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Does anyone else feel discouraged to really use their MBP for 'professional' type things?
I feel like I can't do anything...converting video, playing games...because the heat generated makes my arms sweat and then my fingers get moist and it just makes the whole experience unpleasant.
At normal usage my MBP is at 53'C and the fans are at 2500 RPM, but once the fans go above 3000 RPM they won't go back down...they just stay like that until I shut down the notebook.
Not to mention the fan noise...when I'm doing things that put load on the notebook, the fans shoot right up to 6000 and drown out whatever I'm doing. It's so bothersome....I mean, I wanted a great notebook that would replace a desktop, which this is, but there's so many times that I feel irritated to be using it. The thing just seems to radiate heat...I swear it makes my face sweat too. Also, since the keyboard surface gets hot, resting my hands on it while typing makes my skin hurt after a while...I can live with the underside heat, but the keyboard and topside heat is just too much.
And don't even get me started on the jagged edges...my wrists are in so much pain after a few minutes of typing.
Does anyone else feel this way?
I've honestly looked into selling it and looked into other brands and whatnot, but there simply isn't anything comparable. I even looked at the regular Macbooks, but I don't think I could live with on-board graphics =\
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Getting an external keyboard sounds like a good idea as well!
That way when I'm sitting at my desk, which I usually am, I can use the external peripherals, thus avoiding contact.
The noisy fans will still bug me...because even if you adjust volume to drown them out, they are still background noise to whatever you're doing.
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Joking aside, it is a disappointment. I hate that they get SO hot, even when doing simple tasks they get warm. My lady friends Macbook gets so hot after a few minutes of use just browsing the web or doing something else that's not very demanding at all. I sweat like a pig when I use her macbook, my powerbook gets decently warm, but it stays cooler than her macbook. The fan seems to always be on, on my powerbook, the macbooks fan kicks in allot too.
I thought these new intels were supposed to be cooler and use less energy but they are blazing hot, i feel, hotter than the ppc's. I wish they would get fixed, or run cooler, there needs to be a better cooling system heat pipes and dinky fans just don't cut it anymore. Or there needs to be a different type of a heat pipe or something.
I wish we could go back to the days of a rounded corner, that would feel nice.
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It's a different story though, when the C2D is compared to the 74xx series (G4). The G4 is a far simpler CPU with far, far fewer transistors. They don't put out a lot of heat at all. In fact, the oldest G4s (a 450 and a 466, in the case of the following example) run so cool that it's possible to boot a machine with one into OSX and let it idle for several minutes while using your finger as a heatsink. They're not very power hungry. Tradeoff is they're also much slower than the Core2, clock-for-clock.
As far as the cooling system goes... heatpipes are *extremely* effective. Yes, flattened ones like those used in the MBP (and most other notebooks) can be less efficient than perfectly round ones because the squished cross-section can cause the wick structure inside the heatpipe to interfere with the flow of the working fluid to the cold end of the pipe, but even with that drop in efficiency, they're far more effective than say, a solid metal plate would be.
Given the results-both good and bad-that people have had with reapplying thermal compound, it's unlikely (inconceivable, in fact, to my way of thinking) that the cause of the high temperatures MBPs tend to run at lies in the heatsink itself.
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Try playing World of Warcraft for a half hour and you'll find little indented lines on your skin where your arms were resting by the trackpad.
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As for the sweating, I've never had a computer make my whole body sweat! Maybe you need to push the AC down a tick.
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Well, going back to what the original poster said about using the MBP in a professional capacity, I run my own freelance business doing animation, compositing, DVD authoring and editing.
I bought a MBP when they first came out using a business grant I got for doing a course and setting up my business. I felt it was pretty hot too, and if I use it on my lap and I'm wearing jeans and I'm doing intensive work with it, I too sweat (my lack of healthy eating doesn't help though ) and I find my knees working further and further to the edge of the laptop to minimise my knee/leg contact with the bottom of the machine. I also find my fingers dancing over the trackpad and keyboard after a while as it is too uncomfortable to remain in constant wrist contact with the laptop (due to heat).
Anyway, what I was going to say is that I barely ever use the laptop on my lap, and instead have a little foam mat (An A4 size mat of that foam you use to make 'cooky' models from) and a piece of mahogany left over from one of my Uncles projects to rest the laptop on. It basically means it has room underneath to breath and the mat keeps it from getting scuffs on the bottom.
I bring the laptop everywhere with me when I go to work on a project or go round to a clients house and just put the mat and piece fo wood in the case too. I also chuck my £10 optical mouse in there to minimise having to use the trackpad when on the go.
I have been running my business since the start of 2006 and I do EVERYTHING on the laptop. It is quick at rendering video, multitasking (I'm talking FCP editing, DVD studio pro open and photoshop and hopping between the apps throughout a work session) and it flys. I know it flys because I have used PC's for over 8 years for the same things and honestly, they aren't up to the scratch of my little laptop in terms of speed AND style (which I have found to be important when working with so many different people and projects).
I think the heat thing is an issue Apple need to work on, but at the same time, I think the heat problem could be so much worse than it is, and maybe what we are witnessing is the coolest this system can run. (maybe)
I remember when I got my laptop, in the booklets that came with it, Apple mentioned it as something like not necessarily a laptop, but a mobile replacement for most desktops, meaning, keep it on a desk and use the fact it is in a laptop formfactor to take it with you when you go out.
As for the edges, I kind of know what you mean, but as most people have stated that goes away after a while of use (to be honest, I never noticed it to start with).
