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  2. Fast forward - Wikipedia

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    Fast-forwarding is the exact opposite of rewinding, in which tape, music, etc., are moved backward at a user's discretion. In either operation, because of sound distortion, volume is usually muted or severely reduced.

  3. Shift work - Wikipedia

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    Shift work is common in the transportation sector as well. Some of the earliest instances appeared with the railroads, where freight trains have clear tracks to run on at night. Shift work is also the norm in fields related to public protection and healthcare, such as law enforcement, emergency medical services, firefighting, security and ...

  4. Backcasting - Wikipedia

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    The major distinguishing characteristic of backcasting analyses is the concern, not with likely energy futures, but with how desirable futures can be attained. It is thus explicitly normative, involving "working backwards" from a particular future end-point to the present to determine what policy measures would be required to reach that future ...

  5. Working in an office is just about 'looking busy': Readers ...

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    Working in an office is just about 'looking busy': Readers weigh in on the workplace battle of 2025. Kerry Hannon. December 8, 2024 at 11:30 AM.

  6. Looking for work? Career experts share advice on how to ... - AOL

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    Over the last two months, career coach Eliana Goldstein has seen a spike in job seekers looking for help. While the U.S. unemployment rate dropped last month and the labor market appears to be on ...

  7. Dynamic range compression - Wikipedia

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    The look-ahead function is designed to overcome the problem of being forced to compromise between slow attack rates that produce smooth-sounding gain changes, and fast attack rates capable of catching transients. Look-ahead is implemented by splitting the input signal and delaying one side (the audio signal) by the look-ahead time.

  8. Body relative direction - Wikipedia

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    Forward is defined as the direction in which the object is moving. Backward is then defined as the opposite direction to forward. Alternatively, 'forward' may be the direction pointed by the observer's nose, defining 'backward' as the direction from the nose to the sagittal border in the observer's skull. With respect to a ship 'forward' would ...

  9. Adhocracy - Wikipedia

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    It operates in a fashion opposite to bureaucracy. [1] Warren Bennis coined the term in his 1968 book The Temporary Society. [ 2 ] Alvin Toffler popularized the term in 1970 with his book, Future Shock , and has since become often used in the management theory of organizations (particularly online organizations [ 3 ] ).