...Jim (JC) Corliss Corliss 1 English 110 December 9, 2014 Research Essay Avocados-A Versatile Super Fruit “Teach a man his avocado varieties and he'll make fresh guacamole for a lifetime” says, Alastair Bland. His web article, “Know Your Avocado Varieties And When They’re In Season”, Food Republic, describes several different species of avocados cultivated around the world. He also says, “One avocado may not be better than another; each is simply different.” Californians seem to prefer the “oily” varieties, while people of Caribbean descent seem to have affection towards the more “watery” varieties. The San Diego, Los Angles and Santa Barbara areas, as he points out, cultivate approximately 90 percent of avocados sold in America. Many lands in California, once used to raise cattle, are now being converted into profitable avocado orchards. Alastair describes several of the more popular varieties that are grown commercially, and the growing seasons for them. Avocados are being considered the new super fruit. The wide variety of different species of avocados, each has its own distinct characteristics, some being best when eaten raw, and some sharing their best qualities when cooked. Most all people will recognize a bowl of guacamole when it is placed upon the dining table; usually accompanied by an abundantly large quantity of tortilla chips and salsas of some...
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...Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) is a major source of water for the rural and urban centres of the region with four major rivers of the area originating from the glaciers in the Park. It is also a source of sustenance and livelihood for the local community living close to GHNP. In addition to lumber, the forest environment provides local people with Non- Timber Forest Produce (NTFP) such as honey, fruit nuts, bark of birch and yew, flowers and fuel wood. In 1980, the Himachal Wildlife Project (HWP) surveyed the upper Beas region to help establish the boundaries of the park. An area comprising the watersheds of Jiwa, Sainj, and Tirthan rivers became the Great Himalayan National Park in 1984. Starting from an altitude of 1,700 metres above mean sea level, the highest peak within the Park approaches almost 5,800 metres. The area of the National Park at the moment is 754.4 sq kms and it is naturally protected on the northern, eastern and southern boundaries by permanent snow or steep ridges. Creation Of GHNP It took twenty years from inception to inauguration for GHNP to be realized as part of the Indian National Park system. The initial survey of the watersheds of Tirthan, sainj, Jiwanal in Banjar area of Kullu district took place in the year 1980. In the year 1983 survey continued in the Banjar area of Kullu district. The following year a notification was sent by the state of Himachal Pradesh to create the ‘Great Himalayan National Park’ with buffer zone...
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...Uttarakhand Landslides and Flood: a Man Made Crisis The Himalayan State of India, Uttarakhand on 16 June 2013 faced one of the toughest situations of the century in form of a natural disaster with landslides and flash floods. Landslides are one of the major forms of natural disaster in the Himalayan ecosystem as it lies in Seismic Zone 5 (the area that is most prone to Earthquake in India). This landslide and flashflood in the state have been termed as a manmade disaster by several environmentalists and the region behind the blame is speed of mining activity and construction of roads and hydropower projects in the area, which is not supported by the kind of biodiversity of the region. The recent natural calamity in Uttarakhand took lives of thousands as per official and recorded data, but as per the survivors of the crisis, the story is completely different with more than ten thousands dead. Rescue operations (Operation Surya Hope) is in process to save the survivors of the disaster. The Indian Air Force, Army, ITBP personnel are engaged day and night to help the people struck in the Himalayan state. Whereas, when seen from the perspective of geologists, if stricter regulations would have existed then the losses from the destructions would have been lesser. Every section of the society is having a different story to say following their scientific knowledge, belief in God and nature and many more things. Few are blaming the central and the state government for turning their...
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...Uttarakhand Landslides and Flood Man Made Crisis.Docx Uploaded Successfully In: Social Issues Uttarakhand Landslides and Flood Man Made Crisis.Docx Uploaded Successfully Uttarakhand Landslides and Flood: a Man Made Crisis The Himalayan State of India, Uttarakhand on 16 June 2013 faced one of the toughest situations of the century in form of a natural disaster with landslides and flash floods. Landslides are one of the major forms of natural disaster in the Himalayan ecosystem as it lies in Seismic Zone 5 (the area that is most prone to Earthquake in India). This landslide and flashflood in the state have been termed as a manmade disaster by several environmentalists and the region behind the blame is speed of mining activity and construction of roads and hydropower projects in the area, which is not supported by the kind of biodiversity of the region. The recent natural calamity in Uttarakhand took lives of thousands as per official and recorded data, but as per the survivors of the crisis, the story is completely different with more than ten thousands dead. Rescue operations (Operation Surya Hope) is in process to save the survivors of the disaster. The Indian Air Force, Army, ITBP personnel are engaged day and night to help the people struck in the Himalayan state. Whereas, when seen from the perspective of geologists, if stricter regulations would have existed then the losses from the destructions would have been lesser. Every section of the society is having a different story...
