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- 26291: Friend 2
- A dog is man's best friend. That common saying may contain some truth, but dogs are not the only animal friend whose companionship people enjoy. For some people, a Ferret is their best friend. Despite what dog lovers may ... fetch! In the second place, Ferrets are civilized members of the household. Unlike dogs, Ferrets do not bark or make other loud noises. They are generally content to lead a quiet existence. Ferrets also don't often have accidents. Even stray Ferrets generally understand the concept when shown the box and will use it regularly. Ferrets do have claws, and owners must make provision for this. A tall scratching post in ...
- 26292: Inaccuracies of the Consumer Price Index (CPI)
- ... the prices of a fixed market basket of some 300 consumer goods and services purchased by a "typical" urban consumer. The 1982-1984 period serves as the base period so analysts can compare other year's changes with this base period. The composition of the market basket is fixed in the base period and is assumed not to change from one period to another. The reason for the assumption is because ... but if product prices have also increased by 10%, your real income has remained constant. This would transfer money from taxpayers hands to the Federal Government. However, indexing will tend to reduce the Federal Government's share by raising the levels of the tax brackets. Therefore, more money will stay in the people's hands due to indexing. The only party that seems to be hurting as a result of the overcompensation of the CPI is the Federal Government. Because consumers are the ones that are being affected, ...
- 26293: Nine Tomorrows: Will Computers Control Humans In The Future?
- ... Multivac, controlled humans by telling the authorities about who was going to commit a crime causing someone to be imprisoned until the danger has passed. It was the computer that made the decision of someone's freedom or imprisonment and that controlled others to arrest a person it suspected of committing a crime controlling his/her destiny. The decision of imprisoning someone for a crime a person did not commit was ... questions that would normally embarrass people if they would have to ask someone else about it. Multivac could access its vast database of trillions of pieces of knowledge and find the best solution for one's problem (All The Troubles of The World 153). All the people believed that Multivac knows the best and allowed a computer to control their lives by following the solutions Multivac had given them (All the Troubles of The World 153). Humans followed a computer's solution to a problem they could not solve themselves allowing a computer to take control over their lives not allowing them to think for themselves. In the Nine Tomorrows, Isaac Asimov often criticizes our ...
- 26294: Field of Dreams: Ray Kinsella a Classical Hero?
- ... At first, Ray Kinsella was highly skeptical, but eventually he realized the significance of his obscure calling. Upon the completion of the baseball field, "Shoeless Joe Jackson", the baseball player who had been his father's hero before he passed away, suddenly appeared in the field to talk with Ray and to play baseball. As the plot progressed, Ray continued to receive messages. After each new message, Ray was called upon ... quest and go back home to Iowa to re-establish economic as well as emotional security. Tenacity prevailed, though, and he was able to conquer these obstacles. Terrence Mann, a famous author from the 1970's, was provided to Ray as a friend to assist him on his journey. Although, at first, Terrence and Ray did not seem to agree or even get along, as time passed and they came to ... his calling, he was challenged, as many people throughout history have been, with following his deepest intuition, or conforming to the standards of others. After the purpose of his quest was revealed to him, Ray's hope was restored and he was instilled with a new sense of faith and wisdom about life. His dissension into and ascension from darkness were key events in his journey that changed the way ...
- 26295: Financial Article
- ... announcing that its fiscal third quarter profit dropped sharpley because of worldwide turmoil in financial markets. Having this in mind knowing that at this time the market is at a very volatile trend they can't afford to pull its offering a second time. In my opinion, I think the stock market still have more room to keep going up and getting in the new records at least until summer. I am pretty sure that the people that got the chance to buy this company's IPO will do really well.
- 26296: Why Launch An Advertising Campaign
- ... sale of the product. Sales promotion or endorsements would be a good idea as this would ensure that more people heard about the product and it would be more appealing if a well known children's presenter was to endorse the product. Branding Multiple product branding would be the best idea for Pakanawa as with multiple branding the firm is not always known as the same one and with Pakanawa's toys, the different products under different brands could inhibit the sale of the other brands. With multiple product branding the company would be recognised as selling all these products and with a well established market ... advantage over this, if the company has had bad publicity, with the other brands, a knock on effect of the other products is limited. Therefore, I think that the best form of branding for Pakanawa's toys would be multiple product branding. Product Development We must also consider product development to extend the product life cycle and retain interest in the series of products produced by Pakanawa. To fully conduct ...
