A Desert Oasis Palm Springs is a desert city about 95 square miles located 111 miles east of Los Angeles with a population of 44‚552. Its history dates back thousands of years to the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians who lived in the Coachella Valley. The modern history of Palm Springs was glamorized by Hollywood movie stars in the 1920s because of the great weather and seclusion. Palm Springs was incorporated in 1938 and World War II brought rapid growth to businesses and housing development
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Chapter 2 Spring Quick Start Tutorial Developing Your First Spring Web Application The following chapter is a sample from SourceBeat’s Spring Live book by Matt Raible. Please visit www.sourcebeat.com to access the book. This chapter is a tutorial on how to write a simple Spring web application using the Struts MVC framework for the front end‚ Spring for the middle-tier glue‚ and Hibernate for the back end. In Chapter 4‚ this application will be refactored to use the Spring MVC framework.
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During spring break of my fourth grade year‚ my family and I visited our relatives in San Francisco. It had been a crisp California spring day‚ and we were lounging about at my aunt and uncle’s house. Their dog decided to join us‚ which created it a perfect photo opportunity for my mother. I really liked the dog‚ who was hilariously named Tubby. We did not have a dog at home‚ so this was my only chance to be around them. Tubby was as big as my brother was‚ extremely fluffy‚ and caused the house to
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2 Lab Report: Calculating the Spring Constant and Verifying that Energy is Conserved Within a System Abstract: An experiment was conducted to determine the spring constant of a spring in the cart by measuring the force required to compress a spring as well as the distance the spring compressed relative to the equilibrium position. A cart was placed onto a slanted track and speed and force censors were used to record appropriate data. The spring constant was determined by substituting
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Springs and Oscillators Abstract Two experiments were conducted to find the spring constant of a steel spring‚ and another experiment using a rubber band was performed to see if it agreed with Hooke’s law. The spring constant was found statically by measuring the distance traveled as different masses were applied‚ and also found dynamically by measuring the period of a mass hung from one end and pulled down then released into vertical oscillations. We found that the rubber band
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Spring break is meant to give kids a much needed break from the rigors of the long school year. While some families use this time for their annual vacation‚ others stay home and keep it simple. A staycation is a must for many families as work and financial constraints are too much for a getaway. Staying close to home doesn’t mean your kids have to settle for any less fun. There are many fun and exciting things to do on your Corona spring break staycation. Parents should take weather into consideration
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This video shows the different aspects of the Arab Spring from the viewpoints of Mary Jane Deeb‚ Tarek Masoud‚ and Hisham Melhem. Mary Jane Deeb believes that because of the uniqueness of every country’s situation there is bound to be unique outcomes. She explains that Libya is a fairly new state and therefore is not as progressed as other countries. However she adds that Egypt’s army takes up a big portion of control in the area and are very influential. She sees that most countries are taking after
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United Great China A Comparative Study of the CCTV Spring Festival Galas‚ 1984-86 and 2004-06 Xiaoyan Xu Thesis submitted to the faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts In Political Science Dr. Timothy W. Luke‚ Chair Dr. Scott G. Nelson Dr. Yannis Stivachtis June 7‚ 2007 Blacksburg‚ VA Keywords: China‚ TV‚ CCTV‚ Spring Festival‚ ideology‚ nationalism‚ media‚ symbolic politics
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Unforgettable Spring Festival The Spring Festival‚ which is commonly known in the west as Chinese New Year‚ is the most important festival for the Chinese people and the moment that all family members get together just like Christmas. People who live or work away from home will go home before the Spring Festival. Therefore‚ it is the busiest time for the transportation systems. Spring festival is my favorite festival because all my family members can get together and that family plays an important
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Kiana Brantley April 8‚ 2015 Period: 1 Prompt: What did you do over spring break? Where did you go? Write a three paragraph essay describing your week and persuade the reader to do same thing. My spring break was filled with fun. I was surrounded by people that I loved and I couldn’t have asked for anything more. The fun began on Friday when I went to Disney World for my class trip. It wasn’t my first time going to Disney world but it was my first time going with my friends‚ and I have to say
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