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ALIBUT HERALDJuly 30, 2009

Amazing Waterfalls from Around the World

Clockwise from top left: Angel Falls, Venezuela As the worlds tallest waterfall Angel Falls is located inCanaima National Park in Venezuela. It has a 2,648 foot plunge and a total height of 3,212 feet; Iguau Falls,Argentina/Brazil While the majority of Iguacu Falls is on the Argentina side, this waterfall borders Brazil as well. Aportion of this enormous waterfall is a single plunge that flows deep into a gorge known as the Devil's Throat.;Victoria Falls, Africa The Victoria Falls, located in Victoria National Park in Africa, are some of the most well-knownin the world. Although they are only 350 feet high, they are a whopping 5,700 feet wide and have been described as afalling sheet of water.; Yosemite Falls, United States Located in Yosemite National Park in California, theYosemite Falls reach a height of 2,425 feet. It has three separate drops, which contains three different types ofwaterfalls: a horsetail, a plunge, and a cascade. Tugela Falls, South Africa Located in South Africa, Tugela Falls isthe second tallest waterfall in the world with a total height of 3,110 feet. It drops in five different tiers, making it aspectacular view.

READ ON & MORE PICS: http://www.treehugger.com/galleries/2009/06/amazing-waterfalls-around-the-world.php?page=1


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atholics, Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs Rally to Fight Global Warming

rld religious leaders have come to the realization that God is Green. This month, Muslim, Catholic,du and Sikh leaders all pledged to build climate change plans for their adherents.at differentiates each religions take on the environment? In truth, not much. They base their actionswords of wisdom from their prophets or leaders of old, and plan to focus on education, and to takeon to become examples to the wider world of their followers.AD ON: http://www.twilightearth.com/environment-archive-2/catholics-muslims-hindus-and-hs-rally-to-fight-global-warming/

kinawas Aquarium

e Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium located in Okinawa, Japan,he worlds second largest aquarium behind the Georgia

uarium in Atlanta.e main tank called the Kuroshio Sea holds 7,500-cubicters of water and features the worlds second largest acrylicss panel, measuring 8.2 meters by 22.5 meters with akness of 60 centimeters.AD ON:http://momento24.com/en/2009/07/21/the-nawa-aquarium/ROSHIO SEA ON YOUTUBE:p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcD485hjoWg

Make a natural,non-DEET BugRepellent

LEARN HOW:http://www.granvilleona/deet-free

New Coral Reefs Discovered in Iceland

New coral reefs and hills were discovered in Lnsdjp, offIcelands eastern coast, during a submarine research expediundertaken by the Icelandic Marine Research Institute at the of last month.According to Steinunn Hilma lafsdttir, an expert in demersorganisms, these are cold water corals in two different colorsfound within a 40-square-kilometer area at a depth of 200 to meters. No sunlight reaches the corals so they filter their nutrfrom ocean currents, Morgunbladidreports.READ ON:http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/

_id=16567&ew_0_a_id=336591rctic Seabed Mapping Renewed

"We have better maps of the moon than we do of our own ocfloor," Capt. Steve Barnum of the U.S. National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration told CBC News.

Researchers for Canada and the United States are workingtogether again this summer to map more of the Arctic seabedgathering scientific data toward bolstering their own sovereigclaims. The two countries are preparing for their second jointmapping expedition to map largely unknown parts of the CanBasin, north of the Beaufort Sea.

READ ON:http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2009/07/29/cda-us-arctic-mapping.html


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anada Line: City Centre Station

ow looks like the Canada Line will start running about mid-gust, close to the time that Granville Mall should bempleted. On Saturday, the Canada Line gave a sneakview of what will be one of their busiest stations: Cityntre.AD ON & MORE PICS:p://pricetags.wordpress.com/2009/07/26/canada-line--centre-station/

hrinking Jug Keeps Milk Fresh an Extra Week

refillable jug sits on the table while the user presses down on theWith each press, the air void in the container is eliminated, keepingmilk fresher longer; up to a week longer, according to its inventor.

AD ON: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/07/shrinking-jug-ps-milk-fresh-an-extra-week.php

A Few Unfortunate Truths About Neoprene

It's amazing that something so toxic could be used to make suvariety of items that comes in super close contact with our skinWetsuits, knee (and other joint) braces, life jackets, and laptopsleeves are just a few examples...