- 26297: Rainforest Cafe, Inc: Outline to Rainforest Cafe Research Report
- ... At that point it had only one operating unit, at the Mall of America, until October 20, 1995, when the Woodfield Mall unit began operations. Much of the loss is attributed to development expenses (Hoover's, August 25, 1996). On April 7, 1995 the company converted $1,222,500 of promissory notes into share of Common Stock at a conversion price of $4.00 per share. This conversion resulted in a ... my investment. BIBLIOGRAPHY Berry, Kate. "Rainforest Cafe Makes A Splash." Investors Business Daily September 6, 1996. Melcher, Richard A. and Dale Kurschner. "Entrepreneurs: Lyle Berman." Business Week September 5, 1996. Nielson, Dennis. "Rainforest Cafe," Reuter's Money Network Online. November 18, 1996. Rainforest Cafe - A Wild Place to Shop and Eat, Annual Report. Minneapolis: 1995. "Rainforest Cafe, Inc." Hoover's Master List Database August 25, 1996.
- 26298: Expert Systems In Health Care
- ... artificial intelligence system ever created according to the words of DR David Classen.Its name was AIC or Antibiotic Computer Consultant and it was part of HELP(Health Evaluation through Logical Processing), which was LDS s hospital information system. The latter was existed, before the implementation of the Expert System. The role of AIC was to help doctors determine proper antibiotic treatment for specific patients.Achieving the specific purpose,the Expert ... information on the infection type and site, and also identified the patient to the computer. 2) The system determined the pathogens, which are likely to have caused the infection. 3) The software examined the patient s medical records( through the HELP information system) and searched for similar cases nationwide. 4) Finally, it displayed the five most likely antibiotic regimens to be effective and the cost of the prescription for each one ... colleagues. Another 85% stated that the program improved their selection of antibiotics, and 81% agreed that it enhanced patient care. Concerning its usability, doctors access into the system 3 times a day. Eventually, regarding AIC s efficacy, a study in the medical journal Archives of Internal Medicine suggested that doctors selected the best treatment in 775 of the cases, but the computer achieved a 94% correct rating. Therefore, the AIC ...
- 26299: The Eucharist: Summary
- ... Eucharist is a sacrament, and is also a ritual. It is a repeated sacrament, and is the most frequently used among all sacraments. It is "a way of remembering" and a daily reminder if God's love. Jesus at the Last Supper shared bread with us, and said "Do this in Memory of Me." This is why we have bread, because it represents Jesus' body, and how He gave Himself up ... experiencing each other. The word Eucharist means giving thanks, and the ritual of the Eucharist is like a "Thanksgiving every day of the year". Symbols of the Eucharist The Eucharist is a symbol of God's love for us. It illustrates Jesus's body, and welcomes others to participate in the Eucharist. The Eucharist is an unfilled Celebration and receiving the Eucharist on Sunday, makes the rest of the week more meaningful. It symbolizes the unified body ...
- 26300: The Atomic Bomb Flashed Above Hiroshima
- The Atomic Bomb Flashed Above Hiroshima Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, southwestern Honshu, Japan. Hiroshima has warm, humid summers with July temperatures. Hiroshima caught the attention of the world when a U.S. plane dropped the first atomic bomb on the City, destroying it on August 6,1945. The Atomic bomb blast in 1945 obliterated three- fifths of the city within seconds and killed about 75,000 people ... me!" and she saw her youngest child, Mohawk the five year old buried up to her chest and unable to move. As Mrs.Nakamura started Frantically to claw her way toward the baby, she couldn't see or hear anything of her other children. Mrs.Nakamura always was a strong person, she never thought of the worst and always hoped for the best. Here is an example of her strength, Mrs ...
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