tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57563606459393293152024-03-13T06:50:36.339-07:00Mozen SchaferAn online journal of sorts, keeping track of our lives as we homeschool this winter and travel about. Meant for family and friendsE-bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02057986374738779711noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756360645939329315.post-16898986043197888502013-06-10T22:11:00.001-07:002013-06-10T22:11:12.422-07:00Tigre, Argentina<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We spent about 12 days in Buenos Aires in mid February, 2013 with Grandpa Milt. One day we took a commuter train from the beautiful old BA train station (now if all of Buenos Aires looked like that building it might have been a pretty city!) north to the town of Tigre on the banks of the extensive delta of the Rio Plate. We boarded the beautiful wooden water buses and set out. We rode on the bus for about 1/2 hour before getting out on a island that had a long walking loop around it, a couple restaurants, the local public school, and lots of muddy river water sloshing around it. The restaurant had one of the better meals we ate in Argentina. And we even got to see a witch:)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't throw stones at glass houses, or is it don't throw stones at houses in glass boxes?<br />The first house built in the deltas, and now preserved in a box. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most docks were private, but thanks to some local advice we found the dock of the public school and enjoyed swimming in the muddy thick water. It was another ridiculously hot day. </td></tr>
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<br />Averyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18285331332459936997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756360645939329315.post-53218986706229100732013-06-10T21:32:00.000-07:002013-06-10T21:32:22.048-07:00Poetry<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> A Fall Caribou Hunt with Dad</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">The American Plains </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">where the gold grass grows, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">where the white wolf howls</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"> and the raven crows. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Where the prairie dogs chatter,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"> and the antelope race. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Where the fox pounces<br />
on a furry vole,<br />
before it can get<br />
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<span style="font-size: 19px;">(Second Place Award for Level 3/4</span><br />
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E-bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02057986374738779711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756360645939329315.post-86476602226685167972013-05-28T15:24:00.002-07:002013-05-28T15:24:52.421-07:00Hiking in El Bolson, Argentina January 13 to Feb 8th 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We spent a month or so in the El Bolson area of Argentina, joining up with our friends the Loso's who wintered there. We did several multiday back packing trips up into the mountains, utilizing the wonderful reffugio system that is set up there. These pictures are just a glimpse of some of the fun adventures we had. </div>
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Crossing the Rio Azul.</td></tr>
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Karen, Owen, Elizabeth, Harlan, Avery and Ruby</td></tr>
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<br />Averyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18285331332459936997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756360645939329315.post-74891248679948007562013-05-23T19:01:00.001-07:002013-05-23T23:03:32.636-07:00In Cordova for the Bird Festival, May 2013<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It rained non stop for the first 2 days,<br />
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<br />Averyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18285331332459936997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756360645939329315.post-16532719600469522992013-04-26T07:54:00.000-07:002013-04-26T11:24:59.230-07:00Getting Ready for Cordova<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10882947849492233653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756360645939329315.post-10631743919294203562013-04-16T12:35:00.001-07:002013-04-16T12:36:51.640-07:00swimming with sharks and stingrays<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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While on Moorea, in early December of 2012, our friend Frank Murphy (an old college friend of Howard's from the UC Santa Cruz field quarter days) took us out to play with the rays and sharks. We didn't really know what to expect as we arrived at a nondescript spot in the lagoon. Frank grabs some fish parts as bait and jumps in the water. With in moments he is surrounded by stingrays, nuzzling up to him, circling around him. Howard, Owen and I quickly follow him into water with our snorkels and masks on, grab some bait and feel like we are being mobbed. The rays are super soft in a slippery sort of way, they nuzzle up to you like a squirmy pack of puppies. Avery was freaked out, wouldn't get in the water. In (what is sure to get me a 'parent of the year' award), I grabbed her ankle and pulled her in the water. Some where in here is where Frank said "oh yeah, this is the type of ray that killed Steve Irwin....." I hushed him up quick....... A little bit of kicking, whimpering and clinging later she got over her fear, and had a blast feeding them, touching them and letting them swim all about her. (If you ask her, this is one of her highlights from being in Tahiti)<br />
