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Infant & Child CPR DVD
- DVD Contents
- Video Trailer
- CPR Facts
- Institutional Orders
- About the Instructor
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- Part 1: Infant CPR skills
- Part 2: Infant choking skills
- Part 3: Child CPR skills
- Part 4: Child choking skills
- Part 5: Safety tips & childproofing
- SIDS: what it is and how to lower the risk
- Choking: Facts and ways to prevent it
- Water safety and drowning prevention
- Car seat safety
- Child safety tips
1. What do I do in the case of a drowning?
Get the victim out of the water safely. Then begin the ABC's of CPR. You will do whatever your victim needs from you. (There is controversy over whether or not the Heimlich maneuver should be used in conjunction with CPR in order to dislodge water in the lungs and stomach.) Many of the experts say it should be used only if the airway is blocked with debris or vomit, and you are unable to successfully get air into the victim with rescue breaths. Since most drowning victims do not breathe in, large quantities of water, performing rescue breaths immediately is effective without first draining the lungs. Performing the Heimlich maneuver unnecessarily may increase the chances that an unconscious victim will vomit, and subsequently choke on the vomitus.
2. What if the victim vomits?
If that happens, turn the victim to one side and wipe out the vomit as best you can with your finger and continue.
3. What if I panic and forget what to do?
Try to review the information periodically that will help you keep it fresh in your mind. If you panic remember that the goal is to keep oxygen to the brain until help arrives therefore you need to make the heart beat and breath for them. Remember: something is better than nothing. Just do your best.
4. When do I stop CPR?
When help arrives and takes over, or if the victim starts to move or breath on their own.
5. What is the reason for calling 911 after the 5 Cycle of CPR for the children/infants if I am alone?
Infants and children tend to have airway/breathing problems that are the main cause of their needing CPR and trying to correct that problem takes precedent over calling 911.
6. When performing CPR how do I know if it is working?
You can tell if the chest rises with each ventilation. It is hard to
determine if the chest compressions results in a pulse. Do the best
you can and don't stop. It's better to perform CPR imperfectly than not at all.
Among children ages 1 to 4 years, most drownings occur in residential swimming pools. Most young children who drowned in pools were last seen in the home, had been out of sight less than five minutes, and were in the care of one or both parents at the time.
In 2001, 859 children ages 0 to 14 years died from drowning (CDC 2003). Drowning remains the second-leading cause of injury-related death for children ages 1 to 14 years (CDC 2003).
In 2001, 864 children ages 14 and under died from unintentional airway obstruction injuries. Of these children, 87 percent were ages 4 and under.
In 2001, 169 children ages 14 and under died from choking (30 percent food and 70 percent nonfood) and more than 17,500 children were treated in hospital emergency departments for choking-related episodes.
In 2002, eight children ages 2 to 11 died from choking on or aspiration of a toy; three of these deaths involved balloons. Choking and suffocation/asphyxia deaths account for 62 percent of all toy-related fatalities.
In 2002, more than 80 percent of children treated in hospital
emergency rooms for airway obstruction injuries were ages 4 and under.
The majority of childhood choking injuries are associated with food items. Children are at risk from choking on small, round foods such as hot dogs, candies, nuts, grapes, carrots and popcorn.
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Tracy Kalemba RN, MSN president of Caring Professional Resources LLC, has been a registered nurse since 1987. She has worked in hospitals, pediatrics, home care, and presently teaches nursing at Rutgers University in New Jersey. She has been a certified American Heart Association CPR instructor since 1991 and a certified childbirth educator with the Council of Childbirth Education Specialists since 1995.
Tracy is active teaching parents the vital lifesaving skills contained in her program. As a mother she feels so strongly that everyone should know infant and child cpr skills, that she produced: Infant/Child CPR: What Every Parent Should Know, so that others could learn and review this lifesaving information regarding infant and child cpr at their leisure.
Tracy recommends reviewing the infant and child cpr DVD once a month on your child's date of birth. By reviewing the information periodically it will be easier to remember the infant and child cpr skills and you will feel more confident should you ever need to use the information or skills from the program.
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Yes, your Parrot Cichlid appears healthy... But without knowing further details--behavior, eating-habits, genital appearance...--it's hard to say. Beest I can tell from this sole pic is:
It's male, matured & doesn't have Ich.
As for what appears to be an odd notch in it's anal & tail fins, don't worry... It's grow-back.
Write again when you have more details... And get more pictures! the more we can see & know about whatever issues you may have question about, the better we can help you.
What's considered "discoloration" really isn't uncommon with this species. Many others--myself included--have noted odd discoloration of their examples, while the fish in-question is [otherwise] in good health. Often this is a trick of the light... The type & brightness, along with the material used for the tank's construction--glass or acrylic--will effect their appearance. Sometimes it's because of stressful conditions, such as bullying or lack of proper care. Often times, it's just something they go through... for no apparent reason at-all.
I wouldn't fret over it... But if you really want to try improving it's color--and I can't believe I'm gonna suggest this--try starting it on a diet of Hikari's Blood Parrot & Flowerhorn pellets. Though I didn't note any proof with mine to their claim that it provides improvement in color (greater redness) during the brief time I used it, you might have better luck with it than I. Just remember: Much like how Flamingos get their color from a diet of shrimp, and how some folks get yellowish skin from eating too-much beta-carotene, any other fish that that begin to feed on this supplement may have an unexpected change of coloration... If not a change in total-health from eating something unsuitable for the given species.
I wish you luck, Bob... And, like with all that return to me over advice here, hope that all for you & yours goes "swimmingly".

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Mata hopeful of regular first-team spot
Chelsea's Juan Mata is hoping his ability to play in a variety of positions will see him become a regular starter again at Stamford Bridge.
The Spain international was one of the club's standout performers last season, scoring 12 goals and providing as many assists in 35 Premier League appearances.
But he has found himself on the periphery of the first team this season, with new boss Jose Mourinho overlooking the 25-year-old on several occasions, including last Saturday's 2-0 victory over Fulham.
Mata did feature for the side in the 2-0 League Cup triumph against Swindon Town on Tuesday, however, and he is hoping his versatility will earn him a run of starts in order to help him hit top form.
Speaking to The Sun, Mata said: "I've been training hard but it's not the same. You improve your rhythm by playing games.
"I've worked hard and wanted to show everyone that I can play and everything is OK.
"It is easy for me to focus on football and just do what I have to do. The only thing I have in my mind is to keep working, keep training hard, keep improving and keep scoring and making assists. That's what I did.
"I've played in three positions. In the beginning I was playing as a left winger, then on the right and last season as a number 10. I feel comfortable playing in any offensive position.
"It's better if a player can play in lots of positions rather than just one."


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7-day Shanxi Highlights
Tour code: ETC-Q56
Well-designed for the visitors who come to Shanxi for the first time, the tour incorporate in three main destinations of the province - Datong, Mt Wutai & Pingyao, and covers several China well-known attractions, such as Yungang Grottoes, Wutai Mountain, Jici Temple and Pingyao Ancient City. The trip offers you a taste of ancient Chinese history and culture.
|Tour Date
|Tour Brief
|Arrival in Datong
|Visit Yungang Grottoes, Huayan Temple, Nine Dragon Screen
Datong/Mount Wutai
|Visit Hanging Temple, Wooden Pagoda at Ying County
|Mount Wutai/Taiyuan
|Mountain Wutai, tour the Xiantong Temple, Pusading Temple and Tayuan Temple; drive to Taiyuan
|Visit Jinci Temple, proceed to Pingyao to visit Qiao Family Compound and Double Forest Temple
Explore the old town of Pingyao
|Drive to Taiyuan and depart to next destination
Day 01 Arrival in Datong (no meal)
Arrival in Datong by train or bus in the evening, be picked up and transferred to the hotel.
Day 02 Datong (B, L)
Visit the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site – Yungang Grottoes. Then proceed to ancient Huayan Temple of Liao and Jin Dynasty and Nine Dragon Screen.
Day 03 Datong – Mount Wutai (B, L)
Drive to visit Hanging Temple, Wooden Pagoda at Ying County, which is the oldest existent fully wooden pagoda still standing in China, first built in 1056. Overnight at Wutaishan city.
