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Younger persons are still less likely to have a driver’s license than in the 1980s

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Since 2011 , I have periodically examined changes in the proportion of persons with a driver’s license as a function of age. The results showed that between 1983 and 2014 there was a substantial decrease in the licensing of younger persons, with an increase in the licensing of older persons. for those 50 to 54.

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Further reduction in licensing of young drivers during the pandemic

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In 2011 , Brandon Schoettle and I documented the fact that, during the 25-year period from 1983 to 2008, there was a large reduction in the proportion of young persons with a driver’s license, and an increase in the licensing of older persons. For example, while in 2019, 70.9% in 2019 to 84.6%

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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On 12 August 1981, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan, IBM unveiled the company's entrant into the nascent personal computer market: the IBM PC. The personal computer vastly expanded the number of people and organizations that used computers. With that, the preeminent U.S. Press coverage of the announcement was lukewarm.

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Global Carbon Project: Global carbon emissions growth slows, but hits record high

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Driven by rising natural gas and oil consumption, levels of CO 2 are expected to hit 37 billion metric tons this year, according to new estimates from the Global Carbon Project (GCP), an initiative led by Stanford University scientist Rob Jackson. The group found that the U.S., increase in carbon dioxide emissions for 2019.

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A Non-Engineer’s Journey to IEEE Leadership

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Her husband is a computer science professor at the University of Technology, Jamaica , in Kingston. Brown also was integral in the promotion and follow-up activities for the One IEEE event held in January at the University of Technology, Jamaica. Brown is an accountant and human resources professional.

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This Engineer Is Helping to Make India a Global Semiconductor Hub

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Title Head, Renesas -Tata Consultancy Services Joint Innovation Center Member grade Senior member Alma maters Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, in Delhi, India; University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada “The idea is to enable more end-to-end solutions for India as well as other global markets,” he says. Sharma earned a Ph.D.

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Early-Career Telecom Engineer Is a Model of IEEE Engagement

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Muhammad Hamza Ihtisham Employer : Jazz in Lahore, Pakistan Title: Network experience specialist in radio Member grade: IEEE member Alma mater: University of the Punjab “I asked my parents and my principal for permission to switch my focus from medicine to computer science,” he says. That was a turning point for me,” he says.

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