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    enhance modern technology. One biologically inspired design that I have researched is using the ridges on a whale’s fin, as the basis for designing the blades on wind turbines to improve their efficiency in generating wind energy. Whales are massive aquatic animals yet, despite their weight, move swiftly through the water. They can do that because of the ridges on their fins. These ridges are called tubercles and allow whales to move through the water smoothly. If engineers could take this

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    whale in the wild can live up to the age of 70 to 80. Does this not show we are damaging population numbers and cutting lifespans of these wonderful whales? Another fact trainers mention is that it is ‘normal’ for male orcas to have a collapsed dorsal fin - this is a common condition, they say. You will be shocked to know

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    Fin 550 Study Guide

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    FIN 550 FIN550 week 1 to week 11 Complete Course Click below link for Answer visit www.workbank247.com http://workbank247.com/q/fin-550-week-1-to-week-11-complete-course-fin550-w/9896 http://workbank247.com/q/fin-550-week-1-to-week-11-complete-course-fin550-w/9896 FIN 550 Week 1 Discussion "Investment Performance and Decisions"  Please respond to the following: * From the e-Activity, predict the performance of the DOW for the next two years. Provide support for your prediction. * Analyze the

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    A Dolphin Research Paper

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    are like humans in many ways, they are warm- blooded, they give birth, they are mammals, and they come in many different color, shapes, and sizes. They have a dorsal fin that is essential to help them from rolling over and to help with sharp turns when swimming. Dolphins have a melon, also known as their head. They have tail fins called a fluke. There are about forty currently living species of dolphins living all over the world. The colors of dolphins may include blue, grey, white, black, and pink

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    A killer whale is a toothed whale belonging to the ocean’s dolphin family. The killer whale can also be referred to as the orca whale or an orca. The killer whale belongs with the ocean 's family of dolphins, it 's the largest member of the dolphin family. The whale weighs approximately up to eight thousand eight hundred pounds and it can grow up to twenty eight feet in length. In this essay I will be presenting the many factors that are included in a killer whale such as, stereotypes, intelligence

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    aquatic life wildlife. This includes pelicans, dolphins, sea turtles and much more” he also said. Minutes later a young girl abruptly shouted “Look! Three dolphins!” Everyone craned their necks to see them while trying not to lose balance. Their dorsal fins sliced through the water and within seconds they disappeared as quickly as they showed up. We continued out, bouncing in the buoyant water, for fifteen minutes until we heard the propellers turn off. “Alright everyone time to begin” the captain stated

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    basis of cultural exception. The economies of their whaling regions, they argued, would be put into danger by the moratorium, and so the nations have been allowed to continue hunting small amounts of the non-endangered winke whales and, in some cases, fin whales. As whaling is an important part of the coastal economies for certain countries, the nations certainly have a right to attempt a case of cultural exemption. Without whaling certain villages could lose most of

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    research. Ecosystem To look at the ecosystem of the Southern Ocean, we will be referencing the food web created by Laws. The whales that are going to be focused are species of baleen whales found in the southern ocean. These species are the fin whale, the blue whale, the sei whale, the humpback whale, and the minke whale. As shown in the food web, the main food source of these whales is krill. This is important to note in regards to the issues of prey switching, as well as krill surplus

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    FINS Exercises Essay

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    MKTG 489 – FINANCIAL EXERCISES (AY 2015) Due as an Excel (.xls) file via Titanium prior to class EXERCISE 1 Fred Flintstone has just become the product manager for Yabba Dabba Doo, a consumer packaged product with a retail price of $2.00. Retail margins on the product are 33%, while wholesalers take a 12% margin. Yabba and its direct competitors sell a total of 40 million units annually, and Yabba has 24% market share of this total. Variable manufacturing costs for Yabba are $0.09 per unit. Fixed

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    midterm FIN 5080

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    1 out of 1 points Suppose you take a mortgage for $72,764 for 16 years with annual payments.  If the annual interest rate is 3.4%, calculate the total interest amount paid over the life of the loan. That is, calculate the total interest paid in 16 years. Hint: Use the amortization table. Enter your answer rounded off to two decimal points. Do not enter $ in the answer box. Selected Answer: 22,778.17 Correct Answer: 22,778.17 ± 0.5% Response Feedback: Step 1: Solve for PMT Step 2: Use

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