...Kids and Outdoors I believe that kids should have a good solid foundation and this starts at home with their parents. There should be a balance in their lives, “Too much of one this is really good for nothing.” Only when this happens, a solid, cultured, well rounded, discipline child of today will be the leader, model citizen and inspiration for tomorrow. With such advancements in technology in the past decade, kids are not getting enough exposure to outdoors. They are glued to television, computers, smart phones and other electronic smart devices. In most families, both parents work, leaving the kids to become their own entertainers or Mom and Dads are too tired or simply don’t have a second to spend with their kids. The kids may become withdrawn or anti social which will have a long-term effect of their ability to grow into well rounded adults. The social impact of too much exposure to electronic media can be seen as huge disadvantage for children and family relationships. I will attempt, using online articles and data bases from a variety of sources, to highlight the negative impact of over exposure to electronic media. I will show the effects this is having on children and families within the past two decades. This time frame is a good starting point to compare how traditional family values and togetherness from two decades ago have changed, as technology advanced to new heights just within the last ten years. I will explain how family relations...
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...Synthetic Diamonds: Better a diamond with flaws than a pebble without. Diamonds are essentially made out of carbon atoms. They are solids that can go through the process of high temperature and high pressure. (Pilgrim, 2011) It is known to man that diamonds are the hardest material on the earth. (Sean, 2008) With a melting point of 3550 ℃and a boiling point of 4827 C. As you can see above that diamonds have an extremely high melting point (m.p) and a high boiling point (b.p.) The pressure to produce diamonds are also in extreme conditions, diamonds are produced with a temperature range of 900 and 1300 degrees Celsius. Then put under pressure of 725,000 pounds per square inch. (World of Carbon, n.d.) Diamonds have these properties because they are macromolecules; (Encyclopedia of Britannica n.d.) macromolecules are atoms that join together and from on big molecule. In which they also have a strong bonds. Each Carbon atom has a valence electron of four, diamonds are made out of units of carbon atoms joined together using the strongest linkage in chemistry’s perspective, covalent bonding. The carbon is bonded with tetrahedral shape, it has a structural unit consisting of eight atoms, which is arranged in a cube. The tetrahedral shape is very strong and stable, which leads to why diamonds have such a high melting point. (Anne Marie, n.d.) They are also unable to conduct electricity this is because there is no free electrons since the valence electron is tightly bonded together...
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...store company named Kudler Fine Foods. This company was founded by President Kathy Kudler a few years ago and has three different stores located in various areas of California. Location of these stores are located in La Jolla, Del Mar and Encinitas. Her dream of the store was to create a wide selection of the freshest ingredients as well as all of the tools a gourmet cook could and would want in their pantry (Kudler Fine Foods, 2013). However, she would like to expand the business by improving the operation of the business and to increase the ability to have a better purchase selection for the customer’s within the next year. For Kudler to be able to obtain these objectives the company will need to get a better grip on the changes in technology and to create a better business opportunities for their competitors and the is very interested in giving their company identity of the generic strategy and tactics. The company is interested in finding ways of continuously scanning the fine foods and seeing if there is any updating software that is out there. The answer to the company questions are described in this paper below. Scanning of the fine foods industry The business environment is continuously changing. New competitors, products, services and suppliers enter the markets and others leave the markets. The taste of customers is changing and trends influence the demand. It is important to anticipate time on all these developments. "Firms study the external environment in order...
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...requires a “burn-in” period to ensure that the hardware electronics are all stable and not going to fail. Typically this is done before the product is shipped to the client but isn’t always followed and may have to be done on site which would require a risky period of time where their equipment could very possibly fail. Another point of concern is the software and processes that run on the system might have a conflict with the new hardware, but again, this should be fully tested in a lab environment at DigiPos rather than on site at the client’s location. DigiPos decided that these outages were impacting their customers in a negative manner and decided to make changes to their hardware and process by using swappable blades. Blade technology was a huge push forward in server and network environments by allowing customers to swap only specific hardware to upgrade their systems and even more importantly, to easily swap out failed components of a system. This allows the client to quickly and effectively...
