Tn d Rvr's st mts Wst sf s mnt t vk flyng crpts. cn't fgr t hw cmfrtbl t'd b, bt t lks grt.

st mts wst (v Crft)

n nnmd rtst trnsfrmd wrn ntq tbrz wl rg nt wndrfl, fncfl br rg. mgn th rprtd "rprd knts nd mth dmg" jst nhnc ts chrm. 87" x 59", $1800 frm CS Pst.

Rprpsd ntq Tbrz Wl Rg (v Mk)

Last year, I posted about how W. Neil Berrett quit his job by presenting his boss with a rsgntn lttr n sht ck. Hr's th stry bhnd Brrtt's ltst ck dcmnt, frstd nvc dlvrd tdy t Ppl.cm:

Tdy snt n nvc n ck t Ppl.cm. 'm dmndng $500 frm thm ftr my Ck f Rsgntn pht ws sd wtht prmssn nd wtht pymnt.

Hr's tmln:

n gst 10 ths yr rcvd n -ml frm n mply f Ppl Mgzn rqstng prmssn t s my ck rsgntn pht n n rtcl. Ths s shrtly ftr th Jt Bl Stwrd vnt, prmptng mny 'Wrd wys ppl hv qt thr jbs' nws strs.

rpld t Ppl nd sd thy ndd lcns t s my pht - mnng thy hv t py m t s t. dd nt rcv rply.

n gst 11 my mg ws sd wtht thrztn nd wtht pymnt n Ppl.cm, n n rtcl ttld Tk Ths Jb nd Shv t! 8 Mmrbl Qttrs.

snt cs-nd-dsst lttr dmndng my mg b rmvd frm thr wbst. Sx dys ltr rcv n -ml sttng my mg hd bn rmvd frm thr wbst. rcvd n ffr t tht tm f $75 fr th s f my mg. Tht my hv bn rsnbl f my pht's cpyrght hd nt bn wllflly nfrngd nd sd fr sx dys.

S, tdy snt th pht drctr n nvc fr sg lcns f my ck rsgntn pht. Ths ck ws dlvrd tdy, Sptmbr 3rd.

nvc Ck t Ppl.cm (Thnks, Jss Hmrly!)

"They're into everything, from the Russian prostitute rings in resorts like Cannes and St Tropez to gassing tourists in their villa and stealing everything they've got. Bosses are now based here permanently, with foot soldiers working for them, often flying in for set periods before returning home with their profits in cash. The numbers really are unprecedented at the moment."a French police officer, on the "mltry-lk prcsn" wth whch Rssn mf r sd t b tkng vr th Frnch Rvr. (Tlgrph K)

nfrmtn dsgnr Jss Bchmn hs nw pc t whch sn't s mch n nf-grphc s grphc rtcl. Jss xplns:

t dls wth th nghtmr tht hs bcm stdnt lns. Dflt rts n stdnt lns r wrs thn sb-prm mrtggs, nd th ttl dbt s bggr thn ll r crdt crd dbts cmbnd. t's hg ss thn mny ppl r kpng qt bt. Cllg stdnts r hgly ndr-rprsntd nd ndvctd grp n Wshngtn, nd wht w nd th gvrnmnt r dng t thm s jst wrng.

Lnk t th fll-szd grphc n CllgSchlrshps.rg.

dfrt ndstrs hs pstd pr f trrfc vds n whch ppl's "Stv Wznk nd Stv Jbs tlk bt thr shrt crr bldng llgl tlphn qpmnt, k 'bl bxs.' ntrstng hw thr tw strs dffr...th ngnr nd th mrktr." Bns: Cp'n Crnch!

x s fr wmps. H Krt: "B crfl hw y s t." (Thnks, Mrk!)

Well, I know what I'm doing this weekend: hr's rcp fr hw t mk srrch ht sc, th bqts sn rstrnt cndmnt n tht clr plstc bttl wth th lttl wht rstr n th sd. (v Frhd)

drv sth lst wknd t prdmnntly ndn sbrb f Ls ngls t ctch Ppl Lv (Wkpd) t mv thtr tht plys nly flms frm nd.

ts ws trrfc, pgnnt nd LL-flld cmmntry n th stt f ndn nws md, nd th njstc nd trgdy tht rrl cmmnts fc. nsrprsngly, th sndtrck ws fll f grt tns. My fvrt ws th sng mbdd bv, "Chl Mt K Rm," prfrmd lv hr by Ngn Tnvr t lnch vnt fr th flm.

Th lyrcs f ths sng r bt hmn mrtlty. Lsly nd mprfctly: Tm sprs n n... dth sprs n n... r bds r cly rbs tht wll vntlly dsntgrt, s t s bst t ddct r lvs t hnrng Lrd Rm, nd ll tht s trnl.

ncdntlly: Tdy, Kml Bhtt wll b ntrvwng th nd-fsn rck bnd ndn cn, wh prfrmd svrl sngs n th Ppl Lv Sndtrck, t 12.30 pm PST n Stnfrd rd sttn KZS. Lstn nln hr.

