...The “Sulfur Bottom”, or the Blue whale are baleen whales and they can be found worldwide .At the top of the food chain, whales play a vital role in the overall health of the environment.(A-Z Animals) But sadly, the Blue whale is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Blue whales that are in the Northern Hemisphere are generally smaller than those that are found in the southern Hemisphere. (Choi)In the Northern Atlantic and Pacific, they can grow up to 90 feet, but in the Antarctic, they can reach up to 110 feet, and weigh up to 330,000 pounds. Like other types of baleen whales, the females are usually somewhat larger than the males. (A-Z Animals) The Blue Whale, (Balaenoptera musculus), is the largest animal on our planet. It weighs as much as 33 elephants, is the length of three school buses, has a heart the size of a volkswagen Beetle, and eats around 4 tons of krill a day. They have been spotted in every ocean. They are the loudest animals, as their calls are louder than a jet engine, they can reach 188 decibels,...
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...CAN YOU IMAGINE THE SIZE OF THE BLUE WHALE? The blue whales are the largest animal that ever lived on Earth. They are bigger than the largest dinosaur. At birth, a blue whale calf1 can weigh up to two tons or 1,814 kilograms. It is about the size of a hippopotamus. An average2 weight for an adult is 100 to 150 tons (about 33 elephants). Its tongue alone weighs as much as an elephant. The blue whales can grow to more than 100 feet (30 meters) in length. That is approximately the same length as three school buses parked end-to-end. Females are up to 10 meters longer than males. THE BLUE WHALES’ DIET Surprisingly, the blue whale's diet consists mainly of small shrimp known as krill. The blue whales can consume about four tons of krill a day...
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...Captain Ahab who is determined to kill the whale or die trying. Now this is a work of fiction but people have been hunting whales for tens of thousands of years. It only took America about ten years to kill 50 – 60 million buffalo; it makes it hard to believe there are many whales left after thousands of years hunting them. This paper is about the Whaling Debate on whether countries should be allowed to continue to hunt whales or should we leave them protected and my beliefs on the subject. This debate has also focused on issues of sustainability and conservation as well as ownership and national sovereignty. Some of the issues included in these debates is the question of cetacean intelligence this refers to the Cetacea order of mammals, which includes whales, porpoises, and dolphins; and the level of suffering which the animals undergo when caught and killed (The Whale Debate: Whale Wars, 2014). Another hot topic in the debate right now is the right to kill a certain amount of whales for scientific research, Japan kills 1000 minke whales a year and about 100 endangered fin and humpback whales. Whales are mammals the same as we are and they are intelligent and have feelings such as pain and a sense of loss. Before I get into my opinion I will list the pros and cons of this particular activity. There are a few of each so I will start with the reasons for whaling, many indigenous people, such as the Inuit’s of Alaska, rely on whales for food and other materials to survive...
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...Introduction Since the indefinite commercial whaling moratorium was introduced in 1986, the whaling nations have killed around 15,000 whales between them. At the time of writing, the Japanese whaling fleet has just returned from Antarctic waters where a further 300 or so minke whales have been killed for so called ‘research’, in open defiance of world public opinion and the IWC which has never validated the Japanese programme. The meat from those dead whales will end up on sale in Japanese restaurants and on supermarket shelves. Japan is not only defying the global moratorium on commercial whaling, it is killing whales in a sanctuary agreed by the IWC in 1994. Japan has ‘recruited’ many countries to the IWC to support the resumption of commercial whaling using foreign aid packages. If the ban is lost it will be a disaster for whale conservation efforts. This report presents the many reasons why the ban on commercial whaling must be maintained and properly enforced. We cannot wipe away the tragic history of commercial whaling, but we can, and must, prevent its repetition. The Natural History of Whales Whales belong to the order of mammals known as Cetacea. There are about 80 species of cetaceans, including all the dolphins and porpoises, as well as the ten so-called ‘great’ whale species, which have borne the brunt of commercial whaling. Cetaceans are believed to have evolved from land mammals, which adapted to an aquatic existence about 50 million years ago. They are superbly...