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...as people use the data less often. 2. How does the role of primary storage differ from secondary storage? - Primary storage: the part of the computer that holds program instructions and data. - Secondary storage: devices that store large amounts of data, instructions, and information more permanently than allowed with main memory. 3. Identify and briefly discuss the fundamental characteristic that distinguishes RAM from ROM memory. RAM differs from ROM memory by that RAM is a volatile storage devices but ROM is a nonvolatile form of memory. 4. What is RFID technology? Identify three practical uses for this technology. -RFID technology: a technology that employs a microchip with an antenna to broadcast its unique identifier and location to receivers. 5. What is a fuel cell? What advantages do fuel cells offer over batteries for use in Portable electronic devices? Do they have any disadvantages? Fuel cell: is a device that converts the chemical energy from a fuel into electricity through a chemical reaction with oxygen or another oxidizing agent. The advantages do fuel cells offers over batteries for uses in Portable electronic devices are: * Steam reforming of gaseous hydrocarbons is seen as a potential way to provide fuel for fuel cells. The basic idea for vehicle on-board reforming is that for example a methanol tank and a steam reforming unit would replace the bulky pressurized hydrogen tanks that would otherwise be...
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...under Direct Modulation either through changes in the structure of the semiconductor (e.g., by modifying the hetero-structures to reduce the ROs and improve the response [2]), by electric filtering, or by external means (e.g., through electric pulse shaping [2]), signal injection, optical feedback [2] technological solutions etc.). Most lasers used for technological applications belong to so-called Class B [3], which includes all solid-state, semiconductor, and CO2 lasers. All these devices have in common the long lifetime of the excited state (relative to both the medium polarization lifetime and to the photon lifetime in the cavity). All of them have the common unpleasant feature - the presence of Relaxation Oscillations (ROs) in every change in the laser operating state and also the system response has a significant amount of delay. Now, examining many different semiconductor and solid state lasers it has been confirmed that the main solution rests on an adequate modulation of the laser parameters during the transient evolution from the original state to the new one (e.g. switching between two...
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...extract a little amount of gold. The leftover waste is piled near the mine sites and can pollute the air and nearby surface water. Mining companies also created a new mining technology called cyanide heap leaching to level entire mountains of rock. In order for them to extract the gold, they spray a solution of highly toxic cyanide salts. This cyanide is extremely toxic to birds and mammals drawn to these ponds in search of water and they can leak into the rivers posing as a threat to fish and other life forms. Geology is the science devoted to the study of dynamic processes occurring on the earth’s surface and in its interior. The core is the earth’s innermost zone. The mantle is a thick zone surrounding the core. The crust is the outermost and thinnest zone of the earth. The tectonic plates are various sized areas of the earth’s lithosphere that move slowly around with the mantle’s flowing asthenosphere. The lithosphere is the outer shell of the earth, composed of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle outside the asthenosphere. A transform vault is an area where the earth’s lithospheric plates move in opposite but parallel directions along a fracture in the lithosphere. Weathering is the physical and chemical processes in which solid rock exposed at earth’s surface is changed to separate solid particles and dissolved material which can then be moved to another place as sediment. Its important because it is part of the rock cycle and the process releases nutrients...
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...Unit 6 Assignment 1: Video Summary 4 1. Video 1.06 Storage Devices 2. Information Summary The clip tells about how a magnetic, optical, and solid state storage devices work, about the various interfaces such PATA/IDE, SATA, SCSI, USB, and FireWire. The clip also discussed about recognizing and identifying cables and connectors, pin configurations, and speeds associated with each technology. 3. Topics presented: * * New Hard drive Installation * Hard Drives * 137 GB Limit * 300 GB Hard Drive Scenario * Hard Drive Interfaces * PATA * SATA * SCSI * USB * FireWire * PATA or Parallel ATA * ATA 100 * ATA 133 * SATA or Serial ATA * Floppy Drives * 3 ½”Disk * 5 ¼”Disk * Floppy Drives Formatting * Power Supply Connections * Connection Types * Molex * Berg * Floppy Drive Cables/Connectors * CDs * Pits and lands * Laser Reading * Types of CDs * CD-ROM * CD-R * CD-RW * DVDs * Multiple layers increase capacity * HD-DVD * Blu-Ray * CDs and DVDs * Power Supply * Motherboard * Best Arrangement * Care & Handling * SCSI Devices * Three SCSI Standards * SCSI-1 * SCSI-2 * SCSI-3 * SCSI Connector * Narrow SCSI * Wide SCSI * Internal or External SCSI *...
