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Blue whale pictures and facts
Blue whale - the largest animal ever !
Animals / Mammals / Cetacea (78) / Mysticeti (11) / Balaenopteridae (6) / Balaenoptera (5)
Genus Balaenoptera
contains 5 species
Minke whale (25 facts)
Sei whale (20 facts)
Bryde's whale (19 facts)
Blue whale (25 facts)
Fin whale (23 facts)
Family Balaenopteridae
contains 2 genera
Balaenoptera (5 animals)
Megaptera (1 animal)
Suborder Mysticeti contains 4 families
Balaenidae (3 animals)
Balaenopteridae (6 animals)
Eschrichtiidae (1 animal)
Neobalaenidae (1 animal)
Order Cetacea
contains 2 suborders
Mysticeti (11 animals)
Odontoceti (67 animals)
The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) was hunted almost to extinction until hunting was outlawed in 1966, and today humans still disturb these beautiful underwater giants. With the increase of the noise from ships and military sonar, blue whales have a hard time communicating with each other. Read about it on National Geographic. Furthermore, they are threatened by illegal whaling, pollution and fishing nets. The world population is estimated between 3,000 and 4,000 (source). They are considered an endangered species. Yesterday i saw an episode of Genographic Project on National Geographic, about the evolution on whales. According to the Genographic project, all cetaceans descended from a wolf-like creature. But a little search on google shows a lot of different views, including the hippopotamus. Did you know adult blue whales are about the same size as a boeing 737 ?
Boeing 737 photographed by Benny Bartels.
Blue Whale skeleton outside the Long Marine Laboratory of the University of California, Santa Cruz
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The Blue whale, sibbald's rorqual, sulphur-bottom whale is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the blue whale
A young / baby of a blue whale is called a 'calf'. The females are called 'cow' and males 'bull'. A blue whale group is called a 'gam, pod or herd'.
Argentina, Australia, Burma, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Ecuador, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Greenland, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Korea, North, Korea, South, Malaysia, Mexico, Namibia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Svalbard, Taiwan, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States and Uruguay
Blue whale habitats
Epipelagic (0-200m), Marine Neritic, Marine Oceanic and Pelagic
Some facts about the
Adult weight : 136000 kg (299200 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 110 years
Female maturity :1827 days
Male maturity : 1827 days
Gestation : 350 days
Weaning : 182 days
Litter size : 1
Interval between litters : 914 days
Weight at birth : 2000 kg (4400 lbs)
Weight at weaning : 17000 kg (37400 lbs)
Source: AnAge, licensed under CC
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This movie would have been top notch if it wasn't for the ending us and the people we went with hated the ending so bad that it ruined the entire movie for us. But up until that part we enjoyed it had some great mob scenes and made you think what would I do if that happened to me?? And what he did in the end I would have never done!! I would have went kicking and screaming so it had us until then. total waste of money I wish we would have went to see american gangster.
Amazingly awesome!!! Complete perfection. Somehow, Frank Darabont was able to best Stephen King in one of King's best stories! Performances from top to bottom were brillant. Each actor brought out there character REALLY well! Their were slight differences from story to film, but those differences helped tell the story much better. The biggest difference, and best in my opinion, was the ending..that helped the major push of the meaning of the film!! WOW!!!!!!!


