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The exact origin and time of when man began working with metal is unknown, but there is no question that this monumental discovery has constantly held an extremely important place in human society. Rudimentary metalworking emerged during the earliest civilizations with the discovery of seven primary metals: gold, silver, mercury, copper, lead, tin and iron. These metals were used for decorative pieces such as jewelry and religious relics, as well as for more functional uses such as tools, currency and weapons. Using heat and tools, early metalworkers began crafting many of the objects that we could not imagine living without today. Over time, metal work became increasingly advanced and gained value in society.

Today metals and metal alloys (the combination of two or more metals) are fabricated for use in virtually every commercial industry. Metal fabrication has played pivotal roles in the advancements of technology, transportation, agriculture and construction. In general terms, metal fabrication refers to any activity involving the construction of machines and equipment from raw materials. Fabrication businesses, or “fab shops,” typically perform metal preparation, welding and assembly. The term “machine shop” refers to a business that specializes more specifically in the cutting, shaping and assembly of machine parts. Many businesses today fall under both of these categories and offer fabrication and machining services.

Examples of work done by fab shops and machine shops are the construction of structural frames, miscellaneous metals for building finishes such as stair railings, and ornamental pieces such as iron driveway gates. For large construction projects, metal fabricators generally go through a bidding process and are then awarded the job by contractors. For a metal fabrication project, there are six primary steps: engineering, cutting and burning, forming, machining, welding and assembly.

Metal fabricators will either outsource or have in-house manufacturing engineers and steel detailers for the arrangement of shop drawings and the programming of equipment. Numerical control (NC) and computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools are typically included in a fab shop’s equipment for the sizing of the raw materials. Once the metal is cut to size, it is then formed to the desired shape using various methods and equipment such as hydraulic brake presses. The machining process requires strict attention to the engineering drawings and involves the turning, drilling and milling of metal in order to produce the specific parts for the project. NC and CNC machine tools are also employed during this step. After all the pieces are machined, they are then welded together according to instructions. Particularly with sensitive material, the welding process is a highly specialized skill. The final step of metal fabrication, called assembly, includes finishing details such as painting and inspection.

The modern metal fabrication industry, included in the industrial goods sector, also has important economic influences with key players such as the United States Steel Corp. and Reliance Steel & Aluminum. Laws and regulations concerning workplace safety and legal issues have been well established, and educational metal fabrication programs exist in both large universities and small technical schools.

By: Rachel Messina

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Many companies have self-reading and replying email systems and computers, which screen a Resume, by way of “character recognition” using SQL and XML databases. Do you really think your Congressman reads that garbage you send? No way. They have even figured a way to delete those messages from certain servers which allow you to go to a website, fill in your name and it blasts all your Senators. The Forest Service got 40,000 emails this way from a massive Spam internet site in the SF Bay Area when it asked for comments, then it delayed the committee, nothing got done and of course the Santa Ana winds and delivered us some pretty bad fires in CA. Gridlock bureaucracy.

Sometimes automated systems can overwhelm a company’s system, this time the government. This technology combined with voice technology should work in call centers and without the inherent problems associated with the Press 1, Press 2, Press 3 phone systems that make consumers angry and customer switch and lead to negative referral comments from users who eventually leave for another company. And in fact many systems are doing this now, with a synthetic human voice and a complex artificially simulate program behind it. Learn more about this voice technology and where it is going. Here is a white paper by VoiceGenie Technologies Inc. Title: Say Hello to the Voice Revolution: A Guide to Voice-Enabling Your Call Center for Success;

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Soon a nice voice will come on based on what you say and talk to you in a pleasant conversation. Now if you say something really weird you will screw it up such as;

“What is the price of rice in China today.”

If you are talking to an American Airlines call center the computer with a polite voice, not HAL, might say something like or first class price to China is $2,458.00 and you have 18,000 miles left on your;

“Free Miles” so your price would be $1,100.00 plus tip, tax and license.”

Then you can say something funny like;

“how much for the foreign rice because my Football Coach told me to eat them?”

Then the computer would say;

“Yes, we do play several channels, but you cannot watch Sunday’s game in Coach. The cost for coach is $988.00 if you book it now. Can I book that for you?”

Until this gets completely worked out, there will be a few problems. If you look at the TIA system and the Cell Phone activity. This has worked for the NSA and CIA for years, oh you didn’t know? Well this technology is finding it’s way into the private sector where of course it originated, here are some previous thoughts on this subject you’re your further study of the applications for such new technologically advanced systems;

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this also can assist in the interface with service companies who want to use call centers to do real-time (There’s That word again) dispatching. Learn more about grid marketing and service and service industries and how they can use this adaptive technology and implement it in a scalable fashion::

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It is still going to be a rocky deal for call centers, those customers who use them and those companies, which try to implement some of this new technology. But the rewards are huge. An automated system with no people can be handled for under $.10 as opposed to even the very best and most efficient companies like B of A, AT&T, Fed Ex, CitiGroup or Airline Companies. Here is a great article and white paper on the challenges we (all citizens) will face as consumers of Corporations and companies using out sourced call centers and answering services. This paper is also very good for those who have in-house call centers. Title: The Top 10 Information Challenges in Today’s Call Center;

