...The countryside was lush, sparkling with a plum blue serene from the early morning sunrise. Atop the highest of the Vilorian Mountains, the city of Astral stood silent against the ringing of silver trumpets from the north highlands. The travelers crossing the last of the mountains rocky crossings took in the scene from under the fruits of a Bombaly tree, standing colossal at one hundred meters in height. Petty fruits the size of a child’s fist lay strewn about under its goliath canopy, dripping with ruby red nectar. The morning wind was crisp and slightly harsh, a sign to all that the winter seasons were coming with quickness. The trail leading up to the city was a four day expedition from the coast, and it had been a taxing journey for all in company. From where he lingered on the edge of the vast mountain Cyril looked down upon the Port of Themme, twenty leagues off. The brilliant light of the day lit up the ocean and surrounded all with a dazzling view of the great maritime reefs that stretched as far as the eye could see. The vastness of the blue ocean always seemed to enlighten Cyril when it stared up at him from the deep, and like always, he treasured the view for a fleeting moment. But with great beauty comes great sorrow, and at that moment the reality of the daunting mission he was on got the better of him, turning his gaze southwards to his...
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...600,000 Americans lost their lives in this war, with the North having been more effected. The North had no regrets about the war. They were satisfied that the slaves were free, and the Union was preserved. The South began to glorify what they called “the lost cause”. The generals from the south became mythic heroes. As they looked back at the war they almost regretted surrendering. Historian Shelby Foote left us with this note. “Any understanding of this nation has to be based . . . on an understanding of the Civil War. . . . The Civil War defined us as what we are, and it opened us to being what we became, good and bad things. It is very necessary if you’re going to understand the American character in the 20th century to learn about this enormous catastrophe of the mid-19th century. It was the crossroads of our being”. What does this tell us about the United States? What did Foote mean when he spoke these words? We may also think to ourselves. Why didn’t the South win? There leaders were supposedly brilliant and they lost fewer men then the North, right? What did Historian Shelby Foote mean in his quote above? He is saying that it is necessary to learn about this huge catastrophe that happened in the mid 19th century before judging Americans or even becoming one. This is what makes us Americans and what put us where we are today. To understand the United States you must have knowledge of what our countries been through, what we have lost and what we have gained. The Civil...
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...for turtle crossings By Sarah Zelinski | 1 | It’s really too bad that turtles can’t read. | 2 | If they did, it would make saving them so much easier. When people create an ecopassage1 so the reptiles can safely cross a road by going underneath or over it, they could let the animals know with little signs saying “Don’t become roadkill! Safe crossing, left 20 meters.” | 3 | Instead, we have to rely on fencing to keep the turtles and snakes off roads, which is a good idea because 98 percent or more of turtles are killed in their first attempt at a road crossing. But the reliance on fences may be a problem, a new study shows. When there aren’t effective fences to keep the reptiles out, they don’t use the ecopassages, James Baxter-Gilbert of Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, and colleagues report March 25 in PLOS ONE. | 4 | The study looked at the effectiveness of a series of ecopassages built along a 13-kilometer stretch of Highway 69/40 near Burwash, Ontario, near Lake Huron, a region with high reptile biodiversity. The passages ran beneath the highway and were paired with fencing along the road. The researchers looked at reptile activity along the roadway before and after the project was constructed, and also used another stretch of highway, near the Magnetawan First Nation, as a comparison. | 5 | They surveyed the roadside and put up cameras in the ecopassages to see what kind of animals used the crossings. They captured...
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...I am legend “I am Legend” is a sci-fi movie based on a brilliant military scientist, Robert Neville, whom becomes the last man on earth. He becomes the last man on earth because of a man-made untreatable virus which turns people into flesh eating zombies. He is immune to the virus and the only one who can save humanity. He spends several years trying to control the virus and also broadcasting radio signals for any other survivors. The Zombies creep around in the shadows, observing the scientist’s every move until he makes a fatal mistake. I liked this movie because the effectiveness and dialogue of it were accurate and I didn’t get lost watching all the scenes. The special effects and background coincided with what was going on throughout the movie and also appeared to be realistic. The performance of the main character, Will Smith, was phenomenal and I also felt as if I was in his shoes. Several aspects during certain scenes made the movie stand out from the thousands of movies I’ve watched. When Neville was driving around New York City with his dog Sam in a 2009 ford mustang GT500, the roar of the engine and the watchful eye of his dog following the deers symbolized modern hunting. After they got out on foot and began chasing the wild animals into the growing forest and the lions appeared out of the fields to take Neville’s priced deer gave me the idea that earth was reverting back into prehistoric times. Finally, when he sacrificed his life after he realized...
