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Electronic Laboratory? I have been given the following: You are to construct and test a variable voltage power supply based on an LM317L three terminal adjustable output voltage regulator. The voltage should be adjustable from 1.2 to 12 volts, using potentiometer built into the breadboard. The test load will be a 12 volt 960 mW lamp. You will be expected to: Verify that the transformer supplied for this assignment can supply 15 volts at 6VA by testing it in an appropriate manner (loading). Construct a bridge rectifier, understand smoothing, and be able to specify the maximum voltage that the smoothing capacitor will have to withstand. I know it's quite complicated but ... anyway, if anyone knows anything about it or any website which is related to this experiment, please don't hesitate to answer.

A student finds a broken electronic circuit board in the physics laboratory. The best way for the student to..? dispose of the circuit board is to- A. recycle its plastic and metal components B. bury it and allow it to biodegrade over time C. throw it in the dumpster outside the school D. burn it to destroy any information stored on it

Why doesn't every electrical & electronic product sold in the US have an Underwriters Laboratory seal on it? Today there are electrical products sold in stores without this label. I purchaced a ceramic heater without a tip-over switch at a reputable store. Upon further examination it also lacks an UL label. It's too late to take it back since I have thrown away the packaging and sales slip. We have extension cords, shown on TV, that the plug will break off, exposing wires. We have so many products available in our stores without this label, just look the next time you shop. Has our country, the US, lowered our standards to allow these products to be sold here? If so why? So WalMart, Best Buy, Home Depot, K-Mart and every discount store can make a profit? Can't foreign countries make a product to, what used to be our standards? There was a day, in this country when you could not purchase an electrical product without this label.

Which electronic drug information source contains information on laboratory tests, infectious diseases, and dr A. Drugdex by Micromedex B. Lexi-Comp's Clinical Reference Library C. Medical Drug Reference by Parsons Technology D. AskAdvice

ave you heard of secret military experiments of mnd coontrol soud weaopns and psyche patients? I have a friend who built the Electronic music laboratory at the University of Toronto. The laboratory ws affiliated with the national research council and a fellow named Hulo cane, ex military.He bean to exhibit strange behaviour, angry outburst, thought that he was just lonely working alone i the lab, underground for ten years /for the rest of his life he's been completely disabled.

Where is a good place to live? I'm looking to get the hell out of Arizona. This will be my 9th summer here, and as I'm to graduate college in December, I'd like to move! I'd like a colder climate, I love snow but not a necessity, employment fields in publishing, retail, office work for me and laboratory or electronic/technology for my boyfriend, and somewhere just safe and not infested with insects (like here). Any suggestions?

Can you give me the uses of these laboratory apparatuses? 1.Volumetric 2.Plastic wash bottle 3.Measuring cylinder 4.Electronic balance 5.Erlenmeyer flask 6.Florence flask

What are the uses of electronic balance, tripod, evaporating dish, watch glass, wire gauze, clay triangle? These are laboratory apparatus in a science laboratory.

Name of a 90s board game with a vampir dracula type guy, maybe a vhs, cards, laboratory, other areas on board? It may have involved a vhs that you watched at certain times, an electronic card thing, it was like a dungeon on the baord.

Electronic/Techno music from CSI: Miami? I know there is a CSI: Miami soundtrack on Amazon, but they're all songs. My favorite music is those electronic, instrumental tracks (typically played when they're doing laboratory works). The "Csi Miami Tag Radio" on last.fm also plays songs. I'm wondering if I can get a list of the electronic music used in the show.

How much will it cost to open? An: -Automobile Plant or Factory. -Mechanical Laboratory. -Airplane Plant or Factory. -Aerospace Laboratory. -Boat Plant or Factory. -Naval Laboratory. -Naval Plant, Factory or Shipyard. -Robotic Plant or Factory. -Robotic Laboratory. -Computer Plant or Factory. -Computer Laboratory. -Electrical Plant or Factory -Electrical Laboratory. -Electronic Plant or Factory. -Electronic Laboratory. -Mechatronics Plant or Factory. -Mechatronics Laboratory. All in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (U.S.A.) together. And how much will cost separately for each of them, and approximately how many UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (U.S.A.) acreages do you think might be needed to construct them each separately? Give an me accurate approximate estimate for each of them separately and for all of them Globalize (Englobalize) together. GHETTO GEEK Link-Up.

related on circuits laboratory. answer please. thank you. !? 1.) is it possible to use the same calibrated scale on the 3-V range as on the 300-V range of a voltmeter? explain . 2.) what is meant by zeroing an ohmmeter? how is it done? 3.) what is the difference between the readout of an analog electronic voltmeter and a digital voltmeter ? 4.)An unknown voltage (known only to be less than 600V dc) is to be measured using dc voltmeter having the following ranges: 600; 300; 60; 15; 3. Explain how you would measure this voltage with your voltmeter. 5.)List two advantages of a variable regulated dc power supply over cells and batteries.

Hi i have completed my diploma in EEE IN 2006.After that i worked in a laboratory as electronics technician.? i worked there for about one and a half year.. then i joined in an hospital as a biomedical engineer since the equipments in the hospital has been related to electrical and also electronics field. now am doing my part time BE in EEE.. after completing my BE after three years wat jobs will i get for my experience as an electronic technician and a bio medical engineer? will i get a job wita five digit good salary related to bio medical field or electronics field? can any one give me some ideas?

What do you think of my resume? I have pasted my resume below, deleting or changing any identifiable personal info. Please tell me what you think. ObjectiveAn opportunity to apply organizational skills and communications ability in an Operations or Administrative position. Skills Summary Thoroughly familiar with the process of handling and safeguarding medical records in an occupational testing environment. Work with customer requests to provide electronic or physical copies of medical records as needed. Maintain daily flow of confidential patient records in a multi-stage environment. Duties require the ability to communicate effectively on technical problems, and to establish rapport. In a medical specimen receiving setting, held responsibility for training and implementation of an upgraded software package for streamlining the receiving procedure. Keep areas of responsibility supplied with equipment, materials, and documentation paperwork to ensure the most effective use of manpower and processing of specimens Operate and troubleshoot office equipment and machines, including a computer, scanner, printer, copier, fax machine, and multi line phone. Conversant with the full range of information privacy practices, as well as clinical and administrative quality assurance procedures. Acted as a coordinator of customer service handling quality issues, requests for product returns and refunds, and special requests. Experience 2005 to present Laboratory Corporation of America anytown, NJ Medical Records Administrator Receiving Coordinator 2003-2005 Walmart, stixville, NJ Customer Service Associate 2001-2003Marriott, home city, NJ Customer Service Representative 1997-2001 National Home Products, where, PA Customer Service Specialist

My current uni course is B0LL0CKS!? I have seminars in a room with 10 people and we talk for literally 1 hour about theory! What do you think this and what is your opinion on this and that! I hate it! I have found a new course which is a lot harder but consists of: "face-to-face lectures and tutorials, electronic virtual learning environments, laboratory-based practical work and independent project work" Does this mean their will be no boring seminars where we chat for 1 hour? Hey Emmie, I am doing Criminology and International Relations at the mo, I didn't choose it I was given it and forced into it, criminology is a bit like psychology when it comes to seminars and they suck!!!! I am starting forensic computing in sept 07 and it sounds amazing with the practicals etc!! I hope I get it!

question regarding mass and gravity? Mass is a measure of the amount of matter an object is made of. In the physics laboratory, mass is usually measured using a balance. A mechanical balance, the electronic balance, and a spring scale all use gravity. When you measure using one of these you are really measuring the force of gravity acting on the object. Would these balances give an accurate mass on the moon or in outer sp ace where there is nearly 0 gravity? Please explain thoroughly of why or why not? Thanks!

Can someone proofread this essay ? Outline I. INTRODUCTION - Television is a great asset to many people. II. BODY - TV is Born, Television’s Revolution, Television Now A. How TV was Created 1. Inventors A. Willoughby Smith B. Philo Farnsworth C. Paul Gottlieb B. Television’s Revolution 1. Kinds of television A. Mechanical color television I. John Logie Baird B. Electronic color television I. Werner Flechsig C. Television Now 1. Television Sets 2. Broadcast television A. United States III. CONCLUSION A. Analytical summary 1. Works Cited 2. Glossary How TV was Created The origins today's television system can be traced back to the discovery of the television system by Willoughby Smith in 1873, the invention of a scanning disk by Paul Gottlieb Nipkow in 1884, and Philo Farnsworth's Image dissector in 1927.The 20-year old German university student Nipkow proposed and patented the first electromechanical television system in 1884. Nipkow's spinning disk design. Constantin Perskyi had invented the word television in a paper read to the International Electricity Congress at the International World Fair in Paris on August 25, 1900. Perskyi's paper reviewed the existing electromechanical technologies, mentioning the work of Nipkow and others. Nipkow's scanning disks were first for practical use in the electronic transmission of still pictures and photographs, and by the first decade of the 20th century halftone photographs were being transmitted by a copy over telegraph and telephone lines as a newspaper service. However, it wasn't until 1907 that developments in amplification tube technology made the design practical. The first demonstration of the instantaneous transmission of still images was by Georges Rignoux and A. Fournier in Paris in 1909, using a rotating mirror-drum as the scanner, and a matrix of 64 selenium cells as the receiver. In 1911, Boris Rosing and his student Vladimir Kosma Zworykin created a television system that used a mechanical mirror-drum scanner to transmit, in Zworykin's words, "very crude images" over wires to the electronic Braun tube in the receiver. Moving images were not possible because, in the scanner, the sensitivity was not enough and the selenium cell was very laggy. On March 25, 1925, Scottish inventor John Logie Baird gave a demonstration of televised images in motion at Selfridge's Department Store in London ,but if television is defined as the transmission of live, moving, half-tone images and not , still images. Baird first achieved this privately on October 2, 1925. Then he gave the world's first public demonstration of a working television system to members of the Royal Institution and a newspaper reporter on January 26, 1926 at his laboratory in London. Unlike later electronic systems with several hundred lines of resolution, Baird's vertically scanned image, using a scanning disk embedded with a double spiral of lenses, had only 30 lines, just enough to reproduce a recognizable human face. In 1927, Baird transmitted a signal over 438 miles of telephone line between London and Glasgow. In 1928, Baird's company (Baird Television Development Company / Cinema Television) broadcast the first transatlantic television signal, between London and New York, and the first shore-to-ship transmission. He also demonstrated an electromechanical color, infrared , and stereoscopic television, using additional lenses, disks and filters. In parallel, Baird developed a video disk recording system. A number of the Phonovision recordings, dating back to 1927, still exist. In 1929, he became involved in the first experimental electromechanical television service in Germany. In November 1929, Baird and Bernard Natan of Pathe established France's first television company, Télévision-Baird-Natan. In 1931, he made the first live transmission, of the Epsom Derby. In 1932, he demonstrated ultra-short wave television. Baird's electromechanical system reached a peak of 240 lines of resolution on BBC television broadcasts in 1936, before being discontinued in favor of a 405-line all-electronic system developed by Marconi-EMI. Television’s Revolution Most television researchers appreciated the value of color image transmission, with an early patent application in Russia in 1889 for a mechanically-scanned color system showing how early the importance of color was realized. John Logie Baird demonstrated the world's first color transmission on July 3, 1928, using scanning discs at the transmitting and receiving ends with three spirals of apertures, each spiral with filters of a different primary color; and three light sources at the receiving end, with a commutator to alternate their illumination. Baird also made the world's first color broadcast on February 4, 1938, sending a mechanically scanned 120-line image from Baird's Crystal Palace studios to a projection screen at London's Dominion Theatre. In 1938 the shadow mask color television was patented by Werner Flechsig in Germany, and was demonstrated at the International radio exhibition Berlin in 1939. The analog color televisions we use today are based on this technology. On August 16, 1944, Baird gave the first demonstration of a fully electronic color television display. His 600-line color system used triple interlacing, using six scans to build each picture. Television Now In television's electromechanical era, commercially made television sets were sold from 1928 to 1934 in the United Kingdom, United States, and Russia. The earliest commercially made sets sold by Baird in the UK in 1928 were radios with the addition of a television device consisting of a neon tube behind a mechanically spinning disk (the Nipkow disk) with a spiral of apertures that produced a red postage-stamp size image, enlarged to twice that size by a magnifying glass. The Baird "Televisor" was also available without the radio. The Televisor sold in 1930–1933 is considered the first mass-produced set, selling about a thousand units. The first regularly scheduled television service in the United States began on July 2, 1928. The Federal Radio Commission authorized C.F. Jenkins to broadcast from experimental station W3XK in Wheaton, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. But for at least the first eighteen months, only silhouette images from motion picture film were broadcast. Work Cited Abramson, Albert. The History of Television, 1880 to 1941. (1987). Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. “ History of Television”. Wikipedia. 22 May. 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_television> Glossary Transmission - the act or process of transmitting something, especially radio signals, radio or television broadcasts, data, or a disease Halftone - a photoengraving process by which shading is produced by photographing an image through a screen, then etching a plate so that the shading is reproduced as dots Amplification - the act or process of making a spoken or written account fuller or clearer Instantaneous - occurring immediately or almost immediately Selenium - a nonmetallic chemical element that occurs in several forms ranging from a red powder to gray-black crystals. It is an essential trace element, although toxic in excess, and is used in photocells and photocopiers owing to its light-sensitive properties. Stereoscopic - involving, producing, or resembling the effects of seeing something as three dimensional Illumination - the provision of light to make something visible or bright, or the fact of being lit up Interlacing - to join together or interweave, often in an intricate pattern, by crossing over each other, or to cause two or more things to do this Commercially - in commercial terms or from a profit-making point of view Silhouette - an outline of somebody or something filled in with black or a dark color on a light background, especially when done as a likeness or work of art .

Could someone proofread this essay ? Outline I. INTRODUCTION - Television is a great asset to many people. II. BODY - TV is Born, Television’s Revolution, Television Now A. How TV was Created 1. Inventors A. Willoughby Smith B. Philo Farnsworth C. Paul Gottlieb B. Television’s Revolution 1. Kinds of television A. Mechanical color television I. John Logie Baird B. Electronic color television I. Werner Flechsig C. Television Now 1. Television Sets 2. Broadcast television A. United States III. CONCLUSION A. Analytical summary 1. Works Cited 2. Glossary How TV was Created The origins today's television system can be traced back to the discovery of the television system by Willoughby Smith in 1873, the invention of a scanning disk by Paul Gottlieb Nipkow in 1884, and Philo Farnsworth's Image dissector in 1927.The 20-year old German university student Nipkow proposed and patented the first electromechanical television system in 1884. Nipkow's spinning disk design. Constantin Perskyi had invented the word television in a paper read to the International Electricity Congress at the International World Fair in Paris on August 25, 1900. Perskyi's paper reviewed the existing electromechanical technologies, mentioning the work of Nipkow and others. Nipkow's scanning disks were first for practical use in the electronic transmission of still pictures and photographs, and by the first decade of the 20th century halftone photographs were being transmitted by a copy over telegraph and telephone lines as a newspaper service. However, it wasn't until 1907 that developments in amplification tube technology made the design practical. The first demonstration of the instantaneous transmission of still images was by Georges Rignoux and A. Fournier in Paris in 1909, using a rotating mirror-drum as the scanner, and a matrix of 64 selenium cells as the receiver. In 1911, Boris Rosing and his student Vladimir Kosma Zworykin created a television system that used a mechanical mirror-drum scanner to transmit, in Zworykin's words, "very crude images" over wires to the electronic Braun tube in the receiver. Moving images were not possible because, in the scanner, the sensitivity was not enough and the selenium cell was very laggy. On March 25, 1925, Scottish inventor John Logie Baird gave a demonstration of televised images in motion at Selfridge's Department Store in London ,but if television is defined as the transmission of live, moving, half-tone images and not , still images. Baird first achieved this privately on October 2, 1925. Then he gave the world's first public demonstration of a working television system to members of the Royal Institution and a newspaper reporter on January 26, 1926 at his laboratory in London. Unlike later electronic systems with several hundred lines of resolution, Baird's vertically scanned image, using a scanning disk embedded with a double spiral of lenses, had only 30 lines, just enough to reproduce a recognizable human face. In 1927, Baird transmitted a signal over 438 miles of telephone line between London and Glasgow. In 1928, Baird's company (Baird Television Development Company / Cinema Television) broadcast the first transatlantic television signal, between London and New York, and the first shore-to-ship transmission. He also demonstrated an electromechanical color, infrared , and stereoscopic television, using additional lenses, disks and filters. In parallel, Baird developed a video disk recording system. A number of the Phonovision recordings, dating back to 1927, still exist. In 1929, he became involved in the first experimental electromechanical television service in Germany. In November 1929, Baird and Bernard Natan of Pathe established France's first television company, Télévision-Baird-Natan. In 1931, he made the first live transmission, of the Epsom Derby. In 1932, he demonstrated ultra-short wave television. Baird's electromechanical system reached a peak of 240 lines of resolution on BBC television broadcasts in 1936, before being discontinued in favor of a 405-line all-electronic system developed by Marconi-EMI. Television’s Revolution Most television researchers appreciated the value of color image transmission, with an early patent application in Russia in 1889 for a mechanically-scanned color system showing how early the importance of color was realized. John Logie Baird demonstrated the world's first color transmission on July 3, 1928, using scanning discs at the transmitting and receiving ends with three spirals of apertures, each spiral with filters of a different primary color; and three light sources at the receiving end, with a commutator to alternate their illumination. Baird also made the world's first color broadcast on February 4, 1938, sending a mechanically scanned 120-line image from Baird's Crystal Palace studios to a projection screen at London's Dominion Theatre. In 1938 the shadow mask color television was patented by Werner Flechsig in Germany, and was demonstrated at the International radio exhibition Berlin in 1939. The analog color televisions we use today are based on this technology. On August 16, 1944, Baird gave the first demonstration of a fully electronic color television display. His 600-line color system used triple interlacing, using six scans to build each picture. Television Now In television's electromechanical era, commercially made television sets were sold from 1928 to 1934 in the United Kingdom, United States, and Russia. The earliest commercially made sets sold by Baird in the UK in 1928 were radios with the addition of a television device consisting of a neon tube behind a mechanically spinning disk (the Nipkow disk) with a spiral of apertures that produced a red postage-stamp size image, enlarged to twice that size by a magnifying glass. The Baird "Televisor" was also available without the radio. The Televisor sold in 1930–1933 is considered the first mass-produced set, selling about a thousand units. The first regularly scheduled television service in the United States began on July 2, 1928. The Federal Radio Commission authorized C.F. Jenkins to broadcast from experimental station W3XK in Wheaton, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. But for at least the first eighteen months, only silhouette images from motion picture film were broadcast. Work Cited Abramson, Albert. The History of Television, 1880 to 1941. (1987). Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. “ History of Television”. Wikipedia. 22 May. 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_television> Glossary Transmission - the act or process of transmitting something, especially radio signals, radio or television broadcasts, data, or a disease Halftone - a photoengraving process by which shading is produced by photographing an image through a screen, then etching a plate so that the shading is reproduced as dots Amplification - the act or process of making a spoken or written account fuller or clearer Instantaneous - occurring immediately or almost immediately Selenium - a nonmetallic chemical element that occurs in several forms ranging from a red powder to gray-black crystals. It is an essential trace element, although toxic in excess, and is used in photocells and photocopiers owing to its light-sensitive properties. Stereoscopic - involving, producing, or resembling the effects of seeing something as three dimensional Illumination - the provision of light to make something visible or bright, or the fact of being lit up Interlacing - to join together or interweave, often in an intricate pattern, by crossing over each other, or to cause two or more things to do this Commercially - in commercial terms or from a profit-making point of view Silhouette - an outline of somebody or something filled in with black or a dark color on a light background, especially when done as a likeness or work of art

Does anyone know what companys have an explosively pumped flux compression generator other than Los Alamos? Explosively pumped flux compression generators are popular as power sources for electronic warfare devices known as transient electromagnetic devices that generate an electromagnetic pulse without the costs and side effects of a nuclear weapon. (Think the pinch in Ocean's 11) Basically I want to know which research laboratories have them, particularly in France.

pharmacy question? Which electronic drug information source contains information on laboratory tests, infectious diseases, and drug identification, as well as a medical dictionary? A. Drugdex by Micromedex B. Lexi-Comp's Clinical Reference Library C. Medical Drug Reference by Parsons Technology D. AskAdvice

is this biography good by dez? Modern Language Association (MLA):"Rhodophyta." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. Columbia University Press. 03 May. 2007. <Reference.com http://www.reference.com/browse/columbia/Rhodophy>. Tjarno Marine Biological Laboratory.(2000).”Red Alga – Ceramium rubrum” Retrieved May 3, 2007 from http://www.vattenkikaren.gu.se/fakta/arter/algae/rhodophy/cerarubr/cerarue.html New Mexico State University.(May 3, 2007).”Marine Plants”from http://biology-web.nmsu.edu/nish/biology550/Algae.htm

Atheists, do you deny the existence of your own sentience? Isn't there a thought experiment where a man's brain is slowly replaced by electronic parts? And the question is, in the end, "is the collection of electronic parts really still the man?" Doesn't that demonstrate the difficulty of claiming the identity of a person is physically contained in his or her brain? And what does this theory do for the problem of qualia? Another way of asking this is, don't you think a human built from scratch cell-by-cell in a laboratory wouldn't truly experience events, but would merely mimic human behavior like an android? Doesn't that mean there is a missing nonphysical ingredient, the sentience? Let's assume a person's identity lies within his or her mind, for this argument. Mustn't one of the following be true? 1. "Strong AI" is true. 2. People who truly experience have nonphysical sentiences. Lókasenna, very thoughtful response. I think the best response in defense of dualism would be: The sentience might experience the information the brain "sends" to it. The fact that people stop experiencing emotions etc. when part of their brain is damaged could also be interpreted as evidence that this "flow" of qualia information has been damaged along with the brain. Therefore, perhaps personality and emotions really AREN'T a part of who we are, but additional attributes of our physical bodies.

