Power Point is a cutting edge program used in PC and Mac computers. It is used to put projects and designs together. Power Point is used throughout the world by business corporations, academic institutions, and even by NASA. These industries use PP presentations to demonstrate new ideas, technologies, projects, academics, etc. In our project we are going to be using PP to put together a project on the effects that web 2.0 has had on technology.
Hey everyone, I found this very interesting articles at Stanford.edu. The article is on Web 2.0 and Stanford University is using web 2.0 for Blogging.
With growth of blogging on campus, Stanford gets caught up in Web 2.0
BY MICHAEL PEÑA
L.A. Cicero Gerritsen
At http://blog.stanford.edu, blogs are categorized by individual and group type. Margot Gerritsen’s blog, Smart Energy Show (http://smartenergyshow.com), features interviews with peers on campus and in the field about various issues related to energy. Gerritsen, above, is an assistant professor of energy resources engineering.
The Internet search engine Technorati.com currently tracks more than 112 million blogs, while Stanford’s new blog directory lists just 60 to 70 of them — from the student-driven Unofficial Stanford Blog to that of Law School Professor Larry Lessig, who was blogging long before it was a blip on the world’s collective computer screen.
The blogs listed on the directory range from being completely Stanford-centric to those with content unrelated to Stanford at all. Rather, the reason why the university has decided to list them is to highlight the online contributions of members of the Stanford community — students, staff, faculty and alumni — who have embraced the new and dynamic ways of communicating and connecting to one another in the realm dubbed Web 2.0.
The unfiltered nature of this new cyber-frontier and the much more polished approach that a university such as Stanford has with regard to image and messaging may at first seem to be polar opposites. But despite the proliferation of blooper videos that go viral and the antics of more than 212 million MySpace members, there are indeed ways that the new Web can be leveraged to further Stanford’s overall academic mission and outreach efforts.
There is a plethora of voices, as well as undisputedly innovative thinking and researching, coming out of the university by way of blogs. At http://blog.stanford.edu, blogs are categorized by individual and group type. Search for “Bob Sutton” and up comes the management science and engineering professor’s “Work Matters” blog — filled with entries that detail his experiences since his book about overbearing bosses, The No Asshole Rule, became a bestseller.
Also listed in the directory is the blog of Margot Gerritsen, assistant professor of energy resources engineering. Gerritsen’s Smart Energy Show features interviews with experts on campus and in the field about various issues related to energy, in hopes that her content will give more context than that provided by traditional news media, and in a more informed and no-nonsense way. Some of her interviews, each from 15 to 25 minutes, are embedded on her blog — at http://smartenergyshow.com — and now can be downloaded from Stanford on iTunes U.
“People on campus are taking advantage of the technology to communicate in new ways,” said Ian Hsu, Stanford’s new director of Internet media outreach. “All that we’re doing is raising the visibility of that, making it easier for people to connect with what’s already going on.”
Hsu was hired in April so he could apply the strategic thinking he sharpened as a consultant and in the start-up sector after graduating from Stanford with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and a master’s degree in management science and engineering.
Hsu launched the Stanford Blog Directory in September and is continuing to meet with individuals, departments and offices across campus to help them explore ways to leverage online media in ways that will enhance their mission, whether it’s academic or administrative. And true to the social nature of the new Web, Hsu also maintains connections to a network of bloggers off campus.
Should an academic department buy digital cameras and other equipment so faculty can borrow them and create their own blogs? How do scholars know when to make time to be interviewed by an influential blogger in their field of expertise, as they would for a journalist from the New York Times or CNN? And what can they do with all that great footage from out in the field? Just go and upload it to YouTube?
Of course, there’s no one answer for any of those questions, and blogging isn’t meant for everyone, according to Hsu. But nowadays, a variety of web-based blogging services are making it ever easier—and free — for anyone to launch his or her own blog. And for those who want to create a blog on the stanford.edu domain, IT Services can provide technical support. More information is available by going to the directory and clicking on the “Create A Blog” link at the top.
But frankly, Hsu said, starting a blog that is hosted off Stanford’s network via providers such as WordPress.com or Blogger.com makes setup almost effortless because they require so little technical skill—whereas just a few years ago, the average user had to learn HTML code and get special software (such as Dreamweaver) to build a webpage.
“A lot more time was being sunk in the presentation and creating the page,” Hsu said. “I think that’s one of the attractive things about blogging, that the focus is on the content.”
Throughout Centuries Crop Cirlces have managed to spread around the world. Crop Cirlces were reported to be seen as early as 1678. Today, many people believe that Crop Cirlces are created by extraterrestrail beings, as a means to communicate with human beings. Others believe that Crop Cirlces are fake. These individuals believe that crop cirlces are created as a means to spark controversey in the media.
In a 2002 documentary on the Discovery Channel. Three MIT students were hired to create a Crop Cirlce, using three steps that set human made crop circles aside from those believed to be made by aliens. The three methods were created by a Crop Cirle researcher named Talbott. The MIT students were able to complete two of the three creteria’s, but weren’t able to complete the task as assigned. This is one of many experiments that have taken place in the past decades. Today, nothing can be for sure. We don’t have enough evidence to prove that crop circles are created by Aliens. This leaves us with a controversial issue at hand. Are Crop Circles made by Aliens? or Are Crop Circles built upon the ideals of a propoganda?