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Those Cavalry Bucks (April 5, 1865)
Philip Sheridan with (left to right) Col. James Forsyth, Wesley Merritt, Thomas C. Devin and George Custer (Library of Congress).
Meade did not like Philip Sheridan—a feeling shared by Theodore Lyman, as this letter of Lyman's about the events of April 5 demonstrates. A year earlier Meade and Sheridan had clashed over the cavalry's failure to clear the Brock Road south of the Wilderness to Spotsylvania. Now Meade felt that Sheridan was too eager to grab after all the military glory he could get—even if it came at the expense of the Army of the Potomac. Here Lyman portrays Sheridan and his cavalry in a very critical light as the army continues its pursuit of Lee's army.
Last night, at 9.30, came a note from Sheridan, dated at Jetersville, saying that he was there, entrenched, with the 5th Corps and a part of the cavalry; that the whole Rebel army was in his front trying to get off its trains; that he expected to be attacked, but, if the remaining infantry could be hurried up, there was a chance of taking the whole of the enemy. Although the 2d Corps had only gone into bivouac at eight in the morning, and had no rations at that moment, General Meade issued orders for them to move at one at night and push on for Jetersville, followed by the 6th Corps, which lay just behind. The distance was fifteen or sixteen miles. I was sleeping on the floor, in the same room with the General, to look out for him in case he needed anything; for he had a distressing cough and a high fever, but would not give in, for he has a tremendous nervous system that holds him up through everything. General Webb was worn out with want of sleep, so I was up most of the night, writing and copying and receiving the despatches. The General talked a great deal and was very excited in his thoughts, though his head was perfectly clear. General Humphreys had slept, I don't know when—but there he was, as sturdy as ever, issuing orders for the advance, with his eyes wide open, as much as to say; "Sleep—don't mention it!" At one in the morning, sure enough, he moved; but had not got a mile, when, behold the whole of Merritt's division of cavalry, filing in from a side road, and completely closing the way! That's the way with those cavalry bucks: they bother and howl about infantry not being up to support them, and they are precisely the people who always are blocking up the way; it was so at Todd's Tavern, and here again, a year after. They are arrant boasters, and, to hear Sheridan's Staff talk, you would suppose his ten thousand mounted carbineers had crushed the entire Rebellion. Whereas they are immediately cleaned out, the moment they strike a good force of foot-men, and then they cry wolf merrily. The plain truth is, they are useful and energetic fellows, but commit the error of thinking they can do everything and that no one else does do anything. Well, Humphreys could not stir a step till seven next morning, but, meantime, his men got rest by the roadside and his rations were, with incredible exertions, gotten up to him, over fearful roads. At about nine o'clock we put the General in his four-horse waggon, wherein he can lie down, and followed the column, first along the main Namozine road, and then, striking off to the right, across the fields to Jetersville. At ten, we got word that the enemy were still near Amelia Court House, and the infantry were continually ordered to press on, the General stirring up the halting brigades, as he rode past. Some four miles this side of Childer's house (where Sheridan was) we came upon General Humphreys, at a large house of one Perkinson. Near by were several hundred Rebel prisoners, looking pretty gaunt, for we had nothing to give, and but little food for our own troops. I think that we have been obliged to give mule meat to some of our prisoners, during this campaign, to keep them alive till they could get to supplies; and some of our own men have gone very hungry, because, in the haste of pursuit, they marched straight away from the waggons. … At 1.30 we found General Sheridan at the house, which was perhaps a mile south of Jetersville. Along the front was the 5th Corps, strongly entrenched, while the cavalry covered the flanks. A little before three, Sheridan rode off to the left, to help in Davies whom the enemy's infantry was trying to cut off. Before this, at two, the head of the 2d Corps was up and the troops went rapidly into position; for, a couple of hours later, Mr. Sheridan (and still more his officers) had a stampede that Lee was coming on top of us. For once in my life I will say I knew better than that, and laughed the cavalry Staff to scorn; for I was dead certain it was only a demonstration, to protect their trains and find our strength. In truth they never came even in sight of our infantry pickets. Though he was not fit for the saddle, General Meade insisted on riding out beyond the lines to talk with Sheridan. He treated him very handsomely and did not avail of his rank to take command over his cavalry, but merely resumed the 5th Corps—a generosity that General Sheridan has hardly reciprocated!
Theodore Lyman's letter is from Meade's Headquarters, 1863-1865: Letters of Colonel Theodore Lyman from the Wilderness to Appomattox, pp. 345-8. Edited by George R. Agassiz. Boston, Massachusetts Historical Society, 1922. Available via Google Books.
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El Torneo de Copa Centenario 2005 fue la tercera edición del certamen. Se inició el 9 de enero y terminó el 5 de junio de 2005. El campeón de esta edición fue el club Jalapa que venció en la final a doble partido al equipo de Xelajú MC por un marcador global de 3-2.

Primera ronda
Eliminatoria disputada a doble partido. Los encuentros de ida se disputaron el 19 de enero y los de vuelta el 26 de enero.

Segunda ronda
Eliminatoria disputada a doble partido. Los encuentros de ida se disputaron el 2 de febrero y los de vuelta el 9 de febrero.

