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Voice And Data Wide Area
1,370 words... ort back tomorrow', or next week, or whatever. I would also like to be able to say 'don't bother me now, come back later', or 'do not disturb'. This sounds pretty much like a manager controlling a bunch of people who report to him, and I think this is a useful metaphor for how people will deal with PCs in future. I want to be able to give my PC various tasks to get on with, and then I would like it to report back to me how things are going, in ways which I want to control. I expect the PC co...
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Haiti Troubled Grand' Anse Concord Militant Laurore Noel Arrested
612 wordsWant to send this story to another AOL member? Click on the heart at the top of this window. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haitian authorities released an opposition candidate and four associates Saturday, nearly three weeks after they were arrested following regional elections, an opposition leader said. Authorities dropped charges of incitement to violence against candidate Jean Limongy and the four others, said Evans Paul of Limongy's Space for Concord five-party coalition. Limongy, a candidat...
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Million A Year Iron Ore
1,461 wordsMauritania is a poorly developed country with a low GDP (gross domestic products), which totally depends on agriculture's and livestock, which have been lately demolished by droughts. It has a purchasing power partly of $ 2. 8 billion, a GDP real growth rate of 4 %, which is also low, and a GDP per capital of $ 1, 200. Mauritania makes $ 390 million a year on iron ore, fish, and fish products. Mauritania imports $ 335 million a year and its commodities are foodstuffs, consumers goods, petroleum ...
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Violent Scenes V Chip
1,392 words... rogram ming. He also pointed out that a network loses anywhere from $ 250, 000 to $ 1 million every time it airs a movie with a viewer discretion advisory. He was also quoted "It is not the role of network television to program for the children of America... Televisions obligation is not (to be) the nation's baby-sitter. " Barry Diller who was quoted by Frank Rich of the New York Times does not support this view that television has no public service responsibility. Diller thinks the V-Chip i...
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Million Years Ago Radio And Television
1,529 wordsMedia nowadays is considered a window for learning and is also considered to be our main window to the world. Media has evolved from simple text in papers, to voices in radios, to voices with pictures in television and movies, to the very broad and information packed Internet. But as we all know, media has changed and evolved since then. Media then was primarily used to deliver news across the town and to beef up the people with the information they need for their everyday life. Then, newspaper ...
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30 P M English Literature
1,157 words... t Lewis recorded in Surprised by Joy: "When we [Warnie and Jack] set out [by motorcycle to the Whipsnade Zoo] I did not believe that Jesus Christ was the Son of God, and when we reached the zoo I did. " 1933 "The Pilgrim's Regress: An Allegorical Apology for Christianity, Reason, and Romanticism" was published. The fall term marked the beginning of Lewis' convening of a circle of friends dubbed "The Inklings. " For the next 16 years, on through 1949, they continued to meet in Jack's rooms at...
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Culture And The Mass Media
1,302 wordsThe term culture is one of the most widely used terms in modern language. Discuss the key debates surrounding different interpretations of the term and the relevance of these debates to analysing the mass media. What was once a celebrated art form, a human expression for ones desires, thoughts and feelings, something that was once held in great esteem by academics, philosophers and other high society types has now been reduced to a trash heap pile of rubbish, a self proclaimed industry for churn...
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U S Government Amounts Of Information
1,308 wordsDuring the last decade, our society has become based on the sole ability to move large amounts of information across great distances quickly. Computerization has influenced everyone's life in numerous ways. The natural evolution of computer technology and this need for ultra-fast communications has caused a global network of interconnected computers to develop. This global network allows a person to send E-mail across the world in mere fractions of a second, and allows a common person to access ...
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Billion Dollar Industry Animated Films
1,289 wordsThe term anime refers to a distinctive tradition in Japanese animation that is almost immediately recognized by its superior artistic quality. Animation from Japan, also known as anime or japanimation is quite different from any other kind of animation including Americas. Animation in Japan is like that of the movie industry in America. There are categories ranging from sci-fi and action adventure to romance. Anime in the Japanese culture plays a major role in their lives. Voice actors become as...
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Visual Aids Reading Comprehension
1,247 wordsProf. Squires Portfolio Entry 1 I expect my school to help to the full extent to help me to reach my educational goals to the best of my ability. The professors, counselors, and other faculty should make themselves accessible for the student and not feel bothered if a student comes to them looking for help. The school should present information in a timely fashion and keep the students informed of changes and developments of the school. Professors and services should be understanding and be sens...
