have the status of a zonal railway. The line runs from Dum Dum in the north and continues south through Park Street‚ Esplanade in the heart of the city till the southern end to New Garia‚ the station bearing the name Kavi Subhas. But recently two accidents in the metro made a few scratches on the pride of Kolkata. On 12th October 2010‚ nearly 2‚000 passengers were trapped briefly when a glitch stalled a Metro train underground during the evening rush hour which led to a cascading effect disrupting
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“The Witness” Katherine Anne Porter’s Literary Techniques “The Witness” Katherine Anne Porter’s Literary Techniques In school‚ children and young adults learn about slavery in America. They study the development of the necessity of slavery‚ the manner in which slaves were traded‚ sold and tortured‚ and the end of slavery during the Civil War. For some institutions‚ slavery stopped there‚ January 31‚ 1865‚ with the passing of the Thirteenth Amendment. However‚ the spirit of slavery lived on
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A CVA (Cerebrovascular accident) also known as a stroke is caused by the sudden death of some brain cells due to lack of oxygen when the blood flow to the brain is impaired by blockage or rupture of an artery to the brain. The result can be serious disability or death. Each year alone about 150‚000 people in America die from a stroke or are seriously disabled. Stroke is among the top five causes of death. The effect of the patient depends upon where the damage occurs and the severity of the stroke
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Cars is a 2006 American computer-animated comedy-adventure sports film produced by Pixar Animation Studios‚ and directed and co-written by John Lasseter. The seventh film released by Walt Disney Pictures‚ it is Pixar’s final‚ independently-produced motion picture before its purchase by Disney. Set in a world populated entirely by anthropomorphic cars and other vehicles‚ it features voices by Owen Wilson‚ Larry the Cable Guy‚ Paul Newman (in his final non-documentary feature)‚ Bonnie Hunt‚ Tony Shalhoub
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Car Buying Car Buying Yevonna Hartfield English 112 Car Buying Car buying should be an important and fun time. You get to try out all the new cars‚ see what you like and what you don’t like. It is very time consuming so you have to make sure you are ready for that. Doesn’t matter if is your 1st‚ 2nd‚ or 3rd car‚ it is still fun and you want to make sure you make the right decision. You want to make sure the salesman isn’t a grimy one and knows what he is talking about because you are
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A hybrid car definition: The word hybrid is usually applied to plants and animals which have been cross-bred between species to produce something new. A hybrid car is a passenger vehicle that is driven by a hybrid engine‚ which can run on two or more fuel sources. In other word‚ Hybrid cars are primarily gas powered cars with electrical motor assist Why hybrid car? : Here are the reasons why you should choose a hybrid car instead of normal car: 1. Hybrid cars are environment friendly
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Hybrid Cars I have always wondered what Hybrid cars were all about. Especially because over the past couple of years gas prices have been at record highs. I knew that there were such things as electric cars but until this last year or so I have only seen the wealthy be able to afford to drive them. And from what I had heard about Hybrid cars was that they were over priced‚ small‚ and not so attractive cars. No wonder nobody owns them. Now I am starting to see them more often and they aren’t as
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“Fardier a vapeur” and it reached a top speed of 4 km/h. Even though his first attempt failed‚ he presented the world with a breakthrough in technology. Cugnot also has another title to his name: the first person ever to be involved in a motor vehicle accident in 1770. He crashed his second invention of the steam-powered tricycle‚ which could carry 4 passengers. In 1789‚ the American Oliver Evans was granted the first US patent for a steam-powered land vehicle thus introduced America to a new mode of
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INDUSTRY Classification and definition of the industry The relevant industry for Smart Car is worldwide automakers because the target audience will be cost-conscious Americans. In 1999‚ the American car market was filled with many foreign imports that directly competed against and in some instances beat American domestic car producers. Analysis of existing competitors Today there are other low cost automobile manufacturers marketing to the United States. None‚ however‚ produce anything
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SMART CARS While the reading shows out smart cars’ god points‚ the lecture refutes all of this. Firstly‚ smart cars are the safest one so that car’ accidents can be decrease‚ as the reading states. They have airbags around and anti-lock brake to protect the drivers. Despite what the reading claims‚ the professor says that smart cars are not effective on some special surface such as snowed or iced streets. Drivers may not control properly on slipery surface‚ or the ABS feature doesnt work correctly
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