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...Resources and Energy Paper People, Science, and the Environment SCI 256 “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed.” (Gandhi, 2011) Did Gandhi have foresight into the destructive ways of humans? Earth seemed to have endless amenities that would take humans a lifetime to consume. With the abundance of these amenities, have humans failed to conserve and nurture nature’s gifts in the name of greed? In this paper, the subject to identify and discuss will be the effects that a growing human population may have on the marine ecosystem’s resources, including loss or harm to population of wild species; discuss one management practice of sustainability and conservation of natural resources in the marine ecosystem. Finally, the paper will identify is the risks and benefits of extracting or using one type of nonrenewable and one type of renewable energy resource from the marine ecosystem. From a distance in space humans look at this planet called Earth. Earth covers the massive blue oceans of life. Planet Earth humans call home consist of numerous types of land and marine species from the deepest part of the ocean to the clear shallow water of sandy beaches that lie within an ecosystem. The marine ecosystem is so complex but at the same time it is not complicated. Humans cannot see creatures with the naked eye but can spot a massive blue whale from a distance; this...
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...Plankton Depletion and Environmental Effects Plankton is a term generally used for microorganisms or “floaters” that simply drift along wherever water currents take them. This includes zooplankton, algae, phytoplankton, and bacteria (G. Karleskint Jr. et al, 2010, p.464). But while it is common to see them as food for fish, they have other roles in nature what make them essential organisms in the delicate balance of our ecosystem. This paper will highlight the critical role of plankton as the organisms that make life on earth possible by describing the foundational role it plays in the food chain and in significant bio-chemical processes and discussing the negative effects it will give to the environment. I. Main Functions of Plankton in the Environment There are two main roles played by plankton in the environment. The first important role of plankton is in the food chain. Because of their microscopic size, they serve as food for other microorganisms, fishes and seal animals, which make-up 30% percent of the world’s entire intake of animal protein (J.H. Steele et al, 2009, p.8). Thus, we find plankton at the bottom of the food chain: zooplanktons eat other planktons for food, which in turn, along with phytoplankton and bacterioplankton, are food for fish and sea mammals, most of which eventually become food for human beings. Secondly, plankton plays an important role in the earth’s biochemical processes. Phytoplankton, for one, is responsible for the primary production...
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.............................................................................. 2 A re-packaging of the whaling debate ........................................................................................ 2 Fish and food security................................................................................................................. 3 Fish (and food security) in crisis................................................................................................. 4 Marine Mammals: Threat to Food Security? ............................................................................ 7 The ‘whales-eat-our-fish’ argument ........................................................................................... 7 Flaws of the argument................................................................................................................. 7 Political success of the ‘whales-eat-our-fish’ lobby ................................................................. 10 Globalization of Fisheries: A Real Threat to Regional Food Security................................... 12 Competition at the sea............................................................................................................... 13 Competition in the market ........................................................................................................ 14 Globalization of ‘fishprint’...
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...South Pacific, the North and South Atlantic, and the Indian Ocean. And each year, perhaps unwittingly, each one of us adds to plastic to the heap. Plastic makes it into our oceans in a variety of ways. About twenty percent of it comes from goods lost from boats: i.e. accidental loss of fishing tackle and other recreational gear, massive shipping containers carrying millions of plastic items washed overboard during severe storms; litter from pleasure boats, or illegal dumping of unwanted goods. Beachgoer’s debris is also a contributor. The other eighty percent is swept in from land. Just as Nonpoint Source Pollution from fertilizers, detergents, and pesticides find their way into our waters, so too are plastic items washing into our blue oceans. A discarded bottle cap or an empty sandwich bag thoughtlessly left along the side of the road will eventually be blown or kicked or washed into a storm drain, which will then shoot it straight into the ocean. Not all plastic floats. In fact, nearly half of it sinks to the bottom of...
