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- 471: Bill Gates
- ... teenagers"(Gates 14). Gates and Allen had more less successful endeavors in starting a software company. In 1974 Intel announced their new chip: the 8080. The two college students sent off letters "to all the big computer companies, offering to write them a version of BASIC for the new Intel chip. We got no takers"(Gates 15). While at Harvard, the cool thing to do was to slack off on classes ... sleeping regularly, their version of "BASIC was written- and the world's first microcomputer software company was born. In time we named it 'Microsoft'"(Gates 17). Gates left Harvard on leave in 1975. Microsoft's big economic break came in 1980 when "IBM- the computer industry leader- asked Gates to develop an operating system for its new personal computer"(Clayton 452). IBM usually did not use external help in software design ... antitrust jurisdiction with the Department of Justice, took the first crack, quietly opening an inquiry "(Cook 64). Many other software companies have "cheered"(Pain) the government and offered a deluge of help. One of the big complaints of computer manufacturers is that they "must agree to pay software royalties...for every computer they ship, regardless of whether the computer is sold with any Microsoft software." It is "an all or ...
- 472: The Presidency of Woodrow Wilson
- ... could go in to action it was too late. Dissipate the efforts of the surgeons McKinley died of his wounds eight (8) days later. After McKinley's death Roosevelt advocated managing natural resources and supervising big business. Even though he was on only 41 years old at the time of McKinley's death he was well suited to acquire the presidency. Sense childhood Theodore Roosevelt knew that the earth was a ... squandered. In this light he recognized the fact that there was a need to institute more national parks. He also recognized the fact that city dwellers as well as farmers have the needed for water. Big business was a problem with monopolizing; especially J. P. Morgan was a steal company that had a monopoly. This monopoly was in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act in 1902. A Supreme Court ruling found 5-4 that the Northern Security Company was in violation. Protection the consumer was a big subject as well The Jungle was a book about the meat inspections of 1906. The Meat Inspections Act of 1906 was to outlaw incorrectly labeled meat. Woodrow Wilson was next in the line of ...
- 473: Hitler And World War I
- ... in the Weimar Republic were closely aimed at specific socioeconomic interest groups. For example, the Social Democrats (SPD) were concerned with representing the working class and the German People's Party (DVP) was interested in big business. The inability of the government to work together led to a period of presidential rule. Also, continuous economic and financial difficulty weakened the Weimar Republic after the World War I. Germans faced high unemployment ... unemployed were more likely to vote Communist instead of for the NSDAP. Nazi support was energetically increasing. Propaganda played as extraordinary role by influencing different parts of society. Nazis promised the small man protection against big business and large stores. On the other hand, it promised big business the destruction of the Weimar Republic and the restoration of management's right to manage. Moreover, the Nazis pledged to women the return of traditional moral and family values. Although Nazis were promising ...
- 474: Business Process Redesign or Reengineering
- ... the BPR idea has surfaced it has been under constant ridicule by the popular press. They say it takes far too long, creates management headaches, fails 70% of the time, and it's only for big companies with big checkbooks (Hydrel...). However, I feel that with the right plan, the right people, and total commitment from those involved, BPR or Reengineering can work for any company. The Hydrel Experience A good example of this ... want to check on an idea or if they want to suggest an idea. This database is also a great way for managers and employees to keep intouch on all aspects of the business, both big and small. Although this process didn't run as smooth the Hydrel experience it still proves that reengineering or BPR can work for a company. Also I think the TCB experience proved that, there ...
- 475: The Bubble Economy of Japan
- ... by high house prices. So Japanese people have stopped having children and large family is rare. Therefore this is one of the causes of Japan is running our of Japanese. This is also a very big social issue of the modern Japanese society but the precedent of the slow growth of population has now move from high housing cost to other social problems. During this period, there were lots of cases ... officials admit the fall in land prices. So when this incident was expose to the public, the prices of land fall sharply around 50 %. And mainly because of the period of cover up. So many big and small investors suddenly woke up from their happy dreams and face the horrible reality. With the above reasons the government has lost the trust of many Japanese. Therefore the land speculate activities had also ... estate speculators before Japanese land prices plummeted in the early 1990s. The seven companies are believed to have more than $65 billion in bad debts." This $.6.3 billion is only a piece of the big picture because (15) "the Finance Ministry said that Japan*s financial institutions held about $324 billion in bad loans as of March 31 1996. Analysts believe the total could be considerable higher. The government ...
