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DAVIE LANDFILL

Conditions at listing (October 1981): The Davie Landfill in Davie, Broward County, Florida, has been owned and operated by the county since 1971. The facility includes a 30-acre asphalt-lined sanitary landfill, an 80-acre trash fill, and a 10-acre waste water lagoon. Above-background levels of AMMONIA, LEAD, CHROMIUM, IRON, and ARSENIC have been detected in monitoring wells near the lagoon. Leachate from the lagoon contaminates the Biscayne Aquifer, which is the sole source of water for about 10,000 residents in the area. Ground water 1,300 feet downgradient of the lagoon is contaminated to a depth of 35 feet. This site was originally listed under the name "Broward County Solid Waste Disposal Facility." Status (July 1983): The county imposed strict controls to improve operations at the landfill. The county, its consultants, the State, and the U.S. Geological Survey conducted a number of studies to document the extent of contamination. The consultants installed 23 monitoring wells in the contaminated plume of ground water and areas influenced by the plume. The system allows sampling through the depth of the aquifer and provides an early warning of plume encroachment on drinking wells. Analyses show that no pollutants are present at levels that would violate water quality standards or pose any threat to human health, and that contamination of a drinking water supply is not imminent. Sampling will continue and be closely reviewed by the county, State, and EPA.

"Que Pasa?" by Juanes.

What does it mean? Taking this class has opened my eyes to the world around me. So much that is going on around us but sometimes we are too caught up with our own little problems tha we miss out on the big picture. Our world is in trouble and a lot of us are doing nothing. This song expresses feelings of frustration. One man asking " What is happening?". What is happening to our world? Have we gone mad? Why are we killing each other? Why are we destroying the earth? Why is there no peace? Why do we not care? One of the things he says is " I just do not understand it." I find myself in a similar position asking the same questions. I asked myself why am i just sitting here letting it all happen? After realizing the I can do something about it, I started to. I hope this video will serve as a wake up call to whoever sees it. That something is not right in the way we are living. That we may be in peril. Most importantly, that we can change it. I believe the power is in our hands, it's our decision to wield it or not. Thank you to Juanes for writing this song and giving hope a voice. I hope we all do our part and I hope change is near.

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Mini Project NUmber IV

Partial List of Genetically Engineered Foods Center for Food Safety September 1st, 1999

This is a list of processed foods that tested positive for genetically engineered ingredients. These tests were not "safety" tests; they were only to establish the presence of unlabeled genetically engineered ingredients. Frito-Lay Fritos Corn Chips Bravos Tortilla Chips Kellogg's Corn Flakes General Mills Total Corn Flakes Cereal Post Blueberry Morning Cereal Heinz 2 Baby Cereal Enfamil ProSobee Soy Formula Similac Isomil Soy Formula Nestle Carnation Alsoy Infant Formula Quaker Chewy Granola Bars Nabisco Snackwell's Granola Bars Ball Park Franks Duncan Hines Cake Mix Quick Loaf Bread Mix Ultra Slim Fast Quaker Yellow Corn Meal Light Life Gimme Lean Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix Alpo Dry Pet Food Gardenburger Boca Burger Chef Max's Favorite Morning Star Farms Better'n Burgers Green Giant Harvest Burgers (now called Morningstar Farms) McDonald's McVeggie Burgers Ovaltine Malt Powdered Beverage Mix Betty Crocker Bac-Os Bacon Flavor Bits Old El Paso Taco Shells Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix

