Greco the Lounge bar was abuzz that Saturday night‚ its starry aura spilling over its limestone walls‚ on to the outside‚ where Valets rushed around in a frenzy‚ opening doors‚ helping guests out‚ and parking their BMW’s‚ Audi’s‚ Mercs‚ Hummers etc. even as another Mercedes drove up to the entrance. Saanchi‚ Manav‚ Aditi‚ and Javed alighted from the car. Handing over the keys to the valet they made their way‚ past the wooden gate‚ and amidst‚ the ensuing hi’s and hello’s‚ entered the white‚ sea
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The Florida Everglades A Wetlands Ecosystem The Everglades‚ a vast wetlands ecosystem made up of marshes and swamps‚ begins at Lake Okeechobee‚ a large lake in the center of Florida‚ and ends in the Gulf of Mexico and Florida Bay. It is nearly 50 miles across and 110 miles long (Hinrichsen)‚ and when viewed from the air‚ appears to be miles and miles of shallow water flowing through thick mats of grass. This perception has earned it the name "River of Grass". Although it does flow like a river
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Ecology of the Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) Abstract This paper examines the thermal refuges‚ effects of coastal storms and winter aggregation behavior on the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris). The Florida manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) typically found in the subtropical waters of the southeastern United States‚ feeding on sea grass and freshwater vegetation . Unlike many marine animals that inhibit large
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Florida Should Legalize Euthanasia Florida should legalize euthanasia and I offer the following plan. The way Florida would legalize euthanasia should be by setting up a set of professional doctors who could examine all cases in which a person or an ill patients family request euthanasia due to extreme pain or an incurable disease. The doctors could examine these people and if they find there is no way other than the use of machines 24-hours a day to keep these people alive they
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On August 24‚ 1992 Hurricane Andrew made landfall in Florida as a Category 5 storm. But before Andrew became that major storm‚ it started off as a tropical way off the west coast of Africa on August 14‚ 1992. Andrew also had wind gust up to 168 miles per hour. According to the Huffington Post “The nationwide total death toll from Hurricane Andrew was 26‚ with another 40 people dying as an indirect result of the storm. In Florida‚ 15 died directly from the hurricane and another 29 died indirectly
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No country plans when they are going to be hit by a natural catastrophe‚ it just happens. When the state of Florida was blindsided by a category 5 hurricane no one was prepared for the damage it was going to do. With hurricane Andrew’s 165 mph winds‚ 17 foot high floods and destruction of 25-26.5 billion dollars worth of property the state could not handle the cleanup and relief that was needed. Florida’s local government officials were not prepared for this disaster‚ nor could they fix the damages
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His voice straight-to-the-point‚ which caught me off-guard since his voice was usually calm and relaxed. As soon as the words processed in my head‚ I realized exactly what this meant. Moving? To Florida? That meant leaving behind all my friends‚ moving to a place I don’t know‚ packing up my whole word into a cardboard box--do they realize what they’re doing to me? “NO! I am not moving‚ I can’t just leave all my friends‚ I can’t just leave school
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In order to answer the research question‚ we did an online survey in area around the VNU Village with totally 220 participants. Among them‚ 165 students‚ 20 normal citizen and 13 trade people distribute unequally in this area. The majority are live in or near the landfill‚ accounting for 89 people. The others are live in or near the market (35 people)‚ in the dormitory (52 people) and the other places (44 people) such as near the bus station‚ near the university… They have several thought about
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Although every state has the potential to benefit from BAS‚ Florida has the biggest of opportunity of all. There are many reasons that makes this statement true‚ but the biggest one is because there is a big number of elder people living in Florida. The state of Florida is rich in having a lot of elders as described in the Florida’s Demographics‚ that means that the numbers are there‚ the only part needed is having investors. Most of the elder prefer staying at home and keep living in the house that
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Exams and Their Impact Mostafa Istanbuli: 42758 American University of Sharjah Abstract Every student hates exams and the tension it applies to students when undergoing any exam. Many people agree to the notion of abolishing exams‚ and not depending on them as a measure of how much do students understand the course. First thing on why some people would agree with not abolishing exams is that they give the teacher a solid idea on whether the student understands the material of the subject
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