6 Jul -1.4 03:39:39 NW 33 NNE
- Quads, hailing from Grand Marsh Observatory atop Elk Castle Hill
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Polaris Racing Wins Finke Desert Race
Polaris Racing’s Luke Beechey has dominated the final day of the 2009 Finke Desert Race to claim victory in the Quad division of Australia’s most prestigious enduro races.
The Finke Desert Race is Australia’s most famous enduro, attracting hundreds of competitors in Trail Bikes, Cars or ATVs. Racers compete over two days in Australia’s Outback from the iconic town of Alice Springs to desert outpost, Finke, across desert sand, rocks and gravel.
Beechey reached Finke in third position on his Polaris Outlaw 525 IRS, just one second behind Polaris Racing’s Aaron Ovens (Outlaw 450 MXR). On Monday’s return run to Alice Springs, Beechey flew home to greet the checkered flag in an overall time of five hours 33 minutes, 15 minutes faster than his nearest rival.
When asked what made the difference, Beechey said, "Out there it’s about power and suspension. The KTM engine was strong through the sand, and the IRS delivered the ground clearance to avoid damage on the rocky sections.”
Polaris Managing Director, Peter Alexander was one of the happiest fans at finishing line. “I’m ecstatic! We all felt for Luke last year when a final day fuel stop mix-up made second place the only possibility. To Polaris Australia, Finke is the holy grail.”
Since Polaris launched Australia’s first Professional ATV Racing team in March 2008, Polaris has won the following major trophies:
Finke Desert Race 2009
Australian Safari 2008
Australian Tri-State Championship 2008
Australian Tri-State Runner-Up 2008
Victorian ATV MX Championship 2008
Victorian ATV MX Runner Up 2008
Queensland ATV MX Championship 2008
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The Finke Desert Race is Australia’s most famous enduro, attracting hundreds of competitors in Trail Bikes, Cars or ATVs. Racers compete over two days in Australia’s Outback from the iconic town of Alice Springs to desert outpost, Finke, across desert sand, rocks and gravel.
Beechey reached Finke in third position on his Polaris Outlaw 525 IRS, just one second behind Polaris Racing’s Aaron Ovens (Outlaw 450 MXR). On Monday’s return run to Alice Springs, Beechey flew home to greet the checkered flag in an overall time of five hours 33 minutes, 15 minutes faster than his nearest rival.
When asked what made the difference, Beechey said, "Out there it’s about power and suspension. The KTM engine was strong through the sand, and the IRS delivered the ground clearance to avoid damage on the rocky sections.”
Polaris Managing Director, Peter Alexander was one of the happiest fans at finishing line. “I’m ecstatic! We all felt for Luke last year when a final day fuel stop mix-up made second place the only possibility. To Polaris Australia, Finke is the holy grail.”
Since Polaris launched Australia’s first Professional ATV Racing team in March 2008, Polaris has won the following major trophies:
Finke Desert Race 2009
Australian Safari 2008
Australian Tri-State Championship 2008
Australian Tri-State Runner-Up 2008
Victorian ATV MX Championship 2008
Victorian ATV MX Runner Up 2008
Queensland ATV MX Championship 2008
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ISS Tomorrow Morning
5 Jul -3.1 04:50:01 NW 76
- Quads, hailing from Grand Marsh Observatory atop Elk Castle Hill
- Quads, hailing from Grand Marsh Observatory atop Elk Castle Hill
Friday, July 3, 2009
ISS Tomorrow Morning
4 Jul -1.3 04:25:37 NW 32
- Quads, hailing from Grand Marsh Observatory atop Elk Castle Hill
- Quads, hailing from Grand Marsh Observatory atop Elk Castle Hill
UFO's of the 19th Century
For decades, these UFO sightings have been explained away as meteors or other things. But what is interesting that before the Wright brothers launched an airplane, flying crafts were already visible in the skies. None of these crafts could really be explained away as weather balloons or meteorites, to witnesses of the 1800s the crafts were not from this earth.
