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From the Editor-In-Chief
H
ave you ever wondered why in creating man,
viding
God never allowed him to know with certainty
for
what could happen tomorrow? Why was man,
and
vehicles
Americans, elsewhere
as believed by Christians, created in God’s image was
the
automo-
never created to be all knowing like the Almighty God?
bile
industry
If
helped
to
God
could
had man
created still
man
have
to
know
rebelled
‘’tomorrow’’, against
cre-
God?
ate a new set of
Even though God hid the knowledge of knowing
employment for
tomorrow from man, it is surprisingly fascinating
people
that man is too curious and if anything man wishes
sionally
he knows as much as God. Man is therefore nev-
‘’
profescalled
drivers’’.
er satisfied in just being contended with the history of yesterday or what happens momentarily today
Today,
In reality “tomorrow’’ is never promised to any man.
u n r e l e n t -
The Bible in Matthew 6:33-34 even admonished man
ing quest has advanced with the aid of tech-
to seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness,
nology
for all these things to be added and “therefore do not
with vehicles designed to drive themselves.
be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anx-
The implication of a driverless car could por-
ious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble’’.
tend job loss for drivers. Drivers may not even
The French philosopher, Voltaire, summed up this think-
be the only set of professional threatened by
ing quite well when he wrote: “If God created man in his
job extinction. What of road safety practition-
own image, man has certainly returned the compliment.”
ers, would they still be relevant? Road safety
Today’s man is motivated about what the future holds
as we presently have and know it, famous for
for him and his survival. Science and Technology have
booking driver’s for traffic infractions,
aided man tremendously in predicting tomorrow, albeit
main relevant? Therefore what would happen
without full accuracy. With science, man with a bit of
to road safety management when all cars on
certainty, can predict the weather and even guide air-
our highways are driverless? It is time for road
liners to avoid flying into stormy winds or turbulence.
safety practitioners to begin to think about what
man’s
to
produce
the
first
driverless
car,
re-
their role would be in the nearest future when Man’s Max the is
zest
for
Lucado belief
the
who
that
belief
knowledge remarked
God
that
can
will
God
do
will
be
that
‘’faith
what do
likened
you
what
is
want. is
to
driveless vehicles would take over our roads.
not It
This month’s edition of your darling FRSC
right.”
insight features the astonishing story of Audi driverless car. At Heathrow, arguably, world’s
From sheer curiosity, as early as 1769, the steam en-
busiest airport, the world’s first Heathrow pod,
gine automobiles capable of human transportation
a personal rapid transit (PRT) system linking
have been conceived. By 1807 Francois Isaac de Rivaz
Terminal 5 (T5) with the T5 business car park
had designed the first car powered by an internal com-
has been designed to simplify transportation
bustion engine running on fuel gas. Karl Benz, a Ger-
in the ever busy airport, where an estimated
man inventor in 1886 significantly contributed to the
100,000 cars
commute
daily at the airport.
emergence of automobile for human transportation. Due to man’s resilience, by 1896, the automobile
Dashboard Intelligence. No serious 21st centu-
revolution changed the way man transported him-
ry organization can ignore it. We discuss all you
self,
industrialist
need to know about the concept in this edition.
constructed the first motor vehicle assembly plant.
As usual, all previous editions of FRSC In-
with
Henry
Ford
an
American
sight
are
available
on
www.frscinsight.com
With a goal to make a motor car affordable to every
Carps Commander Clement Oladele
American, Ford Motors revolutionized the production
Head, Planning Advisory
of motor cars. That goal today has made on the average
Editor – In –Chief
a ratio of one car to every American. Apart from pro-
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Osita Chidoka OFR
Content
Editorial Crew
Corps Marshal/Chief Executive
Publisher
OC Oladele
Editor窶的n-Chief
KD Alegieuno Editor
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Pg 3 : Audi Driveless Car
Members
VO Ogunnupebi (ACC) AR Obagbemiro (CRC) CB Nwokolo (DRC) OI IKOKU (DRC) DO Enakireru (ARC)
Pg 12: Seatbelt: why you should click it
Pg 10 : Heathrow Personal Rapid Transit System
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AUDI DRIVELESS CAR
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ou might have heard this saying that truth is stranger than fiction. Imagine entering your vehicle and the man made machine drives itself to your selected destination. All the while you are sitting down and reading your newspaper! “That can only happen in science fiction,� you said. Well Audi says it is possible. The biggest high-tech automotive trend on display at CES 2014 was self-driving cars, not just in concept, but in real-world demonstrations.
