The spreadsheet I did presents a summary of Blue Nile financial results from 2005 to 2009. From 2005 to 2007 revenues and net income both increased. The deep recession which began in late 2007 seriously affected the revenue in 2008. And then in 2009 the revenue recovered and increased slightly. I am going to analysis the financial performance in three parts. First‚ profitability ratios. Blue Nile had steady return on asset ratios around .1. The company utilized its assets very efficiently and
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Because Antarctica is a "polar" region‚ there is little precipitation‚ it has no lakes or rivers and is in fact the driest continent. The interior of Antarctica is considered the world’s driest desert because the extreme cold freezes water vapour out of the air. Annual snowfall on the polar plateau is equivalent to less than 5 cm of rain. A desert is defined as an area of low and irregular rainfall‚ no permanent surface water and no substantial vegetation. Yes‚ because there is very little rainfall
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“INTRODUCTION” Geographic Information System (GIS) is a computer based information system used to digitally represent and analyze the geographic features present on the Earth ’s surface and the events (non-spatial attributes linked to the geography under study) that taking place on it. The meaning to represent digitally is to convert analog (smooth line) into a digital form. "Every object present on the Earth can be geo-referenced"‚ is the fundamental key of associating any database to GIS
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NAFTA • What was the primary goal of American foreign policy in the nineteenth century? the maintenance of security based on geographic isolationism • The so-called traditional era of U.S. foreign policy came to an end with World War I. • ____________ means to try to cut off contacts with the outside‚ to be a self-sufficient fortress. Isolationism • Which of the following terms
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WOMEN IN ANCIENT GREECE As ancient Greek history has played such a pivotal role in subsequent cultures throughout time‚ that to learn about women in this society enhances our understanding of western civilization. Ancient Greece was not a united nation‚ but a collection of individual sovereign communities with a common language‚ and similar religious rituals and beliefs. Communication was difficult due to the numerous islands and mountainous terrain that bisected the communities of people. Democracy
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Plants Desert Baobab Tree The baobab tree is the iconic tree of the African Sahara. It is readily recognized by its enormous trunk and‚ by comparison‚ scrawny stems and twigs. It is the source of many legends among the tribes of the area‚ and is also a rich source of traditional medicine. In a land where rainfall is limited and it is rare to find even tiny bushes‚ the gigantic baobab tree thrives. It is able to do so due to a number of unique adaptations that it has perfected over the course
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LOST IN THE DESERT! By David Evans Natural Sciences Penn College/PSU Williamsport‚ PA Part I: July 13th‚ AM Mark‚ a white‚ 35-year-old male weighing approximately 70 kilogram (kg) started a three-hour drive across the desert on US 95 from Yuma‚ Arizona‚ to Blythe‚ California. He set out at 7 AM on what was expected to be a very hot July day. He anticipated that it would take him about three hours to reach Blythe—plenty of time to make his 11 AM appointment with Sarah‚ his fiancée. When he failed
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The Ecosystem - Deserts An Ecosystem is a biodiversity community where biotic and abiotic elements inhabit the same environment. There are many types of ecosystems located throughout the world and one of which is known as the Gobi desert. The Gobi is a large desert region that scales from 500‚000 square miles and spans across two countries (China and southern Mongolia) covering parts of northern and northwestern China. Like all deserts‚ the Gobi desert is a cold biome desert that consists
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Desert – the people of Israel: First Peula: * A short introduction for the first day in the desert. 1. Performance: American teenager/someone leaving Egypt? (10 min.) The counselor is dressed in a combination of clothes resembling an American teenager and someone who had just left Egypt. "OMG‚ it’s so hot here‚ where am I anyway? Yuck‚ I hate sand!" *ask who the counselor is. When responded – and American teenager…* "I barely had time to take food‚ these clothes aren’t mine. I’m glad whoever
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The Namib Desert 5/13/96 Period 6 The Namib Desert is a parched and rippled desert‚ an endless expanse. It stretches along the wouthwest coast of Africa from Angola in the north‚ through Namibia‚ into South Africa. The name Namib means "emptiness." About 1‚700 km (1‚060 mi long and 100 km (60 mi) wide‚ the desert is bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. The Namib has an approximate area of 170‚000 sq km (65‚640 sq mi). It rises from sea level 914 m (3‚000 ft). Temperatures
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