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Eyesdrops Dir. Reggie Chan |
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IMPROVING YOUR LIFE & CAREER Thoughts and quotations about work,
relationships, situations and conditions “I would rather
fail in a cause that will ultimately triumph than to triumph in a cause that
will ultimately fail.” - Wilson, Woodrow |
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William Bourne, a British mathematician,
drew plans for a submarine in 1578. But it was only in 1620 that Cornelius
van Drebbel, a Dutch inventor, managed to build a submarine. He wrapped a
wooden rowboat tightly in waterproofed leather and had air tubes with floats
to the surface to provide oxygen. Of course, there were no engines yet, so
the oars went through the hull at leather gaskets. He took the first trip
with 12 oarsmen in the Thames River - staying submerged for 3 hours. The first submarine used for military pur |
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was built by David Bushnell (1742-1824) of the US. His "Turtle" was
a one-man, wooden submarine powered by hand-turned propellers. It was used
during the American Revolution against British warships. The Turtle would
approach enemy ships partially submerged to attach explosives to the ships's
hull. The Turtle worked well but the explosives did not. Two rival inventors from the US
developed the first true submarines in the 1890s. The US Navy purchased
submarines built by John P Holland, while Russia and Japan opted for the
designs of Simon Lake. Their submarines used petrol or steam engines for
surface cruising and electric motors for underwater travel. They also
invented torpedoes which were propelled by small electric motors, thereby
introducing one of the most dangerous weapons in the world. Today in History 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln died; he
had been shot the previous evening by John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln was
attending a performance at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C., when the crime
was committed. The assassin escaped, but was subsequently hunted down and
shot dead. Andrew Johnson became the 17th president of the United States
after the assassination. |
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April 16, 2002 * vol. 1 (35) |
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Key: 1. Valves. 2.
Screw mechanism. 3. Watertight leather to create the ballast tanks. 4. A
hollow mast with holes to supply fresh air. |
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vol. 1 (35) * April 16, 2002 |
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Club
Information |
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TOTAL
AVAILABLE FUND FOR CONSTRUCTION AS OF MARCH
22, 2002
698,484.89 LESS:
Materials and Labor Mabuhay
Lumber
128,836.50 Labor
125,459.30 Talico
Construction
124,650.00 LU New
People's Lumber
59,547.50 Tony's
Lumber
58,028.00 Steel
bars
45,744.00 Gravel and
sand
31,225.00 Sonson
Construction
21,870.00 LU Water
District
3,862.50 Cost of
check book
295.00 TOTAL
599,517.80 FUNDS
AVAILABLE AS OF APRIL 9, 2002
98,967.09 |
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The first submarine was designed in 1578 |