I use an Apple keyboard and mouse with mine when at home, and I also use SMC fan control to turn up the fans when need be, and the noise to be honest is loud, but then, what else can you do? make the fans circumferance half the width of the laptop just to keep noise down? I like to think the noise reminds me my laptop is working it's behind off to do complicated things .
Maybe live with the laptop for a bit longer and keep in mind there are people using them on a daily basis for professional purposes. If it really gets that infuriating for you after trying to use it more like a desktop replacement, or if you really need to use it on your lap trying that padded thing up above, then maybe you don't suit a macbook pro, which is understandable.
It's like buying a pair of jeans because everyone says they look good on you and that you should allways wear them, but they itch like and you hate the colour. Nothing can make you like something you genuinely have a discomfort of using.
However, do keep in mind that simialr laptops may well bring the same discomfort, or if not, new ones.
Ps. My powerbrick gets insanely hot when charging, when in idle, after the battery has charged and the laptop is using mains power, it is fine. I think the extra heat is generated when the powerbrick is trying to charge AND run the laptop. To fix this problem, don't hold it during use
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My MBP is about 10 months old, and I've used it for many things including DVD authoring and video editing...and it's performed wonderfully...I think my problem is that I haven't been accepting of the fact that the notebook is made to be a portable professional system, not an HP laptop or something that delivers so-so performance while remaining cool.
I'll certainly look into solutions for avoiding discomfort, but the notebook itself is definitely for me. I've grown to love this thing and couldn't see myself using another system, to be honest.
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Somehow, for the last couple of years, I've managed to avoid all the positive talk of Trick 'r Treat. I'm not even sure why. Up until the moment I pressed play last night, I knew absolutely nothing about it. I'd heard that Anna Paquin and Brian Cox were in it and I'd heard that just about everyone on the planet that had seen it at a festival screening were in love with it. Yet I still didn't pay attention. What a fool I had been.
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I'm hard pressed to write this review. A proper review is balanced and for all the good things, you have to mention a few flaws, but I can't. Trick 'r Treat is aces from start to finish. I can't find a bad thing to say about it. Nothing. This is a great movie. It's fresh and fun like a horror movie is supposed to be. The script by director, Dougherty, who also wrote X-Men 2 and Superman Returns, is one of the tightest I've ever seen. Not a second is wasted and every second that accounts for running time is efficient and expertly written. The dialog is natural, for the most part, with the exception of a couple of zingers here and there but the entire movie deftly rolls out and ends too soon. That is not to say that it's short. I think it ends up at the 100 minute mark.
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I don't know if there was a disconnect in the 90's as horror went underground and slept for a while and the gap was wide enough to blur the lines, but going into the new millennium, horror got real nasty and wasn't much fun to watch. The true beauty of Trick 'r Treat is that it puts that fun back into the genre. Yes, it's pretty gory, and it seems to revel in that fact when it's happening, but the mayhem plays out a lot like Gremlins where you can laugh all the way to credits sequence. Each segment of the movie features a cast of ambiguous alignment but even the nastiest of killers are likable and the bag-headed Sam, who is a nasty little slasher, just wants everyone to enjoy themselves on Halloween… or else!
It's not perfect, but it's pretty damn close and qualifies, easily, as one of the best horror movies I've seen this year. I'm recommending it to anyone who will listen and I'm recommending it to you right at this moment. It's a breath of fresh air that the genre so desperately needs and is so much fun from start to finish. Each segment is strong, the cast is great and the way that the story weaves together from four separate stories into one single tapestry is genius. Don't miss out. Watch this one on Halloween. You'll have a ball.

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Theo James may be starring in one of the hottest movies of 2014 when "Divergent" hits theaters Firday (March 21), but TV watchers know him from something wildly different -- as the late Mr. Pamuk from "Downton Abbey."
His "Downton" character engaged in some sexy time with Lady Mary Crawley, only to wind up dead as a doornail in her bed. "S***, it must have been incredible sex for him to die midway through," James cracks on "Chelsea Lately."
He also jokes, "We did that method-style. Obviously not the death, but I said that I had to do it full-on and be there in the moment, in the castle, doing it full penetration."
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WORCESTER, Mass. – Current Holy Cross senior captain Everett Sheen (Lethbridge, Alberta) and junior Jay Silvia (Burlington, Mass.) participated at NHL development camps in July. Sheen attended the Philadelphia Flyers' camp, while Silvia participated at the New York Islanders' camp.
This was the third time that Sheen has attended a NHL development camp, as he participated at the Washington Capitals' development camp in the summer of 2009 and the Anaheim Ducks' conditioning camp in the summer of 2008. Philadelphia's camp was at the The Virtua Center Flyers Skate Zone from July 5-12. On July 8 the players competing in a triathlon which included cycling, kayaking and running. The competition was then followed by a charity softball game.
The Islanders' camp started on July 7 and featured the Orange vs. Blue Scrimmage on July 10 at the Nassau Coliseum with 4,940 fans in attendance. Silvia was a member of the Orange team that won the contest 5-4. The night also had a skills competition.
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Residence Hall Association is calling it "A Night Without A Home". This takes place between Crownhart and CMO halls on Friday at 9 p.m. until 3 a.m. the following morning. For every student who attends, a hat or mittens will be donated to a child in need.
UWS student Amber Borck says they hope to receive quite a bit of donations. She says students are not required to bring donations, but can come just for the experience.
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i was looking everywhere to a guide to dps huntress or a dps mage but i have found nothing so far so i was wondering if any one can help me what should i upgrade to them when they lvl up what best stuff is suited for them etc
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For any DPS character, you will want Max (70) damage. For the Huntress, you will also want to put between 50-70 points into her second ability (Piercing Arrow).
