Yet‚ the Kilgour Family Streetcar was not the only failed transit-stop on the journey to finding the light at the end of the tunnel for Oakley; the light being an efficient‚ reliable transportation system to serve its residents. Everyday Cincinnati encounters hundreds of commuters‚ residents‚ shoppers‚ and unbeknownst to most‚ right below all the hustle and bustle rests seven miles of ruined tunnel and six subway stops‚ America’s longest derelict subway‚ the Cincinnati Subway. Decades later‚ the
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Smoking Statistics Adults There are about 10 million adults who smoke cigarettes in Great Britain: this is about a sixth of the total UK population In Great Britain 22% of adult men and 19% of adult women are smokers Among men smoking prevalence is highest in the 25- 34 age group (32%). Among women‚ smoking is highest among 20-24 year olds (29%). In 1974‚ 51% of men and 41% of women smoked cigarettes - nearly half the adult population. Smoking rates are markedly higher among
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your biggest motivations/motivators? What are some hobbies that you are passionate about? (art‚ sports‚ etc) Are you good at your passions? Do you believe with practice and determination‚ you’ll eventually do really well because of your passion when if you’re not good at it in the beginning? Do you think this is true and applicable to everyone? PREDICTION QUESTION BEFORE READING FIRST SECTION: Which of the passions do you think the boy in the story has? Circle the ones that are most popular
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Bears have undergone an interesting history as they evolved from their carnivorans ancestors. Bears have started out small and worked their way to the top of the food chain. Bears have so many adaptations that help them survive. Bears have very good adaptations that have helped them survive for years. The first adaptation the bear has that is very useful is hibernation. Hibernation is what helps the bears get through winter because food is hard to find. The second adaptation is the fact is that
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Empires fall for many reasons like the Roman Empire and the Han Empire such as wars and the spread of disease While others rise in their place by using their military strength reasons. In this paper will be going through Empires and the reason they fall and rise. One main reason Empires fell was because of the spread of diseases like smallpox and the bubonic plague. One of the empires that fell ill to disease was the Han empire‚ the disease smallpox spread because of the silk road from other parts
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The traditional profit maximizing theories of the firm have been criticised for being unrealistic. As a result‚ alternative theories of the firm were introduced (Sloman & Sutcliffe‚ 2001). One of the alternative theories of the firm is Growth maximization. Following are the main motives for the firms to grow: The cost motive: A growth maximising firm can lower its long run average costs by exploiting economies of scale and economies of scope. Economies of scale come into effect when increasing
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election‚ inadequate polling stations and materials are some of the perpetual problems which made us think and convinced us to develop an online voting system by combining the methodologies of Database‚ web services to overcome the stated problems. The experience I gained from the completion of the projects inculcated in me the basic fundamentals‚ procedures of taking up a project eventually leading to do a case study on OPENSTACK CLOUD ENVIRONMENT and create a CLOUD FILE STORAGE FOR AUTHENTICATED USER
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Politicians are those who are productive members of a political party. These people are those who work in the government such as: senate members‚ house representatives‚ justices‚ or people who make up the government. They seem to be good people who have intentions to do good communities and nation. What I do not understand is why so many politicians give in to corruption. It seems to me that some politicians are doing well‚ but become susceptible to corruption for a reward or personal gain. In short
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You probably believe that most people attend college. There is a good chance that you think that it is natural to be educated. It seems to be true that a college degree has replaced a high school education for most job/career purposes today. Therefore‚ you may be surprised to know the answers to the following questions. First‚ what percent of the U.S. population has a college degree today? Second‚ we live in an increasingly global world‚ so what percent of the world population has a college degree
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Flip-Flops Do Not Fit Politicians I am an independent voter‚ but even I can tell flip-flops and politicians do not go well together. As for presidential candidate Mitt Romney‚ one may need to second guess the correlation of the two. Extensive research of the two candidates running for presidency in the 2012 election led me to conclude Mitt Romney cannot be depended on to keep a definitive opinion‚ on how he plans to approach certain issues our nation faces. His character displays indecisiveness
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