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...Monopoly and Perfect Competition Market Assignment 2 ECON 20023 – Economics for Business Term 1, 2014 Market: A market is a place, which allows buyers and sellers to come together and buy and sell their products or services in exchange for money. Furthermore, for almost every product there is substitute, so if one product price rises, buyers can choose a cheapest substitute instead. In a market both the buyers and sellers have equal power to influence price. Monopoly Market: A monopoly market is an organization in which there is only one seller/producer. There is a strong barrier for other organization to enter into the market. The barriers could be financial, licence, economic, social or political, right to natural resource. In this type of market there are no close substitute because there is only one producer/seller and there is also no competition. Due to this it makes them the price maker and fix their own price of their product (Layton, Robinson, Tucker 2012). In the above diagram x-axis signifies quantity and y-axis signifies price. The demand curve of monopoly is inelastic and downward slopping. Monopoly maximizes profit (Pm) by setting its output (Qm) where MR=MC. In the monopoly firm if ATC is less than price then the firm can earn normal profit but if the ATC is more than the price then the firm makes economic loss. On the...
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...birds like the Asiatic Elephant, the Royal Bengal tiger, the Snow Leopard and the Siberian Crane. Many of the forest reserves and wildlife sanctuaries of India are famous for some particular species of animals. For instance, the Kaziranga in Assam is known for the Indian Rhinoceros, while Periyar in Kerala is famous for its elephants. Corbett national park in north india famous for tigers and elephant, Nagarhole and dandeli national park in south for elephants. National Parks in India State | National Parks | Started | Area (in Km) | Attractions | Andaman Nicobar Islands | Wandur National Park | 1983 | 281.50 | Estuarine Crocodiles, Coconut Crab | Arunachal Pradesh | Namdapha National Park | 1983 | 1985.23 | Leopard, Gaur, Himalayan Black Bear | Assam | | | Kaziranga...
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...INTRODCTION: • Describe your park. Marquam Nature Park starts at Willamette Park, passes over Council Crest, and connects with the Wildwood Trail in Washington Park. It is a managed park and is well taken care of. Where is it located? It is located in Portland on SW Marquam St & Sam Jackson Park Rd. • Size? The park is 178.25 Acres. • Predominant flora and fauna? The dominant flora and fauna are Douglas fir, western hemlock, red cedar, and big leaf maples. Others seen along the trails are Himalayan Blackberries, Moss/Lichen, English ivy, Giant Horsetail, Herb Robert and Sword Fern. • What is your hypothesis? Invasive plants are more likely to crop up on paved pathways than on dirt pathways because of human contact and interaction. • Why is it an important question to study? It is important to study because invasive species introduction causes harm to the native plants around them. They are outside of their natural distribution area, and secondly, threaten biological diversity. • What do you hope to determine? My group hopes to determine whether invasive species are more dominant on paved paths than on dirt footpaths, we assume they are dominant on paved paths because humans use paved paths more often than dirt footpaths and cause greater disturbances in those areas. • How does your question relate to biodiversity? Our question relates to biodiversity because invasive species destroy biodiversity of native plant species and discovering...
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...environment in the organization. It also helps in understanding organizational environment and work culture. Internship program enables in acquiring skills and techniques by experiencing practical work situations directly applicable to develop career on financial sectors. It may also create the opportunities for placements in the same host organization or other organizations. 1.2 Objective of Report After the completion of internship program, it is required to prepare the report to be acquainted with what the student have learnt in the host organization over the internship period. It helps to share the experience of student along with problem faced by them. The main objective of the study is to highlight the activities carried out in Himalayan Bank Limited, Thamel Branch and to get the practical exposure to the organization’s...
