However, one of the most anticipated quakes in California is drawing close. ... However, the last big one to hit the southern region of the San Andreas was in 1857 (Schulz 1). ... This means that we are due for a large earthquake in southern California within the next couple of decades. ... This means that we can expect the next major earthquake in southern California to be within this range. ... This single quake will affect those throughout southern California for months to come. ...

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The Drought in California California is a great place to live but has been troubled in the last few years with a terrible drought. ... What is the solution to the California drought? ... The fire departments in Northern California during winter hired 125 additional firefighters and kept seasonal firefighters on the payroll in Southern California. ... Many politicians and the governor of California Jerry Brown argue about water in California. ... There have been new regulations in central and southern California. ...

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Or maybe it's just the sunshine and the beach that draws the immigration "crowds" to California. Whatever it is, native-born Californians are fast becoming the minority in the state. Today 22% of Californians are foreign born, and up to one-quarter of all immigrants to the U.S. have settled in the Southern California region. ... Southern California just appeals to all the senses. ... Some see the California that we once had as dead. ...

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(Wind Energy in California, n. pag.) ... All these forms of power are used in the state of California. As we all know the population in California has been growing rapidly. ... The large deserts in southern California make a perfect place for solar power plants. ... The northern part of California makes a great location for hydroelectric power. ...

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This year, for instance, there was a big mishap when USC, University of Southern California, who was by far the best team in college football was not granted a bid into the Bowl Championship Series title game, despite being ranked as the number one team in the nation (Carroll Not Complaining about BCS Ranking, net). ...

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As we get off the freeway and turn the corner, there it looms, my new home, one of California's largest and oldest correctional facilities. ... Then as you look around there is a mural around the whole cafeteria depicting California at different stages in history and a plaque stating that this was done in 1977 by inmates. ... For the Mexicans you have your Northern and Southern gangs. The blacks have northern and southern gangs also, the Crips (southern) and the Bloods (northern). ... The white people can only back up the southern Mexican gangs and vice versa. ...

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"The most extensive aqueduct system in the world is that which supplies water to southern California, including the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego" (Funk & Wagnalls, 1983). ... The Colorado aqueduct, completed in 1941, can supply southern California with up to 1 billion gallons of water a day. To increase the amount of water available to southern California, the State Water Project was constructed (Funk and Wagnalls, 1983). The California State Water Project, composed of canals, pipelines, and tunnels, is based on a unique concept taking into account possible earthquake damage. .....

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At the dawn of the 19th century, slavery was largely a southern thing, although slavery still existed in some parts of the north. ... Many Southern congressmen felt they had been strong armed into a bad deal by abolitionist congressmen. ... Garrisons scathing articles and comics frequently drew the ire of slave holders and Southern congressmen alike. ... Southern slave owners blamed the rebellion in part on abolitionists. ... The first component of the compromise was that California would be admitted to the Union as a free state. ...

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They believed that all southern slaves should be emancipated. ... After the Missouri Compromise, hostility between the northern and southern states grew stronger. ... In 1850 Southern democrats supported the compromised of 1850. ... Southern extremists opposed any limit on the extension of slavery, but settled for now. ... This compromise allowed abolition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia and admission of California as a free state. ...

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Two places where this type of work is being done are " LBNL and the University of California, Berkeley." ... These include the "San Francisco Bay Area's Air Quality Management District (B.A.A.Q.M.D.), the Air Quality Management District in southern California, the Environmental Protection Agency of California, SmogBusters of southern California, and the Galveston-Houston Association for Smog Prevention (GHASP)." ...

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Many Southern preachers proclaimed that slavery was sanctioned in the Bible. ... Southern extremists opposed any limit on the extension of slavery, but settled for now. ... This compromise allowed abolition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia and admission of California as a free state. ... Because slavery was such an important part of Southern society, the South felt that they could not survive without it. ... Southerners hoped the threat of succession would force acceptance of Southern demands, but it did not. ...

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The area the immigrants came from began to change after 1880 with the majority coming from southern Italy. ... The majority of these immigrants came from southern Italy and there were many reasons for that. Southern Italy holds the majority of the lower class and has some of the most poverty stricken areas. ... Conditions in southern Italy were similar to share cropping. ... During this time California and Florida began to grown their own fruit crops (Pretelli, 2013; Iorizzo & Mondello, 1980). ...

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Kelp also serves as a buffer by absorbing energy from waves before the waves hit the shoreline, protecting many of the sandy beaches along the California coast. ... The majority of grey whales leave the Bering Sea in the North Pacific in mid-November to mid-December to make the long trip down to the warm waters of Baja California and the Gulf of California. ... These groups include the whales living in the North Pacific, those in the North Atlantic and those in the Southern Hemisphere. ... The current population of sea otters in California is about 3,000, primarily distributed from just south ...