*Note* Stat effectiveness drops drastically after 50, however, leveling up a stat to 70 still increases the damage it does per second. **
Also, when making a viable DPS character, speed is important. You are not killing things around the map with towers, and will have to move around fairly quickly to kill things, especially in maps like Throne Room, where two ogres spawn on opposite sides of the map at the same time. Very difficult, but possible to do on Solo-insane.
All that being said, weapons are the most important thing when considering DPS characters.
With the Huntress, most DPS characters include either the Crystal Tracker, which causes AoE damage at the point of impact, or the Blasticus, which is the machine gun you see 99% of huntresses after level 60 running around with. It's also fairly easy to obtain one, or many, once you know how to beat Insane Assault (the last part causes most people the problems).
With Apprentices/Mages, the high DPS comes mostly from the spread of multiple bolts. The issue with this is that when trying to single-target DPS (like an Ogre), you need to get close enough that the spread of 4+ bolts hits the one target, making you a target for heavy melee damage. Best bet is to work from behind, if you have someone else or a tower tanking the damage. Most DPS Mages use either Tsuda's Final Creation (obtained by defeating Glitterhelm on Insane with Apprentice) or Alternative Energy Core (obtained by defeating Throne Room on Insane with Apprentice). The former is physical damage, but the latter is lightning damage. Similarly, a lot of Mages in general (not just DPS) use Draconis Ignis (obtained by defeating The Summit on any level with Apprentice - higher difficulties for higher stats/more upgrade levels) for it's high fire damage.
With any weapon, your best bet is to go with one with 25+ upgrade levels. The upgrades get costly, so you want the best one possible. You might have to replay/beat levels a few times to get a good one. Personally, my Blasticus was +9 shots per second with 27 upgrade levels and 60 starer damage. It is now one of the highest DPS blasticus that I've ever seen in any multiplayer game. I've obtained about 10-12 since, and none of them compare; they're always low starter damage, or low upgrades, or low shots per second.
Hope that helps.
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Tough Shit: You're Getting Facebook Timeline
If you haven't upgraded your Facebook to timeline you might be a) a reclusive weirdo operating on the outskirts of society, or b) just protective of your privacy. I belong to the second category. But it looks like Facebook doesn't approve of either group, as the social networking giant announced in a blog post this morning that all users will be required to upgrade Timeline in the coming weeks (or be forced to defect from the social network completely, like some kind of mountain person).
These updates will roll out not-so-gradually, and at different times for different users. According to the post, "Over the next few weeks, everyone will get timeline." (Great. WHEN.) Anyway, here's the deal: for the first seven days of timeline, the new interface will only be visible to you. Facebook expects you to groom your profile during this period; take down any private-but-still-somehow-public content buried in the backpages of your wall, which becomes immediately apparent in Timeline simply by scrolling down the page. During these seven days, users have the option to publish to Timeline immediately, or to use up the full week.
It would be nice to get a finite date for Timeline instead of the vague month-long assurance, since some folks go several days—weeks, even—without checking their account. And it would stink to go on vacation, only to return to your profile two weeks later to find 6+ years of embarrassing content populating your profile. Like what? I don't even know. (Murder??)
Similar to the privacy changes added to your wall months ago, you'll have a drop-down menu to select the privacy controls for each individual post. This should (hopefully) look familiar:
You'll also have private access to a new thing called "Activity Log," which is a complete chronology of every taken you've ever taken on Facebook. This includes every post, status update, tagged pic, etc., since joining. No word yet on whether you'll be able to hide, delete, or otherwise comb out the unpleasant knots from some past actions you'd like to forget—even if the record is purely for your own use. The Activity Log will no doubt be helpful to companies, brands, and meticulous curators of their own identity, but probably kind of weird for everyone else.
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Birding in Delaware at Trap Pond State Park, a baldcypress ecosystem.
After a wonderful trip aboard the Mummichog II for the Cape Water Taxi Ecotour to explore the ecosystem of the Indian River Bay in southeastern Delaware, today we headed to southwestern Delaware to explore a fresh water ecosystem.
Trap Pond State Park, near Laurel, DE in southwestern Sussex County features the northern-most natural stand of baldcypress trees in the US. This baldcypress ecosystem is a wonderful place for birders to observe Pileated Woodpecker, Prothonotary Warbler, Red-shouldered Hawk, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Wood Duck, and many other birds who frequent swampy habitats.
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The Delaware State Parks along the state's Sussex County shores are popular and well known. Not too far to the west lies a park with a completely different nature dynamic.
If the shore parks are all about saltwater, freshwater reigns at Trap Pond State Park, located east of Laurel. According to the Delaware State Parks website, the park is an outgrowth of days long ago when freshwater wetlands covered that portion of what is now Sussex County. In other words, the park was once part of a huge swamp.
Trap Pond State Park offers many boating opportunities to enjoy the park, including paddle boat, canoe, and kayak rentals, and a pontoon boat tour of the baldcypress ecosystem led by park naturalist Will Koth. This tour is about 90 minutes long, and Will described the history and ecology of this area while pointing out birds, turtles, beaver lodges, and other unique characteristics of this natural area.
Much of Sussex County was freshwater swamp prior to the European settlement. Baldcypress trees are tough and resistent to rot, making them a prized wood for settlers who wanted to build homes and other buildings in this area.
In the late 1700s Trap Pond was created by man for the construction of a dam to power a sawmill for harvesting of this valuable timber. The baldcypress trees were all harvested at that time, so what appears now is a second growth baldcypress forest.
In the 1930s during the Depression, the federal government purchased about 1000 acres from desperate farmers and workers from the Civilian Conservation Corps was sent to create recreational facilities on this land.
