Bestcom CONSIPERATE COMPUTING Passage A. “YOUR BATTERY IS NOW FULLY CHARGED,” ANNOUNCED THE LAPTOP COMPUTER to its owner, Donald A. Norman, with enthusiasm—perhaps even a hint of pride? in …
Radio Automation forerunner of the integrated circuit Passage Today they are everywhere. Production lines controlled by computers and operated by robots. There’s no chatter of assembly workers, just the …
British Architecture 2 Passage A. Architecture is about evolution, not revolution. It used to be thought that once the Romans pulled out of Britain in the fifth century, their …
Aqua product: New Zealand’s Igae Biodiesel Passage A. The world’s first wild algae biodiesel produced in New Zealand by Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation, was successfully test driven in Wellington by …
THE ORIGIN OF WRITING Passage Writing was first invented by the Sumerians in ancient Mesopotamia before 3,000 BC. It was also independently invented in Meso-America before 600 BC and …
Language strategy In Multinational Company Passage A. The importance of language management in multinational companies has never been greater than today. Multinationals are becoming ever more conscious of the …
Antarctica – in from the cold Passage A. A little over a century ago, men of the ilk of Scott, Shackleton and Mawson battled against Antarctica’s blizzards, cold and …
Koalas Passage A. Koalas are just too nice for their own good. And except for the occasional baby taken by birds of prey, koalas have no natural enemies. In …
Asian Space 2 Satellite Technology Passage The space age began with the launch of the Russian artificial satellite Sputnik in 1957 and developed further with the race to the …
Cosmetics in Ancient Past Passage A. Since cosmetics and perfumes are still in wide use today, it is interesting to compare the attitudes, customs and beliefs related to them …
