A continental divide is a drainage
divide on a continent such that the drainage
basin on one side of the divide feeds into one ocean or sea, and the basin on the
other side either feeds into a different ocean or sea, or else is endorheic,
not connected to the open sea. The
endpoints where a continental divide meets the coast are not always definite,
because the exact border between adjacent bodies of water is usually not
clearly defined. The International Hydrographic
Organization's publication Limits of Oceans and Seas defines exact
boundaries of oceans, but it is not universally recognized. Where a continental divide meets an endorheic
basin, such as the Great Divide Basin of Wyoming, the
continental divide splits and encircles the basin. See descriptions of major divides at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_divide
The Valparaiso Moraine is a terminal
moraine that forms an immense U around the Lake
Michigan basin in North America. It
is a band of high, hilly terrain made up of glacial
till and sand
that reaches an elevation of near 300 feet above the level of Lake Michigan at
its maximum height (about 800 ft. above sea level) in Indiana and 17
miles wide at its maximum width in Indiana. It begins near the border of Wisconsin and
Illinois and
extends south through Lake, McHenry, Cook, DuPage and Will counties in Illinois, and
then turns southeast, entering Indiana. From
this point, the moraine curves northeast through Lake, Porter, and LaPorte counties of Indiana into Michigan. It continues into Michigan as far as Montcalm County. It was formed during the Crown Point Phase of
the Wisconsin Glaciation. At this time the glacier covering the area had
grown thin, so it was restrained by the dolomite rock
layers of the Lake Michigan basin. Where
the glacier stopped, glacial till and sand was deposited, creating the hills of
the moraine. After the Valparaiso
Moraine was formed, the glacier retreated and formed the Tinley
Moraine. Many towns in northwest Indiana and northeast Illinois are
named after the Valparaiso Moraine or the Tinley Moraine. Also, many small creeks or rivers start in the
Valparaiso Moraine. The moraine itself
was named after the city of Valparaiso, Indiana, where the moraine is
narrower and higher than in other places.
The Valparaiso Moraine forms part of the St. Lawrence Seaway Divide and the Great Lakes Drainage Basin. Water on one side of the moraine flows into
Lake Michigan, through the Great Lakes, and eventually into the Atlantic
Ocean, and water on the other side flows into the Kankakee
River which flows into the Mississippi
River, which eventually flows into the Gulf
of Mexico. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valparaiso_Moraine
Just as the Rocky Mountains form the Continental
Divide, which separates rivers that
drain into the Pacific Ocean from those that drain into the gulf of Mexico,
there is also a continental divide running through northern Indiana. This divide separates the southwestward
drainage into the Mississippi from the Great Lakes drainage system to the north
and east. The Valparaiso Moraine marks
this divide in Northwest Indiana. The
divide runs along the Valparaiso Moraine from Chicago to Michigan City. It then turns eastward, cutting through South
Bend, then southeast to Fort Wayne and finally into Ohio. The Maumee River,
originating in Fort Wayne just east of the divide, flows eastward to empty into
Lake Erie. Unlike the mountainous
Continental Divide of the Rockies, Indiana’s divide runs only atop the end
moraines left by the Ice Age. In
Chicago, the divide is only 10 feet above the present level of Lake
Michigan. http://oursciencepage.com/Indiana_Glaciers.pdf
Nov. 28,
2012 Online legal documents company
LegalZoom.com Inc. is
suing one of its rivals Google
GOOG +0.42%-backed
Rocket Lawyer Inc., over alleged violations of Federal Trade Commission
guidelines and what it calls unfair business tactics “for the purpose of
injuring LegalZoom.” The lawsuit, filed
last week in federal court in California, comes as Rocket Lawyer is poised to
expand into the U.K. LegalZoom declined
to comment on the suit. A spokesman
provided this statement: “The complaint
seeks to stop Rocket Lawyer from misusing the term “free” in its advertisements
and promotions. It is bad for consumers
and bad for the industry. . . The FTC has guidelines around the term “free” and
we believe RocketLawyer ignores them.” LegalZoom’s
suit says that Rocket Lawyer misleads customers by describing some
services—such as incorporating a business—as “free” when users must still pay
state filing fees or subscribe to a membership plan in order to access the
service. LegalZoom also accuses its
rival of trademark infringement and unfair competition because, among other
allegations, Rocket Lawyer allegedly registered internet domain names such as www.legalzoomgadget.com that it says
are “confusingly similar” to the company’s trademarks. Both companies offer low-cost legal services
for small business and consumers by providing legal documents for routine
transactions and, increasingly, access to local attorneys through pre-paid
legal service plans. Founded 12
years ago, LegalZoom sells personalized legal documents—wills starting at $69,
trademark registrations for $169, plus government filing fees—and has filed for
an IPO
with the SEC that could raise as much as $120 million. Over the years it has itself been the subject
of lawsuits, mainly ones accusing the company of the unauthorized practice of
law. LegalZoom also now offers prepaid
legal plans for small businesses and consumers.
