092 people were killed in crashes involving a distracted driver and an estimated additional 416,000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving a distracted driver” (Distracted Driving). Many people do not realize that texting and driving causes so many injuries and deaths. People believe that looking down at a phone for three seconds is okay and will not cause harm. They are wrong; texting while driving causes more accidents than other distractions while driving. There are also laws that forbid
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Cabanatuan City remains the undisputed “Tricycle Capital of the Philippines” By PNA and Philippine Times of Southern Nevada From the looks of things, the three-wheeled motorized tricycles are here to stay. At the present time, figures of the city’s legalization and franchising office show a total of 8,044 “For Hire” and 73 “For Private Use” tricycle units. By the end of the year, about 12,000 tricycle units are expected to ply the city’s major routes as part of the city’s public transport
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In August 2011, on one of the main roads that runs through Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, a Prius—one of the cars in Google’s fleet of autonomous vehicles—caused a fender-bender. The accident happened, naturally, because there was a human behind the wheel. That's according to a new report by Google about its self-driving car project, a document that tallies every accident since it began testing its 32 vehicles on the roads in 2009. That sounds like it could be a massive
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recessions; these are shown by the negative percentages. The one in 2008 till mid 2009 with a negative peak of (-2.5%) is obviously a lot more dramatic than the one in 1990-91 where the negative peak was (-1%). There are also other dips but these are far less notable compared to that of the recessions. What is possibly the most prominent feature though is the long period of economic growth between 1992-2007 where the economy is obviously faring well. The average increase seams to be just over 0.75%
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United States’ far-reaching history, and thusly emphasizes egalitarian custom to substantiate his audience’s mindset. His secondary emphasis upon “Yes we can” further fashions an antithesis between his naysayers’ negative outlook and the starkly revolutionary effect his presidency will
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left open: first of all security is very important because in that house there is no security as the door is widely open, anybody can get in and might harm them. It is dangerous to open the main door and windows on the ground floor and not to open it far enough to allow anyone to climb in or out. Also it allows everyone or every individual to enter in the house without any permission or buzzing the door before entering in. They can also have their freedom to do whatever they wish to as they owner of
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on what happened on the road to Emmaus - although not from me! It’s a story worth repeating again and again because it’s at the very heart of the Gospel. It highlights the living hope found only in the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. St Paul wrote to his friends at Corinth, "If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. But now is Christ risen from the dead" (1 Cor 15:19,20). But on that first Easter day that living hope was far from being established in
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technology improving faster than ever. Introduction of roads, domestication of animals, and the use of ships are all examples of engineering used to increase power, efficiency, and the quality of life. With the use of roads, ships, and calendars, civilizations were able to improve their economy, increase their power, increase population, and expand their power. Roads Romans The Roman Empire’s success was greatly due to the extensive paved road system built, connecting virtually the entire empire
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College Writing II Mrs. Lloyd March 19, 2007 Theater is one of the most beautiful and magnificent works of art a person can whiteness. Although theater plays a small role in the society we live in today, it was not so back in the fifth century B.C., when Athens was in its prime, a society ahead of its time. Back then, theater was exceptionally popular, drawing up to 17,000 spectators a showing. Theaters were built all over and were glorious works of art alone. Theater
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my sister volunteered to drive me to school. I had overslept and as a result, was running a bit late for school. We got into the car hurriedly. The road was already congested with traffic. It appeared that everyone was late as well. My sister was a careful driver and despite the fact I was already late, she refused to drive fast on the slippery road. I was lucky she was such a resolute and careful person because a few hundred meters away from the school, we witnessed a tragic accident. it all happened
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