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FRSC INSIGHT JANUARY, 2014 . Audi, BMW, Valeo, and Bosch demonstrated automated parking, but Audi went a step further with a traffic assist feature, where the car could take over the driving in highway traffic moving at under 64km/h. These technologies show how automakers will implement selfdriving cars feature by feature, rather than releasing a fully autonomous car all at once. The components to make up these self-driving features not only include radar, laser, and cameras, but also a processor in the car that can interpret sensor information and construct a threedimensional environment. Software would tell the car how to react to objects and threats within that environment. Carmaker Audi showed off a booksized circuit board capable of driving a car on
Monday at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Audi claims the computer, called zFAS, represents a significant advance in automation technology because it is compact enough to fit into existing vehicles without compromising design. Several different Audi vehicles equipped with zFAS drove themselves onto the stage during the presentation, and a new concept car designed to showcase it was also introduced.
Audi Driveless Car
References: http://www.technologyreview.com/news/523351/ ces-2014-audi-shows-offa-compact-brain-for-selfdriving-cars/ http://www.cnet.com/830135289_1-57617004/atces-2014-the-cars-driveyou/#ixzz2sKYQoMk8
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5
Most Intelligent Dog Breeds
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rom age-old, dogs have a special place in the heart of man. Some people believe that dog is man’s best friend. Of course, they are, their loyalty is unprecedented. Today, so many people keep dogs for different reason; security, companionship and more. In this edition, we featured five most intelligent dogs breeds. According to VetStreet.com, these five dog breeds were voted as the most intelligent based on training ability, memory, and adaptation. So if you want to own a dog but do not know what breed to buy, you may consider having one of these five dogs.
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FRSC INSIGHT JANUARY, 2014 No. 1: Border Collie The History of the Border Collie lies in the working collies used by shepherds in the Border counties of Scotland and England in the 18th and 19th Centuries. These were often powerful dogs, difficult to control and rough with stock.
it comes to working sheep. Able to perform a variety of tasks, he is born with instinct to “gather” the sheep to the shepherd, a trait that makes him most useful on the hill. A Border Collie’s ability to control sheep is measured by the “eye” (the amount of concentration on sheep that the dog shows). Because they must The Border Collie, show Collie, Australian often work far from their handlers, Border Shepherd, English Shepherd, Kelpie and Mc- Collies must be intelligent and independent. Nab are all cousins, descended from working collies possessing traits that particular Border Collies can be taught to herd a vabreeders found desirable for their purposes. riety of livestock. Many will naturally The keen herding instinct and great power over herd anything that moves; Ducks, Chicksheep that working collies possessed were ens, Sheep, Cattle, Bicycles, Motorcycles, such useful assets that it was worth trying to Cats, Cars and Children. For this reason, find a milder-natured type to cross with them. Suburban and City dwelling Border Collie owners must be especially mindfull. A Northumbrian farmer, Adam Telfer, succeeded in finding the right blend of types Natural versatility makes them excel in in 1894. The Border Collie of today is de- fields other than herding and sheepdog triscended from Telfer’s dog, “Hemp”. Not als. Today you will see Border Collies winonly various temperaments, but a variety of ning Obedience, Agility, Flyball and Frisbee working styles and skills, were combined matches for their city and suburban owners. in Hemp to produce the Border Collie. In 2011, a border collie named “Chaser” was The name “Border Collie” was coined af- reported by Discovery to have learned the ter World War I to distinguish working col- names of 1022 objects as well as understand lies from show collies. Bred for hill condi- the basic concepts behind nouns and verbs. tions, the Border Collie is outstanding when
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FRSC INSIGHT JANUARY , 2014 8 2. The German Shepherd Dog is respected and admired throughout the world for its versatility, intelligence, and loyalty. It has existed as a recognized breed for a relatively brief period of time compared to other dog breeds. The early shepherd dogs of Germany were of several types suited to their environments. In 1889 Captain Max von Stephanitz began the standardization of the breed. It all started at a dog show in Karlsruhe in western Germany. A medium-sized yellow-and-gray wolflike dog caught his attention. The dog was of the primal canine type, supple and powerful, and possessed endurance, steadiness, and intelligence. He was a working sheepherder, born with this ability, requiring no training other than direction and finish to become proficient at the task. This dog, Hektor Linksrhein, was purchased by von Stephanitz, renamed Horand von Grafrath, and became the first registered German Shepherd Dog.
