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Balance of Nature Customer Complaints [Jan 2023]
1 Comment / Review / By Kim Hward
Let's talk about – Balance of Nature Customer Complaints. The organization we are discussing is among the top firms offering whole-grain supplements.
Their affluence can be ascribed to their advertising procedures and successful financial plan! Please keep reading to know more about this company, its pros, and its cons.
Balance of Nature at a Glance
Balance of Nature Customer Complaints and Appreciation
Before getting into the Balance of Nature Customer Complaints, let us have an idea about this firm. Balance of Nature is based on creating whole food supplements.
The organization's key strength is its promoting strategy, which is noteworthy because it professes to overtake the whole diet/whole produce supplements market in a couple of years. Besides, it affirms that it is entirely natural.
This company was established in the year 1990 by Dr. Douglas Howard. He focused on the negative impacts of unhealthy lifestyles and how to curb them naturally. Moreover, he believed in providing his customers with a healthy approach to getting whole food over 10 times daily. These vegetables and fruits are in dried form and are of 31 types.
Balance of Nature's services and ideas are founded on the grounds of scientific discipline, and they anticipate successful outcomes. They endeavor to provide the most outstanding quality items accessible to help individuals achieve optimal health. The fruits and vegetables are chosen for their ability to boost immunity, safeguard cells, DNA repair, and apoptosis.
While researching Balance of Nature Customer Complaints, we found that it received an admonition letter from the FDA. The letter contained charges that the items given by Balance of Nature are "contaminated" supplies. It likewise uncovered that the company isn't following CGMP. Besides, it said that they ignored a bunch of conventions required to guarantee the quality of its wholesome enhancements.
Owner: Dr. Douglas Howard
Situated in: Saint George, Utah
Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Twitter, LinkedIn
Sale: over 500 million
While going through the Balance of Nature Customer Complaints, we also reviewed its pros and cons.
Convenient plan
Completely organic
Contains only whole supplements
It doesn't contain any synthetic substance
1-month money back guarantee
Gotten cautioning by FDA
Lots of complaints
No information on nutrient content
Absence of proof of outsourced test results
The users have, for the most part, evaluated this in the form of 4 to 5 stars on Amazon. Most positive comments come from its official website. Aside from that, there are a lot of negative comments concerning their items and viability.
A great many people are irritated with the fake claims that their site shows. Individuals have grumbled that Balance of Nature also deluded individuals with its radio ads.
Numerous clients have additionally discouraged its high cost. A more significant part of the clients has expressed that the products show no favorable outcomes even after using them for 2-3 months.
Also, the FDA cautioning makes individuals very suspicious about utilizing it. Clients are similarly disappointed with their client service. While exploring, we also found that individuals encountered a couple of side effects, including bloating and stomach pain.
Supplements such as veggies and organic products might upgrade well-being status. But, in any case, there isn't any proof that they outflank whole food varieties. Likewise, assuming we discuss the Balance of Nature, there is no confirmation anyplace that recommends its viability concerning wellbeing status.
Moreover, it was boycotted by the FDA in regards to GMP breaches. Consequently, it is difficult to say if their supplements are entirely secure and suitably marked without outsourced lab test results. Nevertheless, we hope you found this article – Balance of Nature Customer Complaints helpful.
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Herb Janney
Have been trying for two weeks to contact someone at Balance of Nature concerning the return of a package I did not order. I have not received a call or email from anyone. Please let me know how I can return it and receive a refund that I did not authorize.