Looking for work chemist position in Northern New Jersey? I graduated with BS degree in electronic material chemistry. I worked as an assistant laboratory manager. I have experience in operating scanning electron microscope, wet chemistry (all aspects), spectrometry (UF and IR), gas chromatography, physical testing. I'm interested in finding a position in this field. One concern is I have not worked in this field for the last 5 years due to my immigration status, which now is no longer a problem or concern. Please contact me with any openings in this career field.

How to make a 8QAM modulator ? I study electronic engineering in telecommunications... I'm taking communications laboratory II and being honest I feel a little lost because I was supposed to take some other classes before this lab so I could understand ... but I didn't take those classes yet, anyways this is irrelevant, the point is that basically everyone in the class room is having the same problem, how to make a 8QAM modulator ?. I thought I could get some help here, so does anyone have a diagram or something that could help on this one ? this circuit is the last one of the scholar period.I know I haven't given you much information about what I need but the reason is that I don't know myself what am I supposed to do, all I know is that I have to make an 8QAM Modulator. I know it sounds bad, "turn the circuit in when you don't even know how it works" I know... but it's either turn it, pass the subject and then ask everyone how it works or ... not turn it in, fail the subject and equally ask everyone how it works.. oh and of course take the subject again... so I take option one. Please if you have anything that could help like a diagram, or maybe the IC I need to use anything will be helpful, thank you for your time.

is this biography good by d? Bibliography Online Sources American Psychological Association (APA):Rhodophyta. (n.d.). Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. Retrieved May 03, 2007, from Reference.com website: http://www.reference.com/browse/columbia/Rhodophy Chicago Manual Style (CMS):Rhodophyta. Reference.com. Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. Columbia University Press. (Retrieved: May 03, 2007).http://www.reference.com/browse/columbia/Rhodophy . Modern Language Association (MLA):"Rhodophyta." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. Columbia University Press. 03 May. 2007. <Reference.com http://www.reference.com/browse/columbia/Rhodophy>. Tjarno Marine Biological Laboratory.(2000).”Red Alga – Ceramium rubrum” Retrieved May 3, 2007 from http://www.vattenkikaren.gu.se/fakta/arter/algae/rhodophy/cerarubr/cerarue.html New Mexico State University.(May 3, 2007).”Marine Plants”from http://biology-web.nmsu.edu/nish/biology550/Algae.htm Books H.C. Bold and M.J. Wynne. (1985). “Introduction to the Algae: Structure and

them damn bushs...the more you know the more they suck? George W. Bush's brother was on the board of directors of a company providing electronic security for the World Trade Center, Dulles International Airport and United Airlines, according to public records. The company was backed by an investment firm, the Kuwait-American Corp., also linked for years to the Bush family. The security company, formerly named Securacom and now named Stratesec, is in Sterling, Va.. Its CEO, Barry McDaniel, said the company had a ``completion contract" to handle some of the security at the World Trade Center ``up to the day the buildings fell down." It also had a three-year contract to maintain electronic security systems at Dulles Airport, according to a Dulles contracting official. Securacom/Stratesec also handled some security for United Airlines in the 1990s, according to McDaniel, but it had been completed before his arriving on the board in 1998. McDaniel confirmed that the company has security contracts with the Department of Defense, including the U.S. Army, but did not detail the nature of the work, citing security concerns. It has an ongoing line with the General Services Administration - meaning that its bids for contracts are noncompetitive - and also did security work for the Los Alamos laboratory before 1998. Marvin P. Bush, the president's youngest brother, was a director at Stratesec from 1993 to fiscal year 2000. But the White House has not publicly disclosed Bush connections in any of its responses to 9/11, nor has it mentioned that another Bush-linked business had done security work for the facilities attacked. Marvin Bush joined Securacom when it was capitalized by the Kuwait-American Corporation, a private investment firm in D.C. that was the security company's major investor, sometimes holding a controlling interest. Marvin Bush has not responded to telephone calls and e-mails for comment. KuwAm has been linked to the Bush family financially since the Gulf War. One of its principals and a member of the Kuwaiti royal family, Mishal Yousef Saud al Sabah, served on the board of Stratesec. The managing director at KuwAm, Wirt D. Walker III, was also a principal at Stratesec, and Walker, Marvin Bush and al Sabah are listed in SEC filings as significant shareholders in both companies during that period. Marvin Bush's last year on the board at Stratesec coincided with his first year on the board of HCC Insurance, formerly Houston Casualty Co., one of the insurance carriers for the WTC. He left the HCC board in November 2002. But none of these connections has been looked at during the extensive investigations since 9/11. McDaniel says principals and other personnel at Stratesec have not been questioned or debriefed by the FBI or other investigators. Walker declined to answer the same question regarding KuwAm, referring to the public record. Walker is also chairman and CEO of Aviation General, a Tulsa, Okla.-based aviation company with two subsidiaries. SEC filings also show al Sabah as a principal and shareholder in Aviation General, which was recently delisted by the Nasdaq. Stratesec was delisted by the American Stock Exchange in October 2002. The suite in which Marvin Bush was annually re-elected, according to public records, is located in the Watergate in space leased to the Saudi government. The company now holds shareholder meetings in space leased by the Kuwaiti government there. The White House has not responded to various requests for comment. Speaking of the Watergate, Riggs National Bank, where Saudi Princess Al-Faisal had her ``Saudi money trail" bank account, has as one of its executives Jonathan Bush, an uncle of the president. The public has not learned whether Riggs - which services 95 percent of Washington's foreign embassies - will be turning over records relating to Saudi finance. Meanwhile, Bush has nominated William H. Donaldson to head the Securities and Exchange Commission. Donaldson, a longtime Bush family friend, was a Yale classmate of Jonathan Bush. On the very day of the tragic space shuttle crash, the government appointed an independent investigative panel, and rightly so. Why didn't it do the same on Sept. 12, 2001? S H I R A Z Why dont you put your so-called love for America to use and open your eyes!!! mymadsky Real intelligent response Ethan M What was boring? The part where your beloved presidents brother is implicated in the murder of 3,000 U.S. citizens?

will some one plz read this?? plz read ths and tell me what ways I can improve it! and give your opinion. Quartz is one of the most abundant and widlyspread of minerals in Earth's crust. We have virtually no hope I runing out in your or my life time. It is made up of one atom of silica and 2 atoms of oxygen. It has a hardness of 7 on Mohs Hardness scale and a density of 2.65. This makes it harder then most minerals and extremely resistant to chemical and meachanical weathering, which allows it to form almost anywhere! Quartz is part of the silicates class, and the subclass of tectosilicates. Quartz and most of the other Quartz Group members are also classified here as silicates because of their structural and property similarities to other tectosilicates But, stishovite, for example, has properties and structure more closely related to the minerals of the Rutile Group and is therefore classified as an oxide. Thus, even though quartz is scientificly classified as in the silicates group the true classification of all the quartz members is still being debated and is undecided at the moment because, of the many versions of the mineral itself. As much as we over look this mineral we don't relize how dependent we are on it. What Are The Uses Of Quartz? Like I said, this mineral is VERY overlooked by a lot of people. These people don't realize that almost all the electronic things around them have this mineral in them. All the electronic things we use everyday such as, cell phones, your radio, your television and even your computer have this mineral in them! This is because, quartz is piezoelectric (It can produce electricity when preasured by sound waves.) But how is Quartz placed and used in these things? Well, Thin wafers of quartz grounded to the precise thickness, can transmit sound waves at fixed frequencies, making them invaluable to the things I mentioned earlier and more! A lot of electronic things probably wouldn't function as well without this mineral. Even most of your jewelry has this mineral in it! This is because, quartz can be used in gemstones such as, Bloodstones, Agate, Tigerseye, Citrine, Carneian, Onyx and Sardonyx. What qualitities does quartz have to help us? Quartz has many qualities theat help us in our everyday lives for example, because of its ability to rotate the plane of polarization of light and its transparency in ultraviolet rays it is used in heat-ray lamps, prism, and spectrographic lenses. Used in the manufacture of glass, paints, abrasives, refractories, and precision instruments. Also Cultured quartz,” that is, quartz crystals grown very carefully in highly controlled laboratory conditions, is the quartz that is used in industry. About 200 metric tons of cultured quartz is produced each year. In the production of cultured quartz crystals, a “seed crystal” is needed. A seed crystal is a small piece of carefully selected, non-electronics-grade quartz. The manufactured crystal grows on this seed crystal. Seed crystals of quartz are called lascas. The United States is 100% dependent on imported lascas for manufactured quartz crystals. SO WHAT DOES QUARTZ LOOK LIKE? The quartz color variation is amazingly variable. Quartz can be almost any color as well as colorless. Even though it has many colors it is almost always transparent. It crystallizes in triangular form and is found in a well-known pyramid-like configuation with various lusters. However, some versions of quartz look nothing like this. Quartz is one of the most abundant and widlyspread of minerals in Earth's crust. Although, a lot of people overlook it they don't realizes how dependent we are on it and that things probably wouldn't function as well as, they do with out it.

will someone plz read this? Plz read this and tell me ways I can improve it and give your opoinion n it plz?? Quartz is one of the most abundant and widlyspread of minerals in Earth's crust. We have virtually no hope I runing out in your or my life time. It is made up of one atom of silica and 2 atoms of oxygen. It has a hardness of 7 on Mohs Hardness scale and a density of 2.65. This makes it harder then most minerals and extremely resistant to chemical and meachanical weathering, which allows it to form almost anywhere! Quartz is part of the silicates class, and the subclass of tectosilicates. Quartz and most of the other Quartz Group members are also classified here as silicates because of their structural and property similarities to other tectosilicates But, stishovite, for example, has properties and structure more closely related to the minerals of the Rutile Group and is therefore classified as an oxide. Thus, even though quartz is scientificly classified as in the silicates group the true classification of all the quartz members is still being debated and is undecided at the moment because, of the many versions of the mineral itself. As much as we over look this mineral we don't relize how dependent we are on it. What Are The Uses Of Quartz? Like I said, this mineral is VERY overlooked by a lot of people. These people don't realize that almost all the electronic things around them have this mineral in them. All the electronic things we use everyday such as, cell phones, your radio, your television and even your computer have this mineral in them! This is because, quartz is piezoelectric (It can produce electricity when preasured by sound waves.) But how is Quartz placed and used in these things? Well, Thin wafers of quartz grounded to the precise thickness, can transmit sound waves at fixed frequencies, making them invaluable to the things I mentioned earlier and more! A lot of electronic things probably wouldn't function as well without this mineral. Even most of your jewelry has this mineral in it! This is because, quartz can be used in gemstones such as, Bloodstones, Agate, Tigerseye, Citrine, Carneian, Onyx and Sardonyx. What qualitities does quartz have to help us? Quartz has many qualities theat help us in our everyday lives for example, because of its ability to rotate the plane of polarization of light and its transparency in ultraviolet rays it is used in heat-ray lamps, prism, and spectrographic lenses. Used in the manufacture of glass, paints, abrasives, refractories, and precision instruments. Also Cultured quartz,” that is, quartz crystals grown very carefully in highly controlled laboratory conditions, is the quartz that is used in industry. About 200 metric tons of cultured quartz is produced each year. In the production of cultured quartz crystals, a “seed crystal” is needed. A seed crystal is a small piece of carefully selected, non-electronics-grade quartz. The manufactured crystal grows on this seed crystal. Seed crystals of quartz are called lascas. The United States is 100% dependent on imported lascas for manufactured quartz crystals. SO WHAT DOES QUARTZ LOOK LIKE? The quartz color variation is amazingly variable. Quartz can be almost any color as well as colorless. Even though it has many colors it is almost always transparent. It crystallizes in triangular form and is found in a well-known pyramid-like configuation with various lusters. However, some versions of quartz look nothing like this. %0

Anyone have problems with cell phones turning the oven on? The story hit the New York Times. --- if true it's pretty dangerous. ------------- August 23, 2009 ABOUT NEW YORK Hello, Oven? It’s Phone. Now Let’s Get Cooking! By JIM DWYER First the superintendent and the handyman checked the oven from top to bottom. Then they tested the electrical outlet that supplied ignition power for the oven. Everything worked. Finally, they gave their verdict to the tenant, Andrei Melnikov. It was simply not possible, they said, that his oven, a Magic Chef made by Maytag, had turned itself on full blast, as Mr. Melnikov maintained. “Maybe you imagined it,” the handyman said. Mr. Melnikov picked up a warped meat thermometer, its plastic casing melted. “How did I imagine this?” he asked. “He told me, ‘Probably you don’t remember pushing the button,’ ” Mr. Melnikov said. Actually, Mr. Melnikov and his wife, Lina, almost never cook in the oven, which was new when they moved into their apartment in Gravesend, Brooklyn, three years ago. Like many people who live with more stuff than space, they store kitchenware in it. On the day it turned itself on, Mr. Melnikov recalled, his cellphone had rung in the kitchen. He talked for about 10 minutes. Then he smelled smoke. The oven was roaring. The thermometer was in flames. “Maybe the ringing cellphone turned it on,” Mr. Melnikov suggested to the two men. They scoffed. He laid the phone next to the stove. They dialed it. Suddenly, the electronic control on the stovetop beeped. The digital display changed from a clock to the word “high.” As the phone was ringing, the broiler was heating up. Three other apartments in the building are fitted with the same make and model oven: Maytag Model CGR1425ADW. “My phone turned on all of them,” Mr. Melnikov reported. “One apartment had a General Electric. It didn’t work on that one.” On Thursday, Mr. Melnikov welcomed a skeptical visitor — me — into his kitchen. “Will it happen now?” I asked. “Sure,” he said. He reconnected the oven, which he had unplugged from the wall for safety, and turned the gas valve on. I dialed his number. The electronic pad on the oven beeped, the word “high” appeared, and the phone rang. The flames were licking from the broiler jets. “It goes right to the high setting on the broiler,” he said. “It prefers high.” He disconnected the oven. I asked him to show me again, and he cheerfully started over. Once again, a call to his cellphone turned it on. Maytag learned about the rogue oven from a report on WINS 1010, which broke the story last week. A company technician confirmed the problem. “In our experience, this situation is highly unusual,” said Jill M. Saletta, a spokeswoman for Maytag. “We have offered to replace the unit with a brand-new one, at no cost, and will be taking the old unit to fully test in our lab.” Any other ovens with the same problem will also be replaced, she said. City fire marshals came to the apartment Friday and saw a demonstration. The federal Consumer Product Safety Commission has written to Mr. Melnikov for information. Ms. Saletta said all Maytag’s appliances are tested and meet safety standards set by Underwriters Laboratory and the American National Standards Institute. The landlord of the building, Arkadiy Eydlin, said he bought the Maytag ovens about four years ago. “Maybe around $500, $400 each,” he said. “It’s not the most expensive, and it’s not the cheapest one.” Cellphones, which send signals at up to 3 watts, often create electromagnetic interference with baby monitors, computer speakers and car radios, so it’s not surprising that they might also affect an oven’s electronic controls. People with heart pacemakers are cautioned not to carry phones in pockets over the implant. Engineers for Consumer Reports say that it is possible that Mr. Melnikov’s cellphone induced voltages in the keypad of the oven. Whatever the exact mechanism, the evidence is strong that these Maytag models are vulnerable to cellphones — and not just the one owned by Mr. Melnikov. The superintendent was able to turn on the oven in his own apartment by calling his own cellphone, which is a Samsung. Mr. Melnikov has a Sony Ericsson PDA. “I couldn’t afford it, but it was a gift, like four years ago,” he said. “It was maybe $700 then. More than the oven.” Mr. Melnikov, 35, who emigrated from Russia in 2000, runs a company that sets up computers, networks and security systems. His apartment is crowded with electronics gear. The oven fire unnerved him and his wife. “Not for the material things,” he said. “I have three chinchillas.” The next big cooking holiday in their home will be Thanksgiving. “Actually, right now, cooking turkey, it’s easier than ever,” Mr. Melnikov said. “It takes just one phone call.” -------------------------

How much credibility should I give these people ? The State of Unclassified and Commercial Technology Capable of Some Electronic Assault Effects http://www.raven1.net/uncom.htm Voices in the Head Washington Post on Electronic Harassment Technologies "An academic paper written for the Air Force in the mid-1990s mentions the idea of a weapon that would use sound waves to send words into a person's head. "The signal can be a 'message from God' that can warn the enemy of impending doom, or encourage the enemy to surrender." In 2002, the Air Force Research Laboratory patented precisely such a technology: using microwaves to send words into someone's head. The patent was based on human experimentation in October 1994 at the Air Force lab, where scientists were able to transmit phrases into the heads of human subjects..." -- Washington Post article on electronic harassment and voices in the head, 1/14/07 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/10/AR2007011001399.html http://www.wanttoknow.info/voicesinheadelectronicharassment I stumbled on this hornets nest of a topic Here are people - who claim that they have been victims of an organized stalking campaign using high frequency but low tech electronics to drive them crazy The claims are fantastic and I mean fantastic But not without scientific merit - the things they claim are almost always possible - some of them would in fact be fairly easy So I went about to prove that the technology they keep talking about doesn't exist (because that is what I wanted to believe) Go to the US patent office online and yep -it almost all exists ( the Canadian patent office sucks by comparison ) In 1976 voice to skull technology -- In the news -- US Naval ships put a voice inside an Iranian's head from 1,000 yards to tell him -- "Hey buddy US war ship coming through and your in the way " So how much credibility should I give these people -- And how on earth do I sort out the nutters from the strange but truthful Have you ever heard of any of this ? As a side note -- after going through the piles and piles of stuff that is the patent office There appears some odd ball rule - If you have really cool and really evil stuff -- straight to the US If you built a better mouse trap -- Canada Dr John --- That may be so -- but it is really new to me and it is all news as well I thought my homemade block and tackle was an advanced piece of equipment I am not sure if the ignorance helps me with an impartial investigation or hinders me because I don't know or would have ever dreampt up half of the things that people now tell me are not new Feeling pretty ignorant I suppose

What's the most accurate, fast-reading type of portable thermometer for ambient air temperature? I'm looking for a thermometer I can carry on me while camping, hiking or skiing that can read the surrounding air temp. Here's some problems I have encountered with types I tried though: Most portable spirit thermometers have pitifully small scales, often such that is is hard to tell 30 from 35. I'm looking for precision at least to half a degree. Carrying a big laboratory thermometer or one meant for a wall probably would look goofy and is also at risk for getting broken. Electronic ones I have tried are highly susceptible to interference from body heat. Many I have tried take up to half an hour of sitting away from anybody untouched, and begin to spike several degrees if even held for a even few seconds. Worse yet, they seem to read very slowly in general when the change environments (indoor to outdoor). I'm not saying all electronic ones are bad, just that many cheaper models are like this and it would be cool if anyone knows one that is not so temperamental. I have a "laser" thermometer (infrared) which are very nice and instantaneous but they read the surface temp of objects, not the air unless there is some trick I'm missing.

