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- 2 paper plates
- brown and blue paint
- paintbrushes
- scissors
- 1 or 2 Popsicle sticks
- stapler
- glue
- Paint one paper plate blue and let dry.This is the sky background.
- Cut the other paper plate in half and then one half in quarters. The half will be the boat and the quarters will be the sails.
- Paint the half paper plate bron and let dry.
- Staple the brown half plate onto the blue one to make a pocket.
- Glue or staple the paper plate quarters to 1 or 2 Popsicle sticks to make the sails.
- Staple or glue the sails to the boat.
- Write, "Mayflower" on the side with a marker.
- Punch a hole in the back and hang up your pocket. Use it for keepsakes.
- Make some pilgrims and put them in the boat.
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I figured when I went to Buffalo on Thursday that the doc would probably want to do UV light therapy on my blood. Indeed she did, and yes I could expect my toxin levels to rise as it boosts my immune system and kills bacteria in the blood. Two syringes of blood are stolen from my body, added to a saline bag and run through a UV light machine and put back into my vein. FYI according to the doctor my blood looks good (whatever that means..).
Since treatment on Thursday afternoon I have been weaker and sicker. The doctor sent me home after light therapy and trialed me on a couple of bags of saline and some other concoction to flush my system should I experience a Herx reaction. They did indeed pick me up after running them through on Saturday. Unfortunately, although not as bad as Friday/Sat, I am still fatigued/nauseous/headache/pain/blocked ears etc. again today. The good news: So far after the Herximer reaction has passed I have come out the other side of the few rough days feeling better than I did before it began! Something to look forward to - for sure!
Damon slipped in the shower last week Friday night - requiring stitches in his chin. So I suited up (my immune system is not functioning properly so I need to be very careful not to catch a virus) and we settled in Grimsby ER for the night. Why do these things always happen on weekends?
Our gorgeous children. So happy to have them home for the weekends, and so thankful for the care they are receiving with the Deboer & Bos families. THANK-YOU!! As I am noticing so much improvement in my physical function I am itching to have them home again. When I experience a herx and am overwhelmed with keeping my medication/feeding schedule/appointments under control I realize we are not ready yet for our energetic little ones to return home full-time. I cannot give them the care they need at this point yet but I am trying to make things as streamlined and organized here as possible so that we can work towards managing that goal!
In the meantime, they are well fed, happy, and content so we praise the Lord for that, and for the families who have given them a stable and loving short-term home....xox
p.s. ...another FYI - when I went for a purposeful walk with my muscle stimulators on the other day I noticed that my gleut muscles are engaging when I walk - they have not done that voluntarily yet in the past three years. It was amazing! I am so thankful for this progress - I am sure I was grinning the whole walk and kept my hands in my pockets so that I could feel them working...hehe...too much info?
"All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God." 2 Cor 4:15

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Derry's Old Waterside Station is to undergo a £26m transformation to become a new regional travel hub, it has been confirmed.
Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard said that work on the ornate Victorian will get under way in 2018 and will take two years to complete.
Mr Hazzard and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness yesterday told the Journal that talks are already taking place aimed at aligning trains between Derry and Belfast and on to Dublin.
Part of the plans will see the current station being torn down with the site to become a turn-around for buses.
A section of the train track will also be relayed to allow trains to pull up onto a new platform alongside the Old Station building. Inside there will be a cafe, shops and toilet facilities as well as a transport hub and bike hire centre, while outside new pathways will link the station with existing walking and cycle routes.
Mr Hazzard said he is confident funding from the EU to finance the project will be delivered soon, adding that legal agreements will be signed off in the coming months.
Mr Hazzard said: "Work will start in 18 months. For the city of Derry this is going to be really a step change. It links into the greenway, and the wider north west development, because the greenways link into Donegal as well.
"It opens up the opportunity as well to have an hourly service to Belfast. That is something I will be looking at."
Mr McGuinness said: "This project is a great news for the city because it brings back into public ownership an historic, absolutely stunning beautiful building, which will be the new Transport Hub for the city."
Local lobby group Into The West, which has led the campaign for the Old Station to be brought back into use, and for rail investment, has been praised for its tenacity.
Into the West member, People Before Profit Foyle MLA Eamonn McCann, said there was some "satisfaction and pride" among members at the announcement, but added that the pressure will be kept on to ensure rail services and frequency are improved.
Chris Conway, Chief Executive of Translink, which will undertake the major transformation works, said the new station "will act as an important gateway to the North West for visitors as well as help to regenerate the local area".


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Criminal Minds (2005)
3 continuity mistakes in season 10
Starring: Kirsten Vangsness, Matthew Gray Gubler, Shemar Moore, Thomas Gibson
Continuity mistake: The original plane is a 747, (four engines on the wings, two aisles). The plane that Reid gets the plans for is a 727 tri-jet (three engines on the tail and one aisle, not wide body). The plane in the walk through by Reid is a wide body of some sort, but not a 747 (two aisles with three seats in the middle).
Protection - S10-E22
Continuity mistake: In the final stand off, Daniel fires 15 rounds through the door/wall at the team. We've already been told his gun only holds 14 bullets. Not to mention without reloading he fires a few more bullets shortly afterwards.
Protection - S10-E22
Continuity mistake: The vigilante is on the couch drinking vodka. First shot it's in his right hand then the next shot it's in his left.Joseph Ford
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Victims of family violence will be able to name offenders and avoid unnecessary court appearances under changes to close loopholes in Victoria's family violence laws.
Current laws bar those who breach family violence intervention orders from being named unless a court gives permission.
Under the new laws the victim will be able to consent to having the perpetrator named once they are charged.
Premier Denis Napthine said perpetrators should not be able to hide behind laws intended to protect victims.
"These perpetrators in Victoria will be named, will be publicly shamed with the consent of victims of family violence," Dr Napthine told reporters.
The reforms to be introduced into parliament on Wednesday will also extend the hours police can issue family violence safety notices (FVSNs) - temporary orders ahead of a court-ordered intervention order - and the length of time those notices will remain effective.
Attorney-General Robert Clark said under the current laws FVSNs can only be issued outside of weekday business hours and operate for 120 hours.
The government wants to amend the law to allow police to issue the notices at any hour on any day.
They would last for five business days.
Mr Clark said police called to a victim's home during 9am and 5pm on weekdays have less capacity to protect a victim than outside those hours.
"These reforms will put an end to that anomaly, allowing police to provide the same protection for victims at any hour of the day or night and providing greater consistency in the way family violence incidents are handled," Mr Clark said.
He also said the changes will allow interim intervention orders to become final orders after 28 days without the need for a further hearing, if both the victim and the court consent and the offender doesn't contest the order.
