The Bicycle: From Wood To Metal.
.... to modern day super-light- weight machines.
Most written sources agree that the first bicycle was introduced around 1817 by a man called Von Drais. This wooden two-wheeled vehicle that weighed some 45kg (100 lbs). It comprised of a wooden beam structure, straddled by the rider, with a fixed wooden rear wheel and a steerable wheel in front, controlled over a tiller mechanism. It was propelled by pushing off with the legs, rolling along between these propulsive pushes. (fig 1)
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Dog Licenses
.... the Dogs are being (loved) by someone, somewhere, somehow. I also think that there should be a fee that owes should pay once every two or three years called save a friend where a $20 --$50 donation is required of course some people should be exempted (Older People) from this fee as forth they are scraping by as it is and This Fee is to help people like them pay for the medical bills of the Dogs. This System I believe would help there Older members get my animals an not have to worry about the paying t .....
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The Filipino Americans
.... first came to the United States in significant numbers in the early decades of the 20th century. Most of these early immigrants were young and single males who found work as field hands on the pineapple and sugar plantations of Hawaii or as migrant laborers in California's fruit and vegetable fields. Hard work and little pay was the common denominator of their American experience; many were the subjects of racial prejudice and even mob violence. Despite discriminatory legislation aimed at them .....
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The Hoa Lo Prison Camp
.... POWs would later refer to this place as the "New Guy Village" because all new prisoners were interrogated there. The prisoner was subjected to five days with neither food nor water. In addition, no sleep was allowed and the questions and beatings continued (Colvin 6).
Prisoners were beaten for a variety of reasons; for example, a prisoner would be told to sign a paper and if he refused, he was beaten. The papers were usually statements or words quoted from Bobby Kennedy or Senator William Fulbright .....
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The Kangaroo
.... water. They are nighttime feeders.
Kangaroos can jump 12 miles per hour. There are 20 species of Kangaroos. It hops on its hind legs. They belong to the group of Marsupals. They are hunted because the ruin crops and are hunted for their skin. It makes fine leather.
It was a interesting animal to study because it was so gentle, but so strong. We should not harm them because we do not want them to go extinct. I liked where they lived because of the wide open spaces. I hoped you enjoyed .....
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The United States Has Changed From A Melting Pot To A Vast Culture With Varying
.... was a collection of Chinese, Germans, Italians, Scots, Croats, etc., all craving freedom. Today, even the simple concept of an English-speaking nation is fading off the continent. In the old days, immigrants were taught in English in the public schools. (76). In America today, children are taught in German, Italian, Polish, and 108 other languages. Most of these schools are funded by 139 million federal dollars.
Until recently, emigrants in the United States longed for admittance .....
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Construction And Demolition Waste Recycling
.... and sorting".
PROCESS OF C&D DEBRIS RECYCLING
C&D debris refers to materials generated as a result of construction and demolition projects. Metals, wood, rocks, concrete, rubble, soil, paper, plastics and glass are among the many materials that are considered C&D debris. Realizing that the disposal of C&D debris in landfills consumes large amount of space and is economically and environmentally costly, the need to get acquainted with suitable recycling processes is becoming more and more essenti .....
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Tornadoes
.... strong updrafts and the passage of fronts. They develop within low-pressure areas of high winds; the speed of the funnel winds themselves is often placed at more than 480 km/hr (more than 300 mph), although speeds of more than 800 km/hr (500 mph) have been estimated for extremely strong storms. Damage to property hit by a tornado results both from these winds and from the extremely reduced pressure in the center of the funnel, which causes structures to explode when they are not sufficiently ventilated to .....
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Volcanoes
.... islands. The cause of these islands is volcanoes.
There are three types of volcanoes. A Cinder Cone is mostly made of cinders and is loosely arranged. A Shield Volcano is round and covers a large area. It was named this, because these volcanoes looked like the shields of the Germanic warriors. The Composite Volcanoes are strong steep-sided cones. Some the tallest volcanoes are Composite Volcanoes.
Volcanoes produce many chemicals and natural resources. Volcanoes make zinc, copper, lead, mercury and ma .....
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Yum Cha: A Chinse Breakfast
.... Yum evening Cha, which is served between 9pm to 12pm. Usually after dinner, to Yum Cha is a similar to socialise in Australia, and it is also similar to a meeting place, where friends and relatives meet and chat or talk about their business. They usually eat little, but they usually spend a lot of money, because the restaurant managers know that the business men and young people came to Yum Cha in the evening are mostly rich, and overcharges.
Yum Cha is served a differently in Australia. The restaurant .....
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A Society Without Knowledge!
.... to others. Society refused to accept Huck as
he was and wasn't going to change its opinions about him
until he was reformed and civilized. The Widow Douglas and
Miss Watson try to "sivilize" Huck by making stop all of his
habits such as smoking, etc. They try to reverse all of his
teaching from the first twelve years of his life and force him to
become their stereotypical good bo .....
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A Dependent Generation
.... around, these students insist upon staying home in front of their computers rather than going out to the lavish social life that most college students live on weekends. Unsurprisingly, almost fifteen-percent of my dorm mates are on academic probation. My age group is not the only part of Generation X that has a fixation with Video games. Whether it is kids sneaking in video games during high school computer class or adults downloading the latest games onto their computer while their bosses head is tur .....
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A Comparison Of Typewriters Vs
.... makes the
Transition to a high-end typewriter much easier than the
Transition to a personal computer with the same functions.
Typewriter Flexibility
An electronic typewriter can perform some functions computers cannot, but a personal computer (PC) cannot be used a mere typewriter (nor should it be). Perhaps that is why one large survey found that 85% of secretaries who use PC's also use typewriters. Using microchip technology, sophisticated electronic typewriters can perform many o .....
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A Comparison Of Two Network Op
.... to be assessed. The costs of upgrades/service packs, hardware upgrades will need to be weighed for both types of systems. Determining which system has a greater occurrence of glitches can be a factor in estimating lost profits for every hour of downtime. If the company should experience a glitch, how substantial will personnel costs for recovering/recreating data be? Knowledgeable systems administrators will need to be employed to maintain the system. This task is not to be taken lightly as these ar .....
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Abolishing Grades
.... of just memorizing facts for a test and soon forgetting the information completely. "Good" students in a grade-based society tend to conform to just getting good grades, not truly learning, in order to have a chance at a better future. Many times there are classes that students are interested in that would be really challenging that they simply would not take because of the risk of getting a bad grade, even the dreaded "F." These classes might teach students some very valuable lessons. They will .....
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