So, who thinks it's just awesome Obama plans to release YOUR "private" health and medical records for sale? [LIFE WITH BIG BROTHER] "Your health records on sale block" 'Critic says patient consent unneeded in stimulus plan' Posted: March 27, 2009, 7:50 pm Eastern | By Bob Unruh © 2009 WorldNetDaily http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=93084 The head of the Institute for Health Freedom says now is the time for American residents to rise up if they want to keep control over their health records, because the data soon will be for sale and is forecast to become the next "gold rush." WND has reported several times on similar issues, including when parents in Minnesota recently sued the state to prevent the collection of their infants' DNA without permission to use it for research. Institute President Sue Blevins said the new "stimulus" bill approved by Congress provides for electronic health records for all Americans. The move, she says, weakens an individual's control over his or her own health records to the point that data could be employed for research that may end up being used against the patient. "The economic stimulus law plans for every American to use an electronic health record (EHR) and allows those records to be sold for research and public-health purposes – without patients' consent," she explained. * * * * * What do my medical records contain? Medical records are created when you receive treatment from a health professional such as a physician, nurse, dentist, chiropractor, or psychiatrist. Records may include your medical history, details about your lifestyle (such as smoking or involvement in high-risk sports), and family medical history. In addition, your medical records contain laboratory test results, medications prescribed, and reports that indicate the results of operations and other medical procedures. Your records could also include the results of genetic testing used to predict your future health. And they might include information about your participation in research projects. Information you provide on applications for disability, life or accidental insurance with private insurers or government programs can also become part of your medical file. http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs8-med.htm

What does the letter for military occupations signify? For example a Bravo vs a Foxtrot? Is there any rythm or reason? See below details: BRANCH 11 INFANTRY * 11A INFANTRY BRANCH 12 ARMOR * 12A ARMOR, GENERAL * 12B ARMOR * 12C CAVALRY BRANCH 13 FIELD ARTILLERY 13A FIELD ARTILLERY, GENERAL BRANCH 14 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 14A AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY, GENERAL * 14B SHORT-RANGE AIR DEFENSE (SHORAD) ARTILLERY 14D HAWK MISSILE AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 14E PATRIOT MISSILE AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY BRANCH 15 AVIATION 15A AVIATION, GENERAL 15B AVIATION COMBINED ARMS OPERATIONS 15C AVIATION ALL-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE 15D AVIATION LOGISTICS BRANCH 18 SPECIAL FORCES * 18A SPECIAL FORCES BRANCH 21 CORPS OF ENGINEERS 21A ENGINEER, GENERAL 21B COMBAT ENGINEER 21D FACILITIES/CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT ENGINEER (FCCME) BRANCH 25 SIGNAL CORPS 25A SIGNAL, GENERAL BRANCH 31 MILITARY POLICE 31A MILITARY POLICE BRANCH 35 MILITARY INTELLIGENCE 35B STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE (RC) 35C IMAGERY INTELLIGENCE (IMINT) 35D ALL SOURCE INTELLIGENCE 35E COUNTER INTELLIGENCE (CI) 35F HUMAN INTELLIGENCE (HUMINT) 35G S IGNALS INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SIGINT/EW) BRANCH 38 CIVIL AFFAIRS 38A CIVIL AFFAIRS, GENERAL BRANCH 42 ADJUTANT GENERAL'S CORPS 42B PERSONNEL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT 42C ARMY BANDS BRANCH 44 FINANCE CORPS 44A FINANCE, GENERAL BRANCH 55 JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL'S CORPS 55A JUDGE ADVOCATE, GENERAL 55B MILITARY JUDGE BRANCH 56 CHAPLAIN 56A COMMAND AND UNIT CHAPLAIN 56D CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATOR BRANCHES 60-62 MEDICAL CORPS 60A OPERATIONAL MEDICINE 60B NUCLEAR MEDICINE OFFICER 60C PREVENTIVE MEDICINE OFFICER 60D OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE OFFICER 60F PULMONARY DISEASE OFFICER 60G GASTROENTEROLOGIST 60H CARDIOLOGIST 60J OBSTETRICIAN AND GYNECOLOGIST 60K UROLOGIST 60L DERMATOLOGIST 60M ALLERGIST, CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGIST 60N ANESTHESIOLOGIST 60P PEDIATRICIAN 60Q PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGIST 60R CHILD NEUROLOGIST 60S OPHTHALMOLOGIST 60T OTOLARYNGOLOGIST 60U CHILD PSYCHIATRIST 60V NEUROLOGIST 60W PSYCHIATRIST 61A NEPHROLOGIST 61B MEDICAL ONCOLOGIST/HEMATOLOGIST 61C ENDOCRINOLOGIST 61D RHEUMATOLOGIST 61E CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGIST 61F INTERNIST 61G INFECTIOUS DISEASE OFFICER 61H FAMILY PHYSICIAN 61J GENERAL SURGEON 61K THORACIC SURGEON 61L PLASTIC SURGEON 61M ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON 61N FLIGHT SURGEON 61P PHYSIATRIST 61Q THERAPEUTIC RADIOLOGIST 61R DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGIST 61U PATHOLOGIST 61W PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SURGEON 61Z NEUROSURGEON 62A EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN 62B FIELD SURGEON BRANCH 63 DENTAL CORPS 63A GENERAL DENTIST 63B COMPREHENSIVE DENTIST 63D PERIODONTIST 63E ENDODONTIST 63F PROSTHODONIST 63H PUBLIC HEALTH DENTIST 63K PEDIATRIC DENTIST 63M ORTHODONTIST 63N ORAL MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEON 63P ORAL PATHOLOGIST 63R EXECUTIVE DENTIST BRANCH 64 VETERINARY CORPS 64A FIELD VETERINARY SERVICE 64B VETERINARY PREVENTIVE MEDICINE 64C VETERINARY LABORATORY ANIMAL MEDICINE 64D VETERINARY PATHOLOGY 64E VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY 64F VETERINARY COMPARATIVE MEDICINE 64Z SENIOR VETERINARIAN (IMMATERIAL) BRANCH 65 ARMY MEDICAL SPECIALIST CORPS 65A OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY 65B PHYSICAL THERAPY 65C DIETITIAN 65D PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT BRANCH 66 ARMY NURSE CORPS (ANC) 66C PSYCHIATRIC/MENTAL HEALTH NURSE 66E OPERATING ROOM NURSE 66F NURSE ANESTHETIST 66H MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSE 66N GENERALIST NURSE BRANCH 67 MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS 67A HEALTH SERVICES 67B LABORATORY SCIENCES 67C PREVENTIVE MEDICINE SCIENCES 67D BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES 67E PHARMACY 67F OPTOMETRY 67G PODIATRY 67J AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION BRANCH 74 CHEMICAL 74A CHEMICAL, GENERAL 74B CHEMICAL OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 74C CHEMICAL MUNITIONS & MATERIEL MANAGEMENT BRANCH 88 TRANSPORTATION CORPS 88A TRANSPORTATION, GENERAL 88B TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT 88C MARINE AND TERMINAL OPERATIONS 88D MOTOR/RAIL TRANSPORTATION BRANCH 91 ORDNANCE 91A ORDNANCE, GENERAL 91B MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT 91D MUNITIONS MATERIEL MANAGEMENT 91E EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL BRANCH 92 QUARTERMASTER CORPS 92A QUARTERMASTER, GENERAL 92D AERIAL DELIVERY AND MATERIEL 92F PETROLEUM FA 24 INFORMATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING 24A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS ENGINEER 24B DATA SYSTEMS ENGINEER 24Z INFORMATION SYSTEMS ENGINEER FA 30 INFORMATION OPERATIONS (IO) 30A INFORMATION OPERATIONS OFFICER FA 34 STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE 34A STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE OFFICER FA 35 MILITARY INTELLIGENCE (USED WITH AOC 15C ONLY) 35D ALL SOURCE INTELLIGENCE 35G SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE ELECTRONIC WARFARE FA 39 PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS AND CIVIL AFFAIRS 39A PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS OR CIVIL AFFAIRS, GENERAL 39B PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS 39C CIVIL AFFAIRS 39X PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS AND CIVIL AFFAIRS, DESIGNATED FA 40 SPACE OPERATIONS 40A SPACE OPERATIONS FA 43 HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 43A HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT OFFICER FA 45 COMPTROLLER 45A COMPTROLLER FA 46 PUBLIC AFFAIRS 46A PUBLIC AFFAIRS, GENERAL 46B BROADCAST FA 47 USMA STABILIZED FACULTY 47A USMA, PROFESSOR 47C USMA, PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH 47D USMA, PROFESSOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCES 47F USMA, PROFESSOR OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING 47G USMA, PROFESSOR OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES 47H USMA, PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS 47J USMA, PROFESSOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCES 47K USMA, PROFESSOR OF HISTORY 47L USMA, PROFESSOR OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES AND LEADERSHIP 47M USMA, PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY 47N USMA, PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES 47P USMA, PROFESSOR OF GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 47Q USMA, PROFESSOR AND ASSOCIATE DEAN 47R USMA, PROFESSOR OF CIVIL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 47S USMA, PROFESSOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION FA 48 FOREIGN AREA OFFICER 48B LATIN AMERICA 48C EUROPE 48D SOUTH ASIA 48E EURASIA 48F CHINA 48G MIDEAST/NORTH AFRICA 48H NORTHEAST ASIA 48I SOUTHEAST ASIA 48J AFRICA, SOUTH OF THE SAHARA FA 49 OPERATIONS RESEARCH/SYSTEMS ANALYSIS (ORSA) 49A OPERATIONS RESEARCH, GENERAL 49W TRAINED, ORSA 49X UNTRAINED, ORSA FA 50 FORCE DEVELOPMENT 50A FORCE DEVELOPMENT FA 51 ACQUISITION 51A SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 51C CONTRACTING AND INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT 51R SYSTEMS AUTOMATION ACQUISITION 51S RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING 51T TEST AND EVALUATION 51Z ACQUISITION FA 52 NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND OPERATIONS 52B NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND OPERATIONS FA 53 INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT 53A INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT 53X DESIGNATED SYSTEMS AUTOMATION FA 57 SIMULATIONS OPERATIONS 57A SIMULATIONS OPERATIONS OFFICER FA 59 STRATEGIC PLANS AND POLICY 59A STRATEGIC PLANS AND POLICY FA 90 LOGISTICS 90A LOGISTICS MFA 70 HEALTH SERVICES 70A HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION 70B HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 70C HEALTH SERVICES COMPTROLLER 70D HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT 70E PATIENT ADMINISTRATION 70F HEALTH SERVICES HUMAN RESOURCES 70H HEALTH SERVICES PLANS, OPERATIONS, INTELLIGENCE, SECURITY, AND TRAINING 70K HEALTH SERVICES MATERIEL MFA 71 LABORATORY SCIENCES 71A MICROBIOLOGY 71B BIOCHEMISTRY 71E CLINICAL LABORATORY 71F RESEARCH PSYCHOLOGY MFA 72 PREVENTIVE MEDICINE SCIENCES 72A NUCLEAR MEDICAL SCIENCE 72B ENTOMOLOGY 72C AUDIOLOGY 72D ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 72E SANITARY ENGINEER MFA 73 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES 73A SOCIAL WORK 73B CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY IMMATERIAL CODES 01A OFFICER GENERALIST 02A COMBAT ARMS GENERALIST 05A ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT REPORTING CODES 00A DUTIES UNASSIGNED 00B GENERAL OFFICER 00C RELIEVED FROM DUTY, SICK IN HOSPITAL OR QUARTERS 00D NEWLY COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AWAITING ENTRY ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR OFFICER BASIC COURSE ATTENDANCE 00E STUDENT OFFICER OFFICER SKILL CODES CODE TITLE 3A JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENT 3D GOVERNMENT CONTRACT LAW SPECIALIST 3E TACTICAL EXPLOITATION OF NATIONAL CAPABILITIES (TENCAP) * 3F NATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 3G CLAIMS/LITIGATION SPECIALIST 3H JOINT PLANNER * 3J M1A2 ABRAMS TANK 3K JOINT COMMAND, CONTROL AND COMMUNICATIONS (C3) 3L JOINT SPECIALTY OFFICER 3N INTERNATIONAL LAW SPECIALIST 3Q STRATEGIC DEBRIEFER AND INTERROGATOR 3R FORCE MANAGEMENT 3S UNIT AIR MOVEMENTS OFFICER 3W NSA JUNIOR OFFICER CRYPTOLOGIC CAREER PROGRAM * 3X M2 BRADLEY INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE/ M3 CAVALRY FIGHTING VEHICLE 3Y SPACE ACTIVITIES * 3Z MORTAR UNIT OFFICER 4B OPERATIONS RESEARCH/SYSTEMS ANALYSIS 4H BRANCH AUTOMATION OFFICER 4J POSTAL 4K ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 4M ARMY ACQUISITION CORPS CANDIDATE OFFICER 4P SECURITY ASSISTANCE 4R ROBOTICS 4S ATTACHÉ 4T RECRUITING OFFICER (RO) 4V MORTUARY AFFAIRS OFFICER * 4W UNDERWATER SPECIAL OPERATIONS * 4X MILITARY FREE FALL SPECIAL OPERATIONS 4Z CERTIFIED ARMY ACQUISITION CORPS OFFICER 5B VISUAL INFORMATION 5D RADIO FREQUENCY MANAGER 5H NUCLEAR CHEMICAL TARGET ANALYST 5J TECHNICAL ESCORT 5K INSTRUCTOR 5L NBC RECONNAISSANCE 5N INSPECTOR GENERAL 5P PARACHUTIST 5Q PATHFINDER * 5R RANGER * 5S RANGER-PARACHUTIST 5T EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ADVISOR 5U AIR OPERATIONS OFFICER 5V MARINE DIVER 5X HISTORIAN 5Y CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICER 6A DEFENSE SENSOR INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION TRAINING PROGRAM (DSIATP) 6C ECONOMIST 6D PUBLIC EDUCATION OFFICER 6E CIVILIAN SUPPLY OFFICER 6F PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OFFICER 6G PUBLIC FACILITIES OFFICER 6H PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER 6M MOBILIZATION AND DEMOBILIZATION OPERATIONS 6P MASTER FITNESS TRAINER 6R PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER 6U AGRICULTURAL OFFICER 6V CULTURAL AFFAIRS OFFICER 6W ARCHIVIST 6X ARMY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES PROGRAM 6Y INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT (IM) 6Z STRATEGIST 7E CHAPLAIN EDUCATION AND TRAINING 7F PASTORAL COORDINATOR 7H UPPER EXTREMITY MUSCULOSKELETAL EVALUATION 7K MARRIAGE AND FAMILY MINISTRIES 7M CHAPLAIN RESOURCE MANAGER 7Q TRAINING DEVELOPMENT 7R HOSPITAL MINISTRIES 7T CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST 8A INTENSIVE CARE 8D MIDWIFERY 8E NURSE PRACTITIONER 8F COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING 8G OBSTETRIC AND GYNECOLOGIC NURSING 8J INFECTION CONTROL 8T BLOOD BANKING 8Z MEDICAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION 9A MEDICAL PROFICIENCY (ALL AMEDD CORPS) 9B MEDICAL PROFICIENCY (MC, DC, VC AND AMSC ONLY) 9C MEDICAL PROFICIENCY (MC, DC AND VC ONLY) 9D MEDICAL PROFICIENCY (MC, DC AND VC ONLY) 9E MEDICAL PROFICIENCY (MC AND DC ONLY 9I HEALTH FACILITIES PLANNER A2 OH-58A/C SCOUT PILOT A3 OH-58D SCOUT PILOT A4 OH-58D WARRIOR PILOT B1 UH-1 PILOT B2 UH-60 PILOT B5 EH-60 PILOT C2 CH-47D PILOT D2 AH-1Q/S PILOT D5 AH-64A PILOT D7 AH-64D PILOT E3 C-20 PILOT E5 C-12 PILOT E6 C-21 PILOT E7 C-23 PILOT E8 C-26 PILOT F3 RC-12 PILOT F4 RC-12K/N PILOT F5 O-5A/EO-5B/RC-7 PILOT G5 EXPERIMENTAL TEST PILOT G6 MAINTENANCE TEST PILOT G7 AVIATION RELATED G8 AVIATION SAFETY OFFICER * K4 SPECIAL OPERATIONS AVIATION (SOA) * K5 MH-60K PILOT * K6 MH-47E PILOT M1 ORTHOPEDIC PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT M2 EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT M3 AVIATION MEDICINE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT M4 CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE M5 EMERGENCY NURSING This is for the Army, but if you have knowlege of any branch please let me know.

Which among the following is the best project? S.No Topic 1 A Study of Color Histogram Based Image Retrieval 2 A Free-Form Database Query Language for Mobile Phones 3 Development and Applications of Wireless Group Support Systems in Mobile Business 4 Design of mobile electronic commerce system based on J2ME 5 Locating Friends and Family Using Mobile Phones with GPS 6 Mobile eLearning Platform for Interactive Patient Education 7 Mobile Forensics in Healthcare 8 On GPS Tracking of Mobile Devices 9 Web 2.0–In Your Hand 10 Wireless-LAN Based Distributed Digital Lighting System for Digital Home 11 A Dynamic E-commerce System Based on Middleware Technology 12 A Model-Integrated Guideline-Driven Clinical Decision-Support System 13 Building up Problem-Based Learning platform based on J2EE 14 Business Processes Solution with Apache Struts Framework 15 Design and Implementation of Web-Based Network Teaching Platform 16 Design of Teacher E-portfolio System for Teacher Professional Development 17 Development and Design of a New Logistics Information Management System 18 e-Care – IHE-Compliant Exchange of Patient Data to Enable Home & Mobile Nursing Care of Elderly People within an e-Care Affinity Domain 19 Mobile Business Application based on J2ME and Web Services 20 A New Data-Mining Based Approach for Network Intrusion Detection 21 E-health Services with Secure Mobile Agent 22 Fighting Phishing with Discriminative Key point Features 23 Improved Bayesian Anti-Spam Filter – Implementation and Analysis on Independent Spam Corpuses 24 Two Factor Authentication Using Mobile Phones 25 Open Source Software in Information Technology Education 26 Research of Structure Integration based on Struts and Hibernate 27 Task Based Automatic Examination System for Sequenced Test 28 The Construction of E-Business Portal Based on Struts, Spring and Hibernate 29 The Design and Implement of Web MIS of Students Based on Servlet+JDBC 30 Uniform & Efficient Data Provisioning for SOA-based Information Systems 31 Using web technologies based on college – graduate Web contact management system Form system 32 Utilizing RSS feeds for crawling the Web 33 Web site management system 34 Design for Security Operating System 35 A Chinese-Learning Game Based on J2EE 36 Bluetooth Mobile Advertising System Using Pull-Based Approach 37 Mobile Blogging System 38 A J2ME-Based Wireless Intelligent Video Surveillance System Using Moving Object Recognition Technology 39 Color Histogram Features Based Image Classification in Content-Based Image Retrieval Systems 40 Automatic Generation of Web User Interfaces Using Database Metadata 41 Employing Bayes Classifier for Improving Learner’s Proficiency 42 Intelligent Heart Disease Prediction System Using Data Mining Techniques 43 A Mobile Phone Based Intelligent Scoring Approach for Assessment of Critical Illness 44 A Fuzzy Similarity Approach for Automated Spam Filtering 45 Personal Authentication Based on Iris Texture Analysis 46 Public Key-embedded Graphic CAPTCHAs 47 A Dynamic Web Page Adaptation for Mobile Device Based on Web2.0 48 Bluetooth Enabled Mobile Phone Remote Control for PC 49 Design and Implementation of E-learning Performance Evaluation System 50 Design of Laboratory Management System Based on JSF Framework 51 Designing and Implementing the E-learning system 52 EPR Management System Development Based on B-S Architecture 53 Establishment of Containers Management System Based on RFID Technology 54 Extracting Content from Web Pages Based on RSS 55 Research on Improved MVC Design Pattern Based on Struts and XSL 56 The Research and Design Of Log Management System Based On Struts Frame 57 Research on the Intelligent Online Trading Platform Based on J2EE 58 Media Searching on Mobile Devices 59 Improving Mobile Banking Security Using Steganography 60 Steganography in MMS 61 Wireless Content Management (WiCoM) for Mobile Device Image Processing | Mobile Computing | Web Framework | Networking 62 Enterprise Healthcare for mobile device and interoperation of patient Information 63 Smart Phones to the Rescue 64 A Mobile Phone-Enhanced Remote Surveillance System with Electric Power Appliance Control and Network Camera Homing 65 Robot Tele operation System Based on GPRS 66 Design of a New Security Protocol 67 Internet Library Basing on J2EE Technologies 68 Thesis Management Supporting System based on J2EE Platform 69 Universal Customer Relationship Management Support System 70 Application for Management of Hospital 71 Universal E-commerce Platform 72 The Architecture Design of Examination System in Digital Campus Based on J2EE Technology 73 Object Oriented Application Cooperation Methods with Relational Database (ORM) based on J2EE Technology 74 Security of web forms 75 Intrusion Detection and Internet Services Failure Reporting System 76 An Algorithm to Improve the Effectiveness of Apriori 77 Mobile B