- 476: Bombardier Report
- ... earnings growth, and second lowest size as measured by market capitalization. The TSE 300 has a P/E of 24.14. Bombardier's P/E comes in under the market value at 21.94 is bang on the market, but is higher than the average P/E for the industries where it operates: Aerospace/Defense (15.7), Electrical Equipment (14.6), Recreation (15.9). Stock Analysis: Risk Classification The inherent risk ... 5 years; as well as past growth of 18% in earnings with estimated future growth of 18.5% are signs of a growth stock. This stock has remarkable growth rates and prospects for such a big company it is a good base for a growth stock and investors should view it as such. Stock Price Volatility Value Line gives Bombardier a beta of .85, which indicates a less sensitive reaction to ...
- 477: Air Pollution 2
- Air Pollution Air, is the most essential element for all living organisms and yet, most humans play a big role on polluting this essential resource. Air pollution may not be as dangerous in its direct outcome as nuclear or water pollution can be, but in the long term it will have an tremendous effect ... causing substance that is produced by the evaporation of petrol), the waste of hydrocarbons, combined with nitrogen dioxide, oxygen, and sunlight produce the photochemical smog which can be recognized as the yellow cloud over every big city in the world. Besides that optical effect it causes an increase of ozone in the lower atmosphere and the health conditions of the particular organism living in such an area. For example, it is ... car, improvements can be made. The use of lead free patrol and catalytic converters would reduce toxic emissions to a fraction of their present level and prevent damage to the environment. Of course are the big companies the one which produce most waste and cause most pollution, but in order to change and reduce the air pollution, everyone, even the smallest household, needs to change its attitudes and be more ...
- 478: Adolf Hitler
- ... was here that his disliking of the Jews most likely began. Germany after the war was in chaos. With no real Government to control the country, many groups tried to take control. One day a big communist group staged a big riot but another group of ex-soldiers including Hitler managed to hold them back. 3. THE NAZI PARTY Since there were not many chances for employment Hitler stayed in the army. Hitler was assigned the ... race from the European continent. It is interesting to look and see how a small time boy from Austria with no education, money or political background could become within a few years the leader of big nation such as Germany. Historians believe that Hitler saw a great opportunity to get his views across to the German people who have lost all hope. Of course people did not start to support ...
- 479: Go Ask Alice
- ... it shows how dangerous drugs can be. This book is based on a true diary of a young girl who got mixed up in the drug world. Alice bought a diary because she had a big secret that she could never tell any of her friends. It really only ended up being that a boy named Roger she was in love with stood her up and she would be to embraced to tell her friends. She makes a big deal out of it, I can already tell she is dramatic. Her birthday is only five days apart from mine, that is a weird coincidence. From September 19 through September 25 she goes on about ... I think she just is going through the "teenager blues". Julie Brown had a party but she didn't go because she gained seven whole pounds. I don't think that seven pounds is a big deal. On September 30th her father was invited to be the "Dean of Political Science at --------- ". She says that she is gonna become a new person by time she gets her new house and ...
- 480: A Portrait of Duke Ellington By Tracy Frech
- ... about Duke was that his school music teacher, Mrs. Clinkscales, who played the piano, was always the inspiration for him to just sit down and start tinkering around with a few notes that usually became big hits. In his band the two, probably most famous musicians were the trumpeter Whetsol and the saxophonist Hodges. As the band became more and more popular, saxophonist Hodges became the highest paid performer in the ... restaurants or finding accommodations that would allow blacks and whites to stay together in a half- decent room. In 1932 Duke added a trombonist named Lawrence Brown. In the same year, most of the other big bands were adding vocalists to their ensemble and thus Duke felt pressured to do so too. Duke then hired a woman named Ivie Anderson and quickly proved that he had done the right thing. Then ... were still out of work. Until around 1935 when the "Swing Era" hit the U.S. Irving Mills had then formed his own record company in 1936 that boomed with popularity as the demand for big bands playing this new swing music was in intense demand. Later on Duke hired a lyrical writer named Billy Strayhorn that led a premature death in 1967. But when Strayhorn was with the band ...
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