Why is the Texas Open Beaches Act Important To You? Mike
The Surfrider Foundation South Texas Chapter asks Mike why the Texas Open Beaches Act is important to him and why it must be preserved.
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BREDASDORP, South Africa -- A scruffy crew of scientists barreled down a dirt road, their two-car caravan kicking up dust. After searching all day for ancient beaches miles inland from the modern shoreline, they were about to give up.
Suddenly, the lead car screeched to a halt. Paul Hearty, a geologist from North Carolina, leapt out and seized a white object on the side of the road: a fossilized seashell. He beamed. In minutes, the team had collected dozens more.
Using satellite gear, they determined they were seven miles inland and 64 feet above South Africa's modern coastline.
For the leader of the team, Maureen Raymo of Columbia University, the find was an important clue as she tries to determine just how high the oceans might rise in a warmer world.
The question has taken on new urgency in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, which caused coastal flooding that scientists say was almost certainly worsened by the modest rise of sea level over the past century. That kind of storm tide, the experts say, could become routine along American coastlines by late in this century if the ocean rises as fast as they expect.
In previous research, scientists have determined that when the Earth warms by only a couple of degrees Fahrenheit, enough polar ice melts, over time, to raise the global sea level by about 25 to 30 feet. But in the coming century, the Earth is expected to warm more than that, perhaps 4 or 5 degrees, because of human emissions of greenhouse
Experts say the emissions that may make a huge increase of sea level inevitable are expected to occur in just the next few decades. They fear that because the world's coasts are so densely settled, the rising oceans will lead to a humanitarian crisis lasting many hundreds of years.
Scientists say it has been difficult to get people to understand or focus on the importance, for future generations, of today's decisions about greenhouse gases. Their evidence that the gases represent a problem is based not just on computerized forecasts of the future, as is commonly believed, but on what they describe as a growing body of evidence about what occurred in the past.
To add to that body of knowledge, Raymo is studying geologic history going back several million years. The Earth has warmed up many times, for purely natural reasons, and those episodes often featured huge shifts of climate, partial collapse of the polar ice sheets and substantial increases in sea level.
"I wish I could take people that question the significance of sea level rise out in the field with me," Raymo said. "Because you just walk them up 30 or 40 feet in elevation above today's sea level and show them a fossil beach, with shells the size of a fist eroding out, and they can look at it with their own eyes and say, 'Wow, you didn't just make that up.' "
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Premiere Colin Barnett announces the redevelopment at Scarborough Beach. Picture: Kerris Berrington Source: PerthNow
THREE Perth beaches will be revamped with a $70 million state government investment that will see roads realigned to keep heavy traffic away and picnic areas established.
An initial contribution of $30 million has been provided to transform Scarborough beach and its surrounding areas.
Up to $40 million has also been set aside for the realignment of Curtin Avenue, south of the Marine Parade roundabout in Cottesloe, which will assist Leighton and Port beaches.
Premier Colin Barnett said the Scarborough works would include the beachfront, as well as the entire precinct through a collaboration between the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority, the City of Stirling and the private sector.
"Scarborough is a favourite tourist destination, but the area has recently suffered from a lack of new investment and a poor reputation, so this decision will help fulfil its enormous potential as one of the nation's best beaches," he said.
Works will include new pedestrian promenades along the beachfront, cycling paths, landscaping, a children's playground, public art, fitness equipment, barbecues, seating and shade along the beach, and improvements to access and car parking.
Mr Barnett said realigning Curtin Avenue, so it ran along the railway line and drew heavy traffic away from Leighton and Port beaches, would also open up more land.
"While there have been many improvements in the last decade at Leighton Beach, the Leighton Marshalling Yards remain a barren wasteland and potential danger for beachgoers," he said.
"The realignment of Curtin Avenue south of the Marine Parade roundabout will completely open up the area and bring back families and beachgoers to a revitalised beachfront.
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Three Perth beaches will be revamped with a $70 million state government investment that will see roads realigned to keep heavy traffic away and picnic areas established.
An initial contribution of $30 million has been provided to transform Scarborough beach and its surrounding areas.
Up to $40 million has also been set aside for the realignment of Curtin Avenue, south of the Marine Parade roundabout in Cottesloe, which will assist Leighton and Port beaches.
Premier Colin Barnett said the Scarborough works would include the beachfront, as well as the entire precinct through a collaboration between the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority (MRA), the City of Stirling and the private sector.
'Scarborough is a favourite tourist destination, but the area has recently suffered from a lack of new investment and a poor reputation, so this decision will help fulfil its enormous potential as one of the nation's best beaches,' he said.
Works will include new pedestrian promenades along the beachfront, cycling paths, landscaping, a children's playground, public art, fitness equipment, barbecues, seating and shade along the beach, and improvements to access and car parking.
Mr Barnett said realigning Curtin Avenue, so it ran along the railway line and drew heavy traffic away from Leighton and Port beaches, would also open up more land.
