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Games: A New Critical Approach
Poetry, as one of the oldest and most respected artforms, has often been a tricky subject. It can and has been debated as to exactly what qualities make a poem good. The nebulous and intangible feeling of a good poem, when read right, is undeniable. Its as if somehow the words trick your tongue, heart, ears, and even your eyes themselves, briefly suspending your consciousness with a burst of clarity that is prosaically inexpressible. The ability to envoke such feelings is one of the crucial beauties of art. Whether it's a movie making us laugh or cry, or a painting placing us in a trance, good artwork needs to have some effect on us. Therefore, if video games are ever going to be included in the artistic bunch, it would be good to analyze what makes a game good. However, as I mentioned, knowing what is good about art isn't always easy to identify.
Luckily, all of the critical discussion about artwork has led some to establish guidelines. One of the most notable movements to catch on is that of the New Criticism, a system devised in the 20s to objectively view poetry. The New Critics established four important criteria when determining the quality of a work:
, and
. Although these criteria might not directly relate to games in general, there are parallels which can be drawn.
The most important distinction we must make before using poetical analysis to evaluate games is to identify the difference between the two artforms. Poetry is an artform of meaning and words. When used properly together, wordplay can convey a greater sense of meaning to a poem, and meaning can give greater significance to each word. Likewise, video games are an art of task and gameplay. Gameplay serves as a means to accomplishing a task, while the task can give greater significance to the gameplay. Let us examine how these four criteria, when applied to the task of a game, can make a game good, or better yet, make a game art.
First, let's examine the Ambiguity and Tension. These sister elements serve as the union of the gameplay and the task. These elements work together to help create value in the experience of the game. In essence, proper application can result in a game that is consistent and satisfying without becoming boring, and difficult without being frustrating.
When a poem's meaning has a sense of ambiguity, the poem begins to eschew literal interpretations, elevating its artistic validity. So if games, like poems, are art, it makes sense that the ambiguity should serve to elevate a game's artistic status. However, unlike poems, games are not arts of word and meaning. The ambiguity must lie elsewhere: the task.
Looking at one of the strongest examples of the medium's artistic front, Mizuguchi's
is a game with a playstyle nearly identical to
Panzer Dragoon
. The gameplay consists mostly of highlighting and releasing. Why then would gamers look to Rez before Panzer Dragoon when identifying artistic games, especially when Panzer Dragoon was released well before Rez. The difference is the task being accomplished.
In Panzer Dragoon the player shoots down enemy ships and dragons toward some goal, freeing yourself, saving the world, etc. While the visuals were beautifully top-notch at the time, and the musical score was more than sufficient, the game offered nothing more than polished gameplay in terms of artistic entertainment. However, in Rez, the player accomplishes more than story progression. The player is tasked, almost subliminaly, with creating and experiencing a techno-rave atmosphere, replete with flashing lights and trippy music directly affected by user input and timing. So while the primary task at hand for both games is essentially highlighting, the secondary, and in this case more important, task in Rez is to create a unique audiovisual experience.
In poetry, the "tension" is the manner in which all of the effective components work together to enhance the general atmosphere or mood of the poem. As a result of its components, tension can be rather directly related to games. As perhaps the most successfully relied upon of the four criteria, tension is what most games have been all about. It is essentially how all of the core mechanics work together. Obvious successes include games like
Silent Hill 2
Dead Space
, in which properly paced gameplay, effectively darkened graphics, and careful audio cues create a real life "tension" in the sense that fear is induced in the player. However, tension goes beyond the survival horror tactic of fear. Tension has been an important element since the beginning of games. Simple games, such as
Galaga, Pong, and Geometry Wars
, utilize the tight controls and simple gameplay concepts while also constantly challenging and engaging the player.
It is this "tension" that most game reviews analyze when discussing whether or not a game is "good." This tension, more commonly referred to as "immersion" that has the ability to separate the player from immediate surroundings as the hours trickle away. As a medium that relies on effectively engaging a player, it makes sense that this nail's head has been thoroughly struck.
Paradox and Irony are the more difficult of the two elements presented here. These are less directly affected by the mechanics of a game, and more by the intent of the designer. However, these elements are important in ensuring a meaningful and fresh experience with a game.
Paradox can be difficult to translate into games. Beyond the superficial level, how could a game present scenarios or experiences that are complementary in their contradictions? But art isn't always easy. However, one game that comes to mind is thatgamecompany's beautiful Flower. There is something to be said about how the game's exhuberant celebration of the beauty of nature is running and depending upon on of the most technologically advance gaming machines. While beckoning you to "remember...," it's as if the game is telling you to drop the controller before you even start playing, and go outside instead. But the game is certainly meant to be played. The forced introspection of "Why am I playing a game about nature when I could be experiencing nature?" is the exact type of response many works of art hope to achieve.
Other, less effective examples of paradox can be found in games such as Bioshock, in which the "would you kindly?" moments call into question how much control the protagonist has over his life, how much control the player has over the game, and how much of the experience is directly the result of developer manipulation. It makes sense that everything in a game occurs because of the developer's intent, but isn't it also true that the experience of a game is directly tied to the manner in which the player approaches each task? So while the player bounced along shocking Splicers and drilling Big Daddies, he or she did it not only because that's what they wanted to do, but also because that's what the developer wanted, too.
Everyone's favorite literary element also has a strong place in gaming. In western cultures, irony is one of the more apparent properties that successful works of art utilize, and gaming has a recent front-runner for evidence of games-as-art:
. Limbo is a game that applies many of these aforementioned artistic qualities. The boy's task is ambiguous from the start (unless you read the press release version of the "story"). You are certainly solving puzzles, but you are also searching for your sister, escaping death and world you are simultaneously destroying and possibly intruding. The tension of the experience is developed by the black and white shadowed art style along with the solid mechanics that at once make you feel weakened by your environment and empowered by your control over your environment. And the paradox of the situation lies in the boy struggling to stay alive in a world in which he, for all appearances, already is dead.
The irony of it all lies in the juxtaposition and clever choice of the innocent protagonist and horribly dangerous limbo in which he's placed. The boy explores this world while avoiding gruesome dismemberment and delivering even more gruesome punishment, leading one to think that maybe the boy belongs in Limbo, like all of the other mischievous youngsters littering the first half. *Which brings to point the significance of *this irony to the game. *The game's first half is its best half, by far. The cause for the drop-off in quality was thankfully brought to my attention by the GameCritics.com Podcast concerning Limbo. Gradually the gross creatures, crazy children, and gruesome solutions fade away into a rote physics based puzzle game, which while mechanically sound, does not entertain and captivate as it did before. While the tension is maintained by the mechanics, the ambiguity, paradox, and irony lose steam as the game's atmospheric and artistic focus fades away.
