...This paper reviews The Road Ahead by Bill Gates. One of the individuals most responsible for the computer revolution that put personal computers into widespread use, Gates is now concerned with the building and establishment of the information highway and its impact on modern society. The Road Ahead is an attempt to predict the new technologies needed to make the highway a fully-realized part of daily life and to show the ways in which these technologies will change business practices and everyday activities. Partly a utopian guessing game, the book also provides interesting insights into the areas in which Gates is focusing his company's research and development activities. When Bill Gates and Paul Allen decided to drop out of school and invest their futures in their belief in the potential market for personal computers, "We set off down a road that was headed in the right direction" (Gates, 1995, p. 18). The two had been fascinated by computers ever since their first encounters with what were then bulky, plodding, expensive machines capable primarily of performing complex calculations and playing rudimentary games. Gates describes the machine for which he wrote his first program as "huge and cumbersome and slow and absolutely compelling" (p. 1). The two created a company, Microsoft, which was instrumental in igniting the computer revolution, creating machines and the accompanying software that have grown dramatically smaller, faster, and cheaper, allowing computers to become...
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...Your internet provider provides you with everything from the internet. They essentially are like a highway to your computer. But what if this highway had a toll booth with three options; an extremely expensive ipass allowing rich websites to pass easily to your desktop, a normal priced toll with no ipass slowing down poorer sites, and the toll could turn away any website they like. Internet service providers are trying to push for this kind of internet, a money based internet where they don’t have to show any competitors websites at all. This doesn't sound like a good thing for the internet we know and love. In order to protect the fundamental principle that the internet was based on, and small web-based companies, net neutrality Must be protected and preserved. To understand why Net Neutrality must be preserved first you have to understand it, the economics of it, the arguments against the system, and the effect its change would have on small web-based companies. Net Neutrality can be defined very simply, that all websites are treated equally and distributed to the consumer or business equally. According to Tim wu, a professor at Columbia law School, he says on his personal website article Network Neutrality FAQ “The idea is that a maximally useful public information network aspires to treat all content, sites, and platforms equally.” What he is saying here is that basic concept of Net Neutrality is that no matter what provider, or platform (computer, tablet, or phone...
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...mid-90’s the word information super highway was the buzz word. I was very young and clueless when I started hearing about the information super highway. I understood the terms highway and super, however I didn’t get the totality of what an information superhighway encompassed. The business dictionary defines information superhighway as "Internet-type global network of computers that, potentially, will connect most of world's individuals, firms, and organizations. It is envisioned to provide very high speed access to information in all forms (text, graphics, audio, video) via a telephone or wireless connection. The term was first used in 1985 by the 45th US Vice President (1993-2001) Al Gore (born 1948) in an American context where every citizen is aimed to be so connected". As a kid, I hardly knew what a personal computer was, but I was kind of familiar with a word processor. I became a little familiar with the Apple computer because of a work study program that I was involved in. Based on the information I had at that time, I thought a computer was something that you stored information solely for an individual’s use. While I was familiar with using my computer at work to interface with other departments within the organization, I had no idea that the electronic information system would one day be an absolute necessity in my everyday life, both at work and in my personal life. I didn’t know that I would rely so heavily upon information technology to further...
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...continuously improving own performance in a business environment There are many ways in which continuously improving your own performance within a business environment can be beneficial for both yourself, on a personal note, and also for the business that you are working for. On a personal level, there are reasons such as a possible increase of income if you get recognised and get promoted as a result of this, you will be able to meet and exceed any personal goals that you may have and also one of the main benefits of continuously improving your own performance is that you will become more motivated to do your job. From a business’s point of view, improvement of personal performance means things slightly different to them. By improving personal performance, one of the main things that this will mean for the business are that you will be able to, and are more willing to; obtain the high company standards that the business have. • On a personal level, one of the main benefits of continuously improving your own performance in a business environment is that you will be more motivated to do your job role and therefore you will enjoy your work more. After all, there is nothing like going to work and really not enjoying it. Also, the more motivated you are to do your work, the higher personal goals and standards you will have for yourself. Me, personally, have very high standards for myself and get thoroughly disappointed if these standards for me aren’t met. Linking in with the previous comment...
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...increase or decrease of the sales of the gasoline is considered to be very relevant. The dependent variable “Annual prime supplier sales volumes of regular gasoline per capita” is determined by the following independent variables “Annual vehicle miles of travel per capita”, “Personal income per capita” and “Retail price of regular gasoline”. The model is: Yi=β0+ β1X1i+ β2X2i+β3X3i+ ei Definition of Variables and Data Description Y: As it was already stated, my dependent variable is annual prime supplier sales volumes of regular gasoline per capita. Prime supplier is a firm that produces, imports, or transports selected petroleum products across State boundaries and local marketing areas, and sells the product to local distributors, local retailers, or end users. Regular Gasoline is gasoline having an antiknock index (average of the research octane rating and the motor octane number) greater than or equal to 85 and less than 88. Per capita sales data was obtained by dividing the total sales of regular gasoline by total population of the area. Unit of measurement of this variable is gallons per day. The required data information was derived from the following government agencies. Energy Information Administration provided the Prices, Sales Volumes & Stocks by State table which showed Prime Supplier sales volumes of regular gasoline. For population data I used US Census Bureau’s Table 12, Resident...