Day 04 Mount Wutai – Taiyuan (B, L)
Half day tour to Mount Wutai, one of the four holy mountains for Buddhists in China, you will tour the Xiantong Temple, Pusading Temple and Tayuan Temple. After lunch, drive 4 hours to Taiyuan, the capital city of Shanxi Province.
Day 05 Taiyuan - Pingyao (B, L)
After breakfast, transfer to visit Jinci Temple, which was founded about 1,400 years ago, boasting a diverse collection of more than 100 sculptures, buildings, terraces, and bridges. Then proceed to Pingyao, you will visit Qiao Family Compound and Double Forest Temple before checking into the hotel.
Day 06 Pingyao (B, L)
Explore the old town of Pingyao escorted by your guide, including the visits to the city wall, Rishengchang Draft Bank and Ming and Qing Street. Free time at the rest of the day.
Day 07 Pingyao – Taiyuan departure (B)
Drive to Taiyuan, and board the flight or train to your next destination.
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|Thursday November 6, 2003
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Isn't it strange how "do-gooders" has somehow become a term of abuse? Since when has doing good deserved abuse? And if you like to drink your coffee out of a glass instead of a cup, or if you enjoy white wine, that somehow means you are something called an "elite" - weird for a country that prides itself on its coffee and where its biggest brewer, Foster's, is also its biggest wine producer.
While we're imagining scarey scenarios such as sharing our household appliances with foreigners (does Pinoclean get rid of third world germs?).....
Wow Abimbola - I actually found your comments on 'if you dont like it you can leave the country' and Col Rouges various comments (that need no explantation, except perhaps a recomendation for anger management classes)to be amongst the most offensive of the lot. I guess its all subjective.
Let the asylum seekers stay, and replace their number with politicians and public service fat cats, and ship them off to sea. There should be a huge improvement in Australia!
Maharg G
Australia needs a rethink about their attitude towards citizens of other nations including those seeking refugee status. The politicians seem to think that they have more leeway compare to other developed democratic nations interms of taking the reposinsibility for their actions. The citizens of Australia need to hold the poilitician responsible for their actions in a more effective way as these decisions shape up the world for next generation and where Australia stands in the world when they aspire to gain a place in international arena.
I am sick and tired of paying taxes to support asylum seekers. There is a process in place for people to apply legally to live in Australia. Asylum seekers who try to enter Australia illegally should be pushed out of Australia and sent back where they came from.
Andrew Dunn - I've checked the census figures and we are now over 90% white, caucasion, European and christian (culturally if not practising). It's amazing how we've kept this mongrel nation together. By the way only "little englanders" think anglo saxons are a race. You're ethnically German and every word in the english language with 2 syllables or more comes from Italy. You didn't mean "Aryan Race" by any chance.
Larry Chiera
To Marie Phillips
The Libs warned it would happen, but the Labor parties chose to ignore it. Let's hope the ALP will pay the costs from their secret Swiss accounts, as a taxpayer I think we should not have to foot the bill for Labor grandstanding.
ALP can pay with hidden Swiss accounts.
Hey if the islands are excised from Australia's migration zone, does that mean that the Australian government doesn't want to govern them?
Kate Stewart,
Joseph Mendez
School teachers?! - Ed
Freya, It is always a pleasure talking with you.
Has Democracy in Australia expired ?
Mark Kennedy
Andrew Dunn - I agree... the Senate is non-representative whilst the Tasmanians 20:1 higher senate representation than the folk from NSW.
Col Rouge
You know, its just so pathetic! I can't believe that some people writing to this forum just can't respect the views of others! What happened to free speech and having an opinion, no matter how wrong you think the other person is? It sounds to me like alot of you leftie people are the ones who need to wake up yourselves and realise that we live in a democratic society and that people have different views on govt policy. Just because you dont agree does not mean that they deserve to be verbally abused. Geez, talk about uncultured!
Abimbola Addekki
A cry for help is what these poor Kurdish people are expressing when they come to our shore. Many refugees have been through horrendous abuse, experienced/witnessed torture, racism. These people need our empathy. This government has focused on paranoia and fear, since the Tampa arrival in 2001. It is certainly time that we question this most base approach to meeting our responsibilities, and actually helping human beings who have been through enough already. Compassion is sorely missed. Mr Howard certainly doesn't know anything about it.."Nobody told him" that it is a good thing to help others in need.
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To Mozzie,
Andrew Dunn
Migration zones
Hanson verdict
Sexism in the city?
Sexiest politicians
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Daily Business Report-March 7, 2014
The proposed makeover of Anthony's Fish Grotto features expansive glass to enhance the views provided to diners. The elevated roof lines provide opportunities for natural light, and the dock offers patrons arriving by boat the chance to dock and dine. Architect David Robinson of Robinson Brown created the plan.
One of San Diego's Oldest Seafood Restaurants
Planning a Complete Makeover at the Waterfront
Anthony's Fish Grotto, San Diego's oldest family-owned and operated seafood restaurant company — it opened its doors on the waterfront in 1946 — is planning a complete makeover of its North Embarcadero properties. The flagship operation on the waterfront houses Anthony's Fish Grotto, Anthony's Fishette and Anthony's Star of the Sea Event Center.
A rendering of concepts for an interior and exterior remodel for the Harbor Drive location was presented to the Port of San Diego Real Estate Division and a new executive sous chef has begun work on updating the menus for all three locations, according to the company.
The architecture firm of Robinson Brown was retained with firm principal David Robinson designing the North Embarcadero restaurant rendering. In tandem with this makeover, Anthony's Fish Grotto hired Chef Jay (Timothy) Payne Jr., formerly the executive chef of Café Japengo in La Jolla.
"Chef Jay is already experimenting with new flavors and combinations that complement Mama Ghio's original recipes and we're having a lot of fun tasting Jay's creations and drink pairings," said Craig Ghio, co-owner and third generation family member. "One of Chef Jay's most important projects is designing a new concept restaurant in the former Star of the Sea space. This new concept, 1360 Harbor, will feature artisanal seafood small plates, boutique wines and local hand crafted beers."
The new design for the Harbor Drive location will feature open architecture to blend with the Port's North Embarcadero Visionary Plan. Patrons will have wide, unobstructed views of San Diego Bay. The rebranding initiatives also include green energy initiatives and waterfront dining events, seafood and wine pairings and more.
Ghio said the rebranding will carry over to Anthony's La Mesa location, where enhanced interiors, greater utilization of its private lake and evolved menu will be featured.
County's January Unemployment Rate Increased
Nonfarm jobs were down by 16,400 over the month, but up 28,300 jobs over the year
The unemployment rate in the San Diego County was 7.0 percent in January, up from a revised 6.5 percent in December 2013, and below the year-ago estimate of 8.5 percent, the state Employment Development Department reported today. That compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 8.5 percent for California and 7.0 percent for the nation during the same period.
(Note: the state agency will report February job figures on March 21).
Between December 2013 and January 2014:
Total nonfarm employment declined from 1,331,600 to 1,315,200, a loss of 16,400 jobs. Agricultural employment gained by 100 jobs, or 1.1 percent.
• Trade, transportation, and utilities reported the greatest month-over decline, down 9,300 jobs. A seasonal decline in retail trade (down 8,700) accounted for more than 90 percent of the job losses in this sector. Transportation, warehousing, and utilities declined by 1,000 jobs, while wholesale trade added 400 jobs offsetting the overall employment decline in this sector.
• Five other sectors also posted month-over job losses: educational and health services (down 4,000); government (down 2,600); leisure and hospitality (down 2,400); financial activities (down 1,200); and information (down 500).
• Four nonfarm sectors added jobs over the month. The most notable job growth came from professional and business services (up 2,400). Professional, scientific, and technical services (up 2,400) contributed to all of the job growth in this industry.
Between January 2013 and January 2014:
Total nonfarm employment increased by 28,300 jobs, or 2.2 percent. Agricultural employment gained 400 jobs, or 4.6 percent.
• Construction posted the greatest year-over gain, adding 6,500 jobs. Specialty trade contractors (up 3,700) accounted for more than half of the employment growth in this sector, primarily from building equipment contractors (up 1,900). Construction of buildings gained 1,700 jobs, followed by an increase of 1,100 jobs in heavy and civil engineering construction.
