legislation Monday to create an earthquake-warning system that could give California residents up to 60 seconds advance notice when a temblor strikes. The initial cost estimate of $80 million would help pay for ground sensors and relays that could provide text and mobile alerts in the event of a quake on the San Andreas Fault‚ according to Caltech scientists in Pasadena and state Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Van Nuys). "California is going to have an earthquake early warning system‚" Padilla said at a
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Throughout the first half of the 19th Century‚ the state of California‚ and the cities in between were exceptionally low populated. As a matter of fact‚ all of this changed within a few years. The California Gold Rush was a “rapid influx of fortune seekers in California that began after gold was found at Sutter’s Mill in early 1848 and reached its peak in 1852. According to estimates‚ more than 300‚000 people came to the territory during the Gold Rush” (Encyclopedia Britannica). Within the mid 1800s
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James Marshall the carpenter in-charge of the construction made a major discovery of gold. While Sutter wanted to keep this discovery a secret‚ the news eventually got out‚ leading to what is now known as the California Gold Rush. Of course‚ once the news of gold spread‚ men swarmed to California to get a grab at the expensive metal. Soon western settlements started to pop up everywhere around the US. While all this seemed like an amazing thing to happen‚ it still had its negative effects. There were
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University of California Santa Barbra This university is a public institution that was founded in 1821‚ joined the university of California system in 1944. The campus size of UCSB is 1055 acres‚ srhs is 300 acres and more. UCSB is located in 1210 Cheadle hall university of California‚ Santa Barbra‚ CA 93106-2014. The chancellor of UCSB is henry t. yang. The tuition and expenses for freshmen is up to $33‚741 if you live is California‚ and out of state it will be $56‚614‚ this covers: tuition‚ campus
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Hanoof AlMusaiteer 428201654 Dr. Haifa AlFaisal ENG. 461 4 April 2013 New Historicism Analysis Approach Hotel California by the American rock band‚ the Eagles was and still a hit song since it was first released back in 1977. This song won the 1977 Grammy Award for record of the year and has become perhaps the band’s quintessential song. Hotel California was written by three of the band members Glenn Frey who was born in the 6th of November 1948 in a middle class family who cared to shape
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California History Gold Rush Essay I disagree with the quote stating that the Gold Rush had relatively small impact on the history of California. I believe that the Gold Rush had a very large impact on California. California went from a cow town to industrial virtually over night. The gold was discovered in 1848. By 1852 400‚000 people rushed in. This would be the largest peacetime migration recorded. People came from all over the United States and from other countries like Latin
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Explain why the Philippines and California are affected by disasters in different ways California is a state on the west coast of the USA and the Philippines is an island country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. They are both considered hazard hotspots and frequently experience natural disasters. A natural disaster is the realisation of a hazard. California is an MEDC‚ the 6th largest economy in the world with a GDP of US$65000 per capita. However‚ despite the high risk of hazards
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UVA-F-DRAFT Version 1.0 CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN Everyone knows that 95 percent of restaurants fail in the first two years‚ and a lot of people think it’s ‘location‚ location‚ location.’ It could be‚ but my experience is you have to have the financial staying power. You could have the greatest idea‚ but many restaurants do not start out making money – they build over time. So it’s really about having the capital and the staying power. — Rick Rosenfield‚ Co-CEO‚ California Pizza Kitchen1 In early
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Lasting Negative Effects of the Gold Rush The California Gold Rush of the 1850’s brought long lasting negative effects. Many think or have learned more about only the benefits of the Gold Rush. Those who have‚ fail to realize the many negative effects it brought. Communities were ruptured‚ cultures were abused‚ and our environment was sacrificed. The Gold Rush impacted the California community‚ Native Americans‚ and the environment. California’s Gold Rush began in 1848. James W.
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sufficient in capturing the importance of women. To begin‚ both stories take place in the early twentieth century‚ around 1930. The work of Hemingway takes place in Spain near the river Ebro‚ and Steinbeck’s takes place in Salinas Valley‚ an agricultural region of California. In this time period‚ women were not looked upon as equals‚ though we did have some rights. The main characters in these stories are both women‚ similar in age and personality. In Hills Like White Elephants‚ she is referred
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