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    to naval ports from the gulf to the Atlantic, it was possible for large-scale shipment to take place. Lumber companies came in to exploit the area. The companies came in for lumber, sap, and ship building materials. The sap from the trees proved to be vital. The sap could be turned into turpentine. Without the modern medicine we have today people turned to turpentine as a “cure all.” It was used for lung congestion, joint pain, abrasions, etc (Turpentine: The Healing Oil?). Being a port city…

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    Two equal and extremely important parts of China that were affected by the west were economics of China and the social situations. The economic influences of the west were made by a market of trading/lack of trading that affected China . Just like the economics of China, the Social and society of China had changed; some were good changes while other changes were not. Both of these “problems” did influence china in how they, the people of China, acted and how they dealt with foreigners and…

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    Some of the disadvantages are getting sea sick or sometime too much is not always a good thing. The possible location can be anywhere in the world. However, having the main port in Canada will increase the economy rapidly. Ontario is very underrated for their natural resources. They are surrounded by five of the biggest lakes in North America but rarely anymore see this as an opportunity. If given the chance, it could lead…

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    roads, 607378 bridges over 20 feet of span, and 366 US highway tunnels over 100m in length. Third, Maritime Transportation, Ports and Intermodal Freight Transport is responsible for “99% of imports and exports,” (Bullock, 2016, p. 274) that are shipped through the nations seaports. There are 327 official ports of entries in the United States and 32 states with active ports. “The US seaport infrastructure is a massive network that is owned and operated by multiple stakeholders at the federal,…

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    caused him to go out to sea or become a sailor was his brother pranked him and he drinked sea water. Which resulted in a family fight and Alexander Selkirk decided to go be a sailor to make a fortune. After he went out to sea he got a job at ‘Cinque Ports’. After Alexander Selkirk…

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    since they were having a hard time holding on to Saint Dominique in Haiti already. France and the United States already had a treaty in place allowing the United States to use the port of New Orleans; (the Treaty of San Lorenzo) and neither France nor Spain were pleased that the United States was profiting off it’s port. Napoleon thought that if he could make quick money from a deal with the United States, his people would…

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    Kidney disease gets the cuffed catheters. This is more of the permanent kind of catheters for kidney disease. Dialysis catheters usually have at least two lumens attached to two ports (blue and red colored). The red port identifies the “arterial” lumen that draws blood from the body (proximal/side opening[s]) and the blue port identifies the “venous” lumen for return of blood from the dialysis machine to the patient (the distal opening[s]) (UpToDate.com 1). The hemodialysis machine is colored…

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    hairstyle when he was taken into custody in Haiti. The Commissaire du Gouvernement pres le Tribunal de Premiere Instance de Port-au-Prince advised Dr. Kolbe they would not release the records without the U.S. Embassy’s permission and to request them from the U. S. Embassy. However, Mr. Danton Léger, Commissaire du Gouvernement pres le Tribunal de Premiere Instance de Port-au-Prince (the Haitian equivalent of the District Attorney’s office) confirmed…

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    Coast normally has busier ports because of its location. If you look at a map the East Coast of Asia is right across the Pacific Ocean from California Coast. Since the majority of products we sell are made in China. So most of shipments will come from Asia. Making the West Coast a prime location to ship to. Even though the West Coast handles more imports, the East Coast also has a big job in keeping our store shelves stocked. The East Coast doesn't have as big of ports as California,Oregon, or…

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    South Carolina.8 in addition to General Lincoln’s inability to wage a proper campaign, both the Congress and the state of South Carolina failed to raise and supply General Lincoln with an adequate number to troops to defend the state and its important ports that the British sought to capture.9 With the mix of General Lincoln’s shortcomings and the lack of proper troop support from both Congress and the state of South Carolina created a perfect storm for a long siege of…

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