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We got to hang out for about an hour in the zone. Another boat with a tourist group showed up too, this obviously was the "spot". We swam around with the rays under water and when under water you could get a good look at the other guests. The Black tipped reef sharks. (Sorry no pictures of them) The sharks were about 3 feet long, and had black tips on there fins. They stayed 20 feet away, circling and circling around us and the boat, hoping for a tasty tidbit to float there way. But the rays were to piggy to allow that. All in all another fantastic experience.<br />
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<br />E-bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02057986374738779711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756360645939329315.post-77348143660070895362013-04-16T12:13:00.002-07:002013-04-16T12:13:41.733-07:00Drinking Lucky Bird For my 42nd birthday, I received a <i>DRINKING LUCKY BIRD</i> from my big sister Cindy. The box proclaimed "this classic novelty is a scientific wonder, using the properties of thermodynamics to keep it in constant bobbing motion" Well I thought, lets use this scientific wonder as the basis of an science lesson. The kids had to observe, play with it and then describe it. Then come come up with a hypothesis. The image below is Owen's explanation.<br />
Who knew a Drinking Lucky Bird could be so much fun?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Francisco had a vision</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Actually Francisco had many ideas that we pursued. Here he and Owen are making a telegraph.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The vision is a reality. The smiling wooden horse closes the gate.</td></tr>
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<br />E-bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02057986374738779711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756360645939329315.post-14860639642929325302013-02-22T07:39:00.001-08:002013-02-22T08:03:08.000-08:00The farm WWOOF 1/3 to 1/11/ 2013 We got lucky enough to spend 6 days on Granja Tia Nora: Farm Aunt Nora (3 days, then a break to Huaco, then 3 more)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is Owen feadding the animals</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Moai is the only historic one that has eyes but<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">15 Moai all in a row<br />
all of them are whole except for one which<br />
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The quarry were the Mowai were made.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Moai has not been removed from the rock<br />
it is carved out of but it would have<br />
been 69 feet tall, the biggest<br />
moai that would ever have been lifted but the<br />
natives never made it that far.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These Moai are actually not just heads they are in ditches<br />
that the natives made so they could stand them up and<br />
carve designs on there backs. These Mowai were abandoned so over the years the holes<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Moai has had all it's front side carved out<br />
but it's back is still in attached to the mountain.<br />
If the natives had finished it they would have<br />
cut it of the mountain slid it in to a ditch then when<br />
all the designs were done walk it to were it would stand.<br />
The natives walked the Moai by tying <br />
3 ropes around the Moais head were the eyes<br />
should be[they did not carve out the eye sockets and<br />
put in coral eyes till it was were it was meant to stay].<br />
The natives pulled on these ropes in a certain way which <br />
rocked the Moai back and forth, the bottom<br />
of the Moai was carved in a way that when they rocked it <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Moai is different because it<br />
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had legs. No one knows why<br />
this Moai was made but<br />
it is interesting[it is still were the<br />
quarry is, it was never moved but it <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Moai was the largest Moai to stand[36']<br />
and the last one standing.<br />
Why all the Moai fell down is because after many years<br />
on the island the natives broke out in a civil war. The Moai were made as<br />
a sort of grave stone. A important person would have one.<br />
All Moai faced the village of the dead person<br />
when the Moai got it's eye's it was believed<br />
that it was protection for the village.<br />
So when civil war broke out, the different villages pushed<br />