And what's with that neoprene smell? Well it's actually an off g

of harmful VOC's, in most cases including formaldehyde, leadtoluene, chlorine and some toxins that can wreak havoc on yreproductive system.

Introducing Neogreene: No toxic solvents. Water based, in fNo VOCs. (that Neoprene smell, oh I'll miss it!) 25% less energmake their products. 25% less petroleum, too. I know, petroleustill in there, and they intend to reduce/eliminate that as well, bgoing to take thorough thinking, finding a replacement that doelikewise deplete resources.LEARN MORE:http://www.greensmithconsulting.com/greensmith_consulhel/2009/07/i-hate-to-break-it-to-you-about-neoprene-but.hGREENSMART: http://greensmart.biz/neogreene.html

rst Nation Takes Lead on Solar Power

ou-ke project models energy autonomy for other BCoriginal communities.AD ON:

p://thetyee.ca/News/2009/07/24/FirstNationSolarPower/

Hemp Vs. Cotton

While both fabrics clearly have advantages, cotton gedocked for its less sustainable chemical- and water-intensive production requirements. Easy to produceorganically and effective in fighting climate change,

Hemp wins it!Find out why!READ MORE:http://www.granvilleonline.ca/gr/living/2009/04/21/hversus-cotton#comment-37815#ixzz0MgfIhRUP


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lunteer Photography Spotlight: Mom & Calf about

weeks ago; Photos by Walter Coates (Beluga Observer)

Organic Versus ConventionaFood: UK Report Flawed

A report issued yesterday by Dr. Alan Dangthe London School of Hygiene and TropicalMedicine, commissioned by the Food StandAgency (FSA) in the UK, claims that there issubstantial difference in nutritional contentbetween organic and conventional food. Thereport was based on the review of fifty yearsworth of research papers on the subject. Bureading it makes one wonder if influence caa misreading of the findings, and in additionagency has addressed the wrong questionsentirely.

READ ON:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paula-crossfield/organic-versus-convention_b_247801.html

Jellies Are the Dark Energy othe Oceans

The fluid dynamics of swimming jellyfish havprovided a plausible mechanism for a once-notion: that marine animals, hidden from sigignored by geophysicists, may stir Earths o

with as much force as its wind and tides.Called induced fluid drift, it involves the tendof liquid to stick to a body as it moves throuwater and a little bit of drift could add upquickly on a global scale.

Using fluorescent dyes and underwater videcameras, bioengineers have made visible thinvisible, producing videos of swimming jellytrailed by the water they came from.READ ON & VIDEO:http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009lyfish/


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awaiian Plant, Thought To Be Newcomer,ctually Shaped Ecology Of The Islands Frome Beginning

entists at the Smithsonian Institution have discovered data thatgests one of Hawaii's most dominant plants, Metrosideros, has been adent of the islands far longer than previously believed.

o, these plants would have played an important role in shaping thelogy of the islands from the beginning.AD ON:p://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080415210623.htm

Can Roads and Rain Forests Co-Exist?

Whats the best route to balancing economicdevelopment and biological conservation in a placvalued both as a local resource and global asset?READ ON:http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/27/roadruin/

hat is the Gulf of Mexico dead zone?

e gulf dead zone is the largest in the United States and second-est of more than 400 worldwide, a total that has grownonentially since the 1960s, according to a 2008 study. Smaller

ad zones have appeared in other American waterways. Somenatural in origin, but many of the most visible and destructive

es are the results of human activity. And the lifeless expansesth of the Mississippi Delta have become their poster child.AD ON: http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/translating-cle-sam/stories/what-is-the-gulf-of-mexico-dead-zone

London's New Airport All at SeaA report due later this week will make a strong case fonew London airport to be built on man-made islands inestuary of the River Thames.The Mayor who is for the new airport will also have to fthe environmental lobby, which is alarmed at the impacairport would have on the 200,000 migrating birds that the estuary their home in winter. Hydrology experts areconcerned that an island airport could impede the riverflow, while air traffic experts are worried about how to fthe planes.READ ON:

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/indusectors/transport/article6689543.eceOR:http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2009/07/lons_new_airport_all_at_sea.cfm?Fsrc=glvrnwl

ew Hope for Fisheries: Scientists Documentospects for Recoveryentists have joined forces in a groundbreaking assessment on theus of marine fisheries and ecosystems. The two-year study showssteps taken to curb overfishing are beginning to succeed in five often large marine ecosystems that they examined. The paper, whichears in the July 31 issue of the journal Science, provides new hoperebuilding troubled fisheries.

