The Charadrius melodus melodus (eastern population) and the Charadrius melodus circumcinctus (midwestern population) species‚ better known as the Piping Plover‚ is a pale grey and white bird just over 7 inches tall. It has a distinctive black band on it’s forehead and chest‚ with an orange beak with a black tip‚ and orange feet. Their black bands vary in size from male to female and during breeding season. It is part of the Aves class‚ Charadriiformes order‚ Charadriidae family‚ and Charadrius
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It was July 24‚ 2011‚ the day I had been patiently awaiting for over a year. This was the day that my husband was coming home from deployment in Bahrain‚ Middle East. This time‚ not only was he coming home to me‚ he was also coming home to meet his four day old daughter. Emotions were high that day. I walked into the airport pushing only a pink stroller with a newborn baby girl and trying not to come in the way of rushing passengers. The ambience of the airport was very impressive. The lounge
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Hellenistic Period The Hellenistic Period was a new cultural age influence by Alexander the Great. It started after the death of Alexander and ended with the rise of Roman domination. After the death of Alexander the Great‚ his empire split up into smaller kingdoms and the Romans began to gain power. During this period‚ Greek ideas and culture was spread‚ hence the name Hellenic meaning Greek. Greek culture expanded from modest‚ localized city-states to large‚ open communities. The art in this period
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Kryptos is a sculpture outside of the New Headquarters Building of the CIA in Langley‚ Virginia. This sculpture has caused a lot of questions to be asked because it hold a very encrypted code that the CIA can’t even crack‚ only the artist knows that the message is. Not only does it hold an encrypted code on it but it is also a beautiful structure made up of varies different materials. I choose this as my topic because it not only is beautiful but it is also has a lot of social impact due to the
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Beginning in the southeastern Vic city of Torquay and stretching a full 244 kilometres to the city of Allansford near Warrnambool‚ lies what has been labeled by many as the greatest example of scenic coastal road engineering that exists: The Great Ocean Road (TGOR). Having been actually built by returning World War I Aussie soldiers‚ TGOR today still stands as the world’s largest war memorial. This architectural wonder consists of a two-lane road‚ one lane in each direction. As it travels through
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forget their walkers or other assistive devices further making them prone to falls. They may also have sensory impairments such as poor eyesight and diminished hearing ("Mayo Clinic"‚ 1998-2014). Nurses must assist the elderly resident by keeping walkways clear and maintaining a safe and consistent environment. Monitoring medication regimen for certain drugs that increase falls risk is another way nurses can meet these goals. Antihypertensive drugs‚ diuretics‚ stool softeners‚ and benzodiazepines
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quality. Covers the need to ensure that professional standards are maintained and policies and procedures are followed and understood. And to support staff through learning from experience and reflective practise. 1.2 Outline theories and models of processional supervision. Davys and Beddoes 2010 supervision model integrate management and development and uses a triangle with each point having a supervisor function. 1 Managing service delivery‚ 2 Organisation policies‚ procedures and protocols‚
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High Skilled and Low Skilled differences There are big differences in production activities among high and low educated workers. They have different sets of skills‚ which they apply‚ in different types of jobs. Technically‚ if there is a large supply of low skilled‚ low educated immigrant workers‚ they decrease the wages of less educated natives5. However‚ because of such combinations between the two in the schooling distribution‚ they seem to have the same distribution as US natives. Because of
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Abstract Philosophy has not paid sufficient attention to engineering. Nevertheless‚ engineering should not use this as an excuse to ignore philosophy. The argument here is that philosophy is important to engineering for at least three reasons. First‚ philosophy is necessary so that engineers may understand and defend themselves against philosophical criticisms. In fact‚ there is a tradition of engineering philosophy that is largely overlooked‚ even by engineers. Second‚ philosophy‚ especially ethics
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Year 12 Earth Assessment task 3 Soil compaction http://eusoils.jrc.ec.europa.eu/library/themes/compaction/- this diagram shows the layout of a compacted soil. As you can see the very top is compacted but the bottom has not been affected yet. www.eoearth.org – this diagram shows the critical depth for harmful soil compaction in a typical agricultural soil. (Source: Geological Survey of Lower Saxony) By Emily Pike Contents...... * Background information..................... *
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