over other villages Moai on their faces so that village<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10882947849492233653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756360645939329315.post-77140210290104041092013-01-12T07:12:00.004-08:002013-02-05T12:17:55.969-08:00Easter Island December 18-22<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The island where the "Birdman" competition took place. Competitors ran down cliffs to he coast. Swam with reed surfboards 1.2 miles out to island to see who could get the first egg of the Sooty Tern, and bring it back intact to the chiefs waiting at the top of the cliffs.</td></tr>
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Here's an example of how the "Birdman" competitors got out to the island to get the eggs. However, they wore much fewer clothes.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We would be given a strict talking to if we did what this dog did. (get so close to these ancient stone dwellings, which were recently rebuilt)</td></tr>
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<br />E-bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02057986374738779711noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756360645939329315.post-55909359232552466662013-01-07T04:59:00.000-08:002013-02-22T08:06:57.114-08:00Friends Hawaii November 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The hawaiian green turtle is endangered and protected. You are not allowed to harassass them, get to close or touch them (we were told it is a $10,000 fine to touch one!) Hawaiians used to hunt them for food, and use the shell for tools and ornamentation. The sailors through out the Pacific hunted them to extinction or near extinction all around the Pacific.<br />
Honu (hawaiian for green sea turtle) and the 4 other native turtles are the islands only naturally occurring reptiles. There were no land reptiles, until the modern sea faring era. The most common turtle in Hawaii. the common name, green sea turtle comes from the green fatty layer inside, not the color of its shell.,<br />
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<li>90% of the Hawaiian turtles breed and lay there eggs in the French Frigate Shoals protected area. These shoals are about 600 miles NorthWest of the Hawaiian chain. They are an atoll area with extensive reefs and very little land (67 acres), left over from a long ago volcano. It takes a turtle about 20 years to reach 200 lbs and breeding size. Then every 3 to 4 years they return to the beach they were hatched at to lay a new batch of eggs. They lay 2 to 3 clutches of about 100+ eggs. Only a small percentage surive to adulthood. They can live for 80 years and become 350 lbs!!</li>
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<br />E-bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02057986374738779711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756360645939329315.post-81346369057108892012013-01-07T02:10:00.001-08:002013-01-07T02:33:04.095-08:00Frank december 4-18 in Tahiti<br />
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<br />E-bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02057986374738779711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756360645939329315.post-45009130247368301162013-01-07T02:07:00.002-08:002013-01-07T02:23:44.902-08:00Pearl Harbor Visit on Dec. 2nd by Avery<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />E-bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02057986374738779711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756360645939329315.post-58183240499143128962013-01-07T01:54:00.001-08:002013-01-07T02:05:58.164-08:00Tahit! Outrigger Canoe December 8thTahiti Adventures- Frank's company has been taking a couple about the island, and we... the lucky Mozen Schafers get to tag along. WE have been looking at these canoes in HI and here, and really wanted to try one. and lo and behold!...<br />
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He is a powerful man. He steered and gave a lot of forward power. Here, the entire Mozen/Schafer clan is paddling<br />
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Tahiti got his 'boar tusk" necklace Tattoo when he was 16. Done with a homemade gizmo. <br />
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<br />E-bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02057986374738779711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756360645939329315.post-88336919615780707392012-12-11T18:39:00.000-08:002012-12-11T19:10:35.136-08:00Dolphin Whisperers<div style="text-align: center;">
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Yesterday we went swimming with dolphins with a lady who is a friend of a friend of my parents. Her name is Jan and she's really cool. She is a dolphin whisperer and an artist. </div>
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First on the trip we drove up to the harbor in Kona were we met the captain of the boat we were going out on, the captains name was Kit. Then we put the boat in the water because it was on a trailer. Then we headed out. Well to swim with dolphins you have to find the pod so for about a half hour we went up the cost looking for them. While we were looking for them Jan told us all about the dolphins we were going to swim with. The dolphins we were going to swimming with were spinner dolphin. They have a long snout that is made for spinning when it jumps. They can spin up to 3 times before hitting the water. The baby's can start jumping 2 days after birth. </div>
