GOOGLE’S ALGORITHM: ==Algorithm== PageRank is a [[probability distribution]] used to represent the likelihood that a person randomly clicking on links will arrive at any particular page. PageRank can be calculated for collections of documents of any size. It is assumed in several research papers that the distribution is evenly divided among all documents in the collection at the beginning of the computational process. The PageRank computations require several passes‚ called "iterations"‚
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Professor Wheeler English 105.48 23 October 2007 A True American Icon Throughout the years America has had many symbolic icons that have influenced its change. In the late 20th century one man by the name of Hunter S. Thompson made a big impact on American society. Hunter S. Thompson with his writings‚ satirical humor‚ and his strong political beliefs caused changes in our society. Through his journalism he criticized society on topics from consumerism to politics. He fought desperately for
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structure‚ modern and unmistakably unique to Dublin. The bridge was named in 2006 to mark the centenary of Beckett’s birth and is positioned between the East Link and Sean O’Casey bridges in Dublin. It is 120 metres long and 48 metres high. A design-bid-build process was employed to oversee this project. World renowned architect Dr Santiago Calatrava designed the bridge and a joint venture between Graham Construction and Hollandia fabricated the structure. Construction of the bridge began in Rotterdam
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In the 1920’s‚ many American businesses were doing brilliant. The banks had millions of dollars and people felt they had so much money that no one was poor or homeless. People thought that they could get rich quickly and that America would be able to get rid of poverty. Many people thought that nothing could possibly go wrong. Well‚ in October 1929‚ the Stock Market Crash occurred. Many wonder what it was like before the crash‚ the effects of the crash‚ and what caused the crash. It was a difficult
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In the 1820’s transportation was limited and very weak. Western farmers could not connect to eastern markets because rivers flowed north to south and horse drawn wagons had limited capacity. After the 1820’s transportation on waterways was more developed. This was with the help of steam boats‚ canals‚ and railroads‚ they helped to increase transportation and effect the economy both positively and negatively. Robert Fulton and Robert Livingston introduced the steam boat on the Hudson. They then
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with a forward velocity of 60 m/s. The oscilloscope record of the deceleration is shown. Determine the approximate velocity of the particle at t = 9 s. [answer: -58 m/s] 2. A car can decelerate at 0.8 ‘g’ on a certain road. Find the total emergency stopping distance measured from the point where the driver first sights the danger for a speed of 100 km/hr. The time taken for the driver to identify the hazard‚ decide on a course of action‚ and apply the brakes is 0.75 s. [Answer: 70 m] 3. An underground
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The Independent Record Labels of the 1950’s and 1960’s History of Music Production Eric Eller Throughout the 1950’s and 1960’s‚ a wave of new musical movements by independent record labels and new artists emerged in the United States. This movement is captured in the stories of those label creators and owners‚ and in the turbulent journey through their successes and failures. The first emergence was fueled by multiple factors: competitive economic circumstances‚ up-and-coming local musical
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The NBA of the 70’s greatly differs from what our expectations of today’s league‚ especially when evaluating the background in which the players came from. Recent statistics show that more than 90% of 70’s NBA players came from urban areas‚ but when compared to today’s league only about 34% of black players come from families in financial situations (Keating). The question that needs to be asked when observing these statistics is what happened to the league or basketball in general that subsequently
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jacob stevens P R I S O N S O F T H E S TAT E L E S S The Derelictions of UNHCR T here are currently over 20 million people ‘of concern’ to the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Just over half of those are internally displaced or stateless‚ with 8 million having fled across an international border. Established in 1950‚ unhcr was charged by the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees with the protection of their interests: full political and economic rights in
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The 1960’s movement that consisted of presidential reform agendas and Supreme Court rulings is known as liberalism (Keene‚ 812). President Kennedy and Johnson were responsible for the creation of the Liberal Movement. They had views that were similar to Roosevelt’s and believed themselves to be heirs of the New Deal (Keene‚ 812). These two presidents focused on “desegregating the American military and securing federal funds for urban housing‚ education‚ and public works projects” (Keene‚ 812). Kennedy
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