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Cars can be temperamental. Even with the best possible Ford Servicing schedule, your Ford may breakdown when you least expect it. On aggregate, the most common reason given for a Ford breakdown is part failure. Mechanical issues and part burnout can be seen as a somewhat inevitable inconvenience for Ford owners. No car will keep running perfectly forever without checks and changes. However, more surprising citations have recently made it into the most commonly given reasons as to why drivers…

History and Styles of 1920’s Cars Automobiles began development before the 1920s, and when they were mass produced they became affordable luxuries that every American sought. These first publically available cars were always being tweaked to break new speed records. Automobiles changed the lives of all Americans and revolutionized the transportation industry. Automobiles changed the economy. They opened up new organizations to take care of the becoming demand for vehicles.…

Polymers Lab - IZOD Impact Test of Notched Polymer Introduction The IZOD impact test is a method used to determine the impact resistance of materials. The main objective of this experiment is to measure the impact strength of three specimens’ material by measuring the amount of the energy required to cause the material to fracture, using Avery Denison 6709 IZOD impact tester. Materials and Methods Apparatus: Three specimens with a machined 45° notch (V-Notch) at room temperature…

From the time that I was a toddler, I was always cheerfully asking my mother for “boy toys” because they allowed creativity to flow. Specifically I wanted the huge Star Wars Lego set of the Death Star because it contained millions of tiny and intricate pieces. Although I was never gifted the Death Star, in replacement my mother would buy me colorful sets that contained instructions for building Lego houses, or making a dog park. Over time, I gradually took all of these figurines that I had…

Part 3: Practical Research Although I have tried my best to make my roller coaster model close to the real one, I have to admit that there are a number of features which could not be revealed in the model. In this part of the research, I will pay attention to some details of design of real roller coasters and further research on some roller coaster of new types. Composition Generally speaking, a complete roller coaster system contains several sub-systems, which include lifting system, braking…

Crew Resource Management (CRM), what is it and why is it necessary to have it in place? The CRM was designed and implemented after two tragic incidents in aviation, that resulted in death and the destruction of two United Airlines aircraft. Incidents and crashes happen, weather and time do not always dictate when they are going to happen, but some could have possibly been avoided or may be handled more effectively and safely if the CRM was in use at that time. Unfortunately, at times it takes…

The industrial revolution was a period of important changes. Josephine Cochrane, Charles Townshend, James Watt and Josiah Wedgewood were fundamental to process and machinery innovations. Josephine Cochrane was born in1839, Ohio. Cochrane’s husband, a prosperous politician, required his household to host many dinner parties. Over-worked staff often chipped expensive dishes during events. Cochrane observed that inefficient dish-washing was harsh on fine china. Cochrane, widowed at 45, was left…

91,92,96, and 98, 10 time NBA 2nd team Defensive player of the year in 88, 9 time all defensive first team , rookie of the year 85, 14 time all star, all star MVP in 88, 96, 98, and Olympic gold medalist in 84 and 92. During his career the Detroit Pistons made up rules called “Jordan Rules” this consisted of every time he got the ball in the lane they fouled him and outside the lane they double teamed, making another player beat them ("JORDAN'S LASTING LEGACY") ("The Sports Archives…

Controversy As we all know, Michael Jordan was a role model, and somebody that everybody could look up to, but that doesn’t mean that there weren’t some bad things that happened along the way. Some examples are that he punched his teammate Steve Kerr, Michael Jordan's first retirement, His ownership with the Charlotte Hornets, Denying Nike's unfair labor practices, and Leaving Isiah Thomas out of the Dream Team. These have been some of the main issues and controversies Michael Jordan has faced…

Basketball has been through many eras, and with these eras comes different styles of playing and different rules. Throughout these many eras since 1891, there have been various debates about which era was better. The most recent discussion has been the 1990s vs the 2020s. These two eras are arguably the most similar eras of them all, and the 2020s have been winning by a lot. The 2020s are better, we have more athletes, talent, skills, and better technology to help with working out, film, etc.…