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...-3- Produced by the General Conference Youth Ministries Department 2011 This material is protected by copyright All rights reserved This material may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, scanning, or other) without the prior permission of the publisher -4- Contents Arts & Crafts -15- Household Arts -61- Nature -79- Recreation -117- Spiritual -167- -5- -6- Introduction It has been more than twenty years since the first edition of the Adventurer Awards Manual was produced at the General Conference for the World Adventurer Ministry. There have been many changes, additions, and improvements during this time. Adventurer Ministry has shown huge growth as well. Youngsters in this age group are full of energy and get excited about being a part of an organization that is designed to expand their view of their world and strengthen their relationship with God, Mom, and Dad through ways that are so much fun. The roof over Adventurer Ministry is supported by several strong pillars. You hold in your hands one of them: the latest updated manual covering all 83 currently accepted Awards for use around the world. There is of course, one small problem: This area of Adventurer fun is not a static field of possibilities, it is a constantly growing—maybe almost exploding—source of activity. Therefore even at the time of this edition’s printing, there are already more Awards being...
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...CAT 1990 Actual Paper Section – 1 Questions 1 to 5 : Each of the following questions has one or more blank spaces indicating where a word / words has been left out. Following each sentence, four words or sets of words lettered a to d have been given. You have to select the appropriate word or set of words to make the sentence most meaningful. 1. The __________, those cellular bodies which contain the __________ particles, the genes, provide us with basic facts of genetic transmission. (a) protoplasm, microscopic (b) globules, fat (c) cytoplasm, minute (d) chromosomes, hereditary 2. The insurance claim was __________ by the relevant documents (a) sustained (b) backed out (c) backed up (d) proved 3. I should not have __________ to talk in such a __________ strain especially when I had not studied the man to whom I was talking. (a) daring, commanding (b) try, bold (c) ventured, peremptory (d) emboldened, reckless 4. High prices are often the __________ of __________ of goods (a) accompaniment, dearth (b) concomitant, scarcity (c) cause, destitution (d) result, glut 5. The recent disturbances in the country will __________ and peace will be restored. (a) blow past (b) blow over (c) pass through (d) come to pass Questions 6 to 10: Choose from among the given alternatives the one which will be a suitable substitute for the underlined expression in each of the following. 6. The marriage of the princess with the commoner...
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...Sordaria fimicola is a species of microscopic fungus. It is commonly found in the feces of herbivores. Sordaria fimicola is often used in introductory biology and mycology labs because it is easy to grow on nutrient agar in dish cultures. The genus Sordaria, closely related to Neurospora and Podospora, is a member of the large class Pyrenomycetes, or flask-fungi. The natural habitat of the three species of Sordaria that have been the principal subjects in genetic studies is dung of herbivorous animals. The species S. fimicola is common and worldwide in distribution. The species of Sordaria are similar morphologically, producing black perithecia containing asci with eight dark ascospores in a linear arrangement. These species share a number of characteristics that are advantageous for genetic studies. They all have a short life cycle, usually 7–12 days, and are easily grown in culture. Most species are self-fertile and each strain is isogenic. All kinds of mutants are easily induced and readily obtainable with particular ascospore color mutants. These visual mutants aid in tetrad analysis, especially in analysis of intragenic recombination Eukaryotic cell cycle The division cycle of most cells consists of four coordinated processes: cell growth, DNA replication, distribution of the duplicated chromosomes to daughter cells, and cell division. In bacteria, cell growth and DNA replication take place throughout most of the cell cycle, and duplicated chromosomes are distributed...
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...This paper will provide information on the mastery journey of my field hero Dick Wolf, an American writer and producer. Whereas, it will outline the beginning of his journey, successes, failures and how he managed to stay on his mastery journey. Lastly, it will elaborate on Wolf’s creative task, strategies and breakthrough he experienced while on his mastery journey. According to Curtin & Sanson & Holt (2014), “Dick Wolf was born and raised in New York City, Wolf initially followed his father into the advertising business but saw it largely to support his screenwriting aspirations" (p. 1). He broke off into the film business as a part of the writing staff of "Hill Street Blues," this show help earned him an Emmy nomination, after doing so this open the door to his next successful show "Miami Vice” (Curtin & Sanson & Holt, 2014). This move didn't stop Wolf, he went on to having one of the longest running drama television show "Law & Order," which earned him two Emmy Awards, a star on Hollywood Walk of Frame and he was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame (Curtin & Sanson & Holt, 2014). After, researching and reading several articles, I learned some very interesting information about my mastery hero and is work ethics. Subsequently, I find Dick Wolf to be one of the most...