I'm trying to name all the nes games, do i have them all? Name Publisher Year Size A Ressha De Ikou Pony Canyon 1991 144K Aa Yakyuu Jinsei Icchokusen Sammy 1992 512K Abadox - The Deadly Inner War Milton Bradley 1990 256K Abadox Natsume 1989 256K Abarenbou Tengu Meldac 1990 256K Action in New York Infogrames 1991 256K Addams Family, The Ocean 1992 256K Addams Family, The - Uncle Fester's Quest Sunsoft 1989 256K Addams Family, The - Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt Ocean 1993 256K Advanced Dungeons & Dragons - Dragon Strike FCI 1992 512K Advanced Dungeons & Dragons - Dragons of Flame Pony Canyon 1992 256K Advanced Dungeons & Dragons - Heroes of the Lance FCI 1991 256K Advanced Dungeons & Dragons - Heroes of the Lance Pony Canyon 1991 256K Advanced Dungeons & Dragons - Pool Of Radiance FCI 1992 640K Advanced Dungeons & Dragons - Pool of Radiance Pony Canyon 1991 640K Adventures in the Magic Kingdom Capcom 1990 128K Adventure Island Hudson Soft 1988 64K Adv R.B.I. Baseball Tengen 1988 96K R.B.I. Baseball 2 Tengen 1990 192K R.B.I. Baseball 3 Tengen 1991 192K R.C. Pro-Am Nintendo 1988 64K Race America Absolute Entertainment 1992 256K Racket Attack Jaleco 1988 384K Rackets & Rivals Palcom 1993 256K Rad Racer Nintendo 1987 128K Raid 2020 Color Dreams 1989 96K Raid on Bungeling Bay Brøderbund 1987 24K Rainbow Islands Taito 1991 128K Rally Bike Romstar 1990 128K Rambo Acclaim 1988 128K Rampage Data East 1988 192K Ren & Stimpy Show, The THQ 1993 256K Rescue - Embassy Mission Kemco 1990 256K Ring King Data East 1987 128K Road Fighter Konami 1991 24K Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves Virgin Interactive 1991 256K RoboCop Data East 1989 256K RoboCop 2 Data East 1991 256K Robodemons Color Dreams 1990 128K Robo Warrior Jaleco 1988 128K Rocketeer NTVIC 1990 128K Rock 'n' Ball Bandai 1991 192K Rockin' Kats Atlus 1991 256K Rod Land Jaleco 1991 128K Roger Clemens MVP Baseball LJN 1991 384K Rollerball HAL Laboratory 1990 160K Rollerblade Racer Hi Tech Expressions 1993 256K Rollergames Ultra 1990 256K Romance Of The Three Kingdoms Koei 1989 256K Roundball - 2-on-2 Challenge Mindscape 1992 256K Rush'n Attack Konami 1987 128K Rygar S.C.A.T. - Special Cybernetic Attack Team Natsume 1991 256K Secret Scout in the Temple of Demise Color Dreams 1991 128K Section Z Capcom 1987 128K Sesame Street - Big Bird's Hide & Speak Hi Tech Expressions 1990 384K Sesame Street Countdown Hi Tech Expressions 1992 256K Seicross FCI 1988 40K Shadow of the Ninja Natsume 1990 256K Shadow Warriors Tecmo 1991 256K Shadow Warriors 2 Tecmo 1994 256K Shadowgate Kemco 1989 256K Shatterhand Jaleco 1991 256K Shingen The Ruler Hot-B 1990 256K Shockwave AGC 1990 64K Side Pocket Data East 1987 128K Silent Service Ultra 1989 128K Silkworm Sammy 1990 256K Silver Surfer Arcadia 1990 384K Simpsons, The - Bart Vs. The Space Mutants Acclaim 1991 256K Simpsons, The - Bart Vs. The World Acclaim 1991 384K Simpsons, The - Bartman Meets Radioactive Man Acclaim 1992 384K Skate or Die Ultra 1988 128K Skate or Die 2 Electronic Arts 1990 384K Sky Kid Sunsoft 1987 96K Sky Shark Taito 1989 192K Slalom Nintendo 1987 40K Smurfs, The Infogrames 1994 128K Snake Rattle 'n Roll Nintendo 1990 64K Snake's Revenge Ultra 1990 256K Snoopy's Silly Sports Spectacular Kemco 1990 256K Snow Bros. Capcom 1991 256K Soccer Nintendo 1987 40K Solar Jetman - Hunt for the Golden Warpship Tradewest 1990 256K Solomon's Key Tecmo 1987 64K Solomon's Key 2 Tecmo 1992 256K Solstice - Quest for the Staff of Demnos, The CSG Imagesoft 1990 128K Spider-Man - Return of the Sinister Six LJN 1992 384K Spiritual Warfare Wisdom Tree 1992 256K Spelunker Brøderbund 1987 40K Spot Virgin Interactive 1990 128K Spy Hunter Sunsoft 1987 64K Spy Vs. Spy Kemco 1988 40K Sqoon Irem 1987 40K Stack Up (R.O.B.) Nintendo 1985 40K Stanley & The Search for Dr. Livingston Electro Brain 1992 256K Star Soldier Taxan 1989 64K Star Trek - 25th Anniversary Ultra 1992 512K Star Trek - The Next Generation Absolute Entertainment 1993 128K Starship Hector Hudson Soft 1987 128K StarTropics Nintendo 1990 512K Stealth ATF Activision 1989 256K Stinger Konami 1987 128K Street Fighter 2010 - The Final Fight Capcom 1990 256K Strider Capcom 1989 256K Stunt Kids Camerica 1992 128K Sunday Funday Wisdom Tree 1995 256K Super C Konami 1990 256K Super Dodge Ball Sony Imagesoft 1989 256K Super Jeopardy! Gametek 1991 256K Super Mario Brothers Nintendo 1985 40K Super Mario Brothers 2 Nintendo 1988 256K Super Mario Brothers 3 Nintendo 1990 384K Super Spike V'Ball Nintendo 1990 256K Super Sprint Tengen 1989 128K Superman Kemco 1988 256K Swamp Thing THQ 1992 256K Sword Master Activision 1992 256K Swords and Serpents T&C Surf Designs: Wood & Water Rage LJN 1988 64K T&C Surf Designs 2: Thrilla's Surfari LJN 1992 256K Tag Team Pro-Wrestling Namco 1986 40K Tag Team Wresting Data East 1986 40K Tagin' Dragon Bunch Games 1990 48K Target Renegade Taito 1990 256K Taito Chase H.Q. Taito 1989 256K Taiyou no Shinden Tokyo Shoseki 1988 256K Taiyou no Yuusha Firebird Irem 1992 256K Takahashi Meijin no Bouken Shima Hudson Soft 1986 64K Takahashi Meijin no Bouken Shima II Hudson Soft 1991 256K Takahashi Meijin no Bouken Shima III Hudson Soft 1992 256K Takahashi Meijin no Bouken Shima IV Hudson Soft 1994 384K Takahashi Meijin no Bugutte Honey Hudson Soft 1987 160K Takeda Shingen Hot-B 1986 128K Takeda Shingen 2 Hot-B 1990 256K Takeshi no Chousenjou Taito 1986 128K TaleSpin Capcom 1990 256K Tantei Jinguuji Saburou - Toki no Sugiyuku Mama ni Data East 1990 128K Tantei Jinguuji Saburou - Yokohamakou Renzoku Satsujin Jiken Data East 1988 256K Tao Vap 1989 256K Tashiro Masashi no Princess ga Ippai Epic Sony Record 1989 256K Tatakae!! Ramen Man - Sakuretsu Choujin 102 Gei Bandai 1988 256K Tatakai no Banka Capcom 1986 128K Tecmo Baseball Tecmo 1989 128K Tecmo Bowl Tecmo 1989 256K Tecmo Bowl Tecmo 1990 256K Tecmo NBA Basketball Tecmo 1992 384K Tecmo Super Bowl Tecmo 1991 384K Tecmo Super Bowl Tecmo 1991 384K Tecmo Cup - Soccer Game Tecmo 1992 256K Tecmo World Wresting Tecmo 1990 256K Temco World Cup Soccer Tecmo 1990 128K Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Konami 1989 256K Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 Konami 1990 512K Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tournament Fighters Konami 1994 256K Tenchi wo Kurau Capcom 1989 256K Tenchi wo Kurau II - Shokatsu Koumei Den Capcom 1991 512K Tenkaichi Bushi - Keru Naguuru Namco 1989 192K Tennis Nintendo 1985 24K Terminator, The Mindscape 1992 256K Terminator 2 - Judgment Day Acclaim 1992 256K Terminator 2 - Judgment Day Pack-In-Video 1992 256K Terra Cresta Vic Tokai 1990 128K Terra Cresta Nihon Bussan 1986 128K Tetrastar - The Fighter Taito 1991 512K Tetris BPS 1988 64K Tetris 2 Nintendo 1993 256K Tetris 2 & Bombliss BPS 1991 128K Tetris Flash Nintendo 1993 256K Tetsudou Ou - Famicom Boardgame DB-Soft 1991 64K Thexder Squaresoft 1985 40K Three Stooges, The Activision 1989 256K Thunder & Lightning Romstar 1990 160K Thunderbirds Activision 1990 256K Thunderbirds Pack-In-Video 1989 128K Thundercade Sammy 1989 128K Tiger-Heli Acclaim 1987 64K Tiger-Heli Pony Canyon 1986 64K Time Lord Milton Bradley 1990 128K Time Zone Sigma Entertainment 1990 256K Times of Lore Toho 1991 128K Times of Lore Toho 1990 128K Tiny Toon Adventures Konami 1991 256K Titan SOFEL 1990 128K Toki no Tabibito Kemco 1986 128K Tokkyuu Shirei - Solbrain Angel Studios 1991 256K Tokoro-San no Mamoru mo Semeru mo Epic Sony Record 1987 64K Tombs & Treasure Infocom 1991 256K Tonjan! NMK 1989 256K Top Gun Konami 1987 128K Top Gun Konami 1987 128K Top Gun - Dual Fighters Konami 1989 256K Top Gun - Second Mission Konami 1990 256K Top Players' Tennis Featuring Chris Evert & Ivan Lendl Asmik 1990 256K Total Recall Acclaim 1990 128K Totsuzen! Machoman Vic Tokai 1988 128K Touch Down Fever SNK 1991 160K Touch Down Fever SNK 1989 160K Touhou Kenbun Roku Natsume 1988 256K Tower of Druaga, The Namco 1985 40K Toxic Crusaders Bandai 1992 256K Track & Field Konami 1987 64K Track & Field 2 Konami 1990 256K Transformers - Comvoy no Nazo Takara 1986 64K Treasure Master American Softworks 1991 256K Trog Acclaim 1991 128K Trojan Capcom 1987 128K Tsuppari Oozumou Tecmo 1987 64K Tsuri Kichi Sanpei - Blue Marlin Hen Victor Interactive 1988 128K Twin Cobra Sammy 1990 256K Twin Eagle - Revenge Joe's Brother Romstar 1989 128K Twin Eagle - Revenge Joe's Brother Romstar 1991 128K Twinbee Ufouria Sunsoft 1991 256K Ultima - Exodus FCI 1989 256K Ultima - Kyoufu no Exodus Pony Canyon 1987 256K Ultima - Quest of The Avatar FCI 1990 256K Ultima - Seisha heno Michi Pony Canyon 1989 256K Ultima - Warriors of Destiny FCI 1993 256K Ultimate Basketball Sammy 1990 256K Ultimate Stuntman Camerica 1990 256K Ultraman Club - Kaijuu Dai Kessen!! Angel Studios 1992 384K Ultraman Club 2 - Kaettekita Ultraman Club Bandai 1990 256K Ultraman Club 3 Bandai 1991 384K Uninvited Kemco 1991 256K Untouchables, The Ocean 1991 256K Untouchables, The Altron 1991 256K Urban Champion Nintendo 1986 24K US Championship V'Ball Jaleco 1989 256K Utsurun Desu Yutaka 1993 256K Valis - The Fantastic Soldier Telenet Japan 1987 128K Valkyrie no Bouken - Toki no Kagi Densetsu Namco 1986 64K Vegas Connection - Casino Kara Ai wo Komete Sigma Entertainment 1989 256K Vegas Dream HAL Laboratory 1990 256K Venus Senki - Back the City Vaire 1989 256K Vice - Project Doom Sammy 1991 256K Vindicators Tengen 1988 96K Viva! Las Vegas Epic Sony Record 1988 256K Volleyball Nintendo 1987 40K Volguard II DB-Soft 1985 40K Ufouria Sunsoft 1991 256K Ultima - Exodus FCI 1989 256K Ultima - Kyoufu no Exodus Pony Canyon 1987 256K Ultima - Quest of The Avatar FCI 1990 256K Ultima - Seisha heno Michi Pony Canyon 1989 256K Ultima - Warriors of Destiny FCI 1993 256K Ultimate Basketball Sammy 1990 256K Ultimate Stuntman Camerica 1990 256K Ultraman Club - Kaijuu Dai Kessen!! Angel Studios 1992 384K Ultraman Club 2 - Kaettekita Ultraman Club Bandai 1990 256K Ultraman Club 3 Bandai 1991 384K Uninvited Kemco 1991 256K Untouchables, The Ocean 1991 256K Untouchables, The Altron 1991 256K Urban Champion Nintendo 1986 24K US Championship V'Ball Jaleco 1989 256K Utsurun Desu Valis - The Fantastic Soldier Telenet Japan 1987 128K Valkyrie no Bouken - Toki no Kagi Densetsu Namco 1986 64K Vegas Connection - Casino Kara Ai wo Komete Sigma Entertainment 1989 256K Vegas Dream HAL Laboratory 1990 256K Venus Senki - Back the City Vaire 1989 256K Vice - Project Doom Sammy 1991 256K Vindicators Tengen 1988 96K Viva! Las Vegas Epic Sony Record 1988 256K Volleyball Nintendo 1987 40K Volguard II Wacky Races Atlus 1992 256K Wall Street Kid SOFEL 1990 128K Wanpaku Duck Yume Bouken Capcom 1990 128K Wanpaku Kokkun no Gourmet World Taito 1992 256K Wario no Mori Nintendo 1994 512K Wario's Woods Nintendo 1994 512K Warpman Namco 1985 24K Wayne Gretzky Hockey THQ 1991 128K Wayne's World THQ 1993 256K Werewolf - The Last Warrior Data East 1990 256K Wheel of Fortune - Starring Vanna White Gametek 1992 128K Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? Konami 1991 384K Where's Waldo? THQ 1991 256K White Lion Densetsu Kemco 1989 256K Who Framed Roger Rabbit? LJN 1989 128K Whomp'Em Jaleco 1991 256K Widget Atlus 1992 256K Willow Capcom 1989 256K Willow Capcom 1989 256K Wily & Light no Rockboard - That's Paradise Capcom 1993 256K Win, Lose, or Draw Hi Tech Expressions 1990 128K Winter Games Acclaim 1987 128K Wit's Athena 1990 128K Wizardry - Legacy of Llylgamyn ASCII 1990 256K Wizardry - Knight Of Diamonds ASCII 1992 256K Wizardry - Knight Of Diamonds ASCII 1989 256K Wizardry - Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord ASCII 1990 256K Wizardry - Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord ASCII 1987 256K Wizards & Warriors Acclaim 1987 128K Wizards & Warriors 2 - Ironsword Acclaim 1988 256K Wizards & Warriors 3 Acclaim 1992 256K Wolverine LJN 1991 256K Woody Poko DB-Soft 1987 128K World Boxing T.S.S. 1990 256K World Champ Romstar 1990 256K World Games Milton Bradley 1989 128K World Grand-Prix - Pole to Finish Data East 1989 256K World Super Tennis Asmik 1989 256K Wrecking Crew Nintendo 1985 40K Wurm - Journey to the Center of the Earth Asmik 1991 256K WWF - King of The Ring LJN 1993 384K WWF - Wrestlemania Acclaim 1989 128K WWF - Wrestlemania Challenge LJN 1990 128K WWF - Wrestlemania Challenge Xenophobe Sunsoft 1988 160K Xevious Bandai 1988 40K Xevious Bandai 1984 40K Yie Ar Kung Fu Konami 1985 24K Yo! Noid Capcom 1990 256K Yoshi Nintendo 1992 160K Yoshi's Cookie Nintendo 1993 192K Yoshi no Cookie Nintendo 1992 192K Yoshi no Tamago Nintendo 1991 160K Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, The Jaleco 1992 256K Yousei Monogatari RodLand Jaleco 1992 128K Ys II - Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter Victor Interactive 1990 384K Yume Penguin Monogatari Konami 1991 256K Zanac FCI 1987 128K Zippy Race Irem 1985 24K Zoids - Chuuou Tairiku no Tatakai Toshiba EMI 1987 128K Zoids 2 - Zenebasu no Gyakushuu Toshiba EMI 1989 256K Zoids Mokushiroku Tomy 1990 256K Zombie Nation Meldac 1991 256K

which'of'these'waring'labels are'the/dumbest? Product Warnings: "Do not use if you cannot see clearly to read the information in the information booklet." -- In the information booklet. "Caution: The contents of this bottle should not be fed to fish." -- On a bottle of shampoo for dogs. "For external use only!" -- On a curling iron. "Warning: This product can burn eyes." -- On a curling iron. "Do not use in shower." -- On a hair dryer. "Do not use while sleeping." -- On a hair dryer. "Do not use while sleeping or unconscious." -- On a hand-held massaging device. "Do not place this product into any electronic equipment." -- On the case of a chocolate CD in a gift basket. "Recycled flush water unsafe for drinking." -- On a toilet at a public sports facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan. "Shin pads cannot protect any part of the body they do not cover." -- On a pair of shin guards made for bicyclists. "This product not intended for use as a dental drill." -- On an electric rotary tool. "Caution: Do not spray in eyes." -- On a container of underarm deodorant. "Do not drive with sunshield in place." -- On a cardboard sunshield that keeps the sun off the dashboard. "Caution: This is not a safety protective device." -- On a plastic toy helmet used as a container for popcorn. "Do not use near fire, flame, or sparks." -- On an "Aim-n-Flame" fireplace lighter. "Battery may explore or leak." -- On a battery. See a scanned image. "Do not eat toner." -- On a toner cartridge for a laser printer. "Not intended for highway use." -- On a 13-inch wheel on a wheelbarrow. "This product is not to be used in bathrooms." -- On a Holmes bathroom heater. "May irritate eyes." -- On a can of self-defense pepper spray. "Eating rocks may lead to broken teeth." -- On a novelty rock garden set called "Popcorn Rock." "Caution! Contents hot!" -- On a Domino's Pizza box. "Caution: Hot beverages are hot!" -- On a coffee cup. "Caution: Shoots rubber bands." -- On a product called "Rubber Band Shooter." "Warning: May contain small parts." -- On a frisbee. "Do not use orally." -- On a toilet bowl cleaning brush. "Please keep out of children." -- On a butcher knife. "Not suitable for children aged 36 months or less." -- On a birthday card for a 1 year old. "Do not recharge, put in backwards, or use." -- On a battery. "Warning: Do not use on eyes." -- In the manual for a heated seat cushion. "Do not look into laser with remaining eye." -- On a laser pointer. "Do not use for drying pets." -- In the manual for a microwave oven. "For use on animals only." -- On an electric cattle prod. "For use by trained personnel only." -- On a can of air freshener. "Keep out of reach of children and teenagers." -- On a can of air freshener. "Remember, objects in the mirror are actually behind you." -- On a motorcycle helmet-mounted rear-view mirror. "Warning: Riders of personal watercraft may suffer injury due to the forceful injection of water into body cavities either by falling into the water or while mounting the craft." -- In the manual for a jetski. "Warning: Do not climb inside this bag and zip it up. Doing so will cause injury and death." -- A label inside a protective bag (for fragile objects), which measures 15cm by 15cm by 12cm. "Do not use as ear plugs." -- On a package of silly putty. "Please store in the cold section of the refrigerator." -- On a bag of fresh grapes in Australia. "Warning: knives are sharp!" -- On the packaging of a sharpening stone. "Not for weight control." -- On a pack of Breath Savers. "Twist top off with hands. Throw top away. Do not put top in mouth." -- On the label of a bottled drink. "Theft of this container is a crime." -- On a milk crate. "Do not use intimately." -- On a tube of deodorant. "Warning: has been found to cause cancer in laboratory mice." -- On a box of rat poison. "Fragile. Do not drop." -- Posted on a Boeing 757. "Cannot be made non-poisonous." -- On the back of a can of de-icing windshield fluid. "Caution: Remove infant before folding for storage." -- On a portable stroller. "Excessive dust may be irritating to shin and eyes." -- On a tube of agarose powder, used to make gels. "Look before driving." -- On the dash board of a mail truck. "Do not iron clothes on body." -- On packaging for a Rowenta iron. "Do not drive car or operate machinery." -- On Boot's children's cough medicine. "For indoor or outdoor use only." -- On a string of Christmas lights. "Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly." -- On a child sized Superman costume. "This door is alarmed from 7:00pm - 7:00am." -- On a hospital's outside access door. "Beware! To touch these wires is instant death. Anyone found doing so will be prosecuted." -- On a sign at a railroad station. "Warning: do not use if you have prostate problems." -- On a box of Midol PMS relief tablets. "Product will be hot after heating." -- On

Chemistry Help on Hydrogen Peroxide...? Hydrogen peroxide is often used to sterilize wounds. The fizzing that occurs is caused by catalase in the blood acting on the hydrogen peroxide. Bacteria that do not have catalase to disable the hydrogen peroxide are killed by this chemical. Humans are protected by the presence of catalase. Not all bacteria are killed by hydrogen peroxide, however, because some bacteria do have catalase. (a) Suggest a laboratory procedure that a researcher could use to classify species of bacteria as catalase-positive or catalase-negative. (b) Use print and electronic resources to find three dangerous species of bacteria that are catalase-positive and three dangerous species that are catalase-negative. Propose safe ways to guard against both types.

