Business Challenge #6: To develop the best scratch resistant coating in the world for ophthalmic lenses [Titan] Background The ophthalmic lenses (spectacle lenses) consist of some base material (substrate) like CR 39‚ Polycarbonate‚ Trivex and a surface treatment is given to them to increase their hardness. Currently‚ there are 2 processes of applying this coating‚ i.e. Dip coating and Spin coating. The current scratch resistant (Hard) coating on plastic and polycarbonate lenses available in the
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logicgateone.com Logicgateone: Blogger’s Grammar Blues What Really Matters To be or not to be -- that remains the question today when it comes to the subject of grammar. No‚ not the school subject which can be traumatic and nose-bleed-inducing but the subject of applying grammar for blog-writing. And it covers just about all levels since ordinary people write blogs‚ just as senators (or their writers do) and professional writers do. But often‚ when we mention grammar‚ the grammar guardians
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themselves occupied. In the article‚ What Screen Time Can Really Do To Kids’ Brains‚ Mari Swingle‚ a neurotherapist and a doctor of psychology‚ states that “What we’re seeing with this group is that they’re attaching to objects instead of peers and parents. They don’t respond to parental calls as much. When we talk about straight discipline and obedience‚ they’re not responding to parents as much. They don’t know how to
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no possibilities of defeat. But what is life really like in Gallipoli? The food and water are of a bad quality and insufficient‚ the medical facilities are primitive and hundreds of Anzacs die each day‚ their bodies rotting in the heat. Does Winston Churchill know or care about the situation he placed the Anzacs in? As a war journalist‚ I have spent two days in Gallipoli living and fighting with our brave soldiers. What I found was incredible and far from what has been reported in Australia. It
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Managers and Leaders Leadership and Management though they are at times used as meaning the same‚ they are different and should not be used interchangeably. The many and similar definitions of leadership and management have made it very difficult to differentiate the two (Stogdill ‚ 1974). “Leadership is about articulating visions‚ embodying values and creating the environment within which things can be accomplished” (Richards and Engle‚ 1986‚ p‚ 206) Whilst “Management works out how to achieve
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What Does It Take to Be an Effective Leader? What does it take to be an effective leader in today’s fast paced and ever changing world? A leader must be able to move quickly from one agenda to another. A leader must be able to inspire a person or a group of people to want to do their best. A definition of leadership can be‚ “A relationship through which one person influences the behavior of other people” ( Mullins‚ p. 904 ). One of the biggest problems that a leader in any organization has to deal
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Many leaders throughout time have shown effective leadership.However‚ what characteristics made them more effective than other? Communication skills‚ time management‚ respect‚ and admit mistakes are some characteristics that have shown‚ many leaders to be effective. First of all‚ an important characteristic of an effective leader is proper communication skills. A leader must be a good speaker as well as a listener. The leader must know how to communicate with his follower‚ and listen to ideas
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that stood out from the others or so that’s what one boy believed. In the boy’s eyes‚ the bench was all alone‚ besides the leaves that had come and go as they fulfilled their duties for the seasons. It astonished him; how the fallen leaves had disappeared and withered into the ground‚ only to realize that those leaves bore a similar resemblance to the ones gathered upon the trees above. The child was only of the age of seven years and knew little of what was to come; That would be three years later
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employees and their managers is changing. This essay critically assesses high performance work systems (HPWS) and how it effects an organization. Before proceeding to critically assess high performance work systems it is necessary to clarify exactly what these systems consist of. After investigating the foundations of high performance work systems the essay will be extended to contrast the gains and the shortcomings‚ which arise as a result of these highly contemporary managerial systems. High performance
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"A Separate Peace" by John Knowles Separate Peace What really happened in the tree? Gene and Finny were very good friends; however‚ whatever happened in the tree the day the Finny "fell" out‚ is the actual cause of Gene " My knees bent and I jounced the limb " page 52. In fact‚ Finny did not fall out of the tree‚ but Gene had actually pushed him out. Gene had very good reasons to push him out "Finny had put him up to it‚ to finish me fro good on the exam." Page 49. He pushed him out of jealousy
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