...Terrorism exists throughout the world; in Russia, Nizhnevartovsk to be exact The Red Storm is Rising. Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. aka Tom Clancy projected there will be a third World War; this one was initiated in Russia, ironically from Russia targeting oil by the Soviets. The attack led to Soviet Union aiming to taking over the Persian Gulf which is a threat to the United States of America and many other countries. The objective is oil; the turnout is World War three. NATO is concerned due to the fact of the Soviet Army attempting to take over the Persian Gulf which is a real pivot point. It is followed by a strategic attack methods from the Soviet Army on structures and such but is quickly defeated by NATO forces which led the Soviet’s to expand and use alternatives to try to defeat NATO forces. It was not so dominant that Soviets quit, which is why they almost one a battle in Iceland however they had a weak link how gave up critical information about the Soviet Army. Tom Clancy studied military science so these scenarios were logical and realistic. The fact that there was an order of attack and a strategized method of attack are key situations that really expand your imagination in this book. For example when US attacked Soviet bombers and weakened the Soviets force in Germany is completely accurate, or at least sounds like it would be accurate. Whether it was NATO using forces to take the strength of the Persian Gulf back or the battle in Iceland this seemed to happen...
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...Eliot's The Waste Land: There is shadow under this red rock, (Come in under the shadow of this red rock), And I will show you something different from either Your shadow at morning striding behind you Or your shadow at evening rising to meet you; I will show you fear in a handful of dust (25-30) This passage seems to be strategically placed after several lines that allude to a passage from Ecclesiastes 12 of the Bible and directly before a number of allusions and examples that illustrate the "fear in a handful of dust" (Eliot 1-76). To completely understand the meaning of the passage above, the context in which it is used and the allusions that are employed must first be recognized and understood. First, the several lines preceding the above passage allude to Ecclesiastes 12 of the Bible which portrays feelings of hopelessness and of meaninglessness; meanwhile, the selected passage contains a small sense of hope as well as an invitation to the reader to see what Eliot sees. "A heap of broken images" or "And the dry stone no sound of water" are both phrases included in the preceding lines that lack a sense of hope and that support the allusion to Ecclesiastes 12 in which "Everything is meaningless!" (Eliot 22, 24) (New International Version, Eccl.12). Following these lines that portray hopelessness is the passage written above that first seems to offer a small ray of hope by announcing "There is a shadow under this red rock" (Eliot 25). But even in that phrase lies a hint...
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...of Katrina, many organizations have helped contribute and donate their effort for the people of Louisiana and other states that have been affected by Katrina. Although years have passed since Katrina occurred, Red Cross for instance has raised the most for the beneficiary victims of Katrina. Donations throughout the United States such as: Red Cross, The Salvation Army, Joan B. Kroc, The American Cancer Society, and many other contributors raised funds for the victims of Katrina. The contributors statistics show that “The Red Cross moved up two spots to No. 2, rising nearly $3-billion,” Chronicle of Philanthropy. 20.2 (Nov. 1, 2007) while “The Salvation Army fell to No. 3, raising $1.6-billion” Chronicle of Philanthropy. 20.2 (Nov. 1, 2007) in the effort to provide outstanding amount of contribute to the people of Katrina’s destruction. Many who have lost their businesses and other data in the computing related plans by which the “Information Technology (IT) Disaster Recovery plan (DRP) to help protect their business data so as to ensure their survival,” (Academy of Strategic Management Journal. 10.2 (July 2011): p127) provides people who own businesses a safer straightforward plan to protect their values. Banks for instance have lost their power to the storm that their systems were not functioning, but at the “Hancock's SunGard backup facility,” "we were able to restart our core technology systems, ATM processing and card processing within 48 hours," Loper reports. "Then...
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...The man versus land fight that Galveston continues to battle rages onward as man continues to build structures along them. As the structures are built there is a sense of permanence felt by the developers which are inevitably doomed to frustration. These areas are affected by storms, currents, wind, and subsidence due to ground water removal; as the beach changes and moves. Typically, on the sand barrier islands of Texas the shift is toward the mainland, and any attempt to block the migration of the beach is futile. Stabilization attempts cost much more than moving a building. For example, The National Park Service spent $15 million trying to save the Cape Hatteras lighthouse, and Miami spent $64 million hauling sand to its eroding beaches....