The four criteria of New Criticism served to help critics approach poetry objectively, certainly a difficult and risky task for any art. However, the ability to identify what makes one work "art" and one work pure entertainment is important to the success of any medium trying to legitimize itself artistically. Many games exist that can tell a fun story, or entertain you for its duration, games like Enslaved or Uncharted. But few games capture you, confuse you, ask questions of you, and ultimately affect you, like Rez and Limbo. So if we are going to judge games like all the other arts, then perhaps we should identify the similarity between our games and those arts, and what our games do better. Not all games are going have all of these qualities, and not all games need them, but then again, not all games are good, and not all good games are art.
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Displaying a lively familiarity with the topics of makeup, makeovers and adolescent angst, Greenwald makes a bright debut with this timely story. Prospects look grim for the Old Mill Pharmacy run by 12-year-old Lucy's mother and grandmother. In order to drum up more sales, Lucy decides to offer customers beauty tips and free makeup applications. Although her efforts prove somewhat fruitful, her best idea comes after she joins her school's earth club: what if they add an eco-spa to the pharmacy? Like the recent Teashop Girls, also about an enterprising preteen trying to save a family business, this novel takes an upbeat approach to serious issues--money struggles and impending foreclosure--underscoring the optimistic message that one individual can make a difference. Ages 10-14. (Mar.)[Page 48]. Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.
Gr 4-6--Lucy Desberg, 12, spends most of her free time at her family's pharmacy. It was once a popular hangout for fountain treats in their small Connecticut town, but the emergence of a large chain store has put the pharmacy in danger of foreclosure. Lucy overhears her practical grandmother and somewhat disengaged, eco-activist mom arguing about what to do, and she is determined to come up with a solution. When the high school's Homecoming queen rushes in sporting a hair disaster on the day of the big dance, Lucy bravely suggests how to fix the problem. A star is born when the products she suggests work, word spreads of Lucy's talents, and more and more young women seek her advice. Meanwhile, she and her older sister apply for a grant to be awarded by the mayor to locally owned businesses that are "going green." Greenwald has created a smart, spunky heroine with ingenuity and budding femininity. A natural beauty or business tip introduces each chapter. These helpful hints are age appropriate and environmentally current. Readers will enjoy the realistic portrayal of middle school friendships, crushes, and coming-of-age beauty concerns.--D. Maria LaRocco, Cuyahoga Public Library, Strongsville, OH[Page 134]. Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.


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The Reading & Reception on March 9 is free and open to everyone, and complimentary copies of the 2014 Backbone Mountain Review will be available at no charge during the event. Please note that some language in this year's publication may not be appropriate for younger audiences.
A six-person editorial board, comprised of Brad Barkley, Amanda Bena, Jack DuBose, Lori Eby, Jennifer Merrifield (managing editor) and Steven Sherrill, reviewed all of the poetry and prose submissions and selected the accepted works for the 2014 publication. Special thanks to Ann Townsell, our graphic designer, Candis Johnson, our copy editor, and to Lisa Sheirer, our 2014 photography artist. The 2014 BMR Steering Committee would also like to thank all of the authors, poets, and playwrights who submitted work for consideration, and offer our CONGRATULATIONS to the following individuals who will have poetry and/or prose featured in the 2014 BMR:
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My friend had her second baby, and made the announcement on Facebook. Beautiful Sidney Rose weighed in at a solid 8 pounds, 2 ounces. I, like a proper FB friend, liked it up immediately and sent over some well wishes.
Two weeks later another announcement came. "We have changed Sidney Rose's name to Aubrey Rose." I blinked. I blinked again. Say what? They had picked out that name months ago, and her Instagram feed tells me that the name Sidney Rose on wooden plaque has been affixed to the baby's nursery walls for the past five weeks.
I went to visit my friend and her baby and bring her a meal. Said friend had been referring to her baby as Sidney for the last five months – since the moment she found out she was having a girl. Many of her baby shower gifts were personalized, and now my friend was sheepishly getting ready to deliver a stack of personalized items off to Goodwill.
"I mean, her name is Aubrey now. I can't cover her in a blanket that says Sidney, you know?"
"I know. Wait… I don't actually know. So, um…?" and as I lacked a delicate way to ask her why she changed her baby's name, she caught on to my weird faces and awkward hand gestures and offered up an explanation.
"She was born, we immediately signed the birth certificate, and by the time we came home, I could not bring myself to call her Sidney. I kept faltering and it sounded weird. She just doesn't look like a Sidney. But she really, really looks like an Aubrey, don't you think?"
"I mean, you could name her R2D2 and I'd call her that because that's her name. HEY CAN I CALL HER R2D2?"
Anyway, long story short, that's what happened. They named their baby, had naming remorse, and had to file the proper paperwork (and pay some $$$) to get their baby's name changed. Smarter to do it early on, I think. It makes me wonder how often this happens. I'm done having kids, so this isn't something I'll have to face, but my husband and I had sort of the opposite problem. We couldn't agree on a name (all three times!).
By the time our third was born, she was home from the hospital, and people were actually irate that we hadn't named her. A FB status that said "Home with the baby!" would get the response "BUT WHAT IS HER NAME, ROO? WHAT IS HER NAME?" and I was all emotional and angry-faced at everyone for it.
So yeah, we took our sweet, sweet time. I was calling her Baby until we finally settled on a name on Day 5. (That's her up top, on the day I called up the hospital and was like "YEAH WE HAVE A NAME NOW!" and they were all "Please hold.")
Two ends of the spectrum. Have you experienced either? Naming angst is a real thing, y'all. No judgment here. Hugs for everyone.


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Friday Jun 17 2011
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Crews are removing the Royer Park footbridge near the Downtown Roseville Library due to damage from winter storms. But fear not, Roseville residents. The city plans to construct a replacement bridge within two to three years provided funding is available. "The bridge has been a fixture in Downtown Roseville for nearly 30 years" said Mayor Pauline Roccucci, in a press release. "But public safety is our foremost concern and that's why we need to remove the bridge right now." Intense rainstorms in late March caused stream erosion, which damaged the bridge foundation and made the bridge unsafe. After engineers determined it was not feasible to repair the bridge, the Roseville City Council approved its immediate removal. The city expects to complete the removal project by the end of June. The council asked staff to begin the bridge replacement process, which will include community participation and a design competition to fulfill the Downtown Specific Plan's aesthetic vision for the bridge. Details of the competition have yet to be determined, but will involve soliciting submissions from bridge design consulting firms. "Replacement of the bridge will be a key component in our efforts to revitalize downtown," Roccucci said. "Our Downtown Specific Plan also calls for a public amphitheater, creek walk and bike path, all of which will create connections and make Downtown Roseville a place to see and be seen." The footbridge removal will be paid for with local transportation funds. ~ Staff report


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One of our friends, Michael Carbonaro, had yet ANOTHER featured magic segment on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Also, be sure to check our March/April 2011 issue in our Past Issues section to read our feature article on him. Best link to my latest magic segment from The Tonight Show the other night: player.vimeo.com/video/36529735… …


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Survivors get tiny slice of Holocaust compensation
Poriya Hospital near Tiberias will soon be getting a state-of-the-art underground hospitalization ward at a cost of $7.8 million. Some $1.2 million of the costs will be paid for by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, the umbrella group that represents the Jewish people in negotiations for Holocaust compensation. The Claims Conference will provide funding for the project at Poriya and the other hospitals in the north of the country out of monies earmarked for the benefit of Holocaust survivors in Israel. Group officials say 31 percent of patients at Poriya Hospital are survivors, and that their proportionate share in the project is even lower.
