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The Fossil Record Of Order Chiroptera
710 words
The Fossil Record of Order Chiroptera Bats are the
second-most species group of mammals. In some
tropical areas, there are more species of bats
than of all other kinds of mammals combined. Bats,
small mammals of the order Chiroptera, are a
diverse group of over 1000 species living around
the world. The fossil record of bats is poor when
compared with that of most other kinds of mammals.
This is probably because of their small size,
typically low population densities, and habitat
selection. Their...
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Lord Of The Rings Al Gore
682 words
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH Today, most companies
succeed based on how well they manage their
relationships with their customers. Todays
visionary managers are not only relying on people
for excellent work but on technology to take over
the front office. It seems that an affinity with
technology was affected when the e-customer was
born. Peoples behavior and needs change over time.
This paper looks into the way Al Gore and his
company leveraged the Internet to promote the
movie An Inconvenient Truth. ...
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Eastern And Western Prevailing Winds
2,110 words
Energy Conservation through Landscaping The
outline Background on Energy usage current Energy
strategies alternative energy strategies Energy
Conserving Landscape Landscape Changes tempering
the sun sculpting the wind possible solutions for
temperature increasing and decreasing Landscaping
Alternatives Planting Landscape adjustments Using
windbreaks to shape the wind Planning your
plantings Quick fixes for climate control
Conclusions Until recently global energy use was
increasing rapidly, and s...
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Coral Reefs And Algae
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Coral Reefs and Algae Coral reefs are unique
ecological systems of the Earth Nature. These
systems are very complicated and provide natural
balance in the global ocean environment.
Unfortunately, the human technological activity
impacts coral reefs in the same harmful way as it
impacts other ecological systems. Coral reefs are
inhabited of approximately 25 % of marine species.
They are very valuable because of their economic
attractiveness through tourism and fisheries. A
recent economic estimat...
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Effects Of Global Warming Polar Bears
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Effects of Global Warming On Polar Bears and Polar
Seals Introduction Polar bears depend on polar
seals as a source of food in the polar region.
Polar bears hunt polar seals before winter comes,
so they can get all the proteins and fats they
need in order to survive. Global warming is
increasing the melt of ice in the Arctic region.
As a result, polar seals will not be able to
survive and face the environmental changes
including climate. Therefore, polar bears will be
threatened by starvation an...
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Important To Note Air Pollution
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... impacts. Presently, standards refer to ambient
(outdoor) concentrations where measurements can
most easily be made, most often from the tops of
buildings. However, in North America we spend
under 10 % of our time outdoors, and even less
atop buildings. As negligible as this may appear
to be, the exposure to pollutants which one
receives varies greatly from being indoors, at
street levels or on top of a high-rise. With
particular pollutants, as little as 25 % of total
exposure is due to outdo...
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Sq Km Pacific Ocean
1,920 words
Traveling to New Zealand New Zealand is an island
country, located in the South Pacific Ocean in
about 2, 000 km southeast of Australian continent.
It consists of two main islands, the North Island
(about 120 sq km) and the South Island (about 160
sq km) m separated by Cook Strait (about 3, 600
m), and a number of small widely scattered
islands, like Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands,
Bounty Islands, Stewart Island, Campbell Island,
etc. New Zealand is the largest land territory,
belonging to ...
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Organizational Change Resist Change
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Modern Organization Rational / efficient theories
serve as the foundation for modern thinking about
organizations; moreover, they define our
perception of the efficient organization, its
structure and the relationships that take place
within that very organization. One of the most
vivid examples that illustrate how rational /
efficient theories shape our views about
contemporary organizations would be organizational
change, which has become one of the most heated
issues that has triggered a lot ...
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Cultures Are Similar One God Culture
255 words
Why are so many cultures similar, yet different?
Culture is the beliefs, behavior, language, and
entire way of life of a particular time or group
of people. Culture includes customs, ceremonies,
works of art, inventions, technology, and
traditions. The term also may have a more specific
definition and can describe the intellectual and
artistic achievements of a society. Things that
culture break down into are anthropology,
archaeology, art, civilization, education,
history, human evolution, and ...
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Branch Consists Underdeveloped Countries
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Chad is Chad County Report Chad is one of the most
underdeveloped countries in the world because of
its climate, geographic location, and a lack of
infrastructure and natural resources. Its main
cash crop that is helping its economy is cotton,
which accounts for 48 % of exports. 1 The industry
of Chad is mainly based on processing agricultural
products. It is run by a republican government and
its legal system is based on French civil law
system and Chadian customary law. The recent
president is...
