CHICAGO — Next year is here. At exactly 11:47 local time‚ the Chicago Cubs won the World Series that has eluded them for 108 years. Fans who packed bars to watch the games on television near Wrigley Field — neither of which existed back in 1908 — erupted in cheers before swarming onto the streets just before midnight Wednesday to celebrate in the shadows of the statues of Cubs greats Ernie Banks‚ Billy Williams‚ Ron Santo and legendary announcer Harry Caray. As the game ended‚ the roar from inside
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to watch the Chicago Cubs play baseball. Little did we know this was going to be the worst fight we would ever experience with each other. We disputed about who we thought topped the Chicago Cubs roster. It all began when we were in my basement watching the gifted Chicago Cubs play in the friendly confines of Wrigley Field against the South Side Hitmen- the Chicago White Sox’s. All was going well until Weston asked me “Ben‚ who do you think is the best player on the Cubs?” I quickly retorted
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Pilot Fatigue David Rogers Embry Riddle Aeronautical University ASCI 634 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT 3 INTRODUCTION 4 WHAT IS FATIGUE 4 HOW DOES FATIGUE EFFECT DECISION MAKING 6 WHAT IS BEING DONE TO COMBAT FATIGUE 9 CONCLUSION 12 WORKS CITED 13 Abstract Fatigue is a problem that everyone faces from time to time even airline pilots. The difference between the acceptance of fatigue a pilot and a common citizen is that pilots are our
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Connor Moran Mr. Stuva English Comp I 12/18/12 Pilot Firepower On September 11‚ 2001 terroristic attacks devastated the United States by plane hijackings. Four separate plane hijackings left nearly 3‚000 people dead‚ demolished the World Trade Centers‚ and severely damaged the Pentagon. American citizens were shocked that such terrible incidents could happen and a real sense of fear swept these people. The series of coordinated attacks caused people to wonder how such occasions could happen
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September 11th attacks on America’s homeland‚ citizens became aware that action must be taken to protect passengers and pilots from terrorists. Although strict security measures have been put in place at all American airports‚ the only way to be certain that another terrorist attack does not occur using commercial aircraft lies in arming pilots with handguns. Not only will arming pilots help act as a preventative measure‚ it will ensure safer air travel and restore faith in America’s main form of long
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Barry Hannah’s “Testimony of Pilot‚” takes place in Mississippi during the 1950’s‚ 60’s‚ and 70’s‚ a period of time where gender roles played a big part in the way people were expected to live their lives. Men were expected to be athletic‚ masculine breadwinners‚ while women were expected to conform to the societal norms of mothers and housewives. Women were not yet given the same rights as men‚ and were therefore deemed inferior to men. In his short story‚ Hannah accurately conveys the pressure
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Regarding to the new report Results Our results As using the same method with the main paper‚ we got the four similar tables there. Firstly‚ we got monthly returns of 200 stocks in ASX from data stream‚ and used them to calculated standard deviations. Moreover‚ the table 1 was made out below (in order to maintain a neat‚ all the data we retain all four decimal places.) In the first table‚ when we made eight stocks as a portfolio‚ the rate of portfolio standard deviation to standard deviation
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and her cubs came running from behind some trees. The cubs looked strong and they were almost as big as their mom. One of the cubs stopped running when they saw me on the ground in pain. I was looking straight into the cubs’ eyes. The cub seemed to understand that I was in trouble‚ so it walked towards me. It nudged my side with its nose and I raised the top half of my body with my arms. The cub walked under me and I lay down on its back. The cub started to run after the other cubs while
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He is constantly involved with love triangles‚ gambling‚ and more than his fair share of death. This book begins with the woes that Roy Hobbs experiences while a member of the Chicago Cubs‚ and coincidentally‚ the 2016 World Series just provided the first world victory for the Cubs since 1908. As I watched some of the games a few weeks ago‚ I could not help but wonder about the extreme highs and the destructive lows which a professional athlete must
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Camp counselors instruct the proper way to apply a splint; the senior patrol leader calls out commands for a flag ceremony; and the troop guide asks an annoying scout to calm down for the twentieth time. From the senior patrol leader position to helping at day camp‚ Boy Scouts learn how to lead in all situations. As an Eagle Scout and previous senior patrol leader of two troops‚ I have developed leadership abilities that I will use as an adult. I discovered that leadership requires extra work and
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