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WiMAX stands for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, and it's a form of wireless Internet, which is similar to Wi-Fi. It's range dwarfs Wi-Fi in that it extends ten miles, where Wi-Fi only reaches at most three hundred feet. Like Wi-Fi, WiMAX uses radio frequencies to transmit data through the air. An access point would be put in the middle of a desire coverage area with and omni directional receiver or multiple angular receivers.
Many countries have already accepted WiMAXas the next advancement in wireless technologies. Currently the United States are behind the curve in accepting WiMAX.

WiMAX in the later stages of development, it has already been tested in many areas. It will be a great advancement for a city to allow wired broadband speeds to a wireless device, and even more of an advancement for rural areas. As of now rural areas are limited to phone line or satellite connections to access the Internet, but WiMAX offers a feasible means for rural areas to connect at broadband speeds. WiMAX could further revolutionize the farming industry.
WiMAX is lacking in the number of devices able to take advantage of the wireless network, but the number of devices able to use the network should be increasing now that Intel has become one of the many companies already pushing for WiMAX. With Intel's involvement into the field I believe WiMAX will be the future in Internet access.

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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary defines communication as, "a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior. (Communication, 2008)". The information is encoded by a sender and then transmitted to a receiver, who will then decode the information to understand the message. The encoded message can be either in the form of a language or gestures that the receiver can perceive. Human communication is, then, the transfer of information from one person to another person or persons albeit verbal or non-verbal.

Verbal communication is the transmission of information through the air in the form of many different languages. The message needs to be encoded in a language the the receiver can decode, otherwise the message would be lost because the sender encoded a message in a language the receiver could not decode. The receiver can only interpret the message as noise and no information will be transferred.
Many variables in the encoding process change the meaning in the message itself. If the message is sent so that it has an upward inflection at the end, the decode would understand that this message is probably a question and not a statement due to the unconventional delivery of the message.
Non-verbal communication is the transmission of ideas through a visual medium. Non-verbal communication is often involuntary, and done through the subconscious. A simple smile sends the message that the sender is happy and the receiver sees the smile and decodes that the sender is happy. Even physical attraction is seen in a non-verbal form when a person crosses his/her legs toward the person they are with, which is often a
sign of attraction. Non-verbal communication involves many more obscure methods to transfer information, according to Ron Kurtus, “There are other, subtle methods of sending information, which may be somewhat involuntary, such as emitting odors. Some people believe that humans can even send out mental signals. (Kurtus 2007)”.
Although non-verbal and verbal communications are encoded in different ways the end result is that the desired message is sent, received and most importantly understood by the involved parties.

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