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Business Dress Becom |
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| During the Clinton administration, the White House was a business-casual environment, where people wore rolled-up shirtsleeves and jeans to pizza-fueled all-nighter work sessions. When George Bush entered the Oval Office, he made it clear that anybody who was summoned there had better be wearing a suit. |
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Biometrics Brings a |
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| Every individual has a set of unique characteristics that can be used to confirm his identity. Fingerprints, the pattern of the iris, and DNA can all be captured, filed, and then compared at a later date. |
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The Radio Frequency |
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| In the last few years, the electromagnetic spectrum has quietly become a critical part of contemporary life. It enables you to communicate with mobile phones, use remote controls, tune in TV stations, pop corn in the microwave, open your car door without a key, listen to radio stations, and surf the Internet when you��셱e sipping coffee at Starbucks. |
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Executive "Pay for P |
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| For several years now, companies have been generously rewarding their top executives with ever-growing salaries and stock options. Option grants climbed by 20 to 40 percent per year for nearly a decade. |
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Water, Water Everywh |
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| Ironically, the world��셲 most precious resource is also one of its most plentiful. More than three-quarters of the world is literally covered in water. Yet, only 1 percent of the world��셲 water supply is fit to drink. Ninety-seven percent is salt water, and 2 percent is frozen in glaciers or polar ice caps. |
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