History
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was an army conflict fought essentially in Southern Vietnam in the years between 1959 and 1975. The Vietnam War was the source of many antagonistic political and social viewpoints, particularly in the years leading in to its conclusion. Militarily talking, the Vietnam War was the results of North Vietnam and the Vietcong [...]
Environment
Earthquakes-working for a safer future
Following on from the March earthquake in Japan and subsequent Tsunamis, the technology required to monitor earthquakes has become prominent in the news. Earthquakes are a monumental natural hazard in many parts of the globe and it falls, nowadays, to computer technology to monitor and analyse seismic activity (or to measure the movement of the plates of the earth).
Ironically, the March 2011 earthquake hit one of the countries that is choc a bloc with electronic components distributors – Japan. It has subsequently disrupted the supply of raw materials used by those companies which flourish as part of a complex web of suppliers.
The Japanese Meteorological Agency employs the use of Strainmeters – or sensors that can check out the state of rocks surrounding a Volcano. [Read More...]
Music
About The Beatles
The Beatles are, possibly, the all time most famed and preferred band on the planet. Though the group’s commercial recording career spanned a trifling 7 years, from 1963 to 1970, they remain the top selling band ever in history in the US, and have sold more than a bill albums around the planet. The Beatles [...]
Technology
Microsoft Windows 7
?Microsoft Windows 7 is a system software for private and business PCs, including both desktops and computers. During its development, Windows seven was code named Blackhorn and Vienna. An unlicensed beta of Windows seven was leaked to the web in the second part of December 2008, while Microsoft released the official beta in Jan 2009. [...]
World Issues
The Meaning of Human Rights
Human civil rights are a collection of basic rights which many individuals believe belong to all humans by legacy. The theorem is traditional, though the term “human rights” only entered use in the 1940s. Because many individuals, particularly in the West, feel powerfully about civil rights, several measures have been done to protect them. An [...]