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Coastal Cleanup Day Reminder – Sat. Sept. 21 – 9am to noon – Malibu Lagoon
Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019: Annual International Coastal Cleanup Day, from 9:00 A.M. to Noon at the Malibu Lagoon. Help us clear the trash around the lagoon! Last year, over 500,000 people participated world-wide on a single day, and in three hours picked up over 400 tons of trash from California’s coast and inland waterways. In Los Angeles County 13,464 individuals picked up over 29.8 tons of trash from 78 cleanup sites in 3 hours. Ninety percent of all floating marine debris is plastic. As we know, bright colored plastics or small micro-plastics can be confused for food. A 2012 study by the Convention on Biological Diversity found that 663 marine species have been impacted by plastic litter through ingestion or entanglement. It is important that we clean the lagoon area before the first rains come and carry everything out to the ocean.
Chris deals with weighty matters (L.Johnson 9/20/14)
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. We encourage you to get waivers and registration forms on-line at http://healthebay.org/event/coastal-cleanup-day-2019/ (click the “Register” button, then and choose the “English Waiver” or “Spanish Waiver”), print it and fill it out before you come. Waivers will be also be available at the site. Our chapter concentrates its efforts at Malibu Lagoon, but you can call 1-800-HEALBAY for information and other places to volunteer. Parking will probably be free at the lagoon on this day – it has been before. If possible, bring your own gloves, bucket for trash, and sunscreen. Don’t worry if you forget because from 9:00 a.m. until noon, volunteers will be given supplies and instructions on how to carry out a beach cleanup.
Family Guide: Suitable for everyone but toddlers. Small children, already close to the ground, are great at picking up those tiny pieces of plastic.
Information Contact: Ellen Vahan (310-476-3359)
[Directions] Malibu Lagoon is at the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Cross Creek Road in Malibu. Parking in the official lagoon lot is $12+ or by annual pass. You may also park either along PCH north of Cross Creek Road or on Cross Creek Road itself but be careful – some parts of PCH are off-limits (read the signs carefully.) Lagoon parking in the shopping center lot is not permitted.
Hey! Look guys! You can see the bottom! (J Kenney)
How Computers Work: Binary & Data | Video
You’ve heard that everything’s “1s and 0s” in a computer, but what does that mean? Find out how computers represent numbers, words, images, and sound.
Part IV (6 minutes) of the video series produced by Code.com explaining computers in terms anyone can understand. I know it’s not about birds, and this is supposed to be a website devoted to birds, but as computers in their numerous forms now inhabit 95% – perhaps more – of our waking life, it would be handy for us to know something about them beyond how to start your car, download a book or movie, post sightings to eBird, google migration data or I.D. a bird by recording its song. Like…how the things actually work. We’ll post a new installment approximately every ten days until we run out.
If you like this series and want to go through it at your own rate, the 17 videos listed HERE include the 12 which I have scheduled so far. Having some familiarity with the topics, I watched the first 12 in about an hour. It’s time well spent.
[Chuck Almdale]
Coastal Cleanup Day – Sat. Sept. 21 – 9am to noon – Malibu Lagoon
Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019: Annual International Coastal Cleanup Day, from 9:00 A.M. to Noon at the Malibu Lagoon. Help us clear the trash around the lagoon! Last year, over 500,000 people participated world-wide on a single day, and in three hours picked up over 400 tons of trash from California’s coast and inland waterways. In Los Angeles County 13,464 individuals picked up over 29.8 tons of trash from 78 cleanup sites in 3 hours. Ninety percent of all floating marine debris is plastic. As we know, bright colored plastics or small micro-plastics can be confused for food. A 2012 study by the Convention on Biological Diversity found that 663 marine species have been impacted by plastic litter through ingestion or entanglement. It is important that we clean the lagoon area before the first rains come and carry everything out to the ocean.
Chris deals with weighty matters (L.Johnson 9/20/14)
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. We encourage you to get waivers and registration forms on-line at http://healthebay.org/event/coastal-cleanup-day-2019/ (click the “Register” button, then and choose the “English Waiver” or “Spanish Waiver”), print it and fill it out before you come. Waivers will be also be available at the site. Our chapter concentrates its efforts at Malibu Lagoon, but you can call 1-800-HEALBAY for information and other places to volunteer. Parking will probably be free at the lagoon on this day – it has been before. If possible, bring your own gloves, bucket for trash, and sunscreen. Don’t worry if you forget because from 9:00 a.m. until noon, volunteers will be given supplies and instructions on how to carry out a beach cleanup.
Family Guide: Suitable for everyone but toddlers. Small children, already close to the ground, are great at picking up those tiny pieces of plastic.
Information Contact: Ellen Vahan (310-476-3359)
[Directions] Malibu Lagoon is at the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Cross Creek Road in Malibu. Parking in the official lagoon lot is $12+ or by annual pass. You may also park either along PCH north of Cross Creek Road or on Cross Creek Road itself but be careful – some parts of PCH are off-limits (read the signs carefully.) Lagoon parking in the shopping center lot is not permitted.
Hey! Look guys! You can see the bottom! (J Kenney)
Will You Still Eat Raw Fish After Watching This Video? | PBS Science Video
Have you ever noticed that warning about raw or undercooked seafood at the bottom of restaurant menus? Ever wondered why it’s there? Because fish carry a ton of parasites, and if they aren’t prepared correctly then those parasites can make it into your body. But it turns out, this fishy intersection with the wild world of parasites can teach us a lot about how these moochers help keep ecosystems healthy, and why we should protect them.
This is an installment of the PBS – It’s OK to be Smart series. If no film or link appears in this email, go to the blog to view it by clicking on the blog title above. If the film stops & starts in an annoying manner, press pause (lower left double bars ||) to let it buffer and get ahead of you. [Chuck Almdale]
How Computers Work: Circuits and Logic | Video
Computers process information in the blink of an eye. It’s not magic though, it’s just millions of tiny circuits!
Now you can learn what you didn’t learn in school because computers didn’t exist back then, your school couldn’t afford them, you cut class to steal hubcaps, or you were already living in La La Land.
Part III (5 minutes) of the video series produced by Code.com explaining computers in terms anyone can understand. I know it’s not about birds, and this is supposed to be a website devoted to birds, but as computers in their numerous forms now inhabit 95% – perhaps more – of our waking life, it would be handy for us to know something about them beyond how to start your car, download a book or movie, post sightings to eBird, google migration data or I.D. a bird by recording its song. Like…how the things actually work. We’ll post a new installment approximately every ten days until we run out.
If you like this series and want to go through it at your own rate, the 17 videos listed HERE include the 12 which I have scheduled so far. Having some familiarity with the topics, I watched the first 12 in about an hour. It’s time well spent.
[Chuck Almdale]
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