Nearly $200 million intended for improving the lives of Holocaust survivors in Israel have gone in recent years to building hospital departments, old-age homes and nursing facilities. These investments alleviate the plight of hospitalization and serve the general Israeli public, including Holocaust survivors. But survivor advocacy groups say it is preposterous for the Claims Conference to do the Israeli government's job while tens of thousands of Holocaust survivors are in need of help.
The Claim Conference's board of directors yesterday approved allocations for many dozens of organizations and institutions throughout the world that deal with the Holocaust and survivors. Every year this body distributes some $100 million, about half of which goes to Israeli entities.
To date, the Claims Conference has given out over $1.5 billion. The source of the funding is proceeds from the sale of real estate in East Germany. The Claims Conference received the properties under a clause in German law that recognizes it as the owner of all assets belonging to Holocaust victims without heirs. The board of directors decided to divide the money as follows: 80 percent to organizations that deal with the welfare of remaining survivors, and 20 percent to organizations that deal with documenting the Holocaust, research and education.
However, Haaretz has discovered that in practice, less than half the money goes directly to helping survivors. The reason for this is that in Israel, unlike the rest of the world, the Claims Conference invests in constructing permanent buildings. In recent years, the Claims Conference funded the building of new departments at all major hospitals in Israel, was a partner in building more than 100 daycare centers for the elderly and in building hundreds of rooms at old-age homes run by the Jewish Agency's Amigur network.
Survivor groups estimate that 30 percent of Israel's elderly citizens are Holocaust survivors. At some of the projects funded by the Claims Conference, the rate is even lower. Journalist Raul Teitelbaum says that a random check in 2005 at an assisted living building in Ashdod, built with the help of the Claims Conference, revealed that 97 percent of the tenants are not Holocaust survivors. In his book, "The Biological Solution," Teitelbaum explains that the Jewish organizations that are in charge of the Claims Conference were opposed throughout the years to allocating monies to survivors and prefered to distribute them for other needs.
In May, a committee headed by Social Affairs Minister Isaac Herzog determined that Holocaust survivors in Israel urgently need aid totaling NIS 1.2 billion annually. The committee found that there are 170,000 survivors in Israel who do not receive any aid, of which 60,000 are in need of immediate help. The main body that assists survivors is the Holocaust Survivors Welfare Fund, which gets $40 million a year from the Claims Conference.
Reuven Merhav, chairman of the Claims Conference's executive committee, said in response that it has been allocating funding to enhance the infrastructure for Israel's elderly survivors for over half a century. These allocations are limited to the one-time costs, but they serve to "leverage large amounts of additional funding for both the remaining one-time costs as well as the maintenance costs over many years."
Merhav added that the proportion of survivors using these facilities is far greater than the percentage of funding by the Claims Conference.


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5 Simple Food Resolutions for a Happy, Healthy BabyElizabeth Stark
Making the transition from breast milk or formula to solids can be trying for parents. Even babies have some food preferences and, like the rest of us, the foods they prefer aren't necessarily the ones that are best for them. But the tastes and eating habits they develop now will inform their eating habits down the line, so it's important to keep plugging away at creating a varied and healthy diet for them now, so they'll be more likely to eat one later. Here are five food resolutions to make sure your baby begins to develop healthy food habits for a lifetime.
Skip the sugar 1 of 5For the earliest eaters sweets are best avoided. Instead, offer up foods with natural sugars like bananas. Once bananas are a fave, mix them in with new foods, like plain yogurt, to whet baby's appetite.
Make 1-ingredient homemade applesauce
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Go whole grain 2 of 5Baby is going to have plenty of chances to eat refined flours in her life. Give her small stomach a nutritious jump start by offering up whole grains like oats, whole wheat, or barley. For sweetness and texture, try adding finely diced dried fruit.
Make oatmeal with dried fruit
Ditch the juice 3 of 5Juice is basically liquid sugar (even if it is natural), so why start the habit? Instead, go for water while baby is young. Once he's among the toddler set, try sticking with water, or offer up diluted juice or nutrient-rich smoothies.
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Know your organics 4 of 5Tiny bodies are extra sensitive to environmental pollutants, so going with organic baby food is optimal. If an all organic diet is too much, consider organic meats and dairy products, as well as those fruits and vegetables on the dirty dozen list.
10 tips for buying organic on a budget
Experiment with unexpected foods and flavors 5 of 5Babies have a natural preference for sweets (breast milk, after all, is very sweet), but baby needs to learn to enjoy a variety of foods and flavors, so resolve to offer up less expected vegetables like asparagus, spinach, and turnips to develop baby's palate. For older babies, try giving them a bit of your dinner (adjusting the texture as needed) to develop a taste for more complex flavor and spice.
For early finger foods, try sassy sweet potato fries
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Saturday, March 5, 6:30 - 7:30 PM
During this reception, students who have exhibited involvement in exceptional research will be honored and presented with their travel awards by the Chairs of the Education and Minority Affairs Committees.
Jackson Chief Elk, University of Montana
Sunday, March 6, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
This program, sponsored by the Education Committee, introduces college and university undergraduates to research and career opportunities in biophysics through a seminar on emerging topics in biophysics and the Emily M. Gray award lecture. A special Graduate & Postdoc Institution Fair will follow the symposium.
In addition to registered attendees, undergraduate students who reside within a 75-mile radius of the Baltimore Convention Center and are not presenting an abstract may attend these events for free and have access to the entire Meeting on this day. Local undergraduate students interested in attending the Undergraduate Student Symposium must complete a registration form and submit to the Society office. Registration is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis.
Opening Reception
What is Biophysics?
