On the floor plan that was provided there is no mention of any kind of video surveillance and the security measures in place on the door itself are not mentioned. ... Next, the backdoor which in mind is the most critical threat posed to the integrity of the security measures involved here. ... Not only would this ensure that the current work environment would suit the employee but it would also give the managing body an insight to the character of the employee. ... This could include the password being at least eight characters long. It would have to include at least once special character, at...

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Most agree, however, that intelligence measures our ability to adapt to challenges and that intelligence varies for every person. ... One of the important questions that always comes up regarding these tests is what are the tests really measuring? Are they measuring a person's intelligence? ... Otherwise the standardised tests of today are testing an extremely limited aspect of a person's character that can hardly be referred to as intelligence. ... Perhaps we will never be able to measure intelligence accurately, and this raises the question why is intelligence tested? ...

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(Mansfield, pg 40) A technological change is the advance of knowledge whereas a change in technique is an alteration of the character of the equipment and what is actually being used. ... Technological change is hard to measure, in order to try and see what is changing economist often measure its effects by the average rate of movement of the production function. ... The changes in output per man-hour are a very inadequate measure of technological change, a better measure is the total productivity index, and this examines changes in output to changes in both labor and capital inputs. This ...

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Another interpretation is that it was an emergency measure to deal with the economic crisis caused by war, revolution and civil war (Malle 1985). ... The failure of the economic measures in this period led to the New Economic Policy. ... Lenin bitterly realised that this new policy of war communism was not working and one of the measures he took was to appoint former members of the bourgeoisie as managers of factories. ... More recent historians tend to emphasise the emergency character of the economic measures during war communism. Some historians such as Peter Boettke have interpreted war co...

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Besides, the most impotent organ is the Security Council as the measures it prescribes are compulsory, whereas the General Assembly resolutions are of the advisable character. ... Such measures include interruption of relations, break in transportation and communications, and severance of diplomatic relations. If such measures fail the Council may call on UN members to furnish armed forces and assistance. ... Together the Military Representatives form the Military Committee, a body responsible for recommending to NATO's political authorities those measures considered necessary for the co...

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The dismemberment of the USSR in December 1991 and the emergence of new independent republic in Europe changed the character and role of NAT0. ... Any such armed attack and measures taken as a result thereof shall be deemed reported to the Security Council. Such measures shall be terminated when the Security Council has taken the measures necessary to restore and maintain international peace and security. ... The council shall set up subsidiary bodies as may be necessary, in particular, it shall establish immediately a Defense Committee-which shall recommend measures for the implementation of...

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In the film "Jurassic Park", the character of Ian Malcolm poses his statement to the park's mastermind: "You've stood upon the shoulders of giants to do what you have done. ... In most cases, the creators of such things are unable to identify the possible consequences hence develop effective measures to mitigate on the same. ... The dinosaur defied the security measures thus trampling on the human-built infrastructure causing a lot of destruction. ... In this respect, the film "Jurassic Park", has provided an understanding of responsibility and ethics where responsible behaviors ...

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Therefore, before commenting if the education system is "good", we have to design a template to measure the success of the system. ... Others, however, believe that education is about molding a person's character, enabling him to become a better person. ... Such ideals form the cornerstone of the character development of any individual. ... For example, due to the fact that schools in Singapore are ranked according to their student's examination results, the school administration has uses this measure of success as a motivator to ensure that students have a basic level of knowledge...

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On the other hand, in her work Overstepping Rrap presents not only her personal opinion of issues in society, which in this case, includes gender stereotyping and the extreme measures taken for beauty, but also makes a powerful statement about the culture of society as a whole. ... In the work Camouflage #1 (Ursula), Rrap is commenting on the imposed ideals of society on women, through the use of a familiar 'Hollywood' styled character. However, the character is artificial, metallic, and brittle. ... The work insinuates that although the character may try to appease her society, in...

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Introduction Ideally, individuals perform well in supportive environments. Workplace settings that perpetuate different forms of inequality have far reaching implications on the productivity and general wellbeing of employees. There are various legal provisions that prohibit discriminatory practices...

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Trait theories provide a useful means of measuring personality and can be complemented by the biological approach attributing genes as a possible cause of consistency. ... However, while trait theories are a good means of measuring personality characteristics and consistency, they provide little evidence for why individuals possess certain traits, or why some people are more consistent than others. ... Measuring personality consistency over time might not be as easy as measuring traits, biological influences, or exploring early life experiences. ...

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This type of propaganda is easily noticed in Band Of Brothers' as the main characters truly portray brotherhood. ... In the television series there is a reoccurring format, every episode having a lead character where the audience sees the war from their point of view. ... But why go through all these measures to keep in touch in the past and portraying it in future motion picture? ... We often measure how realistic media is by comparing it to something that has happened before in our own situated culture. ... A third criterion of realism is the logic or plausibility of the plot or charac...

