The concept of ride sharing has evolved immensely over the last 50 years from its onset – as carpooling served as a way for commuters to circumvent the high gas prices of the 1970s. To the present day‚ where hipsters and business men alike utilize companies such as Uber‚ Lyft‚ and SideCar as an alternative to a crowded and often unreliable public transportation system as well as the price-gouging from taxi drivers. From my interviews with a part time Uber driver and frequent passengers‚ the consensus
Premium Sustainable transport Automobile Taxicab
investment came from endowments‚ foundations‚ and funds of funds. This rapid growth in the scale and success of Private Equity has brought with it increased scrutiny: politicians in many countries are reviewing whether and how to regulate and tax the industry; corporate are considering how to compete
Premium Private equity Venture capital Investment
Review of Essential Terms and Concepts CIS-300 1. The word bit is a contraction for what two words? Binary digit 2. Explain how the terms bit‚ byte‚ nibble‚ and word are related. A bit is one digit‚ a nibble consists of four bits‚ and a byte consists of eight bits‚ while a word consists of two or more adjacent its. 3. Why are binary and decimal called positional numbering systems? Each position in a number of is weighted by a power of the radix 4. Explain how base 2‚ base 8‚ and base
Premium Binary numeral system Decimal Computer
Metamorphosis Questions 1. The word "metamorphosis" is defined as "a change in form or shape or change in character". Franz Kafka uses the word to title is work and it applies to what the story is about. The book starts off with Gregor Samsa waking up and finding "himself changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin."(3). Although Gregor is the only one who actually transformed‚ the title is not applying only to Gregor. Gregor’s father is transformed not in a physical way but his character and attitude changes
Premium The Metamorphosis Franz Kafka
constructed a pipeline that linked Pico Canyon with the Southern Pacific’s train station at Elayon in southern California‚ and undertook an extensive‚ largely successful drilling program. In 1895‚ it initiated the company’s enduring marine history when it launched California’s first steel tanker‚ the George Loomis‚ which could ship 6‚500 barrels of crude between Ventura and San Francisco. Standard Oil Company (Iowa) In 1878‚ Standard Oil Company opened a three-person‚ second-story office in San
Premium Petroleum Natural gas Chevron Corporation
Explain how artist’s practice is affected by time and place Time and place holds extreme influence over artist’s practice. When referring to how time‚ place and context affects the practice of an artist‚ we must look upon different artists and art movements to acknowledge progression throughout time. The idea of the “ideal female body” and certain individuals portrayals of the idea are represented through highly traditional and strongly represented artworks such as Giorgione’s “Sleeping Venus”
Premium Venus of Urbino Renaissance Venice
Introduction Importance of the Study Chicken broiler and egg production are the most progressive animal enterprise in the Philippines today. The poultry industry in fact began as the backyard enterprise but has shifted to the formation of very large contract farming operations. Majority of the present supply of chicken meat comes from broilers. Broilers are chickens that grow fast and convert feeds into meat more efficiently. Poultry are kept in most areas of the world and provide an acceptable
Premium Chicken Poultry farming Protein
Autobiography of a shoe Old‚ tattered and muddy‚ lying in the corner of a beggar’s house‚ sometimes memories of my youth days creep in my mind. So bright and handsome I was when I was kept in that expensive showroom after being manufactured under the name of a very well known brand. It made me the first choice of many rich and famous men. While lying on the shelf of the showroom‚ I got acquainted with the pair of shoe lying next to me . We kept talking to each other whole day long. We often made
Premium Old age Middle age A Fortunate Life
Chapter 1 Power Sharing Power Sharing in Belgium Belgium is a small country in Europe. Division of Population Flemish (Dutch speaking): 59% Wallonia (French speaking): 40% Remaining 1 % speak German. In the capital city Brussels‚ 80% people speak French‚ while the rest speak Dutch. The minority French-speaking community is economically and educationally well-to-do in comparison to the Dutch-speaking majority. For accommodating the interests of the minority and the majority‚ Belgium
Free Sri Lanka Tamil people Tamil language
What is Appreciative Inquiry? By Bliss Browne‚ Imagine Chicago Appreciative inquiry is an approach to organizational and community development that has been used successfully worldwide to cultivate hope‚ build capacity‚ unleash collective appreciation and imagination‚ and bring about positive change. It is based on the simple idea that human beings move in the direction of what we ask about. When groups query human problems and conflicts‚ they often inadvertently magnify the very problems
Premium Community building