...Tyre companies stocks down on slow down in auto sales and gloomy economic outlook After enjoying positive ride in the first four months of this year due to falling raw material costs and revival in auto sales growth, stocks of tyre companies fell in April and May thanks to slow down in auto sales and gloomy economic outlook of the country which has dampened sentiments of investors. Stocks of Indian tyre companies had increased around 30% in the first one and a half month of this year while the Bombay Stock Exchange’s Benchmark 30-share Sensex (Sensex Index) spiked by 15% in the same period. However, despite the Sensex Index fell by around 5% in the period of 15th February to 10th April 2012, tyre companies’ continued to move northwards due to falling raw material costs and continued growth in automobile sales, mainly car sales. Tyre companies had posted robust earning growth in the January-March quarter on the account of an impressive sales growth in automobile and softened prices of natural rubber in domestic and international markets and that had reflected on tyre companies stocks. After restoring some confidence at the start of this year, investors again started losing confidence on the bourses because of discouraging waves of poor industrial growth, record level low of the rupees against the dollar and falling GDP growth rate, and rising crude oil prices. India’s economic growth plunged in the fourth quarter (January-March) of 2011-12 to 5.3%, which is a nine...
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...Blue Rhino Slows Down to Get Ahead 1. What is Blue Rhino’s business strategy? How well was the strategy supported by information systems? Blue Rhino’s business strategy is: 1. Increasing its relationships and customers by providing a more efficient and safer way for supplying its customers with propane cylinders. Instead of refilling the same cylinder over and over again, which is a waste of time and dangerous, Blue Rhino offers an approach for exchanging empty ones with ones that are already filled. 2. Increasing the demand for, and awareness of cylinder exchange, to increase its sales. Blue Rhino’s business strategy was not supported by information systems at first. They avoided micromanagement and bureaucracy, working in a decentralized environment. This type of implementation was an integral part in the company’s success. 2. Why did Blue Rhino have to revamp its systems and business processes? Because of Blue Rhino’s vast success, it reached a capitalization above $75 million. Therefore they were forced to meet the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act which “requires upper-level executives of companies with market capitalization above $ 75 million to take greater responsibility for the income statements and balance sheets of their business.” However, Blue Rhino was already planning on revamping its processes since they were having difficulty with the control over its inventory, financial operations, and with the human resources department; this act only...
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...Basic Theory Test (Highway Code) Study Notes 8th Edition Version: 12.10.11 THE ONLY STUDY NOTES AVAILABLE IN SOFT-COPY 13-PAGE POCKET/PDA-FRIENDLY CONDENSATION OF THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK “BASIC THEORY OF DRIVING - 8th EDITION” INCLUDES 10 MOCK TEST QUESTIONS For Mock Test Questions, Please Register At http://www.SingaporeTests.com SingaporeTests.com – Study Notes for Basic Theory Test NOT FOR RESALE Page 1 SECTION A - DRIVING LICENCES Age / Fitness to Drive - Min. 18 years old - Good vision - Free from any disease or physical inability which would impair driving capability e.g. epilepsy, mental disorder etc - Required to apply Provisional Driving Licence - Test knowledge on rules & regulations, traffic signs & signals - Validity does not expire - Valid for 6 months - Can be renewed for 6 months each time - L plate learner on driving circuit & public roads - Required before taking the practical driving test - Test knowledge on proper techniques & the safety aspects of driving - Have to re-take FTT if fail to pass driving test within 2 years - Valid for lifetime for Singapore Citizens & Permanent Residents - Valid for a period of 5 years for Foreigners Class 1: Motor vehicles (< 250kg when unladen) for the use by persons suffering from some physical defect or disability Class 2B: Motorcycles < 200cc Class 2A: Motorcycles between 201-400cc Class 2: Motorcycles exceeding 400cc Class 3: Motor cars not exceeding 3,000kg & carry not more than 7 passengers (excl...