• Seven other nonfarm sectors also added jobs over the year: professional and business services (up 6,100); leisure and hospitality (up 6,100); government (2,800); educational and health services (up 2,600); trade, transportation, and utilities (up 2,400); other services (up 2,000); and manufacturing (up 700).
• Two sectors recorded year-over job losses: information (down 600) and financial activities (down 300).
Renovation of Storm and Nasatir Halls
Complex at San Diego State Completed
C.W. Driver has completed construction on the newly renovated Storm and Nasatir Halls complex at San Diego State University. The project includes the 100,000-square-foot renovation and 30,000-square-foot expansion of the existing complex built in 1957. Designed by LPA Inc., the $73 million complex now offers program space with upgraded technologies for eight academic departments, faculty offices, and academic and research laboratories.
City Clerk Receives Petitions for June Council Elections
A handful of prospective candidates for San Diego City Council seats delivered their nominating petitions to the City Clerk's Office on Thursday, the final day to file the documents, City News Service reports. The city requires interested candidates to bring in valid signatures from 100 people registered to vote in their district. Those with enough verified names will qualify for the June 3 primary election for even-numbered council seats.
The list of candidates who have filed so far include three running for reelection — David Alvarez, Myrtle Cole and Lorie Zapf.
Alvarez, who lost the mayoral runoff election last month to Kevin Faulconer, will try for a second term in District 8, which includes Barrio Logan and South Bay neighborhoods. The only other candidates to file petitions for the district race are Valley Coleman III, a retired ironworker, and Lincoln Pickard, a retired contractor.
Cole, who won her seat in a special election last May, will run for a full term in District 4 in southeast San Diego. Her opponents, if they qualify, would be Lemon Grove School District trustee Blanca Lopez Brown and real estate agent Tony Villafranca.
Zapf represents District 6 currently but will seek the District 2 seat vacated by Faulconer. When City Council maps were redrawn a couple of years ago, her residence fell into his beach and bay district. Federal prosecutor Sarah Boot and Mark Schwartz, a marketer of organic fertilizers, have filed to challenge her.
Candidates so far for Zapf's current seat are San Diego County Taxpayers Association Vice President Chris Cate, special education assistant Jane Glasson, education consultant Carol Kim, community and veterans activist De Le, and ex-San Diego Unified School District Trustee Mitz Lee.
UC to Increase Student Exchanges and
Research Ties With Mexican Universities
The University of California system is launching an initiative to increase student exchanges and research ties with Mexican universities, UC president Janet Napolitano said Thursday. The former head of U.S. Department of Homeland Security spoke at a symposium dedicated to U.S.-Mexico relations on the 20th anniversary of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Napolitano had a mixed record as the head of Homeland Security from 2009 to 2013. It was a time of record-breaking deportations, mostly of Mexican citizens. But she also helped craft an administrative rule that offers relief from deportation for some Mexican children who grew up here, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Now, in her role as president of the UC system, Napolitano has pledged $5 million in financial aid and special counseling for undocumented students.
Napolitano said these measures — and immigration reform — are key to harnessing the potential of the North American workforce. The UC president said she hopes the U.S., Mexico and Canada will present themselves to the world as a unified region in the future, "where the manufacturing and supply chain is distributed among the three countries, and where there's a full panoply of student exchange, research exchange, dialogue, collaboration."
— Reported by KPBS
San Diegan Appointed to State Board
Karen Roberts, 52, of San Diego, has been appointed to the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists by Gov. Brown. Roberts has been senior structural engineer at the California Department of General Services, Division of the State Architect since 1999. She was project engineer and special inspection department manager at Biggs Cardosa Associates from 1990 to 1999 and a staff engineer at Mesiti-Miller Engineering from 1989 to 1990. Roberts was a junior engineer at Biggs Cardosa Associates and at Creegan and D'Angelo Consulting Engineers from 1983 to 1986. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Roberts is registered without party preference.


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Jason Morton & The Chesapeake Sons – Before It Gets Better
Jason Morton and The Chesapeake Sons owes their geographical roots to the Atlantic seaboard, but its sonic heritage connects the band firmly to The Black Crowes, the Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and the Marshall Tucker Band.
With Jason Morton and The Chesapeake Sons, a 10-track collection on indie Copperline Music Group, the four-piece ensemble blends effusive melodies, fierce musicianship, convicted vocals, and smart lyrics in a diverse song stew that dips – in Southern-rock fashion – into rock, blues, country, gospel, and even psychedelia.
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A bomb scare led to the evacuation of the Russian government's headquarters in Moscow Sunday, Russia's FSB secret services said.
"We are almost certain it was a false alarm," said a spokesman, cited by ITAR-TASS news agency. He added there was at least one false bomb alert a month in the Russian capital.
"Usually the calls come from some unbalanced person," he added.
Only a few people were actually in the headquarters on Sunday - Christmas day in the Orthodox church calendar.
Security measures have been strengthened in Moscow since December 25 to counter any possible terrorist attack by rebels of the breakaway republic of Chechnya over the New Year and Christmas holidays -- MOSCOW (AFP)
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A 125 Year History of Topographic Mapping and GIS
USGS Publication: History of the Topographic Branch (Division)
On December 4-5, 1884, John Wesley Powell addressed the U.S. Congress seeking authorization for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to begin systematic topographic mapping of the United States. During the next 125 years, mapping techniques evolved from field surveys through photogrammetry to the computer-based methods currently used, and the scales and content of the topographic maps changed. It is the purpose of this two-part article to provide details of the USGS mapping processes through time and to help demonstrate that innovations by USGS employees and provision of public domain geospatial data helped spur the evolution and development of digital geographic information systems (GIS) and the commercial market for geospatial data and products of today. This first article describes topographic mapping developments prior to widespread use of GIS.
In the late 19th century, surveyors created topographic maps in the field. A series of points were measured in the field using tape and compass traverses with elevations determined with an aneroid barometer, and used in a process known as field sketching to draw a terrain representation using contours. The introduction of the planetable and alidade, which could measure vertical angles, point positions, and elevations much more rapidly, greatly increased the accuracy of data shown on topographic maps, but still required the surveyor to field sketch the contours after control points had been identified. The aid of a visual three-dimensional model in the office to construct the surface representation awaited the development of photogrammetry.
During this time, USGS maps were created at scales of 1:250,000 for 1-degree areas and 1:125,000 for 30-minute areas. The scales were increased with time and by 1894, most of the maps were 15-minute areas and produced at a scale of 1:62,500. Features shown on the maps included civil divisions of state, county, township, and cities or villages; public works including railroads, tunnels, wagon roads, trails, bridges, ferries, fords, dams, canals, and acequia; hypsography with contours and floodplain representations; and miscellaneous features of forest, sand, and sand dunes.
The reproduction of maps from the original field sketches used a three-color lithographic printing process based on copper plates. The image of the topographic features was engraved on the copper plates. A three-color process was used with civil divisions and public works in black, hydrography in blue, and hypsography and miscellaneous features in brown.
USGS cartographers commissioned for service in the Army Corps during World War I brought back knowledge of aerial photography. Throughout the 1920s, the USGS experimented with photogrammetry, but it was not until the 1930s during the Great Depression, when the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) need for complete topographic maps of the entire Tennessee Valley and time constraints of the mapping, led the USGS to establish a Multiplex mapping office in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
After orienting the planetable and leveling the alidade, an early USGS topographer takes measurements while his assistant records the information on a field sketch.
The ability to view a three-dimensional terrain surface by doubly reflecting the overlap area, or stereomodel, of a pair of stereophotos in a Multiplex stereoplotter, effectively replaced the requirements of field sketching. An operator could fix a vertical floating mark at a preset elevation in the stereomodel and trace contours to represent the terrain. Similarly, tracing a road or other planimetric feature in the stereomodel but allowing the mark to change elevation along the feature provided recording of all required planimetric features for the topographic map.
After 1942, the USGS used pen and ink drawings that were photographed to film separations, eliminating the need for copper plates. After a few years the pen and ink process was replaced by the use of engravers and scribecoat. The scribecoat replaced the film in the pen and ink process and could be used directly for photographic reproduction.