The Wright Brothers may have been the first to put a machine into the sky, but people had been looking up at flying aircraft for decades before the brothers launched the first airplane.
Reports of UFOs were recorded in newspapers of the 19th century, among the most famous was written in the St. Louis Democrat, Oct. 19, 1865. That article appeared two weeks later in The Cincinnati Commercial, bringing more public awareness to UFOs. The account was of an old Montana fir trapper by the name of James Lumley who saw a UFO fly over him and crash into the forest, exploding like a rocket. The story picked up by the Missouri Democrat and other newspapers, which contributed to national attention or awareness of alien spacecraft.
Most fur trappers may tell tales of Indians, or bears, or mountain lions, but Lumley's account of a flying saucer that crashed into Cadotte Pass was among the most explicit and remains a mystery to this day. It is said that debris from the crash may still be up there, but few there has been no findings since. Nevertheless the story has remained one of the most mysterious of the 1800s.
Lumley was about 175 miles above the Upper Missouri in Great Falls Montana. He was on his way back to his camp site when he saw a "bright luminous body in the heavens." It went rapidly into an eastern direction and was plainly visible for about five seconds. As it flew Lumley saw it burst into an explosion in the sky and he later heard an explosion. It was shortly followed by a strong wind through the forest like a tornado, and the event left the air smelling like sulfur.
The next day, after walking two miles, he saw a path "several rods wide" made through the forest. He followed the path and discovered an object or rather a stone on the side of the mountain. What was unusual about this stone is that it had strange hieroglyphics and glass in it. Lumley felt the fragment he had found had come from an immense body and that the hieroglyphics must have been used for some purpose and made by human hands.
In April of 1897, people in five Midwestern states reported various accounts of an oblong shape in the sky. The accounts were reported from April 5th to April 19th.
The first recorded sighting was in Omaha Nebraska where more than 100 people witnessed the appearance of a flying object more than 12 feet long. It was shiny and made of steel. The object became so luminous that the brightness awoke people from their sleep.
People in Sioux City, Iowa saw another cigar-shaped craft just a few days later. It was also seen in Cedar Rapids and Burlington and described as a mysterious object with a glaring headlight of some kind and a shiny steel haul, gliding with a hissing sound.
Eyewitnesses in Chicago and Mount Carroll Illinois reported seeing an elongated object with flashing or rotating red and green lights on April 10. Hundreds of people throughout Illinois saw an aircraft hovering about 500 ft in the air and leaving at tremendous speeds. The craft had one bright light in addition to the red and green flashing lights. A Chicago newsstand dealer, Walter McCann was said to have taken two photos of the object at the time, but copies of these photos have not been made public in a very long time. They may still be in a file tucked away in Washington, or so the conspiracy theorists believe.
Later, that same night the people in Wausau Wisconsin looked up to see and egg-shaped craft hovering over city hall. Thousands of awestruck spectators stood watching the craft as its lights moved back and forth.
On the next night, the same craft or one similar in description was seen in Minnesota and later in Indiana. By April 19, the craft appeared in Cochranville, Ohio and later traveled on to other areas, unknown. All accounts were similar throughout all five states with thousands of witnesses.
One of the most famous of all UFO sightings and crashes in the late 1800s was recorded in Aurora, Texas.
Although no evidence has been found to substantiate the story, the local newspaper account reads as follows: "About 6 o'clock this morning, the early risers of Aurora were astonished at the sudden appearance of the airship which has been sailing around the country. It was traveling due north and much nearer the earth than before. Evidently some of the machinery was out of order, for it was making a speed of only 10 to 12 miles per hour and gradually settled toward the earth."
The craft later crashed into a windmill, bursting into pieces. Some of the material recovered by townspeople revealed material sketched with a type of hieroglyphic.
