...Connecticut | [Type the document subtitle] | | Raury Duffy | 4/27/2011 | [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] | I’ve lived in Connecticut my whole life and until now I was unaware of its geological history. Admiring the landscape of the state has always been one of my great pleasures. When I traveled around the country I would compare the natural wonders of each state to my own. Besides the rocky mountains in Colorado and the white mountains of New Hampshire few places match Connecticut’s regal terrain. Growing up in Bristol I would hike up to Pinnacle Mountain in Plainville, my friends and I would stand in awe of the magnificent rock structures. In the summer I would go on vacation to Old Lyme, it was there I fell in love with the earth’s most beautiful contrasts, the ocean meeting the rock and vice a versa. But until now I never educated myself on how all this magnificence came about. In this paper I will chronologically describe the eras and events that formed Connecticut’s geologic history. The oldest rocks provide a window through time telling a story of continental collisions so powerful that they raised mountains thousands of feet high. Others reveal evidence of a slow but constant attack from the elements that wore down those same majestic peaks (Mchone 2004)...
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...into pieces and slowly moved to their present positions. The word Antarctic comes from the Greek word 'Antarktos' meaning south of the bear or opposite north. Antarctica is the fifth largest of the Earth's seven continents. It has an area of nearly 14 million square kilometres. Antarctica was the last continent to be discovered. It was first sighted early in the 19th century, Scientific expeditions and seal hunters explored pieces of the Antarctic coast but had not made it to the South Pole until 1911. Contents: P1.Introduction P2.History of Antarctica P3-5.Early explorers timeline P6.Location P7-8.Geography and Geology P9.Climate P10-12.Wildlife P13.Oceans and Seas P14.Vegetation and Plants P15. Bibliography P16. Summary Timeline of early Explorers Timeline of early Explorers During the late 1800's there were many Antarctic expeditions....
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... Efficiency, etc.)? My Overall strategy eventually was to provide a moderately priced product at suggested cost and again and medial quality. After dabbling in the program for a while, I began to somewhat realize how things worked. I noticed through the reports that the Mountain Bike relied mostly on advertising, and PR had a “low” impact on overall sales, so it stated. I began by advertising it heavily in the areas in which the marketing reports stated reached the target audience the most. I completely avoided the PR since it was stated to have little impact on sales for this specific product. I had also avoided Branding at first and wanted to focus more on the when I had multiple products on sale. I began to notice as I went that even though the share price was increasing, my sales and product awareness were lacking, especially in comparison to the competitions sales even though my price was quite lower than theirs. I assume this is due to my lack of funding PR and branding as these apparently all work together with direct advertising to make product awareness more functional and worth the investment. The marketing/industry reports stated that quality had a “medium” effect on sales for the mountain bike so I figured I would spend some money on improving quality a few years later to try and maintain as much cash as possible....
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...awesome forces that are shaping Their planet. These forces are fuelled by three powerful sources of energy - heat from within the Earth, heat from the Sun, and the force of gravity. Every landform in the world has been shaped by these ttu.ee energy sources. 'the continents that drift across the surface of the globe, setting off volcanoes and earthquakes and Building mountains. are driven by heat from the Earth's interior which has a temperature of about 5000"C (9000'F). Most of this heat is created by the breakdown of radioactive elements. Earth is unique among the planets of the Solar System in having liquid water on the surface and water has a major role in shaping the planet. The warmth of the Sun evaporates water from seas and lakes. The vapor rises and condenses to form clouds and then falls again as rain and snow. It is then that its landscaping powers begin, weathering rocks and washing away the loose material. or grinding down the landscape under the power of a glacier. The Sun's heat also produces the rain and the waves that scour the land. The third force - gravity - causes the tides, which nibble away at the edges of continents, and landslides. which alter the shape of mountains. Under the influence of gravity. rain works its...
