Neverland Valley Ranch (formerly the Sycamore Valley Ranch)[1] is a developed property in Santa Barbara County, California, most famous for being a home of American entertainer Michael Jackson from 1988 to 2005.[2] Jackson named the property after Neverland, the fantasy island in the story of Peter Pan, a boy who never grows up. The ranch is located about five miles (8 km) north of unincorporated Los Olivos, and about eight miles (13 km) north of the town of Santa Ynez.…
Mission San Luis was found to be the only settlement besides St. Augustine to house hundreds of Spanish residents among the Florida’s native people for at least three generations. It was known to early Europeans as the Apalachees native “Capital” village which was active from 1656 to 1704. In 1656 the Apalachee Indians decided to move their village to the second highest hill in present-day Tallahassee, where Mission San Luis is currently located off Tennessee Street. Using groups of palm-thatches, they quickly built their village. The central plaza was where ceremonies, business dealings, and ballgames were held. The largest building was the council house that could hold up to 3,000 people. The council house was where the chiefs held their…
The Belleville West volleyball team are the first team so far this season and last season to have given Althoff a loss after having a winning streak of about 20. After a slow start in the beginning Maroons defeated the Crusaders Tuesday night. The Belleville West volleyball team were thrilled to hand the Crusaders an L after an amazing winning streak.…
Chavez Ravine is a modern day example of institutionalized racism against Chicanos on a smaller scale than the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Chavez Ravine was made up of low income Mexican Americans who were forced to live there because of discrimination in other parts of Los Angeles. Mike Davis, a Los Angeles based author, writes in his book that most of the original Spanish-speaking homeowners initially unwilling sell gave into greedy developers representing the city and its public housing authority. Through Spanish speaking agents, the homeowners were offered immediate cash payments for their homes. Homeowners that did not take advantage of the immediate cash payments were offered less for their home. Panic set in among the remaining homeowners.…
School Resource Officer (SRO) Ben Fields uses unnecessary force removing a fourteen year old female student from her seat who was “disrupting class by using a mobile device”. Ben Fields approached the student who was unwilling to move, refusing his orders to get up. Then, grabbing her and slamming her backwards onto the ground in front of all her classmates while one recorded the process on their phone.( Townes, C.).…
In this essay you will learn about a park that is located in New Braunfels, TX. This park is the home of the largest springs in Texas. The Comal Springs has seven major springs and dozens of smaller ones that occur over a distance of 4,300 feet. The Springs and the Comal River are home to a federally endangered species named Fountain Darter. Though there are other rivers and springs in New Braunfels, the Comal Springs flows through the popular Landa Park which is home to wildlife and a great place to enjoy a nice day.…
Pollution is effecting the springs of Silver Springs in the Ocala National Forest. There is no greater resource for Florida than the water beneath the peninsula. Silver Springs and other water resources play a crucial role in Florida’s diverse water environment. The Florida aquifer is being impacted by residents and businesses. The residents and businesses affect the water quality by their usage and means of water management. Increased populations and uncontrolled fertilizers are jeopardizing the ecosystem, biodiversity and comprising the purity of the of Silver Springs further damaging other sources.…
I invite you to explore Black Canyon on the western slope of the White Mountains, about 20 minutes east of Bishop, California. This obscure canyon is a highly colorful, deep slash in the earth that keeps its many charms secret to all but a handful of Eastern Sierra visitors. It is an easily accessible location that does not involve a scary, butt-clenching drive on the brink of a thousand-foot drop into the abyss.…
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Also known as Valley fever is an infection that is caused by the fungi Coccidioides. The fungus grows in soil found in the southwestern part of the United States as well as Mexico and Central/South America. Those living in these designated areas can contract this disease by inhaling the fungal spores in the air. This is considered a self limiting respiratory infection so most individuals that are infected present with mild to no symptoms at all. A patient with this disease can present with the following signs and symptoms anywhere from 1-3 weeks after breathing in the fungal spores due to its incubation period of 10-16 days. The symptoms consist of, fatigue, cough, SOB, fever, chills, HA, night sweats, muscle aches/joint pain, rash on the upper body or legs (erythema nodosum). These symptoms can last 7-30 days or up to several months depending on the severity. In regards to patient history, it is important to get a travel history especially if they went to an endemic area to determine their risk of exposure. Some exam findings could be respiratory manifestations such as rales, rhonchi, bronchial breath sounds, or decreased breath sounds. Skin findings could consist of diffuse, maculopapular rashes or urticaria that may progress to erythema nodosum or erythema multiforme after 3-21 days. Abscess formation can also be found on PE and unifocal bone or joint lesions if MS involvement. It can involve several organs such as the spleen, liver, lymph nodes, and the CNS can be involved resulting in meningitis.…
Have you ever been forced or bribed out of your own home? Did you ever feel so powerless? Many people in Los Angeles have felt that. When what I am about to tell you was explained to me, I thought it had happened in about 1910, but then I was astonished to hear that it was more recently, in the 1950’s.…
There are many species of plants and animals in Yosemite including 400 species of vertebrates. Yosemite is home to only two species of endangered animals, the desert Bighorn Sheep and the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog.…
There is no vaccine at this time for Valley Fever. Most people are able to fight off Valley Fever on their own without treatment. Most people usually don’t get it again. For those that seek treatment, antifungal drugs not antibiotics…
Death Valley can be extraordinarily dangerous. It holds the record for the hottest place on earth, reaching 134 degrees fahrenheit. Also, many people die every year from extreme heat and dehydration. There are also many dangerous animals in Death Valley. There are extreme measures in Death Valley; it is never completely safe.…
Accompining the genocide of California's natives was an unprecedented destruction of california's enviroment. Forests were clear cut. The area around Lake Tahoe, now know for its beautiful forest growth was completely leveled, only recently recovering [SOURCE]. The gold miners dug up 12 billion tons of earth, excuvating river beds with giant dredges and river banks with high pressure water cannons[SOURCE]. Blasting away California's hillsides for pure greed, entire rivers became clogged with the crumbled hillsides and flooded the Sacramento valley. Whole hillsides and mountains were turned into tailings and debris that were dumped into the rivers and lakes of California. These tailings were called slickens, leading to the phrase of the day which said “slickens is too thick to drink and too thin plow” [SOURCE]. Mining operations employing these hydrolic methods destroyed the precious and untouched natural resources of California, flooded towns and inundated farmland with the tailings. While this particular method of mining was outlawed, the damage can still be felt and seen to this day. In addition miners used mercury and quicksilver to extract gold from the ore, dumping over 7,600 tons of the toxic metals into California's fresh waterways. Mercury is a deadly toxin which dramatically affects the kidney, brain and the nervous system and will lead to death. Just a teaspoon of mercury dumped into a…