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... If There be thorns Seeds of Yesterday Garden of Shadows · Obsidian-------Jennifer L. Armentrout · Lux----Jennifer L. Armentrout Obsidian Onyx Opal Origin Opposition · Wicked-----Jennifer L. Armentrout · Thirteen Reasons Why----Jay Asher^^^^ · The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle------Avi B · The Syrena Legacy-----Anna Banks Of Poseidon Of Triton Of Neptune · Peter Pan-------J.M Barrie · Six of Crows----- Leigh Barugo Sx of Crows Crooked Kigdom · Dark Water---Georgia Blain · Anna----Kendare Blake Anna Dressed in Blood Girl of Nightmares · The Darkest minds-----Alexandra Bracken The Darkest Minds Never Fade In the Afterlight · Fahrenheit 451-----Ray Bradbury^^^^ · Red Rising-----Pierce Brown C · House of Night----- P.C Cast Marked Betrayed Chosen Untamed Hunted Tempted Burned Awakened Destined Revealed Redeemed Kalona’ Fall (If possible, get the hardback books with the paper cover for the House of Night series.. B/C on the back of the paper cover is a poster.. I want to collect them.. If not, that's cool) · The Mortal Instruments----Cassandra Clare^^^^ City of Bones City of Ashes City of Glass City of Fallen of Angels City of Lost Souls City of Heavenly Fire · Nevermore-----Kelly Creagh Nevermore Enshadowed Oblivion · Catherine, Called Birdy------Karen Cushman D · The Maze Runner series-----James Dashner^^^^ The Maze Runner ...
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...STRUCTURE OF THE ATMOSPHERE Troposphere | Closest to the earth and most weather happens here. Temperature drops as you go higher. Wind speeds increase. Most unstable layer. End of the sphere is marked by the tropoPAUSE- an isothermal layer where temp remains constant. | Stratosphere | Steady increase in temperature. Marked by the STRATOPAUSE. Atmosphere is thinner here. | Mesosphere | Temperature decreases to -90. No water vapour or dust to absorb radiation. Very strong winds at 3000 km/hr. MESOPAUSE | Thermosphere | Increase in temperature from the absorption of UV radiation | Greatest amount of energy coming into the atmosphere is from insolation (short wave solar radiation). The amount of this energy from the sun is determined by: *Solar constant- varies slightly & affects longer term climate rather than short term *Distance from the sun- Earth’s orbit around sun can cause variation in distant *Altitude of the sun in the sky- equator receives more energy as rays are head on. At 60 degrees N or S its at an angle so there’s twice the area to heat up & more atmosphere to pass through *Length of the day & night Some radiation is absorbed by ozone, water vapour, co2, ice particles, and dust reduce the amount reaching Earth. & clouds also reflect radiation back! ALBEDO is the ratio between the amount of incoming and reflected radiation. (Usually at 4%) Short wave radiation is converted to heat and heats the surface of earth, while longer...
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...Coccidioidmycasis is rising in numbers with population growth in the southwestern area of the United Stated and with the increase in tourist attractions in that area. Some people call it Valley fever but the correct name for it coccidiodmycosis. Although coccidoidies species are not endemic on other areas in the country, the rapid population growth in the southwestern in recent decades and the increase in tourism, contribute to that many people travel to the Southwest and return home before developing the clinical syndrome of coccidioidomycosis (Mayo, 2008). It can occur in various manifestations: acute pneumonia, chronic progressive pneumonias, pulmonary nodules and cavities, extrapulmonary nonmeningeal disease, and meningitis (Mayo, 2008). This paper will define coccidioidomycosis, who is at risk for the disease, and treatment for the disease. Coccidioidomycosis is cause by Coccidisides immitis, a dimorphic fungus that grows as a mold in the soil (CDC, 1996). Coccidioisides immitis can be found in the highest numbers in the desert soil in San Joaquin Valley in California, southern Arizona, southern New Mexico, northern Mexico, and Utah. Coccidioisides immitis is prevalent in Central and South America especially in Venezuela but also can be found in scattered foci in desert soil along the coast of southern California, southern Nevada, and Utah. Coccidioisides immitis can be found 4 to 12 inches below the surface of the soil, it is unevenly distributed unevenly...