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...Report Title Saint Martin Underwater Zoo Course: Marketing Management Course Code: THM-511 Submitted To Kamruzzaman Faraji Showcat Lecturer Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management Faculty of Business Studies University of Dhaka Submitted By Biz Force 3rd Batch Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management Faculty of Business Studies University of Dhaka Submission Date: 18-11-2014 Letter of Transmittal November 27, 2014 Muhammad Shoeb-Ur-Rahman Lecturer Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management Faculty of Business Studies University of Dhaka. Subject: Submission of term paper on ‘developing a sustainable tourism project: From theory to practice.’ Dear Sir, It is a great pleasure and privilege for us to present the report on ‘developing a sustainable tourism project: From theory to practice.’ Throughout the study we have tried our level best to accommodate as much information and relevant issues as possible and tried to follow the instructions as you have suggested. We sincerely believe that it will satisfy your requirements. We shall remain deeply grateful if you kindly take some period to go through the report and evaluate our performance. Yours sincerely, ………………………….. Mohammad Akhlakur Rahaman On Behalf of Biz Force, 3rd Batch Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management Faculty of Business Studies University of Dhaka. Table of Contents Section-1.0 5 Executive Summary 5 Section-2 6 2.0 Situation...
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...10/25/2013 Department of Physics | Loyola College | JOURNAL | PHYSICA | JOURNAL | PHYSICA | CONTNETS * About college * About physics department * Students club * Science news * Science facts * Picture of the day * Puzzle * Riddle ABOUT COLLEGE Glorious college: Loyola College Loyola College was founded by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in 1925, with the primary objective of providing University Education in a Christian atmosphere for deserving Students, especially those belonging to the Catholic Community. Although this college is meant primarily for Catholics, it admits other students irrespective of caste and creed. The College aims at training young men and women of quality to be leaders in all walks of life, whom we hope will play a vital role in bringing about the desired changes for the betterment of the people of our country, more particularly of the dalits and other poorer and marginalized sections of society. The College trains young men and women to serve their fellowmen in justice, truth and love. Loyola College became autonomous in July 1978. The College, however, continues to be affiliated to the University of Madras and is autonomous, in the sense that it is free to frame its own course of studies and adopt innovative methods of teaching and evaluation. The University degrees will be conferred on the students passing the examinations conducted by the college. In Loyola, we look at education differently...
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...15th, 1991 the 63 year-old Fred Maiorino lost his job at the major pharmaceutical company, Schering-Plough. It was an ignominious end to an otherwise storied career of 35 years, and the culmination of an over two year struggle between Fred and his district manager, Jim Reed. In the legal battles that followed, Fred claimed that his termination was motivated by age discrimination on the part of his former employer, and eventually won a landmark victory of $8.44 million dollars, New Jersey’s largest ever age-discrimination award. The purpose of this paper is not pass judgment on Schering-Plough for its termination of Fred Maiorino, or whether their actions were right or wrong. We deal in the facts, not the morality of the situation – that is, an aging worker has a real or imagined failure to perform, in doing so he is eventually terminated from his job and prematurely ends a long and otherwise distinguished career. The focus of this paper is instead on the management failure that occurred – the lack of success in motivating Fred, the actions taken that led to a loss of confidence both in his employer, and Fred’s employer’s confidence in him, and more. All of these factors accumulated into the eventual loss of a distinguished and well-known employee in an industry that relies heavily on the interpersonal relationship and trust between a doctor and his pharmaceutical rep. Once Jim Reed determined that Fred wasn’t performing to his expectations, Reed took several steps to try and rectify...
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