changing media‚ changing china This page intentionally left blank CHANGING MEDIA‚ CHANGING CHINA Edited by Susan L. Shirk 2011 Oxford University Press‚ Inc.‚ publishes works that further Oxford University’s objective of excellence in research‚ scholarship‚ and education. Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With offices in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic
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Liberal Arts‚ and the Advantages of Being Useless| 1 Nicholaos Jones Department of Philosophy University of Alabama in Huntsville nick[DOT]jones[AT]uah[DOT]edu 1 Introductory Remarks The trees of the mountain bring their own destruction. The oil in the lamp burns itself. The cinnamon tree is edible‚ so it is cut down. The varnish tree is useful so it is cut apart. All know the advantage of being useful‚ but no one knows the advantage of being useless. - 莊子 [Zhuangzi] (364-290 BCE)‚ Zhuangzi‚
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“Math is Useless” By Alan Bass in Math Study Skills I labeled this section “Math is Useless” to get your attention. Now that I have it‚ completely banish the idea that “math is useless from you mind forever”. If our nation (or planet) could pick one subject for everyone to be really good at‚ it would be without any doubt‚ mathematics. Math is the foundation for every science. Math is the ultimate in critical and analytical thinking. Math fires rockets into space‚ shows insurance companies what is
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In his preface‚ Oscar Wild dare to say that art is quite useless. "What do you mean art is useless?" was the first thing that came in my mind‚ "but art has so much meaning: it elevates our awareness of things‚ questions everything‚ contextualizes and re-contextualizes ideas‚ sharpens our appreciation for beauty‚ thought‚ and skill‚ it can define cultures‚ and is able to capture the essence and spirit of the time in which it’s made". It doesn’t have only meaning but it is useful too. It is useful
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Changing Jobs and Changing Loyalties Cynthia Martinez was thrilled when she first received the job offer from David Newhoff at Crytex System. She had long admired Crytex‚ both as an industry leader and as an ideal employer‚ and the position the company was offering her was perfect. “ It’s just what I’ve always wanted‚” she told her husband‚ Tom‚ as they uncorked a bottle of champagne. But as she and Tom talked‚ he raised a few questions that began to trouble her. “What about the big project
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COSTING AND COST ACCUMULATION IN A BATCH PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT Learning Objectives 1. Discuss the role of product and service costing in manufacturing and nonmanufacturing firms. 2. Diagram and explain the flow of costs through the manufacturing accounts used in product costing. 3. Distinguish between job-order costing and process costing. 4. Compute a predetermined overhead rate‚ and explain its use in job-order costing for job-shop and batch-production environments. 5. Prepare
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Submitted to Journal of Japan Society of Precision Engineering Realization of A Rapidly Reconfigurable Robotic Workcell I-Ming Chen School of Mechanical and Production Engineering Nanyang Technological University Nanyang Ave‚ Singapore 639798 ABSTRACT This article describes the development of a component technology based robot workcell that can be rapidly configured to perform a specific manufacturing task. The workcell is conceived with standard and inter-operable components including actuator
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Changing Cartographies Introduction According to Silver and Balmori (2003 48) “Cartography‚ a term derived from the word for chart (charte) or drawing‚ has in recent years undergone a radical transformation.” This was identified earlier as Anson (1988 ix) noted “Today the art and science of map making is caught in the throes of a technological revolution which shows no signs of slowing down.” However‚ advancements in mapping have been associated with scientific developments in mainly the computer
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The impact of technology on the music industry: A study into how organisations adapt in a rapidly evolving business environment Profile - Sam Ford from UK Indie band One Night Only. The Group have recorded a top 10 hit on the Top 40 UK Singles Chart in 2008 from their debut album “Started a Fire”. From your debut album Started a Fire‚ you had a top 10 hit with “Just For Tonight”. What did it take you to get to the point? How did you market and promote your band to get to this point‚ did it
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Analysis of Historical Funding: Children’s Health Care Coverage Analysis of Historical Funding: Children’s Health Care Coverage Children’s health care coverage has a long history in the United States. During the Depression-era certain health care programs were set up for children. This program would be the foundation of Medicaid which was established in 1965. The expansions in Medicaid coverage continues throughout four decades. With the help of
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