Dredging The Hudson River For PCBs Tens of thousands of years ago‚ glaciers carved out the Hudson River. It is an estuary‚ " An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water with a free connection to the open sea and within which sea water is diluted by fresh water"(life.bio.sunysb.edu). The Hudson River begins in Lake Tear of the Clouds on the southwest side of Mount Marcy‚ the highest peak in New York‚ and is 315 miles long. At its deepest point‚ World ’s End near West Point‚ it is 216 feet
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text is an article written by Peter Sunde. He is part CO- Founder of The Pirate Bay. The Pirate Bay is a site that allows people to share movies and music illegally. His opinion on the copyright system is clearly negative. He claims that the entertainment industry’s is being held back by Hollywood. And Hollywood is trying do dictate the industry‚ by for example threatening to stop all trade with Sweden‚ if The Pirate Bay does not get taken down. Therefore they’re not letting people choose where to
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Save as Many as You Ruin In this short story called “Save as Many as You Ruin” by Van Booy we are introduced to Gerard‚ who works in an office. He appears to the reader as likeable man and the story begins one day as he gets off work. He walks down the street thinking about what the area was like before the big city of Manhattan was constructed. The footprints in the snow remind him of how everything will disappear. He breathes out just to see his breath disappear‚ and thinks of a Rainer M. Rilke
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The Sundarbans Forest is the largest collection of tidal halophytic mangroves in the world. The Sundarbans Forest encompasses 10‚000 sq km with 60% of it in Bangladesh and the remaining forest in West Bengal‚ India. The Sundarbans Forest is home to the Royal Bengal Tiger. The Sundarbans provide a unique ecosystem and series of habitats for a wide variety of wildlife. In addition to the tiger‚ 42 species of mammals‚ 35 reptiles and amphibians‚ 270 species of birds‚ and over 120 species of fish
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Review of the Blueband Hermit Crab‚ Pagurus samuelis Ashley Cameron‚ Portland State University Invertebrate Zoology‚ Dr. Masta Abstract Pagurus samuelis is a common intertidal species of hermit crab along the Pacific coast‚ occurring from Alaska to Mexico. It can be identified by the blue bands around the end of its walking legs. P. samuelis is in the family Paguridae‚ consisting of “right-handed” hermit crabs in which the right cheliped is larger and the abdomen coils clockwise. P. samuelis
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With reference to case studies‚ critically evaluate the success of management schemes in fragile environments (40 marks) A fragile environment is one which is easy to disrupt‚ and once disrupted‚ difficult to restore. An example of this kind of environment is the Sundarbans; the largest single block of mangrove swamp in the world‚ covering 10‚000 km² from the coasts of West Bengal to Bangladesh. The mangrove swamps are sensitive to a number of factors‚ including temperature‚ salinity and sea level
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Khalvati uses a charming and seductive persona to readily demonstrate the feelings the speaker has for their beloved who is unattainable and beyond their reach and to also explore the different aspect of love such as love can be calm and contemplative as suggested by the ‘grass’ and ‘breeze’ . The relationship is first conveyed through the statement ‘if I am the grass and you the breeze‚ blow through me’ this is very sentimental and has a big emphasis on the power and beauty of nature contrasted
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there. As soon we got our luggage‚ we rented a car from the Thrifty Rental Car from the Honolulu International Airport. From there on a 50 minute drive to the island of Oahu to get to our hotel. The hotel we were staying at was called The Turtle Bay Resort in Oahu‚ Hawaii with my family. We had planned this 5 day trip 3 months in advance. The trip was spontaneous. We took the opportunity since my family and I been wanting to go for such a long time. As soon as we arrived to our hotel they greeted
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aptitude for mathematics‚ his education was oriented towards preparing him for life as a midshipman in the Royal Navy. His studies included algebra‚ trigonometry‚ geography‚ and navigation using ’practical astronomy’. Over the years‚ the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) made periodic requests to the school for students to be apprenticed to the North American fur trade. Many of these students would later receive training from Philip Turnor‚ the HBC’s first chief surveyor.
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Introduction This case study focuses on the situation at the Bridges Bay Public Library‚ in which‚ the staff dealt with people experiencing homelessness‚ who stayed inside the library to escape the harsh weather. Director Joseph Calenda’s immediate dilemma was what to do about the woman that people had called the “bag lady”. Apparently‚ she had been going to the library for two straight days. On Monday‚ several patrons were curious and wanted to know what the library administration would do about
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