Partly because of the most congested urban areas Californian has one of the worst air qualities. Accorind to 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
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and Space Travel) Then in 1969‚ Lance Armstrong and Apollo 11 landed on the mood for the first time. Now over 40 years later‚ the thought of public tourism into outer space has become a reality. A big turning point in public space tourism was the SpaceX competition‚ which was held on October 4‚ 2004. There was a $10‚000‚000 prize to the group who could build a private space ship that could carry three people to 100 kilometers above the Earth’s surface‚ twice within two weeks. The prize was one by
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Space is for NASA not for Google! Private companies are trying their luck at space travel. One day you could possibly go up into space on a shuttle made by the same brand that makes your cellphone. There are lots of flaws to space privatization including it being unsafe‚ not going to work out long term‚ and the fact that America already has a space program. There have been several failed attempts at space travel by private companies before‚ and most of them looked promising. And most private companies
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Introduction The sky is illuminated by the sun‚ only the size of our moon this far out. The red dust swirls with a gust of wind and your movements are slowed by the weight of your spacesuit. Your progress across the barren desert toward the compound that houses the plants you and your companions need to survive is slow but by now‚ four months into your new life‚ you have become used to it. Just eleven months ago you left Earth and started your journey toward what is now your home‚ the red planet
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Wernher Von Braun‚ a German‚ American‚ aerospace engineer and space architect. He invented two of the most important rockets in the history of rockets‚ the V-2 and the Saturn V. Both of these rockets were very important to the development and furtherment of Missiles and Space Travel. Von Braun was born in 1912 in the Posen Province of then Germany. However after World War One this province was integrated into Poland. Early in his life‚ he stumbled on the book Die Rakete zu den Planetenräumen by Hermann
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to send as much food or resources up to Mars‚ again lowering the cost to be able to colonize Mars. How much would it cost people? How much would it be to go to Mars? Currently‚ the only company planning on sending humans to Mars commercially is SpaceX "By Musk’s admittedly loose estimates‚ buying yourself a single ticket to Mars right now (using non-existent tech) would probably cost around $10 billion Stokton‚ “Elon Musk Announces”). However‚ once their Interplanetary Transport system is well
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In the presentation‚ Island Civilization: A Vision for Human Occupancy of Earth in the Fourth Millennium‚ published on October 16‚ 2008‚ Roderick R. Nash presents the idea of four possible courses of which the human race could follow in the future. These paths‚ termed the wasteland‚ garden planet‚ future primitive‚ and the Island Civilization scenarios all take extreme viewpoints and present controversial hypotheticals‚ that do not seem very practical. It is with these thoughts in mind that I present
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Exec Summary “I’m going to Disney World!” Those famous words have been said by famous athletes and celebrities everywhere‚ used as a statement to express that they have accomplished something so great‚ that they can reward themselves by going to the most wonderful place on earth. That magical place happens to be located in Orlando‚ a beautiful city which offers more than just the dream vacation. This is a city which has many positives waiting to be highlighted‚ as well as plenty of opportunities
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1 Virgin Group’s mission and values The Virgin group comprises is composed by over 200 companies with more than 25‚000 employees worldwide. It has revenues of about 7 billion‚ and has become one of the world’s top 50 brands. Although there is no official mission‚ we can infer that by the company statements throughout the years: Be the shopper victor‚ by delivering brand values‚ which are: value for currency‚ superior quality‚ dazzling customer
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They say that everything happens for a reason. Every person that comes into our life and leaves a mark on it‚ stays there on a long term for a reason. Some people become our work mates‚ others our friends‚ or teachers‚ and very few of them turn into our mentors. A mentor is a person that‚ by age‚ is more knowledgeable‚ has more experience and can guide with his advice a person who is willing to absorb his wisdom. From this point of view‚ a mentor goes far beyond the professional coaching‚ becoming
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