The 1:24,000-scale 7.5-minute mapping program resulted from demand for more detail on the topographic maps. With the larger scale, the USGS included almost 200 features separated into color groups for the five color plates to be used in the film-based reproduction process. The five plates included cultural features, such as roads shown with casings, buildings, and much of the type used on the map on a black plate; road fills, urban tints, Public Land Survey lines, and other features on a red plate; woodland tint and other vegetation on a green plate; hydrographic features on a blue plate; and contours, depressions, and other hypsographic features on a brown plate. The color separations were composited on a five-color lithographic press.
The USGS widely adopted photogrammetry as a part of the mapping process after World War II and USGS employees developed innovations in the production workflow and in the instrumentation. Russell K. Bean of the USGS invented the "Ellipsoidal Reflector Projector" (ER-55) for which he was awarded a patent in 1956. The ER-55 became a replacement for the Multiplex stereoplotter for the USGS and was later manufactured and marketed by Baush and Lomb as the Balplex stereoplotter. Also, during this period, the Kelsh stereoplotter, invented by Harry T. Kelsh of the USGS, was widely adopted. A USGS innovation for the Kelsh and other optical projection stereoplotters was StereoImage Alternation (SIA), which operators often called the "squirrel-cage" because of the rotating shutters inside a short metal tube; when viewed with the naked eye, the SIA sequentially presented the left photo to the left eye and the right photo to the right eye to form the stereomodel.
Additional innovation and developments provided the USGS with solutions for stereoplotting, aerotriangulation, point measurement, and other photogrammetric operations. The Kelsh stereoplotters were used in areas of moderate to high relief, but low relief areas, such as along the coasts and large parts of the Great Plains, required the capabilities of the "heavy" stereoplotters that used projection by mechanical rods. These stereoplotters included the Wild A8, B8, the Kern PG-2, and others of German, Swiss, and Italian manufacture. The Kelsh and the heavy plotters were used until completion of the 7.5-minute topographic map series in 1991; however, additional innovations led to the concept and technology for producing orthophotos in the 1960s.
A map engraver carefully prepares one of the three lithographic stones required for the 1915 reprint of the Donaldsonville, Louisiana, topographic map.
The development by the USGS of the orthophoto concept and building of a practical orthophotoscope by Russell K. Bean, with a patent in 1959, led to the production of orthophotoquads – rectified aerial photos. Orthophotos became a standard product of the USGS and later served as a base for the 7.5-minute topographic maps.
Many other innovations affected the mapping process such as the measurement of angles in the field with instruments including transits and theodolites. Distances were measured with electronic distance measuring (EDM) units using microwave technology and, later, lasers.
The development of computers may represent the greatest technological innovation to change the mapping process and USGS employees were quick to embrace this technology. In the 1960s, the USGS developed the AutoPlot, a device that used stepping motors to move scribing engravers to create a scribecoat negative of the topographic map neat line (latitude and longitude lines that bound the quadrangles) and horizontal pass points.
After 1970, the USGS embarked on three different tracks using digital technology. First, a massive program to manually digitize existing maps to create a product with an arc/node data model, known as a Digital Line Graph (DLG), was initiated. During the same time, the advances in photogrammetric technology that generated an orthophotograph were used to simultaneously produce a Digital Elevation Model (DEM). Both DLGs and DEMs were placed in the public domain.
The second track was the automation of the map production operation. The Digital Cartographic Software System (DCASS) development included retro-fitting analog stereoplotters, such as the PG-2, with three-axis digitizers to collect and record the x,y coordinates and attributes of geographic features from the stereomodel to a magnetic tape. The tape later was used to drive a large format automatic plotter, a Gerber 4477, to engrave the map data onto the scribecoat, or to drive a photohead device to expose a film negative. A cartographic interactive editing capability, referred to as the Graphic Map Production System (GRAMPS), also was developed by USGS employees. The scribecoats or film negatives from the final editing process became the color separations necessary for the five-color press to create the lithographic map.
The final track was the development of a land cover data generating program, Land Use Data Analysis (LUDA). The program also developed software, the Geographic Information Retrieval and Analysis System (GIRAS), to support vector graphics and analysis from an arc/node data model. These data became the first complete land cover dataset for the conterminous 48 states and, as with the DLG and DEM data, were provided in the public domain.
Throughout this period, USGS scientists were developing innovative computer-based data products and hardware/software systems that were made directly available to the public. A software example that persists today is the General Cartographic Transformation Package (GCTP), written in the 1970s by Atef Elassal, a USGS employee. The computer code in FORTRAN IV (later converted to C and in 2009 available in C++) can transform data to any of 21 different map projections. This package was the basis of map projection packages that became a part of the GIS software, which would have its commercial debut in the 1980s.


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An analyst at UBS Investment Research claims that Chipzilla's push to create a new Atom chip might stop the growth of tablets based around ARM technology.
However, Uche Orji of UBS claims that Apple's own tablets will be unaffected by Intel's move into the market.
He claims that Windows tablets based on Intel's "Oak Trail" Atom chips could have a larger market impact than expected.
Orji said that tablet forecasts for 2011 in excess of 50 million are not unreasonable. But none of the forecasts fully grasp the possibility of a significant counter-attack from a new generation of notebooks and X86-based tablets.
He said that these could limit the growth of ARM-based tablets.
However, for some reason Orji does not include Apple's iPad in that picture even if Apple's A4 processor is based on an ARM design.
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This article appeared in the May 2007 BreakPoint WorldView magazine.
George Orwell or Franz Kafka could have been writing the headlines last fall when author Elif Shafak was put on trial in her homeland of Turkey. Her crime, "insulting Turkishness," sounds odd enough to Western ears, but Shafak's trial was made particularly surreal by the fact that her alleged crime was committed by fictional characters.
A novelist, Shafak had written a bestseller, The Bastard of Istanbul (Viking, 2007), about the intertwined histories of two families, one Turkish and one Armenian American.
In the book, the Turkish Kazanci women live together in Istanbul, all their male relatives having vanished by death or circumstance. Their only brother, Mustafa, departed for America many years ago, where he lives in Arizona with his American wife Rose and his stepdaughter, Armanoush, who is half Armenian.
Torn between her suburban American mother and her first-generation Armenian relatives, who seem to live in another century as well as another country, Armanoush struggles to find her identity as an Armenian American. Hoping to resolve her personal crisis, she secretly travels to Turkey during her school break and stays with the Kazanci women — who learn only after she arrives that she is Armenian.
While Armanoush expects this news to be explosive, she is met with little more than polite interest. Raised in modern, secular Turkey, the women of the Kazanci family know little about the almost total disappearance of Armenians from the land they once shared. The haunting history that Armanoush's San Francisco family cannot leave behind has been wiped clean from the social memory of her new Turkish friends.
The fictional Kazancis are not the only ones who have forgotten this awful tale. The nearly successful genocide of the Armenians in the years during and leading up to World War I passed quickly from the public consciousness.
Three-quarters of an entire people group were brutally slaughtered, and today few outside the close community of survivors can recount the events or even know that they occurred.
Straddling Europe and Asia, the land that is now modern-day Turkey has spent centuries in a dualistic reality, balancing the worldviews and demands of East and West, of Islam and Christianity.
The modern state of Turkey was formed in 1923, after the Ottoman Empire fell during World War I. For years, the Ottomans and Armenians had lived, for the most part, peacefully together, despite their religious differences.
However, as the Ottoman Empire shrank, economic strains on the region heightened the already inherent discrimination toward those not Muslim — both Jews and Armenians. Isolated massacres of Armenians took place, likely at the behest of the Sultan. All of this changed, however, in 1915.
Between 1915 and 1919, 1.5 million Armenians were summarily slaughtered in a systematic fashion on the express order of the ruling Turks. The remaining 500,000 fled their homeland, most settling in America, where the largest group of Armenians lives to this day.
The events of 1915 are well-documented. After years of sporadic killing and discrimination, hostility toward the Christian Armenians by their Muslim Turk political leaders became entrenched in that year. Official edicts issued by a Turkish government agency, ironically named the Committee of Union and Progress, called for the complete destruction of the Armenians. "An end must be put to their existence," one order reads, "however criminal the measures taken may be, and no regard must be paid to age, or sex, or conscientious scruple."