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Day 277: Dice snag best deal to tackle Mount Kenya
I can't afford an expedition to the peak of Mount Kenya, I think, even if it is cheaper than Mount Kilimanjaro. Photo: Isaac Stone Simonelli
THE die lands on a four.
I was hoping it would be anything but a three or a four. The other options sounded so interesting, while three and four were the disappointing bottom end of the range.
Here's the breakdown: one or two, go to Mount Kenya Safari Club, where I can pet a cheetah; three or four, walk around dusty Nanyuki and take pictures; five or six, take the drone out on an epic motorcycle ride. Which would you rather do?
Guess it doesn't matter now, the decision is out of my hands.
The one decision I did make today was staying in Nanyuki another night. I need more time to figure out what's happening next. And, despite, the smell of oil and shit in my dirty room at PeakView Hotel, I continue to find the place charming.
I woke early, but refused to leave bed, falling back asleep until 9:30am.
Sleep is what I do when I can't handle the world. It's also the one thing in life at which I am unquestionably good. So, I stayed in bed and slept. With check-out at 10am, there was no reason to pack my bags and leave today. Besides, where was I headed?
I spend most of the day on the balcony of the restaurant downstairs from my room. It's nothing glamorous, just a little strip of cement jutting out of the building, overlooking a dusty park and the daily lives of locals, most of which is obscured by thick clear sheets of plastic strung up on the outside of the balcony to protect it from rain that's not coming.
But once the die was rolled, there was nothing else I could do.
I grab my camera, an extra lens and head out to the street to capture Nanyuki on February 6, 2017.
Daily life here isn't too different than other medium-sized towns in Kenya. Photos: Isaac Stone Simonelli
After telling a couple backpackers fresh off the bus that PeakView Hotel was not so nice, but they could get a room for 700 Shilling, I'm spotted by hiking guide.
The man saddles up next to me, introducing himself as Patrick.
He introduces himself as Patrick several times as he searches for the rhythm of a sales pitch.
"There are many things to do around town. We have hikes up Mount Kenya. We have..." he drones on and on.
I'm barely listening, not turning to face him when I'm prompted to reply.
"So what do you want to do?"
"This. I just want to walk around and look at the town."
"That's very good. There are many things to see in town. Do you want to come see my office? We can talk about what options there are."
I can't shake this guy without any amount of body language. Short of literately fleeing the scene, I think there is little I can do to get him to leave me alone, which is all I want.
He walks next to me, step for step up the main road.
He gives a short laugh.
"There are many things to do..." he begins to say again.
"Yes, but are there anythings to do for free? Those are the things I can afford."
"No, everything costs money, sometimes just a little money though, because everything is run by the government or somebody. Walking around town is free though." "Exactly. I don't need to come to the office to talk about that. I'm already doing it."
Patrick is tenacious if nothing else. He has two clients already lined up to hike Mount Kenya tomorrow. They leave at 10am for a four-day, three-night trip to the peak. If I wasn't down to my last 1,000 dollars, I'd be interested in the pitch, but with a budget of 15 dollars a day, why consider it?
"I can give you a very, very good deal," Patrick says.
"I don't want to hurt your feelings. So, you can tell me, but I'm sure I can't afford it. I'll trust you that it's a very good deal, but I really don't have any money.
"It will be a very good deal!"
"How much money do you think I have?" I ask.
"Guess... Okay, listen I have 1,000 dollars to last me three months in Africa."
"Here you can make money go a very long way," Patrick says. "I can give you a good deal for 450 dollars."
I laugh.
"That's half of all the money I have left. How can I do that for four days?"
"Okay, you tell me how much money you can spend."
The conversation goes on like this as we continue to walk.
"I don't know, 120 dollars," I say.
It turns out the 120 dollars won't cover the park fees.
We start breaking down the numbers: 150 dollars for the park fees, 65 dollars for accommodation and something for the guide. He's hustling and angling as best as he can. Anything on top is good for him. It doesn't cost anything for him to make space for me in the car to the base or to prepare a little more food. He's got one French and one American client lined up, both have already paid.
We try to do the math.
"Here, come to the hotel and we can sit and talk."
In Ibis Hotel restaurant, Patrick ignores the waitress, who looms above us, until she leaves.
If I give him 10 dollars a day for his time, it comes out to 265 dollars. I tell him I might be able to do 260 dollars.
"Give me a couple hours to think about it," I say.
"Please, you cannot tell how much paid to the others," Patrick says.
"Of course," I say. I was in a similar situation when I helped a guide round up a clients out in the deserts of Egypt a decade ago. I know the deal.
Outside, we shake hands.
The total, 260 dollars is a huge chunk of all the money I have left, but it's hard not to believe that this is the Will of the Die. Did the die not send me out on this silly walk? Is this not an absurd deal? Though failing to go would be a financially-wise decision and certainly not a violation of the rules for Dice Travels, it seems like it would also not be within the spirit of the law.
I mull the idea over. I told Patrick that I would let him know before 9pm.
I'm back to walking the dusty town. Several turns later, I find myself on the outskirts of a market. I line up a couple shots with the camera, a couple people happen to be in the frame – branches in a picture of a tree.
"You took a picture," one of them says as I walk past.
"Yes, taking pictures of the market."
Kenyans, especially those going about their daily business, are not fans of having tourists point a camera in their direction. It's made me timid about taking pictures at all.
