This document discusses the author's mentor who worked as the Visual Display Director at Tiffany & Co. for 40 years and instilled in the author his ability to take ordinary things and make them magical through elegant dreaming. The author is grateful for the mentoring and friendship received from this mentor who helped inspire the "Moon Over Pearls" exhibit at the Fashion Institute of Technology in 1996.
- Emerson reported strong financial results for the second quarter of 2008, with sales up 12% and earnings per share up 23% compared to the previous year. Underlying sales growth was 6% led by international growth.
- Operating profit margin improved 100 basis points to 16.4% due to cost containment programs and a $30M commodity hedging benefit. Cash flow also increased significantly.
- The Process Management segment saw sales growth of 19% driven by strong underlying growth of 16% internationally, while the Industrial Automation segment grew sales 11%.
- Emerson's balance sheet remains strong, allowing flexibility for investments and shareholder returns.
The pilot announces that the plane will soon land at Princess Juliana airport in St. Maarten and instructs passengers to return their seats and trays to the upright position. Another air traffic controller clears a plane to land and also notes the location of two women in colorful swimsuits, distracting the pilot who was supposed to be monitoring the runway instead of observing the women.
This document summarizes the activities and measurements conducted as part of the GLOBE program at Tääksi Basic School between 2001-2009. It includes:
- Atmospheric and hydrological measurements conducted between 2001-2009, including air temperature, pressure, clouds, soil temperature, dissolved oxygen, and pH.
- Phenology observations of green-up and green-down of birch trees.
- Summer camps, workshops, and teacher trainings held in Estonia and abroad to teach students about freshwater ecology, climate studies, and the GLOBE program.
- Student research projects comparing Estonia's climate to other countries and measuring the ice cover on Tääksi Lake.
This document contains a long list of place names from around the world arranged in no clear order. The places span multiple continents and countries, including locations in France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Argentina and many others.
Raytheon reported strong financial results for the first quarter of 2008. Sales increased 11% to $5.4 billion compared to the first quarter of 2007, driven by growth across all business segments. Operating income rose 17% to $608 million due to increased volume and lower expenses. Earnings per share from continuing operations increased 31% to $0.93. The company also achieved record backlog of $37.7 billion and solid bookings of $6.5 billion during the quarter. Raytheon reaffirmed its full-year 2008 guidance and expects continued growth.
Este documento es una colección de poemas escritos por Alma Grace Pineda Terán titulada "Psique y Soma". Los poemas exploran temas como el amor, la pérdida, la naturaleza y la filosofía a través de formas poéticas como haikus, trípticos y tankas. El documento también incluye una introducción y agradecimientos de la autora.
Raytheon Reports 2005 Third Quarter Resultsfinance12
Raytheon reported third quarter earnings for 2005. Key highlights included a 24% increase in EPS from continuing operations, 8% increase in net sales, and $702 million in free cash flow. Raytheon also updated 2005 guidance, increasing EPS expectations to $2.00-$2.05 and free cash flow to $1.6-$1.8 billion. Initial 2006 EPS guidance was given as $2.40-$2.50.
This document discusses the author's mentor who worked as the Visual Display Director at Tiffany & Co. for 40 years and instilled in the author his ability to take ordinary things and make them magical through elegant dreaming. The author is grateful for the mentoring and friendship received from this mentor who helped inspire the "Moon Over Pearls" exhibit at the Fashion Institute of Technology in 1996.
- Emerson reported strong financial results for the second quarter of 2008, with sales up 12% and earnings per share up 23% compared to the previous year. Underlying sales growth was 6% led by international growth.
- Operating profit margin improved 100 basis points to 16.4% due to cost containment programs and a $30M commodity hedging benefit. Cash flow also increased significantly.
- The Process Management segment saw sales growth of 19% driven by strong underlying growth of 16% internationally, while the Industrial Automation segment grew sales 11%.
- Emerson's balance sheet remains strong, allowing flexibility for investments and shareholder returns.
The pilot announces that the plane will soon land at Princess Juliana airport in St. Maarten and instructs passengers to return their seats and trays to the upright position. Another air traffic controller clears a plane to land and also notes the location of two women in colorful swimsuits, distracting the pilot who was supposed to be monitoring the runway instead of observing the women.
This document summarizes the activities and measurements conducted as part of the GLOBE program at Tääksi Basic School between 2001-2009. It includes:
- Atmospheric and hydrological measurements conducted between 2001-2009, including air temperature, pressure, clouds, soil temperature, dissolved oxygen, and pH.
- Phenology observations of green-up and green-down of birch trees.
