Ever wondered how ice skating works? Why the ice is slippery? Or just how to maintain enough balance to speed up? Well this article will explain why. Ice skating works because metal skate blades glide with very little friction over a thin layer of water on the ice surface. At one time‚ scientists thought skaters created the water layer by melting the surface layers of ice through the pressure of their body weight creating a melting point.. However‚ recent studies disproved that explanation and it
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A Threat to a Nation Communism is a dangerous system which will ultimately result in an oppressive regime. To demonstrate this is the country of Russia. During the time frame of 1917-1991‚ the country of Russia had a communist based economic system. Thus‚ meaning that its government possessed “the” full “control of” its “industry and of all the branches of production” done by its many businesses‚ and/or affiliates‚ even if they were not huge‚ and/or name branded (Document 3‚ #1). While
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many presidents were involved in. Nowadays‚ there are presidents who still decide to risk their lives doing their jobs to try and improve America. There may not have always been an attempt on a president’s lives‚ but there have definitely been many threats‚ which keeps the Secret Service on alert. America always mourns when its leader is wounded. Presidential assassinations first began 1865 and the last one to take place was in 1963. It may seem like a whole lot of time but in these 98
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DOZENS of jobs at travel agents in Preston and Leyland could be under threat after a holiday company announced it was shutting 100 stores. Thomson tour holiday operator TUI Travel is undergoing a two-year restructuring process after a merger of TUI’s travel division and First Choice. The company has not said which of its 1‚100 UK stores will be closed or how many jobs are expected to be lost. advertisementTUI will keep the two travel agent brands‚ Thomson and First Choice‚ separate. There
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Sacrifice is best known as giving something up in order to gain something else. Usually risking a life for another life. Jon Krakauer‚ author of Into Thin Air‚ has such a passion for mountain climbing expeditions and others that he was willing to leave his family behind to attempt Mt. Everest and also risk his life to save other fellow climbers‚ and contributes to a theme of being loyal to his climbing partners. Jon fell in deep in love with a woman whom he loved “fiercely (Krakauer 25)” and finally
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A look at the history of politics & one would see disturbed relations between India and China. A recent report showed that more than four-fifths of respondents viewed China as a security threat. The poll reveals multiple reasons for this mistrust‚ including China’s possession of nuclear weapons‚ competition for resources in third countries‚ China’s efforts to strengthen its relations with other countries in the Indian Ocean region‚ and the China-India border dispute China deals with countries based
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of the Ice Cream Industry The Canadian demographic for ice cream has been a constant presence of a sweet treat on a hot summer day. Thankfully‚ Canadians love ice cream‚ and enjoy it all year around. But‚ just who is enjoying this delicious milky treat‚ and what opportunities and threats does that leave the ice cream industry with? Opportunities Canadians have loved ice cream for centuries‚ and it shows today as children as young as ages 2-12‚ and folks as mature as 75 and up love ice cream. (Canadians
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2.0 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES PRODUCTS 3.1 Switching costs Switching cost is a negative cost that consumers get regarding to the changing suppliers‚ brands‚ or products (Investopedia 2012). There are four different methods of switching costs that involve when substituting to another product. The four different methods are learning cost‚ opportunity cost‚ implementation cost‚ and conversion cost. Each method has own different values‚ however these cost does not involved to the electronic industry
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Boundary less World – A Threat The world today is divided into 243 countries and each country has a unique identity of its own depicting its own culture‚ heritage‚ and traditions. Often people say idealistic things like “we created the borders and not God”‚ but the fact is‚ it is these borders which have helped us to live and breed in peace and harmony. If we turn back and look at the earlier times‚ what existed before was almost a boundary less world with Britain‚ Russia and USA controlling most
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As the old saying goes‚ in this world nothing can be said to be sure‚ except death and taxes. Even everyone knows their life must have an end‚ but most of them still fear the death. In the short stories‚ A Drowning by Mark Ferguson and Red Bean Ice by Nancy Lee‚ authors have demonstrated the reaction and feeling of people to death. In these two stories‚ the characters are unlike the other person when death comes. They are both calm facing to death‚ and they are all insisting their hope. However‚
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