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    1.150 meter swim, without stopping, any style. 2.Walk with rucksack(1/3 bodyweight), 3 miles in 45 minutes. Tuesday: 1.Stationary/real bike, 20 minutes at a moderate pace. 2.Jump rope ,10 minutes, try as much as possible without stopping. Wednesday: 1.Push-Ups, three sets of 30 seconds(straight). 2.Three mile run, moderate pace. 3.Pull-Ups, three sets of maximum reps. 4.Walk with rucksack, 5 miles in 1 hr 20 minutes. Thursday: 1.Stationary/Real bike, 20 minutes at a moderate pace. 2

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    can sometimes be a weakness made to work in our favor. I have always remembered this advice and have used tenacity to achieve many of my life goals. At the beginning of 2013, I had never successfully run a mile. In school, I was the kid that frustrated my P.E. teachers by walking the mandatory mile in twenty minutes. When I was younger, I loved to run and would sprint all over the neighborhood. To a child running is simple and fun. It is something you do to join a game faster or when playing with your

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    strength can sometimes be a weakness made to work in our favor. I have always remembered this advice and have used tenacity to achieve many life goals. At the beginning of 2013, I had never successfully run a mile. In school, I was the kid that frustrated my P.E. teachers by walking the mandatory mile in twenty minutes. When I was younger, I loved to run and would sprint all over the neighborhood. To a child running is simple and fun, it represents freedom and joy. As I grew older it lost that joy quality

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    Essay On Dirty Cars

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    mythbusters made the car dirty and tested the car to go 1 mile at a speed of 65 miles per hour to see how much fuel it took and the result was 26 miles to the gallon (Mythbusters Season 7 Episode 14 Cleans Car vs Dirty Car). Then the mythbusters cleaned the car until it was spotless, and tested the car to go one mile and collected the same data of how much fuel the car consumed and the result was the same as the dirty car which was about 26 miles to the gallon (Mythbusters Season 7 Episode 14 Cleans

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    As I flew over Exeter toward my destination, I grabbed the throttle that was at medium speed and pushed forward to maximum acceleration. My head and body were still, waiting for the moment when I could accomplish the mission sent by supreme leader, Adolf Hitler. My navy blue uniform had my body clammy from the confined cockpit’s heat, and my goggles were starting to fog. My gloves were the only thing that allowed me to keep a good grip on the pilot stick, because the closer the white dot on the

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    metric system came about. According to the U.S. Metric Association, the founding father of the metric system is Gabriel Mouton of France. He first thought of a system of measurements based on decimals in 1670. The system was first based on a nautical mile and also the length of a pendulum needed to swing at one swing per second. During the years following 1670, numerous French scientists edited and made improvements to the system. The metric system then became the official units of weights and measurements

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    The Hard Way I have had my fair share of grueling experiences in my 4 years as a Boy Scout. From 50 mile bike rides to swimming in rapids, the trips have been very demanding. But in all of my experiences, very few have been as rewarding as my trip to Lassen National Park. The trip started with the 15 members of our group setting up camp. Our group consisted of scouts in grades 6-12, and of varying ages. We evidently also had varying levels of experience in scouting, and at the time I had been a sophomore

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    Essay On Lead Ore

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    Deer Licks, N 88° W. 3 Ms. to a pt L S: N. 83° W 2 ms. to the Mo of Mine River, [3] psd an Isd.— This river is 90 yards wide & navagable for Perogues about 90 Ms. I went out on the L S. about 4 ms. below this R. and found the Countrey for one mile back good Land and well watered the hills not high with a gentle assent from the river, well timbered with oake, walnit Hickory ash, &c. the land Still further back becoms thin and open, with

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    1. The Kelley Warehouse: Location, History, and Neighborhood The Kelley warehouse is located on the corner of Dylan Avenue and Fitzgerald Street in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Mr. Kelley provided a map of the warehouse showing a fence, “No Trespassing” signs, and a padlocked gate. On the south side of the warehouse, a ramp connects the loading dock and the parking lot. The ramp is thirty feet long, twelve feet wide, and rises to five feet. Kelley Furniture, a local furniture store, used the warehouse

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    Ms150 Unit 1 Assignment

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    Hi Team, I'm riding in this year's MS150, and would love your support in my fundraising efforts! With your encouragement and support, I was able to ride over 1000 miles and raise over $1000 dollars last year. I hope to get the same encouragement and support from each of you to do even more this year. I have a personal stake in this particular event. One of my closest mentors, Mrs. Jeanne Laborde was diagnosed with MS. Not only do I want to help her, but also the many others diagnosed with MS.

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