Richard Ludescher, Rutgers University
Emily M. Gray Award Lecture: Biophysical methods decipher nerve cell signals
Bertil Hille, University of Washington
Register for the Undergraduate Student Symposium
Sunday, March 6, 12:00 - 1:45 PM
A selective number of international students and scientists will be recognized during this luncheon for their outstanding achievements in biophysics research. This event is hosted by the International Relations Committee.
Sunday, March 6, 1:00 - 3:00 PM
This fair will introduce undergraduate students and postdocs to colleges and universities with leading programs in biophysics. Representatives interested in reserving a table at this fair to display information about their institution's biophysics program must complete a registration form and submit the registration fee by the January 21, 2011 deadline.
Register for the Graduate & Postdoc Institution Fair
Sunday, March 6, 2:15 - 3:30 PM
With a change in Congressional leadership and increasing pressure to cut domestic spending, it appears that federal funding for biomedical research will be tight in the next few years. While the NIH received a major boost of funding in the 2009 stimulus bill, those funds are scheduled to run out in 2011. Come to this session, sponsored by the Public Affairs Committee, to learn how the NIH plans to handle this challenge as well as others, and to hear from the Foundation community on the role it plays in funding research.
Jerry Lee, Center for Strategic Scientific Initiatives, NCI, NIH
Nancy Sung, Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Joann Roskoski, NSF
Sunday, March 6, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
This session features students who are presenting posters at the meeting and have indicated they wish to participate in the competition at the time of abstract submission. During the competition, students give a five-to-ten minute verbal presentation of their posters to one or more judges. Awardees are honored at the Monday evening Awards Ceremony.
Monday, March 7, 7:30 - 8:30 AM
Supported by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund
This breakfast presents an opportunity for graduate student members of the Society to meet and discuss the issues they face in their current career stage. Members of the Early Careers Committee will be there to answer questions about how the Committee serves grad students in the biophysical community and to recruit new Committee members. Limited to the first 100 attendees.
Monday, March 7, 12:00 - 1:00 PM
The Education Committee will host this "breakfast" with undergraduate student meeting attendees. This breakfast will serve as a valuable networking and social opportunity to meet other students and committee members, to discuss academic goals, and to develop a biophysics career. Limited to the first 100 attendees.
Monday, March 7, 1:00 - 2:30 PM
This session is part of a new series of symposia initiated by the Education Committee to educate the Society membership about fundamentals of various biophysical techniques with which they may not be familiar. The "Biophysics 101" series is envisioned to be not only for novice students but also for specialists in non-related areas, and will be an annual event with topics changing each year.
This year's symposium will focus on ways to modify proteins, from how one can use genetically encoded biosensors (i.e., derivatives of Green Fluorescent Protein) in biochemical studies to how one can manipulate the genetic code to use site-directed mutagenesis to incorporate unnatural amino acids. Both panelists will bring examples from their own research to their presentations.
Madeline Shea, University of Iowa
Francis Valiyaveetil, Oregon Health & Science University
Tuesday, March 8, 12:30 - 2:00 PM
The Education Committee is hosting a session aimed at helping PUI faculty find funding sources that will help them to establish or maintain an active and productive undergraduate research laboratory. Panel members are representatives from funding agencies who will discuss funding sources and grants that are appropriate for faculty at undergraduate institutions.
Kamal Shukla, National Science Foundation
Jean Chin, NIGMS, NIH
Tuesday, March 8, 1:30 - 3:00 PM
The pace of new discoveries frequently does not allow scientists outside of a specific field to keep up with important new developments and breakthroughs. Furthermore, one of the major difficulties for a student entering a new field is gaining a perspective on what is known, what is really known and what are the main unknowns. The goal of this new series of educational workshops is to help students understand the "big picture" and to facilitate cross-talk and collaborations between experts in different fields. Leading scientists in their fields will discuss the most important things that all biophysicists should know about each field, what the consensus ideas are and what the fights are about. This session is sponsored by the Education Committee.
John Lemasters, Medical University of South Carolina
Michael Edidin, Johns Hopkins University


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Nitrite & Nitrate Overbloom Problem
I have been battling a very large nitrate and nitrite problem for close to a week. The last water testing done this morning was this:
Ammonia (NH3/NH4) = 0.25 ppm
Nitrate (NO3) = 40 ppm
Nitrite (NO2) = 1.00 ppm
pH = 6.4
Specific Gravity = 1.009
PPT = 12 to 13
Temperature = Ranges from 78.1 to 80.0 degrees Farenheit
The aquarium set-up:
UV Sterilizer
ViaAqua 750 Professional Canister filter with a fine and a coarse pad with lava rock media
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The aquarium I have at my work that is a 55 to 60 gallon Jebo corner tank. I set it up 5 weeks ago to be an eventual brackish tank. So far, I have five female mollies and approximately 20 fry in a floating pen.
I have had issues for the last 3 weeks trying to get the water to clear up in the tank so I have been using the water clarifiers and doing small water changes. My pH used to be in the 7.0 area and it dropped down to 6.0. I have used crushed coral, pH buffers and all that jazz and nothing will bring up the pH until I did a 25% water change just 3 days ago.
I gently rinsed shook the pads from the filter for the first time last week in the very same aquarium water and did the same to the lava rocks to get any crud off of them. Ever since that incident, my nitrates and nitrites went sky high. I did a 15% water change 6 days ago followed up by a 25% just 3 days ago, used Prime to no avail and lightly vacuummed the gravel yesterday (took out about 8 gallons). I also cut back to feeding the fish to once a day with the exception of the fry getting yolk drops about three times a day with the occassional flake or so to munch on.
None of my fish have died, thankfully. However, the water clarity issue is the second annoyance aside from the high nits problem. I did test our tap water and it has zero for nitrates, nitrites and ammonia with a hardy pH of 7.6.
Should I do a larger water change at this point or what? Any suggestions at this point are gratefully appreciated. Thank you.
Until your tank is cycled, and the presence of ammonia and nitrite point to it not being or at least undergoing a mini-cycle. First off, what had your water parameters been testing out as prior to the rinse? Second how are you testing, strips or liquid test kit? I suspect that either you rinsed everything just as the nitrite portion of the cycle was starting or your rinse knocked enough junk off into the tank to speed up its decomp and send your tank into a mini-cycle. Some water test results pre and post rinse would help to get a better feel for what likely happened.
