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FRSC INSIGHT JANUARY, 2014

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AudiDriveless Car

5Most Intelligent Dog Breeds

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From the Editor-In-Chief

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Have you ever wondered why in creating man,

God never allowed him to know with certainty

what could happen tomorrow? Why was man,

as believed by Christians, created in God’s image was

never created to be all knowing like the Almighty God?

If God had created man to know ‘’tomorrow’’,

could man still have rebelled against God?

Even though God hid the knowledge of knowing

tomorrow from man, it is surprisingly fascinating

that man is too curious and if anything man wishes

he knows as much as God. Man is therefore nev-

er satisfied in just being contended with the history

of yesterday or what happens momentarily today

In reality “tomorrow’’ is never promised to any man.

The Bible in Matthew 6:33-34 even admonished man

to seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness,

for all these things to be added and “therefore do not

be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anx-

ious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble’’.

The French philosopher, Voltaire, summed up this think-

ing quite well when he wrote: “If God created man in his

own image, man has certainly returned the compliment.”

Today’s man is motivated about what the future holds

for him and his survival. Science and Technology have

aided man tremendously in predicting tomorrow, albeit

without full accuracy. With science, man with a bit of

certainty, can predict the weather and even guide air-

liners to avoid flying into stormy winds or turbulence.

Man’s zest for knowledge can be likened to

Max Lucado who remarked that ‘’faith is not

the belief that God will do what you want. It

is the belief that God will do what is right.”

From sheer curiosity, as early as 1769, the steam en-

gine automobiles capable of human transportation

have been conceived. By 1807 Francois Isaac de Rivaz

had designed the first car powered by an internal com-

bustion engine running on fuel gas. Karl Benz, a Ger-

man inventor in 1886 significantly contributed to the

emergence of automobile for human transportation.

Due to man’s resilience, by 1896, the automobile

revolution changed the way man transported him-

self, with Henry Ford an American industrialist

constructed the first motor vehicle assembly plant.

With a goal to make a motor car affordable to every

American, Ford Motors revolutionized the production

of motor cars. That goal today has made on the average

a ratio of one car to every American. Apart from pro-

viding vehicles

for Americans,

and elsewhere

the automo-

bile industry

helped to cre-

ate a new set of

employment for

people profes-

sionally called

‘’ drivers’’.

Today, man’s

u n r e l e n t -

ing quest has advanced with the aid of tech-

nology to produce the first driverless car,

with vehicles designed to drive themselves.

The implication of a driverless car could por-

tend job loss for drivers. Drivers may not even

be the only set of professional threatened by

job extinction. What of road safety practition-

ers, would they still be relevant? Road safety

as we presently have and know it, famous for

booking driver’s for traffic infractions, re-

main relevant? Therefore what would happen

to road safety management when all cars on

our highways are driverless? It is time for road

safety practitioners to begin to think about what

their role would be in the nearest future when

driveless vehicles would take over our roads.

This month’s edition of your darling FRSC

insight features the astonishing story of Audi

driverless car. At Heathrow, arguably, world’s

busiest airport, the world’s first Heathrow pod,

a personal rapid transit (PRT) system linking

Terminal 5 (T5) with the T5 business car park

has been designed to simplify transportation

in the ever busy airport, where an estimated

100,000 cars commute daily at the airport.

Dashboard Intelligence. No serious 21st centu-

ry organization can ignore it. We discuss all you

need to know about the concept in this edition.

As usual, all previous editions of FRSC In-

sight are available on www.frscinsight.com

Carps Commander Clement Oladele

Head, Planning Advisory

Editor – In –Chief

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Editorial CrewOsita Chidoka OFR Corps Marshal/Chief Executive Publisher

OC Oladele (CC) Editor–In-Chief

KD Alegieuno (ARC) Editor

Members VO Ogunnupebi (ACC)

AR Obagbemiro (CRC)

CB Nwokolo (DRC)

OI IKOKU (DRC)

DO Enakireru (ARC)

Pg 3 : Audi Driveless Car

Pg 12: Seatbelt: why you should click it

Pg 10 : Heathrow Personal Rapid Transit System

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FRSC INSIGHT JANUARY , 2014

You might have heard this saying that truth is stranger than fiction. Imagine entering your vehicle and the man

made machine drives itself to your select-ed 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 big-gest 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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.Audi, BMW, Valeo, and Bosch demonstrated automated parking, but Audi went a step fur-ther 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 self-driving cars feature by feature, rather than re-leasing 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 pro-cessor in the car that can interpret sensor informa-tion and construct a three-dimensional environment. Software would tell the car how to react to objects and threats within that environment. Carmaker Audi showed off a book-sized circuit board capable of driving a car on

Monday at the International Consumer Elec-tronics Show (CES). Audi claims the com-puter, called zFAS, represents a significant advance in automation technology because it is compact enough to fit into existing vehicles without compromising design. Several differ-ent Audi vehicles equipped with zFAS drove themselves onto the stage during the presen-

tation, and a new concept car designed to showcase it was also introduced.