Please corect any errors you will find in my cover letter. Thank you very much in advance? I graduated from * university in June 2007 with a honor degree in Engineering with specialization of Computer Systems & Software. During my education at |* I attended to a special courses organized by * company where I learned web technology ,data structures and object oriented programming, project management and worked on a real projects. Last two years of my education I attended Electronic Design Automatization courses organized by * company.This two companies played very important role in my professional development. Recently, I completed my army service at a * Institute after *| where I was given the responsibility to do research in computer aided aircraft design. Now I’m working there as a senior specialist in a research laboratory. While my present job has helped me develop some professionality , the environment that I am currently in cannot support my desire for research. I therefore believe that I must return to the academic world for further growth. I think * University will be ideal place to continue my education because the abundance opportunities which it gives to all his students. The university web site revealed a very strong faculties involved in extensive research in the areas of Computer Sciense and Aerospace Engineering. I have spoken to my professors, seniors and colleagues about my choice of university and they all agreed with my decision. Also I found very much information about the university in visitors guide. I love sport activities especially rock climbing . And how I found the * offers not only this but also skiing, hiking and other recreational activities. All this will help me to stay in good shape and this of course will affect positively in my study process. All this facts has strengthened my resolve to study at * University . I think this is a place I have been looking for, a place where my background, experience, and skills can be put to use and make things happen. With my academic background and relevant experience, I am confident that I am qualified and able to perform well in your university. I want to thank you for consideration of my application. I look forward to your positive response.

Is Oreva Power Saver really works or not and is it approved by Govt Labs that it saves elect bill upto 30% ? I have seen a product in market namely “OREVA Power Saver Unit” manufactured by Ajanta Manufacturing Limited (OREVA Group) . The company said that it will reduce the electricity bill upto 30% by stopping the wastage of electricity. And company also said that it is tested and approved by the Govt. Lab in its F&Q stated as under: - Is the OREVA Power Saver tested and approved by Govt. Labs? The OREVA Power Saver Unit has been certified by Electronics and Quality Development Center (EQDC) - Gandhinagar which is NABL accredited Government laboratory (set up by Ministry of Communication and Information Technology under STQC programme) to test and adjudge the quality of Electronic Devices The information published about this product by company is situated on following URL: http://www.oreva.com/oreva-powersaver.php Please anybody/user tell me truth about this product. Is it really work or not. And tell what type of testing made by Govt. Labs and what type of approval given by Govt. Labs. Is Govt. Labs gives approval that it is safe for use or they gave approval that it’s material quality is good or they gave approval that it will reduce electricity bill upto 30% ?

Possible college majors for a future detective? For my first year in college, its a great school. But its more of a medical school if anything. I want to join the nypd when I get my BA/BE/BS. And you can join with ANY major. However in case the police thing doesnt work out I want a degree I can fall back on. My current idea is to major in computer engineering. These are the offered majors. Adapted Aquatics, minor Africana Studies, B.A., minor American Studies, B.A., minor Anthropology, B.A., minor Applied Mathematics and Statistics, B.S., B.S./M.S., B.S./M.P.H., minor Art, Studio, B.A., minor Art History and Criticism, B.A., minor Asian and Asian American Studies, B.A., minor Astronomy/Planetary Sciences, B.S., minor Athletic Training, B.S. Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, B.S. Biochemistry, B.S., B.S./M.S. Bioengineering, minor Biology, B.S., minor, Secondary Teacher Education Biomaterials, minor Biomedical Engineering, B.E. Business Management, B.S., minor Chemical and Molecular Engineering, B.E. Chemistry, B.S., B.A., B.S./M.S., minor, Secondary Teacher Education Child and Family Studies, minor China Studies, minor Cinema and Cultural Studies, B.A., minor Classical Civilization, minor Clinical Laboratory Sciences, B.S. Coastal Environmental Studies, B.S., minor Community Service Learning, living learning center minor Comparative Literature, B.A., minor Computer Engineering, B.E., B.E./M.S., minor Computer Science, B.S., B.S./M.S., minor Dance, minor Digital Arts, minor Earth and Space Sciences, B.A., Secondary Teacher Education Economics, B.A. Ecosystems and Human Impact, B.A., minor Education and Teacher Certification, Secondary teacher education programs in Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, English, French, German, Italian, Mathematics, Physics, Social Studies, Spanish, TESOL Electrical Engineering, B.E., B.E./M.S., minor Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Materials, minor Engineering Chemistry, B.S., B.S./M.S. (Chemistry or Materials Science) Engineering Science, B.E., B.E./M.S. English, B.A., minor, Secondary Teacher Education Environmental Design, Policy, and Planning, B.A., minor Environmental Engineering, minor Environmental Studies, B.A., living learning center minor European Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Dept. of, European Studies, B.A., minor French Language and Literature, B.A., minor, Secondary Teacher Education Geology, B.S., minor German Language and Literature, B.A., minor, Secondary Teacher Education Health and Wellness, living learning center minor Health Science, B.S. Hispanic Languages and Literature, minor History, B.A., B.A./M.A., minor, Secondary Teacher Education Humanities, B.A. Human Sexual and Gender Development, living learning center minor Information Systems, B.S., minor Interdisciplinary Arts, living learning center minor International Studies, living learning center minor Italian American Studies, minor Italian Studies, B.A., minor, Secondary Teacher Education Japanese Studies, minor Jazz Music, minor Journalism, B.A., minor Judaic Studies, minor Korean Studies, minor Latin American and Caribbean Studies, minor Leadership Development, living learning center minor Liberal Arts, B.A. Linguistics, B.A., minor, TESOL Manufacturing Engineering, minor Marine Sciences, B.S., minor Marine Vertebrate Biology, B.S. Materials Science, minor Mathematics, B.S., minor, Secondary Teacher Education Mechanical Engineering, B.E., B.E./M.S., minor Media Arts, living learning center minor Medieval Studies, minor Middle Eastern Studies, minor Multidisciplinary Studies, B.A. Music, B.A., minor Nanotechnology Studies, minor Nursing, B.S., B.S./M.S. Occupational Therapy, B.S./M.S. Optics, minor Pharmacology, B.S. Philosophy, B.A., minor Physical Metallurgy, minor Physics, B.S., B.S./M.S., minor, Secondary Teacher Education Political Science, B.A., B.A./M.A., minor Psychology, B.S., B.A. Religious Studies, B.A., minor Respiratory Care, B.S. Russian Studies, minor Science and Engineering, living learning center minor Social Work, B.S. Sociology, B.A. South Asian Studies, minor Spanish Language and Literature, B.A., minor, Secondary Teacher Education Sustainability Studies, B.A., minor Technical Leadership, living learning center minor Technological Systems Management, B.S., minor Theatre Arts, B.A., minor Women's Studies, B.A., minor Writing and Rhetoric, Program in,

How can I design an experiment to investigate how the current in a diode varies between -20°C and +150°C? Take note that this is for an AS-Level standard planning exercise. The experiment outline: "Measuring equipment containing electronic components is often used in very cold or very hot environments. Manufacturers need to ensure that the equipment is reliable for a range of temperatures. You are required to design a laboratory experiment to investigate how the current in a diode varies with temperature in the range -20°C to +150*°C." I'm not sure where to start. Some ideas included the use of a freezer and an oven, although that seems a very rudimentary way of doing things. I also heard the idea of a water bath with specific fluids, but surely that would cause problems considering this is an electricity experiment?! Any ideas would be great, obviously I dont want a full answer to the entire planning exercise, just a hint of where to get started and some foundation to build upon. Thanks!

Help with Chemistry problems? Does the "decays by beta minus emission" affect it?: You are performing an experiment that uses 113Ag. 113Ag is radioactive, decays by beta minus emission ( β), and has a half-life of 5.3 hours. It requires 31.8 hours to ship the material from the warehouse to your laboratory. How many grams should you order if the experiment requires that you have 40 grams to begin the experiment. a. 240 g b. 6.67 g c. .625 g d. 2.56 x 103g Can't get this one:An automobile has a wavelength that is not measurable by human standards. If the car has a mass of 4000 lbs (1.81 x 103 kg) and travels at 60 miles/hr (26.8 m/s), calculate the wavelength of the car. a. 9.82 x 10-36 m b. 2.76 x 10-39 m c. 7.30 x 1037 m d. 1.37 x 10-38 m A or D?:Write the electronic configuration according to the general rules given in the objective for Gd (#64). a. [Xe]6s24f75d1 b. [Xe]4f75d16s2 c. [Rn]6s24f8 d. [Xe]6s24f8 Cont.. (Cont.) Does the last bit have 7 or 6 arrows? Draw orbital diagrams (arrow boxes) for each orbital beyond the last noble gas for Ir (#77). And lastly.. 21. How many unpaired electrons are there for Cr (#24)? a. 6 b. 4 c. 2 d. 1

Has anyone studied Collins computerization to see if it was up to the mark ? <<Computerization Can Create Safety Hazards: A Bar-Coding Near Miss Clement J. McDonald, MD 4 April 2006 | Volume 144 Issue 7 | Pages 510-516 Increasing numbers of hospitals are implementing bar-coding systems to prevent errors in patient identification. In the present case, a diabetic patient admitted to a teaching hospital was mistakenly given the bar-coded identification wristband of another patient who was admitted at the same time. When a laboratory result that documented the diabetic patient's severe hyperglycemia was entered into the other patient's electronic medical record, the latter patient seemed to have a very high glucose level and was almost given what could have been a fatal dose of insulin. This near miss shows that computer systems, although having the potential to improve safety, may create new kinds of errors if not accompanied by well-designed, well-implemented cross-check processes and a culture of safety. Moreover, computer systems may have the pernicious effect of weakening human vigilance, removing an important safety protection. Researchers should continue to study real-world implementation of computerized systems to understand their benefits and potential harms, and administrators and providers should seek ways to anticipate these harms and mitigate them. >>

Can everybody be engineer? Hello I am Master in Electrical /Electronic Engineering graduated in 2009 Presently working as junior engineer in industrial automation company. However I am not sure if fit in all that tech stuff. Honestly I studied engineering because of better job opportunities in the future ( I live in Eastern Europe where assured workplace and living funds could be problematic). I find myself more humanities oriented. In high school was more oriented to history, language philology, geography. I was average in Math and even worse in Psychics and Informatics. I passed final high school exam in Mathematics and Psychics at good level but it took me long hours to get through it. Going further it could be said that I sailed through my engineering studies. I managed to finish studies with good scores and during whole studying period haven't had any serious troubles with exams.However again I was spending a lot of time studying and didn't have many time for other activities. Another aspect is important to mention; my engineering course was mainly based on theoretical exams rather than practical (it is style of carrying engineering education in my country). Therefore with aid of system developed in high school (spending lot of time at doing a lot of exercises to find the universal solution method) I was very good at passing written exams.(mathematics, algebra, electrodynamics, circuit theory)In practical sessions (measurements, programming, laboratory work...) I was less efficient but managed to pass with minimum or average result. As I said at the beginning I think am not well suited to engineering. In daily life I am rather intuitive than logical thinker. My free time activities are not chess or other logical games. Neither I am computer geek, programmer. I am not assemble and take to pieces my PC much... I have problems with math I think. (despite good grades at HS and Uni) All mathematics stuff quickly evaporates from my head. After years of studying I cannot remember for example logarithm rules. Also it is difficult for me to make calculations without calculator (mental arithmetic)-even in the shop to calculate change! Also complicated engineering calculations take me a lot of time because I make plenty mistakes and need additional time to recall all that rules for various arithmetic calculations.... Maybe I am better in remembering dates and facts from the past,names of the novelist, geographical names and locations and so.....In present work I am quite reliable but just average worker, not enormously clever one.... After all can say that engineering topics are interesting but I feel not confident and gifted enough to handle it. So it is a question: Can everybody be an engineer? Else only person with dedicated brain/ skills type could be? Maybe I need hard training and experience to brush up my skills or it does not make sense in my case (wrong person in wrong place situation) ??? I feel rally lost in my situation. Looking at one side ; I have engineering degree and maybe its pity to leave that way. In other hand if all my work put in my engineering career seems to be worthless why to carry on with? Really i do not know my flair. Maybe I should be journalist/ writer/ artist but never tried it. Also at age 25 it tend to be late for such experimentation.... Greets

Have the Aussies found a cure for Muralitharan? Or are they being subjective to an individual ? DEBATES over cricket's most emotive issue, whether a bowler is a chucker, could soon be settled immediately by a strap-on device that will measure the angle of the bowler's arm on each delivery. Researchers at Queensland's Griffith University have developed a prototype of the device, which can be worn on the field and allows umpires to determine immediately if a bowler is bowling illegally. The device uses electronic sensors to measure the degree of elbow extension from the time the bowling arm reaches a horizontal level to the ball's release. International Cricket Council regulations stipulate a 15-degree maximum for elbow extension in the bowling action. This is accepted as the point at which the elbow extension begins to become noticeable to the eye. The ICC and the Marylebone Cricket Club will fund Griffith's development of the device. ICC cricket general manager David Richardson praised the concept of a device that a bowler could wear during a match. He said the technology would be critical in efforts to enforce the regulations on illegal bowling actions. Sri Lankan spin bowler Muttiah Muralidaran, the world record-holder for Test wickets taken, has come under constant scrutiny throughout his career because of his unorthodox bowling action. He has been tested and found to be within the 15-degree limit. Griffith University project leader Daniel James said the device would help remove controversy "and let people get on with playing the game". Dr James said the device could be useful in competition, as well as helping coaches to assess arm action early in a player's development to prevent injury, improve performance and correct faults in technique. "Once somebody has developed an arm action, it is very hard to correct on the day. But asa training tool this device could be invaluable, especially fordeveloping athletes," Dr James said. "We are hoping to deliver a lot of the performance information about bowling and that would include some of the angles that are of concern. We will also gather information we are looking for to help quantify what a bowler is doing. We can then compare different bowlers." Until now, the angle of a bowler's arm could only be measured in one of a handful of sports laboratories or by using a complex system of multiple video cameras. "We are using micro-electromechanical sensors, which have got steadily smaller over the years because they are used a lotin automobile technology," Dr James said.

will someone plz read this? Plz read this and tell me ways I can improve it and give your opoinion n it plz?? Quartz is one of the most abundant and widlyspread of minerals in Earth's crust. We have virtually no hope I runing out in your or my life time. It is made up of one atom of silica and 2 atoms of oxygen. It has a hardness of 7 on Mohs Hardness scale and a density of 2.65. This makes it harder then most minerals and extremely resistant to chemical and meachanical weathering, which allows it to form almost anywhere! Quartz is part of the silicates class, and the subclass of tectosilicates. Quartz and most of the other Quartz Group members are also classified here as silicates because of their structural and property similarities to other tectosilicates But, stishovite, for example, has properties and structure more closely related to the minerals of the Rutile Group and is therefore classified as an oxide. Thus, even though quartz is scientificly classified as in the silicates group the true classification of all the quartz members is still being debated and is undecided at the moment because, of the many versions of the mineral itself. As much as we over look this mineral we don't relize how dependent we are on it. What Are The Uses Of Quartz? Like I said, this mineral is VERY overlooked by a lot of people. These people don't realize that almost all the electronic things around them have this mineral in them. All the electronic things we use everyday such as, cell phones, your radio, your television and even your computer have this mineral in them! This is because, quartz is piezoelectric (It can produce electricity when preasured by sound waves.) But how is Quartz placed and used in these things? Well, Thin wafers of quartz grounded to the precise thickness, can transmit sound waves at fixed frequencies, making them invaluable to the things I mentioned earlier and more! A lot of electronic things probably wouldn't function as well without this mineral. Even most of your jewelry has this mineral in it! This is because, quartz can be used in gemstones such as, Bloodstones, Agate, Tigerseye, Citrine, Carneian, Onyx and Sardonyx. What qualitities does quartz have to help us? Quartz has many qualities theat help us in our everyday lives for example, because of its ability to rotate the plane of polarization of light and its transparency in ultraviolet rays it is used in heat-ray lamps, prism, and spectrographic lenses. Used in the manufacture of glass, paints, abrasives, refractories, and precision instruments. Also Cultured quartz,” that is, quartz crystals grown very carefully in highly controlled laboratory conditions, is the quartz that is used in industry. About 200 metric tons of cultured quartz is produced each year. In the production of cultured quartz crystals, a “seed crystal” is needed. A seed crystal is a small piece of carefully selected, non-electronics-grade quartz. The manufactured crystal grows on this seed crystal. Seed crystals of quartz are called lascas. The United States is 100% dependent on imported lascas for manufactured quartz crystals. SO WHAT DOES QUARTZ LOOK LIKE? The quartz color variation is amazingly variable. Quartz can be almost any color as well as colorless. Even though it has many colors it is almost always transparent. It crystallizes in triangular form and is found in a well-known pyramid-like configuation with various lusters. However, some versions of quartz look nothing like this. Quartz is one of the most abundant and widlyspread of minerals in Earth's crust. Although, a lot of people overlook it they don't realizes how dependent we are on it and that things probably wouldn't function as well as, they do with out it.

