Early Railways

 

 

Early Railways

by Ciamar Price
This e-book contains three short essays designed as introductions to their topics.
The Surrey Iron Railway, the first public railway in the world. Predating commercial steam engines, it was horse-drawn and made from cast-iron instead of steel. Rendered obsolete by the advent of steam engines, the route it ran through is still in use.
The South Devon Railway, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and driven by atmospheric pressure instead of standard steam engines or horses.
A brief overview of the North Star, built by Sir Daniel Gooch and Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the first Broad Gauge engine which eventually outlived the broad gauge network and was the last surviving broad gauge engine.
In addition, four other famous steam engines are mentioned at the back as ideas for class projects or personal research.

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What About Love? Reminders for Being Loving

What About Love? Reminders for Being Loving

by Gina Lake
What About Love? Reminders for Being Loving is a collection of 23 essays and 58 short quotes about love and relationship taken from Gina Lake’s many books, which are meant to expand your understanding of love, drop you into a more loving space, and inspire you daily to be more loving. Here are a couple samples from the book:
‘It is actually possible to love anyone. There are people whose heart doesn’t close to anyone, no matter what someone looks like or how someone acts or how different he or she is, because they see beyond the person’s disguise to what is Real. The Real-the divine Self-is apparent in everyone if we choose to look for it. It’s easier to see it in some people than in others, but it can be seen in the eyes of anyone. The eyes are where it is most easily seen. Everyone knows what it looks like, although not everyone looks for it or chooses to see it.’
‘There’s a deeper satisfaction to be had, and it isn’t based on having anything but on being. When you are happy just being, then you don’t need your partner to be anything for you. You don’t need anything. Then it’s possible to have a truly loving relationship, one based on celebrating the truth-the ultimate reality of who you are.’

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The Climb

The Climb

by Aurelius Tjin
In life, things that we do always have a model for us to follow. In maths and sciences, they are known as ‘formula’. We can apply those formula in questions and challenges that we are given by the teachers. So, I’ve always been wondering, is there any formula for success? Can I just follow the pattern to achieve success? I never knew the answer is a ‘yes’. Not before I came across to this formula. After studying and researching on successful people, I discovered that these successful individuals, who came from different sector, doing different kind of thing or even making different decisions if they were given the same situation, have something in common. It doesn’t matter you want to be a successful sales person, an inspiring teacher, a top speaker, a New York Times Best-Selling author or even a billionaire. It’s still the same. All of these can be achieved if you take distinctive steps to get to what you want.

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The Rent is Too Damn High

The Rent is Too Damn High

by Richard Schwarz
Plagued with expenses Carl receives a phone call about his student loans that is the straw that breaks the camels back. Unsure of how to proceed he decides he needs to reduce his expenditures to the bare minimum. He decides to rent a smaller apartment. His only trouble is that he really likes his landlady and has grown accustomed to his surroundings.
Sensing that she may loose her tenant, Minnie invites Carl upstairs to discuss the matter. To Carl’s surprise, Minnie has been expecting him to find better alternatives to solve his financial woes. In the surprise turn of events, Carl finds that he has a new finical adviser and something special in Minnie.
                                                         
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From the Desk Guest Bloggers News & Articles Reviews Tips & Tricks Tools & Softwares Top Compilations The Big Adventure in Little Bosnia

Keith Swanson, a U.S. finance professor, is excited to teach at the Bosnian University of Management. The university opened its doors shortly after the Bosnian War and is located in the heart of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Keith’s future was looking bright. He fell in love with a Serbian woman and just finished teaching his first semester. However, something dark and evil lurks within the university’s walls and lumbers among its classroom. Keith Swanson is forced to confront and kill this evil. Then he must search the streets and underworld in Montenegro to rescue his beloved, Serbian princess.

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A Dark Kiss of Rapture

A Dark Kiss of Rapture

by Sylvia Day
Of all the Fallen, Raze’s hungers are some of the darkest and most insatiable. His brazen seductions cost him his wings, leaving him soulless and immortal, the most dangerous of seducers. He has roamed the earth for eons, hunting the rogues of his kind and protecting the humans who provide him with blood and sex. He is content with his life and the transient pleasures that flow through it… until one night and one woman change everything. Kimberly McAdams is smart, beautiful, and wealthy. She can have any man she wants, but the moment she sets eyes on the lethally stunning Raze she knows he’s the man she needs. As one searingly erotic night burns into something deeper and far more vital than either of them expected, an adversary from Raze’s past sees a chance for revenge. Twisted by hatred, she will take from Raze what was taken from her’the precious gift of love.

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