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3-D Scanning for Made-To-Measure Clothing [Secure Microsoft Reader]
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A Forensic Recreation of a 100,000,000 Year Old Dinosaur Battle [Secure Microsoft Reader]
by Francis Hamit
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From the July 1999 issue of "Advanced Imaging" magazine. How a forensic paleontologist used modern technology to recreate a battle to the death between two dinosaurs.
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A New Business Hazard: Overzealous Law Enforcement [Secure Microsoft Reader]
by Francis Hamit
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Two-part column which appeared in the October and November 1995 issues of "Security Technology & Design" magazine, concerning the Steve Jackson Games case and other instances of abuse of process by Federal and local law enforcement officials and prosecutors. This is a serious business problem, because of the damage caused even when the charges are unjustified.
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A Paradigm Shift: Hollywood Goes Digital [Secure Microsoft Reader]
by Francis Hamit
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A column which appeared in the April 1994 issue of "Silicon Graphics World" magazine, a report on the 1994 Digital Hollywood Conference, where the integration of traditional film production and computer technology was first discussed, with sidenotes on the computer gaming (electronic entertainment) industry.
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Aquarium of the Pacific: Long Beach's New Civic Attraction [Secure Microsoft Reader]
by Francis Hamit
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This is a 1998 article from Funworld magazine describing the rationale for the city of Long Beach, California's investment in this new aquarium and the way it operates as both an edcuational facility and a civic attraction.
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Are Bad Telephone Manners Costing You Sales? [Secure Microsoft Reader]
by Francis Hamit
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An article from "Security Sales" magazine that discusses the impact of how personnel answer the telephone upon sales and marketing.
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As-Built Visualization Techniques Combine the Old and the New [Secure Microsoft Reader]
by Francis Hamit
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Originally appeared in "Advanced Imaging" magazine in November 1995. This article describes the use of photogrammetry techniques, combined with computer graphics, to document large complex commercial structures such as refineries and power plants.
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ASIS Confronts a Changing Demographic [Secure Microsoft Reader]
by Francis Hamit
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A column which appeared in the October 2000 issue of "Security Technology & Design" magazine, about the changing role of women and minorities in the private security industry and its impact not only on that industry but also on the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), a traditional whilte male dominated group. Controversial.
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At L.A.C.M.A.: Discovering a Missing Chapter of Art History [Secure Microsoft Reader]
by Francis Hamit
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About how curator Timothy Benson at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art came to put together the show "Central European Avant Gardes 1910-1930", covering works that the West had not seen due to the Communist takeovers in Eastern Europe.
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Blast Effect: The World Trade Center and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission [Secure Microsoft Reader]
by Francis Hamit
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A column from "Security Technology & Design" magazine, concerning the impact of the first World Trade Center bombing on nuclear power plant security and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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Cadillac's Night Vision Downstreams Military Infra-Red Technology [Secure Microsoft Reader]
by Francis Hamit
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This article, from the October 1998 issue of Advanced Imaging magazine, describes how General Motors adapted military imaging technology to make a night vision system which displays inside the windshield of a Cadillac sedan.
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California's Bureau of State Audits: More Than Just Counting Beans [Secure Microsoft Reader]
by Francis Hamit
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Originally published in "Today's Supervisor", the official publication of the California Association of State Supervisors. This is one of the few articles ever done about this little-known but extremely important state agency.
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California's Office of Emergency Services: Always Prepared [Secure Microsoft Reader]
by Francis Hamit
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An article from "Today's Supervisor" concerning this vital state agency.
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CalTrans in L.A.: Where Supervision Meets the Road [Secure Microsoft Reader]
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An article from "Today's Supervisor" about the Los Angeles branch of the California Department of Transportation, and how it manages personnel and resources.
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Christie Hefner: Playboy Enterprises, From Finance to Firing [Secure Microsoft Reader]
by Francis Hamit
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This early interview with Christie Hefner, before she became CEO of Playboy Enterprises, Inc., was perhaps the first insight into her considerable abilities as a businessperson and executive. At the time, she was a vice president of the corporation, and the subject of much media speculation, not all of it kind, as to her abilities. She turned out to be one of those people that gives nepotism a good name.
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Digital Imaging Now Driving Book Business [Secure Microsoft Reader]
by Francis Hamit
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An article from the November 2000 issue of "Advanced Imaging" magazine describing the ways that digital technology is changing book publishing, manufacturing and distribution.
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Does Your Workplace Make You Sick? [Secure Microsoft Reader]
by Francis Hamit
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A column from "Security Technology & Design" magazine, about Sick Building Syndrome and related illnesses with case histories.
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Drowning in Data [Secure Microsoft Reader]
by Francis Hamit
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A column which appeared in the December 1994 issue of "Silicon Graphics World", this is a long essay on information overload in the computer age.
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Electronic Documents are Sexy, Strategic and Sophisticated [Secure Microsoft Reader]
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A column which appeared in the May 1994 issue of "Silicon Graphics World", this was an early report on using software to integrate various forms of text and graphics in electronic documents, and coincides with the introduction of the World Wide Web, where many of these same techniquies are used.
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Eteam.com Rolls Out a New System for Emergency Operations [Secure Microsoft Reader]
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An article from the May 2000 issue of "Advanced Imaging" magazine, concerning this innovative company, which has developed an improved emergency operations communications system based upon Internet technology and shared computing. This system has since been used by the City of New York, and various Olympic events, among other customers.
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Global Hawk and Other Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: A Short History [Secure Microsoft Reader]
by Francis Hamit
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An article from the January 1998 issue of Advanced Imaging magazine about the development and application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for military and other intelligence applications by the U.S. Government. About 1,600 words
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How the Original Jamestown was Found with Modern Technology [Secure Microsoft Reader]
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An article from the February 1997 issue of "Advanced Imaging" magazine, concerning the use of satellite imaging and remote sensing to discover the site of the original Jamestown colony in Virginia, and the use of X-ray techology in salvaging artifacts therefrom.
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Intelligence Reform Ignores Complexity of Modern Threats [Secure Microsoft Reader]
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Commentary originally published in the April 29, 1996 issue of "Defense News".
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LLand Surveying Professionals Integrate High Technology [Secure Microsoft Reader]
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An article from the August 1999 issue of "Advanced Imaging" magazines concerning the use of computer technology, laser range-finding, and the Global Positioning System to augment traditional land surveying techniques.
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Military Simulations and Remote Sensing [Secure Microsoft Reader]
by Francis Hamit
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Table of Contents 1. GPS: A Computer Graphics Niche That Became An Industry 2. Military Simulations Now Integrate Gps, Gis, Real World Imaging 3. Military Simulations Get Up Close And Personal 4. Navsys's New Gps System Captures Data From Video 5. Earthserver Builds 3-D Terrain Maps On Net 6. Nasa Commercializes Multi-Spectral Imaging Technology 7. Satellite Images Find Wide Range Of Civilian Applications 8. American Tritech Reveals Gis/Gps System For Fire And Ems Dispatch 9. Remote Sensing Now ... more info>>
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