...BA3 Short-Term Effects of an Oil Spill on Marsh-Edge Fishes and Decapod Crustaceans Summary 1- The article is about the Barataria Bay estuary in the state of Louisiana. The article talks about the short term effects of an oil spill in the estuary. The article then goes on to explain how out of all the organisms located in the estuary fish were the most mobile and left the area when the spill occurred. Decapods and crustaceans on the other hand are far less mobile and were left behind to endure the spill. The authors then explain how overall the ecosystem recovered relatively fast. The article then dives into how louisiana handles over fifteen percent of all the oil going into the United States. The article goes further and explains that Louisiana is home to twenty six percent of the united states fisheries which is dominated mostly by crustaceans. The authors then explain that since the oil and fisherie industries operate in the same space it damages the organisms that the fisherie thrives off of. In this particular passage the author explains that the harm is done when these organisms either get smothered in the oil or accidentally ingest it. This source is...
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...Case Analysis Optical distortion, Inc. Presented by Donnette Russell Marketing Plan Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 The Challenge 3 Situation Analysis 4 Market Segment 4 Alternative Marketing Strategies 4 Selected Marketing Strategy 4 Short and Long Term Projections 4 Conclusion 4 Executive Summary Optical Distortion, Inc. was incorporated in 1966, after an innovator by the name of Daniel Garrison stumbled upon an opportunity to enhance the output of common chicken egg production by inserting a form of contact lens that would blur, or distort the vision of the producing bird just enough to maintain optimal production while making the handling of these creatures easier. Based upon observations of a flock of chickens in Arizona which were afflicted with cataracts and separated from the remaining flock, it was noted that not only did these birds consume less food while retaining the same level of production as the remaining flock, but the ease to which handling the birds increased to the point that instead of curing the afflicted birds, the farmer requested to have his remaining flock “infected” with the same visual distortion. Through trial and error, ODI was ready for implementation of the lenses by 1973 with high hoped and great expectations. The Challenge As with any new product, multiple challenges arise throughout the creation and development process, which include, but are not limited to the product itself - insuring...
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...Daphne du Maurier's short story “The Birds” (published in 1952) and Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 movie The Birds are both captivating pieces and share many themes and conflicts. However, the original storyline and characters written by Maurier are lost in its transition to the big screen. Hancock’s take on the story is much more geared to frighten and thrill an audience as he removes everything but the core themes of the story. In summary, the short novel “The Birds” is about a small family that lives near the sea shore in England. As the East wind blows it brings winter with it, and large flocks of a variety of birds. The birds act apart from their usually instincts and start attacking people during the tide changes. The movie, however, follows...
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...In the short story, “The Scarlet Ibis”, Doodle and the Ibis are very similar. The narrator explains what had happened to the ibis. “Sadly, we all looked back at the bird. A scarlet ibis! How many miles it had traveled to die like this, in our yard, beneath the bleeding tree.” The scarlet ibis is in an unknown area and it has surprised everybody by showing up. This poor bird has traveled so such a long way, just so it could die. In addition, Doodle, like the bird, has traveled and worked so hard, just to have the same fate as the scarlet ibis. “Finally one day, after many weeks of practicing, he stood alone for a few seconds. When he fell, I grabbed him in my arms and hugged him, our laughter pealing through the swamp like a ringing bell....
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...Executive Summary Central Indiana Cage Bird Club (CICBC) is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to educating their members and the general public on the keeping, conservation and stewardship of exotic birds. Several other clubs offer educational opportunities to members and the public at large in addition to bird fairs being offered 1 to 3 times each year. There are many stores and breeders in the area that do offer some education on the care and breeding of exotic birds, but they do not offer the in-depth lectures from subject matter experts as CICBC. Ongoing efforts are in place to continue to improve the quality and integrity of the club’s educational programs. CICBC is able to make contributions to rescues both local and national, and avian medical research funding. This is done through a series of successful bird fairs and managed through the board of directors with membership input and approval. CICBC donated more than $10,000.00 for fiscal year 2011 to worthy organizations. None of the other clubs are as generous as CICBC providing donations to local and national organizations. CICBC’s closest caged bird club competitors are in northern Indiana, Chicago and Cincinnati. The nature of the organization is to educate its members and the general public regarding the general welfare and keeping of exotic birds; therefore there is no real competitiveness regarding an online presence. Bird Fever is the only competition for CICBC’s...