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...Contents 1.0 Introduction 3 2.0 Economic Development 3 2.1 Economic Development 3 2.2 Demographic Change 4 3.0 Technological Developments 4 3.1 Air Travel 4 3.1.2 Car Industry Developments 4 4.0 Hospitality and Tourism Industry Developments 5 4.1 Hospitality Industry Developments 5 4.1.1 The Beverage Industry Changes 5 4.1.2 The food industry 6 4.2 The Tourism Industry 6 4.2.1 The Baby Boom Industry 6 5.0 The Guest Host Relationship 7 6.0 Conclusion 7 7.0 References 9 8.0 Appendices 11 8.1 Components of Population Growth 1956-2006 11 8.2 The Snowy Mountain Hydroelectric Scheme 11 8.3 Population Growth Since 1945 12 8.4 Fares and travel between Perth and other Australian capitals by air, 1945 12 8.5 Number of Registered Cars and Station Wagons from 1919-2003 12 1.0 Introduction This research report will look into the economic development after World War II producing an increased market of business travellers and tourism in Australia. It will also outline some of the technological, social and cultural impacts on Australia after this time, which also led to the increase in the tourism industry. This report will also discuss how the baby boomers now have a large affect on the tourism industry today. The Guest Host Relationship between tourism and hospitality guests and supplier will also be discussed. 2.0 Economic Development 2.1 Economic Development In the months prior to Australia going to war, the economic conditions had worsen...
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...subduction zone? al Ⅲ What two types of plate boundaries exist in northern California today? th Ⅲ What are terranes, how do they originate, and why are they important in northern California? Northern California.2 The Sierra Nevada: California’s Geologic alifornia’s Ge Backbone Ⅲ What is the Sierra Nevada batholith? rra batholi Ⅲ What kinds of rocks surround the Sierra Nevada batholith? ra Ⅲ When and how was the modern Sierra Nevada uplifted? e Ⅲ What types of gold deposits occur in the Sierra Nevada? e? Ⅲ What is the Mother Lode? Northern California.3 The Klamath M Mountains t ath an Ne evada Ⅲ In what ways are the Klamath Mountains and the Sierra Nevada similar? ds ro o ath M Ⅲ What kinds of rocks comprise the ophiolites in the Klamath Mountains and what tectonic events do they signify? ineral occu th ntai Ⅲ What mineral resources occur in the Klamath Mountains? Northern California.4 The Gr Ca rnia e Great Valley fa s th i he Valle Ⅲ What factors have led to the formation of fertile soils in the Great Valley? at t ime y Grea Seq Ⅲ What was the origin of the sedimentary rocks in the Great Valley Sequence? ori l p duced Gr Ⅲ What is the origin of the natural gas produced in the Great Valley? y Gre chron ooding Ⅲ Why is the Great Valley so prone to...
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...The Nature of Clouds Scott Tully Thomas Edison State College Abstract Clouds are formed when moist air is cooled sufficiently for its water vapor content to reach saturation, followed either by condensation to form water droplets, or by deposition to produce ice crystals. Usually the cooling occurs when relatively warm air from near the ground is carried up and expands into colder, lower pressure levels higher in the atmosphere. The formation of droplets or crystals normally require the presense of tiny airborne nuclei in the atmosphere, which serve as sites for condensation or deposition to occur. There are various mechanisms that drive this movement and each gives rise to a distinctive set of cloud types. The type and strength of the uplift can result in anything from benign cumulus or cirrus clouds to violent cumulonimbus storm clouds. With rare exceptions, clouds exist entirely within the troposphere, the lower layer of the atmosphere. I have put together this cloud chart to provide examplees of various cloud formations, and explanations of their creation. Low Level Clouds Low-level clouds are found below 6,500 feet and although they are mostly made up of water droplets. They can also be composed of ice particles and snow in very cold temperatures. Stratus clouds are among the low-lying clouds. They are gray clouds that cover the entire sky and can be the result of very thick fog lifting in the morning. Nimbostratus clouds are dark gray clouds that produce falling...
