Plant endemism in the hotspot is mostly concentrated at the species level; there are no endemic plant families and 26 endemic genera. Gingers‚ begonias‚ gesneriads‚ orchids‚ pandans‚ palms‚ and dipterocarps are particularly high in endemic species. For example‚ there are more than 150 species of palms in the hotspot‚ and around two-thirds of these are found nowhere else in the world. Of the 1‚000 species of orchids found in the Philippines‚ 70 percent are restricted to the hotspot. The broad lowland
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Disaster Profile Basic Facts: Area: 144‚000 km2 Coastline: 580 km Population: 141‚340‚476 GDP (PPP): $258.8 billion GDP Per Capita: $1‚900 Population Below Poverty Line: 35.6% Natural Disaster Risk Hotspots: Cyclones Droughts Earthquakes Floods Landslides Natural Disaster Risk Hotspots (Weighted by Mortality) Cyclones Droughts Earthquakes Floods Landslides EM-DAT Information (1907-2004): Disaster Cyclone Drought Earthquake Flood Volcano # of Events 137 5 6 64 Total
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THE PHILADELPHIA FOOT PATROL EXPERIMENT: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF POLICE PATROL EFFECTIVENESS IN VIOLENT CRIME HOTSPOTS∗ JERRY H. RATCLIFFE Department of Criminal Justice Temple University TRAVIS TANIGUCHI Police Department Redlands‚ CA ELIZABETH R. GROFF Department of Criminal Justice Temple University JENNIFER D. WOOD Department of Criminal Justice Temple University ∗ C The authors would like to thank Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey and the executive team at the Philadelphia
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of the (marshmallows eggs and buttered bread) in the microwave and cook on low heat. 3. Heat the food (marshmallows‚ eggs and buttered bread) until it begins to create the hotspots. 4. Remove the dish from the microwave and observe the hotspots spots. 5. Take the ruler and measure the distance between the hotspots. Materials • Ruler (to measure distance) • Marshmallows • Eggs • Bread • Butter • Microwave oven (with no rotating dishes) Background Trying to measure the speed
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References: Caro‚ T. M‚ and Gillian O’Doherty. 1999. “On the Use of Surrogate Species in Conservation Biology” 13 (4): 805–814. Myers‚ N.‚ R. A. Mittermeier‚ C. G. Mittermeier‚ G. da Fonseca‚ and J. Kent. 2000. “Biodiversity Hotspots for Conservation Priorities.” Nature 403 (6772).
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foreigners that does not abide by the rules. Therefore‚ this study is dedicated to making a difference around the city; the reduction of crime rates and prevention of accidents through proper police patrol vehicle allocation and deployment to crime hotspots and accident prone areas. In other words‚ the focus of police administrators should be on allocating and deploying officers to efficiently and
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I. Introduction It stands as perhaps the signal success of the computer industry in the last few years‚ a rare bright spot in a bubble-battered market. advances in wireless telecommunications technology are converging with Internet technology to foster new generations of applications and services. Presently‚ the United States and other countries are moving to third-generation (3G) and fourth-generation mobile telephony. The defining feature of these technologies is that transmission speeds
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babang insructions.... message ko sa inyu sa FB ung link kung san ako nag-DL ng software... In some computing situations‚ you might need to create a WiFi hotspot quickly so other wireless devices can use an Internet connection. Today we take a look at Connectify which easily turns your Windows 7 machine into an instant WiFi hotspot. You might be at a location where there is only one Ethernet connection available (hotel room‚ office or meeting room etc.) and you need to share the Internet connection
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Councilwoman Hamilton‚ Thank you for your interest in the policing strategies of the 2nd Division. I will do my best to answer your questions. First‚ I do receive‚ review and evaluate ShotSpotter information in the coverage areas on a continual basis. However‚ I do not use this information to predict future shootings because the vast majority of shots fired are not associated with a violent criminal incident which makes it difficult to determine when & where the next shooting will occur based upon
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can act as their own mobile hotspot. Other ways that mobile devices can connect wirelessly are by using public Wi-Fi hotspots. Home users tend to have a variety of devices they like to connect wirelessly to the internet and to each other. While at home‚ users can use a wireless router provided by their ISP or they buy a wireless router that can be connected to the home wired network to provide wireless functionality. Because of the high-price of smartphone hotspots use‚ few home users use their
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