After reading this article I feel that Duke Energy did an excellent job of claiming their mistake and then fixing it. Over 9,000 gallons of diesel fuel that stretched more than 15 miles of the river is quite a challenge to fix. Duke made sure that it was cleaned up as quickly as possible without doing any more damage to the environment.
I feel like duke energy handled this job extremely well. I have heard about several oil spills in the past that have killed all kinds of wildlife and marine life. The way that duke stepped in and solved this issue is amazing. In most cases the spills spread so fast to the point that it cannot be contained until nature stops it. Hopefully duke energy set the stage for what other companies will do in the future.
There is a book about to be published that claims to have determined the true identity of Jack the Ripper from DNA evidence on a shaw purportedly found at the scene of one of his crimes. The shaw was apparently kept by the acting officer on the night of the murder as a present for his wife, who did not receive it well. Since then, the shaw was passed down from generation to generation until 2007, when it was purchased at auction. The man who purchased the shaw had it tested by Dr. Jari Louhelainen, a forensic geneticist at Liverpool John Moores University, in an attempt to finally crack one of the most famous cold cases of all time. Dr. Louhelainen was able to use techniques developed over the past 10 years to test the mitochondrial DNA found on the shaw, linking it to a female descendant of one of the original Ripper suspects' sisters*. According to the tests, the Ripper was a Polish immigrant named Aaron Kosminski. There are still many people who question the validity of the findings, as similar claims have been made on numerous occasions. We may never definitively know the identity of Jack the Ripper, but new scientific techniques could eventually shed light on the true identity of one of history's most notorious serial killers.
*Mitochondrial DNA is inherited from the mother, so there is no way to test a direct descendent of the Ripper if he proved to be a man. This is not a very accurate way to confirm someone's identity because the form is common in the general population.
Here are some links to the story on various sites: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-29119092 (This one has a nice video) http://www.history.com/news/has-jack-the-rippers-identity-been-revealed http://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/was-it-aaron-kosminski-jack-ripper-dna-claims-get-ripped-n198506
Here is a really interesting article about a man who witnessed a solar storm hit the earth days ago. He was amazed at the solar flares that he saw in the sky being nothing he had ever seen before. There is also a video explaining solar flares to the viewers.
Scientists have found information to why the rocks in death vally move and leave trails. They found that at night the depature drops and that a small layer or ice forms and the rock slide slightly over the layer of ice that has been formed on the dirt.
Researchers have found a new exoplanet capable of hosting water. It is called HAT-P-11B. It is about the size of Neptune, 4 times the size of the earth. This finding is important, because all other known exoplanets capable of hosting water were only about the size of Jupiter.
Looking at the concept of evolution I was looking at National Geographic and found out how a new study has shown that our muscles developed faster them first thought. They believe now that muscles we evolving faster than the brain. Here is the site to the article. Read up, its a very interesting topic and relates to our current discussion well.
It has been recently discovered that Europa, one of Jupiter's icy moons, has a sliding surface made up of divided sections (much like the tectonic plates of earth). The study that uncovered this fact is the first to discover that earth-like surface behavior may exist in other parts of space. There are now efforts to find existence of life on Europa.
The first reported case of Ebola (within a U.S. traveler) has arisen in Dallas, TX. This is rather startling news, but the CDC has been preparing for just such an incident over the last few months. The director of the CDC Dr. Tom Frieden has reassured Americans that they shouldn't worry quite yet because, "At this point there is zero risk of transmission on the flight. He was checked for fever before getting on the flight. There is no reason to think that anyone who was on the flight he was on is at any risk." The CDC has already sent a group (which includes epidemiologists) to Texas to locate and monitor anyone who may have been in contact with the infected, including family and health care workers. Ebola can be deadly, but it is relatively hard to catch. In order to contract the virus, one would have to come in contact with an infected patients bodily fluids. Hopefully the CDC will be able to prevent an outbreak from occurring in the States, but right now all they can do is take the necessary precautions.
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ReplyDeleteWorlds largest dinosaur discovered. Seven times the size of a T rex that is hard to imagine.
It is hard to imagine an animal of that size being a herbivore.
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ReplyDeleteThis is about the oil spill in the Ohio River that took place a few weeks ago
After reading this article I feel that Duke Energy did an excellent job of claiming their mistake and then fixing it. Over 9,000 gallons of diesel fuel that stretched more than 15 miles of the river is quite a challenge to fix. Duke made sure that it was cleaned up as quickly as possible without doing any more damage to the environment.
