Introduction The Powells creek is a tributary of Parramatta river, located on the southern bank and it flows through Sydney Olympic park joins with the river in Home bush bay. It starts in the inner western suburbs of strathfield and flows in alternative directions. The city of Canada bay is the responsible council for this storm water system. The total catchment area of powells creek to home bush bay is 8.1 km2. The catchment includes the suburb of Burwood, Strathfield, Homebush and Rookwood.…
Thursday Island, a small island in the Torres Strait is located 2,640km north west of Brisbane, 804km north of Cairns, 141km south west of Papua New Guinea, 35km north west of Cape York. Its area is about 4.5 square km and is legally part of Queensland. Locally known as “TI”, or the Torres Strait Islander name is Waiben, means ‘dry place’ due to the geological of the island it has lack of fresh water; island gets its water supply from a dam in Horn Island. TI has a tropical humidity and has two seasons wet season begins around November and ends around May and dry season begins around June to October. The island had its first European settlement in 1877 and has since then became the administrative and commercial ‘capital’ of Torres Strait…
Case Studies Case 1: During my visit to St. John 's Episcopal Cemetery in Valle Crucis, NC, I came across an interesting example of a laser etched image on Charles Dotson 's gravestone. Etched on Charles 's stone was an image of the USS San Diego along with the inscriptions "WWII," "Bronze Star Recipient," and "Brother Our Hero." Initially, I could figure that Charles was a member of the crew of the USS San Diego during his life, and that time was a defining factor of his personal identity. What I also figured was that his siblings were the ones that erected this stone, and that they had some say in what symbols were used. Following my visit to St. John 's, I wanted to learn more about how the USS San Diego figured into Charles 's life, and potentially why his siblings chose this symbol as a means of keeping their connection to their brother viable.…
The Saint Peter area has a variety if geology structures within it. At the first stop we made, there was Ordovician dolomite, Cambrian sandstone, and Quaternary till. The sandstone was the oldest in the formation of rocks dating back over 550 million years. It was a layered set of sandstone and was folded. The elevation was less than 1,000 feet and its thickness was approximately 115.…
Dauphin Island, Alabama is an isolated place. After leaving the mainland and a mile long bridge, you enter a home feeling place. It’s a very different feeling than ever felt before. There is only some grass, but as you go to the light and turn right, the yards are full of warm, golden sand. The houses on this beautiful island are on 40 foot stilts; they vary in colors from orange to bright purple, to a dull blue.…
B.I.G strategic approach Brand Brita positing itself as leading and most trusted company in water filtration industry. The company aim to make these brands name equal to best drinking water experience for their customers. Innovation Brita offers innovations and solutions at highest standard in the industry, also encourage all employees to understand customers’ needs and to effectively help develop corporate Culture. Globalization Expand influence to worldwide in order to let everyone has chance to reach Brita product.…
Anna Maria Island is a special place to visit in Florida. This beautiful barrier island is located in Manatee County on Florida's west coast in the Gulf of Mexico. I've been there three times to stay at my Papa and Grandma's condo on family vacations, and I am fond of it there! When we visit, we see beautiful palm trees and nature, and we go to many wonderful places on the island. One place I really love is Fire and Stone Pizza!…
These Hawaiian Islands have been inhabited for centuries before the first ships sailed across the Pacific. Hawaiian Islands have been shrouded in mystery since their history had been passed along vocally for centuries. Hawaiian culture hasn’t changed drastically ever since they inhabited the islands, until European and American explorers discovered the islands. This pair interested me the most because both nations have two completely different identities, but the Hawaiian Islands later become part of the United States. These nations have completely different history, religion, clothing, culture, and many more.…
Spreading along the east and gulf coast of the United States of America are unique geologic formations known as barrier islands. Not only are these landforms neat to visit, but also they have the important role of protecting the coastline by reducing the effects storm winds and waves can have. Barrier Islands, like Assateague Island, can form in different ways, but all are constantly undergoing changes from various factors. The focus of this paper will be how barrier islands form and move, these islands’ importance, and the vulnerability of Assateague Island. First, a simple definition provided in the Merriam- Webster dictionary of a barrier island is “a long broad sandy island lying parallel to a shore that is built up by the action of waves,…
Harpers Island was once a scene of a gruesome series of murders. Now seven years later, family and friend gather on the island for a wedding, but one by one… they begin to die. Harpers Island is about a group of family and friends who travel to a secluded island for a distortion wedding. They’ve come to laugh, to love, and though they don’t know it... To die.…
SOUTHERN TIER (WENY) Last year the Southern Tier received nearly $80.8 million dollars in funding through the New York State Regional Economic Development Council initiative. As we get closer to the end of the year, WENY wanted to know if that money has been used and how. As a way to boost economic growth throughout the state, Governor Andrew Cuomo created a funding program that would cover 20 percent of the cost of the project if you qualify.…
As well as being relevant repair is also prevalent in the reading about the Social Contract. Rousseau does a great job with uniting his people. He enforces that slavery should never be accepted. The author makes a point saying that all people are born at the same level of value. One is not great born to be automatically better than another.…
Some beaches are very littered and not appealing though. The climate is tropical with a ton of rain. It rains the most between May and December. The daily average temperature for Puerto Rico is about 78 degrees, but the humidity makes it feel a lot hotter than what it really is. Hurricanes are the most well know natural disaster on this island.…
She-Zi Island (Taiwan) 4.1 Contexts Located on the confluence of Keelung River and Tamsui River, connecting with Monga Port and Dadaocheng Wharf which was largest and second-largest import and export nodes in the north of Taiwan respectively (from 1720 to 1920), She-Zi Island is the biggest sandbank in Taipei. Due to a heavy flood caused by a typhoon, Cody, in 1953, development of this area was compelled by regional policy (about 40-year developing stagnation); thus, it also has the last landscape of rice fields in the metropolis, Taipei (Lin, 2005). In general, this sandbank can be divided into two parts (Fig. 20), the north of this sandbank (a beak-shaped zone) for agriculture and light industry, and the southern one for residence. 4.2 Policy…
Saint Martin's Island is located in the northeast of the Bay of Bengal, about 9 km south of the Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. During the tourist season an average of 3500 people visit this island daily, which is beyond the holding capacity of this small marine island. From the last few years Saint Martin's Island, which is the only coral-bearing island in Bangladesh, has been facing an ecological disaster due to excessive tourism activities. This island is under threat from unlimited and environmentally irresponsible tourism activities. The fragile eco-system of Saint Martin's Island is suitable for the sustainable tourism.…