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- 3561: UFO's
- ... The Lights in the Sky II. Dents in the Earth III. Unexplained Phenomenon A. The Writing on the Wall B. Geodes IV. What About Religion? A. The Christian Bible B. The Ancient Greeks C. The American Indian V. Conclusion We are not Alone. On June 24th, 1947 while searching for the remains of a downed Marine C-46 transport, lost somewhere in the Mount Ranier area, a young Idahoan businessman named ... official position as to what the luminous discs were. The United States has had more than it's fair share of unexplained aerial objects. In February of 1960 the N.A.A.D.S. (North American Air Defense System) spotted a satellite of unknown origin orbiting the Earth. They knew that it wasn't a Soviet satellite because it was orbiting perpendicular to trajectory produced by a Soviet launch. It also ... the dawn of time man has told stories of heavenly and demonic beings coming to rule, teach, torment, seduce and provide salvation. Every culture has myths of ancient gods who strode through the heavens. The American Indians had the cachinas who taught them to farm and saved them from numerous cataclysms. Greece had Zeus who threw lightning bolts from his finger tips and Apollo crossed the sky in his golden ...
- 3562: Technology And The Stock Market
- ... achieved more than almost any other market, in a shorter period of time. Technology has also helped investors buy stocks in other markets. Markets used to open at standard local times. This would cause an American trader to sleep through the majority of a Japanese trading day. With more online and afterhours trading, investors have more access to markets so that American traders can still trade Japanese stocks. This is also helped by an expansion of most market times. Afterhours trading is available from most online trading firms. For investing specialists, technology provides operational capability for handling ...
- 3563: Warfare Technology
- ... s greatly influenced the tides of battle for the allies. The firearms of the time were becoming faster, increased accuracy, and more lethal. The M-1 Carbine was the standard semi-automatic rifle for all American troops and was later fitted to be fully automatic. The bazooka, invented in 1941 by American scientists, was first used in the invasion of North Africa in war and proved to be excellent anti-tank warfare. It was also during this time that bullets were upgraded from the pinfire type to ...
- 3564: Time And Technology
- ... not minutes. Business deal could be closed quicker and markets could grow with international influence. Then in about 30 years or so in the mid 1870’s the telephone was invented. This was a new revolution because it could be used for both listening and speaking. The first major use for the telephone though was during the First World War when directives were sent to the front from distant headquarters. Certain ... they are happening, that is in ‘real time’. The TV is the leading mass medium but it cannot stimulate our need to be interactive with the medium, only a few years ago a new communications revolution took place: the virtual space, Internet. The Internet is the ultimate medium… so far. It is so large that it is almost unconceivable to the average person, but yet anyone and everyone can add to ...
- 3565: The Internet Its Effects And Its Future
- ... University in Pittsburgh reported 132 computer intrusions. Last year they recorded 2341! And in recent months, a few celebrated cases have shed a new light on the hacker¡¦s netherworldly activities. One notorious hacker is American Kevin Mitnick, a 31-year-old computer junkie arrested by the FBI in February for allegedly pilfering more than $1 million worth of data and 20.000 credit-card numbers through the Internet. Still, the ... 1995. Maclean¡¦s. ¡§Crime in Cybercity.¡¨ „Y Ricci Steven. Oct.1998. Professional counselor. ¡§ A Tangled Web.¡¨ „Y Belsie Laurent. Jul.1994. Christian Science Monitor. ¡§The Dark Side of Cyberspace.¡¨ „Y Hayes Brian. Sept./Oct.1994. American scientist. ¡§The world Wide Web¡¨ „Y Elias Marilyn- Weise Elizabeth. Apr.1998. ¡§Digital Drug.¡¨ „Y Birkerts Sven. Jul.1997. National Review. ¡§The Net and the Self.¡¨ „Y Rogers Adams. Aug.1998. Newsweek. ¡§Good Medicine on ...
- 3566: The History Of Corvettes
- ... 1951, when General Motors chief stylist Harley Earl took a ride to Watkins Glen sports car race. He was impressed with the Jaguars, Ferraris and Alfas, which made him decide to begin designing a new American sports car. Later on that year he assigns Bob McLean to draw a layout for a sports car for General Motors. 1952 arrives and the first plaster model two-seater convertible goes on display in ... seat where the folding top normally resided. As the 1960 Corvette production hit the 10,000 mark for the first time, it was now putting an impression in the market and becoming a part of American culture. Also, the horsepower climbed up to 315 that year. The 1961 fuelie featured various racing-inspired options, including wider wheels, quicker steering and heavy duty suspension with specially cooled brakes. It was also the ...
- 3567: Superconductors
- ... Bednorz were working at the IBM Research Division in Zurich, Switzerland. They found a material that reached superconductivity at around 35 degrees Kelvin or –238 degrees Celsius. In the next year, a team of Chinese-American physicists declared that they had found a material that reached superconductivity at 92 degrees Kelvin. This was a big improvement. 92 degrees Kelvin is not a very high temperature, in fact, it is the equivalent ... degrees Celsius. Locating superconducting material above 77 degree Kelvin is a good thing because it means that the material will be easily produced and used. A theoretical understanding of superconductivity was advanced in 1957 by American physicists John Bardeen, Leon Cooper, and John Schrieffer. Their Theories of Superconductivity became know as the BCS theory (which came from each mans last name) and won them a Nobel prize in 1972. The BCS ...
- 3568: Radio - Making Waves In America
- ... wonderful uses and products. These include: television, radar, the Global Positioning System of satellites, remote-control, cellular mobile telephones, cordless telephones, and commercial and private satellite communications. The cost of radio devices has also changed American society. Modern radio receivers for purely audio broadcasts are pretty cheap, some types obtainable from dollar stores (for $1 obviously). Televisions, wireless and cellular phones, and other advanced radio systems are more expensive, yet not ... over. Everyone wanted a radio to listen to when it came out. Several years after television was invented, everyone wanted one of those too. Since then, radio entertainment has become as much a part of American culture as the hot dog. Now commercial ships and aircraft use radio for navigation as well. Almost everyone in the U.S. uses radio today and most find it very helpful and entertaining. The U ...
- 3569: Privacy And Anonymity And Information Network Technologies
- ... are not many specific laws protecting privacy and regultions that offer protection of privacy that can be adequately applied to technological advances. Spinello argues that there has been a general failure on behalf of North American policy makers to fashion sufficient protections for privacy rights in the wake of technology's expanding capablitites. He asserts that privacy has been consistently eclipsed by other values such as economic efficency and crime control ... is another classic case of advances and breakthroughs that can be used for constructive or destructive purposes. It is the terribly slow pace of policy makers and the amazingly fast pace of information technology in American society that has caused the greatest tensions and deserves the closest scrutiny. REFERENCES Spinello, Richard A. (1998). Privacy Rights In The Information Economy. Business Ethics Quarterly.
- 3570: Carburetion Versus Fuel Injection
- ... s two primary chambers opening sounds like a low growl. When the driver surpresses the accelerator to the floor the two secondary chambers open up which sounds like a very loud deep scream. For many American muscle car owners, this is a major pro for carburetors that fuel injectors can not match. For the average American, reliability and car maintenance plays a major part in car selection. Since the early 1980s E.F.I. has become mandatory for all emissions controlled vehicles. Carbureted cars have been proven to cause more air ...
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