Masayuki Miyata was born in Tokyo.
Miyata became a book designer and illustrator for Charles E. Tuttle Co.
Miyata produced Tuttle's winning entry in the 6th Annual Book Jacket Competition in the United States. Challenged with having to create an appropriate design for a book on Chinese cooking, he happened upon the little known ancient Chinese art form of paper cuts, called kiri-e in Japanese.
Miyata helped found Kodansha International. During this period, Miyata predominantly created woodblock illustrations, including those featured in "Earless Hoichi," and "Taro the Dragon Boy." He was later personally requested by Junichiro Tanizaki to illustrate several of his books.
From this year onward, Miyata concentrated on kiri-e exclusively. Soon his works began appearing in weekly magazines such as Shosetsu Gendai, Shosetsu Shincho, Shukan Asahi, and Shukan Bunshun. Collaborating with Donald Keene on Keene's book "Bunraku: The Art of Japanese Puppet Theatre," Miyata designed the title page.
Miyata embarks on the formidable undertaking of creating a kiri-e interpretation of the "Genji Monogatari Emaki" (Picture Scroll of the Tale of Genji), a National Treasure of Japan. This picture scroll is an illustrated depiction of the "Genji Monogatari" (Tale of Genji), the most famous work of Japanese literature and the oldest novel in the world.
In this landmark year for Miyata, he was awarded the Kodansha Publishing Cultural Prize and had his first book, a monochrome collection of his kiri-e titled "The Collection of Masayuki Miyata Volume I," published.
In the spring of 1973, Miyata took part in his first overseas exhibition. Bringing together three Japanese artists, the "Japanese Art Exhibition," was held in Hawaii to introduce traditional Japanese paper art to Americans. The publication of "The Collection of Masayuki Miyata Volume II," complete with color illustrations, was followed in November by Miyata's first one man show in Athens, Greece, at Gallery 13, the oldest and most prestigious gallery in Athens at the time.
During this year, Miyata's works were exhibited at several museums in Brasil, including the Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo, the Museu de Arte da Prefeitura de Belo Horizonte, and the Museu Nacional de Belas Artes de Rio de Janeiro. Eight of his works were acquired for the collections of several of the museums. In September, Miyata presented His Holiness Pope Paul VI with another kiri-e, "The Camellia, Taroan," in celebration of his birthday.
The exhibit "The Black-Haired Beauties of Japan," was held at Matsuzakaya art galleries in major cities. Miyata presented the Shitenno-ji Temple with his work "Shotokutaishi-zo." "The Beauties of Masayuki Miyata," was published by Kodansha.
The Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo presented the exhibit "The World of Masayuki Miyata: Japan," commemorating the 70th anniversary of Japanese emigration to Brazil.
Miyata was selected from among a company of international artists to have his work "Japanese Pieta," included in the Vatican Museum's Modern Religious Art Collection, making Miyata only the fourth Japanese artist to ever be so honored.
In this year, a major exhibit was held at the Takashimaya galleries in Tokyo and Osaka in celebration of both the induction of Miyata's work, "Japanese Pieta," to the Vatican Museum and his 25 year career as an artist.
Miyata's consummated 54 piece masterful kiri-e interpretation of the "Picture Scroll of the Tale of Genji," was exhibited at the main branch of Takashimaya in Nihombashi, Tokyo to celebrate the Centennial of the birth of the great Japanese literary figure, Junichiro Tanizaki.
Miyata's work "Fugaku-zu," (A View of Mt Fuji) was accepted for inclusion in the China and Japan Art Collection of the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz, Germany. The museum acquired both the original kiri-e and a serigraph to go in its renowned print collection. Miyata's illustrations of the famous haiku poet Matsuo Basho's "Oku no Hosomichi" (The Narrow Road to Oku), an account of the poet's reflections on life and journey through Japan's northern regions, were serialized in the magazine Bungei Shunshu. In celebration of Miyata's career, which had now spanned 30 years, the collection was exhibited nationwide as "The Narrow Road to Oku, 300th Anniversary Commemorative Exhibition." Achieving wide public acclaim, these works, along with Miyata's illustrations of "Warabe no Uta" (Children's Poems of Japan), and "The Tale of Genji," were published in book form.
In celebration of the 1300th anniversary of the birth of Ganjin Wajo, the Chinese monk credited with introducing Buddhism to Japan, Miyata presented the piece "Ganjin Wajo-zo," to the Toshodai-ji Temple.
Miyata's works from the "Man'yo Koiuta" (Love Songs from the Man'yo), the oldest anthology of Japanese poetry, were published and an exhibition held at Takashimaya's main branch in Nihombashi. A special NHK TV documentary devoted to Japan's traditional arts, "Itten Chukei: Tsukuru" presented "Kiri-e Artist Masayuki Miyata," capturing on film the entire process of creating a kiri-e for the "Love Songs from the Man'yo" series.
In February, six of Miyata's works were chosen for a special exhibition at the Paris Biennale 100th Anniversary Exhibition at the Grand Palais. This was a great honor and the display of his works was the best attended of the entire exhibition.
Miyata offered an original work "Ohka-zu," to President and Barbara Bush. In recognition of his prolific 35 year career as an artist, the exhibit "The World of Masayuki Miyata," was held at the main branch of Takashimaya in Nihombashi and Sogo Department Stores in Kobe and Hiroshima.
Miyata was commissioned to create the title image and calligraphy for the NHK Taiga Drama (this weekly historical drama with an annual theme is NHK's most successful and longest running series, having been continuously broadcast since 1963), "Hana no Ran." In conjunction with the drama, NHK published the entire collection of Miyata's "Hana no Ran," kiri-e. The "Hana no Ran," exhibit was held at Mitsukoshi galleries in Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Sendai, and Sapporo, Sogo galleries in Kawaguchi, Osaka, Kobe, and Hiroshima, the Kintetsu gallery in Nara, and the Saikaya gallery in Fujisawa.
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, Masayuki Miyata became the first Japanese ever appointed as the United Nations Artist of the Year, joining the ranks of world famous artists, Dali, Chagall, Miro, Warhol, and Ting Shao Kuang, who had been similarly honored in the past. Considered Miyata's piece de resistance, the work Aka Fuji (Red Mt. Fuji), was chosen for a limited edition stamp that marked the opening of the "United Nations Summit for Social Development." In Tokyo, a celebratory exhibition titled, "Kiri-e Neo-Japonism." was held at Bunkamura the Museum.
Miyata traveled to the Beijing Central Arts and Crafts University and Shanghai University Art Graduate School as a guest professor. Commemorating the 25th Year Anniversary of the Normalization of Relations between Japan and China, "The Return of Kiri-e, Miyata Masayuki Exhibition," was held in Shanghai. Kodansha International published, "Kuro Kami Bijin Gasshu" (Black Haired Beauties) and an English version of Basho's "The Narrow Road to Oku." Heibonsha published "The World of Masayuki Miyata," dedicating an entire issue of their special art magazine, "Bessatsu Taiyou," to showcasing his works.
Shanghai Teachers University invited Miyata to China as a guest professor. In recognition of his genius, the Chinese government officially granted Miyata's kiri-e the title of Touseiga (Spirit of the Blade Art). During his return trip to Japan, Miyata suffered a sudden cerebral infarction and passed away on the fifth of January at the age of 70. In May, an exhibit of his amazing portrayal of the Chinese classics, the "Masayuki Miyata Memorial Exhibition: Shiki (Records of the Historian), Suikoden (Warriors of the Marsh), Todai denki (Legend of Heroes in the Tang Dynasty), and Sangokushi (Romance of the Three Kingdoms)," was held in major cities around Japan.
As part of the ceremonies celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the founding of China, the Shanghai Library hosted the exhibit "Touseiga," and held the dedication ceremony for the Miyata Masayuki Art Memorial Hall, which houses a permanent collection of his works.
"The Masayuki Miyata Posthumous Exhibition," was held in major cities throughout the country. Kodansha International published the English book "Love Songs from the Man'yoshu," featuring his illustrations.