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...1. Introduction The company is a greeting card manufacturers and exporter. The office is unit 6, 7 and 10 on the 17th floor in Fortress Tower Center. There are around 12clerical staffs, 10sales representatives and 5 managers. The company has some issues for their existing systems. One is that staffs are using USB flash drive to store sensitive documents for work at home and it is easy to lose. Second is to reduce the number of business trips. Third is to reduce communication expense. Fourth is that some clients cannot send and receive large drawing. Fifth is that all engineering drawings and proposals are important assists should be retaining from disaster. Sixth is to found a way to minimize the effort and loan procedures. Seventh is that full wireless network coverage is required in all office areas. 2. Solutions to the addressed issues 2.1. Save documents 2.1.1. Dropbox Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring all your photos, documents, and videos anywhere. Any file you save to your Dropbox will also automatically save to all your computers, phones, and even the Dropbox website. This means that you can start working on your computer at school or the office, and finish on your home computer. Never email yourself a file again!(1) 2.1.2. Drop Box (for business) The space is 1,000 GB when you start to use it. If you run out, tell them and they will increase it for free. It support WORD、EXCEL、POWER POINT、PDF etc. The files are stored using 256-bit AES（Advanced...
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...combination of base units Kelvin SI base unit for Temperature Kilogram SI base unit for mass Liter SI base unit for volume Meter SI base unit for length Second SI base unit for Time Scientific Notation Express's any number between 1 and 10 (coefficient) multiplied by ten and raised to a power (exponent) Accuracy How close a measured value is to an accepted value Error Difference between experimental value and an accepted value Percent Error Expresses error as a percentage of an accepted value ( Its what percent of an accepted value an error presents) Precision How close a series measurement are to one another Graph Visual display of data Matter Anything that has mass and takes up space Technology The practical use of scientific information The metric system is based on the power of _________. Ten Name the SI unit and symbol (abbreviation) for the following: Quantity: Unit Symbol Length Mass Time Temperature Volume Amount of a Substance Quantity: Unit Symbol Length meter m Mass kilogram, gram kg,g Time seconds s Temperature Celsius, Kelvin Degrees C, K Volume Liters, Milliliters L,mL Amount of a Mole Mol Substance Fill in a...
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...entering the online sales arena in today’s retail market. October 2012 Assessment Code: RWT1 Date: October 21, 2012 Table of Contents Cover page…………….……………………………………………………………….….1 Table of contents……………………………………………………………………….….2 Executive Summary…………………………………………………………………….…3 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………….….4 Advantages and Disadvantages…………………………………………………………………………….5-6 Potential for Impact...………………………………………………………………….....7-9 Requirements……....………………………………………………………………....…..9-10 Recommendation…………………………………………………………………………11 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………..12 References……………………………………………………………………………..…13 Executive Summary ABC Corporation is a retail establishment that has attained a stronghold in the United States through brick and mortar stores. Desiring to increase revenue and broaden its customer base, ABC is currently entertaining the idea of entering the online sales arena. Allison Enright, (2012) Editor of Internetretailer.com, states that,” U.S. e-commerce sales accounted 5.1% of total retail spending, according to an estimate released last month by the U.S. Department of Commerce. It is the first time that e-commerce as a percentage of total retail spending has topped 5%.” These figures suggest ABC’s desire to break into online markets is both timely and fiscally sound. With ever increasing demands on time, today’s consumer is focused...
