Visit to Walmart

One my regular visit to Walmart I glance over into the toy department. To take a look at the different product and to see it they was still made in the USA. To my surprise every toy i look at was not made in the USA, but was made in China these toy range from bicycle, board games, helmet for the bicycle, action figure toys. Even GI Joe a real American Hero was not made in Americia, but was made in China. I saw so American Flag to i took a look at the and even other flag was mage in China. The American Flag a symbol of strength and courage was not made by the hand of real American man and woman. But was outsource to some factory over in China i leave Walmart with more question than answer like what happen to America and the American jobs and why is the goovernment doing nothing about it.

Hometown Demographics

The city of lauderhill have been steady increase over the last two census, that was taken in the 1990's. The population was 49,708, and in 2000 it increase to 57,585, now in 2008 in again increase 65,757. although sister city like Sunrise and Plantation have reach about 90,000. When in the city early begining it was a jewish settlement and a second home for snowbirds. But now it is mostly populated by West Indians and African American. it still have a sizeable amount of jewish, white and hispanic resident, which live mostly in the inverrary located. They ethic Composition is 33.83% White(29.6% were Non Hispanic White,) 58.77% African American and Black (a large part from the Caribbean), 0.12% Native American, 1.58% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.61% from other races, and 4.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.94% of the population. and the Economic data is The median income for a household in the city was $32,515, and the median income for a family was $36,723. Males had a median income of $29,756 versus $25,167 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,243. About 15.5% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.0% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over. Also the housing data is 22,810 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.4% were married couples living together, 20.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.12.

Charles Darwin on the Galapagos Island

In 1831 a twenty six year old Darwin, arrived on the Galapagoes Island. Darwin was surprise by the aniamal that walk, swim and fly included the plant life that was on the island. That they were unique from those elsewhere. Not only that many Galapagos species were distinct from those on the mainland, but that between islands many species of similar features were so perfectly adapted for their environment. Among the aniamal that struck Darwin, was the Finches, with such varying diets as cactus and seeds, fruits and blood that are now named in his honor. He would later base some though that the Finches was supposely from the same lineage. after collecting a great dael of wildlife and a stacks of note he leaves the island, and in 1859 came up with the his Orgin of Species, drastically and controversially altering western thought on the nature of nature. In his book on the Orgin of Species, the come up with ten key fact 1. Species have great fertility. They have more offspring than can grow to adulthood 2. Populations remain roughly the same size, with small changes 3. Food resources are limited, but are relatively stable over time 4. An implicit struggle for survival ensues 5. In sexually reproducing species, generally no two individual are identical 6. Some of these variations directly impact the ability of an individual to survive in a given environment 7. Much of this variation is inheritable
8. Individuals less suited to the environment are less likely to survive and less likely to reproduce, while individuals more suited to the environment are more likely to survive and more likely to reproduce 9. The individuals that survive are most likely to leave their inheritable traits to future generations. 10. This slowly effected process results in populations that adapt to the environment over time, and ultimately, after interminable generations, these variations accumulate to form new varieties, and ultimately, new species. all of these was what he learn twenty eight year ago.

Pullution in Your Neighbourhood

There are many pullution, that going on in and around you. like illegal dumping at the beaches, we hear about that a lot. But i doubt if you know about a battle with city and federal government. In jacksonville about two major ash site cleanup, after months of fight the final agree on a term. Jacksonville Ash/Brown’s Dump Superfund Sites entails approximately $100 million in Remedial Design/Remedial Action. The biggest settlement in EPA region 4 history. This money will clean-up more than 1.6 million cubic yards of contaminated soil located in four neighborhoods in downtown Jacksonville, Florida it also includes the Lonnie Miller, Sr. Park and the now-closed Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School. The remedy will provide for the removal or isolation of contaminated soil and address concerns about both public health and property values for thousands of residents in low-income environmental justice neighborhoods. The cleanup involves the excavation of soil contaminated with incinerator ash and putting a two-foot layer of clean soil on top. why you might ask the reason for the clean-up well because of damage caused by decades of dangerous chemicals filtering into the ground cause by the cityoperated incinerators and a landfill at the locations. The sites are contaminated with incinerator ash that contains metals, arsenic, polyaromatic hydrocarbons and dioxin, among other things . So when you have the time look up Jax Ash Cleanup, Jacksonville, Florida and if you are in the neighbourhood the person you want to contact are Project Manager: Janice Thomas or Civil Investigator: Annette Fields

Genetically Modified Foods

There are many genetically modified foods in the local grocery stores with the debut appearance in 1994 by Flaur Saur. Genetically modified foods are foods in which the DNA has been altered by some form of genetic enigneering. Plants such as soybean, corn, canola, cotton, and seed oil were the first foods to be gentically modified and was followed by tomatoes and potatoes.

