Collisions Lab

Crashes in Two Dimensions Abstract: This lab was led to research the speculations of preservation of force and dynamic vitality in various sorts of 2D impacts. So as to do this, both a flexible and inelastic impact was directed on an air table with pucks. A video was taken and dissected to decide speed, taking into account future finding of force and active vitality esteems. By finding these, it was conceivable to figure out which sort of crash occurred. With low estimations of progress in force and motor vitality that happened in flexible impacts, it is comprehended that both are saved in this kind of collision.However, in the inelastic crash, force is preserved while dynamic vitality isn't. Conceivable mistake in this lab may have come about because of the disregard of rubbing and rotational dynamic vitality. By and large, be that as it may, the outcomes coordinated up well with the normal qualities. The target of the lab was along these lines met. Objective: The goal of this lab i s to help that force will be rationed in all types of impacts, and that motor vitality will be moderated uniquely in flexible crashes. Materials: Materials utilized in this lab were a camcorder, an air table with pucks and Velcro groups, and Logger Pro software.Procedure: Videos of crashes of air hockey pucks will be recorded onto the computer’s hard drive. Two distinct sorts of impacts will be broke down. The primary will be almost flexible, with every puck going separate bearings after the impact. The other sort is totally inelastic with each buck bearing Velcro to remain together upon crash. The main crash requires first setting an inception on the video. Utilizing the Set Scale device, a separation scale will be set. Direction of the inside puck is stamped and a self-assertive time is picked at which information will start being extracted.Points will at that point be included each casing in turn until enough estimations are taken when the crash. This is then rehashed on t he episode puck. This is accomplished for both the inside and the white dab on every puck. This information is consequently gone into Logger Pro. The informational indexes are then diagramed. Straight lines are fitted to the charts to decide the speeds , wich will be utilized to decide rakish speed of the puck’s turn. Another video will be broke down partially two. In this impact the situation of the focal point of mass of the two pucks will be followed, alongside the situation of the focal point of one of the pucks.This will bring about 8 arrangements of information focuses. Direct fits are utilized to decide the speed segments of each. Sweep is then used to figure rakish speed. Results: ELASTIC COLLISION| | Mass 1| Mass 2| V1ix| V1iy| V1fx| V1fy| V2fx| V2fy| | 0. 05| 0. 05| 2. 557| 1. 511| 0. 077| 1. 056| 2. 488| 0. 3909| | Errors| | 0. 003525| 0. 003886| 0. 002806| 0. 003190| 0. 00481| 0. 003588| | P1ix| P1iy| P1i| P2ix| P2iy| P2i| Pi Tot| | 0. 1279| 0. 0756| 0. 04174| 0| 0. 04174| | Errors| | 0. 0001061| | 0| 0. 0001061| | P1fx| P1fy| P1f| P2fx| P2fy| P2f| Pf Tot| ? P| ? P/Pi| | 0. 1654| 0. 03378| 0. 03761| 0. 01316| - 0. 00198| 0. 01331| 0. 05092| 0. 00918| 0. 2199| Errors| | 0. 001665| | 0. 000224| 0. 00168| | KE1i| KE2i| KEi Tot| KE1f| KE2f| KEf Tot| ? KE| ? KE/KEi| | 0. 01767| 0| 0. 01767| 0. 01435| 0. 001796| 0. 01615| - 0. 00152| - 0. 08602| | INELASTIC COLLISION| | Mass 1| Diameter 1| Mass 2| Diameter 2| V1ix| V1iy| V1fx| V1fy| V2Fx| V2Fy| | 0. 052| . 05| 0. 052| 0. 05| 1. 361| 1. 231| 0. 7372| 0. 