Cloudy water, don't worry about it. Your tank is cycling, bacterial blooms can happen during this and its nothing to be alarmed about. It will clear eventually. I don't have any experience using clarifiers so I can't speak to their effectiveness. What I do know is that I have never added anything to clarify my own water and its crystal clear. I wouldn't bother with the clarifiers. The two main causes of cloudy water, well three actually are: 1) Bacterial bloom, usually caused by excessive nutrients (ammonia from decaying biological matter) in the water. It clears up once your biological filter grows enough to use the nutrients up. 2) Green algae in the water, a nutrient imbalance plus direct sunlight or excessive light use can cause this. The best cure for it is a blackout and a way to reduce the sunlight the tank receives. 3) Inadequate mechanical filtration and poor maintenance but from the sound of things this isn't what's going on in your tank. I suspect its a bacterial bloom and the best thing you can do is just ride it out.
Right now focus on your fish's health. Both ammonia and nitrites need to be kept below 0.25 ppm and nitrates should be kept below 80 pmm. Do a water change 25 to 50% any time you see any of these exceed those values. Just keep doing this and testing your water daily until ammonia and nitrites both read zero. Once that happens your tank is cycled and I'd bet your water will clear up significantly as well.
I have to agree with Tyyrlym. Don't worry and forget about that clarifier.
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The toys will be donated to children at Rady Children's Hospital, Hospital Infantil de las Californias and Children's Lifeline.
The booth is at the San Diego Pavilion in the Infield.
Volunteer Karen Shannon said most of the toys come from fairgoers who had won Midway games. Nancy Stoke, coordinator of the drive, said they are on track to match the 4,000 toys the club collected last year.
"We're helping the sick children in the region by putting a smile on their faces with a stuffed animal while they're in the hospital," Stoke said.
The toy drive will continue until the last day of the fair on July 4.
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Reddish brown, convoluted, brainlike cap; whitish stalk stuffed with cottony tissue. Grows singly or in groups in mixed woods. Late March–May. Cap convoluted, brainlike; reddish brown outside, buff-tan inside; cap margin is fused to the stalk; interior is chambered. Stalk enlarges toward base; whitish; texture grooved to smooth; stuffed with cottony white tissue. Spore print clear to white. Spores magnified are elliptical, smooth.
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Last year when my oldest son was in 3rd Grade he came home from school very excited one day to tell me all about a game called Animal Jam. He heard about it from his classmates and asked me if he could set up an account to play the game online. Initially I was leery because I didn't like the idea of my child having a username and password to an online gaming community at such a young age, but I decided to see what all the hype was about and checked out the game for myself.
The game itself encompasses this fictional World where you can visit all the different sections to find various games and shops. My boys' favorite destination is the arcade where you will find the majority of the games. I've even caught my husband sitting and playing a game or two with my boys on occasion. ;) Here's a little peek at what it looks like to be in the game, in the arcade section. All of the arcade games you see are different games you can click on to play. You earn gems by playing the games which helps you buy accessories for your animal and den.
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The team success of the Columbus Christian boys and girls basketball teams is paying off with individual opportunities.
Seven Crusaders will participate in the PostYourT.org Indiana-Ohio All-Star Series today at Knightstown High School.
The Columbus Christian boys, who finished 32-5, won the Indiana Christian Schools Tournament and were second at the National Association of Christian Athletes Tournament. The Crusaders girls were 21-9 and won the NACA Tournament.
Four girls games and four boys games will match teams made up of Indiana athletes against teams comprised of Ohio athletes. The series is conducted to allow small-school players to receive exposure to college programs.
For the Columbus Christian boys, juniors Nick Bridgewater and Austin Straub will play in Game No. 5, a 3 p.m. start, while senior Dalane Shaull and junior Josh Miracle take the court in Game No. 6 at 4:30 p.m.
For the Columbus Christian girls, juniors Kayleigh Reed and Macy Wingham participate in the 9 a.m. Game No. 1, while junior Tori Robinson plays in Game No. 2 at 10:30 a.m.
Crusaders boys coach Kevin Roth will be a coach in the event.
Roth said more than 10 Indiana colleges or universities, mostly at the NAIA or Division 3 level, will have a scouting representative at the event.
Shaull, who is 6-foot-4, is scheduled to work out for the staff of Goshen College next Saturday, and today's event might earn him another opportunity.
"Dalane is the type of player who can run a couple of positions," Roth said. "That's what I liked so much about him. He could run the point or play wing. At times, he could even play inside."
The other Crusaders have their senior seasons to make an impression.
"Josh is our best athlete overall," Roth said. "He can put it on the floor and beat you off the dribble. He's going to be a good two guard."
Straub was another of the Crusaders' high scorers.
"Austin talked to me after the season and playing in college is something he would like to pursue if he can find the right fit. Some of the programs that will be there (today) are NAIA schools that have junior varsity programs that will allow kids to come in, practice with the varsity and get their feet wet."
Roth said Bridgewater will showcase the maturity that he displayed in running the point for the Crusaders.
"He knows how to get the ball to the guys who are scorers," Roth said. "And he is a 3-point shooting threat."
Miracle is 6-foot-2, Straub is 6-1, and Bridgewater is 5-10.
Although Reed and Wingham are 5-foot guards, Roth said they will show they "aren't afraid to mix it up with anybody."
Robinson excels in the post and will have a chance to show off her rebounding skills.
Six of the seven Crusaders return to play high school ball again next season.
"It should give them a little bit of added confidence," Roth said. "They were nominated and recognized. And in the back of their minds, I am sure they will think it is nice to get college programs looking at them."
The Indiana Christian Schools All-Star game is Friday at Covenant Christian High School in Indianapolis. The girls game begins at 6:30 p.m. and the boys game will start at 8:10 p.m.
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A flock of sheep has been used since 2000 to clear out kudzu in the city and the county.
Now, they're chewing on some different plants and clearing out a park. Bite by bite, they're uncovering an overgrown part of Leon County.
Neighbors were worried what might end up hidden here. The county put this flock to work.
"You may have seen some of large bricks and debris uncovered by sheep, prevents mowers from going over them and hurting somebody or providing a lot of property damage," says Dan Winchester, Leon County Commissioner.
Their finished product will be a better answer than burning. With more than 2,000 sheep in the county flock, herders can pick different sheep for different projects.
"This is mostly a thinning and brushing so I've got my weathers which are neutered males out here, hard workers in the crew," says Meaghan Tacker of Bellweather Solutions.
The sheep will keep eating for the next two weeks. After that, park personnel will start regular man-made mowing.
In case you noticed the wool on some of those sheep and wondered when they'll be sheared, those type of sheep don't have to be sheared; most of them are in the middle of shedding their winter coats
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Callaway schools are excited for the possibility of growth that would come with the expansion of the power plant.
South Callaway Superintendent Mary Lynn Battles and Fulton Superintendent Jacque Cowherd were both optimistic about economic and population growth.
"I am excited for South Callaway Schools," Battles said. "I was living in Fulton when the first plant was constructed. It impacted Callaway in a huge way. Many things were very positive and there were some things that were a challenge. Public schools in Callaway County had a sudden growth. It's hard to accommodate growth overnight."