The market is a strip of rubble road, with plastic bags ground into it, lined of wooden stalls stacked with fruits and veggies. The first 10 meters is all booths full of small onions and tomatoes, later on we get to the fruit. There's watermelon, avocado, passion fruit, mangoes and a prickly yellow oval-shaped fruit that I can't put a name to and don't recognizance At the far end of the fresh market is a sea of clothing.
All the clothing is used Western garments. Photos: Isaac Stone Simonelli
The mounds of clothing are dominated by whites and pinks. It looks like a well-organized landfill. The first wave of vendors have tarps on the ground, each inside their own wooden frame. Further into the market, the clothes are heaped on tables. There's a trough of wrinkled, used dress shirts, another pile of women's underwear, a leopard print thong catches my eye. However, it's the t-shirts that I'm interested in. I absently wonder if there are any of the D.A.R.E shirts that were part of the anti-drug campaign at Lakeview Elementary School when I was a kid.
One of the woman working here is asleep on her table, curled up in the jumble of soft clothing. She's not the only one napping or on the verge of turning things over to sleep, most of the women drowsily eye the world caught in the light of a late-afternoon sun.
There is a table of socks, some are thick woolen ones that might be good to come back and buy if I end up going to Mount Kenya tomorrow.
Back at PeakView Hotel, I settle down on the narrow restaurant balcony.
Out in a dirty park square, next to the bus station, a crowd is growing at the volleyball court. It's a two-on-two match. The crowd is thick with people hanging on the outer fence of the park and others standing three, four deep around the other sides of the court.
I work on the laptop, sipping milk tea and eating mandazi.
At the next table down is a tall, lank man chewing on mira stems and drinking tea. He's long face and his skin filled with red tones makes me think he's Somalian.
"Are you a journalist," the man asks.
"Yes," I say, hands still typing away.
"With who? Maybe you can help me."
"I'm freelance. I don't know maybe we can. What's going on?"
It turns out he was injured in combat serving in Somalia as part of the Kenyan Defense Forces. Though Somalian by birth, he's a Kenyan national. Unable to work because of the damage done to his knee, the man is due compensation, which has already been dispensed from an international organization to Kenya.
However, the buck seems to have stopped within the Kenya government bureaucracy. He's unable to make enough money to support his family. It's been three years. When he asks questions, he's told he's asking too many questions, that the money is coming.
Afraid that he could mistep and lose everything, he's in a catch-22.
"Let me get your contact information," I say. I might hike Mount Kenya this week, but when I get back maybe we can figure something out.
I don't have the right contacts to break a story like this. If it was the only thing I was doing, I could probably dig at it and figure it out. However, it's not. I have Dice Travels.
I chew on the idea of the story. It has enough important elements that perhaps it could be pitched to a bigger news outlet. But where would I go after I talk with him and get his side of the story?
Worries for another day.
I send a text to Patrick.
"Okay, I'm in. What do I need to bring?"
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Trial, sentence & execution of Kate Webster for the murder of Mrs Thomas, at Richmond
[London?: 1879?]
This broadside illustrates the very last moment before the execution of Kate Webster: she is already hooded and standing on the trap door with the rope around her neck. Webster was hanged in the 'execution shed', a building separate from the main prison at Wandsworth in London in 1879. The scene is drawn in a way reminiscent of a stage set, with clergyman and prison warder in their characteristic dress. Kate Webster's case had attracted notoriety from its horror: she murdered her elderly employer with an axe and then dismembered and boiled the body. The head was found only as recently as 2010, during excavations in the garden of what had been a nearby stable.
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HOME / RESEARCH / OVERVIEW /
Global or international health was in the post-colonial decades by large understood as health related activities in developing countries founded by donors in the developed world. We are currently witnessing a seminal shift in power between the world´s countries. Middle-income countries (MICs) like China, India and Brazil have in the past decades become increasingly wealthy, and concomitantly raised their political importance globally. There has been a substantial academic interest to explore and reflect upon how changes in global powers are affecting global population health. "Access to medicines" is highlighted as one area where the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South-Africa), including other MICs in the South like Thailand and Indonesia, have played a progressive role. Today, about 80% of donor-funded HIV/AIDS medications are produced in India.
Currently many MICs face a complex situation when it comes to access to medicines, public health and increased wealth. First, high income countries pressure them to implement gradually stronger intellectual property protection, mostly through bilateral free trade agreements. Second, the majority of the world's poor live in MICs, and MICs have vast unmet needs for healthcare including better access to patented medicines. Some MICs like the BRICS have presented a strong rhetoric when it comes to South-South solidarity addressing medical needs also in low-income countries (LICs). Third, pharmaceutical innovation leads to new drugs that can save lives, but that are too expensive for most patients in LICs, even in emerging MICs. Currently prices and patents on drugs for treating non-communicable diseases (NCDs) , as well as other infectious diseases like hepatitis, are attracting political controversies, and it is uncertain whether access to these drugs will follow the HIV/AIDS trajectory.
We believe that there is a need for empirical research on domestic and global health policies of powerful states in the global South to understand the future of global health. We set out to study three MICs; China, India and Brazil, to explore how these countries shape access to medicines in LMICs, specially patented drugs.


