Halibut Herald October 22

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ALIBUT HERALD October 22, 2009

Rocks From Around the World The Earth is such a magical place! This message was forwarde d to my inbox, there’s about a half dozen more interestin g rock formation s that didn’t fit on this page. If you are intereste d in viewing the rest, email me and I will forward you the rest of the photos! Emerald. Asuncion @vanaqu a.org

Hagfish Escape Techniques

10 Most Diabolical Creepy Crawlies On Earth

Such fascinatingly creepy, yet, necessary scavengers – Hagfish do more than ooze defensive slime and aid in the life-cycle decomposition stage. Let them amaze you for 00:14! VIEW: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrPvMMkQkk0

Rare Frill Shark

A veritable roll-call of the repulsive and the abhorrent. Fleas, lice, ticks, mites and bedbugs make up the minuscule menagerie, and alongside the mug shots we’ve endeavoured to explain what it is each featured pest does to us that makes it equally if not more repugnant than it looks. Feeling itchy yet? READ ON: http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/10most-diabolical-creepy-crawlies-on-earth/15721

Record-Breaking Pumpkin Thought to be World's Largest Weighs in at 1,725 Pounds

Typically found at a depth of around 600 meters (2,000 feet). Its slender body grows to about 160 cm long, and unlike most sharks, which typically have 5 sets of gills, the frilled shark has 6 sets. It is known as a "living fossil" for its resemblance to extinct, Paleozoic sharks. VIEW: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X6GKcLkdRE

Aliens of the Underwater World

Footage of some amazing underwater creatures, proving once again that wondrous lifeforms exist beyond our wildest imagination. VIEW: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-QIdwDF2K0

At one point in August, the massive pumpkin was growing 33 pounds a day, Christy told Fox News. She kept it going by plying the soil with a mix of compost, coffee grounds and cow manure, though seeds with good genetics are also key. READ ON: http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/food/2009/10/07/2009-1007_recordbreaking_pumpkin_thought_to_be_worlds_largest_wei ghs_in_at_.html#ixzz0UhZqa7MT

8 Great Green Halloween Costumes

Here’s a sample of some clever home-made Halloween costumes that may inspire imaginative ideas for you! READ ON: http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/10/21/8-great-green-diy-halloween-costumes/

Reverse Trick-or-Treating

Global Exchange suggests a new twist for Halloween. Instead of traditional trick-or-treating, children can give fair trade chocolate to adults with an attached card explaining labor and environmental problems in the global cocoa industry. The card explains how fair trade chocolate is the solution to these issues. The Reverse Trick-or-Treating program was launched three years ago to raise awareness of child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking issues related to the cocoa industry. The goals of the program are : • To raise consumer awareness about the problem • To encourage the chocolate industry to utilize fair trade cocoa sourcing policies • To inform consumers about Fair Trade companies that are leading the way to industry reform WEBSITE: https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/703/t/9669/shop/ custom.jsp?donate_page_KEY=5154 SOURCE: http://greenlifestylemagazine.net/Issue2/reverse-trick-or-treating.php

Brian Dettmer’s Ghastly Recycled Cassette Tape Skulls & Skeletons Atlanta-based artist, Brian Dettmer, recycles, melts, and melds the musical relics into eerily realistic “skullptures,” including a full human skeleton made of 180 tapes! Talk about being a bone-a-fide upcycler… Of all things, how did Dettmer come up with bones as his subject matter? He’d already been contemplating the end of cassette tapes as media format when one day he spied a dead bird on the street and thought “here was this thing that used to live, it used to fly around and play a vital role, and now it is dead and all that remains is the solid material.” The analogy between analog media and skeletons was pretty easy to link up and before Brian knew it, he was creating a series of 12 human skulls out of tapes. READ ON & VIEW MORE PICS: http://www.inhabitots.com/2009/10/12/brian-dettmers-ghastlyrecycled-cassette-tape-skulls-skeletons/#

Eric Sanderson Pictures New York – Before the City

WATCH: http://www.ted.com/talks/eric_sanderson_pi ctures_new_york_before_the_city.html

Tapped (Trailer)

“We use approx. 18 million barrels of oil to transport water.” Or “If you eliminate the splurge of bottled water, you’ll be eliminating one of the biggest problems facing our environment. WATCH OUT FOR IT!: http://www.tappedthemovie.com/

350+ Small Eco Changes That Can Make A Big Difference (DOWNLOAD).

