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Going to college full-time online.
Working in healthcare full-time.
Internship related to my degree which I'm graduating with next spring which requires about 20 hrs a week.
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![The vast majority of coastal stone labyrinths in Northern Europe date to the Middle Ages. [1] 13] In 2006, a research group from Saint Petersburg, lacking standard archaeological study, theorized that the Bolshoi Zayatsky labyrinths are about 2500 years old, according to their orientation, their supposed ritual use, and changes in the direction of the zenith on the solstice throughout history. [4]
Apart from the labyrinths, there are more than 850 heaps of boulders on Bolshoi Zayatsky Island, plus numerous other stone settings such as a stone symbol with radial spokes, possibly representing the sun. An enormous pile of stones on Sopka Hill, in the eastern part of the island, does not include any labyrinths.
The function of the stone settings is unclear. One suggestion is that they may have symbolised a border between this world and the underworld and the labyrinth may have been used for specific rituals to help the souls of the dead travel to another world. Another hypothesis is that the settings may have served as a model for complex fishing equipment.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ri44qx2ua7gjjpw65tlalqye/bafkreia6malz66zt6dvk5fky5vmcnvvaatulwf7mowe4tthhxi5slqsxdm)
![Dragon trees at the edge of the gorge in Socotra
The dragon blood tree has an upturned, densely packed, umbrella-shaped crown. [4 This evergreen species is named after its dark red resin, which is known as "dragon's blood". Unlike most monocot plants, Dracaena displays secondary growth; D. cinnabari even has growth zones resembling tree rings found in dicot tree species. Along with other arborescent Dracaena species it has a distinctive growth habit called "dracoid habitus". [5] Its leaves are found only at the ends of its youngest branches and are shed every three or four years as new leaves simultaneously mature. Branching tends to occur when the growth of the terminal bud is stopped, through either flowering or traumatic events (e.g. herbivory). [6] The tree measures up to 9 m (30 ft) in height and 12 m (39 ft) across the crown, and the trunk reaches up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) DBH. [7]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ri44qx2ua7gjjpw65tlalqye/bafkreibegxy6uahz3ceygw2xydk2eaiyvuy3w6na4sqlfcixwaleem5kmq)
![Pensacola Dam
Main article: Pensacola Dam
Aerial View of Pensacola Dam and Grand Lake
Pensacola Dam is claimed to be the longest multiple- arch dam in the world, its main span consisting of 51 arches totaling 5,145 feet (1,568 m) in length, and supporting a walkway and State Highway 28, a narrow, two-lane highway. A 120-megawatt, six-unit powerhouse sits at the west end, with 21 spillways on the east end. 2] The project's chief engineer was W. R. Holway (who was also responsible for Tulsa's Spavinaw water project), while the architect of record for the PWA-style Art Deco design of the dam and powerhouse was Tulsan John
Duncan Forsyth. (3] (4] [5] [6]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ri44qx2ua7gjjpw65tlalqye/bafkreihy2fkh24bw7c4l6r7andel4f27lgf57zzl7dxpkylcsd6pdito64)
![Additional rocket launch sites in the oceans and Antarctica
Ascension Island (Atlantic island, 7.97476°S 14.41470°W)
Barking Sands (Pacific island, 22.04872°N
159.77650°W)
Base Matienzo (Antarctica, 64.80000°S 60.10000°W)
Bigen Island (Marshall Islands[105] 8.36458°N 171.04284°E)
Bikini Atoll (Atoll in the Pacific, launches in conjunction with nuclear bomb tests, 11.61498°N 165.55293°E)
Dumont d'Urville (Antarctica, 64.67000°S
140.02000°E)
Eniwetok (Atoll in the Pacific, launches in conjunction
with nuclear bomb tests,
11.33991°N 162.32493°E)
• Guam, 13.59692°N 144.90248°E)
Johnston Atoll (Pacific island, 16.73294°N
169.52980°W)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ri44qx2ua7gjjpw65tlalqye/bafkreievdgpo5kwybactsml7ogyxucymgytbi7yrqunxodslrz3cs2touu)
![Composition
