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- 1621: Effects of the Year 2000 Problem
- ... not be easily corrected and many believe it will collapse the economy. This will be worsened by municipal systems that will cut off people's gas, light, and water since they haven't paid their bill for 100 years. . .all the new car computer that monitor engines with real- time computer system have date stamping that will fail at midnight, making it impossible to start the car" (Dvorak 49). Anyone who ... vulnerable. Some old battlefield equipment is junked rather than fixed. High-tech systems get even more temperamental. Faltering programs order $200 hammers. Government Feds lose track of government-benefits recipients. The IRS figures your tax bill is equal to the national debt. Deadly viruses kept under computer lock are released. Though it got a late start on the bug, most major systems are intact. Some benefits checks are late. Techno- veep ... still don't get it"(Newsweek 57). Neil Gross states "U.S. companies will spend a total of $14 billion on outside consultants and programmers. . . Throw in new hardware and software purchases , and the worldwide bill could balloon to $600 billion"(Gross 41). Many people are taking special precautions at home in preparation for the turn of the century dealing with money, water, heat etc. It's recommended that you ...
- 1622: Teenagers of the Sixties and Today
- ... a time of unrest. Students were rioting on college campuses, African Americans were rioting in the streets and an unpopular war was going on in Southeast Asia. There was the Free Speech Movement, the Civil Rights Movement, and the sexual revolution. Marijuana and LSD, illegal drugs virtually unheard of a decade before, were becoming commonplace among teenagers. The country was in turmoil and on the brink of revolution. College students were ... riots because they were troublemakers. They were taught ideals concerning the United States of America and wanted to ensure that the government and the universities upheld those ideals. The same was true concerning the Civil Rights Movement. Blacks and other minorities where not on a mission to overthrow the government. They were taught about equality in our country under the law regardless of race, creed or color and would not stand ... years, an enormous number of student strikes had hit universities across the country, buildings had been bombed and destroyed..." (Robinson, Tucker 169) The teenagers of today would react exactly the same way if their constitutional rights were being violated. Finally, as life goes on, times, events, and circumstances change; however, teenagers core beliefs and values do not change. Evidence of this are the recent protests which took place at Mission ...
- 1623: Buying Votes
- ... who waited in the lobbies of the House of Commons to interview legislators” (Volkomer 114). Today, the lobbyist’s job is to pass the money to representatives for a vote in their favor of a bill. Up to $5000 may be given to any one congressman by a PAC. The most obvious downfall of this setup is that representatives would be encouraged to vote for money. In other words, if a pro-life group paid a representative to vote against legalizing abortion, the money would sway him. Whether or not a bill is passed becomes an issue of who is willing and able to pay more for it. Congressmen would look to vote for bills that would get them the most money from the PACs. Figuring the maximum $5000 is given to half of the Senate and half of the House of Representatives for passage of one bill, the total donations comes to $1,335,000. “Spending for the first half of last year…totaled $633 million, according to a computerized Associated Press analysis of lobbying disclosure reports” (Associated Press, 8A). Another ...
- 1624: Roe v. Wade
- ... to interfere with the bearing or begetting of a child. Contrary to this opinion, some also feel that although abortions are considered a reproductive matter, the government would be intruding and disrupting on the intrinsic rights of the human. They feel that although the rights the women have, single or married, to their private reproductive issues, the inborn rights of the child are being intruded upon. Consequently, they feel that the states do in fact have the right to ban abortions. Even though abortion is a protected right under the constitution, the states ...
- 1625: Teddy Roosevelt
- ... had seized power in July of 1900. At the time he had been elected Vice-President, but assumed office when he had the President M. A. Sanclamente killed. In 1903 the French Panama Company had rights to build a canal through Panama. The U.S., however, prior to the Hay-Herran Treaty worked with the French Panama Company and signed the Hay-Pauncefote treaty in order to get rights to build the canal. The U.S. Hay-Herran treaty offered the payment of $250,000 a year plus a $10 million dollar signing bonus to give the U.S. control of a six mile ... U.S. wait another year before the Congress would reconvene and possibly ratify the treaty. The Colombians wanted to wait another year, because by that time the French Panama Company would have to forfeit its rights to build the canal, thus leaving more money for the government of Colombia. Roosevelt was outraged by this and began to think of other plans. The Panamanians still seeking there independence from Colombia saw ...