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...Yarger HIS/115 The Civil War in my opinion was a war that could have been avoided if each state could have acted as a whole nation rather than an individual state. This war divided our country and in some areas today they still seem to be fighting the same battle that the north and south fought. The Civil War took place over much of this great nation and as a whole experienced a great loss of life. Between both sides, civilian and even Native Americans over 600,000 deaths were recorded. There were probably many others that were not recorded. Even thought the north lost more soldiers than the south, they won the war which ended up in end of slavery. The south called their part of the war “the lost cause”. According to historian Shelby Foote; “Any understanding of this nation has to be based . . . on an understanding of the Civil War. . . . The Civil War defined us as what we are, and it opened us to being what we became, good and bad things. It is very necessary if you’re going to understand the American character in the 20th century to learn about this enormous catastrophe of the mid-19th century. It was the crossroads of our being.” I feel Foote wrote this so people could understand that the Civil War was the event in history that has made us the nation that we are today. The Civil War has taught us a nation about what we have lost and what we have gained. It also has taught us that if we were to work at something we believe in we can achieve it. To fully understand...
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...united behind the single, common cause of fighting suburban sprawl. The defeat of a developer’s plans to construct a shopping mall in the 1980s was testament to their grassroots capabilities. d. The Piedmont Environmental Council spearheaded efforts to protect the site from development. e. The Manassas Battlefield Park had long been a point of controversy involving those who wish to preserve its historic integrity. Preservationists in the 1980s were already successful in preventing the development of a similar Marriott Co. theme-park near Manassas. f. Vocal opponents included prominent historians, namely David McCullough (a Pulitzer Prize winning biographer and narrator of a public television series on the Civil War), Shelby Foote (a Civil War scholar), and members of the American Historical and Southern Historical Associations. The above reveals the number of business, community activist, and political stakeholders involved in this this project, and the necessity for Disney to develop relationships with all parties represented. In evaluating all the perspectives represented, this project would be a...
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...Japanese cars, two auto part stores, a large body shop and car painting business, and an auto salvage yard. David Bennett, owner of BASS, went into the car business when he inherited a Ford dealership from her father. He was able to capitalize on her knowledge and experience to build her business into the diversified and successful mini-empire it is today. Her motto “Sell ‘em today, repair ‘em tomorrow!” reflects a strategy that he refers to in private as “Get ‘em coming and going”. Bennett has always retained a soft spot in her heart for a high-performance Mustangs and just acquired 1965 Shelby Mustang GT 350 that needs a lot of restoration. He also notes the public’s going interest in the restoration of vintage automobiles. Bennett is thinking of expanding into the vintage car restoration business and needs help in accessing the feasibility of such a move. He wants restore her 1965 Shelby Mustang to mint condition, or as close to mint condition as possible. If he decides to go into the car restoring business, he can use the Mustang as an exhibit in sales and advertising and take it to auto shows to attract business for the new shop. Bennett believes that many people want the thrill of restoring an old car themselves, but they do not have time to run down all the old parts. Still, others just want to own a vintage auto because it is different and many of them have plenty of money to pay someone to restore an auto for them. Bennett wants the new business to appear to both types...