United Press International, which is now defunct, then picked up the story and it spread throughout the borders of Texas. There were a number of eyewitnesses who all agreed on the basic facts: An unknown craft crashed into the town, and strange debris was found along with a "being not of this world was found in the wreckage."
The townspeople of Aurora discovered the remains of the pilot, or rather extraterrestrial along with the strange debris and gave the creature a "proper burial," respect was due to him as well since he resembled a small man, or humanoid to the town folk. The alien body has long disappeared along with the gravestone after military personnel came to Aurora to "investigate" the incident. The story was so famous it was later made into a movie: The Aurora Encounter" in 1986 starring Jack Elam. The incident is still being studied today.
The Denison Daily News of Denison Texas reported another famous sighting in 1878, when a farmer, John Martin saw a spacecraft. He was later credited for being one of the first to use the term "flying saucer." Martin described the flying saucer as a dark object he saw in the sky. The object moved close to him the whole time he watched.
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The Wright Brothers may have been the first to put a machine into the sky, but people had been looking up at flying aircraft for decades before the brothers launched the first airplane.
Reports of UFOs were recorded in newspapers of the 19th century, among the most famous was written in the St. Louis Democrat, Oct. 19, 1865. That article appeared two weeks later in The Cincinnati Commercial, bringing more public awareness to UFOs. The account was of an old Montana fir trapper by the name of James Lumley who saw a UFO fly over him and crash into the forest, exploding like a rocket. The story picked up by the Missouri Democrat and other newspapers, which contributed to national attention or awareness of alien spacecraft.
Most fur trappers may tell tales of Indians, or bears, or mountain lions, but Lumley's account of a flying saucer that crashed into Cadotte Pass was among the most explicit and remains a mystery to this day. It is said that debris from the crash may still be up there, but few there has been no findings since. Nevertheless the story has remained one of the most mysterious of the 1800s.
Lumley was about 175 miles above the Upper Missouri in Great Falls Montana. He was on his way back to his camp site when he saw a "bright luminous body in the heavens." It went rapidly into an eastern direction and was plainly visible for about five seconds. As it flew Lumley saw it burst into an explosion in the sky and he later heard an explosion. It was shortly followed by a strong wind through the forest like a tornado, and the event left the air smelling like sulfur.
The next day, after walking two miles, he saw a path "several rods wide" made through the forest. He followed the path and discovered an object or rather a stone on the side of the mountain. What was unusual about this stone is that it had strange hieroglyphics and glass in it. Lumley felt the fragment he had found had come from an immense body and that the hieroglyphics must have been used for some purpose and made by human hands.
In April of 1897, people in five Midwestern states reported various accounts of an oblong shape in the sky. The accounts were reported from April 5th to April 19th.
The first recorded sighting was in Omaha Nebraska where more than 100 people witnessed the appearance of a flying object more than 12 feet long. It was shiny and made of steel. The object became so luminous that the brightness awoke people from their sleep.
People in Sioux City, Iowa saw another cigar-shaped craft just a few days later. It was also seen in Cedar Rapids and Burlington and described as a mysterious object with a glaring headlight of some kind and a shiny steel haul, gliding with a hissing sound.
Eyewitnesses in Chicago and Mount Carroll Illinois reported seeing an elongated object with flashing or rotating red and green lights on April 10. Hundreds of people throughout Illinois saw an aircraft hovering about 500 ft in the air and leaving at tremendous speeds. The craft had one bright light in addition to the red and green flashing lights. A Chicago newsstand dealer, Walter McCann was said to have taken two photos of the object at the time, but copies of these photos have not been made public in a very long time. They may still be in a file tucked away in Washington, or so the conspiracy theorists believe.
Later, that same night the people in Wausau Wisconsin looked up to see and egg-shaped craft hovering over city hall. Thousands of awestruck spectators stood watching the craft as its lights moved back and forth.
