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Two scientist of the University from Illinois conducted an interesting study of advertising. Participants were called on to evaluate the attractiveness of the holidays, on the basis of information provided in the two advertising brochures (it was a trip to India and Thailand). The first tour brochure presented as a sequence of events that were [...]
Calendars 2011-02-14
The word “calendar”comes from the Latin Calendarium (Debt Paper), which is linked to the interest paid to the old days. The calendar was used by the people defining the era. They wanted to look back in years, months, divided by the determination of the lengths of months and days. Today, calendars are used for the [...]
Today 2011-02-25
Today The history of printing dates from the Middle Ages, at that time the books were hand written. That role belonged to the monks in copying scriptoria in the ink and with quill pen clipped to each book. This work, of course, required hundreds of hours of work. Everything changed in the sixteenth century thanks [...]