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...Big as it is, Canepa Design is easy to miss. The discreet boxy building sits just off a busy street in the quiet northern California town of Scotts Valley, just up the winding highway from Santa Cruz. But for car lovers, this place beams like St. Peter’s, an inviting treasure chest stuffed with classic automobiles worthy of pilgrimage. Vintage racing Porsches rub sheetmetal shoulders with iconic ‘60s Ferraris, which sit mere wheel-wells away from the last Shelby Cobra to exit the factory gates. Some vehicles are being restored for their wealthy owners, others are being spiffed up to hit Canepa Design’s showroom, while a few enjoy some mechanical pampering before being returned to their places of honor upstairs in the on-site motorsports museum. “I never get tired of coming to work,” says Bruce Canepa, the racing driver who since 1980 — the heyday of his professional exploits behind the wheel of all manner of Porsche beasts — has quietly turned Canepa Design into one of the foremost auto restoration and classic car sales shops in the nation. “Besides, I’m too obsessed with being in control of all the details to stop coming in.” Obsession and control can be a dangerous cocktail. But not in Canepa’s case. His hands-on personality means the cars coming out of this 70,000-square-foot shop often exceed the exacting standards of his monied clientele. When Canepa leans over the exposed engine bay of the aforementioned 1967 Cobra 427, he points out that “everything on this car...
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...* Jacob Wallace * Informative speech * Thesis: Today I am going to give you a brief history lesson on the life of carol Shelby and also going to give a couple examples of how his innovative ideas changed the automobile and racing industry to this very day. The life of Carroll Hall Shelby Before there was the car, there was the man. His name is the stuff of legend. His accomplishments, the envy of every kid who fell in love with cars and driving and courage and performance January 11, 1923 in Leesburg Texas. Carroll Hall Shelby is born to Warren Hall Shelby, a rural mail carrier and Eloise Lawrence Shelby. Begins training at Lackland Air Force Base near San Antonio TX. On training missions, Carroll corresponds with his fiancée by dropping love letters placed in his flying boots, onto her farm. As a flight instructor, he did not leave the U.S. during WWll. His passion for performance. A champion with an unquenchable desire to win. An American success story. These are among the descriptions earned by the legendary Carroll Shelby. He is an icon that embodies the ingenuity, tenacity and grit needed to win in business, competition and philanthropy. 1. He would drive his first race behind the wheel of a hot rod fitted with a flathead Ford V8. Would break land speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats in 1954. Would finish a respectable second...
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...Awesome What I find to be awesome is cars. Cars are the best thing to ever happen to this world. Where would we be without cars? Cars are the signature to most advancement. Cars are fast. Cars are classic. Cars are just amazing. I’m sure most people don’t ever stop to admire a car. Cars are amazing if you actually know about them and know what you like. There is amazing cars all over the world I have lots of cars I really like. Cars are an art. Nothing is better than the bond you can make by building your own car. It’s a whole other feeling. Cars are amazing. For three reasons. First reason is that they are fast. In my opinion of a good fast car. I would get a 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. Just because that’s my style. This car is rolling fast yea there is faster imports, but this is classic, friendly but crazy fast. This is a beast on 4 wheels. 271 horse power you bet its fast. This car goes from 0-60 in 4.3 seconds. This is just one of the millions of cars out there. Cars are legit the best past time because of their incredible speed. Another fast car is the 1987 Grand National. This car is fast and slick, you need a getaway car this is your car. Its precise steering with the right driver you can drive miracles. It goes from 0-60 in 4.8 seconds. No matter what car you have you get or are thinking of getting how fast is it or how fast does it go is always one of the questions you ask. Okay so the second reason I think Cars are amazing...
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...Hospice & Palliative CareCenter Branch Office Directions (from WS office) Mocksville Office 377 Hospital Street, Mocksville 336-753-0212 40 West Take the Hwy 601 exit, turn (L) at top of ramp Follow Hwy 601 past Lowes, Food Lion & Sonic Keep straight, go through stoplight at Sonic, then take an immediate (L) turn onto Hospital Street (beside Foster Drugs) (Look for Gym 365 as a landmark) Take an immediate (L) into office complex. Stay on top level, proceed to end suite Salisbury Office 512 Klumac Road, Suit 3, Salisbury 704-633-5447 40 East to 52 South to 85 South Take the Jake Alexander Blvd exit, turn (R) Stay in the right-hand lane Turn (R) onto Klumac Road Follow past Trinity Oaks & small bridge Turn (R) into Klumac Square Proceed to (L) corner Walnut Cove Office 235 North Main Street (PO Box 683, Walnut Cove 27052) 336-591-1124 52 North Take the Germanton (Route 8) exit, turn (L) Continue through Germanton Turn (L) at the Shell Station onto Route 8 towards Danbury Turn right on Brook Cove Go to the end of Brook Cove; the office is located on the right at the intersection of Brook Cove and North Main Street OR 40East, 52 North, Take Germanton Rd Exit and turn (L) continue to follow this road until you come to end, Turn (L) onto Hwy 311. At next stop light turn (L) onto Brook Cove Rd., then immediately (L) into parking area. Office is located directly across the street from SunTrust...