- Summer camps, workshops, and teacher trainings held in Estonia and abroad to teach students about freshwater ecology, climate studies, and the GLOBE program.
- Student research projects comparing Estonia's climate to other countries and measuring the ice cover on Tääksi Lake.
This document contains a long list of place names from around the world arranged in no clear order. The places span multiple continents and countries, including locations in France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Argentina and many others.
Raytheon reported strong financial results for the first quarter of 2008. Sales increased 11% to $5.4 billion compared to the first quarter of 2007, driven by growth across all business segments. Operating income rose 17% to $608 million due to increased volume and lower expenses. Earnings per share from continuing operations increased 31% to $0.93. The company also achieved record backlog of $37.7 billion and solid bookings of $6.5 billion during the quarter. Raytheon reaffirmed its full-year 2008 guidance and expects continued growth.
Este documento es una colección de poemas escritos por Alma Grace Pineda Terán titulada "Psique y Soma". Los poemas exploran temas como el amor, la pérdida, la naturaleza y la filosofía a través de formas poéticas como haikus, trípticos y tankas. El documento también incluye una introducción y agradecimientos de la autora.
Raytheon Reports 2005 Third Quarter Resultsfinance12
Raytheon reported third quarter earnings for 2005. Key highlights included a 24% increase in EPS from continuing operations, 8% increase in net sales, and $702 million in free cash flow. Raytheon also updated 2005 guidance, increasing EPS expectations to $2.00-$2.05 and free cash flow to $1.6-$1.8 billion. Initial 2006 EPS guidance was given as $2.40-$2.50.
Vernal pools provide important stormwater management functions that help mitigate flooding, but they are threatened by increasing development. The document discusses wetland types in Franklin County, noting that 51% are forested and they make up 5.5% of the total landcover. It also describes how depressional wetlands store stormwater and riverine wetlands desynchronize flood events. The document then gives data showing how a 125 acre site changed from 2005 to 2007 with increasing impervious surfaces and decreasing natural areas as development proceeded. It concludes by recommending continued local wetland mapping, setback regulations, tree preservation codes, and public advocacy to protect these vulnerable environments.
Raytheon reported second quarter earnings on July 27, 2006. Key highlights included earnings per share increasing 35% year-over-year to $0.69, strong bookings of $5.5 billion, and sales increasing 6% to $5.7 billion. Raytheon also increased full-year guidance for EPS, operating cash flow, and return on invested capital. The company is exploring strategic alternatives for its Raytheon Aircraft business segment.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company filed an 8-K report announcing plans to exit 92 underperforming U.S. retail locations. This is expected to eliminate around 500 full-time and 100 part-time jobs. The company estimates $30 million in exit charges, with $28 million in cash charges. Most of the charges will be incurred in Q3 and Q4 2008. Exiting these locations is projected to eliminate $9 million in annual losses.
Raytheon Reports 2008 Second Quarter Resultsfinance12
Raytheon reported second quarter 2008 earnings on July 24, 2008. Key highlights included:
- Sales increased 11% to $5.9 billion
- Operating income grew 12% to $662 million
- Earnings per share increased 27% to $1.00
- Bookings totaled $6.0 billion with backlog at $37.5 billion
- Guidance for full year 2008 was increased across key metrics
The document is International Paper Company's Form 10-Q filing for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005. It includes International Paper's consolidated statement of operations, balance sheet, cash flows statement, and changes in shareholders' equity for the periods then ended. The filing also includes management's discussion of financial results, segment information, market risk disclosures, and certifications of controls and procedures.
The WCTC Small Business Center provides entrepreneurial education and resources to foster economic growth in southeastern Wisconsin. It offers credit and non-credit courses taught by professionals, as well as counseling, workshops, networking events, and a technical assistance program. In the past year, the Center provided over 1200 hours of counseling to 1500 students and 300 FASTart participants. A survey found that 51 clients started businesses, with 41 located in Waukesha County, 28 increasing revenue, and 71 directly crediting the Center for their success. The Center aims to spread awareness of its services and connect with local organizations to create more referrals.
A parent discusses using "tough love" techniques rather than spanking to discipline children. Specifically, the parent found that taking a child for a car ride to calmly talk helped the child calm down and stop misbehaving. The parent shared a photo of using this technique with their son and encouraged others to try it if spanking is not preferred, noting it was very effective in their experience.