9 rcntly rn stry n hw mrtl rtsts r bl t brk brds nd cmnt blcks, sng thr hnds rthr thn mystcl pwrs. thght t ws prtty nt, bt thn rd n ntrstng cntr-nlyss by scnc jrnlst (nd, sgnfcntly, mrtl rts prcttnr) Jhn Rnn.

9 s rght bt th lck f mgc pwrs, h sys. Bt thy gt th physcs wrng. Ky slp-p: ssmng mrtl rtsts strk lk cbrfst pnch, wth qck pll bck t th ndwhn thy hv thr smshng fn tms. 9's thry ws tht tht mvmnt csd th brds t bnd nd snp. Bt tht's nt hw t wrks, Rnn sys. n fct, mrtl rtsts r tght t fllw thrgh wth thr pnchs, mng nt t th brd-t-b-brkn, bt t pnt bynd t.

S hw's th brkng rlly dn? Rnn qts n psd f th wsm ld PBS shw Nwtn's ppl:

n ky t ndrstndng brck brkng s bsc prncpl f mtn: Th mr mmntm n bjct hs, th mr frc t cn gnrt. Whn t ht th brck, [krtk Rn] McNr's hnd hd rchd spd f 11 mtrs pr scnd (24 mls pr hr). t ths spd, hs hnd xrtd whppng frc f 3,000 Nwtn's -r 675 pnds-n th cncrt. slb f cncrt cld lkly spprt th wght f fw ppl wghng ttl f 675 pnds (306 klgrms). Bt pply tht mnt f frc cncntrtd nt n r s smll s fst nd th cncrt slb wll brk.

Th fct tht mrtl rtsts ls pck thr mtrls vry crflly dsn't hrt, thr.

Whn brkng wdn brds, y s pn (nt k, nt mhgny) tht sn't mrrd by dns knts, ct ¾ nch thck nd bt 12 nchs n th dgnl; y ht thm t brk lng th wd's ntrl grn. (t's nt plyng by Hyl bt sm brkrs hv bn knwn t bk thr brds n vns bfr dmnstrtns t mk thm mr brttl.) n gd brd, f hld scrly s tht t wn't mv n mpct, s s sy t brk tht vn ths wth n trnng t ll cn b tght t d t n ndr fv mnts.

P.S.: Rnn's blg, Th Glmng Rtrt, s prt f nw fmly f scnc blgs, hstd by th Pblc Lbrry f Scnc nn-prft tht pblshs pn-ccss scnc jrnls. hghly rcmmnd chckng t th ntr PLS Blgsphr.

ddn't tch t.

Th Wldrnss Dwntwn s prhps th bst brwsr-dmntng Nt rt pc 'v xprncd snc Jd.rg's bst wrk mr thn dcd g. n xprmntl, ntrctv flm by Chrs Mlk, t's tr-d-frc fr th Chrm brwsr nd lvly vsl pm t ccmpny rcd Fr's xcllnt "W sd T Wt" frm thr lbm Th Sbrbs. wn't gv th "stry" wy, bt fnd t t b dply prsnl nd mvng xprnc.

Chrgrphd wndws, ntrctv flckng, cstm rndrd mps, rl-tm cmpstng, prcdrl drwng, 3D cnvs rndrng... ths Chrm xprmnt hs thm ll. "Th Wldrnss Dwntwn" s n ntrctv ntrprttn f rcd Fr's sng "W sd T Wt" nd ws blt ntrly wth th ltst pn wb tchnlgs, ncldng HTML5 vd, d, nd cnvs.

Th Wldrnss Dwntwn (Thnks, Jn Hgn!)

"Bhnd th Wrk: rcd Fr 'Th Wldrnss Dwntwn'" (Crtvty nln)

Phylmn crds: "RPN HNY B, CHS Y!"

hd grt xprnc hr t Bng Bng, nd wnt t snd n bg thnks t Mrk, Cry, Xn, Dvd, Rb nd th rst f th crw fr lttng m spnd sm qlty tm hr. 'm ls grtfl t th mny msm flks wh lt m cht wth thm, nd s grcsly shwd m thr prjcts. Kds spclly t Bb Blmfld fr th wrm wlcm nd th mny dscssns n bdvrsty dvccy. Hpflly, my psts ddn't dlt th vrll wsmnss hr t Bng Bng, nd t th vry lst, hp fw mr ppl r ntrstd n Ngy CP10. ls, t ws fn t d my prt t ncrs th Chwbcc qtnt (vn f nly slghtly) hr t th st.

Wth tht, 'd lk t nd wth tw lst rqsts. Bth rltd t bdvrsty: n s knd f wrthy, th thr lttl gfy. n rqrs flks f th rtstc bnt, th thr myb mr scntfc pprch.

