...Great Britain- A father working at Lion Cloth Company was laid off due to the new invention, the Flying Shuttle. The loss of his job causes the death of his son, James, because he was not able pay his medical bills. Hundreds of workers of Lion Cloth Company have lost their jobs. This machine has caused several protests in companies. It turns a two person job into one. The flying shuttle is used by being pushed from side to side with paddles and pulling the cord and it creates wider cloth. “The flying shuttle is an invention that affected my family greatly and this caused the death of my son due to the job loss.” said the father of James. Protesters have commented negatively about the company’s decisions. Lion Cloth Company...
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...History of weaving The method of producing fabric is called “weaving”. It is a producing process that to interlace two distinct sets of yarns or threads at right angles to form a fabric or cloth. It is one of the most ancient fundamental arts, as indicated by archaeological evidence. This essay is analyzing the history of weaving and the development of weaving technology. Evolution of Weaving No one knows exactly when weaving was first developed, but the history of weaving can be surmised from ancient woven artifacts. It's known that weaving came about thanks to the boundless creativity of mankind to fulfill a need over 9,000 years ago. 6000 years ago, Egyptians began making woven fabrics while Chinese made fine fabrics from silk over 4000 years ago. Then, in the 3rd century, a shedding mechanism was originally invented in China and introduced in Europe Although weaving sprang up independently in different parts of the world and was early known in Europe, its high development there in the Middle Ages was brought about by Eastern influences operating through Muslim and Byzantine channels of culture. Byzantium became a center of silk weaving in the 6th cent. In the 9th century, Greece, Italy, and Spain became proficient. In Flanders a high degree of skill was attained by the 10th cent., especially in the weaving of wool. Flemish weavers brought to England by William the Conqueror and later by Queen Elizabeth...
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...Space shuttle Enterprise to arrive in NY on Friday By DEEPTI HAJELA | Associated Press – 3 hrs agoEmailNew: Now the email button gives you a quick and easy way to start a conversation. tweetShare12PrintRelated ContentFILE- In this Nov. 20, 2003 file … FILE - In this Feb. 18, 1977 file … NEW YORK (AP) — Look! Up in the sky! It's a ... space shuttle? An unusual flying object is scheduled to arrive in the city's airspace Friday — the space shuttle Enterprise. Enterprise is expected to get to the city riding on top of a modified jumbo jet. Its trip was to include low-altitude flyovers over parts of the city and landmarks including the Statue of Liberty and the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum on Manhattan's west side. The shuttle had been scheduled to arrive earlier in the week but NASA pushed it back because of bad weather. The shuttle prototype was housed at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington but will soon be making its home at the Intrepid, where it will be "the largest and most significant space artifact in the entire Northeast," said Susan Marenoff-Zausner, Intrepid's president. That won't happen right away; after its fly-around, the Enterprise is heading to Kennedy Airport, where it will remain for a few weeks until it's taken off the 747 jet it rode to New York. After that, Marenoff-Zausner said, it will be put on a barge in early June and brought up the Hudson River to the Intrepid, where it will be put on the flight deck and a pavilion over...
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...Outcome 02 5 Task 3 5 Task 4 10 Task 5 12 Learning Outcome 03 12 Task 6 12 Task 7 13 References: 13 Introduction British Airways (BA) is the banner bearer aerial shuttle of the United Kingdom and its biggest carrier focused around armada size, universal flights and global ends. At the point when measured by travelers conveyed it is second-biggest, behind Buisness jet. The aerial shuttle is situated in Waterside close to its primary center point at London Heathrow Airport. A British Airways Board was built by the United Kingdom government in 1972 to deal with the two nationalized aerial shuttle companies, British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways, and two littler, provincial carriers, Cambrian Airways, from Cardiff, and Northeast Airlines, from Newcastle upon Tyne. On 31 March 1974, every one of the four organizations was consolidated to structure British Airways. After very nearly 13 years as a state organization, British Airways was privatized in February 1987 as a feature of a more extensive privatization arrange by the Conservative government. The transporter soon stretched with the securing of British Caledonian in 1987, took after by Dan-Air in 1992 and British Midland International in 2012. British Airways is an establishing part of the one world aerial shuttle union, alongside American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Qantas, and the now ancient Canadian Airlines. The union has since developed to turn into the third-biggest, after Sky team...
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...remarkable life and career. He spoke about his determination to become a naval aviator and a NASA astronaut despite several set-backs and his wife Gabrielle's undaunted will to recover from her injuries following an assassination attempt in January 2011. Kelly flew 39 combat missions from the USS Midway during Operation Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf. In 1996 he and his twin brother Scott were selected by NASA to be shuttle pilots, the realization of a life-long dream for both of them. Capt. Kelly spent more than 50 days in space, finally culminating in his retirement in June 2011. Kelly’s wife, Rep. Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords had been shot in an attempted assassination in Tucson, Ariz. During the days, weeks, and months following that event Kelly carefully and methodically managed the aftermath, first caring for his wife and then arranging for her long-term rehabilitation. Rep. Giffords recovered so well that Capt. Kelly was able to return to commanding space shuttle missions until his retirement. He is distinguished for having commanded the last flight of the space shuttle Endeavor. During his presentation, Kelly said, “When I first met her [Giffords] I thought she was 10 women. She was the CEO of her family’s company, and a State Senator. She never did anything the easy way. While she was...