DeleteI feel like duke energy handled this job extremely well. I have heard about several oil spills in the past that have killed all kinds of wildlife and marine life. The way that duke stepped in and solved this issue is amazing. In most cases the spills spread so fast to the point that it cannot be contained until nature stops it. Hopefully duke energy set the stage for what other companies will do in the future.
DeleteThere is a book about to be published that claims to have determined the true identity of Jack the Ripper from DNA evidence on a shaw purportedly found at the scene of one of his crimes. The shaw was apparently kept by the acting officer on the night of the murder as a present for his wife, who did not receive it well. Since then, the shaw was passed down from generation to generation until 2007, when it was purchased at auction. The man who purchased the shaw had it tested by Dr. Jari Louhelainen, a forensic geneticist at Liverpool John Moores University, in an attempt to finally crack one of the most famous cold cases of all time. Dr. Louhelainen was able to use techniques developed over the past 10 years to test the mitochondrial DNA found on the shaw, linking it to a female descendant of one of the original Ripper suspects' sisters*. According to the tests, the Ripper was a Polish immigrant named Aaron Kosminski. There are still many people who question the validity of the findings, as similar claims have been made on numerous occasions. We may never definitively know the identity of Jack the Ripper, but new scientific techniques could eventually shed light on the true identity of one of history's most notorious serial killers.
ReplyDelete*Mitochondrial DNA is inherited from the mother, so there is no way to test a direct descendent of the Ripper if he proved to be a man. This is not a very accurate way to confirm someone's identity because the form is common in the general population.
Here are some links to the story on various sites:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-29119092 (This one has a nice video)
http://www.history.com/news/has-jack-the-rippers-identity-been-revealed
http://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/was-it-aaron-kosminski-jack-ripper-dna-claims-get-ripped-n198506
Here is a really interesting article about a man who witnessed a solar storm hit the earth days ago. He was amazed at the solar flares that he saw in the sky being nothing he had ever seen before. There is also a video explaining solar flares to the viewers.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2014/09/11/tech/innovation/solar-storm/index.html
Scientists have found information to why the rocks in death vally move and leave trails. They found that at night the depature drops and that a small layer or ice forms and the rock slide slightly over the layer of ice that has been formed on the dirt.
ReplyDeleteResearchers have found a new exoplanet capable of hosting water. It is called HAT-P-11B. It is about the size of Neptune, 4 times the size of the earth. This finding is important, because all other known exoplanets capable of hosting water were only about the size of Jupiter.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.sciencenews.org/article/water-found-neptune-sized-world
Looking at the concept of evolution I was looking at National Geographic and found out how a new study has shown that our muscles developed faster them first thought. They believe now that muscles we evolving faster than the brain. Here is the site to the article. Read up, its a very interesting topic and relates to our current discussion well.
ReplyDeletehttp://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/05/140527-brain-muscle-metabolism-genes-apes-science/
It has been recently discovered that Europa, one of Jupiter's icy moons, has a sliding surface made up of divided sections (much like the tectonic plates of earth). The study that uncovered this fact is the first to discover that earth-like surface behavior may exist in other parts of space. There are now efforts to find existence of life on Europa.
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The first reported case of Ebola (within a U.S. traveler) has arisen in Dallas, TX. This is rather startling news, but the CDC has been preparing for just such an incident over the last few months. The director of the CDC Dr. Tom Frieden has reassured Americans that they shouldn't worry quite yet because, "At this point there is zero risk of transmission on the flight. He was checked for fever before getting on the flight. There is no reason to think that anyone who was on the flight he was on is at any risk." The CDC has already sent a group (which includes epidemiologists) to Texas to locate and monitor anyone who may have been in contact with the infected, including family and health care workers. Ebola can be deadly, but it is relatively hard to catch. In order to contract the virus, one would have to come in contact with an infected patients bodily fluids. Hopefully the CDC will be able to prevent an outbreak from occurring in the States, but right now all they can do is take the necessary precautions.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ebola-virus-outbreak/close-home-first-case-ebola-diagnosed-u-s-cdc-confirms-n215231
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/01/health/airline-passenger-with-ebola-is-under-treatment-in-dallas.html?partner=rss&emc=rss