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    simultaneously with a decrease in pressure or a decrease in the fluid’s potential energy. • states that the faster a fluid (such as air or water) flows over a surface‚ the less pressure the fluid exerts on that surface. How it affects cars Wind tunnels for good aerodynamcs. The goal of the vehicle designer is to minimize this effect on a vehicle. There are a few ways to do this. 1) Minimize the total frontal area of the vehicle. Obviously a dump truck has to push more air out of the

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    Functions. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2013. "Function Notation: Even and Odd Functions." Function Notation: Even and Odd Functions. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2013. "Galileo Galilei." About.com Inventors. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2013. "The Rule of Four." The Rule of Four. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2013.

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    are considering investing in a wind turbine to create electricity for your home‚ you’ll likely spend some time researching how they work and if this investment is worth it. Like other environmentally-friendly options‚ there are many pros and cons of wind energy to weigh against one another. Pros •The creation of wind energy is "clean". Unlike the use of coal or oil‚ generating energy from the wind doesn’t produce pollutants or require any harmful chemicals. •Wind is free. If you live in a geographical

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    Four V’s All business processes differ in some way from one another. There are certain common characteristics that they share. Volume: Does the business produce a few specialist items or is it producing lots of the same thing? High volumes of output indicate repeatability due to familiarity of the process. Specialized staffing and machinery may be evident to maximize efficiency of the operation. Economies of scale may be apparent in terms of price point entry to a market. They are doing the same

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    Chapter 0 Introduction Prelude to Programming PG 2 Abacus uses rows of sliding beads to perform arithmetic operations and has root that data back more than 5‚000 years to ancient Babylonia. A computer is a mechanical or electronic device that can efficiently store‚ retrieve‚ and manipulate large amounts of information at high speed and with great accuracy. It can execute task and act without human interaction by carrying out a list of instructions called a program. Charles Babbage an

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    The Divine Wind Explain the meaning of the title. Refer to the plot and characters of the novel. Literally the words “Divine Wind” can be translated as “Kamikaze” in Japanese. The title refers to the very end of the book‚ where Japanese troops attacked the Australian coast. This bombing was very brutal and dozens of corpses lay in the ocean. In general the title can be connected to the relationships in the book. The Australian protagonist is In love with a Japanese girl‚ called Mitsy‚ who lives

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    WIND- Ted Hughes In this poem‚ Hughes draws a sharp contrast between the sheer intensity and uncontrollable strength if the wind in a storm as opposed to the vulnerability and fragility of man. The poet starts by describing a tremendous gale striking a desolated moorland house and its inhabitants. “The house has been far out at sea all night.” By using this metaphor he compares the house to a boat at sea. The house faces wave upon wave of inexhaustible pounding from the wind‚ as a boat would be

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    energy and needs‚ Wind or Solar? This is a common debatable topic within the Federal Government of Australia. Debating which specific form of energy should be invested heavily in‚ in hope that carbon emissions and the use of coal will be reduced in the future (Clean Line‚ 2013). It is believed that the dominance of coal will be challenged by renewable energy e.g. Wind and Solar. Renewable energy is fast‚ clean‚ affordable‚ efficient‚ reliable and ultimately infinite in that both Wind and Solar are an

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    Katelyn Harding The Four Humors’ Influence on the Modern Day World The Four Humours created a new way of thinking in the field of medicine during the Middle Ages. This way of thinking is originally accredited to the great philosopher Hippocrates‚ though it has been changed slightly when it was revived in Europe (Siraisi 2). This popular belief took Europe by storm; in a small period of time it was the new way for providing remedies for ailments. The theory of medicine

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    Source: AEDB  PAKISTAN’S WIND ENERGY PROGRAMME  Wind Energy Potential in Pakistan  Pakistan  is  gifted  with  immense  wind  resource.  The  wind  map  of  Pakistan‚ developed after and extensive analysis carried out by National  Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) ‚ USA in collaboration with USAID‚  PMD and  AEDB using data available from PMD met sites and satellite  imaginary‚  indicates  that  major  wind  resource  areas  are  located  in  southeastern  Pakistan  and  Elevated  mountain 

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