In carrying out this edict, Turkey served as a testing ground for the practices that the Nazis would use a few years later on Jews and other non-Aryans. Entire Armenian families were "deported" from their homes in the cities and "relocated" to remote areas in the sparsely populated desert regions of Turkey.
The American consul was skeptical of the deport-and-relocate scheme, prompting a November 1915 edict declaring that care had to be taken "with those who are near the cities or other centers. It is important that foreigners shall be persuaded that the expulsion of the Armenians is in truth only deportation."
Deported Armenians traveled by foot or in cattle cars, many of them dying along the way. Those who survived their journey fared little better. In January 1916, an official report stated, "It is understood that hardly ten per cent of the Armenians subjected to the general transportation have reached their destinations; the rest have died from natural causes, such as hunger and sickness. We inform you that we are working to bring about the same result with regard to those who are still alive, by using severe measures."
Spirited away into the countryside, the Armenians essentially disappeared. Their Turkish neighbors, quietly and without asking questions, took over their abandoned homes and businesses in the larger cities, while three thousand years of cultural heritage — including churches, libraries, and towns — was decimated.
Not everyone turned a blind eye. The US Ambassador to Turkey, Henry Morgenthau, pieced together reports from his consular staff and American missionaries in the remote areas of the country. Morgenthau appealed first to the Turkish government, after which twenty Armenians were publicly hanged in what was then still called Constantinople.
With diplomacy clearly not the answer, he spent considerable time and energy trying to convince the US government to intervene, but President Woodrow Wilson was campaigning for re-election on a platform that depended on keeping America out of the war raging in Europe.
Instead, Wilson heartily endorsed the formation of Near East Relief, a charity to help survivors of the genocide with food and relocation to more hospitable lands. The New York Times faithfully covered the reports coming out of Turkey — reports of barely fathomable atrocities, women and children burned alive in locked buildings, used as target practice, and drowned en masse.
Ironically, one of the groups from whom we now have documentation of the events of this period is the Nazis. Allied with Turkey in what was to have been the "war to end all wars," German ambassadors began documenting the ethnic cleansing, sending official reports back to Germany, many of which have been preserved.
Some twenty years later, on the cusp of his invasion of Poland, Hitler is said to have invoked the Armenian genocide, saying, "Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?"
"Systematic Denial"
Who indeed? The answer to that question is most certainly not present-day Turkey. As Shafak demonstrated in her book, modern Turks barely know the events of 1915.
In The Bastard of Istanbul, the Kazanci women listen to Armanoush's recounting of the genocide with detached interest. For them, it is "the issue of another era, and another people." Her new friend Asya puts it bluntly: "Why should I know anything about the past? Memories are too much of a burden." Asya, it turns out, is a girl without a past, the only child of a single mother whose father remains shrouded in mystery.
But for the Armenians, who lost everything in 1915, memory is all that remains. Armanoush, beginning to understand the idiosyncrasies of her Armenian-American family, says, "Despite all the grief that it embodies, history is what keeps us alive and united." And so the Armenian population keeps the memory alive and asks only that the Turks remember.
Armanoush writes to a friend, "This is what we say to the Turks: Look, we are mourning, we have been mourning for almost a century now, because we lost our loved ones, we were driven out of our homes, banished from our land, we were treated like animals and butchered like sheep. We have been denied even a decent death. Even the pain inflicted on our grandparents is not as agonizing as the systematic denial that followed."
Denial, according to the International Campaign to End Genocide, is the eighth and final stage of a genocide. It is the final step in a process of erasure that begins with the physical elimination of a people and ends with their complete disappearance, even from memory. The killing of a people, the root meaning of the term genocide, is finished only when no one remembers that they even existed.
Shafak's novel is a study in contrasts. The most powerful character in the novel, we learn, was once the helpless victim of an attack. The one who should be the most knowledgeable is the one most in the dark. The one who wants only to forget is the one who discovers secrets no one else knows.
Perhaps Shafak's emphasis on contrast and dualism is a natural outgrowth of her homeland. Turkey today touts itself as a secular state, but Christians there face discrimination, intimidation, and hostility.
And the law under which Shafak was prosecuted, Article 301 of the Turkish Criminal Code, was initially intended, as Shafak told National Public Radio's Terry Gross, as a progressive measure designed to enforce and comply with European Union regulations on free speech. It replaced an earlier law that placed even greater strictures on the freedom of speech.
Despite its hopeful beginning, according to one source, in just the two years since Article 301 was enacted, nearly one hundred writers and journalists have been prosecuted under the law.
Shafak was acquitted of the charges brought against her. Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk, facing similar charges, was let off on a technicality. But Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was not so fortunate.
While awaiting a trial for charges brought under Article 301, Dink was assassinated by nationalist radicals in January 2007. Dink's crime, like Shafak's and Pamuk's, was to use the term genocide to describe the events of 1915.
Remembering and Caring
Still, not all the news out of Turkey is bad. The fact that Shafak's novel was a bestseller in her homeland is encouraging. The personal moral dilemmas faced by her characters serve as a gripping backdrop to a national story that needs to be heard.
Perhaps, as Shafak writes, "Istanbul is waking up from its perturbed sleep, ready for the chaos of the rush hour." Perhaps some day soon, Turks will remember the history they have forgotten, and Armenians can look confidently into the future, no longer shackled by a dark past.
In our modern age of globalism and digital communication, we get front-row seats to atrocities on a daily basis. While it is more difficult now for one group of people to wipe out another group without anyone knowing, what is entirely possible is that we will know and not care.
The very fact that we know so much can inure us to new examples of "man's inhumanity to man," as Robert Burns put it. Like Auntie Banu in Shafak's novel, we can wonder, "What's knowledge good for if you can't change anything?" But surely ignorance and amnesia are not the salve for grave misdeeds.
Christians cannot turn a blind eye to the plight of persecuted people. We are exhorted in Scripture to care for the dispossessed, the outcast, the downtrodden, and the weak, for widows, for orphans, and for strangers in our land. These individuals can seem far removed from our daily lives in America, irrelevant to our routine or too heavy for contemplation. We can feel paralyzed and impotent in the face of something as overwhelming as a genocide.
So what can we do? Some of us will be called to help in tangible ways. Some will give financial support to human rights organizations like International Justice Mission, whose president Gary Haugen is this year's Wilberforce Award recipient. Others of us will give our time, through relief groups like Samaritan's Purse or through short-term missions. Many of us will pray for those who are suffering, both for their physical relief and for their spiritual rebirth. All of us can remember.
Remember the victims of genocide. Remember the Armenians. And along with them, remember the Rwandans, the Bosnians, the people of Darfur, and the Jews. If we remember what they cannot forget, perhaps together we can ensure that no people group is ever again subjected to the brutality of annihilation.
Kristine Steakley is a freelance writer and grant writer from northern Virginia. She is a regular contributor to The Point blog, and her articles have appeared in BreakPoint Online, Inside Journal, and Crosswalk.com. Her first book, on grown children of divorce, will be published by InterVarsity Press in 2008.


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Laurent Koscielny has agreed to sign a new "long-term" contract at Arsenal.
The France international, 26, has impressed since arriving in north London from Lorient in summer 2010 and has been rewarded with an enduring deal.
"Laurent has been outstanding for us over the last two seasons," Gunners boss Arsene Wenger told the club's official website.
"When you consider that until 2009 he was playing in Ligue 2 in France and that he is now performing at the very top level in the Premier League and for his country, the development that he has shown has been absolutely exceptional.
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As species, sea turtles have survived for millions of years. They saw the dinosaurs come and go. But they might not withstand human threats.
The green sea turtle and the hawksbill sea turtle are in trouble. Even though the Bahamian government has made it illegal to catch them in the country's waters, to save these endangered species from further decline, researchers need to ensure their habitats are protected from coastal development and climate change.
Help scientists find out exactly where these habitats are by snorkeling (or boating, if you prefer) in clear coastal waters alongside hawksbill and green sea turtles. You'll actually jump into the water and catch these fascinating creatures, which you'd never get to do if not part of a top-notch research project.
Immerse yourself in the tidal mangrove creeks, sea grass beds, and coral reefs where these turtles forage during their juvenile years, before they reach full adulthood. Although scientists know that these habitats are critical for young turtles, they don't know exactly how turtles choose them and move between them. By determining where turtles are most abundant and measuring physical characteristics of the water like depth and temperature, you'll help uncover the qualities that make for preferred foraging grounds.