The Nagoya Maruei department store held Miyata's "Records of the Historian (Shiki), Warriors of the Marsh (Suikoden), Legend of Heroes in the Tang Dynasty (Todai denki), and Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Sangokushi)," exhibit, further celebrating the 30 year Anniversary of the Normalization of Relations between Japan and China. Heibonsha published "Masayuki Miyata: Records of the Historian, Warriors of the Marsh, Legend of Heroes in the Tang Dynasty, Romance of the Three Kingdoms," to coincide with the exhibition, making Miyata the first and only artist to have had three volumes of this special art magazine dedicated to their works.
In the spring, Miyata's collected works from the "Records of the Historian, Warriors of the Marsh, Legend of Heroes in the Tang Dynasty, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms," were exhibited at the Hanshin Department Store in Osaka. In October, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the signing of the accord normalizing relations between Japan and China and under the auspices of the governments of both countries, "The Masayuki Miyata Art Exhibit" was held at the National Palace Museum, making Masayuki Miyata the first artist ever allowed the honor of holding a one man exhibit within the walls of the Forbidden City, the former Chinese Emperor's Palace. The reception, held at The Great Hall of the People, was attended by more than 200 Chinese and Japanese dignitaries and a commemorative printing of Miyata's masterpieces titled "Touseiga: The World of Masayuki Miyata," was published through a joint China-Japan collaboration.
In commemoration of the 2003 exhibition at the National Palace Museum in Beijing, the exhibit, "The World of Masayuki Miyata," was held exclusively at the Mitsukoshi stores in Nihombashi, Fukuoka, Osaka, Sendai, Chiba, Nagoya, and Sapporo.
From January till the end of the year, Miyata's masterpiece, "Black Haired Beauty" and several other works are being featured during the opening and closing credits of NHK's Taiga Drama(NHK's most successful and longest running serial, a year-long historical drama that changes themes annually and has run continuously for 43 years), "Yoshitsune." Masayuki Miyata's masterpiece, "Fuji Matsukaze" (Mt. Fuji, Wind through Pines) became the first foreign artist's work included in the art collection of the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, the site of the Six-Party Talks. The Diaoyutai State Guesthouse is a repository for the masterpieces of China's most exalted artists and "Fuji Matsukaze" was hung in the special Executive Reception Room, which is reserved for the use of the Chinese President and visiting Heads of State.
The China Academy of Art of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China's most distinguished art university, established the Masayuki Miyata Research Facility and inducted Mrs. Shulei Ryu as a lifetime visiting professor and chairwoman of the research facility.
Eight masterpieces of Miyata's that are held at the Shanghai Library Miyata Masayuki Art Memorial Hall were put on special exhibit at the Xian Museum's joint "Chinese and Japanese Kiri-e/Jianzhi" exhibition.


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Dexter Story celebrates his new album Bahir with a live performance and album signing at Amoeba Hollywood! Bahir vinyl release will be available March 14th at Amoeba Hollywood (March 15th everywhere else).
Dexter Story is an artistic spirit in the truest sense of the phrase. From his work as a multi-instrumentalist for acts like the Sa-Ra Creative Partners, to his management role with Snoop Dogg and his turn producing Daymé Arocena's 2017 album Cubafonia, Story understands the business from every conceivable angle. But over the past four years, Story has experienced a rebirth, a realignment of focus towards his own musical vision and story.
Initially inspired by the music and cultures pervasive throughout the Horn of Africa, Story engaged himself in this world and found himself feeling at home. Upon his return to Los Angeles, he translated those experiences into Wondem, his second LP and first for Soundway Records, followed closely by the single Wejene Aola featuring jazz luminary Kamasi Washington. The album was produced by LA staple Carlos Niño, who also produces Story's forthcoming follow-up, the mesmerizing and awe-inspiring Bahir. If Wondem was a brief glance into Story's new creative vision, Bahir is a pinpoint refinement of that purpose, the fine-tuning and expanding of the world he created on his Soundway debut.
Wondem was a staggering portrait of Story's influence, but on Bahir, he steps in front of those influences and melds his world into the one he fell in love with so strongly while in Africa. "Bahir is really a snapshot of the last few years of my immersive study of the Horn of Africa. Bahir was me trying to walk the walk, too, not just borrow. I was trying in some way to contribute and embrace," he explains.
One way in which he's done so is by incorporating musicians from both sides of this coin. LA luminaries are featured throughout, as are African contemporaries he encountered throughout his travels. Sudan Archives gives a show-stealing vocal performance on "Gold", while the Ethiopian producer Endeguena Mulu adds impenetrable and psychedelic texture to the album's title track. This embrace of both cultures is due in part to Story's feeling a part of each. On the one hand, his time in Africa found him clinging to a world he became instantly enamored by, where people looked like him and allowed him to feel like a local, especially in the face of America's descent into racial chaos. "There is something about Ethiopia that's very comforting for me. When I'm there, I do somewhat disappear and become a human. In a place where everyone looks like you, there is a particular experience. The state of our country is a little bit difficult at this time. I think it's everyone's God-given right to have some peace of mind at the very least," he explains.
So Bahir finds the polymath musician not stuck between two worlds, but as a member of both. We get Ethiopian jazz tonalities, Tuareg grooves, ekista dance rhythms, Afro-funk, Somalian soul and forays into more contemporary jazz rhythms, too. Angelenos like Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and Josef Leimberg give the record its backbone, while African artists like the Ethiopian singer Hamelmal Abate give Bahir its glimmer and shine. At the center of it all is Dexter Story, both exhilarated by and in control of this impressive group he's assembled to produce his vision. "I feel so lucky to be a part of this right now. I've been talking to all of these collaborators about their processes and we're all experiencing some new and exciting things together," Story explains with wonder and confidence, both beaming and unsurprised that it's finally his turn. He then pauses, before adding, "We're all growing together." Bahir is that growth captured to tape, unfiltered and wholly pure.
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Sophomore Alexis LaMarsh has created opportunities for many sports lovers with her analytics club.
Alexis LaMarsh, a sophomore at Webster, created the Sports Media and Analytics Club last semester. This club provides workshops, goes to sporting events, brings speakers and creates opportunities for students to attend and present at conferences to further their goals of working in either the sports media or analytics fields.
"There are a lot of people who want to work in sports but don't know what opportunities are out there," LaMarsh said.
For LaMarsh, this club was important for her to find people with the same interests.
"When I was a freshman living on campus, I struggled getting involved with other sports fans since I didn't actively play on a team," LaMarsh said. "That's one of the reasons why I wanted to explore the idea of creating a club."
The club has directly led to LaMarsh being able to achieve her goal of presenting at a sports conference. She was able to attend the Midwest Analytics Conference last November in Iowa. She also attended an analytics conference in Phoenix in March. At these conferences, she was able to network and get her name known to media professionals.
LaMarsh was thrilled at the opportunity to be in the same place as people she has always looked up to, such as Eduardo Perez, Brian Kenny and Eno Sarris.
"Just being there and getting to know the people in baseball is helpful for getting a future job," LaMarsh said. "They may remember my name and remember me presenting at these conferences. This makes my chances of landing a job interview greatly increase."
Sean Forman, the President of Baseball Reference, sat down with LaMarsh for dinner after a conference and inspired her current research project. They talked about a popular theory in football. The theory states that the more attractive the football player, the better they will perform in the game. LaMarsh went home that night and wondered about how that theory would apply to baseball. She used this brainstorming to create her current project.
Her project involved a survey sent out to over 1,000 people. The survey had 62 baseball players randomly picked from over 600 current players in Major League Baseball (MLB) and paired them up against each other. Survey takers chose which player they thought was more attractive. LaMarsh will take the results of the survey and create a presentation to present in June for the Society for American Baseball Research. She hopes to then take her presentation and present again at SABR Seminar in Boston, Massachusetts in August.
SABR is LaMarsh's main goal because of her interest in baseball. However, there are also sports conferences and events that students interested in other sports can attend through the club.