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...PLANETS By Reanna Hinson The purpose of my project and essay is to familiarize ourselves with the different planets within our own solar system. I will present different, unique and amazing facts about each the eight planets. My project also displays a colored example of what each planet appears to look like as well as statistical information. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, are called the terrestrial planets because they have solid rocky surfaces. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune and are called gas giants. Earth is the only planet of the eight that has life forms as we know them. All other planets have extreme conditions such as temperatures, atmospheres and weather that make life as we know it impossible to exist, but we still keep looking for alien signs of life. Mercury Mercury is a small planet that spins very slowly in orbit around the sun. It is the planet closest to the sun and has extreme temperature changes. During the day the temperature can soar to 870° Fahrenheit and at night time down to -300° Fahrenheit. Mercury has no moons and a very small and weak atmosphere because the Sun’s solar winds have blown it away. This causes very little to no air on Mercury. Venus Venus and Earth are just about the same size, but Venus always has a thick cloud cover making it impossible to see the surface of the planet, and traps a lot of the Sun’s heat making it the hottest average temperature of all the planets. The average temperature is 850° Fahrenheit...
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...EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF VIET NAM Literature Review 3 I. General 3 1. Geographical location & Vietnam’s climate 3 a. Geographical location 3 b. Climate 3 2. Effects of geographical & climate on Vietnam’s economy: 6 a. Effects of geographical location to Vietnam’s economy: 6 II. Definition, causes and actual situation of Viet Nam under climate change 7 1. Definition of climate change 8 2. Causes of climate change: 8 a. Natural causes 8 b. Human causes 9 c. Greenhouse gases and their sources 9 3. Actual situation in Vietnam: 12 III. Impact of Climate change on Viet Nam economy 14 1. Impact of Climate change on economy in general: 14 2. Climate change directly affects every economic sector 15 a. Impacts of climate change on agriculture, forestry and fisheries 15 b. Impact of climate change on industry sector 20 c. .Impacts of climate change on tourism sector 20 d. Impacts of climate change in components of the economy. 22 IV. Policies to deal with problems caused by climate change 26 1. Opportunities 26 2. Meeting the Challenges of Climate Change 26 The Three Approaches in Brief: 27 References 35 Literature Review There are many studies that have examined the effects of climate change on Vietnam’s economy. The majority of findings stated that climate change have negative impacts on Vietnam’s economy and suggest possible adaptation or mitigation measures to lessen the adverse impacts. The economies of some countries...
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...GLOBAL WARMING Global warming simply put is the warming of the Earth including its atmosphere and oceans. Scientists have opposing viewpoints about why this may be happening. Some believe that it occurs naturally and is a part of a normal cycle over time and it is not significantly affected by human activities. Others believe that human activities have profound effects on the warming of the Earth. The global warming hypothesis originated back in 1896 when Svante Arrhenius, a Swedish chemist, developed a theory that carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels would cause global temperatures to rise by trapping excess heat in the earth’s atmosphere. He understood that the earth’s climate is heated by a process known as the greenhouse effect. About half of the solar radiation reaching the earth is reflected back into space. The remainder is absorbed by land masses and oceans, warming the earth’s surface and atmosphere. This warming process radiates energy, most of which passes through the atmosphere and back into space. However, small amounts of greenhouse gases like water vapor and carbon dioxide convert some of this energy to heat and either absorb it or reflect it back to the earth’s surface. These heat trapping gases work like a greenhouse – sunlight passes through, but a certain amount of radiated heat remains trapped. The greenhouse effect plays an important role in preventing the planet from entering a never-ending ice-age. Without...
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...giant measures 88,850 miles in diameter (Kerrod 148). Jupiter is so huge that it is eleven times bigger across than Earth. Jupiter’s size, however, does not seem to have any effect on how fast the planet spins on its axis. Earth spins on its axis in about 24 hours, one Earth day. Jupiter has eleven times the diameter as Earth and spins on its axis in approximately 9 hours and 55 minutes (Kerrod 148). This means that the massive planet is spinning inordinately fast, this, as one can imagine, causes some pretty intense weather with 300-500 mile per hour winds. Jupiter’s most impressive feature is probably its massive hurricane type storm people know as the Great Red Spot. The Great Red Spot (GRS) measures 25,000 miles across (Kerrod 148). It is red because of the phosphorous in the atmosphere (Kerrod 148). Astronomers have been observing the Great Red Spot...