References:http://www.technologyre-view.com/news/523351/ces-2014-audi-shows-off-a-compact-brain-for-self-driving-cars/

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5Most Intelligent Dog Breeds

From 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; se-

curity, 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.


No. 1: Border CollieThe 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.

The Border Collie, show Collie, Australian Shepherd, English Shepherd, Kelpie and Mc-Nab are all cousins, descended from work-ing collies possessing traits that particular breeders found desirable for their purposes.The keen herding instinct and great power over sheep that working collies possessed were such useful assets that it was worth trying to find a milder-natured type to cross with them.

A Northumbrian farmer, Adam Telfer, suc-ceeded in finding the right blend of types in 1894. The Border Collie of today is de-scended from Telfer’s dog, “Hemp”. Not only various temperaments, but a variety of working styles and skills, were combined in Hemp to produce the Border Collie.The name “Border Collie” was coined af-ter World War I to distinguish working col-lies from show collies. Bred for hill condi-tions, the Border Collie is outstanding when

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 often work far from their handlers, Border Collies must be intelligent and independent.

Border Collies can be taught to herd a va-riety of livestock. Many will naturally herd anything that moves; Ducks, Chick-ens, Sheep, Cattle, Bicycles, Motorcycles, Cats, Cars and Children. For this reason, Suburban and City dwelling Border Col-lie owners must be especially mindfull.

Natural versatility makes them excel in fields other than herding and sheepdog tri-als. Today you will see Border Collies win-ning Obedience, Agility, Flyball and Frisbee matches for their city and suburban owners. In 2011, a border collie named “Chaser” was reported by Discovery to have learned the names of 1022 objects as well as understand the basic concepts behind nouns and verbs.

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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 relative-ly 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 power-ful, and possessed endurance, steadiness, and intelligence. He was a working sheep-herder, born with this ability, requiring no training other than direction and fin-ish to become proficient at the task. This dog, Hektor Linksrhein, was purchased by von Stephanitz, renamed Horand von Gra-frath, and became the first registered Ger-man Shepherd Dog.

Von Stephanitz founded the Verein für Deutsche Sch•ferhunde, SV (German Shep-herd Dog Club), becoming the first presi-dent, 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 intel-ligence, temperament, and structural effi-ciency that would make it a good servant of man.

As Germany became increasingly indus-trialized and the pastoral era declined, von Stephanitz realized the breed might also de-cline. 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 per-suaded the authorities to utilize the German shepherd dog in various branches of govern-ment 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 Offin-gen, imported by Otto Gross, was shown by H. Dalrymple, of Port Allegheny, Penn-sylvania in the open class at Newcastle and Philadelphia. The first championships award-ed 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 devel-op close ties to human family members.

3. POODLE: Dorothy Macdonald, history buff and field trial judge, in her 1997 ad-dress 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

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 per-formers 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 per-form these feats, it was the Poodle’s striking appearance and whimsical nature that made him such a charismatic entertainer. In addi-tion, 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 own-ers. When it comes to agility and obedience competitions, Poodles are great choices.

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4. Australian ShepherdThe Australian Shepherd is intelligent, pri-marily a working dog of strong herding and guardian instincts. He is an exceptional com-panion. He is versatile and easily trained, per-forming his assigned tasks with great style and enthusiasm. He is reserved with stran-gers but does not exhibit shyness. Although an aggressive, authoritative worker, vicious-ness 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 un-canny intelligence, whether herding livestock or being a companion is always at work. The Aussie’s loyalty and devotion are be-yond 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

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 shep-herd 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 CooliesOther 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 live-stock producers who used the dogs for work-ing. The fact that the dogs also excelled as a cat-tle 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 natu-ral worker who was easy to train. Their de-votion 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 De-tection and Hearing and Handicap work.

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5. Golden RetrieverThe breed originated from a series of matings carried out by Lord Tweedmouth from 1864 onwards. The starting point was his acquisi-tion of a good looking yellow coloured Flat Coated Retriever which he took to his estate at Guisechan, near Inverness in Scotland.

