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In the island town of Friday Harbor, Washington, kids were selling jellyfish to Osamu Shimomura for a penny apiece. The kids were an eclectic mix of locals, summer people, and the offspring of the scientists who had occupied the waterfront, but the jellyfish in their buckets were pretty much alike—formless, colorless blobs about the size of mice. They were blind and brainless, possessing only mouths, muscles, and weak stingers, and one more thing, of enormous interest to Shimomura—rims of…

There have been many structural failures in recent history due to engineering oversight, material use, building practices and many other problems. The Harbour Cay Condominium in Cocoa Beach Florida is one example of a structural failure. The Condominium was being built in 1981, would be five stories tall, contain forty five units, and twenty eight townhouses. On March 27, 1981 the workers were placing the concrete roof slab when the top floor collapsed subsequently causing the lower floors to…

The El Dorado airport is the biggest airport in Colombia, and is certainly the biggest in Bogota. Its full name is the international airport El Dorado Luis Carlos Galan Sarmiento, and it is in the western part of Bogota and around 15km from the centre of the city. It is in the municipality of the Bogoata river and Funza. The Bogata airport sees over 30 million passengers per year with the domestic terminal one being the busiest terminal by far. The airport also moves over 700,000 metric tons…

Butte Mining Shattering a Powerful Addiction It is no secret mining gave rise to Butte, Montana by instilling a future which today can neither be overturned nor overlooked. Butte today is a grand representation of the history that lies beneath its earth, a true trophy to those who fought to keep the city alive. With insurmountable loss and sacrifices as a result of mining, those familiar with Butte cannot help but wonder what great potential this city missed out on. Butte mining has caused…

David Kamien (2012) describes natural disasters as events that are a direct result from the Earth; to include floods, earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, viruses, and volcanoes. The example of a natural disaster chosen to be reviewed for this essay is earthquakes. The United States Geological Survey (2016), describes earthquakes as a direct result of stress associated with friction which then releases energy causing an earthquake. there have been two major earthquakes in the United States, the…

In the 17th and 18th centuries, most cemetery grave markers were carved from limestone, sandstone, or marble, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks that do not weather the elements well. Over time, the inscriptions become impossible to read and the surface of the stone becomes rough, even brittle. Because of the composition of these stones, these types of stone readily absorb moisture very easily and actually erode from the inside out. This process is called “spalling,” and is the reason marble,…

Diesel trains have been a creation that upset the rail transport scene making accessible a few brilliant alternatives for transporting freight and in addition individuals. The endeavors of Rudolph Diesel is the thing that gave the present day diesel trains which are an awesome blessing to humanity. The primary diesel train outlined by Rudolph Diesel utilized diesel oil for running the inside ignition motor. Diesel trains were observed to be much better thought about than the steam prepares…

Effect of Lower Gasoline Prices 
 As gasoline prices have dropped, it has allowed Americans to drive more. Americans started to go out to eat more at restaurants, travel, and purchase trucks. When the gasoline prices were high, it did not allow people to drive out much because the cost was too high. It caused people to spend less money on going out, shopping for clothes, buying trucks, and much more. For example, in the article “Lower Gas Prices Yield Uneven Benefits” by Anna Louie Sussman and…

Statement of Problem The Ely Copper Mine was declared a superfund site in 2001. Mining activity occurred from 1821 to 1920 Ore body discovered in 1813 Location The Ely Copper Mine is located in East Central Vermont in the rural town of Vershire, Orange County. The site is part of a region referred to as the Vermont Copper Belt, or the Orange Country copper district. Over 30 miles long, the belt runs in a NNE–SSW direction. The Ely Mine is one of three major mine sites in the region. It…

The prisoner’s dilemma reminds me the fracking dilemma. I will be using the fracking dilemma to present my argument and example. Natural gas from shale has been a very active subject in the western region. Many residents are complaining that the fracking can affect the underground water and cause earthquakes. The energy companies and government agencies are giving the people an option to have either cheaper gas or clean water. If the public decides to have cheap gas they have to let this energy…