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...Analysis of Uttarakhand Floods as to what are the reasons why it happened Flash floods warnings unheeded: Geologists Geologists had repeatedly warned that sedimentary rock structure of the Himalayas comprising shale and siltstone is extremely pliable and construction of structures close to the rivers is a precursor for disaster Several Himalayan geologists have repeatedly expressed apprehension against the massive road and dam-building construction activity taking place in Uttarakhand which had resulted in the hillsides “crumbling. States oppose Model Flood Bill Even as floods play havoc in Uttarakhand, several states have opposed the provisions of a 38-year-old Model Flood Bill aimed at minimising losses to life and property in the natural calamity. The CWC had circulated the model bill to all the states to help the state governments enact the legislation. Except for Manipur and Rajasthan, no state legislature has enacted the 'Model Bill on Flood Plain Zoning'. Human hand behind flood disaster Ecologists point out that the huge expansion of hydro-power projects and construction of roads to cope with the lakhs of tourists in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh has compounded the scale of the disaster. There are of course links between climate change and extreme weather events as has happened with the torrential rain in Uttarakhand. But this has been exacerbated by the reckless construction of buildings, dams and roads in a fragile environment. Many of the settlements...
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...water body such as a lake or a sea or an ocean. The area drained by a single river system is called a drainage basin. A closer observation on a map will indicate that any elevated area, such as a mountain or an upland, separates two drainage basins. Such an upland is known as a water divide (Figure 3.1). Sr ea m B 3 T Sr ea m A W at er Di vi de subcontinent. Accordingly, the Indian rivers are divided into two major groups: • the Himalayan rivers; and • the Peninsular rivers. Apart from originating from the two major physiographic regions of India, the Himalayan and the Peninsular rivers are different from each other in many ways. Most of the Himalayan rivers are perennial. It means that they have water throughout the year. These rivers receive water from rain as well as from melted snow from the lofty mountains. The two major Himalayan rivers, the Indus and the Brahmaputra originate from the north of the mountain ranges. They have cut through the mountains making gorges. The Himalayan rivers have long courses from their source to the sea. They perform intensive erosional activity in their upper courses and carry huge loads of silt and sand. In the middle and the lower courses, these rivers form meanders, oxbow lakes, and many other depositional features in their Figure 3.1 : Water Divide The world’s largest drainage basin is of the Nile river in Egypt • Which river has the largest basin in India? DRAINAGE SYSTEMS IN INDIA The drainage...
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...Pashmina refers to a type of fine cashmere wool and the textiles made from it and was first invented in India. The name comes from Pashmineh , made from Indian pashm wool. The wool comes from changthangi or Pashmina sheep, which is a special breed of sheep indigenous to high altitudes of the Himalayas in Nepal, Pakistan and Northern India. Pashmina shawls are hand spun, woven and embroidered in Nepal and Kashmir, and made from fine cashmere fiber. The fiber is also known as pashm or pashmina for its use in the handmade shawls of Himalayas. The woolen shawls made in Kashmir find written mention in Afghan texts between 3rd century BC and the 11th century AD. However, the founder of the cashmere wool industry is traditionally held to be the 15th century ruler of Kashmir, Zayn-ul-Abidin, who introduced weavers from Central Asia .Cashmere shawls have been manufactured in Nepal and Kashmir for thousands of years. The test for a quality pashmina is warmth and feel. Pashmina and Cashmere are derived from mountain goats. One distinct difference between Pashmina and Cashmere is the fiber diameter. Pashmina fibers are finer and thinner than cashmere fiber, therefore, it is ideal for making light weight apparel like fine scarves. Today, however, the word pashmina has been used too liberally and many scarves made from natural or synthetic fiber are sold as Pashmina creating confusion in the market. Some people believe Pashmina from Nepal are the best in quality because of the conditions to...