On the next night, the same craft or one similar in description was seen in Minnesota and later in Indiana. By April 19, the craft appeared in Cochranville, Ohio and later traveled on to other areas, unknown. All accounts were similar throughout all five states with thousands of witnesses.
One of the most famous of all UFO sightings and crashes in the late 1800s was recorded in Aurora, Texas.
Although no evidence has been found to substantiate the story, the local newspaper account reads as follows: "About 6 o'clock this morning, the early risers of Aurora were astonished at the sudden appearance of the airship which has been sailing around the country. It was traveling due north and much nearer the earth than before. Evidently some of the machinery was out of order, for it was making a speed of only 10 to 12 miles per hour and gradually settled toward the earth."
The craft later crashed into a windmill, bursting into pieces. Some of the material recovered by townspeople revealed material sketched with a type of hieroglyphic.
United Press International, which is now defunct, then picked up the story and it spread throughout the borders of Texas. There were a number of eyewitnesses who all agreed on the basic facts: An unknown craft crashed into the town, and strange debris was found along with a "being not of this world was found in the wreckage."
The townspeople of Aurora discovered the remains of the pilot, or rather extraterrestrial along with the strange debris and gave the creature a "proper burial," respect was due to him as well since he resembled a small man, or humanoid to the town folk. The alien body has long disappeared along with the gravestone after military personnel came to Aurora to "investigate" the incident. The story was so famous it was later made into a movie: The Aurora Encounter" in 1986 starring Jack Elam. The incident is still being studied today.
The Denison Daily News of Denison Texas reported another famous sighting in 1878, when a farmer, John Martin saw a spacecraft. He was later credited for being one of the first to use the term "flying saucer." Martin described the flying saucer as a dark object he saw in the sky. The object moved close to him the whole time he watched.
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Thursday, July 2, 2009
The iPod's best app: Device saves teen girl, 14, from lightning strike
This iPod saved its owner from shuffling into the Great Beyond.
Sophie Frost, 14, survived a lightning strike this week when the wires in her headphones steered the potentially lethal voltage away from her vital organs, British doctors said.
She was left with a nasty burn running the length of her torso as the electricity took the fastest route to the ground - through the headphones hanging from her neck.
The British teen received the iPod as a gift from her grandmother just four days before the lightning zapped her and boyfriend Mason Billington beneath a tree in a park in Essex, east of London.
"I don't remember any of it," Frost told the BBC. "Apparently, Mason has told me I was slightly awake for some of it.
"It's just all kind of blurry. And it's - gradually, I can (recall) more of it. Most of it's all blurred."
The couple was in the park last Monday when the thunderstorm struck. They wrapped their arms around each other - and then suffered the jolt of their young lives.
The teen-aged pair was knocked flat on the ground, their shirts singed down the front by the ferocious bolt. Frost - who was struck first - suffered a perforated ear drum and some minor eye damage along with her burns.
"The wind got knocked out of me, and I can't say anything," Billington, also 14, told the BBC. "I was coming around, just trying to speak to Sophie ... (She) couldn't stand up at all."
The life-saving iPod was obliterated.
"The plastic's been melted, it's all been completely destroyed, completely ruined," Frost said.
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Effort to prevent spread of VHS fish disease, invasive species to increase over July Fourth weekend
At popular shore fishing locations and boat landings this Fourth of July holiday, conservation wardens and paid and volunteer watercraft inspectors will be making sure that people take all of the steps necessary to stop the spread of the VHS fish disease in Wisconsin waters.
“The vast majority of anglers and boaters are doing a great job taking the prevention steps, but some anglers are not and we all need to do our part and make sure we take all of the steps,” says Randy Stark, Wisconsin’s Chief Conservation Warden.
Some anglers are leaving their shore fishing spot or boat landing with a bucketful or cooler full of water and the fish they caught earlier in the day, a violation of VHS rules, Stark says. Such actions are the most common VHS violations reported this year by the DNR’s Water Guards, specialized wardens focused on increasing awareness and enforcement of laws to prevent the spread of VHS, zebra mussels and other aquatic invasive species.