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...Literacy Test Student survival guide Reading Comprehension and Multiple Choice Questions Reading Comprehension Strategies On the Literacy Test, there are several short reading passages. You will have to read the passages and answer multiple choice and short answer questions based on what you have read. Strategies to help understand a text: Read and re-read: Go through the text slowly and re-read difficult sections. Do not spend too much time on re-reading, but make sure you have read the whole section thoroughly. Highlighting: As you read, use a highlighter or pen to mark key points of information. As you read, ask yourself what the main ideas are and highlight them. Making connections: As you read, connect what you are reading to what you already know or what you have experienced that relates to the text. Contextual clues: Use the ideas around a word (context) to figure out what a unknown word could mean. Multiple Choice Strategies On the Literacy Test, you will have to answer multiple choice questions for reading comprehension and for grammar. Strategies to determine the best answer: Read question carefully and think of the answer before looking at the choices. Look for the key words in the question. Process of elimination - you should be able to narrow it down to two choices. Scanning and re-reading text: Scan (look over) the text for key words from the question and re-read the section that the question is referring to. Scan...
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...professional qualifications of Official Auxiliaries (meat hygiene inspectors) specified to Annex 1, Section II, Chapter IV, B of 854/2004. It should be noted that these regulations stipulate that candidates for assessment must have received at least 500 hours of theoretical training and at least 400 hours of practical training covering the areas specified in the regulations The Level 3 Diploma award is broken into 8 units: Unit 1 Introduction to food safety management Unit2 Regulations and responsibilities in meat processing Unit 3a Post mortem inspection of poultry (boilers and hens) Unit 3b Post mortem inspection of poultry (turkeys) Unit 3c Post mortem inspection of poultry (ducks and geese) Unit 3d Post mortem inspection of poultry (game birds) Unit 4 Meat hygiene and regulation Unit 5 Aetiology, pathology and welfare in poultry Unit 6 Aetiology, pathology and welfare in red meat animals Unit 7 Post mortem inspection of red meat Unit 8 Principles of hygiene and HACCP regulatory auditing ©2008 RSPH Level 3 Diploma in Meat Hygiene and Inspection Unit One: Introduction to Food Safety Management Level 2 20 Guided Learning Hours (20 theory/0 practical) Rationale This core unit develops a broad knowledge and understanding of food safety and food hygiene thereby enabling individuals working in food processing to identify problem areas and to assess solutions to ensure that food safety hazards are controlled. It is likely that this unit...
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...The Responsibility Project: Birds Barbershop ETH/316 University of Phoenix Film Summary Birds Barbershop is a short film about how two lifelong friends came together to start a small business in because neither of them wanted to work for large companies. What seems to start out as a simple small business in a simple small community seems to turn into a successful social experiment on how a small company can begin to grow and become successful while maintaining some good old-fashioned values. Co-founder, Michael Portman tried working for a large corporation and found that as he climbed the business ladder, he did not like the personalities that made up different management levels. The inference in the film was that Michael did not like the ethical standards set forth by upper management, and decided he wanted something more rewarding from his business career. Jayson Rapaport also tried working in a larger corporation where he experienced the negative effects of corporate bureaucracy. As one point Jayson realized it was time to make a change and do something on his own, so he returned to Austin, Tx. where he reconnected with his life-long friend to create a small business in the community that provided a service, but did so without all the fanciful trappings of a large corporate chain or national franchise. Their vision was to bring back the charm and solid values of an old time community barber shop: Birds Barbershop. How ethical principles can be used to address community...
