20/03/2012 East African Rift The Great Rift Valley is a name given in the late 19th century by British explorer John Walter Gregory to the continuous geographic trench‚ approximately 6‚000 kilometres (3‚700 mi) in length‚ that runs from northern Syria in Southwest Asia to central Mozambique in South East Africa. The name continues in some usages‚ although it is today considered geologically imprecise as it combines features that are today regarded as separate‚ although related‚ rift and fault systems. Today
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will talk about The Great Rift Valley and what kind of boundary it is. What caused this rift to form? Who discovered it? Who named the Great Rift Valley? These questions will be answered in this essay. The Great Rift Valley is located in Africa. “The northern most extension runs through part of the red sea and at the southern end branches into the Gulf of Aden‚ where it continues as a part of the Mid-ocean ridge of the Indian Ocean. The main section of the valley of Africa continues from the
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Introduction East African Rift Valley is one of the most extensive rifts on the Earth ’s surface; the valley is about 6‚400 kilometers long‚ averages 48 to 64 kilometers wide and has a depth from a few hundred to several thousand meters. The huge‚ brittle tectonic plates that make up Earth ’s crust normally move only a few centimeters per year‚ not fast enough to be noticeable in a human lifetime. However‚ in the East African Rift Valley‚ this tectonic motion is happening with remarkable speed
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Contents Contents 1 Introduction 1 Abstract 3 Components 4 Technology and the web 7 Oculus Rift – Process 8 Technology life cycle 10 Effect of the technology 12 Future of technology 14 Conclusion 16 Work Breakdown Structure 17 Reference 18 Introduction Oculus VR is a company that is using virtual reality technology as one of the focus of their main product which is Oculus Rift. As for virtual reality‚ it is defined as “an artificial environment which is experienced through sensory stimuli (as
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working on a head-mounted display (HMD) that makes the gamers feel like they are in the depth of a certain video game world. In 2012‚ at the Electronic Entertainment Expo‚ a company called “Oculus VR” announced its head-mounted display the “Oculus Rift” which was the beginning of a new era of virtual reality (VR). Besides‚ it was just a prototype to demonstrate how gaming environment can be evolved to a high-level tech. In addition‚ it has received a huge support from gamers‚ developers and gaming
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Raskolnikov’s Rift: Alienating and Enriching Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment centers on Raskolnikov‚ a man who chooses to murder a common pawnbroker while he struggles with guilt‚ alienation‚ and pride. The choice to commit murder creates a division between Raskolnikov and society because he violates the moral laws governing society. In Crime and Punishment‚ the rift between Raskolnikov and society is both alienating and enriching for his character and demonstrates Dostoevsky’s opinion of an
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The Oculus Rift is a virtual reality head mount display headset developed by Oculus VR. It was a kick starter campaign until the company raised US$2.5 million for the development of the product and the Rift will be release in the first quarter of 2016. The Rift have been described as "the first really professional PC-based VR headset". It has a resolution of 1080 x1200 per eye‚ a 90 Hz refresh rate‚ and a wide field of view. It also has as integrated headphones which provide specialised audio. There
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and virtual reality is a prime example of that happening‚ right now. The Oculus Rift is the current pinnacle of virtual reality headsets to date. It was created with the intention of being a high-definition head-tracking full-3D virtual reality headset available for the mass market at an affordable price. OBJECTIVE The purpose of creating this research paper was to determine how effective the Oculus Rift will be in our everyday lives. We have gathered sufficient information about the
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1. Rift Airlines’ operating costs are considerably higher than those of the competitor companies. The company‚ also‚ cannot reach the desired productivity level. Unless its operating costs decline‚ company cannot compete with other organizations that operate at very low costs. The company is spending too much for the employees. Other expenditures are rather high so the managers have to think about a way to reduce the costs and to increase the productivity. 2. Armstrong suggests reducing the number
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positive or negative experience‚ they have the power to impact us powerfully. And it is indeed when they are at their best or their worst‚ that we’re most affected. When they’re just ’blah’ we can take ’em or leave ’em! So in a way‚ our relationship rifts are very engaging to us. They provide endless fuel for the noisy mind to ruminate‚ ponder upon‚ and explore - especially our difficult or toxic relationships‚ and especially in the wee hours of the morning‚ when we most need to get our rest. Nope
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