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- 3061: Cfcs Cause Deterioration of the Ozone Layer
- ... there is Gamma, Ultraviolet, Visible, Infrared, and Radio waves. It is the ultraviolet (UV) radiation coming from the sun that drives the ozone cycle in the stratosphere. When a oxygen molecule is hit by a high-energy UV ray, the O2 molecule absorbs the ray's energy. As a result, the bond holding the oxygen molecule together breaks. This break separates the molecule, O2=O+O. These separate molecules quickly join ... down in the stratosphere. Therefore, the amount of ozone stays the same under normal circumstances (Rowland and Molina 1991 p.43). A constant and stable ozone layer are important for life on earth because the high-energy UV rays that are absorbed in the ozone layer are extremely dangerous. These rays can kill some things while seriously damaging others. For example, some bacteria exposed to UV rays will die. Plants, on ... Cfcs appeared to be the perfect industrial chemical because they were, seemingly, completely safe for people and the environment. However, two scientists, F. Sherwood Rowland and J. Molina became curious if they were as stable high in the atmosphere as they were on earth. In 1974 they published a paper which outlines their concerns and findings on Cfcs. In their paper, Rowland and Molina explain how Cfcs would damage the ...
- 3062: Edgar Allan Poe 6
- ... Elmira Royster. While away at college, he wrote her frequently but her father intercepted the letters (Thompson). Edgar was upset when he did not receive any replies. In addition to this disappointment, life at the school was chaotic and dangerous (Benfey). There were fights with students throwing bricks and bottles at professors and problems with students gambling. Edgar described one situation in a letter to John Allan in which he stated ... wrote about a student that bit another student, which Edgar described as, it is likely that pieces of flesh as large as my hand will be obliged to be cut out (Carlson). While away at school, Poe obtained large gambling debts and blamed John Allan for not providing proper financial support. When, Poe returned to Richmond during a school break, Allan reportedly broke off Poe s engagement to Elmira (Carlson). He (Allan) then sent Edgar to work at his company instead of sending him back to school (Thompson). In 1827, Edgar and John ...
- 3063: William Gibson and The Internet
- ... hit the front page of the New York Times when some young computer kids were arrested for cracking a government computer file. The Times called the kids "cyberpunks" From there, the performers involved in the high-tech-oriented radical art movement generally known as "Industrial" " [ R.U Sirius (Mondo 2000) 64 ] In the mid-'80s Cyberpunk emerged as a new way of doing science fiction in both literature and film. The ... Mad Max, and imagined a way to escape from the street-level violence these films referred to. Along with Neuromancer, Blade Runner together set the boundary conditions for emerging Cyberpunk: a hard-boiled combination of high tech and low life. As the William Gibson phrase puts it, "The street has its own uses for technology." So compelling were these two narratives that many people then and now refuse to regard as ... their willingness to be the test pigs for these emergent technologies. There is also a tension in Cyberpunk between the military that produces technology and the sensibility of the technically skilled individual trained for the high tech machine. Like all subcultures, Cyberpunk expresses a conflict. On the one side is the libertarian idea that technology can be a way of wresting a little domain of freedom for people from the ...
- 3064: Symbols in Poe's Writing
- ... vomiting blood. When his mother died, Poe was adopted by John Allan (Perry XI) and C. In 1815 John Allan and his family moved to England. While in England Poe was sent to a private school. In the spring of 1826, Poe entered the University of Virginia. At the University he had an excellent scholastic record. Almost at once he ran into difficulties. His foster father did not provide any financial support for school fees and other necessities. Poe became homesick. At school he began to drink. Soon he was in debt for over two thousand dollars. Poe discovered that he could not depend on his foster father for any financial needs. John Allan refused to pay ...
- 3065: Uleashing The Killer App Book
- ... to give information about your service and be willing to use the information to make changes. Digital interfaces are making things better for industries that currently have poor customer service. They provide lower cost and high quality. Digital technology eliminates rude customer service. It can build superior customer interfaces that mediate human interaction, giving fast and efficient automated service that is set by the customer. These systems adapt to the user ... what the customer would have wanted in the best of all possible worlds. The company Pepod is a perfect example of how to gain from customer sacrifice. Pepod is web-based service that offers a high-quality selection and ordering function. They deliver groceries to your home. Peapod's business was doing great at the beginning. There customer satisfaction rating was 96 percent. Peapod's record analysis proved to be different ... a web page, visit it often to make sure all the links are working and to add new features and update it as needed to maintain customer interest. It is not necessary to be a high tech company in California to take advantage of the internet, intranets, and other high tech media. BP saw a presentation from HP on standardizing desktops around a common operating environment (COE), which are unified ...