Who knows what these military, intelligence & government people have in common? Louis Freeh – Director of FBI, 1993-2001. Former U.S. District Court Judge for Southern District of New York, appointed by President George H.W. Bush. Former Deputy United States Attorney in New York. Former FBI agent. Former officer in United States Army. General Albert Stubblebine, U.S. Army (ret) – Commanding General of Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), 1981 - 1984. Also commanded U.S. Army’s Intelligence Center. Former head of Imagery Interpretation for Scientific and Technical Intelligence. 32-year Army career. Col. Robert Bowman, PhD, U.S. Air Force (ret) – Director of Advanced Space Programs Development under Presidents Ford and Carter. Air Force fighter pilot, over 100 combat missions. PhD in Aeronautics, Nuclear Engineering. Raymond L. McGovern – Former Chairman, National Intelligence Estimates, CIA. Responsible for President’s Daily Brief (PDB) for Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. 27-year CIA veteran. Former U.S. Army Intelligence Officer. Francesco Cossiga – President of Italy, 1985-1992. Also served as Former Prime Minister, Undersecretary for Defense, and President of the Italian Senate. Col. George Nelson, U.S. Air Force (ret) – Former U.S. Air Force aircraft accident investigator and airplane parts authority. 34-year Air Force career. Col. Ronald D. Ray, U.S. Marine Corps (ret) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense during Reagan Administration. Highly decorated Vietnam veteran (two Silver Stars, a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart). Appointed by President George H.W. Bush to serve on American Battle Monuments Commission. From 1990 to 1994, served as Military Historian and Deputy Director of Field Operations for U.S. Marine Corps Historical Center, Washington, D.C. Rep. Curt Weldon – Ten-term Republican Congressman from Pennsylvania. House Armed Services Committee Vice Chairman. Homeland Security Committee Vice Chairman. Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer, U.S. Army (ret) – Former Military Intelligence Officer, Defense Intelligence Agency. Member of Able Danger effort to target Al Qaeda’s global structure. Former Chief of the Army’s HUMINT [Human Intelligence] program. Awarded the Bronze Star for bravery for the first of his two combat tours to Afghanistan. 23-year military intelligence career. Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski, PhD, U.S. Air Force (ret) – Former Political-Military Affairs Officer in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Staff Member, Office of Director of the National Security Agency. 20-year Air Force veteran. Paul Craig Roberts, PhD – Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury under Ronald Reagan. "Father of Reaganomics." Former Associate Editor of the Wall Street Journal. Currently Chairman of the Institute for Political Economy and Research Fellow at the Morgan Reynolds, PhD – Chief Economist, Department of Labor under George W. Bush 2001-2002. Former Director of the Criminal Justice Center at the National Center for Policy Analysis. Professor Emeritus, Texas A&M University. Catherine Austin Fitts – Assistant Secretary of Housing under George H.W. Bush. Former Managing Director of Wall Street investment bank, Dillon, Read & Co. Major Scott Ritter, U.S. Marine Corps – Former Marine Corps Intelligence Officer and Chief Weapons Inspector for the United Nations Special Commission in Iraq 1991-1998 William Christison – Former National Intelligence Officer and Director of the CIA's Office of Regional and Political Analysis. 29-year CIA veteran. Melvin A. Goodman – Senior Analyst, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, State Department, 1974-1976. Former Division Chief and Senior Analyst, Office of Soviet Affairs, CIA,1976 - 1986. Professor of International Security, National War College 1986-2004. Currently Senior Fellow, Center for International Policy and Adjunct Professor of International Relations, Johns Hopkins University. Author or co-author of five books on international relations. Robert Baer – Former CIA Case Officer, Specialist in Middle East, Directorate of Operations. Awarded Career Intelligence Medal. 21-year CIA veteran. Author of two nonfiction books about CIA operations, See No Evil and Sleeping with the Devil Edward L. Peck – Deputy Director of the White House Task Force on Terrorism under Ronald Reagan. Former Deputy Coordinator, Covert Intelligence Programs at the State Department. U.S. Ambassador and Chief of Mission to Iraq (1977-80). 32-year veteran of the Foreign Service. Morton Goulder – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Warning under Presidents Nixon, Ford, and Carter (1973-77). Founder of Sanders Associates. Fred Burks – Former State Department Interpreter for Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, Vice Presidents Dick Cheney and Al Gore, Secretaries of State Colin Powell and Madeleine Albright. 18-year State Department career. Major Douglas Rokke, PhD, U.S. Army (ret) – Former Director U.S. Army Depleted Uranium Project. Capt. Russ Wittenberg, U.S. Air Force – Former Air Force fighter pilot, over 100 combat missions. Commercial pilot for Pan Am and United Airlines for 35 years. Had previously flown the actual two United airplanes that were hijacked on 9/11. Barbara Honegger – Senior Military Affairs Journalist at the Naval Postgraduate School (1995 - present). White House Policy Analyst and Special Assistant to the Assistant to President Ronald Reagan (1981-83). Capt. Gregory M. Zeigler, PhD, U.S. Army – Former U.S. Army Intelligence Officer Sibel D. Edmonds – Former Language Translation Specialist, FBI. Performed translations for counterterrorism, counterintelligence operations. 9/11 Commission Witness Bogdan Dzakovic – 14-year Counterterrorism expert, Security Division of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Team Leader of FAA's Red (Terrorism) Team. Former Team Leader in Federal Air Marshal program. Former Coast Guard officer. Witness for 9/11 Commission. Senator Max Cleland – Former member of the 9/11 Commission, resigned December 2003. U.S. Senator from Georgia 1996-2002. Currently serves on the board of directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Administrator of U.S. Veterans Administration 1977-1981. Awarded Silver Star and Bronze Star for U.S. Army bravery in Viet Nam. Triple amputee from war injuries. John M. Cole – Former Intelligence Operations Specialist, Counterintelligence Division, FBI. In charge of FBI’s foreign intelligence investigations covering India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.18-year FBI career. David "Mark" Conrad – Retired Agent in Charge, U.S. Customs. Responsible for internal integrity and security for areas encompassing nine states and two foreign locations. Former Federal Sky Marshall. 27-years in U.S. Customs. Currently Professor of Criminal Justice at Troy University. Edward J. Costello, Jr. – Former Special Agent, Counterterrorism, FBI. Former Judge, Los Angeles, CA. Rosemary N. Dew – Former Supervisory Special Agent, Counterterrorism and Counterintelligence, FBI. Former member President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) and the Electronic Commerce/Cyber Crime Working Group. 13-year FBI career. Bogdan Dzakovic – 14-year Counter-terrorism expert, Security Division of Federal Aviation Administration. Witness before the 9/11 Commission. (For more, click here) Sibel D. Edmonds – Former Language Translation Specialist, performing translations for counterterrorism and counterintelligence operations, FBI. Witness before the 9/11 Commission. (For more, click here) Steve Elson – Former Special Agent with the U.S. Navy and the FAA. Specialist in Counterterrorism, Intelligence, and Security. Twenty-two years military experience, primarily in Naval Special Warfare and nine years Federal service with the FAA and DEA. Retired Navy Seal. David Forbes – Aviation, Logistics and Govt. Security Analysts, BoydForbes, Inc. Melvin A. Goodman – Senior Analyst at the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, State Department, 1974-1976. Professor of International Security at the National War College 1986-2004. (For more, click here) Mark Graf – Former Security Supervisor, Planner, and Derivative Classifier, Department of Energy. Former Chairman of the Rocky Flats (DOE) Physical Security Systems Working Group from 1990 through 1995. Gilbert M. Graham – Retired Special Agent, Counterintelligence, FBI. 24-year FBI career. Diane Kleiman – Former Special Agent, US Customs. Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski, PhD, U.S. Air Force (ret) – Former Political-Military Affairs Officer in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Staff Member, Office of Director of the National Security Agency. 20-year Air Force veteran. (For more, click here) Lynne A. Larkin – Former CIA Operations Officer. Served in several CIA foreign stations and in the CIA's counter-intelligence center helping chair a multi-agency task force and seminars on coordinating intelligence among intelligence and crime prevention agencies. David MacMichael – Former Senior Estimates Officer with special responsibility for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the CIA's National Intelligence Council. Former Captain, U.S. Marine Corps. 10-year military service. Raymond L. McGovern – Former Chairman, National Intelligence Estimates, CIA, responsible for preparing the President’ Daily Brief (PDB) for Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. 27-year CIA veteran. Former U.S. Army Intelligence Officer. (For more, click here) Theodore J. Pahle – Former Senior Intelligence Officer, Defense Intelligence Agency. 37-year intelligence career. HUMINT [Human Intelligence] operations officer with DIA, Office of Naval Intelligence and U.S. Army Intelligence. Middle East and Latin American operations specialist. 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Please Read. What does it mean to you with the current state of the union and world? Were we warned? Farewell Address Farewell Radio and Television Address to the American People by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, January 17, 1961. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My fellow Americans: Three days from now, after half a century in the service of our country, I shall lay down the responsibilities of office as, in traditional and solemn ceremony, the authority of the Presidency is vested in my successor. This evening I come to you with a message of leave-taking and farewell, and to share a few final thoughts with you, my countrymen. Like every other citizen, I wish the new President, and all who will labor with him, Godspeed. I pray that the coming years will be blessed with peace and prosperity for all. Our people expect their President and the Congress to find essential agreement on issues of great moment, the wise resolution of which will better shape the future of the Nation. My own relations with the Congress, which began on a remote and tenuous basis when, long ago, a member of the Senate appointed me to West Point, have since ranged to the intimate during the war and immediate post-war period, and, finally, to the mutually interdependent during these past eight years. In this final relationship, the Congress and the Administration have, on most vital issues, cooperated well, to serve the national good rather than mere partisanship, and so have assured that the business of the Nation should go forward. So, my official relationship with the Congress ends in a feeling, on my part, of gratitude that we have been able to do so much together. II We now stand ten years past the midpoint of a century that has witnessed four major wars among great nations. Three of these involved our own country. Despite these holocausts America is today the strongest, the most influential and most productive nation in the world. Understandably proud of this pre-eminence, we yet realize that America's leadership and prestige depend, not merely upon our unmatched material progress, riches and military strength, but on how we use our power in the interests of world peace and human betterment. III Throughout America's adventure in free government, our basic purposes have been to keep the peace; to foster progress in human achievement, and to enhance liberty, dignity and integrity among people and among nations. To strive for less would be unworthy of a free and religious people. Any failure traceable to arrogance, or our lack of comprehension or readiness to sacrifice would inflict upon us grievous hurt both at home and abroad. Progress toward these noble goals is persistently threatened by the conflict now engulfing the world. It commands our whole attention, absorbs our very beings. We face a hostile ideology-global in scope, atheistic in character, ruthless in purpose, and insidious in method. Unhappily the danger it poses promises to be of indefinite duration. To meet it successfully, there is called for, not so much the emotional and transitory sacrifices of crisis, but rather those which enable us to carry forward steadily, surely, and without complaint the burdens of a prolonged and complex struggle-with liberty at stake. Only thus shall we remain, despite every provocation, on our charted course toward permanent peace and human betterment. Crises there will continue to be. In meeting them, whether foreign or domestic, great or small,there is a recurring temptation to feel that some spectacular and costly action could become the miraculous solution to all current difficulties. A huge increase in newer elements of our defense; development of unrealistic programs to cure every ill in agriculture; a dramatic expansion in basic and applied research-these and many other possibilities, each possibly promising in itself, may be suggested as the only way to the road we wish to travel. But each proposal must be weighed in the light of a broader consideration: the need to maintain balance in and among national programs-balance between the private and the public economy, balance between cost and hoped for advantage-balance between the clearly necessary and the comfortably desirable; balance between our essential requirements as a nation and the duties imposed by the nation upon the individual; balance between action of the moment and the national welfare of the future. Good judgment seeks balance and progress; lack of it eventually finds imbalance and frustration. The record of many decades stands as proof that our people and their government have, in the main, understood these truths and have responded to them well, in the face of stress and threat. But threats, new in kind or degree, constantly arise. I mention two only. IV A vital element in keeping the peace is our military establishment. Our arms must be mighty, ready for instant action, so that no potential aggressor may be tempted to risk his own destruction. Our military organization today bears little relation to that known by any of my predecessors in peace time, or indeed by the fighting men of World War II or Korea. Until the latest of our world conflicts, the United States had no armaments industry. American makers of plowshares could, with time and as required, make swords as well. But now we can no longer risk emergency improvisation of national defense; we have been compelled to create a permanent armaments industry of vast proportions. Added to this, three and a half million men and women are directly engaged in the defense establishment. We annually spend on military security more than the net income of all United States corporations. This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. The total influence-economic, political, even spiritual-is felt in every city, every state house, every office of the Federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. Our toil, resources and livelihood are all involved; so is the very structure of our society. In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together. Akin to, and largely responsible for the sweeping changes in our industrial-military posture, has been the technological revolution during recent decades. In this revolution, research has become central; it also becomes more formalized, complex, and costly. A steadily increasing share is conducted for, by, or at the direction of, the Federal government. Today, the solitary inventor, tinkering in his shop, has been over shadowed by task forces of scientists in laboratories and testing fields. In the same fashion, the free university, historically the fountainhead of free ideas and scientific discovery, has experienced a revolution in the conduct of research. Partly because of the huge costs involved, a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity. For every old blackboard there are now hundreds of new electronic computers. The prospect of domination of the nation's scholars by Federal employment, project allocations, and the power of money is ever present and is gravely to be regarded. Yet, in holding scientific research and discovery in respect, as we should, we must also be alert to the equal and opposite danger that public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite. It is the task of statesmanship to mold, to balance, and to integrate these and other forces, new and old, within the principles of our democratic system-ever aiming toward the supreme goals of our free society. V Another factor in maintaining balance involves the element of time. As we peer into society's future, we-you and I, and our government-must avoid the impulse to live only for today, plundering, for our own ease and convenience, the precious resources of tomorrow. We cannot mortgage the material assets of our grandchildren without risking the loss also of their political and spiritual heritage. We want democracy to survive for all generations to come, not to become the insolvent phantom of tomorrow. VI Down the long lane of the history yet to be written America knows that this world of ours, ever growing smaller, must avoid becoming a community of dreadful fear and hate, and be, instead, a proud confederation of mutual trust and respect. Such a confederation must be one of equals. The weakest must come to the conference table with the same confidence as do we, protected as we are by our moral, economic, and military strength. That table, though scarred by many past frustrations, cannot be abandoned for the certain agony of the battlefield. Disarmament, with mutual honor and confidence, is a continuing imperative. Together we must learn how to compose difference, not with arms, but with intellect and decent purpose. Because this need is so sharp and apparent I confess that I lay down my official responsibilities in this field with a definite sense of disappointment. As one who has witnessed the horror and the lingering sadness of war-as one who knows that another war could utterly destroy this civilization which has been so slowly and painfully built over thousands of years-I wish I could say tonight that a lasting peace is in sight. Happily, I can say that war has been avoided. Steady progress toward our ultimate goal has been made. But, so much remains to be done. As a private citizen, I shall never cease to do what little I can to help the world advance along that road. VII So-in this my last good night to you as your President-I thank you for the many opportunities you have given me for public service in war and peace. I trust that in that service you find somethings worthy; as for the rest of it, I know you will find ways to improve performance in the future. You and I-my fellow citizens-need to be strong in our faith that all nations, under God, will reach the goal of peace with justice. May we be ever unswerving in devotion to principle, confident but humble with power, diligent in pursuit of the Nation's great goals. To all the peoples of the world, I once more give expression to America's prayerful and continuing aspiration: We pray that peoples of all faiths, all races, all nations, may have their great human needs satisfied; that those now denied opportunity shall come to enjoy it to the full; that all who yearn for freedom may experience its spiritual blessings; that those who have freedom will understand, also, its heavy responsibilities; that all who are insensitive to the needs of others will learn charity; that the scourges of poverty, disease and ignorance will be made to disappear from the earth, and that, in the goodness of time, all peoples will come to live together in a peace guaranteed by the binding force of mutual respect and love.

If the media is not liberal then why are they not reporting the progress in Iraq? Evidence of improvement in Iraq. By Bill Crawford An important step in stemming the violence in Iraq is to find a formula to share the country’s oil revenues fairly between the three main groups: Shiite, Sunnis, and Kurds. Iraq is preparing to take a step in the right direction by providing opportunities for foreign oil firms to invest in the country, thereby increasing its output and revenues: The production-sharing agreements (PSAs) would allow oil giants to sign 30-year contracts for extracting Iraqi oil. Under PSAs, the state retains legal ownership of its oil but gives a share of the profits to companies that invest in infrastructure and in operating the wells, pipelines and refineries. The newspaper [the Independent] said that under the draft law, oil companies could recoup 60 to 70 per cent of revenue until initial costs had been recovered, which compares to around 40pc usually. Along the same lines, Lt. General Graeme Lamb, Deputy Commander of Multinational Forces-Iraq, sees 2007 as the year that Iraq moves forward, and says he sees plenty of progress to base his optimism on: Let me give you an example. I was out at Hit the other day, Ramadi. The battalion commander out there, young battalion commander — actually, I suppose he's not that young; he just looks it — had been in Ramadi two years before, had done a full year's tour. As far as he was concerned, he always just seemed to be going backwards. When I saw him the other day, as far as he was concerned, they were making huge progress. Ramadi. Four months ago I don't think there was any policemen in the town. Seven hundred and ninety-one now. They were shot at from a building. Two hundred policemen drawn together surrounded the building, cleared it. Now, that's just an example of some progress. I then look at some of the economic issues. I look at the megawatts of power that are coming on line. I see some of the reconstruction programs that are going out. Now, that gives me a degree of optimism. I see this prime minister. I see this government. I see the challenges they face, and I'm not trying to dismiss the difficulties or trying to give you some sort of political upbeat spin. I don't do optimism. I don't do pessimism. I just do realism as I see it. And I do spend a lot of time out here. I spend a lot of time out here. I got a feel for the Arabs. So it's just the way I see it, and it's not sort of in effect trying to — I don't know — make something out of nothing. I think the situation here — you know, as someone once said — I think it was a field marshal of ours said things are never as good or as bad as you think they are. I just see these in fact at a point in turning. Mosul and al Qaim are other areas where significant progress has been made over the past year. In Mosul, Iraqi police and army forces have brought law and order to a historically violent area: “Yes, there is violence in this city. But, there is violence in American cities that have nearly two million people in their population as well,” said [Maj. Gen. Benjamin R.] Mixon. Recognizing the similar levels of violence in a comparable city in America, Twitty paints an optimistic picture of the current state of Mosul and Ninewa Province. “Amidst the turmoil and issues that persist in Iraq, there is a semblance of peace and normalcy in the north. Ninewa’s leadership works hard to provide its citizens security, build its economy, and implement programs that will continue to keep sectarian violence from the province,” said Twitty. “One thing we cannot do is attempt to put an American standard on any Iraqi city,” said Twitty. “We have to remember that this country lived under a dictator for more than 30 years. The major and significant difference between U.S. cities and Mosul is the use of improvised explosive devices, rocket-propelled grenades, and other military - grade weapons. Anti-Iraqi forces persist in their attacks, but the Iraqi security forces, consisting of the Iraqi Army, border patrol and police, continue to quell those attacks daily,” Twitty continued. Al Qaim was frequently called the “Wild West,” but the Marines cleaned the area up in 2005, and the situation is improving daily: Two years ago, the same streets were fraught with roadside bombs and snipers, and sellers and buyers stayed away. The area was considered too dangerous even for a quick tour by a U.S. general in his armored Humvee. The Al Qaim region routinely was described as an out-of-control "wild west" where the Marines were fighting, with only limited success, to control the smuggling of insurgent fighters and weapons from Syria. Today, Marines walk the downtown beat, chatting with residents, fielding their complaints, encouraging them to contact the Iraqi police if they suspect insurgent activity. In a country studded with areas where the United States either has failed or had only limited progress toward stabilization, Husaybah and the surrounding Al Qaim region stand out as a success, officials said. Unfortunately, the American people aren’t hearing about this, as Army medic Corporal Ignacio Garza observes: Based on his experiences in Iraq, events there are not as bad as the news media make it seem, an Army medic from Adrian said. Cpl. Ignacio Garza, a medic in the 1st Armored Division home on leave after serving in Iraq for six months, said the troops don’t watch television news for war updates because they think none of the networks show an accurate depiction of what’s happening. He said they ignore large parts of the country, including the Kurd-dominated north, that are stable. In fact, if the mainstream media isn’t ignoring a story in Iraq they could just as easily be making one up. For the second time in six weeks, the Associated Press has put out a story from Iraq that isn’t backed by the facts: The Associated Press has again put out an Iraq story detailing events that did not happen. This time, it involves an airstrike that, " killed a family of four during a firefight." However, according to the press desk of Multi-National Forces-Iraq, no air strike happened during that firefight, and MNF-I also reported that which six insurgents were killed by American troops in Baghdad on January 1. This is the second time in roughly six weeks that the AP has been caught fabricating events. Iraqi Security Forces In an operation on January 7, members of the 6th Iraqi army division captured the leader of a cell responsible for kidnappings, murder, IED attacks, and car bombings. Near Baqubah, soldiers of the 5th Iraqi army killed three insurgents during an operation to capture a cell leader. The Iraqi patrol came under fire from men exiting a mosque. They returned fire, killing three. The 1st Iraqi army division assumed tactical command of the 2nd Brigade on January 9. The brigade will operate within Fallujah: “We will be loyal soldiers to defend our precious country and to implement security and stability,” said Brig. Gen. Khalid Juad Khadum, the commanding general of 2nd Brigade. “And this will hit the pages of history in godly words, and we promise Allah that we will take care of this handover and to protect it, God willing, until the last drop of our blood, and Allah is a witness of what we say.” The Iraqi police enlisted 301 recruits during a recent recruiting drive in Fallujah and Habbaniyah. The new recruits will undergo six-week basic training in Jordan. Another 400 were enlisted during a recruiting drive in Ramadi. The situation was far different last year: One year ago a murderous intimidation campaign prevented local Iraqis from enlisting in Ramadi. Recruiting numbers for police were insignificant. More than 1,000 enlisted in the police force last month. Over 800 are expected to enlist in Anbar Province this month. “The local tribes stood up to the intimidation campaign and are taking back their city from the terrorists,” said the Coalition spokesman in Ramadi Marine Maj. Riccoh Player. “Hundreds of Iraqi Police are holding areas cleared by Iraqi and American forces in recent operation in the worst neighborhoods of Ramadi,” said Player. “Building and manning a police station in Ramadi is what progress looks like in a counterinsurgency.” Based on tips from Iraqi civilians, the Iraqi national police, with Coalition forces, detained ten and uncovered several weapons caches during an operation in Baghdad: The operation was the result of tips from local citizens of possible insurgents and weapons caches in the neighborhood. The national police seized three large weapons caches containing one rifle fitted with a silencer, one machine gun, one sniper rifle, assorted small arms ammunition and bomb-making materials. In Fallujah, Iraqi police and army troops captured 47 insurgents during Operation Ar Bead. The operation was planned and executed by Iraqi troops, who have tamed the once restless city: “The district police chief – this was his idea,” said Lt. Col. Race Roberson, the RCT-5 police implementation officer. “It was (an Iraqi Security Forces) operation; they were the owners of it.” ”The police are a strong force, and they will go anywhere at anytime in the city of Fallujah,” Roberson said. The Iraqi army has begun a major operation in Baghdad. Thirty terrorists were reported killed on the first day, including five from Sudan. The 2nd Division of the Iraq army is now operating independently of Coalition forces. In Qasaiba, soldiers of the 5th Iraqi Army Division captured the leader of an insurgent cell operating in the area: The insurgent cell leader is suspected of limiting the travel of Iraqi civilians in the area through intimidation and violent criminal activities. It is also believed the cell leader coordinates and conducts kidnapping, torture and murders of Iraqi civilians and security forces in the area. On January 10, Iraqi soldiers rescued a kidnapping victim: Working on a tip, Iraqi troops from the 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division (Mechanized) searched for the kidnapping victim’s vehicle. They discovered it on a farm. Upon conducting a cordon and search of the farm, the soldiers found the kidnapped Iraqi in a farmhouse unharmed, with his hands tied. Iraqi Special Security Forces captured two leaders of an insurgent cell during an operation in Al Doura. The cell is responsible for car bombings against civilians in Sadr City and IED attacks against Iraqi security forces. In Tal Afar, Iraqi police killed four insurgents after they came under attack while on patrol. A later search of the area found a weapons cache consisting of 12 RPGs and two mortar shells. Iraqi army special forces captured 19 during an operation targeting the leader of an insurgent cell responsible for attacks against Iraqi civilians and Coalition forces. During two operations in Fallujah, Iraqi soldiers captured six members of al Qaeda. The men are suspected of involvement with IED attacks against Coalition troops and weapons trafficking. Iraqi security forces joined Marines and U.S. soldiers in conducting a successful operation to clean up Ramadi: Iraqi Army, police and Coalition forces seized hundreds of weapons and explosives during the operation, including three mortar systems, 101 mortar rounds, 90 pounds of explosives, eight rocket-propelled grenade launchers, 47 AK-47s, five Dragonov sniper rifles, 26 grenades, 26 mines, 34 artillery rounds, 12 rockets and other items used to attack Ramadi’s security forces and civilians. During the operation 44 enemy combatants were killed and 172 suspected insurgents were detained. The Iraqi army captured a high-level insurgent leader during a raid in Hajjan: The suspect is allegedly an experienced IED builder and an illegal armed group member. He was believed to be training other illegal armed group members how to construct and employ IEDs. Prime Minister al-Maliki has finally been convinced to drop his protection of the Mahdi army. The move came after U.S. officials convinced al-Maliki that the militia was infiltrated by Shiite death squads. In related news, Sadr’s political block is ending its two month boycott of parliament. Two tips led Iraqi national police to a kidnapping victim and a sizeable weapons cache in Baghdad: “This raid was planned and executed entirely by the Iraqi national police,” said Maj. Blaine Wales, the team chief for the 1st Battalion, 7th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi National Police Transition Team. The weapons cache consisted of 31 mortar and artillery rounds, 12 rolls of detonation cord, one can of ball bearings, three blocks of C4 explosive, 100 blasting caps and fuses, two completed improvised explosive devices, multiple batteries of all types, four handheld radios, nine cellular phones and seven completed electronic circuit boards similar to those found in roadside bombs. In eastern Baghdad, an Iraqi patrol found an IED before it could be detonated. In Baghdad, an Iraqi army patrol successfully fought its way out of an ambush: While conducting a routine patrol in Baghdad’s Fahhama neighborhood, an element of the 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army was ambushed by a group of insurgents armed with pistols and AK-47s. The patrol immediately returned fire on the men attacking them. Two insurgents were killed and four others wounded in the fire fight. Tips from citizens led Iraqi police to two large weapons caches: The first cache included fifteen 9mm TNT rounds, a dozen 90mm Composition A3 rounds, five 155mm High Explosive rounds, four artillery fuses, six 20mm rockets, and nine RPG rounds among other items. The second cache included two 105mm rounds rigged as improvised explosive devices. Iraqi Police captured the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq’s cell in Samarra during an operation on January 18. Iraqi forces captured two high-level insurgent commanders in separate raids: Special Iraqi army forces, with coalition advisors, captured a high-level terrorist leader today during operations in eastern Baghdad, military officials said. The suspect is allegedly affiliated with Abu Dura and other Baghdad death squad commanders, and is responsible for assassinating numerous Iraqi security forces members and government officials. Military officials said he has also organized kidnappings, torture and murder of Iraqi civilians. During operations in Samarra yesterday, Iraqi police forces with coalition advisors captured the suspected leader of several al Qaeda in Iraq terror cells. The suspect is responsible for directing several IED and small arms attacks against Iraqi security forces, coalition forces and Iraqi civilians. During the operation, combined forces captured an additional insurgent and confiscated IED components, assault rifles and ammunition. In Morocco, security forces have disrupted a cell responsible for recruiting terrorists to fight in Iraq: Moroccan security forces have dismantled a radical cell recruiting volunteers to fight in Iraq and arrested 26 people, the government said on Thursday. In Tal Afar, Iraq forces discovered a tunnel leading below a house where they found a weapons cache consisting of 200 pounds of explosives, more than 125 rockets, and 2,500 rounds of ammunition. Over at the Department of Defense website, a map of Iraq shows the progress made by Iraq’s army over the last year. “Green areas” indicate areas under control of Iraqi forces. The “green areas” increase significantly as the year progresses. Check it out. Security Operations Raids across Iraq targeting al Qaeda resulted in the capture of 25 suspected terrorists. Nine terrorists were killed in a series of raids in Baghdad over the weekend: Nine terrorists, including an al-Qaeda leader, were killed during raids conducted by coalition forces in Baghdad today and yesterday. Also, one terrorist was wounded, and three were detained during the raids. A known al-Qaeda weapons dealer was among those killed during today's Baghdad raid, according to officials. Another terrorist was wounded in the action, while two more were detained. The wounded terrorist was provided first aid and transported to a nearby medical facility. Coalition forces had targeted the weapons dealer, whose body was identified by his wife. In other news, coalition troops killed six terrorists and detained one suspect during a fierce morning firefight in Baghdad yesterday, officials reported. Intelligence reports indicated the targeted location was used as a possible al Qaeda in Iraq safe house for terrorists to conduct operational planning. Another 90 al Qaeda terrorists were killed by American and Iraqi forces during a ten-day operation near Baghdad. A patrol consisting of troops from the 1st Cavalry Division uncovered seven weapons caches in the village of Arab Salman Salman: …uncovered the caches, which included 51 rocket-propelled grenade rounds; 11 RPG launchers; two assault rifles with 13,000 rounds of ammunition; six 57mm rockets; eight plastic explosives; two 120mm artillery shells; two 137mm missiles; 225 pounds of explosives; and other IED-making materials. Iraqi and Coalition troops discovered a weapons cache in Yusufiyah consisting of materials used in the manufacture of IEDs: The cache, which contained a variety of improvised explosive device making items and weapons included six 120mm mortar rounds, a directional charge, five rocket propelled grenade launchers, seven RPG charges, nine RPG rockets, 150 small metal cylinders filled with plastic explosives, 1000 7.62mm rounds, 200 ft. of detonation cord, seven hand grenade fuses, five hand grenade shells, five long-range antennae, 22 transformers, four cordless phones, two cordless phone base stations, two cell phones, 12 cell phone cases with assorted parts and 12 60mm mortar round casings. Twenty-eight suspected terrorists were captured during raids across Iraq which targeted the safe houses of foreign terrorists. Over the past month, paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne have found more than 500 artillery rounds that could have been used to make IEDs or VBEIDs. Reconstruction & Economy If it were any other country, the reconstruction of Iraq would be a huge story. As of December 31, 2006, there are 658 projects underway at a cost of $2.67 billion, 3,026 projects have been completed at a cost of $7.11 billion, and 94 more projects are planned. A $43 million upgrade to the Al Basrah oil terminal is expected to be completed by April. The upgrade includes an emergency shutdown system, control valves, metering system, and fire protection. The upgraded terminal will meet all international safety and metering standards. Twenty hospitals throughout Iraq are currently undergoing $103 million in renovations. A small water project was completed in Dahuk Province. The new water storage tank and pipeline serves more than 1,000 residents of Dahuk. An $8.6 million renovation to the Samawah Railroad Maintenance Center has been completed. The Samawah site is one of two railway maintenance centers in Iraq, and employs more than 250 Iraqis. Iraq’s power grid is now being monitored by a central control system, called SCADA: “The main function of SCADA is to create and maintain a digital connection in order to check the provinces’ power loads and control them easily by connecting them to the central power distribution points,” Perry said. The SCADA system includes input and output signal hardware, controller networks, and communications software. There are 47 primary health-care centers under construction in northern Iraq. The first completed center recently opened in Salah Al Den Province: More than 112,000 people in the Salah Al Den Province are receiving healthcare from the first completed Primary Healthcare Center (PHC) in the north. Built by local construction companies with quality assurance managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, this $3.35 million dollar facility provides routine and initial emergency care to patients including X-ray, laboratories and dentistry. Medical supplies and laboratory equipment were included in the contract to make this facility complete and operational. On January 15, three new schools were opened in Mushahidah: an elementary school for girls, a secondary school for girls, and an elementary school for boys: “This is a great example for the projects in this area,” said Shiek Naif Moutlak, the chief of the city council. “We thank the coalition for all they have done and hope for other projects in the area to help the people.” The Pentagon is helping fight unemployment in Iraq by reopening factories that were once owned by Saddam Hussein: Under a new program, the U.S. Defense Department is already helping reopen factories that were owned by Saddam Hussein's government and abandoned by occupation authorities shortly after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. The Pentagon may also start providing them with contracts to support U.S. troops. One factory restarted operations in the past two weeks, and nine more are to open by the end of this month, adding some 11,000 Iraqis to employment rolls, a Pentagon official said Wednesday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the information had not been released yet. The president’s speech this week put Iran on notice that the U.S. was going to work to prevent its interference in Iraq. Iraqi forces took the first step in confronting Iran when they raided Iran’s diplomatic mission in Irbil: Iraqi officials said today that multinational forces detained as many as six Iranians in an overnight raid on Tehran's diplomatic mission in the northern city of Irbil just hours after President Bush gave details about his new military plan for Iraq. The forces stormed the Iranian mission at about 3 a.m., detaining the five staffers and confiscating computers and documents, two senior local Kurdish officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the information. Irbil is a city in the Kurdish-controlled north, 220 miles from Baghdad. Japan is preparing to loan Iraq $3.5 billion for reconstruction. In the city of Al Qosh, Medics from the 1st Cavalry Division treated more than 80 people during a humanitarian mission to the city: During the mission, one female physician’s assistant and one female pediatrician medically examined over 80 people; 65 percent children, and 35 percent women. Three dozen soccer balls were distributed to the children of the town, courtesy of a donation from a radio station in the United States, as well as clothing, toys, shoes, and school supplies.