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...MARKETING PROJECT – SECTION I SUBMITTED BY: Anish Ghosh C.R. Mahesh Malavika Vilas Datar Nishant Kumar Thukral Puneet Sehgal Shelly Taneja (GROUP 5) ACKNOWLEDGMENT We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Prof. Chinmaya Kulshreshtha, our Project Guide and professor for giving us an opportunity to conduct this project. We would also take this opportunity to thank her for the constant guidance, feedback and mentoring throughout the course of this project. We thank her for her time in helping us achieve our objective of completing this project to the best of our abilities. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Gatorade is a brand of sports food and beverage product built around the line of sports drinks. It is manufactured by Pepsico and is distributed in 80 countries worldwide. The beverage was first developed in 1965 by researchers at the University of Florida, to replenish the combination of water, carbohydrates, and electrolytes that the school's student-athletes lost during rigorous athletic competitions. Its name was derived from the collective nickname of the university's athletic teams, "the Gators". Gatorade has been an admired brand of beverage in the United States and the main thing that has worked for the brand is the advertising strategy, which involves popular sports stars and clubs associated with the brand. We intend to present the positioning of Gatorade, to understand the various strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the brand in the...
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...Tablet I Summary The story begins with a prologue introducing us to the main character, Gilgamesh, the Priest-King of Uruk. Gilgamesh’s mother is Ninsun, sometimes referred to as the Lady Wildcow Ninsun. She was a goddess, endowing Gilgamesh with a semi-divine nature. Lugulbanda, a priest, was his father. Gilgamesh constructed the great city of Uruk along the Euphrates River in Mesopotamia, and surrounded it intricately decorated walls. He also built a temple for the goddess Ishtar, the goddess of love, and her fatherAnu, the father of the gods. Gilgamesh is credited with opening passages through the mountains. He traveled to the Nether World and beyond it, where he met Utnapishtim, the sole survivor of the great flood that almost ended the world, the one who had been given immortality. When he returned to Uruk, he wrote everything down on a tablet of lapis lazuli and locked it in a copper chest. As the story begins, Gilgamesh is a tyrannical leader who shows little regard for his people. He takes what he wants from them and works them to death constructing the walls of Uruk. He sleeps with brides on their wedding night, before their husbands. It is said that no one can resist his power. The old men of Uruk complain and appeal to the gods for help. The gods hear their cries and instruct Aruru, the goddess of creation, to make someone strong enough to act as a counterforce to Gilgamesh. Aruru takes some clay, moistens it with her spit, and forms another man, namedEnkidu. Enkidu...
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...Culture Summary for Nabajo As described by Adams, William Yewdale (2004), the Nabajo are an American Indian culture located in Arizona and New Mexico. They were often referred to as “Apaches” in sixteenth-century Spanish documents. Although they were referred to as this, so were many other Athapaskan-speaking groups of the New Mexico Province. After the sixteenth-century, they were always referred to as “Navajo” (or “Nabajo” in the Spanish language). No one is absolutely sure of the origin of the name but it has been speculated to be derived from the Tewa Pueblo Indian word for “cultivated fields”. This name was most likely given to the Navajo people because of their dependency on agriculture. The traditional home of the Navajo people has...
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...Must one argue that America was built on the values of freedom? If this is true, which history has already proven it is, then why are we stripping the rights of our youth by requiring them to participate in mandatory volunteering? Before one can even begin to answer this they must also ask what is volunteering? In short it is offering to do something “freely”. Schools should not force our students to participate in volunteering, because they are inevitably causing the youth to be rebellious and devaluing the appreciation for true volunteering. While volunteering may be a seemingly good thing, mandatory volunteering causes young adolescents to rebel against community service and volunteer work. According to the Cognitive Evaluation Theory study, people tend to resist and lose interest in what is being asked of them when they feel they are being controlled by an outside source because of the human nature of individualism(Pearce 1).This is already seen in other school situations, such as with homework. Many children will often refuse to do rudimentary or simple homework assignments. Throughout history, volunteering has evolved into a cultural connection; a common characteristic of humans on a local, national, and global level is the desire to help one another. Although this statement is not necessarily true for every individual, most people feel an urgency to assist friends, family members, coworkers, and/or strangers in need or in crisis. Why should we volunteer? Many people...
