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Year 2000 Problem Millennium Bug
2,087 words
The year 2000 problem could have been completely
prevented had some early people envisioned the
degree to which the microprocessor would change
our lives. Surely, no one would have thought that
in the early days of ENIAC that everything from
your alarm clock to your car would be
computerized. Even the IT managers of the 80 's
could not be blamed: The disk space savings from
dropping the two digits of the date over 100
Million Records would represent almost 200
Megabytes! Space requirements aside...
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Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Boston Houghton Mifflin
2,217 words
... to pay interest on U. S. loans. This weakness
in the international economy contributed to the
Great Depression. Europe was dependent upon U. S.
loans to buy U. S. goods, and the U. S. needed
Europe to buy these goods to prosper. By 1929, 10
% of American gross national product went into
exports. When the foreign countries were no longer
able to buy U. S. goods, U. S. exports fell
immediately by 30 percent. Mass speculation went
on throughout the late 1920 's. In 1929 alone, a
record volume o...
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Feel Safe Main Focus
453 words
Car safety is an issue that concerns people across
the Nation. Millions of Americans die each year
due to fatal car accidents. The demand for safer
automobiles is ever increasing. The Saturn
Corporation recognizes this demand and has begun
focusing its advertisements on America's need to
feel safe. Saturn brings together setting, color,
and a main focus to create the image of a safe car
company. In one particular Saturn ad, a Saturn
worker stands in a room surrounded by crash test
dummies. The d...
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Drunk Driving Accidents Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1,006 words
There are right and wrong choices to make when a
person chooses to drink alcohol. A good choice
would be to drink responsibly and make sure not
get behind the wheel of a motor vehicle.
Designating a driver that will not drink during
your outing is a good decision to make. A poor
decision would be to get extremely drunk and
decide to get behind the wheel of a car and drive
anyway. It might be the persons opinion that they
are capable of driving safely. This poor decision
could seriously harm an i...
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Lonely Hearts Upper Lip
2,216 words
... he Came in Through the Bathroom Window" that
William Campbell was once a police officer. The
vinyl copy of "Sgt. Pepper's... " has lyrics
printed on the back cover, layered over a picture
of the Beatles. Paul is facing backwards, to
signify he is an imposter, and he appears to be
taller than everyone else, even though he, John,
and George are the same height. The lyrics "Within
You Without You" from the song of the same title
are coming out of Paul's head. George's thumb is
pointing to the l...
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Red Cross Black Hawk
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... ricans might trade all the captured Somalis
for their pilot. Back at the first crash site they
were trying to free Wolcotts body. They had begun
moving the wounded into the house they had crashed
into. At this point there were already more men
down than the CSAR force could take out. It was
growing dark and the soldiers had left their Night
Observation Devices back at the hanger. All of the
vehicles had turned back to the base. When the
convoy arrived they separated the injured from the
fata...
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Human Race Alien Life
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... object in the sky. One man left the truck to
explore the light and was then abducted by the
ship. He returned a short time after and described
many experiments that had been done on him by the
aliens. The reason why this movies had such a big
impact on peoples views is because it based on a
true story and the life of Travis Walton. Other
movies that have had an impact on our views are
"Independence Day, "Alien, " and "Close Encounters
of the Third Kind. " There was also a very famous
radio b...
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Person Stopping Distance Part Of The Vehicle Collision
365 words
To understand the value of safety belt use, it's
important to understand some of the dynamics of a
crash. Every motor vehicle crash is actually
comprised of three collisions. The Car's Collision
The first collision is known as the car's
collision, which causes the car to buckle and bend
as it hits something and comes to an abrupt stop.
This occurs in approximately one-tenth of a
second. The crushing of the front end absorbs some
of the force of the crash and cushions the rest of
the car. As a re...
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Weather Balloon Army Air
999 words
Some time in July of 1947, a mysterious flying
object zigzagged across the skies of New Mexico.
Within twenty-four hours the object disappeared
from radar just as mysteriously as it had
appeared. It was last seen in a small town in the
middle of the Arizona desert, it's name, Roswell.
The Roswell incident is one of the most publicized
and well-known accounts of a possible UFO crash in
the world. Perhaps the greatest evidence that a
UFO did indeed crash near Roswell, is the wide
scale military co...
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Drink And Drive Alcohol Related
603 words
Driving a vehicle while under the influence of
alcohol is one of the most dangerous things you
can do. There is a mass of research evidence to
show that driving performance and reaction times
are seriously affected by alcohol. If you drink
and drive, you are not only a danger to yourself
but also to your passenger, other road users and
pedestrians. In fact, every 30 minutes, someone in
this country dies in alcohol-related crash. Every
30 minutes! And last year alone more than one
million people ...
