Essays on Sip

There’s a loud, ringing sound. It’s jarring, waking me from the otherwise cozy warmth that is my bed. I am forced to stick my hand, then my entire arm out from under the safety of my bedclothes in order to turn it off. To snooze or not to snooze? It will just go off in another seven minutes. I may as well get up now. The sooner I do, the sooner I get to see my best friend. Groggy, bleary eyes, rubbing sleep from my face and half stumbling I wander into the kitchen, hearing the relations ...

Voice over IP

Abstract Organisations and business alike are embracing the use and application of various forms of information technology in their business processes and operations in equal measure. There is a myriad of benefits associated with the use and application of various forms of information technology in business operations and processes. Computer networking has facilitated the advancements currently witnessed in information technology (Jahanirad, AL-Nabhani and Rafidah 4954). While the use and application of information technology have its benefits, it presents various disadvantages as well. Voice over IP is one form of information technology that has been utilised by numerous businesses and ...

Some materials that need to be assembled before conducting a wine tasting session include a room with the correct conditions for wine tasting, different types of wine, wine glasses, corkscrew, water that guests can sip and for cleaning the glasses before pouring a subsequent wine, buckets for collecting the wine and water discarded, placemats or tablecloth in white color to help determine the precise wine color, napkins, tasting sheets along with suitable stationery such as pens and pencils, and simple snacks such as plain crackers or bread (“Set the”). The room chosen for wine tasting should be clean, free ...

Summary of the Seminar Content

The seminar which I attended had a talk on the overview of hydrology and gravity, instrumentation, modelling and monitoring of artificial recharge, the monitoring of channel infiltration, and the future of hydro geophysics in general. Each of these and subtopics is described below

Hydro geophysics

Hydro geophysics is the measurement of the change of gravity to enable the monitoring of the soil moisture, the ground water flow and the infiltration parameters. A good number of geophysical methods are narrowed by the relationship between identified property such as electrical resistivity and the characteristic of interest such as moisture. Improving the resolution of ...

Internet Telephony

Abstract Page Internet telephony uses the internet as the connection medium for transmitting voice calls and other telephony services used in communication like SMS, fax, and other voice messaging applications. It is an economical and powerful communication option in which telephone networks and data networks are combined. As the Internet protocol network can carry traditional telephone traffic, it offers both opportunities and challenges to all the telephone service companies. Since the traditional circuit-switched network works as a complex web of a large number of interrelated technologies that have evolved over more than 15 years, just the transmission technology replacement ...

I agree with you on the methods of conducting training ranging from coaching and mentoring, e-learning, conferences, and on-job training among others. Fundamentally, training seeks to fulfill the goals or the objectives of the company (Tripathi and Chaurasia, 2014 p. 91). It follows that the choice of the training methods ought to promote the productivity directly or indirectly. For this reason, managers choose the best methods based on the goals of the firm so as to ensure that the employees retains the knowledge and apply it. The use of multiple approach as you have noted makes the organization gain ...

The morning cup of coffee and all its varieties, is under a constant scrutiny for its impacts on health and cognition of consumers. Various studies have tried to showcase the effects of caffeine on the functioning of human body; in the present essay we will discuss some of the health benefits of coffee based on existing scientific research. Coffee is derived from the dried, roasted, and crushed seeds of the coffee plant. Coffee beans are rich in caffeine, antioxidants and various other phytochemicals. Studies show that the phytochemicals derived from coffee play a significant role in lowering neurodegenerative disease risk(Mikuls ...

English

Once there was a woman, Who held a deep and dark despair, The house she lived in was wooden, And black as the night was her hair. A knocking at her door, thump thump! thump thump!

A man stands there stranded,

A face she’d seen before. “Please help me miss! I’m lost!” Said the man with a face full of mud, “The rain has got me tossed, and the cold is freezing my blood.”

Blood, she thought,

What a grotesque source of food But “Of Course!” She implied and brought The man in to his doom. The ...

