of the worst air qualities. Accorind to California High Speed Rail Authority website in 2010 alone green house gas emissions in the U.S. totaled 6‚821.8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2). Central Valley residents in particular have seen increase in aspiratory ailments. The State Legislature passed Global Worming Solutions Act in 2006‚ which is aimed to reduce statewide emissions by 2020 to 1990 level (17 %). High-Speed Rail One of the key parts of the strategy is the reduction of cars
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Introduction- Heat is energy that is warm. Heat energy comes from different energy forms or types like electrical. Heat is also natural‚ from the sun. Heat transforms by reflecting on something and giving it warmth. The temperatures on the coloured cans will vary because they absorb different amounts of heat. According to the particle theory when an object heats up the particles spread out and move more. Aim- The aim of this experiment is to test how colour affects the amount of heat being absorbed
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A comparison of nineteenth century and post 1914 poetry: "Dulce Et Decorum Est" and "Charge Of The Light Brigade" In this essay I will attempt to compare and contrast Wilfred Owen’s "Dulce et Decorum est" to Alfred Tennyson’s "Charge of the Light Brigade". I will examine the use of poetic devices in the poems as well as outline what is happening in each. Wilfred Owen was born on the 18th of March 1893 in owestry‚ United Kingdom. He was the oldest of four children and was educated in an evangelical
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Objective The objective of this experiment was to find the focal length of two converging lenses separately and also to find the focal length of combination of two converging lenses. Another objective was to study the image formed by a converging lens plus diverging lens. Background This experiment focused on a simple lens system. A simple lens is a piece of glassware that is spherical on one side and flat on another side‚ or spherical on both sides. There are two different types of lenses
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Chennai Metro Rail – The Future of our mass transport Introduction Cities are a matrix of functions and activity and at the helm of this activity is mobility. Before the intervention of automobiles commuting was slower and cleaner. But as the cities grew in numbers the need for commuting more people also grew. There has been a significant transformation in the urban transport sector in Chennai‚ from its earlier dependency on waterways to its current mode of rail and road transport. Since the Urban
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3B Wave Motion II 5 Chapter 5 Nature of Waves Practice 5.1 (p. 7) 1 B 2 D 3 (a) Transverse wave 11 Speed = f = 5 0.2 = 1 m s1 1 1 (ii) Period = = = 0.2 s f 5 (a) (i) (b) A heavier string (length unchanged) has greater mass per unit length. Therefore‚ (b) Longitudinal wave 4 (a) Water wave and EM wave (b) Sound wave 5 12 For case I‚ energy is transferred to the cork directly from the stone. For case II‚ energy is transferred to the cork through water waves. 6 = 1.6667 = 1
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The True Colours of the Party The jazz roars behind the crowds‚ I watch the shadows of the orange sun‚ and The colors of the rich golden sand. I watch the oranges and lemons glistening with the evening twilight‚ and The brass rails glowing the marble steps‚ leading to my dreams. The moon illuminates the bright blue gardens. I watch the short-haired girls‚ watching them swoon freely‚ Us men getting drunk‚ drinking champagne by the sea. I watch and examine the stars glistening high in
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AAfter The Fact: The View From the Bottom Rail Chris Bean Bl: A 5/29/12 Mr. Penza Summary of Chapter: With the sound of cannons and gunshots firing in the air‚ slaves in the south knew that freedom was coming to a nation of four million slaves. Union soldiers would be portrayed as bad foreigners from their masters‚ with‚ “ long horns on their heads‚ and tushes in their mouths‚ and eyes sticking out like a cow.” (Page 171) Some slaves were overjoyed with rumors of emancipation and leaving their plantations
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Establishes vehicle rental. *1994 ---- Further bus company acquisitions including Lea side London South and British bus group. *1997 ---- Arriva brand introduced. *1997 ---- Operations expanded onto the European mainland. *2000 ---- Arriva enters the UK rail market. *2002 ---- Arriva enters the Italian bus market. ARRIVA BUS SERVICES Arriva plc is one of the leading transport services organization in Europe and it also one of the UK’s largest bus operators‚ with over 6‚000 vehicles. Arriva bus and coaches
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Top 5 oldest version of ruby rail; 0.9.2 December 23‚ 2004 (36.5 KB) 0.9.1 December 17‚ 2004 (36 KB) 0.9.0 December 16‚ 2004 (36 KB) 0.8.5 November 18‚ 2004 (22.5 KB) 0.8.0 October 25‚ 2004 (20.5 KB) Top 5 latest versions of Ruby rail; 4.0.0 June 25‚ 2013 (1.47 MB) 4.0.0.rc2 June 11‚ 2013 (1.47 MB) 4.0.0.rc1 April 29‚ 2013 (1.49 MB) 4.0.0.beta1 February 26‚ 2013 (1.49 MB) 3.2.14 July 22‚ 2013 (3.5 KB) Ruby on Rails is a popular web application framework
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