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    Do you ever wonder what the longest word in the English language is? You might think “Surely hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the lengthiest word ever!”. Surprise! It actually has 36 letters in it (you can count) and the largest word ever has 52. Because it is so long and intimidating, it will be called “it” as much as possible. Anyway, it is the fear of long words. Which is kind of silly because it is a very large word. Because that is kind of mean, it is also called sesquipedalophobia. Although

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    in overuse of water and diversion of water had affected spawning sites and loss of habitat putting further strain on their habitats (National Wildlife Federation). Dams have arguably put the largest strain on the Chinook salmon. In Columbia River Basin of the Pacific Northwest alone, over 55% of historical spawning habitat has been blocked off by dams (Harrison, 2008) Damn also cause rivers to slow down which in turn causes them to become warmer. This makes for a less ideal habitat for the salmon

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    “Milo, there it is! Look, look!” I heard my sister scream over the jet engines as she shook me awake from a much needed nap. “Isn’t it just spectacular?” As I opened my eyes and looked through what seemed like thin slits, I saw Ana’s face pressed to the airplane’s window glass. Responding with a lethargic grunt, I sat up in my tattered leather seat to see why she ended my nap so abruptly and peered out of the oval window. “Wow.” That was all I could say about the unbelievable site present before

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    If I were to be thrust back in time, I would prefer to live in the Aztec Empire rather than the Great Basin. I’ll first be discussing the pros and cons of the Great Basin culture then I'll discuss the pros and cons of the Aztec empire and why I would prefer to live in the great basin culture over the Aztec empire. Thе Grеat Basin is almost all of Utah and Nеvada. Thе rеgion is namеd Grеat Basin bеcausе of thе surrounding mountains that crеatе a bowl shapеd landscapе that prеvеnts watеr from flowing

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    City of Niceville 2016 Stormwater Master Plan Addendum The 2016 Stormwater Master Plan is an overview and summary of the City of Niceville’s Stormwater Management Program and will serve as an addendum to the existing Stormwater Master Plan. This document will provide a summary of the progress the City has made to address the water quantity and quality issues as they relate to stormwater runoff. It will identify the past stormwater projects and drainage activities the City has under taken as a result

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    the temperature of Sanya in Hainan Province is above 20 degrees. In summer, most of extents are above 20 degrees centigrade despite the high Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and distinctive mountains, for instance, Tianshan. Among these problem areas, Turpan Basin in Xinjiang is the center for extraordinary warmth at 32 centigrade all things considered. In addition, the capital city of China is Beijing, a traditional and political city located at “the throat of the cock”, which is the shape of China’s map. As

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    Different Types of Sedimentary Basins There is upwards of 144 sedimentary basins identified just in the United States, whether they may be onshore or offshore (Coleman, 2012). The day-to-day classification used for most basins is quite simple and is based on the scheme: if basins are formed within or near the margins of a craton, basins that are formed between cratons and extends onto oceanic crust, and basins which form on oceanic crust for the most part and are independent of cratons (Coleman

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    Pyramid Lake War of 1860

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    One of the biggest conflicts between the settlers and Indians in Nevada was the Pyramid Lake Indian war of 1860. The war and deaths that followed was a result of tension, ignorance, anti-Indian attitude and misunderstanding. The war was preceded by violent incidents against both the whites and Indians and consisted of two larger battles. The Washoe and Paiute tribe’s lives changed with the influx of settlers that came with the Comstock mining rush. Nevada being a desert had limited resources and

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    This assignment is based on Key Idea 2: Problems can arise when one group pursues its own interests to the detriment of others. Deforestation in the Amazon has led to conflicting interests in the Amazon region. Potentially it can affect societies worldwide through global warming. In this assignment, I will agree or disagree with the following hypothesis: 'Deforestation in the Amazon benefits some people at the moment. It also causes problems for other

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    The concepts of Carbon Emissions Pinch Analysis (CEPA) techniques and Energy Return of Investment (EROI), with special attention to the methodology and system boundaries of EROI analysis have been reviewed in this literature. The analyses of EROI results for different fuel types especially EROI results of hydropower plants are also presented. The essential features of storage type hydropower plants also have been generally discussed as an important part of EROI’s Energy input calculation. Special

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