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...and water. In the winter big storms out at sea send their messenger waves crashing on the shoreline. Summer brings hummingbirds and other migratory winged travelers to feast on the bounty nature provides. Human city dwellers come also and Sea Ranch-aka The Sea Ranch, is a favorite destination to get away from the hustle and bustle of urban landscapes. PARAGRAPHS A new type of subdivision The plat map of Sea Ranch looks like a trendy subdivision on the outskirts of a typical American city. What it primarily is known for is providing short term lodging for the vacation crowd. The Sea Ranch community stretches from just a few miles north of Fort Ross all the way to the Mendocino County line, a distance of ten miles. Formerly...
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...AKRON: A NAVAL AIRSHIP By Wynette C. Perry Airframe Structures and Applications AMNT 270 Instructor R. Xavier Koon Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Extended Campus Patuxent River Resident Center September 27, 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF FIGURES iii Chapter I INTRODUCTION 1 II HISTORY OF EARLY FLIGHT 2 III HISTORY OF HOT-AIR BALLOONS 3 IV HISTORY OF THE ZEPPELIN 4 V USS AKRON DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION 5 VI USS AKRON MISSIONS 6 VII SUMMARY 8 VIII CONCLUSION 9 APPENDICES A BIBLIOGRAPHY 12 LIST OF FIGURES Figure Page 1 Ormithopter Flying Machine 2 2 Montgolfier Brother’s 1783 hot-air balloon 3 3 dirigible 4 4 First ring of the uss akron 6 5 USS AKRON DESIGN PLANS 7 6 USS AKRON 8 7 LONG ENDURANCE MULTI-INTELLIGENCE VEHICLE 9 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION The idea of flight has intrigued man for many years. For centuries, man experimented with ways of how to fly; some ideas of how to fly were good, while other ideas were not so good. Early pioneers of flight would construct...
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...Evidence of Evolution Introduction: Evolution is usually defined as the change over time in one or more inherited traits found in populations of organisms. Inherited traits are particular distinguishing characteristics. Evolution may occur when there is variation of inherited traits within a population. The major sources of such variation are mutation, genetic recombination and gene flow. This process has produced all the diversity of living organisms. Charles Darwin characterized the result as endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful. It has always been debated if there is any evidence of evolution and in what fields, in this report we will give a brief summary concerning: • DNA Evidence of Evolution • Biological Evidence of Evolution DNA Evidence of Evolution: DNA molecules are complex molecules which contain the assembly instructions for every living creature. Certain aspects of DNA have been interpreted as evidence for Darwinian evolution. DNA evidence for evolution includes mutations, genetic similarities among species, so-called “Junk DNA” and “Pseudogenes.” The fact that mutations can corrupt DNA is important for the Darwinian paradigm because in order for an organism to eventually evolve into an entirely different organism, changes must be made to the creature’s genome over time. But Darwinian evolution needs more than just change. It needs an increase in genetic information. Critics point out that genetic mutation does not appear to provide a...
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...What It Means to say Phoenix, Arizona” relates to the topic of families, parents and children. Central Idea: Broken relationship between the father and son in this story. THESIS: Phoenix, Arizona is not only a place but it is also the name of a bird in Egyptian mythology that rises from its very own ashes and becomes reborn into a brand new life, making this story a regeneration. Through symbolism, imagery and the language the author uses in “What it means to say Phoenix, Arizona” displays how the death of a loved one, another relationship that was lost in rekindled. TYPE: In the beginning of the story, Victor had suddenly just lost his job, his father whom he wasn’t close with died of a heart attack but little does Victor know, he will soon be the one in a great deal with pain but with Victor is quickly uplifted by a former friend who brings hope and relief (to his life) while taking on this journey to Phoenix, Arizona. Examples of symbolism: Thomas Builds-the-Fire: his name actually has a lot of meaning behind it. Thomas Builds-the-Fire has a lot of dreams and visions when it comes to unrealistic things and he has a lot of passion which Victor does not have. “Phoenix” is an old myth that indicates a bird rises from its own ashes and becomes reborn. (The title) The jackrabbit. Thomas and Victor both come to an agreement as to the why the jackrabbit jumped out in-front of the car, to commit suicide. Now, no one in this story committed suicide but it symbolizes...
