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- 4491: Evidence Of Technological Change
- ... recent studies report results for a variety of old industrialized (OECD) countries that are indeed consistent with the U.S. results (Collechia and Papaconstantinou, 1996; Machin, Ryan and Van Reenan, 1996). These countries vary a great deal with respect to changes in their situations with respect to trade, labor market institutions (like the importance of trade unions), and unemployment. Obviously, the relative demand for skilled labor in each of them is ... the post-World War II experience in the United States, it is highly unlikely that it will not continue to do so. The only realistic question is whether the pace of change will be as great as it has been during the past 25 years. It is difficult to think of policies that would halt this technological shift—for example, imposing a large tax on computers?—and even if such policies ...
- 4492: Environmental Satire
- Environment Satire It has come to my attention that our nation is in the middle of earthweek. At a time when we all stop, as Americans, and take a look at all of the great accomplishments we have made that we could have possibly overlooked while running around with our busy schedules. We recognize our efforts to create powerful industries and production plants that produce endless chemical compounds and new ... men and women who spend hours on end getting in and out of those little white suits and rubber gloves to dispose our radio active waste. It is not so much that we recognize the great discoveries and creations we have made, but more that we recognize all we do as humans to ensure our plentiful and gluttonous lifestyles. Lets face it. We as humans waste countless hours of our lives ...
- 4493: Black Powder
- ... the founding of guns, did black powder find fame. This black powder was used to make an explosion causing the bullet inside the gun to fire out. As of late this discovery has come to great use in this country were firearms and fireworks are considered to be the rights of citizens. One importance is that black powder is probably the best substance that we have for communicating fire and for ... 058 per cent of moisture, produced 718.1 calories and 271.3 cc. of permanent gas measured at O' and 760 mm. As seen recently, the dangers of black powder add up to be a great sum. That is the reason why it is important to use safe precautions when dealing with it. One spark or static may cause the whole thing to go off. As seen in the recent truck ...
- 4494: Dyslexia
- ... dyslexia, ‘dysphonetic’ and ‘dyseidetic’. “Dysphonetic means having difficulty connecting sounds to symbols; it also means they might have a hard time sounding out words. Dyseidetic means to have a good grasp of phonetic concepts, but great difficulty with whole word recognition and spelling still exists” (Wilkins URL). Typical mistakes would be reversals such as the word ‘at’ spelled ‘ta’ and mistakes in phonetic spelling of a word like ‘phone’ spelled ‘fon ... experiences, locations and faces. Output- This is where we use the information to answer questions. This output can be either verbal or motor. “In any of these four steps, the dyslexic person can experience a great deal of difficulty. Even when the sensory organ receives the message correctly, the message can get garbled in the input and integration stages of learning. Not all dyslexics have problems in the same areas. Trying ...
- 4495: Dsl Should Be The Standard For Telephone Lines
- ... the Standard for Telephone Lines There is a new technology being developed that would make standard phone lines digital instead of analog. This technology is called DSL, or digital subscriber line. Because of DSL's great superiority over our standard analog lines, all of the US's phone lines should be upgraded to DSL. One of DSL's advantages would be line sharing. Because of DSL's digital format, the data ... be set. DSL wouldn't only make our internet experience more enjoyable, but it would also improve the quality and reliability of normal phones. The digital format would be able to reproduce sound quality with great fidelity. Static-filled and "noisy" phone lines would be a thing of the past allowing for clearer long and short distance phone calls. An upgrade to DSL would be a benefit to all. This amazing ...
- 4496: Disease In Africa
- ... as many as 50 percent of middle-aged people would be blinded for life."(Blythe,www.) This was an enormous portion of society that was affected with severe disabilities. The last disease, which had a great impact on the African society, was yaws. Yaws was a disease that was not life threatening, however it was very abundant in Africa. Due to the tropical climate and adequate breeding ground, yaws disease was ... country in Europe and certain parts of Asia. Through trade and travel, diseases of Africa became familiar throughout the world. The European troops who were located in Africa during the twentieth century were put at great risk for disease infection. The troops brought new diseases into Africa, which were not present there before they came. The troops who were stationed in Africa lived off the land, because military stations had not ...
- 4497: Desktop Videoconferencing
- ... consolidate their conferencing costs on a single network lowering their overall cost of transmission (DT-5/Desktop Videoconferencing Products. on-line). The Intel ProShare Video System offers superb video, audio and data collaboration at a great price. Intel ProShare is easy to install and use, the Intel ProShare Video System. It includes everything you need for business quality video conferencing. Intel ProShare is also designed to be installed in your PC ... performance. (Waurzyniak, 1995) Desktop Videoconferencing overall has had lukewarm acceptance, in part because of internal management changes and delays primarily related to ISDN installation. Having Desktop Videoconferencing integrated into the work process would be a great plus for any company. I found through reasearch that the Eris unit has good portability functions. There are many ways to communicate through Desktop Videoconferencing. Desktop conferencing without video is often called data conferencing. Data ...
- 4498: Development Of Operating Systems
- ... the first version was officially released in 1971. This operating system, called UNIX became very popular and is still used widely today. Fourth Generation Computers (1980-1990) By the 1980's, technology had advanced a great deal from the days of the mainframe computers and vacuum tubes. With the introduction of Large Scale Integration circuits (LSI) and silicon chips consisting of thousands of transistors, computers reached a new level. Microcomputers, which ... it. The software, called Micro Soft Disk Operating System (MS-DOS) became the standard operating system for most personal computers of that era. In the mid-1980's, networks of personal computers had increased a great deal, requiring a new type of operating system. The OS had to be able to manage remote and local hardware and software, file sharing and protection, among other things. Two types of systems were introduced ...
- 4499: Development Of Charles Darwin
- ... in and out, day after day, and the thoughts and feelings that they stirred are summed and that quantity represents a large portion of the individual. When looking at the development of someone with as great an impact as Charles Darwin, the people with whom he kept aqaintence shine right through. From the love and support of family, to the help and guidance of friends, Charles Darwin had it all, and ... are aboriginal creations [endemic species] found nowhere else; there is even a difference between the inhabitants of the different islands. Hence, both in space and time, we seem to be brought somewhat near to that great fact, that mystery of mysteries-the first appearance of new beings on this earth." Charles Darwin, 1845* The real work began for Darwin when he returned to England. Darwin spent many more years nurturing his ...
- 4500: Cryogenic
- ... that future technology will be so advance that they can revive a person from current body's tissue. Many cryonicists also believed in this theory. "The Medical community says the damage by freezing is so great that it can't be done. That is arrogant. They have no basis or expertise for predicting the limits of future capabilities." (O'Connor, 1997) What if future technology doesn't got much better than ... had been born too soon. They longed for a chance to experience the universe 50 or hundred years from now. There are people who accepted cryonics because they can't accept death. "I hold a great value on life but I also very afraid of dying." (O'Connor, 1997) They were also afraid of dying. "I have always questioned dying, and I don't want to die. This way, I could ...
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