AD ON: http://www.physorg.com/news168183004.html


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Archival Photo

Bob Cant with Flap Necked Chameleon, 1977.

Library Newset your up-to-the minutes news via RSS feed from the librarys Whats new pages. Currently, there are two Whats new pagesnning a variety of interesting news feeds

Whats New Animals and Nature for news about birds, reptiles, marine mammals, and places such as the Arctictp://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/Pages/WhatsNewAnimalsandNature.aspx

Whats New Business and General for news about business, finance, tourism, visitor experience and marketingtp://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/Pages/What%27sNewBGN.aspx

ews on Environmental conservation and education will soon be available via the Conservation Currenttp://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/ConservationCurrent/Pages/Default.aspx

id you know that the Library has access to over 100 journals and magazines??t least 80 of these are available full text online.or a complete hyperlinked list, visit the library journals page on Aquanet:tp://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/Pages/Journals.aspx

s well, you can find new books and movies listed on this page of Aquanet:tp://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/Pages/LibraryCatalogue.aspx


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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR WHALERESEARCH

Im a Masters student and Straitwatch volunteer looking for help with land-based whale/boat trafficobservations in the Johnstone Strait area. Tasks include helping to collect and record data on whaleactivities and vessel traffic from a cliff-top observation point. While out there we will be camping atKaikash for 3 to 4 days at a time. Im looking for someone who enjoys spending time outdoors, has

camping experience and is interested in learning more about whales.

This is a great opportunity to gain field experience. This position is based out of Alert Bay so you willneed to arrive the day prior to the volunteer dates listed below. From Alert Bay a small boat will takeus to Kaikash where we will camp and the boat will pick us up on the last day. There is minimal costinvolved with this opportunity as you only need to be a member of Cetus Research & Conservation

Society ($20 membership fee) to participate. However, you will need to provide your own campinggear and food while we are out there.

Volunteers are needed for the following dates:July 21-23July 27-29

July 31- August 3August 5-8

If interested in any or all of these dates, please contact Robyn Walker at [email protected], orStraitwatch at 250-974-7056

rn Yesterday! (Or a few weeks ago)

lo all, Ethan Marcus Griffin came into our crazy world at 5:03pm on July 12/09. He weighs 8zs. Mom and baby are doing great..

k to everyone later.rey Griffin


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NEXT BOOT CAMP SESSION STARTS JULY 21 2009Are you looking to challenge yourself physically? Increase your

strength and endurance? Tone up for summer? If so.join us for

boot camp!

Program Description :

This boot camp is a fun, functional, innovative and interactive workout session. Theexercises will challenge ones strength and endurance, improves general well-being while burning lots of calories.

The workout moves quickly going from one exercise to the next with little or no rest. Open to anyone who isinterested in achieving their desired health and fitness level. Participants will be taught on how to progress theexercises to meet their fitness level.

Program Details :

Fee : $40 per monthNumber of sessions : 8 sessions for 4 weeks ( 2 sessions per week)Time : 4.30 5.30 pm or 5.30 6.30 pm (choose one)Day : Tuesday & ThursdayVenue : Stanley Park

If you would like to join, contact [email protected], ext. 3558 or [email protected], ext.3587.

Equipment Required : Bring your own mat, dumb bells and resistance tube.

http://www.coverealty.ca/listing_detail-2995255.html


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http://fishopolis.com


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http://eatsnaprepeat.ca/2009/05/31/chinatown-market/


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More exciting events hehttp://www.vanevo.ca/evs01.htmlCheck out videos of paslectures here:http://www.sfu.ca/cstudscience/darwin.htm


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ENTER CONTESTHERE:http://www.marinephotobank.com/resources/OceaninFocusPhotoContestHome2009.php

http://www.thebigwld.org/summer-friends-contest

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