Rocket Lawyer opened up shop in 2008 with a slightly different model: give customers the forms for free and then
offer additional legal guidance via pre-paid legal plans that cost anywhere
from $9.99 to $39.95 per month. Jennifer Smith
On January 6, 1941 President Franklin
D. Roosevelt
delivered a speech that shaped this nation, now known as the Four Freedoms
speech. He looked forward to a world
founded on four human freedoms: freedom
of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom
from fear. View video of speech at: http://www.fdrfourfreedomspark.org/pages/the-four-freedoms
In the late 1960s, during a period of national urban
renewal, New York City Mayor John Lindsay proposed to reinvent Roosevelt Island
(then called Welfare Island) into a vibrant, residential community. The New York Times championed renaming the
island for President Franklin D. Roosevelt and constructing a memorial to him,
remarking: "It has long seemed to
us that an ideal place for a memorial to FDR would be on Welfare Island,
which...could be easily renamed in his honor... It would face the sea he loved,
the Atlantic he bridged, the Europe he helped to save, the United Nations he
inspired." The man chosen to give
shape to this idea was the architect Louis I. Kahn, one of the masters of 20th
century architecture. Governor Nelson
Rockefeller and Mayor Lindsay announced the project in 1973 and the appointment
of Louis Kahn as its architect. In short
order, the Governor became Vice President of the United States, Louis Kahn
finished his work and died unexpectedly, and the City of New York approached
bankruptcy. It required patience, memory
and determination - on March 29, 2010, 38 years after its announcement,
construction of Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park began. http://www.fdrfourfreedomspark.org/pages/about-the-park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park in Ohio
Many of the mounds at the park have been excavated in
historic times. Although earthworks were
mapped in the 1810s by Caleb Atwater, mound excavations formally begun in the
1840s by Ephraim Squier and Edwin Davis, both Chillicothe residents. Additional mound excavations occurred at the
close of the nineteenth century and into the first quarter of the twentieth
century by Warren Moorehead, William Mills, and Henry Shetrone. Chillicothe (chil-akoth-E) is the town where
the park is located. The name derives
from a Shawnee word for principal town. The Scioto (sei-O-tuh) River flows past the Mound City Group
unit. The name derives from a Shawnee
word for deer. http://www.nps.gov/hocu/faqs.htm Find directions to the park, operating hours
and more at: http://www.nps.gov/hocu/index.htm
Tamarindo is a town and distrito located on the Northern Pacific coast of Costa Rica
in the Province of Guanacaste. The district has a population of 3,525,
although the town itself is about 500. But it can swell to 5,000 people or more
during the tourist season and during special holidays. The main attractions are surfing and eco-tourism. Playa Tamarindo is a long beach, with
excellent waves near the mouth of the estuary. Currents can be strong, especially on a
falling tide. Tamarindo has two main
breaks for advanced surfers: Pico Pequeño a rocky point in
front of the Hotel Tamarindo Diriá and the excellent river mouth break across
from Cabinas Tsunami called El Estero. The rest
of the beach breaks are perfect for learning. The biggest waves can get up to 12 feet,
although only during November and December.
Playa Grande beach is also where the Leatherback Turtle comes to lay its eggs. The leatherbacks take over the beach from
November to April, digging their nests up to one meter deep, lay their eggs and
cover the pit with sand, and return once again to the sea. After 60 to 90 days, the hatchlings emerge and
immediately make their way to the water.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamarindo,_Costa_Rica
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