For football fans, there is the possibility of going to the NFL Scouting Combine. For hockey fans, there are multiple conferences they can present at. The club also plays to attend events hosted by the STL Sports Commission. For this upcoming fall, there is going to be a research conference hosted by the club. Current treasurer of the club, Austin Nation spoke positively of the group.
"This club has so much potential," Nation said. "The people leading the club and members of the club are all great and fun people."
The club does not just offer opportunities for students to compete at conferences. The club also attends sporting events. In March, the club sent members to a St. Louis Blues hockey game.
For Antoine Bass, a student at Webster, this hockey game was the first he has ever gone to. He was thankful the club gave him the chance to go.
"The atmosphere was great," Bass said. "I had a lot of fun with the club. It was a great experience and I'd be down to go again."
The club has also held a National Basketball Association (NBA) 2K18 tournament for sports fans who take their fandom online and play video games. Freshman Justin Tarplin won the event, and advocated for how much fun the group had.
"As a competitive athlete, it was great to bring my basketball skills off the court and onto the screen," Tarplin said. "I had a lot of fun. It was great to see everyone come together to play a game that we all enjoy."
The club is catching the attention from students of a variety of majors. Tom Shutzman, a business administration major, is interested in the business side of sports.
"I never thought about how much business is used in sports, Shutzman said. "I didn't think that my hobby could potentially turn into a job."
Shutzman learned about the club from his sports communication professor Allison Levin.
"The club provides opportunities for sports fans to meet other fans and watch games, play sports video games, compete at conferences and network in the sports career atmosphere," Levin said. "The club is meant to bring fans together."
Webster University Sports Communication professor Scott Jensen hopes that next year the club will expand even more and become vital to the sports communication major.
"An important part of any major is a co-curricular extension," Jensen said. "Valuable programs allow for professional experiences, so the experience doesn't just stay in the classroom. That's the great thing about this new sports club."
Jensen also talked about the importance of the club, and how it will impact sports as a whole.
"Sports are more than something you play and watch," Jensen said. "It's an important academic discipline. It can offer limitless possibilities for students."
LaMarsh is glad the club has expanded greatly in its first year. She hopes to see more members join in the future.
"I'm excited for next year," LaMarsh said. "It will be a year full of going to sporting events, finding more fans of the game and making long lasting friendships."
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Kornati National Park and Telašćica Nature Park
Date of Submission: 29/01/2007
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The Kornati archipelago is an isolated island group situated in the central region of the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. The Kornati archipelago occupies an area of about 320 sq km and includes about 150 islands, islets and rocks. This most indented island group in the Adriatic Sea includes as many as 12% of the total number of islands found in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea on as little as 1% of the total Croatian territorial waters. The island of Dugi Otok with its deep bay Telašćica is situated in the immediate vicinity, northwest of the Kornati archipelago, and forms, together with the Kornati islands, a unique natural and cultural entity.
The larger part of the Kornati island group was proclaimed a national park in 1980. The Kornati National Park occupies an area of 218 sq km and includes a total of 89 islands, islets and rocks. The islands cover less than ¼ of the total park area (slightly less than 50 sq km), which means that the sea surface dominates the park. The average area of particular island within the Kornati National Park is about 0.5 sq km. If we excluded the island of Kornat, the biggest island in the archipelago (32.5 sq km), the average area of particular island within the Park would be less than 0.2 sq km. The total coastline length of all islands is 238 km. The highest point is the Metlina peak situated on the island of Kornat (237 m), and the deepest point in the sea surrounding the islands is found near the islet of Purara (125 m).
The Telašćica Nature Park encompasses the far southeastern part of the island of Dugi Otok with its bay Telašćica and the belonging islets and rocks (15 islets and 4 rocks). The Park occupies a total area of 70.50 sq km. The land area covers 37% (25.95 sq km) of the total area, whereas the sea surface cover 63% (44.55 sq km) of the total park area. The Telašćica bay is 9.1 km long and from 160 to 1800 m wide. The total coastline of the bay is 68.78 km. A salt lake called Mir of 0.23 sq km in area, which represents one of the most significant phenomenon of this region, is situated on the island of Dugi Otok, within the park area.
According to Koeppen's climate classification system, the area enjoys an olive climate (Csa): a moderately warm rainy climate with dry and hot summers and the highest amount of precipitation (rain) in the fall. Due to the relatively degradatet land vegetation, the dew is usually profuse and replaces rain to a certain extent. The air temperature ranges from the average 8°C in February to the average 25°C in July and August (annual average is about 16°C). There are not too many cloudy periods: there are twice as many clear than cloudy days in a year (151:74). However, it is interesting to note that it rains on almost every cloudy day. The maximum amount of rain occurs in October (in November in other parts of Croatia). The most common winds are winds of Beaufort 1-3 (in 70% of the cases), while the air masses most frequently move from the sea towards the land. There are between 2600 and 2700 sunny hours per year, and the ultraviolet radiation represents as little as 5% of the total radiation.
The phenomenon of karst, as one of the most valuable natural feature of the Croatian landscape in general, characterizes this area as well. In the carbonate rocks of the Kornati islands and the island of Dugi Otok (shallow-sea limestone and dolomite dating from the Cretaceous Period) that have been exposed to atmospheric factors and intensive karst formation processes, with shorter or longer interruptions, for 65 million years, almost all karst formations characteristic for other parts of the Croatian karst area (caves, pits, cracks, sinkholes, and other) can be found.
One of the most famous phenomena found in the Kornati National Park and the Telašćica Nature Park are the 'crowns', locally known as krune or stene, i.e. steep cliffs found on southwestern island's edges of both parks. We are referring to a tectonic fault plane formed as a result of the moving of the African tectonic plate towards north and its subduction underneath the Eurasian plate. In certain places the 'crowns' (cliffs) descend vertically to the depth of over 90 m below sea level. The highest 'crown' found within the Kornati National Park is 82 m high, while the one in the Telašćica Nature Park reaches up to 161 m above sea level.
The lake Mir, a salt lake lies within the Telašćica Nature Park, is a sunken karst depression with a rocky, sludgy and sandy bottom. The water of the lake Mir is saltier than the water of the surrounding open sea.
The vascular flora (pteridophyta, spermatophyta – gymnospermae and angiospermae) of the Kornati archipelago includes 537 taxa, i.e. about 10% of the total number of vascular floral taxa registered on the territory of the Republic of Croatia. It is estimated that there are 700-800 plant species (taxa) in the Kornati archipelago. Over 400 vascular flora species have been recorded in the Telašćica Nature Park so far.
In terms of vegetation and phytogeography, the entire area belongs to the eumediterranean vegetation zone of the Mediterranean littoral belt of the Mediterranean region, whereas in the phytogeographic sense it belongs to the East Adriatic sector of the Adriatic province. The basic climate-zonal woodland vegetation is represented by the Myrto-Quercetum ilicis community, whereas the rock vegetation is represented by the Phagnalo-Centaureetum ragusinae community, and the coastal cliff vegetation by the Plantagini-Limonietum cancellati community. The larger islands are covered by pasture vegetation, quite poor in terms of the number of species.
The relatively poor terrestrial flora (in terms of the number of species and specimens) is unquestionably a result of presence and activity of humans. The only carnivore species that lives within the Kornati National Park is the beech marten (Martes foina). The birds are numerous (so far 79 species have been recorded). The most common are the Caspian gull (Larus cachinnans), the common shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), the Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo), the Eleonora's falcon (Falco eleonorae), the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), the lanner falcon (Falco biarmicus), the kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), and other. Eight species of bats have been recorded in the area. The largest bat colony has been found in the Telašćica Nature Park, in a cave that is entered from the fault plane, where about 2000 specimens of the Geoffroy's bat (Myotis emarginiatus), and about 1000 specimens of the greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) live.
