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Digitization Setups
The Overhead (or Scanback) was a Better Light digital back scanning system. It was essentially a digital camera that operated like a scanner, moving from side to side to capture an item. It was in room 216. It was a bit persnickety about focus. It had no live view, just a screen where you could see a preview scan. It was faster than the flatbed scanners but nothing as fast as a digital camera capture system. If you need to locate images done with that machine, an easy place to look is at the Woodward diaries.
The Bookdrive was an Atiz product, using two digital cameras pointed at two sides of a v-shaped book cradle. The cameras we used on that station were Canon EOS 5Ds. It had serious focus problems. We re-structured it so that it shot things against the capture bed just like our other mounted-camera systems. The lighting was torturous that way. For these reasons, we stopped using the setup. Also, the Canon EOS 5D was a Mark I, which wasn't compatible with EOS Utility, which we use as our live-view capture interface (see Cameras. One collection captured on the Bookdrive was the Crimson-Whites.
The Captureback was a Phase One P45 digital back camera capture system. It used a sort of overcomplicated proprietary software. It could be a bit flaky, especially with regard to powering off during use. This was partly because it ran on batteries, which was also pretty inconvenient. It was used extensively during the Cabaniss grant project.
Capture Problems
The Captureback had a tendency to create thumbnail TIFFs within full-size TIFFs (see Discoveries and Challenges).
As of Summer 2014, the Canon EOS 6D has a slightly different interface in EOS Utility than the other cameras. It is possible to export smaller TIFFs than normal. If this setting is changed, it must be changed back for regular exports; closing the program and opening it again does not return that setting to default.
The Canon EOS 5D Mk III does not like power failures. After a power outage or unplugging, you'll have to look at the camera's screen and follow directions to make it happy again. The camera back is not a touch screen; use the round button beside it to enter.
In the fall of 2014, we discovered that the 100mm lens was causing a double exposure problem because of its Image Stabilization technology. It was designed for freehand camera use, to compensate for movement; when the camera is attached to a stand, switch this feature to off so that the very movement of the shutter, rocking the lens, doesn't trigger this compensation.
For all the Canon cameras, the wheel under the on/off switch should be set to M for manual.
Other Equipment
There is no bulb in the back corner light in room 215 because we took it out. The socket is fine.
There is no carpet in room 215's other back corner because there was a bookcase there and apparently someone just carpeted around it.
The motorized stand-up/sit-down desks don't like power failures. After a power outage or unplugging, first return the height to base level (22 on the readout) in order to be able to raise it up again.
Peculiar Collections/Items
- Mass digitized: u0003_0000252 (Cabaniss), u0003_0000555 (Gandrud; except items 0000001-0000801), u0003_0000535 (Foster)
- Outsourced metadata creation: u0008_0000002 (Rohlig, by Mary Alice Fields)
- Minimal metadata created at DS, augmented by others before MU remediation: w0001_2014001 (Cartes de Visite, by Christa Vogelius and Chris Sawula)
- Items with scrapbook numbering
- p0001_2013022_0000001 (Hughes photo album)
- u0001_2008006_0000001 (Cowan scrapbook)
- u0003_0000633_0000039 (Harper timetables)
- u0003_0000633_0000040
- u0003_0000633_0000076
- u0003_0000900_0000423 (Manly)
- u0003_0000900_0001203
- u0003_0001127_0000454 (Perkins scrapbook)
- u0003_0001260_0000001 (Sharpe ledger)
- u0003_0001495_0000001 (Vaughn diary)
- u0003_0003925 (all items; ROTC scrapbooks)
- w0001_2013001_0000001 (Lincoln Normal School albums)
- w0001_2013001_0000002
Capture setup
- Captured with slide scanner: u0001_2007004 (Smith cotton slides)
- Captured with batch feeder attachment to Epson flatbed: u0002_0000002 (Corolla; part of collection currently online, probably all the disbound ones)
- Captured against the light box: u0003_0000555_0000783 - u0003_0000555_0000801 (Gandrud)
- Captured with the batch feeder: u0008_0000003 (Working Lives oral history, transcripts only)
- Captured in black and white: u0008_0000003 (Working Lives oral history, transcripts only)
- Captured in color, desaturated to black and white: u0003_0000431 (Dent), u0003_0001577_0023151 - u0003_0001577_0023786 (Woodward)
Collections split between photos and manuscripts
- Woodward (u0003_0001577 and u0001_2007010)
- Perkins (u0003_0001127 and u0001_2007007)
Photo collections which have match files (not all photo numbers correspond to filenames)
- u0001_2007010 (Woodward)
- u0001_2007001 (UA Photos)
Workflow and Documentation Issues
We used to keep tracking data in separate files. We switched to integrated tracking data exported to separate files in January 2013. Both files are stored in the archive as .log.txt. The easy way to tell them apart is how many columns they have. Old-school tracking data files have dozens of columns, some to record info about audio. New-form tracking data files have less than 10 columns.
During the flatbed period, "optimizing" was done by opening and editing .tif files in Photoshop. Jeremiah created several different Actions over a couple of years. These straightened and cropped images. Optimization is now done to raw files in Adobe Camera Raw (built into Bridge/Photoshop), with .CR2 files exported as .tif (or, if shot on flatbed, original .tif files are optimized and exported).
See Troubleshooting
Upload scripts makeJpegs, relocate_all, and moveContent were first created in the summer of 2010.
QC script filenamesAndDupes was created in 2012. Prior to this, other QC check scripts were used. A more general mass content QC script, MassContentCheck, was created in the summer of 2013, replacing CabanissCheck. ScrapbookCheck was created in the spring of 2013.
Shift_reporter was first used in the summer of 2012.
Upload script makeJpegs was replaced with makeJpegsPurls in June 2013. At that point, not only did the script add PURLs to the MODS during upload, it also copied those MODS to deposits and deleted the Share copies, which had previously been done with moveContent.
Upload script ScrapbookMakeJpegsPurls was created in June 2013. Prior to this script, I don't know how scrapbooks were uploaded, but I do know there was no creation of stub MODS for pages or subpages until this script. This is also when it became possible to incorporate captions using captions files.
Common subroutines in QC and upload scripts were extracted and put into external function calls in September 2014.
MIX files were created for the archive and the creation of FITS and MIX files was fully incorporated into the QC and archiving process in September 2014.
Unit History
- The first head of DS was Doug Boyd. He started in late 2006 or early 2007 and left in late 2007 to take a professorship at UK. As of 2014, he's the head of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History.
- Jeremiah has been around since summer 2007. Kate Matheny was here as a student worker May 2007-August 2010. Nitin Arora worked as a student worker in the department as early as fall 2007.
- Jody DeRidder arrived in July or August 2008.
- In the interim between Doug and Jody, Jeremiah Colonna-Romano worked independently, reporting to former Hoole Curator Clark Center. Jeremiah often consulted with Donnelly Lancaster Walton (manuscripts) and Marina Klaric (audio-visual materials). Kate worked under Donnelly during this period.
- The Curator of Hoole was Clark Center until he retired. After an interim with no curator, leadership went to Mary Bess Paluzzi, filling the new position Associate Dean for Special Collections.
- Digital Services has been under the following associate deans: Tom Wilson (as AD of Library Technology), Mary Bess Paluzzi (AD for Special Collections), Jason Battles (AD for Library Technology)
- Digitization Technologist: Nitin Arora, Shaun King, Austin Dixon, Corinne Chatnik
- Repository Manager: Charles Howard, Jessica Anderson
- Outreach Coordinator: Amanda Presnell, Kate Matheny
- Digitization Manager: Jeremiah Colonna-Romano, then phased out Oct. 2014
- Digitization Researcher: Jeremiah Colonna-Romano
- We used the CONTENTdm digital library interface in the early days of the program. Mary Alexander wrangled and created metadata and handled the upload to the interface.
- After Jody's restructuring of the archiving and workflow, we did the uploads in DS, by Perl and sometimes Python scripts. Metadata was created on the item level by April in Special Collections, managed and uploaded by DS, and remediated and re-uploaded by the metadata unit.