Frst, f y hvn't lrdy dn s, d pls chck t th PHYL prjct. f y dn't knw wht t s, thnk Pkmn bt wth rl crtrs, nd thn rd th bt sctn (r ths prvs Bng Bng pst). lthgh th prjct s bng hstd by my lb, t s hrdly my prjct. Bsclly, ll mgs, wb nfrstrctr, gm rls, P dvc, nd dctnl dscssn, t mk th 180 r s crds crrntly vlbl (nw n vry wkdy!), hs bn prdcd slly frm th fn ct f crwd srcng. vrythng s pn src nd pn ccss, cmpltly fr, s tht ll y rlly nd s prntr, sm ppr, nd y'r gd t g. t's bn vry cl t wtch t prgrss, bt 'd lv t f mr ppl cm by t cntrbt. n fct, f t snds ntrstng t y nd/r yr kds, y cn vn strt plyng t rght nw.

n prtclr, w'd lk mr rtsts t prtcpt. Y'll nt tht th rtwrk fr th crds s prtty frkn' xcllnt (s th mg bv), nd w'r hpng fr wdr pl f ppl t cntrbt. Dsn't mttr wht th rgnsm s: t cn b n y'v lrdy drwn, r n whr y try yr hnd t smthng tht's nt crrntly crd (fr nstnc w r wll rprsntd by brds nd mmmls, bt prly lckng n thngs lk rptls, nscts, qtc plnts, nd stll n bl whl yt). Hck, n hnr f th Bng Bng cmmnty, thnk w cn vn pn th drs fr ncrn sbmssns, bt NLY f y ls prvd pctr f rl crtr (NT: y mght wndr whr ncrn crd mght ft n wth bdvrsty prjct, bt w r nt bv lttl prdy n th prjct - s f y cn fnd th n thr fctnl crd lrdy hddn n th cllctn).

nywy, hw d y sbmt? Wll, thr s spcl Flckr pl jst fr rt sbmssns, bt f t's sr y cn ls pss n lnk t yr rt n th cmmnts blw (mk sr th lnk ls hs wy f cntct s tht w cn fllw p); d th sm v ths pst; r, f y'r n Dvnt rt, by sndng n nt t my dvntrt.cm ccnt. ll n ll, ny hlp s grtly pprctd.

W'r ls nw t th stg whr w cn bgn t cnstrct lcl spcfc strtr dcks. n thr wrds, wth r crd nmbrs cntnlly xpndng, w cn prvd pdfs f dcks tht mk sns t prtclr cty r rgn, s wll s dcks f crds chsn t spprt th xhbts t lrnng nstttns ('ll b mkng n fr th Ntrl Hstry Msm fr xmpl). Ths wld hv wsm dctnl ptntl, s t wld b grt f w cld gt lcl spcfc "chmpns" t hlp wth ths.

Fnlly: wldn't ths crds lk cl n smrt phn? Myb thr r bdvrsty typ pps t thr tht wld lk t dd "crd" lyr t thr fnctnlty. r myb jst wy t ply trmps r sm sch smlr gm wth th crds? Jst syng.

Scnd, hr s rqst tht nvlvs th bl whl wrt bt rlr.

Pht by Strt Prc (lnk)

Drng cnstrctn (f th whl mdl), wrkmn lft trpdr wthn th whl's stmch, whch thy wld s fr srrptts cgrtt brks. Bfr th dr ws clsd nd sld frvr, sm cns nd tlphn drctry wr plcd nsd -- ths sn grwng t n rbn myth tht tm cpsl ws lft nsd. Th wrk ws cmpltd -- ntrly wthn th hll nd n fll vw f th pblc -- n 1938. t th tm t ws th lrgst sch mdl n th wrld, t 28.3 m n lngth, thgh th cnstrctn dtls wr ltr brrwd by svrl mrcn msms, wh scld th plns frthr. (Wkpd)

sn't tht wndrfl? 'v ls hrd thr strs bt wht mght b nsd th blly f ths whl (ncldng n tht mntnd dstll), nd hv ncrsngly hrd th trm "Nrn drs" rnd ths msm. pprntly, th msm s s vst nd s twsty-trny tht t's nt ncmmn t pn dr nd nd p smwhr ttlly nxpctd.

n fct, th d f th bl whl pssbly hrbrng sm scrt nsd s sch dlcs ntn, tht 'm bt dsppntd tht smn lk J.K. Rwlng ddn't lnd hr cnsdrbl mgntn t ncld t n hr vst Hrry Pttr cngrphy (lthgh mght prs ths myslf n chldrn's scnc cltr/nvl 'm wrkng n). nywy, n ths rspct, 'm crs t fnd t mr. T b spcfc, ws wndrng f:

1. nybdy knws mr bt wht mght b nsd th whl, nd

2. Wtht hvng t pn p th hg hllw mdl, wht tchncl ptns (hgh tch r bttr yt DY) r thr t tk pk nsd?

nd wth tht, ths s whr 'll sgn ff. Thnks fr rdng nd plyng lng, nd "My th Scntfc Mthd lwys b wth y."

Cntnng frm:

Ngy CP10 Prmr #1: wth rfrncs t Str Wrs Ngy CP10

Prmr #2: wth rfrnc t Kvn Bcn Ngy CP10 sdbr: NFCCC Y!