- 3066: The Importance Of Being Earnes
- ... the centre of attention, looking for admiration: I hope you will always look at me just like that, especially when there are other people present. Gwendolen is the daughter of Lady Bracknell who has a high position in society. Similarly, Cecily is the daughter of Mr Thomas Cardew and has a substantial amount of money in her funds. In addition, both women have been brought up to be proper ladies. They ... I would hang upon her lips and Maturity can always be depended on. Ripeness can be trusted. Young women are green. It is possible to pair Lady Bracknell and Miss Prism together. They both have high moral codes and they are both representatives Lady Bracknell of the town and Miss Prism of the countryside. Although they are from different backgrounds, the characters have similar standards. Miss Prism is the embodiment of ... until she hears about Cecily s wealth: A hundred and thirty thousand pounds! And in the funds! Miss Cardew seems to me a most attractive young lady. When questioning Jack, Wilde presents Lady Bracknell s high standards. She comments on society and is shocked to hear that Jack does not know who his parents are: You can hardly imagine to marry into a cloak room, and from an alliance with ...
- 3067: Capital Punishment: Pro
- ... ready to believe in these statistics and to abandon the deterrence argument. But they defend the death penalty base on other arguments, relying primarily on the need to protect society from killers who are considered high risks for killing again. Incapacitation is another controversial aspect of the death penalty. Abolitionists say condemning a person to death removes any possibility of rehabilitation. They are confident in the life-sentence presenting the possibility ... say the cost of execution has become increasingly expensive and that life sentence is more economical. A study of the Texas criminal system estimated the cost of appealing capital murder at $2,316,655. This high cost includes $265,640 for the trial; $294,240 for the state appeals; $113,608 for federal appeals (over six years); and $135,875 for death row housing. In contrast, the cost of housing a ... is estimated at $750,000. This is a huge amount of taxpayer money but the public looks at it as an investment in safety since these murders will never kill again. Retentionists argue that these high costs are due to "the lengthy time and the high expense result from innumerable appeals, many over 'technicalities' which have little or nothing to do with the question of guilt or innocence, and do ...
- 3068: Roswell
- ... countries began to call Roswell, New Mexico about the article, so a new article was released. This article said that the mysterious objects found on the ranch were really nothing more than debris from a high-altitude weather balloon, not a grounded flying disk. The nuclear physicist Stanton Friedman said, Unfortunately, the media bought the Air Force cover-up hook, line, and sinker. The first decorated man to inspect the initial ... s have been reported throughout the 20th century. In 1948, Thomas Mantell, a pilot for the National Guard, was ordered to pursue a UFO. He chased it in his F51 Mustang, but he went too high and ran out of oxygen. He went unconscious and the plane crashed, killing him instantly. This was the first documented death due to a UFO. In 1952 a wave a UFOs flew over Washington ... of extraterrestrial bodies? UFO researcher Karl Pflock said, I think this is a real stretch, ordinary people could not mix up dates the way the government has implied. The dummies that were used in these high altitude tests had a skeleton of aluminum or steel, latex or plastic skin, and an instrument cavity in the torso and head. This description of the dummies is far from the description of the ...
- 3069: Music and The Global Perspective
- ... taped and used in organized music. Conversely, all sorts of drum, cymbals, and gongs; harsh dissonant harmonics; and abstract, totally unsingable melodies have been organized into music. Artistic qualities of Music: music maybe folk art, high art, or at any place in this continuum. Much music has attributes of both. High art includes the classical music of the Western European cultivated tradition. It also includes the classical music of other cultures. Great music, regardless of styles, lasts. It can have universal appeal; may be remembered through ... it, and will continue to find new awareness and understandings. Such characteristics are not limited to Western European classical music, for a number of other cultures have classical music traditions, their great masterpieces, their own high art. It can effectively be argued that characteristics of high art music can also be found in Western vernacular music, notably, some jazz, new age, and rock. Music exists in all nations and among ...
- 3070: Travelers Guide to Colorado
- ... report to read. This report has both statistics and fun things to go and do. Colorado is state of mountains and hills. Colorado is the highest of the states elevation at over 14,000 feet high. Many people visit Colorado each year. Many of the people that visit here are outdoor enthusiasts, skiers, and people just wanting to go on a get away vacation. This state offers numerous things to go ... in Colorado is ideal for the outdoors (wo)man. The major sports end of the recreation has: football (Denver Broncos),basketball (Denver Nuggets), and baseball (Colorado Rockies). A popular sport stadium to visit is Mile High stadium, home of the Denver Broncos. Skiing is also a very popular activity in Colorado. Many thousand people visit the ski facilities of Colorado each year. "It is the best ski area in the United ... Silver City Grill, (Vail) Carrot Top, Daily Grind, L'Ostello, Sweet Basil, Terra Bistro, and The Wild Flower."-Colorado Guide to Smoke-Free Dinning. The prices of these fine restaurants are a little on the high side, but it is worth it to spend a little more on a vacation of a life. Like the other information, travel information was not found. This report has the best it could find ...
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