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    It is a sunny day and you are watching T.V, when a thought comes to your mind and wonder what are other people doing around the world while you’re enjoying your life? Are they happy, working, or survive hunger? Their are millions of things at can cause hunger all over the world, and they are still happening.” 795 million people do not have enough of the food they need to live an active, healthy life" (Mercy Corps 1) Food hunger can happen anytime or anywhere, and can be caused by anything, too.

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    Do the Advantages of Drones Outweigh the Negatives? “The first recorded use of attack drones occurred on Aug. 22, 1849 when the Habsburg Austrian Empire launched 200 pilotless balloons armed with bombs against the revolution-minded citizens of Venice.” (Brett Holman, 2009). Today drones are launched from allied countries, and are remotely controlled by pilots in the United States. Since drones are remotely operated, ground troops and aircraft pilots risk of getting hurt is minimized. Drones are very

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    Allen, Paul G., and Mark Greaves. "The Singularity Isn't Near." MIT Technology Review 12 Oct. 2011: n. pag. Rpt. in Robotic Technology. Ed. Louise Gerdes. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven, 2014. Opposing Viewpoints. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 7 Oct. 2015. . John Bell, James. "Nanotechnology Will Contribute to a "Singularity"" Nanotechnology. Ed. Jacqueline Langwith. Detroit: Greenhaven, 2010. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. of "Exploring the Singularity." Futurist 1 June 2003: n. pag. Opposing

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    There is a regular discipline for every disaster response team to maximize their rescue efforts within the “Golden time of 72 hours”. The use of search and rescue drones would save the rescue team valuable time as they would be able to scout huge areas for the best routes to traverse and to locate missing persons or those in accidents. Instead of common and costly alternatives such as an aerial search by helicopter, a small drone with sufficient battery-power is capable of accessing areas, which

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    mport java.awt.Color; import acm.io.*; import acm.program.*; import acm.util.*; public class Yahtzee extends GraphicsProgram implements YahtzeeConstants { /** * Constants for the lowest and highest values that the dice can be. * In a typical game of Yahtzee, the lowest value is 1 and the highest * is 6 as this range is normal for dice. However, this allows * for the values to be changed in desired. */ public static final int MINDICEVALUE = 1; public static final int MAXDICEVALUE

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    The drone the Dragon Eye was used during operation Iraq Freedom allowing for enhanced reconnaissance abilities. It allowed for the marines to see what was going on ahead of them while in the field. Its small size allowed for it to be transported anywhere. The Dragon allowed for tactical and conducts route reconnaissance and can function as a scout saving personnel from dangerous situations. As for intelligence gathering the Dragon Eye is made for small units and can assess battlefield functions,

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    Drones are growing in popularity in a great way among consumers. They are often used in large scale crop farming, hurricane hunting as they can charge into the heart of a storm without risking human life, in 3-D mapping, protecting wildlife, and in conducting search and rescue operations among others. The civilization of the use of drones are ongoing and keep growing from time to time. According to the criminal defence attorney, the drone law requires one to conduct registration to earn a certificate

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    10 Drones Case Study

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    away. Capitalizing the 10 drones will be a violation of matching principle, which is against the IFRS and fair representation of the financial statement, therefore, does not meet our primary financial reporting objective. Thus, Phantom Inc. should expense the 10 testing Stealth drones. 5. Revenue Recognition for the Sales of ‘Stealth’ to ACME Phantom Inc. has produced 1,000 units of Stealth drones ordered by ACME Inc., and have received the full amount of payment from the company, which was worth

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    Predator UAV: The Predator UAV is a average height, extended range aircraft that functions much like any other tiny plane. A Rotax 914, four-cylinder, four-stroke, 101-horsepower engine, the identical engine sort normally worn on snowmobiles, rotates the key drive shaft. The drive shaft turns around the Predator's two-blade, erratic pitch pusher propeller. The rear-mounted propeller make available both drive as well as lift. The distant pilot can change the pitch of the blade to add to otherwise

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    In August 2005, the army awarded a $214-million contract for the development of an extended-range multi-purpose unmanned aerial vehicle named the “warrior”. The ERMP Warrior would have the longest range of any UAV system then in the army, and its diesel-powered air vehicle would eliminate the need for a special fuel on the battlefield. The air vehicle would have multiple on-board weapons and be capable of loitering over enemy territories for 36 hours at altitudes up to 25,000 ft. The Synthetic

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