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- 3401: Computer Programming
- ... fix that problem, another could occur. There was a programming involving a cancer-therapy machine, has led to loss of life, and the potential for disaster will increase as huge new software programs designed to control aircraft and the national air-traffic control system enter into use. There is currently no licensing or regulation of computer programmers, a situation that could change as internal and external pressures for safety mount. Programming these days is also hard if you ...
- 3402: Women Rights
- ... vote was finally won in 1920, but this was not the end. Suffragists became active in fighting for the rights for protection from abuse in work (1919), Equal Rights Ammendment (1923), and abortion. The birth control movement was fought for some time and denied in 1936. Birth control became legal in 1965. The second wave for this era started mainly in the sixties. In 1964 the Civil Rights Act was passed, prohibiting employment discrimination for the sexes as well as race, religion, and ...
- 3403: Womens Development
- ... planning housing with women at the forefront. The case is an example of the support structures and barriers grassroots women encounter when they initiate a pro-active, comprehensive community development plan to expand local community control over land re-use and abandoned city buildings, and to ensure that women are empowered to own, design and control significant housing resources which reflect the needs of women and their families. As such it provides insights for planners and urban policy-makers on the participatory planning, design and financing mechanisms that are needed for ...
- 3404: Organizational Skills
- ... state of Maine is attempting to pass legislation to impose price controls on drugs at community pharmacies (Drug Store News, 5/12/2000). Technology is a factor that will be critical to competition and cost control in the drugstore industry. The continual upgrading of technology that contributes to efficiency will be necessary to remain competitive. Systems are being developed that will enable physicians to send prescriptions on-line to a pharmacy, and software has been developed to manage everything from inventory control to insurance filing. Pharmacies are also impacted by a number of socio-cultural forces, as indicated by the attempted legislation in Maine. Another emerging issue is the use of drugs for practices that have moral ...
- 3405: Pollution in Eastern Europe
- ... natural habitat. So what is the prognosis for eastern Europe? Is it destined to keep polluting and cause even more deaths, or will it come into line with the developed world and get pollution under control? There are both positive and negative things that can be said about the situation right now. On the positive side, there is the fact that sulfur dioxide emissions will decrease by 70% from their 1990 ... demand cleaner and safer environments to live in. The fact is that the situation is not that bad right now, and with some effort and help from the West, the problem should be put under control. One can see from the Kyoto and Buenos Aires conventions that the international community can agree to do things to help the environment. The distant future for the region is very hard to predict; it ...
- 3406: Owens Valley Aquaduct
- ... aqueduct that would connect the water source of the Owens Valley to the city of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Aqueduct was to be built over the course of next eight years. Mulholland took total control in the construction of the aqueduct. He employed thousands and directed them as they blasted out tunnels, carved out sluiceways, cleared roads, laid railroad tracks, and raised up power lines. The waterway was finally completed ... dwelled within the minds of the residents of the valley. Many of the members of the community gathered together and staged a massive demonstration of civic solidarity. On November 24,1924, seventy armed men seized control of a critical point on the aqueduct gate and completely halted the flow of the river. Seven hundred others joined the demonstration, and together they protested the injustice that had been committed against them. The ...
- 3407: A Big Problem: Shortage of Fish
- ... they also pick up everything else in their path. This has an impact on all marine life, particularly species such as sponges and barndoor skate which were almost forced to extinction because fishermen can't control what is being caught in the nets. The final concern is that reopening the waters that have been closed would set a bad example, by showing those involved that political pressure will prevail. On the ... would also look after the marine ecosystem by allowing over-fished waters to regenerate themselves. Another aspect experts might want to look at is the problem of equipment and how fishermen are currently unable to control what gets pulled up with the scallops when they fish. Maybe there could be something done to lessen this problem
- 3408: The Great Gatsby: The love of money is the root of all evil"
- ... hurts people. Not all people with money are greedy so evil does not necessarily come along with money. Often money gives people a false sense of security. Money cannot buy joy or happiness. Money cannot control emotions. Money cannot prevent something awful from happening. This mindset is an evil in itself. Sometimes people do not know what to do when money cannot fix their problem because they have become so dependent ... power plays a major role in many of these things. War is simply a power struggle. If one country wins a war, they therefore have more power. People and countries are trying to gain more control. They do it simply for the feeling of authority that it gives them. This has nothing to do with the love of money, rather with the love of power, but it is still evil. Anger ...
- 3409: Lord of the Flies; Creating a New Society
- ... are able to maintain order among the other boys for a short time. As time progresses though, more and more of the boys start to question the authority of the conch as well as whose control it represents. This type of behavior indicates the influence still exerted over them by western civilization (Kerns, 151). The children must evolve new forms of worship and laws because none exist and society has taught ... prim example of how fear can get the best of how fear can get the best of any person. Some feel that Simians dream represents the hallucination of a sensitive child about to lose all control of rational facilities (Rosenfield, 128). This is true because throughout the book thus far Simon has been very rational i n his actions and at this point his fear of being rescued along with the ...
- 3410: Clean Coal Technologies
- ... through modifying equipments to include improvements in design and use repowering. Advanced combustion processes are the most efficient coal technologies available for new power plant construction. The third stage is Postcombustion. Because some air-pollution-control device that uses a spray of water to trap pollutants and to cool emissions are incapable of removing Nitrogen, postcombustion technologies are being developed for retrofit applications. Unlike combustion technologies, postcombustion technologies target existing power ... be more easily handled, transported and used. Cleaning potential pollutants from coal to meet new Clean Air Act standards remains a major objective. Advanced physical, chemical and possibly biological cleaning could offer utilities new environmental control options. The Office of Fossil Energy's advanced research program is studying future concepts that could offer further breakthroughs. It may be possible to use biological processes to convert coal to liquid fuels. Already, researchers ...
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