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ALIBUT HERALDMay 28, 2009

Nature-Inspired Innovation: 9 Examples of Biomimicry in Action

Above are a few examples of science imitating nature in order to find the best solution to everyday design problems.The idea is not just to mimic the aesthetic in nature, but to understand the science of how nature works and applyingthis science to everyday objects. Biomimicry, according to the Biomimicry Institute, is the science and art ofemulating Nature's best biological ideas to solve human problems. To learn more about what each of the aboveimages means, please follow the link: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/01/nature-inspired-innovations-nine-examples-of-biomiicry-at-work.php

olor-Shifting "Master ofsguise" Cuttlefish Inspires

yper-Energy Efficient TV

AD ON:p://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/05/cuttlef-color-changing-camouflage-tv-screen-evision-electronic-ink-eos.php?daylife=1&dcitc=daylife-article

http://www.biomimicry.net/

Treehugger is All Over it: Lessons in BiomimicryDo a search for biomimicry on their site and find at least 20 articles includthese:

Part 1 Natural Formshttp://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/10/biomimicry-design-part-one.Part 2 Natural Systemshttp://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/10/biomimicry-design-systems.

Part 3 Natural Processeshttp://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/10/biomimcry-design-processe

Velcro: The Most FamoExample of Biomimicryhttp://brainz.org/15-coolest-casebiomimicry/


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The Grid, Our Cars and the Net:One Idea to Link Them All

obin Chase (founder of ZipCar) considers theuture of electricity, the future of cars and thenternet three terms in a single equation, even ifmost of us dont yet realize theyre on the same

halkboard. Solve the equation correctly, she says,nd we create a greener future where innovationhrives. Get it wrong, and our grandchildren willurse our names.EAD ON:ttp://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/05/the-grid-ur-cars-and-the-internet-one-idea-to-link-them-ll/

New York's High Line Sky Park to Open in JGallery

New York City will soon be receiving a brand new stretch of greenas the once-abandoned High Line railway is renovated to becomepublic park. Designed to capture the majesty of both nature and Nindustrial ruins, the first section of the elevated garden promenade

open this June.READ ON, SEE MORE PICS & VIDS!:http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/05/25/the-high-line-the-park-insky-due-to-open-in-june/

California, If you Bike to Work,ocket 20 Bucks a Monthunds like something to consider in Canada, hmm???

e Bicycle Commuter Acte unnoticed tax credit was called the Bicycle Commuter. It was penned by Oregonian Congressman Earlmenauer. The aim of the bill was to give bicycle

mmuters a tax break similar to the ones that othermmuters are eligible for.AD ON:p://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/05/bicycle-mmuter-credits.php

cientists Discover How to Grow Plastic on Trees

cently scientists at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory havenounced a groundbreaking development that provides a simple solutionhe problem, transforming plant cellulose into plastic in one single step.

AD ON: http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/05/27/scientists-discover-w-to-grow-plastic-on-trees/

Astronauts Drink Recycled Urine

Yesterday astronauts aboard the space station putsystem to use for the first time, and with a toast ansmile they downed their first glasses of recycled urproduced by the system.READ ON:http://greenupgrader.com/7850/astronauts-drin

recycled-urine/


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ght for Our Fish! Now is the critical time tose to the defence of salmon habitat.

e Halibut Herald is the perfect medium for sharing positivews about the world and our created environments, however,s story cannot go unknown, especially to a group of people likehere at the Aquarium!

sum it up, Chief Robert Joseph, hereditary chief of the

wicksutaineuk Ah-kwa-mish First Nation said recently: "The

mise of wild salmon is tantamount to genocide because itects the demise of our culture, way of life and spirituality.

nce the advent of salmon farming in our territories we haveen an apocalyptic decline in the state of our wild salmon stockshe Broughton Archipelago. And because Norway is the worldder in salmonfarming and the Norwegian Government is theding shareholder in Cermaq we are asking for their moraldership to bring about best practices and to mitigate

vironmental degradation." In short, there is scarcely unanimity

hin the First Nations concerning "run-of-river" power generationojects or fish farming.AD ON:p://thetyee.ca/Views/2009/05/25/FightForOurFish/?utm_so

ce=mondayheadlines&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign50509

LEARN MORE: http://www.adopt-a-fry.org/

Message from Alexandra Morton in Norway:http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dcx4zzdp_13d4

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witter for Trees!T Another reason to sign up for an accounte United Nations Environment Programmebe planting 100,000 trees for 100,000tter followers in honor of World

vironment Day, June 5th 2009.

AD ON: http://earthfirst.com/twitter-for-es-unep-to-plant-100000-trees-for-0000-followers/

nd check out this article aboutocial Media while you are at it:he Power of Twitter (Andacebook and Unconferences,o. Social media's amazingols for positive action.)AD ON:p://thetyee.ca/Mediacheck/2009/05/21/PorOfTwitter/?utm_source=mondayheadlin&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2509

Enviro Comic Relief, Guaranteed GigglesSomewhere between 1991-93, Jim Carrey starred as Environmental Guy on othe funniest variety shows, In Living Color, and even touches upon a few subjthat are still in great debate today!

