OPERATING A FLEET OF ELECTRIC TAXIS ´ ´ BERNAT GACIAS AND FREDERIC MEUNIER Abstract. The deployment of electric taxi fleets is highly desirable from a sustainable point of view. Nevertheless‚ the weak autonomy of this kind of vehicles requires a careful operation. The way of managing such a fleet and the question of locating charging terminals for the vehicles are addressed in this paper. Methods for dealing with these tasks are proposed and their efficiency is proved through simulations. 1. Introduction
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Taxi Driver: The Filth of the Streets and of Self The opening shot is Robert DeNiro’s character‚ Travis Bickle’s eyes in the review mirror intensely gazing at the city. It then transitions to the view outside of the taxi to the colorful‚ hectic streets of New York City. This exaggerates the importance of the taxi itself and the main character’s point of view from within it. Bickle is a veteran Marine who can’t sleep and decides to take the job of driving the long hours. He narrates the film as
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Taxi Driver is a 1976 movie directed by Martin Scorsese. The movie is about Travis Bickle‚ a character who has a lot of psychopathic tendencies and is overall a lonley guy. He is attracted to Betsy‚ a campaign volunteer for presidential candidate Charles Palantine. Travis falls head over heels for her‚ and so he also volunteers for the campaign in order to be near her. One of the big events featured in the movie is the United States presidential election of 1976. Towards the end of the movie‚ Travis
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Revised Taiwan Scholarship Program Guidelines（2006～2007） 1. The Taiwan Scholarship Program Guidelines are duly enacted in accordance with Article 4 of the Taiwan Scholarship Plan. 2. Types of Scholarships and benefits: (1) Undergraduate Scholarships: These scholarships are for foreign students who want to pursue undergraduate studies at universities/colleges in Taiwan. A stipend of NT$25‚000 per month per student will be provided. (2) Master’s Scholarships: Scholarships in the amount of NT$30
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an example. It used to be paradise but now it’s a fakery tourist destination. When you fly over the islands all of the other islands are nice and green‚ but when you go over O’ahu you visually perceive Waikiki and Honolulu buildings. "The Big Yellow Taxi" is one of Joni Mitchell’s best musical compositions‚ however it is different of her work in general‚ both in terms of music and subject matter. Mitchell distinguished in interviews that she was inspired to write the musical composition by a trip to
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Tibet‚ Taiwan‚ and the Olympic Games --------a strategic analysis on national security Yuhao Xie xieyh6@gmail.com Tibet Riot: real threaten to the national security? “No‚ no‚ no‚ no‚ no. It wasn’t supposed to be like this - the run-up to the opening of the Olympic Games that China will host for the first time ever‚ the world’s biggest sporting event that is due to open - cough‚ cough‚ choke - in the polluted Chinese
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or to conform his conduct to the requirements of the law. My client Hinckley suffers from a severe‚ chronic mental disorder. My client did not act on his own volition‚ but that his life was controlled by his pathological obsession with the movie‚ Taxi Driver‚ starring Jodie Foster. In that movie‚ the title character stalks the president and fights in a shootout. Hinckley’s saw the movie
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Taiwan is a subtropical island located about 100 miles east of mainland China. Covering about 13‚892 square miles‚ it is roughly the size of the state of Maryland and the capital city is Taipei‚ which is found at the northern tip of the country on the Tamsui River. The so-called “backbone” of the island is formed by a north-south mountain range‚ the highest peak of which being Yushan at 13‚110 feet. These mountains were the original homeland of the aborigines. With people taking advantage of the
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documentary discussed the horrendous‚ cruel and unjust “interrogation techniques”‚ that can be also known as torture‚ used by the U.S. military on Afghani prisoners following the 9/11 attack. The documentary begins with the story of an innocent Afghani Taxi driver‚ by the name of Dilawar‚ who was taken by American soldiers to Bagram prison‚ where five days later he was found dead. The cause of his death found by the medical examiner was brutal torture and abuse due to being strapped to a ceiling‚ forcing
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Narratives‚ that display a character’s journey‚ usually‚ demonstrate a character’s progress rather than their regression‚ showing positive character development. However‚ Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver (1976) illustrates the main character‚ Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro)‚ experiencing a regression in character development and a descent into madness based on the actions he commits. Throughout the film‚ Travis seems as if he lacks some understanding in human interaction but as the protagonist‚ the audience
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