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...Mysterious Places Mamyan Ann Our environment is full of magical, mystical, and mysterious places that defy explanation. There are treasures yet to be found, stone carvings we don't yet understand, and architectural feats to be explained. Even as we live in what we consider to be the most technologically advanced society in all history, there are currently no air-tight explanations for most of the true wonders of our planet and beyond. The Great Pyramids of Egypt are the oldest structures on earth, contain compelling evidence of a civilization far more advanced than ours, and most likely existed thousands of years before the great flood. With their original exteriors, they could probably be seen from the moon. The Mayan Civilization left behind incredible structures containing precise calculations and prophecies regarding the exact date of end of the world........Do you know that date? A site being studied on the side of Mt. Ararat in Turkey may be the remains of the Biblical Noah's Ark. Scientists are currently quietly investigating a site off the western tip of Cuba that some say may be part of the lost city of Atlantis. We know less about the bottom of our own seas than we do about outer space. There is a form on the surface of Mars that strongly appears to resemble an Egyptian face carving. Is there a link? These are just a few of the many fascinating and mysterious places we intend to visit on these pages. From sunken...
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...Introduction Historically, Asian and Islamic nations have been regarded as East, while Australia, Canada, Europe, New Zealand, Latin America and the United States are regarded as West. Rudyard Kipling says in the Ballad of East and West: “East is East, and West is West; and never the twain shall meet.” Yet, he never expected that with the technological development in transportation and communication, the Westerners and Easterners that have quite different cultures respectively would meet so frequently nowadays in international settings. However, in a sense, Kipling is absolutely correct in that people with different cultural patterns (including beliefs, values, attitudes, norms, customs, and material aspects), especially those from East and West, do encounter communication difficulties, breakdowns, misunderstandings and even conflicts and confrontations just because they fail to understand each other in their intercultural communication. Therefore, understanding these cultural patterns or orientations which underlie most common behavior of the Easterners and Westerners helps us to see beneath the surface to find out why people from East and West act as they do. This discovery may lead us to appreciate the rich diversity and genius that exist in different parts of the globe, avoid potential intercultural problem and become successful communicators in the interaction between East and West. Cultural awareness becomes central when we have to interact with people...
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...specific activities, including: Introduction Sudan has been wracked by civil war and regional strife for most of the past fifty years, and at the time of finalizing this report, in June 2007, a major conflict rages on in Darfur. At the same time, Sudan suffers from a number of severe environmental problems, both within and outside current and historical conflict-affected areas. UNEP’s assessment has found that the connections between conflict and environment in Sudan are both complex and pervasive: while many of the conflicts have been initiated partly by tension over the use of shared natural resources, those same resources have often been damaged by conflict. This chapter is divided into three main sections: 1. a conflict overview, presenting a summary...
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...A critical investigation into the issues faced by logistical managers in getting aid to disaster areas Natural disasters are a fact of life for many areas around the world, for example last year alone there were earthquakes in both Nepal and Afghanistan that have broken 7 on the Richter scale, allowing them to be characterised as Major Earthquakes. Generally, features of such an earthquake are shown by by damage to most buildings, potentially, resulting in either partial of complete collapse, often with ignorance to well-designed buildings. They’re felt across a large area, with major damage tending to be contained within a 250km radius around the epicentre. Every single time a disaster breaks out in one of these areas there is international response from around the globe, be it from the UN that coordinates all nations’ international response teams such as aid provided by the UK and France to Nepal in late April 2015 or from an international NGO such as IFRCC, (International Federation for the Red Cross and Crescent) that have bases permanently stationed in the worst affected areas. The topic of logistical barriers was presented to me initially through a simple school discussion following the Haiti earthquake of 2010 as part of our talks we spoke about the inefficiencies faced by these teams such as the ports at Port-au-Prince became very blocked as air traffic couldn’t land as a result of the states of the runway and it really intrigued me as I looked into the maths and the...
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