The sea-bottom (benthic) flora has so far been represented by 352 species, i.e. 52% of the total number of benthic species recorded in the Adriatic Sea, 682 algae species and 3 types of sea-flowering plants. In terms of their number, the most frequent are the species from the group of red algae (Rhodophyta) represented by 225 species, followed by the species from the group of brown algae (Phaeophyta) represented by 75 species and the group of green algae (Chlorophyta) represented by 52 species. This ratio in the number of red and brown algae species (R/P quotient) shows that the benthic flora belongs to the moderate sub-tropic biocenosis. The community of the sea-flowering plant (i.e. sea-grass) called Posidonia oceanica is still well-developed and frequent in the Kornati archipelago.
According to the research of the sea eco-systems carried out so far, over 850 species of macro-and meiofauna have been recorded. In comparison with other Adriatic and Mediterranean regions, it can be realistically assumed that there are at least 2500 to 3000 species of benthic and pelagic fauna living in the waters of the parks. One of the most attractive marine inhabitant of the area is the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) occasionally visit the area searching for food.
Humans have been present on the Kornati islands and the island of Dugi Otok from ancient times (from the Paleolithic Era). However, the first colonization was recorded in the time of the Illyrians (4-7 thousand years ago). Small rectangular dwellings, castle ruins and mounds speak about the significant habitation of the islands in the prehistoric times. Cattle breeding were the primary activity, although fishing had a significant role in the lives of the inhabitants at that time as well. It is possible to follow, more or less continuously, the traces of different cultures in these areas from that time to this day (ancient Romans, Byzantines, Venetians and Croats).
620 owners of land plots are registered in the Kornati National Park today, of which only 24 of them have registered residence within the park. Main economic activity in the entire area is the traditional olive growing and extensive sheep breeding. Vine-growing and, to a lesser extent, fishing are also fostered within the Telašćica Nature Park. Recently, tourism is becoming more and more prominent.
Statements of authenticity and/or integrity
Although humans have been present in the Kornati archipelago and the Telašćica Bay for several thousand years, the balance that was established at the very beginning, has been preserved in an almost unchanged form to this day. The Kornati archipelago and the bay Telašćica have throughout history always functioned as a more or less self-sufficient and self-sustainable entity, both in terms of natural characteristics and in terms of human survival. Extensive sheep breeding and traditional agriculture (mainly olive- and vine-growing) haven't disturbed the area and the existing natural processes to a greater degree.
In 1980 most of the Kornati archipelago and the southeastern part of the island of Dugi Otok with its bay Telašćica were proclaimed a national park (official gazette "Narodne novine" No. 13/80). In 1988 the Telašćica and the surrounding area separated from the Kornati National Park to form a distinct protected area with a more moderate form of protection: the Telašćica Nature Park (official gazette "Narodne novine" No. 14/88).
Besides the regime of protection specific to the 'national park' category, there are, within the Kornati National Park, four «strictly protected zones», entirely left to be governed by the laws of nature (no visits allowed, except in case of specially-approved scientific research).
Special legal norms guaranteeing the preservation, authenticity and the integrity of the area apply to the Kornati National Park and the Telašćica Nature Park:
Law on Nature Protection (official gazette "Narodne novine" No. 70/2005),
Physical Plan of the Kornati National Park (official gazette "Narodne novine" No. 118/2003),
Physical Plan of the Telašćica Nature Park (Official Bulletin of the Municipalities of Benkovac, Biograd n/m, Obrovac and Zadar No. 11/92)
Regulations on the Internal Order within the Kornati National Park (official gazette "Narodne novine" No. 38/1996),
Regulations on the Internal Order within the Telašćica Nature Park (official gazette "Narodne novine" No. 38/96)
other legal and sub-legal acts directly or indirectly regulating the use of the protected areas.
The Government of the Republic of Croatia established the Kornati National Park Public Institution based in Murter, and the Telašćica Nature Park Public Institution based in Sali, the main purpose of which is to protect, preserve, maintain and promote the respective protected areas.
The Kornati National Park and the Telašćica Nature Park encompass all elements and phenomena that make these areas unique and valuable (landscape beauties, geomorphological features and rich marine biocenoses).
Comparison with other similar properties
Considering the features of the localities included in the Mediterranean World Heritage List, it can be concluded that the Kornati islands and the bay Telašćica, as a whole, represent a unique area in terms of their features.
The geomorphological uniqueness derives from the fact that this archipelago represents the densest island group in the Mediterranean Sea. There are about 150 islands, islets and cliffs on the area of about 320 sq km. Coastal cliffs known as 'crowns' were formed as a result of tectonic movements and the subduction of the African tectonic plate underneath the Eurasian plate. In the morphological sense, these cliffs are one of the unique features of this area, and they stretch both above and below sea level across the entire Kornati National Park and the Telašćica Nature Park. In terms of the richness and diversity of karst formations on the land and in the sea, we should highlight the sunken karst depression forming the present-day lake Mir within the Telašćica Nature Park.
The geomorphological diversity of the sea-bottom area (depth, inclination, caves etc.) reflects the diversity of the living conditions. Therefore, the undersea area abounds in quite diverse and rich sea biocenoses, especially the sea-bottom biocenoses. The community of the sea-flowering plant (i.e. sea-grass) Posidonia oceanica, which is extinct in many Mediterranean areas, is still well-developed and frequent in the undersea area of the Kornati archipelago. It spreads over a large part of shallow movable bottoms of the Kornati National Park. The coralligenous biocenoses are well-developed, especially in the shadowed places where they create coralligenous pathways. Fish communities are also rich, which is why, prior to being proclaimed a protected area, this area had been known as one of the richest in this part of the Adriatic. Fishing is today very restricted though. The unique nature of the area is reflected also in the exceptional beauty of the landscape of the archipelago. The contrast of the azure sea and the land represented by carbonate rocks (shallow-sea limestone and dolomite dating from the Cretaceous Period) covered by scarce eumediterranean vegetation contributes to the landscape distinctiveness as well.
By establishing the Kornati National Park and the Telašćica Nature Park. protected areas, and by adopting physical plans that protect the natural and cultural values of the same, this unique area has been preserved in its authentic state and it, in comparison with other protected island groups, stands out by its natural character due to the fact that only a small part of the area has been built up.


In April of 2014 I received the bad news that you and the evil empire better known as the HOA had decided to ban all BBQs in my condo complex. With that unconstitutional notice, you took away joy and happiness of which you will never know. Obstinately, I tried to hold onto my BBQ by having roasts in the middle of the night. Your posse comitatus managed to raid these secret cook-outs and slapped a final injunction on my Weber with the caption: get rid of the grill or pay the fine.
Even with that heartless notice, I tried to rally my neighbors against you and your obtuse ways. Alas, I had no choice but to put the BBQ up for sale, hoping that someone would take it away and restore it to the days of BBQ greatness.
Now, thousands of miles away, I still think of what you did to me. My anger has subsided as I have entered a world where BBQ is not only welcomed but embraced. Here in Ulaanbaatar, I have had BBQ of all types: Korean to Uzbek, Mexican to Mongolian. All of it delicious and all available come street or saloon.
I've put the local authorities on notice in case you do try to impose your reign of terror on the Democratic BBQ of Mongolia. Know that this time around it's going to take a lot more than a notice from the HOA to put this fire out.


Red Ribbon From Apostle Eugene T. Watkins, Sr.
are having a wonderful weekend! God bless you.
If you are an Author, Artist or Poet I have great news for you, mark your calendars. On March 19, 2011 I will be hosting The Omni Presence Artists & Authors at the COBO Hall in Detroit MI.
This is Jeff Bass, senior pastor of Praise Covenant Christian Center in Springfield, VA. We just recently launched a new 24/7 online gospel radio station. Please go to the following link to listen to it. www.praise2go.com After you check it out please e-mail me at ptriplec@aol.com and give me your thoughts and comments. Looking forward to hearing back from you soon.


Chiemsee (German pronunciation: [ˈkiːmzeː]) is a natural freshwater lake in Bavaria, Germany, near Rosenheim. It is often called "the Bavarian Sea".