And just last week, a DNR conservation warden cited an angler who transferred live fish from Lake Kegonsa in Dane County to Lake Leota in Rock County, in violation of state rules preventing the spread of VHS and longstanding state stocking rules.
“Whether anglers are fishing from a boat or from the shore, state law requires that when you leave, you do not take away the day’s catch in a bucket or cooler full of water,” Stark says. “Drain the water out and keep the fish in the empty bucket or throw the fish in a cooler of ice.”
Stark says that the conservation wardens and the Water Guard will be stepping up education efforts and taking enforcement action over the long holiday, “particularly when we see anglers leaving with a bucketful of water and fish from those Wisconsin lakes and rivers considered to be infected with VHS.”
Watercraft inspectors paid by the state and county, as well as volunteers trained through Wisconsin’s Clean Boats, Clean Waters education and inspection program, also will be out at boat landings and shore fishing spots, educating anglers and boaters about the rules to prevent the spread of VHS and aquatic invasive species.
Conservation Warden Boyd Richter cited a 29-year-old Evansville man earlier this month after the man said he released five adult bluegills from Lake Kegonsa into Lake Leota despite knowing the action violated VHS rules. Richter, who was responding to a complaint left on DNR’s violation hotline, issued the man a citation for $1,133 for violating stocking rules, which Richter said more accurately reflected the man’s action and carried a higher bond than the VHS violation.
Mike Staggs, DNR’s fisheries director, says that transferring live fish and the water they’re carried in to another lake or river runs a serious risk of spreading VHS fish disease, other fish diseases and invasive species such as zebra mussels and spiny water fleas. It also can hurt stocking efforts and other efforts to manage a fishery.
“We understand the temptation of being a bait bucket biologist, but the risk is huge,” Staggs says.
“We need everybody to take the steps that will prevent VHS and other diseases and invasive species from spreading to new lakes and rivers. That includes not moving live fish, draining water from your boat and equipment, buying bait in Wisconsin and following rules for using leftover bait, and removing all plants, animals and mud your boat and trailer before leaving.”
A fall 2008 University of Wisconsin Badger Poll shows that more than 90 percent of anglers and boaters were taking steps to inspect boats and remove plants and animals from them, and a slightly lower percentage said they were following the new bait rules. Only 58.6 percent said they never move live fish between different bodies of water.
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“The vast majority of anglers and boaters are doing a great job taking the prevention steps, but some anglers are not and we all need to do our part and make sure we take all of the steps,” says Randy Stark, Wisconsin’s Chief Conservation Warden.
Some anglers are leaving their shore fishing spot or boat landing with a bucketful or cooler full of water and the fish they caught earlier in the day, a violation of VHS rules, Stark says. Such actions are the most common VHS violations reported this year by the DNR’s Water Guards, specialized wardens focused on increasing awareness and enforcement of laws to prevent the spread of VHS, zebra mussels and other aquatic invasive species.
And just last week, a DNR conservation warden cited an angler who transferred live fish from Lake Kegonsa in Dane County to Lake Leota in Rock County, in violation of state rules preventing the spread of VHS and longstanding state stocking rules.
“Whether anglers are fishing from a boat or from the shore, state law requires that when you leave, you do not take away the day’s catch in a bucket or cooler full of water,” Stark says. “Drain the water out and keep the fish in the empty bucket or throw the fish in a cooler of ice.”
Stark says that the conservation wardens and the Water Guard will be stepping up education efforts and taking enforcement action over the long holiday, “particularly when we see anglers leaving with a bucketful of water and fish from those Wisconsin lakes and rivers considered to be infected with VHS.”
