Hi‚ Mr. Alston. It’s always nice to hear from you no matter how long it takes you to be able to write. You don’t have to apologize at all. I’m glad to know that you’ve been back to you activities as engineer‚ even though it was temporarily. I’m pretty sure you were glad as well. I guess some extra money could never do any harm‚ am I right? Especially in times like the ones we are living. Unfortunately things are not going so well in Brazil and I’ll have to postpone my plans of travelling
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benefiting from zoos‚ in fact‚ it’s just the opposite. Through our research‚ we’ve found‚ “An Oxford University study based on four decades of observing animals in captivity and in the wild found that animals such as polar bears‚ lions‚ tigers‚ and cheetahs “show the most evidence of stress and/or psychological dysfunction in captivity” and concluded that “the keeping of naturally wide-ranging carnivores should be either fundamentally improved or phased
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live up to 60 years‚ and females can live up to 90 years. In captivity‚ 92 percent of SeaWorld’s orcas did not live past the age of 25. In the wild‚ less than 1 percent of whales have a collapsed dorsal fin‚ and in captivity all males and some female’s dorsal fins are collapsed. The collapsed dorsal fin is a sign of unhealthiness and stress. The collapsed dorsal fin can even be found in possibly the most famous orca currently in captivity‚ Tilikum (“The Fate of Captive Orcas” page
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| 10/23/2012 | | The Meiji restoration in Japan is known as the end of Japan’s isolationism‚ and its entrance into the world as a global player. However‚ the Meiji restoration is chiefly responsible for the development and advancement of Japan as an eastern world power. Japan’s economy was greatly bolstered and new philosophies and ideals from the west flooded in. These ideas opened minds to different ways of thought. The reason the Meiji restoration took place is due to the western powers
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Historical Overview: Hair Restoration The first written record of successful hair transplantation to treat baldness in humans was published in 1822 in Wurzburg‚ Germany-181 years ago. A medical student named Diffenbach described experimental surgery performed by himself and his surgeon mentor Professor Dom Unger in animals and in humans. They successfully transplanted hair from one area of a patient’s scalp to another area. Professor Unger was said to believe that hair transplantation would make
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Japan’s Growth and Influence The Meiji Restoration: After seeing the growth and development of western nations as well as China’s defeat at the hands of the British in the First Opium War‚ Japanese political elites decided that Japan needed to separate itself from foreign trade. However‚ some saw further than this and thought more about modernization of the nation‚ which ultimately led to Japan being the superpower it is today. Therefore‚ in 1866‚ the daimyo of the two southern provinces formed
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Ever since animal captivity began in the 1860’s and 70’s‚ there have been many animals being captured into captivity. Today there is an estimate of over 7‚500 captive animals in entertainment facilities. The most common animals that you will find in captivity are exotic animals and marine animals. Some people who constantly view these animals are entertained by their “funny or silly” actions‚ and they think that they know a lot about that animal. Other people may think that zoos can be fun and educational
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small feeder streams -Remove debris 3. Cattle access control -fencing to prevent cattle access to stream -fix bank erosion with brush mattresses 4. Hillside slump stabilization. -brush mattresses In this Plumas Trout Creek Restoration the primary objective is to reestablish the hydrology of the area in an attempt to repopulate the trout that were once running the stream. The Braided stream will be rechanneled and a higher water velocity should help to push sediment build up out
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However‚ it is quite the opposite‚ and living in captivity can cause stress and severe emotional damage. A prime example of the effects captivity has on animals‚ is the shocking facts regarding elephants. Quite surprisingly‚ it has been proven that elephants in zoos fare much more poorly than those that live in the wild. It is the common belief that life in zoos is much safer due to the fact that food is provided and there are no predators‚ whereas animals in the wild have to fend for themselves
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I do not think whales should be in captivity because whales are way too big to be in takes at seaworld the whales can’t even move around in the tank‚ imagine you are living in the entire ocean and then you just get pulled out and get put in a tank where you can’t even move. I think that they just want a bigger crowd because it means they would get more money. Whales should not be in captivity because the tanks are way to small‚ Trainers don’t not feed the whale enough‚ and people don’t have the best
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