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    Shrimp Research Paper

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    Shrimp In the U.S. Shrimp has been very prominent and has been an important part of our diet, but most of us do not acknowledge how important shrimp is or how it ends up in our supermarkets. In Louisiana, the gathering of shrimp goes back to the seventeenth century where bayou residents used seines up to 600 feet in diameter to harvest the seafood. As of today, America harvests roughly over half a million pounds of shrimp and also import an additional 200 million pounds a year. There are more than 2,000 different types of species of shrimp found throughout the world, the origins of shrimp are hard to pinpoint but different species have been able to reside in fresh, salt, and brackish water. Despite there being that many different species of…

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    In this restaurant you can find many different types of dishes, from appetizers to desserts. They offer a fabulous lunch menu, which has everything from soup, salad and lunch sandwiches, as well as also offering the hot pasta meals for lunch. One of my favorites is the Italian grill cheese and ham sandwich for $12.95. It includes four cheeses, prosciutto, arugula, oven dried tomatoes, on a Sicilian roll, it will melt your mouth. They also offer an affordable $9.95 special, which includes soup,…

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    Brine Shrimp (Artemia Salina) are crustaceans found all over the world. They are found in inland bodies of water such as Great Salt Lake, coast of San Francisco, Caspian Sea and other bodies of salt water (GSLEP). Brine Shrimp can start out as living or be born as a cyst. They will born as cyst to survive “through unfavorable conditions and then hatch when conditions are right.” Brine shrimp are able to live in some of the worst living conditions possible such as hot temperatures and high…

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    Hey there, did you know there are seventy-five different species of stingrays? That's a lot! Sting Rays are also closely related to sharks. The manta rays are the biggest species yet. They can reach up to seven feet wide and a length of fourteen feet long. Their diet is crustaceans, planktons, and small fish. The manta rays like staying just above the seabed to get cleaned. They also have the largest brain of any sea creature, so they probably make even the average dolphin jealous. Manta rays…

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    One of nature’s finest peculiarities is the mantis shrimp, a crustacean closely related to the pistol shrimp. The pistol shrimp occupy the family Alphidae, while mantis shrimp are the most notable part of the broader order Stomatopoda (Duffy, 2003). Nonetheless, the groups are considered evolutionary brothers and the traits and instincts of the organisms are closely related, as both have the strength and agility to create cavitation bubbles as a direct result of their strike (Patek, 2004). In…

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    of Craftsbury Christmas Tree Farm during his twentieth season operating a small-scale tree farm, following the transformation that both the farm and Pete’s life undergo before, during, and after the peak Christmas tree season. The film will focus on the history of Pete’s ownership of Craftsbury Tree Farm, and raise questions of what will become of it as he gets older. The overarching theme of a family tree will intersect with the stories of the trees on Pete’s land. Treatment A handsaw is…

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    Ranching Essay

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    averaged slightly over $70,000(Roesler). In order to make ranching successful there is a lot of duties a person must do. This would involve supervising crop production(Bureau of labor statistics). Which involves planting, fertilizing, harvesting, and herding(Bureau of labor statistics). So the rancher has to know how to raise crops, and livestock(Bureau of labor statistics). They must be able to handle market conditions, as well as federal programs, and soil conditions(Bureau of labor…

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    Telematics Research Paper

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    internet portal and breaks down the retrieved information into categories. Farm equipment has entered an era of improved technology because of telematics. The combined systems technology provided by telematics has enabled large-scale farmers and industrial businesses to manage their equipment more efficiently and limit major repairs and repair times. Equipment owners are experiencing a multitude…

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    Wendell Berry, an American author, poses the question: “Why do farmers farm, given their economic adversities on top of the many frustrations and difficulties normal to farming? The answer is always: Love. They must do it for love. Farmers farm for the love of farming. They love to watch and nurture the growth of plants. They love to live in the presence of animals. They love to work outdoors. They love the weather, maybe even when it is making them miserable. They love to live where they work…

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    I knew farming was taking chance on nature. I also knew starting up would not be easy by any measure in the beginning. However, I did not realize the amount of money required for starting up a farm. Nor did I realize to live on two paychecks would have such a powerful impact in one’s life. Looking at these factors and this line of work, it would take time, dedication, and require conformity to become successful and make a living out of this…

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