Discovering which habitats are most important to these turtles will help researchers and the government create plans that protect the right habitats from development. By taking this rare opportunity to share the water with these ancient creatures, you'll help ensure their futures.
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Sea turtles have traditionally provided food and income for locals. But all four species that visit the Bahamas are in danger of extinction.
Help researchers explore fascinating questions that will lead to a fuller picture of how green and hawksbill sea turtles use the marine world.
In their juvenile years, sea turtles primarily feed on the sea grass found in shallow waters. But the habitats where they might find this tasty plant vary in size, types of vegetation, presence of predators, and a host of other features. So why do sea turtles forage where they do? Presumably, the habitats with the most foraging turtles are those that have the most optimal conditions. You'll help monitor the abundance of turtles in mangrove creeks and other habitats and track the physical features of those habitats to find out what draws turtles to a particular place.
Help us help endangered sea turtle species in the Bahamas by joining our expedition on Eleuthera Island.
Your work will contribute to a long-term look at where the sea turtles go, both as populations and as individuals. As more Earthwatchers contribute their time, the researchers will develop a clearer and longer-range view of whether a group of turtles has vacated an area because of a change in conditions, for example, and of how individual turtles grow and move around. As humans continue to shape the natural world these turtles depend on, it's critical to understand their movements in space and over time so that we can best protect the places they need most.
The Bahamas, a nation of about 3,000 islands in the Atlantic Ocean, draws millions of visitors each year. You'll get to experience this tropical destination as few of those visitors do—from the beautiful peninsula on Eleuthera Island that is home to the Cape Eleuthera Institute. You'll immerse yourself in the island's natural wonders, which include pristine beaches, caves, the Levy Native Plant Preserve (home to 171 species of indigenous plants), and coral reefs.
In your free time, you may take in the island's terrestrial wildlife—which includes iguanas and an array of bird species—on foot or on one of the institute's lendable bikes. Kayaks are also available for exploring the shoreline. Staff may organize a visit to a nearby island for snorkeling or relaxing on the beach, and you'll get to meet locals when, for example, schoolchildren visit the site. In short, you'll get to know this corner of the Bahamas in a truly special way.
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Your days will be full of variety. If you're an early riser, start the morning with a run or a swim led by Cape Eleuthera Institute (CEI) staff. Or stay in bed a little later and meet up with the rest of your team for breakfast and a daily activities briefing. The team will:
After a day of fieldwork in the sun and the sea, the team will head back to CEI to relax or explore and eat dinner. In the evenings, you'll help process the data, analyze BRUV videos, sit in on a research presentation by one of the scientists, or casually discuss your experiences in the field so far.
Note: Field conditions and research needs can lead to changes in the itinerary and activities. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding.
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Annabelle Brooks has over fifteen years of marine ecology experience conducted in The Bahamas and in the Indian Ocean, and has researched sea turtles for the last six years. Following deployment as a fisheries observer in the north Atlantic, she completed her Masters degree in Marine and Fisheries science at the University of Aberdeen (UK), and her thesis focused on coral reef fish ecology in The Bahamas. Based on Eleuthera since 2007, Annabelle was the Director of the Cape Eleuthera Institute, whose research programs include studies on invasive lionfish, sharks, sea turtles, sustainable fisheries, and coral reef ecology, so she has vast knowledge of the project site and great experience working with students from both the United States and The Bahamas. She is currently completing her PhD through the University of Exeter, UK.
You'll stay at the Cape Eleuthera Institute (CEI), a hub of environmental research and education on the long, thin island of Eleuthera. The institute's dorm-style rooms, steps away from beautiful beaches and coral reefs, have bunk beds, ceiling fans, and ocean views. Next door, at the Cape Eleuthera Resort and Yacht Club, you can buy snacks during your free time.
Your team will share buffet-style meals in a communal dining room with other visiting researchers and students, giving you the opportunity to learn about other fascinating research going on at CEI. You can expect a delicious mix of traditional, fresh Caribbean and American food.
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Samantha Knighton | Monday, December 04, 2017
If you want to have the ability to add 'turtle wrangler' to your resume, this is the trip for you! The research team was phenomenal the location was great. The facilities were top notch and all about sustainability. I always try to recycle at home and do my part, they showed me here just how little I truly do at home and opened my eyes to other things I can do. The research and time spent in the lab was great to see all the work we had done that day. I really enjoyed this trip and can't wait to return.
Pamela Hartley | 10/20/2017
Volunteering with scientists on the sea turtle project was an incredible experience. We were in the field every day searching for turtles in the mangrove swamps at high tide. We had 6 people in the skiffs, and all of us worked at spotting turtles. Once a turtle is found, the scientist follows the turtle till they tire enough to be caught. Team members dive in the water and swim after the turtles, and when they are caught a cheer goes up from the boat. All of the turtles are uniquely beautiful, and helping to evaluate them was thrilling. One day we caught 9 turtles, and the panga was filled with turtles awaiting evaluation. Just an extraordinary experience. Every night a researcher would provide a talk for the volunteers on different subjects. I really enjoyed hearing from the horticulturist on the biochar project. They heat coconut shells and other materials anaerobically at a high heat,and the residue has a high nitrogen content for use as a fertilizer for plants. Fascinating talk!
Olivia Shelton | Saturday, August19, 2017
One of the most interesting, exciting and valuable things I've ever done. The trip made me feel like I was doing something incredibly useful and that I was helping the researchers as well as the earth. I will definitely be spreading the word about Earthwatch and encouraging my friends to join. I will also try and do a school assembly about the sea-turtles and how to help them. Hopefully, I will go on another Earthwatch next year!
Suzanne Colvin | Friday, July14, 2017
This trip was fantastic! As a science teacher, I get really excited about opportunities for my students to do field studies and participate in real scientific research. This trip did not disappoint. My students were able to do do several different types of field work and work with and learn from so many great women including Annabelle and Meagan (this was really neat because I teach at an all girls school and all the students on the trip were female). The opportunity to learn about and interact with Sea Turtles as a part of the research was such a privilege.
The CEI is a place unlike any other. The location of the CEI absolutely beautiful and everyone that lives and works there in this research station cares so much about keeping the CEI beautiful and sustainable for generations to come. It was truly inspiring to see so many people from all over the world come together at the CEI and it was exciting to hear about all the different research projects. This trip was an inspiring, once-in-a-lifetime experience and I am so thankful for the opportunity.
Carol Aceti | Monday, February20, 2017
A great experience in so many ways. Learning about other areas of marine biology as well as green turtles, meeting and sharing with high school students, college students, grad students, interns as well as a very congenial, dedicated Earthwatch group.
Our group leader, Annabelle Brooks was outstanding in leadership as well as consideration of team needs. The institute itself is a great example of living sustainably for the benefit of human, land and marine life.
Tatum Thompson | Monday, February20, 2017
This was most definitely an experience to remember!! I had so much fun being involved with this program, from the day we had our swim test to the days we went chasing turtles to the day we went sharking and exploring. My favorite part about this expedition was how everyone participated and how helpful and informative Annabelle and her awesome team of interns were but lets not forget very welcoming. Before this expedition, i I was unsure about what major I am going to declare in college but lets just say this earth watch has definitely shined some light on what major I should pursue. Thank you all for this opportunity & I'll definitely be back!
Dave Hodge | Sunday, February19, 2017
I couldn't give a higher recommendation for this experience. Annabelle and her team are incredible and engaging, and the turtles you will catch and handle are more magical that you'd imagine, until there's one in your lap staring at you!
I learned a ton...about turtles, yes, but also, about the incredible programs happening at the Cape Eleuthera Institute. Lots of shark research happening there, lion fish, reef preservation, etc, and you'll be talking to experts in all of these fields there as well, who give evening lectures on their work. I knew the trip would be amazing, but it was even more so than I'd imagined. So... book it! You'll love it:) Dave
Alison Seymour | Tuesday, September13, 2016
A good expedition to go on, especially to get hands on experience with turtles. Catching turtles in the water is definitely a thrill, but even if you don't catch one yourself, there are plenty of opportunities to hold them. Our research assistants were excellent.