WATCH VIDEO:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8tfuBIutLI

he Natural Way To CleanVERYTHING In Your Housexcellent link for all youreaning needs AD ON:p://www.thegoodhuman.com/2007/11/the-natural-way-to-clean-everything-your-house/ SIGN UP IS EASY!

https://logging.teletrips.com/public/register_challenge_user.php?registe0278e25ade7c653264124b7b3b816


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ap Water vs. Single-Use Plastic Water Bottles

AD ON:p://www.metrovancouver.org/region/tapwater/Pages/TapWaterPlge.aspx

hite paint: a surprising cure for globalarming The technical term for painting your roof white is known"negative radiative forcing." The light reflective surface bounces20 percent of the summer heat back into the sky, reducing urban

at island effect and significantly reducing summer cooling costs.us it's most commonly referred to as a "cool roof."

AD ON: http://www.mnn.com/technology/research-ovations/blogs/white-paint-a-surprising-cure-for-global-rming

Geoengineering, adaptation andmitigation, Part 2: White roofs are thtrillion-dollar solution

A global cool roofs strategy can achieve far bigger be the equivalent of several trillion dollars worth of CO2reductions since it can increase the albedo (reflectivthe planet, thereby directly reducing the absorption of

incoming solar radiation and hence planetary warming.strategy proposed below is equivalent to taking theworlds approximately 600 million cars off the road18 years.:http://climateprogress.org/2009/01/06/geo-engineeadaptation-mitigation-green-stimulus-white-roofs-albedo/

he Most Powerful Wall of Water On Earth

AD ON:p://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/teahupoos-wall-water/10823

Spindle Ermine Moth Larvae Silk WBlanket

These voracious moths-to-be spin a silk web over thfeeding areas to protect themselves from ants and wNormally, a silk blanket like this would be on a tree oother plant-life where the caterpillars are feeding befothey pupate, but this unlucky motorist from Rotterdam(UK) has learned the hard way that they don't just stitrees, and will protect themselves no matter where thend up in the search for more foodREAD ON:http://observationsofanerd.blogspot.com/2009/05this-is-pretty-gross.html


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ow to CreateMassive ChangeWhen It Comes to

limate Changetp://planetgreen.discovercom/feature/earth-ay/bill-mckibben-earth-ay.html

NSPIRE CHANGE:tp://www.youtube.com/wch?v=s5kg1oOq9tY

EARN MORE HERE:tp://www.350.org/

18,516 New Species(Including a Fascinating TopTen) Identified in 2007 - ButWhat Is Their Significance?READ ON:http://ecoworldly.com/2009/05/25/18516-new-species-including-a-fascinating-top-ten-identified-in-2007-but-what-is-their-significance/

Naturally Unclog A D

With Vinegar, BakingSoda And Water.

Step Put the DRY baking sodthe drain. I use about 3/4 of a c

Step 2 Pour 1/2 cup of vinegarthe drain after the baking sodasure to cover the drain immediafterwards with a rag or plug, fthe hole completely so nothingescape. This is because theinteraction of the two will cause

mini volcano that will want to up and out of the drain..you wakeep it down there.

Step 3 Leave this concoction idrain for about 30 minutes. Whare waiting, boil a tea kettle fulwater.

Step 4 After 30 minutes, removplug and slowly pourthe HOT water down the drain.SOURCE:

http://www.thegoodhuman.c7/03/21/naturally-unclog-draivinegar/

ve-million-year old Sloth Fossilound in Peru

e sloth was found beneath the cement floor of ause in the Andean region of Espinar in southernru when workers were installing a water system.his skeleton of the sloth is especially important asthe first complete skeleton of its kind that is 5

ion years old in the Americas,"AD ON:p://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2005/26/five_million_year_old_sloth_fossil_founn_peru/

$1,000 Eco-friendDog Toilet?A dog toilet sounds ratheridiculous, but Green Dogleast highlighting an impoconcernimproper dispopet waste

READ ON:http://magblog.audubonnode/418

Warning! High Lead Content in Urban SoilWhat you should know before planting a garden in your backyard!

ncontaminated soil levels of lead are typically around 10 ppm. My sister and brother-in-law'sad count for top soil was 454 ppm (parts per million) and for 2" deep soil was 1003 ppm.EAD ON: http://www.re-nest.com/re-nest/personal-health/warning-high-lead-content-in-ban-soil-what-you-should-know-before-planting-a-garden-in-your-backyard-085614 Roz Savage Update

She started her second of thsolo trips across the Pacific O

READ ON:http://magblog.audubon.ore/417

S Bike Sales Higher than Carales in 2009cording to the Huffington Post,

ring the first quarter of 2009, more

ycles were sold in the US than cars

d trucks.