Ngy CP10 Prmr #3: wth smll rfrnc t LL cts

S wht shld b dn t Ngy? Ths s th 20 mlln spcs pls qstn. nd fr ll f th crtcsm tht 'v (nd thrs) hv prffrd, w shld pprct tht th tsk t hnd s gng t b qt th chllng. f nthng ls, ths s mmdtly clr frm th ftn nthrcntrc (hmns rl th rth nd r jst plyng r rl n th vltnry frnt, s dl wth t!) cmmntry lft n bdvrsty pcs thrght th ntrnt.

Thr s smwht ffcl Strtgc Pln dcmnt t thr, n tht (wth rmrkbl lck f brvty) hghlghts 2020 gls nd ttmpts t dntfy th prcss nd prtnrs t b nvlvd. t's wrth lk, lthgh prbbly bst bsrbd by tkng n th tbls shwn n pg 19 n. t nvlvs lst f sm 20 dffrnt trgt sttmnts. Sm f whch r shrt, bncy, lthgh stll vg lk twttr twt:

1. By 2020, vryn s wr f th vl f bdvrsty nd wht stps thy cn tk t prtct t.

thrs r mr t th pnt:

11. By 2020, t lst 15% f lnd nd s rs, ncldng th mst crtcl trrstrl, frshwtr nd mrn hbtts, hv bn prtctd thrgh ffctvly mngd prtctd rs nd/r thr mns, nd ntgrtd nt th wdr lnd- nd sscp.

fw stblsh drct tlkng pnts fr ndvdl CP mmbrs:

16. By 2020, ch Prty hs n pprprt, p-t-dt, ffctv nd prtnl ntnl bdvrsty strtgy, cnsstnt wth ths Strtgc Pln, bsd n dqt ssssmnt f bdvrsty, ts vl nd thrts, wth rspnsblts llctd mng sctrs, lvls f gvrnmnt, nd thr stkhldrs, nd crdntn mchnsms r n plc t nsr mplmnttn f th ctns ndd.

nd ths n, lmst wrks s hk:

3. By 2020 Sbsds hrmfl

t bdvrsty

r lmnt...

Wll, myb nt 5-7-5 hk. Stll, th 20 trgts mk fr gd, f dtld, rd. 'm ctlly tmptd t s hw thy mght fr s pm: f stck thm n by n, nd thn gvng t th ttl, "By 2020."

Th prps f ths lng nd cmprhnsv lst f trgts, f crs, s t ddrss th vgnss dscssd bfr. Ths s gd thng: bt hw wldy ths dscssns wll b, spclly n th cntxt f 190+ CP mmbrs ndng t rch n grmnt rmns t b sn. n lght f ths, myb strctrng ths dscssn rnd mr smpl lst s bttr.

qt lk th sggstns ld t n ths rcnt ppr, "Bdvrsty trgts ftr 2010" by Mc t l. (pdf). Fr strtrs, t's wrttn n prtty rdbl fshn, bt mr mprtntly, t trs t brk th trgts nt thr dfnd ctgrs, s dscrbd n ths bx.

Ths sms prtty clvr t m. Lt's brk p th prrts dpndng n: (1) whthr th lss n bdvrsty s drctly "bd" fr y (s wll s nthrcntrc cmmntrs); (2) whthr th lss n bdvrsty rslts n lss f sclgcl nd/r cltrl vl (.. mks y "sd"); nd (3) wht knd f thngs r ndd n rdr t tckl th prvs tw. f vwd n ths mnnr, th hp s tht vryn cn fnd smthng f vl n ths prcss. n fct, thnk n mprtnt prt f 3 (r th bl trgt) s t ls shwcs hw clsly td 1 nd 2 r t ch thr (thngs tht mk y "sd" r ftn thngs wth drct "bd" ffct - ftn n ffct y'r nt ncssrly prprd fr).

n ny vnt, lt's nd wth lst f prrts, whttld frm r "By 2020" pm, nd wrdd xplctly fr ths f y wh dn't wsh t rd th strtgc dcmnt tlnd rlr. n fct, lt's brrw frm grt lst sn t th YB K wbst. Hr thy sggst tht t th vry lst, Ngy CP10 cn prvd th fllwng:

1. nw st f trgts t prtct r ntrl rsrcs tht r chvbl nd msrbl.

2. prtcl fr fr ccss t, nd shrng th bnfts frm, th wrld's gntc rsrcs. Ths s clld th ccss nd Bnft Shrng (BS) prtcl.

3. Th nd t pt fr cnmc vl n ntr's srvcs tht r crrntly sd fr fr, sch s frtl sl, pllntn f r crps, nd fld dfncs. Ths wll b bsd n Th cnmcs f csystms nd Bdvrsty (TB) rprt.

4. Spprt fr stblshng sngl src fr ccss t rlbl scntfc vdnc whch cn b sd t nfrm plcy dcsns n bdvrsty sss. Ths s clld th ntrgvrnmntl scnc-plcy Pltfrm n Bdvrsty nd csystm Srvcs (PBS) nd wll prt n smlr wy tht th PCC nfrms clmt chng plcy.

My fvrt s th frst n, whch n srt f grnt-prpsl-spk, s bsclly skng fr strng nd kck ss Ngy grmnt.

