The Ozarks. The Saint Francois Mountains, viewed here from Knob Lick Mountain, are the geologic core of the Ozarks. The Ozarks (also referred to as Ozarks Mountain Country, the Ozark Mountains or the Ozark Plateau) are a physiographic, geologic, and cultural highland region of the central United States.
Pyramiding in Tortoises. Leopard tortoise (Geochelone pardalis ) with severe pyramiding. click on the photo for a better view. Pyramiding is a form of metabolic bone disease (MBD). It is characterized by a build up or stacking of keratin in the scutes. In advanced cases the shell becomes soft and flattens out. The above tortoise was rescued from horrible conditions.
Concrete leveling, or mudjacking as it is sometimes called, is a method by which concrete is poured or pumped under and existing concrete slab that has been cracked to level out the different areas and make the surface flat again.he process of concrete leveling is that holes are drilled in the concrete slab around the area that is cracked or sagging, and new concrete is pumped into those holes to jack up, or raise the level of the concrete that is causing the problem.