...I’m doing my report on peacocks. The peacock I chose is the Indian peacock. The Indian peacock has a body that is bright blue. Each feather shimmers with green, blue, and gold. It’s a pattern on their tail called an eye-spot. The body is covered in bright colorful feathers. This type of covering helps the peacock by attracting female peacocks. The Indian peacock lives in India and other parts of eastern Asia. They also live in Pakistan, western China, and Sri Lanka. Tropical forests are their type of habitat. It’s filled with lowland and foot hills with brush and scattered trees. Indian peacocks can live in this area because they are very unique animals, and are able to live anywhere as long as they have the proper shelter. Indian peacocks can live on seeds, insects, berries, and other nutritious items that can be easily found when they are in the wild. In order to get their food they will hunt and go scavenging. Sometimes a peacock will fly up and roost somewhere high to get a view of a wide area for food. Peacocks hunt small animals, small reptiles, small fish, and small insects. They use their great sense of eyesight and hearing to catch their food. Peacocks are very resourceful and they often have a route they follow every day. Dogs, tigers, leopards, and mongooses are prey to peacocks. They defend by flying high up into trees. Peacocks also cry a loud call that comes for a long distance. This is to warn other peacocks that a predator is near, and it gives them time...
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...In last year’s accor take off presentation, we had the emotional control device, we got the NOVA app. Impressive staffs! Today, I’m going to bring you something more, some thing terrific. Trust me, that will make a hit. Imagine when you go out, for a business trip or a family tour, after an unsettling disturbing fly or drive, what do you want most? Home, sweet home! That’s what we have been focused on: to improve the guest’s experience. Now, let me show you what will happen with this new, revolutionary system that we called UTEL. To allow you to fully appreciate "a new way of hotel living”, UTEL suggests that you take the time to appreciate the services and attention that we provide each of our guests. To this end, we've created a range of package stays in line with your desires and needs. When you step into a hotel, or, you visit our website, through computer ,cell phone, you may first notice this new feature. Well, it’s an ordinary booking system, isn’t it? Wait a sec, see? This is the core part of our new system, the custom room user interface. Yes, with this smart interface, not only can you preorder your hotel room, but also, that’s what we called freestyle custom service, you can just simply drag and place all the elements in your room. We offer two choices. 1st , the recommendations. If you really don’t know how to arrange your room, or you just don’t have time to do so, see the presets. Here we offer hundreds of rooms according...
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...concealed perch. They usually have long tails for tight steering. Buzzards are medium-large raptors with robust bodies and broad wings, or, alternatively, any bird of the genus Buteo (also commonly known as "hawks" in North America). Harriers are large, slender hawk-like birds with long tails and long thin legs. Most use a combination of keen eyesight and hearing to hunt small vertebrates, gliding on their long broad wings and circling low over grasslands and marshes. Vultures are carrion-eating raptors of two distinct biological families: the (Accipitridae), which only occurs in the Eastern Hemisphere; and the (Cathartidae), which only occurs in the Western Hemisphere. Members of both groups have heads either partly or fully devoid of feathers. Falcons are medium-size birds of prey with long pointy wings. Unlike most other raptors, they belong to the Falconidae, rather than the Accipitridae. Many are particularly swift flyers. Caracaras are a distinct subgroup of the Falconidae unique to the New World, and most common in the Neotropics – their broad wings, naked faces and appetites of a generalist suggest some level of convergence with either the Buteos or the vulturine birds, or both. Owls are variable-sized, typically night-specialized hunting birds. They fly almost...
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...existing breeds. (Nimbkar, et al., 2008). Reports have shown that feathers play an important role in broilers production especially during feathering processes (Omeje, et al., 1998). This is because they are made up of the same protein structure as human hair, keratin, though not uniformly distributed throughout the bird’s body as described by (Wilson et al., 2007). Rather they are arranged in rows to produce distinct feather tracts. Each tract follows a specific arrangement with distinct angles which give broilers a common pattern in feather. About 75% of a bird’s skin surface is covered with feather tracts with the uncovered areas being mostly beneath the wings and on parts of the breast. The follicles are formed during embryo development and fixed once the chick is hatched. During broilers life time each bird undergoes two molts. The first occurs during the first two weeks of age where the down feathers are mostly shed and replaced with juvenile feathers and the second at about 4-5 weeks of age where new feathers push the first set of feathers out (Bacon et al., 2005). The head and neck of broilers are the last area of the body to go through molt. It is normal to see broilers with first set of down feathers still on their neck and head area at 5-6 weeks of age. In adult birds, feathers are used for courtship displays and their pattern of structure also in sex differentiation of broilers. Contour feathers protect the broilers against the sun, wind, rain and injury in range...