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...Turtle walkers (Satire on slow walkers) Have you ever walk in the hallway or down the street and they walk super slow. All four years of high school I had to walk really slow behind people and sometimes fell on my face because people walk so slow. There are many reason why people walk slow, to talk with friends, enjoy the school before they leave and maybe even so they can catch their boyfriend walking down the hall and hug them before next class. The first reason why I love people who walk really slow is to talk with their friends. Maybe they were running late to class and didn’t get to talk to them before the bell rang and they needed to tell them something important. People like talking with their friends because it makes them happy and laugh. Some days people have really bad days and it would brighten your day when you stop right in the middle of the hallway to talk to them. People are always stopping right in the middle of the hallway to talk to their boy or girl friends. People love to be walking down the hallway and stop right when you're not looking and turn around...
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...Sample Tests & Material to help prepare for the Texas Drivers License Test This document was compiled by Adriana Diesen for her personal use and later adopted by Shell Outpost Houston. It contains the essentials of the Texas Drivers License Handbook and includes various sample tests. In the written test Adriana scored 190 of 200 points just by reading this material. We at Outpost Houston believe the document would be of good use for those of you who need to prepare for the Texas driving test e.g. all incoming expatriates. This document was produced in August 2004. If you find a mistake or have your doubts about a certain sample question, please contact Adriana at adriana.diesen@sbcglobal.net Neither Adriana Diesen nor Outpost Houston can accept any liability for damages directly or indirectly resulting from the services rendered or information given. The handbook should still be your primary source of research and study for the drivers license test. This document was last updated in March 2007. 1 How to use this guide Read through the Fact Sheets Take Sample Rules Test One Take Sample Road Signs Test One Mark you test Repeat with Test Two (if necessary) Pages 2-4 are the basic facts. Using the DPS handbook as a guide, we have attempted to condense the information into a more user friendly format. Pages 5 – 12 are sample tests. The Texas Driving License Test consists of two written parts, a road rules test and a road signs test. To help you prepare...
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...years 3 years 2 years 1 year What does this sign mean? Slow down for a low place in the road Slow down for a hill Dim your lights When entering a street from a private alley or driveway, you must: Stop, then yield to approaching vehicles and pedestrians Sound your horn for pedestrians Stop only when turning left Proceed at 5mph When you hear a siren coming, you should: Continue as you are Yield to the emergency vehicle Speed up and get out of the way Turn right at the next corner What does this sign mean? The bridge ahead has room for only 2 traffic lanes Stop and wait for oncoming cars to cross first Speed up to beat other cars across Uninsured drivers become subject to license and vehicle registration suspension when accident damages amount to: $25 to property of one person $100 to property of one person At least $1000 to property of one person $50 to property of one person What does this sign mean? Slow down for a dip in an intersection Slow down for a T intersection Slow down for a Y intersection What does this sign mean? Look out for a train Always stop Get ready to cross a rural road What does this sign mean? Keep right and look for a median island Slow down for end of the pavement Watch for a dangerous intersection What does this sign mean? Pass either side of the sign - divided roadway ahead Slow down for a double curve Pass only to right side of sign - two-way...
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... \ / (c) yield right of way. / \ (d) railroad crossing. / /\ \ \/ \/ a 4. A diamond shaped sign means (a) warning. (b) stop. (c) yield right of way. c 5. An upside-down triangle means (a) warning. (b) stop. (c) yield right of way. b 6. An octagon shaped sign means (a) warning. (b) stop. (c) yield right of way. b 7. When you come to a STOP sign, you should (a) be prepared to stop if there is an approaching car. (b) make a complete stop and proceed when safe. (c) slow down and proceed when safe. d 8. What should you do when you come to a STOP sign at an intersection? (a) Slow down and proceed with caution. (b) Stop only if there are any vehicles approaching the intersection. (c) Slow down, sound horn, and proceed. (d) Make a full stop and proceed when safe. b 9. The hand signal for a right turn is: (a) Point the arm and hand down....
