The first rail line in the United States is set to be built in California (the most populous state.) In 2008 residents of the state voted for the nation’s first bullet train to be built. Since the building of the train got approved there has been many questions regarding the cost‚ the route and the disadvantages of the train. The residents in California are aware that the train will help the state in many ways‚ but also bring some problems. Many people will benefit from this project‚ but there are
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opening of the San Francisco bay into the Pacific Ocean. The Golden Gate Bridge was the longest suspension bridge span in the world when it was completed in 1937‚ and has become one of the most internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco‚ California‚ and of the United States‚ San Francisco’s city engineer estimated the cost at $100 million‚ impractical for the time‚ and fielded the question to bridge engineers of whether it could be built for less. One who responded‚ Joseph Strauss‚ was ambitious
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2008 IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM: ENVIRONMENT‚ DISASTER AND RACE AFTER KATRINA‚ Pastor‚ M.‚ R. Bullard‚ J. Boyce‚ A. Fothergill‚ R. Morello-Frosch‚ and B. Wright.‚ 2006 ESTIMATING RISK TO CALIFORNIA ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE FROM PROJECTED CLIMATE CHANGE THE IMPACTS OF SEA LEVEL RISE ON THE CALIFORNIA COAST. California Climate Change Center‚ 2009 BAYLANDS ECOSYSTEM – HABITATS AND GOALS‚ the San Francisco Bay Area Wetlands Ecosystem Goals Project‚ March 1999 [ 8 ]. Sathaye et al. (2012) [ 9 ] [ 11 ]. New
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The Twin Tunnels‚ proposed by the Governor of California jerry Brown‚ are two tunnels that would run from the delta to Southern California. The project would make two tunnels‚ each about 20-40 feet in wide and around 35 miles long‚ that would be 150 feet beneath the Delta. The Twin Tunnels will be extremely expensive especially to taxpayers and very destructive to the Delta’s ecosystems. Much of California opposes them. The goal of the Twin Tunnels is to divert water from the Sacramento
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These two issues of oil and water have figured largely in California history‚ since they have been the main reason for landgrabs such as what we see in The Ford. The Ford makes us root for the farmers and want them to organize against their landlord and the corporate interests that are attacking California’s natural resources. It is a book in support of nature and rural farmers‚
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recommends courses that focus on business law‚ management‚ economics‚ finance‚ or accounting to be the most relevant courses in the field. Some universities offer business concentrations for entertainment management‚ such as California State University of Fullerton‚ and University of California‚ Los Angeles. The concentrations typically possess core courses‚ such as Entertainment Money Management‚ Entertainment Business‚ Entertainment Law‚ Entertainment Operations‚ and Tourism Management (Fraser & Tarantino
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Algeria ‚ Armenia ‚ Azerbaijan ‚ Iran ‚ India ‚ Pakistan ‚ Syria ‚ Turkey ‚ the drier parts of southeast Asia ‚ Peninsular Malaysia ‚ the East Indies ‚ and tropical Africa . Introduced into Latin America and California by Spanish settlers in 1769‚ pomegranate is now cultivated in parts of California and Arizona for juice production. Pomegranate is a colorful fruit that is gaining attention from food manufacturers. According to Productscan Online‚ 190 new pomegranate-flavored foods and beverages were
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nothing but aggressive imperialism; both the term and idea of manifest destiny were a rationalization of said imperialism. America’s efforts to acquire Cuba‚ the acquisition of Texas (along with the Gadsen purchase)‚ and the procurance of Oregon and California‚ were all exercises in aggressive imperialism‚ which was euphemized (and rationalized) as manifest destiny. America’s attempt at acquiring Cuba was initially a peaceful proposition to Spain of 100 million dollars. Spain‚ still grudging America
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Joan Didion’s book‚ Slouching Toward Bethlehem‚ takes place in California during the 1960s. She opens the book with a different feel from what most people would have imagined California to be like today. People picture California as a beautiful place full of sunshine and happiness and make it out to be the ideal life. However‚ Didion describes how terribly wrong that visualization of California is. During the 1960s‚ it was a place of “love and death in the golden land‚” and it held “seasons of suicide
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The news of a New World spread like a forest fire throughout Europe and the race for colonies between Portugal and Spain began. Each country started to conquer the ancient civilizations and exploit the continents raw material. This collision deeply affected all of the Atlantic societies. The conquistadors had a powerful effect that began to create a truly new world in Latin America; the New World would never then be the same after 1492. When Columbus waded shore two ecosystems amalgamated and clashed
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