Anyone intrested in writing a two page summary of this? FIBER KEEPS ITS PROMISE BY GEORGE GILDER "Today, I await the death of television, telephony, VCRs, and analog cameras with utter confidence as Moore's law unfolds." Rupert Murdoch, Ted Turner, John Malone, are you listening?" Get ready. Bandwidth will triple each year for the next 25, creating trillions in new wealth. Editor's note: Four years ago, Forbes ASAP published its first issue with a stunning prophecy by contributing editor George Gilder. Fiber optics, said George, had the potential to carry 25 trillion bits per second down a single strand. This represented a ten-thousandfold leap in carrying capacity over the 2.5 billion bits "barrier" long assumed by most experts in the field. What did George see that others had missed? One, a little-recognized (at the time) breakthrough called an erbium-doped amplifier, which keeps optical signals pure and strong over long distances. The other was a deep technical shift, with roots in the 1940s-era work of information theory pioneer Claude Shannon. If you believed Shannon, his logic dictated a new messaging scheme called wave division multiplexing. Though scorned by the experts four years ago, WDM now is emerging as the winner George had prophesied. The real winners will be all of us, as the coming world of cheap, unlimited bandwidth unfolds and at last fulfills the true potential of the information age. Here is George with an update. IMAGINE THAT IN 1975 YOU KNEW that Moore's law--the Intel chairman's projection of the doubling of the number of transistors on a microchip every 18 months--would hold for the rest of your lifetime. What if you knew that these transistors would run cooler, faster, better, and cheaper as they got smaller and were crammed more closely together? Suppose you knew the law of the microcosm: that the cost-effectiveness of any number of "n" transistors on a single silicon sliver would rise by the square of the increase in "n." As an investor knowing this Moore's law trajectory, you would have been able to predict and exploit a long series of developments: the emergence of the PC; its dominance over all other computer form factors; the success of companies making chips, disk drives, peripherals, and software for this machine. With a slight effort of intellect, you could have extended the insight and prophesied the digitization of watches, records (CDs), cellular phones, cameras, TVs, broadcast satellites, and other devices that can use miniaturized computer power. If you did not know precisely when each of these benisons would flourish, you would have known that each one was essentially inevitable. To calculate approximate dates, you had only to guess the product's optimal price of popularization and then match its need for mips (millions of instructions per second) of computer power with the cost of those mips as defined by Moore's law. Merely by using this technique of Moore's law matching--and holding to it with unshakable conviction for nearly 20 years--I became known as a "futurist." Today I await the death of television, telephony, VCRs, and analog cameras with utter confidence as Moore's law unfolds. You can tell me about the 98% penetration of TVs in American homes, the continuing popularity of couch-potato entertainments, the effectiveness of broadcast advertising, and the profound and unbridgeable chasm between the office appliance and the living-room tube. But I will pay no attention. Just you wait--Jack Welch, Ted Turner, Rupert Murdoch, John Malone, and David Jennings--the TV will die and you may be too late for the Net. It is now 1997, and a stream of dramatic events certifies that another law, as powerful and fateful and inexorable as Moore's, is gaining a similar sway over the future of technology. It is what I have termed the law of the telecosm. Its physical base lies in the same quantum realm of eigenstates and band gaps that governs the performance of transistors and also makes photons leap and lase. But the telecosm reaches beyond components to systems, combining the science of the electromagnetic spectrum with Claude Shannon's information theory. In essence, as frequencies rise and wavelengths drop, digital performance improves exponentially. Bandwidth rises, power usage sinks, antenna size shrinks, interference collapses, error rates plummet. The law of the telecosm ordains that the total bandwidth of communications systems will triple every year for the next 25 years. As communicators move up-spectrum, they can use bandwidth as a substitute for power, memory, and switching. This results in far cheaper and more efficient systems. In 1996, the new fiber paradigm emerged in full force. Parallel communications in all-optical networks became the dominant source of new bandwidth in telecom. Like Moore's law, the law of the telecosm will reshape the entire world of information technology. It defines the direction of technological advance, the vectors of growth, the sweet spots for finance. AMERICA'S DARK SECRET FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, American companies have been laying optical fiber strands at a pace of some 4,000 miles a day, for a total of more than 25 million strand miles. Five years ago, the top 10% of U.S. homes and businesses were, on average, a thousand households away from a fiber node; now they are a hundred households away. However, the imperial advance of this technology conceals a dark secret, which has led to a pervasive underestimation of the long-term impact of photonics. Sixty percent of the fiber remains "dark" (unused for communications) and even the leading-edge "lit" fiber is being used at less than one ten-thousandth of its intrinsic capacity. This problem has prompted leaders in the industry, from Bill Gates and Andy Grove to Bob Metcalfe and Mitch Kapor, to underrate drastically the impact of fiber optics. Restricting the speed and cost-effectiveness of fiber has been an electronic bottleneck and a regulatory noose. In order for the signal to be amplified, regenerated, or switched, the light pulses had to be transformed into electronic pulses by optoelectronic converters. For all the talk of the speed of light, fiber-optic systems therefore could pass bits no faster than the switching speed of transistors, which tops out at a cycle time of between 2.5 and 10 gigahertz. Meanwhile, telecom companies could not deploy new low-cost fiber products any faster than the switching speed of politicians and regulators, which tops out roughly at a cycle time of between 2.5 years and a rate of evolution measurable only by means of carbon 14. Nonetheless, the intrinsic capacity of every fiber line is not 2.5 gigahertz. Nor is it even 25 gigahertz, which is roughly the capacity of all the frequencies commonly used in the air, from AM radio to kA band satellite. The intrinsic capacity of every fiber thread, as thin as a human hair, is at the least one thousand times the capacity of what we call the "air." One thread could carry all the calls in America on the peak moment of Mother's Day. One fiber thread could carry 25 times more bits than last year's average traffic load of all the world's communications networks put together: an estimated terabit (trillion bits) a second. Over the last five years, technological breakthroughs and legislative loopholes have begun to open up this immense capacity to possible use. Following concepts pioneered and patented by David Payne at the University of Southampton in England, a Bell Laboratories group led by Emmanuel Desurvire and Randy Giles developed a workable all-optical device. They showed that a short stretch of fiber doped with erbium, a rare earth mineral, and excited by a cheap laser diode can function as a powerful amplifier over fully 4,500 gigahertz of the 25,000 gigahertz span. Introduced by Pirelli of Italy and popularized by Ciena Corporation of Savage, Maryland, and by Lucent and Alcatel, today such photonic amplifiers are a practical reality. Put in packages between two and three cubic inches in size, the erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) fit anywhere in an optical network for enhancing signals without electronics. This invention overcame the most fundamental disadvantage of optical networks compared to electronic networks. You can tap into an electronic network as often as desired without eroding the voltage signal. Although resistance and capacitance will leach away the current, there are no splitting losses in a voltage divider. Photonic signals, by contrast, suffer splitting losses every time they are tapped; they lose photons until eventually there are none left. The cheap and compact all-optical amplifier solves this problem. It is an invention comparable in importance to the integrated circuit. Just as the integrated circuit made it possible to put an entire computer system on a single sliver of silicon, the all-optical amplifier makes it possible to put an entire system on a seamless seine of silica--glass. Unleashing the law of the telecosm, it makes possible a new global economy of bandwidth abundance. Five years ago when I first celebrated the radical implications of erbium-doped amplifiers, skepticism reigned. I was summoned to Bellcore, where the first optical networks had been built and then abandoned, to learn the acute limits of the technology from Charles Brackett and his team. I had offered the vision of a broadband fibersphere--a worldwide web of glass and light--where computer users could tune into favored frequencies as readily as radios tune into frequencies in the atmosphere today. But Brackett and other Bellcore experts told me that my basic assumption was false. It was no simpler, they said, to tune into one of scores of frequencies on a fiber than to select time slots in a time-division-multiplexed (TDM) bitstream. Indeed, electronic switching technology was moving faster than optical technology. In the face of the momentum and installed base of electronic switching and multiplexing, the fibersphere with hundreds of tunable frequencies would remain a fantasy, like Ted Nelson's Xanadu. In 1997 the fantasy is coming true around the world. Xanadu has become the World Wide Web. The erbium-doped fiber amplifier is an explosively growing $250 million business. Electronic TDM seems to have topped out at 2.5 gigabits a second. TDM gear has suffered a series of delays and nagging defects and so far has failed in the market. Electronic TDM failed not only because it pushed the envelope of electronics but also because it violated the new paradigm. In single-mode fiber, the two key impediments are nonlinearities in the glass and chromatic dispersion (the blurring of bit pulses because even in a single band different frequencies move at different speeds). Chromatic dispersion increases by the square of the bit rate, and the impact of nonlinearities rises with the power of the signal. High-powered, high-bit-rate TDM flunked both telecosm tests. By contrast, wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) follows the laws of the telecosm; it succeeds by wasting bandwidth and stinting on power. WDM takes some 33% more bandwidth per bit than TDM, but it reduces power to combat nonlinearity and divides the bitstream into multiple frequencies in order to combat dispersion. Thus it can extend the distance or increase capacity by a factor of four or more today and can lay the foundations for the fibersphere tomorrow. In 1996 the new fiber paradigm emerged in full force. Parallel communications in all-optical networks, long depicted as a broadband pipe dream, crushed all competitors and became the dominant source of new bandwidth in the world telecom network. The year began with a trifold explosion at the Conference on Optical Fiber Communication in San Jose when three companies--Lucent Technologies' Bell Labs, NTT Labs, and Fujitsu--all announced terabit-per-second WDM transmissions down a single fiber. Sprint confirmed the significance of the laboratory breakthroughs by announcing deployment of Ciena's MultiWave 1600 WDM system, so called because it can increase the capacity of a single fiber thread by 1,600%. The revolution continues in 1997. At the beginning of January, NEC declared that by increasing the number of bits per hertz from one to three, it had raised the laboratory WDM record to three terabits per second. During 1996, MCI had increased the speed of its Internet backbone by a factor of 25, from 45 megabits a second to 1.2 gigabits. On January 6, Fred Briggs, chief engineering officer at MCI, announced that his company is in the process of installing new WDM equipment from Hitachi and Pirelli that increases the speed of its phone network backbone to 40 gigabits per second. Accelerating MCI's previous plans by some two years, the new system will use a more limited form of wavelength-division multiplexing to put four 10-gigabit in-cause formation streams on a single fiber thread. The first deployment will use existing facilities on a 275-mile route between Chicago and St. Louis, but the technology will be extended to the entire network. This move will consummate a nearly thousandfold upgrade of the MCI backbone, from 45 megabits per second to 40 gigabits, within some 36 months. Ciena, meanwhile, has announced technology that allows transmission of 100 gigabits per second. Its February IPO was the most important since Netscape (market cap at the end of the first trading day: $3.4 billion). Why? Ciena is the industry leader in open standard WDM gear. During the first six months the MultiWave 1600 was available, through October 1996, the firm achieved $54.8 million in sales and $15 million in net income. (Lucent is believed to be the overall leader with more than $100 million of mostly proprietary AT&T systems.) At the same time, the trans-Pacific consortium announced that it would deploy 100-gigabit-per-second fiber in its new link between the United States and Asia. A powerful new player in these markets will be Tellabs, currently the fastest-growing supplier of electronic digital cross-connect switches and other optical switching gear. In a further coup, following its purchase of broadband digital radio pioneer Steinbrecher, Tellabs has signed up all 12 principals in IBM's all-optical team. Headed by Paul Green, recent chairman of the IEEE Communications Society and author of the leading text on fiber networks, and by Rajiv Ramaswami, coauthor of a new 1997 text on the subject, the IBM group built the world's first fully functioning all-optical networks (AONs), the Rainbow series. Tellabs now owns the 11 AON patents and 100 listed technology disclosures of the group. The implications of the WDM paradigm go beyond simple data pipes. The greatest impact of all-optical technology will likely come in consumer markets. A portent is Artel Video Systems of Marlborough, Massachusetts, which recently introduced a fiber-based WDM system that can transmit 48 digital video channels, 288 CD-quality audio bitstreams, and 64 data channels on one fiber line. Aggregating contributions from a variety of content sources--each on different fiber wavelengths--and delivering them to consumers who tune into favored frequencies on conventional cable, the Artel system represents a key step into the fibersphere. It can be used for new services by either cable TV companies or telcos. The deeper significance of the Artel product, however, is its use of bandwidth as a replacement for transistors and switches. The Artel system works on dark fiber without compression. The video uses 200-megabit-per-second bitstreams (compare MPEG2 at 4 to 6 megabytes per second) that permit lossless transmissions suitable for medical imaging, and obviate dedicated processing of compression codes at the two ends. A move to massively parallel communications analogous to the move to parallel computers, all-optical networks promise nearly boundless bandwidth in fiber. According to Ewart Lowe of British Telecom, whose labs at Martlesham Heath in Ipswich have been a fount of all-optical technology, the new paradigm will reduce the cost of transport by a factor of 10. For example, the optoelectronic amplifiers previously used in fiber networks entailed nine power-hungry bipolar microchips for each wavelength, rather than a simple loop of doped silica that covers scores of wavelengths. As these systems move down through the network hierarchy, the growth of network bandwidth and cost-effectiveness will not only outpace Moore's law, it will also excel the rise in bandwidth within computers--their internal "buses" connecting their microprocessors to memory and input-output. While MCI and Sprint move to deploy technology that functions at 40 gigabits a second, current computers and workstations command buses that run at a rate of close to 1 gigabit a second. This change in the relationship between the bandwidth of networks and the bandwidth of computers will transform the architecture of information technology. As Robert Lucky of Bellcore puts it, "Perhaps we should transmit signals thousands of miles to avoid even the simplest processing function." Lucky implies that the law of the telecosm eclipses the law of the microcosm. Actually, the law of the microcosm makes distributed computers (smart terminals) more efficient regardless of the cost of linking them together. The law of the telecosm makes broadband networks more efficient regardless of how numerous and smart are the terminals. Working together, however, these two laws of wires and switches impel ever more widely distributed information systems, with processing and memory in the optimal locations. WHAT SHOULD THE MAJOR PLAYERS DO NOW? FOR THE TELEPHONE COMPANIES, the age of ever smarter terminals mandates the emergence of ever dumber networks. Telephone companies may complain of the large costs of the transformation of their system, but they command capital budgets as large as the total revenues of the cable industry. Telcos may recoil in horror at the idea of dark fiber, but they command webs of the stuff 10 times larger than any other industry. Dumb and dark networks may not fit the phone company self-image or advertising posture. But they promise larger markets than the current phone company plan to choke off their own future in the labyrinthine nets of an "intelligent switching fabric" always behind schedule and full of software bugs. Telephone switches (now 80% software) are already too complex to keep pace with the efflorescence of the Internet. While computers become ever more lean and mean, turning to reduced instruction-set processors and Java stations, networks need to adopt reduced instruction-set architectures. The ultimate in dumb and dark is the fibersphere now incubating in their magnificent laboratories. The entrepreneurial folk in the computer industry may view this wrenching phone company adjustment with some satisfaction. But computer firms must also adjust. Now addicted to the use of transistors to solve the problems of limited bandwidth, the computer industry must use transistors to exploit the nearly unlimited bandwidth. When home-based machines are optimized for manipulating high-resolution digital video at high speeds, they will necessarily command what are now called supercomputer powers. This will mean that the dominant computer technology will first emerge not in the office market but in the consumer market. The major challenge for the computer industry is to change its focus from a few hundred million offices already full of computer technology to a billion living rooms now nearly devoid of it. Cable companies possess the advantage of already owning dumb networks based on the essentials of the all-optical model of broadcast and select--of customers seeking wavelengths or frequencies rather than switching circuits. Cable companies already provide all the programs to all the terminals and allow them to tune in to the desired messages. But the cable industry cannot become a full-service supplier of telecommunications unless the regulators give up their ridiculous two-wire dream in which everyone competes with cable and no one makes any money. Cash-poor and bandwidth-rich, cable companies need to collaborate with telcos--which are cash-rich and bandwidth-poor--in a joint effort to create broadband systems in their own regions. In all eras, companies tend to prevail by maximizing the use of the cheapest resources. In the age of the fibersphere, they will use the huge intrinsic bandwidth of fiber, all 25,000 gigahertz or more, to simplify everything else. This means replacing nearly all the hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of switches, bridges, routers, converters, codecs, compressors, error correctors, and other devices, together with the trillions of lines of software code, that pervade the intelligent switching fabric of both telephone and computer networks. The makers of all this equipment will resist mightily. But there is no chance that the old regime can prevail by fighting cheap and simple optics with costly and complex electronics and software. The all-optical network will triumph for the same reason that the integrated circuit triumphed: It is incomparably cheaper than the competition. Today, measured by the admittedly rough metric of mips per dollar, a personal computer is more than 2,000 times more cost-effective than a mainframe. Within 10 years, the all-optical network will be thousands of times more cost-effective than electronic networks. Just as the electron rules in computers, the photon will rule the waves of communication. I know people would not write it..But worth a try:)

