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section of Woodlawn Avenue was flooded with about two feet of water. It was cleared by Wednesday, but the Chemung County Emergency Management Office is reminding residents that when flash flooding occurs, turn around don't drown. "The incident over on Woodland Avenue under the railroad overpass, West 13th Street in Elmira Heights under that railroad overpass, the water there collects very rapidly. It doesn't disperse quickly when there is that much rain in that period of time," said Chemung…

A Discussion on the effect of Bush Encroachment on the Agricultural land in Namibia. Definition: bush encroachment is the thickening of indigenous woody plant species and their incursion into area they did not occur abundantly before (Axel Routhauge, 2014). It can be unplanned conversion of vegetation dominated by grassland to one dominated by woody species, often as result of overgrazing or invasion by aliens. This essay aims to clarify more on the various effects that bush encroachment cause…

The Asian Giant hornet habitat is native to tropical and temperate Eastern Asia. Adult Asian hornet do digest solid protein, but they chew it into a paste to feed it to their larvae. Some of the distinctive features of this insect are that its wide black and orange body and large mandibles. The hornets skin type is like a shell. This bug could harm someone really bad. It is also in the wasp family. Here are some facts that you didn’t know. The insect could really kill someone if they were stung…

three paragraphs is that their habitat is around rocky areas/outcrops, the physical appearance of the wolf is gray and brown in some spots, and the diet of the mexican wolf is mostly hooved animals. Wolves can live in quite a few habitats like the woodlands, forests, grasslands and deserts. Also, they are also known to have dens around rocky outcrops.…

Sacramento has always felt like home to me, I grew up about twenty miles away from Sacramento in a small town called Woodland. Having spent the majority of my life either in or right next to it, I feel like I have a lot to gain from a school quarter spent interning there. Although moving for a school quarter may be difficult, I have adapted well to Irvine while living independently so I believe I will be able to do the same in Sacramento. Most importantly, I hope this experience challenges me.…

deserts. The high terrain, mountain areas, and deserts are found in central portions of the country, while the low coastal plains can be found along both its eastern and western borders. 39% of the land is meadows and pastures, 24% is forest and woodland, 12% is arable land, 1% is permanent crops, and the remaining…

a calendar and a sophisticated written language. About 1000 years ago the Mayan Culture disappeared.  There were three great regions for first settlers of the Americas occupied in North America – the Southwest, the Great Plains and the Eastern woodlands.  Polythiesm was the standard belief…

Christopher Fisher Professor Kendra Vanderlip ENGL 1020 – 008 03 April 2017 The Future of Zoos With the establishment of zoos, humans have been able to learn an immense amount of information about the other species that share our planet. As the idea of formalizing this institution started to become implemented in 19th century London, many other nations would soon follow after the zoo’s success. Most often through trial and error, early zoos had to adapt to the many challenges which they would…

Often, when New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day Celebrations are mentioned, many Americans tend to imagine fireworks and champagne among other vibrant festivities occurring on December 31st and January 1st. However, while Vietnamese-American families celebrate this holiday, they also celebrate their own unique holiday based on the lunar calendar. Due to my relationship with Gabrielle Nguyen, I have been able to experience the New Orleans Vietnamese community’s rendition of some of the events of…

course was given a 4 –star rating in the Golf Digest’s ''2004 and 2007 Best Places to Play''. It is located among picturesque rolling terrain with beautiful views of many elevated trees. Being 18th in the state, it is highly ranked in its’ natural woodlands and breathtaking scenery and quite challenging golf holes. It is a Par 71 with a beautiful green view on the signature hole, #8. Water hazards are featured on seven holes with as many as eight bunkers on a single hole. The total yarding…