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...Amity global business school, singapore Problem structuring methods Submitted by:- Manav dhall, batch- charlie Given by – prof. kumar Problem Structuring and Problem Structuring Methods * What is Problem Structuring ? 1. Problem Structuring Methods are a broad group of approaches that are used to handle a problem . 2. Its purpose is to assist in structuring a problem instead of directly solving it . 3. These methods are Participative and Interactive in Nature. * Ways to Structure the Problems? 1. There are two approaches used in Problem Structuring :- a.Hard OR – This the classical, traditional and old method. b.Soft OR – This is the modern approach which aims at applicability of technique rather than correctness of the technique. 2. Here in this assignment we will be using Soft OR because of the following reasons:- * Tangible * Easy to Explain * Easy to Use * Soft OR Techniques? Example (Hypothetical Situation) : * Traffic signals is a major problem in Delhi. Sometimes referred to as a "Traffic Light" or "Stop Light", these are the red, yellow and green lights that direct traffic at intersections. The correct term for this type of light is "Traffic Signal" or "Illuminated Traffic Signal". Traffic signals is a major problem * Out-of-order meters or kiosks * Malfunctioning traffic lights * Traffic obstruction / blocked street * Signage missing / unreadable ...
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...SIGNALIZATION Alf Badge., P.E. Senior Engineer Post-Buckley-Schuh-Jernigan, Inc Charlotte, North Carolina Charles V. Zegeer, P.E. Associate Director of Roadway Studies Highway Safety Research Center University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina FIGURE 5-1 Pedestrian signal displays.' Traffic Signals Traffic signals are intended to assign the right-of-way to vehicular and pedestrian traffic. When installed appropriately, traffic signals can provide many benefits, including the interruption of heavy volumes of motor vehicles where there are insufficient gaps in motor vehicle traffic for pedestrians to cross safely at intersections or midblock locations. Unwarranted or improperly used traffic sig-nals can cause excessive delay for pedestrians and motor vehicles, signal disobedience, and an increase in certain accident types. Even where warranted, traffic signal installations commonly result fn an increase in rear-end and total accidents, with a corresponding reduction in more severe right-angle acci-dents. The effect of traffic signal installations on pedestrian accidents is not well known, but different locational characteristics of the sites are important factors in the accident experience at signals.° While many traffic signals include only the green, yellow, and red signal faces, a variety of signal lens faces may be used, depending on needed signal phasing. Studies have suggested, however, that highly-com-plex, multiphase signals often result in con-fusion...
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...Model……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………8 2.2 Work Break-down Structure……………………………………………………………………………………………….9 2.3 Data flow Diagram……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 10 2.4 Tentative Schedule…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….11 2.5 Use-Case Model ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..12 3. Specific Requirement 3.1 Functional Requirements……………………………………………………………………………………………….....14 3.2 Non-Functional Requirements……………………………………………………………………………………………14 4. Conclusion 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 ABSTRACT Railways being the cheapest mode of transportation are preferred over all the other means. When we go through the daily newspapers we come across many railway accidents occurring at unmanned railway crossings. This is mainly due to the carelessness in manual operations or lack of workers. We, in this...
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...Trains and their cars are incredibly heavy, easily more so than a regular car. It is absolutely necessary for safety to check both ways on a track, or on several tracks, before crossing. As a pedestrian, it is especially important to be able to hear and see, meaning hoods and headphones off. Even if you can’t see a train coming, sometimes being able to hear one coming makes all the difference. If you have a bike or a skateboard, or something of the sort, do not ride across the tracks. Again, check both ways, and listen for a train. If there is a train, wait for it to pass. Then walk across, emphasis on walk. Riding across can be just as much of a danger. You could bump into someone on the other side not paying attention, resulting in your being...
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