MotorUncle Forum - Fiat - Are you really Shutting Shop at India ? You have been around for a while now!
Fiat - Are you really Shutting Shop at India ? You have been around for a while now!
While most Media vehicles publish this news story with a Sanju Style Question Mark, we go on a Nostalgic trip with the Fiat ..
Fiat struggled for several years now in India. They seemed contented miliking their cash cow the most popular 1.3 L Multijet Diesel engine, which the company supplied to Maruti Suzuki and Tata Motors.
Unconfirmed reports say they plan to wind up as their Cash cow wont meet BS6 Emission norms without significant investments. its major customers viz Maruti and Tata have already gone long distance in preparing their BS6 Powertrans inhouse to save money. The current line up of Fiat wont be compliant to the upcoming safety rules which kick in starting April 2019 and Oct 2019 ie the Bharat New Vehicle Safety Assessment Program ( BNVSAP). Fiat India finds it unviable to invest so much money to be 2019 ready. They feel they should focus on the Jeep Brand.
Fiat brand has been close to the hearts of most indians. A lot of us have grown with a Fiat or an Ambassador at Home.
Talking about The Premier Padmini. The Green arrow style indicators on either sides of the IP. The two red lights indicating Charging and Oil. The Deep Blue light Indicator at Top Centre of teh IP, for High Beam. the Steering mounted Gear Shift Lever. The Paddle style Accelerator. The bench front seats , later replaced by bucket ones. The Steel bumpers, the Smiling Moustache style PAL Logo .. all part of one's growing up and still the Ubiquitous Mumbai Kaali Peeli!
Around 2001, Fiat did try to resurrect with the Palio. They roped in Sachin Tendulkar as "Ambassador for Fiat" ; Spent lot of money. Got Sachin a Ferrari too , the Contentious one. Launched the Yellow Palio variant on his name, the S10 edition. However ineffective strategies , lack of Focus from Head Office, Wrong Selection of Dealer Partners, lack of support to Dealer Network led to a grim situation where we now hear about their winding up. We still hope its not true!
MotorUncle.com salutes the FIAT Brand. It shall always remain special to us. We dedicate a few pics from yesteryears and wish the team all the very best! And also please try if you can hold on for longer and take it as an opportunity to turn this around for good!