Stonyfield Farm and Body + Soul magazine have teamed up to create a free Going Greener Guidebook to discover more than 350 little ways you can make a big difference for the planet. READ ON: http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/10/12/35 0-small-eco-changes-that-can-make-a-bigdifference/

Halloween Bake Sale

MUSEUM OF VANCOUVER! The Youth Council will be hosting a Halloween Bake Sale on Friday October 23rd from 10:30-2:30pm.

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They will be raising money for the Youth for Youth Program, which is a youth council initiative to bring students from low income schools to participate in one of our awesome school programs. They are looking for donations of baked goods to sell that day, so if there are any bakers out there that would like to donate please drop it off at volunteer services on Friday October 23rd by 10:30am. For more information, please contact Mari Otomo at [email protected]. Looking forward to all those yummy treats!

http://www.thegp2project. org/

http://www.blurb.com/boo

http://sierraclub.bc.ca/events/andrew-wright-emeralds-at-the-edge-book

Caught on camera: Dolphins play football with a JELLYFISH

Dolphins have been filmed playing an impromptu game of football... using a jellyfish as an improvised ball. A team of marine biologists were astonished to see a dolphin swim under a jellyfish and with a quick flick of its tail shoot it out of the water.

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The bottlenose dolphins were caught on video performing the strange activity off the Welsh coastline. One dolphin was able to flip the jellyfish six feet up in the air. READ ON & WATCH VIDEO: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article1220877/Dolphins-filmed-playing-football-using-jellyfish.html#ixzz0Ui01cdTC

Archival Photo

Puffin Exhibit, 1979!

Library News For more library news, book reviews, access to our online catalogue and much more, visit us on the aquanet: http://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/Pages/default.aspx Get your up-to-the minutes news via RSS feed from the library’s What’s new pages. Currently, there are two What’s new pages running a variety of interesting news feeds What’s New – Animals and Nature – for news about birds, reptiles, marine mammals, and places such as the Arctic http://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/Pages/WhatsNewAnimalsandNature.aspx What’s New – Business and General – for news about business, finance, tourism, visitor experience and marketing http://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/Pages/What%27sNewBGN.aspx News on Environmental conservation and education will soon be available via the Conservation Current http://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/ConservationCurrent/Pages/Default.aspx Did you know that the Library has access to over 100 journals and magazines?? At least 80 of these are available full text online. For a complete hyperlinked list, visit the library journals page on Aquanet: http://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/Pages/Journals.aspx As well, you can find new books and movies listed on this page of Aquanet: http://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/Pages/LibraryCatalogue.aspx

Events

From Earth to Ocean: Stories from Gwaii Haanas

Parks Canada has identified the waters around Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site (Queen Charlotte Islands) as a potential national marine conservation area reserve. Con’t below

To present the stories of Gwaii Haanas, Parks Canada has partnered with The Vancouver Aquarium to offer a unique speaker series open to the public. Participation is free, though seats are limited. Each engaging event allows audience members to explore a different aspect of the region and understand the benefits of its protection. Starting in September, join us to find out more about: Session 2: Icons of the Pacific Monday October 26 A look into the history and journey of whales throughout Gwaii Haanas and why protecting these habitats benefits us all. Moderator: Don Enright, National Parks Interpretation Specialist, Parks Canada Investigate the diverse marine life within Gwaii Haanas and delve into the history of whaling in the Queen Charlotte Islands and the journey of the iconic killer whale and graceful humpback that can be seen off the coast of Gwaii Haanas. Learn how national marine conservation areas are of value to the diverse marine life and their habitats. Speakers include: • • •