Nw, wht cn y d t hlp mv ths lng? Wll, n th hgh ffrt scl, y cn bvsly gt nvlvd n vrs bdvrsty trch prgrms. 'm sr thr r mny n yr lcl nck f th wds. Hwvr, t th lwr nd f th ffrt scl, jst bng vcl bt sch thngs s gd str (vn f y dsgr hrtly bt vrythng 'v wrttn). Dlg gnrts mr dlg whch thn gnrts dbt whch thn gnrts ns whch thn, f y'r lcky, mght gnrt ntc frm th gvrnmnt plyrs, whch s wht y hp fr.

Th tmng s ls ntrstng pltclly. Fr th S, bdvrsty hs ndvrtntly bn pshd nt th pblc's cnscsnss by th hrrbl Dpwtr Hrzn l spll. Th mgs nd strs prsntd hv bn vscrl nd gt wrnchng, nd trgclly nfrmtv n prvdng lk t hw lcl s clsly td t ts csystm. n th K, Ngy CP10 s Prm Mnstr Cmrn's frst rl tst n th nvrnmntl frnt - s thr's lts f yblls mntrng hs gvrnmnt's ctn. nd n Cnd, whr my hm s... wll... Stphn Hrpr shld b wll wr tht th swtr vsts h lvs s drly r vry mch prdct f bdvrsty.

nywy, snc ths s my lst Ngy CP10 prmr, 'm hpng y cn jst g n nd mk sm nln ns. Fr xmpl, ths fr prrts bv smd prmd fr twttr rwrk. r myb jst cm p wth ny crtv/wtty/fnny/dp Ngy rltd twt. Y cn vn stck #ngyCP10 hshtg n thr. t wld b ntrstng t s wht grt lns ppl cn cm p wth.

Wh n thr rght mnd wldn't wnt Crystl Jllybn Skll fr nly sx dllrs? Gt yrs nw n th Bng Bng Bzr.

Crystl Jllybn Skll

nstrctbls.cm cntrbtr vmspng blt tny BBQ grll t f n ltds Srs tn nd cmptr fn grts. My 4-yr-ld (nd ) wld lv ths fr mkng s'mrs, n bbblng, tth-dcyng mrshmllw t tm. ltds Srs BBQ Grll

Jpns Schlgrl Cnfdntl: Hw Tng Grls Md Ntn Cl, by Brn shcrft nd Shk d, lks t hw ths rchtyp hs bcm sch dstnctv ntrntnl symbl. Fllwng s n xcrpt, bt th rtwrk f Mkt d, frm th bk. Rb

Rd th rst

Plt 73 f th Jhn Rvs Cllctn f Zlgcl Drwngs frm Cntn, Chn, 1774-1856. (© Th Ntrl Hstry Msm, Lndn).

Rvs ws n nglsh t nspctr, bt ls mssd wndrfl cllctn f Chns drwngs f plnts nd nmls drng hs tm n Cntn.

fw wks bck, hd grt cnvrstn wth Jdth Mg, Lbrry Spcl Cllctns Crtr t th Ntrl Hstry Msm. Frm ths cnvrstn, s wll s thrs (thnks Prnl, Mrth, Brgt), t sn bcm clr tht thr wr mny ndvdls wthn th msm tht hd pssn fr thngs prtnng t th hmnts nd th rts (s ls ths prvs pst).

n prtclr, th msm hppns t hs vst cllctn f llstrtns nd pntngs, mny f whch wr rgnlly prdcd s wy t scntfclly dcmnt nw spcs, nw cltrs, nd thr thngs bsrvd drng xpdtns. Hwvr, t's ls clr tht prt frm thr hstrcl vl, ths pcs f rtwrk ls hv mmns sthtc vl. Thy. r. Btfl.

nd spkng t Jdth, y cn ltrlly fl th nthssm nd ffctn fr sch pcs. Jdth tlkd t m bt wrtr/rtsts sch s lxndr vn Hmbldt, Jhn Brtrm, s wll s th wndrfl drwngs cllctd by Jhn Rvs.

Bst f ll, t lks lk th msm s nw n th prcss f dvlpng xhbtns rnd thr rt cllctn, nd f y'r th cdmc typ whs ntrst s pqd by th mntn f th hmnts, th msm hs frly nw Cntr fr rts nd Hmnts Rsrch (y cn s n f thr prjcts hr). Ths Cntr hs mndt tht:

spprts ntrdscplnry rsrch nt th hstrcl, cltrl, scl nd cnmc sgnfcnc f th lbrry, rchv nd spcmn cllctns f ths wrld-clss msm. t ds ths by nblng nd prmtng rsrch nt th cllctn thrgh prtnrshps wth nvrsts, rsrch cncls, fndtns, mjr msms nd lbrrs rnd th wrld.

nywy, st bck nd njy ths thr fw mgs:

"Hmbldt nd hs prty cllctng plnt." Spcmns t th ft f Mnt Chmbrz. Dtl frm Plt 25 Vyg x Rgns qnxls by lxndr vn Hmbldt (1769-1859). (© Th Ntrl Hstry Msm, Lndn).

