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    Flight 1502

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    This report is about an in-flight breakup of the Sealed Composite’s SpaceShip Two during a test flight. The test flight and accident occurred on October 31, 2014 at 1007:32 Pacific daylight time over an area near Koehn Dry Lake, California. It encompasses background information of the aircraft involved, the pilots, and the type of test flight as well as the intended results. Sections of this report will also explain the actual crash to include elements and findings of the accident…

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    Pear Assignment 1 The book Cocktail Party Economics by Eveline J. Adomait and Richard G. Maranta uses real life situations and analogies to discuss big economic ideas. These ideas help us understand the prices people have to pay for goods and services. Economic terms such as scarcity, exchange, value, opportunity cost and production allow us to understand the three larger concepts which are supply, demand and equilibrium. The quote “Life is simple, work (real), get paid (money), buy stuff…

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    As I walked up to the plate, I wiped the beads of sweat dripping from my head while I was looking at my 3rd base coach and he gave me the sign to wait to swing till after the first strike. I felt butterflies in my stomach as I stepped into the batters box. The first pitch was a strike and then the next three pitches were balls. The kid that batted in front of me had the same count count and he got a changeup down the middle and hit the ball to right field. So as I was standing in…

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    life. My life would be completely different if I didn’t play softball. I wouldn’t rush to practice every day after school, drive six hours every Friday night, to wake up early Saturday morning just to play three games in 90-degree weather, or make long lasting memories with my teammates. I will never forget the intensity of the 6th inning, championship game, for the South Dakota High School State Softball Tournament. Standing on the mound while trying to stay focused is…

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    Have you ever heard the term “situational awareness”? I simply describe this as being able to see the big picture and understanding what is going on all around you. When I flew an F-14 Tomcat for the Navy, I had to understand both what was happening inside my airplane and outside of it. To lose focus on situation could mean loss of life. On the inside, I had to keep an eye on radar displays and gauges. I also had to listen to the radio and process information. I also needed to be aware of…

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    Gun Violence Effects

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    More than 12,000 people die of homicides due to gun violence each year. Gun violence is a form of violence that has the use of a gun. Some forms of gun violence are suicide, intentional homicide, or even domestic abuse. One of the amendments states that you have the right to carry a gun. When a person kills someone they should lose the right to carry a gun. Gun violence can have many effects, especially towards children. Children who are exposed to gun violence later get negative…

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    Law of Supply and Demand — how it applies to all One of the most basic economic laws, the law of Supply and Demand is connected to and is applicable practically into all economic principles in every way. The law of supply and demand explains how prices are fixed for the sale of goods. In its application to the real market, supply and demand pull against each other until the market finds an equilibrium price. Demand is the degree at which consumers want to buy a product. As the Economic theory…

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    Online Presence Analysis

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    If you want to succeed with your website or online business, the most important piece of Internet marketing advice that you can receive is to build your online presence. Building an online presence takes a lot of work, and there are many different ways of going about it. The best strategy is to incorporate several different approaches to ensure that your presence grows as large and as quickly as possible. One of the most essential ways of increasing your online presence is through search engine…

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    Catchers should have the right to block the plate. If a catcher was to guard the plate with his body before the rule was made he would get the runner out if he holds onto the ball. Now if a catcher barely blocks a sliding lane it is an obstruction call and he would be safe even if he tags the runner out. The rule states that the catcher is not allowed to block the plate without giving the runner a lane otherwise it is obstruction. If the runner hits the catcher or doesn’t slide when it is a…

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    Case Study On Ripon

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    HUGHSON,CA--Errors cost Hughson as they took the 2-12 loss against reigning TVL softball champ Ripon. The first two innings remained silent,but Ripon would pick up the pace in the third inning as Mikaela Ferreira brought in two runs after hitting the ball out to center field.Following Ferreiras hit Jazmine Parra would bring in another two runs in for Ripon after hitting the ball towards left field.Hughson would respond quickly at the bottom of the third with a hit to right field bringing in one…

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