Mr Clark said offenders don't attend court in one third of cases and the final order is made in their absence.
He said the changes mean in many cases the victims will be spared the stress of having to face the perpetrator in court.
Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews said he did not oppose the changes but one good idea at a time was not the way to rebuild a fundamentally broken system.
"All too often we find out the identity of those who are murdering and attacking and terrorising women when it's too late, when it's way too late," Mr Andrews told reporters.
Labor wants a royal commission on family violence and has committed to holding one in 2015, if elected to government at the November state poll.
"This is not so much about disclosure, this is about rebuilding a system to keep Victorian women and their children safe," Mr Andrews said.


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Money Making Machine
Toy Story 3 is the first animated movie to make over $1 billion at the box office worldwide. It's the #5 highest grossing movie of all-time.
Review Success
Toy Story 2 is the best reviewed movie of all time on Rotten Tomatoes. Toy Story 1 is at number 4.
Makes Grown Men Cry
Tom Hanks and Tim Allen both confessed to crying at the part of Jessie's flashback sequence that shows her being rejected and abandoned by her owner. The video is set to the beautiful song "When She Loved Me" by Sarah McLachlan.
A Technology First
The original Toy Story is the first ever fully computer-generated full-length feature film.
Pixar Team busy at work - in their most productive week during production, Pixar completed 3.5 minutes of animation.
Toy Story 1 was completed on a $30 million budget using a staff of 110. The movie to date had grossed $360 million. In comparison, The Lion King, released in 1994, required a budget of $45 million and a staff of 800.
To date (March 2011) the Toy Story money making machine has grossed the following worldwide:
Toy Story 1 = $361,958,736
Toy Story 2 = $485,015,179
Toy Story 3 = $1,056,431,733
Nearly had a different movie name!
The movie was originally supposed to be called "You Are A Toy."
Buzz Lightyear's voice could have been a lot different!
Billy Crystal was originally offered the chance to voice Buzz Lightyear, but declined. After seeing the finished film, he said the decision was the biggest mistake of his career.
Tom Hanks wasn't so stupid playing the voice of Woody! Here is Tom Hanks talking about Toy Story in a way only Tom Hanks can...
Tim Allen (Voice of Buzz Lightyear) recalls the unexpected success of 'Toy Story' and his friendly rivalry with Tom Hanks in this interview...
Buzz Lightyear could have had a different name entirely!
Buzz Lightyear's original name was Lunar Larry and here is the original sketch....
Original drawing of Lunar Larry
Voice of Woody
For the original Toy Story, Tom Hanks recorded his dialog during the breaks of Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and A League of Their Own (1992). He didn't want to record his dialog during the breaks of Philadelphia (1993) or Forrest Gump (1994) because he felt he shouldn't do comedic roles in between minutes of playing serious roles.
Pizza Plant Delivery Truck
The Pizza Planet delivery truck, which has appeared in every Pixar film except The Incredibles, also appeared in all three Toy Story films.
Toy Story 1
Toy Story 2
Toy Story3
On another note about Pizza Planet - Pizza Planet was originally supposed to be called Pizza Putt, a combination pizzeria/mini-golf course.
Pixar presented an early draft of the film to Disney on November 19, 1993. The result was disastrous. The film was deemed unwatchable. It presented Woody as a "sarcastic jerk" who was constantly insulting the other toys.
Disney immediately shut down production pending a new script. The story team spent a week on a new script to make Woody a more likable character, instead of the "sarcastic jerk" he had been.
Andy's Bookcase
Many of the books on a shelf in Andy's room are the names of Pixar short films (Adventures of Andre and Wally B, Knick Knack, etc.) and some writers of this book was named by Pixar staff.
Woody's Girlfriend
Little Bo Peep was originally supposed to be a Barbie doll.
Andy originates from?
The character of Andy is named for Andries "Andy" Van Dam, a Brown University Professor and computer science and animation pioneer who taught many of makers of this film.
Toy Story Bloopers
and finally...we all love Toy Story Bloopers...so here goes, enjoy!
Toy Story 1 Bloopers
Toy Story 2 Bloopers
Toy Story 3 Bloopers


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Olivier Germain is End Water Poverty's Campaigns Advisor. He attended the Sanitation and Water for All Partnership Meeting in South Africa earlier this month. Here he gives his reflections:
The first ever Sanitation and Water for All Partnership Meeting came to a close this week but injected some renewed momentum into the initiative. Sure, a lot of questions still remain unanswered and it was sometimes hard to reconcile the breadth of opinions and views on the way forward. However this is to be expected from a partnership encompassing such a wide variety of actors, such a plethora of expertise, and such a range of skills. The goal of reaching universal access to sanitation and water is a complex one and will require different tools and approaches to succeed. And it is this goal of providing safe clean water and sanitation to everyone that unites all the partners to succeed.
Capitalising on the strengths and successes of the partnership
Whereas agreement was hard to come by on certain issues, there was consensus that at the global level, the political dialogue and attention generated by the partnership through the High Level Meetings was something to be proud of. The growth of the partnership to just under 90 members in the space of just a couple of years, bringing on board more developing countries, donors, research institutes and civil society organisations, is testimony to the trust and belief in SWA's vision. The HLM commitments made by governments and developing partners have provided a focus for driving the sector forward, accelerating progress, and advocating for transformational change.
Proof of success will lie at the national level
Yet, much remains to be done to translate the promise of the commitments into tangible results on the ground; for the pledges and decisions within the sector and country statements to deliver accelerated access to water and sanitation in practice. And the key to this surely lies in replicating the synergies, pooled resources and concerted actions on the front line – that is at national level and below. The dialogue between partners, the matching of resources with demand, and the exchange of information and best practices has to take place at country level. SWA and its partnership approach needs to be embedded in national WASH sector processes.
Moving Forward
This can only be realised if partners truly demonstrate, not in words but in actions, what they bring to the table. The focus has to be on what members can contribute, with Developing Country Government's taking the lead. As Achille Kangni from Benin declared during the meeting "Si il n'y a pas une dynamique au niveau national il ne se passera rien" (If there is no action and momentum at national level, nothing will happen). Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) are ready to step up to the plate and redouble their efforts to see the promises made in Washington just over 6 months ago deliver life-saving changes to communities around the world. CSOs, during the meeting, pledged to play a key role in raising awareness of SWA and HLM commitments among citizens, the media and parliamentarians to increase understanding of the partnership and thereby focus attention and resources towards jointly making progress. Furthermore, CSOs have the legitimacy, passion and skills to support the partnership in monitoring this progress, contribute technical resources where needed, use their coordination power to bring actors together, and ensure that the voice of the communities the partnership aims to support is heard. So now is the time to regroup and consolidate, to make progress at the national level, for all SWA constituencies to focus on what they bring to the partnership and to deliver.


