Dirty Jobs

Late last week, on my favorite time waster and social network, Twitter, I declared Capitol C was one of the best documentaries I had seen in this year of our Lord 2015. I was quickly called out out by Bub, saying it was the only documentary I had watched this year. Not true, I've watched at least a dozen- mostly about Nazi's and stolen gold strangely. Capitol C takes a compelling look at the pheoneneom of crowdfunding. It's hard to not to receive an ask to support a Kickstarter or Indiegogo project

In the book of Job, the faith of God's most devout follower is challenged repeatedly at the hand of the adversary. These tests of loyalty to God begin with the loss of many of Job’s possessions and family members and end with an affliction of skin sores. Despite these occurrences and the urging of his wife and friends, Job remains entirely in reverence to the glory of God. From this text, it is apparent that one’s faith and knowledge has more capability to provide happiness and ability than do material

Technology convergence and smart sportswear are the latest trend in sporting goods innovation. The growth prospects for sport high tech are such that many non-sports brands are eager to capture a slice of the market. Leading manufacturers of consumer electronics, including Apple, Nokia and Samsung, are working closely with top sports brands to develop new sports-related technologies (and new revenue streams). Apple Inc., made the initial entry into the sector with its Nike + iPhone sports kit.

Born on December 1, 1940, Lawson grew up in a Queens, New York, housing project, where his predilection for engineering was on display early on. His father, a longshoreman with a fondness for science, gave him unique gifts like an Irish mail, a handcar typically used by railroad workers and his grandfather was a physicist. Although his grandfather was educated, he could work only at the post office as postmaster because he was black. More often than not, Lawson ended up being the only kid that knew

Apple prides itself on offering innovative technology to a society that has become dependent on it. In markets inundated with companies offering similar products and services, Apple has had to rise above and distinguish itself from the masses. While their products have a cultivated a devoted-customer following (our family is one of them), their organization and the values it espouses are what will help them to remain a relevant and successful company in the tech world. With the changing demographics

According to Ebert and Griffin, the term operation means all the things that go into making the product or service (2015). A childcare center is a service so the operations are all of the day-to-day things that go into running the center. For example, the hours of operation, the food that is fed, the hour-to-hour schedule, how the center is cleaned, etc. (Los Angeles Universal Preschool, n.d.). When opening a childcare center the location is very important, the location and set up of the space dictates

According to the article, seven practices make the organization successful. Firstly, Employees security is very important. If they feel so stressful about losing their jobs then they can’t focus more on their work. So employees security plays a crucial role in success of organization. Secondly, important practice is selective hiring. Companies need to have large pool of applicant to select the best. They should have clear

When did you first play Minecraft, how often do you play? On my 13th birthday my dad asked me what I wanted as my birthday gift. At the time, I had Minecraft Pocket Edition, and planned daily what I would do when I finally got the computer version. After a lot of thought, I made the tough decision to ask for Minecraft for the computer instead of going to go see the Newsboys in concert. I remember the anticipation I experienced when my dad was entering his payment details. After 10 minutes, my not

famous people face problems that they have to overcome. Look at Steve Jobs, who faced many problems in his life. One of his problems was that when he was the co-founder of Apple, they fired him at age 30. In a speech that Steve jobs recited at Stanford, he said “What had been the focus of my entire life was gone, and it was devastating,” (Jobs page 3). He knew this was his problem, because he did not know what to do next. Steve Jobs could have quit technology forever, but he came back and made a new

Interruption and segmentation between TV segments became the most commonly used principles. The commercials presented on television are by no means only sakes of being there, but create the “flow” of keeping the viewers in attention to the program. Looking back all the way to 2003, the way this “flow” is structured is still being used today. In November 6th, 2003, a new episode of NBC’s “Friends,” titled “The One with Ross’s Grant” was shown from its tenth and final season. How did such show last