STOP: How Social Media Affects Every Part of your Business iCrossing
The document discusses how social media affects businesses at different levels. It addresses the strategic, tactical, organizational, and personal impacts of social media. At a strategic level, social media can change how businesses think and plan. Tactically, marketing campaigns and media mixes may need to change. Organizationally, structures and divisions may need to adapt to changing communications and collaboration needs. Personally, employees' skills and ways of working will likely need to evolve. The document provides a framework to help companies address these impacts at each level.
Building Engaging Customer Experiences Powered by MongoDBrivetlogic
This presentation discusses the challenges many organizations face in providing fine-grained personalization, and how a modern database like MongoDB can be used to help businesses better leverage the data they already have in separate systems by making meaningful connections and creating interactions of value.
Manpower provided staffing solutions for a variety of clients around the world in 2000. Some key examples include:
1) Manpower Venezuela used a performance-based compensation model to win staffing contracts for three call centers in Venezuela.
2) In Australia, the Defense Force outsourced its military recruitment to Manpower due to their ability to provide a full-service solution.
3) In North Carolina, Manpower's workforce program helped IBM achieve significant contractor staffing cost savings.
This document highlights Manpower's global reach and ability to customize staffing solutions to meet the diverse needs of clients around the world.
Social media has negative effects on society by being highly distracting and giving people a fake sense of purpose. It plays on human weaknesses like greed, lust, and herd mentality. It has lowered the quality of content by incentivizing high volumes of quickly produced, low quality pieces. It also serves as a platform to spread racism, sexism, and extremism. By exceeding people's capacity to maintain real relationships, it has increased loneliness and mental health issues like depression. It discourages original thought and radical ideas, instead enforcing conformity and sameness across culture.
Robust Web APIs with node.js and ExpressKevin Griffin
The document discusses building robust web APIs with Node.js and Express. It introduces the speaker, Kevin Griffin, an independent consultant and CTO. Griffin will discuss RESTful URLs and building APIs with less slides and more code examples using Node.js and Express.
Crustal and upper mantle structure of cratonsJan Boonen
Presentation of my master thesis on seismology (Utrecht University, faculty of Geosciences, department of Seismology) on the crustal and upper mantle structure of cratons. The two-station method and automated wave inversion result in interesting details on the depth of the lithosphere and amount of anisotropy beneath cratons.
A document outlines the experience of raising children over four years, from the difficulties of the first month of infancy to becoming an ultimately proud father by the fourth year as the child grows and develops.
WPSessions - Thinking Outside The Box With BuddyPressDavid Bisset
This document discusses customizing BuddyPress, an open-source social networking plugin for WordPress. It begins with an overview of what BuddyPress is and its default features. It then provides examples of how others have customized BuddyPress for specific uses like networking for runners or government employees. The document demonstrates how to customize profile fields, activity streams, notifications, groups, and gamification features. It emphasizes that the best BuddyPress sites are those where its use is not obvious and it is tailored to a specific niche or client need.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
The document is a letter from the Chairman and CEO of Raytheon inviting stockholders to attend Raytheon's 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 4, 2005. It provides details on the meeting location and time. It also summarizes that the proxy statement contains information on the agenda, board operations, and director candidates. Stockholders are encouraged to vote their proxy as soon as possible.
Vernal pools provide important stormwater management functions that help mitigate flooding, but they are threatened by increasing development. The document discusses wetland types in Franklin County, noting that 51% are forested and they make up 5.5% of the total landcover. It also describes how depressional wetlands store stormwater and riverine wetlands desynchronize flood events. The document then gives data showing how a 125 acre site changed from 2005 to 2007 with increasing impervious surfaces and decreasing natural areas as development proceeded. It concludes by recommending continued local wetland mapping, setback regulations, tree preservation codes, and public advocacy to protect these vulnerable environments.
Raytheon reported second quarter earnings on July 27, 2006. Key highlights included earnings per share increasing 35% year-over-year to $0.69, strong bookings of $5.5 billion, and sales increasing 6% to $5.7 billion. Raytheon also increased full-year guidance for EPS, operating cash flow, and return on invested capital. The company is exploring strategic alternatives for its Raytheon Aircraft business segment.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company filed an 8-K report announcing plans to exit 92 underperforming U.S. retail locations. This is expected to eliminate around 500 full-time and 100 part-time jobs. The company estimates $30 million in exit charges, with $28 million in cash charges. Most of the charges will be incurred in Q3 and Q4 2008. Exiting these locations is projected to eliminate $9 million in annual losses.
