JET PACKS If you’ve ever seen the classic James Bond flick ’Thunderball‚’ you probably remember that great action scene in which 007 makes his escape from some bad guys by slipping on a rocket-equipped backpack and blasting off into the sky [source: Parker]. Jet packs were first dreamed up by German scientists during World War II‚ and after the war‚ the Pentagon longed to develop its own version [source: Kaku]. In the 1950s‚ at Bell Aerosystems in New York‚ a visionary engineer named Wendell F
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Taken from http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/research/1766936.html [Accessed on December 18‚ 2008] 5 New Ideas To Power Our Future - October 2005 Cover Story from Popular Mechanics With the outlook for oil uncertain‚ it’s time for new ideas. Here are five emerging technologies--from buoys that harness the power of waves to bacteria that extract electricity from wastewater. Together they can keep the world humming. BY KRISTIN ROTH Illustrations by Flying-Chilli.com Published in the October
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The standard family was a man and a woman of any race‚ with their children. With the number of people getting married today at an all time low of 53% of people‚ and the divorce rate of those married people at an all time high of 84%‚ the obvious trend is to not get married. With so few people engaging in marriage‚ the birth rate has dropped dramatically as fewer people are having children. More adults are focused on their careers and are deciding against having kids. For those who do have children
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FUTURE OF SAARC THE vast South Asia subcontinent was split into two nations in 1947 when India and Pakistan came into existence because of their irreconcilably divergent religions‚ political perceptions and ethnic cleavages. It became impossible to make the Hindus and Muslims live under any single arrangement. They could not get along side by side any more. The other States which became independent were Sri Lanka (1948)‚ the Maldives (1996) and Bangladesh 1971‚ whose story of creation is somewhat
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New Trends of Assessment in Class The terms formative evaluation and summative evaluation are being redefined in education circles. Many teachers know formative evaluation as the informal‚ daily type of assessment they use with students while learning is occurring. Summative evaluation was the term used to “sum it all up‚” to indicate a final standing at the end of a unit or a course. Current trends in assessment focus on judging student progress in three ways: assessment for learning‚ assessment
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Trends in Organizational Behavior TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 TRENDS IN ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR 4 DECISION-MAKING ETHICS AND MORALITY 4 TECHNOLOGY: STRESS OR BENEFIT 5 CONCLUSION 7 REFERENCES 8 Executive Summary The purpose of this paper is to examine and evaluate ethical and technological trends in organizational behavior. The effect of morality or the lack there of in ethical decision-making will be examined. The positive and negative impact of technology
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January 2013 My future It is hard to think about my own personal future when I have not experienced much of life. There are so many paths I could take. I don’t know what direction I will be heading in tomorrow or if my mind will change the next day or the day after. I can only hope that I make wise and carful decisions about my life. Every choice I make affects my future. I am confident that I have a bright future and I am on my way to a better life. I do not know what the future will bring but
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Business Communication Trends University of Phoenix Business Communication Trends Communication is essential for life in general but in business settings‚ it is absolutely critical. Communication is commonly assumed to consist of just speaking and listening and this is true in most cases. However‚ there are other elements that make up this seemingly simple‚ yet very complex process. If these other elements are not taken into consideration the ability to communicate‚ or transfer information
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It all happened so fast. The smell of gasoline intoxicated my lungs as it spread through the air in the dark night sky. My vision was impaired as the blood from my forehead trickled down my face into my eyes. It was almost impossible to move within the confines of that metal death trap. Any movement insured glass and broken pieces of metal would pierce my skin adding more agony to the pain I was already feeling. All of it was a big blur‚ really. As the smoke started pouring inside of the vehicle
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Title: TOURISM AND ITS CURRENT TRENDS INTRODUCTION : Started as a private initiative to promote the Philippines as a major travel destination‚ the Philippine Tourist & Travel Association was organized in 1950. In 1956‚ the Board of Travel and Tourist Industry was created by Philippine Congress. As stipulated in the Integrated Reorganization Plan in 1972 sanctioned as a law under Presidential Decree No. 1‚ as amended‚ the Department of Trade and Tourism was established‚ reorganizing the then Department
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