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Saturday, November 29, 2003

Flu Watch
Here are links to some Canadian and US Flu Watch sites. Both have maps detailing the prevalence of the flu by state/provinces and even by county. You can also find infomation on the prevalence of the various strains of flu. Try out the Canadian animated maps to watch the flu spread across the country.
2003-2004 FluWatch - PPHB - Health Canada
US Center for Disease Control Weekly Influenza Summary
ZymeTx,Inc FluWatch.Com US Map
posted at 11/29/2003 11:41:47 AM

Tuesday, November 25, 2003

Daily Mt. Everest Weather Forecast
At the peak today, temperatures around -28C, wind speed at 37m/s. That is meters per second, so this would be about 133kph or over 80mph. The is a zephyr compared to the forecast 53m/s ( around 114mph) and -32C by nov28. That's cold enough without even thinking of the windchill. And it's not even winter yet. I'm staying home.
Everest - Daily weather forecast
posted at 11/25/2003 07:47:49 PM

Tuesday, November 18, 2003

Images of Sable Island
Here is a fascinating gallery of Sable Island images. It is always amazing to see the large numbers of wild horses living on this small sandpile of an island, 200 miles out in the cold atlantic.
Sable Island (www.SableIsland.info)
For a bit of history of the horses, see also:
The Wild Horses of Sable Island
"Sable Island is one of those legendary places where few people ever have the privilege of visiting. Those who are fortunate enough to spend time on this 40 kilometre stretch of shifting sand and grass rarely return unaffected. It's sweeping landscape, remote windswept dunes and legendary nomadic horses strike a chord in all who visit."
posted at 11/18/2003 10:43:18 PM

How to Scan 35 mm Slides On a Flatbed Scanner
This site describes several experiments in scanning 35mm slides without using a commercial slide scanning attachment. the author comes up with a simple and cheap way to scan slides. There is also an interesting page on using a scanner to produce stereo images of 3D objects.
Scanning Experiments
"Over a year ago I began trying to work out a cheap and easy way to scan 35 mm slides on an ordinary flatbed scanner--to avoid buying the Transparent Media Adapter for several hundred dollars."
posted at 11/18/2003 06:56:44 PM

Saturday, November 15, 2003

Nova Scotia Hiking Travelogues
This site has a number of detailed descriptions of hikes in Nova Scotia, Canada. The pages include photos and GPS waypoints to interesting places.
the.kinetic.experiment:
"Go outside. See what happens."
posted at 11/15/2003 12:10:03 PM

Exploring Abandoned Places in Newfoundland
Another site devoted to the exploration of abandoned places, this time in Newfoundland, Canada. There are quite a few old military sites listed here.
Forgotten Newfoundland - Newfoundland Urban Exploration Society
posted at 11/15/2003 12:05:26 PM

Back Online
After losing ftp access and then moving from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland, I finally have Ideaphore back online.
posted at 11/15/2003 12:29:05 AM