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The Pacific leaping blenny is a small fish found on the tropical island of Guam. Its scientific name is Alticus arnoldorum and it has made one of the most tremendous ecological transitions over time. The Pacific leaping blenny effectively established its population on land through an evolved variety of adaptations, such as: the ability to move efficiently on land and being able to perform respiration through its skin while still relying on its gills. The fish are limited to the “splash zones” of…

JAKKS Pacific, Inc Strategy Overview The strategy of Jakks Pacific, Inc, as stated in their annual report, can be divided into two categories, which are its Business Strategy and its Growth Strategy. Business Strategy Jakks Pacific's business strategy is multi-faceted. The first aspect of the company's business strategy is based upon researching and developing their own exclusive proprietary brands and marks (Jakks Pacific, Inc., 2018). Second, Jakks Pacific seeks out and subsequently…

The month of October sees the boundaries of the Pacific Ocean push far beyond its shores. Every coastal British Columbian recognizes the seasonal dump of water from the Pacific, lifted through transpiration, which cascades onto the coastal rainforest. But, there's another part of the ocean currently surging hundreds of kilometers inland: Pacific salmon. October's Pacific rains create prime spawning conditions for wild Pacific salmon. It's also a banner month for the towering trees of British…

Integral to the New Brunswick child welfare system is the idea that family and community are the most beneficial and desirable environments in which to raise a child. The foster family is intended to act as a temporary support system for the child who can no longer remain in her home. The primary goal is to return the child to her own family as soon as possible; or, where that is not feasible, to find an alternative, yet permanent and loving arrangement in which she can develop and succeed. This…

The islands in the Pacific Ocean are divided into three ethnic groups the Melanesian, Micronesian and the Polynesians. What these islands have that are different between each other are the reason why these islands are divided into groups when they can be united as one. One of the reasons are the size of the islands and another reason would be their language. Lets start with the Polynesian culture the word Polynesia has a meaning to it back in the whole Pacific islands as you already know poly…

1942 Pacific Front Summary Continue where the frozen front left off and take your act to the vast pacific ocean in 1942 Pacific Front. Pick between the United States and the Empire of Japan and manage tactics in the battlefield. Use a variety of weapons like submarines, tanks, naval destroyers, and the regular infantry to win. ____________________________________________________________________________ Turn-based strategy games are great fun and mobile devices are arguably the perfect…

What would it take to ride the Pacific Crest Trail? Most people would begin by asking: why? There are many answers to this question and they vary greatly from person to person, but for most, it is for the challenge. To say that it can be done, much like Don and June Mulford, did in 1959. Casting aside all criticism and concern from friends and park rangers alike, they set off with their pack train into the wilderness, and a year later emerged victorious on the other side. Such expeditions take…

natural disasters will inflict mass damage to coastal cities. Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim reflects this observation of climate change by comparing the film’s antagonists to natural disasters. When humanity defeats the Kaiju, Japanese for “strange beasts”, Pacific Rim shows the audience the only way to save Earth from climate change is to work together as a species and use cleaner sources for energy. Pacific Rim’s opening monologue hints at the grand allusion from the beginning. To do this…

Racial relations in the Pacific Northwest took a turn for the worst starting in the middle of the 19th century and were shaped drastically during the events leading up to both World Wars and the years that followed them. Both Asian and Black populations found themselves in the face of racial suppression stemming from the events that occurred during the World Wars. The Pacific Northwest as far as the rest of the United States had been a place, which had generally held better racial relations.…

The Pacific walrus, or in scientific terms: Odobenus rosmarus divergens, is a large flippered marine mammal. The walrus is naturally a carnivore, and it is the only living species left in the family Odobenidae and the Genus Odobenus. This species is divided into three subspecies: the Pacific walrus, the Atlantic walrus, and the Laptev walrus. They are all named after where they live, for example the Atlantic walrus lives in the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific walrus lives in the Pacific Ocean and…