- We used to be able to pull materials ourselves. As of 2011 (?), we use a particular procedure and form to request materials. At first, Donnelly and Jessica Lacher-Feldman were authorized to do exchanges. When Jessica left, Martha Bace took her place on the list. As of fall 2014, April Burnett was an authorized backup.
- Room 214 used to be the office of Marina Klaric.
- Room 215 used to be the audio-visual workroom.
- Black drop cloths are used to block ambient light as well as keep the scanning lights from reflecting off the white walls.
- No one on the Hoole end has keys to our offices, not even Kevin.
Random Info
- We once took an Exacto knife to some surplus copies of old yearbooks. They're probably still back here. Some have been digitized already; others are awaiting the go-ahead to continue the collection.
- Some material was captured against a white background. These are flatbed scans. If a scan's background looks dirty, that's because the flatbed lid was. The batch feeder attachment was especially prone to dirty gray tracks.
- Why are the white cloth gloves dirty? Because Marina used to wash them like 100 years ago, but now it's our responsibility, and we forget.
- Yes, you can wash the green cloths we use to clean the glass. DO NOT use fabric softener!
- Why is there black paper or electrical tape attached to the cameras and camera rigs? So that the shiny bits of the camera do not reflect off glass when it's used during the capture process.
- What is PBO? Publisher's Bindings Online. DS did not scan this, though we have it in our archive (not in Acumen). It was a grant project we shared with the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Who to Ask About What
- Cameras and lenses: Jeremiah
- Flatbed scanning: Jeremiah; if he's not available, Kate
- Other hardware: Jeremiah
- Software: Jeremiah
- Scripts: Jessica; if she can't answer or is not available, Jody or Jeremiah
- Materials: Jeremiah; if he can't answer or is not available, for manuscripts, Donnelly and Martha; for books, Allyson Holliday; for photos or audio, Marina Klaric
- Metadata: Kate; if she can't answer or is not available, Mary Alexander or Vanessa Unkeless-Perez
- Audio: Corinne or Jeremiah
- Digitizing things for publishing or display: Jeremiah
- Williams Collection: Nancy DuPree or Donnelly
- Collection-specific:
- Cabaniss: check the wiki first, then ask Jody
- Gandrud: check the wiki first, then ask Kate; if she's not available, Jody
- Rohlig: Jeremiah or Corinne
- Williams Cartes de Visite: Jessica, Mary Alexander, Vanessa Unkeless-Perez, Chris Sawula


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Amaro exploring Trade Deadline options
PHILADELPHIA -- There are a little less than seven weeks before the July 31 Trade Deadline, and certainly plenty can change in that time.
But in the absence of a remarkable turnaround, the Phillies could be headed toward a fire sale. They entered Friday's series opener against the Cubs at Citizens Bank Park with a 28-36 record, despite this week's three-game sweep of the Padres.View Full Game Coverage
PHILADELPHIA -- There are a little less than seven weeks before the July 31 Trade Deadline, and certainly plenty can change in that time.
But in the absence of a remarkable turnaround, the Phillies could be headed toward a fire sale. They entered Friday's series opener against the Cubs at Citizens Bank Park with a 28-36 record, despite this week's three-game sweep of the Padres.View Full Game Coverage
Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. discussed that possibility and more Friday afternoon. Although he remains hopeful of a turnaround and said no decisions have been made, the Phillies already have scouts scattered across the country, assessing talent in other organizations at the Major and Minor League levels.
If they sell, they need to get quality in return. That has not been the case in recent trades.
"We think about it every day," Amaro said of the upcoming Deadline. "We assess it every day, and we're preparing for how to do those things. It's not like we're not preparing. If we have to go backwards to go forward, then we're prepared to do that, too."
But is he the guy for the job? Amaro said he is getting asked "pretty much every day" about his job status.
"I don't have any issues with my own job status," he said. "I believe in what we do and I believe in what I do, and that's not my decision."
Is he confident he can rebuild the Phillies if they decide to go in that direction?
"Absolutely," he said.
There has been speculation that some of the players' sizeable contracts could inhibit the organization's ability to acquire talent in return. Cole Hamels is owed $96 million following this season. He precedes Ryan Howard ($60 million after this season), Cliff Lee ($37.5 million), Carlos Ruiz ($17.5 million), Jonathan Papelbon ($13 million, plus vesting option), Chase Utley ($12 million, plus vesting options), Jimmy Rollins ($11 million vesting option), Marlon Byrd ($8 million, plus vesting option) and A.J. Burnett ($7.5 million player option). Some of those players have partial or full no-trade clauses, too.
Amaro said contracts would not inhibit their ability to trade players.
"We have taken money back on deals before and will do it again if we have to," he said.
Lee has been on the disabled list since May 19 with a strained left elbow. He threw again Friday, and Amaro thinks the left-hander will rejoin the rotation before the Trade Deadline, which would give teams time to see if he is worth acquiring or not. Setup man Mike Adams is on the DL with inflammation in his right rotator cuff. He received a cortisone injection Friday. He will begin a throwing program in 10 days.
"I think we can get him back up by the early part of July, if he goes in the right direction," Amaro said.
But are there any untouchables? Utley and Rollins would seem to be two candidates. They are iconic Phillies, the best players at their respective positions in Phillies history.
"I can't say there are any untouchables," Amaro said. "Some guys are less touchable than others, so to speak."
Amaro said recently that he has no intention of trading Rollins or Utley, and as far as he knows, they have no intention of waiving their 10-and-5 rights to go anywhere. Utley told CSNPhilly.com recently he had not thought about the possibility. Rollins certainly will be asked about it once he breaks Mike Schmidt's franchise hits record; he's two hits away entering Friday's action. Rollins said last summer he would not accept a trade because he wanted to break the record.
"It's hard to speculate because they are 10-and-5 guys," Amaro said. "So, if someone comes and says, 'We would like to have Jimmy Rollins or Chase Utley or whatever player out there,' I have to do my job and listen, explore. But the reality of it is it could all be a waste of time, because they might not want to go anywhere, and at that time, we might not want them to go anywhere, either. A lot of it depends on what we want to do, but most of it depends on what they want to do."
Todd Zolecki is a reporter for MLB.com.


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Blood Explosion
Posted: Fri May 13, 2016 10:01 pm
At one point during the challenge mode in Lugaru one of the enemy rabbits exploded into a multiple blood decals when I kicked it near a wall. The rabbits body was gone from both the game and the minimap. This has happened one time before and I have no idea if its a glitch or intentional. It certainly looked like the Rabbit legitimately exploded into a fine red mist rather than getting hit by a game glitch. Here's the aftermath.
Does anyone know what may have caused this?
Does anyone know what may have caused this?


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Seed saving, part 2
The International Seed Saving Institute has the mantra "Feel the need for seed!" Yes, this institute does exist. It is located in Arizona and is a great resource for seed saving, permaculture and any questions related to seed saving.
Why should you become a seed saver? Seed saving is as old as gardening. Years ago gardeners considered seeds from their favorite plants to be treasures to be guarded. Since seeds these days are relatively inexpensive, you may ask, "Why should I be a seed saver."
As we read today's gardening news, biotechnology is changing the way we garden. Some parts of the plant world are becoming homogenized. Seed saving can keep us diverse.
Aside from this argument for seed saving, the main reason to save seeds is because you have a plant you love and want to grow again. You may have the perfect tomato or flower and want to have it again next year.
According to Marie Iannotti at About.com, open pollinated or heirloom, self-pollinated plants are the most successful to work with in seed saving. Self-pollinated plants that are great for the beginning seed saver are beans, chicory, endive, lettuce, peas, and tomatoes. Flowers such as foxglove, hollyhock, nasturtium, sweet pea and zinnia are good for first-timers too.
Always choose the best quality plants, flowers, fruits and vegetables from which to save seeds. Look for vigor, disease resistance and productivity. Harvest seeds either when the seedpods have dried on the plant (flowers, beans, broccoli, lettuce) or when the vegetable is fully ripe (tomatoes, squash, peppers, eggplant).
