time for a swim...

i think maybe i'll go here in my dreams tonight and swim with the fishes for a few hours...

(btw the picture is from one of the links in the petra blog (not mine - havn't been to belize, yet!)

la marche de l'empereur

How's that for a perfect Valentine picture?

Hard to believe it took so long to get around to seeing March of the Penguins...though it was worth the wait.

I'm sitting here wondering how the experience changed the people who filmed it...can you imagine?

These creatures are so so so so so so beautiful and amazing in every way... Crazy to think that they might not be around today had they not managed to thrive in such an inhospitable climate (for people and their bellies).



Yipppeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Petra

Petra, originally uploaded by nasnas.

got to visit the Petra: Lost City of Stone exhibit at the Glenbow this weekend...

which led to some interesting websites:
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Forgotten Wonders
which led to...
Natural Wonders
all the Wonders
Anthropology perspective
Nabatea
raingod

and some great photos...
trekearth

Little Petra - Facade, originally uploaded by Iago in the Middle East.

platforms...

originally uploaded by rica500ml.

radio-canada summary
cbc summary
ctv summary
Green Party Energy Platform
Liberal National Ecosystem Initiative and Revitalization Plan
where to put your green vote
opinion

Apoptosis

rhymes with???

"In biology, apoptosis (from the Greek words apo = from and ptosis = falling, commonly pronounced ap-a-tow'-sis[1]) is one of the main types of programmed cell death (PCD). As such, it is a process of deliberate life relinquishment by an unwanted cell in a multicellular organism."

...heard this one during a great talk at the SCL/CCFFR conference in Calgary this weekend, in the context of sub-lethal indicators of environmental stress in fish exposed to increasing salinity. Great speaker, fascinating story and amazing photos from California's Salton Sea and Qinghai Lake in China...

Qinghai scale-less carp: Tibetan cultural icon and all-around cool little fish...