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|Above shot is pose 29t from the top
As with Part 1 of this set there are two versions- one for teens, one for adults. They will also need Picky Pikachu's Accessory Pen to make them look right.
For those who use the pose by name feature- If you are using the pose for a teen, add a 't' to the end of the posecode to make sure the pose is correctly adjusted for teens
Also- I want to mention this, on the kiss poses- those will look good for 2 teens, or for 2 adults. They are not adjusted for one teen and one adult.
There are 6 options for you to choose from. 3 are poselisted, 3 are not. If you choose one of the Combined packages do NOT put in one of the Adult or Teen packages. The above images are included in each of the archives for reference.
Sunny's Homework Buddies Pt.2- For Teens-No Poselist
For Adults-No Poselist
Combined-No Poselist
Sunny's Homework Buddies Pt.2- For Teens-Poselist Enabled
For Adults-Poselist Enabled
Combined-Poselist Enabled
A standard TOU applies- Do NOT upload anywhere else or with anything else, link back to here please. Don't claim as your own. Give credit where it's due.
THANK YOU my wonderful readers and downloaders! You're all so awesome, and thank you for coming to take a look here. And if you like it, leave a comment! If you use it, leave a link! I'd love to see my poses in use in your game. Did you modify them for your needs? I'd love to see that too!


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The Bath Party Launch UPDATE:
If there's one thing paramount to know about self-publishing – always check the date of the advice being read.
As example: a priority for anyone coming to self-publishing for the first time tends to be how to format. Seemingly luckily for them, there are plenty of sites out there claiming to share their pain, while also promising sure-fire ways of doing it, punctuated with things like coffee pots to emphasize all the stress-filled late nights it took to figure out.
But which one knows the right way?
With so many making the claim, while clearly showing different methods, it can get—is—confusing.
When I formatted The Medusa Protocol for Amazon just over a year ago, it was a htm web filtered file that had to uploaded. When doing The Bath Party the other day, there was a choice of files and htm wasn't even one of them (though it might still be in the 'other options' list).
For me, it didn't matter; one of the 'new' file types came earlier in the process of creating the one previously wanted, so I already had it. But if I'd written a blog explaining it to someone without a clue based on that first experience, the advice would now (just one year later) be confusing at worst and overly complicated at best.
Whether I'd update my blog on discovery is one thing; whether others would, another.
The launch of Book III on all platforms coincides with Books I & II being available on platforms beyond Amazon.
To achieve 'all platforms' I opted for Smashwords over Draft2Digital.
In the time since I first looked at these options (when publishing I & II), Draft2Digital has acquired a number of partners. People who offer editing services, etc; the 'quality' of some of those put me off.
As example; a service offering the above mentioned had formatting errors on the front page of its site . . .
Smashwords also has an online shop. However, it also has a reputation for ridiculous formatting requirements – I don't know what lengths they are now, but a year ago the Amazon formatting guide was twenty pages, while Smashwords one-hundred-and-seventeen.
I only needed about seven pages of the Amazon guide. The files produced via this method are the same used for the ebooks I produce myself.
I know they work.
I could have uploaded to Smashwords in ebook form, in theory avoiding any nonsense about formatting (in theory), but that would have limited the formats they could sell. One option was the same file used on Amazon, so that's what they got for both books.
If it all turned out to be too much grief, I'd just go to Draft2Digital (who actually offer to do formatting for you, no charge).
Despite the file being absolutely fine in every previous usage, Smashwords flagged it. The way it did this wasn't very clear. Due to formatting errors, my books could not be approved; however they still showed as going live on the selected date – surely that would now be subject to me fixing the errors?
There was some back and forth:
- Despite the nature of the flag being 'alarming', it meant there might be something in the file that could stop it working, and so it had to wait until a member of staff confirmed whether it did or not.
- The problem was apparently in the way I'd formatted the toc (table of contents) – it was suggested I changed it to the requirements in the Smashwords guide (page number pointed out).
- I asked for clarification – were they saying the books wouldn't be published if I didn't; were the files, ones used to produce numerous ebooks, actually not working?
- They were working, just if the toc was formatted that way, the file would always get flagged on upload until a staff member cleared it (which they added they just had).
Much ado about nothing, though a bit of a risky one considering Draft2Digital, the only real competitor, does it all for free.
Sure enough, the relevant panels turned from angry reds to happy greens and all was good.
Then another refresh a bit later showed them flagged again!!!
- Hi again – super big thanks for the earlier help and everything. Aah, but they're showing as flagged and blocked again . . .
- Nothing to worry about – it's a two stage process for something like this and has to be approved by another member of staff after the first approval; to expedite things, I've done that second pass for you now.
They've remained clear ever since . . .
But the problems with Smashwords haven't. Many of the outlets selected aren't showing the books for sale. I don't know why this is – it could be as simple as someone hasn't updated a website yet, but Smashwords hasn't given me any indication, neither did they let me know when I appeared on Barnes and Noble.
Likewise, I had to provide a maximum four-hundred character blurb for Smashwords that, according to them, would be used on every platform, with the option of a four-thousand one that would be used by some.
Yet there's no sign of them on Barnes and Noble; are they on their way – who knows?
On the plus side, the first time I searched 'The Medusa Protocol' on both Smashwords (see page here)* and Barnes and Noble (link above), the books appeared with each other as they should.
[*I've discovered since posting the Smashwords link might not work without the 'adult content' option being selected top right of the site…]
If only things were that simple with Amazon.
I dropped them a quick line to clarify something about linking books together having 'kinda' made matters difficult for myself thanks to releasing Books I & II as a single volume.
The question, at least I thought so, was simple: do I put 1 and 2 in one field and 3 in the other, or just 1 and 2 in each field respectively?
I didn't really care what the answer was, just so long as I knew which.
If you're thinking, why didn't you just try one and see, instead of being a lazy so-and-so and making more work for other people: the only way to see the impact of a change is to hit the Save and Continue option in the book set-up section; something that prevents any more changes being made for 48 hours.
Plus, with a book on pre-sale countdown, there's also a cut-off point before it goes live after which no more changes can be made, meaning another reason that 48 hours should only be set-off when sure, not guessing.
What a can of worms that opened!
KDP sent me an email explaining the straightforward thing about the fields, while then going on to say that due to the nature of what I'd asked, they'd authorised contact by telephone for my account, and there was all this ***** kinda thing going on everywhere in the email, like certain parts of information had been blacked-out for security reasons.
Unfortunately, they sent it after someone made a call . . .
Since living in Canada, I get unsolicited/totally bogus phone calls on a regular basis – apparently they can be quite common here. It doesn't take long to recognise the hallmark signs.