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...specifically telenursing, as one example of the use of technology in various practice settings. Advantages and disadvantages for the patient and legal and ethical principles for the nurse of this technology will be explored. Course Outcomes This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes: CO #2: Investigate safeguards and decision-making support tools embedded in patient care technologies and information systems to support a safe practice environment for both patients and healthcare workers. (PO #4) CO #6: Discuss the principles of data integrity, professional ethics, and legal requirements related to data security, regulatory requirements, confidentiality, and client’s right to privacy. (PO #6) Points This assignment is worth a total of 200 points. Due Date Your completed paper is due at the end of Week 4. Submit it to the basket in the Dropbox by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. mountain time. Post your questions to the weekly Q & A Forum. Contact your instructor if you need additional assistance. See the Course Policies regarding late assignments. Failure to submit your paper to the Dropbox on time will result in a deduction of points. Background Our text (Hebda, 2013) provides us with a broad perspective on telehealth. However, the specialty of telenursing is only briefly discussed. Healthcare is readily embracing any technology to improve patient outcomes, streamline operations, and lower costs. This technology includes the use of various applications based...
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...ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF ENERGY SOURCES Prepared by Sandra Vasa-Sideris, PhD, Southern Polytechnic State University, for use by students © Questions to consider • • • • • • • Where are the nonrenewable sources of energy located? How easy is it to gain access to these sources? What are the consequences of using these sources (fuels)? What are the costs (direct and indirect) of using these sources? Are there viable alternative sources of fuel? What is the current cost of crude oil and other forms of energy? What else have you learned about these resources? What is the political environment for these energy sources? NATURAL GAS Advantages • • • • • • • Burns clean compared to cola, oil (less polluting) 70% less carbon dioxide compared to other fossil fuels helps improve quality of air and water (not a pollutant) does not produce ashes after energy release has high heating value of 24,000 Btu per pound inexpensive compared to coal no odor until added Drawbacks • • • not a renewable source finite resource trapped in the earth (some experts disagree) inability to recover all in-place gas from a producible deposit because of unfavorable economics and lack of technology (It costs more to recover the remaining natural gas because of flow, access, etc.) Other information • • 5,149.6 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserve left (more than oil but less than coal) 23.2% of total consumption of natural gas is in the United States WATER POWER Pros • • • • • • • Provides water...
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...Improve the Efficiency of the Rechargeable Batteries-Lithium Batteries Lai Jee Inn GS42146 ABSTRACT Batteries are playing important role in our life especially in this high technology era. Laptop, mobile phone, camera and otherwise are using battery to make it to function. In order to improve the efficiency the batteries, several methods are discussed in this paper. INTRODUCTION In this advanced technology era, batteries have been commonly used by the consumers. We use them in different fields like cars, mobile phone, laptop and other else. (Hiroki Kitamura, 2012).Batteries is divided into two main groups which are primary and secondary batteries. (Clean Up Australia, 2009) Primary batteries are the batteries that normally use in dairy life such as remote control, clock but for this kind of batteries is a non rechargeable battery which means that we only can use it for one time and will be throw away after used. This kind of batteries is actually converting the chemical energy to electrical energy and they are normally known as the alkaline batteries. Secondary batteries are batteries that can be rechargeable and recycle after it cannot be recharge. This batteries mostly use for our mobile phone, laptop and other. Although these two kinds of batteries have it own advantages and disadvantages but consumers still using them. As we know that the materials inside the batteries is harmful and toxicity. Therefore, consumers started to require more advance batteries which...
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...Environmental Issues KENNETH MARSH, PH.D., AND BETTY BUGUSU, PH.D. The Institute of Food Technologists has issued this Scientific Status Summary to update readers on food packaging and its impact on the environment. Keywords: food packaging, food processing dvances in food processing and food packaging play a primary role in keeping the U.S. food supply among the safest in the world. Simply stated, packaging maintains the benefits of food processing after the process is complete, enabling foods to travel safely for long distances from their point of origin and still be wholesome at the time of consumption. However, packaging technology must balance food protection with other issues, including energy and material costs, heightened social and environmental consciousness, and strict regulations on pollutants and disposal of municipal solid waste. Municipal solid waste (MSW) consists of items commonly thrown away, including packages, food scraps, yard trimmings, and durable items such as refrigerators and computers. Legislative and regulatory efforts to control packaging are based on the mistaken perception that packaging is the major burden of MSW. Instead, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that approximately only 31% of the MSW generated in 2005 was from packaging-related materials, including glass, metal, plastic, paper, and paperboard—a percentage that has remained relatively constant since the 1990s despite an increase in the total amount of MSW. Nonpackaging...
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