Cowherd welcomed the growth.
"Our enrollment is 2,100 students this year. At a high 10 or 11 years ago, we had 2,400 students," he said. "We have some capacity for additional students. We would welcome those students and we have the opportunity to add them without incurring much cost."
Battles was especially happy to see the economic growth that would help revenue for the schools.
"It would be my hope that we would benefit from additional local revenue. I can not speak to how that distribution would be configured, but I do know that across the state, when assessed valuation increases, revenue for the school district increases," she said. "Camdenton, for example, has seen a lot of growth at the lake and the outlet mall. They have benefited from the increase in assessed valuation and they've grown quickly in student population as well."
Cowherd agreed.
"We think the revenue stream will help us. The tax dollars for the initial construction phase may not benefit us because of how legislation currently reads, but we will benefit from the increase of sales taxes statewide," he said. "And we are optimistic that people will buy homes here and we will receive those additional property taxes.
These are high-quality individuals who will come here and send their kids to Fulton schools for a better education."
According to Battles, the boost to Missouri schools' economy is needed.
"This comes at a time when things are very tight," she said. "As a superintendent, the increased revenue is almost a necessity for survival because of such a slump in state revenue coming in. This is a positive for this county, a positive for South Callaway Schools and a positive for the Missouri economy."
And with the possibility of increased growth, Battles said the increased revenue is a must.
"We are struggling with maintaining what we have. The cost of maintaining our current facilities is extraordinary and funding is on the decline. The thought of having to expand without having that revenue — well, you just can't do it."
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This Division is responsible for records management, property management, maintenance services, energy management, City Hall operations, Fountain Square/Skywalks, and architecture design services, and building rehab.
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Sandra Plunkett, 37, was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in the New Year's Day shooting death of her husband, retired Jefferson City police officer Paul Plunkett.
At a Tuesday afternoon news conference, officer Marc Haycook said "Unfortunately, in this investigation, all leads pointed to Mrs. Plunkett as being the suspect." He said his department, with help from area agencies, tracked down 60 leads from the public.
Haycook didn't offer a motive for the killing or say what specific evidence led to the arrest.
He said she was arrested while she was being interrogated today.
Haycook said he didn't believe she has an attorney yet. "Right now she's being cooperative," he said. "While she's cooperative, we'd like to get as much information as we can."
Plunkett was a retired Jefferson City police officer who worked for the department from 1989 to 2008. His duties there ranged from being on the SWAT team to the Community Policing Team. At the time of his death, he operated Bias Pest Control Co. from his home at 283 Major Terrace.
Sandra Plunkett reported at 12:49 p.m. on Saturday that her husband had been shot inside their home. She initially told police that she was outside the home when she saw a man in camouflage with a gun walking down the street. She said she entered her home and found her husband on the floor, shot in the back of the head.
Holts Summit police tried to reassure area residents that they're safe. "Her initial statement was to cover her tracks," Haycook said.
Mrs. Plunkett is being held in the Callaway County Jail. A bond amount had not been determined Tuesday night.
He said an autopsy was performed in Boone County, but the results aren't yet available.
Haycook led the news conference, with members of assisting law enforcement agencies behind him, including the Missouri Highway Patrol, Jefferson City Police Department and Callaway County Sheriff's Department.
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We are currently seeking chapter proposals for the first collection of essay to address time travel across different media formats. The collection, to be be published by McFarland, will be edited by Joan Ormrod (Manchester Metropolitan University) and Matthew Jones (UCL).
Time travel has been a topic that has fascinated the media since the 19th century. Indeed, cinema has used flashbacks and montage since its earliest days to experiment with time. However, film is not the only medium fascinated by the concept. Television series such as Doctor Who (1963-1989, 1996 and 2005-present), Quantum Leap (1989-1993), The Time Tunnel (1966-1967) and Torchwood (2006-2011) explore history and play with notions of time as a social construct. Video games, manga and animé also examine time travel's unique narrative possibilities, for instance in The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time (1998) or Final Fantasy XIII-2 (2011). Graphic novels such as Watchmen (1986-1987) and superhero narratives use time travel to explore heroes' ingenuity and the problems created by paradoxes.
Time travel narratives have invoked socio-historic concerns for subjectivity, narrativity, history, the future and potential apocalypse. The future and the past are frequently depicted as a means of understanding the problems of the present. Lately, time travel narratives have used philosophical issues based on scientific theories such as string theory, multiple universes and the philosophical construction of time. Contemporary time travel stories also acknowledge the potential for experimentation in media narratives. Such diversity surely requires more scrutiny in academic discourse. This collection of essays will be the first dedicated solely to the topic.
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Last year I took a break from writing the usual tax
tips and discussed the Corporate Tax Reform Bill that came about
shortly before the elections. The article was called Fahrenheit
$7.4 trillion because that was the national
debt at the time that Congress and the president approved this
giant giveaway. Today the debt stands at $8.1 trillion, and you
still can't get a cup of coffee as fast as the government can spend
$50,000,000 that it doesn't have.
This year my fine bunch of editors thought that we
should focus on taxpayer mistakes rather than government boondoggles.
So here, for your edification, are my thoughts on what to avoid
in 2006.
Based on deficits and debts, I guess the first mistake that you
could make is thinking that taxes will be lower in the future. Of
course I could be wrong, because Congress is kicking around proposals
to extend the 15-percent long-term capital gains tax rate that was
set to expire after 2008. Supposedly, based on Washington math,
the lower rate brings in more money and stimulates growth, which
increases government revenues that lower the deficit. Of course,
these are the same folks that said the deficit was around $315 billion,
yet one year later the debt is up by $700 billion.
The second mistake is not hiring a good accountant or tax preparer.
Preferably hire an accountant who can be as creative as the folks in Washington
when putting together the numbers and guiding you through the never-to-be-simplified
overly complex tax code. The panacea of tax simplification has come to a grinding
halt faster than private accounts for Social Security. These tips
can help you choose a tax pro that best fits your needs.
The third mistake in my opinion is relying
on Social Security for retirement. Sure there will be something
available for those that contributed, but it may be more need-based.
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Chaska's real estate is located in the beautiful Minnesota River Valley in the southwestern Twin Cities metro area, approximately 20 miles from downtown Minneapolis. Move to a city with a small town feel and big city amenities.
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BOSTON, Mass. – University of Colorado junior forward Andre Roberson was named to the 2013 Lefty Driesell Defensive All-America team, in addition named a finalist as the top defensive player award announced Monday.