German Shepherd
Von Stephanitz founded the Verein fßr Deutsche Sch•ferhunde, SV (German Shepherd Dog Club), becoming the first president, and in a short period of time achieved the standardization of form and type in the breed. To him beauty was secondary, and a dog was worthless if it lacked the intelligence, temperament, and structural efficiency that would make it a good servant of man. As Germany became increasingly industrialized and the pastoral era declined, von Stephanitz realized the breed might also decline. With the co-operation of police and working dog clubs a set of specific tests was developed in tracking, formal obedience, and protection work. This was the prototype of the present Schutzhund trials. He persuaded the authorities to utilize the German shepherd dog in various branches of government service. The dog served during the war as Red Cross dogs, messenger dogs, supply carriers, sentinel, tracking and guard dogs.
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The first German Shepherd Dog exhibited in America was in 1907. Mira von Offingen, imported by Otto Gross, was shown by H. Dalrymple, of Port Allegheny, Pennsylvania in the open class at Newcastle and Philadelphia. The first championships awarded German Shepherd Dogs was in 1913. In 1913 the German Shepherd Dog Club of America was formed by Benjamin Throop and Anne Tracy, with 26 charter members. German shepherd, the ideal military and police dog is a highly adaptable dog and natural protector. German shepherds are an active and protective lot that develop close ties to human family members. 3. POODLE: Dorothy Macdonald, history buff and field trial judge, in her 1997 address to the Poodle Club of America, states, “If you want to know about the soul of the dog, what makes him tick, you have to go back to the original purpose for which he was designed.” She states that the Poodle
9 was originally developed as a water dog in Russia and Germany but that it was perhaps the gypsies that were responsible for the wide distribution of the Poodle. “Gypsies,” she said, “quickly latched onto the Poodle and it became their favourite performing dog. Whether performing with gypsies, circuses, or in other kinds of public entertainment, Poodles had to be more appealing than the average dog because their “function” as performers depended on their ability to attract spectators. The Poodle had to be intelligent and agile enough to master and perform the most complicated and difficult tricks. While some other breeds of dogs could also perform these feats, it was the Poodle’s striking appearance and whimsical nature that made him such a charismatic entertainer. In addition, his easily styled hair (often with pom poms trimmed to match the clown’s attire) made the Poodle an eye-catching attraction. Poodles are active and social dogs, thriving on learning and attention from their owners. When it comes to agility and obedience competitions, Poodles are great choices.
Poodle
FRSC INSIGHT JANUARY , 2014 10 4. Australian Shepherd The Australian Shepherd is intelligent, primarily a working dog of strong herding and guardian instincts. He is an exceptional companion. He is versatile and easily trained, performing his assigned tasks with great style and enthusiasm. He is reserved with strangers but does not exhibit shyness. Although an aggressive, authoritative worker, viciousness toward people or animals is intolerable. The only recognized colours are blue merle, red merle, solid black, and solid red. Blue merles and blacks have black noses and eye rims while red merles and reds have liver (brown) noses and eye rims. All colours may be with or without white and/or copper trim. Preferred height for males is 20-23 inches and for females 18-21 inches at the shoulder. Australian Shepherds are considered by many people to be the ideal dogs. Their uncanny intelligence, whether herding livestock or being a companion is always at work. The Aussie’s loyalty and devotion are beyond question. If you are looking for a dog to be an active part of your work or play, consider the AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD. Contrary to his name, the Australian Shepherd is not an Australian breed at all. We can trace his early ancestors to sheep herds, many of
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which were brought from Australia. Basque shepherds on the west coast were known to have “little blue dogs with bob tails” in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Sheep were imported from France, Spain, England, New Zealand, and Australia along with shepherds with dogs. In the western United States the Basque shepherd and his little blue dogs came to represent shepherding as much as the Scotsman and his Collie in Britain. In Australia there are dogs similar to Aussies called German Coolies Other breeds have been observed in the above countries exhibiting some of our Aussie’s characteristics. Although their exact origin is unknown, there is no doubt that the breed was developed in the western United States by livestock producers who used the dogs for working. The fact that the dogs also excelled as a cattle dog made them ideal for our many diverse farm and ranch operations. The breed evolved to the demands of their farm and ranch owners. Aussies have been used for many purposes. Their use with livestock demanded a natural worker who was easy to train. Their devotion to their owners made them the ideal family farm dog which was needed to guard the homestead. Modern times have seen these talents used in even more diverse ways such as Search and Rescue, Drug Detection and Hearing and Handicap work.
