I was recently at a location and was asked “How do I get out of the truck and get to wear Shiny shoes”? I was a bit taken by surprise and never really considered the possible answer before. I gave the standard work hard and you will get there. Sitting in the airport I had to ask myself that question. How did I get out of the truck? Were my shoes too shiny? I take care of them just like I took care of my work boots in the industry and in the military. Only now when I’m in certain airports I…
Derek is a 10 year old, third grade student, who will be entering the fourth grade next school year. Derek’s results from standardized test indicate that he has above average general intelligence and is reading on a second grade reading level. Derek is able to apply a phonetic decoding strategy when attempting to decode words. Derek writes with a cursive writing style, typical of students his age. According to recent achievement testing, Derek has a below average scores for word identification…
transformation from vinyl to tape. With that, my…
DNA evidence can be found on hats, bandanna, eyeglasses, tissue, bottle, blanket, tape, bite mark, used condom, and a fingernail. Law enforcement takes extra precautions to work lab personnel or lab techs to ensure that the DNA evidence is not contaminated. This involves but is not limited to wearing gloves, using disposable instruments…
The Vinyl Countdown Over the past seventy years the way music is stored, played and displayed has greatly changed. From vinyl records to instant online streaming, the advancements in technology have been truly impressive. Long gone are the days of standing in line at the music store, or lugging around heavy electronic equipment (Ramey, "Modern Technology Advantages And Disadvantages"). By discussing how music was listened to throughout the ages one can appreciate the convenience that…
in the pulling of the prints were unsweetened cocoa powder, a large makeup brush, index cards, scotch tape and a magnifying glass. To…
was 2 or 3 or 5 or 6, my mother discovered a dusty old set of cassette tapes and placed them ever so gently in little piles along the shelf above our TV. She arranged them by color and labeled them according to their content. White meant lullabies, green meant folk, and red was for the…
First attempted in Egypt in 1944 (Gluck), his use of tape recorders to modulate, loop, and combine recordings lead to the unique sounds that make up his works. Splicing is merely cutting and pasting the magnetic tape used in cassettes and other audio recorders (Holkeboer). The tape can be rearranged in multiple different ways. Looping can be achieved by glueing to ends of a segment together to continuously play the…
for the distribution of music sheets. During this time, Steve Reich was born in America. He was one of the few artists who was accredited for their minimal approach towards music. As time progressed music was available to a large audience when the tape recorder was invented. As new technology was being introduced into music artist begin to experiment with different styles of producing and mixing. The minimalist methods are greatly appreciated and utilized by many modern day musicians.…
do the ends of the battery get hot after the wire touches them for an extended period of time? Electrons traveling through the wire, coiled around an iron nail cause the nail to become a magnet. This device is called an electromagnet. The electrical tape holds each end of the wire against the battery terminals. The battery gets hot because the electrons are flowing through the copper wire; the greater the voltage of the battery, the greater the flow of the electrons. This is why higher voltage…