Wood char depths are one of many fire indicators that fire investigators utilize for determining the area of origin and cause of a fire. It was formally believed that the deeper the char the longer the fire had burned but this has since been proven to be false. Rapid fire spread is common place due to the synthetic materials used in modern furnishings found in most homes. Most firefighters can expect to encounter flashover or post-flashover conditions at the time of extinguishment because of modern
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(June 17‚2013) References: Masters‚ B. (2009‚ October). Robert W. Wood: The Scientist who Played with Optics. Retrieved from http://www.osaopn.org/ Home/articles/volume_20/issue_10/features/Robert_w_wood_ the_scientist_who_played_with_opti/#.Ub1kA2Qayc0 Anonymous. (2013‚ March 10). Robert W. Wood. Retrived from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Wood Robert William Woods was born in May 2‚ 1868 in Concord‚ Massachusetts. He was an American physicist
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“In the Lake of the Woods” is a non-linear novel by Tim O’ Brien that consists of the themes trauma and insecurity. The protagonist of the text‚ John Wade is driven into insanity due to his fear of losing the love of his life‚ Kathy. Throughout the novel‚ john Wade’s secrets are exposed to the world‚ this being the reason that ended his career as a politician‚ which was the final push towards his madness. Wade was not only affected by his shattering moment in his career‚ but his childhood and experiences
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Environmental Impact of Timber and its Uses 1| Identify one wood that is native to Australia. Include a picture of the tree and growth characteristics. Jarrah wood is one of Australia’s most common known woods worldwide. Jarrah‚ also recognised as Eucalyptus marginata and swan river mahogany‚ is a hardwood tree growing in the south west corner of Western Australia. Jarrah is known for it’s visual looks and the durability and strength of the wood. Jarrah is one of the most common eucalyptus species in
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interesting and funny so at the end you can say “ha sucks doesn’t it”. Ulrich and Georg have grown up hating each other and wouldn’t mind killing one another. They show this from a young age‚ “as boys they had thirsted for one another’s blood”. In the woods when each other meet‚ a storm strikes and knocks a tree onto both of them. While under this tree they sort things out and become friends. Both characters are waiting for their men to come find them. The irony in this is that at first
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The Novel “The Last Unicorn” by Peter S. Beagle is a timeless classic story about love and loss. The story has a mesmerizing hold on the reader‚ drawing you in on its beautifully simplistic storyline. A unicorn learns that she is the last of her kind and sets out to find out what happened to the others. Along the way she meets a few friends that aid her on her quest. It turns out that all the unicorns have been captured by an evil king and his Red Bull‚ so they set out to save the Unicorns from this
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Zachary WilhoitDr. Anna TeekellEnglish 11011 September 2014No one likes the U.S. Forest ServiceBill Bryson’s A Walk In the Woods is a book about Bryson and his partner Katz hiking the Appalachian Trail. In the book‚ Bryson talks about many controversial issues pertaining to the Appalachian Trail and states his opinion one them. The one that really aggravates him are the jobs that the National Forest Service does‚ or from Bryson’s point of view don’t do. Bryson’s view on this is that you would think
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Compare how poets present ideas about death in ‘Mametz Wood’ and ‘Futility’. ‘Mametz Wood’ and ‘Futility’ both present different ideas about death. Sheers shows ideas about the deaths of many soldiers‚ whereas Owen presents ideas about the death of only one soldier. ‘Mametz Wood’ suggests the fragility of life when Sheers writes ‘broken bird’s egg of a skull’. The metaphor gives the image of a young and vulnerable hatchling that could be easily broken at any point‚ just as the soldiers were who
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(My Wood Final) E.M. Forster’s “My Wood” is a jocular essay that expresses Forster’s reaction to owning a small estate. It’s easy to depict that Forster has a negative attitude towards his experience of having the property. His manipulation of sentences and play with words conveys his humorous approach. The use of biblical allusions supports Foster’s attitude. The passage makes us think of the seductive power of possessing objects. Forster has a satirical attitude as if he is laughing at what
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The Bretton Woods System : 1946- 1971 The Bretton Woods System (BWS) was implemented in 1946 under the Bretton Woods Agreement‚ each government obliged to maintain a fixed exchange rate for its currency vis-à-vis the dollar or gold. As one ounce of gold was set equal to $35‚ fixing a currency’s gold price was equivalent to setting its exchange rate relative to the dollar. The fixed exchange rates were maintained by official intervention in the foreign exchange markets. This intervention was
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