Store saved seed in a paper envelope, labeled with the variety and year. Make sure the seed is completely dry and remove as much of the chaff as possible. Place the envelopes in an airtight container and store in a cool, dark, dry place. It is best to use the stored seed the following year. You should be rewarded with the most perfect plants next year.
Joette is an avid gardener and prides herself on staying up-to-date on the latest gardening activities and tips. To share your gardening news with Joette, call (409) 832-1400 or fax her at (409) 832-6222. Her e-mail is joreger [at] msn [dot] com.


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World Geographic Atlas: A Composite of Man's Environment
, Chicago, Container Corporation of America, 1953, First edition, elephant folio (15.75" x 11"), HB, tan monks cloth (heavy linen) boards w/ gilt embossed titles, VG+/ VG. Patterned slipcase (that echoes the pattern of the eps).
368 pp. An interdisciplinary atlas, packed with information, covering the interconnected studies of geography, geology, demography, astronomy, climatology, and economics. The beautiful cartography from the Istituto Geografico de Agostino - Novara, Italy, is printed in from seven to ten colors. The 120 large physical/political maps are combined with 1200 charts, graphs & diagrams, and demonstrate Bayer's revolutionary approach to the expression of quantitative information. Privately printed by Container Corporation of America, for clients only. An atlas previously produced by CCA in 1936 had been "enthusiastically received". As a consequence of the the vast geopolitical changes in the interim, a new one was undertaken in 1949; it was completed after four years of intensive work by Bayer and his studio team and distributed for the CCA's 25th anniversary in 1953. Extensive index.
Herbert Bayer (1900-1985) was an Austrian-born artist who received early training at the Bauhaus by Johannes Itten and Wassily Kandinsky. He was subsequently appointed by Bauhaus director, Walter Gropius to teach a workshop there, "Druck und Reklame" (printing and advertising) from 1925-1928. Bayer emigrated to America in 1938 and the same year, having reconnected with his Bauhaus colleague, Walter Gropius, together they organized the landmark Museum of Modern Art exhibition 'Bauhaus 1919-1928'. Settling at first in NYC, he worked primarily in graphic design and advertising, for the Museum of Modern Art, N. W. Ayer & Sons, J. Walter Thompson, G.E. In 1946, and most significantly was hired as a design consultant to the Container Corporation of America, by its progressive CEO Walter Paepke who had been supportive of the re-establishment of the Bauhaus school in Chicago. He moved to Aspen, Colorado and, with Paepke, was instrumental in the development of Aspen from a remote, down-at-the-heels former mining town into
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- About 1 in 40 registry members will receive a potential donor letter at some point
- Timeline, from first contact to donation, depends on recipient's health and treatment schedule
- Minorities have lower chances of finding willing and able donors
When I received a letter this summer from Be The Match, I didn't know what would come next. I just knew that I was being presented with the opportunity to save a life.
I knew that no matter how much time and money I did or did not donate to nonprofits and charities doing important work, this was different. Here was a patient with a blood cancer whose particular immune system resembled my own. Turns out I, among potentially everyone in the world, was in the best position to save her life.
It's an awesome responsibility and opportunity.
Now that I've been through the entire experience, including the ominous-sounding procedure called a "bone marrow harvest," it's clear that the most decisive point for me was simply joining the registry in the first place.
Joining is a small time investment -- all it takes is a few cotton swabs of saliva -- but understandably seems to have no payoff. The chances of ever becoming a donor are only about 1 in 540.
But if a donor request letter does come, as it did for me, the tangible opportunity to save someone's life is so compelling and immediate that the next steps seemingly take no effort at all.
Getting the letter
About 1 in 40 registry members will receive a potential donor letter at some point, according to the donor program. This just indicates that based on the saliva sample, you might be the match for somebody.
I was on the registry for five years before I received a potential donor letter.
Here's what happened next.
I called Be The Match and told them I was still willing and able.
A specialist assigned to this case scheduled my initial blood test. This allowed them to determine whether I was really the best match for the intended recipient.
Through the entire process you just call and e-mail with your assigned specialist, which makes things easy.
PBSC vs. Bone Marrow
If the match is a good one, you next get to choose whether to donate actual bone marrow, or what's called peripheral blood stem cells, known as PBSC. The patient's doctor will request one or the other, but ultimately the donor decides which one he or she feels willing to give.
I was curious how the decision would affect my recipient's chances of survival. That's what this is all about, after all.
"When we look at PBSC versus bone marrow, we see comparable outcomes in adults," Dr. John Miller, a medical director at Be The Match and the National Marrow Donor Program, told me.
"When we look at outcomes in children, we see better outcomes with bone marrow, and long-term outcomes in terms of complications are lower with marrow than with PBSC, so most pediatric transplants use marrow as the transplant source."
Because my recipient is an adult, I felt comfortable with picking either of the two options.
A bone marrow harvest is a minor surgical procedure usually done under general anesthesia, so the donor remembers nothing and experiences no pain except in rare cases. A needle is inserted into the back of the pelvic bone, and bone marrow is drawn out with syringes.
"A small percentage (1.3%) of donors experience a serious complication due to anesthesia or damage to bone, nerve or muscle in their hip region," according to Be The Match.
On the whole, it's a very low-risk procedure, and it's the one I chose.
However, the more common option is to donate peripheral blood stem cells. This requires one injection each day for five days of a drug called filgrastim, which moves stem cells out of the bone marrow and into the blood stream. During this process, the donor feels achy and sore.
On the fifth day, the donor is connected to an apherisis machine, which draws blood from one arm, isolates the stem cells now circulating in the blood, and then transfuses the donor's blood right back into the other arm. This typically takes four to six hours.
The drug filgrastim is widely considered to be safe by clinicians, with the one caveat that there's limited data specifically about the long-term effects of the drug on healthy donors.
As a donor, that gave me pause. So I looked into what we do know.
In 2009, researchers found that there's "no evidence of increased cancer risk," though study participants had been followed for, on average, about four years.
Miller, who is also one of the study authors, says the latest data continues to indicate no increased risks from taking filgrastim for a PBSC donation.
Donating PBSC simultaneously enrolls you in an ongoing clinical trial to assess long-term risks and benefits.
Making the donation
Six months passed from the day Be The Match first contacted me to the day of donating. The timeline just depends on the recipient's health and treatment schedule.
Of course, there are lots of consent forms to sign, and a complete physical exam with a chest X-ray, EKG, and blood and urine samples before giving the green light for the donation.
The collection itself often requires traveling to another city, but everything from airfare and taxis to hotels and meals is paid for or reimbursed for you and a companion.
My bone marrow harvest took about an hour. Doctors kept me in the hospital overnight, but not with regular hospital food. Ruth's Chris Steak House caters to marrow donors at my assigned hospital.
The next day I walked out, slowly and a bit sorely, with instructions to take it easy for two weeks, as my body replaces the lost marrow.
Immediately after a bone marrow harvest, a volunteer courier travels -- by plane, train, or automobile -- with the stem cells and personally delivers them directly to the patient's location. At this point, the patient's abnormal bone marrow cells have already been intentionally destroyed by chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy, and the healthy stem cells are given to the patient through an IV drip.
Once infused, the stem cells automatically travel to the recipient's bone cavities and -- if the transplant is successful -- begin making healthy blood cells.
My recipient could be almost anywhere in the world: 51% of transplants through Be The Match involve an international donor or recipient. If we both consent, we can meet after at least one year, but either of us could choose to remain anonymous.
I hope to meet her.
I've created a fairly specific, though imaginary, image in my head of what she looks like, and the teary hug we would share.
Joining the registry is a statement -- that when cancer affects one of us, it affects all of us.
All I know about my recipient is her age, diagnosis, and that she likely shares my English ancestry.
Minorities have lower chances of finding willing and able donors, as minority groups are not as well represented on the donor registry. For African-American patients, there's an estimated 66% likelihood of finding a donor.
The entrepreneur Amit Gupta, who was diagnosed in 2011 with Leukemia, was able to find a donor only after waging an online campaign encouraging more South Asians in the U.S. and abroad to join donor registries.