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...everyone there. Usually a real president makes some long-winded speech about how he is going to turn the country around, and rattles off a list of everything he's going to do. Groucho breaks into song about how he's going to completely make everyone's lives miserable. Everyone agrees to what Groucho's planning to do by singing back the lines he just said. This is a great way of poking fun at the government, since half the time it really can't keep every promise it makes. The musical numbers in Duck Soup are not only mocking the government, national anthems and war, but movie musicals. There are two big musical numbers. All of scenes are well coordinated, but have so many site gags in them (Pinky cutting the feathers off of hats) that they are visually silly. On top of that they are promoting the wrong morals, war and...
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...Ruffled Feathers — An Analysis Nabeel Jaitapker Seton Hall University MASCL Comm 8523 March 4, 2011 Hateley and Schmidt’s (2008) Ruffled Feathers story which showcases issues discussed by penguin executives, is an accurate representation of how leadership teams behave when facing a change in diversity. The “Very Important Penguins” team realizes its mistake at the story’s conclusion, of not including diverse individuals in its conversation while discussing the subject of diversity. The use of metaphors in the story definitely raised my awareness, and the following is my analysis of the story and how it compares to my professional experience. UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY The arrival of new birds labeled as “exotic” or “different” and their impact on existing culture, is what causes the penguins to immediately call for a review (Hateley & Schmidt, 2008). They groan about how the new birds go about their daily business, and even the penguins that are accepting of the new birds, are intimidated by the notion of interacting with the new additions. I experienced this first hand as a manager at Apple, Inc. where I came into a leadership role at 27, and was working directly with other leaders who averaged 40 years of age. Needless to say, it was quite an educational experience for all parties involved. While most talked about how things were done a certain way since they had been there, I always questioned why it was done that way and how we could be more efficient using the...
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...FACTORS: | Peacock | Hawk | Dove | Owl | How to Recognize: | They get excited. | They like their own way; decisive & strong viewpoints. | They like positive attention, to be helpful & to be regarded warmly. | They seek a lot of data, ask many questions, behave methodically & systematically. | Tends to Ask: | Who? (the personal dominant question) | What (the results oriented question.) | Why? (the personal non-goal question.) | How? (the technical analytical question.) | What They Dislike: | Boring explanations/wasting time with too many facts. | Someone wasting their time trying to decide for them. | Rejection, treated impersonally, uncaring & unfeeling attitudes. | making an error, being unprepared, spontaneity. | Reacts to Pressure and Tension By: | “Selling” their ideas or argumentative. | Taking charge taking more control. | Becoming silent, withdraws, introspective. | Seeking more data & information. | Best way to Deal With: | Get excited with them. Show emotion. | Let them be in charge. | Be supportive; show you care. | Provide lots of data & information. | Likes To Be Measured By: | Applause, feedback, recognition. | Results, Goal-oriented. | Friends, close relationships. | Activity & busyness that leads to results. | Must Be Allowed To: | Get ahead quickly. Likes challenges. | Get into a competitive situation. Likes to win. | Relax, feel, care, know you care. | make decisions at own pace, not cornered or pressured. | Will...