Hmbldt ws wll knwn s wndrfl wrtr. n fct, hs wrks wr knwn t hv nsprd Drwn s h trvld n th Bgl. s wll, Hmbldt's vws n th "nty f ntr" r ftn thght t hv ld th grndwrk fr clgcl stdy. n hs rt, h ftn ncldd hmslf n th pctr (th frst Wld?), gn t mphsz th hlstc cnnctns n ntr.

"Nlmb lt, mrcn lts nd Trdpss lblbr, snl." Drwng 34 (wn 59) frm th Btncl nd zlgcl drwngs (1756-1788) by Wllm Brtrm. Pn, nk nd wtrclr. (© Th Ntrl Hstry Msm, Lndn).

Brtrm s ftn rfrrd t s th "Fthr f mrcn Btny," nd plyd n mprtnt prt n dstrbtng mrcn sds t rpn grdnrs. Hs rtwrk s ls cclmd s bng n f th frst t mv wy frm th Lnnn prctc f plnt n sltn dpctd n pstn tht bst hghlghtd ts ntmy. Y cn s hr hw Brtrm hs rlly ttmptd t prsnt th vrs spcs s cmmnty f plyrs.

"Bb bb bnglnss, rsn gl-wl." Lrg Srs plt 5, wtrclr frm th Jhn Rvs Cllctn f Zlgcl Drwngs frm Cntn, Chn. (© Th Ntrl Hstry Msm, Lndn).

Rvs' cllctn prsntd fscntng lk t th wd vrty f Chns ntrl hstry. n fct, mny f th spcs dpctd by th mgs wr, t th tm, nknwn t Wstrn scnc.

s sn tnght n th csn crss frm th Mlbrn Cnvntn Cntr: bnlss, clbftd Frnch Cnnctn mdl.

Clb-ftd rbbr-bnd wmn vsts s frm th Frnch Cnnctn dmnsn, Mlbrn, strl

Sln's gt bld-blng ntrvw wth rn Kpchk, thr f Hmrm Scrty: Schl Dscpln n n g f Fr, cls lk t fr vry dffrnt S schls. ch schl hs dffrnt dmgrphc nd dffrnt lctn, bt th thng thy ll shr s st f zr-tlrnc plcs tht trn thm nt Kfk-sq nghtmrs:

Thy strtd n th '90s, nd thy wr sprrd by th fdrl gvrnmnt's Sf nd Drg Fr Schls ct, whch rqrd schls t mplmnt zr tlrnc fr crtn thngs lk wpns. Wht schls hv dn crss th cntry n th lst 15 yrs s t xpnd grtly wht flls ndr zr-tlrnc plcs. S thy xtnd t nt jst ddly wpns nd drgs bt smtms fghtng nd prscrptn drgs nd thr typs f sbstncs. Wht thy mn s tht f y'r cght vltng ths brd rl, thr's n dscssn nd n lbrtn f why y dd ths. N nvstgtn. W jst pnsh y wth th n-sz-fts-ll pnshmnt.

W'r tchng kds wht t mns t b ctzn n r cntry. nd wht fr w'r dng s tchng thm tht wht t mns t b n mrcn s tht y ccpt thrty wtht qstn nd tht y hv bsltly n rghts t qstn pnshmnt. t's vry Bg Brthr-sh n wy. Kds r bng tght tht y shld xpct t b drg tstd f y wnt t prtcpt n n rgnztn, tht wlkng pst plc ffcr vry dy nd bng cnstntly ndr th gz f scrty cmr s nrml. nd my cncrn s tht ths chldrn r gng t grw p nd b lss crtcl nd thghtfl f ths srts f mchnsms. nd s th typs f pltcl dscssns w hv nw, lk fr xmpl, whthr r nt wrtppng s K, ths mght nt hppn n 10 yrs.

mrc's rl schl-sfty prblm

Hmrm Scrty: Schl Dscpln n n g f Fr

(Thnks, Pt_Drby, v Sbmttrtr!)

Bhld, th glry f thrghly nstplfd tlphn pl, snppd lst wk n Trnt.

Phn pls

tsy sllr Bstr nd B ds nc ln n vntg, mdrtly prcd jwlry nd dcrtv rt md frm vntg typwrtr kys frm th 1920s nd 1930s.

Bstr nd B

Vd Lnk (v rddt)

Xn pstd grt NS mg f th 2010 Hrrcn rl rlr ths ftrnn, whch gt m hntng rnd fr sm nfrmtn n Hrrcn rls pst. ftr ll, ths s nt th frst rl. Thr'v bn thr thrs, s wll s sm lssr Trpcl Strms f th sm nm. Th nmng lsts fr ths thngs r sd gn vry svn yrs, nd ndvdl nms r nly rtrd ftr thy'v bn ttchd t prtclrly dmgng strm. rl, s fr, hs nt.