He mated this dog to a Tweed Water Spaniel, a breed now long extinct, and then bred on from the offspring of this mating using the occasion-al outcross to an Irish Setter, a second Tweed Water Spaniel and a black Flat Coated Retriev-er. It was not until 1908 that the breed came into the public eye. Lord Harcourt had formed a great liking for the breed, and had gathered on to his estate at Nuneham Park, Oxford, a collection of the dogs descended from the original matings. He decided to exhibit them at the Kennel Club Show in 1908, where they created great interest. They were entered in a class for Any Variety Retriever, and described as Yellow Flatcoated Retrievers. The term ‘Golden Retriever’ was first coined around this time, and has been attributed to Lord Harcourt. Once they had been seen by the general pub-lic, there were many people that wanted to own one for them selves, and the breeds popular-ity was assured. One of the people that saw them and acquired one for herself was Mrs Charlesworth, who became the greatest en-thusiast the breed has ever had. From 1910

when she acquired her first Golden, un-til her death in 1954, she championed the cause of the breed against allcomers, and nagged her fellow enthusiasts remorseless-ly 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 campaigning for the breed to be registered with the Kennel Club as a separate breed.

While all canine activities came to a halt as the First World War grew in intensity, the Golden Retriever had done enough to establish itself in the canine world, and the hearts of the dog owning public.

References:1. http://www.asca.org/aboutaussies2. http://www.caninehorizons.com/Histori-

cal_Poodle_Function.html3. http://www.goldenretrievers.co.uk/ap-

plication/history/index.php4. http://www.nsgsdc.com/breedhistory.

shtml5. http://www.sandybeach.com/nabcrn/his-

tory.htm6. http://shine.yahoo.com/pets/5-most-in-

telligent-dog-breeds-144300530.html7. http://www.webpronews.com/the-top-

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SEATBELT: WHY YOU SHOULD CLICK IT

Seat belt is the single most effec-tive traffic safety device for prevent-ing death and injury, according to the

National Highway Traffic Safety Admin-istration, wearing a seat belt can reduce the risk of crash injuries by 50 percent.

When a seat belt is worn correctly, it will ap-ply most of the collision or stopping forces across the chest and pelvis, which are bet-ter able to withstand collision forces. A seat belt should not be worn twisted, as the full width of the belt is required to spread mo-tor vehicle collision forces across the body.

Wearing a seat belt loosely or placing the shoulder belt under the arm or behind your back instead of across the chest, could, in the case of a collision or sudden stop, re-sult in an injury-producing impact with the vehicle interior, or ejection from the vehi-cle. Wearing a lap belt across the stomach, instead of low across the hips, allows col-

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 travel-ling 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 oth-er passengers. A safety belt stops this hu-man collision by holding you in place. 2. They keep you inside the car: You are 25 times more likely to be killed or injured if you are thrown from the car. If you are thrown “free” you may be thrown into the path of your own car if it rolls over, oncoming traf-


fic or a tree, telephone pole or other object.

3. They spread out the force of a col-lision: A safety belt stops you from mov-ing after the car has stopped, so the force of the collision is lessened. Also they spread the force of the collision over the strongest parts of your body-your hips and shoulders. 4. They keep you conscious: Since safety belts prevent the “human collision,” there is a better chance that you will re-main conscious. If you remain conscious, you can release your belt in an instant and take action to help yourself and others. 5. They help keep you in control and pre-vent minor injuries: In an emergency, safety belts keep you behind the wheel and ready to react if necessary. Being in control can help you keep injuries minor or avoid them altogether.

SEATBELT EXEMPTIONS:•Driving a motor vehicle in reverse •People with medical certificates saying that they are unable to wear a seatbelt

•People engaged in work that requires them to exit from and re-enter the vehicle at fre-quent intervals, as long as they are traveling less than 40 km/h •Police or peace officers while transporting a person in custody •Person in police custody while being trans-ported •Ambulance attendants and any other persons being transported in the patient’s compart-ment of an ambulance •Fire-fighters in the rear of a fire department vehicle while engaged in work that makes it impractical to wear a seatbelt

References:http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/safety/seatbelt.shtmlhttp://doctor.ndtv.com/storypage/ndtv/id/3706/type/feature/Safety_belts_Why_you_should_use_them.htmlhttp://www.nsc.org/safety_road/DriverSafe-ty/Pages/SeatBelts.aspx


DIGITAL DASHBOARD

Informed decision making is the founda-tion 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 deliv-ered to you in spreadsheets or tabular re-ports, 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 essen-tial 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 informa-tion systems throughout the organization. To-day, digital dashboard technology is available “out-of-the-box” with many software provid-ers on the scene. Certain companies however still continue to do in-house development and maintenance of dashboard applications.

