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When President Teddy Roosevelt posed for the cameras astride a massive steam shovel during construction of the Panama Canal in 1906, it was more than a simple photo op. Though the scene was clearly staged, it symbolized a crucial moment in American history.

~Alan Huffman

Topics: American American History Cameras Canal Clearly Construction Crucial History Massive Moment More Panama Photo President Roosevelt Scene Shovel Simple Staged Steam Teddy Than Though

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Like so much in Singapore, admission to the Marina Bay's casino is hierarchical: Free for anyone with an international passport, costly for locals, off-limits to migrant workers altogether.

~Alan Huffman

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Without effective human intervention, epidemics and pandemics typically end only when the virus or bacteria has infected every available host and all have either died or become immune to the disease.

~Alan Huffman

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Anyone who was alive during the outbreak of the bubonic plague in the 14th century experienced something terrifyingly close to the widespread death and chaos of an apocalyptic event.

~Alan Huffman

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Left to their own devices, epidemic diseases tend to follow the same basic process: A virus or bacteria infects a host, who typically becomes sick and in many cases dies. Along the way, the host infects others.

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The Singaporean government, which represents legal migrant workers in employment disputes and claims of exploitation, requires that they stay in the country until the disputes are settled. If they leave, their claims are closed.

~Alan Huffman

Topics: Claims Closed Country Disputes Employment Exploitation Government Leave Legal Migrant Represents Requires Settled Stay Until Which Workers

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Based on German prototypes, green walls and roofs are a natural idea in Singapore's tropical environment, where mosses, ferns, philodendrons, orchids and other epiphytes literally grow on trees.

~Alan Huffman

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Without an adequate response, an epidemic can develop into a pandemic, which generally means it has spread to more than one continent.

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Historically, maritime travelers had to pass around the entire mass of North and South America, including the bottom tip, the tempestuous Cape Horn, which was littered with shipwrecks.

~Alan Huffman

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Right up until the late 18th century, when the first weighted lines were used to probe the ocean depths, many people believed the seas were bottomless - the watery equivalent of infinite outer space.

~Alan Huffman

Topics: Believed Century Depths Equivalent First Infinite Late Lines Many Ocean Outer Outer Space People Probe Right Seas Space Until Up Used Were 18Th Century

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Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: Unknown

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