Speed has always been an important factor in maritime operations. In times where the shipping market is in a depression, many maritime operations operate in slow-steaming mode in which they have lower speeds, a positive side-effect of this is that it also lowers polluting emissions. However, if this is not true, then liners will concentrate …
Nowadays, the speed of light is a clear example of how accurately values can be measured, it is so firmly established that even the meter is defined in terms of it. However, before the 17th century nobody could approximate the speed of light, and many scientists thought that it is infinite, and that light could …
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In the podcast, Speed on Radiolab by Robert Krulwich, it talks about speed and how it affects what we hear, see, how we interact and comprehend in the world based on a human time scale. Everything in human life is done at speed and we are experiencing the speed at which one does something. For …
Highway 403 is one of the most frequently used highways in Ontario. During Rush Hour there are approximately 50,000 cars on the 100 km of Highway with only 3 lanes to work with (besides HOV lanes)! As I will discuss later in this investigation, when there is only 300km in total and 272.25 km are …
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As the days of manned driving are getting extremely numbered, so are those of traffic jams, bad, dangerous and rough drivers and more importantly, accidents. Automation of the driving control of vehicles is one of the most vital need of the hour. This technology can very well implement what was absent before, controlled lane driving. …
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Introduction In recent years youth tennis has become increasingly competitive across all levels and ages. Recognition of the importance of physical preparation and development in youth tennis has also grown. Therefore, effective modalities which improves physical attributes pertinent to performance is crucial. The serve is regarded as strategically the most important stroke. As a result, …
Summary “The Speed of Trust” does not only explain how important trust is in different kinds of relationship but also how trust -when fully developed- can make a person successful and prosperous. The author Stephen Covey discusses the economics of trust using the model called the Five Waves of Trust. In the book, he states …
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In a state-wide effort to curb dangerous driving habits, the State of New York has designated the first week in August as “Speed Week”. What is Speed Week?Speed Week involves a focused campaign against the perils of driving too fast as well as other forms of distracted driving. While the anti-speeding program enforced by the …
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