that are trustworthy, help them get found locally, and require minimal effort ("done" for them). However, many existing SMB websites fail to meet basic usability and functionality standards. The document then presents the Veloxsites solution, which uses customer analytics to automatically provision websites that match SMBs' specific needs, in order to better serve customers and scale efficiently.
This document provides an introduction to fashion marketing. It defines marketing according to several experts as managing customer needs through exchange and viewing business from the customer's perspective. Fashion marketing applies techniques to meet organizational goals by focusing on clothing and related products/services. It discusses the roles of design, customers, and profits. Key fashion marketing functions include gathering customer information, financing, pricing, promotion, product management, and distribution. The marketing mix involves product, price, place, and promotion. The marketing triangle illustrates relationships between customers, companies, and competitors. Effective strategies must respond dynamically to changes.
The document outlines a presentation on dealing with pop-up ads. It discusses definitions of different types of ads, the history and financial concerns of pop-up ads, ethical and legal issues, and makes policy suggestions. The presentation covers background information on pop-up ads, analyzes why they are annoying to users, considers privacy and autonomy concerns, and proposes guidelines and regulations for both individuals and businesses regarding pop-up ads.
The document describes a game to be played in three groups where each group will be given clues about a city and have to guess the name. Group 1 is given clues about São Paulo, a city with good theaters and a big river that suffers from annual flooding. Group 2 is given clues about Porto Alegre, one of Brazil's greenest capitals with a movable bridge and important cultural centers. Group 3 is given clues about São Luís, known as the capital of tiles, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site and the only Brazilian city founded by the French.
ACT Appraisal is a leading provider of appraisal management for the mortgage industry. We provide solutions to the entire appraisal process from ordering and tracking to compliance. ACT is passionate about providing first-in-class service and support.
Java is an object-oriented language like C++ that is interpreted, garbage collected, and can be compiled. It was designed to be portable, distributed, multithreaded, and robust. Key features include interfaces that allow unrelated classes to satisfy requirements, events and listeners for event-driven programming, reflection for introspection and metaprogramming, and a large library of packages.
The history of volleyball in the Philippines dates back to 1910 when it was introduced by the YMCA. Filipino players began playing casually but invented important techniques like the set and spike. Their style inspired the three-hit limit rule, and they demonstrated setting the ball up high for spikes. More than 800 million people worldwide now play volleyball regularly, and it can burn over 350 calories per hour for a 200-pound person.
Mannauðsstjórnun sem einn af markaðsráðum fyrirtækisinsDokkan
Fyrirlestur frá Dokkufundi í mars 2012 um "Mannauðsstjórnun sem einn af markaðsráðum fyrirtækisins". Framsögumaður á fundinum var Margrét Guðmundsdóttir, forstjóri Icepharma.
Glærur (1) frá námskeiði fyrir skóla í Reykjanesbæ þar sem nemendur voru að fá iPad. Fjallað var um hvaða hlutverki tæknin gæti gegnt í námi og kennslu út frá ýmsum sjónarhornum.
3. Fyrirtækjamenning - Hugarfar
• Politík
– Hagsmunir og egó
– Hver „á“ verkefnið
– Hver drífur verkefnið áfram
– Hvernig breytast áhrif „mín“ þegar verkefni lýkur
– Nýta meðbyr
• Persónur
– Smákóngar
• Data-“mine“-ing - Mikil þekking, ekkert skjalað
• Eru eða vilja vera ómissandi týpur
– Two-face
• Eru mjög sammála öllu sem sagt er
• Vinna síðan í allt aðra átt
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4. Fyrirtækjamenning - Hugarfar
• Innri markaðsvinna
– Sýna árangur – tengja við þekktar stærðir
– Oppna fyrir gagnrýni
– Leyfa áhugasömum að taka þátt
– Hagsmunaaðilar þurf að vita hvað tekur við
– Kynna niðurstöður – vekja áhuga
• Mistök
– Byrja verkefni til að „þagga“ niður í fólki
– Slök eftirfylgni
– Skortur á framtíðarsýn – vanmat á kostnaði
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5. Fyrirtækjamenning - Þroski
• Þroski er ekki keyptur
• Þroski tekur tíma Reynsluleysi Reynsla
– Samvinna Vanþekking Þekking
Uppgjöf Eldmóður
– Nálgun
Svartsýni Bjartsýni
– Markmið
– Traust
– Skipulag
– Útbreiðsla/notagildi
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6. Fyrirtækjamenning - Þor
• Breyta
– því sem virkar ekki
– Menningu – hvernig hugsað er um gögn
• Skipta út/fækka lausnum
– Hætta að kítta
– Hugsa tvisvar um áður en lausnum er fjölgað
• Sækja sér aðstoð
– Innri þekking er dýr að byggja upp ($ og klst)
• Deila og drottna
– Smákóngar og lokaðar deildir fá nýtt líf
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7. Fyrirtækjamenning – að lokum
• Er markmiðið samkeppnisforskot?
– Bannið gagnasúrheysturna
– Setjið samvinni milli deilda sem skilyrði og fylgið því
eftir
– Breyta menningu
• úr magatilfinningu yfir í haldbærar tölur
• Allir vilja gera eitthvað „cool“ með gögn
– Líklega eru fáir sem geta unnið hard-core greiningar
– En margir geta tekið þátt
– Heildin kemur jákvæðum spíral af stað
• Munið
– Bætt ákvörðunartaka er markmið gagnagreininga
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