FRSC INSIGHT JANUARY, 2014 5. Golden Retriever The breed originated from a series of matings carried out by Lord Tweedmouth from 1864 onwards. The starting point was his acquisition of a good looking yellow coloured Flat Coated Retriever which he took to his estate at Guisechan, near Inverness in Scotland.
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when she acquired her first Golden, until her death in 1954, she championed the cause of the breed against allcomers, and nagged her fellow enthusiasts remorselessly to keep the breed as a true dual purpose dog. She, it was who organised her fellow enthusiasts into forming a Golden Retriever Club in 1911, writing a breed standard, and He mated this dog to a Tweed Water Spaniel, a campaigning for the breed to be registered breed now long extinct, and then bred on from with the Kennel Club as a separate breed. the offspring of this mating using the occasional outcross to an Irish Setter, a second Tweed While all canine activities came to a halt Water Spaniel and a black Flat Coated Retriev- as the First World War grew in intensity, er. It was not until 1908 that the breed came the Golden Retriever had done enough into the public eye. Lord Harcourt had formed to establish itself in the canine world, a great liking for the breed, and had gathered and the hearts of the dog owning public. on to his estate at Nuneham Park, Oxford, a collection of the dogs descended from the References: original matings. He decided to exhibit them 1. http://www.asca.org/aboutaussies at the Kennel Club Show in 1908, where they 2. http://www.caninehorizons.com/Historicreated great interest. They were entered in a cal_Poodle_Function.html class for Any Variety Retriever, and described 3. http://www.goldenretrievers.co.uk/apas Yellow Flatcoated Retrievers. The term plication/history/index.php ‘Golden Retriever’ was first coined around this 4. http://www.nsgsdc.com/breedhistory. time, and has been attributed to Lord Harcourt. shtml Once they had been seen by the general pub- 5. http://www.sandybeach.com/nabcrn/hislic, there were many people that wanted to own tory.htm one for them selves, and the breeds popular- 6. http://shine.yahoo.com/pets/5-most-inity was assured. One of the people that saw telligent-dog-breeds-144300530.html them and acquired one for herself was Mrs 7. http://www.webpronews.com/the-topCharlesworth, who became the greatest en5-most-intelligent-dog-breeds-2013-12 thusiast the breed has ever had. From 1910
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SEATBELT: WHY YOU SHOULD CLICK IT
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eat belt is the single most effective traffic safety device for preventing death and injury, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, wearing a seat belt can reduce the risk of crash injuries by 50 percent. When a seat belt is worn correctly, it will apply most of the collision or stopping forces across the chest and pelvis, which are better able to withstand collision forces. A seat belt should not be worn twisted, as the full width of the belt is required to spread motor vehicle collision forces across the body.
lision forces to be applied to the soft tissue of the body, increasing the chance of injury. Pregnant women must wear seat belts — wearing the lap and shoulder belt and sitting as upright as possible. The lap belt should be worn low so it pulls downward on the pelvic bones and not directly against the abdomen. Safety belts improve your chances of travelling safely in many ways :
1. They stop collision: Many injuries or deaths occur when a person inside the car collides with the steering wheel, the dashboard, windshield, the roof or othWearing a seat belt loosely or placing the er passengers. A safety belt stops this hushoulder belt under the arm or behind your man collision by holding you in place. back instead of across the chest, could, in They keep you inside the car: You are the case of a collision or sudden stop, re- 2. sult in an injury-producing impact with the 25 times more likely to be killed or injured if vehicle interior, or ejection from the vehi- you are thrown from the car. If you are thrown cle. Wearing a lap belt across the stomach, “free” you may be thrown into the path of instead of low across the hips, allows col- your own car if it rolls over, oncoming traf-
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fic or a tree, telephone pole or other object. •People engaged in work that requires them to exit from and re-enter the vehicle at fre3. They spread out the force of a col- quent intervals, as long as they are traveling lision: A safety belt stops you from mov- less than 40 km/h ing after the car has stopped, so the force of •Police or peace officers while transporting a the collision is lessened. Also they spread person in custody the force of the collision over the strongest •Person in police custody while being transparts of your body-your hips and shoulders. ported 4. They keep you conscious: Since •Ambulance attendants and any other persons safety belts prevent the “human collision,” being transported in the patient’s compartthere is a better chance that you will re- ment of an ambulance main conscious. If you remain conscious, •Fire-fighters in the rear of a fire department you can release your belt in an instant and vehicle while engaged in work that makes it take action to help yourself and others. impractical to wear a seatbelt 5. They help keep you in control and prevent minor injuries: In an emergency, safety References: belts keep you behind the wheel and ready to http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/safety/ react if necessary. Being in control can help you seatbelt.shtml keep injuries minor or avoid them altogether. http://doctor.ndtv.com/storypage/ndtv/ id/3706/type/feature/Safety_belts_Why_ you_should_use_them.html SEATBELT EXEMPTIONS: http://www.nsc.org/safety_road/DriverSafe•Driving a motor vehicle in reverse •People with medical certificates saying that ty/Pages/SeatBelts.aspx they are unable to wear a seatbelt
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DIGITAL DASHBOARD
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nformed decision making is the foundation upon which successful businesses are built. As a decision maker for your business, you need access to highly visual business intelligence tools that can help you make the right decisions quickly. As your organization grows, so does the amount of collected information. If this data is delivered to you in spreadsheets or tabular reports, it becomes more and more challenging to find the patterns, trends and correlations necessary to perform your job well. Digital Dashboard is an important presentation tool in business analysis. As a result, the use of dashboards in making quick and accurate business decisions has become an essential requirement for remaining competitive. Historically, the idea of digital dashboards follows the work in the 1970s with the study of decision support systems. In the late 1990s with the surge of the web, digital dashboards as we know them today began appearing.
