How to make pencils? Background One of the oldest and most widely used writing utensils‚ the pencil originated in pre-historic times when chalky rocks and charred sticks were used to draw on surfaces as varied as animal hides and cave walls. The Greeks and Romans used flat pieces of lead to draw faint lines on papyrus‚ but it was not until the late 1400s that the earliest direct ancestor of today’s pencil was developed. About one hundred years later graphite‚ a common mineral occurring
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According to the theory of relative deprivation‚ a sense of injustice is aroused when individuals come to believe that their outcome is not in balance with the outcomes received by people like them in similar situations. This occurs in this case where although the four employees are on the same level. This is evident in the case as although Blackman is slightly ahead in the sales of the Southern Area‚ Frerris is rewarded with more responsibilities and Blackman has a sense of injustice receiving none
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Thales of Miletus (ca 624 - 546 BC) Greek domain Thales was the Chief of the Seven Sages of ancient Greece‚ and has been called the "Father of Science‚" the "Founder of Abstract Geometry‚" and the "First Philosopher." Thales is believed to have studied mathematics under Egyptians‚ who in turn were aware of much older mathematics from Mesopotamia. Thales may have invented the notion of compass-and-straightedge construction. Several fundamental theorems about triangles are attributed to Thales‚ including
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Synthetic Narcotics- Georgia’s Growing Epidemic As if teaching our youth about the dangers of drugs isn’t hard enough‚ now we have company’s manufacturing a synthetic form of Marijuana‚ commonly referred to as “Spice” or “K-2”. These company’s target our youth by packaging it colorful‚ shiny packets and giving “cool” names like “magic monkey” or “purple passion”. They label these packages “herbal incense” and “not for human consumption” in an attempt to hide its intended use and avoid FDA regulations
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noticed that on his front door a letter was posted communicating that the city authorities will be taking his property by eminent domain to create new businesses and jobs in the community. Not unlike the mountain property Martin is now facing another dilemma in which he is uninformed and reacting to an active developing issue. Therefore‚ I proceeded to explain that eminent domain or taking clause is a constitutional right granted by the Fifth Amendment that “nor shall private property be taken for public
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determining dietary fibre in grains and cereals. The method is also applicable for types of feeds and forages. [1]The method consists in a solution of neutral detergent which melt from solid to liquid pectins and plant cell components‚ such as proteins and lipids.[2] The solution is applied to solubilize proteins. The addiction of the amylase enzyme‚ which occurs twice‚ is made in due to broke starch bonds and aid in the analysis. The main disadvantage of this method is that the soluble fibre cannot be measured
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PCI DSS and the Seven Domains 1. Identify the touch points between the objectives and requirements of PCI DSS and YieldMore’s IT environment. The objectives and requirements for PCI DSS compliance is the same for every business wanting to accept credit card payments. There are 6 control objectives with 12 requirements. Control Objectives PCI DSS Requirements 1. Build and Maintain a Secure Network 1. Install and maintain a firewall configuration to protect cardholder data 2. Do not use vendor-supplied
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Marcella Hawk EDC 383 10-23-13 Affective Domain Lesson Plan Standards: 4.3 Apply skills to find out how others are feeling. 4.4 Apply skills to predict the potential feelings of others. Objective: Students will draw faces of the emotions of mad‚ sad‚ happy‚ silly‚ scared‚ and excited and be able to identify what each expression looks like on his or her face. Goal: Students will be able to apply skills about how others are feeling Rationale: This lesson gives students an opportunity
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Advantages of Carbon fibre reinforcement polymer (CFRP) Carbon fibre reinforcement polymer (CFRP) is an extremely strong and light which contains carbon fiber. Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) composite have been widely used in various applications especially used in the fabrication of aerospace structures and formula one body structures. Because of their low density‚ high strength and rigidity‚ excellent resistances to impacting and corrosion‚ CFRPs are widely applicable in various important
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If synthetic fuel was invented it would change the world economy in many great ways but mainly the U.S. economic would sky rocket. this would allowed for a more consumers era to begging‚ If we notice one of our greatest downfalls in the U.S. would have to be the uprising of the fuel price. this meant a great deal to a lot of business owner for the simple fact that more of there customer base had decrease after the fuel had took a increase‚ Synthetic fuel is far more expensive to process and requires
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