...time Gondwana began to break 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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...Comparative Phylogeography of Freshwater Habitats in Southern Australia: Using Palaeodrainage Reconstructions to Investigate Population Structure and Historic Population Connectivity Sarah Jackson A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment for the degree of Bachelor of Animal and Veterinary Bioscience with Honours Department of Genetics School of Molecular Science La Trobe University October, 2011 Contents Abstract ........................................................................................................................... iii 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Phylogeography....................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Palaeodrainage........................................................................................................ 4 1.3 Background on Study Species .................................................................................. 6 1.4 Aims and Hypothesis ............................................................................................... 8 2. Materials and Methods ............................................................................................... 10 2.1 Locations ............................................................................................................... 10 2.2 Expectations of Hypothesis.....................................
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...Seven Seas Cruise Vacations Inc. Occupancy Management1 Pamela Homesworth, Director of Operations – Yield Management for Seven Seas Vacations looked across her desk and let out a sigh. She looked exhausted and not a little bit frustrated as she removed her glasses and started to speak. “It’s Tuesday, the worst management day of my week” she said. “Today is the day I have to decide what to do with our remaining occupancy for a week Saturday to ensure we sail with a full complement of passengers. When I first came into this business, you made your profit from the last twenty percent of travelers, now you try not to lose your shirt to keep the ship at capacity for each sailing. I blame the internet!” Seven Seas Cruise Vacations Pamela Homesworth, then a 31 year old businesswoman, had joined Seven Seas Cruise Lines Inc. directly from an MBA focused on electronic marketing and operations. She began work six years earlier as the internet came to be a strategic force for consumer businesses, starting in 1998. Pamela worked her way into increasingly important roles with the firm and with the start of the fall cruise season had taken over an experiment that Seven Seas was testing on integrated vacation planning and direct sales under the selling brand Seven Seas Cruise Vacation. Using one of their midsize ships, Seven Seas was sailing a dedicated week long circuit from Miami through the western Caribbean and back along the coast of Mexico while testing several new ideas...
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...Sixty of these ships were the titular named Treasure Ships. These Treasure Ships were massive, even by the standards of the time, 400 feet long, and 160 feet wide, with nine masts and twelve sails, across four decks, these behemoths were large enough to carry almost three thousand tons of cargo a piece, armed with dozens of small cannons. The cargo of these ships could vary widely from the highly valued blue and white Chinese porcelain, to spices and iron works, even corals and exotic animals. Along with these floating football fields were often hundreds of smaller ships accompanying them, some filled with fresh drinking water, others carrying troops or horses. The sheer number of men and resources in use at this time is mind boggling and seeing Zheng He’s fleet arriving at your port must have been one of the great sights of the age. After six previous journeys, and court politics tightening the noose on adventures, Zhu Di’s son and successor...
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...Topic: Systems thinking is critical in developing solution to sustainability challenges Name: Tutor: Introduction System thinking is an approach which focuses on how the issue on study interacts with other related issues and not merely isolating it. Over time, it has been used to address various complex issues (Banson et al. 2014, p.173). Wicked problems are one of these issues addressed by it in a successful way. It is also useful in solving recurring problems which prove difficult to solve. Basically it is composed of various parts which are related either directly or indirectly. They all entail processes which produce outputs from inputs. It is not only dynamic but also holistic and seeks to produce results of the complex problems. Systems thinking is the only critical way to solve complex issues impeding sustainability challenges and develop quality solutions. Since its conception in 1920 by Jan Smuts Holism, it has developed and solved many issues (Gharajedaghi p.2013 558). Pollution is a complex issue which is intertwined in different processes and impacts in diverse ways. Thus, the topic is significance in pursuing ways to help solve the pollution. Ocean pollution also referred to as marine pollution is a wicked problem which has been increasing in complexity day in day out. This is because of the increasing population growth which stands at 7.2 billion worldwide (Noga & Wolbring 2013 p.3615). The increased industry establishment is directly proportional to...