Many systems were developed in-house by organizations to consolidate and display data already being gathered in various information systems throughout the organization. Today, digital dashboard technology is available “out-of-the-box” with many software providers on the scene. Certain companies however still continue to do in-house development and maintenance of dashboard applications. Why Digital Dashboard Most organizations have various departments all contributing to its overall success and thus it is important to be able to assess the progress of each department. Digital dashboards, which are a type of executive information system, allow management to know exactly how well the organization is performing overall. Digital dashboards allow you to capture and report specific data points from each department within the organization, thus providing a “snapshot” of performance.
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FRSC INSIGHT JANUARY, 2014 Some benefits to using digital dashboards include: * Visual presentation of performance measures * Elimination of duplicate data entry. * Ability to identify and correct negative trends. * Measure efficiencies/inefficiencies. * Ability to generate detailed reports showing new trends. * Increase overall revenues. * Ability to make more informed decisions based on collected BI (business intelligence) * Align strategies and organisational goals. Common Forms of Data Visualization Basic Charts The most recognizable and utilized form of data visualization is the basic chart. Line, bar, area and pie charts represent the most common types of this form. The first function of a good chart is to allow decision makers to examine the data and reduce the time required to extract key information.
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Status Indicators In addition to basic charts that visualize a set or sets of data, status indicators are also a References: commonly used visualization to indicate the 1. http://www.dundas.com/discover/article/ business condition of a particular measure making-business-decisions-easier-withor unit of data. These indicators can take on data-visualizations/ many forms, including gauges, traffic lights 2. http://www.infocaptor.com/dashboard/ or symbols. Status indicators become even history-of-dashboards more effective when they incorporate con-
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Justin Bieber arrested for speeding
1. Almonds Almonds contain Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin E, magnesium, and zinc which is good for your heart and your mood. B vitamins and magnesium help produce serotonin, which helps regulate mood. Zinc has also been shown to fight some negative effects of stress, while vitamin E is an antioxidant that destroys the free radicals related to stress and heart disease. They’re the perfect snack — so much better than a bag of chips.
Justin Bieber was arrested on Thursday, 23 January after what police called an illegal drag race between two exotic sports cars; a yellow Lamborghini and a red Ferrari in a residential area of Miami Beach driven by Bieber and R&B singer Khalil Amir Sharieff who was also arrested on a DUI charge. The Canadian born artiste was charged with drunken driving, resisting arrest and driving without a valid license. Breath tests showed Bieber’s blood alcohol content below the .02 threshold for underage drivers. But police say a toxicology test detected the presence of marijuana and Xanax in his system. Bieber, 19 was booked into a Miami jail after failing a sobriety test and was released an hour after he made a brief appearance through a video link before a Miami judge, who set a “standard” $2,500 bond Thursday afternoon. Bieber walked out of the jail and briefly sat on top of a black Cadillac Escalade, where he waved to screaming fans, before he was transported away. A Miami-Dade County judge set trial for the three misdemeanours for 3rd March.