9625| 0. 5867| 0. 9481| Errors| | . 007372| . 005637| . 04805| . 02558| . 007288| . 02936| | P1ix| P1iy| P1i| P2ix| P2iy| P2i| Pi Tot| | 0. 2832| 0. 02731| 0. 03934| 0| 0. 03934| | Errors| | 0. 000164| | 0| 0. 000164| | P1fx| P1fy| P1f| P2fx| P2fy| P2f| Pf Tot| ? P| ? P/Pi| | 0. 01479| 0. 01901| 0. 02409| 0. 02274| 0. 02443| 0. 03338| 0. 03338| - 0. 00596| - 0. 1515| | Errors| | 0. 000242| | 0. 000243| 0. 000343| | ? | KE1i| KE2i| KE decay i| KEi To t | KEf lin = KE1f = KE2f| KEf Rot| KEf Tot| ? KE| ? KE/KEi| | 3. 27| 0. 015| 0| 0. 015| 0. 005387| 0. 003397| 0. 008784| - 0. 00622| - 0. 4144| Data Analysis: Angular Velocity =vr Conservation of Momentum: Elastic: x-segment 1v1ix+m2v2ix=m1v1fx+m2v2fx 502. 557+500=50. 077+502. 488 127. 85=128. 25 Error:. 311% y-part m1v1iy+m2v2iy=m1v1fy+m2v2fy 501. 511+500=501. 056+50. 3909 75. 55=72. 345 Error:4. 24% Inelastic: x-segment 50(1. 361)+50(0)=50(. 7372)+50(. 5867) 68. 05=66. 2 Error:2. 8% y-part 50(1. 231)+50(0)=50(. 9625)+50(. 9481) 109. 675=95. 53 Error:12. 9% Conservation of Kinetic Energy 12m1v1i2+12m2v2i2+12I11i2+12I12i2= 12m1v1f2+12m2v2f2+12I11f2+12I12f2 12506. 54+1250(0)+12(15625)(. 01)+12(15625)(. 003)= 12(50)(. 006)+12(50)(6. 19)+12(15625)(. 0018)+12(15625)(. 0002) 265. 0625=270 Masses estimated in [kg]*Velocities estimated in [m/s] *Momentums estimated in [kgm/s]*Energies estimated in [J] * ? estimated in [rad/s] Discussion: The speculations of preservation of force and prote ction of vitality in crashes in two measurements were upheld in this lab. While protection of force was upheld through both flexible and inelastic conditions, preservation of vitality was bolstered uniquely through versatile crashes. Rotational active vitality additionally assumed a job in the outcomes. The speculations are profoundly upheld because of the low measure of blunder present in this lab.In figuring the conclusive outcomes of active vitality and force, mass and speed estimations were utilized. Force and dynamic vitality are factors subject to those of mass and speed, the autonomous factors. Since the diagrams were position versus time diagrams, the speed could be inferred by taking a gander at the slant. Since the adjustment in force in the flexible condition was a generally little change, energy in this crash was demonstrated to be moderated. Active vitality was additionally moderated, as is normal for versatile impacts, with another extremely little change.As expected, force was likewise monitored for the inelastic crash. In spite of the fact that the change in motor vitality was little, the way that there was some change bolsters it being an inelastic crash. Vitality was not rationed, true to form. Some mistake in the lab could be added to the about (yet not exactly) frictionless air tables. Indeed, even slight grinding may have influenced the information. Another contributing component to generally speaking mistake could be the rotational motor vitality not represented in the flexible impact, seeing as vitality would have been added to the system.This blunder could be diminished or killed by considering rotational dynamic vitality and erosion. End: The target of this lab was to help the speculations of protection of force in both flexible and inelastic crashes, and to help the hypothesis of motor vitality preservation in versatile impacts. Since the adjustments in the estimations of dynamic vitality and force were so little, they demonstrated in consequential and the speculations were upheld. In this way, the goal of the lab was met.

