... pathogen production). Studies have shown that along with increased movement, this time of production is when pigs will show increased interest in bloody objects, stimulating a large increase of more tail biting among their pen-mates, thereby increasing infection rates dramatically (Fraser, 1987a). These instances of outbreaks make producers having to deal with those who begin the outbreak, and make ... encouraging that females are more common to be those who bite the lazy and less active males. (Sambraus 1995; Simonsen 1995). Sambraus (1985) also proposed that certain breeds display tail...

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... .4 3,719.7 4,064.5 3,964.5 3,712.9 Agriculture 20.0 23.7 22.7 20.1 19.0 Forestry 2.3 3.2 3.4 2.9 2.7 Industry 31.9 31.3 33.6 39.1 40.7 Capital Construction 5.4 5.1 5.6 4.5 5.4 Source: Nien Giam Thong Ke 1982 (Hanoi: Tong Cuc Thong Ke, 1983), pp.223;230. Source: Tri, V.N., "Vietnam's Economic Policy since 1975", 1990, p.76 Table 2.1 Table 2: Sectoral Investments in Industry, 1976-80 (In millions of Dong) 1976 1979 ... 67.3) 1,097.0 (72.5) - Group B (Light Industry) 312.7 (32.9) 506.2 (32.7) 414.5 (27.5) a: Figures in parentheses are percentage shares in total investment calculated by the a...

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... commercial whaling Arguments for whaling Countries such as Japan, Greenland, Iceland and Norway claim they are reliant on whaling for economic and cultural reasons.Whale meat provides a key source of protein in the diet and the sale of whale meat and products made from whales provides an economic foundation for these communities. These societies are centred on a cultural tradition of whaling. This ... continuing social and economic hardship for people whose traditional customs and lifestyle directly relate to the whaling culture. Japan claims that small-scale exploitation of whales pose ...

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... commercial whaling Arguments for whaling Countries such as Japan, Greenland, Iceland and Norway claim they are reliant on whaling for economic and cultural reasons.Whale meat provides a key source of protein in the diet and the sale of whale meat and products made from whales provides an economic foundation for these communities. These societies are centred on a cultural tradition of whaling. This ... continuing social and economic hardship for people whose traditional customs and lifestyle directly relate to the whaling culture. Japan claims that small-scale exploitation of whales pose ...

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... example of this and the whaling industry brought many species of whales to extremely low population sizes. When several whale species were nearly extinct a number of nations finally agreed to abide by an international moratorium on whaling. Due to this moratorium, some ... whale species, such as the Grey whale, have made a remarkable comeback, while others still remain endangered (Reichhardt p. 322). Disease, pollution, and limited distribution are more factors ... example of this and the whaling industry brought many species of whales to extremely low population sizes. When several w...

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... accepts that her "donations" and shortened life are inevitable. On the contrary, some other people believe that fate can be changed. In the movie Whale Rider, based on a novel of the same name written by Witi Ihimaera, the main character Pai lives in a patriarchal society where she is forbidden from ... her fate and accepts what is eventually going to happen to her because she is unaware of her life being any different. In Never Let Me Go, Whale Rider, and The Catcher in the Rye, the the transition from adolescence into adulthood plays a vital role in the establishment of each of the prot...

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... forestry industry or the fishing industry and faced tremendous economic challenges when these industries vacated their towns. Tofino is now a world renowned destination for recreational fishers and whale watchers. The successful negotiation of treaties with First Nations throughout the province has also produced some great eco-tourism destinations. The Haida nation in the Queen Charlotte Islands ... economy. Almost every region in the province has the potential to be an excellent eco-tourism destination. Eco-tourism appeals to a wide demographic. Activities such as nature walks, whale wa...

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The horror film classic "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935), directed by James Whale has become a standard cinematic icon in American popular culture, due in part to its most memorable figure--a stitched-up "bride" with wild, terrified eyes dressed in a floor-length white burial ... gown and sporting a coiffure created by touching the poles of a galvanic battery. The paper shows that "Bride of Frankenstein", the sequel to Whale's "Frankenstein" (1931), has also become a great favorite with horror film fans and critics throughout the world. The paper shows that this film has often been described as...

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... further the depraved situation that gripped the United States. One particular situation that defines, yet defies, the circumstances of the depression and New Deal legislation is the survival of Otter Tail County, Minnesota. The farming economy of this community was most directly affected by the decrease in foreign market demand for their domestic products. Although this waning of economic demand had ... devastated other parts of the country to the point of no return, the self sufficiency of Otter Tail County farmers allowed them to maintain survival throughout the harsh years of the dep...

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... . The reason for the journey, which involves thousands of miles of travel each year, is to ensure that the baby whale can spend the first few weeks of life, when the bubbler layer provides inadequate insulation, in optimum water temperatures. The whale calves feed on their mother's rich milk, and the mothers themselves rely on their stored food reserves. Among many small ... ...

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... watch their back literally, as well as navigate efficiently looking back at surroundings. The ink sac is located inside the mantle, which squids use as a treat to confuse the sperm whale or another predator and make their quick escape. Lastly, squids feed on creatures like plankton, small fish, and shrimp, using their hard beaks made of chitin. These pre-existing variations ... will keep them dodging predators and spotting the movement of prey. Possibly as the squids eat all tiny fish, plankton, and shrimp, while keeping away from their predators, the sperm whale, tuna, and sharks will ...