'While there have been many improvements in the last decade at Leighton Beach, the Leighton Marshalling Yards remain a barren wasteland and potential danger for beachgoers,' he said.
'The realignment of Curtin Avenue south of the Marine Parade roundabout will completely open up the area and bring back families and beachgoers to a revitalised beachfront.
'This is particularly significant for south of the river beachgoers, who have grown up loving Port and Leighton beaches, but have had to dodge cars and trucks to get to the ocean.'
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Artificial intelligence - defined
Artificial intelligence is an area of computer science concerned with designing smart computer systems. Artificial intelligence systems exhibit the characteristics generally associated with intelligence in human learning, reasoning, and solving problems. - created at http://www.b2bwhiteboard.com
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Gulfstream landing in Dublin Which is prety Rare
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UROC is a partnership of several University of Arizona undergraduate research programs, led by the Graduate College, which primarily focus on STEM fields. UROC offers a wide range of 10 week summer undergraduate research opportunities to help undergraduates prepare for graduate school. UROC connects students to meaningful research projects, faculty mentors, and a cohort of like-minded students whose goal is to pursue master’s and PhD degrees. Additionally, students will receive intensive, personalized preparation for the graduate admission process, including workshops to prepare for the GRE.
Important Dates
UROC Starts June 2, 2013 and ends August 7, 2013
Apply by February 1
Note: Letters of recommendation are not required.
Benefits
· Research project
· Faculty mentor
· Workshops/preparation for graduate admission process (personal statements, presentation skills, funding, GRE)
· Speaker series
· Social opportunities and a support network
· Financial support (pay, stipends)
· Upper division academic credit
· On-campus housing available
· Poster session, oral presentation, and closing ceremony
Each of the UROC programs differs in their selection criteria. Visit the UROC web site for more information about individual programs.
Learn more! Here’s how to focus the search—
For biological science majors:
· Minority Health Disparities
· Minority Access to Research Careers
For environment-related majors:
· Biosphere 2 REU
For physical science majors:
· Hooked on Photonics REU
· Integrated Optics for Undergraduates REU
For all majors:
· Summer Research Institute
Questions?
Contact Stephanie Adamson at 520-626-0095 or send email to UROC@grad.arizona.eduSource:
http://physiologynews.blogspot.com/2013/01/undergraduate-research-opportunities.html
This is a research project about transfer students from a community college; I am asking students about their transfer experience to the university.
To participate, the requirements are: 1) You are a prior community college student who completed either an AGEC or an Associate of Science at a community college. 2) You are enrolled in a Science major at the UA. 3) You must have completed at least ONE semester (with graded units) at the UA. 4) You must be over 18 years old.
Participation consists of an interview of about ten questions about your college transfer experience, and completing a short survey. The interview is designed to take about 30 minutes, and can be done on campus at a time and location convenient for you during January and February 2013.
You will be compensated for your participation at the time of the interview.
If you are at all interested in participating, please reply to Ruthann at rtcoyote@email.arizona.edu or call me at (520) 256-0441 immediately. Replying does not fully commit you; it simply indicates your interest. I anticipate that possibly more students will want to participate than I will be able to accommodate, so interviews will be scheduled on a first-come, first-serve basis.
An Institutional Review Board responsible for human subjects research at The University of Arizona reviewed this research project and found it to be acceptable, according to applicable state and federal regulations and University policies designed to protect the rights and welfare of participants in research.
Thank you so much for considering being part of this research!
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Biology Video Project Elizabeth Goff
This is a 10th Grade Biology Project Video
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AP Biology Practice 2 - Using Mathematics Appropriately
Paul Andersen explains how to use mathematics appropriately. He begins by emphasizing the important role that mathematics plays in the life sciences today and in that the future. He describes important mathematical equations in each of the four big ideas. According to the new AP Biology framework the student can justify the selection of a mathematical routine to solve problems. The student can apply mathematical routines to quantities that describe natural phenomena. Finally the student can estimate numerically quantities that describe natural phenomena. Intro Music Atribution Title: I4dsong_loop_main.wav Artist: CosmicD Link to sound: http://www.freesound.org Creative Commons Atribution License Image Atributions Bayerwald, Mike aus dem. English: Osmosis. Own work. Accessed January 21, 2013. commons.wikimedia.org Johnuniq. English: Hardy--Weinberg Principle for Two Alleles, February 26, 2009. Own work. commons.wikimedia.org Retama. In Vitro Test of Germination of a Dicot; There Are Little Plants and Non Viable Seeds. The Medium Is a Murashige and Skoog Without Any Hormone. Own work. Accessed January 21, 2013. commons.wikimedia.org Sjef. English: DNA Sequencing Trace. Own work. Accessed January 21, 2013. commons.wikimedia.org Trio3D. English: Integrated Micro Solutions/IXMicro IMS 9130 Graphics Processing Unit on a Twin Turbo-128M (4 MB) Video Card. Own work. Accessed January 21, 2013. commons.wikimedia.org "File:Agar Plate with Colonies.jpg." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia ...