The rivers Großache and Prien flow into the lake from the south, and the river Alz flows out towards the north. The Alz flows into the Inn which then merges with the Danube. The Chiemsee is divided into the bigger, north section, in the northeast, called Weitsee, and the Inselsee, in the southwest.
The Chiemgau, the region surrounding the Chiemsee, is a famous recreation area.
↑ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Chiemsee" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 6 (Eleventh ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 132.
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Touchstones for Life: the Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award
We are joined by author Kurt Fausch today in celebration of his being awarded the Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award (SONWA) for his book, For the Love of Rivers: A Scientist's Journey. Today we get an inside look into how close to home this award hits and the experiences building his career in conservation biology—serving as the acting Director of the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology at Colorado State University (CSU) and also as a professor in the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology at CSU.
I have never forgotten the sound of the loons, and of waves lapping ashore at night just before one drifts off to sleep. I grew up making annual peregrinations between the suburbs of the megalopolis of Los Angeles where we lived and went to school, and north central Minnesota where we spent summers building a cabin on a small piece of shoreline of a pretty large lake. My parents were natives of the Land of 10,000 Lakes, and my mother loved lakes dearly. They both knew that we all needed respite from the choking smog and frenetic pace of southern California. A clear memory is sleeping on a cot in the walkout basement, hearing the haunting high forlorn calls of loons, and looking out across the bay to see the moon's reflection being jostled in the waves. The sound of those waves is the last thing you hear before sleep swallows consciousness.
Back in California one year, when I was about 13, I noticed a book on my parents' shelf titled Listening Point. I had never heard of Sigurd Olson, butI was immediately attracted to the beautiful drawings that graced each chapterheading – pictures of canoes and campsites, loons and portages, and long vistasdown lakes in the border country between northern Minnesota and the vast Canadian Shield to the north. We had visited that country for a week every year, because my father's sister owned a small cabin perched on the north shore of Lake Superior, a steep, rocky shoreline dashed by waves and shaded closely by spruce and fir. From there we ventured berry picking and fishing in the lakes that bordered the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA). I fell in love with the cold, crisp air and the stark rocks and waters of this lonely land, so recently scoured by glaciers which left many deep cold lakes, and swift streams tumbling south into the largest lake in the world.
Olson wrote not only of the adventure of canoe trips deep into this wilderness, but also of reverence for this land and these lakes, and why they are important for the human spirit. My first reading of Listening Point, and then other books of his like Runes of the North and The Singing Wilderness, left me entranced with the idea of canoeing in this vast wilderness, traveling along routes plied by voyageurs 300 years earlier. The romance of paddling through these chains of lakes, camping along their shores and fishing in pristine waters led me to work for an entire year at age 15 to earn enough to buy my own canoe. I papered my bedroom wall with the entire set of maps of the BWCA, and pored over the canoe routes through the chains of lakes. I knew that "when I grew up", I wanted to study fish and become a fisheries biologist. Lakes in northern Minnesota would be the perfect place.
My chance to start this adventure came in 1968. On our way to my aunt's cabin on "the shore," we visited the campus of the University of Minnesota in Duluth (UMD), where my older brother was considering attending college. He chose elsewhere, but I knew that Duluth was where I wanted to attend college when I came of age. After my sophomore year at UMD, I landed a summer job as a fisheries biology technician in the BWCA. My partner and I were responsible for surveying the fish and habitat in about 30 different lakes. We spent an entire summer traversing those waterways with boats and canoes, setting nets to sample fish, measuring water chemistry, and mapping shoreline habitat. The next year I did similar work on Lake Superior and several large lakes, focusing primarily on lake trout. I thought I had died and gone to heaven.
And in those same years, I purchased and read all nine of Olson's books, seeking in his writings a deeper understanding of the history and meaning of this wilderness and its lakes and rivers. In my reading since, I learned that Olson was a contemporary of Aldo Leopold, and indeed turned down a chance for further graduate study with him to earn a Ph.D. Instead, Olson returned to the North Country, taught at a junior college, and focused on advocating for this wilderness and writing essays about its values. He was at the forefront of those who fought to prevent roads to every lake starting in the 1920s, and in the 1940s to prevent aircraft flights that would bring anglers and canoeists deep into the wilderness. He knew from long experience as a canoe guide starting in the early 1920s that this wilderness had great value for the human spirit, but that these values could only be accessed through the hard work of paddling and portaging and camping in primitive places. He saw doctors and businessmen and lawyers and judges transformed from their harried state to people who could appreciate solitude and sunsets, and who pondered again the ancient ideas that only wilderness can evoke.
One day during my senior year in college I attended a talk on wilderness. I recall taking a seat near the back of an auditorium. Looking to the side, I was amazed to see sitting two seats away the man I recognized as Sigurd Olson, a man I would have given anything to talk to. Being rather shy, I didn't say anything, but felt privileged just to be near him as we both listened to a talk that was probably like many he himself had given. I later realized that Sigurd Olson was in his late seventies then, and passed away six years later, while snowshoeing in the land he loved.
I now realize that Sigurd Olson's essays have always been a touchstone for me, and for the career that I myself have created as a fisheries ecologist. My opportunity to study fish was not in lakes, but in streams, and so I now have a deep love for both. My journey led me throughout much of the West, and to northern Japan. As a scientist, I have seen many rivers, learned their inner workings, and developed a philosophy about why they are essential for humans. But my recent reading of Olson's early essays on the meaning of wilderness, unavailable to me during my college years, has revealed that he arrived at many of the same ideas far earlier than I. In fact, his idea that modern humans seek habitats like those in which early humans evolved may have formed the basis for some of the theories advanced by other scientists, on which my work is based.
On Earth Day 2016, the book I wrote, For the Love of Rivers, was honored with the Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award. I am still utterly astounded by this. I can't imagine a higher or more meaningful honor for my work. But only after re-reading Listening Point, and traveling back to Ashland, Wisconsin to speak and receive the award at the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute at Northland College, did I realize how much the course of my entire career, and my approach to writing this book, were influenced by Olson's essays and books. I even spent an entire year working with artist Kristine Mackessy to create the pen-and-ink drawings that grace the chapter title pages, showing her the images from Olson's books as examples of what I sought.
Who knows how what one writes or speaks, or what actions one takes, will affect others? Every professor like me has the chance after a long career to see their legacy through students who were influenced by things they said or did – often not realizing what different messages each person would draw from one's teaching, writing, or working. Sigurd Olson influenced several generations of people through his best-selling books during an era when the environment came to the fore, and influenced both presidents and policies that conserved many tracts of wilderness, including the BWCA Wilderness. But he also influenced me personally, and for that I am forever grateful. If the book I have written can influence someone else to seek their own path forward and cherish lakes and rivers, especially those in wilderness, then it will have been an amazing success.
©by Kurt D. Fausch, all rights reserved, 27 November 2016


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Speaking after "two years of silence" over the controversy surrounding him in the over Rs 9,000-crore Kingfisher Airlines loan default case, Mallya denied that he was a wilful defaulter.
NEW DELHI: Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya today said he has become the "Poster Boy" of bank default and a lightning rod of public anger, and there's nothing he could do "if politically motivated extraneous factors interfere" with his efforts to settle the dues.
Tired of "relentless pursuit" of him by "the government and its criminal agencies", Mallya said he had even written letters to both the Prime Minister and the Finance Minister on April 15, 2016 to explain his side of the story.
"No response was received from either of them," he said in a statement issued, seeking to state 'factual position' in response to the controversy surrounding him.
Mallya, who also made public the letters he had written to the PM and the Finance Minister, said he has been accused by politicians and the media alike of having stolen and run away with Rs 9,000 crore that was loaned to Kingfisher Airlines (KFA).
"Some of the lending banks have also labelled me a wilful defaulter," he added.
He claimed that he made two settlement offers to the banks when proceedings were filed by them in the Supreme Court on March 29, 2016 and April 6, 2016 but both the offers were rejected by the banks.