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...CROW’S FEET SUMMARY OF THE MOVIE The investigation of four forensic chemists started two days after the homeowner was exterminated inside the tented house. The homeowner Elliot Beckman was found dead in his house. Sara, Grissom, and Greg from the crime lab investigator or the CSI, investigate the cause of death of the homeowner by entering the house of the victim and suspected that exterminators uses sulfuryl fluoride. A gas used as a structural fumigant insecticide to control dry wood termites. It can also be used to control rodents, powder post beetles, bark beetles, and bedbugs. Greg continues to investigate the other room obtaining a blue feather. Later, they found out that the feather was matched to a kind of bird called “Hyacinth Macaw”. They have 4 suspects including the two neighbors, namely Rory Kendell and Zach Alfano and the two fumigators, Ted Martin and Nate Allen. They examine the outside of the tented house by snapping photos of the tent, discovered a trail of sand leading from it and straight to the neighbor’s house. They interviewed Rory Kendell and found out that he haven’t left his place and has been laid up in his house for two days and asked for a urine sample to test if he is affected in the sulfuryl fluoride poisoning. In the laboratory, they found out that the termite fumigant enters the victim bronchioles causing his lungs to fill with fluid. They also noticed the bruise in the victim’s cheek. One of the chemist revealed...
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...Birds Eye Case Report Sanjiv Bhattarai James LeBoeuf Kishor Singh Maharjan Sandip Maharjan John Meacham MGMT 4813 Professor Lalit Manral April 21, 2010 Introduction Birds Eye is an international food processing industry. They specialize in a wide variety of fast-frozen foods such as vegetables, seafood, and meat. They were founded in 1973 by General Foods. The name Birds Eye was coined from its fast-freezing patent inventor, Clarence Birds Eye. Birds Eye is the industry pioneer of frozen food. Birds Eye dominated the frozen food market in the 1950's and 1960's. They accounted for over 60% of frozen food sales in the UK. They served exclusively to over 40,000 retail outlets and among other outlets served; they accounted for over 75% of their frozen food sales. Problem Summary Birds Eye was losing its market share and profitability during the 1970's and 1980's due to increased competition in the frozen foods market. In 1978 their market share of 60% declined to 29%. Private label competitors had gained over 21% of the frozen food market. The increase of stiff competition drove prices down and lowered profitability for Birds Eye. A huge factor in loss of profitability and market stronghold was their internal strategy. The company’s vertical integration strategy worked for in the beginning to initially strengthen their brand, but lost its performance during the 1970's and 1980's. Due to the rising costs of producing frozen foods in the 1970's, and increasing...
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...Other pertinent information: The assessment tool will be administered individually inside the class. It is a form of formative assessment which gauges the target skills and their level of understanding of the components of a short story. It is also a good instrument to prepare them for the summative test which is writing a fractured short story. PLANNING FRAMEWORK Assessment Objective/s(Guide Question in filling this column: What do you want to assess?) | Assessment 1 | Assessment 2(Multiple-Choice: Total of 15 items)Rationale: Though the course asks you to think of alternative ways to assess your students, you also have to consider that the traditional way of testing is still being used. Develop a 15-item Multiple Choice test that assesses your student’s knowledge of the target skills you’ve identified. For the early grades, please state clearly if you will administer this individually & if you will read them to your students | | Assessment Activity(Guide Question in filling this column: What will you have your students do in order to achieve your assessment objectives?) | Rationale(Guide Question in filling this column: Why did you think that this is the best assessment activity? 3-5 sentences will do) | | Use information presented in a short story to demonstrate making inferences, drawing conclusions, interpreting and literary analysis and critical thinking skills. | Students will answer a Response to Literature questions based on a story read. | Firstly, a...
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