Why Digital DashboardMost 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 dash-boards, which are a type of executive infor-mation system, allow management to know exactly how well the organization is perform-ing overall. Digital dashboards allow you to capture and report specific data points from each department within the organization, thus providing a “snapshot” of performance.


Some benefits to using digital dashboards include:* Visual presentation of performance meas-ures* Elimination of duplicate data entry.* Ability to identify and correct negative trends.* Measure efficiencies/inefficiencies.* Ability to generate detailed reports show-ing 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 VisualizationBasic ChartsThe 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 func-tion of a good chart is to allow decision makers to examine the data and reduce the time required to extract key information.

Status IndicatorsIn addition to basic charts that visualize a set or sets of data, status indicators are also a commonly used visualization to indicate the business condition of a particular measure or unit of data. These indicators can take on many forms, including gauges, traffic lights or symbols. Status indicators become even more effective when they incorporate con-

textual metrics, such as targets and thresh-olds, because they can provide quick feed-back as to whether a specific measure is good or bad, high or low, below or above target.

Advanced Data VisualizationsMore advanced examples of data visualiza-tion include scatter graphs, bubble charts, spark line charts, geographical maps, tree maps, Pareto charts, and many oth-ers. These more sophisticated visualiza-tions are designed to display data in ways tailored to a specific function or industry.

Having a well-designed Digital Dash-board, decisions can be made more quickly and with more confidence so that your business can continue to grow.

References:1. http://www.dundas.com/discover/article/

making-business-decisions-easier-with-data-visualizations/

2. http://www.infocaptor.com/dashboard/history-of-dashboards

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1. AlmondsAlmonds contain Vitamin B2 (ribofla-vin), 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 vi-tamin 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 arrested for speeding

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 Shari-eff 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 po-lice say a toxicology test detected the pres-ence of marijuana and Xanax in his system.

Bieber, 19 was booked into a Miami jail af-ter 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 Thurs-day afternoon. Bieber walked out of the jail and briefly sat on top of a black Cadil-lac Escalade, where he waved to scream-ing 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 sing-er-songwriter. Bieber was discovered in 2008 by American talent manager Scooter Braun, who came across Bieber’s videos on YouTube and later became his man-ager. 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 art-ist to have seven songs from a debut re-cord 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_Bieber3. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article


Balance Sheet of LifeThe 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.................IntegrityThe most powerful channel of communication.....Prayer The most contagious spirit.................Enthusiasm


Heathrow Personal Rapid Transit system

Technology is driving the world be-yond the ordinary man’s imagina-tion. These technology have only

one story to tell: Anything the mind de-sign the hands will make it happen.

Recently, Arup Arup Group Limited pro-vided infrastructure design for the world-first 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-hicles offering a convenient and novel way to travel to and from the terminal.

The fleet of 21 pods, each capable of car-rying four passengers and their luggage, travel along a dedicated guideway, reach-ing speeds of up to 40km/h on the mainly

elevated route. For airport operator BAA the on-demand vehicles improve passengers’ ex-perience of the airport and help reduce emis-sions by replacing a fleet of shuttle buses.

The project team faced a number of chal-lenges 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.

The guideway had to comply with stringent design and safety codes. Construction could not close or delay any of the airport’s other transport systems or critical supply lines.

Arup worked closely with all the stake-holders – including airport operators and pod designers – to ensure vehicles,

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guideway and computer systems worked together seamlessly. The result is a success-ful 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-

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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10Common Poisonous PlantsBleeding 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

Foxglove

Large amounts cause dangerously irregu-

lar heartbeat and pulse, usually diges-tive upset and men-tal confusion. May

be fatal.l

IrisSevere-but not

usually serious-digestive upset.

Larkspur

Digestive upset, nervous excite-ment, depression. May be fatal..

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Foxglove Lily-of-the-Valley

Irregular heart beat and pulse, usually accompanied by digestive upset and mental confusion.

MonkshoodDigestive upset and nervous excitement

Rosary Pea Fatal. A single Rosary Pea seed has caused death. One or two Castor Bean seeds are near the lethal dose for adultst

Star of Bethlehem Vomiting and nervous excite-ment

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