"I respectfully submit that my conduct does not amount to 'wilful default'," Mallya said.
Currently, undergoing an extradition trial in a UK court over fraud and money laundering charges by Indian authorities, the liquor baron said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) have filed charge sheets against him "with various untenable and blatantly false allegations acting at the behest of the government and lending banks".
Citing reports of ED objecting to public sector banks' claim to the proceeds arising from the sale of his assets, Mallya said, "...this is a clear example of politically motivated abuse of power with no legal basis whatsoever and behoves the fundamental question of whether the government wants me to repay the public sector banks or not".
Lamenting that all his "efforts are either ignored or misunderstood", he said,"I am tired of this relentless pursuit of me by the government and its criminal agencies".
Insisting that he had made and "continue to make every effort, in good faith to settle with the public sector banks," Mallya said, "If politically motivated extraneous factors interfere, there is nothing that I can do".
In summary, Mallya, who fled to the UK in March 2016, added,"I have become the 'Poster Boy' of Bank default and a lightning rod of public anger".


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Energy efficiency goes to school in Burlington
Zach Despart
When former Burlington Electric Commissioner Mark Stephenson asked fourth-graders at the Integrated Arts Academy how they conserved energy at home, the students offered a variety of answers.
By turning off lights after leaving a room. By walking to school instead of getting a ride. By taking shorter showers.
All good answers, Stephenson said.
Stephenson and utility spokesman Mike Kanarick toured Burlington's six elementary schools this week to promote energy efficiency and to kick off an annual calendar contest.
For the contest, students submit drawings of how they save energy. Burlington Electric selects two winners from each school to create the calendar.
Stephenson said teaching students concepts in energy conservation is important from an early age, especially in terms students can grasp easily.
"It's something they can digest and relate to in everyday life," Stephenson said.
In the seven years he has visited city elementary schools to promote the calendar contest, Stephenson said he has been pleased to see an increased focus on energy topics in the classroom.
"Energy is more and more a piece of the curriculum, and I've got kids answering these questions with high-school-level answers," he said.
Stephenson said students must pay attention to energy issues, because they will inherit the consequences of generations of poor energy policy.
"Like so many things my generation has done, we're going to leave this to them after us," Stephenson said. "They need to be on this topic."
After Stephenson's presentation Tuesday afternoon, students were eager to get to work on their calendar entries. Fourth-grader Lily Hauser said energy efficiency means looking for ways to cut wasteful energy use.
"If you live two blocks from school, it means you walk and don't drive," Lily said.
Lily said she always makes sure to turn off the light in her bedroom when she leaves.
Classmate Jessica Tran said she has learned a lot about how to conserve energy in school.
"When you use technology, there's too much pollution in the air, and that's bad for the environment," Jessica said.
Fourth-grade teacher Autumn Bangoura said students learn about energy efficiency through a district unit on science.
"It is our biggest science unit of the entire year," Bangoura said. "Energy is the main focus in fourth grade."
Bangoura said students learn how to use less energy in their daily lives and also take a field trip to the nearby McNeil Generating Station, which converts wood chips into electricity.
Beyond the energy curriculum, Bangoura said teachers remind students how small actions can have a large impact toward sustainability.
"We keep the lights off in the classroom," Bangoura said. "We also compost here."
Bangoura said elementary-school students might struggle to understand complexities of climate change and how cities including Burlington are working to reduce carbon emissions, but she is proud Burlington Electric, City Council members and the administration of Mayor Miro Weinberger lead by example.
"I'm incredibly proud that Burlington was one of the first cities to really embrace renewable energy," Bangoura said.
Contact Zach Despart at 651-4826 or zdespart@burlingtonfreepress.com. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ZachDespart.


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If the cases are new and unfired I wouldn't bother with annealing them. If the shoulder isn't as sharp as it should be increase the powder charge. Some suggest using a light charge, but I fireform Ackley's, etc by using the charge I'll use in the round in question or as much as the unformed case will hold. The energy "wasted" in blowing the case out will be enough to keep pressures in line.
I've tried other methods, but the simplest method I've found for fireforming is to use a bullet and normal powder charge. Trying to clean burned Cream of Wheat or cornmeal out of a rifle barrel is like trying to clean the bottom of a pot that you've burned either of them in. Ugly in my experience.
thx for response. i probably was'nt clear in 1st thread. i did anneal the case before fire forming. i'm using load data for 240 gibbs as this is the closest cartridge configuration i can find. backed off 10 percent indications ie;primer looks like a warm load as is. any thoughts?
Flattened or cratered primers depend on the primers you're using since some primer cups seem to be softer or thinner than others. If you annealed the shoulders before fireforming and they didn't come out sharp, assuming that extraction was fine you could probably go up with your charge a bit. I tend to load fairly warm for rifles, so flattened and mildly cratered primers don't bother me as long as the edge of the primer is still radiused. If the bolt lift and extraction are fine it's likely not a problem.
With a case that size and 6 mm bore you're likely using a fairly slow powders which might not give optimum fireforming. A faster powder might work better, but I don't know what that might be.
What are you going to use the rifle for? If it's for hunting either varmints or game and accuracy is good with the fireforming loads you might want to fireform while you're using the rifle for its intended purpose. Saves barrels and bullets if the accuracy is okay.
There is a .240 Catbird article in an older Precision Shooting magazine.
I would contact Jarrett for information on fire forming loads .
.240 Weatherby loads would be a better place to start. If your headspace isn't perfect on the first firing the primers will be flat .
There's a possibility that what you're seeing is the primers backing out of the case at the start of powder ignition, then being hammered flat as the case backs up to fill the chamber.
thanks to all for info.
in response to some of the things mentioned i have looked at the similarities between the 240 wtby and 240 gibbs the wthby seems to be on the low side however,somewhere between the two seems to be good baseline data to work off of.
this is not the first time i've heard using a faster burn powder to fireform or that it creates better results .but i simply would'nt know where to begin would there be some sort of criteria out there a percentile reduction or gain when work from slow to fast?


Christchurch, 8051, for advice and all the gear you need to catch these strong fighting, great eating, but unusual looking fish.
The elephant fish is rather unusual. A large fleshy cartilaginous trunk protrudes from the snout and together with large wing-like pectoral fins combine to give a rather grotesque deformed appearance. The first dorsal fin has a large sharp folding spine.
Paul Newbigging caught this solid 6.5kg elephant fish recently while surfcastings at Woodend Beach, near Christchurch. Some anglers are very good at catching elephant fish while others never seem to be able to hook one!
The overall colour is silver-grey with brown blotchy markings. This species is closely related to sharks and therefore has no bony skeleton; instead, it has a backbone of gristle. This means that it provides two large boneless fillets which have for a long time been used in the fish and chip trade. Elephant fish is very good eating.
The odd appearance of the elephant fish would put-off most buyers should they see it whole in their fish monger's shop window. For this reason, the fillets are sold with names like silver trumpeter and silver fish. They are excellent eating.
The elephant fish is rather unusual species related to sharks. Average size 60 to 90 cm. It has smooth skin which is bright silver with dark blotches when first caught. Will take cut-bait but is best targeted with shellfish and crab baits. The elephant fish is a strong fighter on rod and line.
Elephant fish are very strong fighters when hooked even on surfcasting gear. They will often swim strongly back and forth before being landed.
Female elephant fish come into the shallow waters of the South Island 's east coast between October to November to lay their egg capsules in the sand close to shore. It takes until April for the baby elephant fish to fully develop and emerge from their horny egg case. They do this by escaping down through the narrow passage at one end of the egg capsule that is normally closed off by a special valve. At times large numbers of their discarded egg capsules are eventually washed ashore, particularly at Sumner and New Brighton Beaches. I have found these used egg capsules from Amberley to South Rakaia beaches.
They look much like just another piece of washed-up seaweed. In the water, they are a yellowish brown colour but darken to black under the sun much like a thin piece of old dried leather. The egg capsules of the elephant fish are almost pear-shaped: being round at one end and pointed towards the end with, the escape tunnel. Egg capsules of the carpet shark and skate are smaller and square shaped. In the case of the skate, they have tendrils at the corners.