The state of Delaware took over management of the area in 1951, naming the area Trap Pond State Park. The park consists of 3653 acres in 8 sections, although most visitors visit the main area around Trap Pond. And birders enjoy the 5 mile long Loblolly Trail that encircles Trap Pond.
Much of the forest cover in the park away from the pond is Loblolly Pine, another great southern Delaware ecosystem for birders.
Most of the visible baldcypress trees from the pontoon boat are about 75-100 years old, but Will told us that in the James Branch section is the jewel of the park–the over 600 year old baldcypress tree called "The Patriarch."
Will Koth told us that while Baldcypress trees are conifers, they are not evergreen. They lose their needles every autumn, and grow new ones in spring. The trees drop their seeds into the water where they will float away and sprout when they are exposed to oxygen along the shore.
Some seeds sink to the bottom where they can remain viable for more than 5 years, sprouting when water levels drop or they become dislodged from the mucky bottom.
After the depression and the end of the lumber operations when the Baldcypress trees had all been cut down, the swamps were drained and the area became more and more agricultural. Soon thereafter scientists and naturalists noticed that many fish were dying off in Trap Pond. It was soon discovered that the cause of this was from runoff into the pond from dairy farmers and chicken farmers. This livestock waste polluted the water, changing the nutrient balance, and resulted in the death of the fish.
The state of Delaware has worked with farmers over the years to keep the livestock waste and other agricultural pollutants out of this freshwater ecosystem.
We saw several Pileated Woodpeckers flying along the edge of the pond, and a Great Blue Heron perched in a tree. Eastern Kingbirds perched in the Baldcypress branches, flying out to catch a yummy insect snack, and then returning to the same perch.
Will pointed out an abandoned beaver lodge that he told us that beavers were again adding new sticks to, either for a new lodge or for a feeding platform.
And many turtles, mostly Red-bellied Turtles, perched among the flared base and knees of the Baldcypress trees.
And, lots of Dragonflies! Including this Common Whitetail:
Many many thanks to Will Koth, park naturalist at Trap Pond State Park for sharing his knowledge and love of the nature of the park with us during the pontoon boat tour of the Baldcypress ecosystem!
And thanks to rangers, volunteers, and naturalists at parks across the country:
After our pontoon boat tour with naturalist Will Koth, we visited the Baldcypress Nature Center, which is filled with interactive interpretive displays about the nature and history of Trap Pond State Park.
The rangers were very excited about a new display of a Gray Fox that had recently been created by a local taxidermist, and the fact that they had received an award for their entry into the cardboard boat race that their summer camp kids program had participated in.
I discovered a story by Theresa Gawlas Medoff about her adventures at Trap Pond State Park which has more detail about the park and the recreational activities offered there that you may also enjoy: Baldcypress Trees: A Big Attraction at Trap Pond.
Trap Pond State Park is part of the Delaware Birding Trail, and many birders visit this natural gem throughout the year.
Wildlife gardeners can play an important role in protecting nearby beautiful natural areas like Trap Pond State Park. Ecosystem Gardens full of native plants that support abundant wildlife act as buffer zones to protect water quality and wildlife corridors so animals and birds can extend their range outside of these protected areas.
And visiting local natural areas will give you ideas about the vegetative communities that will work well in your wildlife garden.
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Death Valley was named by gold seekers who undertook to cross this desolate region in 1849 on their way to the California gold fields. The valley yielded gold and silver in the 1850s, and in the 1880s borax was discovered and taken out by mule-drawn wagons. The valley was much publicized by the American adventurer Walter Scott ("Death Valley Scotty"), and it remains a popular tourist attraction. Death Valley National Park, 3,367,628 acres (1,363,412 hectares), a protected region of Death Valley, was established as a national monument in 1933 and designated a national park in 1994. See also National Parks and Monuments (table).
Death Valley National Park is a mostly arid United States National Park located east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in southern Inyo County and northern San Bernardino County in California, with a small extension into southwestern Nye County and extreme southern Esmeralda County in Nevada. In addition, there is an exclave (Devil's Hole) in southern Nye County. The park covers , encompassing Saline Valley, a large part of Panamint Valley, almost all of Death Valley, and parts of several mountain ranges. Death Valley National Monument was proclaimed in 1933, placing the area under federal protection. In 1994, the monument was redesignated a national park, as well as being substantially expanded to include Saline and Eureka Valleys.
It is the hottest and driest of the national parks in the United States. It also features the second-lowest point in the Western Hemisphere and the lowest point in North America at Badwater, which is below sea level. It is home to many species of plants and animals that have adapted to this harsh desert environment. Some examples include Creosote Bush, Bighorn Sheep, Coyote, and the Death Valley Pupfish, a survivor of much wetter times. Approximately 95% of the park is designated as wilderness. Death Valley National Park is visited annually by more than 770,000 visitors who come to enjoy its diverse geologic features, desert wildlife, historic sites, scenery, clear night skies and the solitude of the extreme desert environment.
Mining was the primary activity in the area before it was protected. The first known non-Native Americans to enter Death Valley did so in the winter of 1849, thinking they would save time by taking a shortcut to the gold fields of California. They were stuck for weeks and in the process gave the Valley its name, even though only one of their group died there. Several short-lived boom towns sprang up during the late 19th and early 20th centuries to exploit minor local bonanzas of gold. The only long-term profitable ore to be mined, however, was borax, a mineral used to make soap and an important industrial compound. Twenty-mule teams were famously used to transport ore out of the Valley, helping to make it famous and the subject of books, radio programs, television series, and movies.