Watercraft inspectors paid by the state and county, as well as volunteers trained through Wisconsin’s Clean Boats, Clean Waters education and inspection program, also will be out at boat landings and shore fishing spots, educating anglers and boaters about the rules to prevent the spread of VHS and aquatic invasive species.
Conservation Warden Boyd Richter cited a 29-year-old Evansville man earlier this month after the man said he released five adult bluegills from Lake Kegonsa into Lake Leota despite knowing the action violated VHS rules. Richter, who was responding to a complaint left on DNR’s violation hotline, issued the man a citation for $1,133 for violating stocking rules, which Richter said more accurately reflected the man’s action and carried a higher bond than the VHS violation.
Mike Staggs, DNR’s fisheries director, says that transferring live fish and the water they’re carried in to another lake or river runs a serious risk of spreading VHS fish disease, other fish diseases and invasive species such as zebra mussels and spiny water fleas. It also can hurt stocking efforts and other efforts to manage a fishery.
“We understand the temptation of being a bait bucket biologist, but the risk is huge,” Staggs says.
“We need everybody to take the steps that will prevent VHS and other diseases and invasive species from spreading to new lakes and rivers. That includes not moving live fish, draining water from your boat and equipment, buying bait in Wisconsin and following rules for using leftover bait, and removing all plants, animals and mud your boat and trailer before leaving.”
A fall 2008 University of Wisconsin Badger Poll shows that more than 90 percent of anglers and boaters were taking steps to inspect boats and remove plants and animals from them, and a slightly lower percentage said they were following the new bait rules. Only 58.6 percent said they never move live fish between different bodies of water.
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009
whooping crane chick successfully hatched at the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge
Refuge Manager Larry Wargowsky announced that a whooping crane chick successfully hatched at the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge on June 14 or 15th. This is the second natural reproduction on the Necedah Refuge. Wargowsky says it shows persistence pays-off as once again the so-called 'First Family' hatched the chick by renesting after the first attempt this spring was unsuccessful. This same pair, #11-02 and #17-02, from the Class of 2002, was also successful in 2006 by renesting. Their 2006 chick, #W1-06, has a mate and has returned to the Necedah Refuge each year after wintering in Florida twice and then with her new mate once in South Carolina last winter.
There are now an estimated 79-whooping cranes in the eastern migratory whooping crane population. The Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership will once again add more birds to this reintroduction project similar to last year with the ultralight training and the direct autumn release projects.
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There are now an estimated 79-whooping cranes in the eastern migratory whooping crane population. The Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership will once again add more birds to this reintroduction project similar to last year with the ultralight training and the direct autumn release projects.
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Campers: Beware of Dangers of Carbon Monoxide Caused by Heaters
Two separate incidents led to carbon monoxide poisoning in Utah this month in connection with recreation activities. The first resulted from campers using a propane heater to keep them warm during the night. The Salt Lake Tribune reported about the death of two campers who used a propane heater inside their tent while they slept. The article warns that virtually anything that burns fuel will give off carbon monoxide. These sources include kerosene lanterns, propane stoves and heaters, and idling vehicles. It is not unusual for campers to feel the need to use a heating source inside tents while they sleep to take the edge off of the nights when temperatures can dip into the 30s. As illustrated by this tragic case, this decision can be a fatal mistake.
The second accident involved a grandfather and his grandson who simply pulled a tarp over their small fishing boat to avoid the rain while they were fishing on the lake. The boat was discovered by other boaters who became concerned with the drifting boat. Luckily, the two boaters were found and transported to a local hospital where they were successfully treated for carbon monoxide poisoning that resulted from the fumes of the boat's motor becoming trapped under the enclosing tarp.
People traveling to the mountains, lakes and wilds should be prepared for lower temperatures, especially during the nights when the thermometers can drop into the freezing zone, even during the summer. Under no circumstances should heaters that burn fuel or engines be allowed to run in tents, campers, or covered areas where sleepers may be exposed to the undetectable perils of carbon monoxide.
