Odyssey 500

Using the tropical zodiac system people born between July 23rd and August 22nd are known by their Sun Sign Leo the Lion and are associated with the constellation Leo. The Element of the Leo sign is Fire and the color of Leo is Gold. The starstone of Leo is Ruby and the astrological symbol for Leo represents the head and mane of the Lion.. The Sun Sign opposite of Leo is Aquarius the Water Carrier and the metal of the Leo sign is gold. Leo is ruled by the Sun and is defined as a masculine-positive extroverted sign. Leo is the fifth sign of the zodiac and the quality of Leo is Fixed.

The characteristics most commonly attributed to Leo are passion and dignity and they are also well known for their pride and independence. Generally speaking the people of the Leo sun sign are often dramatic and theatrical with an ambitious outlook. They are also supportive and protective with a generous attitude. The Leo people work well as leaders and can be noble and loyal. Leos can also be strong and ardent with a warm and loving nature. They can also be bossy and overly pushy with a pompous air about them as they consider themselves to be the natural leaders. Leos like to be in the limelight but can be egotistical and jealous.

The following is a list of some famous celebrities of the Leo sun sign.

Ben Affleck – August 15, 1972 – Academy Award winning actor and director

Gillian Anderson – August 9, 1968 – Actress, best known as Agent Dana Scully on The X Files

Neil Armstrong – August 5, 1930 – Astronaut, first man to set foot on the Moon

Lucille Ball – August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989 – Iconic comedienne of the I Love Lucy show

Halle Berry – August 14, 1966 – Emmy and Golden Globe Award winning actress and beauty queen

Napoleon Bonaparte – August 15, 1769 – May 5, 1821 – Influential French military and political leader

Ray Bradbury – August 22, 1920 – Science fiction writer best known for The Martian Chronicles

Connie Chung – August 20, 1946 – Journalist, has appeared on many television news programs

Robert De Niro – August 17, 1943 – Academy Award and Golden Globe winning actor and director

David Duchovny – August 7, 1960 – Actor, best known as Agent Fox Mulder on The X-Files

Amelia Mary Earhart – July 24, 1897 – missing July 2, 1937 – First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic

Henry Ford – July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947 – Founder of the Ford Motor Company

Kathie Lee Gifford – August 16, 1953 – Television hostess of Live with Regis and Kathie Lee

Mata Hari – August 7, 1876 – October 15, 1917 – Exotic dancer and secret stealer

Alfred Hitchcock – August 13, 1899 – April 29, 1980 – Iconic film director best known for Psycho

Aldous Huxley – July 26, 1894 – November 22, 1963 – Author of Brave New World

Mick Jagger – July 26, 1943 – Lead singer of the Rolling Stones

Jackie Kennedy – July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994 – Wife of American President John F. Kennedy

Stanley Kubrick – July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999 – Film director best known for 2001: A Space Odyssey

Madonna – August 16, 1958 – Pop singer, songwriter and the original material girl

Steve Martin – August 14, 1945 – Emmy and Grammy Award winning entertainer

Herman Melville – August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891 – Author, best known for Moby Dick

Helen Mirren – July 26, 1945 – Oscar, SAG, Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning actress

Barack Obama – August 4, 1961 – United States Senator and presidential candidate

Robert Redford – August 18, 1936 – Academy Award winning actor

Gene Roddenberry – August 19, 1921 – October 24, 1991 – Screenwriter, producer and creator of Star Trek

J K Rowling – July 31, 1965 – Author of the Harry Potter books

Arnold Schwarzenegger – July 30, 1947 – Bodybuilder, Golden Globe winner and Governor of California

As you can see from this list if you were born under the Leo sun sign you are in good company.

shared parts with one another so larger production volume resulted in lower costs for each price range. For example, in the 1930s, LaSalles, sold by Cadillac, used cheaper mechanical parts made by Oldsmobile; in the 1950s, Chevrolet shared hood, doors, roof, and windows with Pontiac; by the 1990s, corporate drivetrains and shared

free articles directory

platforms (with interchangeable brakes, suspension, and other parts) were common. Even so, only major makers could afford high costs, and even companies with decades of production, such as Apperson, Cole, Dorris, Haynes, or Premier, could not manage: of some two hundred American car makers in existence in 1920, only 43 survived in 1930, and with the Great Depression, by 1940, only 17 of those were left

free articles directory

.[13]

In Europe much the same would happen. Morris set up its production line at Cowley in 1924, and soon outsold Ford, while beginning in 1923 to follow Ford’s practise of vertical integration, buying Hotchkiss (engines), Wrigley (gearboxes), and Osberton (radiators), for instance, as well as competitors, such as Wolseley: in 1925, Morris had 41% of total British car production. Most British small-car assemblers, from Abbey to Xtra had gone under. Citroen did the same in France, coming to cars in 1919; between them and other cheap cars in reply such as Renault’s

free articles directory

10CV and Peugeot’s 5CV, they produced 550,000 cars in 1925, and Mors, Hurtu, and others could not compete.[13] Germany’s first mass-manufactured car, the Opel 4PS Laubfrosch (Tree Frog), came off the line at Russelsheim in 1924, soon making Opel the top car builder in Germany, with 37.5% of the market.[13]

See also: Automotive industry Fuel and propulsion technologies

A radio taxi in New Delhi. A court order requires all commercial vehicles including trucks, buses and taxis in India to run on Compressed Natural Gas See also: Alternative fuel vehicle

Most automobiles in use today are propelled by gasoline (also known as petrol) or diesel internal combustion engines, which are known to cause air pollution and are also blamed for contributing to climate change and global warming.[14] Increasing costs of oil-based fuels, tightening environmental laws and restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions are propelling work on alternative power systems for automobiles. Efforts to improve or replace existing technologies include the development of hybrid vehicles, and electric and hydrogen vehicles which do not release pollution into the air.