The call had them in bounds – the delay in a voice responding after I'd answered, then seeming to have trouble hearing me at first for starters. The caller knew I'd contacted KDP about linking books . . . had the message to Amazon been compromised?
The caller then asked me to confirm my email address . . . How much damage could giving them that do? Probably not as much as I imagined it could be the first step of when terminating the call on the grounds they'd asked for it – but why was someone calling about Amazon linking books?
It's not flipping rocket science to know 'The Bath Party (The Medusa Protocol Book III)' is part of something bigger – it's just a better customer experience to be able to easily get from one to the other.
There was no way Amazon could really be calling about that, especially so nervously, with all the hallmark signs n' all . . . I wrote an email reporting a fraudulent attempt to obtain account information; just after hitting send, the above mentioned email turned up.
It turns out that not only do you have to fill the fields in correctly . . . actually; an excerpt from the email:
'As part of our review, we take some or all of the following into account: book titles, volume numbers in titles, descriptions, cover images, Look Inside the Book features, About the book sections, customer reviews, author's biography, author's official webpage.
If you believe your series titles do have sequential volume numbers or a continuation of content, please submit your request with this information where you've specified your titles meet these requirements.
Due to the unique nature of your inquiry, I've temporarily enabled your account for phone contact. Our phone support is available from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific time, Monday through Friday.
To request a phone call from us, visit the Contact Us section of KDP Help:'
There then followed SEVEN steps needed to request a call.
I hadn't even seen the email when I received mine, yet, to stop the kind of thing that happened, the last said
'Choose "Call Me" or "Call Me in 5 Minutes," and be ready to provide your account information when we call.'
I guess they were just having a slow day at the office and trying to be helpful, but it might explain why they were very keen to move on quickly, rather than have a bit of a laugh about it as was I . . .
What didn't feel very helpful or slow-day at the office, was when they replied that they'd get back to me with more information by end of day Feb 5th . . .
But really, rather than lean me more toward the anti-self-publisher Amazon conspiracy theories, that reply reignited my initial feeling that I'd been misunderstood somewhere down the line, for now the correct info has been added to the fields, clicking on 'similar books' goes to a page showing both of them together, which is all I ever wanted in the first place.
Still, pricing:
Here Amazon has so far confirmed the theorists correct rather than just out-and-out deranged loons.
To negotiate a price as low as 1.99, an author has to show Amazon things like the book already being on other platforms at that price. Even then, Amazon can still elect to decline (they can also take it upon themselves to price match even if you haven't asked and they find your product cheaper elsewhere).
I asked, they said yes, and all seemed to be moving along nicely, until the books appeared at 2.79 on Amazon U.S. – the one place they most definitely should be 1.99.
Why: is it an error – who knows?
Amazon just agreed to do it without specifying how.
Either or, shoppers like things simple and straight; like being able to buy from where they feel happy and comfortable, which is the point of going to as many platforms as possible – what they don't like is finding out their choice of retailer is almost a third more expensive than everywhere else.
If all that isn't enough to make me think, flip 'em all, pay wordpress that little bit more for the PayPal button and go totally underground:
As a reader, Goodreads is fun (though I read two of their book recommendations based on my library and both turned out to be a long way from my cuppa tea). To an author, it can feel more of a liability; if I'd gone on all the things said about it online by other authors, I wouldn't have bothered.
Torn between whether I was just finding sites written by loads of sourpusses or it being a conspiracy to keep newbie authors from signing up to some secret website worth its weight in gold, I forged forward like a Viking on a hilltop on a very snowy and windy day.
From the worst winter, weather conditions can only improve substantially even if at nothing but a slow and steady pace.
One of the things I read about way back was the difficulty of adding a second work to an author profile. Goodreads started so readers could create an online library; so allowing friends to browse it and vice versa – as one of those people who will browse the books in someone else's house or even on their hospital bedside cabinet, and used their Facebook About section to list all their favourites, I love the idea.
It didn't have self-published authors in mind, so no surprise there were teething issues; surely by now, things like that would be sorted.
I was surprised at how quickly Books I & II appeared there to link to; something that was beyond straightforward.
This time, Book III seemed to take an age to turn up. When it finally did, I couldn't see a single way of claiming it as my work.
Then I clicked on the author name; all well and good both books showed. It was now automatic – fantastic! . . . But then I went back to my profile and looked from there. Just Books I & II.
I went back to Book III, clicked on the author and this time looked at the profile – an empty one with the message: 'this author doesn't have a Goodreads profile'.
But Book III is linked to Books I & II . . .
If this is confusing to follow, it should be – it means I'm conveying how it made me feel with adroit aplomb!
I messaged Goodreads, going to great lengths to explain the phenomena facing me.
I have to put my hands up here – in their reply they mentioned my name is displayed on the site N.P. no space. This is apparently mandatory to Goodreads.
I don't remember if I just ignored this when first signing-up or if the site defaulted the space out.
They went on to say that they had mistakenly been imported from their direct publisher feed with an extra space.
I am the publisher and I put the space there on purpose. Platforms like Smashwords may say they are publishers, but only in relation to the ISBN number. True, they might very well purposefully try and let it happily look like it's more than that. Still, they may not make any changes without my permission. If they wanted something changed and I said no, they could certainly kick me off the platform, but they couldn't change something and simply carry on.
It's the same with Amazon. How can Goodreads not know this?
They sent me a picture to demonstrate:
It only made things worse.
Where's the '&' gone from the second Book I & II?
No explanation for that was offered. Apparently, though, the N.P. being tight on the first book had always been that way – meaning I never noticed it there before either . . . fair enough, I can't argue about that if I can't remember it otherwise.
But this is where it all gets even weirder.
The top book in the pic represents the initial release via Select. Goodreads said the second one appeared due to a recent release on Kindle (as though they think the first was paperback), when the new release is via Smashwords so it's available on more platforms.
Book III only shows up once, despite being released on both Amazon and Smashwords at the same time.
Both the new releases show up on Goodreads with the space present, meaning it is possible for the site to display like that (they can ignore spaces all they want to index) and the empty profile had to also display a space to be able to say the author in question didn't have one.
They even persisted in addressing the emails to N.P. despite me pointing out there's meant to be a space and there is anywhere else on the net I knowingly have a presence.
I'm also going to release more work: Book IV; paperbacks; stories of a completely different nature that are just as fantastic and riveting nonetheless – and they're all going to be written by N. P. Ryan with a space!
In the past, I've sometimes lazily signed emails tight, but no more, oh no – from now, nothing but N. P.!
In the meantime, welcome to my day tomorrow trying to sort out all this mess 😀


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Can't find your message? Some mail not answered by the Baby Name Genie is submitted to our community of baby namers for answering.
