Jedediah Smith was a clerk‚ frontiersman‚ hunter‚ trapper‚ author‚ cartographer‚ and explorer of the Rocky Mountains‚ the North American West and the Southwest during the early 19th century. After 75 years of obscurity‚ following his death‚ Smith was rediscovered‚ as the American whose explorations led to the use of the 20-mile (32 km)-wide South Pass‚ as the dominant point of crossing the Continental Divide‚ for pioneers on the Oregon Trail. Coming from a modest family background‚ Smith traveled
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Discovered in the Early 20th century‚ Ellison’s Cave is named after the individual who owned the cave and the surrounding land atop Pigeon Mountain in the early 1900’s. He and his family would use the cave for cold storage‚ however‚ no significant exploration of the cave was undertaken for several decades‚ and the cave became "lost." Beginning in 1968‚ in an effort to map and document all of Georgia’s karst features‚ cavers "rediscovered" the cave. At that point‚ realizing that the cave entrance
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In the 1930s‚ poor land management and neglectful farming practices led to severe soil erosion in the mid-western farming regions of the United States. Several non-eco-friendly farming practices led to severe topsoil erosion and depletion of minerals in the soil needed to maintain plant life. Without windbreaks to protect dry soil‚ lack of root systems to hold the soil into place; winds swept through the barren fields creating dust storms that carried precious topsoil across the country. The dust
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Discussion Questions 1. To what do you attribute the success of Southwest Airlines? 2. How significant is the 10 to 15 minutes turnaround time of Southwest’s aircraft in terms of savings in investment and utilization of its aircraft compared to competitors? 3. What challenges is Southwest facing in the future and how should they meet those challenges? 4. What should their business and operations strategy be for the future? 5. Has Gary Kelly‚ the new Southwest CEO since 2004‚ been able to maintain
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A Comparison of the Lincoln‚ Johnson‚ and Congressional Plans for Civil War Reconstruction After the Civil War‚ a great question arose. That question was what was to be done with the former Confederate States of Americas (CSA). Although there were a number of ways to address this critical issue‚ there were three major attempts: Lincoln’s‚ Johnson’s‚ and Congress’s. All three of them wanted to politically restore the USA‚ but did not pay much attention to the economic and social stability of the
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Chapters 17-20 #2. How were the lives of the Plains Indians in the second half of the nineteenth century affected by technological developments and government actions? Intro: Talk about American ideals; Expansionism‚ Nationalism Previous events of the first half of the nineteenth century: Louisiana Purchase → Prophet and Tecumseh‚ religious and violent revolt‚ 1808 on fought‚ War of 1812 Indians help the British (Battle of Thames) Jackson (INDIAN HATER)‚ Mexican American war‚ Improvements
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Minor League baseball is much simpler form of baseball than what a lot of people watch on TV at the major league level. Minor league baseball is more of a local business due to their local popularity and finances. The recent problems with the economy have hit the Long Island Ducks very hard. I’m going to recommend three new strategies to implement this season to build business not only this season but in seasons to come. This season I would like to introduce Duck Nation. Duck Nation is a is a group
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1a. Why do you think that Louisville Slugger purchased the Alcoa factory rather than continue letting Alcoa make it’s bats? as a cost effective investment which allowed them to leverage purchasing power for raw materials and renegotiate existing contracts based on a larger business model more involved in quality control in order to maintain a positive reputation gain knowledge of experienced people which allowed them to get into the market more quickly (To me‚ this has an element of why purchase
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Brent Healey COMM 400 21 June‚ 2014 UMUC Blackhorse v. Pro Football Inc. “Go Skins!” An 82 year old cheer never to be heard again on the gridiron In Blackhorse v. Pro Football Inc.‚ the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the US Patent and Trademark Office invalidated the trademark of the Washington Redskins. Filing in 2006‚ five plaintiffs‚ all Native Americans‚ have finally won a historic trademark cancellation case against one of the National Football League’s (NFL) oldest franchises
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MLB vs. NBA Many people believe that Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association are very different. They are not only different but they are also very similar. Both are two of the five highest grossing sports leagues in the United States. They are very popular and they both draw in very large crowds. These two sports have been around for many years‚ and they both look to have promising futures. Major League Baseball‚ also known as the M.L.B. This baseball league is
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