Unit 26

Edexcel BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production Assignment Brief Television and Film | |Unit 26: Film Studies |Title: Analytical Approaches and Relationships among Films and | |their Production Context | |Year: 2013 |Group: Year 12 | |Assignment Handout: |Assignment Deadline: |Assessor: |/2013 |Draft Submission:/2013 |G. Rushworth | |Final Submission:/2013 | |This brief has been affirmed by: |Date: | |J. MacKay |Jan 13 | Context | |This unit expects to create learners’ comprehension of how movies are made for explicit crowds and how they make importance for those | |audiences through an investigation of industry rehearses and the utilization of a scope of hypothetical methodologies. The bits of knowledge that | |learners create will educate their future creation work. | |Learning Outcomes: |Unit: | |Be ready to apply diverse investigative ways to deal with films |26. 1 | |Understand the connection among films and their creation settings |26. 2 | Useful Resou rces: | |www. imdb. com | |Film site with scope of industry and film data | |www. empireonline. co. uk | |Possibly word’s greatest and best film magaizine with gigantic back catalouge of audits/highlights | |There is an extremely enormous determination of DVDs accessible in Media Studies.Just request that a Media instructor investigate. | +-+ |Task 1: Analytical Approaches | |PASS |Using the investigative methodologies of class examination, content examination and auteur hypothesis, make a |? |P1 | |detailed conversation of the criminal classification. | |You will take a gander at the film Goodfellas, and concentrates from The Godfather, Scarface, American Gangster| | |and Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. |? | |Your conversation of the class might be done as a 1400 word report, or as a brief Power Point| | |presentation with going with notes. | |In your investigation of the criminal kind you ought to likewise think about the accompanying: |? | |Codes and Conventions | |Ico nography | |Findings from both your substance and literary investigation | |Narrative structure | |Audience Readings |? | |MERIT |In expansion: | |M1 | |Relevant models that draw upon components or subtleties of the movies contemplated will be given to support| | |what is stated, however you won't portray these guides to show how they outline the point they |? | |support. In talking about codes and shows in a kind examination you may note: | |‘The blade is a piece of the iconography of the blood and gore flick and is frequently the methods by which the | |victim is killed.In 12 of the 15 films I read for my substance investigation a blade was utilized for at| | |least one of the homicides and in five it was utilized for every one of them. The other two basic methods for | |killing were strangulation with a rope and with the exposed hands. Blades have meanings of | |slashing developments and spouting blood. The most well known case of this must be the shower scene in | |Hitchco ck’s Psycho. Being cut to death is especially alarming in light of the fact that you can see the | |person murdering dislike shooting, which is done a good ways off and is a considerably more | |cold-blooded method of slaughtering. This is the reason the firearm is the ordinary weapon in hoodlum motion pictures | |like Scarface. ’ | |DISTINCTION |Ideas will be created and focuses upheld with contentions and very much centered models which are | |D1 | |elucidated so as to draw out of the model accurately what it is about it that |? | |exemplifies the point it shows. | |Examples will allude to correctly characterized components or subtleties of the movies studied.In examining | |codes and shows in a class investigation you may note: | |‘The blade is a piece of the iconography of the blood and gore flick and is frequently the methods by which the | |victim is executed. In 12 of the 15 films I read for my substance examination a blade was utilized for at| | |least on e of the killings and in five it was utilized for every one of them. The other two basic methods for | |killing were strangulation with a rope and with the uncovered hands.What | |these strategies all share for all intents and purpose is that they include close substantial contact between the person in question and | |the executioner, | |which makes the homicide additionally terrifying, dissimilar to shooting which is done a ways off and is a much| | |more | |cold-blooded method of slaughtering. This is the reason the firearm is the customary weapon in hoodlum motion pictures | |like Scarface | |or war motion pictures like Platoon, where the executing of Elias by Barnes shows how far separated they are | |morally too | |as truly and Barnes’s act appears to be much all the more figuring since it is so cautious and | |deliberate. Blades have | |developed implications through intertextuality that are explicit to thrillers, for example, | |slashing developments | |and spouting bl ood. In the most well known case of this †the shower scene in Hitchcock’s Psycho †| |we never really observe the killer, yet we do see the development of the blade rehashed over and over| | |again, and the blood whirling down the shower outlet as if it is simply water. ’ | Task 2 Relationship Between Films And Their Production Contexts | |PASS |Empire, a set up film magazine, needs you to compose an illustrative article (800 words) about| |P2 | |Hollywood’s Goodfellas (1990) and Britain’s Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998). |? | |You can utilize your notes from task 1 to support you. Your article will take a gander at the relationship each | |film has with the creation organization and the variables that impact that relationship. | |Your article ought to talk about the accompanying: | |Stars | |Social issues | |Regulatory bodies | |Financial determinants | |Distribution and Exhibition | |Vertical and flat ntegration | |Synergies between v arious movies |? | |You will guarantee your