AD ON: http://www.re-nest.com/re-st/travel/news-us-bike-sales-higher-n-car-sales-in-2009-085744

Beautiful Lightdrop

READ ON: http://www.re-nest.com/re-

nest/lighting/lightdrop-from-studio-mango-finally-suitable-for-use-in-the-bathroom-085675


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ack Jaguar Baby/ New Desktop Photo?ewborn black jaguar cub, born on April 14, is the fourth born in captivity at the Park of theends zoo in Lima, in Peru and still hasn't got a name.

Glowing Monkeys Make More Glowing MonkeysOld-Fashioned Way

READ ON: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/05/glowing-monkeys-make-more-glowing-monkeys-the-old-fashioned-way/

MORE PICS:http://www.zooborns.cozooborns/2009/05/black-jaguar-baby.html

MORE PICS & GOOD REhttp://observationsofanelogspot.com/2009/05/weekly-dose-of-cute_18.html

Bite-Sized Croc

Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park haser twenty species of crocodilians. These baby

warf crocodiles are among the smallest, reachingst under five feet when fully grown.EAD ON:

tp://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/2009/05/st-ustine-alli ator-farm-zoolo ical- ark.html

10 Strange Species Discovered Last YearFrom Satomis Pygmy Seahorse to a decaf coffee plant, the article and

photos are enough reason to click the link.READ ON: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/05/strangespe


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Archival Photo

Baby Tuaq (first Beluga born in captivity) with mum, Kavna. Photographer

unknown, 1977.

Library News

Get your up-to-the minutes news via RSS feed from the librarys Whats new pages. Currently, there are twoWhats new pages running a variety of interesting news feeds

Whats New Animals and Nature for news about birds, reptiles, marine mammals, and places such as the

Arctic http://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/Pages/WhatsNewAnimalsandNature.aspx

Whats New Business and General for news about business, finance, tourism, visitor experience andmarketing http://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/Pages/What%27sNewBGN.aspx

News on Environmental conservation and education will soon be available via the Conservation Currenthttp://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/ConservationCurrent/Pages/Default.aspx

Did you know that the Library has access to over 100 journals and magazines??At least 80 of these are available full text online.For a complete hyperlinked list, visit the library journals page on Aquanet:http://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/Pages/Journals.aspx

As well, you can find new books and movies listed on this page of Aquanet:http://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/Pages/LibraryCatalogue.aspx


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Sperm Whale Stealing Cod

Scientists believe that comparing the size of thewhales to the sounds of foraging will allow them toknow the size of a whale just by its call.

WATCH VIDEO:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTjGp7FKGgI

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Events

2009 Audubon Magazine PhotograpAwards:

Birds in Focus, created to celebrate the beauty anddiversity of birdlife through the art of photography, anhonor the exceptional work of talented professional,amateur and youth photographers from all over the U

Audubonwill be accepting submissions online betwe15-July 15 in three categories: Professional, AmateuYouth.Photographers are encouraged to reveal a neangle or perspective in their work. Think creatively,advises Audubons design director Kevin Fisher, onejudges. Originality and drama rank high at AudubonInclude tight shots, such as close-ups of eyes, feathewelcome uncommon perspectives.

LEARN MORE:www.AudubonMagazinePhotoAwards.com

http://www.canadahelps.org/GivingPages/GivingPage.aspx?gpID=431

http://www.focuschallenge.org/focus.html


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WORKING LINKFOR JEAN FONGS

DONATION PAGE:http://www.canadahelps.org/CharyProfilePage.aspx?CharityID=s3325


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ARE YOU UP FOR BOOTCAMP?

Are you looking to challenge yourself physically? Increase your strength

and endurance? Tone up for summer? If so.join us for bootcamp!

Program Description :

This boot camp is a fun, functional, innovative and interactive workout session. The exerciseswill challenge ones strength and endurance, improves general well-being while burning lots ofcalories. The workout moves quickly going from one exercise to the next with little or norest. Open to anyone who is interested in achieving their desired health and fitness level.Participants will be taught on how to progress the exercises to meet their fitness level.

Program Details :

Fee : $40 per month (for group size 6 - 9);$36 per month (for group size 10 - 12)

Number of sessions : 8 sessions for 4 weeks ( 2 sessions per week) starting June 2nd.

Fitness evaluation booked prior to start.

Time : 5.00 6.00 pmDay : Tuesday & ThursdayVenue : Stanley Park

If you would like to join, contact [email protected], ext. 3558 [email protected], ext. 3587.

Equipment Required : Bring your own mat, dumb bells and resistance tube.


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More exciting eventhere:http://www.vanevo.c/events01.htmlCheck out videos ofpast lectures here:http://www.sfu.ca/csudies/science/darwhtm

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