The importance of Canadarm 1 and 2 Canadarm 1 and 2 where both robotic arms designed to operate in space‚ doing task such as moving heavy objects‚ retrieving them‚ and even repairing stuff on the space station. Canadarm 1‚ Canada’s huge technological advancement‚ was launched in space on the Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-2) on November 13‚ 1981. The design and building of the arm‚ also known as the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System short for RMS‚ marked the beginning of NASA and Canada’s space program
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Unit 5 Writing Assignment There are many avenues that the fire service can utilize to reduce the injuries‚ deaths‚ cost and risks that fire poses to firefighters and those in the community. Among these numerous avenues that are at the fire service’s disposal‚ in my opinion‚ the most effective is the presence of fire suppression systems in homes. With that being said‚ I’m in support of requiring the installation of fire sprinklers in homes‚ for while there may be an initial financial hit‚ there are
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Explain the impact and importance of the railroads in the unification of Germany Germany‚ during the two decades of the first major railroads being built‚ was separated into three-dozen individual states. The railroads provided an opportunity for those states to merge into a united country. This was accomplished through a unified trading system‚ linking the industrial cities‚ uniting Western and Eastern Prussia‚ delivering a more effective structure to law and order and competition between states
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psychiatric diagnosis of an "Internet" or "Computer" addiction. The most recent (4th)edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders(aka‚ DSM-IV) - which sets the standards for classifying types of mental illness - does not include any such category. It remains to be seen whether this type of addiction will someday be included in the manual. So far‚ researchers have only been able to focus on that first criteria - trying to
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training costs to overcome deficiencies - difficulty in establishing enduring relationships with customers - suboptimal total sales force performance - more supervisory problems such as frustration for sales managers and the rest of the sales team Most sales managers agree that they cannot afford even one non-productive team member‚ yet most managers have their own ’horror ’ stories regarding troublesome or struggling employees. This highlights the importance of recruitment and selection of sales
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(Consolidate existing product‚ reap without investing) E(X) = 0.6(10‚000) + 0.4(1‚000) = 6‚400 EV B.) The decision alternative that has the most favorable total expected value is to develop new product thoroughly with a total expected value of 210‚200. 1.) The Company has determined that it has two alternatives for improving profits: develop new products either rapidly or thoroughly‚ or consolidate existing products by strengthening products or reaping without investing. On the first branch of the decision
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the writing of a documented paper. On the other hand‚ it is used for the act of informing oneself about what one does not know or going through available sources to retrieve required information. Researchers are sometimes regarded as esoteric individuals who seclude themselves in laboratories‚ in scholarly libraries‚ or within the precincts of an academic environment. The public generally is not aware of their daily activity or of the important contributions their work frequently makes to people’s
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issues. Every reality poses problems‚ some people find ways of hiding from their problems or in other words escaping from reality. Each of the unique main characters‚ Amanda‚ Laura‚ and Tom‚ in Tennessee Williams play‚ The Glass Menagerie‚ have a difficulty accepting reality and have several ways of escaping from the problems. Laura is painfully shy which affects how she interacts with others in the real world. She was enrolled in Business College and her mother hoped for her to one day get a good
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skies and sunshine in summer months‚ mild winter temperatures and hot summers‚ and rain primarily during winter season from the mid-latitude cyclone. Extreme summer aridity is caused by the sinking air of the subtropical highs and may exist for up to 5 months. Locations of Mediterranean climates in North America are from Portland‚ Oregon to all of California (www.eoearth.com). The average temperature of the coldest month is less than 18°C (64°F) but above -3°C (27°F). The wettest winter month has about
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A Can of Bull? Do Energy Drinks Really Provide a Source of Energy? Objectives • Describe and categorize chemically the components of various popular “energy drinks.” • Determine the physiological role of these components in the human body. • Explain scientifically how the marketing claims for these drinks are supported (or not). • Determine under what conditions each of the “energy drinks” might be useful to the consumer. The Case After spending several years working the Sport’s Desk of the Lansing
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