article looks proficient. You should include stills from the two movies, and use | |appropriate text style and design. | |MERIT |You will discuss the connections between creation settings and movies, so as to | |M2 | |show why they are how they are, or the impacts they have on the movies that are delivered. |? | |Relevant models that draw upon components or subtleties of the movies examined will be given to support| | |what is said. | |Relevant truthful data about creation settings will be offered despite the fact that it won't be | |used to help created contention. | |DISTINCTION |You will speak basically about the connections between creation settings and movies, justifying| |D2 | |points |? | |made with supporting contentions or proof. | |You will draw out of a model correctly what it is about | |it that epitomizes the point it illustrates.Material about creation settings will be well | |researched and will allude to unequivocally engag ed components or subtleties of the film/films examined. | |You will give full and broad clarifications and reliably give contentions to help | |points made. Important models that draw upon components or subtleties of the movies examined will be | |given to help what is said. | |Guidance for this Assignment |Task |? |To accomplish a PASS grade, the proof must show that you can: | |P1 |Apply ways to deal with investigating films with some fitting utilization of subject phrasing |1 | |P2 |Describe the connection among films and their creation settings with some suitable utilization of subject |2 | |terminology | |To accomplish a MERIT grade, the proof must show that you can: | |M1 |Apply ways to deal with dissecting films intelligently concerning nitty gritty illustrative models and generally|1 | |correct utilization of subject wording | |M2 |Explain the connection among films and their creation settings regarding definite illustrative |2 | |examples and for the most part right utiliza tion of subject phrasing | |To accomplish a DISTINCTION grade, the proof must show that you can: | |D1 |Apply ways to deal with breaking down movies fundamentally, supporting focuses with contentions and clarified models and |1 | |consistently utilizing subject wording effectively | |D2 |Comprehensively clarify the connection among films and their creation settings with explained examples|2 | |and reliably utilizing subject phrasing accurately | Tutor’s Feedback | | |Referral †What the student ought to do: | |Tutor’s Signature/Date |IV Signature/Date | |Learner’s Feedback | |Learner’s Signature/Date | â€â€â€â€â€â€â€â€ Grading Criteria: Text taken straightforwardly from standards in BTEC rules

Data Center Fabric How Facebook Redesigned its Data Center Network

Data Center Fabric How Facebook Redesigned its Data Center Network Facebook has built a reputation of being a pioneer and innovator, introducing new concepts that eventually stick. In fact, it is safe to say that Mark Zuckerberg’s baby was primarily instrumental in changing the face of the internet as we know it today, fully realizing the potential and meaning of the word “social” in social networking. Ever since founding in 2004, Facebook has continued introducing new ideas and concepts, and one of the more recent ones is its new data center networking architecture, which it called “data center fabric”. © Shutterstock.com | Mark AgnorIn this article, youll learn 1) why Facebook changed its data center architecture, 2) how the new data center fabric works, and 3) what are the benefits.A CALL FOR CHANGEHumans, by nature, are never satisfied. They are bound to look for something more â€" bigger, better, faster. This is actually a good thing, since it also forces developers to look for better ways to offer their services and products. Despite the fact that Facebook is now one of the largest and most successful businesses in the world, the brilliant team behind it is continuously working hard to improve its features and offerings.Facebook reported a total of 1.44 billion monthly active users in its First Quarter report for 2015. That is a lot of people making use of Facebook, so we can only imagine the demand in terms of performance. Several years down the road, that number will definitely grow exponentially, and so Facebook is taking steps to optimize its internal application efficienc y and to keep up with that growth.The end user normally does not care about what goes on behind the scenes. As long as he can log on to his Facebook account, post status updates, read whatever appears on his Timeline, stream videos and whatever else one normally does on Facebook, then they could not care less about the technical stuff.However, it pays to get even a little bit of an idea on what makes Facebook work, and that is mostly down to its data center networking architecture.The Old DesignThe design of the previous data architecture used by Facebook is hierarchical.According to Najam Ahmad, the Director of Network Engineering in Facebook, Facebook’s data center networking used to follow the server clusters approach. It involved groupings of many machines and equipment, which are the clusters. There was nothing really wrong with it, and it was actually working quite fine, but there were several points that they thought could have been better. One particular point he cited was the limitation brought about by the size of the switches that are available.As the usage increased, there was a corresponding rise in the demand for a bigger switch. It was directly proportional: more users meant more bandwidth, which means more racks added to the cluster which, in turn, calls for a bigger switch. They can, of course, always buy a bigger switch, but there is that one possibility that they might have the biggest switch, and still they would need another, bigger one. It will just go on and on. Sooner or later, they will hit what Ahmad called a “dead end”.There is also the issue of Facebook being at the mercy of its vendors supplying the