The natural environment of the area has been profoundly shaped by its geology. The oldest rocks are extensively metamorphosed and at least 1.7 billion years old. Ancient warm, shallow seas deposited marine sediments until rifting opened the Pacific Ocean. Additional sedimentation occurred until a subduction zone formed off the coast. This uplifted the region out of the sea and created a line of volcanoes. Later the crust started to pull apart, creating the current Basin and Range landform. Valleys filled with sediment and, during the wet times of ice ages, with lakes, such as Lake Manly.
Uplift of surrounding mountain ranges and subsidence of the valley floor are both occurring. The uplift on the Black Mountains is so fast that the alluvial fans (fan-shaped deposits at the mouth of canyons) there are relatively small and steep compared to the huge alluvial fans coming off the Panamint Range. In many places so-called "wine glass canyons" are formed along the Black Mountains front as a result. This type of canyon results from the mountain range's relatively fast uplift which does not allow the canyons enough time to cut a classic V-shape all the way down to the stream bed. Instead a V-shape ends at a slot canyon halfway down with a relatively small and steep alluvial fan on which the stream sediments collect.
At below sea level, Badwater on Death Valley's floor is the second-lowest point in the Western Hemisphere (behind Laguna del Carbón in Argentina), while Mount Whitney, only to the west, rises to . This topographic relief is the greatest elevation gradient in the contiguous United States and is the terminus point of the Great Basin's southwestern drainage. Although the extreme lack of water in the Great Basin makes this distinction of little current practical use, it does mean that in wetter times the lake that once filled Death Valley (Lake Manly) was the last stop for water flowing in the region, meaning the water there was relatively saturated in dissolved materials. Thus the salt pans in Death Valley are among the largest in the world and are rich in minerals, such as borax and various salts and hydrates. The largest salt pan in the park extends from the Ashford Mill Site to the Salt Creek Hills, covering some of the Valley floor. The second-best known playa in the park is the Racetrack, famous for its moving rocks.
Death Valley is one of the hottest and driest places in North America due to its lack of surface water and its low relief. On July 10, 1913, a record was measured at the Weather Bureau's observation station at Greenland Ranch (now the site for the Furnace Creek Inn), the highest temperature ever recorded on that continent as of 2007. Daily summer temperatures of or greater are common, as well as below freezing nightly temperatures in the winter. July is the hottest month, with an average high of and an average low of . December is the coldest month, with an average high of and an average low of . The record low is .
Several of the larger Death Valley springs derive their water from a regional aquifer, which extends as far east as southern Nevada and Utah. Much of the water in this aquifer has been there for many thousands of years, since the Pleistocene ice ages, when the climate was cooler and wetter. Today's drier climate does not provide enough precipitation to recharge the aquifer at the rate at which water is being withdrawn.
The highest range in the park is the Panamint Range with Telescope Peak being its highest point at . The Death Valley region is a transitional zone in the northernmost part of the Mojave Desert and consists of five mountain ranges removed from the Pacific Ocean. Three of these are significant barriers: the Sierra Nevada, the Argus Range, and the Panamint Range. Air masses tend to lose moisture as they are forced up over mountain ranges, in what climatologists call a rainshadow effect.
The exaggerated rainshadow effect for the Death Valley area makes it North America's driest spot, receiving about of rainfall annually at Badwater (some years fail to register any measurable rainfall). Annual average precipitation varies from overall below sea level to over in the higher mountains that surround the Valley. When rain does arrive it often does so in intense storms that cause flash floods which remodel the landscape and sometimes create very shallow ephemeral lakes.
The hot, dry climate makes it difficult for soil to form. Mass wasting, the down-slope movement of loose rock, is therefore the dominant erosive force in mountainous area, resulting in "skeletonized" ranges (literally, mountains with very little soil on them). Sand dunes in the park, while famous, are not nearly as numerous as their fame or the dryness of the area may suggest. One of the main dune fields is near Stovepipe Wells in the north-central part of the Valley and is primarily made of quartz sand. Another dune field is just to the north but is instead mostly composed of travertine sand. Yet another dune field is near the seldom-visited Ibex Hill in the southernmost part of the park, just south of the Saratoga Springs marshland. Prevailing winds in the winter come from the north, and prevailing winds in the summer come from the south. Thus the overall position of the dune fields remain more or less fixed.
A thousand years ago the the nomadic Timbisha (formerly called "Shoshone" and also known as "Panamint" or "Koso") moved into the area and hunted game and gathered mesquite beans along with pinyon pine nuts. Because of the wide altitude differential between the valley bottom and the mountain ridges, especially on the west, the Timbisha practiced a vertical migration pattern. Their winter camps were located near water sources in the valley bottoms. As the spring and summer progressed and the weather warmed, grasses and other plant food sources ripened at progressively higher altitudes. November found them at the very top of the mountain ridges where they harvested pine nuts before moving back to the valley bottom for winter.
The California Gold Rush brought the first people of European descent known to visit the immediate area. In December 1849 two groups of California Gold Country-bound white travelers with perhaps 100 wagons total stumbled into Death Valley after getting lost on what they thought was a shortcut off the Old Spanish Trail. Called the Bennett-Arcane Party, they were unable to find a pass out of the valley for weeks; they were able to find fresh water at various springs in the area, but were forced to eat several of their oxen to survive. They used the wood of their wagons to cook the meat and make jerky. The place where they did this is today referred to as "Burned Wagons Camp" and is located near the sand dunes.
