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toc =About Me= In general I am a gamer, i spend a lot of my free time on the Playstation 3. My favorite games are Call Of Duty 4, and Call Of Duty World at War. If i am not on the PS3 then i am either eating, sleeping, watching TV, or out of the house. I have a Dog and A bird. My dog is named Maddie, she is about 13 years old, and my bird is i have no clue of its age and is named Splash. I plan on joining the military someday either as a marine or a tank commander. my favorite band is either system of a down or avenged sevenfold.



=Uses of the Allegheny Forest= http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Allegheny-National-Forest
 * hemlock bark for leather
 * lumber to build homes and furniture
 * wood pulp for paper
 * lumber for mine props
 * hunting and fishing
 * charcoal, wood alcohol, acetic acid, acetate
 * camping and other out door recreational activities

=Types of recreation in the Allegheny Forest= http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/trends/RECUPDATES/NFR9/allegheny1.html#nbtp
 * Nature based Land Activities**
 * Day Hiking
 * Visiting a wilderness or primitive area
 * Visiting a farm or agricultural setting

http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/trends/RECUPDATES/NFR9/allegheny1.html#vltp
 * Viewing learning activities**
 * View/photograph natural scenery
 * Visiting nature centers, etc.
 * sightseeing

http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/trends/RECUPDATES/NFR9/allegheny1.html#dltp
 * Developed- setting land activities**
 * Walk for pleasure
 * family gathering
 * picnicking

http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/trends/RECUPDATES/NFR9/allegheny1.html#wbtp
 * Water- Based activities**
 * Swimming in an outdoor pool
 * Swimming in lakes,streams, etc.
 * Visit a beach

http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/trends/RECUPDATES/NFR9/allegheny1.html#sitp
 * Snow/ice- based activities**
 * Snow/ice activities (any type)
 * Downhill skiing
 * Snowmobiling


 * Interesting activities**
 * Backpacking
 * Gather mushrooms, berries, etc.
 * Driving for pleasure
 * Anadromous fishing
 * Driving off-road

=Water Sources Activity C=

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 * Look at some of the articles on this site http://www.scientificamerican.com/report.cfm?id=water List some of the ways that areas are coping with water shortages and making water available.**
 * People are Filtering water from the Ocean

=Activity D=


 * Watershed**-- the ridge or crest line dividing two drainage areas


 * Stream Order**-- is a measure of the relative size of streams


 * Drainage Basin**-- is an extent of land where water from rain or snow melt //drains// downhill into a body of water


 * Question 1: What did you notice about the movement and pooling of water?**The movement went down hill or into lower areas of land. The pooling of water happened when there was no place else for the water to go so it formed lakes or ponds.


 * Question 2: The following drainage patterns can exist in PA: dendritic, trellis, radial, and rectangular. Where in the state do they occur and why? (do a search for drainage patterns to understand what these terms mean)**
 * dendritic=** form in homogenous landforms where the underlying bedrock has no structural control over where the water flows.
 * trellis=** form in where the underlying bedrock where there is repeating weaker and stronger types of rock. It cuts down deeper into the weaker bedrock, and is characterized by nearly parallel streams that branch at higher angles.
 * radial=** are characterized by flow of water outward from a central point, such as down a newly formed cinder volcano cone or an intrusive domes.
 * rectangular=** are characterized by branching of tributaries at nearly right angles and tributaries which themselves exhibit right-angle bends in their channels. These usually form in jointed igneous bedrocks, horizontal sedimentary beds with well-developed jointing or intersecting fault.

=Types of Pollution=

**Activity A**
Find water pollution near you. Choose your home plus 5 other places that are different from where we are located. @http://projects.nytimes.com/toxic-waters/polluters/new-york


 * Western PA**
 * Punxsutawney Boro Mun Auth
 * Dubois city STP
 * West side STF
 * clearfield Leather
 * Brookville Mun Auth WWTP


 * Des Moins, Iowa**
 * Iowa Air National Guard 132 Nd. Fighter wing
 * Dico inc.
 * Titan Tire corporation
 * Archer Daniels Midland Company
 * Firestone Agricultural Tire CO.


