Sep 03 2019
Landline telephones are disappearing fast due to newer technologies such as cellphones and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services. According to a CDC study, about 54% percent of Americans homes dropped their landline telephones for cellphones. Because the number of landlines is decreasing rapidly, telephone companies are charging higher rates to survive. Even though cellphones dominate …
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Aug 06 2019
A recent article from AMAC indicates putting politics aside and focus on America’s can-do spirit. That spirit is about believing, reaching, hoping and making things happen few believe are possible. Americans are risk-takers because we believe in ourselves. Nothing illustrates this better than remembering the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. That brings …
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Jul 02 2019
Hollywood actress Hedy Lamarr was a reigning movie star during the ‘30s and ‘40s. She amazed audiences as Delilah in the 1950 biblical film “Samson and Delilah,” but she was also a pioneer in wireless communications. The Vienna-born actress teamed with composer George Antheil in 1940 to develop a radio frequency hopping communications system they …
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Jun 04 2019
A 75-year-old woman, who lived outside the Georgian capitol of Tbilisi hoped to dig up copper wiring to sell for scrap. Instead, she cut through a fiber-optic cable and stopped communications to millions of people in neighboring Armenia staring at blank screens for 12 hours. She had cut off their country’s Internet. The 2011 incident …
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May 07 2019
Remember the toy gyroscopes and spinning tops you played with as a child. Gyroscopes are actually a lifesaver device used in many private, commercial, or military vehicles, ships, and aircraft for navigation and stabilization during their travels. Gyroscopes measure three directional axis rotation and come in mechanical, laser, and electronic versions. It basically measures and …
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Apr 09 2019
After decades of disappointment, a new discovery on fighting Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) may have been found. Compelling evidence that the condition is caused by a bacterium involved in gum disease could prove a game-changer in resolving one of medicine’s greatest mysteries. It may lead to effective treatments for AD. As populations have aged, dementia has …
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Mar 05 2019
Worldwide, over 300 million people struggle to perform daily tasks, from crossing the road to reading a book, due to blindness and visual impairment. A new wearable device for the blind and visually impaired people uses artificial intelligence to analyze data from micro cameras and sensors. The small headband and pocket computer device is being …
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Feb 05 2019
I’m sure you have heard of AI or better known as Artificial Intelligence. This is a part of computer science which deals with the intelligence exhibited by software and computers. It can learn and make decisions much faster than humans! About a decade ago, IBM created Watson, a super computer, who won against the top …
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Jan 01 2019
It’s tax time with a warning to our readers about tax scams and fraudulent tax returns! Cyber crime happens to many Americans of all ages, but tax scammers are taking Americans for billions of dollars each year. Tax scammers are sending “phishing” emails that appear to be from the IRS and claim that the recipient …
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Dec 04 2018
Have you heard of Alexa, Cortana, Google Assistant, or Siri? They are interactive audio services provided by Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple for their online products that provide answers when asked a question or inquiry of some type. In a recent study completed by Temple Source in 2017 and 2018, Google Assistant at home was …
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Nov 06 2018
In daily commuting on our nation’s roads and freeways, there has been a noticeable increase in road rage just in Colorado. Tailgating, speeding, weaving through traffic that everyone has witnessed, experienced or even been guilty of road rage. New federal data reveals that, per capita, Colorado is second in the nation for deaths caused by …
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Oct 02 2018
Farming has really changed through the last centuries. The history of agriculture can be divided into three parts: 1800s preindustrial subsistence farming uses a lot of land and labor, 1900s industrial farming uses machinery to replace labor and produce huge amounts of food on smaller plots, and in this century, farmers use computers and other …
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