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North And South Olympus Mons
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Geology of Mars Mars is the planet that is the
closest geologically to our own. Still we know
little about the planet. All the information that
we have is from what we see. We can speculate
about the geology of the planet but we will never
know for sure what the planet is really made of
until we physically go there. The information is
all from NASA sites or NASA related sites. Mars
red color leads us to believe that the planet has
large amounts of iron. This red color is the only
color that is o...
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Standard Of Living Carbon Dioxide
1,260 words
There is little doubt that the airs carbon dioxide
concentrations have been increasing since the
Industrial Revolution and there are few who do not
attribute this increase to the rise in humanity's
use of fossil fuels. There is also little dispute
that the earth has warmed slightly over the same
period. During our interview Adam told me that he
believes strongly in the dangers of global warming
and feels great animosity towards critics of this
theory. Our conversation had an angry tone as Adam
e...
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Olive Oil Greek Civilization
1,574 words
Greek cuisine: The Greeks usually eat 3 meals a
day. The first meal of the day is Breakfast. A
typical Greek breakfast consists of a piece of
bread, some goat milk and strong Turkish coffee.
The Greeks do not eat a large breakfast typically.
Their next meal of the day is Lunch it is usually
eaten around twelve to two pm. It is also a light
meal like breakfast. Dinner is usually eaten later
at night than most people are accustomed to. It is
eaten between 8 - 9 pm. This is the largest meal
of the ...
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Burning Fossil Fuels Average Global Temperature
1,498 words
Greenhouse Effect The greenhouse effect is a
natural phenomenon that warms the earth and
enables it to support life. Without it, the
average temperature on earth would be around - 18
degrees C, instead of the current + 15 degrees C a
frozen wilderness. It works on the same principles
as the ordinary glass garden greenhouse, where
glass allows light to get in, but does not allow
for the heat to get out. This makes for a much
higher temperature inside the greenhouse. On a
planetary scale, similar ...
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Twenty Five Years Don T Make
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Greenpeace History The year 1996 is a year of
celebration for greenpeace. They are celebrating
their 25 th year anniversary. Everything state in
1969; Members were part of the Don t make a wave
committee in vancouver. This committee was founded
by Jim Bohlen. He was a forty-three year old
American and was a composite-materials researcher.
Another founder of the committee was Irving Stowe;
he was a Philadelphia lawyer. A jew who had joined
the Quaker religion. Paul Cote, a canadian lawyer
in his ...
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Grapes Of Wrath Lena Lingard
1,386 words
? The historical introduction of the Challenge to
Social Classes? A journey through the twentieth
century in America via the trials and tribulations
as offered by American novelists depicts a common
social evolution. Struggle, discontent, and the
inherent obstacles in life are not particularly
unique to the characters of the American novelist,
however the experiences and the perseverance of
each have defined our country and our society in
similar ways. Many novels of this period depict
the hards...
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Jewish Homeland Billion Dollars
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Israel: A Jewish Homeland Israel is a country that
seems as though it is far on the other side of the
world. People of a different culture in a land
that appears foreign to the western world. Who are
these people? What are the geographic features of
this country in comparison to other nations? What
species of plants and animals exist? How is their
diet different from other cultures? How is their
religion different from others? In all actuality
Israel is not anymore different than any other
natio...
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Japan Electrical Machinery
987 words
Table of Japan Japan Table of Contents I.
Geography a. ) Land b. ) Climate c. ) Vegetation
d. ) Population and Culture e. ) Natural Resources
and Land Usage II. History a. ) Post WWII -Present
III. Economics IV. Politics and Government V.
Military VI. International Relations VII.
International Appeal The island of Japan (145, 826
sq. mi. ) is located in the North Pacific Ocean.
It is bounded by on the north by the Sea of
Okhotsk, on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the
south by the Pacific Ocea...
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Sont Deux Mondes Pour Se Protege Les
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Le Quebec et la Guadeloupe en Comparaison Le
Quebec et la Guadeloupe sont deux mondes
different's qui sont unis par la langue francaise.
Un se trouve au plein nord du continent american,
et l? autre se trouve dans la mer Caribe dans les
Antilles. Le Quebec a de temps from la plupart de
l? an, en meme temps que la Guadeloupe est
characterise par un climate tragique. Donc, cette
distinction de climate donne deux types de vie
vraiment different's. Par exemple, l? hiver au
Quebec consists de la neig...
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Thousands Of Years People Of Africa
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Africa is a continent laden with diversity.
Diversity in climate, vegetation and people. A
land of potential beyond imagination, yet ruined
by mans wrecking influence. Not all man however is
to blame, primarily those who arrived as settlers
from Europe to colonize Africa about 200 years
ago. These settlers caused radical change in
Africa. This change spoilt the delicate natural
balance, which had evolved over thousands of
years. Today the economies of Africa are the
weakest in the world, and the...
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