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Call centers are also using the dead time between calls to do online training of products. Which is smart as product lines and products become more complicated. They are also getting referrals from companies to other companies who may wish to buy services or products thus turning there in-bound call centers into out-bound sales centers and therefore end up paying for their entire division of the company. And with incentives available the operators are ten times more likely to not waste that time at all. Some of these training course of products, sales, customer services and human relations are modeled off the online educational systems:

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These systems are also being used with flash sentence reading for hyper-reading, where workers can read over 400 words per minute. We have been trying to figure out a way to integrate the call center, with the scheduling software, Online ordering system at our company with wireless transaction software and the mobile technology. Not an easy task without some customized patchware, which can get expensive as anyone in the software industry will tell you there is always feature creep when designing and implementing such systems. We are hoping to get some other service company to try it out, screw it up and learn from their mistakes. We hope that ServiceMaster is reading this, because we would like to see how they go about streamlining their WeServeHomes website, with their multi-brand franchise and in-house units to cover the territories and service the clientele without the complaints. Our strategy appears to be somewhat involved, we would like someone to throw some huge dollars at this and see what happens and then we can copy the system. We also see Microsoft research getting into the wireless and small business software business to integrate all of their current products. The future will be bright, but currently it is not quite there yet. Even companies like FedEx and 1-800 Flowers have some more they would like to do on their systems to make them perfect for the company and consumer. Think on all this, the world is getting more efficient each and every day.

By: Lance Winslow

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Since the last decade, gaming consoles have gained immense popularity. People all over the world like to play games in their free time. One of the most famous gaming consoles among these all is the, Sony PS2 Console (Play Station 2). It is a sixth generation video gaming console. Play Station 2′s development was announced in March 1999 and was released a year later in Japan, in which it sold around 70 million units worldwide. This gaming console was competed against many other well known gaming consoles, such as Microsoft’s Xbox, Sega etc. even after a decade of its release, it still remains one of the best selling gaming consoles of all time.

Furthermore a new Play Station 2 has also been released, with dimensions of 1.1 inches tall, 23 inches wide and 6 inches deep. Moving on PS2 console can read both CDs and DVDs plus is also compatible for running PlayStation games on it. The new PS2 has a built in support system for online games such as Madden NFL 2005, SOCOM II, Burnout3 and many more. Games can be played online using a 56Kbps modem jack and an Ethernet port. A plus point of the PS2 is that, it even supports dial-up-connections and does not charge for it. PS2 console also features USB and IEEE 1394 expansion ports.

Moving on there are also many accessories available or the PS2 console. Among these the top five accessories are:

1. Logitech PS2 Wireless Headset:

How do you feel when you get stuck untying you headphone cords or any other cord related products? Surely you must be feeling really angry and furious. Therefore all you need is the Logitech PS2 Wireless headset. It helps you to play games without getting tangled up in wires or even waking up your family with loud game sounds. It will also help you to communicate with other online players. The Logitech Wireless headset is well built, with an excellent sound quality and even the slightest sound could be heard with ease.

2. PS2 Dual Shock Controller:

The dual shock analog controller provides a more spontaneous gaming experience, with pressure sensitivity on every action button plus an improved mobility of the analog. It revolutionizes the gaming world.

3. PS2 DVD Remote Controller Kit:

As mentioned above that PS2 has the ability to read both CDs plus DVDs, therefore the PS2 DVD remote controller was brought into existence. It is basically for those people who hate having multiple remotes messing up their rooms. It can be used for both gaming and watching movies.

4. Sony PS2 memory card 8 MB:

Obviously you would always want to continue your game from where you would have left off. Sony’s 8MB memory cards are the safest and trustworthy way to ensure that your game files does not get corrupted or lost.

5. Sony PS2 Multitap:

An area where PS2 lacks is the number of players playing at one time. Unlike Xbox or GameCube, PS2 only has two built in controller ports. But not to worry, if you are planning to play against four people than you can buy a mulittap, which allows you to engage in a four player gaming session. Although you need to be careful when buying a multitap because, the slim and original PS2 models require different multitaps.

By: Bal Gill

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In the present situation of human life and life style, you virtually can not ignore the importance of different energy sources. Every human being requires non-stop supply of electricity for leading a comfortable and happy life. This need of energy is increasing sharply every moment and new technologies are being found to combat this situation. There is no doubt that this need of more energy will increase even more sharply.

Right from the beginning of the modern and scientific life on the earth, we are using the fossil fuels for meeting out our requirement of energy. These fossil fuels include coal and petroleum products like petrol, diesel, Kerosene, etc. These fossil fuels are highly efficient in their use and they meet their purpose very effectively. But one thing we should not forget that these fossil fuel are not environment friendly. At times, they cause severe damage to the environment. Besides, these fossil fuels are renewable. That means these fossil fuels cannot be recycled and cannot be reused. In this situation, it is feared that the huge underground deposits of coal and petroleum may also end.

It has become necessary to find out new sources of energy that would be renewable and reusable. This new technology will solve all the other problems related with energy, its production, and its supply. Earth4Energy is a successful name in the field of producers of new source of energy. It has created a huge amount of awareness among the consumers of electricity. A new trend of consumers has already been benefited by this special method of generating power according to their needs. It has certain benefits that have made this product immensely popular all over.

By: Indrani Bhattacherjee

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