An average 54,000 people join Be The Match Registry every month.
To donate, go to marrow.org.


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A hydrothermal worm, but of what species? (Image: FEI)
The microscope maker FEI posted this scanning electron micrograph in its image gallery with only the label "hydrothermal worm." (And thanks, while I'm at it, to Rob Beschizza of Boing Boing and JWZ for bringing it to my attention.) Unfortunately, that labeling leaves much to be desired because the description "hydrothermal worm" fits a great many wee beasties.
—And here, this post veers into a different direction than I'd first intended. You see, with the identity of the worm uncertain, I was about to challenge the hivemind of all of you to try to name the species to which our toothy friend belongs. For reasons that I'll soon explain (*cough*Carl Zimmer*cough), that challenge is now unnecessary.
I would have pointed out that this hydrothermal vent worm was probably some form of polychaete—but that even if so, that assumption left no shortage of possibilities because the polychaetes (a.k.a., bristle worms) are an exceptionally large and diverse class encompassing more than 10,000 known species. My first hopeful guess was that this worm might belong to the genus Nereis, which is a particularly well-studied variety of polychaete, some of which (for all I knew) might live around hydrothermals. And that group includes a species with a face like this, about which we can reasonably ask, what the hell?
Scanning electron micrograph of Nereis. (Credit: Daniel Desbruyeres, lfremer, via BP Kongsberg Underwater Image Competition 2006.)
But the mystery specimen couldn't be Nereis because worms in that genus seem to have pincer jaws rather than a toothy beak. Pompeii worm (Alvinella pompejana), head at bottom left. (Credit: University of Delaware)
The toothy mystery worm ought to have a truly menacing nature, which is why I also fleetingly hoped it would be a Bobbit worm (Eunice aphroditois). Consider this description of the Bobbit worm from Wikipedia (emphasis added):
Eunice aphroditois, the Bobbit worm, is an aquatic predatory polychaete worm dwelling at the ocean floor at depths of approximately 10 metres (33 ft) to 40 metres (130 ft)….
Armed with sharp teeth, it is known to attack with such speeds that its prey is sometimes sliced in half. Although the worm hunts for food, it is omnivorous. … [T]hese worms can grow to sizes of nearly 3 metres (9.8 ft) in some cases (although most observations point to a much lower average of 1 metre (3 ft 3 in)) and 25 millimetres (0.98 in) in diameter. A long lifespan may very well explain the size of these creatures….
In March 2009, the Newquay's Blue Reef Aquarium in Cornwall UK, discovered a bobbit worm in one of their tanks. The workers had seen the devastation caused by the worm, such as fish being injured or disappearing and coral being sliced in half, but didn't find it until they started taking the display apart in the tank.
Nice. That's a worm with gratifyingly homicidal tendencies. (I can neither confirm nor deny that it is named after Lorena and John Wayne Bobbit and their legendary penis-severing tabloid adventure—but I really hope it is.) Alas, once again, as you can see from this picture of a Bobbit worm, its mouthparts bear no resemblance to those we seek. And if the jaws don't fit, we must acquit.
All my speculations would have probably ended there. But we'll never know whether any of you would have come up with the answer because while I was writing this post—bam!—the bio-omniscient Carl Zimmer identified it all by himself on his Tumblr account: it's Lepidonotopodium piscesae Pettibone, first identified in 1988. (Yes, I know: that was going to be your first guess, too.)
Lepidonotopodium piscesae Pettibone, 1988. (Credit: lfremer, via LifeDesks)
LifeDesks has a gallery of shots of this worm, and if one sees the whole creature and not just its menacing mouth, as in the picture at right, it looks rather more cuddly than carnivorous. This type of Lepidonotopodium crawls on the seafloor near the vents and uses those teeth to munch on mats of bacteria and protozoa it finds there. The worm seems to be distributed across the Juan de Fuca Ridge, off the coast of Washington state and British Columbia, and according to at least one paper from 1999, it seems to be adept at surviving in extreme conditions there.
But even if it has lost some of its fearsomeness, it is still an intriguing creature. See the white hairs protruding in clumps from between the scales on its back? They aren't hairs; they aren't even technically part of the animal. They are filaments extending from symbiotic bacteria that live among the scales. It seems that like the Pompeii worms and many other organisms that live at hydrothermal vents, Lepidonotopodium depends on bacteria to survive, though it seems to be unclear whether the bacteria are providing nutrients to the worms or providing some other service.
In summary: Carl Zimmer made this post unnecessary and ruined all our fun, and the saw-toothed worm that inspired it turns out to be rather more gentle than I'd hoped. However, in case anyone is tempted to dismiss the threat of hungry polychaetes, remember the Bobbit worm and consider this recent news story, as reported in the Herald Sun:
Horror as tiny worms with teeth attack Victorian couple
A VICTORIAN couple endured a health nightmare after tiny worms with teeth began eating through their bodies.
It is the first time humans have been infected by the parasite in Australia.
It is believed the couple became ill after eating a fish they caught on a WA camping holiday.
Alfred hospital infectious disease physician Andrew Fuller said that when the couple ate the fish, believed to be a black bream, they also ingested the gnathostomiasis larvae.
"The worms are 1-3mm long and have got these sharp little teeth and they can go anywhere they like in the body," Dr Fuller said.
The worm works its way around the human body until it dies or is killed by the immune system.
And what do the mouthparts of Gnathostoma larvae look like?
Gnathostoma larva. (Credit: Pichart Uparanukraw, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand, via the CDC)
Nasty. (Update: Or should I say gnasty?)
"Physical and chemical factors influencing species distributions on hydrothermal sulfide edifices of the Juan de Fuca Ridge, northeast Pacific." J. Sarrazin, S. K. Juniper, G. Massoth, P. Legendre. Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 190: 89-112 (1999). doi:10.3354/meps190089


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Roger Goodell discusses his own random drug testing: 'I'm clean'
With legalized marijuana in both Washington and Colorado, the home states of the two teams participating in Super Bowl XLVIII, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has been asked about the substance's status as it relates to drug testing in the league numerous times this week. Friday's question at Goodell's news conference had a new wrinkle. Is Goodell willing to be randomly tested? His answer below:
"I am randomly tested, and I'm happy to say that I'm clean."


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Set the TiVo: NASA plans HDTV broadcast from space
Beyond-sky TV
Next week, NASA will make the first ever high definition TV broadcast from space, in a collaboration with the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency and Discovery HD theatre.
The two live broadcasts are scheduled for November 15, when ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter will serve as cameraman. The footage will be streamed live back to earth using the so-called Space Video Gateway.
The kit needed for the broadcasts, including a camcorder, viewfinder and lenses, was installed during the last visit Atlantis made to the ISS. That mission also transported cabling, an HDTV signal decoder, processor and hard drive to the crew of the space station.
Although high definition footage has been filmed aboard the station before, the recordings have had to be physically retrieved before being checked and broadcast. This will be the first time HD images have been streamed live from the station.
NASA says that high def footage of life aboard the space station will not just be interesting to the public, but useful for scientists, engineers and mission managers at NASA.
The footage will be aired in the US on Discovery HD Theater at 10:30 a.m. CST.
Readers with a particular interest in the history of images from space might like to have a read of this article, which tells the story of the first ever picture of Earth taken from beyond the atmosphere, back in 1946. ®
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[Editor's note: Would be great to combine this user-submitted speed trap database with an accident database that would sync with weather reports to alert you of, say, approaching road sections with high rate of accidents when wet with rain. Republished from Macnn.com.]
Trapster.com has announced that its speed trap notification app is now available on the iPhone. Trapster allows users to post places where they have previously encountered traps, alerting other drivers of where to slow down. Trap reports are also updated instantly as users enter them, keeping map information accurate.
The software uses Trapster's new Virtual Radar technology, which follows a person's position on a map and provides both an animated visual representation of traps and corresponding audio alerts as the user approaches them.
Trapster has also integrated a new private messaging system, allowing users to communicate about the traps they report. A Trusted Groups feature, finally, allows car clubs and other organizations to create private data-sharing communities. Trapster is a free download from the App Store.
