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    Pei Preserves Case

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    Executive Summary TO: Bruce MacNaughton‚ CEO‚ Prince Edward Island Preserve Co. Ltd. FROM: Courtney Datema‚ Consultant DATE: March 28th‚ 2011 RE: Whether to Expand Retail‚ Wholesale‚ or Mail Order After a profitable year following the repossession of Prince Edward Island Preserve Co. Ltd. (P.E.I. Preserves)‚ I have assessed a number of issues that need to be addressed in order to continue being profitable and come up with a feasible product-market strategy. The corporation as a whole lacks

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    Tundra Biomes

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    of all the biomes‚ Tundra comes from the Finnish word tunturia‚ meaning treeless plain. It is noted for its frost-molded landscapes‚ extremely low temperatures‚ little precipitation‚ poor nutrients‚ and short growing seasons.A climate is a habitat around the world. The Tundra has snow everywhere and has very short growing seasons which means plants are hard to grow and farmers or whoever is planting crops need to plant early summer or fast enough before summer ends. The Tundra is located all over

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    Planets

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    are 8 planets in our solar system; these are divided into two types‚ large gas giants (Jupiter‚ Saturn‚ Uranus and Neptune) and smaller rocky terrestrial planets (Mercury‚ Venus‚ Earth and Mars). The order from closest to the Sun outwards is; Mercury‚ Venus‚ Earth‚ Mars‚ Jupiter‚ Saturn‚ Uranus and finally Neptune. Until 2006 Pluto was also classed as a planet‚ however it is now classified as a dwarf planet (meeting the first two requirements of the definition but not the third). A planet is currently

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    Savanna Biome

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    grass-covered region with scattered shrubs‚ bushes‚ and isolated trees‚ which can be found between a tropical rainforest and desert biome. A savanna is one type of grassland biome. The temperatures of savannas differ according to its season. During the dry season the temperatures are either very hot or cold. In the wet season the temperature is usually warm. If the savanna biome were to receive a little less rain it would become a desert. If it got a little more it would become temperate grassland. Savannas

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    Planet

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    limits of our solar system there is a planet unlike any other‚ Pluto. Pluto was discovered in February of 1930 by an American astronomer‚ Clyde Tombaugh. It is the only planet to have been discovered by an American. All though we have known of the existence of Pluto for over thirty years now‚ there are still many mysteries surrounding this celestial body. Being the farthest planet has made it difficult to study Pluto‚ Adding to the obscurity of this strange planet is that the capability to send spacecraft

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    Savanna Biome

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    "SAVANNA Biome" What is a SAVANNA BIOME? * Savanna is a rolling grassland scattered with shrubs and isolated trees. Not enough rain falls on a savanna to support forests. Savannas are also known as tropical grasslands. What is the CLIMATE in a Savanna? * The Savanna biome has a wet/dry climate. Its Köppen climate group is Aw. The A stands for a tropical climate‚ and the w for a dry season in the winter. * In the wet season‚ all of the plants are lush and the rivers flow freely

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    The Representative Poem

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    e The Representative Poem Ashley Stringer-Franco ENG/ 306 Poetry and Society Catherine Canino February 4‚ 2013 The Representative Poem The nineteenth century is known as the Victorian Era and it is famous for its improvement of information‚ growth of an empire and enlargement of the economy. The era had a vibrant spirit of events. During this era Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote the well-known poem “Ulyssses” and it represented how he felt at the time. This poem reveals the determined spirit

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    PSS Biomes Test

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    Test 1 - Biomes Are plants important for humans? -food‚ clothing‚ shelter‚ aesthetics‚ health - oxygen; captures energy from the sun - absorption of contaminants from air‚ soil‚ & water -medicines‚ cosmetics - erosion control - web of life Where do plants grow? -natural plant systems -human cultivated systems Natural plant systems -areas where plants grow naturally -ecosystems; many different types occur on Earth -natural systems are beneficial for humans (ecosystem

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    Savanna Biomes

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    ecosystem characterized by being sufficiently spaced so that the canopy does not close. Savannas are also characterized by seasonal water availability‚ with the majority of rainfall confined to one season. Savannas are associated with several types of biomes. Savannas are frequently in a traditional zone between forest and desert or grassland. The Savanna covers approximately 20% of the earth’s area. The Savannas is a wet and dry climate‚tropical savanna monthly dry season. Its the driest month of the

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    Aquatic Biomes

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    Wetlands: habitat that is inundates by water at least some of the time and that supports plants adapted to water-saturated soil. Some wetlands are inundated at all times‚ whereas others flood infrequently. Wetlands are home to a diverse community of invertebrates‚ which in turn support a wide variety of birds. Wetlands are among the most productive biomes on Earth. Their water-saturated soils favor the growth of plants such as floating pond lilies and emergent cattails‚ many sedges‚ tamarack‚ and black spruce

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