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...State of Confusion Sharika K. King July 10, 2012 Law / 421 Personal Jurisdiction is defined as the actual power possessed by the court over the participating party of the case. Prior to the court beginning to exercise this power over the party, the ruling of the constitution states that the party must meet a minimal number of contacts where the court sits. Subject Matter Jurisdiction is the opposite of Personal Jurisdiction goes to question if in fact a particular court is competent to make decisions given the level of controversial involvement. It is key to be informed that Subject Matter Jurisdiction should not be viewed an alternative approach to Personal Jurisdiction. This may be looked upon as an additional step in the process. The question at hand today is which court must Tanya Tucker file her lawsuit against the State of Confusion. In order for the determination to be made on the location, there are a few questions that are pertinent. (I) Federal: Under the federal jurisdiction the cases would have to involve any issues dealing with the constitution any other federal laws. (II) Supplemental: Any cases that contain any federal matter; however involves any issue on a state level. (III) Diverse: These are cases where the party opposing is a citizen from another state. This information allows the perception that Tanya’s case should in face be filed under the Federal Jurisdiction. Tanya’s case is fit for the federal proceedings...
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...the cause, and a death and injury toll. In addition to the text material, the websites also include pictures of the event. CNN takes this one step further by adding a video link to WKMG, a CBS network affiliate for Central Florida, which had helicopter video footage of the accident aftermath. MSNBC includes a link to the local Florida paper, The Gainesville Sun; which includes more information of the hospitalization of those involved as well as quotes from local law enforcement. Each of the websites uses law enforcement and victim quotes to help describe the event and its cause; however, each of the news stations used the quotes in a slightly different way. The quotes from MSNBC and Foxnews seemed to be from the victim’s perspective but were based in facts and disruptive about the situation itself. Whereas CNN used quotes that had much more felling; these quotes gave the news article a more personal and emotional tone unlike the professional, sterile tone of other two articles. Although this story is factual rather than based on opinion and the three news outlets contain most of the same information; there are still some differences between Foxnews, MSNBC, and CNN as they take slightly different approaches on writing the article. MSNBC and Foxnews seem to be writing the story with a more professional feel. The news stations are reporting only...
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...Emergency Preparedness The world has encountered multiple disasters throughout the past decade. The devastation from tsunamis, mudslides, hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, wildfires, super storms, and terroristic attacks impacts the lives of millions, and the affects will be felt for generations. A "disaster is an event that causes a level of destruction, death, or injury that affects the abilities of the community to respond to the incident using available resources" (Nies & McEwen, 2011, p. 562). The state of Texas has experienced severe drought conditions for several years. Severe drought conditions place Texas at high risk for wildfires and flooding. In 2011 Texas experienced the most devastating wildfire season the state has seen in years. The worst wildfire in the state's history "broke out in Bastrop County on Sept. 4, a hot, dry, windy Sunday afternoon. Before firefighters got it contained, the Bastrop County Complex Fire covered some 34,000 acres, claimed two lives and destroyed more than 1,600 homes" (Fountain & Nottingham, 2011, n.p.). Extreme drought conditions placed professional and volunteer firefighters on high alert; as red flag warnings posted, and threats of dangerous fire conditions continued. On Sunday, September 4, around 14:15 in the afternoon, Bastrop County dispatch received a call about a brush fire near U.S. 290 and Texas 21, in the Circle D neighborhood, sparked by what appeared to be a downed power line. By the time Bastrop County...
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...The Impact of Landscape Aesthetics on the Experience of Highway Users 2016 Contents Chapter 1........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 1.1 Background to the study .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 1.2 Problem Statement .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 1.3 Purpose of the Study.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 1.4 Study Objectives .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 1.4.1 Ultimate Objective ......................................................
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...By Leaps and Bounds Technology is a wonderful aide in our society. Having the ability to access information at the stroke of your fingertips is a gift to people. We are able to research on the go, carry multiple books to read in the palm of your hand, and even be able to navigate digitally rather than carry a paper map. There are so many benefits to technology and the advances quickly achieve, in a matter of months! However, like many things in life a good thing can be bad in the wrong hands. As much good technology provides society with by having information in a flash at their fingertips there is the ominous cloud of this same technology gathering information and using it to hurt others. Sharing information has now become dangerous and society must adapt to the ever-changing world of technology and protect them. One of the major changes seen in government was the adoption of the Patriot Act of 2001. This act pertains to the government being able to access personal information and share it under the covering of protection and security. The Department of Justice states, “The Department of Justice’s first priority is to prevent future terrorist attacks. Since its passage following the September 11, 2001 attacks, the Patriot Act has played a key part and often the leading role- in a number of successful operations to protect innocent Americans from the deadly plans of terrorists dedicated to destroying America and our way of life. While the results have been important...
