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An Evolution of Wireless Technology: A Summary of “smart Wi-Fi” by Alex Hills
In “Smart Wi-Fi,” Alex Hills argues that as more people start to use wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) networks, improvements to the wireless technology are needed to ensure reliable and secure services. An increase in popularity of Wi-Fi has come at the cost of creating difficult problems for designers of the technology. However, Hills notes that there has been “substantial progress” towards solving many of these problems. Hills covers some of the developments in wireless local
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Gattaca
GATTACA shares some similar themes with The Truman Show. Niccol uses water as a metaphor in both, as a test of strength for his characters -- here, the young Vincent challenges his genetically perfect brother Anton to ocean swimming races, and when Vincent eventually beats him, he takes that as proof that he can do other things he's been told are impossible for him. Like Truman Burbank, Vincent/Jerome lives a life under scrutiny, although Vincent
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Executive Summary- Sunbeam Corporation
In April 1996, Sunbeam hired Albert J. Dunlap as its CEO. Dunlap led the company in a corporate restructuring. This restructuring provided a hefty reserve to protect against future earnings shortfalls. The restructuring reserve included the following: 1) $18.7 million of items that benefited future periods, 2) $12 million in litigation reserves which did not met the criteria of a loss contingency, and 3) $21.8 million in a cooperative advertising reserve which was approximately 25
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Summary of Mark 9
And after six days Jesus takes with him Peter, and James, and John, and leads them up into a high mountain by themselves: and he was transfigured before them. Then Elias with Moses appeared and they were talking with Jesus. The disciples offered to set up tents for them. But there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, this is my beloved Son. And then only Jesus
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Citizen Kane’s Summary
Citizen Kane was a film released in 1941 and it it was voted #1 in history of American film. It was written by, directed by and acted by Orson Welles. The story was set in Xanada in Florida and started with an introduction about that place. Citizen Kane has a strange opening as it opened with the camera panning a spooky haunted mansion and then the camera lingered and zoomed in closely to the sign
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Gattaca
Vincent (Ethan Hawkes) is conceived through sex a ‘faith birth’. When only a few seconds old the nurse tests his blood and tells his mother he has a 89% chance of attention deficit disorder, a 99% chance of heart disease and a life expectancy of 30. I found this part of the film quite chilling and it was the clip shown on Newsnight that made me eager to see this film. From this point on
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Gattaca Quick Review
Gattaca gives one perspective of what the future of discrimination is to become: DNA. "No longer determined by social status or the color of your skin, no, we now have discrimination down to a science." Gattaca is similar to our current NASA, a space agency in the future that is only open to those with the "right things." Children, for those who can afford it, are now created by DNA manipulation, called "valids." You can
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Chapter 8 Summary
The chapter begins by explaining that we live in a knowledge society. This kind of society focuses on specific groups of people who have specialized knowledge. No one person can know everything, so instead we rely on experts to help us in the areas with which we are not familiar. The main example given is that of a doctor-patient relationship. The patient relies on the doctor to be professional and cure any ills that the
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Executive Summary
The executive summary is arguably the most important section of the business plan. It must be concise, specific, and well-written. It summarizes the highlights of the completed business plan and provides a brief snapshot of the plan, with sales, spending, and profit summary figures. The summary emphasizes those factors that will make the business a success. It must contain sound numbers for market size, trends, company goals, spending, return on investment, capital expenditures, and funding
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A Summary of the Symbolism in the Scarlet Letter
Chapter 1 1пјЋThe definition of symbolism The slightest survey of different epochs of civilization discloses great differences in their attitude towards symbolism. For example, duri g the medieval period in Europe symbolism seemed to dominate men's imaginations. Architecture was symbolical, ceremonial was symbolical, heraldry was symbolical. With the Reformation a reaction set in. Men tried to dispense with symbols as 'fond things, vainly invented,' and concentrated on their direct apprehension of the ultimate facts. But
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Gattaca
Gattaca The movie Gattaca is a look into a disturbing view of the future and what science might be able to do. The disturbing part about Gattaca is that science can know too much about a person, the segregation is very extreme and that there is no push to change the way things are. First, the scientist during the time period Gattaca was set in knows too much about a person. Before the person is
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1984 Summary, and Discussion Q’s
Summary: If you are interested in a book written in the 40's trying to describe what the future is like, George Orwell's 1984 is the book for you. The main character is living in the year 1984 in the city of Oceania. The government of Oceania rules all parts of every citizen's lives. They call the government "Big Brother". In this book the main character Winston writes in a journal even though it is illegal
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A Class War Runs Through It (summary)
A Class War Runs Through It James Cox Kennedy head of Cox enterprises bought 4000 acres in the Montana Ruby Valley and transformed the area into private hunting and fishing retreat. Though it’s an admirable way preserve habitats and restore its natural surroundings, it has caused problems with the locals that have lived in the area for decades. The two problems that this has caused are Montana’s stream-access laws and the conservation easements. Montana’s stream
