A drop. A ripple. A wave. Each possess energy singularly and together to affect change. Water Logged chronicles an open conversation between the community (you) and the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher-from conservation to inspiration. So let it flow.
Do you ever wonder why so many people run? Your answer could lie deep within the endless benefits that are associated with running. Millions of people run and relate to the physical benefits, but it also holds an array of hidden psychological ones.
Running requires a great deal of energy. In less than an hour, you can burn off at least 500 calories, which will assist you in reaching your ideal body weight. People who run on a regular basis are pushing their muscles and bones, which help decrease bone and muscle loss as people age.
Running lifts your spirits and improves your attitude through a process popularly termed, “runner’s high” by releasing endorphins that cause a sense of euphoria or happiness. Taking a quick jog during your lunch break can help elevate your sour morning mood. By running to work or around the block to visit a friend, you are helping the environment as well as getting a good workout.
And…running can benefit the Aquarium! Register for the NC Aquarium at FortFisher’s 5k Race for the Planet Seahorse Sprint onSunday, April 19, 2009 at8:00 am. The race starts and ends at the Aquarium. All the proceeds benefit the education programs at the Aquarium. Visit http://www.ncaquariums.com/category/fort-fisher for more information.
Sunday, April 19, 2009 8:00 am Race begins
7:00 - 7:45 am Registration and packet pick up
$20 before April 1; $25 after April 1; 10% OFF for NC Aquarium Members
Get ready to run, walk or shuffle! This race starts and ends at the aquarium, taking you through scenic Fort Fisher. Sign your kids up for a salt marsh and crabbing expedition!$16 each; $8 for NCA Members
It's two-day celebration of our amphibian and reptile friends. The 2nd annual Scales and Tails event will be held on March 7-8 between 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. Visitors will have an opportunity to see, touch, and learn about their cold-blooded neighbors.
Aquarium staff and invited experts will introduce the public to hundreds of live amphibians and reptiles, including alligators, snakes, iguanas, lizards, turtles, and MORE! There will be nine exhibitors and Aquarium staff personal collections of rare and interesting animals that aren’t normally on display, such as albino animals. The Tortoise Reserve, will be bringing large tortoises and rare turtles. Scales and Tails is free with Aquarium admission.
For those of us who stare at the printer in confusion when the “low ink” icon appears three days after we have changed the ink cartridge, this may help unboggle this long-standing printer mystery.
Printer ink and toner are two products that seem to be forgotten about until you go to print an important, last minute document, and only every other line prints in a faded blue color. This is the time you frantically rush to print the document again, as though the magic ink fairy has placed more ink in the printer. Next, you search every room in the house looking to see if you have an extra cartridge even though you know you don’t.
Since printer ink and toner are expensive, tips on how to save ink and print less are vital to our wallets as well as the environment. The first step to reducing the printer crisis is creating the document you need to print. By using smaller font and less bolded text, you can reduce the amount of ink used when printing the paper. SPANQ has created Ecofont, an environmental friendly font that is smaller than normal font, and reduces the amount of ink used by 20%. One of the greatest ways to paper waste is by not editing and revising your document for mistakes before printing. This always seems to happen when you are in a hurry, and forget one letter or word in an entire ten page document and have to print it again.
The second step to reducing the amount of ink and paper used when printing is to be selective with what you print. Printing only the information you need can help decrease the amount of pages you print. For example, you want to use two paragraphs out of a document, and instead of highlighting those two paragraphs you print the entire 63-page document. A few programs have been developed to help assist people in printing only the information that they need. Print What You Like and GreenPrint are two programs that help you edit information and white space in order to help you only print what you need.
The finally step in becoming a more efficient printer is fining tuning your printer settings. One of the easiest ways to save printer resources is to change your default print settings to “low quality” so that each document is printed in “low quality” unless you manually change it. Another easy tip is to print black and white as much as possible since black ink cartridges are less expensive then color ones. Lastly, take advantage of the print preview button. Make sure that you like how your document looks, and make changes before you decide to print.
Now that we have learned how to effectively print, we can mark off printing as one of our stressors. It is always great to learn new ways to save money and the environment.
The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher continues “Saving Frogs – Spring Forward” initiatives with a two-day celebration of our amphibian and reptile friends. Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 8 from 9 am - 5 pm, visitors will have an opportunity to see, touch and learn about our cold-blooded neighbors. Aquarium staff and invited experts will introduce the public to dozens of live amphibians and reptiles, including alligators, snakes, iguanas, lizards, turtles, albino animals and MORE! This event is free with aquarium admission.;
Come join the fun at the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher's Alligator Egg Hunt. Kids get to see a live baby alligator and learn about these fascinating animals. They create their own special alligator egg basket and then go search for candy filled “alligator eggs.” Recommended for kids 3 - 10. Limited space is available. Ages 14 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
Fee: $8.00 per child plus admission. Adults will need to pay admission to Aquarium. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED BY APRIL 1, 2009 FOR APRIL 4, 2009 PROGRAMS. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED BY APRIL 8, 2009 FOR APRIL 10 AND 11, 2009 PROGRAMS. Please call 910-458-7468 to register.
Egg hunts will be held: Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM Friday, April 10, 2009 at 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM
Sunday, April 19, 20098:00 am Race begins7:00 - 7:45 am Registration and packet pick up$20 before April 1; $25 after April 110% OFF for NC Aquarium Members
Get ready to run, walk or shuffle! This race starts and ends at the aquarium, taking you through scenic Fort Fisher.
Sign your kids up for a salt marsh and crabbing expedition! $16 each; $8 for NCA Members; Program runs 7:30 - 9:30 am. All children under 14 must be accompanied by a paying adult.
Live music by The Casserole
Refreshments
Vendors
Prizes (over $1100 worth!) awarded to top 3 male and females in each category.
Proceeds benefit educational programs. Click here to register.
Sponsored in part by NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher Green Team, Pepsi, Land Management Group, & TrySports.