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Englewood Cliffs Nj Prentice Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
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The Causes and Effects of The Great Depression In
Americ Few Americans in the first months of 1929
saw any reason to question the strength and
stability of the nations economy. Most agreed with
their new president that the booming prosperity of
the years just past would not only continue but
increase, and that dramatic social progress would
follow in its wake. We in America today, Herbert
Hoover had proclaimed in August 1928, are nearer
to the final triumph over poverty than ever before
in the h...
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Crash Of 1929 Stocks And Bonds
942 words
Causes of the Great Crash In 1929 there had been a
bull market for some time, and it seemed like it
would never stop. However, such prosperity would
not last forever. In October of that year, the
market came to an abrupt halt. It was not a simple
matter however. There was no single reason why the
market finally crashed as it did but rather there
were many factors that had lead to this
devastating event. The first reason that had
helped contribute to the stock market crash of
1929 was the huge mi...
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Dave Matthews Band Lived Their Lives
2,218 words
When the contemporary Dave Matthews Band came out
in 1991, they had no idea what was in store for
them. The Dave Matthews Band has influenced many
people and have also contributed to the great
musical movement of the 1990 s and of today. The
Dave Matthews Band takes from widely varied
musical interests of five musicians to create a
unique sound that combines the influences of folk,
jazz, rock, world beat, and reggae. David
Matthews, the bands namesake and lead guitarist
and vocalist, began to as...
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Medical Services American College
1,573 words
In a perfect world, violence, plane crashes floods
and other disasters would not occur. Disease and
illness would be non-existent. Emergency medical
services would not have a basis for fruition.
Unfortunately, the world is not perfect place.
EMTs and other EMS workers are vital to all
societies globally. According to the American
College of Emergency Physicians, the definition of
an emergency services is, Emergency services are
those health care services provided to evaluate
and treat medical co...
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U S S R Tom Clancy
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The Cold War and post Cold War eras have brought
with them many interesting aspects. New
technologies initially meant for mass destruction
filter down into the civilian world, making
current lives easier. One example of this is the
anti-lock braking systems of today? s cars.
Originally designed to slow fighter-planes on
landing without skidding, these systems make it
safer for parents to take their children on
vacation. One less noted advancement the eras
brought is a considerable amount of exci...
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Basic Types Specific Purpose
996 words
History of Drums Outline A) The history of the
drumset. -General purpose. My general purpose is
to explain where the different parts of the
drumset have originated and evolved over the
years. -Specific purpose. To show all of the
different parts and where they come from. -Central
idea. To show that the parts of the drumset were
not adapted from only Africa. I. Introduction. a)
Many people have the misconception that the modern
drumset originated from only the African bongos.
b) In reality, they ...
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J P Morgan Crash Of 1929
1,495 words
history of the stock market By: kelly Once there
was a time when shares in business corporations
were rarely bought and sold because few companies
were considered promising financial profits (Blume
21). That is hard to believe considering almost
everybody has invested in some stock today. The
stock market went through some distinct changes
since its inception, and has evolved into a
shaping force in the world today. There is one
idea that sparked the fire which produced the
stock market: capital...
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Boot Camp Security Guard
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Boot camp intro July 28 th 1999, Col. Adrian
Shepard awoke to the sound of trumpets, Adrian was
a well-built man, 6 2, he was muscle he had fair
hair and greenish blue eyes. He got out of bed,
put on his recon uniform, and made his bed like he
did every morning; the 21 other men in the
sleeping quarters went through the same process,
the door burst open at precisely 6: 05 am, a large
man approached: Sgt. T. Barnes, he was shouting,
Rise and shine recruits today you ll be trained in
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America Great Depression
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? Maslow and The Great Depression? It is
imperative, when understanding the causes and
effects of The Great Depression, one must be able
to incorporate Maslow? s hierarchy of needs into
the daily routine of life. Happiness with one? s
life or disappointments in one? s life grows from
a foundation. The Depression symbolized Maslow? s
pyramid of growth Even though the 1920 s were
known by many as the roaring twenties with people
enjoying life? s niceties, in reality life wasn? t
really as prospero...
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19 Th Amendment Important Aspect
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Americans, in the years following the end of World
War I found themselves in an era, where the people
simply wished to detach themselves from the
troubles of Europeans and the rest of the world.
During the years of the Twenties, the economy was
prosperous, there was widespread social reform,
new aspects of culture were established, and
people found better ways to improve their
lifestyle and enjoy life. The 1920 s were
definitely the American dream come true. Before
World War I, women wore their ...
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