benjamin franklin has many accomplishment some of his greatest are the following five‚ Bifocals‚ Electricity‚ Lightning Rod‚ Franklin Stove‚ Mapping the Gulf Stream. Bifocals are eyeglasses with an upper and lower half‚ the upper for distance‚ and the lower for reading. Bifocals are commonly prescribed to people with presbyopia‚ a condition that Franklin suffered. Franklin wrote‚ in August 1784 to his friend George Whatley‚ that he was "happy in the invention of double spectacles‚ which serving
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Music 331: History of Jazz—Concert Report Form Name and Student Number: Write brief comments for each section of this form. Do not use extra pages. You may finish comments on a second page if you need to. To receive full credit‚ you must provide comments for each section. I. Concert you attended (date‚ club/venue‚ name of artist): May 19‚ Jazz Alley‚ Thomas Marriott Quintet II. Stylistic description of artist or group(s). If more than one‚ list each with a short description. The Quintet
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Charles Smith 06/15/2013 U.S History 1 The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is himself writing about his accomplishments. He grew up in an average home with a family that consisted of twelve children. His family was not poor‚ but his father worked hard to keep them afloat. Franklin was one of the children that were put into getting an education and over the years he acquired degrees from colleges he did not attend. He first worked for a newspaper printer‚ and after a short period he became
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Case 10.4 — Investing for Retirement Executive Summary Retirement plans represent a unique opportunity to divert a portion of income into tax-deferred accounts. This report looks at hypothetical sample data from 194 couples with the aim of gaining a deeper understanding of what characteristics affect this group’s tendency to invest or not invest in retirement plans. First‚ basic tests were performed on provided data to examine if the given characteristics were related to the amount invested
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Franklin achieved his intellectual and literary prowess in an era known for its philosophical advances. The eighteenth century is frequently cited as the beginning of the so-called modern era in philosophy. The century is known as the Enlightenment‚ or the Age of Reason‚ an ideal also found in the literature of the period‚ whether colonial‚ British‚ or Continental. Two factors‚ more specifically‚ two intellectuals—epitomize this era: Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) and John Locke (1632-1704). Newton
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CHAPTER CASE 2.2: Pete`s p.74 Case Notes: 1. What interactions and discussion need to take place among the marketing‚ manufacturing‚ logistics‚ and finance departments? Explain the logistics department`s role in the introduction of the new product. The functional areas of marketing‚ logistics‚ manufacturing and finance should hold weekly sales and operations planning (S&OP) meetings to address the following: Identify firm planned orders which may be delayed to the customer. Notify key account managers
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outcome of your recommendations be affected if the assumptions do not hold or conditions change). You will be graded on both content and presentation. Generally‚ you should not include data from the case in the executive summary or in the attached exhibits. Either refer to the exhibits in the case or summarize the data appropriately. Write a concise and convincing
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MKTG 211 - Case #2 - Individual Assignment - Banyan Tree: Branding the Intangible* Case Overview: Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts had become a leading player in the luxury resorts and spa market in Asia. As part of its growth strategy‚ Banyan Tree had launched new brands and brand extensions that included resorts‚ spas‚ retail outlets‚ and even museum shops. Now‚ the company had to contemplate how to manage its brand portfolio and expand its business while preserving the distinctive identity
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Case 2 Re-examining a Proposal After working 10 years as the only minority manager in a large printing company‚ David Jones decided he wanted to set out on his own. Because of his experience and prior connections‚ David was confident he could survive in the printing business‚ but he wondered whether he should buy an existing business or start a new one. As part of his planning‚ David contacted a professional Employer organization (PEO)‚ which had a sterling reputation‚ to obtain an estimate for human
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Case 2 E-Government Increasing Productivity and Efficiency with Could and Mobile Technologies Question 1. Why are government agencies increasingly interested in using cloud and mobile technologies to accomplish their missions? Government agencies have found they could deliver the information and service by IT solutions. When using the IT in a more efficient and coordinated way‚ government agencies could accomplish more on tighter budgets. Using cloud computing‚ the federal government not only reduced
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