After abandoning their wagons, they eventually were able to hike out of the valley. Just after leaving the valley, one of the women in the group turned and said, "Goodbye Death Valley," giving the valley they endured its name. Included in the party was William Lewis Manly whose autobiographical book Death Valley in '49 detailed this trek and popularized the area (geologists later named the prehistoric lake that once filled the valley after him).
The ores that are most famously associated with the area were also the easiest to collect and the most profitable: evaporite deposits such as salts, borate, and talc. Borax was found by Rosie and Aaron Winters near Furnace Creek Ranch (then called Greenland) in 1881. Later that same year, the Eagle Borax Works became Death Valley's first commercial borax operation. William Tell Coleman built the Harmony Borax Works plant and began to process ore in late 1883 or early 1884, continuing until 1888. This mining and smelting company produced borax to make soap and for industrial uses. The end product was shipped out of the valley 165 miles (265 km) to the Mojave railhead in 10-ton-capacity wagons pulled by "twenty-mule teams" that were actually teams of 18 mules and 2 horses each. The teams averaged two miles (3 km) an hour and required about 30 days to complete a round trip. The trade name 20-Mule Team Borax was established by Francis Marion Smith's Pacific Coast Borax Company after Smith acquired Coleman's borax holdings in 1890. A memorable advertising campaign used the wagon's image to promote the Boraxo brand of granular hand soap and the Death Valley Days radio and television programs. Mining continued after the collapse of Coleman's empire, and by the late 1920s the area was the world's number one source of borax. Some four to six million years old, the Furnace Creek Formation is the primary source of borate minerals gathered from Death Valley's playas.
Other visitors stayed to prospect for and mine deposits of copper, gold, lead, and silver. These sporadic mining ventures were hampered by their remote location and the harsh desert environment. In December 1903, two men from Ballarat were prospecting for silver. One was an out-of-work Irish miner named Jack Keane and the other was a one-eyed Basque butcher named Domingo Etcharren. Quite by accident, Keane discovered an immense ledge of free-milling gold by the duo's work site and named the claim the Keane Wonder Mine. This started a minor and short-lived gold rush into the area. The Keane Wonder Mine, along with mines at Rhyolite, Skidoo and Harrisburg, were the only ones to extract enough metal ore to make them worthwhile. Outright shams such as Leadfield also occurred, but most ventures quickly ended after a short series of prospecting mines failed to yield evidence of significant ore (these mines now dot the entire area and are a significant hazard to anyone who enters them). The boom towns which sprang up around these mines flourished during the first decade of the 20th century but soon declined after the Panic of 1907.
The first documented tourist facilities in Death Valley were a set of tent houses built in the 1920s where Stovepipe Wells is now located. People flocked to resorts built around natural springs thought to have curative and restorative properties. In 1927, Pacific Coast Borax turned the crew quarters of its Furnace Creek Ranch into a resort, creating the Furnace Creek Inn and resort. The spring at Furnace Creek was harnessed to develop the resort, and as the water was diverted, the surrounding marshes and wetlands started to shrink.
Soon the Valley was a popular winter destination. Other facilities started off as private getaways but were later opened to the public. Most notable among these was Death Valley Ranch, better known as Scotty's Castle. This large ranch home built in the Spanish Revival style became a hotel in the late 1930s and, largely due to the fame of Death Valley Scotty, a tourist attraction. Death Valley Scotty, whose real name was Walter Scott, was a gold miner who pretended to be owner of "his castle", which he claimed to have built with profits from his gold mine. Neither claim was true, but the real owner, Chicago millionaire Albert Mussey Johnson, encouraged the myth. When asked by reporters what his connection was to Walter Scott's castle, Johnson replied that he was Mr. Scott's banker.
President Herbert Hoover proclaimed a national monument in and around Death Valley on February 11, 1933, setting aside almost two million acres (8,000 km²) of southeastern California and small parts of westernmost Nevada. Twelve companies worked in Death Valley using Civilian Conservation Corps workers during the Great Depression and on into the early 1940s. They built barracks, graded 500 miles (800 km) of roads, installed water and telephone lines, and erected a total of 76 buildings. Trails in the Panamint Range were built to points of scenic interest, and an adobe village, laundry and trading post were constructed for Shoshone Indians. Five campgrounds, restrooms, an airplane landing field and picnic facilities were also built.
Creation of the monument resulted in a temporary closing of the lands to prospecting and mining. However, Death Valley was quickly reopened to mining by Congressional action in June of the same year. As improvements in mining technology allowed lower grades of ore to be processed, and new heavy equipment allowed greater amounts of rock to be moved, mining in Death Valley changed. Gone were the days of the "single-blanket, jackass prospector" long associated with the romantic west. Open pit and strip mines scarred the landscape as international mining corporations bought claims in highly visible areas of the national monument. The public outcry that ensued led to greater protection for all national park and monument areas in the United States.
In 1976 Congress passed the Mining in the Parks Act, which closed Death Valley National Monument to the filing of new mining claims, banned open-pit mining and required the National Park Service to examine the validity of tens of thousands of pre-1976 mining claims. Mining was allowed to resume on a limited basis in 1980 with stricter environmental standards. The park's Resources Management Division monitors mining within park boundaries and continues to review the status of 125 unpatented mining claims and 19 patented claim groups, while ensuring that federal guidelines are followed and the park's resources are protected. As of 2003, the only active mining operation in Death Valley National Park is the Billie Mine, an underground borax mine located along the road to Dante's View.
Death Valley National Monument was designated a biosphere reserve in 1984. On October 31, 1994, the Monument was expanded by 1.3 million acres (5,300 km²) and redesignated a national park by passage of the Desert Protection Act. This made it the largest national park in the contiguous United States.