There is no doubt that alcohol consumption leads to undesired behavior in the people who seek to find emotional and social release in their strenuous lives. Many individuals consume alcohol and believe that there are no long term effects of the substance on their bodies and on the lives of the people in their lives. But, alcohol use is dangerous to the users as the excessive use of alcohol causes people to become violent, careless and suicidal. A number of individuals consume alcohol because they believe that alcohol is a means of entertainment or relaxation. However, the consumption of alcohol ...

Vernon is an industrial city located five miles away from Los Angeles. Local environmental activist organizations have already been protesting against the Exide facility located in Vernon releasing harmful lead pollutants into the city’s air thereby endangering the city residents and employees to lead poisoning. The Environmental Protection Agency of the US (US EPA) has found that the Exide Technologies located in Vernon, California engaged in battery recycling is emitting harmful lead in the environment. Investigations by the US EPA following complaints from the community have found that the lead smelting facility has violated the provisions of Clean ...

Is drinking alcohol while pregnant an unnecessary risk to prenatal development.

In the course of their pregnancy, women are usually warned by doctors concerning the possible risks of taking alcohol during pregnancy period. Some women will still prefer to drink alcohol during their pregnancy either way, but have a limitation a reduction of the drinks they should be taking. For a long time, pregnant women have been indulging in alcoholic beverages and have found that no harm is done to their children. Currently a controversy issue among many people is whether women would compromise fetal development by engaging in the consumption of alcohol, and this issue has left people torn between either of the ...

INTRODUCTION

The establishment of a bottling plant in Myanmar Republic symbolizes the fact that this country has developed over time to attract prospective investors in its economy. This can also be explained by the change in the political environment of this country after experiencing military rule for over 60 years. The decision to open a bottling plant may also be to ensure cost cutting measures especially with the costs involved in the importation of products from the United States. Hence, with a democratic political mechanism the company would be able to operate smoothly and also increase production which will consequently improve the ...

Abstract:

The paper mainly covers a general overview of VoIP security issues for both commercial and agency users. It also outlines the basic steps needed to secure an organizations VoIP network. The security considerations of VoIP networks for Public Switched Telephone Networks (PSTN) are not within the scope of this study since they require much broader coverage. The primary goal of this research paper is to provide a basic guideline in order to understand existing capabilities of VoIP and identify various security gaps. It also addresses the various threats and vulnerabilities in VoIP systems and poses several recommendations.

Introduction:

Voice over Internet ...

I. Introduction In the new millennium, professional builders and clients have recognized the major contribution of buildings to carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. The control of building energy use and GHG emissions represents a major solution to the problem of expanding energy usage. Hence, architectural and design firms, engineering firms, specialized consulting firms, and even small architectural organizations have now turned to green methods in making new buildings. According to Yudelson (p. 3), they have subscribed to the LEED evaluating and rating systems. They lead the sustainable way to construction and design. LEED is a green ...

The issue on having an abundant supply of clean water has been one of the major frontiers of environmental advocacy since the early 1950s as the globe now feels the consequences of man’s quest for technology and improvement. Global Warming and Pollution are two of the most prominent issues on the environment that affects two of the important resources human kind now slowly reduces – air and water. Water is the fountain of life as it sustains every living organism with nutrients needed for development. Like air, living organisms depend on water to provide nutrients and energy. In the ...

The Pokot is a tribe in Africa living in both Kenya and Uganda. However, most Pokots live in the Northern part of Kenyan Rift-Valley which lies along the Kenya /Uganda border. An interview with Daniel Lotodo, a 78 year old man from the community revealed a lot about the ethnography of the community The Pokot for a long time are predominantly pastoralists’. Their occupations of cattle keeping has been necessitated by environment factors. The area is semi arid and agricultural produce can hardly do well. However, through barter trade with neighboring communities such as the Samburu and the Marakwet, the society would ...