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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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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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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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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In 1965‚ Dr. Gordon Moore working as the Director of R&D for Fairchild Semiconductor published a paper titled “Cramming more components onto integrated circuits”. In his paper‚ he discusses the future of electronics and how these “integrated circuits will lead to such wonders as home computers—or at least terminals connected to a central computer—automatic controls for automobiles‚ and personal portable communications equipment”. He also discusses how the rate in which the number of transistors
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percentage/number of offenders get prison vs community based sanctions? 18. Difference b/w parole and probation 19. Powers of probation officers 20. Advantages/ disadvantages of being a parole/ probation officer 21. What are examples of community based corrections? 22. Conditions of probation- know the types of conditions 23. Probation- who can get it? What does it cost? Who orders it? 24. What are the responsibilities of the probation/parole officer? 25. Advantages of probation over other sanctions
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Back to the Future Start point: SIP- Stop‚ Introspect and Proceed Every bread winner in a family will strive to earn enough for the present life and yearn to plan for the future. He is pre-occupied with so many priorities in life that he loses the count of the pending issues. In such a myriad situation‚ he wonders how much I should save and for how long? He cannot distinguish between his savings and might have multiple goals. Present day man is not a Spielberg to keep travelling in the time
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predict. The future of marketing‚ however‚ is not‚ since the demographics of the future population are already known. Demographic trends based on population projections will shape the world in the future. This deals with people’s statistics‚ such as age‚ race‚ location‚ and ethnicity. Many companies are preparing for tomorrow by setting up marketing strategies to market to future populations. On the other hand‚ there are many companies and corporations that are not looking into the future. Corporations
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Title : A Critique on “The Future Of Oil” INTRODUCTION In April 9‚ 2012 an article in TIME Magazine‚ titled " The Future of Oil" by author Bryan Walsh which is a senior writer for TIME magazine‚ covering energy‚ environment and diseases infers and appraises the future of oil in the aspect of economy‚ value‚ scarcity and finding its alternatives. The author reveals and reviews the importance of oils to global economy as well as the urgency on finding another replacement for oil in order to flee
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