Many of the larger cities and towns within the boundary of the regional ground water flow system that the park and its plants and animals rely upon are experiencing some of the fastest growth rates of any place in the United States. Notable examples within a radius of Death Valley National Park include Las Vegas and Pahrump, Nevada. In the case of Las Vegas, the local Chamber of Commerce estimates that 6,000 people are moving to the city every month. Between 1985 and 1995, the population of the Las Vegas Valley increased from 550,700 to 1,138,800.
The park has a diverse and complex geologic history. Since its formation, the area that comprises the park has experienced at least four major periods of extensive volcanism, three or four periods of major sedimentation, and several intervals of major tectonic deformation where the crust has been reshaped. Two periods of glaciation (a series of ice ages) have also had effects on the area, although no glaciers ever existed in the ranges now in the park.
On these basement rocks was deposited the sedimentary formation of the Pahrump Group. This occurred after uplift-associated erosion removed whatever rocks covered the Proteozoic-aged rocks. The Pahrump is composed of arkose conglomerate (quartz clasts in a concrete-like matrix) and mud stone in its lower part, followed by dolomite from carbonate banks topped by algal mats in stromatolites, and finished with basin-filling sediment derived from the above, including possible glacial till from the hypothesized Snowball Earth glaciation. The very youngest rocks in the Pahrump Group are from basaltic lava flows.
A rift opened and subsequently flooded the region as part of the breakup of the supercontinent Rodinia in the Neoproterozoic (by about 755 million years ago) and the creation of the Pacific Ocean. A shoreline similar to the present Atlantic Ocean margin of the United States lay to the east. An algal mat-covered carbonate bank was deposited, forming the Noonday Dolomite. Subsidence of the region occurred as the continental crust thinned and the newly formed Pacific widened, forming the Ibex Formation. An angular unconformity (an uneven gap in the geologic record) followed.
A true ocean basin developed to the west, breaking all the earlier formations along a steep front. A wedge of clastic sediment then began to accumulate at the base of the two underwater precipices, starting the formation of opposing continental shelfs. Three formations developed from sediment that accumulated on the wedge. The region's first known fossils of complex life are found in the resulting formations. Notable among these are the Ediacara fauna and trilobites, both part of the Cambrian Explosion of life.
The sandy mudflats gave way about 550 million years ago to a carbonate platform (similar to the one around the present-day Bahamas), which lasted for the next 300 million years of Paleozoic time (refer to the middle of the Geologic events in Death Valley.png). Death Valley's position was then within ten or twenty degrees of the Paleozoic equator. Thick beds of carbonate-rich sediments were periodically interrupted by periods of emergence. Although details of geography varied during this immense interval of time, a north-northeasterly trending coastline generally ran from Arizona up through Utah. The resulting eight formations and one group are thick and underlay much of the Cottonwood, Funeral, Grapevine, and Panamint ranges.
A long period of uplift and erosion was concurrent with and followed the above events, creating a major unconformity, which is a large gap in the geologic record. Sediments worn off the Death Valley region were carried both east and west by wind and water. No Jurassic- to Eocene-aged sedimentary formations exist in the area, except for some possibly Jurassic-age volcanic rocks (see the top of the Geologic events in Death Valley.png).
Erosion over many millions of years created a relatively featureless plain. Thirty-five million years ago, sluggish streams migrated laterally over its surface. Several other similar formations were also laid down.
Basin and Range-associated stretching of large parts of crust below southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico started around 16 million years ago and the region is still spreading. This stretching began to effect the Death and Panamint valleys area by 3 million years ago.. Before this, rocks now in the Panamint Range were on top of rocks that would become the Black Mountains and the Cottonwood Mountains. Lateral and vertical transport of these blocks was accomplished by movement on normal faults. Right-lateral movement along strike-slip faults that run parallel to and at the base of the ranges also helped to develop the area. Torsional forces, probably associated with northwesterly movement of the Pacific Plate along the San Andreas Fault (west of the region), is responsible for the lateral movement.
Igneous activity associated with this stretching occurred from 12 million to 4 million years ago. Sedimentation is concentrated in valleys (basins) from material eroded from adjacent ranges. The amount of sediment deposited has roughly kept up with this subsidence, resulting in retention of more or less the same valley floor elevation over time.
Pleistocene ice ages started 2 million years ago, and melt from alpine glaciers on the nearby Sierra Nevada Mountains fed a series of lakes that filled Death and Panamint valleys and surrounding basins (see the top of the Geologic events in Death Valley.png). The lake that filled Death Valley was the last of a chain of lakes fed by the Amargosa and Mojave Rivers, and possibly also the Owens River. The large lake that covered much of Death Valley's floor, which geologists call Lake Manly, started to dry up 10,500 years ago. Saltpans and playas were created as ice age glaciers retreated, thus drastically reducing the lakes' water source. Only faint shorelines are left.
Habitat varies from saltpan at below sea level to the sub-alpine conditions found on the summit of Telescope Peak, which rises to . Vegetation zones include Creosote Bush, Desert Holly, and mesquite at the lower elevations and sage up through shadscale, blackbrush, Joshua Tree, pinyon-juniper, to Limber Pine and Bristlecone Pine woodlands. The saltpan is devoid of vegetation, and the rest of the valley floor and lower slopes have sparse cover, although where water is available, an abundance of vegetation is usually present. These zones and the adjacent desert support a variety of wildlife species, including 51 species of native mammals, 307 species of birds, 36 species of reptiles, 3 species of amphibians, and 2 species of native fish.