A very informative governmental site is provided by the EPA that explains in detail potential sources of carbon monoxide and the potential dangers of exposure. This expanded list of sources includes the following:
Sources of Carbon Monoxide
Unvented kerosene and gas space heaters; leaking chimneys and furnaces; back-drafting from furnaces, gas water heaters, wood stoves, and fireplaces; gas stoves; generators and other gasoline powered equipment; automobile exhaust from attached garages; and tobacco smoke. Incomplete oxidation during combustion in gas ranges and unvented gas or kerosene heaters may cause high concentrations of CO in indoor air. Worn or poorly adjusted and maintained combustion devices (e.g., boilers, furnaces) can be significant sources, or if the flue is improperly sized, blocked, disconnected, or is leaking. Auto, truck, or bus exhaust from attached garages, nearby roads, or parking areas can also be a source.
Keep this list of sources for carbon monoxide in mind next time you think of a trip to the outdoors. Remember the victims in the Utah mountains who were tragically overcome by the unseen, odorless gas during their sleep. Sleepers are unable to recognize the slow advance of symptoms of carbon monoxide. Consequently, the risk of death by carbon monoxide is much higher for sleeping people. Additionally, altitude decreases the time necessary for a fatal dosage of the gas. Avoid anything that provides heat through burning fuel of any kind. Enjoy the outdoors, but remember to avoid any burning sources of heat as you sleep. Instead, take an extra blanket or two.
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The second accident involved a grandfather and his grandson who simply pulled a tarp over their small fishing boat to avoid the rain while they were fishing on the lake. The boat was discovered by other boaters who became concerned with the drifting boat. Luckily, the two boaters were found and transported to a local hospital where they were successfully treated for carbon monoxide poisoning that resulted from the fumes of the boat's motor becoming trapped under the enclosing tarp.
People traveling to the mountains, lakes and wilds should be prepared for lower temperatures, especially during the nights when the thermometers can drop into the freezing zone, even during the summer. Under no circumstances should heaters that burn fuel or engines be allowed to run in tents, campers, or covered areas where sleepers may be exposed to the undetectable perils of carbon monoxide.
A very informative governmental site is provided by the EPA that explains in detail potential sources of carbon monoxide and the potential dangers of exposure. This expanded list of sources includes the following:
Sources of Carbon Monoxide
Unvented kerosene and gas space heaters; leaking chimneys and furnaces; back-drafting from furnaces, gas water heaters, wood stoves, and fireplaces; gas stoves; generators and other gasoline powered equipment; automobile exhaust from attached garages; and tobacco smoke. Incomplete oxidation during combustion in gas ranges and unvented gas or kerosene heaters may cause high concentrations of CO in indoor air. Worn or poorly adjusted and maintained combustion devices (e.g., boilers, furnaces) can be significant sources, or if the flue is improperly sized, blocked, disconnected, or is leaking. Auto, truck, or bus exhaust from attached garages, nearby roads, or parking areas can also be a source.
Keep this list of sources for carbon monoxide in mind next time you think of a trip to the outdoors. Remember the victims in the Utah mountains who were tragically overcome by the unseen, odorless gas during their sleep. Sleepers are unable to recognize the slow advance of symptoms of carbon monoxide. Consequently, the risk of death by carbon monoxide is much higher for sleeping people. Additionally, altitude decreases the time necessary for a fatal dosage of the gas. Avoid anything that provides heat through burning fuel of any kind. Enjoy the outdoors, but remember to avoid any burning sources of heat as you sleep. Instead, take an extra blanket or two.
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aphelion
Earth will reach its maximum distance from the Sun this week, roughly three million miles farther than when we were closest to the Sun in January. This point in Earth's year-long orbit is known as aphelion.
- Quads, hailing from Grand Marsh Observatory atop Elk Castle Hill
- Quads, hailing from Grand Marsh Observatory atop Elk Castle Hill
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