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Vessel collision loads must be considered in design of offshore bridge structures and especially those spanning over waterways that are used by commercial vessel traffic because these accidents could result in the collapse of structures and death of humans. Striking a cargo ship to the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay, U.S.A, in 1980 that caused the collapse of a portion of the superstructure and 35 human lost their lives, and vessel accident with the Jiujiang cable-stayed a bridge in Guangdong
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Thirty dead whales found washed ashore along Alaska's southern coast and the National Ocanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) started investigating the case, looking for answers. AN "UNUSUAL MORTALITY EVENT" The federal government released an announcement on Thursday calling the matter an "unusual mortality event" which is defined by the Marine Mammal Protection Act as animals that are stranded in an unexpected manner with a significant die-off of any marine mammal population that demands immediate
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The Deepwater Horizon spilled in excess of four million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. These oil companies discovered they are far from being equipped for accidents such as this. Even though, this killed copious amounts of marine life. In addition, boats and other water vessels powered by fossil fuels kill more marine life each year with the chemicals they dump in the water. Why not stop using oil? Money would be the deciding factor. Organic pollution ingested by the bottom of the
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BA3 Short-Term Effects of an Oil Spill on Marsh-Edge Fishes and Decapod Crustaceans Summary 1- The article is about the Barataria Bay estuary in the state of Louisiana. The article talks about the short term effects of an oil spill in the estuary. The article then goes on to explain how out of all the organisms located in the estuary fish were the most mobile and left the area when the spill occurred. Decapods and crustaceans on the other hand are far less mobile and were left behind to endure
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Oil spills: The Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska in 1989 was one of the worst oil spills in history. In the Niger Delta, there has been an Exxon Valdez spill every year for 50 years. This gives the Niger Delta the unpleasant honor of being one of the most polluted places on earth. More than 70 percent of the people of the Niger Delta rely on natural resources. They are fishermen and farmers. In 2011 the UN Environmental Program (UNEP) documented the consequences of oil pollution in Ogoniland, one part
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until it was caped on July 15, 2010. The BP oil spill is one of the largest accidental release of oil into marine waters. Five million barrels of oil have poured from BP’s well and only 800, 000 barrels were recovered by containment efforts. The Exxon Valdez spill in 1989 was a significant instigator of stronger legislation in public awareness. The resulting legislation was the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 which was passed by the Congress. This act clarified and increased the authority that the federal government
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The Great North Road is explained explicitly by the Marshall and Soffar’s theory and this is of essence to the Anasaza culture. As depicted by the theory, the road builds a tie within communities and acted as a source of relevance to the Anasaza communities which enhanced their relationship and culture in one way or another. This helped build the ties within them creating a societal understanding as illustrated by the archaeological understanding of the Great North Road. The North Road stretches
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THE INJUSTICE DONE MY MOTHER by José Rizal Some days after my return to Kalamba, my parents decided that I should remain, and that later I should go to Manila. I wanted to study with a teacher of the town, even though I could learn no more than multiplication, so I entered the village school. At this time, an uncle of mine, Don José Alberto, returned from Europe. He found that, during his absence, his wife had left his home and abandoned her children. The poor man anxiously sought his wife
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Brother Robles, John Darel Catacutan1 Refugia, Jose Alberto Cabotaje1 Jonalou SJ. Labor2 1AB Communication Arts Seniors, Institute of Communication, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Colegio de San Juan de Letran 2 Faculty, Language Area, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Colegio de San Juan de Letran ABSTRACT Pinoy Big Brother of ABS-CBN Channel 2 is the Philippine version of the reality television show Big Brother. Television’s effects on viewers especially teenagers is a subject that
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