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Walk Score: This App Was Made for Walkin'
I hate to make blanket statements, but it seems pretty safe to suggest that the vast majority of folks who spend a good deal of time sitting in front of their computers reading gadget blogs, could benefit from a bit more walking. Depending on your conviction to increasing your own pedestrianism, Walk Score might either prove to help increase your bipedal mobility, or might just give you another reason to hop into the old SUV for a trip to the local 7-11.
Walk Score is simple enough: enter in your address and the site uses a Google Maps mashup to tally local business like supermarkets, movie theaters, bars, and restaurants, as well as public spaces like parks, libraries, and schools. All of these go into providing a walk score for your neighborhood, from one to 100. I entered in Astoria, Queens, where I live, and got a reasonably decent score of 64. PC Mag's offices in midtown Manhattan, on the other hand, scored an extremely impressive 98.
The site doesn't seem to have much practical value, except, perhaps for those looking for a new place--in that case it might prove an important factor in deciding whether a neighborhood is a good fit for you. Otherwise, it seems to promote walking in terms of going from one commercial establishment in terms of next, and of course judging their walkability in terms of how little actual walking it takes to get there. Perhaps more of a focus on the resources of the local parks, and walking paths would have done a bit more to promote walking among enthusiasts.
The site seems instead geared more toward casual walkers, but let's face it, they're the ones who really need encouragement, even if it's convincing them to walk to a coffee shop occasionally, rather than taking the car every time. If Walk Score gets a few more people hitting the pavement, then it's definitely earned its keep.


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PLATTEVILLE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – In a game that featured 11 touchdowns, including 10 passing, and a combined 76 points, the UW-Eau Claire football team fell to ninth-ranked UW-Platteville 49-27 on the Pioneers' Homecoming at Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium today.
While Platteville led a majority of the game, the Blugolds captured leads three times but scored just once in the second half while the Pioneers scored five times in the second half to secure the win.
Down 7-0 in the first quarter, the Blugolds drove 70 yards, ending with a 15-yard touchdown pass from Mark Munger (Jr.-Eau Claire, Wis./Memorial) to Cody Gerver (Jr.-Mahtomedi, Minn.) to put the Blugolds on the board. But a missed extra point left the score 7-6. The touchdown pass was the first of Munger's collegiate career.
Eau Claire scored again in the second quarter to take a 13-7 lead. The drive lasted just six plays as Munger hit Alex Plaster (Sr.-Stevens Point, Wis./SPASH) with a 63-yard touchdown pass. After Platteville scored again, the Blugolds gained the lead back with Drew Davis (Fr.-Eau Claire, Wis./Memorial) scoring on a 12-yard pass from Munger with eight seconds left before halftime. At the half, the Blugolds led 20-14.
The second half saw a number of quick drives. The first was Platteville scoring four plays into the half to take a 21-20 lead. On the ensuing kickoff, Clint Larsen (So.-Eau Claire, Wis./Memorial) took the kick 98 yards into the end zone to put the Blugolds back on top (27-21). The kick return for a touchdown was the Blugolds' first since Nov. 11, 1987, the longest in school history (previous long was 97 yards by Mike Zeihen in 1980), and the sixth longest in conference history.
But from there the Pioneers shut down the Blugolds while scoring four more touchdowns. On the drives they found the end zone, they used four plays twice and five plays two other times for a combined 193 yards.
Platteville finished with seven passing touchdowns, tying a school record and second most in WIAC history, with 452 passing yards and 109 rushing yards. The Blugolds had 177 yards passing and 128 rushing yards, 127 of which came from Joel Sweeney (Sr.-Tomah, Wis.).
On defense, Sean Graham (Sr.-Hales Corners, Wis./Whitnall) led the Blugolds with eight tackles (three solos, five assists). Thurgood Dennis (Jr.-Allouez, Wis./Green Bay Notre Dame) and Scott Burzynski (Sr.-Stanley, Wis./Stanley-Boyd) each recovered fumbles while Cody Taubman (So.-New Richmond, Wis.) forced the fumble that Burzynski recovered. Dennis' recovery led to the Blugolds' touchdown before the end of the first half.
Eau Claire is now 0-4 on the season and 0-1 in WIAC play while Platteville improves to 4-0 overall and 1-0 in the conference.
The Blugolds will host UW-Stevens Point next weekend for Homecoming. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. Saturday at Carson Park.


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Christie: No more 'breach of trust'
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie tackled the George Washington Bridge scandal head-on in his annual State of the State address on Tuesday, acknowledging errors and promising that his administration would do its best to keep "this breach of trust" from recurring, while also calling for bipartisan cooperation on a range of policy issues.
The speech was the Republican governor's first major public appearance since a marathon press conference last week in which he apologized over the scandal tied to some of his aides, and it gave him a chance to express humility once again and at the same time change the subject to other challenges facing the state.
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"The last week has certainly tested this administration," Christie, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, said at the start of his speech in Trenton. "Mistakes were clearly made and as a result, we let down the people we're entrusted to serve. … Without a doubt, we will cooperate with all appropriate inquiries to ensure this breach of trust does not happen again. But I also want to assure the people of New Jersey today that what has occurred does not define us or our state."
( PHOTOS: Who's who in the New Jersey bridge scandal)
Christie's administration is being pressured on multiple fronts following the allegations that his aides ordered lanes onto the bridge closed as part of a political vendetta against a Democratic mayor. Democratic leaders in both state chambers are forming special committees to further probe the scandal; the U.S. attorney's office is looking into the controversy; a separate federal audit into the state's use of Hurricane Sandy recovery funds is planned; and a second mayor is pushing claims that he, too, was the victim of retaliation by Christie's office.
Christie said the controversy would not interrupt the administration or Democratic-controlled legislature's work "to improve the people's lives in New Jersey." With much of the political world watching, the governor gave a heavy nod to the importance of bipartisanship in this predominantly blue state, where he's built a reputation as a problem-solver amid economic and other crisis, including Hurricane Sandy.
"The best part of our turnaround in these past four years is because we have chosen to work together," Christie said.
Christie's speech also focused heavily on a top priority of his, education, and he introduced a proposal to extend the school day and school year. He touched on sick-leave payouts, bail reform and employment services for people being treated for nonviolent drug offenses. Christie even left the dais briefly to hug a former aide whom he cited as a success story in his speech: Craig Hanlon, who worked in the U.S. attorney's office where Christie was a federal prosecutor and who struggled with drug addiction and imprisonment as a teenager.
WATCH: Gov. Chris Christie's full State of the State address)
Christie said the man was proof "that reclaiming a life is possible, that every live is precious and has value."
Christie got a fairly warm welcome from lawmakers in the chamber, and a commentator on NJTV spotted the governor shaking hands with Democratic Assemblyman John Wisniewski, who is leading one of the panels probing the lane closures.
Democratic leaders in the state Senate and Assembly offered a joint response to Christie's speech but focused largely on policy disagreements — such as how to best finance education proposals — rather than the bridge probe.
But ahead of the speech, groups on the left, such as the state Democratic committee and the research firm American Bridge, blasted out Web videos hitting the governor. "We know the real state of the state," the committee said in a statement. "Embarrassed."
( Also on POLITICO: Christie's New York backyard press turns)
The New Jersey leader's speech comes ahead of a fundraising trip to Florida that he had scheduled for this week. As the new chairman of the Republican Governors Association, he is seen as likely to use the platform to travel and build his network ahead of a potential presidential run in 2016. Florida Republicans said they would welcome Christie to their state, despite the frenzy in New Jersey.
"Governor Christie has taken responsibility for the situation and we are looking forward to having him down in Florida to do some events benefiting the RGA and Governor [Rick] Scott's re-election campaign," Susan Hepworth, a spokeswoman for the Republican Party of Florida, said in a statement to POLITICO.
Democrats have alleged that September's lane closures, which lasted for four days, were political retaliation against the Democratic mayor of Fort Lee, the town most affected by the resulting traffic jams, because he declined to endorse the governor for reelection. Christie strove to rack up bipartisan support — including an eventual 60-plus endorsements from elected Democrats — on his way to a 22-percentage-point win last November.


