Ocean Current and Global Weather The ocean is the largest habitat for life on earth‚ and is vital to the land habitats as well. The ocean regulates the earth’s weather patterns. The main force influencing global climate is the solar energy of the fun. Because the earth is a sphere its surface is not heated equally by incoming solar energy. The equatorial areas receive more sunlight while the poles receive less because sunlight strikes at an oblique angle so much of the sunlight are reflected away
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Laura Hillenbrand Looking out past the small raft water was all that could be seen for miles around. The pacific had taken Louis‚ Mac‚ and Phil captive. In may of 1943‚ The Green Hornet was on a rescue mission to find another downed plane when the engine gave in‚ the crew quickly attempted to fix the first engine when the second gave out. The plane began rapidly descending towards the Pacific Ocean. In these moments Louie’s life flashed before his eyes‚ his delinquent days of stealing food as a boy
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current age‚ alliances between countries are common‚ with Australia being in many forums and agreements. One such forum is the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation‚ or APEC for short‚ which promotes and supports free trade policy in the Asia-Pacific region. It was established in 1989 to combat the interdependence of Asia-Pacific economies‚ and it has 21 members from the Pacific Rim economies. Both Australia and United States are active
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SHIFT OF US MARITIME PRIORITIES FROM ATLANTIC TO ASIA PACIFIC REGION 1. Introduction. This “Strategic Shift” essay predicts important changes in United States defence planning during 2012 and early 2013. Through a series of strategic and operational exercises made by United States Navy in the region that placed greater emphasis on the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions‚ the plan is to shift bulk of its naval assets to Asia within the next decade and increase the number of military exercises
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The economy in Asia-pacific countries is not as developed as the United States and Europe. Citibank has the opportunity cost of maximizing profits in the United States and Europe for risking the card launch in Asia and not getting results from that. 2. If Citibank decides to launch the new card to Asia-Pacific countries‚ they should go ahead and launch it in some countries and wait a while before launching it in others. There are numerous countries in the Asia Pacific region with different
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The Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica)‚ also known as the Indian lion‚ is a lion subspecies that exists as a single isolated population in India’s Gujarat State. It is listed as Endangered by IUCN based on the small population size.[1] The lion population has steadily increased in Gir Forest National Park‚ more than doubling from a low of 180 individuals in 1974 to a level of 411 individuals consisting of 97 adult males‚ 162 adult females‚ 75 sub-adults‚ and 77 cubs as of April 2010.[3] The Asiatic
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Born in 1917‚ Louie Zamperini was an Olympic athlete‚ a castaway ‚ and a war hero. He was living in California as a are these your words? petty street thug‚ until he had a your word? revelation that eventually led him to become a track star. However‚ as World War II broke out ‚ not even that could keep him from being drafted. The story of Mr. Zamperini’s courage begins in a small town in Southern California ‚: Torrance. There he grew up your word? scavenging the town for any trouble he could get
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After the Japanese forces had successfully captured Singapore earlier on in February of 1942‚ they set their sights upon Port Moresby‚ located in New Guinea. The capture of Port Moresby would assist the Japanese in their continued expansion into the Pacific and to control the waters around Australia and as a result block off American supplies to the mainland. This would leave Australia isolated and subsequently could force them out of the war. It would also aid continued Japanese expansion in the
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southeast and east as the coast is exposed to the sea which is Pacific Ocean. As East dam of High Island Reservoir is located in the southeast of Hong Kong‚ the waves with the greatest energy break along the southeastern and eastern coast‚ causing the strongest erosion. Because the strongest prevailing wind is from the southeast and east and the longest fetch is also from the southeast and east as the coast is exposed to the sea which is Pacific Ocean. Therefore‚ in order to protect the High Island Reservoir
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Hawaii (20%)‚ and the Government of Tonga (40%) established Bank of Tonga as a joint venture. 1975: BNSW incorporated its local business in Papua New Guinea as Bank of New South Wales(PNG). 1977: BNSW formed Pacific Commercial Bank in Samoa as a joint venture with Bank of Hawaii‚ buying into Pacific Savings and Loan Company (est. 1969)‚ in which Bank of Hawaii had had an ownership interest since 1971. Westpac is formed
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