MIni Project NUmber III

http://http://www.animalinfo.org/country/colombia.htmThreatened Species
Threatened Species: The following list includes all mammals which occur in Colombia and are rated as Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN) or Vulnerable (VU) in the 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals.
Critically Endangered:
Gorgas's Rice Rat (Oryzomys gorgasi). (Endemic to Colombia.)
Handley's Slender Mouse Opossum (Marmosops handleyi). (Endemic to Colombia.)
Endangered:
Colombian Weasel (Mustela felipei).
Cotton-top Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus). (Endemic to Colombia.)
Dryland Mouse Opossum (Marmosa xerophila).
Giant Armadillo (Priodontes maximus).
Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis).
Mountain Tapir (Tapirus pinchaque).
Pacarana (Dinomys branickii).
Variegated Spider Monkey (Ateles hybridus). (Recognized as a subspecies, Ateles belzebuth hybridus, in 1996.)
Vulnerable:
Amazonian Manatee (Trichechus inunguis).
American Manatee (Trichechus manatus).
Boto (Amazon River Dolphin) (Inia geoffrensis).
Brown Hairy Dwarf Porcupine (Sphiggurus vestitus).
Bush Dog (Speothos venaticus).
Carriker's Round-eared Bat (Tonatia carrikeri).
Central American Tapir (Tapirus bairdii).
Central American Woolly Opossum (Caluromys derbianus).
Choco Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus chocoensis). (Endemic to Colombia.)
Colombian Woolly Monkey (Lagothrix lugens). (Recognized as a subspecies, Lagothrix lagotricha lugens, in 1996.)
Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla).
Goeldi's Marmoset (Callimico goeldii).
Greater Ghost Bat (Diclidurus ingens).
Greater Long-tailed Bat (Choeroniscus periosus).
Handley's Nectar Bat (Lonchophylla handleyi).
Least Big-eared Bat (Micronycteris pusilla).
Lemurine Night Monkey (Aotus lemurinus).
Long-haired Spider Monkey (Ateles belzebuth).
Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat (Lonchorhina marinkellei). (Endemic to Colombia.)
Medem's Collared Titi (Callicebus medemi). (Previously recognized as a subspecies, Callicebus torquatus medemi.)
Ornate Titi Monkey (Callicebus ornatus). (Recognized as a subspecies, Callicebus cupreus ornatus, in 1996.)
Red Crested Tree Rat (Diplomys rufodorsalis). (Endemic to Colombia.)
Red Uakari (Cacajao calvus).
Southern Long-nosed Bat (Leptonycteris curasoae).
Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus).
Sperm Whale (Physeter catodon).
White-footed Tamarin (Saguinus leucopus). (Endemic to Colombia.)
Other:
Red Uakari (Cacajao calvus). Rated Vulnerable in the 2002 Red List; rated Lower Risk: Near Threatened in the 2003 Red List.)

A song I wrote

Wonderful World

Look at the clouds and look at the sun

and all of the fun that's only begun

Look at the birds and look at the bees

and look at the branches dancing on trees

Look at the moon and look at the ocean

waves that are crashing all in one motion

Look at the sand between your toes

look at that flower and how it grows

Oh what a wonderful world, my mind spins and it twirls

at just the thought of living to the fullest

my heart sings a song and my feet want to dance

love makes you fly when you give it a chance

So why are you satisfied living to die?

when dying to live makes you feel alive

so look up and down, and look all around

it's what you make of it not what you take from it

Look at the stars that light up the sky

you're never alone when you look up at night

Look at the colors in this busy city

oh this melting pot's so pretty

Look at this little dot, that is our planet

help it to grow, take some love and you plant it

into a heat or into a soul

and then what you reap will shine like gold

Oh what a wonderful world, my mind spins and it twirls

at just the thought of living to the fullest

my heart sings a song and my feet want to dance

love makes you fly when you give it a chance

so why are you satisfied living to die?

when dying to live makes you feel alive

so look up and down and look all around

it's what you make of ot not what you take from it

By: Juan Sebastian Gallo

Mini Project NUmber 2

The Carbon Cycle

Carbon is the fourth most abundant element in the universe. It is essential to life on earth. In fact, it's presence or absence helps define whether a molecule is considered organic or inorganic. Every organism on earth needs carbon either for structure or energy. Us as humans, need it for both. Through the processs of photosynthesis, plants convert carbon dioxide into carbohydrates. Then, the carbon either goes back out into the atmosphere, is eaten up by animals, or decomposes into the soil for further extraction by plants and useful resources. In water, carbon precipitates to form calcium carbonate which creates limestone and algae, both very useful resources creating suitable environments for their population and sources of carbon for further respiration. Humans have a great impact on the cycle. We burn fossil fuels that release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. When there is more energy reaching the earth from the sun, than what escapes from the earth into space, one of the results can be global warming. Inevitably, all living organims play an inportant role in this necessary process. Trees, animals, water, plants, and humans each have a very important part in this process. I think it's good to learn about the carbon cycle because it allows us to see the role that we play, what kind of effect our actions have on our environment, and what we can do to make our environment better.