Vile Vortices What comes to mind when you hear the word Vortices? Do you think of the Bermuda Triangle? Or maybe do you think of the Himalayas? There are many Vortices, both positive, and negative. The negative ones are called the Vile Vortices. Vile Vortices cause disturbances in prana, which brings about corrupt happenings, such as mysterious disappearances. However, there are positive Vortices. These attract prana, which can bring about uplifting things, such as peace. The Vortices are some of
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Who Sank the U.S.S. Maine? Today I am writing about Marie Elizabeth Lamb’s “Awake United States” which was written in New Orleans in 1898. This song was written between the time periods of when the U.S.S. Maine was sunk to when the call to war happened. This song was rushed into printing during this time period because it established the sinking of the Maine and the fighting urge to go to war. The U.S.S. Maine was sent out to the coast of Havana in Cuba after riots had put American interests in harm
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Amelia once said; “I did not understand it at the time, but I believe that little red airplane said something to me as it swished by” (Bartunek 1). Earhart was commissioned for the Atlantic flight in order to increase the audience, as well as bring in publicity for the aviation trip (Bartunek 1). Amelia was very well liked amongst aviators (Cochrane 1). She planned to travel around the globe, as close to the center of the earth's equator
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required by various probability concepts. As a final point, this paper will demonstrate the effects the decision had on the data provided and the decision that was ultimately made. Probability Concepts and Application Hurricane Sandy hit Atlantic City, New Jersey on October 29, 2012. A 900-mile wide storm, Sandy affected the entire northeastern United States with devastating winds, rain and floods. New Jersey and New York suffered the worst from the super storm leaving thousands of people
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nothing is changed. Bluefin Tuna populations in the Atlantic Ocean have declined over 70 percent in the last thirty years yet because seafood is a global commodity being flown into markets around the world the demand has become unquenchable. Overfishing for Bluefin continues scientist expect the fish to become extinct by 2012 if nothing changes. (PBS.org) The Bluefin Tuna is a species of Tuna native to both the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean as well as the Mediterranean Sea. This is a relatively
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Garrett Weston Weston 1 Dr. Donna Nincic GMA 105 October 25, 2011 Short Sea Shipping As roads become more congested and trade increases, United States’ ports and businesses begin to look for alternative forms of transportation in order to move cargo off of the roads and onto the water. One solution to this issue is the implication of Short Sea Shipping. Short Sea Shipping is the act of shipping intercontinentally, using waterways such as rivers and inlets to transport people and
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February 25, 2013 Winds Aloft * Isobaric surfaces slope downward from the low latitudes to the pole * Atmosphere is warmer near the Equator, pressure gradients force pushes air poleward * Pressure gradient force increase with altitude, bringing strong winds at high altitudes * Friction increases from low latitude to high latitude * Decreases in upper atmosphere where wind speeds are high The Geostrophic Wind * At high latitudes, a moving parcel of air is subjected to:
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warming. Global warming is affecting the earth a lot, and it is affecting it fast too. This decade has been the hottest decade in centuries (Stuart, 11-01-2005). Because of this the polar ice caps are melting, and it could change the flow of the North Atlantic Current (The Day after Tomorrow, 2005). The change in flow could cause immeasurable effects to the Earth, and could change the weather that occurs on the earth dramatically. According to the IPCC 2001 report, the Earth's surface has warmed by about
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The isles of Scilly The isles of Scilly are a cluster of 150 islands which together make up one of the world’s biggest archipelagos, they are located off the coast of Cornwall; English Channel. There are 5 islands which approximately 2,200 people which are inhabited these include St Mary’s, Tresco, St Martin’s, Bryher and St Agnes. With the biggest being St Mary’s, this is the largest of the lot and is renowned for its variety of landscapes ranging from wet lands, woodlands, heaths to rocky headlands
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attention to a few fur traders and fisherman. As time went on the fisheries began having great success which made them grow in numbers that rivaled those of New Spain in volume of shipping. In 1550 the French spread to Havannah and along the Atlantic coast of Florida. This is where New Spain was settled in. As a Result, Pedro Mendez de Aviles attacked them in 1565, and executed those individuals who did not want to convert to Catholicism. Because of Francis’s wars of religion more efforts were
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