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    The Economic Disaster of a 7.8+ Earthquake on The San Francisco Bay Area Christina Sotelo Geology 6 – Jefferis- Nilsen November 21‚ 2012 Over the many decades the economic standing of the United States‚ specifically California‚ had fluctuated due to many unforeseen factors. One huge factor that cannot be anticipated‚ and often causes drastic effects on the economy‚ are geologic disasters. The state of California is notorious for having earthquakes that shake up the state quite often and leave

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    Earthquake San Francisco- 1906 On the morning 12 past 5:00 San Francisco suffered a major earthquake that killed 3000 people‚ the earthquake lasted for about 40 seconds and was recorded at 8.3 on the Richter Scale. People ran from there houses and some stayed inside the buildings and were crushed. The people who ran in the streets were killed by toppled buildings falling from above. There fire department was efficient but the water pipes that go down the San Andreas Fault were severed.

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    PHY 104 July 8‚ 2012 Lillian Flakes San Francisco Earthquake Proposal The San Francisco earthquake of April 18‚ 1906‚ has gone down in history as one of the most damaging earthquake in United State history. San Francisco and surrounding cities were violently shaken by seismic waves produced by the magnitude 7.8 earthquakes. The proposal is to review the available literature on how geophysical precursors can be used for short-term predictions of earthquakes. The objectives of this review

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    Francisco Vazquez de Coronado began his expedition from February 1540 to August 1542 to find fame‚ fortune‚ to explore the stories of the cities of gold that had been circulating‚ and to convert Indians to Catholicism. One such claim that Friar Marcos just came back from a journey that he had just taken‚ and he was telling the people of what he saw. When Antonio de Mendoza‚ the viceroy‚ found out about the city of gold he sent Coronado to find the city and establish trade. Vazquez de Coronado was

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    Case study San Francisco coffee house: an american style franchise in croatia. 1.Franchising would be the best option for Tensek and Pavec . They will grow faster by franchising. The decision of it can help also them to serve the big population who is already informed about the company and wait it to open branches in different parts of country. Franchisor usually has company with well-known brand‚ and approximately good business model‚ so it could be transferred to another region‚ without creating

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    San Francisco used to be a city defined by sunlight and the cool ocean breeze. However‚ the sunlight in the city by the bay is now over shadowed by skyscrapers‚ and the breeze comes not from the sea‚ but the speed of people evicted from their homes. The radical transformation that San Francisco underwent in the 1990s was the result of rapid gentrification. At one point in time gentrification was equated to “urban rebirth” or “urban pioneers that pushed for “moving back into the city” (Lees 2000)

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    On April 18‚ 1906‚ the citizens of San Francisco got struck with a tremendous earthquake‚ and a huge fire‚ towers fell and much of San Francisco was destroyed‚ as a result‚ it led to many people’s deaths and made people homeless. Buildings in damage and millions of dollars lost About 28‚000 buildings destroyed and more than $480‚000‚000 lost because of the fire and earthquake. “ Louise Herrick Wall observed for miles‚ his way lay among those who had just lost their homes and had burned‚ but then

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    Chelsea Bryant Period 3 The Mind of a Madman Francisco Jose de Goya (1746-1828) Yard with Lunatics‚ 1794 Oil on canvas Goya started discovering art at a young age. He was born to José Benito de Goya y Franque‚ a gilder‚ and Gracia de Lucientes y Salvador. Francisco spent his childhood in Fuendetodos‚ Spain then later moved to Zaragoza. He often moved‚ mastering art along the way. In 1773 Goya married Josefa Bayeu. Over a period of five years he had painted about 42 designs. His popularity

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    Mission San Juan Capistrano was named in honor of Saint John of Capestrano. He was born in Italy and after becoming a priest in 1416‚ he was sent by Roman Catholic Church officials to preach throughout Europe. When he was 70 years old‚ he led a Christian army to the Holy Lands in a war against the Turks. His army won the battle the following year. In 1724‚ John of Capestrano was named a saint‚ an honor given by the Catholics to those who have devoted their lives to God by doing good works. Mission

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    taking place in San Francisco. San Francisco has such a large population because of the amount of people living there and themselves losing their jobs. According to San Francisco Nudges Homeless Away From Super Bowl Fan Village‚ “San Francisco‚ the 13th-biggest U.S. city by population‚ had an estimated 6‚775 homeless people in 2015‚ with 64 percent living outside of shelters…” This Sunday when the Super Bowl takes place‚ David Perry‚ the Super Bowl host committee’s head‚ wants San Francisco to look safe

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