Yemanjá is the Queen of the Ocean in Candomblé beliefs. She is one of the seven orixas of the African Pantheon. She has many names in different variations of the religion. In Africa she is called Yemoja, Ymoja, Yemowo, and Mami Wata, to Brazil she is known as Yemanjá, and Janaína, Cuba has many names for her including, Yemaya, Yemayah, Iemanya, and Madre Agua, Haiti calls her LaSiren (Spaceman). There are many different variations of her name in different countries which all derive from the Yoruba
route through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. What do the scientists plan to do to measure Ocean Acidification on this cruise? Scientists plan to measure ocean acidification on this cruise by equipping each mooring line with a ‘CTD’ that measures the water’s conductivity (salinity), temperature, and depth (pressure). In addition to measuring these tracers, each line is equipped with current meters (RCM-8 and ADCPs) that determine both themagnitude and direction
from the noisy streets nearby. Little Venice is a popular area for boaters, especially during the summer months and have several visitor moorings, perfect for taking your family up the canal for a holiday getaway. The visitor moorings stretch from Hapenny Bridge towards the British Waterways facilities near the Regent’s Canal Junction. The BW operated moorings run on a 7-days only basis, and if you have a members card, you can use the hook ups for water, electricity and toilets for free. If you want
Could you imagine visiting one of the world’s most extensive coral reefs on earth? Biscayne National Park is home to thousands of plant and animal species. The park is located at the northern end of the Florida Keys, between Key Biscayne and Key Largo. Biscayne National Park was founded on October 18, 1968 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Biscayne National Park was chosen mostly for its nature, but it also has a rich human history of over 10,000 years. Almost every island in the park shows the impact
Poets have their ways with words which is how they can pull in their audiences, and cause people to be captivated by the words. A poem by Billy Collins is a typical show of a poet having fun with words. Collins’ poem “Taking off Emily Dickinson’s Clothes” has a funny but sarcastic diction, persona, image, simile, metaphor, symbol, alliteration, slant rhyme, allegory, and assonance. Some of the most noticeable lines are twenty-three, twenty-six, and twenty-eight. These techniques are repeated in several
Jacket Rig The jacket platform fixes the structure in the seabed using piles and includes three parts such as topside module, jacket and pile foundation. The jacket platform is characterized by good adaptability, high safety and high reliability and has become the primary structure form in the development of beach and shallow sea oil and gas field. . The template was derived from the function of the first offshore structures to serve as a guide for the piles. The piles, after being driven, are cut
Leadership is one important trait that characterizes a project manager. As a leader, he must possess the proper knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA) needed to lead a project team toward project success. This is where his leadership competency is being measured. In this regard, organizations base their selection process on the project manager’s competencies not only on leadership but also on his behavior and other characteristics. In the United States, recruiters value more on experience and education
Offshore engineering is a new and rapidly developing field. Even though the main interest is still oil production related, offshore structures are also widely used for energy production from ocean waves, mining, port structure and other similar fields. By definition an offshore structure can be defined as the structure or a facility which is being installed in marine environment, mainly in the sea in order to produce and transmit electricity, gas, oil and also other resources. Offshore structure
risk were experienced during the navigation and during wintering. The critical situation was mooring the vessel in the Bay of Whales. During the preparation phase, the plan had been to winter at the Bay of Whales. Specialists in this area were called upon (exploitation mode). According to plan, the ship was moored at the Bay of Whales (rationalization mode). But they encountered a storm and the moorings were broken. The expedition leader decided to move the ship from the bay (adaptation mode). Although
Property Law Chuck decides to go into property development. He finds for sale a row of three derelict empty cottages close to the Thames Estuary at Feversham Creek, and a strip of land between them and the Creek. He thinks property values here are about to rise dramatically. The whole area is owned by the Mockingbird Estate. Chuck successfully negotiates purchase of the cottages, and of the strip by the Creek. In the conveyance, both Chuck and Mockingbird covenant not to use their land
you"(16-17) to symbolize the imperfections of mortal life. And in addition he added trials such as "the terrible channels where the wind drives me against the brown lips / of the reeds"(12-13) and where the "ship was on the way it got caught / in some moorings" (2-3) to symbolize as an apology for the limitations placed on a human life. This symbolizes as an apology because the speaker is repeatedly encountering obstacles to which he must ask
and confirms that this song is going to be unhappy. Although the song is gloomy sounding I still like it, the piano has a pleasant melody and it is calming. It sounds like a song that should be played in a movie when a loved one dies and everyone’s mooring at a
One would not expect a friendship to be one of the most risky things in life. John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is an example of a risky friendship. Both characters show a trust and bond for one another in a time where true friendship is hard to come by. While friendships can make people vulnerable, it can also add significance to their lives and make it improve. People in friendships can be vulnerable because of themselves, another person, or their own goals. Steinbeck displays that people can be
the finish line they claim that the course was “shortened” and we should just head in. Me and my crew were pretty annoyed by the committees poorly expressed decision because we came all that way to not even finish the race! As we sail back to our mooring, the sun disappears and darkness slowly prowls through Cape Cod
John Ashbery's April Galleons John Ashbery, the great American modernist poet, achieved a fiscally small but artistically tremendous success with his book April Galleons, published in 1987; he won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry with his 1975 effort Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror, and won nearly unanimous acclaim from poets both domestic and abroad; this volume continues in the same stylistic vein as Self-Portrait, and furthers the deep and fragmented exploration of the themes which have
A Farwell to Arms take place in the middle of World War I, in Italy and Switzerland. The two main characters are Lieutenant Frederic Henry an American ambulance driver in the Italian Army, and Catherine Barkley an English Nurse’s aide. Lieutenant Henry comes home from his leave and finds the most beautiful girl Catherine Barkley. When Henry first meets Ms. Barkley his intension are clear he was only there for pleasure nothing more, but he keeps coming back. Things between Henry and Ms. Barkley escalate
“Still Memory” by Mary Karr is a poem that depicts the distant, childhood memory that the author fondly recalls. Karr’s nostalgic diction and word choice is evident when she says, “…till it found my old notch in the house I grew up in…” In this section, Karr is dreaming, hoping to find a happier time in her life, her childhood. Throughout the poem, Karr is recalling a time when she was only ten years old, and shows how each of her family members’ mannerisms influenced her and her future in writing
search and rescue - Routine maintenance on the ship - Conducting fire and security rounds - Steering the ship - Performing lookout duties - Repairing the ship - Operating cargo equipment - Anchoring, berthing and refueling the ship - Handling mooring lines and hooking up towing lines - Retrieving and launching lifeboats and fast rescue crafts - Loading, Unloading, and handling cargo supplies - Participating in fire-fighting Training: you must complete a Bridge Watch Training course at a
I have read your text on “Hip Hop Planet”, and the subject of this is to start embracing hip hop instead of avoiding it. Mr. McBride, I understand that you wrote this essay explaining your personal experience with the hip hop world. You spoke about how you have missed the cultural change of hip hop throughout the world. Hip hop has dramatically impacted the world, and changed the culture of many people. Hip hop is unique from other genres of music, it can stand on its own with or without the support
A mysterious stranger called Billy Bones, who rents a room at the inn, warns Jim to keep a look out for a one legged man. One day, Billy is visited by a beggar named Blind Pew who gives him the black spot which is the mark of imminent death among pirate crews. After Blind Pew leaves, Billy collapses and dies. Jim finds a map in Billy's sea chest just before Blind Pew returns with a band of evil pirates. Jim and his mother quickly hide before the pirates ransack the Inn looking for the map. Soldiers