Ocean City and the Outer Banks are two vacation spots that many people enjoy for different reasons. Both beaches draw in thousands of tourists to their shores every year. However‚ instead of calling it the Outer Banks‚ some may call it "the graveyard of the Atlantic." Writer Anne Siddons states‚ "On the Outer Banks of North Carolina there is a legend about the ships that have come to grief in the great autumn storms off those hungry shoals. Over the centuries there have been many; the Banks have
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High Dynamic Carrier Tracking Using Kalman Filter Aided Phase-Lock Loop Weibin Li†‚‡‚ Shanjian Liu†‚‡‚ Chunhui Zhou‡‚ Shidong Zhou‡‚ Tingchang Wang† † Institute of Communication Engineering PLAUST Nanjing P‚ R China Email: liwb@wireless.mdc.tsinghua.edu.cn Abstract—Tracking dynamics on the GPS signal is still a big challenge to the receiver designer as the operating conditions are becoming more volatile. Usually‚ the Phase-locked loop (PLL) is used in GPS receivers to track
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Blue Ocean Strategy Paper Karina Visloukh Marketing/421 April 13‚ 2015 Creig Foster Blue Ocean Strategy Paper The Blue Ocean Strategy In blue ocean strategy the demand is created instead of fought over. The rules are not is well defined and the opportunity for the profitable growth exists. The competition is made irrelevant. The blue ocean strategy breaks the value-cost trade off. Value innovation is the cornerstone of the blue ocean strategy. Value innovation is innovation is more than innovation
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Ocean Spray had facilities near Middleboro‚ Massachusetts where the processing of cranberries took place and they knowingly used the towns waste treatment facility for their waste water. This was not a problem until new water standards came about and the problems associated with Oceans Sprays activities came into light. Sludge started to grow in the waste treatment facility so the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Quality and Engineering became involved. The cause of the sludge was because
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Effects of Ocean Warming Around the World Global warming has become a very hot topic in recent years with the increasing global climate and amount of greenhouse gasses. A little known fact‚ however‚ is that about 84% of the total heating of the Earth over the last 40 years has gone into warming the oceans. This warming of the ocean is having widespread effects from loss of biodiversity to the increasing number of tropical cyclones. Even changes of less than 5°C are having effects seen around the
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Blue Ocean Strategy Paper Julian Nicholson MKT/421 January 15‚ 2015 Terry Dunning Blue Ocean Strategy Paper Blue Ocean Strategy Pertinence Blue Ocean Strategy is a concept in which authors W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne devised. They then wrote a bestselling book called you guessed it‚ Blue Ocean Strategy. In this book the authors expound upon at great length‚ the benefits for business owners to leave the red ocean. Red Ocean is a term used for what is known as the waters
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Outline the main components of Kim and Mauborgne’s (2004) concept of ‘Blue Ocean Strategy’. Critically assess the strengths and limitations of this approach to pursuing competitive advantage. Use relevant examples to support your argument. Introduction In the contemporary hostile business environment‚ innovation has become part of any company’s paramount strategy for continuous survival. Nokia‚ despite being the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer having a large customer base‚ realized how
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University of Phoenix Material The Oceans and Atmosphere Worksheet Prepare a 50- to 75-word response to each of the following questions using the assigned readings for Week 4. Your responses will be assessed according to the accuracy of the content. Oceans Question Response What is the composition of seawater? Almost anything can be found in seawater. This includes dissolved materials from Earth’s crust as well as materials released from organisms. The most important components of seawater
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Road‚ once a popular trade route‚ slowly was overshadowed by the growing Indian Ocean trade. The Indian Ocean trade route was more efficient‚ easier to travel‚ and much faster. Meanwhile the Silk Road became less traveled because of its harsh geography‚ the spread of disease‚ and the fall of the empires that supported the trade. Differences in geography caused the Silk Road to decline and expanded the Indian Ocean trade. Both routes experienced different kinds of difficulties. The Silk Road‚ which
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The Wyndham Ocean Walk Resort is well known for it’s luxury rooms‚ tons of amenities‚ including multiple pools and hot tubs‚ and of course‚ being in Daytona Beach Fl‚ the world’s most famous beach. It’s a resort located right in the middle of paradise‚ with plenty to do and plenty to see. The best part about the Ocean Walk resort? There are quite a few attractions you can reach simply by walking. For this article‚ we are going to cover the ones that are less than a ten minute walk from the front
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