Eruptions at Haruj have produced relatively uniform volcanic rocks consisting of olivine basalt [14 that forms a tholeiitic to alkali basalt suite:[8] the alkaline basalts were originally interpreted as hawaiite. 35] Minerals contained within the volcanic rocks include clinopyroxene, olivine, plagioclase, and titanomagnetite, with secondary calcite, iddingsite, serpentine, and zeolite. [43] Based on compositional differences, the volcanic rocks have been subdivided into an older and a younger family. [44]
In some places in the northern Haruj a modified basalt has been found, which is dense and whose olivine has been transformed into iddingsite. 15 The lavas contain inclusions of lithic material as well as pyroxene and peridotite lherzolite. 127] Phonolite and trachyte are absent. [35] The magmas ultimately originated at depths of 70 to 74 kilometres (43 to 46 mi)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ri44qx2ua7gjjpw65tlalqye/bafkreibpaegshmbwdgvescyy437saaprhry2lpwmmjlbfxhl7wksg42fjy)
![Water profile
The hot springs are fed by the Mother Dragon geyser. The mineral content of the water includes bicarbonate, calcium, carbonate, iron, manganese, magnesium, potassium, silica, sodium, sulfate, among others. [1]
The hot mineral water emerges from the source at 120 °F (49 °C) to 128 °F (53 °C), and cooles to 104 °F (40 °C) in the soaking pools and private plunges. [5]
Incidents
In 2013, Melvin Madplume Jr. raped and murdered his cousin Laurence Kenmille at the site. 4 Madplume was sentenced to life in prison without parole. 4 In 2020, a woman was found dead in one of the hot springs soaking pools. 7]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ri44qx2ua7gjjpw65tlalqye/bafkreibactunl7trnaa2un3oge7frd6l5jqk2pwbym5gqlwhw7upri7kry)
![The historian William H. Prescott wrote that the sources describing the Djerba campaign were so contradictory it was impossible to reconcile them. Most historians believe that the fleet assembled by the allied Christian powers in 1560 consisted of between 50 and 60 galleys and between 40 and 60 smaller craft. For example, Giacomo Bosio, the official historian of the Knights of St John writes that there were 54 galleys. 7] Fernand Braudel [8) also gives 54 warships plus 36 supply vessels. One of the most detailed accounts is by Carmel Testall who evidently has access to the archives of the Knights of St. John. He lists precisely 54 galleys, 7 brigs, 17 frigates, 2 galleons, 28 merchant vessels, and 12 small ships. These were supplied by a coalition that consisted of Genoa, the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, the Papal States, and the Knights of S. John. [10] 111] Matthew Carr gives the number of 200 ships for the Christian Alliance. 2 The joint fleet was assembled at Messina under the command of the nineteen-year-old Giovanni Andrea Doria, nephew of the Genoese admiral Andrea Doria. It first sailed to Malta, where bad weather forced it to remain for two months. During this time some 2,000 men were lost to sickness.
On 10 February 1560, the fleet set sail for Tripoli. The precise numbers of soldiers aboard are not known. Braudel gives 10,000-12,000; Testa 14,000; older figures in excess of 20,000 are clearly exaggerations considering the number of men a sixteenth-century galley could carry.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ri44qx2ua7gjjpw65tlalqye/bafkreiflxg6ptrdhfhge552ytfascrhfje4pmrrvmt4xmackzywyw7zv3e)
![John A. Quitman
American politician (1798-1858)
John Anthony Quitman (September 1, 1798 -July 17, 1858)(1] was an American lawyer, politician, and soldier. As president of the Mississippi Senate, he was the acting governor of Mississippi for one month (from December 3, 1835 to January 7, 1836) as a Whig. He was elected governor in 1849 as a Democrat, and served from January 10, 1850, until his resignation on February 3, 1851, shortly after his arrest for violating U.S. neutrality laws. He was strongly pro-slavery and a leading Fire-Eater.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ri44qx2ua7gjjpw65tlalqye/bafkreihq7o4fgfh6xlysnnpqtdkufzar7g33enb3y5vdibp4bt7pff5oau)
![Underwater demolition swimmer checks his swim fins and face mask, during UDT operations at Balikpapan, 3 July 1945.
