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Rameswaram town, in the Ramanathapuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is celebrated as Rameshwaram throughout the world. The sanctum island of Rameswaram, called the “Benaras of the South,” is the only place worshipped by both Saivites and Vaishnavites, as it is India’s most venerated and most visited Shiva shrine and is also…

Aileen Wuornos was born on February 29, 1956 in Rochester, Michigan. She was the second child of Leo and Diane Pittman. According to Biography.com, Aileen’s parents had a troubled marriage. Her father, Leo Pittman, was convicted of child molestation while her mother, Diane, was a 14-year-old who couldn’t care for their two children. Due to…

Bases-Stein Efficient Frontier can be considered as a better replacement in this case. Furthermore, we interestingly found out that besides widely-used diversification effect, we can also use Monte-Carlo simulation method to build up a better efficient frontier. It should also be noted that the diversification effect we experimented in this study failed to meet the…

The history of tap dancing and its current state will be explored in this article. Tap dance is often referred to as the “Second American Past time.” Its origins can be traced back to a combination of the English clog dance, Irish step dancing, and African drum rhythms and dance movements. Notably, African dances like…

Problem Statement Hurricane Sandy was a rare hybrid storm that spread over 1,000 miles in circumference and affected 24 states along the East Coast of the United States and inland across the Appalachian Mountains into Wisconsin and Michigan. Hurricane Sandy brought high winds and record storm surges that led to major flooding, property damage and…

Marching Band Color Guard vs. Winter Guard Color guard is the visual and the non musical part of a marching band show. Color guard consists of spinning either a three and one half pound rifle or a five and one half foot flag outside, striving for perfection and consistency. The season starts in the summer…

Ecology is the study of the relationship of plants and animals with their physical and biological environment. The physical environment includes light and heat or solar radiation, moisture, wind, oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients in soil, water, and atmosphere. The biological environment includes organisms of the same kind as well as other plants and animals.Because of…

The Spaniards did not really know how make money grow. It was good that Spain did not develop our resources then, only the Spaniards would have benefited. The Filipinos did not really share in the wealth of the nation. The following are the economic changes made by Spain : New Way of Land Ownership Spain…

A Special Report Pakistan’s Waters at Risk Water & Health Related Issues in Pakistan & Key Recommendations Based on Information/Data drawn from Government Documents and NGOs / IGOs Publications February 2007 Endorsed by Report compiled by: Freshwater & Toxics Programme, WWF – Pakistan. Cover page design: Communications Division, WWF – Pakistan. Published 2007 by WWF…

Discussion 1. What are the benefits of becoming familiar with FEMA? (Please be sure to quote the resources if you use any)      Having an early warning system for upcoming dangers can help in preventing damages to properties and most importantly the loss of lives. With the establishment of FEMA, it is now much easier…