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About me - Lee Norris

I hold a A.S. degree in Marine Diving Technology. I also have college credits in English and water science. I worked in the diving industries and off shore oil industries for many years. I worked in the building trades as a laborer and a contractor. I am a

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Turning points in life
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Susanville- a Cyclists adventure a FootAfter cycling up two more steep grades, I came to a lookout over the town of Susanville. I gazed across the town and the valley before me, and what a beautiful sight it was. Susanville stood shimmering in the morning sun, an orderly eastern California small town. I rolled down the steep ... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center Should a global climate agreement hold the US to a higher environmental standard than the rest of the world?
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Should the global climate agreement hold the United States to a higher environmental standard than the rest of the world? To answer this question , we need to take a look at the Kyoto Protocol and how it relates to the United States. We need understand some things about climate change and climate policies in the United States... More..

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Life
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The old man walked down the street alone. He was always alone. Nobody even knew his name. He was just another anonymous elderly person that walked the streets and was often seen sitting in the park down on Ward Street. On those rare occasions that he was ever mentioned in anyone's conversation in his neighborhood, people just... More..

Sciences > Water & Oceanography Living underwater
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Will advanced technology ever make colonizing the ocean floor practical to where living will be sustainable there? Future generations will form their own opinions as to what is practical or not. From my experience, I know divers either know the subject of diving or pay the consequences for their lack of knowledge. The underwa... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Is Al Gore right to call global warming the most serious problem facing America today?Smallicon
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A Case for CO2 as the main cause of Global WarmingI have a confession to make. I have never seen Al Gore's movie, but I just couldn't pass up writing this article. The subject of climate change and global warming are too important. Is Al gore an alarmist? This is not a good question. A better question is: Should we be alarmed... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Global warming: The cold, hard facts
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What are the real facts about global warming? No matter what anyone believes, greenhouse gases are right at the heart of this debate. Are the amounts of man made greenhouse gases in the atmosphere too small to make a difference in the rising earth's temperatures? Some people claim that 384 ppm of CO2 in the atmosphere is much... More..

Arts & Humanities > Philosophical Concepts Exploring the concept of time
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Do you know what time it is? Are you sure you know exactly what time is? morning noon and night, breakfast, lunch or dinner - wake up in the morning and play in bed. Now you have money, you spend it and then the money is gone. What is a nanosecond to us? - minute or an hour - the sun rise and sun set - three o'clock in the af... More..

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short Stories: Fables
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When I was in high school I was assigned home work and half the time I did not complete my assignments. In English, the assignments were usually on what I did last week end. Real boring stuff! I was such a gutless fool that I never handed in that assignment the way that I should have, and I have felt terrible about it ever si... More..

Sciences > Molecular Biology Can iron-enriched oceans thwart global warming?
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A debate going on in the scientific communities about the benefits of fertilizing the oceans with iron as a way to combat global warming. The theory behind iron fertilization is to remove CO2 gas from the environment by creating phytoplankton blooms. In large sections of the oceans, traces of iron are scant. Iron is one of th... More..

Travel > Travel Diaries & Adventures (Other) Travel experiences: Road trip horror stories
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Turning off at the Tioga Pass.In the summer of 2006, when I was 60 years old, I cycled solo from Eugene Oregon down to Santa Barbara in southern California. The usual and natural route that cyclists follow from the Pacific northwest into California is down the Pacific coast. I had made pacific coast ride many years ago and re... More..

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