surfers fell victim to a waveless ocean. Noticing the hilly roads across the city‚ they got inspired. People started building skateboards to recreate the feeling of riding a wave. It became a savior to the surfing culture‚ allowing them to surf the sidewalks. The first skateboards started off as boxes and 2x4’s attached to roller skate wheels. It was basically a scooter. Eventually the box was taken
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The weatherpersons on television‚ always eager for ratings-boosting disasters‚ had predicted a fierce autumn storm for New England‚ with driving rain and high winds. Brad Morris‚ who worked at home while his wife‚ Jane‚ managed a boutique on Boston’s Newbury Street‚ glanced out his windows now and then at the swaying trees—oaks still tenacious of their rusty leaves‚ maples letting go in gusts of gold and red—but was unimpressed by the hyped news event. Rain came down heavily a half hour at a time
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From the product information leak to the day Ginger was officially introduced to the world on Good Morning America in 2001‚ the Segway was being hailed as revolutionary product from a renowned inventor. While only a handful of individuals actually knew the specifics of the product‚ it was communicated as the future of transportation and possibly the most innovative invention since the internet or automobile. However‚ after its world debut‚ many believe it has not lived up to the hype. With government
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I:6-33 For or From AGI Deductions. Roberta is an accountant employed by a local firm. During the year‚ Roberta incurs the following unreimbursed expenses: Travel to client locations $750 Subscriptions to professional journals $215 Taking potential clients to lunch $400 Photocopying $60 a. Identify which of these expenses are deductible and the amount that is deductible. Indicate whether they are deductible for or from AGI. Travel to client locations would be from AGI and would
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until three hours later and I didn’t have extra clothes. 9. One day‚ my freshman year I just got to school. My first class was in a different building then the one my mom dropped me off at. I started to walk to my first class on the sidewalk. There was a crack on the sidewalk and I was wearing my new shoes‚ I tripped and everyone looked at me. My shoe kind of
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NAME: Chevar Rhoden AGE: 13 Years Old SCHOOL: Greater Portmore High School TOPIC: Obesity in childhood Good day my following competitors‚ readers and judges of this essay competition. The first question to be asked is “What is Obesity?” Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health‚ leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems. People are considered obese when their body mass index exceeds
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the road. With a chorus of horns and a lot of yelling the situation soon escalated to a full on traffic jam. Momentarily after the never ending chorus of horns we decided that all the men and young boys would push the stationary vehicle onto the sidewalk where they would have to repair the broken tyres. The older men all silently groaned while we children all looked smug and happy that we were chosen to help in such a serious
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and ride all of the fun and crazy rides. Then would‚ of course shop in all of the popular stores in L.A. Fame is a sidewalk in Hollywood‚ California that has gold stars engraved into it with names of people who either are famous or were once famous. I have went before a few summers ago when I went to visit my dad. I was so cool. There are people who dance on the side of the sidewalk with a hat or a bucket placed in front of them so that people can give them donations. Then there are people who set
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A Dream Denied: The Criminalization of Homelessness in U.S. Cities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Narratives of the Meanest Cities #1 Sarasota‚ FL In February 2005‚ the City Commission unanimously approved an ordinance prohibiting “lodging out of doors.” The previous “no-camping” rule was ruled unconstitutional by a state court last year because it was too vague and punished innocent conduct. The new rule prohibited using any public
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Caring for the Population A Paper Presented in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements of NR 443 Community Health Nursing Caring for the Population The purpose of this paper is to provide subjective and objective data in the community of Warwick‚ N.Y.‚ in order to assess its stability and health of the population. The data collected will be from direct observation while driving to gain better understanding and awareness to the resources accessible to this community
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