It has been described as "the greatest camping trip of all time‚" a voyage of high adventure‚ an exercise in manifest destiny which carried the American flag overland to the Pacific. The Lewis and Clark Expedition was all of this and more. Between 1804 and 1806‚ Lewis and Clark made the first systematic reports‚ based on scientific measurement and observations‚ of the Missouri River--not only its course‚ but its flora and fauna‚ depth and current‚ tributaries and inhabitants. They continued onward
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JOURNAL OF BUSINESS LOGISTICS‚ Vol.24‚ No.2‚ 2003 37 STRATEGIC SUPPLY CHAIN MAPPING APPROACHES by John T. Gardner SUNY Brockport and Martha C. Cooper The Ohio State University Visualizing‚ tracking‚ and managing supply chains all become more complicated as firms pursue outsourcing strategies and as firms’ supply and delivery systems become increasingly global. The authors suggest that not only is there a need to visualize the supply chain‚ there needs to be a well-established process for building
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Toyo Sesshu Ama no Hashidate Landscape of Mountain and Sandbar Abstract “Ama no Hashidate‚ Landscape of Mountain and Sandbar” (King & Chilvers‚ 2008‚ p. 188) was the masterpiece of Toyo Sesshu. Painted in 1465‚ this piece was created in the style known as “haboku” or broken ink. At a young age Sesshu was trained in the tradition of Chinese ink painting and later became a Buddhist monk. When his training was completed‚ he left China and returned to his native land. Once there he would
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sails helped sailors to sail effectively against the wind. More advancements include the astrolabe‚ which helped sailors to better determine their location at sea‚ the magnetic compass‚ which allowed sailors to more accurately track direction‚ and cartography‚ the science of making maps. Additionally‚ the desire for money‚ more land‚ and spreading Christianity led to European Exploration. Europeans desired "God‚ glory‚ and gold". These sailing technological advancements and desires for money‚ land‚ and
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ship employed Columbus as a teenager‚ and when sailing off the coast of Portugal‚ French privateers attacked the ship. Columbus floated to shore after the boat sank. Once ashore‚ he decided to stay in Lisbon‚ Portugal where he studied navigation‚ cartography‚ mathematics‚ and astronomy. One could say that Columbus’ miscalculations during his voyage to “the East Indies” discredit his talent at sea‚ but his thoughts on the magnetic field and sea routes show that he was a superior navigator. Also‚ King
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Emperor K’ang-hsi ruled China from 1661 to 1722 and his reign is captured by Jonathan D. Spence’s book Emperor of China. The different chapters of the book deal with certain aspects of the Emperors life. Aspects that the history books to normally deal with. The information in Spence’s book is based on Emperor K’ang-hsi’s correspondence‚ his own writings. This writing maybe biased towards himself‚ but no other piece of information could provide insight into his mind. The book is divided
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English One November 17‚ 2013 The Common Traveler For most the term traveler can be described as the adventurer‚ or to go to new exotic places frequently‚ or as the person who moves from place to place and never settles down. In order to track down a true traveler one has to seek out these common elements. To begin‚ one must determine what a traveler actually is. A good way to find out what a traveler is would be to look it up in the dictionary‚ ask a friend or do some research. A definition
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CaseStudy4-2KhateMarienManaloLeobo 1. Many predictive analytic models are based on neural network technologies. What is the role of neural networks in predictive analytics? How can neural networks help predict the likelihood of future events. In answering these questions‚ specifically reference Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee. Traditionally analysts in retail‚ manufacturing and many other industries use a variety of statistical methods to solve a range of problems in forecasting‚ data classification
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MA/MSc Geography Note: The syllabus prescribed for the entrance test has been divided into fifteen units. Each unit carries a weightage of four marks. Paper setters are required to set four multiple choice type questions with one correct or most appropriate answer separately for each unit‚ giving uniform representation to the whole syllabus contained therein. SECTION-I 1. The nature‚ objectives and relevance of Geography 2. Various Branches of Physical and Human Geography 3. Determinism‚ Possibilism
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The current science wars whether to the science is a value-free of race has exaggerated the approaches and differences to the sciences that are philosophical and those which are cultural and social. This has raised many questions as for whether social values have impacts science. Cultural and social methods maintain on entrench of the inquiry of science in science social contexts and the difficulties in comprehending the direction and the results of the investigation of science deprived of considering
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