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Towards the end of the second millennium people try to make an account of the achievements of the mankind. And one may really amaze at the level of development man succeeded to achieve. If we think of the way people used to live only a few centuries ago, it is hard to believe that such an advanced level of progress was accomplished by people themselves. It is even more astounding when one considers the fact that the prevailing number of the changes took place within less than a century.