Dell’s Cost-Cutting Increases Profit but Revenue Falls (3)
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Dell’s third quarter results showed just how challenging a restructuring can be in the middle of a severe economic slowdown.
Brick Work: 1916 (1)
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Noisy Kids Banned From Year’s Loudest Movie (1)
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Photo: Courtesy of Columbia PicturesAfter the Bond producers objected to the idea of a Bond baby, theaters are banning kids from Bond screenings. According to the Daily Mail, Vue Cinemas is banning kids under the age of 18 because adults "resent children talking, texting and noisily eating in cinemas." Since 80 percent of Bond's soundtrack is packed with insanely loud crashes and explosions, we feel they picked exactly the right time to take a stand. ...
100,000 Chinese Factories Closing: Orders Off; Regulations Up (2)
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Hard to lay out what has happened more succinctly than these numbers from China do: Government statistics show that 67,000 factories of various sizes were shuttered in China in the first half of the year, said Cao Jianhai, an industrial economics researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. By year’s end, he said, more than 100,000 plants will have closed...Even before the global financial crisis, factory owners in China were straining under soaring labor ...
Έτσι γίνεται ένα σωστό παρκάρισμα (1)
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Είναι η καλύτερη λύση αν δεν έχεις να παρκάρεις κάποιου. Αρκεί να είσαι καλός οδηγός γιατί θέλει να το πας καλά το τιμόνι. Δείτε παρκαρίσματα που έκαναν οι οδηγοί σε συγκεκριμένα αυτοκίνητα. Τύφλα να έχει ο ...ΧάμιλτονΔΕΙΤΕ ΤΑ
FastCompanyTV moves to China (for a visit) (2)
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No, we’re not outsourcing, next Wednesday we’ll be going to China for a sizeable trip to hear from entrepreneurs and venture capitalists there and get some tours around factories. I’m telling you this so we can arrange some fun dinners and other impromptu events. It’s Rocky’s first time there, and I haven’t been to China in 10 years, so it’ll be interesting to see the differences. November 5. Travel day. November 6. We arrive in ...
A Look at How Globes Are Made [Factories] (13)
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When I was a kid, I always loved those shorts on shows like Sesame Street or Mr. Rogers that went to factories to show how things like crayons were made. Seeing how stuff is made is totally fascinating! That's why I can't help but post this video on how globes are made. It's nothing earth shattering, but I bet you've never even thought about how they put them together. Well, now you know something you ...
6.101 Introductory Analog Electronics Laboratory (MIT) (1)
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MIT OpenCourseWare: New Courses in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (5)
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Introductory experimental laboratory explores the design, construction, and debugging of analog electronic circuits. Lectures and six laboratory projects investigate the performance characteristics of diodes, transistors, JFETs and op-amps, including the construction of a small audio amplifier and preamplifier. Seven weeks are devoted to the design and implementation of a project in an environment similar to that of engineering design teams in industry. Provides opportunity to simulate real-world problems and solutions that involve tradeoffs and the ...
Shorpy Photo Archive - History in HD (47) permalink
1916. "Brick yard below Mount Vernon." Harris & Ewing. View full size.Shared by Raoul (278)Contribute comment