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...suspect, were the questions that swirled in Mother's mind as she contemplated buying cigarettes. Animals were sedated, cages were loaded and secured, feed was stored, bunks were assigned, lines were tossed, and whistles were blown. As the ship was worked out of the dock and piloted out to sea, I wildly waved goodbye to India. The sun was shining, the breeze was steady, and seagulls shrieked in the air above us. I was terribly excited. Things didn't turn out the way they were supposed to, but what can you do? You must take life the way it comes at you and make the best of it”(Martel 90-91). Syntax The sentences are predominantly simple they are a few short but mostly long and extensively formal sentences. There are rarely any sentence fragments, only when there is conversations going on. The author uses rhetorical questions and parallel structure throughout his novel. There are a variety of sentence patterns but nothing too strenuous. The author uses syntax to enhance effect and support meaning by including rhetorical questions in the narrator’s thoughts to get his readers to feel involved. After or during conversations the author will enhance the sentence patterns to the text to get across the significance. Passage 1 “We left Madras on June 21st, 1977, on the Panamanian-registered Japanese cargo ship Tsimtsum. Her officers were Japanese, her crew was Taiwanese, and she was large and impressive. On our last day in Pondicherry I said goodbye to Mamaji, to Mr. and Mr. Kumar, to...
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...Personal Electronic Organizer (PDA) | PDA-GPS for Fishermen | | Marketing Plan for RAKSHAK | | M1 | 12/10/2013 | | Executive Summary PDA: A personal digital assistant (PDA), also known as a palmtop computer, or personal data assistant, is a mobile device that functions as a personal information manager. PDAs as a product may have a lot of variations in features like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Touch screen, Gesture Recognition, GPS Navigation, Fingerprint recognition, E-book reader. However, our product is PDA with GPS navigation alone. This product has a strong demand in the Fishery Industry for the fishermen; there have been articles in various newspapers mentioning the need of such safety device among the fishermen of India. GPS navigation helps the fishermen in finding their way back to the shore after they dive deep in the sea while fishing, our product also provides Tide forecast which helps fishermen in returning back to the shore safely. A large number of these fishermen venture 200 miles or more from the shore for several days at a time. Their only way to communicate their location or safety to their family is the unreliable mobile telephones they have now. This product can benefit many fishermen, who can’t afford costly substitutes available in the market, this product is mandatory for any fishermen who dive deep in the sea. This product’s usage can be explored in other industries as well, however we have restricted our analysis to the fishery industry considering...
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...Summary of Aline´s Journey Edwigde Danticat wrote Aline´s Journey in 2003 The story is 1st person view, where we follow Aline from Haiti to USA. Aline lives in a two concrete house, in a town called Sayira, in Haiti. Aline´s house in Haiti gets often flooded, when it rains a lot and they often have to wait for the water to die down, before they can go back to their beds. One night Aline woke up, and got told that she needs to pick a dress, because they are moving to United States. Aline picked the light blue dress, with puffed sleeves and ruffled skirt. Aline asked Papa, about who will take care for the house, and she was wondering why she could not, say goodbye to her friends and family members. It was full moon, and a boat, anchored the beach. A man was standing on the deck, beneath the sails, watching people arrive. Aline was surprised, why Magalie Benoit is moving to United States also, when she was just done with cooking course. The sea was calm for the most of the night. They did not have too much water to drink. They land in Bahamas to take another boat to United States. In the other boat, they have to squeeze to find some room. The other boat moved also faster and made more noise when it slides across the ocean. Suddenly Aline woke up, and Papa was telling her to be brave and jump into the water. She could see lights from tall building, and highway with car speeding. She could also see a much bigger boat with blazing lights shining on them, and she could hear a man...