From April onwards sometimes very large numbers of elephant fish egg cases are washed up on the beaches between Sumner and the mouth of the Waimakariri River making it most likely that the shallow inshore waters of Pegasus Bay are an important breeding ground for this species.
Anglers surfcasting from Canterbury beaches twenty or more years ago were at times able to catch a dozen or more in a day on baited hooks. They are now only caught very occasionally in this way. It is now a good day's fishing if a single elephant fish is caught in this way. They are powerful swimmers and a large specimen, about 1.2 metres (4 feet long), will put up a spirited fight on rod and reel.
From a video I watched on the internet of an elephant fish filmed underwater they appear to get a lot of forward thrust from their large pectoral fins rather than from their whole body in the way a typical shark does.
Elephant fish egg capsules are larger than those of the carpet shark and skate. They measure some 250mm x 100mm. Note how the cavity in the capsule resembles the shape of the fully formed fish. At the time of emerging from the capsule, the elephant fish weigh about 300g. Photograph courtesy of Allan Burgess, fishingmag.co.nz, taken along the beach on the south side of the Rangitata River mouth. This photograph was sent to The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and confirmed as that of an Elephant Fish by the curator of fishes.
Elephant fish are bottom feeders and according to biologists, their diet consists almost entirely of shellfish and crustaceans – crabs, and shrimps. They seldom eat fish and when they do only very small ones. Elephant fish don't often take a hook baited with cut fish fillets. Good baits include pipi, mussel, tuatua and toheroa. Like rig shark elephantfish feed on animals, they find living on or under the seafloor.
Crustaceans like crab and lobster are also excellent bait for elephant fish. Both cooked and uncooked shrimps and prawns obtainable from any supermarket are also good baits for this species. I'd go for uncooked preferably. Possibly the best baits to use are small crabs split open and tied on the hook with bait elastic. If they are too big then cut the crabs in half. Shellfish and crab are probably the best baits for elephant fish that will out-fish anything else. But I have caught elephantfish from time to time on yellow-eyed mullet, and even pre-frozen squid.
A word of warning; toheroa is only allowed to be taken during a very limited season that is declared only about one day each year.
We think this is also the egg capsule of an elephant fish but have not had this one confirmed. It was also found on the beach at South Rangitata, a well-known elephant fish spawning ground. Photograph; Allan Burgess.
The best time of year to fish for elephant fish in Canterbury seems to be during December and January. However, I have caught elephant fish on the South Island's West Coast on several occasions during mid-winter.
Unlike bony fish, elephant fish are like sharks having no bones; their skeleton is made of cartilage, which although tough and fibrous, it is not as hard as bone. This means you get a considerable amount of firm fish fillets from an elephant fish.
Elephant fish caught surfcasting at South Rakaia Huts.
Steel traces are required as the elephant fish has powerful crushing teeth that will soon cut through monofilament. Big hooks aren't necessary. A size 2/0 being quite a sufficient hook size. Traces can also be tied from heavy monofilament (37kg or 80lb).
The beach at Spencer Park just to the south of the mouth of the Waimakariri River seems to be a very good spot for surfcasting for elephant fish. They are also caught from the beaches of the Canterbury Bight from Birdlings Flat down to the Rangitata River. I'm sure they move about in schools as many experienced surfcasters report that when they have caught elephant fish they sometimes get quite a few at the same time. A mate of mine who has a bach on the south side of the Rangitata River mouth tells me that some evenings 20 or more elephant fish have been caught by him and his mates surfcasting across the road. I suspect they are moving around in sizeable schools.
Elephant fish are by no means confined to Canterbury. I have caught them on the West Coast of the South Island as far south as Haast. Elephant fish are strong hard fighters even when hooked on heavy, surfcasting tackle. They swim strongly up and down the beach when hooked.
Elephant fish and kahawai caught surfcasting near Haast, Westland.
This elephant fish was taken surfcasting near Haast, on the South Island's West Coast.
Elephant fish taken on crayfish legs or crab surfcasting at Birdlings Flat.
Ian's son Marlin Robertson, 7 years old, with his first elephant fish caught at Birdlings Flat/Bayleys Beach on 11 January 2011 at 5.30 pm on cooked prawn bait.
Elephant fish taken surfcasting at Birdlings Flat.
Kahawai caught at Birdlings Flat and a couple of strong fighting elephant fish. Many thanks to Ian for sharing his excellent surfcasting photographs.
The elephantfish uses its trunk, or snout, to detect crustaceans, molluscs and small fishes hiding in the bottom sediment. This species are good fighters when hooked on rod and line. The flesh is often sold as silver trumpeter.
The secret to catching elephant fish is not only knowing where to go but also what bait to use.
The elephant fish (Callerhinchus milii) along with the ghost sharks and spook fish belong to a group of fish known as chimaeras. Like the sharks, skates, and rays, the chimaeras are cartilaginous fish, that is, they lack bony skeletons.
The elephant fish can be immediately recognised by the unusual trunk-like snout which it apparently uses to detect its prey on the soft sandy sea floor. Other obvious features are a smooth skin, a high first dorsal fin with a large spine on the leading edge, an elongated upper lobe on the tail and a small gill opening on each side, just ahead of the paddle-like pectoral fins.
An elephant fish fresh from the sea is an amazing sight. Colouration is an intense silvery white with brown blotches on the sides. The fins share this colourful display and also appear to be almost translucent.
The elephant fish preys on shellfish and crustaceans; these are crushed in the very powerful jaws between plate-like teeth in both jaws. There is an additional pair of tooth plates in the upper jaw.
Elephant fish prefer cool temperate waters and are found more commonly in the waters surrounding the South Island. They are known to venture into waters as deep as 100 fathoms.
During spring and early summer, adult elephant fish tend to move inshore where they mate. Reproduction is oviparous; each fertilised egg is contained within a light brown spindle-shaped capsule which is laid on the seafloor. Some six to eight months later, the egg hatches and a young elephant fish emerges from the capsule. The young fish grows slowly with maturity being reached after five years.
The elephant fish grows to a maximum length of around 1.2 meters and is reported to weigh up to 9 kg. The largest specimen that I have seen was caught by Allan Burgess at Haast in June of 1994. This magnificent catch weighed 6.8kg (15 lbs).
The elephant fish is a prized catch, particularly by surf casters who fish the gutters on open surf beaches.
The most preferred bait appears to be molluscs, either squid, octopus or bivalve shellfish such as tuatuas. When surf fishing with tuatuas, it is advisable to bind the bait with cotton so that it will not fly off the hook when you cast.
A ledger rig with chemically sharpened 4/0 Gamakatsu Octopus hooks is an ideal set up. Some anglers prefer to use alight steel trace when fishing for elephant fish although I am sure that this is primarily because of the school sharks that also frequent the beach gutters. The powerful jaws of the elephant fish make short work of large tuatuas so I am sure they also have the capability of grinding through light monofilament nylon traces.
You have probably read in some articles in fishing magazines and books that elephant fish rarely take a baited hook. If so, someone forgot to tell the four elephant fish that Allan Burgess caught at Haast on one day.
Allan Burges with a 6.8kg (15 lbs) elephantfish caught surfcasting near Haast, Westland.
Elephant fish put up an impressive fight when caught on light tackle. A lot of the fighting power comes from the use of the large pectoral fins. The eating qualities of elephant fish are particularly popular with the fish and chip trade. The flesh is firm, tasty, and has a high protein content. In order to get the best quality out of the flesh, it is important to fillet your fish as soon as possible after capture. I immediately put the fillets into plastic bags and place them into a chili bin of ice. Elephant fish are usually taken in set nets and trawls, with the total commercial catch in New Zealand waters being around 1000 tonnes.
Callorhinchus milii is also found in South Australian waters.