networking devices needed to maintain its data center. There are only a limited number of vendors for huge networking devices, and there is that great possibility that there will no longer be a vendor who will be able to supply a network device or switch that will be able to accommodate Facebook’s ever-growing clusters.Speed was also be compromised. The bandwidth infrastructure is bound to suffer in terms of speed when there are simply too many ports operating. There is a risk of overload or oversubscription and, as most of us now know from personal experience, overloads can lead to potential failures of hardware and software performance.Thus, this called for a change, something that will address this issue and actually provide more benefits to all users. Hence, the Data Center Fabric.THE DATA CENTER FABRICInstead of a hierarchical system that has the risk of being oversubscribed, the new design turned the whole Facebook data center into a single high-performance network. The role of the data center fabric is simple: to enable Facebook to account for, and handle, all the traffic it gets, without its system slowing down. Basically, it is tasked to distribute traffic in the data center of Facebook and, in the event that something goes wrong in the data center, perform the necessary repairs or fixes.In the ne w design, Facebook has decided to veer away from its server cluster approach and, instead, make use of a core-and-pod approach where the groupings of machines and equipment are replaced by smaller physical pods. This is not really an entirely new approach, since it is also used by Google and eBay. Facebook just came up with its own redesign concept that serves its specific needs and user demands.In this design, “core” refers to the data center network core. The standard unit of network, compute and storage is a server pod â€" which is described by Ahmad as “just like a layer3 micro-cluster” â€" and within each pod are servers or racks. These identical server pods are built for high-performance connectivity among them within the data center, with each server pod served by four fabric switches, also known as “Six-Packs”. These fabric switches carry with it the same features and advantages that the old design for server rack TOR uplinks had. Thanks to these switches, every node on the network is connected, and can share data easily. It also allowed room for scalability, in the event that there is a need to do so in the future. Essentially, one server pod has 4 fabric switches and a corresponding 48 top of rack (TOR) switches. That is an impressive drop from the previous Facebook data center design, which involved a pod size consisting of 255 racks.Instead of moving on to a larger switch to accommodate increasing bandwidth and power usage, the action taken will be the deployment of pods. Basically, they can deploy as many pods as they like, or as needed. This is quite the more preferred setup, since there is no limit to how much and how often the pods are deployed; unless, of course, you run out of power, or there is no longer any physical space available.As explained by the designers of the data center fabric, they created four independent control “planes” of spine switches, and each of these switches are made to be scalable up to 48 independent d evices. Of course, the scalability of these devices are only within the plane they are in. One pod has four fabric switches, and each of these switches will then connect to each spine switch that is also within the same plane. These pods and planes make up the modular network, which contains hundreds of thousands of servers.The infrastructure design philosophy of Facebook is pretty simple: for it to be able to move fast and support the rapid growth of both “machine to user” and “machine to machine” traffic. The latter is what is addressed by the current shifts and changes made to Facebook’s data centers.BENEFITS OF THE DATA CENTER FABRICChange is good, but how good are they, exactly? What are the improvements that we can expect from the redesigned architecture?Data center space is maximized.This pertains to both virtual space and physical space.The new design will help Facebook make better use of its current data space. It will no longer be limited by the size of the avail able switches, because it has shifted to deploying pods instead.Unlike the clusters, the pods are much smaller, so they can efficiently fit into pretty much any data center floor plan. It also dispenses with the need to look for and secure larger switches, because the four fabric switches that are required are only of basic or average size.Worries about physical space are also lessened considerably, if not completely eliminated. Just think: there is no longer a need to map out a floor plan for the data center, figuring out where to physically put which machine. The Data Center Fabric already provides a virtual layout of all the physical machines, and all that is needed to be done is to follow that layout.Provision of room for growth.In every aspect of the data center fabric’s design, it is to be noted that scalability was always taken into consideration. It was designed to be highly modular, so scaling capacity is facilitated within the framework. Scalability can be accomplished b y adding server pods, edge pods, spine switches, edge switches, and scale uplinks.In order to make room for gradual scalability, in anticipation of increased user demand (and it will happen, if the current trend continues), the entire network was designed as an end-to-end non-oversubscribed environment. This allows Facebook to increase its capacity bit by bit, or in greater leaps, depending on what the circumstances demand.Simple, robust and modular internal architecture.Contrary to initial reactions to Facebook’s new data center fabric, the new design is actually simple and robust. The data center fabric was built by the engineering team by using a routing protocol in the form of standard BGP4. The