The United States Navy studied the problems encountered by the disastrous Allied amphibious landings during the Gallipoli Campaign of World War I. This contributed to the development and experimentation of new landing techniques in the mid- 1930s. In August 1941, landing trials were performed and one hazardous operation led to Army Second Lieutenant Lloyd E. Peddicord being assigned the task of analyzing the need for a human intelligence (HUMINT) capability. [2]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ri44qx2ua7gjjpw65tlalqye/bafkreihx43tnsbh5myhmuy5bqdav65l6vonj6s6itvn6i32hukla3buehm)
![The museum collection includes several artifacts dating from the SEALs' founding, from the days of Scouts & Raiders, through the Underwater Demolition Teams, to recent present-day Navy SEAL activities: 7]
Original World War II-era obstacles used for demolition training before the Normandy landings ("D- Day").
LCPL "the Shark Tooth Boat" the UDT used during the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II and Korean War.
Patrol Boat River (PBR), used by UDTs and SEALs during the Vietnam era. These boats had a shallow draft and jet drive making them ideal for insertion and extraction in the rivers and canals of the region.
Apollo program spacecraft-the actual training devices used by the UDT "frogmen" recovery teams during the Apollo, Gemini, and Mercury space missions.
Mark V Special Operations Craft (SOC), an 82-foot and 52-plus ton boat operated by Special Boat Teams, used as a medium-range insertion and extraction platform for Navy SEALs. It saw service for coastal patrol and reconnaissance.
SEAL Delivery Vehicles or SDVs, specifically the MK XII MOD 0, the MARK IX (9), and the MARK VII (7) MOD 0, which are mini-subs that flood inside (the operators wear compressed air tanks). These SDVs are used to enter enemy harbors clandestinely.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ri44qx2ua7gjjpw65tlalqye/bafkreic6mtk7lvwgabtgthmi6vbf4igmnnv3lvghoh2qb7penxs3aehtgi)
![Laguna de Términos
Lagoon on the Gulf coast of Mexico Laguna de Términos is the largest tidal lagoon by volume located entirely on the Gulf of Mexico, as well as one of the most biodiverse. Exchanging water with several rivers and lagoons, the Laguna is part of the most important hydrographic river basin in Mexico. [3] It is important commercially, as well as ecologically by serving as a refuge for extensive flora and fauna; its mangroves play an important role as a refuge for migratory birds. 141](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ri44qx2ua7gjjpw65tlalqye/bafkreial2elykzdo6ooekxpej6fbcpier4ihnotv3tqlbkrpl6vvhegmqq)
![Threats
The biggest influence on the area and a possible threat are the operations of state-owned oil company, Pemex operating within the protected area. [16 The drilling of oil wells and the construction of pipelines can destroy habitat. Additionally, oil spills are a continual threat. (17] Other possible threats include habitat change through population growth in the surrounding area. [18) Laguna de Términos Flora and Fauna Protection Area as a whole is considered to be critically threatened. [19] Although Pemex is both the biggest influence and the biggest threat to the protected area and its biodiversity, it is also economically important to Mexico. Currently there is a petroleum boom which presents an opportunity for the management of the protected area to offer to cooperate with the industry and coordinate use of the resources. There are local residents and non- governmental organizations who are aware of the potential problems and who are a strong voice, with public protests against Pemex plans that emphasize the destruction to ecosystems and quality of life at other Pemex locations. Pemex has acknowledged that they must take into account the opinions of the protected area's management and other voices when planning projects so as to minimize negative environment impacts. [16]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ri44qx2ua7gjjpw65tlalqye/bafkreifpdqqou2ttbin25b6g4auzuucmfxt6za5vms7q46pysyzk4dyjca)
![Lighthouse
A lighthouse was erected at the end of the jetty in 1894, replacing the Port Germein Lightship. The lighthouse was staffed until July 1917, when it was replaced by an AGA flashing light. The lighthouse was re-established at its current site in 1975.
Jetty
The Port Germein jetty opened in 1881, and in 1883 it was extended to a length of 1680 metres. [121 This length, which was necessary because of the town's extremely shallow beach, briefly made it the longest wooden jetty in the southern hemisphere. [13] Currently, following storm damage and subsequent repairs, the jetty is 1532 metres long, still the longest jetty in South Australia. Previously it had a narrow-gauge railway line extending into the township.[14]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ri44qx2ua7gjjpw65tlalqye/bafkreiddvm6edbi6dcy3m6fw5coy6aycgtaek4abyrezx3wkxfzzce7xy4)
![A map of the process of Indian removal, 1830-1838. Oklahima depicted in light yellow-green.
