Super Storm Hurricane Sandy Widespread loss of electric power and subway shutdowns the associated press reports that more than 13‚500 flights were canceled and in New York three major airports were shut down. Super storm Sandy the second most expensive storm in U.S. history‚ according to Eqecat. That ranks it right behind Hurricane Katrina. Eqecat stated that the damage from the storm would likely be far worse than it previously predicted. The storm also brought a huge economic loss by flooding
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General Foods “Super” was a new instant desert being targeted for introduction in the late 1960’s. The chocolate flavor was estimated to account for 80% of total sales of the new product. Presumably‚ this means “Super” would have been “Jello Pudding” in reality. The project request consisted included a $200‚000 request‚ consisting of $80‚000 for building modifications and $120‚000 for machinery and equipment; presumed to be entirely additional packaging machinery as available agglomerator
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antibiotic-resistant infections or “super bugs” to surface. In 1967‚ penicillin-resistant pneumonia‚ called pneumococcus‚ surfaced in a small remote village in Papua‚ New Guinea. Around the same time‚ American military personal in southeast Asia were acquiring penicillin-resistant gonorrhea from prostitutes. Then in 1983‚ a hospital recorded an intestinal infection caused by the bacterium Enterococcus faccium. This bacteria joined the already growing list of “super bugs” learning to outwit penicillin
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41526 For me‚ being accepted into the National Junior Honor Society would be a privilege. Being accepted into NJHS will allow many opportunities for me in the future as I work towards my goals as both a high school student and a college student. The National Junior Honor Society will help me to improve on my scholarship‚ leadership‚ service‚ character‚ and citizenship. These five traits are referred to as the five pillars of the NJHS‚ and I believe that I have a strong foundation in each trait
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Prologue: The Super-Story By Thomas Friedman (from Longitudes and Attitudes‚ 2002) ¶1 I am a big believer in the idea of the super-story‚ the notion that we all carry around with us a big lens‚ a big framework‚ through which we look at the world‚ order events‚ and decide what is important and what is not. The events of 9/11 did not happen in a vacuum. They happened in the context of a new international system – a system that cannot explain everything but can explain and connect more things in
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During my Junior year of High School‚ I had the honor to be elected as the Junior Varsity Cheerleading Captain. The team and I instantly had a bond that was unbreakable‚ although we faced some difficult times. When the season began‚ we did not have a coach to lead us‚ so we practiced apace with the Varsity squad. A few weeks into the season‚ the Varsity coach found us a mentor that would lead us. As a few more weeks went by‚ our coach started picking up on more activities‚ which was too much for
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my Senior Research Project I will present my final project at a seminar‚ preceding this I will present my Junior Capstone in my junior year to receive feedback from other Bonners and university staff so that I can better my program further. The Bonner Capstone project is a project conducted over the course of four years and the Senior Research Project is conducted over the course of my junior and
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Stephanie Boyd 10/13/10 Essay II‚ draft 3 ENGL 1101 1 It was not until my junior year of high school that I started really caring about my schoolwork. I was very determined to raise my grade point average and start applying myself. I started out thinking that my junior year was going to be like any other year: boring classes‚ days that dragged on‚ and dull teachers. That year‚ however‚ I came to realize that without some of my teachers‚ I probably would not have worked as hard as I did
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too much of a hero not to admire. First‚ his background is really extraordinary. Born into a family that lived on a farm‚ Superman had to disguise his talents. At a young age‚ he took an interest in many things‚ but could not par take due to his super power strength and so he began controlling it. He was also such an intelligent student that there were times were he had to be average so not to give up his identity in anyway. However‚ he decided to leave after high school and become a reporter to
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started my junior year of high school. I was excited to begin my wonderful journey in Future Farmers of America. I was nervous but the road ahead of me was going to be an awesome experience. Some of my experiences include showing my animals‚ the competitions I attended‚ being a FFA officer and going to the state convention‚ also have an end of the year banquet‚ and also meeting wonderful people throughout my experience. It was the best two years of my life. It all started my junior year when I
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