While genetically modified foods do help in ensuring that stravation is kept minimal, they also have their drawbacks. Through genetic altering, theses foods have been changed such that the crops have pest resistance, herbicide tolerance, disease resistance, cold tolerance and/or drought (sailiant) tolerance ensuring a bigger crop for the growing population. According to scientists, these foods may have an adverse effect on the environment, disrupt the food chain and cause serious damage to human health.

The ability of these foods to cause so much damage has had a positive impact of some countries. For instance, Venezuela, in 2004, banned genetically modified plants and seeds and in 2005, the Hungarian government stopped the import and planting of genetically modified foods.

Tomatoes and sweet corn are not the only items in the grocery stores that have been modified. Other everyday items include Frito-lay Fritos corn chips, Kellog's Corn Flakes, Ball Park Franks, Ultra Slim, Quakers Yellow Corn Meal, Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix and Dry pet food. In a report published in September 1999, sad but true, baby items such as Enfamil ProSolee Soy Formula, Heniz Z Baby Food, Similac Isomil Soy Formula and Nestle Carnation Infant Formula was found to have unlabeled genetically modified ingredients. Although, these ingredients were found to be safe, the question is still asked, where isn't there genetically modified foods?

The only way to ensure that you do not purchase genetically modified food is to purchase certified organic food. You can also go online and gain a list of food with genetically modified ingredients in them.

Endanger Species

They are four turtle, one bird , and a lizard that is one the endanger species list, that live the island of Jamaica. They are the Green turtle, Hawksbill turtle, Leatherback turtle, loggerhead turtle, Jamaican rock iguana and theJamaican Pauraque. (WWF or World Wildlife Fund) an independent conservation organizations. The Green turtle so called because of the greenish color of their cartilage and the fat deposits around their internal organs, green turtles are black-brown or greenish yellow in color. They grow up to 1.5 meters long and can reach 200 kg, but individuals from different populations vary widely in size. The Hawksbill turtle has a thin shell, flexible and highly colored with elaborate patterns. The carapace of the hawksbill is unusual amongst the marine turtles as the scutes (the hard, bony plates that constitute the shell) are overlapping. These are often streaked and marbled with amber, yellow or brown, most evident when the shell material is worked and polished. This species is the sole source of commercial "tortoise shell". As the English name suggests, the hawksbill has a narrow pointed beak reminiscent of a bird of prey. The Leatherback turtle is the largest marine turtle and one of the largest living reptiles. Leatherbacks are one of the most migratory of all marine turtle species, making both trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific crossings. They are easily distinguished by their carapace, which is leathery, not hard as in other turtles, and by their long front flippers. The Loggerhead turtle has a rusty colored carapace. It is one of the largest cheloniid turtles, and carries more encrusting organisms such as barnacles on its carapace than the other marine turtle’s species. This species is distinguished mainly by its large head and strong jaws. The Jamaican rock iguana is a large heavy-bodied lizard primarily green to salty blue in color with darker olive-green coloration on the shoulders. Three dark broad chevrons extend from the base of the neck to the tail on the animal's back, with dark olive-brown zigzag spots. The dorsal crest scales are somewhat brighter bluish-green than the body. The body surfaces are blotched with a yellowish blotched color breaking up into small groups of spots. And the Jamaican Pauraque is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is endemic to Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrub land. These species are hunted for their meat and egg or in the case of the Jamaican iguana and Jamaican Pauraque was hunt by a Mongoose, an animal that was brought in to Jamaica in 1847 to kill snake. With is significantly reducing the population and place them from threaten to endanger. The reason these species now watch by environmentalist is because they play an important role in the ecosystem. Information found at www.panda.org

The Carbon Cycle

The carbon cycle is a complex Earth system where carbon dioxide (CO2) is exchanged among four main regions of the planet. In the carbon cycle, CO2 is recycled through the atmosphere, biosphere, geosphere and oceans and other waterways in what are called "sinks" or reservoirs
but there are many human influncence that is disrupting the carbon cycle such as deforestation, reforestation, increasing or decreasing human or animal populations. other manmade influncence is the burning of fossil fuel, that lead to the raise in greenhouse gas effect. it has taken decades for the release of greenhouse gas to get the , the carbon cycle out of balance. So it will take decades for man to reverse the effect of global warming. there are some way that we as a nation can start making a chance. Using alternative fuels and particularly those created with renewable energy such as solar, wind and water sources will help the carbon cycle and reverse the greenhouse effect.