The Lefty Driesell award is named in honor of coaching legend Lefty Driesell, who is the only person to ever win 100 games at four different Division I schools. The award will be presented to the nation's top defensive player on April 5 at the CollegeInsider.com awards banquet in Atlanta, site of the men's NCAA Basketball Championship.
Roberson, the Pac-12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year and a first team conference selection, is the only Pac-12 player named on the 21-player list. He finished second nationally in rebounding (11.2 rpg.) and was also No. 30th in steals (2.16) and No. t-158 in blocks (1.32).
Roberson helped the Buffaloes to the Pac-12's top scoring defense (conference games-only) of 62.2 points per game. Colorado finished the season with a 21-12 record and NCAA Tournament second round appearance. Roberson also set the school record for a junior in a single season with 347 rebounds, in addition establishing a career-best 66 steals. The 11.2 rebounding average is also a career-high.
Joining Roberson on the team are Khem Birch (UNLV), Tommy Brenton (Stony Brook), Will Cherry (Montana), Ian Clark (Belmont), Aaron Craft (Ohio State), Gorgui Dieng (Louisville), Jontel Evans (Virginia), Shane Larkin (Miami), Zeke Marshall (Akron), Nerlens Noel (Kentucky), Chris Obekpa (St. John's), Victor Oladipo (Indiana), Trevor Releford (Alabama), Durand Scott (Miami), Marcus Smart (Oklahoma State), Michael Snaer (Florida State), D.J. Stephens (Memphis), Darius Theus (VCU), Julian Washburn (UTEP) and Jeff Withey (Kansas).
Driesell is best known for his time at Maryland leading the program to the National Invitational Tournament title in 1972 and to the ACC Tournament Championship in 1984. He finished his career at Maryland with a 348-159 record and concluded his career with an impressive 786-394 mark.
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It is rare to find a sunscreen that meets all concerns for safety
Sunscreens work by altering how the skin responds to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Sunscreen ingredients absorb, reflect or scatter UV rays. For years, manufacturers created sunscreens that were only effective at screening out UVB radiation, since this is the type of radiation that was known to cause sunburn and lead to skin cancer. Recently, however, we have learned that UVA radiation is also harmful. While all sunscreens provide UVB protection, not all provide adequate protection from UVA rays. While SPF numbers tell you how much protection you are getting from UVB rays, they tell you nothing about the level of UVA protection you are getting.
Tanning is caused by UVA radiation that triggers the growth of melanin in our skin. Sunburns are predominantly caused by shorter wavelength UVB exposure. In general, if we block UVB radiation and allow UVA we can tan and not burn. However, the problem is that overexposure to UVA light is also damaging to skin; it is associated with immune suppression, skin aging and even cancer. Unlike sunburn, you don't get an immediate signal that you've had too much sun, so the subtle damages add up over the years. Sunscreens need to provide broad spectrum (UVA and UVB) coverage to protect against sunburn and other long-term skin damage.
There are two categories of commercially available sunscreens, physical sunscreens and chemical sunscreens.
Physical sunscreens work by forming an opaque film that reflects or scatters UV light before it can penetrate the skin. These sunscreens contain mineral ingredients such as zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, which protect against both UVA and UVB rays. These products are the safest and most effective sunscreens available in this country.
Chemical sunscreens work differently. They absorb UV rays before they can cause any damage. They contain one or more ingredients such as avobenzone or oxybenzone, which absorb UVA or UVB rays. All chemical sunscreens contain at least one sunscreen chemical considered to be a potential hormone disrupter.1 Most offer only moderate or weak UVA protection. Concerns have also been raised about a vitamin A compound called retinyl palmitate found in many chemical sunscreens. This chemical, when applied to skin that is exposed to sunlight, may accelerate the development of skin tumors and lesions.2,3
After reviewing sunscreen options, I am recommending Kabana's Green Screen® Organic sunscreen and have made it available on my website. I believe it is a good choice for broad spectrum, balanced UV protection without potentially hazardous chemicals. Green Screen® is a physical sunscreen made from all natural and edible grade organic ingredients. It uses zinc oxide which is well studied, safe and the preferred sunscreen ingredient of the Environmental Working Group. Zinc oxide based sunscreens are the best option because they provide superior UVB and UVA protection without estrogenic and other toxic side effects.
Of all the physical sunscreen products Kabana Green Screen is one of the very few that does not contain nano or micro-sized particles. Many companies choose to use nanoparticles because they are more transparent when applied to the skin. Nanoparticles are defined as particles having at least one dimension smaller than 100 nanometers. Concerns for toxic effects increase as particle size decreases due to the potential for these small particles to absorb through the skin and bypass our body's natural defense mechanisms.4 The sunscreen industry has chosen to integrate nanoparticle zinc oxide or titanium dioxide into nearly all mineral sunscreen products. Nanosize zinc or titanium penetration through fragile or damaged skin is of particular concern.
There are no labeling requirements for nanoparticle use so consumers have few options for avoiding products containing them. Some manufacturers claim their products are "non-nano" even though a substantial amount of particles are over 100 nanometers and in the nanoscale range. The common label terms "micronized" and "ultra-fine" do not preclude the presence of nano zinc or titanium in sunscreen. Products that claim to be transparent are very likely to contain nanoparticles. The most reliable criteria for choosing a non-nano product is the color; larger particles are visible and will leave a faint white coloring. Green Screen® is also safe for use on children and babies younger then 6 months. The American Academy of Dermatology estimates that 80% of our lifetime skin damage occurs before the age of 18 so it is critical to protect kids from the sun. Children, however, are especially vulnerable to chemical exposure because their young skin is thinner than adult skin and therefore more permeable to the chemicals frequently found in sunscreens. Zinc oxide is the only sunscreen active ingredient that's approved for use on children less than 6 months of age.
This product is also environmentally friendly and safe for marine ecosystems and coral reefs. Kabana's Green Screen Sunscreen is available in regular and tinted versions. The tinted product contains the same superior organic and natural ingredients but it's also tinted to a warm beige with iron oxide and is designed to blend in with naturally darker or tan skin.
1. Krause M, Klit A, Blomberg Jensen M, et al: Sunscreens: are they beneficial for health? An overview of endocrine disrupting properties of UV-filters. Int J Androl 2012;35:424-436.
2. Lunder S: Environmental Working Group. What Scientists Say About Vitamin A in Sunscreen. 2011. http://www.ewg.org/research/what-scientists-say-about-vitamin-sunscreen . Accessed May 21, 2014.
3. Environmental Working Group. The problem with vitamin A. 2014. http://www.ewg.org/2014sunscreen/the-problem-with-vitamin-a/ . Accessed May 21, 2014.