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...Memory and Process Management A computer is very complex and can seem to be working fine until something unknown causes it to slow down. A person can have their computer for a short amount of time and then it slows down or they can have it for years and then start slowing down, it varies greatly and it just depends on the user and how they use their computer. But, a lot of computers over time slow down because of time and the years it’s had but that’s not always the case. When a computer system slows down, it doesn’t necessarily mean that maximum memory utilization has taken place, it can be a lot of things that slow it down. A person downloads files, surfs the internet, install and uninstall different software throughout time, and downloading can cause the reason of slowing down a PC. But, if it is a memory problem, then the person’s computer can run of disc space or RAM. The operating system I would use for the computer at home or laptop with me would be Fedora 20. I would use fedora 20 not only for good memory utilization but for the safeness of it. Also known as Linux, it’s free to install and doesn’t cost a dime to put on the computer. There is a lot of freedom with using Linux because unlike with other operating systems, a person can control every aspect of the operating system and with Linux, a person loses the risk of corrupting their system. If a computer is old and hardly has anymore processing and memory Linux is the perfect operating system because it’s basically...
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...Johnny apple was a mean kid. He was one day hit by a bus. The end. He fell off a cliff and got hit by three two one on thee free lee me. The car moved slow and i ran down the block away from it while you all did the same. Johnny apple was a mean kid. He was one day hit by a bus. The end. He fell off a cliff and got hit by three two one on thee free lee me. The car moved slow and i ran down the block away from it while you all did the same. Johnny apple was a mean kid. He was one day hit by a bus. The end. He fell off a cliff and got hit by three two one on thee free lee me. The car moved slow and i ran down the block away from it while you all did the same. Johnny apple was a mean kid. He was one day hit by a bus. The end. He fell off a cliff and got hit by three two one on thee free lee me. The car moved slow and i ran down the block away from it while you all did the same.Johnny apple was a mean kid. He was one day hit by a bus. The end. He fell off a cliff and got hit by three two one on thee free lee me. The car moved slow and i ran down the block away from it while you all did the...
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...1. Switching infrastructure congestion, corruption, or collisions. a. Congestion Congestion cause network slow down where the ports that are oversubscribed. Oversubscribed port is where the port on the switches is attempting to deliver data at a higher rate than the port bandwidth can support or allow. When oversubscribed port occurs, some of the packets must end up being dropped. Those client packets are being dropped will experience a slow-down in their file transfers or in the responsiveness of the network-based applications they are running. Overall network performance congestion could cause even though by subscribed high bandwidth ISP to internet access but hardware cannot utilizes the bandwidth ISP provide. b. Corruption If packets is corrupted by faulty cabling, electrical interference, or switch hardware faults then the corrupted packets will be dropped by the receiving switch. If corrupt packets at high rate it will cause a slow-down in network performance. Because servers/hosts require to resend the dropped packets again to the clients. If this issues did not fix it will cause the network traffic busy because the same data is resend again. It will occupied the network bandwidth cause another client on the network experience slow network. c. Collisions...
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...home to many living animals that are facing consequences made by the various groups interested in the resources of the rainforest. One of the many groups that are interested in the rainforest is environmentalist. They want to protect the rainforest because of the resources that could be found and used for everyday life. Because of this, the most appropriate way to address land conflict is to slow down the development and protect unknown species because the environmentalist needs to preserve the rainforest. Environmentalist needs to slow down and protect the development of rainforest. Environmentalist wants to preserve the land and its species so they can further study the unknown that could be or is in the Amazon....
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...How Depressants Affect Humans Depressants slow down brain and body functions. These types of drugs are often called “downers”. Some medications are depressants, such as Xanax. Depressants are commonly used to relieve people of anxiety, insomnia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and seizures. These are all afflictions where the body functions are too fast (heart-rate too high, brain activity malfunctioning, etc.), so depressants are used to slow body function down to normal levels. People often abuse or are dependent on depressants, mostly alcohol. Someone who is drinking for the first time may feel the effects of alcohol long before a habitual drinker. Constant use of depressants will lead to tolerance. In turn, this will lead to the person needing more and more of the drug to get the effects they crave. This will cause an addiction to the depressant, and if the person tries to quit they may feel symptoms of withdrawal. The use of depressants without moderation can lead to substance use disorders. The general short term effects of depressants are: slow pulse and breathing, drowsiness, fatigue, and...
