The purpose of the male lion’s mane has long perplexed biologists. Because female lions roam in groups of three or four‚ and allow only one male to reside with them‚ competition between males is fierce. Rival males often fight to the death-with their enormous teeth and claws-to gain coveted access to a pride. This led many biologists - including Charles Darwin - to assume that the function of the thick manes was to make it harder for attackers to reach the vulnerable throat area. But over the years
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Did you know that white lions aren’t albino? It’s true‚ It’s another subspecies of lions altogether. There’s no difference between a lion or a white lion except for the white fur. Their gorgeous‚ white fur is why they’re famous in hunting. The white lion is easily spotted in the wild‚ live in Timbavati‚ and is endangered. Seeing a white lion is a sight to behold. “These rare beasts can weigh up to 270 - 530 pounds. They can also be as tall as 4 feet” (The Cincinnati Zoo). The color of their fur
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Asia Pacific Business Lecture 4 Business in China Dr. Huaichuan Rui School of Management Royal Holloway University of London This lecture includes 1. 2. 3. 4. Introduction Political and Economic Environment State Owned Enterprises’ Reform Changing Policy Toward Foreign Direct Investment 5. Challenges for Foreign Firms in China 1. Introduction Profile: People’s Republic of China Area: 9.6 million sq km Population: 1.34 billion (UN‚ 2009) Currency: Renminbi Yuan (Rmb) Major language: Mandarin
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Sea Lions Dying at Increasing Rates In five months alone‚ over 3‚000 sea lion pups‚ at a point teetering towards death‚ washed ashore on Southern Californian beaches‚ fifteen times more than in past years‚ due to toxic algal blooms. Merriam Webster calls algal blooms‚ “rapid and excessive growths of a plankton population.” Since 1998‚ scientists have been aware of sea lions and their pups being intoxicated by domoic acids from toxic algal blooms. Agricultural and suburban areas are the main culprits
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1920’s- Did it truly roar? The roaring twenties were a period of excitement and wealth which also served as a façade that covered all the negatives which are often ignored. These negatives included a growing loss of civil liberties‚ massive amounts of xenophobia and racism‚ crime as a result of religious fundamentalism‚ and the abandonment of progressivism and a movement towards isolationism. The 1920’s were a period of economic boom‚ new culture and emerging technologies. New ideas surfaced
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The Lion King The Lion King to me was a very big part of my childhood. I would sit at my grandmas and watch those movies all day‚ and the Lion King was my favorite. The main topic I like about the movie is how Simba wonders off for many years’ struggles then comes back like a boss. That’s kind of like my life‚ in ways that are similar‚ I and Simba are alike. I came to college and wheni go back home I want to do something that is valuable and I believe that me living here on my own will do just
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The Heroic Journey of Jackie Robinson Program In this lecture about Jackie Robinson we were enlightened about not only Jackie Robinson and his history playing baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers but also about the time period he lived in. When Jackie was first drafted‚ it was 1945 and the Brooklyn Dodgers decided to take on the first African American ball player. It was Branch Rickey who decided to take on the experiment of drafting an African American to an all white baseball team. During this
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The Last of Us The Last of Us is a video game for the Playstation 3 and 4‚ created by the game company Naughty Dog. It follows the storyline of two characters in a post apocalyptic world. “What is the disaster?” you ask. A zombie outbreak‚ once again. However‚ this one has a new spin on things to keep it fresh: it is based on a real infection called cordyceps created by plants‚ using fungus spores. The spores infect ants and other bugs that may be threatening the plant ecosystem. The Last of Us
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Computational Systems Biology Computational Systems Biology Lecture 3: Enzyme kinetics Tue 17 Jan 2006 with the collaboration of Luna De Ferrari 1 Images from: D. L. Nelson‚ Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry‚ IV Edition‚ W. H. Freeman ed. A. Cornish-Bowden Fundamentals of Enzyme Kinetics‚ Portland Press‚ 2004 A. Cornish-Bowden Enzyme Kinetics‚ IRL Press‚ 1988 Computational Systems Biology Summary: • • • • • • 2 Simple enzyme kinetics Steady-state rate equations
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Parity Conditions - Lecture 4 Help to determine if foreign exchange rates are predictable. eliminate risk doing business abroad By parity there means there is some sort of equilibrium or equality. 4 Variables - Outline the Parity Condition Exchange Rates Forward Currencies Inflation rates Interest Rates *Note: If parity conditions are to hold (equality) we must assume that exchange rates are fully floating and there are no capital controls 5 Parity Conditions: Purchasing Power
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