Raytheon Reports 2008 Second Quarter Resultsfinance12
Raytheon reported second quarter 2008 earnings on July 24, 2008. Key highlights included:
- Sales increased 11% to $5.9 billion
- Operating income grew 12% to $662 million
- Earnings per share increased 27% to $1.00
- Bookings totaled $6.0 billion with backlog at $37.5 billion
- Guidance for full year 2008 was increased across key metrics
The document is International Paper Company's Form 10-Q filing for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005. It includes International Paper's consolidated statement of operations, balance sheet, cash flows statement, and changes in shareholders' equity for the periods then ended. The filing also includes management's discussion of financial results, segment information, market risk disclosures, and certifications of controls and procedures.
The WCTC Small Business Center provides entrepreneurial education and resources to foster economic growth in southeastern Wisconsin. It offers credit and non-credit courses taught by professionals, as well as counseling, workshops, networking events, and a technical assistance program. In the past year, the Center provided over 1200 hours of counseling to 1500 students and 300 FASTart participants. A survey found that 51 clients started businesses, with 41 located in Waukesha County, 28 increasing revenue, and 71 directly crediting the Center for their success. The Center aims to spread awareness of its services and connect with local organizations to create more referrals.
A parent discusses using "tough love" techniques rather than spanking to discipline children. Specifically, the parent found that taking a child for a car ride to calmly talk helped the child calm down and stop misbehaving. The parent shared a photo of using this technique with their son and encouraged others to try it if spanking is not preferred, noting it was very effective in their experience.
STOP: How Social Media Affects Every Part of your Business iCrossing
The document discusses how social media affects businesses at different levels. It addresses the strategic, tactical, organizational, and personal impacts of social media. At a strategic level, social media can change how businesses think and plan. Tactically, marketing campaigns and media mixes may need to change. Organizationally, structures and divisions may need to adapt to changing communications and collaboration needs. Personally, employees' skills and ways of working will likely need to evolve. The document provides a framework to help companies address these impacts at each level.
Building Engaging Customer Experiences Powered by MongoDBrivetlogic
This presentation discusses the challenges many organizations face in providing fine-grained personalization, and how a modern database like MongoDB can be used to help businesses better leverage the data they already have in separate systems by making meaningful connections and creating interactions of value.
Manpower provided staffing solutions for a variety of clients around the world in 2000. Some key examples include:
1) Manpower Venezuela used a performance-based compensation model to win staffing contracts for three call centers in Venezuela.
2) In Australia, the Defense Force outsourced its military recruitment to Manpower due to their ability to provide a full-service solution.
3) In North Carolina, Manpower's workforce program helped IBM achieve significant contractor staffing cost savings.
This document highlights Manpower's global reach and ability to customize staffing solutions to meet the diverse needs of clients around the world.
Social media has negative effects on society by being highly distracting and giving people a fake sense of purpose. It plays on human weaknesses like greed, lust, and herd mentality. It has lowered the quality of content by incentivizing high volumes of quickly produced, low quality pieces. It also serves as a platform to spread racism, sexism, and extremism. By exceeding people's capacity to maintain real relationships, it has increased loneliness and mental health issues like depression. It discourages original thought and radical ideas, instead enforcing conformity and sameness across culture.
Robust Web APIs with node.js and ExpressKevin Griffin
The document discusses building robust web APIs with Node.js and Express. It introduces the speaker, Kevin Griffin, an independent consultant and CTO. Griffin will discuss RESTful URLs and building APIs with less slides and more code examples using Node.js and Express.
Crustal and upper mantle structure of cratonsJan Boonen
Presentation of my master thesis on seismology (Utrecht University, faculty of Geosciences, department of Seismology) on the crustal and upper mantle structure of cratons. The two-station method and automated wave inversion result in interesting details on the depth of the lithosphere and amount of anisotropy beneath cratons.
A document outlines the experience of raising children over four years, from the difficulties of the first month of infancy to becoming an ultimately proud father by the fourth year as the child grows and develops.
WPSessions - Thinking Outside The Box With BuddyPressDavid Bisset
This document discusses customizing BuddyPress, an open-source social networking plugin for WordPress. It begins with an overview of what BuddyPress is and its default features. It then provides examples of how others have customized BuddyPress for specific uses like networking for runners or government employees. The document demonstrates how to customize profile fields, activity streams, notifications, groups, and gamification features. It emphasizes that the best BuddyPress sites are those where its use is not obvious and it is tailored to a specific niche or client need.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
The document is a letter from the Chairman and CEO of Raytheon inviting stockholders to attend Raytheon's 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 4, 2005. It provides details on the meeting location and time. It also summarizes that the proxy statement contains information on the agenda, board operations, and director candidates. Stockholders are encouraged to vote their proxy as soon as possible.