Alice in WA
Hi! I have two girls and one boy: Spencer, Sloane and Sawyer. We are expecting our fourth - a boy! We want his first name to start with "S" like his siblings. His middle names will be Memphis Faulkner. Can you help?
Baby Name Genie:
Ah, smart mom. This way, when you yell at them, you can start the "s" and hold it while you try to remember the rest of their name. Very clever! When the youngest gets in trouble, just remember his name is Stewart.
Kristina in Illinois
Looking for a baby boy's name. Middle name is Rex; last name is Hayes. We want the first name to start with T. No Thomas, Tim, Troy, Tristan, Tho or variations of them.
Baby Name Genie:
If you must have a T. Rex in the family, name him Theodore and call him Teddy when he's young. Then hope that everyone's sense of humor doesn't go extinct.
Breona in Phoenix
Here is a challenge for you: My husband and I are both Latin. My first son's name is Elias Alexander Leyva. I want to name my second son Ariel Jesus, but my husband disagrees. He thinks Ariel is a girl's name. I want a name with the initials A.E. Can you come up with a nice Biblical name?
Baby Name Genie:
You can thank Walt Disney and his mermaid for ruining the boy's name Ariel for you. Instead, try Aaron Ezra for a name perfectly suited for a young man.
Lovis in UK
I need a girl's name that is four letters long, two syllables, and ends in 'la' to go with sisters: Lila Rose, Nala Leigh, and Pela Rae.
Baby Name Genie:
I can see that when it comes to your daughters, you're off in La-La Land. Name your daughter Kala Gray, and she'll fit right in.
Kreszentia in Los Angeles
I'm having a baby girl in 2 months and we can't decide on a first or middle name! We want something that incorporates my German heritage but isn't TOO German sounding, like my own name. We want a very powerful name, something that would stand out. Our last name is Smith if that helps!
Baby Name Genie:
For the perfect name your daughter can proudly take back to Deutschland when she visits, name her Adalecia Giselle. She'll be sure to say "danke."
Lina in NZ
We are looking for a girl's first name; her family name is Wen. We have been trying pregnant for a long time, and we got everything ready to do IVF, but find pregnant naturally right before treatment. We wish a name meaning gift, luck, or compassion. Many thanks.
Baby Name Genie:
Wen, in doubt, ask me. Congratulations on your baby daughter, who is anything but luck. I give you Eleanor Dorothy Wen for your gift of a compassionate daughter.
Cindy in Texas
Need girl name based on California state or street names. Last name Holt.
Baby Name Genie:
Hooray for Hollywood! Your daughter is going to be a star. I give you Beverly Sunset.
Katarina in Poland
My husband and I are having problems with naming our baby girl. We have already chosen a middle name, Kasha. Our surname is Grabowski. We would like another name with a Polish origin.
Baby Name Genie:
I have many Polish names to choose for your little girl. I keep them in my Pole vault. I have selected Priscylla Kasha for the next little Grabowski.
Samantha in Arizona
Hi, my hubby and I have been blessed with 5 beautiful children: London Mae, Austin Matthew, Houston David, Britten June, and Paris Rose. We have baby number 6 due late July and want a destination name for him/her. Thank you.
Baby Name Genie:
Some say that the journey is the destination, but in your family the destination may be the one who needs changing. For a baby boy, name him Dallas Mark so that they boys can all be Texans. For a baby girl, you've chose European locales for her sisters, so I give you Chelsea Grace.
Carina in Canada
Dear Genie, I need you to help me find a Greek name for a girl. I've already used Theodore and Sebastian for her siblings. But every other Greek girl's name I see is either too pretentious, hard to pronounce, or just too popular now. The only name I can picture using is Caroline, but it's not Greek!
Baby Name Genie:
The Greeks would name her Charissa Zoe. Then, they would stuff her in a wooden horse and give her to the Trojans. So, my advice would be to borrow the name but not the rest of their tactics.
Molly Lee in Virginia
We just found out we're having a baby boy, so we need help with a name. Our last name is Lee, which is a difficult name to work with. We'd love a J name somewhere in there, but middle name would be fine. Many thanks!
Baby Name Genie:
The only thing that makes Lee difficult is that it turns every first name into an adverb. But a carefully crafted name, like Justin Cameron, would be an excellent choice.
Ava in New York
Hi, can you give me a really unique name that'll go with a second name that is Nouvelle? I'd like it to be something that no one has ever heard of, but, likewise, a beautiful first name.
Baby Name Genie:
While I can't promise this name is wholly unique throughout the entire world, I do have a name for you that flows well and is, as far as my genie powers can tell, unique amongst English speakers. Your child shall be known as Olyvita Nouvelle. Pronounce is (Ah-leh-VEE-ta Noo-vell.)
Emma in Western Australia
We have a boy named Tyler James and a girl named Gypsie Jade. Expecting our 3rd, which is a boy. I'm in love with the name Olly, but my partner thinks Gypsie and Olly are unique names and Tyler is not, so it won't feel right. So he wants an ordinary name. Please help with something unique but ordinary.
Baby Name Genie:
In the space between unique and ordinary is a special category of names I think of as "antiques." They are familiar and well-used names that are not widely in use these days. For your son, I give you Oscar Jude - a perfectly ordinary, unique name.
Graceyn in Los Angeles
Name needed for our second baby girl! Must fit with the name of our 1st child, Aviator Graceyn. Airplane themed name maybe?
Baby Name Genie:
You've brought your concerns to a qualified genie. Some of my closest genie friends are avid flying carpet aviators. For a name that will really takeoff, I suggest you name your daughter Amelia Piper.
Drt in Wyoming
I'm looking for a rustic cowboy name that will go with the middle name Wade. I'm trying to keep it unique but not too weird.
Baby Name Genie:
Howdy, tenderfoot. Sit a spell. The trouble with whacha might call a classic cowboy is that their parents didn't know those boys were gonna be cowboys. So most of those rustic cowboys were given good Christian names like William and Richard, which is, 'less I miss my guess, not exactly what you was after. Your little cowpoke shall be named Emmett Wade. Now skedaddle 'fore yonder townfolk take you for a namby-pamby yokel.
Caleb in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
There was a big surprise a few weeks ago. In the middle of dinner, my mom told us that she was going to have a baby next year around April Fool's Day. We don't know if it's a boy or a girl yet, so give us what you got.
Baby Name Genie:
This is either a wonderful blessing and miracle, or it's the longest set up to an April Fool's joke in history. Assuming your mother isn't pulling your leg, I give you Derek Wayne for a boy and Laura Belle for a girl. No foolin'.
Mark in Virginia
We're looking for a girl first name. The middle name is Hayes. Wife's rules: No A's or M's. Must be feminine. My Rule: Reference to famous person in the arts or science is a plus. Thanks!