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...influence the development of civilization there? The Geography of the Indian subcontinent, for sure, influenced the development of civilization. Agriculture was the main occupation for the most of the Indian population. Geography of the Indian subcontinent includes the climate and weather a country has. If there are a lot of floods and droughts it destroyed the harvest and it could cause a bad crop which decrease the supply and increases the prices of the grain all over the world. There are Himalayan Mountains on the Indian subcontinent territory, they divide India from Asia which prevent from enemies and any kind of immigration. When the snow melts on the Himalayan Mountains it provides a lot of water, which is needed for fertile soil. The northern mountains shield India from cold Artic winds, and make India a sub-tropical climate country. This makes the land mass much warmer than the ocean that surrounds it, prompting the development of the monsoons. Other words Himalayan Mountains protected people from the monsoons and created warm climate. Sailors in the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean very fast figured how to use the monsoon wind to their advantage. Also there are 2 rivers on the Indian subcontinent (Ganges and Indus).The Ganges provides water for the crops and harvest, and not only that, the citizens could use it for transportation purposes as well, and the Indus river nourish the dry plain of southwest of India. In this area the rainfall was very heavy, and late...
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...------------------------------------------------- too many cooks spoil the broth ------------------------------------------------- It means that if too many people try to do the same thing, they end up ruining it. If you have too many cooks trying to cook one broth or soup, they get in each other's way and end up adding the wrong things. It means that a simple thing like a broth (or a movie script) is better when it doesn't have many authors contributing to it. If more than one cook handles one pot of soup the ingredients like salt, for example, may be doubled or tripled (according to how many cooks handle the pot) thus spoiling it. Too many people trying to do the same thing together are likely to ruin the job. if too many people are involved in something it often gets too complicated. if its used it means that some people need to back off When too many people take charge on a task, it might end up ruining the whole thing. Rosalind is a fictional character and the romantic female lead in the play As You Like It (1600) by William Shakespeare. She is the daughter of the exiled Duke Senior and niece to his usurping brother Duke Frederick. Her father is banished from the kingdom which breaks her heart. She then meets Orlando and falls in love with him. After angering her uncle, she leaves his court for exile in the Forest of Arden. There, she lives disguised as a shepherd named Ganymede with her sweet and devoted cousin, Celia, disguised as his sister, Aliena and...
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...teachers both Asian and Western alike. By completing this journey, Jetsunma has now caused Tibetan masters to realize that if you truly want real devotion and focus, you need the nuns. Jetsunma has greatly impacted women's role in Buddhism because before Jetsunma, women were not commonly nuns but now they are revered as devoted followers. Jetsunma used her rank as an ordained nun to carry on the wishes of her old guru and create a community for young girls of the Himalayan regions who want to become nuns. The Dongyu Gatsal Ling project began a while after Jetsunma retreat but she spent her time after raising money for The Dongyu Gatsal Ling project. One of Jetsunma’s main goals was to re-establish the lineage of Togdenma’s and the Dongyu Gatsal Ling project was the first step towards this. Another goal of Jetsunma’s is to provide better for the non-himalayan nuns. These nuns receive no financial aid or moral support from anyone. In order to correct this problem Jetsunma took on the creation of an Alliance of Non-Himalayan Nuns, so they would not be so isolated. Now they are connected and awareness is being raised about them. Jetsunma has greatly impacted the role of women in Buddhism and has done a lot of amazing work to continue the progress of women in Buddhism. Many of Jetsunma’s beliefs are incorporated into how she runs her life and how she practices Buddhism in her life. Jetsunma’s view on the 8 worldly concerns is that you must do everything in moderation, just like the...
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...temperate forests, grassland, plains. One can explore here a very rich and glorious flora and fauna. The flora of the India has a wide range of the varieties from the coniferous to the ever green and from the hard, very tropical forests to the temperate woods. The flora and the fauna of India have its unique identification and pride gained from his past to the future. The deciduous trees and shrubs, bamboos, fern and grass can be found in the Himalayan foothills. Diversities can be found in the flora and fauna of the India due to its cultural and geographical variations. Due to its various climate aspects India has wide and lavish verities of the vegetation that can never be seen any other place in the world. Near about 15000 spices plants can be explored in India through western Himalayas to eastern Himalayas, Indus plain, Ganga plain and other sub-continents. The Western Himalayan biosphere is bouncy with Chirpine and other conifers deodar, silver fir, blue pine, spruce, and junipers and as well as eastern Himalayan region can be explored for the oaks, laurels, maples, rhododendrons, alder, and birch and dwarf willows. Evergreen forests with a plenty of bamboo and huge grasses in India can be visited in the Assam region. Most of the trees in India have its own importance and pride due to its various medicinal capabilities and some of them are worshiped in India with its great ability. The Neem tree in India can be easily found, it has a great importance...
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