A packing consideration: You may have long, beautiful, SUNNY days on the boats, we did. Rash guards are listed on the packing list and are a must. Two of our team had sun protection leggings, as well. To avoid getting too much sun on your knees, these are easy to put on and swim in, too. I had never heard about them, but a quick search online revealed several sources and I now have my own pair.
Kai Vekeria | Wednesday, August17, 2016
All round an amazing experience. It was unreal!
Lindsay McKenna | Wednesday, July20, 2016
The experience in the Bahamas was like no other. When most people think of going to the Bahamas, they think tourist places like resorts. However, travelling with Earthwatch was an experience like no one could imagine. First, we were on this beautiful island at the Cape Eleuthra Institute, which focuses on education, research, and conservation. At the Institute, we were exposed to many different research projects going on with many subjects including sea turtles, sharks, sea grass, and lionfish. The experience with catching sea turtles with your bare hands is not an experience you can get without Earthwatch. The experience you receive with an Earthwatch trip is one that you can't get anywhere else. You get to see the Bahamas in a whole new light. Instead of the tourist beaches and shops, you get to see the sea turtles that inhabit the crystal clear Caribbean Sea.
Edward Talbot | Wednesday, June22, 2016
All too often the creatures we share with this planet can be cuddly and cute and evoke a smile. But they are much more and we need to get beyond the cuddly or cute. They are of such a variety and complexity that we need to strive and work to both understand them and protect them as equal partners on this wonderful world we share. And the need to do so comes with a responsibility and willingness to undertake and accept the sacrifices that may be necessary to do what is needed. From land controls that prevent development to rules and regulations that although well thought out may impact what we can do. We cannot have it both ways. We cannot both do anything and everything we want nor do we have to accept such restraints and controls that life becomes too controlled. Find that balance is hard but we must conduct the valid research that leads to the right answers and that is what Earthwatch to me is committed to do by providing for the vehicle by which ordinary citizens can become "citizen scientists" and be involved in the research needed. If those beautiful creatures and the natural lands they need are to be there for us to appreciate as "cute" and "cuddly" we must undertake the research needed so they will remain with us.
Stephanie Colbert | Wednesday, June8, 2016
The field research on this expedition was a once in a lifetime, unforgettable experience. Even when conducting seagrass surveys (which are not quite as exciting as catching turtles), we'd find ourselves in these beautiful, remote locations. The mangrove habitats were fascinating to explore. Anytime we caught turtles, it was exhilarating! I especially loved the turtle rodeo technique when we swam after the turtles. Being able to hold a turtle in your hands and feel it breathing is incredible. This is an experience I would never be able to have had otherwise. The research team taught us how to participate in everything they were doing. Staying at Cape Eleuthera Institute/The Island School is another experience in and of itself. If you are interested in sustainable living or environmental education, you must visit!
Jaime Lee | Tuesday, April 05, 2016
I had an awesome time at the institute! My fellow EarthWatchers were amazing humans, the Research Assistants and Tech were passionate about their projects, the interns were super helpful and the scientists were brilliant.
Dealt a hand of less than ideal weather, we made the best of it and had a wild time.
For my part, I don't think it could have gone better - and I loved visiting with the other teams on site, especially shark team. The ongoing sustainability initiatives at the institute were also fantastic, and it was great to see the students at the Island School taking advantage of such an incredible opportunity.
Well done CEI, well done EarthWatch; it was a truly memorable and inspiring adventure.
Scott Peacock | Thursday, February 18, 2016
This was may my first Earthwatch expedition experience which I enjoyed as a whole very much and most of the work I/us Earthwatch volunteers tried to help the researchers with. The weather was not always cooperative but I think we we got hands on experience in all areas and even a bonus in being able to join Another research team with Shark tagging.
I also enjoyed the lectures in the evenings from the turtle and other research teams as well as the team socials with my fellow, and more experienced Earthwatchers.
The team of lead researchers and interns were all very helpful, patient and clearly enthusiastic in their research work. One point to note is that the sheer numbers of researchers and interns in the turtle team (7) , which I assume are need to collect the required data on a continuous basis, meant that we sometimes felt as being a little superfluous and if anything negatively influencing the efficiency of collecting the data, the notable exception being the 2 days of seining land based netting to capture the turtles) activity where all hands on deck were needed. :) . Notwithstanding that, a fantastic introduction to Earthwatch expeditions
Tim Killefer | Monday, November 16, 2015
I didn't know what to expect, and I am glad that it turned out better than I imagined.
I wanted to do something with the ocean and my of love turtles. I was able to swing this expedition (my first with any organization – but won't be my last) and it was Spectacular.
It was educational, exciting, physically challenging (getting tired but not extreme or dangerous), and with terrific people. The people were just intermingled between researchers, expedition volunteers (paying people to be there), assistants, interns, and students at The Island School / Bahamas.
I was born near Southern California and have always gravitated toward the ocean in any endeavors I seek out -- sailboat racing in Hawaii and San Francisco Bay. This was different though – warmer, incredibly clear water, shallower for further out and then huge drop offs of the shelf, beautiful waterways (rivers, streams, cays, marshlands, etc).
The work was to help the on-going research. Either collecting data, capturing turtles (via nets or boat chasings). Trying to keep up with all the youthful energy was tough but (dare I say fun). We had talks every evening after dinner -- about turtles, Sharks, on-going ocean warming (coral bleaching), local Bahamian culture and language, and other ferry good presentations.
I highly recommend this particular expedition, but you should be a good swimmer, interested in good ocean research, possibly (hopefully) a love of turtles.
Susan Ogden | Saturday, February 28, 2015
AND when we do catch them, they sit somewhat patiently(though watch the strong front flippers) while we add to the green sea turtle data.
This project is excellent on so many levels. The scientific team is terrific and I love the evening lectures. Cape Eleuthera Institute is a model of dynamic sustainability from solar-heated rainwater to lettuce aqua gardens fed by farmed tilapia waster. And it's beautiful.
It's an engaging rewarding project, going out in boats and looking for sea turtles. We had plenty to do on the project and enough free time for cycling around the island and snorkeling as well. It's a privilege to be connected with the ancient mariners.
Highly recommend this project.
Sarah Steven-Hubbard | Wednesday, February 18, 2015
So much fun! An incredibly beautiful area, an impressive environmentally sustainable campus, and good work to do makes this a great EarthWatch expedition. All of the work (except maybe BRUV watching) was fun, and there was plenty of it. I can recommend this expedition highly, and am happy to answer any questions that anyone has.
Melanie Duhamel | Monday, January 19, 2015
Sea turtles are wily creatures. Tracking them from a boat is so exhilarating that I completely lost track of time—including when I last applied sunscreen!
Once we caught one, holding a sea turtle was simply magical. Its eyes reflected the wisdom and patience of a species that had evolved millions of years before our own. I wish I could have somehow conveyed to it that the brief indignities of being measured, weighed, tagged, and photographed were helping to conserve all sea turtles.
We worked along secluded beaches more stunning than those of any resort. We snorkeled through mangrove swamps cataloging marine life. We deployed baited underwater video cameras to record sharks and other predators. In the evenings, we learned about many of the fascinating research projects at the Cape Eleuthera Institute.
I thank Annabelle Brooks, Rachel Miller, and the other staff members who were excellent teachers, guides, and hosts, giving us so many wonderful experiences that we couldn't have had as regular tourists. Everyone I met seemed keen to share their research and enthusiasm. The Island School and Cape Eleuthera Institute forms an inspiring sustainable community. I would love to go there again.
I highly recommend this expedition to anyone passionate about conservation and sustainability. Please read "the fine print" in the expedition manual about heat, insects, and other conditions to make sure it's a good fit for you.
Annette Demierre | Tuesday, October 21, 2014
This was a wonderful project to be on. Swimming in the ocean after a turtle is an absolutely awesome experience. We also caught a lot of them in nets and tagged, measured and weighed them. Habitat surveys allowed us to learn about the various algae like dead man's fingers and mermaid's wine glasses. We were taken out by bus/boat and visited various points of interest on the island, including a beautiful beach where we swam and snorkeled, a wreck, some caves and some blue holes.
