BONE-EATING WORMS FROM THE ANTARCTIC: the contrasting fate of whale and wood remains on the Southern Ocean Seafloor OLUDAMILOLA ADESIYUN GEOL 440 DR. CARL RICHTER NOVEMBER 17‚ 2013 This paper explains the results from the first experimental study of the fate of whale and wood remains on the Antarctic seafloor. Using a baited free-vehicle lander design‚ it is observed that whale-falls in the Antarctic are heavily infested by at least two new species of bone-eating worm‚ Osedax antarcticus
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Industrial Hemp Struggles With Marijuana Stigma As the issue of legalizing marijuana remains complicated and highly controversial‚ a lesser-known yet increasingly significant side effect continues to transpire in the background: the suppression of its incredibly useful and diverse distant cousin‚ industrial hemp. Both marijuana and hemp have a long history in the United States. Unfortunately‚ because both plants are from the cannabis species‚ hemp was pigeonholed into a “dangerous drug” classification
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are the same; The vanished gods to me appear; And one to me are shame and fame. They reckon ill who leave me out; When me they fly‚ I am the wings; I am the doubter and the doubt‚ And I the hymn the Brahmin sings The strong gods pine for my abode‚ And pine in vain the sacred Seven‚ But thou‚ meek lover of the good! Find me‚ and turn thy back on heaven. Emerson’s religious views were often considered radical at the time. He believed that all things are connected to God and‚ therefore
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Argument Essay (fast food health concerns) June 2‚ 2010 Who’s to Blame? Who is responsible for the poor health of the overweight and those who consumer to much fast food items such as McDonalds‚ Burger King‚ Burgerville‚ and Jack in the Box and many more fast food chains? Are we to blame the restaurants‚ or the individuals who buy the unhealthy food? It raises the question that Shakespeare once wrote‚ “To be or Not to be” (fat) that is the question. On a percentage scale of one threw
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Jens Philip Therp Retail Marketing November 28th‚ 2012 Starbucks has been the leading retailer of specialty coffee since they opened up their first store in Seattle in 1971. Today Starbucks have over 17000 stores in more than 50 countries‚ all of them with a commitment to providing the highest quality coffee in the world. In the fiscal year 2011‚ Starbucks reported all time record net revenue of $11.7 billion. Starbucks is one of the strongest retail brands in the world‚ which makes them a
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latter cliff with a more distant cliff in the center. At the immediate bottom-center of the foreground appears a flat land which runs from the center and slowly ascends into a cliff as it travels to the right. Green bushes‚ rough orange rocks‚ and pine trees are scattered throughout this piece of land. Since this section of the painting is at a lower level as opposed to the left cliff‚ the light is more evidently being exposed around the edges of the land‚ rocks‚ and trees. Although the atmosphere
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week‚ the theme was thanksgiving. Thus‚ we created a fun powerpoint‚ everyone made cornicopias with waffle cones filled with trail mix and then we played a pine cone tossing game to fill a bucket that looked like a turkey. The students and our supervisor work closely together to find the just right challenge for all. For example‚ during the pine cone tossing‚ we had some clients stand‚ while others sat down and had the bucket close to them. We have to be constantly
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half-moon shaped rice cakes stuffed with honey‚ nuts‚ chestnuts and other fillings) that is served are very important because of its symbolic significance to Korean people. The name songpyeon translates as “pine tree” in Korean. The rice cakes are cooked using a method where they are steamed over pine needles creating a certain fragrance and taste. The half-moon shape also bears significance. It symbolizes the Silla Kingdom’s victory over Baekje‚ and also has become symbolic to victory and successful
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where i come from - elizabeth brewster Discuss the way brewster uses language to convey her ideas about the link between identity and place. The main subject of the poem is the contrast between the city and the countryside where the speaker came from. Although there is no straight forward judgment made‚ the poet very cleverly‚ leaves subtle hints by showing a big difference in the tone of the two stanzas‚ which leads us to believe that she speaks in favour of the countryside‚ yet at the same
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Psychology Recitation October 31‚ 2012 Leonard Peltier Leonard Peltier may be described as a father‚ writer and an activist for the rights of people. However‚ he is still serving consecutive life sentence for the murder of two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in 1975. He has been imprisoned since 1977 and is not planned to be released until 2040. Whether he is guilty or not is still a controversy to some. Also‚ some people feel like his trial and sentence was unjust especially
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