Essays on Bays

Introduction

Climate change is among the significant factors impacting ecological diversity on a worldwide scale. The growth of industries and the increasing human population globally have resulted in a rise in the volume of greenhouse gasses, which scientists have argued are the greatest contributors to the menace. The Florida Keys is one of the ecological treasures of the U.S. that continues to be impacted negatively by climate change and anthropogenic activities. This ecological treasure, which is located at the tip of the state of Florida, comprises about 1,700 islands that stretch for more than 200 miles to the west ...

Introduction and Company background

Owens-Illinois is one of the largest glass manufacturers in the world. Owens-Illinois (O-I) with 62% market share is the largest glass bottle maker in the world (O-I, 2015). The company has a century-long history of glass making. O-I has introduced the automation in the glass bottle making process in early 20th century. Presently, O-I has presence in four continents (APAC, EU, LA and NA) and has over 80 manufacturing plants all over the globe (O-I, 2015). O-I supplies glass bottles to many major beer companies and wine companies. O-I has posted a revenue of $6.9 billion in 2014-2015 with ...

Abstract

Among the remarkable flight accidents, Saudia Flight 163 case holds a special place, both due to the death toll and due to the fact that it did not involve a crash at all. The disaster that took away lives of all passengers and crew members at the turn of 1980s was thoroughly investigated and recognized as the second deadliest aircraft accident (at that time) after Ermenonville air disaster involving Turkish Airlines flight 891 (Witkin, 1981). While the deadly incident happened after the safe emergency landing of the plane, the main reason of Flight 163 tragedy is human factor. The ...

Overview

The Burj Khalifa boasts the accolade as the tallest structure in the world (Baker, 2009). The construction of this building surpassed several construction records that had been set by previous record holder skyscrapers. The recording-holding height is not the only interesting aspect of the structure. The construction of the building took six years. The construction of the building required the input of more than thirty contracting companies and over twelve thousand workers drawn from over one hundred countries. A construction project of this magnitude is faced with various challenges (Baker, 2009). In additional, sound geotechnical, structural, and economic aspects ...

Chapter One: Introduction

1.1. Background The arrival of new technologies as helped improve many aspects of life. For example, License Plate Recognition is a modern technology that has helped improve mobility and safety in transportation (Rashid, Aibinu, Rahman, Suhaimi and Yunis, 2012). Many car parks have resulted to the use of technology to help in the logistics of operating a car park. Rashid et al., (2012) argue that automatic parking systems are progressive because in addition to improving logistics, they also increase the convenience of public parking, eliminate the hassles of fee collection and also enhance the security, especially when the car ...

Communication between various actors in any given screen setting is one of the most essential aspects to consider, for the audience’s sake, especially, due to the fact that effectiveness in communication and delivery is the main tenet that contributes toward effective progression of the scene. This is one of the aspects that Carter Bays and Craig Thomas put into consideration while writing the script for the comedy-drama “How I Met your Mother”. At the same time, considering that this is a drama-series, communication is one of the most essential things for the movie director to put into consideration, ...