Baby Name Genie:
Have you heard of the astrophysicist who discovered pulsars, among other things? Her name is Jocelyn Bell Burnell. I recommend reading up on her so when your daughter Jocelyn Hayes asks you about her name, you'll be ready.
Stephany in Kentucky
We are having another girl! And I already have a name picked out - Briella Rose. I love it so much, but I told my parents of my name choice and they HATE it. But I am so in love with it that I can't seem to pick another name out for a little girl that isn't used very often. Please help!!!!
Baby Name Genie:
I'm sorry. You've mistakenly reached the Baby Name Genie. You're looking for Overbearing Parents Genie. He may be able to help you remind your parents that they got to pick your name, but you get to pick your daughter's name. If you'd like advice on the name itself, I can help with that. Try the more traditional Gabriella Rose, and save the pet name Briella for informal occasions.


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Roger advises we got the points we needed to go through to the next round on Thursday night. Alan P was probably our best player, scoring nothing under 60 in his Singles game and finishing well.
They all had a great time and stayed behind after the game to play some friendly games. Looks like I missed all the fun, but I hope to be available for the last two league matches.
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It was a sunny, breezy day too, full of spring's potential.
First of all I cut off the blackspot affected leaves of a hellebore angustifolia which has colonised one of the raised beds. That wasn't a bad thing in itself but it made me aware all over again that the bed itself is grown through with bindweed and creeping buttercup and should be entirely cleaned out and started again.
I tried to turn my back on that by finishing cutting back the phlox that I started yesterday. That was quick and easy and made a nice little impact for a nice little job. Tick.
Then I went to sit in the wooden greenhouse for a bit as my chest was sore and I thought I was probably doing more than was a good idea. Here the contrast between Sarah's greenhouse and my own was just too much for me and I found myself sorting and throwing out all the geraniums which hadn't survived this last very cold winter and longing to sort out and clean the whole space. Since that was far too big a job for today I went back outside and weeded half the new herb bed, ran out of steam, decided to go inside and was highjacked by remembering that I have been intending for weeks to sweep the flagged area which looks out over our view as it is full of bits of rose from when the hedges were cut. Did that, was pleased with it, tick.
So all in all I was out for well over an hour and was far too aware of all that is to be done and not enough aware of the satisfaction of doing something! I think the lesson is to decide what to do earlier in the day so that I head out knowing what I want to do. And the second lesson is to not to compare yourself with your friends! I think I can easily do the first. I am less sure about the second. But maybe what it is telling me is that I need to give the greenhouse some love, a little bit at a time!


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One of my New Year's resolutions was, of course, to get back in the gym, which I'm now starting halfway into 2015. After one workout, I complained to a friend about how I felt I didn't feel like I pushed myself hard enough. He asked, "Well, did you sweat?"
I responded, "Yes."
"Then you worked out," he said. Oh, that makes sense.
This small epiphany carries truth that applies to the entrepreneur lifestyle:
1. Just get it done. You don't have to invest all of your energy to feel like you did a task or project well; the point is that it gets done so that you can move on to something else. It's speed and efficiency that count sometimes.
2. Use system(s) that work for the way that you work.
In my case, I have trouble committing to use one system, so I rotate through a few that I use depending on how I feel. I carry a small notebook and write up daily to-do lists on it with high-level priorities for the day. Something that can fit in my laptop carrier or briefcase works best. For something more professional looking, moleskin looks and feels great.
I also have a running note saved as a shortcut in Evernote (I use both the mobile and desktop apps) that divides up my daily tasks for each of the areas of my life: personal, business, and volunteer.
Advanced Productivity Tip: Set reminders in your calendar – in bulk. You can download this free spreadsheet template, create your appointments in bulk, download as a .csv file, and import into Google Calendar or iCal to create multiple events. As long as you have your reminders configured, you'll be reminded of when your events are taking place. With the Google Calendar app on your phone, you can check your daily agenda and get pop-up/sound notifications, as well.
3. Over-communicate. This is particularly important for creatives and big-picture thinkers: You have to tell people what you need ahead of time in the clearest, simplest terms possible. Remind clients of important deadlines throughout the project duration. Gently remind them of the consequences of not following the project plan; you've got one of those, right?
4. Pace yourself. Build in time for your meals and breaks. If you're not first in the order of priorities, it's going to be very hard to get things done.
5. Delegate. When the workload is too heavy to bear, you have to make a judgment call that you need an extra set of hands. Whatever you can delegate to more junior members of your team, or if you are the team, to a virtual assistant company, the more time you will have to focus on the tasks that really matter – serving your clients, perfecting your products, dreaming big dreams.
What other habits have you formed that help you get the most done? Please share below!