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Atlantis was a mythical Earth island located in the Atlantic Ocean. This island sank after being stricken by an earthquake.
Upon discovering the Native American colony on the planet Amerind, James T. Kirk compared it to discovering Atlantis or Shangri-La. (TOS: "The Paradise Syndrome")
In 2364, William T. Riker in comparing the myths of Atlantis, Neinman, and the planet Aldea, described them as "self-contained, peaceful, with incredible technical sophistication which provided for every citizen's daily needs, allowing them to devote themselves to culture and art, which was beautiful beyond compare and valued beyond price." (TNG: "When The Bough Breaks")
By the latter half of the 24th century, Earth scientists had devised a project dubbed "the New Atlantis Project" as a way of creating a new continent in the Atlantic Ocean, much like Atlantis once did. (TNG: "Family")


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Apples and raisins provide the moistness, which means less oil can be used in this low saturated fat, low cholesterol, and low sodium coffee cake.
Nutrition Facts
Ingredients and Preparation
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Lightly oil a 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine apples with sugar, raisins, and pecans; mix well. Let stand 30 minutes.
- Stir in oil, vanilla, and egg. Sift together flour, soda, and cinnamon; stir into apple mixture about 1/3 at a time just enough to moisten dry ingredients.
- Turn batter into pan. Bake 35 to 40 minutes. Cool cake slightly before serving.


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Like this one
as you see you can still download it, but it's don't work. That was a good addon.
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No update since 2014. And if you read the comment of the develloper he said us his addon wil no longer working.
Anyway, firefox let this addon online...Important Information: 2016/03/16
Mozilla is changing a lot of things about add-on development again. So this addon might be stop working in the future.
He explain that the firefox politic changing about developing addons.
"The Future of Developing Firefox Add-ons | Mozilla Add-ons Blog"
"Add-ons/developer/communication - MozillaWiki - Upcoming Changes in Add-on Development"https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons/developer/communication#Upcoming_Changes_in_Add-on_Development
You can find another old addon call "google redirect fixer" by this develloper
But same thing, no support to the dev, and he don't look working good. Perhaps no update.http://matagus.github.io/remove-google-redirects-addon/
AND NOW we have some shit addon at the top suggest by firefox:
Like this one by Abine inc who propose a premium service! lol
And their other addon are not work good.https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/donottrackplus/?src=userprofile
Perhaps this indepedant one working google-redirect-rewrite-remove (no try actually, no info on it)
Or we have to get a greasemonkey recent and updating script for stop google redirection, but for addons firefox it's seem hard.https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/google-redirect-rewrite-remove/?src=search
Please send me a feedback about what you think of that, and eventually a good script or addon who do that in 2016.
I will continue search and send message if i find a working addon or a recent script.
Firefox changing... aha i love their option about "notifications" on websites you have to activate it each time you connect for a session, hihihi.
BUT we have the annoyance list Rocking!
Abyway GREETZ to Al open source developers and community
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The September Issue—the documentary about Anna Wintour and Vogue—has been largely kept under tight wraps for the past few months after the film was initially screened at Sundance in January. Not only are the staffers not talking about it, apparently a group of British fashion folks apparently got to view the whole thing ... and are now forbidden to speak about it.
Thus, as you can imagine, rumors have been madly swirling about the 90-minute feature: How cruel is Anna really? How much retouching is really done on those famous cover shots?
Well, now it seems Fashion Week Dailygot their hot little hands on a screener, and it's packed with juicy little tidbits that are now spreading like wildfire.Here are some prize morsels:
Anna feuds with creative director Grace Coddington:
Even though the two apparently started at the exact same day at Vogue, the two of them definitely butt heads creatively. In one clip, Grace became incredibly frustrated after Anna began killing a ton of fashion spreads, and got really frustrated over Wintour's constant desire to retouch photographs and covers (wanting to remove, for example, a cameraman's paunch in one shot).
Bee doesn't want to be a fashion editor:
In one candid moment, Bee Schaeffer (Anna Wintour's daughter) balks at the idea of following in her mother's footsteps. "I respect her, obviously, but it's just a really weird industry. It's just not for me. She wants me to be an editor. I would never put it down, but I just don't want to take it too seriously. People in there act like fashion is life. It's really amusing, but if that's your career—there are other things out there, seriously." (Um, oh snap!)
Andre Leon Tally took up tennis for Anna:
Apparently, the thin-is-always-in Wintour approached ALT a few years ago to lose some weight (perhaps in the same way she suggested to Oprah that she also lost some weight? In that "friendly" way?). The gentle giant apparently complied and decided to take up tennis—Louis Vuitton racket and all!
The documentary was co-produced by (gasp) Hearst?
According to FWD, editors within the Hearst Corporation (Conde Nast's big rival) are claiming that The September Issue was co-produced by A&E IndieFilms, which Hearst owns. It seems a little crazy to imagine the two rivals actually collaborating on such a project ... but it also seems downright awful that Hearst would in some way sabotage the project. So, well, we're just not sure what to do with that kind of information. Maybe any profit is good profit in these rough magazine days ...


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Feed your adrenaline cravings - relaxation is overrated! Kick it off in Queenstown, the adventure-adrenaline Capital of the World. Ride the Shotover Jet (until Sep 2018) & get a slice of the action! Ever tried bungy jumping, or luging? Now's the time! As you head North, see stunning glaciers, visit Christchurch, try a Maori 'hangi', cruise Lake Taupo & hit Rotorua to try the 'Zorb' or luge!
Kia Ora and welcome to New Zealand, the land of Hobbits and an epic Rugby team, not to mention adrenalin, wildlife, surfing, beach breaks...are you hooked yet? You'll be hitting up the stunning South first, arriving into Queenstown with a free afternoon to kill. This being the adventure capital of the world though, we really doubt you'll struggle to stay entertained. Tonight you'll meet up with your Contiki Crew & fellow adventurers, no doubt swapping notes on which thrill seeking activity to tick off first.
Today is yours to get acquainted with Queenstown and spend some time mulling over the activities up for grabs in the next two days. To get you warmed up, we'll be treating you to an exhilirating Shotover Jet experience (until Sep 2018), so throw those hands in the air as you fly through narrow Shotover canyons at speeds of up to 85 kph.
With our last day in adrenalin city ahead of us, this is the time to push yourself to the limits and hurl over any mental barriers you've put up around yourself. Jump into #NOREGRETS spirit and conquer those niggling fears once and for all. For those who did their dash yesterday, a day staying mellow and enjoying this beautiful region will prove more than sufficient.
It's times like this that you really start to work out what sort of traveller you are. And human for that matter. You might be the one trailing through wine country and doing a spot of horse back riding, or you may be that guy that crams in a bungy jump, a skydive and a heliraft & still craves more. It's your holiday - run wild as you see fit.
Time to return our adrenalin levels to normal and make tracks to the wild (and often wet) West Coast and it's towering glaciers. But before we do, bridge bungy jump, anyone?Enjoying our scenic drive we'll stop for lunch in Wanaka, a pretty ski resort town situated on a lake front and dwarfed by mountains. This town is fast becoming one of NZ's most popular spots, and a trip to the 'Dough Bin' for a luscious pie should be high on the list today. Our first piece of NZ eye-candy comes in the form of Hasast Pass, beautified by ancient rainforests, small glaciers and waterfalls. Note how the scenery changes as we roll away from Queenstown through the Southern Alps. Playing host tonight is the town of Franz Josef, home to some of NZ's finest natural beauty with bushlands and glaciers that almost reach the sea. Tomorrow we'll be out and about making the most of it - who's excited?
This morning will be another big ol' tick off the list as we take to the ice of Franz Josef Glacier. Want to double tick the list in gold sparkly pen? We've got a heli ride over the glacier up for grabs for an ultra special experience. Satisfaction levels on high, tonight will be topped off with story swapping and crew drinks at the local. Be sure to breathe in that fresh alpine air - doesn't it feel good.