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1. Gordon C. Cook and Manson’s Tropical Diseases. London England: WB Saunders Company Ltd; 1998.
Summary: Manson’s Tropical Diseases is a science book that covers topics such as, viruses, diseases, and bacterias. This book is used by students who are specifically majoring in Biological science or Microbiology. With a huge array of information this book is also useful for research. The main purpose of this book is to specifically eduacte readers on warm climate diseases.
Evaluation/Analysis: The information presented in this book has a great accuracy rate. The author of this book, Dr. Patrick Manson, published the first edition in the year 1898. As the years past by research doctors kept adding new materials to his book. Manson’s Tropical Diseases is updated year round, especially when new discoveries are made. Since 1898 there have been 16 editions of Manson’s Tropical Diseases. This book is used by most University insitutions in the United States of America. The main goal of this book is to educate readers on Diseases that originate in the tropics.
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The Ebola virus is a part of the Filoviridae group. Flioviridae is a group of negative RNA viruses. Ebola and the Marburg the Marburg are the only two virus strands that make up the Filoviridea family. The Ebola virus has spikey looking protiens located on it’s surface. These protiens are responsible for attacking and destroying cell tissues within the human body.
Stephanie Marie Volante is currently studying Electrical Engineering at the University of Miami. Stephanie hopes that one day the US will be able to generate enough Biomass fuel for the 300,000,000 million US citizens currently living in the United States. She believes that the US should be a lot less dependent on Petroleum gas, considering the fact that the US is the number consumer of Petroleum in the world.
In her early childhood years, Ms. Volante became interested in protecting the environment. In her most recent interview, Stephanie stated that she had always been interested in finding ways to produce Biofuel. She explained that people need to be more educated on using alternative energy in order to keep the environment clean, safe, and healthy. This article presents Stephanie’s views on future research and major facts on Biofuel.
Biofuel is a source of energy that is extracted from living organisms. Corn, Beets, Sugar Cane, and Green algae are just a few examples of products that can be processed into Biomass fuels. Throughout the decades many countries have used Biomass fuels for fueling. During World War II the Nazi’s used alcohol extracted from potatoes as a means to fuel their vehicles for war. During the early 1900’s, both Otto the inventor of the combustion engine and Ford the inventor of the Ford T model used Ethanol to test combustion engines. Today, countries such as Brazil use Ethanol to fuel their vehicles. Many countries are funding Biomass research and production in order to stop purchasing expensive fuels and to prevent pollution from being released into the environment. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/biofuel)
Why has it taken us so long to realize that Biofuels are better and allot cheaper than gasoline? How is Biomass produced and what are the different kinds? These are all very important questions. If the Nazi’s used alcohol to generate their vehicles in the early 1940’s, why has it taken America decades to realize that Biofuels are allot better and cheaper than diesel and gasoline? During the early 1900’s America didn’t have the technology to produce large amounts of Biomass fuels. Lack of technology during the 1900’s, made Biomass production allot more expensive than gasoline and diesel. Today, the more advanced technology has made Biomass production very cheap. Two major techniques are used to produce Biomass fuels. Yeast Fermentation is used to convert Sugar Cane and Sugar Beets into Biomass fuels. Oil is extracted and heated from crops like Maize and Corn. The oil is heated till it reaches minimum viscosity. These oils are then used to generate power in diesel engines. Maize, Corn, Beets, Green algae, Sugar Cane, Wood, landfills, and dried manure are some sources that can be used to generate biomass fuels. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/biofuel) AND (http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html)
Although Biofuels have proven to produce less pollution to the environment, not all biomass fuels are safe. In 2007 Scientists discovered that Maize and Corn release large amounts of Nitrous Oxide to the environment. Nitrous Oxide is a very harmful substance to Earth’s atmosphere. Like Green House Gases Nitrous Oxide causes global warming. This substance is capable of degrading earth’s atmosphere. Ethanol has proven to be much safer. Ethanol is a substance that is extracted from Sugar Cane. It is very cheap to produce. Recent studies conducted by the United States government, have shown that Ethanol has helped create 160,000 jobs and has helped the U.S generate $40 Billion dollars. Biofuels can help us save loads of money from purchasing expensive fossil fuels. Sugar Cane isn’t the only safe crop. Green Algae have proven to be very safe and cheap to use. Green Algae produce oils that can be used as Biofuels. Unlike other crops, Green Algae are a lot cheaper to grow and take up less land. It is estimated that Green Algae produced 30 times more energy per acre of land. The United States Department of Energy claims that it will take 15,000 square miles of Green Algae in order to replace all of the United States Petroleum. Fifteen thousand Square miles is a few thousand miles larger than the state of Maryland. Many Biofuel crops have proven to be safe and very cheap to produce. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/biofuel) And (http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html)
Today, Scientists have discovered that Costa Rican Termites are the key to producing Biofuels. How in the world can a tiny ant create Biomass Fuel? It is quite interesting. When the termite eats wood, the wood is then processed into the termite’s stomach. Enzymes located in the Termites digestive system break down the wood producing sugar. That sugar can undergo Fermentation thus, producing Biomass fuel. It is amazing that an insect so small can generate biomass fuel by digesting wood. (http://alternative-energy-news.info/technology/biofuels/)
