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    History “ The coming of the railroads was the main reason for the growth of the cattle industry on the Plains in the years 1865-85” The rail roads certainly did play a very important part in the growth of the cattle industry. It meant that it was a lot more convenient and less time consuming to transport cattle (obviously a very important part of the whole cattle trading business). It also provided more people with the opportunity to buy ‘base land’ (name given to land used as a ‘base to the

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    seasons‚ and weaning dates for efficient range beef production systems in the Northern Great Plains Wade Anderson Chadron State College Chadron‚ Nebraska Abstract The prevalence of late spring/early summer calving (May-June) and the use of early weaning with environmentally adapted cows is not a new concept‚ however it is not a common occurrence in Northwest Nebraska nor the Northern Great Plains. Over time smaller framed cows with less milk production have been systematically replaced

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    Starwood Hotels

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    Starwood Hotels Introduction The Starwood hotel and resorts company is one of the largest and well-established companies in the world. Nine different hotel brands are owned‚ franchised or managed by the Starwood Company. According to their webpage‚ Starwood employed about 145.000 people in 2006. Furthermore‚ they made a total revenue of 5‚979 billion US dollars. (Starwoodhotels‚ n. d.) Because of its diversity and values as well as its constant modulation‚ Starwood is successful today and will

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    Tobacco Act Research Paper

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    government reformed this Tobacco Act. The Australian government had announced‚ the 25% increase in tobacco tax‚ plain

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    basin. The flood plain A river’s flood plain is central to any discussion of floods. A broad‚ nearly flat landform consisting of stream-deposited sediment‚ the flood plain is inundated by flows in excess of channel capacity (that is‚ a flood). The flood plain is higher along the edge of the river‚ built up by deposition of sediment from water overflowing stream banks. As the water leaves the channel‚ it is abruptly slowed by the reduced gradient and friction of the flood plain. (Ward 1978) The

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    Aeolian Landforms

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    AEOLIAN LANDFORMS * Aeolian landforms (also spelled as  eolian or æolian)  are features of the Earth’s surface produced by either the erosive or constructive action of the wind. * This process is not unique to earth‚ and it has been observed and studied on other planets‚ including Mars. * The word derives from Æolus‚ the Greek god of the winds‚ and the son of Hellen and the nymph Orseis. * Aeolian processes pertain to wind activity in the study of geology and weather‚ and specifically

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    Starbucks: A Story of Growth

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    ENDOGENOUS PROCESSES AND ASSOCIATED LANDFORMS THE EVER CHANGING LANDSCAPE • • • • • • Earth’s surface is ever changing Endogenous processess- interior of the earth Mountains‚ plateaus and plains formed Occurences of volcanoes and earthquakes Processess- slow and sudden Many areas rise or subside NOTABLE CHANGES • • • • Breaking of Gondwanaland 120 mya Indian peninsula started drifting towards north Took present shape around 40 mya Raising of Himalayas- present height during last 1 million years

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    Ranch and New Bonanza Farms

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    bonanza farms with expensive machinery and professional managers. Come live in a dugout‚ a house dug into the sides of a hill. But be careful because the weather can be harsh causing crops to die and water is scarce. Most farms are in Texas‚ The Great Plains‚ and California. Come to the west farmers! With the Homestead Act passed‚ it is time for you to claim your 160 acres! Come to the west! You can be like James Oliver who developed a new plow with a sharper edge. Try working on the new bonanza farms

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    Push West Research Paper

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    push West should be taught as how the West was lost. As the settlers moved Westward the natives of the area were forced into reservations.The Great Plains was Where the Buffalo roamed‚ but with westward expansion came the destruction of the Buffalo. When Lewis and Clark first explored the last there were over three million Buffalo roaming the Great Plains. with the push West came the hunting of the Buffalo for sport‚ millions were killed just for fun.The loss of the American buffalo was a loss to the

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