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Something else we learned is that there are five groups of spinner dolphins in the Hawaiian islands. The 1 group that belonged to the big island was the one we were going to swim with. Each group had different DNA but in one group every single dolphin has the same DNA. Theses groups are split into pods each pod had about 600-800 dolphins. Recently thou the scientist have noticed that some young spinner dolphins have white spots on the tip of there nose, and instead of spinning when they they jump there jumping hirer then the rest of there group, and there not spinning but when they jump they look like there hovering in mid air. These dolphins still had long noses and other traits of the spinner dolphins. This dose not make sense since all the dolphins in a group have the same DNA. Then science realized that they are mating with the spotted nosed dolphins, and now there seeing traits of the spinner dolphins in the groups of spotted nosed dolphins. </div>
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Spinners become old enough to mate when there 6 years old and they live about 35 year. Those are the facts I can remember about the spinner dolphins but I did learn that the parrot fish eat corral and poop out sand. That is were some of the sand on the beaches comes from. After learning all about the dolphins we found the pod they were moving in the direction we came from. After we found the pod they went all around us they were going really fast. We went up to the front of the pod and our caption dropped us of in the water. When we were in the water we saw the dolphins under us and around us. Since they were moving forward in the direction we came from they all past us. We got back on the boat and the caption brought us up to the front of the pod again. We did this 4-5 times then ate lunch on the boat me my brother and a lady who was out there dolphin swimming ate slower then the rest and every one else went in the water. Well when we were ready to get in the water it was time to head back so we did not go in the water agin.</div>
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Eddie Aikau is a true Hawaiin hero. He was a surfer legend, and a spokesman for the ressurection of the pride that Hawaiins could take in their culture and heritage. When we found ourselves "stuck" on Oahu for 2 days, we had to make the pilgrimage to the place he surfed and where he worked as a lifeguard and saved countless lives. <br />
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Eddie Aikau died in a valliant way. He was fullfilling his dream to make the trip from Hawaii to Tahiti in a replica of the voyaging canoes that are speculated to have originally have made the trip, when the first Polynisians came to Hawaii. The Hokule'a means "Arturus" which is one of the important navigational stars for the month long voyage. The trip started in rough weather and the canoe capsized. Against all odds Eddie insisted on going for help on his surfboard. He died trying to help all of his crew members. <br />
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Mauna Kea is 13,803 feet above sea level, and 33,500 feet from the sea floor. Now that is one big volcanic mountain!! We braved the altitude one cloudy day, to drive up and test our bodies in the thin air. A few headaches and somewhat rubbery legs seemed to be the big effects. But Avery was insisting that we were 2.5 feet about sea level (she meant about 2.5 miles.....) So we think that our minds were affected as well. So we did not linger too long at the top. </div>
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There is an array of 13 telescopes up top with researchers galore looking all over the Milky Way and at other astronomical wonders. These 13 observatories are run by 11 countries. We were hoping to do some star gazing up in the clear, unturbulent air but the cloudy weather thwarted us. I learned that turbulent air and windy air are 2 different things. Even though it can be windy up there, it is the lack of turbulence that allows for really good visibility.</div>
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Looking at all the expensive equipment up top lead to a converstation about ethics and needs, and how come we (as in people) spend so much money to study the stars, when there are so many in need here on earth that we could be using that money for. </div>
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We have been doing a lot of stargazing and learning of the heavens this home school year, but on this trip, instead of the heavens we ended up focusing on the the air around us. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What?!!! we actually had to put on pants and jackets.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the top, 13,803 (plus a rock pile)</td></tr>
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We played with water bottles and ziplock bags to see how the air pressure effected them going up, and then back down. Talked about altitude sickness, mountain climbers, Mt Everest, and pressurized airplanes. We wondered (well Owen wondered) what would happen if you took a deep breath of air at sea level (and held it in your lungs), and then magically arrived at the top of Mauna Kea, what would happen to your lungs? (explode?) Howard and Owen ran a mile down the mt, to see if the altitude winded them more than normal (not much). We keep a close look out for invisible cows, but didn't see any.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">13,800 foot air in the bottle, being squished at about 800 feet. Love the real life<br />
lessons in air pressure</td></tr>
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