Fase final

Semifinales

Jalapa - Petapa

Comunicaciones - Xelajú

Final

Partido de ida

Partido de vuelta

Véase también
 Torneo de Copa

Referencias
 Torneo de Copa 2005 en la rsssf «Consultado el 26 de abril de 2010»
  Diario de Centroamérica «Consultado el 26 de abril de 2010»
  Diario de Centroamérica «Consultado el 26 de abril de 2010»

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Culture of Consumption During the Eisenhower
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Dwight David Eisenhower served as the 34th president of United States from 1953-1961. He ascended to presidency following a 1952 election on the promise of a return to normalcy, normalcy because this was the time just after the WWII. His presidency symbolized more than hope, it also symbolized ascendancy of US as a world power. The American economy was doing well; this was a result of increased consumer demand, employment was high, and more Americans were moving away from the cities and into mushrooming new suburban developments. Affluent consumption and freedom from the growing problems of the decaying inner cities seemed a possible fulfillment of the American dream (Cawelti 245). The involvement of US in the international arena through programs such as the Marshal plan which sought to redevelop Europe also complemented demand for industrial products.
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In 1930's and 1940's the American people firmly believed that there had been a rather large shift in income distribution. This was largely due to the welfare state programs in 1930's and the extension of the income tax during WWII. Despite earlier concerns that redistribution would do little to address the wealth gap this shift played a huge part in increasing real per capita income (Hamilton 136). The effect of this shift was felt during Eisenhower regime and was characterized by increased consumption.
Consumption was also rampant during Eisenhower regime due to the mentality that emerged after WWII, during this time consumption was considered as an act of patriotism. It was said to allow the development of a classless society. The linking of mass consumption with political freedom was brought to the fore as a political tool during Eisenhower's presidency as well as that of Richard Nixon and John Kennedy (McPherson 49). This was at the time American-style capitalism was considered a "classless" society in which the country's populace had free access to a wide range of material goods.
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The is the second article by Energy Systems Catapult's Chief Executive Officer, Philip New for the World Economic Forum about putting people at the heart of the energy transition.
People care about comfort. They don't care about kilowatts – let alone understand them. But the energy sector struggles to translate comfort into a compelling consumer offer. Communication and understanding between the sector and its customers is cramped. The language we use to talk about energy is limited. But by changing the conversation, the sector can better understand and respond to the real needs and preferences of consumers. In turn, this presents huge opportunities: new choices for consumers; new answers to the challenges of balancing supply and demand, and of scaling the deployment of low carbon technologies; and new business models for the sector.
How can we find out what people really want from energy?
Technology. It has already revolutionized other parts of our lives, such as communication, travel, and shopping. Now the emerging smart home could reveal the experiences that energy consumers value most. Rather than asking people to tell us how they prefer to use energy, the smart home will find out.
Our research shows that people are happy to share data collected from their daily life if it helps them – or a trusted service provider – choose their preferred level of service. This might be heating the whole home to a high temperature all day for one price, or heating some rooms to lower temperatures for part of the day for another price. People are very interested to find out what it costs to heat their home in different ways, and which choices have the greatest impact on cost.
If businesses can really understand customer expectations, and consequently integrate, install and control low carbon systems to deliver cost competitive, in demand services, they could attract and retain more customers. This presents a huge opportunity for firms to develop a range of new business models and value propositions according to different customer needs.
We also found that people are open to the idea of their energy provider decarbonising their energy supply, as long as they still get the experiences they want. Two thirds of people put off upgrading their boiler until it requires replacing, and would love to trust someone else to do it for them. Businesses selling energy services will become a new channel to market for low carbon products, an aggregator capturing grid service revenues and a source of consumer feedback to guide product development.
Energy Systems Catapult is working with a cross-section of UK households in three cities on the Smart Systems and Heat programme, building on an initial trial in 2016/17. It is gathering vast amounts of anonymized data – a million data points per house per day. This data enables both individuals – that is, the small minority already actively engaged with energy – and service providers to build a much clearer picture of how comfort or functionality can be delivered at the least cost. It gives people the tools to exercise real choice, or select and instruct someone else to deliver it for them.
Governments and businesses will need to work together to create markets in which consumers pay for the low carbon energy experience they want. Incentives and obligations can be re-aligned to harness market forces. A richer understanding of individual preferences and buildings, combined with new business models and informed local energy planning, could unlock significant opportunities to deliver decarbonisation. This means lower cost and higher value for customers. And economic growth for us all.
Catch up on the first article, 'Hot showers, warm drinks and heating – let's talk about energy how consumers do' and read the third in the series about 'Why things can only get better for energy consumers'.