connectivity requirements from core to pod and vice versa are kept as generic as possible. This is to ensure design freedom, in case there is a need to change the technology used in the pods in the future. (At the rate that technology is changing, there is a high probability of that ha ppening.) The in-house developers alsoproudly claim to have stuck to using “only the minimum necessary features” again, for scalability purposes, as well as ensure performance is optimized.Port density was one of the issues encountered in the previous design and, since that is already addressed in the new core-and-pod approach of the data center fabric by making the port density of the fabric switches significantly smaller, it is certainly something to be happy about.In the cluster approach, one of the pet peeves of anyone maintaining the physical data center, is having to deal with a complex and often confusing cabling infrastructure. Too many equipment and machines connected together by wires and cables can be a source of headaches. The new Data Center Fabric lessened this problem somewhat: cables are shorter, there are less machines involved, and there’s no complicated network of wires and cables.This also results to a reduction of the time it takes for the flow of work to be completed. The Data Center Fabric was first implemented in Facebook’s data center facility in Altoona, and results show that the length of time for its site network turn-up is considerably shorter.Better network performance.The network performance is also scaled up, since uplink capacity on the fabric switches of the pods are reserved for every downlink port to a top of rack switch.The uniform or identical design of the pods and how they are made to connect together also contribute greatly to upping the performance of the network. This modular network can be scaled to “multi-petabit bisection bandwidth”, so oversubscription is not going to be an issue.Improved external connectivity.The data center fabric also paid attention to external connectivity by having a number of edge pods that can provide up to 7.68Tbps on their data center sites. These edge pods are also scalable to 100G. External connectivity is further enhanced by assigning higher port speeds.Better performance o f applications.It is a fact that an application will only perform as well as the network. Even if the application is excellent, if there are network problems, then users cannot make the most of its features.This limitation is addressed by the new data center fabric, which allows application developers to develop apps outside of the more limiting cluster-type environment. The result would be more flexible, faster and better applications.Simple to operate and low-maintenance.This is primarily an advantage for the engineers of Facebook. By nature, systems and networks are complex. However, thanks to automation and design principles, the level of complexity can be greatly reduced.Usually, problems or issues may arise within the network, and the engineers would get down to fixing the problem. The Data Center Fabric was built with an exclusive configuration-management software, which is able to automatically configure a white box in accordance with the specifications of Facebook. The engi neers are no longer required to be on hand to tweak or adjust anything.The same is true with the scaling process. The engineers no longer have to physically and personally deploy more pods, or add more switches or devices to the data center. The software will also do the work. It will recognize the need for new devices and adds what is required. It will then automatically recognize the new addition and set it up or configure it â€" again, conforming to Facebook’s specs.The engineers are also spared from having to manually troubleshoot problematic boxes. The configuration-management software is also able to simply put the problematic box “out of commission” and create a new one. It’s like wiping the slate clean and starting afresh.Cost and functions streamlining.Think of all the money that goes in purchasing or leasing space for your data center. If you have so many machines of large sizes, you would naturally require a large space to hold everything in. The Data Center Fabri c’s use of small pods is certainly more physical space-efficient, so that is certainly a source of cost savings.Similarly, engineers no longer have to devote most of their work hours monitoring the data center. Since the Data Center Fabric is pretty much self-regulating, thanks to the configuration-management software, they can concentrate on more, newer projects instead.The devices are smaller, and they are simpler. Thus, they are easier to troubleshoot. There is really no need to bring in the “big guns” and spend a lot of money to fix massive problems, since they can be taken care of at the lower level.Ready sources of devices and components.In the previous architecture, one of the stumbling blocks was the limited number of sources of the large-sized networking devices for the clusters. Since the components in the Data Center Fabric are small to mid-size, there are multiple sources or vendors to choose from.Normally, upgrading your data center also entails upgrading to high- end hardware. The simplicity of the new Data Center Fabric made it possible for Facebook to stick to simple (and less expensive) hardware.Facebook’s network engineering team succeeded in creating a data networking architecture that is effective and efficient, while keeping things simple. Although implementation is still on a limited scale, we can definitely expect it to be fully operational in all of Facebook’s data centers. The initial reaction of many is that the new design is specific only to Facebook. For now, perhaps, it is, but there is no doubt that it may also be applicable to other enterprises and companies. After all, if you take note of the principles behind it, they apply to pretty much any data center, not just Facebook’s.

