Pedro Flores (inventor) Pedro Flores is widely considered as the first yo-yo maker in the US and with his Flores yo-yo created the start of an international craze. Pedro Flores was born in Vintar‚ Ilocos Norte‚ Philippines and came to the United States in 1915. Between 1919 and 1920 he attended the High School of Commerce in San Francisco 1919-1920 and subsequently studied law at University of California‚ Berkeley and the Hastings College of Law in San Francisco. Flores dropped out of school
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Company G 3- Year Marketing Plan MKT1 Table of Contents Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………….3 Mission Statement ...………………………………………………………………………3 The Product ....…………………………………………………………………………….3 Consumer Product Classification …...……………………………………………3 Target Market ……………………………………………………………………………..3 Competitive Situation Analysis …………………………………………………………..4 Analysis of Competition using Porter’s 5 Forces
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Search Engines: Altavista‚ Yahoo‚ and Excite Internet Exploration Project: Search Engine Analysis Introduction The use of search engines on the Internet is a very significant aspect towards attaining information ranging from research purposes‚ like stock quotes‚ to daily use such as the weather in your hometown. The ability to find information on these engines all depend on experience‚ knowledge of certain search techniques‚ and remembering the strengths and advantages of each engine for
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and ice accumulated on the wings during that period‚ and the crew was aware of that fact when they decided to make the takeoff. The crew did not activate the engine anti-ice system. The copilot announced and the pilot confirmed that the plane’s own engine anti-icing system was turned off. First Officer Pettit noted several times to Captain Wheaton that the instrument panel readings he was seeing did not seem to reflect reality (he was referring to the fact that the plane did not appear to have developed
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Even though the first Olympic Games were held thousands of years ago in 776 B.C. some of the traditions set by the Greeks still thrive in modern day Olympic Games. However‚ there are some differences. For example‚ the Greeks held their events at the same place every four years at Olympia‚ whereas today‚ the games are hosted by a different city and country every time. Also‚ women were not allowed to watch or even participate in ancient Greek Olympics and today many women watch and compete in all sorts
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A Long Time Ago‚ In a Galaxy Far‚ Far Away... ...A Debate Was Born A Treatise on the Canonicity of the EU A Long Time Ago‚ In a Galaxy Far‚ Far Away... Or May 25‚ 1977 to be precise‚ Star Wars was first brought to the silver screen‚ entrancing millions of viewers worldwide. The newly created hordes of fans demanded more and more Star Wars content. This lead to the creation of arguably the largest fictional universe to this day (certainly
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political changes to the United States of America. One of the major changes was the discovery of homosexuality (Same Sex Marraige). In the article‚ "Same Sex Marriage"‚ stated that homosexuality used to be considered a mental disorder by the American Psychiatric Association until 1973. According to an article by Elizabeth Ahlin‚ in 2000 an amendment passed in the state of Nebraska did not allowed same sex marriage and there was no campaign against this. she Stated that the financial benefits received
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Company G 3-Year Marketing Plan Table of Contents Introduction Company G is a green initiative company that is primarily focused on the health and wellness of society and how to live a more relaxed life while helping to reduce the abuse of natural resources and the waste we produce. While we are beginning our processes for invention one product we would like to start with is the “motion sensor lotion bottle” this would be used primarily by massage therapist and estheticians who need ease
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The piston engines were used to rotate the fans at high speeds which provide the thrust for the aircraft to move forward. Since the thrust that could be developed by the piston engine is limited‚ they cannot be used in aircrafts that need high speed and thrust. Hence‚ piston engines are mostly restricted to training flights and slow flights. There were many modifications like the supercharger that were added to the piston engine which provided extras thrust to the existing engines. The supercharger
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The product we propose to work on will be a jet turbofan engine. Turbofan engines are widely used to today on airline‚ corporate‚ and military jets. They are an outgrowth of the turbojet engine‚ with a major benefit being increasd thrust production and fuel economy. Operation: Turbo fan engines work on the principle of an increased bypass ratio‚ that is an increase of the air that is
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