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... of the seamen were fortunate enough to return after they encountered the harshest living conditions they had ever faced while on this trip. After experiencing an attack by a bull sperm whale, being shipwrecked, having limited provisions to eat, living in damaged whaleboats, killing and eating their deceased crew mates as a result of a diminishing amount of food, and being dehydrated for approximately ... evoked almost every emotion from me: anger, sadness, relief, happiness, sympathy, anxiety, and even revulsion. The first instance that the novel impacted my emotions was when the men we...

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... on nuclear energy for 25% or more of their electricity supply. Nuclear energy is quickly becoming an energy necessity. Earlier this week, a whale in captivity in San Diego gave birth to an artificially inseminated calf, using semen from a male whale in Orlando, Florida. This is just an example of what our advancements in artificial insemination was able to produce. If used carefully ... ...

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... AN/ALR 89 radar warning receiver, an on-board jamming system and an ALE 50 towed decoy system. AIR VEHICLE CONSTRUCTION The wings and tail of the aircraft are of graphite composite construction. The V-configuration of the tail, built by Aurora Flight Sciences, provides a low radar and infrared signature. The wings, constructed by Vought Aircraft Industries, have a span of 116.2ft, with ... equipped with an AE 3007H turbofan engine supplied by Allison. The engine is mounted on the top surface of the rear fuselage section with the engine exhaust between the V-shaped tail wings. Smiths Aer...

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... male members of the Victorian Court wore Prince Albert piercings (piercing of the genitalia) as a 'dressing ring,' and was used to secure the penis to either leg with a string or thong, to suit the fashion at the time." Pants were cut very closely at the crotch, and would make the male genitalia very pronounced. I asked several men in an online chat ... ...

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... , Employment Relations in Singapore (2nd Edition), Prentice Hall, Singapore 2. Ang, S.H. , Lee, S.H. , Lim, G.H. , Singh Kulwant, Tan, K.Y. , 2000, Surviving the New Millennium: Lessons from the Asian Crisis, McGraw-Hill Book Co, Singapore 3. Thong, Gregory, Human Resource Issues in Singapore, 1996, Addison-Wesley Publishers Ltd. 4. Callaghan, George S., Flexibility, Mobility and the Labour Market, 1997, Ashgate Publishing Ltd 5. Manpower News, "Government Backs NWC's call to ... ...

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... . That was it, only ten feet left to make the airplane touchdown. I applied back pressure on the two-handles yoke, while the aircraft nose started pitching up due to the tail down force; suddenly sunbeams hit the windshield diverging them to my special black lens, and silver frame Randolph Aviator sunglasses. The flaring was almost complete, second by second the runway ... vanished from my sight and irrevocably, a smoothly, and relieved slightly tail low touchdown was carried out. All the aircraft weight was transferred from the white and rectangular wings to the two black, shy, and inno...

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... of Americans, and in 1956, GM was on the Top Ten Advertisers list. The most popular theme for car advertisements was the space rocket motif, related to the rocket-like tail fins popular on 1950s automobiles. One of the most impressive and entertaining and moments of her work is when Marling discusses the sexual and militaristic imagery of the 1950s automobile ... . The front resembled a woman with its curves and giant protruding headlights, representing masculinity and male sexual prowess. The automobile's tail simulated a militaristic rocket, combining ideals of sex and violence. Althou...

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... on the creased forehead of the sow, and told her thick length, from the earthen snout all the way through the fodder and slops to the spirtual curl of the tail," from what I read, I see that Saint Francis is blessing the sow, a pig or you can call it a hideous creature. What I notice it is almost like the first part of the ... the pig a smelly hideous sloppy looking creature. I can tell it is a pig, because Kinnell is telling about the sow, which it has a snout, and it has a spiritual curl of the tail, a little description of a pig. As I go on reading " from the hard spines spiked out f...

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... animals should be kept in aquariums, zoos, and other wildlife sanctuaries. Recent tragedies, like the one at Sea World in Orlando, Florida, where a trainer was dragged to her death by a whale, has increased continued scrutiny on the needs of wildlife and how captivity hinders their physical and psychological well-being. Some argue that animals in captivity provide a number of services for ... ...

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... his eventual victory, oblivious that his greatest trial is yet to begin. From the moment the massive marlin is hooked, Santiago crosses a threshold and enters the "belly of the whale" as he begins his heroic encounter with a powerful adversary. Through three tortuous days of struggle against the magnificent marlin, with only small amounts of raw fish to sustain him ... ...

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... Pequod, and his crewmembers "Starbuck, Starbuck, Flask, Ishmael and others, set sail on the seas to hunt for whales." However, the whaling voyage becomes a vengeful conquest to hunt down a whale named Moby Dick. Moreover, the novel takes place in the mid-nineteenth century set primarily on a whaling vessel traveling on the seas. On the journey, the Captain Ahab and his ... ...

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... from the Peloponnesian to the Napoleonic wars is that of Athens and Britain as sea powers vs. Sparta and France as land powers (the "Battle of the Elephant and the Whale" is also thematic throughout the history of war, while it also illustrates the difficulty of using ones strength to exploit the opponents weakness). This theoretical alignment of strengths and weaknesses ... ...

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... year. Southwest also made themselves unique with their introduction of their specialty planes. This portion of their fleet includes Shamu One, Two and Three (planes painted like Shamu, the Killer Whale, which honors their relationship as the sponsor of Sea World in Texas and California), planes painted like with the colors of state flags (including Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, California, and ... ...

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... of a product, people wouldn't buy it. If the New York Times wrote enough about what scientists fear may happen to the planet, the people would listen. If the imagery of a whale drowning in oil after a careless spill was published on the front page of all newspapers, the people would care. But there isn't enough coverage of any of these things, there ... ...

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