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It Summary for Xyz Company
Division LAN’s The following will be my suggestions on setting up the Sterling Co. network for them. Since the sites have several hundred users I am recommending that the division LAN’s use the Ethernet protocol to communicate and have an IP based network. TCP/IP uses a unique address that is associated with each device attached to the network. The IP is assigned based on the MAC address of each device and is sort of it’s
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Antitrust Summary
Soc. 335 Dr. Hector J. Maymi-Sugranes February 28, 2002 Antitrust The movie Antitrust is a movie that does what many technology based movies do today. It exposes the truth about what we can really do with our increasingly advancing technology and how it can affect our lives immensely. In the story of Antitrust the plot evolves around what is called S.Y.N.A.P.S.E., which represents what will “Transform the way people communicate.” This new form of communication,
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Biology Summary
We have known for centuries that traits are passed from parents to offspring. What has not always been understood is how traits are determined. One explanation that appealed to scientist for many centuries was that traits of parents were blended, or mixed in offspring. The blending hypothesis accounted for many observable traits and was widely accepted for many years. However, the idea of blending could not account for the appearance of unexpected traits in some
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Davinci Code Summary
In the Louvre, a monk of Opus Dei named Silas apprehends Jacques Sauniиre, the museum’s curator, and demands to know where the Holy Grail is. After Sauniиre tells him, Silas shoots him and leaves him to die. However, Sauniиre has lied to Silas about the Grail’s location. Realizing that he has only a few minutes to live and that he must pass on his important secret, Sauniиre paints a pentacle on his stomach with his
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Summary of Chapter 7 - Lawmaker from Hamilton County
Summary of Chapter 7 “Lawmaker from Hamilton County”. George Washington Williams was thirty years old when he was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives. He was the fisrt member of his race. George Washington William worked very intensive. First, he was working for committees on universities and colleges, was preparing to present bills on the floor of the House. Then Williams introduced a bill “to repeal an act entitled an act creating the office
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Southwest Airlines Case Summary
Southwest Airlines Case Summary Southwest Airlines was originally named Air Southwest. It was started on March 15, 1967, by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher. Southwest Airlines is an American low fare airline based in Dallas, Texas. It is also the largest airline in the United States by number of passengers carried domestically in a year and the third largest airline in the world by number of passengers carried. Southwest is also one the most profitable
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Caesar's Messiah - a Summary of Findings
CAESAR'S MESSIAH ; A SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Our understanding of Jewish and Christian history has changed dramatically with the publication of Caesar's Messiah by Joseph Atwill (Ulysses Press), which had previously been privately published under the title The Roman Origins of Christianity. According to Atwill, the Gospels are not accounts of the ministry of a historical Jewish Jesus compiled by his followers sixty years after his death. They are texts deliberately created to trick Messianic
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Summary of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Uncle Tom, a slave on the Shelby plantation, is loved by his owners, their son, and every slave on the property. He lives contentedly with his wife and children in their own cabin until Mr. Shelby, deeply in debt to a slave trader named Haley, agrees to sell Tom and Harry, the child of his wife's servant Eliza. Tom is devastated but vows that he will not run away, as he believes that to do
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Memo for Motion Against Summary Judgment
I. Introduction and Standard for Opposition to Summary Judgment Crowell Academy, Inc. and Arturo Gomez, (hereinafter, collectively “Crowell”) were grossly negligent and used willful misconduct in their responsibilities involving the fencing club. The bargaining power of Crowell was so grossly unequal so as to put Lajuana Barnett at the mercy of Crowell’s negligence. Lastly, the exculpatory clause contained in the release form (see release form) is void as against public policy. Consequently, under Maryland law,
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Executive Summary for Heart of India
The Heart of India is a new quick serve Indian restaurant serving an exceptional experience in fresh authentic Indian food to be located in the Chicago loop near the intersection of Adams and Wabash (See Appendix K). A quick serve Indian food restaurant is a unique concept with an atmosphere of the far-east with the sounds of authentic Indian music bringing flavorful Indian food quickly during lunch and dinner at reasonable prices. The restaurant
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Philips Vs Matsushita (summary)
Philips was founded by Gerard Philips and his father in 1892 in Eindhoven, Holland . Then, they recruited Anton Philips (Herard’s brother), an excellent salesman and manager, and soon after they became the third largest light-bulb producer in Europe. However from its beginning on it always took care for his workers. As an example in Eindhoven it built company houses, bolstered education, and paid its employees so well that other local employers complained. When larger
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Process Evaluation Executive Summary
RUNNING HEAD: PROCESS EVLAUATION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY SR-rm-001 Process Evaluation Executive Summary Team D Abstract A manufacturing company’s success depends on its manufacturing system design. The concept of the manufacturing system design has been the fundamental driving force in the advancement of manufacturing, perhaps even civilization itself. For without this concept of manufacturing system design, manufacturing would still be trapped in the intellectual darkness of the middle ages. The invention of the forerunner of the modern
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