Reflection Essay - 1411 Words

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This will be accomplished by taking self assessments to see how their time managements skills are prior to taking classes and attending meetings and seminars on how to acquire better time management skills. The self-assessment should take place within a week. The classes and meetings should be within a month. Article I found an article by Jane Redfern-Jones titled A process to ensure. It has a section within the article called Time is on your side with useful tips on how to manage time more efficiently. The tips are simple and to the point such as arriving ten minutes early to plan your day. Ten minutes does not seem like a lot but it is very helpful to have those ten minutes to get your assignments and look at your orders and try to come up with a plan. Another tip is making a to do list. This can also be done in those ten minutes that you arrive early. Once you have this to do list, you can see which things are the most important so you can prioritize your patients. 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She rolls over, still completely exhausted from the minimal forty- five-minute sleep, and hits the snooze on the alarm. She can hardly force her jelly-like legs to the chilled floor. Eyes slightly cracked, open enough to see shapes of objects, she throws on the first clothing items she finds on her floor. Breakfast sounds revolting, but she knows she will need something to keep her going through the day, having been awake until six A.M. with thoughts of worry and obsession over problems the day is sure to bring. As she climbs into her car, she hardly notices her jacket is not zipped in the brisk winter air, and should not be driving from lack of concentration. School is the last place she would prefer to be; with no homework done, she begins to worry again about her achievements she has been working towards. Upon arriving to the first class of the day, her eyes are already shutting as if they were automatic doors, and the stress of the babbled lecture tunes her out. After hard ly making it through the day, she crawls into her bed with mountainous amounts of homework. Not caring, or able to motivate herself, she ignores the learning she was once passionate for, therefore, starting the cycle over for the following day. Does this sound familiar? What is being experienced by the student above is generalized anxiety disorder, or GAD, and is also experienced by 3.1 percent of the United States population (â€Å"Generalized Anxiety Disorder† 1). This is an example of one of the various types of the growing issue of anxiety amongst humanity. Anxiety can appear in people of all genres, and also takes a varying life within each individual stricken with this mental illness. Though seemingly helpless, there are vast amounts of treatment ... ...n be sought, both seeking professional help as well as oneself. One can turn to therapy, both behavior changing and thought breaking, turning negativity in to positive life living. Along with therapy, medications work wonders on an anxious mind, as well as self help solutions. In all, anxiety should not be taken lightly and needs instant attention to avoid further self-harm. Works Cited Bloomfield, Harold H. M.D. â€Å"Coping With Anxiety- Worry Free Life.† New York: Harper Collins. 1998. Web. 6 Dec. 2010. Comer, Ronald J. â€Å"Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology.† 2011, 2008, 2005 by Worth Publishers. â€Å"Generalized Anxiety Disorder.† Anxiety Disorders Association of America. Web. 6 Dec 2010. Smith, Melinda. â€Å"Anxiety Attacks and Disorders.† November 2010. Web. 6 Dec. 2010. â€Å"Stress and Anxiety.† New York Times. Web. 6 Dec. 2010.New York Times. Web. 6 Dec. 2010.

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