What is WiTricity ? -WiTricity‚ stands for wireless electricity‚ is a term coined initially by Dave Gerding in 2005 and used by a MIT research team led by prof. Marin Soljačić in 2007‚ to describe the ability to provide electricity to remote objects without wires (wireless power transfer). This could be useful to power consumer and industrial electronics like cell phones‚ laptops‚ etc. -WiTricity‚ a portmanteau for "wireless electricity"‚ is a trademark of WiTricity corporation referring to their
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type of bullying at school. 3. It is estimated that 160‚000 children miss school every day due to fear of attack or intimidation by other students. Source: National Education Association. 4. American schools harbor approximately 2.1 million bullies and 2.7 million of their victims. Dan Olweus‚ National School Safety Center. 5. - 71% of students report incidents of bullying as a problem at their school. 6. 90% of 4th through 8th graders report being victims of bullying - Among students‚ homicide
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50 Years From Now Essay Submitted by littleaulf117 on June 9‚ 2011 Category: English Words: 417 | Pages: 2 Views: 31 Report this Essay Life in fifty years will be a lot different then it is now. In most peoples eyes they see the world having flying cars and floating houses but I believe the world will be more eco-friendly and organic. Lives will be saved‚ let it be humans or even animals. With new living styles‚ resolving health issues‚ and coming to world peace it can lead to happier and
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a while. However E.L James British author adds her own erotic twist to her novel 50 Shades of Grey. The books use of unusual sexual acts has quickly sparked controversy and has people talking globally. With her series selling over 70 million copies (Street‚ 2013) and surpassing Harry Potter as the fastest selling paperback off all time (Bentley‚ 2012). Fifty Shades of Grey has easily impacted popular culture. 50 Shades of Grey set up the series as the two main characters Anastasia Steele and Christian
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Molly Rector AP Language Mrs. Dickison November 19‚ 2012 2 Million Minutes The film makes the argument that U.S. students are performing at a mediocre level in math and science. This‚ according to the movie‚ cannot stand‚ given the growing educational excellence of nations like China and India. The documentary takes the time to look at a boy and a girl form America‚ India‚ and China; it tells about a daily school day for each and what they hope to do with their lives. In China the girl‚ Xiaoyuan
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Gender Defying the traditional Victorian way of life‚ Coney Island at the beginning of the twentieth century had a profound impact on societal norms. Outside of Coney Island‚ women were often treated as inferior while men ruled the throne in nearly all aspects of life. However‚ within Coney Island the gender gap was equalized. Coney Island served as a catalyst to a change in the traditional mindset. In traditional society‚ women were resigned to the role of wife and homemaker. At Coney Island‚ however
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The New York Times 50 Fancy Words (defined and used) 1. Inchoate: just begun and so not fully formed or developed; I am glad your inchoate proposals for integrating the company were not accepted this time‚ thus saving us face. 2. Profligacy: recklessly wasteful; wildly extravagant‚ profligate behavior; Anderson’s profligacy cost him his job and its better you tighten up your belt before you go the same way. 3. Sui Generis: being the only example of its kind‚ unique; Mr. Bill Tandy generated his
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TOP 50 Companies Worldwide Ranking Company Industry Revenue FY Capitalization Employees Listing Headquarters CEO 1 Exxon Mobil Corporation Oil and gas $482.295 December 31‚ 2012 $408.78 76‚9 NYSE: XOM United States Irving‚ Texas Rex W. Tillerson 2 Royal Dutch Shell Oil and gas $481.7 December 31‚ 2012 $236.34 90 LSE: RDSA Netherlands The Hague; United Kingdom London Peter Voser 3 Walmart Retail $469.162 January 31‚ 2013 $208.36 2‚200‚000 NYSE: WMT United
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Election Day 1824 Did Not Settle Things In that era the candidates did not campaign themselves. The actual campaigning was left to managers and surrogates‚ and throughout the year various partisans spoke and wrote in favor of the candidates. When the votes were tallied from across the nation‚ Andrew Jackson had won a plurality of the popular as well as the electoral vote. In the electoral college tabulations‚ John Quincy Adams came in second‚ Crawford third‚ and Henry Clay finished fourth.
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commercial/agricultural or residential spaces and other land uses. A basic example of a need for proper allocation and usage of such needs would be what has been discussed in the article we just read. “The Economic Efficiency Case for Road User Charging” by Chris Nash‚ Peter Mackie‚ Jeremy Shires and John Nellthorp talks about both the Long Run and Short Run Marginal Social
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