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...------------------------------------- EMT-BASIC: NATIONAL STANDARD CURRICULUM PROJECT DIRECTOR David J. Samuels, MBA System Director Samaritan AirEvac/Emergency Medical Services Samaritan Health System Phoenix, AZ CO-MEDICAL DIRECTORS Henry C. Bock, MD, FACEP Emergency Physician Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Inc. Indianapolis, IN Kimball I. Maull, MD, FACS Director R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center Baltimore, MD PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR Walt A. Stoy, Ph.D., EMT-P Director of Educational Programs Center for Emergency Medicine Research Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, PA Contract Number DTNH22-90-C-05189 -------------------------------------United States Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration EMT-Basic: National Standard Curriculum i EMT-Basic: National Standard Curriculum Instructor's Course Guide ------------------------------------- CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT GROUP James Bothwell, EMT-P National Flight Paramedics Association William Brown, RN, NREMT-P National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Ricky Davidson International Association of Fire Chiefs Karla Holmes, RN National Council of State EMS Training Coordinators Richard Judd, Ph.D., EMSI National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians Kathryn Lewis, RN, Ph.D. Phoenix College, Education Design Expert Paul Maniscalco National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians Susan McHenry National Association of State EMS Directors...
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...Insurance Costs Erode Fuel Savings on Small Cars - WSJ.com Dow Jones Reprints: This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com See a sample reprint in PDF format. Order a reprint of this article now AUTOS Higher Insurance Costs Erode Fuel Savings on Small Cars By M.P. MC QU EEN Updated Oct. 23, 2008 12:01 a.m. ET Toyota Yaris 5-Door Hatchback Wieck/Toyota This year's higher gasoline prices are prompting drivers to switch to smaller, more fuel-efficient cars. The trouble is, some of the money they save may be going to higher insurance premiums. Small cars generally cost more to insure than larger ones because they're involved in more accidents and incur bigger claims, especially for injuries. That's true regardless of the driver profile, though younger and less-experienced drivers tend to buy smaller, cheaper cars. A 40-year-old male driver would pay an average of $1,704 to insure a 2009 Mini Cooper that gets 37 miles per gallon on the highway, according to a study by Insure.com, an online insurance broker. That same driver would pay only $1,266 -- a difference of $438 -- to insure a Toyota Sienna Minivan, which gets 23 mpg. Similarly, a Honda Civic compact that gets 36 mpg on the highway costs $412 more a year to insure than a Honda CR-V, a small sport-utility vehicle that gets 27 mpg...
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...On Thursday, September 3, 2015, 2015, at approximate 0236 hours. I was patrolling the area of Highway 138 and I observed a black in color; Acura, Georgia tag #Pxs6515, brake light broken. I followed the vehicle south on Highway 138. Prior to initiating the traffic stop, I noticed the driver and the passenger had swap seats at the intersection of Hwy 138 and Old Covington. The light turned green, and I noticed the vehicle was in park. The passenger that was now the driver punched the gas pedal several times before she placed the vehicle in drive. I initiated a traffic stop by activating my emergency blue lights. The vehicle came to a complete stop at Sonic, 1375 Highway 138 and I made contact with the driver. The driver identified herself as Victoria Byrd. I explained to Victoria the reason for the stop and asked for her driver's license. Victoria stated that she did not have her driver license and provided me with her name and date of birth. I inquired Victoria’s name and date on GCIC/NCIC and she returned with a...
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...car/coach were started replacing by motorcars of different sizes and shapes to fit the needs of mankind. The addition of petrol engine has accelerated the rate. In the present era nobody can even think of avoiding the elements of transportation because the society has become too much dependent on this. But still there is a problem. The problem lies with the technology. Nobody can claim that these technologies will never fail. Due to mechanical fault, poor maintenance, overuse, overage, misuse etc these failures occur. Though we are aware of these and may take preventive and reactive measures to avoid those situations but these failures are still day-to-day phenomena. Think about a situation – where your personal vehicle becomes out of order on the highway in a remote place. If so, what is the remedy? There are some arrangements by the Government. However, that could not earn the faith of the public. Thus, in our case, this aspect is still remaining uncared. The astute investors could have identified the need of assistance in such situation in many countries. The effort of our new service oriented firm Safejourney is to care these aspects. The purpose of this plan is to analyze the strategic and situational aspect of the firm and focus market product, marketing mix and thereby project a detailed marketing plan of the firm. The scope of this plan will be limited to the following: • Concept Development Process • Company Description ...
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...He asserts that too much government control leads to opposite effect of reducing drunken driving. He uses a concession that “there can be little doubt that the higher drinking age has coincided with a reduction in the number of highway deaths” to compare the elder drivers with the young people, which shows he is a fair-minded person has completely considered this argument. Besides, he queries whether it is worth to raise the drinking age for that reason. After that, he puts forward an assumption that “denying drivers’ licenses to those over 65” can also reduce the highway death. Therefore, the author argues that only by raising the drinking age of young people as well as taking out their freedom to reduce highway death is “callous” and unfair. He illuminates the ultimate problem is “finding a balance [between individual responsibility and government...
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