Whn th nms d gt rtrd, rplcng thm sn't sy. ccrdng t Tm mgzn, thr's whl lst f typs f nms tht rn't llwd. vr th yrs, th mtrlgsts n chrg f nmng hv rsrtd t flppng thrgh th wrdr nd f bby nm bks nd ddng frnds' nms t th lst.

Tm: Hw r hrrcns nd trpcl strms nmd?

bv: Hrrcns rl nd Dnll n thr 1998 ncrntns.

nthr l rg n th Glf f Mxc xpldd tdy. ll crw mmbrs srvvd. Rght nw, nbdy knws whthr r nt th xplsn csd lk n ny f th svn wlls tht th rg cllcts frm. Thr hv bn rprts f n l slck n th wtr nr th fr, bt tht cld jst s sly b frm th fnt mnt f l strd n th rgwhch wld stll spll, bt sgnfcntly lss prblmtc n.

thr thn tht, thr's nt rlly mch nfrmtn t bt ths rght nw. f nybdy's lrnd nythng frm Dpwtr Hrzn t sms t b tht y'r bttr ff, PR-ws, f y dn't hv t crrct vrythng y sy tw dys ltr.

T gv y smthng t chw vr n th mntm, thgh, Dp S Nws hs bn dng rlly ntrstng srs n th scnc (sch s t s) f l dsprsnts. t's ntrstng, nt jst bcs f th bsc fcts, bt ls bcs t gts nt th dtls f why w dn't knw mr.

Dsprsnts mst b ppld sccssflly nd hv hgh ffctvnss nc n cn wtrs. Ths snds sy, n prncpl--nc y'v prfctd yr Crxt frml n th lb, jst spry t frm hlcptr, nd vl! xcpt thr r lt f fctrs whch y ls hv t tk nt ccnt: th cmpstn f th l splld, s nrgy, whthr th l hs bn sbjctd t wthrng t ll, xct typ f dsprsnt sd nd th mnt whch y spryd, nd cn tmprtr/slnty.

Thnk gdnss fr ll ths lb tsts vr th yrs whch fgrd ll ths stff t, y sy. m, wll ctlly t sms lk vn dsgnng smltn xprmnts s dffclt, nd dffrnt tsts cn rprt dffrnt ffctvnss scrs fr th sm dsprsnt. t s dffclt t ccrtly scl p lb tsts n rdr t prdct dsprsnt ctn n rl splls. ldr stds sd mthds nd nlyss whch hv snc bn dscrdtd. Wv-tnk tsts cn prbbly prvd ppr lmts n dsprsnt ffctvnss, bt thr r SVNTN (!!) crtcl fctrs tht rqr strct cntrl fr ccrt rslts (Fngs 2002). Fld tsts n pn csystms r vn wrs fr msrng th ft f l nd cntrllng vrbls. n trms f msrng dsprsnt ffctvnss, tnk tsts, fld tsts, nd lb tsts ll dsgr. wsm.

Prt 1: Hw ffctv r dsprsnts n rl l splls?

Prt 2: Hw txc r dsprsnts?

Prt 3: D dsprsnts rlly prmt dgrdtn f l?

mg f rndm l rg: Sm rghts rsrvd by knhdg13

Mry Rbntt Kwl sz, "Prschlrs n Rchmnd, Clfrn r bng hndd RFD jrsys whn thy gt t schl. Th CL pnts t tht n ddtn t th prvcy cncrns, ths r nt scr tgs. t hs th ptntl t mk kdnppng nd stlkng vry sy."

Th dtrs f Scntfc mrcn sd t wll bck n My 2005: "Tggng ... kds bcms frm f ndctrntn nt n mrgng srvllnc scty tht yng mnds shld b lrnng t qstn."

Dn't Lt Schls Chp Yr Kds (Thnks, Mry, v Sbmttrtr!)

cn't stp lkng t ths pht f tlntd crtnst Pt msl psng wth my fvrt Ctwmn, th btfl Jl Nwmr.

Pt msl t Fn xp 2010

Hw strnts s Hrrcn rl. Ths mg cqrd by NS tw dys g:

Th rltvly plcd vw frm th ntrntnl Spc Sttn bld th ptnt frcs t wrk n Hrrcn rl s t hvrd vr th trpcl tlntc cn n gst 30. Wth mxmm sstnd wnds f 135 mls (215 klmtrs) pr hr, th strm ws clssfd s ctgry 4 n th Sffr-Smpsn hrrcn scl s t pssd nrth f th Vrgn slnds.

Crtr nd rtst n Khn slctd grp f 23 lwbrw/pp srrlst rtsts t ntrprt n crd ch f th Mjr rcn f th Trt dck. H-Frcts hs snk prvw f 14 f th crds, whch wll dbt ctbr 1 wth fll shw t Ls ngls's L Lz d Jss Gllry, bk, nd f crs dck f crds. bv lft, crd bck by Dnl Mrtn Dz; rght, Th Dvl by Cht Zr

Th LwBrw Trt Crd Prjct prvw (H-Frcts)

LWBRW + TRT + PRJCT

PDT: Y cn s th ntr shw t th L Lz d Jss st hr.

