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- 341: Santiago Ramon Y Cajal {Famous
- ... make it so great. Cajal tells his life story in a way that holds the reader's attention through all of his accomplishments. Cajal's early life, before he left his mark in the scientific world, is so personal and so interesting that it is what makes this book so truly great to read. Cajal was not always interested in science. He underwent many changes in his early life that led ... what led him to make his first childhood discovery of significance. As usual he had been in trouble at school, and because he did not respond well to regular punishments, so his strict schoolmasters devised new tortures for him. Cajal's teachers decided that to teach him some manners, they would prevent him from eating throughout the day by locking him in a dark room after school without light until after ... the opening, or aperture, of the light became larger, the image became less focused, and as the opening became smaller, the images became more focused. Cajal thought at the time that he had discovered something new. Later in life however, he realized that this discovery, the camera obscura as it is known, was discovered two centuries earlier by Leonardo Da Vinci. He presented the discovery to his friends who dismissed ...
- 342: Rainforests
- By: Babby anila E-mail: SyncBizkit81@aol.com The rainforests are very important to the world for many reasons, most of them being very simple. One major reason is that the plants in the forest turn carbon dioxide into clean air, which helps us fight pollution. Also, by absorbing carbon dioxide ... if it were cleared
yet deforestation continues at an alarming rate." (Tropical Rainforest Coalition, 1996) According to the National Forest Association of Forest Industries (1996), "there are about 4 billion hectares of forest in the world, of which about 25 percent is tropical rainforest." The rainforest is full of diversity when it comes to the plants and animals that inhabit it
many of them are found no where else on Earth ... and soon only a dry desert remains. Humans also inhabit the rainforests. Most of these people are indigenous, or Indian. It is estimated that there are over 1,000 or more indigenous groups around the world, but they are also becoming extinct. "In 1900, Brazil had one million Indians. Today, there are fewer than 200,000 in the Amazon." (Stevenson Press, 1996) There are two types of rainforests: tropical and ...
- 343: NAFTA: Canada's & Mexico's Viewpoints
- ... effect, the Mexican's were very impressed by the provision and opportunities that opened for both sides. Mexico then approached the U.S., seeking to form a similar agreement with them. This brought forth a new issue in Canada, should they let Mexico and the U.S. form an agreement without them? Or should they participate, thus transforming their deal with the U.S. into a trilateral agreement including Mexico. On ... countries of the South. The challenge before them was both exciting and daunting. A little more than a year later, the three trade ministers met again in Washington, to put the finishing touches on a new North American Free Trade Agreement. In just over a year the negotiators from the three countries had successfully met the challenge and put together a new trading frame work for North America. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was set to be implied. The North American Free Trade Agreement often raises questions regarding the new economic trading blocs around ...
- 344: The Mexican Economy
- ... Roberts, 1). It went from 3.5 to almost 7.5 peso's to the dollar before it stabilized. The devaluation not only sent shockwaves through the Mexican economy, but through the rest of the world. Why should the world now risk it's money to save Mexico? Why not just let the Mexican economy and government collapse? To calm these shock waves United States President Bill Clinton, acting on his executive order, organized an ... a friend or a foe in Mexico's case. Friend, because it opens opportunities for foreign countries and companies to further expand their economies and influence. Foe, because one country's economic problems is the world's economic headache. Unfortunately, it seems that the latter prevails. The Mexican government is broke, citizens unhappy, rebels are itchy, and opposition leaders are gaining influence. All these are ingredients to a bad situation ...
- 345: Click Vs. Brick: An Exploration Of Mp3 File Sharing And Mp3
- ... piracy are enormous and are felt throughout the music value chain. The victims include the artists whose creativity gets no reward; governments who lose hundreds of millions of tax revenues; economies that are deprived of new investment; consumers who get less diversity and less choice; and record producers who are forced to reduce their artist rosters because it is impossible to compete against theft. Having established the far-reaching consequences of ... hear the music on the radio or television. If a whole generation of people become used to not paying for music, the industry may never recover and aspiring musicians will have no motivation to create new music. The ethics become even more questionable when it is pointed out that a lot of people make a lot of money from online music piracy. The IFPI claim the global pirate market is worth ... the purchase: its a case of try before you buy. These findings, however, are contradicted by the most recent industry sales figures produced by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. In their 2001 world sales report they affirmed that global sales fell by 5% in value since 2000. This is attributed to new technologies assisting an increase in illegal downloading and CD copying. Piracy has grown alarmingly in ...
