2. Tomato Load up on tomato and stop yourself from developing dementia in old age. Tomato has an antioxidant called lycopene that combats free radicals like a warrior. These free radicals are the causes of dementia‚ specifically Alzheimer’s. Gulf Indian High School 1 3. Nuts Research has shown that nuts – walnuts‚ peanuts‚ pecans‚ and others – can stop insomnia dead on its tracks. They can also promote good memory and mental clarity. Nuts are a power house of vitamin E that can
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exploded‚ sending oil gushing for three months into the gulf. The explosion killed eleven crewmembers and is probably the greatest environmental disaster the United States has faced. Scientific estimates put the amount of oil that was being discharged from the broken well at above 1‚470‚000 U.S. gallons per day. On July 15‚ 2010 BP successfully stopped the flow of oil from the wellhead‚ after spilling 190 million gallons of oil into the gulf over a period of three months. BP’s initial response
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the differences between ships used in the Indian and Med. Oceans?By 2000 B.C.E.‚ what did Sumerian records show?What did Southeast Asian settlers do 2000 years ago‚ who did they trade with and what did they cultivate?What did Africa‚ Somalia‚ Persian Gulf‚ Oman‚ India and Southeast Asia trade?What cause bilingual/bicultural families in Southeast Asia?What animals were on the earliest paintings on rock walls from Early Saharan cultures?Why do
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eventually achieved the status of initial operating capability. F-117A Nighthawk is one of the most interesting‚ modern attack aircrafts. Skunk Works division of Lockheed developed this aircraft. Nighthawk played an integral part in the Gulf War (also referred to as the Persian Gulf War). The aircraft was widely known as the “Stealth Fighter” during the war that occurred in 1991.
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on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico led to the largest accidental release of oil into marine waters in history. As a result‚ a huge loss of money and life was caused and affected serious environmental damage to wild animals and water pollution. BP was accused of their irresponsibility that it took 87 days before the well was closed and sealed. BP’s shares plummeted to the lowest point since 1996. The communities around the Gulf of Mexico blamed BP for their carelessness and
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Sustainability Review 2010 bp.com/sustainability 2 A letter from our group chief executive / 4 How BP is changing 6 Gulf of Mexico oil spill / 14 How we operate / 22 Energy future 30 Safety / 34 Environment / 38 Society Within hours of the Deepwater Horizon accident‚ BP teams were working to stop the leak. We also acted to minimize the spill’s impact on the environment by containing‚ removing and dispersing oil offshore‚ protecting the shoreline and cleaning up oil that came ashore. And we
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hurricane to a category 5 in a matter of days causing deaths and flooding there before strengthening rapidly in the Gulf of Mexico. The hurricane strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane over the warm Gulf water‚ but weakened before making its second landfall as a Category 3 hurricane on the morning of Monday‚ August 29 in southeast Louisiana. It caused severe destruction along the Gulf coast from central Florida to Texas‚ much of it due to the storm surge. The most significant number of deaths occurred
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However‚ by then end of 1980s‚ the gradual reapproachment of the Soviet Union and US eroded the close Israeli-US relationship (12) The public growing tired of the conflict‚ as shown by the election win of the Labor instead of the Likud (15) Second Gulf War 1991 Rabin said that peace with the neighbors was the first thing to be complete to adapt to the new changing international picture (17) Key drivers leading PLO to negotiate Oslo PNC: Palestinian National Council‚ institution whose role is to
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predicting the Galveston Hurricane of 1900‚ the deadliest hurricane in history. This was a time period where people believed that their technology had overcome the forces of nature. In their view‚ Galveston‚ Texas‚ a thriving city on the quiet waters of the gulf could not possibly be devastated by any storm. Meteorology as a science was still controversial; some people thought that the weather was god’s own will and therefore should not be forecasted. Yet on September 9‚ over 8‚000 people would die in Galveston
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reoccurrence takes place. The BP oil spill The BP oil spill was a big natural disaster in the Gulf of Mexico on the 20th of April 2010. The spill was caused by an explosion of the platform Deepwater Horizon leased by BP. 11 people were killed and 17 people were injured. During the effort to extinguish the fire‚ the platform sank. The drill rod broke and leaked oil. For almost three months the oil leaked into the Gulf of Mexico. The situation was very threatening and President Obama proclaimed the oil spill
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