Nokia's new interface (one page final article)

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Nokia's idea lets the phone bend and flex in different ways. When you look at pictures you can bend it out it will zoom in and if you bend it in it will zoom out. The flexing ability of the phone also allows you to scroll through music and even pause your music. You can even use this phone with gloves on also. They even said that you can you the phone "blind," meaning that you can use the phone without having to see it. It could be in your pocket or a purse and you wouldn't even need to take it out of the bag. The Nokia phone is a cool new concept.

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When I saw the phone I thought that it was cool. The idea of the phone flexing was very interesting to. That new idea is very cool. The way that you can use it with gloves is a good idea because other multi touch you can't use it with gloves on. This phone is awesome and when I comes out I would love to get one.

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http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-20125870-76/flex-it-baby-nokias-new-interface-is-seriously-twisted/?tag=txt;title

The Evolution of the Spacesuit(one page)

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The spacesuit has changed over the years. The main job of a spacesuit is to protect the wear from the harms of outer space. It protects the wearer from temperatures from 248 degrees Fahrenheit to cold -256 degrees. The suits have done everything from picking up rocks from the moon to fixing the sensitive Hubble telescope. Wired takes a look at the evolution of this unappreciated garment.


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I found this to be a good article. It gave a well deserved appreciation for the the clothing that has protected astronauts for years. I thought that this was a good article because it gave pictures of space suits from the past and present. I found all the suit that I looked were very interesting. I thought that it was good of wired to give spacesuit the appreciation they needed.


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http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/10/spacesuit-evolution/

Freeze-Frame Poland 1979(essay 10 pages)

Summary:
 It starts out with Carl Rollyson, author of the essay, going to Poland. He is there to do a lecturer at the University of Gdansk. While he is there he meets up with his Polish friend and they go to a store, which is called a SAM in Poland, to his surprise that there are no boxes for the eggs and many other things. If he wanted to buy eggs he would have to carry them without a carton. None of the items had brand names. The only brands of food that he talks about are Coke, Pepsi, and Marlboro, which is not food. The Coke and Pepsi and been split in Poland, the North Coke and the South Pepsi. Later when Carl went back to Poland Communism was over in Poland people started opening shops sell brands and other thing that were restricted before. Poland rapidly became like the U.S.A in the economy Carl phrased as the Polish being like cowboys expanding to the west.

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I thought that the essay was good but hard to follow. I thought it was good because I got to learn a little bit about Poland. Like how back then you had to have your own bag to carry the eggs that aren't even in a carton. Also how nothing in the store was a brand name all were just cardboard boxes with food in it. It was hard to follow because it went from a story of his travel to a fact about Poland and I had a hard time tracking with it. Overall though I liked the essay.

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Coca-Cola Culture

China Moving forward(11 pages)

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China is moving forward. The article starts out with the Olympics and all the workers who had to go home after it was done. It had talked about all the layoffs and unpaid months Chinese workers had; it was mostly about Foxconn. The article then compared China to Japan and the Soviet Union. Then It talk about how China wants us, the United States to stop borrowing and importing. The only problem is that if we stopped importing from China, China would start to lose money because we are big importers of their things. China is moving forward, the examples given were an division of IBM that created a voice recognition that can convert spoken words to any other language and also a battery company that makes basically all the batteries for Apple ipods. The quote at the end talked about how do we use this momentum that China had for the United states?


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I thought this article was good, but hard to follow sometimes. I say that because it went from being about the Olympics to a company named Foxconn laying off 100,000 people worldwide. The part about China tell the United States to stop borrowing and consuming was flawed on China’s part. Even though it would be good for the United States to save and import less it would be bad for China because a large part of income comes from the United States importing basically everything into the United States. I liked this article because it had good content the only problem was that it was not put together that well I thought. Overall though I thought it was pretty good.

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http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2009/04/china-apos-s-way-forward/7331/3/

Steve Jobs, 1955 – 2011(one page)

 Steve Jobs, Co founder of apple died October 5, 2011. He was born in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 1955, and was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs of Mountain View, California. Jobs only went to college for 6 months he did not see the need in it. Starting his company with Steve Wozniak they created the first user friendly personal computer. He then later was fired from Apple because of a power struggle with John Sculley. After that he continued to create NeXT a computer and computer animations company that he renamed Pixar. Apple buy Pixar Jobs was back apart of the company and back in the helm. With the creations of the iMac, iTunes, and the iPod Apple stocks raised and Jobs became the face of apple. Until 2004 when he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Of which now in 2011 he died of. The Co founder of Apple will be truly missed.

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When I heard of the news I thought that Jobs had died was a sad thing. Jobs had created one of the most successful companies in the world. To have him die was a loss. I personal thought that I was sad but not that important to me because he already had resigned from Apple a couple months ago so I don't think that it would affect the company to much since he already quit. In the end though the world and also I will miss him.
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http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/10/jobs/

The Sahara’s Tuareg(5 pages)

Summary:
Peter Gwin who wrote the article visited the Sahara Desert to meet with the Tuareg rebels. As he walked through the desert the rebel commander tells him to be careful of mines set out by their enemies the Niger Army. For the night they stay close to an abandoned school in the desert. Peter asked people why they were fighting and who the youngest was. They had also talked about the Muammar Qaddafi who supported the Tuareg but also supported the government and the army. When Peter left the rebels the commander told him if the world wants to stop drugs and weapon moving through the desert the world should enlist the Tuareg. But their history of being traitors how could the world trust them.

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I thought that this article was interesting; even though I don't like reading about world events. When I was reading the article I thought that it was interesting Qaddafi was supporting the rebels while also siding with the government. If he was supporting both sides that would mean a lot of his money is going to them. I mean he is wasting his money siding with both sides. I also thought what the commander said about the world enlisting the Tuareg was interesting. I think it could be a good idea because they know the Sahara like their own hand. I found this article about the Tuareg rebels informative.

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http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/09/sahara-tuareg/gwin-text/2

Can Neutrinos Move Faster Than Light?(two pages)

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If the neutrino can travel faster than the speed of light it will wreck Einstein’s theory of special relativity. The theory states that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light.A team of physicists in Europe stated if the neutrino could move faster than the speed of light then it would shatter Einstein's theory. The results would be so big that there would be skeptics all around the world. The data comes from a 1,300-metric-ton particle detector named OPERA based at Italy’s subterranean Gran Sasso National Laboratory. If this becomes true that neutrinos can move faster than light then it could revolutionize science as we know it.

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I think that this will be a big breakthrough in science. Even though Einstein's theory might be disproved, theories are suppose to be changed or proven wrong. I with this discovery if it is true then it could open a new world in science. This could expand what we know about the world. The neutrino moving faster than light could make the world a better place. It is a big breakthrough.

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http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/09/neutrinos-faster-than-light/