Fire is recognized as an integral part of California ecosystems. Fire seasons are complex‚ dynamic processes influenced by drought‚ hot temperatures‚ wildland fuels‚ topography‚ wind‚ ignition sources‚ and availability of firefighting resources. The mixture of these elements dictates what happens in a fire season. The 2015 fire season for the Shasta-Trinity and Six Rivers National Forests presented a challenging blend of these components. Four Years of Drought Persistent dry weather dominated
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As habitat fragmentation in southern California split land‚ the integrity of the land changes. Habitat fragments that each has a decrease in area will have an increase in the total perimeter distance collectively (Morrison et al.‚ 2006). This increased area around the habitat exposes more of the internal habitat to the elements‚ reduces the habitat buffer‚ and in turn creates less optimal habitat for species in the fragment (Morrison et al.‚ 2006). This process‚ called edge effect‚ decreases the
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An interstate bridge in the California desert collapsed recently as heavy rains scoured away the land the depleted bridge was anchored to.The bridge for years has been a major throughway between the cities of Los Angeles and Phoenix as many cars use the bridge to get to there destination.Which caused the collapse was ‚water hurrying through an ordinarily dry desert chasm disintegrating the area around the bridge‚ bringing about one side of the eastward interstate to fall and causing the closure
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Criminal Justice 1 Case Review October 16‚ 2013 Terry Brice Horton v. California Argued February 21‚ 1990 496 U.S. 128‚ 110 S. Ct. 2301‚ 110 L. Ed. 2d 112 (1990) The defendant’s armed robbery conviction was upheld by the California Supreme Court‚ the defendant then petitioned the writ of certiorari‚ which is a decision by the Supreme Court to hear an appeal from a lower court. Justice Stevens then held that “Fourth Amendment does not prohibit warrantless seizure of evidence of crime
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A Place at the Table There are different versions of the American dream whether it is for justice or for an escape. In this short documentary‚ it talks about the different experiences of 8 individuals who dug deep into their family’s migration stories. Almost every single one of the story tellers said that the American dream that their parents or grandparents were chasing after was a place or a dream to escape. They were either trying to escape their harsh environment‚ or trying to build a different
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There have been many articles in which focus the issues and problems surrounding in the California education system. These articles focus on problems such as the importance of the parents’ involvement in their child’s education‚ the racial problems that children of colors are facing in the society and the school‚ and the budget deficit within the school district and their community. In addition‚ one or two class text is going to be used mainly focus on the relevance of teaching‚ parents being involved
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CALIFORNIA INDIANS califa.org KAROK Location: Northwestern California (western part of Siskiyou County) Language: Hokan family Population: 1770 estimate: 1‚500 1910 Census: 800 The word Karok (also spelled Karuk) meant upstream‚ a name the people used to distinguish themselves from their neighbors downstream‚ the Yurok. Except for their language‚ the customs of the Karok were very much like the Yurok‚ resembling the people of the northern Pacific Coast (Oregon‚ Washington‚ Vancouver Island)
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Compare and contrast Rawls’ theory of justice with Hayek’s version of freedom. In doing so please outline and justify which theory provides a better explanation Friedrich Hayek was a British philosopher who wrote from his experiences of World War one in which he served. It is known that based on Hayek’s experience in the war and his desire to help avoid the mistakes that had orchestrated to the war; he was led to this career in which he developed the theory of freedom. Hayek argues that there
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The topic of marijuana use and legalization has been a controversial discussion. If California Proposition 64 were to be passed‚ marijuana will be common everywhere. I am placing myself in the timeframe of which I am a parent to children of mine. Kids will be curious on what that “skunky smell” is; and as those kids grow up‚ they will likely get into marijuana. It is our job as parents to guide our children into the right path. The topic of marijuana will definitely come up when talking to my children
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California Pizza Kitchen Chris Schroeder FI 602: Financial Strategy and Valuation Fang Chen September 21‚ 2012 Introduction In July of 2007‚ California Pizza Kitchen (CPK)‚ a casual dining pizzeria started in California by co-owners Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax‚ was faced with the decision to invest in a stock repurchase program. Led by Chief Financial Officer Susan Collyns‚ the financial team of CPK was reviewing the preliminary results for the second quarter to determine if the stock
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