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    CEO Mindset – Strategic planning and execution

    Step 1: Create mission, values, and vision statements Mission – Why does our company exist? This is shared internally and externally. Values – What are the core, fundamental values that guide our decision-making? Vision – What do we want to accomplish in 3-5 years? This is the Northstar. This should be the starting place for […] More

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    Brief: Coronavirus FAQs – Variants, Testing, Transmission

    Friday, June 25, 2021 Long talking points Coronavirus FAQ: I’ve been vaccinated. Do I need to worry about variants? The COVID-19 vaccines are expected to protect you from new virus variants, according to the World Health Organization The Delta variant, which the CDC has dubbed as a “variant of concern”, is still a guessing game, […] More

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    How to Solve a Kirchhoff's Rules Problem – Simple Example

    We analyze a circuit using Kirchhoff’s Rules (a.k.a. Kirchhoff’s Laws). The Junction Rule: “The sum of the currents into a junction is equal to the sum of the currents out of that junction.” (Conservation of Charge) The Loop Rule: “The sum of the voltages around a closed loop is equal to zero.” (Conservation of Energy).

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    How Things Are Made | An Animated Introduction to Manufacturing

    How are things made? In this video I take a look at the different types of manufacturing processes – forming, casting, molding, machining, joining, and additive manufacturing – which are used to create the everyday objects that surround us.

    Using animations, the video explores a number of different specific manufacturing techniques, like rolling, injection molding, investment casting, sand casting, and 3D printing, and gives an overview of the pros and cons of each, to help better understand how to select the correct manufacturing process.

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    Plastic Injection Molding – How products are made. MUST WATCH!!!

    Bill details the key engineering principles underlying plastic injection molding. He describes its history and, then,  reveals the intricate details of the process. He shows viewers where to found, on any injection molding product, the markings created by injection molding. He closes with a description of one of the finest examples of injection molding: the Lego brick. 

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    Downgrade Definition

    downgrade is a negative change in the rating of a security. … Multiple organizations provide sell-side research and rate securities with a buy, hold, or sell rating. A downgrade of stock would be moving the rating from a buy to a hold, or a hold to a sell.

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    Brief: Father’s Day, Stripe IPO, Day One acquisition, Flickr vs Tumblr

    Tuesday, June 15, 2021 Short talking points Father’s day is this coming Sunday on June 20th. Father’s day is not a federal holiday and falls on the third Sunday in June each year. Rumors are floating that Stripe, the digitally based payment processing platform, will IPO in 2021, but there hasn’t been any word yet […] More

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    Energy and Power: Simplified

    What is energy? Energy is the ability to move something. Energy has two states Energy can be in two states, potential and kinetic. Potential energy is a motionless state, where a small change in the conditions of the system can cause something to move. Kinetic energy is the state in which something is actually moving. […] More

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