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...Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings Traffic signals, signs and pavement markings are used for traffic control to provide a smooth, orderly flow of traffic. It is important to understand and obey them. It is illegal to avoid these traffic controls by cutting through a parking lot or field. In this section you’ll learn about: Traffic signals Obey all signs and signals unless directed by a police officer; always follow the officer’s direction. Traffic signs Traffic Signals Pavement markings Traffic signals apply to drivers, motorcycle riders, bicyclists, moped-riders and pedestrians. Painted curbs Red light: At a red light, come to a complete stop at the stop line or, if there is no stop line, before entering the intersection or before reaching the crosswalk. Remain stopped as long as the signal is red, unless turns are allowed. Right turn on red: You may turn right while the traffic signal displays a red light. Before turning, you must come to a complete stop. Look both ways and yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic. Be sure to check for less visible vehicles such as motorcycles, bicycles and mopeds. You may not turn right on red if signs are posted at the intersection that read “No Turn on Red,” or if a red arrow pointing to the right is displayed. Left turn on red: You may turn left at a red light if you are on a one-way street and turning left onto another one-way street while the traffic signal displays a red light. Before turning, you...
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...1.0 Super Capacitor Lab 2.0 Flywheel Lab 3.0 Introduction to Labview 1.0 SUPER CAPACITOR LAB The aim of this task is to observe charge and discharge characteristics of a super capacitor, after that to compare achieved and theoretical characteristics. 1. 1: Recording the Supercapacitors Charge Characteristic PANASONIC - EECHW0D306 - CAPACITOR, RADIAL, 30F, 2.3V Farnell 1305076 Using the battery discharge test PCB setup the charging experiment as shown below but DO NOT connect the capacitor. The current may exceed 500 mA so SET THE AMMETER TO THE 10A RANGE (using the correct terminal). Turn on the 5V supply and check the voltmeter reading is between 2.0V & 2.3V, record this value. If the voltage is correct switch off the supply and connect the capacitor observing the correct polarity. Now Turn on the 5V supply, this will immediately start charging the capacitor. Record in your logbook the voltage and current at 30 second intervals for ten minutes. Continue to record the voltage and current at one minute intervals until the capacitor reaches the voltage recorded above. It is important to record the time from the moment of connecting the current meter whenever recording values, rather than the interval. ************************************************************************ Table 1.1 Achieved results from capacitor charging Time, min | Voltage , V | Current , A | 0.5 | 0.53 | 0.45 | 1 | 0.82 | 0.43 | 1.5 | 1.08 | 0.4 | 2 | 1.26...
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...Can you imagine not having the same rights as everyone else around you, to be scrutinized by your appearance without anyone knowing anything about you? This is what the blacks faced everyday. Even though Congress tried to advance reconstruction it failed miserably. Most importantly, Congress issued many amendments that allowed blacks to have equal rights. In addition, Radical Republicans founded the Freedman's Bureau which helped former slaves and poor whites in need. Lastly, however white supremacist groups terrorized blacks to slow down reconstruction. From all appearances, reconstruction was placed by Congress to help, but the white supremacists groups tried to slow it down. Most importantly, Congress issued many amendments that allowed blacks to have equal rights. Although Congress issued the 15th amendment , which gave former slaves the right to vote, the 14th amendment, which gave former slaves citizenship, and the 13th amendment, that gave slaves freedom, they didn't help much. It did make some progress in Reconstruction, however people began to protest it. For example, many states issued a poll tax. The poll tax was used to prevent blacks from voting. Since, the blacks didn't have much money they didn't want to waste the little they had on voting, when they could spent it on food or clothing. In addition, Radical Republicans founded the Freedman's Bureau which helped former slaves and poor whites in need. The Freedman's Bureau was very helpful and advanced Reconstruction...
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