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British Airways Flights Return to Bristol
Created: 9th Feb 2017
British Airways is to start flying from Bristol Airport again with the launch of four new summer-only routes to popular European sunspots.
From May the airline will begin direct flights from Bristol to the popular Spanish destinations of Malaga, Ibiza and Palma and to the Italian city of Florence.
They will operate on modern Embraer 190 jet aircraft, with spacious cabins and two abreast seating so every customer can have an aisle or window seat.
The new return flights will operate once a week at weekends.
British Airways last flew from Bristol in 2007 when the regional airline business was sold to Flybe.
Luke Hayhoe, British Airways' general manager commercial and customer, said: "We are very excited to be returning to Bristol with four very popular routes. Customers can once again enjoy competitively priced flights to the sun direct from their doorstep with British Airways to those destinations they tell us they want to fly to. We look forward to a busy summer at Bristol."
Basic each way fares from Bristol to Palma from £45, to Florence and Ibiza from £49 and to Malaga from £59 are available to book on www.ba.com
Robert Sinclair, Chief Executive Officer, Bristol Airport said: "We are delighted with today's announcement which will see the iconic British Airways brand returning to Bristol Airport. It will be the first time an airline has operated a scheduled service between Bristol and the Italian historic city of Florence which we are sure will prove very popular. These additional flights to Palma, Florence, Ibiza and Malaga offers passengers in the South West and Wales region further choice of scheduled flights for the summer season. We look forward to working with British Airways on the new routes and further enhancing the services available from Bristol. "