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3 RIGHT CHOICES. MUTUAL BENEFITS. Ruukki sees energy efficiency as a business opportunity: we are responding to the growing interest of our customers on this front by innovating and producing energy-efficient steel solutions that cut energy costs throughout the life cycle of an end-user product or solution. We need energy-efficient solutions. Both Ruukki and our customers must face up to the global challenges of population growth, increasing energy regulation and energy prices that create a need for energy efficiency. By 2050, the world population will probably rise to nine billion. As the standard of living keeps on improving, energy consumption will also rise by 50% by the year Rising energy and fuel prices force us to develop energy-efficient solutions for energy production and use. Also the EU s 20/20/20 regulation is driving demand. The regu-
4 lation means that by 2020 there will be a 20% reduction in energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions and 20% of energy will produced from renewable sources. Ruukki offers energy-efficient products and solutions. Ruukki offers a wide range of energy-efficient solutions for the construction and the manufacturers of materials handling, construction and mining industry equipment and transportation sector. Examples of Ruukki s energy-efficient solutions include: Ruukki s energy-efficient building solutions include the fully recyclable and reusable Ruukki life panel, Ruukki energy panel system, Ruukki energy piles and integrated photovoltaic façade system, Ruukki Liberta Solar façade. Ruukki produces high-strength Ruukki Optim and wearresistant Ruukki Raex special steels, which enable longer lifetime usage and lighter vehicle structures, higher payloads, lower fuel consumption and emissions. Typical applications for highstrength steels are materials handling and transport equipment and for example booms and other crane parts. Wear-resistant steels are used, for example, in earthmoving and mining machinery. 4
5 Real benefits with Ruukki s products and solutions. Most of the energy consumption caused by products generally arises during product use. For customers in the construction industry, Ruukki s solutions mean reductions in energy consumption and thereby lower costs and CO2 emissions, an increase in property value and a better working environment. Ruukki energy panels, for instance, enable an airtight façade structure and allow our customers to save up to 30 per cent in heating costs compared to conventional structures. Ruukki has ready concept solutions for low and zero energy office building structures and building technology. These solutions combine efficient industrial construction, energy efficiency and competitive life cycle costs. The use of high-strength special steels means increasingly lighter structures and lower energy costs and emissions. The excellent weight/strength ratio of products made of special steels means they lift higher or enable higher payloads. Wear-resistant special steels prevent the wear and damage of structural parts of construction and mining industry equipment and thus increases lifetime of the products. For example use of Ruukki Optim high-strength steel can reduce material thickness and the weight of the boom and other crane parts by 20%. Ruukki s energy-efficient steel solutions 5
6 In addition a lower unladen weight reduces maintenance and fuel costs. In an example case the fuel costs were reduced by 1.2% (some 2,800) over the lifecycle of a crane. The use of Ruukki Optim highstrength steel reduces the thickness of steel and the weight of the tipper bodies up to 20%. In addition to fuel savings for the vehicle, end-users can benefit by higher payloads on each trip. Wear-resistant Ruukki Raex steel prevents the wear and damage of structural parts and decreases repair costs for road building and mining machinery. The lifetime of a bucket made of Ruukki Raex can be 2.5 times greater than that of structural steels. More examples can be calculated with Ruukki s energy efficiency calculator at Energy-efficiency-calculator The solutions quickly pay for themselves. Even though the initial cost seems higher at first, the solutions quickly pay for themselves. Property owners, for example, gain financial benefits from our energy-efficient solutions throughout the life cycle of a building. For example, In Finland Ruukki energy panels can help to achieve up to 30% savings in annual heating costs. Compared to traditional heating and cooling solutions, a ground source heating system based on Ruukki energy piles can pay for itself, at best, in 5-8 years depending on the conditions and heating alternative available. Owners of materials handling and transportation equipment gain financial benefit by higher payloads or lower fuel consumption enabled by lighter struc- 6
7 tures. In an example case a container design at reduced weight results in a higher payload and lower air-resistance. Vehicle fuel savings can be 4 litres/100 km. This translates into fuel cost savings of over 60,000 during the lifetime of the vehicle. Thanks to longer lifetime, a bucket made of wear-resistant Ruukki Raex scoops more than twice as much soil compared to bucket made of conventional steel grade. We help our customers in choosing energy-efficient solutions. We are involved already in the development phase and help our customers to plan e.g. a new trailer or a building. We can show the customer the possible savings in fuel, weight, payload or heating costs with our energy efficiency and energy saving calculators. Ruukki is committed to continuously developing these solutions to help our customers choose energyefficient steel solutions also in the future. Ruukki s energy-efficient steel solutions 7
8 Ruukki s R&D places special emphasis on energy efficiency. We have over 200 skilled technology experts working in research units in Finland, Poland and Russia. Ruukki uses the latest technology and works closely with an extensive network of outside experts, for example universities and research institutions. Our R&D investment in 2011 was 29m, which equates to around 1% of our net sales. Energy efficiency is taken into account in our own processes and production. Ruukki has been committed to improving energy efficiency, lower costs and reduced emissions for a number of years even before the existence of today s international climate agreements. We use energy-efficient technology and process gases and residual materials generated in our own production processes are utilised to replace fuel and raw materials purchased. Energy efficiency is taken into account in decisions concerning investments and production development and in product and process planning. Ruukki ranks among the best in the world in iron-making CO2 efficiency 8
9 because production uses nearly the minimum amount of carbon raw materials possible with current technology. Ruukki s carbon dioxide emissions are almost 250,000 tonnes lower than the steel industry average across the EU. The direct quenching or direct tempering method developed in the early 2000s at Ruukki can be considered as one of the most important innovations in the steel industry. The method enables the energy-efficient manufacture of high-strength Ruukki Optim and wear-resistant Ruukki Raex steels. The basic idea is that hot-rolled steel is quenched from a temperature of around 900C to ambient temperature immediately after rolling. This saves energy because the reheating stage after hot-rolling is omitted. Energy efficiency is more than a business opportunity. We are committed to providing continuity to our customers and have long been working on developing energy-efficient products and solutions. Energy-efficiency is also a rational move to use resources responsibly and an important part of risk management. The cost of energy and the number of regulations affecting energy use are rising. Reaction to these challenges is important especially in the living and moving sectors that depend heavily on the use of energy. Ruukki s energy-efficient steel solutions 9
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We are 36 hours away from starting the NCAA Division III volleyball tournament and what better way to get in the mood for the national playoffs than a couple of videos showing team's reaction to making the NCAA Tournament.
Below are videos of the Northwestern and Bethel squads as they watched the NCAA.com selection show on Monday. Both teams were hoping they would receive at-large bids into the tournament and both were on the bubble. The videos show the unbridled joy that comes from reaching one of your preseason goals.
Thanks to the Northwestern SID Greg Johnson and Bethel SID Jared Johnson for posting the videos online.
The first video is from Northwestern. The best part of the video is the more nervous the players get as the Central Region selections are announced. It makes for one loud celebration scream as they see their name on the screen!
Next up is Bethel's selection show excitement. Like Northwestern, the Royals had to wait a long time to hear their name announced. Another great celebration ensues!


