Grady of the Seattle Police Department convinced his superiors that mountain bikes could be a viable patrol vehicle in the congested downtown area‚ waterfront parks‚ and market districts. Seattle believed that the bicycle could prove to be an invaluable tool. They were faced with problems such as vehicle congestion‚ vagrants‚ gang activity‚ purse snatchings‚ and auto burglaries. A solution to this problem seemed to be the mountain bike. It enabled officers to be mobile enough to respond quickly to
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Among the Sierra Nevada Mountains‚ California was painted by Albert Bierstadt in 1868. Bierstadt‚ An German-American painter‚ was born January 7‚ 1830 in Solingen‚ Germany. He was only two years old when his family moved from Germany to New Bedford in Massachusetts. He developed a sensitivity for art early and made crafty crayon sketches in his youth. In 1851‚ he began to paint in oils. His oil paintings were different with respect to the odd colors he used to paint water‚ tints of green‚ etc. In
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Introduction Green Mountain Resort is a small resort that gives people a choice to buy vacation homes with the added luxury of golf‚ tennis and skiing. With Gunter as the new owner‚ his main issues were the high turnover rate. In such a small operation and the type of industry‚ the opportunities for promotion were few and Gunter was faced with the irony that if he reduced the turnover‚ there would be even fewer openings for advancement (Palmer‚ Dunford & Akin‚ 2009). This was due to the type
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Cold Mountain is not only a love story‚ but also a great American tribute to the everlasting side effects the war had on its soldiers. Although the novel doesn’t tell a true story‚ it represents much more than just a quick read that happens to have a historic background. Like any other author‚ Charles Frazier uses the undertones and downfalls of a country divided in two to portray the lasting consequences both sides will eventually face. The story is told in the two main character’s points of
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BEACH VS. MOUNTAINS 1 Beach vs. Mountains CRAIG MAY ENG 121 English Composition I Lindsay Harrel 25 OCT 2012 Beach vs. Mountains 2 We are always looking forward to their vacation period. There are many options where to choose in the State of California. I think that the two most common places people choose for taking a vacation are the beaches and the mountains. Both places offer a variety of activities and a quiet place to relax. The beach has items
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Culpepper English 101-007 6 January 2012 Vacationing at the Beach or in the Mountains No doubt‚ people always look forward to taking a vacation from their typical everyday routine. There are a great number of possibilities to choose from when deciding on where to vacation. The two most common vacationing spots are the beach and the mountains‚ in which both places offer an unlimited selection of entertaining activities. The mountains have activities that the beach does not offer and vice versa. When trying
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Gander Mountain’s Website Introduction Gander Mountain has a tremendous website. Not only is it easy to navigate from page to page‚ but it also catches the viewers eye. Many of the pages on their website will have suggestions‚ consumer reviews‚ and knowledge about the specific product. They also list alternative products that would also fill the consumer’s needs. They have an interesting way the company utilizes e-business‚ has a specific target market for a variety of products‚ as well as
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English IV Honors Eberle Similarities in Cold Mountain‚ The Odyssey and The Color Purple Cold Mountain and The Odyssey share many aspects of their plot. Both novels dominantly contain the theme of “The Journey.” The adventure contained in the theme “The Journey‚” represents the journey of life and all that happens on life’s voyage metaphorically. Cold Mountain and The Odyssey both exemplify said metaphor. Many characters in both Cold Mountain and The Odyssey share many traits with characters
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BACKGROUND/HISTORY Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) started as a small café in Waitsfield‚ Vermont in the year of 1981. It was in 1993 that the company went public and acquired the early phase of Keurig Incorporated Inc‚ and then completed the acquisition in 2006. (Unknown.( 2004). Gmcr.Retrieved from http://www.gmcr.com/about-GMCR.html) Once these two companies combined it made the way we drink beverages different than ever before in both the home and office. According to GMCR’s website
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Welsh Mountain Zoo The Welsh Mountain Zoo Colwyn Bay Conwy North Wales LL28 5UY £5.90 per child £8.20 per adult 1 free teacher per every 10 children Wrexham (50 mins) Head onto the A541 and continue onto Mold Roadentering Gwersyllt and Caergwrle At traffic signals turn right onto the A550 (signposted Queensferry) At T-junction turn left onto Wrexham Road- A550 Continue forward onto the A550 into Penyffordd At roundabout take the 2nd exit onto the A550 (signposted Queensferry‚ Chester
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