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    DRILLING IN ANWR

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    traditions of the Gwich’in forever. Politicians‚ environmentalists‚ economists and neighbors now fight over the prospect of oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Many of the arguments for drilling are worth consideration; however‚ in comparison to the evidence against it‚ they are neither convincing nor compelling. In order to fully understand why drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is such a big deal; we need to understand the history of the refuge. ANWR was created

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    Pros and Cons of Vaccination In 1796‚ Edward Jenner invented the first vaccine‚ which was for the smallpox virus. (Google timeline) Centuries later‚ we now have a very large amount of vaccines that have been created with the purpose of protecting the human race from infectious diseases. The question is‚ how effective are these vaccines? Are they more beneficial or harmful to us? Are they serving their purpose? Could a person survive in this world without ever being immunized? In this small research

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    history. Stretching is still a practice used today by many people. Each culture has had many uses for stretching‚ such as tribal status or beauty modifications. Stretching has many pros and cons. Stretching is a beauty modification today‚ and it helps some people feel like they stand out from society. The cons to stretching are that it can cause many health issues if the procedure is preformed incorrectly. It can scar the ear or cause infections. There are many ways to stretch piercings‚ but

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    Drilling Formulas

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    Formulas Calculations for Drilling‚ Production Work-over Norton J. Lapeyrouse and and Formulas and Calculations CONTENTS Chapter 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Basic Formulas P. 3 Pressure Gradient Hydrostatic Pressure Converting Pressure into Mud Weight Specific Gravity Equivalent Circulating Density Maximum Allowable Mud Weight Pump Output Annular Velocity Capacity Formula Control Drilling Buoyancy Factor 12. Hydrostatic Pressure Decrease

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    Biofuels Pros and Cons

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    Environmental Issue Paper 07/31/12 Biofuels: The Pros and Cons A hot topic all over the world today is whether or not biofuels should be implemented to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Biofuels are defined as “liquid fuels derived from biological materials; can be made from plants‚ vegetable oils‚ forest products‚ or waste materials” (Dale‚ Kline‚ Wiens‚ 2). Currently in Europe‚ the European Commission (EC) is committed to reducing the total green house gas emissions 20% by 2020‚ and

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    Euthanasia Pros And Cons

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    Does the person has a right to die? The pro side feel that the person has the right to exercise their rights. The pro of euthanasia or physician –assisted suicide feel that the person have ‚”the right of a competent ‚ terminally ill person to avoid excruciating pain and embrace a timely and dignified death bears the sanction of history and is implicit in the concept of ordered liberty” (top 10 pros and cons). The story in the top 10 pros and cons‚ states in their report that‚ “terminally ill

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    Pros Of Vaccine Cons

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    essay you will be seeing the pros and cons to vaccines. There are many opinions about vaccines and there are many things that are said that are false accusations related to vaccines which lead to many misinformed and confused. I will be providing you with facts of both the pros and cons to help your understand the complicated topic of vaccines and to help your decide to be either pro or against vaccinations. First of all‚ I am going to be telling you about the pros of vaccines. If you do not get

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    What’s Good and What’s Bad about Wave and Tidal Energy? Wave and Tidal energy‚ sometimes called ocean or marine energy‚ are forms of water power in addition to methods previously discussed in a previous article about hydropower: http://www.kidsdiscover.com/teacherresources/whats-good-and-whats-bad-about-hydropower/ However unlike hydroelectric dams‚ which harvest power by installing an artificial obstruction in a flowing waterway‚ wave and tidal energy devices simply use the power of the ocean

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    PROS AND CONS OF TECHNOLOGY Pros and Cons of Technology (abstract): Pros mean advantage and cons means disadvantage. Any coin have two side same way technology have some advantages and some disadvantages. The pros and cons of technology are numerous. By technology we can use more things like internet‚ computer‚ telephone etc. According to me technology has more advantage than disadvantage. Technology: The systematic application of scientific knowledge to a recent product

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    Drilling Lab

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    TITLE: Water Based Drilling Fluid Analysis EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Analysis of drilling fluids is essential to their performance. In this laboratory exercise the aim is to test three drilling fluid samples for; density and rheological properties‚ Fluid loss‚ chemical analysis i.e. testing pH‚ alkalinity‚ testing for chloride ions‚ calcium carbonate‚ calcium‚ bentonite; also determining the amount of solids present in the samples as well as volumes of oil‚ water and solids contained in the sample‚ and

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