Are we supposed to listen to THESE uneducated conspiracy nuts instead of our great leader, "W" about 9/11? LOOK AT THIS LONG LIST OF TINFOIL HAT WEARERS: * Senator Max Cleland – Former member of the 9/11 Commission, resigned in December 2003. *Senator Bob Graham – Former U.S. Senator from Florida 1987 - 2004. Former Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. *Senator Mark Dayton – Former US Senator from Minnesota 2001 - 2006. *Congressman Ron Paul, MD – 9-term Congressman from Texas, 1979 - 1985, 1997 - present. *Congressman Curt Weldon – Former 10-term Congressman from Pennsylvania 1987 - 2006. *Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney – Former 6-term Congresswoman from Georgia 1993 - 2002, 2005 - 2006. *Norm Mineta - U.S. Secretary of Transportation 2001 - 2006. U.S. Secretary of Commerce 2000 - 2001. *Louis Freeh – Director of the FBI, 1993 - 2001. Former U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York, appointed by President George H.W. Bush. *Morton Goulder – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Warning under Presidents Nixon, Ford, and Carter (1973 - 1977). Founder of Sanders Associates. *Marcus Raskin, JD – Former member of the special staff of the National Security Council in President Kennedy’s Administration. Senior Fellow and Professor of Policy Studies, George Washington University. *Joseph C. Wilson IV – Retired diplomat of the U.S. Foreign Service, specialing in Africa. *Morgan Reynolds, PhD – Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Labor under George W. Bush 2001 - 2002. Former Director of the Criminal Justice Center at the National Center for Policy Analysis. Professor Emeritus, Economics, Texas A&M University. *Paul Craig Roberts, PhD – Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury under Ronald Reagan, "Father of Reaganomics", Former Associate Editor of the Wall Street Journal. Currently Chairman of the Institute for Political Economy and Research Fellow at the Independent Institute. *Catherine Austin Fitts – Assistant Secretary of Housing under George H.W. Bush. Former Managing Director and Member of the Board of Wall Street investment bank, Dillon, Read & Co *John Loftus – Former Federal Prosecutor, Office of Special Investigations, U.S. Department of Justice under Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. Former U.S. Army Intelligence officer. Currently author and frequent media commentator on terrorism and intelligence services. *George Kenney – Former career Foreign Service Officer, serving as Yugoslav desk officer at the State Department headquarters in Washington, DC. *Fred Burks – Former State Department Interpreter for Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, Vice Presidents Dick Cheney and Al Gore, Secretaries of State Colin Powell and Madeleine Albright. *J. Michael Springman – Former career Foreign Service Officer with the State Department and the International Foreign Trade Administration of the Commerce Department. *Daniel Ellsberg, PhD – Former Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense. Former State Department envoy to Viet Nam. *Philip J. Berg, Esquire – Former Deputy Attorney General, State of Pennsylvania. *General Wesley Clark, U.S. Army (ret) – Former Commanding General of U.S. European Command, which included all American military activities in the 89 countries and territories of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. *Major General Albert Stubblebine, U.S. Army (ret) – Former Commanding General of U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, 1981 - 1984. *Col. Ronald D. Ray, U.S. Marine Corps (ret) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense during the Reagan Administration and a highly decorated Vietnam veteran (two Silver Stars, a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart). *Col. Robert Bowman, PhD, U.S. Air Force (ret) – Director of Advanced Space Programs Development under Presidents Ford and Carter. U.S. Air Force fighter pilot with over 100 combat missions. (PhD in Aeronautics and Nuclear Engineering, Cal Tech). *Col. George Nelson, U.S. Air Force (ret) – Former U.S. Air Force aircraft accident investigator and airplane parts authority. 34-year Air Force career. *Lt. Col. Karen U. Kwiatkowski, PhD, U.S. Air Force (ret) – Former Political-Military Affairs Officer in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Also served on the staff of the Director of the National Security Agency. *Lt. Col. Shelton F. Lankford, U.S. Marine Corps (ret) – Retired U.S. Marine Corps fighter pilot with over 300 combat missions flown. 21-year Marine Corps career. *Major Douglas Rokke, PhD, U.S. Army (ret) – Former Director U.S. Army Depleted Uranium Project. 30-year Army career. *Capt. Russ Wittenberg, U.S. Air Force – Former Air Force fighter pilot with over 100 combat missions. Commercial pilot for Pan Am and United Airlines for 35 years, flying 707, 720, 727, 737, 747, 757, 767, and 777 ’s. Had previously flown the actual two United Airlines airplanes that were hijacked on 9/11 (Flight 93, which impacted in Pennsylvania, and Flight 175, the second plane to hit the WTC). *Barbara Honegger, MS – Senior Military Affairs Journalist at the Naval Postgraduate School, the U.S. Navy’s advanced science, technology and national security affairs university (1995 - present). *Lt. Col. Stephen L. Butler, EdD, U.S. Air Force (ret) – Former Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at the Defense Language Institute. Served as a B-52 Radar Navigator in the Gulf War. 24-year Air Force career. *Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer, U.S. Army Reserve – Commander of Special Troops Battalion, 9th Theater Support Command. *Capt. Scott J. Phillpott, U.S. Navy – Commanding Officer of the guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf. *Major Erik Kleinsmith, U.S. Army - Former Chief of Intelligence, Land Information Warfare Activity (LIWA). *James D. Smith - Former Able Danger Program Manager for Orion Scientific Systems, a Department of Defense contractor. *Major John M. Newman, PhD, U.S. Army (ret) – Former Executive Assistant to the Director of the National Security Agency. *Major Scott Ritter, U.S. Marine Corps – Former Marine Corps Intelligence Officer and Chief Weapons Inspector for the United Nations Special Commission in Iraq 1991 - 1998. *Capt. Gregory M. Zeigler, PhD, U.S. Army – Former U.S. Army Intelligence Officer *Capt. Eric H. May, U.S. Army (ret) – Former U.S. Army Intelligence Officer. Former inspector and interpreter for the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty team. *Wayne Madsen – Former U.S. Navy Intelligence Officer, specialist in electronic surveillance and security. Formerly assigned to the National Security Agency and the State Department. *David L. Griscom, PhD – Research physicist, retired in 2001 from Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, DC, after 33 years service. *Lon J. Waters, PhD Mathematics – Former staff member of the Maui High Performance Computing Center, a U.S. Department of Defense funded high performance computing and research facility. *Raymond L. McGovern – Former Chairman, National Intelligence Estimates, CIA, responsible for preparing the President’ Daily Brief (PDB) for Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. *William Christison – Former National Intelligence Officer and Director of the CIA's Office of Regional and Political Analysis. 29-year CIA veteran. *Robert David Steele (Vivas) – U.S. Marine Corps infantry and intelligence officer for twenty years. *Melvin A. Goodman, PhD – Former Division Chief and Senior Analyst at the Office of Soviet Affairs, CIA,1966 - 1990. *Robert Baer – Former CIA Case Officer, Specialist in the Middle East, Directorate of Operations. *Michael Levine – Former Senior DEA investigator *Coleen Rowley – Former Special Agent and Minneapolis Division Counsel, FBI. 24-year FBI career. *Sibel D. Edmonds – Former Language Translation Specialist, performing translations for counterterrorism and counterintelligence operations, FBI. Witness before the 9/11 Commission. *Bogdan Dzakovic – 14-year Counter-terrorism expert in the Security Division of the Federal Aviation Administration. *Steve Elson – Former Special Agent with the U.S. Navy, DEA and FAA. Specialist in Counterterrorism, Intelligence, and Security *William G. Weaver, JD, PhD – Former U.S. Army Signals Intelligence officer. *Paul Hellyer – Former Minister of National Defense of Canada. *Michael Meacher – Former Under Secretary for Industry, Under Secretary for Health and Social Security, Minister for the Environment, and Member of the House of Commons (UK). *Tony Benn - Former Member of British Parliament 1942 - 2001. *Andreas von Buelow, PhD – Former State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Defense of West Germany. *Horst Ehmke, PhD – Former Minister of Justice (West Germany). *Ernst Welteke – Former President of Deutsche Bundesbank (German Federal Bank) 1999 - 2004. *Francesco Cossiga – Former President of Italy (1985 - 1992) and Former Prime Minister. *General Leonid Ivashov – Former Chief of Staff of the Russian armed forces on 9/11/2001, and Department Chief for General affairs in the Soviet Union's Ministry of Defense. *Gen. Hosni Mubarak – President of Egypt, 1981 - present *Mohamed Hassanein Heikal – Former Foreign Minister of Egypt. *General Pervez Musharraf – President of Pakistan and Chief of Staff of the Pakistan Army. *General Mirza Aslam Beg – Former Chief of Staff of the Pakistani Army. *Giulietto Chiesa – Member of European Parliament, 2004 - present (Italy). *Paul Lannoye – Member of European Parliament, 1989 - 2004 (Belgium). *Col. Pierre-Henri Bunel, French Army (ret) – Army intelligence and artillery officer *Heikki Kurttila, D.Sc. (Tech.) (Doctor of Technology) – Safety Engineer and Accident Analyst *David Shayler – Former Counter-Terrorism Officer, MI5 (Britain) *Lee Hamilton, Vice Chairman, 9/11 Commission – Former 17-term Congressman from Indiana. *Timothy J. Roemer, PhD, 9/11 Commissioner – Former 6-term Congressman from Indiana (1991 - 2003). *Jamie S. Gorelick, 9/11 Commissioner - Former Deputy Attorney General of the United States 1994 - 1997. *John J. Farmer, Jr., Senior Counsel, 9/11 Commission – Former Attorney General of the State of New Jersey. *Peter Rundlet, Counsel for the 9/11 Commission – Former Associate Counsel to President Clinton. SOURCE: http://www.patriotsquestion911.com/

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Can one proof read this essay? Everyday tons of hazardous electronic waste is dumped in China and other developing countries. These wastes come from various items that we use in our everyday life; some include batteries, kitchen appliances, used computer equipment, and other worn out electronic devices. These items contain chemicals, heavy metals, dangerous pathogens, and other toxins. Many places like the U.S. or the UK have not officially banned exportation of these electronic items, and countries like China still do not enforce their rules of banning e-waste importation. China allows a city like Guiyu to collect, dissemble, and produce toxic e-waste because they are a developing country who needs the money that they receive by taking in this e-waste. Since recent booms in sales of electronic items more of this e-waste is being made, which makes it hard to enforce exportation of it; because of the rate that e-waste is filling into landfills also makes it harder to discard of it. (“Toxic Waste”) In the city of Guiyu an environmental problem has spiraled out of control, citizens are being allowed to dismantle electronic waste (most imported) in their homes and near by workshops. In China recycling e-waste is not taken as a threat to the environment or health and safety regulations. Even though the Chinese law prohibits the importation of e-waste and Beijing is part of the Basle Agreement, (an international treaty that is banning the shipment of e-waste from developed countries to developing countries), they still import e-waste. Only in Guiyu are officials allowing this importation of e-waste, because it provides the cities residents with income; and so far China has not put a stop to it, because they are so hungry for all sorts of metals and the money that they earn for taking the metals and electronic items. (“In The ‘Toxic City of Guiyu, Children Play Among The Waste”) Developed countries like the U.S. (which did not sign the Basle Agreement) could keep their e-waste and properly dispose of it, but the cost of doing so does not outweigh environmental and health problems that are appearing in developing countries like China. (“In The ‘Toxic City of Guiyu, Children Play Among The Waste”) Even though the U.S. has tried to put a stop to the exportation of e-waste, corporate businesses argue to congress that environment and health problems are not a big deal, and the government is being too strict. Plus the government would be taking away from earnings that they receive every year. Communities and environmentalists are still complaining about law enforcement of regulations of hazardous e-waste. (“Toxic Waste”) The impact that e-waste is having on the wellbeing of the people in Guiyu is disastrous, and much of this could be stopped with a few e-waste regulations. “Computer carcasses line the streets, awaiting dismemberment. Circuit boards and hard drives lie in huge mounds. At thousands of workshops, laborers shred and grind plastic casings into particles, snip cables and pry chips from circuit boards. Workers pass the boards through red-hot kilns or acid baths to dissolve lead, silver and other metals from the digital detritus.” (“Chinese City Is World’s Digital Scrap Heap”) In Guiyu, workers are dismembering various electronic items. Most of them are equipped with only small hand tools; which they use to take apart old computers, monitors, printers, DVD players, telephones, MP3 players, and other electronic objects. Several of these items come from brand named companies (like HP, LG, Apple, and Compaq) who say they recycle their products. Workers that are unaware of these toxins tear apart each piece of electronic items to its smallest components, and melt the items in open fires to extract metals. Others take the remaining pieces of scrap metals and dump them in water ways. (“Toxic Tea Party”) All of this e-waste has an effect on the environment in Guiyu. “Water sources are black and pungent and choked with industrial waste, says Kevin Brigden. Brigden (Greenpeace Research Laboratories) tested streams in Guiyu and found out that acid was leaking into them. The streams had soaring levels of toxic heavy metals, which were powerful enough to disintegrate a penny in a few hours.” (Toxic Tea Party”) In Guiyu the price of water is ten times more than in other surrounding places. Water is usually brought to the people of the city by truck, because the streams are so heavily polluted that it turns a dark black color in seconds. (“Toxic Tea Party”) Local bosses pay little regard to workers’ health or regulations that prohibit dumping acid baths into rivers. The e-waste has had a negative effect on the health of the people that live around it. This e-waste can harm humans and animals if they encounter these toxins. Some toxins persist in the environment and accumulate; humans or animals often absorb them. Organizations say that dangerous levels of the metals found in Guiyu have negative effects on children. (“Toxic Waste”) A group found "Over 10 poisonous metals, such as lead, mercury and cadmium, in Guiyu” said Lai Yun, a campaigner. (“Chinese City Is World’s Digital Scrap Heap”) “Professor Hun Xia (Shantou University Medical College) tested 165 children for concentrations of lead in their blood. Eighty two percent of Guiyu children had blood/ lead levels of more than 100. Anything above that figure is considered unsafe by health experts. The average reading for these children was 149” (“Toxic Tea Party”) These high levels of lead in adults and children can lead to lower IQ’s and the development of the central nervous system. It also can cause headaches, nausea, miscarriages, and skin damage. Many of these symptoms that these people are having have not been treated properly, and the peasants do not understand what damage e-waste does to them. Clearly people suffer but that does not mean that they get paid good wages, on average workers earn about 200 to 300 yuan (US$ 24-US$36) per month in Guiyu. (“Toxic Tea Party”) Some 60,000 laborers toil in Guiyu for e-waste recycling, even as the work imperils their health. “About 2.3 million PCs, 2.7 millions computer displays and 1.35 million printers were dumped in 2002.” (“In The ‘Toxic City’ Of Guiyu, Children Play Among The Waste”) Environmentalists say in Guiyu alone, one million tons of e-waste has been treated each year. Despite all the toxins that come from e-waste, its business provides Guiyu’s locals with a more profitable living. Many residents have had better opportunities since they started recycling e-waste. City officials are proud of the e-waste industry but sensitive about its reputation as a dirty business that feeds off smuggled waste and abuses labor rights. Visitors quickly find themselves detained by the local police officers, and their video or digital photographs erased. (“Toxic Tea Party”) In Guiyu most discarded computers and electronic devices from all over the world often end up there, this may be why it’s the e-waste capital of the world. Some developed countries have banned exportation of e-waste, but even if e-waste exports stopped Guiyu recycling would not stop; because China is generating more of its own e-waste. While we may consider the environmental and health problems that e-waste poses for people there, citizens in Guiyu do no think this way; because doing this work is their way of life. Conditions in Guiyu have changed little despite the efforts of the central government to crack down and enforce the long-standing e-waste import ban. The developed countries need to stop exporting e-waste to poorer developing countries; and the U.S. needs to reduce the toxicity and amount of e-waste that is being dumped there every year. (“Toxic Villages”) I do have a works cited page!

Christians (or, hell...Atheists for that matter...) Would I be justified in doing this? Lets say in my subterranean laboratory, I was somehow able to create a non-carbon based life form that could exist inside an iron tank. And let's say, I could somehow engineer these life forms to be intelligent. And let's say, I put electronic monitoring devices into the tank of goo in which these intelligent lifeforms lived. Fascinating experiment, right? Well, how about if I began to communicate with a few of my favorites of these creatures I made? And I told them that I exist outside the tank, and I told them that I was their creator and that I wanted them to tell their fellows in the tank that they all ought to sing a song of thankfulness to me once a day. That's a small enough thing to ask of these things who depend on me for their very existence, right? Just to sing one song in the goo, one time a day, acknowledging me, their maker. But let's say that some of the creatures in my tank of goo decide not to believe in me! The horror! Would I then be justified in removing those creatures to another tank where I could inflict endless pain on them for not acknowledging my goodness for building the whole damn tank of goo in the first place? Because in my experiments, I discovered a way to inflict horrendous pain on these creatures of mine without ever actually destroying them. That would be okay, wouldn't it? Or would it? Thank you for your consideration. Fish: Outstanding response. You're in the running for the ten points!

I ask Democrates, are we going to stand for the Left wing doing what the are doing?Glenn Greenwald?