Kathy Heise: “Historical Whaling in Gwaii Haanas” Lance Barrett-Lennard: “Orcas and Humpbacks” Caitlin Birdsall, Cetacean Sightings Network

Reservations close on Monday, October 19th Admission is free. Please RSVP to: [email protected] or phone 604-659-3432

Session 3: Changing Seascape Monday November 16 Learn about ancient Haida villages, changing sea levels and how historical trade practices have all played a role in shaping today’s Gwaii Haanas. Session 4: Healthy oceans, healthy people Monday December 7 Whether it’s dining out or reporting a whale sighting, your actions can make a difference to our oceans. Join us for this special conclusion to find out what you can do to help Each session takes place at The Vancouver Aquarium from 7 – 9 pm. Please enter at the AquaQuest Administrative Entrance. To confirm your seat, email: [email protected] or call 604-659-3432. Please identify which session you would like to attend. Seating is limited.

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http://interestingvancouver.com/

Local 350.org Events!

See below for some of the events happening October 24, 2009 in Vancouver. Check the website for events happening worldwide on this critical day for OUR PLANET.

EVENT WEBSITE: http://www.b ridgecoolpla net.ca/en/

Organizing THE Biggest Day Of Action The World Has Ever Seen Bill McKibben, Author – Deep Economy, The End of Nature, cofounder, www.350.org Even two years ago, I was in complete despair about our chances of fighting climate change. But something's changed. It's not the science, which has gotten steadily worse. It's the first signs that the planet's immune system--conscious citizens ready to make a difference--is finally kicking in. Bloggers, in this metaphor, are key antibodies-they recognize threats, and rally people to take the steps needed. READ ON: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/billmckibben/organizing-the-biggestda_b_322248.html

ALL REGISTERED EVENTS APPEAR IN ORANGE http://www.350.org/map

The Green Team would like to remind everyone that th

Saturday, October 24 is the International Day of Climate Action! This day of action is also in preparation for the UN Climate Negotiations in Copenhagen in December. Get involved! Several cool events are happening in Vancouver: • Bridge to a Cool Planet (www.bridgecoolplanet.ca) 11:006:00 o The Cambie Street Bridge will be closed to all cars and opened to all ‘our inner climate activisits’ as of 11:00am. A parade will then ensue to Science World. Participants are encourage to dress up in costumes (who doesn’t love a costume!). The festivities continue at Science World with workshops, food, performance, dance, music, movies and more. Later in the evening, head over to Christ Church Cathedral for inspirational speakers. • Hot Salsa, Cool Planet 12:00pm - 3:00pm o A free dance party culminating in the biggest rueda Vancouver has seen (at around 2pm) and a dance in the shape of 350. • 350 Film and Visual Arts community Day- 112 Hastings St West at the W2 Arts Community Centre- 3-6:30PM o Capoeira presentation, local short films on the environment, coffee/snacks, speakers corner, video collage and other visual See www.350.org for more information, events around the Lower Mainland, and tips for reducing your emissions. --The Green Team

The Super Green List: Connecting Human and Ocean Health

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Classified Fishy Home for SALE! Lightly-Used Marineland Eclipse 6 Gallon Aquarium Complete with integrated light, pump, easy-to-change filter, biowheel (to control nitro-waste levels), owner's manual and “how to” literature 2 dip nets (medium and small) “Auto” siphon Elite 799 air pump, with tubing and spare bubble stone MagFloat magnetic floating (go figure!) acrylic surface cleaner 1/2 bottle each of Sera kH-plus and Aqua Plus for tap water pre-treatment $80 all in Interested? Contact Jonathan @ 3590, or [email protected].