In 1830, a group of Indian nations collectively referred to as the "Five Civilized Tribes" (the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee, and Seminole nations), were living autonomously in what would later be termed the American Deep South. The process of cultural transformation from their traditional wav of life towards a white American way of life as proposed by George Washington and Henry Knox was gaining momentum, especially among the Cherokee and Choctaw. [18] [19]
American settlers had been pressuring the federal government to remove Indians from the Southeast; many settlers were encroaching on Indian lands, while others wanted more land made available to the settlers. Although the effort was vehemently opposed by some, including U.S. congressman Davy Crockett of Tennessee, President Andrew Jackson was able to gain Congressional passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which authorized the government to extinguish any Indian title to land claims in the Southeast.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ri44qx2ua7gjjpw65tlalqye/bafkreieecmeheo65qsma27ixrvoq5y4roxriuqdja5tpggczs2j4cgf53e)
![Churchill Falls natural flow was largely diverted in 1970 for hydroelectric development Churchill Falls lies on the Churchill River near the Churchill Falls, one of the largest waterfalls in Canada. It is about 245 km (152 mi) east of Labrador City. [2]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ri44qx2ua7gjjpw65tlalqye/bafkreihw5tigm3ejbvjdi4r44avgfonk6al6a6ouphfloxeue4zdqkqd2q)
![A new research base was built from 2001 to 2011 to replace older buildings on the site. [321 The access to the station is either by boat or helicopter. 33] A helipad and storage hangar is located behind the main base structure [32] [34]
In April 2017, scientists from McGill University, in collaboration with the South African National Antarctic Programme, launched a new astrophysical experiment on Marion Island called Probing Radio Intensity at high- Z from Marion (PRIZM), searching for signatures of the hydrogen line in the early universe. 135] In 2018, another cosmology experiment was launched by the McGill team called Array of Long Baseline Antennas for Taking Radio Observation from Sub-Antarctic (ALBATROS). The new experiment aims to create very high-resolution maps of the low-frequency radio emission from the universe, and take first steps towards detecting the cosmological Dark Ages. [36]
In April 2024, the South African National Antarctic Programme station on Marion Island was depicted in an ad for KFC South Africa directed by Kim Geldenhuys, called "Beyond the Sea", which depicted two South Africans trying to get back to the mainland for fried chicken. [37] [38]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ri44qx2ua7gjjpw65tlalqye/bafkreibpemm34p6kvxp4ivtcuyxlk6ric26rrm4pkur2a3ljsif2hqje3q)
![Construction
The dam was constructed on the orders of the Government of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, a 'federal colony' within the British Empire. The consulting engineers, were Gibb, Coyne, Sogei (Kariba) (PVT.) Limited, a joint venture of consulting engineers, which included Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners (the team was led by Sir Angus Paton), 2l and Coyne et Bellier (the team was led by André Coyne). [3] The double curvature concrete arch dam was constructed between 1955 and 1959 by Cogefar-Impresit of Italy [3] at a cost of $135,000,000 for the first stage with only the Kariba South power cavern. Final construction and the addition of the Kariba North Power cavern by Mitchell Construction 4 was not completed until 1977, due to largely political problems, for a total cost of $480,000,000. During construction, 86 construction workers lost their lives. [3] [5] The dam was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother on 17 May 1960,[6] [7]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ri44qx2ua7gjjpw65tlalqye/bafkreifrp46ejcn36ey2w6an6qle4m45jh3yje5fjc2jrgi6vs6nv4bb4i)
![Thule people
Precursors of the Inuit and Yupik peoples
The Thule (/'tu:li/ TOO-lee, also /'0u:l/THOOL) [1] 12] or proto-Inuit were the precursors of all modern Inuit and Yupik peoples. [3] They developed in coastal Alaska by 1000 CE and expanded eastward across northern Canada, reaching Greenland by the 13th century. 4 In the process, they replaced people of the earlier Dorset culture who had previously inhabited the region. The appellation "Thule" originates from the location of Thule, now known as Pituffik (a settlement relocated and renamed Qaanaag in 1953) in northwest Greenland, facing Canada, where the archaeological remains of the people were first found at Comer's Midden](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ri44qx2ua7gjjpw65tlalqye/bafkreifmvnjp63jjfziypshhzfrugr6zmt6eunflk2gzy4x64bjlzgugfu)