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...Strengthening Concrete with Keratin Fibers from Chicken Feathers Austin Allen Kennesaw Mountain High School Table of Contents Research Problem 3 Chapter II: Literature Review 4 Keratin Fibers 4 Concrete 4 Compressive Strength 5 Tensile Strength 5 Chicken Feathers 5 Structure 6 Glossary 6 Chapter III: Methodology 6 Analysis Plan 7 Validity 7 Assumptions 7 Scope and Limitations 8 Chapter IV: Analysis 8 Chapter V: Conclusions and Recommendations 9 References 10 Strengthening Concrete with Keratin Fibers from Chicken Feathers Chicken feathers are primarily used for making feather meal for farm animals; however, chicken feathers are also used in the production of plastics, fishing flies, biodegradable pots and plastics, bio-diesel fuel, hurricane-resistant roofing, and the stuffing in pillows (Fan, 2008). Applying these uses of chicken feathers to concrete could increase the strength and life of the structure built; for example, an office building could potentially last years longer if the concrete used to construct it (contained more strength) to hold up the structure. Furthermore, the wear and tear of the strength of the building would be approximately the same; however, the capacity to support the structure would be greater due to an increased initial strength (Fan, 2008). Worrell, Price, Martin, Hendricks, and Meida (2001) reported that approximately five percent of the global carbon dioxide emissions come from the pouring of Portland...
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...A Family of a Different Feather I read the article titled “A Family of a Different Feather” was interesting on reading how a mother answered a child’s questions on a topic with so many different views. It started by the child, Princess, having a classmate named Sam who has two mothers. Princess’s parents discussed how they would handle any questions if their child had any. Of course the little girl had questions, mainly why Sam had two moms and not a father. The parents answered with “Well, honey, there are lots of ways to be a family. We happen to think our way works best for us. Sam’s moms feel like theirs works best for them.” The child then responded with “How can Sam have two moms and no dad? Doesn’t every baby have to have a dad?” With the mother not exactly knowing how to answer that question to a 5 year old she said, “Well, you’re right—God takes a seed from the mom and a seed from the dad to make a baby. But with Sam’s family, the dad isn’t there now. There are all kinds of ways to be a family. Daddy and I think our way is best for our family. Sam’s moms probably think their way is best for their family.” The mother said there is a book that every parent should read to help with this topic if it should ever come up. The book is titled And Tango makes Three. It’s about a penguin in a zoo with two dads. The book is supposed to help people with ways to answer the same sex couples question with their kids. She goes on to state “There are lots of ways to be a family...
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...research is about the extraction of keratin protein from chicken feathers using strong fluid extraction process. This extraction procedure utilized a dissolvable as lessening specialists to separate salt linkages, disulphide bond and hydrogen bond of the keratin fiber to break down into protein. Thus, it will likewise diminish the steadiness of keratin strands in the strong structure found in feathers. Proteins are polymer formed by one or more long chains of amino acid residues that are capable of promoting intra- and inter-molecular bonds so that it allows the resultant materials to have a large variation in their functional properties. Amino acids linked together by peptide bonds, form a polypeptide chain. Polypeptides are made of amino acids arranged in a linear chain and folded into a globular form. There are two...
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...GEOLOGY/GEOMORPHOLOGY The Sacramento Valley almost holds the northern half of the Great Valley, wherein provides to the full extent the northwest-trending relating hollow heading towards the west next to the Great Valley Fault Zone, Southern Coast Ranges and on to the east near the Sierra Nevada and the Foothills Zone. Thus, the Great Valley’s surface is wrapped with Alluvium of Holocene and Pleistocene age produced mainly with sediments propelled by rivers and deposited to the valley floor. A careful study by Wright (2004) on the release and sediment yields on the Sacramento River’s upstream and downstream with reference to the Fremont and Sacramento Weirs; he was able to say that: “There is a very high probability of a decreasing trend in suspended-sediment discharge for a given flow.” “The annual suspended sediment yield has decreased by one-half from 1957 to 2001.” “During time.” The three largest reservoirs in the watershed have accumulated a mass of sediment of the same order of magnitude as the decreases in suspended-sediment yield from 1957 to 2001.” NATURAL HAZARDS As mentioned above, the chief purpose of the YBWA is for flood protection for the Sacramento Valley citizens. It’s being managed by DFG, through the management of vegetation and hard structures in the Bypass wherein the water does not emerge. For the most part, “Averting” is the best course of action. How? By depleting seasonal wetlands before April 1. SOIL Identifying the dominant...