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She will share all you need to know through those conduits or spirit.
I saw her swimming as well… so interactions with water will merge your consciousness with hers.
She would like to do the sharing with you so that's all she has shared with me 🙂 Her energetic template is another "copying" of your sensuous joy!


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Q: HTML-Input tag syntax I feel like this might have already been answered on SO, but I couldn't find a similar question.
I've been told by some more experienced programmers that the following is incorrect syntax :
<input type=...> Name </input>

and that the following is correct syntax :
<input type=..../>

I've never known about this, I've always used the first snippet and have never encountered any problems that I know of. Could someone explain why the first is incorrect, and why it still works? Is it rescued by the browser, or is it just a style issue? Any explanation concerning the syntax above is acceptable, as I don't want to risk looking like a noob the next time I'm asked to write html code.

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Could someone explain why the first is incorrect

An input element is not allowed to have child nodes, everything about the input is described by its attributes. To associate a label with an input, use a <label> element.

and why it still works?

Browsers are designed to cope with bad input. They ignore end tags for elements that are not open.

A: Input tags are basically  known as void elements i.e they aren't designed to contain text or other elements, and as such do not need a closing tag.
Realistically, the validity would depend on which doctype you declare.
In this context, /> is valid with HTML 5 and XHTML doctypes and invalid with HTML 4.01 doctypes.

A: Browsers are quite forgiving, but your friend is right and the syntax is wrong. Input elements should not have content. There are plenty of resources about this, one of them is w3schools which says:

Note: The <input> element is empty, it contains attributes only.
Tip: Use the <label> element to define labels for  elements.

You can also find a validator online which will validate your page and report any issues to you: W3 validator. It's well worth the effort to validate a page before publishing it. Even though browsers are forgiving and will try to display a page as good as possible, errors like yours make a page invalid and increase the risk that a page is rendered incorrectly or -theoretically- not at all.
In this particular case, a browser might choose to display the text before or after the input, inside the input (not likely), or not at all. By making an HTML document valid, you decrease the risk of a bad surprise.

A: The HTML specification about the input element says this:

Content model:
  - Empty.

and:

Tag omission in text/html:
  - No end tag

That means that the element doesn't have any content and doesn't have any ending tag.
In HTML you write the tag like this:
<input type= ... >

In XHTML the tag follows XML standard, so a tag without content is self closed:
<input type= ... />

In HTML5 either way of writing it is valid.
The reason that the code still works is that browsers try to make the best of invalid code. The extra </input> tag doesn't stop anything from working, the browsers will just ignore it. Either the browser doesn't understand what it is supposed to be, or the browser vendor anticipated that specific error and the browser knows to ignore it.

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Do you know where to put the oil?
Click on contact. Then write an email to one of those two guys listed and ask them about it.
They'll want to know the model number so they can tell you what you need to know.
If you want to try something else then google "maytag wringer washer".
Thank you for your answer. I checked that first and got in touch with a Maytag technician who wanted paid for his help. I'm not willing to pay someone over the internet. Because I don't feel without seeing my machine himself, that he can truley find the fix for my machine.
Are you hearing noises that say "it's worn" and thinking that all the grease has disappeared somewhere instead?
the motor is laboring to move the agitator.
Also the head shaft did need lube and I know how to do that.
So I felt that the gear box under the tub needed lubed too. And I don't know how to get into it as there are no ports visable to shoot gear into.


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Q: Does HID support two way data communication? I'm building a HID device. Does anyone know if the HID protocol supports two way communication -- can the host send commands to the device to, for example, turn on or off LEDs, power off, etc...?

A: Yes. E.g. it's possible to control a monitor (select its video input, select the color mode and so on) with hidmon.