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Coral Reefs
CORAL REEFS CHARLES DARWIN TABLE OF CONTENTS. CRITICAL INTRODUCTION. INTRODUCTION. CHAPTER I.--ATOLLS OR LAGOON-ISLANDS. SECTION 1.I.--DESCRIPTION OF KEELING ATOLL. Corals on the outer margin.--Zone of Nulliporae.--Exterior reef.--Islets.-- Coral-conglomerate.--Lagoon.--Calcareous sediment.--Scari and Holuthuriae subsisting on corals.--Changes in the condition of the reefs and islets.-- Probable subsidence of the atoll.--Future state of the lagoon. SECTION 1.II.--GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ATOLLS. General form and size of atolls their reefs and islets.--External slope.-- Zone of Nulliporae.--Conglomerate.--Depth of lagoons.--Sediment.--Reefs submerged wholly or in part.--Breaches in the reef.--Ledge-formed shores round certain lagoons.--Conversion of lagoons into land. SECTION 1.III.--ATOLLS OF THE MALDIVA ARCHIPELAGO--GREAT CHAGOS BANK. Maldiva Archipelago.--Ring-formed reefs marginal and central.--Great depths in the lagoons of the southern atolls.--Reefs in the lagoons all rising to the surface.--Position of islets and breaches in the reefs with respect to the prevalent winds and action of the waves.--Destruction of islets.--Connection in the position and submarine foundation of distinct atolls.--The apparent disseverment of large atolls.--The Great Chagos Bank.--Its submerged condition and extraordinary structure. CHAPTER II.--BARRIER REEFS. Closely resemble in general form and structure atoll-reefs.--Width and depth of the lagoon-channels.--Breaches through the reef in front of valleys and generally on the leeward side.--Checks to the filling up of the lagoon-channels.--Size and constitution of the encircled islands.-- Number of islands within the same reef.--Barrier-reefs of New Caledonia and Australia.--Position of the reef relative to the slope of the adjoining land.--Probable great thickness of barrier-reefs. CHAPTER III.--FRINGING OR SHORE-REEFS. Reefs of Mauritius.--Shallow channel within the reef.--Its slow filling up.--Currents of water formed within it.--Upraised reefs.--Narrow fringing-reefs in deep seas.--Reefs on the coast of E. Africa and of Brazil.--Fringing-reefs in very shallow seas round banks of sediment and on worn-down islands.--Fringing-reefs affected by currents of the sea. --Coral coating the bottom of the sea but not forming reefs. CHAPTER IV.--ON THE DISTRIBUTION AND GROWTH OF CORAL-REEFS. SECTION 4.I.--ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF CORAL-REEFS AND ON THE CONDITIONS FAVOURABLE TO THEIR INCREASE. SECTION 4.II.--ON THE RATE OF GROWTH OF CORAL-REEFS. SECTION 4.III.--ON THE DEPTHS AT WHICH REEF-BUILDING POLYPIFERS CAN LIVE. CHAPTER V.--THEORY OF THE FORMATION OF THE DIFFERENT CLASSES OF CORAL-REEFS. The atolls of the larger archipelagoes are not formed on submerged craters or on banks of sediment.--Immense areas interspersed with atolls.--Recent changes in their state.--The origin of barrier-reefs and of atolls.--Their relative forms.--The step-formed ledges and walls round the shores of some lagoons.--The ring-formed reefs of the Maldiva atolls.--The submerged condition of parts or of the whole of some annular reefs.--The disseverment of large atolls.--The union of atolls by linear reefs.--The Great Chagos Bank.--Objections from the area and amount of subsidence required by the theory considered.--The probable composition of the lower parts of atolls. CHAPTER VI.--ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF CORAL-REEFS WITH REFERENCE TO THE THEORY OF THEIR FORMATION. Description of the coloured map.--Proximity of atolls and barrier-reefs.-- Relation in form and position of atolls with ordinary islands.--Direct evidence of subsidence difficult to be detected.--Proofs of recent elevation where fringing-reefs occur.--Oscillations of level.--Absence of active volcanoes in the areas of subsidence.--Immensity of the areas which have been elevated and have subsided.--Their relation to the present distribution of the land.--Areas of subsidence elongated their intersection and alternation with those of elevation.--Amount and slow rate of the subsidence.--Recapitulation. APPENDIX. Containing a detailed description of the reefs and islands in Plate III. INDEX. THE STRUCTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF CORAL REEFS. CRITICAL INTRODUCTION. A scientific discovery is the outcome of an interesting process of evolution in the mind of its author. When we are able to detect the germs of thought in which such a discovery has originated and to trace the successive stages of the reasoning by which the crude idea has developed into an epoch-making book we have the materials for reconstructing an important chapter of scientific history. Such a contribution to the story of the "making of science" may be furnished in respect to Darwin's famous theory of coral-reefs and the clearly reasoned treatise in which it was first fully set forth. The subject of corals and coral-reefs is one concerning which much popular misconception has always prevailed. The misleading comparison of coral-rock with the combs of bees and the nests of wasps is perhaps responsible for much of this misunderstanding; one writer has indeed described a coral-reef as being "built by fishes by means of their teeth." Scarcely less misleading however are the references we so frequently meet with both in prose and verse to the "skill" "industry" and "perseverance" of the "coral-insect" in "building" his "home." As well might we praise men for their cleverness in making their own skeletons and laud their assiduity in filling churchyards with the same. The polyps and other organisms whose remains accumulate to form a coral-reef simply live and perform their natural functions and then die leaving behind them in the natural course of events the hard calcareous portions of their structures to add to the growing reef. While the forms of coral-reefs and coral-islands are sometimes very remarkable and worthy of attentive study there is no ground it need scarcely be added for the suggestion that they afford proofs of design on the part of the living builders or that in the words of Flinders they constitute breastworks defending the workshops from whence "infant colonies might be safely sent forth." It was not till the beginning of the present century that travellers like Beechey Chamisso Quoy and Gaimard Moresby Nelson and others began to collect accurate details concerning the forms and structure of coral-masses and to make such observations on the habits of reef-forming polyps as might serve as a basis for safe reasoning concerning the origin of coral-reefs and islands. In the second volume of Lyell's "Principles of Geology" published in 1832 the final chapter gives an admirable summary of all that was then known on the subject. At that time the ring-form of the atolls was almost universally regarded as a proof that they had grown up on submerged volcanic craters; and Lyell gave his powerful support to that theory. Charles Darwin was never tired of acknowledging his indebtedness to Lyell. In dedicating to his friend the second edition of his "Naturalist's Voyage Round the World" Darwin writes that he does so "with grateful pleasure as an acknowledgment that the chief part of whatever scientific merit this journal and the other works of the author may possess has been derived from studying the well-known and admirable 'Principles of Geology.'" The second volume of Lyell's "Principles" appeared after Darwin had left England; but it was doubtless sent on to him without delay by his faithful friend and correspondent Professor Henslow. It appears to have reached Darwin at a most opportune moment while in fact he was studying the striking evidences of slow and long-continued but often interrupted movement on the west coast of South America. Darwin's acute mind could not fail to detect the weakness of the then prevalent theory concerning the origin of the ring-shaped atolls--and the difficulty which he found in accepting the volcanic theory as an explanation of the phenomena of coral-reefs is well set forth in his book. In an interesting fragment of autobiography Darwin has given us a very clear account of the way in which the leading idea of the theory of coral-reefs originated in his mind; he writes "No other work of mine was begun in so deductive a spirit as this for the whole theory was thought out on the west coast of South America before I had seen a true coral-reef. I had therefore only to verify and extend my views by a careful examination of living reefs. But it should be observed that I had during the two previous years been incessantly attending to the effects on the shores of South America of the intermittent elevation of the land together with the denudation and deposition of sediment. This necessarily led me to reflect much on the effects of subsidence and it was easy to replace in imagination the continued deposition of sediment by the upward growth of corals. To do this was to form my theory of the formation of barrier-reefs and atolls." On her homeward voyage the "Beagle" visited Tahiti Australia and some of the coral-islands in the Indian Ocean and Darwin had an opportunity of testing and verifying the conclusion at which he had arrived by studying the statements of other observers. ...


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