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- 1291: Computers And The Military
- ... technology in numerous different areas. Examples are the navigation of a submarine and intelligent long-range missiles. What most people associates with computers and war may be various simulation and action games. This is big business for software developers and merchandisers all over the world. As in all businesses money is the most important criteria for the big companies so they have no morale problems with making warfare into entertainment as ... people's behavior. Though some games are getting quite realistic in simulating certain situations, none of them include any everyday (peacetime) military life in their simulations. Then computers are mostly office tools for normal big business tasks such as personnel management, filing and correspondence. But some of the world's sharpest brains are constantly trying to make new, more sophisticated and more deadly weapons. New technology often uses computers as a ...
- 1292: Computing
- ... was Fortran. Fortran became quite popular after its release in 1957 and is still used for some purposes to this day. Cobol is another high-level compiler language that has been used widely in the business world from 1960 until now. A compiler must be utilized before a program can be run. The compiler translates the program into the ones and zeros of binary machine code. There are many compiler languages ... as C and Pascal, named for the French genius Blaise Pascal. These two languages are the most popular high-level languages used for application development. The interpreter languages are better suited for home computers than business needs; they are less powerful, but much simpler to use. An interpreter language is translated into machine code and sent to the processor one line of code at a time. The first popular interpreter language ...
- 1293: Humans Vs. Technology
- ... 2-3 times the work of a normal person given the same time frame. Today, technology has reached a high. It has become a pivotal role in society. World wide, computers take refuge in households, business', and even schools. They have become as common as a toothbrush. However, technology is not merely defined by computers. Clocks, banking machines, radios, and many more appliances run on computerized chips. Little bits of technology ... is not a publicized headline because no one would ever think that a computer could take over a planet. It would be an outrageous theory and no one would fall for it. Yet, a professional business could not function without the aid of at least one computer. A school could not keep track of students' records without the aid of technology. The list could go on and on. If society did ...
- 1294: French Education
- ... are awarded the diploma of Ingénieur de l'École Polytechnique. Relatively few of them begin their careers upon graduation. The vast majority of graduates choose to follow their studies with specialized training in engineering or business administration, or with the preparation of a doctoral degree. The French nationals, in view of the obligations of their status as polytechniciens, may choose to pursue technical training in France, at one of its engineering ... or at a foreign university, engineering school, or public or private research center, approximately four years, they obtain a doctoral degree, a Ph.D. or a similar degree in a basic or applied science. For business studies abroad, after several years of practical experience, they earn an MBA degree at one of seven institutions. Foreign students may undertake specialized training or prepare dissertations at institutions of their choice, including, of course ...
- 1295: Friendship
- ... only because he’s your mechanic, and you trust that he will repair your car. You are also loyal to him, in that you’re a return customer, but if he is going out of business and wants to barrow $20,000 to restart Joes’ Car Shop, your most likely not going to just hand the money over to him keeping that “firm belief or confidence in the honesty, integrity, ‘and ... habitual, foul mannerism. Essentially you and Joe are friends because you enjoy each other, but only in the context of those set parameters. Just as before, Joe needs $20,000 to restart his failing car business. Are you going to be totally loyal to this person you call a friend? Most likely you will not. Whereas, in the rare event that you find a companion pleasurable in all aspects and find ...
- 1296: Dell
- ... they don’t start updating their inventory until their computers have been sold. Dell’s computers are on average 60 days newer than the computers of their competitors. Analysts have said about Dell “Dell’s business model is what most employers are trying to achieve. PC’s are all somewhat the same it’s the business model and the ability to satisfy customers that can determine success.” The built to order strategy has enabled Dell to become more cost efficient, reduce expenditures and deliver better products than their competitors. Dell has ...
- 1297: Defining Honor
- ... it had been almost universally believed to be true, in practice, before the coming of Christ. The orders of knighthood which arose in various parts of Europe were composed of men who made it their business to bring order out of confusion, -- to kill the wild beasts that interfered with flocks and herds and made farming difficult, -- to overpower and abolish the highwaymen and robbers who made traveling unsafe, -- and to ... we seek reputation for its own sake, we are yielding to the temptation of vanity; and vanity is a weakness and disease of the soul. Everybody has temptations to overcome, and it is everybody's business to know and work against his weaknesses; but, when our chief ambition in life fosters our weakness, and we deceive ourselves by giving the name of "honor" to that which weakens us, we can hardly ...
- 1298: ATF
- ... of the alcohol program are to ensure the collection of alcohol beverage excise taxes; to provide for accurate deposit and accounting for these taxes; to prevent entry into the industry by criminals or persons whose business experience or associations pose a risk of tax fraud; and to suppress label fraud, commercial bribery, diversion and smuggling, and other unlawful practices in the alcohol beverage marketplace. The goals of the tobacco program are ... assisting law enforcement to identify and apprehend criminals who illegally purchase firearms. The inspections also help improve the likelihood that crime gun traces will be successful, since inspectors educate licensees in proper record keeping and business practices. Compliance inspections target licensees likely to divert firearms from legitimate trade to criminal use and dealers with a history of poor compliance. The ATF Laboratories have a distinguished history that dates back to 1886 ...
- 1299: A Critical Look At The Foster
- ... private, often profit-making institutions in ever greater numbers. As a result: Instead of orphanages, we now have so-called "treatment centers"--a "growth industry" which feeds on unwanted children just as the nursing home business depends for its existence on large numbers of the unwanted elderly. And, as is the case with the elderly, the systematic neglect and maltreatment of children in these facilities is being subsidized by the federal ... by the Sun over the years," he said. In other words, it was all a grand facade intended to woo both parents and legislators.[4] In his book on the child-welfare system, "The Kid Business," Ronald B. Taylor wrote in 1981 of profiteering by California group-home directors: Several nonprofit corporations operating child-care facilities were found to be legally skimming large amounts of government money through lease-back arrangements ...
- 1300: Advertising
- ... he lost the company to a high headed man, named Bennington, the president of Plymouth Corporation, at the time. The Senate was in on it, and they all planned to get the Tucker out of business. Problems came up, the car worked great, but there were financial and legal troubles, and only fifty cars were ever made. (Tucker: The Man And His Dream.) During World War II Kimberly-Clark invented cellucotton ... in buying his product. The person that might want to purchase that item will want to trust the person he or she might buy it from. If that person does not trust the dealer, or business owner, the consumer might think twice about the item; though, these days no one really cares who makes the product, just as long as it works. "Three functions of the communication process are to inform ...
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