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- 881: Video Cards
- ... cards have been introduced to the market recently. In the past, the video card could only deliver two dimensional graphics which were only in low resolution. However, there has now emerged as a result of high resolution three dimensional graphics technology. This paper will discuss why the video card nowadays can process high resolution three dimensional graphics, but why the video card in the past could only process low resolution two dimensional graphics. The explanation will be based on some recently developed video cards such like Matrox Millenium ... video card can deliver. This is due to the fact that the picture on the VDU has to change continuously, and this change must be made as fast as possible in order to display a high quality and realistic image. In the process of transferring data from the CPU to the Video Chipset, the speed is mainly dependent upon the type and speed of the bus, the mainboard and its ...
- 882: The Dead Sea Scrolls
- ... Sea sect and the Scrolls is basically that: "The earliest members must have been Sadducees unwilling to accept the status quo establishment in the aftermath of the Maccabean revolt. The Maccabees, by replacing the Zadokite high priesthood with their own, reduced the Zadokites to a subsidiary position for as long as Hasmonaean rule lasted. Even after leaving Jerusalem, the Dead Sea sect continued to refer to its leaders as the 'Sons ... time of King Solomon, virtually without interruption up until the time of the Hasmonaean Revolt, the Zadokite Priests had been in control of the Jerusalem Temple. The Zadokite priests trace their ancestry back to the high priest Zadok, who officiated in King Solomon's Temple. It was members of this group who were to become known as Sadducees, who had perpetuated many of the Hellenistic reforms that had helped open up ... were, however, "many Sadducean Priests during this period who continued to be pious, maintaining the ancient traditions of the Temple in Jerusalem."11 As a result of the revolt, the Zadokites lost control of the high priesthood to the Hasmonaeans (the Maccabean family). When the dust of the revolt had finally cleared, Jonathan the Hasmonaean, who was not of the Zadokite line, but from the house of Hashmon, had been ...
- 883: Allen Ginsburg In America
- By: Opies Irwin Allen Ginsberg was born on June 3, 1926 in Newark, New Jeresy. Louis Ginsberg, Allen’s dad, was a published poet, a high school teacher and a Jewish Socialist. His wife, Naomi, was a radical Communist and nudist who went tragically insane in early adulthood. A shy and complicated child growing up in Paterson, New Jersey, Allen's home ... mother, he also had to struggle to comprehend what was happening inside him, because he was consumed by lust for other boys his age. He discovered the poetry of Walt Whitman (the original Beatnik) in high school, despite his interest in poetry he followed his father's advice and planned on a career as a lawyer. This was what he had in mind when he began his freshman year at ...
- 884: The New Federalist Party
- ... punishment. The juvenile crime bill will set up the Alternative Schooling program. This program will set up alternative schools in each state as needed. Instead of sending the juvenile offenders to jail, they go to school. These schools will be run like prisons in that all of the 'students' will be constantly monitored by guards and they will have little freedom. Weekdays will consist of a rigid school/work schedule and a few hours free time. Weekends will be open for limited visitation and rehabilitation classes. In addition to the rehabilitation classes on the weekends, one will be attended every day of the school week, just like a regular class. If a student turns 18 years old and has not yet finished serving his time he will be transferred immediately to a state prison where he will finish ...
- 885: Getting Into College
- ... three straight long years did he bury his talent for singing and acting? Truthfully, he did not know and came to accept the fact that maybe he had just lost his love. So, went to high school alone and afraid as a freshman trying to find his identity. He sang in the school choir to keep his voice in shape, but that was the extent of his pursuit of his talent. During his high school years he became very absorbed and totally involved in school organizations, clubs, ...
- 886: Poem 2
- ... chose to learn An education she hopes to earn. Soccer was her favorite sport She is very good, although she is quite short Hanging out with her is always cool She did quite well during high school. She has always been a real smarty Whenever we visit her, she knows where to party. She will always be a part of the group Her name is Julie and she s the second of ... he used to slay. Talking to the ladies is how he spends his time, Drinks for parties, he spends every last dime. Hanging out in his garage, playing darts Is how most of the after school fun starts. Sundays for us are pretty lazy. For the past weekend, it s pretty hazy. Visiting friends at college he likes to go, He s good at meeting people he doesn t know. ...
- 887: Police Work and Related Fields
- ... 80,000. 5. Qualifications and or skills that would help a person to become a police officer are sense of responsibility, successful completion of CPR courses and survival swimming courses. You must also have a high school diploma and if you have any post secondary education it would certainly be an asset if it is a degree in social sciences such as sociology and or criminology. At the time of entry into ... should also attend a university were you could receive a degree in sociology or criminology. Entrance requirements for in trance into these courses at universities are English and it is suggested that you have a high school credit for sociology, modern word problems and law. 9. Questions that you should ask yourself before perusing a career as a Police Officer are: a) Do I have the necessary education to Perdue ...
- 888: Beer
- ... the whirl pool tank. The wort is now passed through a heat exchanger that rapidly cools the liquid. Cooling is necessary in order to add the yeast. Yeast is unable to ferment or grow at high temperatures, so cooling the wort to about 70°F is needed. Here is where hydrometer readings are taken to record the amount of sugar in the wort by measuring the density of the liquid. This ... One of these laws established a daily beer ration. This ration was dependent on the social standing of the individual. For example, a normal worker received 2 liters, civil servants 3 liters, and administrators and high priests 5 liters per day. In these ancient times beer was not sold, but exchanged for barley. Beer at this time was cloudy and unfiltered. As beer brewing was a household art, it was also ... into well managed commercial businesses. Monasteries were so good at brewing that theirs was of the highest quality and very popular. There were two may types of beer brewed, low strength every day beer and, high strength special occasion beers. Brewing became the duty of commercial brewers after the reformation and weakening of the church. These brewers brewed under royal license and supplied the merchant class with beer. People of ...
- 889: Steve Jobs
- Steve Jobs was born on February 25, 1955. He was soon adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs of Mountain View, CA. Steve wasn’t happy at school in Mountain View so the family moved to Palo Alto, CA. Steve attended Homestead High School. His electronics teacher recalled that he was “something of a loner” and “always had a different way of looking at things”. [www.apple-history.com] After school, Steve attended lectures at Hewlett Packard Electronics ...
- 890: Teen Drug Use in the United States
- ... The most common methods of using inhalants is either soaking a rag with the toxic chemical and then inhaling it, or breathing it in through a paper bag. This drug is very dangerous and the high doesn’t last very long. Inhaling the fumes is an extremely easy way to kill off brain cells and damage brain tissue. Common addicts of inhalants use on weekends, and usually after school; usually getting high several times a week or more. An example of amphetamines or uppers, would be anything from Cocaine to something as harmless as a cup of coffee. Cocaine, crack, crank, speed, as well as prescription ...
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