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...The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster American History Semester 2 Term Paper By: Dhiren Reddy The space shuttle Challenger disaster was a very important event in our countries history. It was a terrible accident which gave it kind of infamy of being a failed space mission. People see an explosion and don’t think twice about the tremendous amount of work, over the years, and the number of aspects that went in to the mission. These included the extreme pre-launch training that consisted of strenuous physical exercises and hundreds of hours of reading and studying, the work NASA put in after the explosion to prevent any incident of this kind from happening again, and finally what actually took place on launch day. All of these thing were...
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... | |Within 28 years, Southwest Airlines became the fifth largest major airline in America. With the addition of service to Buffalo-Niagara | |International Airport on October 8, 2000, fly more than 57 million passengers a year to 57 great cities (58 airports) all over the | |Southwest and beyond. And she does it over 2,600 times a day. | | | |Company also got more than 330 of the newest jets in the nation, with an average age of 8.4 years. In her fleet are included three flying | |killer whales, Shamu One, Two and Three. Lone Star One, painted like the Texas flag, to celebrate Southwest Airlines' 20th Anniversary in | |a style and manner second to none. Arizona One, a symbol of the importance of the state...
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...Apollo 13 Directed by: Ron Howard “Hello, Houston. This is Odyssey. It's good to see you again.” These were the words Jim Lovell said as he splashed down into the Pacific Ocean after spending 8 days in a freezing hell. Stuck in the confined quarters of the Apollo 13, those words were the embodiment of achieving your goals through determination. During the flight there were more displays of determination than I could possibly cover, so I am going to write about the three that stuck out to me the most. Jack Swigert was the one docking and flying the shuttle and didn't want to leave any room for error in his skills. Ken Mattingly, spent hours upon hours getting the boot sequence for the computer right so they could correct the shuttle path. Last but certainly not least the engineers building a CO2 filter out of spare parts without any proper tools. Jack Swigert was moved up from back up crew to main crew after Ken Mattingly got the measles. He was just as trained as the other guys but they weren't a team. Everyone was a little sceptical about his skills because they had never flown with him and had had Mattingly as a pilot for a very long time. Swigert was doing a routine docking simulation when the people running it threw some engine failures at him without giving him a warning light, but he recuperated quickly and pulled off the manoeuvre flawlessly. Coming off of this success and being accepted by your new crew mates most people would be on top of the world...
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...Over the last 60 years, the United States Space Program has brought to life things that, as late as the 1950’s, were once believed to be impossible. As a little boy, I remember watching TV in the library at school as the latest space shuttle was going to blast off from its launch pad en route to its destiny in space exploration. As I’ve grown, so too has my never ending curiosity of what lies beyond our own planet and solar system. We have been to the moon, seen unbelievable, up close photos of planets like Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, and just when it looked like we’re about to make a leap into exploring beyond our solar system or possibly sending a manned mission to Mars, it all stops. Along with millions of other people who grew up dreaming of one day going into outer space or visiting a faraway planet, we all watched in horror as the United States Space Program has all but been eliminated by decisions made by members of Congress and President Barak Obama to drastically overhaul funding for NASA and the United States Space Program. In 2010, the President announced dramatic changes including the abandonment of the Constellation program and the Ares Rocket which was supposed to replace the newly retired space shuttle program, as well as outlining the development of commercializing elements of the industry which has forced NASA to re-evaluate the overall direction of its program and establish new, long-term initiatives. Will the commercialization and privatization of the space...
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...Sheamnessy once said, “Look like a girl, act like a lady. Think like a man, work like a boss.” Margaret Knight was a successful inventor. She always worked hard until she got the result she was looking for. In the article “A Lady in a Machine-Shop”, it proves that Knight didn’t let anything get in her way when it came to designing. Knight has been inventing things since she was young. She would make toys for her brothers to play with. “She was not yet fifteen that winter day in 1853, but the sleds, kites, and other playthings that she made for her brothers were the envy of all the boys in town.” This quote proves that Knight had a capability of creating toys that grabbed the attention of other boys that they played with. Knight always like...
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...ZHUKOVSKY, Russia (Reuters) - A hotel in orbit, lunar sightseeing flights and luxury rides into the cosmos -- all are part of Russia's vision to ensure it is not left behind in the growing space tourism industry. Russian firms unveiled their plans at the country's premiere air show this week at Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, saying the race was on to build a new craft to take people into space following the retirement of NASA's space shuttle in April. RKK Energia unveiled plans for a replacement shuttle and Orbital Technologies said it hoped to build an orbiting hotel with room for seven guests by 2016. Other plans include flying tourists to the dark side of the moon and, by 2030, to Mars. "Space tourism is a real and fast-growing business," said Sergei Kostenko, head of Russian firm Orbital Technologies, said at the MAKS air show. "Whoever builds the first new spaceship now will reap big dividends." Although Russia currently holds a monopoly on rides to space aboard its Soviet-designed Soyuz, it starts at a disadvantage. Foreign experts say they doubt Russian firms can achieve their ambitious goals because they lack funding and even Russian officials said it would be hard to rival U.S. private sector firms now competing for contracts with NASA. Funding for the U.S. space program is much higher and NASA is expected to forge ahead with building a new generation of craft capable of traveling into deep space, with flights into low Earth orbit outsourced to private firms...