Justin Drew Bieber born March 1, 1994 is a Canadian pop musician, actor, and singer-songwriter. Bieber was discovered in 2008 by American talent manager Scooter Braun, who came across Bieber’s videos on YouTube and later became his manager. Braun arranged for him to meet with entertainer Usher Raymond in Atlanta, Georgia. Bieber was signed to Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG), and then to an Island Records recording contract offered by record executive L.A. Reid. His debut extended play, the seven-track My World, was released in November 2009, and was certified platinum in the United States. He became the first artist to have seven songs from a debut record to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. References: 1. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/23/showbiz/ justin-bieber-arrest/ 2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Bieber 3. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article
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Balance Sheet of Life
The happiness of life is made of little things - a smile, a hug, a moment of shared laughter . It is not the wealth you amass but what you give to others & the lives you touch that you take with you for eternity! Our Birth is our Opening Balance! Our Death is our Closing Balance! Our Prejudiced Views are our Liabilities Our Creative Ideas are our Assets Heart is our Current Asset Soul is our Fixed Asset Brain is our Fixed Deposit Thinking is our Current Account Achievements are our Capital Character & Morals, our Stock-in-Trade Friends are our General Reserves Values & Behaviour are our Goodwill Patience is our Interest Earned Love is our Dividend Children are our Bonus Issues Education is Brands / Patents Knowledge is our Investment Experience is our Premium Account The Aim is to Tally the Balance Sheet Accurately. The Goal is to get the Best Presented Accounts Award. Some very Good and Very bad things .... The most destructive habit...............Worry The greatest Joy......................Giving The greatest loss.................Loss of self-respect The most satisfying work..........Helping others The ugliest personality trait...Selfishness The most endangered species...Dedicated leaders Our greatest natural resource...............Our youth The greatest ‘shot in the arm’..........Encouragement The greatest problem to overcome..................Fear The most effective sleeping pill........Peace of mind The most crippling failure disease..............Excuses The most powerful force in life..................Love The most dangerous pariah...................A gossiper The world’s most incredible computer........The brain The worst thing to be without.................... Hope The deadliest weapon........................The tongue The two most power-filled words................’I Can’ The greatest asset...............................Faith The most worthless emotion...................Self-pity The most beautiful attire.......................SMILE! The most prized possession.................Integrity The most powerful channel of communication.....Prayer The most contagious spirit.................Enthusiasm
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Heathrow
Personal Rapid Transit system
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echnology is driving the world beyond the ordinary man’s imagination. These technology have only one story to tell: Anything the mind design the hands will make it happen.
elevated route. For airport operator BAA the on-demand vehicles improve passengers’ experience of the airport and help reduce emissions by replacing a fleet of shuttle buses. The project team faced a number of challenges when designing the guideway route which had to cross over roads that carry more than 100,000 cars a day, while staying below the height required by airport restrictions.
Recently, Arup Arup Group Limited provided infrastructure design for the worldfirst Heathrow pod, the personal rapid transit (PRT) system linking Terminal 5 (T5) with the T5 business car park. The pods are battery-powered, driverless ve- The guideway had to comply with stringent hicles offering a convenient and novel design and safety codes. Construction could way to travel to and from the terminal. not close or delay any of the airport’s other transport systems or critical supply lines. The fleet of 21 pods, each capable of carrying four passengers and their luggage, Arup worked closely with all the staketravel along a dedicated guideway, reach- holders – including airport operators ing speeds of up to 40km/h on the mainly and pod designers – to ensure vehicles,
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guideway and computer systems worked together seamlessly. The result is a successful transport system with great potential for other applications around the world. The 3.8km PRT system is provided by Ultra who have been designing PRT systems, and working with Arup, since 1995. Arup pro-
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vided commercial management support and took on the role of design coordinator. Source: http://www.arup.com/Projects/Heathrow_ Personal_Rapid_Transit_PRT.aspx
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Common Poisonous Plants
Bleeding Heart
May be poisonous in large amounts. Has proved fatal to cattle.
Elephant Ear Intense burning and irritation of the mouth and tongue. Death can occur if base of the tongue swells enough to block the air passage of the throat.
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Daffodil Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. May be fatal
Iris Severe-but not usually seriousdigestive upset.
Larkspur Digestive upset, nervous excitement, depression. May be fatal..
Foxglove
Large amounts cause dangerously irregular heartbeat and pulse, usually digestive upset and mental confusion. May be fatal.l
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Lily-of-the-Valley Irregular heart beat and pulse, usually accompanied by digestive upset and mental confusion.
Monkshood Digestive upset and nervous excitement
Rosary Pea
Star of Bethlehem
Fatal. A single Rosary Pea seed has caused death. One or two Castor Bean seeds are near the lethal dose for adultst
Vomiting and nervous excitement
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