Ystrdy, whl flppng thrgh my Mnnpls Cntnng dctn fll ctlg, ntcd clss n th Grt Mystrs f Scnc, whch trnd t t b lk mnstrs, Ssqtch nd Fs. Th clss ws t b tght by rtrd nvrsty f Mnnst prfssr wh hs snc prtcptd n n xpdtn t stdy sd Ssqtch.

Nw, ths srprsd m, bcs hd prvsly pggd Bgft s n f ths cstl lts, wh spnt ll hs tm n th Pcfc Nrthwst nd shnnd th frsts hr n flyvr cntry. Bt, pprntly, Ssqtch s Rl mrcn ftr ll. n fct, sghtngs r cmmn ngh n nrthrn Mnnst tht th Bgft Fld Rsrch rgnztn rcntly rgnzd Ssqtch srch prty p thr. Frty-tw ppl wnt lng, ncldng my frnd, trvl jrnlst Frnk Brs, wh wrt bt th xprnc f "'sqtch hntng" fr Mnnst Mnthly mgzn.

W'd bn splt nt 15 cmps, nd w wr crryng n rmmnt f nvstgtv qpmnt: nght-vsn scps, wlk-tlks, GPS, nfrrd cmrs, thrml-rcrdng dvcs, vd nd d rcrdrs, nd mr. Smn hndd m thrml mgr, whch wld shw brght ht sgntrs f th lvng thngs n th frst. scnnd th r rnd s bt sw nthng xcpt fw wrm rcks nd smthng tht my hv bn rccn.

"W'v gt sm ctvty hr," cm nthr rprt crss th rd. "Thy'r wlkng rnd r st." Whnvr th grp lghd, pprntly, thr ws rstlng n th wds. Whn thy lghd rlly hrd, thr ws vn mr rstlng.

Ths lcky bstrds!

Jst tht mrnng hd sn th ghst f ftprnt n th sft sphgnm nr th thr grp's tnt. t lkd nt qt hmn, bt nt qt p. t hd ts, bt t ws hrd t tll wht knd f bpd mght hv md t. Tw f th ppl n tht cmp, yng cpl wh hd nc rcrdd snds thght t b Ssqtch rnnng thrgh thr hmtwn nr Css Lk, hd hrd mny strng nss nd sn dd shps jst bynd th lght f thr cmpfr th prvs nght.

"W cn hr t wlkng pst r tnt," thy nw clld vr th rd. "t snds lk t's wrng crdrys."

"S," smn n r grp rpld dryly, "Ssqtch sn't vry stylsh."

Th rtcl cntns mr scnc thn y mght xpct. ftr bng tld bt th llgd Ssqtch's llgd blty t "zp" ptntl pry nt sbmssn wth ltr-lw frqncy snds, Frnk mss n th vst glf btwn th dply slly Ssqtch nd th Ssqtch whch my, t lst, hv sm tns cnnctn t rlty.

Frm Bgft's nvsbl nrgy bms, t's nt fr t th dg f th clff tht mny nthssts hv hpply thrwn thmslvs vr, lpng frm smpl zlgcl fct nt mrss f Nw g nnsns. ... vn f dd wnt t blv, ths thngs mk t vry hrd.

Th ntn tht thr r smll ppltns f nknwn prmts rnd th wrld gt n nxpctd bst whn Scntfc mrcn pblshd cvr stry n 2000, ttld: "W Wr Nt ln." t bgn: "r spcs hd t lst 15 csns. nly w rmn. Why?" Th rtcl sd r lst rltv dd t 25,000 yrs g. Bt 16th csn ws ddd n 2003, whn th xstnc f th "hbbt," hmn-lk crtr tht scntsts blv dd t 12,000 yrs g, ws cnfrmd n ndns.

Fr yrs, lcls n tht cntry hd tld strs f rng Pndk, smll hry prsn tht lvd n th frst, yt sch tls wr dsmssd s flklr. Nw tht scnc hs bgn t rwrt th vltnry fmly tr, th qstn rss: r w rlly ln?

Rcntly, scntsts wth mr thn fw crdntls hv strtd t tk tht qstn srsly, ppl lk prmtlgst Jn Gdll (wh, n 2002, tld Tlk f th Ntn hst r Fltw, "Y'll b mzd whn tll y 'm sr thy xst") nd Jff Mldrm, n nthrplgy prfssr t dh Stt nvrsty. n hs bk, Ssqtch: Lgnd Mts Scnc, Mldrm lks t th ssmbld vdnc nd fnds tht sm Ssqtch ftprnts hv mdft jnt tht's cmmn n nnhmn prmts whl thrs hv t prnts rnnng lngthws nstd f crss th ft. nd nw xmntns f th ld Pttrsn-Gmln ftg sggst th fgr's trs nd lmbs dn't mtch typcl hmn ntmy.

Bt wht bt th zppng? Srsly? Zppng?

... ftr ll, s Mldrm pntd t, t ws rcntly dscvrd tht tgrs stn thr pry wth blst f nfrsnd jst bfr thy pnc.

Thy zp thm.

mg: Sm rghts rsrvd by Wyn_Prrck