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Many Southern preachers proclaimed that slavery was sanctioned in the Bible. ... Southern extremists opposed any limit on the extension of slavery, but settled for now. ... This compromise allowed abolition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia and admission of California as a free state. ... He hoped to simplify construction of a transcontinental railroad through these states rather than through the southern part of the country. ... Because slavery was such a important part of Southern society, the South felt that they could not survive without it. ...

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Throughout the novel, Ma is determined to protect the unity of the family and preserve a positive outlook regarding life in California. ... She does not want to leave them behind for she fears that they would never see Tom and Casy on the road or in California. ... She got to lay her head down in California. (311). ... Unfortunately, the harsh treatments imposed upon the southern farmers by the wealthy Californian businessmen, coupled with their inability to adapt to the changing environment, eventually cause the Joad's family unity to be disjointed. ... It is through Ma's extr...

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The political debate on United States immigration policy begun more than a hundred years ago remains alive today because the economic and cultural impacts of continue to be disputed. Nowhere can the day-to-day impact of immigration be more evident that in Texas where illegal workers cross back and forth daily. Unauthorized workers are an enduring component of the Houston work force despite attempts by the Immigration Department to restrict their migration into the city. In 1986, Congress moved to reduce unauthorized migration by eliminating U.S. employment opportunities for unauthorized worke...

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In the heart of southern United States, It is not uncommon for a hunter to take the day off to enjoy the opening day of deer season. ... In the state of California, Governor Gray Davis passed a bill limiting the number of handguns a person could buy in a given time. ... All the losers and deadbeats are in California running for governor. ...

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This essay will compare these aspects to the Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO), Southern College of Optometry (SCO), and the College of Optometry at the University of Houston (UHCO). ... SCCO is located in Fullerton, California, a city of over 120,000, nestled against the hills of North Orange County, which is one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation. ...

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In April of 1993, the California State Legislature created the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) by merging the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission and the Southern California Rapid Transit District. ... Aside from operations of the MTA, the Metrolink provides a broader servicing area by serving numerous stations in train various Southern California counties. ...

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The majority of Blue whales live in the Southern Hemisphere. The subspecies found in the Southern Hemisphere are the balaenoptera musculus. ... They are often seen in parts of California, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Gulf of St. ... "Between 1904 and 1978, whalers scoured the seas for this huge cetacean, most were taken in the Southern Hemisphere, many illegally" (Satchell 1998). ...

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The majority of Blue whales live in the Southern Hemisphere. The subspecies found in the Southern Hemisphere are the balaenoptera musculus. ... They are often seen in parts of California, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Gulf of St. ... "Between 1904 and 1978, whalers scoured the seas for this huge cetacean, most were taken in the Southern Hemisphere, many illegally" (Satchell 1998). ...

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The majority of Blue whales live in the Southern Hemisphere. The subspecies found in the Southern Hemisphere are the balaenoptera musculus. ... They are often seen in parts of California, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Gulf of St. ... Before mans intervention there were 228,000 Blue whales swimming the oceans of the world.Between 1904 and 1978, whalers scoured the seas for this huge cetacean, most were taken in the Southern Hemisphere, many illegally? ...

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Delaware is the smallest and the most southern state in the area. ... The Southwest region consist of eight states: Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada and California. ... California is the wealthiest state in the country. ... The two biggest flaws of California are earthquakes and droughts. ... San Francisco, California's third largest city, is known for its hippie movement in the 1960s and the famous gay street – Castro Street. ...

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He works as a Professor of American History at the University of California. ... Stampp taught at the Universities of Wisconsin, Arkansas, and Maryland before he settled down at the University of California in 1946. ... These issues were rebuilding the south, readmitting the southern states to the Union, and racial equality. ... Let me give you a example of this: The Union wanted equal rights for African Americans, but a lot of the southern states passed Black Codes. ... I believe this theory to put the black man up higher to hurt the southern white man had no regards for the black man. ...

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As it moves away, the water is deflected northward (in the northern hemisphere) by the Coriolis force and southward (in the southern hemisphere), causing water to move away from the equator in both directions. ... Drought in Southern Africa, Southern India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, Southern Peru, Western Bolivia, Mexico, Central America Heavy rain and flooding in Bolivia, Ecuador, Northern Peru, Cuba, U.S. ... Simultaneously, the deepening of the winter upper-level trough (typically found over the eastern US) produced heavier than normal rains in the southern states (...

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