What is Information Warfare? "Information warfare is about the exercise of power on the information front. ... It is about using information to influence others in ways that serve your mission." (Dorothy Denning, p. 1). Information warfare is the use of information to combat an opponent. Ever sinc...

The Thunder of Hooves and the Thrill of the Race: Technology and the Horseracing Industry There is quite possibly nothing more thrilling than standing at the rail of Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky as a field of thoroughbreds comes charging around the turn; unless it is standing at ...

The Debate Between Bilingual Education and English Immersion Programs Cassandra Marquez National University MAT 640 Professor Thomas Reynolds October 24, 2002 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1. Introduction Bilingual Education Defined.......

A quote I heard many times when I was in high school and which I now know traces back to Sir Francis Bacon, one of our earliest scientist or philosophers as they were then called, is the statement "Knowledge Is Power." Today, I believe that the fuller, more correct statement is to say, "the applicat...

The debate between Bilingual Education and English Immersion Programs is defined as any school program that uses two languages. In a more theoretical sense, it is any educational program whose ultimate goal is for the participants to be fully versed in all facets of both languages (i.e., able to lis...

The Applications of Technology in the First Decade of the Twenty-First Century A quote I heard many times when I was in high school and which I now know traces back to Sir Francis Bacon, one of our earliest scientist or philosophers as they were then called, is the statement "Knowledge Is Pow...

The Influence of the Cold War and the Space Race On the Evolution of Today's Technology A few hundred key inventions have marked mankind's progress from the Stone Age to the Space Age. What were these inventions? Who made them possible? Where would the world be today if the space r...

The Influence of the Cold War and the Space Race On the Evolution of Today's Technology A few hundred key inventions have marked mankind's progress from the Stone Age to the Space Age. What were these inventions? Who made them possible? Where would the world be today if the space r...

Computers are one of the most important inventions ever. If computers had not been invented, technology would not be developed to its current state. Since the computers invention, society has changed drastically. Computer technology is so helpful, that it is even used to create newer, bet...

Fiber-reinforced composites are composed of axial particulates embedded in a matrix material. The objective of fiber-reinforced composites is, to obtain a material with high specific strength, high specific modulus, high strength, and high elastic modulus for its weight. The strength is obtaine...

Chapter 1: Introduction Abstract: In a global economy there is an increasing trend of companies looking for cheaper and more effective ways of managing operational costs. The consequence of this strategy has an eventual bearing on eventual profits. Outsourcing is proving to be one of the most re...

The Digital Divide and Cultural Significance by Dennis L. Wignall, Ph.D.U.S. Government officials and social researchers have long been studying the phenomenon labeled ?The Digital Divide? (DD). The DD is defined as the distance between those people who possess functional computing skills in suppor...

Outsourcing America The outsourcing by definition is not a new concept: the procuring of services or products, from an outside supplier or manufacturer in order to cut cost. Historically, companies have sought ways to lower cost and increase profitability. Often, these two desires have run counter...

This paper is written at undergraduate level. It covers the aspects of Trade is important to countries all around the world. International trade opens up job opportunities and also leads to development of economic activity in every region of the trading country. The trading count...

How Emerging Technology Effects Society:The invention of the automobile by Henry Ford in 1903 started a domino effect on society that would change the face of modern civilization as we know it. Within 50 years of its creation, cars were changing from an item of luxury to an item of necessity, and th...

As one looks at international relations in this post-cold war era, it is important to know that the liberal-realist ideologies are crucial elements to understanding post-cold war conflicts. Realists believe that wars arise from the efforts and desire of states to obtain power and security in an ana...

The NEW Art of WarConsider the following scenario set some time in the near future: A Middle East state decides the time is ripe for a power grab in the Persian Gulf and directs its threat to an oil-rich neighbor that the United States is pledged to protect. The aggressors elect not to challenge Ame...

This research paper will present literature in review on critically assessing the main arguments of the heated debate on the publicly versus privately financed health care system in Canada. Indeed a lot of contention has been raised in the last few years over the subject of so called \"two-tier\" h...

The world's scientific experts agree that industrial and land use activities are having an adverse impact on our climate. Burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gasoline creates global warming pollution that acts as the glass in a greenhouse, reflecting heat back toward the Earth and warming...

HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND RELATED POLICIES/PROGRAMS Gambling involves the attempt to win money by staking money on an uncertain event. Americans love to roll the dice, bet on a game, load up on lottery tickets (with pathetic odds of winning astronomical sums), or even stare blankly at a video machin...

Abstract This study examines the effect of the increased border security in the post 9/11 era on bilateral relations between the United States and Mexico. The problem is approached inductively from a policy-related perspective, using some elements of theory for descriptive purposes. Using qualifi...

Case Management, Service Integration, and the Community-Centered Alternative in Forensic Human Services Criminal justice agencies across the nation are using case management practices to fight recidivism, homelessness, and unemployment. Case management is in operation in the courts, probation...

A Troubled SystemStudents begin the study of algebra. The numbers of those who do not understand are gradually reduced. They struggle at first, and eventually most begin to understand. Or do they? Studies would suggest otherwise. A great amount of research has been done in the past decade in an a...

Video Transmission via SatelliteAbstractDirect Broadcast satellite (DBS) delivers hundreds of TV channels to millions of people around the world. Satellite owners buy slots in space and lease assigned transponder frequencies to service providers. In this paper, I briefly introduce the history and de...

Video Transmission via SatelliteAbstractDirect Broadcast satellite (DBS) delivers hundreds of TV channels to millions of people around the world. Satellite owners buy slots in space and lease assigned transponder frequencies to service providers. In this paper, I briefly introduce the history and de...