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August 18, 2011

US Auto Sales for July, 2011

Filed under: Automobile — Tags: — Winson @ 11:59 AM

Auto sales in US in the month of July rose by 1% compared to previous year’s July. This is due to increased demand for crossover light and fuel efficient vehicles. Many brands got more sales from their non-premium models.

The recorded sales of General Motors for July month is 2,14,915 vehicles with 8% sales growth compared to last year. The company has said that, the fuel efficient model Chevrolet Cruze has recorded good sales and this is responsible for its overall growth.

Ford motors recorded good sales for July month by selling 1,80,865 vehicles along with 9% sales growth. The officials from the company have said that due to increased productivity they were able to reach their customers demand and with their fuel efficient cars and utilities they have reached the customers expectations.

Chrysler group LLC reported that they had good sales for July month. They sold 12,026 vehicles with 20% sales growth. Toyota and Honda motors have struggled in July month, Toyota sold 1,30,802 vehicles with 19.7% decreased sales growth for July month and Honda motors sold 80,502 vehicles with 25.6% decreased sales growth in July.

Volkswagen sold 29,066 vehicles with 21.7% sales growth, Nissan motors sold 77,191 vehicles with 604% sales growth and Hyundai, fastest growing brand in US has recorded their sales 59,561 vehicles with 10% sales growth.

Except for very few brands, all the other brands have performed very good for the July month. We can expect these few brands also to improve their sales in August.

June 24, 2011

Different Types of Screen Less Computing Systems

Filed under: Technology — Tags: — Winson @ 5:55 AM

Screen less video is a term which describes the system for transmitting visual information from a video source without the use of a screen. Screen less computing systems can be divided in to three types which are described below:

Retinal Display:
These are one of the screen less displays in which images are projected directly on to the retina. The light is not reflected from some intermediate object as in the visual image system but the it is directly projected on to retina. Even though computer works at the public places, with the use of this system it provides privacy because most snooping relies on viewing the same light as the person who is legitimately viewing the screen, and retinal direct systems send light only into the pupils of their intended viewer.

Visual Image:
It includes any screen less image that the eye can perceive. In the visual image screen less display systems light is reflected off some intermediate object before it reaches the retina but in the case of LCD panels the light is refracted from the back of the panel. Examples of the visual image screen less display are hologram, virtual reality goggles and heads up display in jet fighters.

 

Synaptic Interface:
Light is not used in this type of screen less video and the visual information is directly transmitted to the brain and it bypasses the eye. These systems are not implemented in humans but they had proved to be success in sampling usable video signals from the biological eyes of a living horse shoe crab through their optic nerves.

Screen less computing systems are very advanced technology and these are yet to be widespread among common people.

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June 22, 2011

Effects of Alcohol Addiction on Community

Filed under: Substance Abuse — Tags: — Winson @ 9:49 AM

Alcohol addiction has many negative effects on the community, which includes violent acts, numerous deaths and injuries from alcohol related accidents and so on. Following are the some of the effects of the alcohol addiction on the community:

Costs:
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, alcohol is responsible for 26 percent of the accidents caused in the United States. In 2000, alcohol related accidents cost the public about $114.3 billion. Alcohol related accidents accounted for about 18 percent of the auto insurance payments.

Crime:
Persons who abuse alcohol often are associated with drunken driving and other crimes. In the United States, drunken driving is the reason for 13,000 deaths and thousands of injuries each year. 1.4 million people are arrested each year in US because of drunken driving. The persons abusing alcohol not only involves in the offenses related to drunken driving but they may also involve in crimes such as assault and domestic violence.

Underage Drinking:
According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, nearly 50 percent of adolescents have had at least one drink by the time they reach their eighth grade. The rate of drunken driving in the teens aged between 16 and 20 years, is two times more than the rate of drunken driving by the individuals aged 21 and older. Alcohol abusing can also induce depression and suicidal tendencies, unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases in the teens.

The above are the various effects of alcohol addiction on the community.

June 21, 2011

Social and Economic Costs of the Alcohol Addiction

Filed under: Substance Abuse,Substance Abuse — Tags: — Winson @ 9:48 AM

If an individual is addicted to alcohol, there develops a compulsive need for alcohol in that individual. Generally alcohol is an intoxicating liquid and it is obtained from fermented grain or fruit. A person who is addicted to the alcohol experiences withdrawal symptoms like nausea, sweating, shakiness, or anxiety when alcohol consumption is stopped. Excess consumption of the alcohol imposes heavy costs on, both economy and the society.

  • Various estimates reports that the alcohol related problems cost American society and the U.S. economy billions of dollars each year.
  • According to an estimate by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, alcohol addiction costed an estimated amount of $184.6 billion in 1998 to the U.S. economy. Researchers also found that the cost of alcoholism increased between 3 percent to 4 percent each year.
  • The Marin Institute, an alcohol industry watchdog organization, estimated that the problems related to alcohol addiction costs American society more than $175 billion a year.
  • The same research also reported that the alcohol is abused largely by the teens who are between 12 to 17 years. Researchers also noted that alcohol addiction is the reason for the cause of thousands of deaths each year.
  • The different types of the costs caused by the alcohol addiction to the economy and the society include, medical costs, lost earnings related to alcohol related illnesses, lost earnings resulting from premature deaths and various costs arising from alcohol related traffic accidents and costs associated with criminal justice and litigation.
  • The World Health Organization, in a report, in the year 2004, on the global impact of alcohol use, concluded that the alcohol addiction causes serious health problems like cancers, cirrhosis of the liver, cardiovascular disease and severe brain diseases.
  • Along with these economic costs, alcohol addiction also causes social problems like damaging the family relationships, drunken driving and other criminal offenses.

The above are the various social and economic problems caused due to alcohol addiction.

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May 14, 2011

US Online Advertising Revenues Reached $7.3 billion in the First Quarter of 2011

Filed under: Business — Tags: , — Winson @ 7:39 AM

Advertising has its own role in the success and growth of a business. Today’s trend of online advertising proves the growth of the businesses worldwide. With people turning more towards using Internet, many firms have been enjoying the increase in online advertisement revenues. As per the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the US online advertising revenues reached $7.3 billion in the first quarter of 2011.

A survey was conducted by the New Media Group of PwC to gather the revenue information. It included data of the online advertising revenues from commercial online services, websites, free e-mail providers and other companies selling online advertising.

The online advertising revenues experienced a 23% increase over the first quarter of 2010. It represent the best first quarter performance in the industry. In the first quarter of 2010, the revenues reached $5.9 billion. The revenues were nearly $5 billion dollars in the first quarter of 2007. These were found to be around $6 billion approximately in the first quarters of 2008 and 2009. The increase in online advertising revenues as of 2011 indicated that the Internet advertising industry had been growing with dynamic energy.

It is found that Americans spend more time online for gathering information and for entertainment purposes. Businesses drag this opportunity, therefore, attracting and retaining customers through digital advertising and marketing. This is meant to further enhance the growth of online advertising trends in the US.

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