Deep Sea Deep Secrets

Documentary exploring the hundreds of species of life that thrive in total darkness at the hydrothermal vents along the Mid-Ocean Ridge, several miles below the ocean surface. Little food filters down from the surface and there is no sunlight to support photosynthesis. 

The organisms support themselves by a process known as chemosynthesis, where chemicals from the earth's interior react with seawater to support bacteria that form the basis of a food chain. In order to obtain samples and study the system in detail, scientists used a state-of-the-art, three-person, underwater submersible named Alvin, which can dive to depths of 14,764 feet.

Scientists have nicknamed these organisms “dandelions.” They are colonial organisms — each cluster is composed of many organisms living in close association with one another.

Holger W. Jannasch, probed the dark recesses of the sea for the tiniest forms of life and helped discover how they constitute a hidden biosphere that dominates the planet Known for his acumen, cooperative spirit and high standards of scientific inquiry, Dr. Jannasch was a senior scientist at Woods Hole. He was born in Germany, trained there as a biologist and joined Woods Hole in 1963 when he moved to this county. Throughout his career he worked to understand microbial ecology in the deep sea, helping discover, map and analyze the workings of a strange and important world.

Cemetery Demography Project

CALCULATIONS for Deaths in 1918

 Data: 

   X               Dx      dx           lx            Qx 

  0-9.9           2      0.024      1.000      0.024 

 10-19.9       13     0.157      0.967      0.160 

 20-29.9       26     0.313      0.819      0.382

 30-39.9        3      0.036      0.506      0.071 

 40-49.9       17     0.204      0.47        0.434

 50-59.9        7      0.843      0.266      3.169 

 60-69.9        5      0.060      0.577      0.103 

 70+            10      0.120      0.637      0.188

 TOTAL      83      1.000 


CALCULATIONS for Deaths between 1960-1980 Data: 

   X               Dx      dx           lx            Qx 

  0-9.9           3      0.090      1.000      0.090
 10-19.9        8      0.242      0.91        0.265

 20-29.9        2      0.060      0.668      0.089
 30-39.9        3      0.90        0.608      0.148

 40-49.9        4       0.121     0.487      0.248
 50-59.9        8      0.242      0.366      0.661

 60-69.9        2      0.060      0.306      0.196

 70+              3      0.90        0.246      3.65
 TOTAL      33     1.000 

Tropical Storm Alberto- Macon Flood of 1994

The Macon Levee

The flood of 1994 in Macon caused water levels to rise high enough to destroy several homes and buildings. The Ocmulgee River flooded many of the neighborhoods and displaced tons of families. The flooding came as a result of Tropical Storm Alberto which made landfall along the Gulf Coast on July 4th. Due to the magnitude of the flood, most of the entire Middle Georgia area was isolated on that Wednesday. Conditions were so devastating and worsened when the flood waters caused by Alberto led to a breached levee near Central City Park. However, at the time many did not expect a problem with a broken levee This came as such a shock to middle Georgia, with governor Miller, at the time, quoted saying " Ive never seen anything like this, Georgia has never seen anything like this". It has such an impact even blocking Interstates 16 and 75.

Up the Yangtze- The river that erased her past will write her future

Up the Yangtze is a film that documents the lives of people in Hubei, China that are being affected the Three Gorges Dam across the Yangtze river. Specifically, it follows "Cindy" and "Jerry", both of whom received employment on a cruise ship that served wealthy tourists. These characters came from completely different worlds, Cindy from a self-sufficient farming family and Jerry from a background of prominence. While on the boat Cindy was a shy worker, whose main reason for working was to be able to send money to her family who was being displaced by the building of the dam. The area her family was living in, afforded them the opportunity to grow their own food, but since they have to move they now have to pay for food. Helping her family was her primary reason for working, even though she preferred to go to high school. Jerry on the other hand is arrogant and his primary motivation, was having money and making the most tips. He was not a humble or modest worker, which is what his employers wanted so due to his arrogance, he was fired from the cruise ship. The yangtze was transformed by "the biggest hydroelectric dam and history" and placed many families in a major economic crisis. Jerry and his family, will more than likely survive this change, but the same cannot be said for Cindy, she and her family will have battles ahead.

The Cruz Plaza

The Cruz Plaza is being created in replacement of the Porter Patch.  What I find interesting about the Cruz Plaza is that it is named after a family from Puerto Rico. This is especially interesting to me because my dad is from Puerto Rico and his last name is Cruz as well. As nice as this picture of what the Cruz Plaza will look like in the future there are many considerations that need to be thought about in terms of the construction site. The site is very open and students are able to walk through it on their way to class. This can be extremely dangerous, especially since many students text on their phones and are easily distracted by friends. The trucks also drive around the Stetson area freely, which can be safety hazard. The workers also need to be aware of the what lies beneath them such as pipelines and gas lines. They need to be aware of the dangers that come with working with such infrastructure. However, I am sure they are fully conscious of all of these things as they are seasoned and professional workers.

Geology

*First, granite is made of large mineral grains (which is where its name came from) that fit tightly together.

*Second, granite always consists of the minerals quartz and feldspar, with or without a wide variety of other minerals (accessory minerals). 

*Third, almost all granite is igneous (it solidified from a fluid state) and plutonic (it did so in a large, deeply buried body or pluton).



*Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed primarily of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) in the form of the mineral calcite.

* It most commonly forms in clear, warm, shallow marine waters. It is usually an organic sedimentary rock that forms from the accumulation of shell, coral, algal and fecal debris

* It can also be a chemical sedimentary rock formed by the precipitation of calcium carbonate from lake or ocean water.

*Marble is a non-foliated metamorphic rock that is produced from the metamorphism of limestone. It is composed primarily of calcium carbonate. 

* It is composed primarily of calcium carbonate. Marble is commonly used for sculptures and as a building material. Marble is a rock resulting from metamorphism of sedimentary carbonate rocks also.

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*Quartz is a silicate mineral and the most common mineral of the continental crust

*It occurs as clear or cloudy crystals in a range of colors. It's also found as massive veins in igneous and metamorphic rocks.

*Quartz is the standard mineral for hardness 7 in the Mohs hardness scale.

Sunflower Plant

Day 1
This is the first day Ryan has been planted. She's watered and ready to go !!!Now we wait.........

Day 5
We have company!!!!!!! Technically this is Ryan crawling into the real world. She's been fed for the day and is now ready for to catch in the sunlight. 

Finally Ryan decided to grace us with her presence. She popped out of the soil and had taken her first step into toddler-hood

Ryan is spreading her wings slowly but surely. She's leaning over a little which doesn't seem like a good sign so I'll feed her and see what happens next,,,,,,

I guess Ryan enjoyed the food because she got a little taller since I last  saw her.  Now that she's getting older and healthier I decided to give her a nicer back drop. Lets call it Red Velvet !!!!

Another day and she's a little bit bigger. However, she is leaning over a little  too much so  I have to  fix that right now !!!

I positioned Ryan in a way where she would stand up nice and tall and be proud of her growth. She is so big !

Ryan has a friend who has decided to mature a little and  join the gang. This is  Chili

Chili is on the move......

                                         

The final result !