Armed with a new found appreciation for frozen water, we hop back on the coach & start making our way back to Christchurch.In the gold rush town of Hokitika we'll watch authentic carvers get to work on green jade and take a look at traditional Maori art. Back on the coach we're coastline bound to one of the islands most jaw-droppingly beautiful spots... Take in the beautiful scenery as we wind our way across the highest and most spectacular mountain pass across the Southern Alps.Tonight we'll sleep well in Christchurch, drifting off to the pleasant memories of NZ's natural beauty that seasoned our day.
It's another jaw-dropping drive up to the top of the South Island today. The coach cuts across the Canterbury Plains to Kaikoura.Arriving in Kaikoura will see us amongst a seaside settlement known for whales & dolphins, so have those cameras at the ready as we roll around the coast. We'll stop at a seal colony, where you'll struggle not to break into a collective 'cuuuute' as you watch these guys sunning themselves on the rocks.Our next drive takes us up the wild, rugged east coast and the wine country of Marlborough. Jump on the Inter-Island ferry and leave the South Island behind. Cruise through the gorgeous Marlborough Sounds, where thick forested peaks rise straight up from the sea. It's a camera-friendly spot with picturesque inlets, remote coves and tiny beaches that dot the islands.We dock in the capital city of Wellington, where no doubt New Zealand's well-cultured capital will prove an utter delight. After an orientation through the narrow streets a night on the town will be on the cards, plus an optional dinner to start the night off as we mean to go on.
Galleries, cafes, shops, street performers, vintage markets -Wellington you're spoiling us. Stroll the eclectic Cuba Street, grab some sushi & pop by the Tattoo Museum where Maori moko face tattoos and modern ink collide, or hop on a quad bike to get down and dirty.
We wave goodbye to Wellington and its beautiful scenery and we prepare ourselves for our next adventure – and trust us, this one is bucket-list worthy.Known as the après-ski capital of the North island, Ohakune is a tranquil town with stupendous view. Today you have the option to go mountain biking along one of NZ's most picturesque track, "the Old Coach Rd" or spend the day bettering your skills on the slopes or generally treating yourself to all the snowy based activities on offer, then tonight snuggle down in our Special Stay ski lodge, located in prime position at the base of Mt. Ruapehu.
Wake up in the spectacular surroundings of Mt. Ruapehu with the epic views of the volcano, and you have the option this morning to go mountain biking along one of NZ's most picturesque track, "the Old Coach Rd" before we head to Taupo.Volcanic peak views & trout fishing will seamlessly slip us into quaint lake life. But don't be fooled by the seemingly still scenery - a bungy jump or skydive are both on the menu if that adrenaline itch needs scratching.
As we leave Lake Taupo keep an eye out for even more recognisable 'The Lord of the Rings' backdrops.220,000 litres (58 000 gallons) of water gush over Huka Falls per second. Just let that sink in for a minute. Wild, right? Even wilder still is the Huka Falls Jet experience – a thrilling ride that will get you experiencing the full force of the falls and leave you with even more of a taste for adventure.When you catch your first whiff of that… 'unusual' sulphur smell, you'll know we've arrived in Rotorua. Upon arrival in Rotorua we get to learn some fascinating info on NZ's national birds, as well as watch new lives hatch right in front of our eyes! How impressed are you right now? Soak in a hotspring, go skydiving or take a canopy tour - there's plenty of time for you to make the best of this town. Tonight we enjoy a Maori dance performance and feast on a Hāngi dinner that is sweetly roasted in the ground.
The day is yours to roam free. Soak in a hotspring, go white water rafting, take a canopy tour of hike up a volcano – the options are limitless and the decisions are yours.
Famed for its spurting geysers, boiling mud pools & hot springs, gondola and speeding luge rides, Rotorua is a natural wonderland and then some. But don't let the allure of this place consume you, for there's a fun stop at Hobbiton village we must complete. Join us at our short visit at the land of 'Lord of the Rings', before we head to Auckland. That's right, it wouldn't be a complete experience without a stop at the "Shire".This is it! And what an adventure we've had. Say your goodbyes to your new-found family as your trip ends on arrival here in Auckland. New Zealand, we'll never forgot you.
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Stay up-to-date on news related to the environment.
The Supreme Court has questioned the Central government's authority to allocate coal blocks to companies and has sought legal explanation as the statutory Act empowers only the respective states to allocate coal blocks. The apex court said that the Centre has absolutely no power under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act of 1957 to allocate coal blocks to companies and neither is there any provision overriding this Act.
Endangered tigers are affected by coal mining in forests in Central India
The Supreme Court also expressed concerns over the procedure and manner in which 218 coal blocks were allocated to private and public sector companies. It asked the Central Government for an explanation on these allocations that the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) alleged made the exchequer suffer a loss of Rs 1.86 lakh crore. A bench of justices R M Lodha and J Chelameswar asked the government to go through other legislations particularly the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, to find out whether it is empowered to allocate the resources. The bench has asked the Centre to respond within six weeks. Apart from the issue of corruption in coal block allocations we must not forget that coal mining in forests affects the endangered tiger, other species of wildlife and forest dwelling communities. Along with ensuring that there is no more corruption we must also protect what's left of our last remaining forests. Á Greenpeace petition addressed to the Prime Minister began on July 19, 2012 asking him to stop all new coal allocations and forest clearances until the coal scam has been fully investigated and there is a clear demarcation of areas that shouldn't be mined. Over 9,00,000 people have signed this petition till date. A ray of hope in Chhattisgarh Though Chhattisgarh has some of the largest coal deposits in the country and is dotted with thermal power plants, the state government is moving steadily toward solar energy. The state has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) worth Rs 50,000 only to invest in solar energy last year.
In fact, since 2001 the Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Authority (CREDA) has been working on providing remote villages in the state decentralized, renewable sources of power. About 1,400 small villages have been electrified with subsidies from the Central government for remote village electrification under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. This success story is inspiring especially in a dirty energy hub like Chhattisgarh and other states can adopt a similar model. Furthermore, decentralised solar power need not be used only in remote villages that cannot be connected to the central grid, it can be used anywhere the sun shines. Green activists in HP object MoEF's decision to wave off approval from locals
Green activists in Himachal Pradesh have vehemently opposed the Union Environment Ministry's decision to revoke the approval required from the locals under the Forest Conservation Act, to divest forest land for different projects. In a January 19 letter to Environment and Forests Minister, Jayanthi Natarajan the activists have objected to the arbitrary manner in which the decision has been taken and have said that the rights of forest-dwellers must be settled first and consent sought from the affected village councils. Himdhara, a local environment action group, said that the unilateral decision by the environment ministry is against the provisions of the scheduled tribes and other traditional forest dwellers (recognition of Forest Rights) Act of 2006. They also pointed out that the decision is also in violation of the ministry's own circular of August 2009 that made mandatory for project proponents to get non-objection certificates (NoCs) from the affected 'gram sabhas' and compliance with the forest rights act before diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes. MP government declares 17 eco-sensitive zones in state Following a directive from the Ministry of Environment and Forests, the Madhya Pradesh government identified 17 eco-sensitive zones in the wildlife sanctuaries and national parks in the state. Illegal mining and commercial activities will be banned around these areas.
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Madhya Pradesh has 25 wildlife sanctuaries and eight National Parks. The state Forest Department identified and approved the eco-sensitive zones across Pench National Park, Kanha National Park, Panna National Park, Kuno Palpur sanctuary and Bandhavgarh National Park among others.
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/supreme-court-questions-centre-s-power-to-allocate-coal-blocks-321865?pfrom=home-lateststories http://tehelka.com/lead-solarly-light/ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/developmental-issues/Himachal-Pradeshs-green-activists-oppose-move-to-divert-forest-land/articleshow/18103680.cms http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/government-of-madhya-pradesh-identified-and-declared-17-ecosensitive-zones-in-the-state-1357544399-1
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Volleyball Championship Opening Round Recap
By Chad Waller, Director of Communications and Sports Information
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - (Scoreboard) Nine of 12 hosts were on the winning end and three squads earned their first-ever championship victory, which highlighted the 2013 NAIA Volleyball National Championship Opening Round on Saturday. Since the Opening Round format began in 2008, the hosts now improve to 59-13 overall.
