The 2008 World Economic Crisis: Global Shifts and Faultlines The last months of 2008 witnessed what is being called the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of 1929-30. The first indications of a serious crisis appeared in January 2008. On 15 January‚ news of a sharp drop in the profits of the Citigroup banking led to a sharp fall on the New York Stock Exchange. On 21 January a spectacular fall in share prices occurred in all major world markets‚ followed by a series of collapses
Free Economics Economy Economy of the United States
During the 70’s‚ the collaboration of Apple Inc. and Microsoft to come up with Apple 2 is really endearing‚ and for me that is how you create a revolutionary/radical technology. As Bill discussed how Microsoft got engaged in the creation of Apple 2‚ they have already exemplified the school of thought of the 5th generation style of management. Though the fruition of GUI was not realized until the early 90’s‚ they were already betting on the technology to be the next big thing. It was a great leap
Premium Apple Inc. Steve Jobs Graphical user interface
business. In response‚ the owners have decided to reinvest substantial sums of money in the company. One of their first projects is to a local area network that will link employee computers. Before they invest money in the network‚ they want to know more about networks. Use the Web and/or print media material to answer the following questions put forward by the owners. What are the advantages of having a network? What are the disadvantages? What type of network best suited for our company – a peer to peer
Premium Computer network Peer-to-peer Optical fiber
This tells me that only God has the power to create and destroy life and as human beings‚ we are in no power to play the role of God and choose who lives and who dies. Once we try to tamper with life‚ our life takes the toll. The second article is about an investigation by Malacanang on the recent “Sex-for-Flight” scandal where some Philippine officials in Philippine embassies around different parts of the world have been forcing female OFWs to partake in sexual activities and pay the officials sexual
Premium Human Reproduction Thought
cancer deaths have increased 150 percent in women‚ compared to an increase of about 20 percent in men. In fact‚ with all outside factors being equal‚ women have a greater risk of developing lung cancer than men. Several studies have suggested that estrogen may help lung cancers to grow‚ increasing the risk of lung cancer developing in women. REFERENCES: http://www.tirgan.com/lung.htm‚ http://www.idph.state.il.us/about/womenshealth/factsheets/lung.htm http://www.asiancancer.com/cancer-treatment/lung-cancer-treatment/
Premium Lung cancer Cancer Smoking
Most everyone remembers a teacher who had an impact on her life. If you want to help‚ inspire and guide children‚ teaching is a profession that will give you the opportunities to make a difference. The road to becoming a teacher requires dedication‚ patience and a commitment. Today’s teacher does not receive a teaching certificate just because he has graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in education. To become a teacher in the United States‚ you must have a Bachelor’s degree in elementary‚ special
Free Education Teacher
The characteristics of culture are shared; group products; symbolic; learned; patterned; integrated; adaptive; compulsory; cumulative; dynamic and diverse. 1. It is shared. The culture is shared by the social interaction may take in many forms to transmit the beliefs‚ values and expectation of the human society. The exchange of social ideas may provide understanding and learning the human culture and tradition. The culture works by social dynamism using language‚ communication technologies and
Premium Sociology Culture
All about LUZON History Luzon was once split among Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms‚ Muslim principalities‚ and ethnoreligious tribes‚ who had trading connections with Borneo‚ Malaya‚ Java‚ Indochina‚ India‚ Okinawa‚ Japan and China before the Spanish established their rule. From just before the first millennium‚ the Tagalog and Kapampangan peoples of south and central Luzon had established several Indianized kingdoms‚ notably among them those of Tundok‚ Namayan and Maynila. The Laguna Copperplate Inscription
Free Philippines Luzon Tagalog language
than they want and can adequately provide for. Poor women are unable to achieve their desired number of children due to lack of access to affordable modern and effective family planning methods. Unintended or mistimed pregnancies result in most of about 560‚000 induced and illegal abortions annually‚ such
Premium Mobile phone Poverty Population growth
Diosdado Macapagal Early life Diosdado Macapagal was born on September 28‚ 1910‚ in Lubao‚ Pampanga‚ the second of four children in a poor family.[1] His father‚ Urbano Macapagal‚ was a poet who wrote in the local Pampangan language‚ and his mother‚ Romana Pangan Macapagal‚ was a schoolteacher who taught catechism.[2] He is a distant descendant of Don Juan Macapagal‚ a prince of Tondo‚ who was a great-grandson of the last reigning Rajah of Selurong‚ Rajah Lakandula.[3] The family earned extra income
Premium Philippines Diosdado Macapagal