Petroleum fuels Main article: Petroleum fuel engine Diesel Main article: Diesel engine

Diesel-engined cars have long been popular in Europe with the first models being introduced as early as 1922 [15] by Peugeot and the first production car, Mercedes-Benz 260 D in 1936 by Mercedes-Benz. The main benefit of diesel engines is a 50% fuel burn efficiency compared with 27%[16] in the best gasoline engines. A down-side of the Diesel engine is that better filters are required to reduce the presence in the exhaust gases of fine soot particulates called diesel particulate matter. Manufacturers are now starting to fit[when?] diesel particulate filters to remove the soot. Many diesel-powered cars can run with little or no modifications on 100% biodiesel and combinations of other organic oils.

Gasoline Main article: Petrol engine

2007 Mark II (BMW) Mini Cooper

Gasoline engines have the advantage over diesel in being lighter and able to work at higher rotational speeds and they are the usual choice for fitting in high-performance sports cars. Continuous development of gasoline engines for over a hundred years has produced improvements in efficiency and reduced pollution. The carburetor was used on nearly all road car engines until the 1980s but it was long realised better control of the fuel/air mixture could be achieved with fuel injection. Indirect fuel injection was first used in aircraft engines from 1909, in racing car engines from the 1930s, and road cars from the late 1950s.[16] Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) is now starting to appear in production vehicles such as the 2007 (Mark II) BMW Mini. Exhaust gases are also cleaned up by fitting a catalytic converter into the exhaust system. Clean air legislation in many of the car industries most important markets has made both catalysts and fuel injection virtually universal fittings. Most modern gasoline engines also are capable of running with up to 15% ethanol mixed into the gasoline – older vehicles may have seals and hoses that can be harmed by ethanol. With a small amount of redesign, gasoline-powered vehicles can run on ethanol concentrations as high as 85%. 100% ethanol is used in some parts of the world (such as Brazil), but vehicles must be started on pure gasoline and switched over to ethanol once the engine is running. Most gasoline engined cars can also run on LPG with the addition of an LPG tank for fuel storage and carburettor modifications to add an LPG mixer. LPG produces fewer toxic emissions and is a popular fuel for fork-lift trucks that have to operate inside buildings.

The hydrogen powered FCHV (Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle) was developed by Toyota in 2005 Biofuels Main articles: Biofuel, Ethanol fuel, and biogasoline

Ethanol, other alcohol fuels (biobutanol) and biogasoline have widespread use an automotive fuel. Most alcohols have less energy per liter than gasoline and are usually blended with gasoline. Alcohols are used for a variety of reasons – to increase octane, to improve emissions, and as an alternative to petroleum based fuel, since they can be made from agricultural crops. Brazil’s ethanol program provides about 20% of the nation’s automotive fuel needs, as a result of the mandatory use of E25 blend of gasoline throughout the country, 3 million cars that operate on pure ethanol, and 6 million dual or flexible-fuel vehicles sold since 2003.[17] that run on any mix of ethanol and gasoline. The commercial success of “flex” vehicles, as they are popularly known, have allowed sugarcane based ethanol fuel to achieve a 50% market share of the gasoline market by April 2008.[18][19][20]

Electric

Businesses move around a lot. Whether for expansion or downsizing, businesses can move a whole floor up in a building due to remodeling or take over an entire block of a downtown street. Besides your bottom line, have you considered the outcome of where you decide to relocate or the results regarding your remodeling decisions? There are several issues that will come up and should come up along the way regarding an office move or remodel.

Whether you are looking to lease or remodel one office space, a large piece of corporate real estate, or just a small retail space, you might want to consider a few things. The decisions you make today, will no doubt affect your business tomorrow.

5 Things Your Business Should Remember When Moving to a New Space

•    Does your new office location leave room for expansion?

•    Do you plan to hire or let go employees in the future? Depending on what your long term goals are, could affect the space you will need in the future.

•    Is location really important for your business? Otherwise, you could pay less for office space in a less obvious location.

•    Could you save money by merely getting new cubicles and desks and a fresh coat of paint and carpet inside of signing a new lease elsewhere?

•    Never underestimate parking spaces. Whether for employees or for customers, besides great location, without parking, how can people come to your business?

Know that what ever big or small plans you decide to make, an office move is time consuming, disruptive and sometimes expensive. Do your research and you may find that a corporate real estate agent you are looking into also knows movers and possibly a good deal on used office furniture. Looking for the right agencies out there that are experienced and fast at moving offices and have remodeling connections will save you and your company money as well as headache in the long run.