California High Speed Rail Michael Kimbrell English 1 Ms. Irwin August 21‚ 2011 California High Speed Rail Looking at the California high speed rail project truly has shocked the public and makes them wonder if this is a great plan for California’s environment. “The current plan will connect San Francisco with Los Angeles cutting a six hour car ride down to two hours and forty minutes”(Souza‚ 2011). The train running through Kings County will take out many dairies and cut even more in
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California High Speed Rail Authority website in 2010 alone green house gas emissions in the U.S. totaled 6‚821.8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2). Central Valley residents in particular have seen increase in aspiratory ailments. The State Legislature passed Global Worming Solutions Act in 2006‚ which is aimed to reduce statewide emissions by 2020 to 1990 level (17 %). High-Speed Rail One of the key parts of the strategy is the reduction of cars on roads by replacing it with high speed railway
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Accordingly‚ Tough elaborates on the coding speed- test‚ which was conducted by Carmit Segal‚ a professor at the University of Zurich. He presents an overview of the study‚ by which he states‚ “First‚ participants are given an answer key in which a variety of simple words are each assigned a four-digit identifying number … a multiple choice test that offers five four-digit numbers as potential correct answer for each word … All you have to do is find the right number from the key above and then check
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Zooming down Highway One; shades on‚ sunroof open‚ sun beating down‚ the breeze blowing through my hair. I look to my right and grin at my mom‚ with Miami in the rearview mirror we’re ready for our adventure through the Florida Keys to begin. The everglade terrain‚ swampy green pools with gnarly mangrove roots disappearing under the surface‚ mesmerizes me. The only thing separating the swampy environment from the highway is a chain link fence and a strip of grass. I keep my eyes glued to the window
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The Speed of Trust Identify five to ten most important ideas from the book and explanation of why they are important. One of the most important ideas is “The 4 cores of Credibility”. It talks about the different cores such as integrity‚ intent‚ capabilities and results. Integrity and intent are character cores‚ and capabilities and results are competency cores. The first core is Integrity. Stephen Covey‚ the author‚ talks about how integrity is more than just honesty. It has three parts to it‚
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slow 0-3:00 inc: 2 speed: 5.5km/h 3-5:00 inc: 4 speed: 6.5km/h 5-7:00 inc: 5 speed: 8km/h 7-8:00 inc: 2 speed: 9.5km/h 2nd set same thing‚ start sweating now! 8-11:00 inc: 2 speed: 5.5km/h 11-13:00 inc: 4 speed: 6.5km/h 13-15:00 inc: 5 speed: 8km/h 15-16:00 inc: 2 speed: 9.5km/h 3rd set booty buildin’ time 16-20:00 inc: 12 speed: 6km/h 20-21:00 inc: 15 speed 6.5km/h 21-23:00 inc: 10 speed: 5km/h 4th set booty’s burning – oooh! 23-27:00 inc: 12 speed: 6km/h 27-28:00 inc:
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In the early 1990’s there was an incident that happened in Southern California that rocked the city of Los Angeles. The incident involved California Highway Patrol and the Los Angeles Police Department‚ and a civilian named Rodney King. “According to official reports‚ the car’s two passengers quickly and lay on the ground as instructed. But‚ when the driver King‚ finally emerged from the car‚ his bizarre behavior and spotty compliance with police orders led officers to believe he was drunk‚ or high
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Devil’s Highway‚ bodies of men and women fell numerous times trying to cross into the United States. Once the United States increased patrol of the border‚ they controlled the geography. Immigrants had to find another way and sometimes it resulted in death. In certain cases‚ if patrol found men and women dead they would not report them because they would have to take responsibility for anything that comes after. The geography in displacing the immigrants was
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Line of Speed by Giacomo Balla was created in the year 1913. The material used charcoal on woven paper‚ makes it a fascinating work of art. At the Speed Art Museum in Louisville‚ Kentucky. The painting hangs against a green wall in the museum along with other pieces of art. Right next to Line of Speed is Seven Blossoms by Paul Klee. Unlike Seven Blossoms‚ Line of Speed can only be viewed from one side. This piece is part of the futurist movement and the artist himself was a major contributor to the
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friction between block and surface is 0.60‚ what was the speed of the bullet immediately before impact? 3. A ball bounces upward from the ground with a speed of 14 m/s and hits a wall with a speed of 12 m/s. How high above the ground does the ball hit the wall? Ignore air resistance. 4. A 200 g mass is attached to a spring of spring constant k. The spring is compressed 15 cm from its equilibrium value. When released the mass reaches a speed of 5 m/s. What is the spring constant (in N/m)? 5.
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