- 346: The Ideal American: Malcolm Little
- The Ideal American: Malcolm Little America is interesting. It captures the imagination and attention of the world but almost all of the attention it receives is negative. A gas guzzling, beer drinking, loud, and highly violent culture are some of the more common attributes dumped on America. It's the mass murders, militia standoffs, and government scandals that make the foreign press headlines. Asia feels were lazy and bloated with sucess. France thinks were un- cultured, and most of the third world views us as intrusionary bullies. Even the United Nations is beginning to despise our power. But not much changes in the way America is involved with the affairs of the rest of the world. We are despised but accepted. The rest of the world has no choice, they can't deny us because we are key to their survival and they know it. This dichotomy plays havoc with ...
- 347: Ford Motor Company
- Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is the world's largest producer of trucks, and the second largest producer of cars and trucks combined. Ford has manufacturing, assembly or sales affiliates in 34 countries and Ford companies employed 337,800 people world-wide in 1996. Ford has manufacturing facilities in 22 countries on 5 continents, with 87 plants in North America and 41 in Europe. In Europe, in 1995, Ford's combined vehicle market share, at 12 ... geographic regions, the Company is now realigned by product line, with five Vehicle Centers, each responsible for one group of products worldwide. At the same time, Ford is reducing the time taken to develop a new vehicle from 48 to 24 months and reducing engines, transmissions, and basic vehicle platforms by 30% worldwide. Ford hopes that by pooling global skills and resources will result in more variations on each vehicle ...
- 348: The Roaring Twenties
- Americans, in the years following the end of World War I found themselves in an era, where the people simply wished to detach themselves from the troubles of Europeans and the rest of the world. During the years of the Twenties, the economy was prosperous, there was widespread social reform, new aspects of culture were established, and people found better ways to improve their lifestyle and enjoy life. The 1920's exemplified the changing attitudes of American's toward foreign relations, society, and leisure activities. ...
- 349: Gold And Its Uses.
- ... reflectivity, resistance to corrosion and unparalleled ability as a thermal and electrical conductor mean it is used in a wide variety of industrial applications consuming close to 300 tonnes annually. Gold (Au, from Latin "Aurum" (World Book Dictionary) is the most non-reactive of all metals -- it is benign in all natural and industrial environments. Gold never reacts with oxygen (one of the most active elements), which means it will not ... lined with 35% gold brazing alloys to reflect the 3300° heat, and the lunar modules of the Apollo program that put men on the moon were shrouded with gold foil acting as a radiation shield. (World Gold Council) More commonly, the humble touch telephone in your home typically contains 33 gold-plated contacts. The plating of such contacts in switches, relays and connectors is the major application of gold in electronics ... as gold" to provide total reliability, whether out in space or in the home. The production of plating salts accounts for 70% of the more than 150 tonnes of gold used annually in electronics. Although new technology has enabled plating thickness to be pared down to less than one-thousandth of a millimeter of gold, gold consumption has been maintained because of the myriad new electronic applications. Gold's other ...
- 350: Gold And Its Uses
- ... reflectivity, resistance to corrosion and unparalleled ability as a thermal and electrical conductor mean it is used in a wide variety of industrial applications consuming close to 300 tonnes annually. Gold (Au, from Latin "Aurum" (World Book Dictionary) is the most non-reactive of all metals -- it is benign in all natural and industrial environments. Gold never reacts with oxygen (one of the most active elements), which means it will not ... lined with 35% gold brazing alloys to reflect the 3300° heat, and the lunar modules of the Apollo program that put men on the moon were shrouded with gold foil acting as a radiation shield. (World Gold Council) More commonly, the humble touch telephone in your home typically contains 33 gold-plated contacts. The plating of such contacts in switches, relays and connectors is the major application of gold in electronics ... as gold" to provide total reliability, whether out in space or in the home. The production of plating salts accounts for 70% of the more than 150 tonnes of gold used annually in electronics. Although new technology has enabled plating thickness to be pared down to less than one-thousandth of a millimeter of gold, gold consumption has been maintained because of the myriad new electronic applications. Gold's other ...
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