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...INTRODUCTION Coast line is one of the components, are recognized as unique features on the earth (Li et al., 2003). The coast line can be defined as the line of contact between land and a body of water (Alesheikh et al., 2004). Coastal line changes are mainly due to human factors and natural factors such as waves, tides, winds, periodic storms and sea-level change. Natural factors are a result of global warming. Many scientists consider global warming force climatic change as the most serious environmental threat facing the world today. This natural factor causes erosion and accretion of the costal line. Global mean sea level has been rising at an average rate of approximately 1.7 mm/year over the past 100 years (measured from tide gauge observations),...
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...Climate Change: Global Warming In April 9th of 2010, Marisa Marcavillaca—a farmer and indigenous women’s organizer from Peru— went to The Capitol Hill to tell her powerful story. Her words were quoted by Al Gore in one of his speeches. She said through a translator: “We are very concerned, in my community, [and] in my country, about global climate change. Nature is disrupted. We are seeing the impacts on a daily basis. We are losing our lands, water is disappearing, it rains when it shouldn’t rain, and we have freezing temperatures, when we shouldn’t have freezing temperatures. Also, warmer temperatures in our farming area have spurred plant diseases, and the quality of agricultural seeds has degenerated cutting into local women’s ability to earn a living. Because our yields are down, it is difficult to feed our children.” (Jaime Baily 14). Climate change has become a very contested and debated matter. Some scientists say that the earth is warming; skeptics contend that it is cooling. Glaciologists say that the polar ice on earth is melting, and skeptics say that Antarctic ice is growing. Skeptics-that have also concluded that the earth is warming-point out that the earth has gone through many such warming periods (interglacials or periods of desertification) in between cooling periods and that these are natural cycles. But the long-running debate over whether or not global warming is anthropogenic is arriving to its end. Not only it is caused by man,...
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...Harris 1. Dead Until Dark 2. Living Dead in Dallas 3. Club Dead 4. Dead to the World 5. Dead as a Doornail 6. Definitely Dead 7. All Together Dead 8. From Dead to Worse 9. Dead and Gone 10. Dead in the Family 11. Dead Reckoning 12. Deadlocked 13. Dead Ever After Vampire Diaries L.J. Smith The Vampire Diaries Series 1. The Awakening: Volume I 2. The Struggle: Volume II 3. The Fury: Volume III 4. Dark Reunion: Volume IV The Vampire Diaries: The Return Trilogy 1. The Return: Nightfall 2. The Return: Shadow Souls 3. The Return: Midnight The Vampire Diaries: The Hunters Trilogy 1. The Hunters: Phantom 2. The Hunters: Moonsong 3. The Hunters: Destiny Rising Black Dagger Brotherhood – J.R. Ward 1. Dark Lover 2. Lover Eternal 3. Lover Awakened 4. Lover Revealed 5. Lover Unbound 6. Lover Enshrined 7. Lover Avenged 8. Lover Mine 9. Lover Unleashed 10. Lover Reborn 11. Lover at Last 12. The King Fallen Angels - J.R. Ward 1. Covet 2. Crave 3. Envy 4. Rapture 5. Possession Millennium Series – Stieg Larsson 1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 2. The Girl Who Played with Fire 3. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins 1. The Hunger Games 2. Catching Fire 3. Mockingjay Bar Code Series – Suzanne Weyn 1. The Bar Code Tattoo 2. The Bar Code Rebellion 3. The Bar Code...
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...There is a substantial relationship amid tropical hammocks and tropical storms. A lot of these forests were created by wind-born seeds from tropical species. Powerful winds have the capability to shape and reshape whole landscapes. The Hammocks are exclusively susceptible to destruction by strong winds from hurricanes and tropical storms. Thousands of years of adapting to the harsh, coastal winds have affected the form, or habitat of many trees. The fact that these trees have shallow root systems causes them to be easily up-rooted by abrupt gusts of strong winds. Branches on many hardwood trees in tropical hammocks modified enabling them to cope with winds, by spreading out and growing horizontally to minimize damage to the trees and loss of limbs. (Main, 2013). The same way high winds helped to create and form the landscape of tropical hammocks they can also alter or destroy them. Serious tropical storms may possibly cause damage from high winds, storm surges, floodwaters, and inland deposits of silt, mud, and salt. Disastrous hurricanes are accountable for destruction and loss to thousands of acres of tropical hardwoods along the South Florida coastlines. (Main, 2013). Storm surges from severe hurricanes are especially destructive to the hammocks. Storms may cause intrusions of sand, mud, and saltwater into the salt-intolerant inland habitats. Occasional or prolonged periods of saltwater exposure may...
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