References: Carlowicz‚ M.; Lindsey‚ R. Earth Observatory: The World We Avoided by Protecting the Ozone Layer‚ Earth Observatory‚ Goddard Space Flight Center‚ NASA‚ May 13‚ 2009: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/WorldWithoutOzone/ page1.php [accessed Feb 2013]. Wiscombe‚ W. Aura: A Mission Dedicated to the Health of the Earth’s Atmosphere‚ Earth Observatory‚ Goddard Space Flight Center‚ NASA: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ Features/Aura/ [accessed
Premium Ozone Ozone depletion
3. CASE STUDY: FAVELAS AND YOUTH GANGS’ MEMBERS 3.1. Introduction Although Brazil is increasingly recognised as a global power‚ – being listed as the sixth largest economy in the world (The Guardian‚ 2011) – extreme social and economic inequalities persist in its society. The response of the Brazilian state to urban marginality is based on an unbalanced distribution of wealth and the symbolic devaluation of stigmatised groups‚ such as residents of the favelas (Lannes‚ 2013). The increment of socio-spatial
Premium Rio de Janeiro Gang Illegal drug trade
Balancing chemical equations 1. Complete the following sentences‚ using the words or groups of words in the box below. You may use some words more than once. |• as small as possible |• decrease |• molecules |• quantities | |• balance |• different |• nature |• rearranging | |• bonds |• equal
Premium Chemistry Chemical reaction Oxygen
Years before the US took over the construction of Panama Canal many proposals have been made including that of the King of Spain way back in 1534. However‚ the first effort to make a canal in Panama‚ which is by that time a province of Colombia‚ was made by the French in 1881. The plan was inspired by Ferdinand de Lesseps who was behind the success in the creation of Suez Canal. Due to infrequent visits in the area during dry season‚ de Lesseps’ men were faced with several troubles that came during
Premium United States Panama Canal Panama
“fort of the sky”. He put in twenty years there‚ mentioning observable facts of the sky. After the passing of his promoter in 1588‚ the new lord‚ Frederick II withdrew support for Tycho Brahe. In the end‚ he was even expelled from his cherished observatory. In 1597‚ Emperor Rudolf II of Bohemia offered him a benefits of 3000 ducats and a domain close to Prague‚ where he wanted to build another Uranienborg. Lamentably‚ Tycho Brahe kicked the bucket in 1601 preceding development was
Premium Planet Mercury Johannes Kepler
Do Aliens Exist? Whether aliens exist or not is a question that is bothering everyone who is over thinking about extraterrestrial existents‚ and hoping for a clear evidence. Till this minute it is hard to tell. Very few insignificant proves were given‚ on september 2nd‚ 1994‚ astronomers claimed they so a space blob in a national laboratory‚ and said it has capability of moving 92 percent faster than the speed of light. European scientists‚ using ultra cold orbiting telescopes‚ have
Premium Egyptian pyramids Great Pyramid of Giza Giza Necropolis
Characterizing the Most Extreme Emission Line Galaxies Spring 2014 UROP Proposal Ian Jaeger Background During the first 379‚000 years (redshift z = 1089) after the Big Bang‚ the matter of the universe consisted primarily of free protons‚ electrons and photons. After the matter had cooled and spread out‚ these particles combined to form hydrogen and allowed the photons to freely travel without interacting with free electrons‚ forming what we know of today as the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB).
Premium Big Bang Hydrogen Galaxy
MONTSERRAT CASE STUDY Montserrat is an island in the Caribbean that was previously a British Colony. The island is approximately 16 km long and 11 km wide. Montserrat is nicknamed “The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean” due to its vast green forest that covers the majority of the island. The countries capital‚ Plymouth is on the South East coast with Soufriere Hills to the North West. The island has an estimated population of 5‚189. Montserrat has a literacy rate of 97% for both men and women‚ and
Premium Management Psychology Strategic management
CELTA December 2013 Assignment 3: Skills Related The receptive skill chosen for this assignment is reading‚ and the authentic material used for the purpose of developing this skill is an article entitled‚ Greenwich is packed full of London’s most popular attractions [1]‚ which will be related to the productive skill of writing. The learners reside in London and come from EU countries (mostly Italy)‚ and motives for learning the English language vary. The age factor of the students may suggest
Premium Cutty Sark London
Dongchang He 1239324 “Meteor”‚ a space debris removal mission Chapter 2: The establishment of the laser broom In 2040‚ all the studies about “Meteor” are finished. Governments also finished constructing the setup robotics and the rocket to send the robotics to ISS. On January 13th‚ 2041‚ the first rocket for the mission successfully launched. The rocket carried a payload of 1000 kg of robotics for laser broom setup. The final stage of rocket reached to an altitude of 400 km and it
Premium NASA Space exploration International Space Station