- 1626: The Horrible Truth Of Child Labor
- ... exploited and treated as slaves. If there is to be any hope of rectifying this grave predicament, a global awareness will have to be emphasized, and prompt action must follow. All humans have the same rights, but an astonishing number of them are not aware of them. It is this lack of knowledge, and lack of power to do anything about it, that is the cause of the continued child labour ... entails: income-generating schemes for women, improved health care and nutrition services, family planning, and improved sanitation and drainage in poor communities . The United Nations also composed a convention that essentially outlined all of the rights of children. Called the United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child (UNCRC), it upholds the best interests of the children in all circumstances and obliges states parties to provide adequate care when parents, or others charged with that responsibility, fail to do ...
- 1627: Spin Cycle
- ... the media opted to pass on the Paula Jones case. This lapse may be explained in part by the success of the spin-control methods Kurtz describes. But there must be deeper explanations as well. Bill Clinton is the most investigated president since Richard Nixon--facing inquiries into Whitewater, campaign fundraising abuses, and sexual misconduct--and yet improbably began 1998 with approval ratings as high as those of Ronald Reagan. But ... Spin Cycle, Kurtz reveals the inside workings of Clinton’s well-oiled propaganda machine--arguably the most successful team of White House spin doctors in history. He takes the reader into closed-door meetings where Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Mike McCurry, Lanny Davis, and other top officials plot strategy to beat back the scandals and neutralize a hostile press corps through stonewalling, stage managing, and outright intimidation. He depicts a White ... reveal to prosecutors or the press. the secret meeting between a Clinton operative and the editor of The New York times that led to a presidential interview in which Clinton knew the questions in advance. Bill Clinton’s success in reaping favorable publicity by secretly courting selected reporters and columnists in off-the-record White House meetings. Al Gore’s feelings of betrayal as the scandal-hungry press turned on ...
- 1628: Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Eleanor Holmes Norton Eleanor Holmes Norton, lawyer, educator, and civil rights activist was born in Washington, DC on June 13, 1937. After graduating from Dunbar Senior High School, she received a BA from Antioch College. Norton then went on to attend Yale’s Graduate School and ... served as Assistant Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). As Assistant Legal Director to the American Civil Liberties Union she defended both Julian Bond’s and George Wallace’s freedom of speech rights. Norton went on to champion women’s rights as the chairmen of the New York Human Right’s Commission. Before joining the Georgetown University Law Center faculty in 1982, she came to Washington, D.C. to chair the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission. ...
- 1629: Government Intervention of the Internet
- ... from another source. “The Internet is much more like going into a bookstore and choosing to look at an adult magazines.”(Miller 75). Jim Exon, a democratic senator from Nebraska, wants to pass a decency bill regulating the Internet. If the bill passes, certain commercial servers that post pictures of unclad beings, like those run by Playboy or Penthouse, would of course be shut down immediately or risk prosecution. The same goes for any amateur web site ... its leaders would be held responsible for a $100,000 fine and two years in jail. Why does it suddenly become illegal to post something that has been legal for years in print? Exon’s bill apparently would also “criminalize private mail,”… “I can call my brother on the phone and say anything—but if I say it on the Internet, it’s illegal”(Levy 53). Congress, in their pursuit ...
- 1630: Personal Seat Licenses
- ... the right to buy a season ticket or specialty seating such as club seats. PSL’s offer the holder a series of amenities and benefits including the right to transfer your long-term season-ticket rights, sometimes for a profit. Stadium revenues come in a variety of ways, and in today’s world of professional and collegiate sports, they are the key to profitable teams. This is why many team owners ... 000, $7,500 and $4,000. These grant the holder the right, or license, to purchase a season ticket for the seat for 40 years, as well as receive special amenities, such as preferred parking rights and access to hospitality areas. But you just don't pay for a license and tickets. Buyers of seat licenses also must pay an annual fee, ranging from $150 to $2,000 per seat, to ... basketball, such as NCAA tournament games. PSL holders will also receive priority status for purchasing prime reserved parking at all arena events. Those who commit to a PSL early enough will have first seat selection rights. Tech will provide an option when first purchasing a PSL that will allow transferring of owners. The PSL is designed to be transferable. If one accepts the ability to transfer, Tech officials believe the ...
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