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...provided was all I had at the time. One strategy that could have used was producing of ideas or scenarios, which at the time weren’t available, so using the information provided was key at the time. How might you use the strategies for promoting curiosity in addressing this topic? Why do you think these strategies might be effective? The whole story contained some sort of curiosity, but in the end; any story concerning a death of a soldier in a foreign country will always be interesting to the reader. The strategy used for this story is more playing on the concern of the average American with family across sea fighting in this war. Leaving the reader with more questions surrounding the death of the soldier is what I noticed when I initially wrote my summary, but now that more information has become available; it answers a lot of the unanswered questions. While the family of the fallen soldier had to witness his death, but to know he wasn’t killed by an enemy will lift a lot weight of their shoulder. The strategy surrounding the original...
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...UNIVERSITY OF WALES LINGNAN INSTITUTE OF FURTHER EDUCATION BSC 107 MARKETING ESSENTIALS Ho Lee Fish Ball Company LAM Wing Sze (9686144) Content 1. Executive Summary | P.3 | 2. Background – Ho Lee Fish Ball | P.4 | 3.1 SWOT analysis | P.6 | 3.2 Strengths | P.6 | 3.3 Weaknesses | P.8 | 3.4 Opportunities | P.9 | 3.5 Threats | P.9 | 3. Marketing Mix | P.10 | 4. Recommendations | P.13 | 5. References | P.14 | Executive Summary Ho Lee Fish Ball is a small business which is operated by producing fish balls and selling fish balls since1950. The company was initially run as a family business, till today, Ho Lee has setup its own factory, and its products are mainly retailed to Yuen Long, Tin Shui Wai, Tuen Mun and Tai Po. Its target customers are mainly focus on middle level income. The company wants to expand its business into a new market and increase the profit and competitive advantages. However, due to the retail stores rent continuously increasing, it affected the company hardly to open another store in Hong Kong; some of the markets are lack of operators, so even have a store with reasonable price, it also have high risk to start the business in those markets, such as Mong Kok; Besides, the prices of fishes and other raw materials also increased the cost, because of over fishing and too many competitors, both had dropped with the quality and quantity of fishes. In this report, I found the...
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...AN ENQUIRY INTO THE BANDRA WORLI SEA LINK PROJECT The Indian People’s Tribunal on Environment and Human Rights July 2001 CONTENTS Foreword Part 1: Introduction Project Profile Objective of the Project Financial Implications Technical Features 1 3 4 4 5 6 Part 2: Illegality of the Project Norms for Environmental Compliance in India a) EIA Process in India b) Project Location c) Assessment of Alternatives d) Delineation of Mitigation Measures and EIA Report e) Public Hearing f) Monitoring the Clearance Conditions Violations of these Environmental Laws a) No Public Hearing Held b) Incomplete environmental Impact Assessment c) Project Report not Available d) CRZ Violations Due to Reclamation e) Quarrying f) Local Community not Consulted 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 12 12 13 15 15 Impact of the Project on Environment, Livelihood and Traffic a) Protected Species Endangered by Illegal Tree Felling b) Impact on the Livelihood of Local Communities c) The Impact of Additional Traffic – Congestion in South Mumbai d) Increase in Road Traffic a Source of Pollution 16 17 20 20 22 Undesirability of the Project for the City’s Well Being a) Impact due to Blockage of the Mithi River b) Financial Viability and Absence of Realistic Projections of Cost Recovery c) Problems with the Planning and Implementation of the Project 23 23 24 26 Part 3: Alternatives Part 4: Conclusions and Recommendations Part 5: Annexures Annexure Annexure Annexure Annexure Annexure Annexure...
