has a number of light cannons arranged on a circular platform with wheels that allow for 360-degree range. The platform is covered by a large protective cover (much like a turtle’s shell)‚ reinforced with metal plates‚ which were to be slanted to better deflect enemy fire. There is a sighting turret on top to coordinate the firing of the canons and the steering of the vehicle. Though credit for the invention of the first practical parachute usually goes to Sebastien Lenormand in 1783‚ Leonardo
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would fail‚ Saunders’ first store opened September 6‚ 1916 at 79 Jefferson Street in Memphis. Operating under the unusual name Piggly Wiggly‚ it was unlike any other grocery store of that time. There were shopping baskets‚ open shelves and no clerks to shop for the customer – all unheard of! Piggly Wiggly Corporation‚ established by Saunders when he opened the first store in Memphis‚ secured the self-service format and issued franchises to hundreds of grocery retailers for the operation of Piggly Wiggly
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CASE IN POINT - SAfeway supermarket Safeway Company has policies that require employees to smile at and make eye contacts with customers. Most of the customers would view this kind of facial gestures as a friendly way of doing business‚ but some customers might misunderstand them as a “flirt”. Twelve employees had filed complaints about this “Superior Service” policy and found it unethical for the company to have undercover shoppers to spot if there is any violator. This led to Union to get involved
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Abstract Why women make equal or better leaders than men. Just the thought that women make equal or better leaders than men stirs an immediate controversy. Both men and women know they will offend or step on many toes‚ especially those men who believe that it’s a man’s world. Everything considered equal‚ consider the thought. Although there are not any concrete studies on domestic leadership‚ there are examples throughout history that suggest‚ at least without her support‚ his career may
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Which is better—Coke or Pepsi? Chocolate or Vanilla? Conventional food or Organic food? Wait‚ what? It’s easy for us to form answers from our own opinions‚ but not from scientific research. Your best friend might love Pepsi‚ but you could be an adamant supporter of Coke. There is no true evidence that chocolate is better than vanilla. The same applies to food. No one can prove scientifically that organic food is better than conventional food. That’s not to say that regular food is unhealthier or
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Love Marriage is Better Than Arrange Marriage. Just as we all know‚ life is not a bed of roses. Things do not work as smoothly as we expect them to. Sometime‚ we often change ways‚ make compromises‚ stand stubbornly and let things fall apart. Marriage is the most beautiful relationship that happens to everyone at some point of time. Life is the way we make it to be. Peoples get married because they love each other. They want each of them close for the rest of their life. Due to this statement
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College is better than high school because it gives the student a baby step out into the real world. It also provides them with a since of security while they are adjusting in to the real world. It gives them a chance to be on there own. College lets the student step into adulthood by allowing them to make their own decisions and by letting them deal with them and there consequences. Unlike high school in college the student will have to learn to manage his or her money and provide payment
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MEN CAN BE BETTER THAN WOMEN IN PARENTING “The body of a man is designed to only father a child‚ not nourish him” said an eminent child psychologist Mr Edward Hayes at the children health and Hygiene congress in Malibu islands in 1962. Lot of water has flown down the Sienne since the statement was endorsed by the 200 doctors collected at the venue. Now the world has changed. the views have changed. And so have the trends. In the earlier times the man of the house was the sole bread earner
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Why adults are better learners than kids (So NO‚ you’re not too old) Kids are great! I was an ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher for several years in several countries‚ teaching mostly children‚ and I could see how quick they were at learning a second language. Of course‚ who of us doesn’t want to go back to our childhood‚ when things were simpler and the world was full of endless possibilities (which too many people claim it somehow isn’t any more…)? Along these lines‚ one of my favourite
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result of being born into different countries and better families‚ some are lucky enough to grow up and live a better life than others that were not lucky enough to be born into a great country. The reason why some countries are better than others are due to things such as geography‚ opportunity‚ and education. Another important factor that contributes to people living better lives than others is because the government system in one country is better than the other. The way that the government is set
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