4. Environmental Working Group. Nanoparticles in Sunscreens. 2014. http://www.ewg.org/2014sunscreen/nanoparticles-in-sunscreen/ . Accessed
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The Eastern Bergen County Board of REALTORS® (EBCBOR) announced the launch of a statewide reporting project headed by the New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR) at its 90th Annual Meeting recently at the Hasbrouck Heights Hilton.
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Registan-North Pakistan sandy desert
Scene in the Registan-North Pakistan sandy desert. Source: WWF
The Registan-North Pakistan sandy desert is an ecoregion spanning southern Afghanistan; the extreme eastern portion of Iran; part of northwest Pakistan, covering a total land area of approximately 107,100 square miles. This ecoregion is classifed within the Deserts and Xeric Shrublands biome.
There is considerable vertebrate species richness within the Registan-North Pakistan sandy desert, although endemism among this group is only represented by five reptilian taxa.
Location and general description
Situated in the southernmost portion fo Afghanistan, the far east of Iran and along part of the northwest Pakistan border area, this ecoregion is an arid element of the palearctic landscape. The Khash Desert is a major feature ot the ecoregion.
The Registan-North Pakistan sandy desert includes:
Zohary's Iranian steppes of Artemisietea herbae-albae iranica east of the Kuh-e Gamsidzai and the Kuh-e Palangan; and
The sandy desert and thorn scrub forest of the Thar-Indus bioregion in Pakistan.
Biodiversity features
The vertebrate species richness of this ecoregion is much greater than most of the counterpart arid elements of this geographic region, amounting to an occurrence of 391 distinct taxa.
Endemic reptiles of the Registan-North Pakistan sandy desert are: the Afghan toadhead agama (Phrynocephalus clarkorum), De Witte's gecko (Agamura misonnei), point-snouted racerunner (Eremias acutirostris), dark head dwarf-racer (Eirenis mcmahoni) and Scapteira acutirostris.
Vulnerable marbled polecat. Source: Laszlo Szabo-Szeley Native special status non-endemic mammals found in this ecoregion are: the Near Threatened argali (Ovis ammon), the Vulnerable Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus), the Vulnerable cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), the Near threatened European otter (Lutra lutra), the Vulnerable goitered gazelle (Gazella subguttarosa), the Vulnerable marbled polecat (vormela peregusna), the Endangered markhor (Capra falconeri), the Near Threatened sand cat (Felis margarita), the Near Threatened Schreiber's long-fingered bat (Miniopterus schreibersii), the Near Threatened striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) and the Endangered white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala).
Native special status non-endemic reptiles of the Registan-North Pakistan sandy desert ecoregion are: the Vulnerable Afghan tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii) and the Vulnerable Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca).
Native special status non-endemic birds found in this ecoregion are: the Near Threatened black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), the Near Threatened cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus), the Vulnerable Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus), the Endangered Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), the Near Threatened European roller (Coracias garrulus), the Near Threatened ferruginous pochard (Aythya nyroca), the Vulnerable great bustard (Otis tarda), the Vulnerable greater spotted eagle (Aquila clanga), the Vulnerable imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca), the Near Threatened laggar falcon (Falco jugger), the Near Threatened leopard (Panthera pardus), the Vulnerable lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni), the Vulnerable marbled teal (Marmamoretta angustirostris), the Vulnerable pale-backed pigeon (Columba eversmanni), the Near Threatened pallid harrier (Circus macrouris), the Vulnerable saker falcon (Falco cherrug) and the Critically Endangered white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis).
Ancient history
Mede and Persian soldiers, Apadana Palace. Human habitation is known to have been present in the more fertile valleys of present day central Afghanistan at least 50,000 years before present, with some of the earliest sedentary agriculture on Earth. Relicts of the Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze and Iron ages have been found in these steppes and valleys. Urban civilization in the region is noted as early as 3000 BC, at a locus at the ancient city of Mundigak. In the beginning of the first millennium BC, trade began to become more regular along the Northern Silk Road, bringing regular contact between the Greek and Persian civilizations in the west and China in the east, this part of Afghanistan being a stopover. By around 550 BC, Achaemenid Persians overran the Medes civilization, annexing most of Afghanistan (Arachosia, Aria and Bactria). The tombstone of Darius I of Persia cites the Persian victories nearby by place name.
Alexander the Great led the Macedonian forces into the Afghanistan region circa 330 BC, subsequent to their defeat of Darius III of Persia at the Battle of Gaugamela. After the Macedonians ceded the entire Afghanistan region south of the Hindu Kush to the Mauryans of India, those Indian settlers established Buddhism and reigned south of the Hindu Kush until about 185 BC, at which time they were overthrown, leading to Greek reconquest of the region by the Greco-Bactrians.
Current status
The conservation status of the Registan-North Pakistan sandy desert is classified as Vulnerable. The ecoregion is designated by the code PA1326 according to World Wildlife Fund categorization.
Types and severity of threats
Threats to the biota of this ecoregion include overgrazing, warfare and water extraction from the mostly ephemeral streams of the region. While warfare has subsided, until there is more stable peace in the region, military conflict and terrorism are continuing threats to the natural environment.
Justification of ecoregion delineation
Nimruz, Afghanistan Photograph by Jerry Hassinger
Ecoregion boundaries were defined using using Zohary's (1973) geobotanical map of the Middle East. They include Zohary's Iranian steppes of Artemisietea herbae-albae iranica east of the Kuh-e Gamsidzai and the Kuh-e Palangan. In Afghanistan, the semi-desert communities dominated by Calligonum-Aristida Haloxylon salicornicum and other chernopods from Freitag's (1971) natural vegetation map were used for map lines. In Pakistan, this ecoregion corresponds to the sandy desert and thorn scrub forest of the Thar-Indus bioregion in Mackinnon's (1997) original vegetation map of the Indo-Malayan biogeographic realm.
- Freitag, H. 1971. Studies in the natural vegetation of Afghanistan. Pages 89-106 in P. H. Davis, Harper, and I. C. Hedge, editors. Plant life of South-West Asia. The Botanical Society of Edinburgh, Edinburgh.
- Mackinnon, J., M. Sha, C. Cheung, G. Carey, Z. Xiang, and D. Melville. 1996. A biodiversity review of China. World Wide Fund for Nature, Hong Kong.
- C.Michael Hogan. 2007. Silk Road, North China. ed.A.Burnham. Megalithic Portal
- William Maley. 2009. The Afghanistan wars. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-230-21313-5.
- Newsday. October 2001. Taliban massacres outlined for UN. Chicago Tribune.
- United Nations Environment Programme. 2008. Biodiversity profile of Afghanistan. Kabul, Afghanistan
- World Wildlife Fund. 2010. Registan-North Pakistan sandy desert
- Zohary, M. 1973. Geobotanical foundations of the Middle East, volume1,2. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany.


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