Reno is on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range in western Nevada and has a dramatic change in climate from November through April. The average daytime temperature in the winter varies from below zero to 35 degrees. Seldom do nighttime temperatures reach beyond 25 degrees. Las Vegas is in the southern desert of Nevada and has average nighttime temperatures between 33 and 50 degrees and daytime is a balmy 57 to 77 degrees
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the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. Ten sites were chosen by DOE for potential consideration and in 1987‚ Yucca Mountain in Nye County‚ Nevada was selected as the lone site to be studied. Yucca Mountain is part of a six-mile-long volcanic ridge on federally controlled lands on the edge of the Nevada Test Site. It was planned for the repository to be built approximately 1‚000 feet below the land surface and 1‚000 feet above the water table. DOE explains that the site
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aggressive removal of brush‚ trees and debris that can fuel catastrophic fires‚ and it seeks a long-term strategy for restoring wildlife habitats. Four fires raged through the night in northern California. One closed Interstate 80 in the Sierra Nevada for hours‚ while another‚ a 57‚000-acre
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Born in Reno‚ Nevada‚ Whitacre studied piano intermittently as a child‚ later joining a junior high marching band under band leader Jim Burnett and later playing synthesizer in a techno-pop band‚ dreaming of being a rock star.[5][6] Whitacre began his full musical training while an undergraduate at the University of Nevada‚ Las Vegas‚ taking a BA in musical education‚ though he was unable to read music at the time.[5] Whitacre states that the first work that he sang‚ Mozart’s Requiem‚ changed his
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School Diploma whether it is physically too demanding or emotional. For instance the requirements for a high school diploma vary in each state but in my home state of Nevada it is the following: To be awarded a Standard High School Diploma‚ a student must earn a total of 22-1/2 credits and receive a passing score on the Nevada Proficiency Exams. Currently‚ 16 credits are required and 6.5 credits are electives. The course/unit requirements are as follows: Four credits of English language arts
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References: John W. James. (2011). Sierra Nevada. Available: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/543431/Sierra-Nevada. Last accessed 11th Nov 2013 Bruce Walters. (2009). lee wave. Available: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/334629/lee-wave. Last accessed 11 Nov 2013. N/A. (2010). Topographic lifting. Available: http://apollo
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Geologically speaking‚ the Sierra Nevada is a huge block of the Earth’s crust that was broken free on the east along a bounding fault system. This fault system was uplifted and tilted westward and this combination of uplift and tilt created the present mountain range (Geology‚ 2016). The Sierra Nevada Mountain range is part of the North American Cordillera‚ which was formed during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic age. The Sierra Nevada Mountain range is part of the Nevadan orogenic belt
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legalize prostitution can require sex workers to use condoms and get tested for sexually transmitted diseases‚ others cannot. Erin Fuchs from Business Insider states‚ “Sex workers in Nevada have to get monthly tests for syphilis and HIV and weekly tests for gonorrhea and chlamydia.” Fuchs continues by saying‚ “Nevada also requires condoms for all sex within its brothels.” This can insure that the sex industry is safer for those involved within it. By not legalizing prostitution‚ the United States
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heat. Nevada is one of the worst states for extreme heat along with California and Arizona. Prolonged heat exposure can lead to health risks‚ such as heat stroke‚ and even death. High temperatures have happened in the past‚ and will definitely happen in the future. One other natural event that could potentially happen in the future is an earthquake. Nevada is a seismically active state due to its proximity to California‚ and since every state is prone to earthquakes‚ it makes sense that Nevada and
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Nevada‚ being the only state to allow prostitution of any form‚ may provide a feasible system for other states to integrate. The history of prostitution starts with European settlers‚ history of legalized prostitution in the United States is short. “According
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