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Indecent Speech Cable Operators
1,569 wordsWithout a doubt, one of the greatest inventions of all time is, television. Television enabled us to witness countless historical events, such as presidential inaugurations, man's first steps on the moon, President, John F. Kennedy's death, and more recently, the tragic events of September 11 th 2001. Although the benefits of television are immeasurable, many people believe that American society, especially children, have been adversely affected by it. As the popularity of cable television conti...
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Cable Tv Cable Television
1,696 wordsRemember when Cable TV came into the picture and began bullying around the network stations for all their lunch money? Well watch out Cable because you might get a little taste of your own Medicine from a powerful extra terrestrial, satellite that is. A multi-channel alternative to cable television known as Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) is now available in the United States of America and boy is it ready to rock. DBS provides picture perfect cable-like television programming directly from sat...
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Cable Operators Coaxial Cable
1,060 wordsSome cable television companies have been sending music across coaxial cable for years. But until recently, these were sent in an analog format using an FM frequency. Now companies are experimenting with sending CD-quality music in digital format across the same coaxial cable. In September 1991, International Cablecasting Technologies began selling a premium cable service, called Digital Music Express (DMX), to subscribers in 146 cable systems. DMX offered 30 channels of music programs, from cla...
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60 Minutes Television Program
1,556 wordsSince 1968 America has been better enlightened than previously concerning current events and happenings around the world. A considerable factor for this occurrence is the television program 60 Minutes which debuted on the air in September of 1968. Many other television newsmagazine's have been produced since its creation, however none have possessed the longevity nor the influence of 60 Minutes. In fact, 60 Minutes, which is owned by CBS News, was the first regular network news program to cover ...
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Hdtv Signals Peoples Homes Standard
686 wordsHDTV It all started when Thomas Edison invented the phonograph. This opened up the idea of receiving and playing professionally produced entertainment at home. As the years went by, there have been many advances in technology and ways to transmit signals through the air waves into peoples homes. After all, this is what its mostly used for, to get programs into peoples homes. Whether it be movies, commercials, instructional videos, music, PSAs, news, sports. Whoever creates these programs have th...
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Communications Decency Act Freedom Of Speech
2,161 wordsEveryone has heard of the Internet and how it is going to help set the world free. The Internet is the fastest growing form of communication and is becoming more and more commonplace in the average American home. Companies these days do big business over the Internet, and online shopping has grown tremendously in the last few years. For instance, the online auction site eBay sells millions of items every year online. Many companies are making even more plans to expand their business to the Inter...
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Amount Of Money College Athletes
1,693 wordsIt is six o? clock in the afternoon in a big college town. A young college basketball player is walking down the sidewalk with his teammates and enters the local McDonalds for a burger. The young basketball player reaches into his pocket and pulls out a hand full of lint. He then proceeds to ask a buddy to borrow five bucks so he could get something to eat. As the group leaves the establishment they say goodbye to one another and disperse. The young man gets to the corner and waits for the light...
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Radio Waves Radio Frequency
584 wordsRadio waves travel at 186, 000 miles per second through air. In contrast, sound waves travel at only 1 / 5 of a mile per second. If a modulation is made of the radio wave that exactly reproduces the amplitude and frequency characteristics of the original sound wave, then sound can be transmitted rapidly over long distances. This leads to a very interesting phenomena. During a live broadcast in New York, the music will reach listeners in California a fraction of a second before it can be heard by...
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Itchy And Scratchy Television Violence
1,686 wordsIn this century, television was one of the great inventions. It gives people entertainment and provide them the updated news. Since television is so important and popular, every household at least has a television set. Watching television has become an important part of Americans daily life. People, especially children, enjoy watching television. Unluckily, many of todays television programs are violent. Since children spend an enormous amount of time watching television, this creates negative e...
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Road Runner Coaxial Cable
494 wordsRoad Cable-Road Runner Cable-Road Runner Road Runner is a software program that works for cable. The first commercial broadband online service was delivered to customers through a broadband fiber coaxial cable network in 1996. After 15 months after these initial launches, Time Warner Inc. and Media One announced their intention to create the nations largest broadband online business. What Road Runner delivers is blazing speed (one megabit per second), integrates compelling multimedia programming...
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