Of teams that have appeared at least one prior time, Trinity Christian (Ill.) picked up its first-ever national championship win. The Trolls trailed 2-1 before coming back for a 3-2 (9-25, 26-24, 21-25, 25-20, 15-13) win at No. 17-ranked Bellevue (Neb.). In its second championship appearance, Trinity Christian was impressive against a Bellevue team that was hosting for the fifth-straight Opening Round, which is a NAIA record.
Newcomers Park (Mo.) and Wayland Baptist (Texas) both secured wins this afternoon -- both coming at home in 3-0 sweeps.
Indiana Wesleyan and Rocky Mountain (Mont.) were the other two road teams to grab a victory. The Wildcats swept Bryan (Tenn.), 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-21). The home loss for Brayn snapped a 17-match win streak, which dated back to September of 2012.
Rocky Mountain held on, 3-2 (25-23, 25-21, 18-25, 19-25, 15-7) against College of Idaho in Caldwell, Idaho. The loss was the first for the Coyotes in the Opening Round -- they were 4-0 coming into tonight's match.
The 12 Opening Round winners today join the teams with a bye, who were the top 11 teams ranked in the final NAIA Volleyball Coaches' Top 25 Poll released on Nov. 17, in addition to the National Championship final site host team, Briar Cliff (Iowa). These 24 teams meet up in Sioux City, Iowa, from Dec. 3 - 7 in the National Championship final site, presented by J&L Enterprises and CNOS Foundation
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I have a 7 week old and we have just gone through the dreaded arsenic hour (more like HOURS - my DD has been awake since 4.30pm this arvo and has only just gone to sleep!). My DP and I used pretty much every technique we have for settling her tonight and as we went through our repertoire it occurred to me there are probably thousands of others out there that we could try. This is what we tried tonight:
* putting her on my chest with and without bottom patting
* putting her in her sling and walking up and down the hallway
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* extra breastfeeds
* leaving her to cry intermittently (no longer than 5 mins at a time)
* putting her bassinet onto a piece of wood we have that has wheels and wheeling her up and down in her room
* putting her in her car capsule and swinging it from side to side (this is what finally worked)
We couldn't take her for a walk or out to the car because it's raining.
So tell me what you do when you're desperately trying to settle your newborn to sleep and what works.
(And if someone can tell me why one thing works one night and not the next, I'll be most grateful!)
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E! News caught the first episode of "The Voice's" ninth season, featuring the highly anticipated return of Gwen Stefani, as well as coaches Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and Pharrell Williams, plus a whole mess of incredibly talented contestants.
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It's always fun to watch all four coaches become inspired by one particular contestant, someone who transcends genre barriers and speaks to people from many different walks of life. That's kind of the whole point of these singing competitions, and there will be plenty of those contestants during season nine.
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Bass fishing and gas drilling meet in Pittsburgh
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bass fishing, gas drilling and downtown Pittsburgh collided at a professional fishing tournament last week, and the unlikely partnership prompted cheers and concerns from anglers, environmentalists and the general public.
The Marcellus Shale Coalition 3 Rivers Challenge ran from Thursday to Saturday, as pro and amateur bass and walleye fishermen enthusiastically prowled the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers in search of a big catch.
"It was a brainchild of our land affairs committee," said Kathryn Klaber, president of the gas drilling coalition, who noted that many people in the industry are avid outdoorsmen.
One of the fishermen at the event said that even having a tournament in Pittsburgh is a sign of progress.
"I can remember I won a tournament 15 years ago, on the Ohio River, and I won it with two fish," said Vic Vatalaro, an Akron, Ohio, resident who's fished the rivers in the region for years. Now, he said, there are many more fish in the river, and they're much bigger. "The water's just definitely better. You can see its cleaner," he said.
Vatalaro said the outboard motors in his industry have gotten much cleaner over the last 10 years, and he thinks the shale gas boom is another example of how technology can help reduce pollution and thus improve the environment.
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has made it possible to tap into deep reserves of oil and gas but has also raised concerns about pollution. Large volumes of water, along with sand and hazardous chemicals, are injected underground to break rock apart and free the oil and gas. Contaminated wastewater from the process can leak from faulty well casings into aquifers, but it's often difficult to trace underground sources of pollution. Some studies also have shown air quality problems around gas wells, while others have indicated no problems.
Rick Lorson, the area fisheries manager for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, agreed that the rivers were in far worse shape decades ago.
"It definitely did hit bottom in the 1960s through the early '70s," Lorson said. "The rivers have really tremendously improved over time."
Fisheries biologists still have concerns, such as old coal mine drainage, stormwater, sewage and industrial effluent. "We don't want to suggest that everything is taken care of," he added.
Some people at the event weren't pleased to see that a gas drilling group was the main sponsor.
"That kind of put a damper on things. We didn't pick up any of the freebies they were giving out," said Katie Ketcham, an area resident who stopped by the riverwalk with her family. "It definitely disappointed me that they were the ones sponsoring this. I'm against drilling."
Regulators contend that overall, water and air pollution problems are rare, but environmental groups and some scientists say there hasn't been enough research on those issues. The industry and many federal and state officials say the practice is safe when done properly, and many rules on air pollution and disclosure of the chemicals used in fracking are being strengthened.
Jeff McCauley, who was working at a booth for a local environmental group, said he sees both sides of the issue.
"I see natural gas as a stepping stone to pure, clean energy. I want the best for the environment," he said.
McCauley said he thinks renewable energy is great, but it's just not ready to meet the vast power needs of the region or the nation. He added that natural gas is a cleaner-burning fuel than coal or oil and said the industry "is creating jobs for people."
Christina Handley, president of the Allegheny Aquatic Alliance, a local water conservation and protection group that had a booth at the tournament, said the gas drilling industry still hasn't eased her concerns.
"I want a lot more information," she said, adding that for now she opposes it and feels it has developed too fast. "It's so new; we really don't know the long-term effects."
Lorson said the Fish and Boat Commission monitor water quality, aquatic biology and fish species. And they're keeping an eye out for drilling impacts.
In 2010, the Monongahela River started to show very high levels of salty bromides, and one source was a new surge of wastewater from gas drilling. But in 2011, state officials and many in the industry backed new regulations and a voluntary ban on taking the waste to municipal treatment plants, and the bromide levels appear to have dropped.
"It's certainly something that we still have concerns over. However, the monitoring is continuing to escalate," Lorson said of the bromides, adding that some water quality issues are far more basic.
"Whether it be pipelines or well pads, there's a lot of soil being disturbed, and it's on hillsides," Lorson said. That soil can end up in creeks, streams and ultimately the three big rivers.
"Sedimentation is our No. 1 pollution problem nationwide and particularly in Pennsylvania it's a chronic thing," he said, noting that gas drilling is hardly the only culprit. Many other industrial, agricultural and even residential activities contribute to the problem, he said.
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Wofford swept a non-league doubleheader from visiting Harvard at Russell King Field on Saturday, winning the opener 10-0 before a 7-2 win in the nightcap.
Harvard remains winless on the young season in dropping to 0-7 while Wofford improves to 10-5 with the wins.
In the opener, Brent Suter (0-2) didn't have his best stuff as Wofford chased him with seven runs on 10 hits in just 2.2 innings. The Terriers cruised to the 10-0 win, banging out 16 hits to Harvard's five.
The only Harvard pitcher to go unscathed was Zack Hofeld, who struck out a batter in his scoreless inning.
In the nightcap, Harvard jumped out to a 2-0 lead through three innings but Wofford scored five times in the fifth inning to seize control.
In the fifth, five straight batters reached base with Mac Doyle delivering a grand slam against Crimson starter Eric Eadington (0-1), who was saddled for the loss after surrendering five runs on five hits in 5.1 innings.
Harvard had taken its lead in the second as Dillon O'Neill walked, moved to third on a single from Taylor Helgren and scored on a suicide squeeze from Kyle Larrow.
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