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...Tourism in Bangladesh Bangladesh as a vacation land has many facets. Her tourist attractions include archaeological sites, historic mosques and monuments, resorts, beaches, picnic spots, forest and wildlife. Bangladesh offers opportunities for angling, water-skiing, river cruising, hiking, rowing, surfing, yachting and sea bathing as well as bringing one in close touch with Mother Nature. She is also rich in wildlife and game birds. HISTORY: The history of Bangladesh has been one of extremes, of turmoil and peace, prosperity and destitution. It has thrived under the glow of cultural spiendour and suffered under the ravages of war. The earliest mention of Bangladesh is found in the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata (the story of Great Battle-9th century B.C). Evidence also suggests that there was a strong Mongoloid presence as well. Soon after, in the 5th and 6th centuries B.C. came the Aryans from Central Asia and the Dravidians from Western India. Then came the Guptas, Palas, Senas, who were Buddhist and Hindus. From the 13th century A.D. the flood of Muslim invaders and the tide of Islam swamped the Buddhist and Hindus untold 8th century. Sometimes there were independent rulers like the Hussain Shahi and Ilyas Shahi dynasties while at other times they ruled on behalf of the imperial seat of Delhi. From 15th century the Europeans, namely; Portuguese, Dutch, French and British traders exerted an economic influence over the region. British political rule over the region...
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...Extended Essay Group 3: History To what extent did breaking code JN-25 and code ULTRA give aid to the Allies in the Pacific and Atlantic theatres of World War Two? Word Count: 3746 Abstract: This extended essay has the subject of Code Breaking Intelligence. When studying the Second World War, the phrase ‘code breaking’ is not highlighted as a significant factor, so this investigation is to assess the contribution of code intelligence in the Second World War. The main question being: To what extent did breaking code JN-25 and code ULTRA give aid to the Allies in the Pacific and Atlantic theatres of World War Two? The scope of this investigation is confined to two specific codes called the JN-25 and Ultra. This is due to the abundance of codes and ciphers used during WWII. It is also limited to where, either the Pacific or Atlantic theatres, these two codes were most effectively applied to aid the Allies. Information was attained from secondary sources to create a bank of relative information to the research question. The conclusion that can be drawn from this investigation is that code intelligence did significantly aid the Allies in the Pacific and Atlantic theatres. With the assistance of JN-25 the Americans halted the Japanese in the Pacific theatre, stopping its expansionist and aggressive behaviour. Similarly, the British and the Americans, with the help of code Ultra, achieved an offensive against Germany and Hitler, plus shortening the war by two to four...
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...The Planes route took it through an active war zone that was controlled by the Dunbass People militia. The plane was shot down by a Buk surface to air missile. The plane crashed near Torez in Donetsk, Ukraine, killing all of the 283 passengers and 15 crew on board, total death of all passengers and crew of 298. This attack was against a passenger airline that enter hostile airspace. As a result of this flight patterns have been redirected around the airspace that is controlled by militants. Disaster Similarities and Dissimilarities The Lusitania and Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 both entered areas that where controlled or under conflict by hostile forces. While the Lusitania was a ship it was the primary means of transport for people across the ocean, as the airliners have become the primary means of transport for people today. Both attacks where from militant sources, with the German U boat attacking the Lusitania and flight 17 from a The Donbas people militia. The incidents as well affected people...
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...related to global development. In 2000, 189 world leaders signed a Millennium Declaration. The leaders set 2015 as the deadline for achieving the set MDGs. There has been a mixed result of the progress towards attaining these goals. One of the major achievements has been achieved is that there has been a major reduction of people living in extreme poverty. Accordingly, the proportion of poverty fell to less than one fifth from nearly a third between 1990 and 2004. However, the results are not consistent throughout the world. For instance, the sub-Saharan Africa has not been able to meet any of the set targets. On the contrary, there has been a significant economic growth in some parts of Asia, especially, the Eastern part. The following is a summary of the progress that has been made so far based on the 2007 Millennium Goals Report. Extreme Poverty The percentage of people living in extreme poverty fell to 19% in 2004 from nearly a third in 2004. If this trend can continue for a long time, there is likelihood that the MDG will meet its target of halving those living on less than 1 dollar per day. As already noted, the progress towards this goal has been inconsistent throughout the world. Indeed, most of the progress in poverty reduction is attributed to the economic gains in East and Southeast Asia. The sub-Saharan Africa remains the poorest region with most people living on less than one dollar in a day. There is no equal distribution of resources in developing nations, and this...
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