Small mammals are more numerous than large mammals, such as Bighorn Sheep, Coyotes (California Death Valley Coyote.jpg), Bobcats, Kit Foxes, Cougars, and Mule Deer. Mule Deer are present in the pinyon/juniper associations of the Grapevine, Cottonwood, and Panamint ranges. Bighorn Sheep are a rare species of mountain sheep that exist in isolated bands in the Sierra and in Death Valley. These are highly adaptable animals and can eat almost any plant. They have no known predators, but humans and burros compete for habitat.
The ancestors of the Death Valley Pupfish swam to the area from the Colorado River via a long-since dried-up system of rivers and lakes (see Lake Manly). They now live in two separate populations: one in Salt Creek and another in Cottonwood Marsh.
Death Valley is one of the hottest and driest places in North America, yet it is home to over 1,000 species of plants; 23 of which are not found anywhere else. Adaptation to the dry environment is key. For example, creosote bush and mesquite have tap-root systems that can extend down in order to take advantage of a year-round supply of ground water. The diversity of Death Valley's plant communities results partly from the region's location in a transition zone between the Mojave Desert, the Great Basin Desert and the Sonoran Desert.
This location, combined with the great relief found within the Park, supports vegetation typical of three biotic life zones: the lower Sonoran, the Canadian, and the Arctic/Alpine in portions of the Panamint Range. Based on the Munz and Keck (1968) classifications, seven plant communities can be categorized within these life zones, each characterized by dominant vegetation and representative of three vegetation types: scrub, desert woodland, and coniferous forest. Microhabitats further subdivide some communities into zones, especially on the valley floor.
Unlike more typical locations across the Mojave Desert, many of the water-dependent Death Valley habitats possess a diversity of plant and animal species that are not found anywhere else in the world. The existence of these species is due largely to a unique geologic history and the process of evolution that has progressed in habitats that have been isolated from one another since the Pleistocene epoch.
Sightseeing is available by personal automobile, four-wheel drive, bicycle, mountain bike (on established roadways only), and hiking. State Route 190, the Badwater Road, the Scotty's Castle Road, and paved roads to Dante's View and Wildrose provide access to the major scenic viewpoints and historic points of interest. More than of unpaved and four-wheel-drive roads provide access to wilderness hiking, camping, and historical sites. All vehicles must be licensed and street legal. There are hiking trails of varying lengths and difficulties, but most backcountry areas are accessible only by cross-country hiking. There are literally thousands of hiking possibilities. The normal season for visiting the park is from October 15 to May 15 due to summer extremes in temperature. A costumed living history tour of the historic Death Valley Scotty's Castle is conducted for a fee.
There are nine designated campgrounds within the park, and overnight backcountry camping permits are available at the Visitor Center. Xanterra Parks & Resorts owns and operates a private resort, the Furnace Creek Inn and Ranch Resort, which comprises two separate and distinct hotels: the Furnace Creek Inn is a four-star historic hotel, and the Furnace Creek Ranch is a three-star ranch-style property reminiscent of the mining and prospecting days. Xanterra also operates the Stovepipe Wells Village motel. The Furnace Creek Inn and Ranch and the Stovepipe Wells Village are the only inns located inside Death Valley proper. There are a few motels near various entrances to the park, in Shoshone, Death Valley Junction, and Panamint Springs.
The visitor center is located in the Furnace Creek resort area on State Route 190. A 12-minute introductory slide program is shown every 30 minutes. During the winter season—November through April—rangers offer interpretive tours and a wide variety of walks, talks, and slide presentations about Death Valley cultural and natural history. The visitor center has displays dealing with the park's geology, climate, wildlife and natural history. There are also specific sections dealing with the human history and pioneer experience. The Death Valley Natural History Association maintains a bookstore specifically geared to the natural and cultural history of the park.
Death Valley National Park is a popular location for stargazing as it has one of the darkest night skies in the United States. Despite Death Valley's remote location, its air quality and night visibility are threatened by civilization. In particular, light pollution is introduced by nearby Las Vegas.


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A new vehicle parking management company - City Parking - that is wholly owned by Harare City Council has started operations. City business development manager Mr Alois Masepe was on Thursday upbeat about the new parking management entrant.
He said the new company was formed in response to the failure by EasiPark to properly manage the parking business and "reluctance to declare profits to the city".
The city and EasiHold, EasiPark's parent company are waiting for results of an arbitration case to end the joint venture.
City Parking's area of operation is west of Chinhoyi Street and includes the whole of Park Street and stretches to the downtown area bordering the Kopje zone.
On the other hand EasiPark controls the area bounded by Fourth Street to the east and Chinhoyi Street to the West, Samora Machel to the North and Charter Road to the south.
Sources at EasiPark revealed that US$1,3 million was ready to be shared between the city and EasiHold -- its South African joint partner. The city is entitled to 60 percent of the profit share.
Harare councillors have agreed to terminate the joint venture.
"The creation of City Parking was in response to the failure by EasiPark. If EasiPark had performed as earlier agreed this new parking venture would not have been necessary.
"Vehicle parking management has always been the business of council," he said.
The new company started operations on Wednesday with 150 employees.
The South African supplier of the hand-held parking equipment is tutoring the parking marshals on the use of the gadgets.
Workmen were yesterday observed marking parking bays in the western part of the central business district.
The company also charges a US$1 for an hour's parking.
The city borrowed US$1,1 million from a local bank to finance the new parking business.
A total of US$700 000 was reserved for CBD parking and the other US$400 000 was reserved for upgrading of Mbare Bus Terminus.
The company has failed to install vehicle control equipment at Mbare Bus Terminus, Market Square, Cameron Street, Angwa Street and Fourth Street Commuter ranks.


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