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Barbara Collins, who is leaving the classroom after 50 years of teaching microbiology and botany at California Lutheran University, has blazed some trails in hertime.
Over the years, leading field trips from local parks to New Zealand, Collins has earned a reputation for charging ahead on the trail, sometimes leaving her students breathlessly trying to catchup.
Collins also has been a trailblazer in her career, working full time as a professor while bringing up fivechildren.
"She's a force of nature," said David Marcey, a biology professor at CLU. "She's maintained an active role in teaching and in field studies, often outpacing her 19-year-old students up the mountain. ... She's reallyirreplaceable."
Collins, 83, has contracted an incurable, progressive lung infection that makes it difficult for her to breathe and left her weighing less than 90 pounds. She will retire this year, a decision she resisted but has reluctantlyaccepted.
"I could teach sitting down, but working in the lab, I wouldn't have the breath to go around and get the work done," she said. "At first, it was really hard, but after the last hospital visit, I realized I really couldn't do it. ... I don't know what the future is, but we just go ahead and do whatwecan."
Collins still shows up at her office most days, working on a project to identify trees and shrubs on campus. She's also planning on writing a book about living life in your80s.
That's typical of Collins.
(View the Trailblazing CLU biology professor slide show.)
When she was pregnant back in the 1960s, her department chairman said Collins would have to stop teaching. Collins would have none of it, telling the chairman that if her students had never seen a pregnant woman, it was about time they did. She went on to receive the President's Award for Teaching Excellence in2007.
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Trailblazing CLU biology professor leaving classroom after 50 years
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior as an interdisciplinary research center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Friday.
The center is a key component of an emerging collaboration between athletics and research at UNL. Known as CB3, it will be located later this year in half of a 50,000-square-foot research area in the East Stadium addition to Memorial Stadium.
CB3 will house a radiology unit and a state-of-the-art functional magnetic resonance imaging magnet, which will enable faculty and students from a wide spectrum of disciplines to conduct research related to behavior and performance, including the study of concussions.
"CB3 builds on our strengths in concussion research and its strong multidisciplinary emphasis will position UNL as a leader in research on the brain, biology and behavior," said Prem S. Paul, UNL vice chancellor for research and economic development, in a written statement. "This center is at the heart of a unique partnership between our prestigious academic and athletic programs."
The center will occupy space in the south half of the East Stadium addition, while the north half will be dedicated to the Nebraska Athletic Performance Lab. The research facility also will provide shared space, including 48 laboratories and a common area large enough to accommodate 40 to 50 people.
Information provided by the University of Nebraska.
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It #39;s not called Manhunt for nothing bro!
Hey guys, I #39;m going on vacation til the 3rd of February and I felt like I should upload something before going, this was the most interesting I could find since I #39;ve spent most my time lately preparing for exams in Biochemistry and Comparative Anatomy. The defense round is the most fun imo, and David.Joker joins late and makes it his mission to get stunned all the time so we can pick up "free kills" And when I say "we" I actually mean Sprinter but u #39;ll see 🙂 enjoy! -Aze
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New Vision: Kontstantin Severinov at TEDxSkolkovo
Konstantin Severinov Professor of Biology at the Waksman Institute, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at Rutgers University, USA. He is also the Head of Laboratory of genetic regulation of prokaryotic mobile genetic elements at the Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He has also produced over 169 peer-reviewed publications and holds 6 patents in the US In thespirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
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The Gut as a Portal to Your Health! Presented by Patrick Hanaway, MD
The webinar a preview of Module III (3) in the Fellowship for Anti-Aging, Regenerative and Functional Medicine with the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.
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A4M Online Fellowship - Module 14-A Preview
Module 14-A is in the Fellowship in Anti-Aging, Regenerative and Functional Medicine with the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. Modules 14-A through 14D are part of the weight management certification. This lecture is titled: Obesogens - Products in Our Environment that Disrupt the Function of Various Systems and Deter Weight Loss
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Nameless Liberty @ Japan daisuki! ( the GazettE - Cassis [cover] )
our performance in japan daisuki! event at SMA9 Malang, sorry we just get this short video, hope you like it :3 thanks to Dana Yulian and Hendy for being our additional player for this event xD support our band http://www.facebook.com
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Kleary #39;s Clover Girl (Jody) at Liberty
Kleary #39;s Clover Girl (Jody) is by Sea Accounts (TB) out of Kleary #39;s Grace (RID). Jody is a 2009 Registered Irish Draught Sport Horse (RIDSH) who would excel at Jumpers or Eventing. This is Jody (chestnut mare) moving at liberty with coming 2 year old Irish Draught friend Beatle (the bay).
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Starcraft 2 Wings of Liberty Left 2 Die Brutal before 5th night
Played with IamBruce Lee again Cmoe watch live 9am est SundayJan 27th http://www.livestream.com
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