shock waves‚ and the first to arrive‚ are called P waves. These travel about twice as fast as the next fastest shock waves and rarely cause any damage. The next shock waves to arrive are called Shear waves (or S waves)‚ followed by Love waves and Rayleigh waves‚ which cause most of the damage by earthquakes. Since the P waves arrive first‚ they can provide an advance notice of the heavy shaking to follow. The warning time is about 1 second for every 5 miles of distance to the Hypocenter of the earthquake
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TO: Hope Weiss FROM: Nap Paholio DUE DATE: December 11‚ 2015 SUBJECT: Simulation Project Introduction The objective of this lab is to simulate the motion of an untuned vehicle’s suspension driving down an uneven surface. In terms of pitch and bounce‚ the goal of the simulation is to optimize and tune the car’s suspension to ensure an ideal ride over a bumpy surface for the driver. Experimental Method The suspension of car works with two- degrees of freedom: the pitch and bounce. The combination
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POWER LINE COMMUNICATION “Power line communications (PLC) is a global technology with worldwide interest in its development. In its simplest terms‚ PLC modulates communication signals over existing power lines. This enables devices to be networked without introducing any new wires or cables. This capability is extremely attractive across a diverse range of applications that can leverage greater intelligence and efficiency through networking.” - Texas Instruments. Introduction: Let me start
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Marketing Marketing is the business function that identifies unfulfilled needs and wants‚ defines and measures their magnitude‚ determines which target market the organization can best serve‚ decides on the appropriate products‚ pricing and promotion and distribution programs to serve these markets to develop a market orientation. From a societal point of view‚ marketing is the link between a society’s material requirements and its economic patterns of response. Marketing satisfy these needs and
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the attention of her family. When Blanche arrives in New Orleans‚ she is overjoyed to see her sister Stella‚ and immediately asks to look at her beauty. But tells Stella not to admire her own (18-19). This can conclude Blanche’s insecurity of her fading looks. Blanche also remarks that Stella has gained weight; but says she hasn’t gained “one ounce in ten years” (22). By judging and comparing herself to Stella‚ it makes her sound more beautiful and younger. Blanche also bears a chest full of genuine
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In a tale of ancient Rome‚ a victorious Roman general passes through the streets of Rome in triumph and glory. The crowd cheers as he passes by in his chariot‚ but behind him a slave stands whispering this exhortation: “Remember you are mortal”. Percy B. Shelley issues a warning like this one to Great Britain in 1818‚ using The Examiner as his mouthpiece. This warning is “Ozymandias”‚ a sonnet reflecting the truth that glory and power cannot last forever. As Britain becomes stronger and more powerful
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image to symbolize an end‚ or a death. The end of the day flames in the maples‚ slowly burning out with beauty and grace. A sunset fading away can be compared to someone’s mind and personality fading away as they age - perhaps the same thing happened to Lee’s father. This is a bittersweet moment‚ because Lee probably feels deep sorrow and frustration that his father is fading away right before his eyes and nothing can be done to stop it‚ but he also is still exhibiting parts of his bright
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invaluable. 1. You feel hungry because of the satiety center in your brain falls short of particular hormones to function and then sends the signal of hunger. 2. If you have wondered‚ why is the sky blue‚ it is due to a phenomenon called the "Rayleigh scattering"‚ which depends on scattering of light through particles which are much smaller than the wavelength. Hence when light passes through gases‚ there is scattering and the sky appears blue. 3. Coffee keeps you awake because of the presence
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Fading channel‚ signal experiences fade (i.e they fluctuate in their strength). When the signal power drops significantly‚ channel is said to be in deep fade. This gives rise to high BER. The diversity is used to combat fading channel. This involves providing replicas of the transmitted signal over time‚ frequency‚ or space. 3.1.1.4 Array gain Array gain is the
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saying the bare boughs are shaking from the cold. The branches cannot actually feel cold‚ so they are just shaking from the wind. The entire quatrain is filled with brilliant imagery. In the second quatrain‚ he compares his old age to the fading twilight and the sun fading in the west. He continues
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