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He studied twins to sort out the contributions of nature and nurture to human character, intellect, and behavior. He tried to use indirect behavioral measures (rate of fidgeting) to measure a mental state (boredom). ... He tried to use psycho-physical method (lifting weights) to measure acuteness of perception, and thus-he thought-intelligence. ...

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If asked "What tool is the most important in your toolbox?" a general contractor would have difficulty selecting just one tool that is essential to building the structure. The general contractor often times chooses the best tool depending on the job, the environment, and the situation. It has been said that effective leaders, and general contractors or leaders at a construction site, adapt their style according to the circumstances. (Gunter, 2000) In law enforcement there is not a single leadership imperative that will produce a culture of high achievement; however, there are many that when...

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Presenting a comparative flow measure for the company in terms of a value added/stocks measure, Froud et al. (1998) indeed demonstrate that the company with a constantly superior flow from 1980 to 1995 is Caterpillar, not Komatsu. ... Furthermore, there was lack of accountability measures and Caterpillar had no visibility into its profitability by product or by country: the received data only regarded the company as a whole. Because of the lack of product or regional profitability measures, prices were not market- but rather cost-driven. ...

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Upon searching for how effective television ads influence consumer purchase decisions, I have found that a few companies have set a system in place to measure such. It is a proprietary measure of Research Systems Corporation, and is called ARS Persuasion (Advanced Research System). ... Since the test is run without asking for comments about the advertising, it is a behavioral measure, rather than a verbal measure, of advertising effectiveness. ...

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For example, a farmer wanting to measure his wealth might have simply counted the number of his cows and sheep. ... Financial accounting is concerned with classifying and measuring the transactions of a business and recording them. ... In 1961 the AICPA, or American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, defined accounting as "the art of recording, classifying and summarising in a significant manner and in terms of money, transactions and events which are, in part at least, of a financial character, and interpreting the result thereof". ... In 1966 the American Accounting Association defin...

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It is the women characters in this novel who remain memorable as they strive to express their feelings. ... On the surface The Rainbow does not seem to be a novel much concerned with historical reality, concentrating instead on the consciousnesses and states of feeling of its main characters. ... In the various relationships that make up The Rainbow, women tend to dominate men in whom there is an imbalance between the male and female principles and as a result none of the relationships in the novel is fully satisfying, the male characters failing to measure up to the challenge presented by the...

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Implementing this kind of change requires some measure of creativity among the teachers, something some may not necessarily have, in order to vary assessments and develop instructional strategies to address cross-disciplinary concepts and ideas (Vars, 2001). ... It is interesting that the case study contains no mention of how character education will be used in this integrated way. ... Gathering this kind of information provides teachers and administrators with some additional measure of connection with the students who look to them for guidance and direction. ...

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This theory observes and measures the behavior of the individual. ... Continuing on behavior, some behaviors are challenging as we will always face those, and our patience, character, and flexibility affect everything. ... A correlational method measure relationship between two or more variables: independent variable(s) and dependent variable. ... He used a situational hypothesis: the tendency to analyze a person's actions according to the situation that they are in, instead of the previous dispositional hypothesis: explain behaviors based on the individuals' personality, nature, cha...

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As measure as the computing power of electronic devices grew, so did the complexity and the quantity of video games. ... As measure as the so called "gaming culture" rises, critics brand it as an under-culture. ... The main characters are well known, quotes are being made. ... Video games are a form of art that does not only describes an idea or a character, it enables one to live the experience of a virtual world, another earth. ...

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The writer effectively uses tone as a rhetorical strategy (ethos) to emphasize the fundamental political conflict that exist in America to educate every students that the way we measure integrity will determine the true success of an individual. ... Rand skillfully portrays Roark's character in the film to state that a man must accept responsibility for his own thinking and his own survival by making conscientious judgment. ... In the film, the writer teaches her audience that one of the ways to measure the integrity of a person is to be true to his self. ... In opposition to the main her...

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In a random sample of 81 T-rated games, 90% required the player to injure characters and 69% rewarded or required the player to kill characters (Hartmann, Krakowajak, and Tsay-Vogel). In a random sample of 36 M-rated games, all 36 games rewarded or required the player to injure characters and 92% rewarded or required the player to kill characters (Hartmann, Krakowajak, and Tsay-Vogel). ... If an enemy approaches the character and displays aggression, this is another initiation for moral justification. ...

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For the first few years of Constitutional government, under the leadership of George Washington, there was a unity, commonly called Federalism that even James Madison (the future architect of the Republican Party) acknowledged in describing the Republican form of government-- " And according to the degree of pleasure and pride we feel in being republicans, ought to be our zeal in cherishing the spirit and supporting the character of Federalists." ... Political parties or factions were considered evil as "Complaints are everywhere heard from our most considerate and virtuous citizens, equally t...

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Urine tests are the most popular way of testing for drugs in the workplace, but they do not measure an employee's job performance and even if the test were positive it provides no evidence of present intoxication. ... It is designed to measure a candidate's innate capacities in specific areas. ... An integrity test assesses an individual's honesty and moral character. ... It is designed to measure very small changes in heartbeat, skin temperature, and dryness. ...

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