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Interesting letter, Dr Jez. I think you were very polite and logical. After reading the hateful article, I'm surprised that the guy responded to you at all.
So you're lukewarm if you call an LGBT person "queer" instead of using deliberately offensive language? This guy makes no sense. But given the content of the article, we shouldn't be surprised.
I found the ideology expressed in the article more disturbing than the language -- he says that LGBT people are "vile individuals" who "should be cast out" and "shouldn't be accepted." While his language is certainly offensive and toxic, it's attitude behind the language that is most dangerous, in my opinion, and him cleaning up his language would not change that.
I have a somewhat related question, and I apologize ahead of time for being a little off topic. Is the word "Sodomites" offensive when referring literally to the people from the biblical city of Sodom? Recently in a Facebook discussion about the Bible and homosexuality, I pointed out that the story of Sodom has nothing to do with a caring relationship between two consenting adults, but rather describes the attempted gang rape of two innocent strangers (who happened to be angels who appeared in bodily form as men). It would have been just as sinful if the men of Sodom had tried to gang rape two women. Rape is rape regardless of the genders of victims and perpetrators. So the men of Sodom were rapists -- violent greedy people who felt entitled to use other people's bodies to make themselves feel powerful. During the discussion, I used the word "Sodomites" to refer to the men of Sodom. No one said anything, but now I'm really worried that my choice of language may have offended or hurt someone, which was not my intention at all. Open mouth, insert foot . . .
Dr. Jezebel
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Workin' Mama, excellent question. Because most people associate (however incorrectly) the term Sodomites with homosexuals, when you're referring to the actual residents of Sodom, it's probably best to err on the side of caution and say, "Men of Sodom."
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(05-15-2018, 02:39 PM)myotch Wrote: I think there comes a point in being ______ that one must try to enjoy 'being' instead of constantly enduring disappointed about some nobody who doesn't like the ______. Once I reached that point, it doesn't matter which of my relatives says something stupid about Catholicism at the Christmas party, what some Fundy preacher said about us in Sunday Service, or even if the Fundy pastor reprimanded me by name at my mom's funeral service in front of everyone (though I am pleased that mother would have been pleased, it was a fitting way to honor her).. I know what peace I find in who and how I am in this moment. There's bigger things going on in my life without me trying to personally change others one at a time.
This is something I'm working on. I'm still at a point that something aggressive said on social media--whether by a fundy or liberal or anyone--will piss me off, and I'm trying to just let it go. I'm getting better. Now I can deescalate my angst pretty quickly, even if I can't always stop it from flaring up to begin.
Quote: I take the direct route when talking about, well, anything. It serves me well. Sometimes it serves to unexpectedly disarm. The Afghani Muslim that works with us likes to ask me questions - what is this Easter? Why do you have ashes on your forehead? So, I tell him straight up. , but then I let him know that I know what Muslims believe about these things - Lent is our period of fasting, not nearly as stringent as your Ramadan.... Easter is wa celebration of Jesus being raised from the dead, I know Islam teaches Jesus never dies, but this is the Christian belief.... Omer is impressed I know anything about Islam, and seems pleased. And he in turn asks many questions about Christianity.
One thing religions tend to respect is honesty. And if you are dishonest, it's just a matter of time before you are found out. Imagine our Fundy preacher was actually intrigued by Dr. J's reasoning. They stayed in touch. Then comes the day he finds out she's an atheist bi. Will he not feel deceived, that she approached him with an agenda? That some of her words were not heartfelt but were deceptive?
That's a fair point. I think some level of care is wise, but dishonesty is never warranted. I can't say much, though. I still haven't told some of my close friends that I'm not longer fundy.
Nowhere was I dishonest in my letter.
And there were times in the Bible people were dishonest, and they were praised. The Jewish midwives come to mind.
myotch
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If you told me faith was important, that it was ok to call sin a sin, if you built up your Fundy cred and said nothing of your current direction, and I found out about it all later, yeah, I'd feel rather deceived.
We are human, and dishonesty is in our DNA - guilty, here! This seemed more like a total misrepresentation of yourself than the regular ego-driven white lies and insincere flattery. Maybe a bit manipulative.
It's not a big deal in and of itself. But when you play a silly game like that, you shouldn't complain about the silly prizes. I go back to the point: what did you expect him to say? He responded totally within his character and nature. Was he unexpectedly offensive?
BTW, i'm Not against confronting fundies and planting seeds. It can be sport! And kudos to you for taking one on. I forget that liberals and progressives see that people are essentially good, and if given the opportunity, people will choose to do good and be appropriate. I too think that people are essentially good, but that concept of good widely varies between individuals. The hedonist believes he or she is good, the gangsta believes he is good, every politician believes they are each good people. And pastors of every stripe have a double dose. Everybody needs a seed of good.
I hope I have planted a seed here. I know I've received a couple.
i am a captain of side-industry, navigating the murky waters of part-time self-reliance in the on-demand economy.
(05-16-2018, 07:32 PM)Dr. Jezebel Wrote: And there were times in the Bible people were dishonest, and they were praised. The Jewish midwives come to mind.
I didn't mean to imply that you were dishonest, but I see now that I did. I apologize for that. I do see Myotch's point about feeling deceived, though. It gave me something to think about regarding my own interactions with fundy friends. I don't think that you did anything wrong with your letter, and I didn't mean to cast blame your way. It's just another angle that I thought was worth considering, more in my own circumstances than in yours.
I meant that dishonesty is never warranted in matters of persuasion or normal circumstances, in the context. I agree that dishonesty and outright lies are sometimes necessary and good. In scripture this happens at least three times: the Jewish midwives protecting babies, Rahab hiding the spies, and Samuel sacrificing to cover that he's seeking a new king. In every case it's a matter of life-or-death. My general sentiment is that deceit is good as a means of defense.
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April 6, 2018 -- Eating pasta as part of a low-glycemic index (GI) diet results in modest weight loss, compared with a higher-GI diet, a new study found.
Low-glycemic index foods are those that do not cause your blood sugar to spike. Examples are oatmeal, beans, nuts, and most fruits. White bread, crackers, cookies, and other foods with refined carbohydrates are considered high-GI foods.
Study author Laura Chiavaroli, PhD, from the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, said that although pasta is a refined carbohydrate, it has a low glycemic index. Foods with a lower GI are more filling and delay hunger and further eating, she wrote.
The study was published April 2 in BMJ Open. It reviewed 32 studies involving 2,448 adults that looked at the effect of pasta on global and regional measures of body fat in the context of a low-GI diet.
People who ate pasta lost close to 1½ pounds over 12 weeks, compared with people who followed diets with higher-GI foods, the study found.
The study found a similar pattern of weight loss over 24 weeks. "This finding is of particular relevance since many dietary studies are successful in demonstrating weight loss in the short term but not over the long term," the authors wrote.
They acknowledge that pasta can vary widely, not only in shape but also in ingredients and in how it's processed. Still, pasta had a much lower GI than white bread, the study found. Pasta has a similar GI as other fiber-rich carbohydrates such as steel-cut oats, and its GI is lower than more commonly eaten foods such as breakfast cereals and skin-on potatoes. Most people eat white wheat pasta, the authors wrote.
Elena Philippou, PhD, assistant professor of nutrition-dietetics at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus, told Medscape Medical News she agrees with the study's conclusions.
Eating pasta as part of a low GI-diet, such as the Mediterranean diet, may make you feel fuller, and it may have good effects on blood sugar, she said. "Of course, it's important that the general public understands that this doesn't mean that one can eat as much pasta as they want and they will not gain weight," Philippou said.
"Neither does it mean that they can serve pasta in cream and not gain weight either," she said. "Everything in moderation and as part of a healthy low-GI diet plan."
BMJ Open: "Effect of pasta in the context of low-glycaemic index dietary patterns on body weight and markers of adiposity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials in adults."Laura Chiavaroli, PhD, postdoctoral fellow, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Elena Philippou, PhD, assistant professor of nutrition-dietetics, University of Nicosia, Cyprus.


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