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...Chicken Feather, Cement Composites, Coupling Agent, Dimensional stability, Hygroscopicity, Keratin, Silane, Superplasticizer *Corresponding author: mnacda@yahoo.com 161 Menandro N. Acda Waste Chicken Feather as Reinforcement in Cement-Bonded Composites Department of Forest Products and Paper Science, College of Forestry and Natural Resources University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, Laguna 4031 Philippines This study investigated the use of waste chicken feather (barbs and rachis) as reinforcement in cement-bonded composites. A series of composite boards consisting of various proportions of waste feather, cement, sand, and chemical admixtures were prepared. Mix workability decreased significantly as the proportion by weight of feathers or ground feathers increased from 5% to 20%. Boards containing 5% to 10% fiber and/or ground feather by weight showed comparable strength and dimensional stability to commercial wood fiber-cement composites of similar thickness and density. Stiffness, flexural strength, and dimensional stability of the feather-cement boards decreased as the proportion of feathers was increased above 10%. Higher proportions of feather, however, showed significant reduction in modulus of elasticity (MOE) and modulus of rupture (MOR), and increased water absorption and thickness swelling after 24 hours of soaking in water. INTRODUCTION Chicken feathers are waste products of the poultry industry. Billions of kilograms of waste feathers are ...
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...RESEARCH BACKGROUND This research is about the extraction of keratin protein from chicken feathers using strong fluid extraction process. This extraction procedure utilized a dissolvable as lessening specialists to separate salt linkages, disulphide bond and hydrogen bond of the keratin fiber to break down into protein. Thus, it will likewise diminish the steadiness of keratin strands in the strong structure found in feathers. Proteins are polymer formed by one or more long chains of amino acid residues that are capable of promoting intra- and inter-molecular bonds so that it allows the resultant materials to have a large variation in their functional properties. Amino acids linked together by peptide bonds,...
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...What problems are there with the Yellow River? The Yellow River is extremely polluted and poisoned because of the phalanx which comes from chemical and pharmaceutical factories above Sheen’s fields(one of the most polluted area in China) The water now is very toxic because of pollution, hydropower, and intensive water extraction for people consumption, it becomes red and purple and can’t be use even for irrigation. Also this river affects other smaller rivers because it has a lot of them. More than 4 billion tons of wastewater are dumped into the Yellow River every year. Due to this fact about a third of the river's native fish species are in the extinction. The Yellow River has been drained dry in the main course of its lower reaches and the groundwater table has rapidly declined in the floodplains. What impacts do these problems have on people? First of all, the Yellow River was a mother river in China, it was famous in Chinese history and important for Chinese population because they started their live near this river many years ago. Now they have a shortage of water because of the factories, which consumed too much for producing but no water is available because such a big and important river is polluted and poisoned. As a part of fish is now poisoned and dying this means that they will may have problems in future with alimentation because they will not have enough of fish to eat. Their population is really huge and it will be difficult to have fish...
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...REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE The important usage of all parts of MoringaOleifera has been utilized by the different parts of the world as medicinal, antimicrobial, antibacterial, antiviral, and even clarifying drinking water. This rapidly-growing tree was utilized by ancient Romans, Greeks, and Egyptians. It is now widely cultivated and has become naturalized in many locations in the tropics and has an antibiotic ability (Fahey, 2005). It has been introduced and become naturalized in other parts of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, West Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, East and West Africa, Southern Florida, throughout the West Indies, and from Mexico to Peru, Paraguay, and Brazil (Mahmood, 2010). In a research study conducted by Suleymanet. al. (2009) found that MoringaOleifera is the best natural coagulant discovered yet, that can replace aluminum sulfate which is use widely all around the world. The study was conducted to find the active constituents which are responsible about the coagulation mechanism and improving the coagulation property. The percentage chemical compositions of MoringaOleifera Seed Powder consist of protein, carbohydrates, and lipids with more sodium than potassium. Phytochemical tests and spectral studies led to the elucidation of steroidal glycoside-strophantidin as a bioactive agent in the seed. Comparative studies with alum showed that the seed paste was effective in the clarification and sedimentation of inorganic...
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