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...a peach. To watch Keyes and the generals contemplate that burnt peach is to witness a scene that cries out from its very vitals to be cut from the movie and made into ukulele picks. Such goofiness amuses me. I have such an unreasonable affection for this movie, indeed, that it is only by slapping myself alongside the head and drinking black coffee that I can restrain myself from recommending it. It is only a notch down from "Congo," "Anaconda," "Lara Croft, Tomb Raider" and other films which those with too little taste think they have too much taste to enjoy. To be sure, "The Core" starts out in an unsettling manner, with the crash-landing of the space shuttle. Considering that "Phone Booth," scheduled for release in October 2002, was shelved for six months because it echoed the Beltway Sniper, to put a shuttle crash in a March 2003 movie is pushing the limits of decorum, wouldn't you say? And yet the scene is a hum-dinger. The Earth's disturbed magnetic field has confused the shuttle's guidance system, causing it to aim for downtown Los Angeles. Pilot Bruce Greenwood insists "it's Mission Control's call," but...
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...26/3/15 Determination The film, Apollo 13, is based on the real life crisis that occurred April 13, 1970, on board the Apollo spacecraft. After spending eight days in the freezing confinement of the Apollo 13 space capsule Jim Lovell and his crew members, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert, splashed down into the Pacific Ocean. This team achieved their goals through several adverse conditions. The survival of these three is the embodiment of achieving goals through determination. Determination is expressed through each character throughout the suspenseful film. Jack Swigert had the job of docking and flying the shuttle and did not want to leave any room for error in his skills. Ken Mattingly spent hours and hours working on the flight simulator to assure a safe return. The NASA team of engineers had to work together to come up with a device to filter CO2 made from spare parts found on the shuttle. Jack Swigert was moved up from backup crew to main crew after Ken Mattingly was exposed to the measles virus and was unable to gear up for the flight. Swigert had a lot of experience but did not have the same connection to the team as Mattingly had. Swigert was determined to carry out the flight despite those who were skeptical about Woodhouse 2 his skills. He spent endless hours perfecting the take off and flight functions and gained the trust of his crew members. Resulting in a successful launch. Despite the error free launch, a major malfunction occurred while crew approached the...
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...State University Marketing Strategy MBA Fall 2011 Professor: Rama Jayanti, PhD How has SWA (a) responded to the “Shuttle By United” initiative (half page 5 points); and (b) what assessments can be made about SWA’s market and financial position on competitive routes based on 1994 4th quarter results (half page 5 points)? On October 1st, 1994 when United Airlines introduced their “Shuttle By United” high-frequency, low-fare, minimal amenity, short-haul flight operation, Southwest Airlines was already the industry leader in this market segment. Southwest was the eighth largest airline in the United States based on the number of passenger miles flown and had recorded net income of $179.3 million on total operating revenue of $2.6 billion. This marked 22 consecutive years of profitable operations which was a feat unmatched in the U.S. airline industry over the past two decades. One of the main reasons for Southwest’s continued success was their core belief, and competency, in customer service. In 1994, for the third consecutive year Southwest won the unofficial “triple crown” of the airline industry by ranking first among major carriers in terms of on-time performance, baggage handling, and overall customer satisfaction. Many of the routes United Airlines selected for their “Shuttle By United” service were identical to the routes Southwest was already flying and so were the fares. Fortunately, Southwest had the lowest cost per available seat mile at $0.0708 and began planning...
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...fixing all the machinery that is broken. John specializes in navigation, which is vital to the mission. José specializes in statistics, and keeps up with how much cargo and supplies are on board. Paul specializes in nutrition and wellness, making sure everyone is well fed and no sickness is spreading throughout the cabin. Sarah specializes in communications by filling in Mission Control with how the status if the expedition. Jill is the co-pilot; her dream is to pilot her own shuttle one day. Jeremy is the pilot, it is his first time controlling a shuttle into space, and Chief is the commander of the entire shuttle. Chief is the equivalent to a general stating commands to his troops in the army. Apollo 44 is the name of the beautiful aircraft they are flying. “She’s an old timer,” states the Chief, “but I wouldn’t want to fly in anything else.” “5, 4, 3, 2…” says Mission Control. Every rookie was shaking in their boots. Chief was the only astronaut who was calm during takeoff. “Blast off!” The shuttle climbed into the sky like a squirrel climbs a tree. Soon enough, the space craft left Earth’s atmosphere. Greg, with a weak stomach, pulled out his doggie bag and threw up in it. Chief sat back and laughed. After the rocket left Earth’s atmosphere, it was time to go to work. The navigation and piloting teams were up. It was their time to shine. “Jeremy, make sure we make it safely to the moon,” shouted Chief, as he guided them through vastness of space toward the correct trajectory...
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