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    species whereas neoinstitutional theory highlights UCSB’s importance as an establishment to its field of education. With this, I am going to compare both, population ecology and neoinstitutional theory, in relation to the University of California – Santa Barbara. I will further discuss each of their strengths and weaknesses in accordance to the behavior and environment of institution, faculty, staff, and its students. Within

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    This past Friday of Memorial Day weekend 22-year old Elliot Rodger, son of the assistant director of The Hunger Games went on a rampage in the coastal town of Isla Vista, neighboring the UC Santa Barbara campus where six students were murdered in total plus multiple injured by who the media and any mainstream news station would label “a very lonely and mentally disturbed young man”. But you only have to watch his final YouTube video called “Elliot Rodger’s Retribution” to know that he knew exactly

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    wasn’t there. And she also said “this is a life lesson that I want you to remember, when you invite someone make sure you include the whole group or invite privately. Then she told her story about not having time to be with friends. She came to Santa Barbara from Mexico when she was seventeen years old with her older sister. A single mother of two daughters, one that was five years old and the other six and a half. And also my mother’s youngest sister who was seven years old. They came to live with

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    Economic Since the city of Fremont is in the heart of Silicon Valley, its economic presence is overwhelming. On top of that, this city has an overpowering influence of innovation in the field of technology through corporations, which has led to an increase in demand for new technologies for average consumers. Therefore, this area has a large scope for manufacturing and retail in technology. As Silicon Valley is extremely competitive in technology, every aspect of the field of technology

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    SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT Herbert William Mullin was born on April 18, 1947, in Salinas California (Newton, 2000). Dr. Lunde and Morgan describe Salinas as a farming community in Monterey County South of Santa Cruz (1980). Herbert is the younger of two children his sister Patricia being the elder, born to Jean and Martin William Mullin. Jean, a devout catholic, and Martin, a military veteran; raised their children in what some would say a “nurturing, stable but perhaps strict Roman Catholic household”

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    Exploring a section of California specifically in Santa Barbara, I will be looking at the history of water and finding innovative solutions for more sustainable practices within the county itself. Looking at past practices of water usage and the social, political, and current ideas of how drought has affected this area and the solutions for the enduring future. Santa Barbara lies on the south facing area of coastline. The city is between the Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean with its Meditteran

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    In 2005, the County of Santa Barbara adopted three key values as “guidepost” to direct County employees’ interactions with each other and the public. These three values are Accountability; Customer-Focus; and Efficiency (ACE). The objective of the ACE model is to strengthen the organization’s ability to deliver excellent customer service to the Santa Barbara community. To meet this goal, it requires both policies and the personal commitment by employees at all levels to implement these three values

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    Santa Maria is a city in Santa Barbara County, on the Central Coast of California. Santa Maria's population in the 2010 census of 99,553, confirmed what had been known, that it had surpassed that of Santa Barbara (the county seat), making it the largest city in the county. The estimated population of the area is about 161,227, which includes the Santa Maria Valley, the city of Guadalupe and the unincorporated township of Orcutt as well as adjacent Nipomo. The city is notable for its wine industry

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    be easily stored, and won't harm the environment when natural or biodegradable products are used. To begin, The use of greywater has been around for many years. The greywater system was first legalized in early 1989 by the county of Santa Barbara, California. The Santa Barbara board of supervisors approved

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    Pacific Ocean between the cities Los Angeles and Santa Maria. Channel Islands National Park are made up of a chain of eight islands, Anacapa Island, San Miguel Island, Santa Cruz Island, Santa Rosa Island, San Clemente, San Nicolas, Santa Barbara, and Santa Catalina Island. In total, the park covers 249,561 acres. The islands are filled with a large variety of animals from land to aquatic. From the center of channel islands to the coast of Santa Barbara, it is approximately thirty miles, But it takes

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