The great American icon celebrates its first century. MOTORCYCLES They were so young. William S. Harley and Arthur Davidson were only 21 and 20, respectively, when they built their first motorcycles for sale in 1903. Working out of a 10 x 15-ft. backyard shed in Milwaukee, the pair built only three of their bicycle-based single-cylinder motorcycles that year. But what they started has lasted 100 years and grown to become an internationally recognized symbol of America. These two tinkerers and racers
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Business and economy 1. Which of the following is the slogancan be associated with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)? a. Earth and nature b. Nature is life c. For a living planet d. Life and planet 2. Pulsar, Discover and Ninja , are names of bike models that you would associate with … a. TVS Motors Ltd b. Bajaj Auto Ltd c. Hero Honda Motors Ltd d. Honda Motors Ltd 3. Servo brand of industrial oil belongs to the stable of … a. HPCL b. Indian Oil Corporation c. BPCL d. ONGC 4. Which
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trying to set up in Fayetteville at the time we met. For the following two weeks, I learned the trade, digging trenches, taping windows, and hauling drums of paint around houses in San Diego. Danny had rented an apartment for the workers with mattresses on the floors and food in the fridge. It was tough work and hot in the California summer sun and my pay just covered my room and board and not much else. However, I told myself that I would not be doing this forever and that the plan was to set up
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Are we really free? Free will - the idea that we, as intelligent beings, is able to choose a certain course of action, and not another, is one of the most important concepts of humanity, from its creation, to the Bible to this day. This allows us to take responsibility for our own actions and to hold others accountable for their own responsibilities. It makes us build ourselves - and sometimes down. Obviously, free will can only be applied in accordance with the laws of physics and chemistry
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products are being used in the new Audi A8 and the DaimlerChrysler Maybach. Sealing products from Reinz-Dichtungs-GmbH & Co KG have been used in a number of luxury cars. Its successful contribution to the MercedesBenz S-Class, the BMW 7-Series, the Porsche Cayenne and the VW Phaeton is the main reason why its seals, gaskets and shielding systems are now being used in the new Audi A8 and in the DaimlerChrysler Maybach luxury saloon. Partial coatings ensure improved heat transfer between the engine block
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Apple has positioned itself to a certain type of customer, wealthy people, innovators, people with good jobs, good lifestyle, etc. If Apple targets the poor man type, the trendy guys will stop buying Apples, because everybody can and Apple is not the Porsche of the computers anymore, this would hurt more the brand than maybe the increasing sales because of lower prices, and in good times, where everybody has more money,
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A summary of are you ready, Boots? Miss Lulu lives in London. The beginning of the story she is on a four days trip in New York, she buys some fancy shoes, which costs her a lot of money. After she returns from her short trip to New York, she is invited by her friend to a restaurant which was about to be launched. Lulu dresses up for the event wearing her boots that she bought in New York. In the restaurant she meets, a man named Charlie and from there they expands their acquaintance. Couple
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Fourth Quarter Outside Reading Project The book that I read is called Izzy-Willy-Nilly by Cynthia Voigt. This book is about a fifteen-year-old girl named Isobel. She goes to a party with her new senior friend Marco and as a result, gets in a really traumatic car wreck after the party that causes her to have to amputate her right leg. During the time that Isobel was in the hospital, she went through a lot of emotions such as depression, sadness, and homesickness. While she was in the hospital
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Wroclaw is a major city in the Southwest region in Poland with an impressive outline of snow-covered mountains. This is a city filled with busy people and streets filled with expensive cars. From a luxurious shopping center of the salt mine, to downtown plaza, there are many places to visit while being the big city. Wroclaw summed up is pure air flowing through the city, icy cold weather, beautiful aged architecture, expensive belongings, and kind people. Walking throughout Wroclaw, the fresh
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(12%) Transport * Hitler start with the idea of a new family car that any family could afford, it had the same price as a motorcycle, in this time only rich people were the ones able to buy a car. So he called for a meeting with Ferdinand Porsche, he said to Hitler he will made the designs. After war, England took the factory. * Hitler ordered to make new highways, so during his time in government there were 12.000 kilometers of highways that are
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