It was very interesting to be staying at the research institute where I learnt a lot about lionfish and turtles, rays and deep sea life, from the various people carrying out their research there and the presentations in the evenings. The centre is self sustainable so you feel you are contributing somewhat to preserving the beautiful beaches and sea. It made me want to learn more about ocean life and I definitely want to learn to dive to discover more of this fascinating underwater world!
Make sure to take repellant such as Deet against the noseeums (sand flies) my mosquito repellant didn't work on them !
Jim La Rochelle | Friday, July 11, 2014
The beautiful turquoise waters in The Bahamas are reason enough to go there. But, to pursue and capture adolescent green sea turtles and hawksbill turtles in the shallows of the island shorelines is far better. To catch and release these wonderful animals in their habitat is an experience to remember forever.
We searched for them in motorized boats. When we spotted them, and got close enough, the snorkelers had to swim fast and hard to grab them to be brought aboard. The team would then measure, weigh, and photograph them to gain scientific data and to tag them before we returned them to the waters as quickly as possible. Each time we were lucky enough to catch one, it was as exciting as each of the other catches.
The island of Eleuthera was our place of exploration and volunteer work. The Cape Eleuthera Institute was our base of research and learning. Dr. Annabelle Brooks was our kind, considerate, and very accommodating Principal Investigator. Our team of volunteers was fun and efficient. In combination, they all added up to a most enjoyable environment and experience.
Paul Schuman | Thursday, April 24, 2014
I just returned from the April Earthwatch Sea Turtle trip. It was wonderful. Annabelle Brooks, along with her resaerch assistants were very helpful, patient, and knowledgeable. They really got us involved in the different activities which included catching and measuring the sea turtles, dropping baited underwater video cameras (for sharks) and doing habitat surveys to understand what and where the sea turtles ate.
We also shared space with the Island School and got to see some of the students project presentations. In addition, each night different researchers from CEI gave informative lectures on their particular research project.
On our day off, some of the researchers gave us a tour of other parts of the island. That was a lot of fun, as well.
And did I mention the snorkelling? Beautiful reef vegetation and fish to see underwater.
I highly recommend this Earthwatch trip.
Lawrence Freedman | Thursday, April 24, 2014
Well organized, well run, educating, fun.
Annabelle Brooks, Cape Eleuthra Institute, The Island School, all the Marine Biology researchers and their research , the beautiful Bahamas waters, the sea turtles, and the sharks - a combination for a Great Earthwatch expedition. I highly recommend. E mail me with any questions: email@example.com
Betsy Snow | Wednesday, April 23, 2014
I just returned from the Sea Turtles project and can recommend it to everyone. The project takes place at The Eleuthera Research Institute and Island school.
We spent most of our days on boats or walking the flats counting turtles or capturing turtles. The highlight was capturing a turtle and bringing it on the boat to measure, weigh, tag and release. It was always fun capturing a turtle that was already tagged. We also had a fun time Habitat mapping the various tidal creeks where there were turtles. We also deployed baited Go Pro cameras to to try to capture what predators were in the same area as the turtles. We never captured any of film the earthwatch project team before ours got some great videos.
In the evening we had many fascinating researchers telling us about the research they were doing. The topics included, sharks, conchs, turtles, and wetlands. We also were able to hear the preliminary research presentations from the high school sophmores and juniors.
There was time to get a good snorkle in each day. We all stayed in dorms (men in one and women in another). You may be sharing the dorm and bathrooms with students who are at the institute for a one week program from their school. The food is served in a big dining area buffet style and you will be eating with the students. We each took a turn doing dishes with the high school students. It is a fun time to interact with them and hear about their experiences at the Island school.
Annabelle the principal investigator kept us busy and was always willing to answer all our questions.
This was my 15th Earthwatch project and be sure not to miss this project.
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By Maria Loutraris
Recipe for a Quentin Tarantino Film:
1 scene of mass murder
Blood (add add for flavor)
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Quentin Tarantino's newest film Django Unchained (the D is silent), is about Dr. Schultz who frees Django (a former slave), turns him into a bounty hunter, their work together and the quest to free Django's wife, Broomhilda. Maybe not academy award quality of a film, it was a creative original screenplay. If you like a funny, suspenseful bloody movie with great acting, this is your movie, if not then I direct you toward Les Miserables or the Hobbit.
Spike Lee, an American director who often addresses race, dubbed this movie to be "offensive and disrespectful" to his ancestors. Controversial or not, the film addresses actual issues during slave times but with a Quentin twist and Kerry Washington (Broomhilda) said that the emotions she felt while filming were very real. Leonardo Dicaprio portrayed slave owner Calvin Candie, although not a usual role-type for Leo, he was phenomenal.
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Unfortunately the fates conspired against PTP and his computer during the editing process, and it was tough for him to get this one out. I'm pretty sure this is a message from the PMV gods telling him to make more dark vids. And while I certainly hope he'll continue to put some Manson tunes on the screen, I think he did a decent job on this one.


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Lightspeed #80 - January 2017
Edited by John Joseph Adams
Cover Artist: Galen Dara
Review by Sam Tomaino
Lightspeed eMagazine
Date: 28 January 2017
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Here's the 80th issue of Lightspeed, the online magazine, You can find the issue and how to pay for it (or not) at their website (see link at the top of this review). Here are my reviews of the original stories.
The first original science fiction story is "The Whole Crew Hates Me" by Adam-Troy Castro. -+- Our narrator is part of a crew transporting cryogenically-frozen colonists on a twelve-year trip. The problem is that they all hate him and have made his life Hell. His response to this is surprising. Another perfect little story from one of the best.
The second original science fiction story is "Nine-Tenths of the Law" by Molly Tanzer. -+- Donna's husband, Jared, works at Denver International Airport. After an odd workplace accident, she finds him acting strangely. Turns out he's sharing his body with an alien named Glreerak as part of a top-secret experiment. She finds she likes Glreerak better. Good story.
The first original fantasy story is "Seven Salt Tears" by Kat Howard. -+- Mara's mother tells the tales of the sea, of selkies and mermaids. Mara feels a connection to the sea that she does not understand until she turns 18. Beautiful and poignant.
The second original fantasy story is "The West Topeka Triangle" by Jeremiah Tolbert. -+- Jason has a theory about why his classmates are disappearing. He thinks it's something like the Bermuda Triangle. He finds himself standing up to a bully and his cruel stepdad. What is really going on his world? Not much of an ending.
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What is the 'Accounts Payable Turnover Ratio'
The accounts payable turnover ratio is a short-term liquidity measure used to quantify the rate at which a company pays off its suppliers. Accounts payable turnover ratio is calculated by taking the total purchases made from suppliers, or cost of sales, and dividing it by the average accounts payable amount during the same period.
BREAKING DOWN 'Accounts Payable Turnover Ratio'
The measure shows investors how many times per period the company pays its average payable amount. Accounts payable, also known as payables, represents short-term debt obligations that a company must pay off. The accounts payable is listed under a company's current liabilities on its balance sheet. Accounts payable are also part of households because people may be subject to pay off their short-term debt provided by creditors, such as credit card companies.
If the turnover ratio is falling from one period to another, this is a sign that the company is taking longer to pay off its suppliers than it was in previous time periods. The opposite is true when the turnover ratio is increasing, which means that the company is paying off suppliers at a faster rate.
For example, if company A made $100 million in purchases from suppliers during the previous year, and at any given point it held an average accounts payable of $20 million, the accounts payable turnover ratio for the previous accounting period was 5, or $100 million / $20 million. Assume that during the current year, company A had cost of goods sold (COGS) of $120 million, accounts payable of $30 million for the start of the accounting period, and accounts payable of $50 million for the end of the period.
To calculate the average accounts payable for the fiscal year, sum the two accounts payable amounts, and divide by two. Therefore, the average accounts payable was $40 million, or ($30 million + $50 million) / 2, for the current year. Consequently, the accounts payable turnover ratio was 3, or $120 million / $40 million.
Assume that during the current year, company B, which is in the same industry as company A, had COGS of $110 million, accounts payable of $20 million for the end of the accounting period, and payables of $15 million for the start of the accounting period. This means that company B had an average accounts payable of $17.50 million, or ($15 million + $20 million) / 2. Company B had an accounts payable turnover ratio of 6.29, or $110 million / $17.50 million. Therefore, when compared to company A, company B is paying off its suppliers at a faster rate.