 * District Of Colombia**
 * Jfk Center For Performing Arts
 * GSA (West Heating Plant)
 * World War II Memorial
 * Dc Materials INC.
 * South East Federal center


 * Rapid City, South Dakota**toc


 * Sd Dept Gfp Cleghorn Hy
 * Pete Lien and Sons, Inc.
 * Black Hills Power & Light Ben French
 * South Dakota Science and Technology Authority


 * Honolulu, Hawaii**
 * Waikiki Aquarium
 * East Honolulu WWTF
 * Kailua Regional WWTP
 * Waiau Generating Station


 * Missoula, Montana**
 * City of Missoula WWTP
 * City of Missoula Small MS4
 * Missoula County Airport
 * Motel Partners I Econolodge

Types Of Pollution Activity A questions
1**. What places did you look at and what were the pollution problems there?** Western PA, Des Moins, Iowa, District of Colombia, Rapid City, South Dakota, Honolulu, Hawaii, Missoula, Montana There were Sewage Problems, Chemicals getting into the water

2. **Discuss in your group the various places you chose. What common pollutants/industries/problems exist among the area? You may need to discuss them as rural vs. city issues.** In some places chemicals are getting into the water, in most cases the problems are city issues but they can occur in rural areas as well

3. **Are these pollutants or problems point source or non-point source pollution problems?** Chemicals getting into the sewage would be a point source (mainly if they dump the sewage directly into the river/streams) But chemicals can soak into the ground and they will eventually end up in rivers or streams.

=Climate Change Research=

1**.How does the climate change effect the ocean currents.** http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/06/0627_050627_oceancurrent.html
 * increasing runoff is leading to the reduction of ocean currents which the currents in the north atlantic use to heat up europe the result of this could be a mini ice age in Europe

2**.** **What natural events could lead to climate change.** http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hazards/gas/index.php
 * sulfate aerosols accelerate chemical reactions, with the increase of stratospheric chlorine levels from human-made chlorofluorocarbon pollution it could destroy the ozone

3**.**

4**.** **If climate change caused the ice caps to melt how high would the water rise.** http://capmag.com/article.asp?ID=4470 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Current_sea_level_rise#Local_and_eustatic_sea_leveltoc
 * The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicts a global average rise of from 3.5 to 34 inches by 2100
 * The 2007 IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report suggested that sea levels would rise by between 19 cm (7.5 inches) and 59 cm by the end of this century

=Car research project= By Evan Gross

17 City MPG || 20 highway MPG 15 city MPG ||
 * || 2011 Ford Mustang GT || Ford F150 ||
 * Engine || Ford’s 3.7L V6 or 5.0L V8 || 5.4L 3V and 4.6L ||
 * MPG || 25 Highway MPG
 * Transmission || Six speed automatic or Six speed manual || Six Speed Automatic ||
 * Drivetrain || Rear wheel drive || Rear wheel or all wheel ||

The 2011 mustang has a smaller engine but the engine is still power full. With this it needs less fuel The 2009 Ford f150 has a bigger engine but the down fall is it requires more fuel.

The miles per gallon on the Mustang higher because It is lighter than the F150

The mustang is rear wheel drive only and the f150 you can switch between rear wheel drive and all wheel drive. When the f150 is in all wheel drive it would be less fuel efficient than when it is in rear wheel drive. I would expect the mustang to have more street tires and the f150 to have more off road tires. So in most case the mustang would have more fuel efficient tires.

The mustang would have a lighter body. The f150 would have a heavy more durable body since trucks are more like work horses than cars.

=Comic life project=



=Essay Topics= 1. Use motion sensors in restrooms 2. Keep lights off in the falls that have windows 3. Turn off lights in vending machines, unplug them on long periods of time off etc.

[|Link] Turn off computers overnight unless otherwise needed Turn off the light in the vending machines Unplug the vending machines for vacations of 3 or more days Any refrigerator and freezer not being used should be unplugged Any area on the property should not be irrigated [|Link 2] Delamping and occupancy controllers on vending machines 1. To delamp a vending machine is to remove the light inside the vending machine 2. An occupancy controller used infrared sensors to power down the vending machine after 15 minutes of vacancy The average refrigerated vending machine uses 400 watts 400 watts at a rate of 6.39 kWh can translate into an annual operating cost of $225 IF you take the lamp out of the vending machine $100 can be saved Going with these amounts if you Delamp the vending machines we could save With 6 vending machines that have lamps times buy 100 dollars savings for taking out each lamp then that will be 600 dollars saved per year Now putting an occupancy controllers 6 vending machines times $225 times $0.4 = $540 per year add those two together the school can save 1140 dollars per year

=Land Stand survey results essay= toc I believe the overall land use in the use should be for rural areas and farm land. If we allow the cities to expand to far out we would be destroying habitat for animals and reduce farm land for crops. Most people agree that setting aside land for animals is a very important issue. If one type of bird dies out then an insect population that the bird eats will increase. That insect population could easily destroy the crops which could be reduced due to not enough land. Therefore saveing habitats for animal is a very important not only for the animals survival but also for the survival of humans.

=Chicory= Grows as a wild plant on roadsides in Europe, North America, and asutralia. It is not endangered Chicory contains volatile oils which is effective at eliminating IT was also used in germany as a treatment for everday ailments. It was use as a tonic and as a treatment for gailstones, gastro enteritis, sinus problems and cuts and bruises Prisons in the us use it as a substitute for coffee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicory





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