In a small pan over low heat, roast the spices – peppercorns, coriander seed, cumin and nutmeg. Move around to pan to ensure they don't burn. Remove from the pan when the spices start to release fragrance. Transfer to a mortar and pestle, grind to a powder.
Remove the spices from mortar and pestle. Place aside.
In the mortar and pestle, add the chillies, garlic, lemongrass, galangal, coriander root, lime zest, grachai and salt then pound until a smooth paste.
Add the roasted spices to the curry paste. Combine.
Add the turmeric and kapi. Combine.
Place the prawns, garlic, coriander roots and pepper into a food processor and blend until well mixed to a smooth paste. Add the egg and tapioca flour. Blitz until all of the ingredients are just combined. Place the mixture in the fridge to cool for 20min.
Steam for 8min until cooked. Reserve. Keep warm.
In saucepan, over low heat, add the oil and curry paste.
Fry until fragrant and the oil is released.
Season with the fish sauce and palm sugar.
To the paste, fold through the chilli, lime leaves, eggplant and baby corn.
Add coconut milk and bring to a slow simmer for 3-5min.
Add the prawn dumplings and bamboo slices to the curry sauce and cook for approx 4 min. Season to taste.
Fold through the Thai basil leaves and serve immediately with rice.


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Randy Travis Honored with Lee Greenwood Award at Helping A Hero Concert
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Randy Travis was honored with the Lee Greenwood Award on Monday (Dec. 10), at a concert in Houston as part of the Helping A Hero event. The evening celebrated Christmas and patriotism while aiming to raise money to build homes for wounded warriors. "Randy Travis has done so much for our troops over the years … Read more
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Dolly Parton, Reba and More Say Goodbye to Movie Legend Burt Reynolds
September 7, 2018 by Lisa Konicki
When news of Burt Reynolds death broke on Thursday, prominent figures from every area of entertainment spoke out to remember the movie star legend. But Burt had a special place in the heart of country fans and stars alike. Many country stars grew up watching movies like "Smokey and the Bandit," "The Cannonball Run," and … Read more
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[Watch] Luke Bryan Pays Tribute to Randy Travis As the Country Legend Looks On
June 13, 2018 June 12, 2018 by Annie Reuter
Luke Bryan closed out CMA Fest 2018 with an epic set that went well after midnight. While 70,000 country fans were in attendance during his show at Nashville's Nissan Stadium, so was one very special country legend: Randy Travis. The "Country Girl (Shake It For Me)" singer didn't notice Randy until several songs into his … Read more
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Carrie Underwood's 10-Year Opry Anniversary Celebration is Full of Surprises
May 14, 2018 by Lisa Konicki
It's been 10 years since Carrie Underwood became a member of the Grand Ole Opry and Friday night the Oklahoma native returned to the stage for a celebration befitting the superstar. In March 2008, Carrie was invited to be a member of the Opry by none other than Randy Travis, surprising the singer after she … Read more
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Maddie Poppe's "I Told You So" Propels Her Into "American Idol" Top 3
May 14, 2018 by Lauren Cowling
Maddie Poppe is like no other performer who has ever been on "American Idol" before– she can sing anything and is so musically talented, you know she could write and produce her way through the backend of the music industry too. Poppe's powerhouse skills were on full display with the Carrie Underwood/Randy Travis hit, "I … Read more
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Randy Travis Gives Nod To Kane Brown, Lauren Alaina and More With Curated Playlist
March 5, 2018 by Lisa Konicki
Randy Travis has established himself as a true country legend. With 17 No. 1 singles, including "Forever and Ever Amen" and "Three Wooden Crosses," the North Carolina native is more than qualified to weigh in on today's country. Randy is using his many years of experience to share some of his favorite tunes with fans. … Read more
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13 Inspirational Country Gospel Songs That Will Lift You Up
February 20, 2018 by Dusty Sullivan
Country music has a long standing relationship with gospel standards and hymns. The genre grew out of Southern expressions of hymns and spirituals and many of country's most prominent figures are very open about their faiths. But there are some songs that stand out from the rest– country's great gospel songs. They are inspirational, thought … Read more
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11 Most Romantic Country Songs That Will Make Your Heart Skip a Beat
February 6, 2018 by Colleen Matthews
Who doesn't love a good romantic country song? Whether you're looking for the perfect playlist for Valentine's Day or you're just a sap for a good love song, these 11 hits have proved themselves to be some of the best love songs of our time. Some are old and some are new, but they all … Read more
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Randy Travis' 2012 DUI Arrest Footage Has Been Released
February 27, 2018 December 5, 2017 by Lauren Cowling
In 2012, country music legend Randy Travis was arrested for a DUI in Grayson County Texas. The singer plead guilty and was sentenced to 200 hours of community service and 24 months of community supervision. Despite the fact that it's 5 years, the dash cam footage of Travis' arrest has been released, after years of … Read more
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Randy Travis Meets His Wax Figure At Madame Tussauds Nashville
December 1, 2017 by Lisa Konicki
Randy Travis was seeing double on Friday morning (Dec. 1). Actually, it was his double that he was seeing at the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Nashville. The singer was on hand, with his wife, Mary, to unveil his life-like doppelgänger. Mary stepped out in front of fans and industry folk to say a few … Read more
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Randy Travis Lends His Support To Garth Brooks In The Wake Of Lip Syncing Criticism
November 13, 2017 by Dusty Sullivan
Garth Brooks admitted to lip syncing his performance during the 2017 CMAs calling it a "game time decision" in order to give fans the best show possible. Some people might say it was the sort of decision a professional entertainer would make – give a great performance no matter how you feel. But some country … Read more
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Randy Travis Files Federal Lawsuit Over Naked Arrest Video
September 13, 2017 by Lisa Konicki
If there is one thing that Randy Travis doesn't want released to the public, it's the police video from his 2012 DWI arrest—where the singer was incoherent and reportedly naked. It's no wonder he's on his fourth attempt—after losing three times in the state courts—to plead to the federal courts to block the release. According … Read more
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Team News: Ebbsfleet United vs Leyton Orient
Published: 9:00 AM January 18, 2019 Updated: 8:52 AM October 14, 2020
Salford City's Carl Piergianni heads home the third goal of the game for his team and his second at Leyton Orient (pic: Simon O'Connor). - Credit: Archant
The O's haven't played a National League game without one of Josh Coulson or Marvin Ekpiteta since December 9 2017
Leyton Orient will definitely be without Josh Coulson and Marvin Ekpiteta for the clash with Ebbsfleet United this weekend.
It means when O's make the short trip across the River Thames they will have to name a different centre back pairing compared to normal in the National League.
Cambridge United legend Coulson was the first to pick up an injury after he pulled his hamstring during the loss to Salford City on January 5.
The club confirmed a few days later he had suffered a tear and would be absent with the issue for "several weeks."
It meant Justin Edinburgh was without the defender for last Saturday's trip to Wales to take on Wrexham in the FA Trophy second round.
Dan Happe joined Ekpiteta in the heart of Orient's back four, but Ekpiteta suffered an ankle injury after 16 minutes and needed to be replaced.
O's confirm the severity of the problem earlier this week, but the 22-year-old will be out for a "few weeks" with a high ankle sprain.
Director of football Martin Ling wasted little time finding some cover, though, as Orient signed former Notts County defender Jamie Turley on Wednesday on a free transfer.
He could make his debut against Ebbsfleet alongside one of Happe or George Elokobi at the heart of O's defence.
Boss Edinburgh will definitely be without Myles Judd, however, after his red card during the 1-0 win at Wrexham.
Elsewhere, the Orient head coach will hope to have Craig Clay back involved following a spell on the sidelines with a dead leg initially suffered in the Boxing Day encounter away to Dagenham & Redbridge.
In his absence, Dale Gorman has been given an extended run of games alongside Charlie Lee with Alex Lawless a regular off the bench.


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The fruits of the 2016 MLB draft have started to make an impact on some major league rosters.
A total of 69 players selected in 2016 have already made their major league debut, led by the Cleveland Indians Shane Bieber, with 6.0 WAR already to his credit. The group has already totaled 41.5 WAR. The Marlins have seen Zac Gallen and Robert Dugger make their debuts, but neither were chosen by the Marlins, and Gallen is regrettably no longer in the system.
But that's not to say the Marlins took a swing-and-a-miss in 2016. Without a second round pick in that draft, and prior to the advent of the "Competitive Balance" round, the Marlins chose a total of 39 players that year. Blessed few remain in the soup that is the Marlins minor league affiliate feeder system, but they may yet have a significant impact on the club at the parent level.
First Round LHP Braxton Garrett
Braxton Garrett put up a 10.3 K/BB through his two seasons on the senior varsity at Florence High School, going 12-3 with a 0.65 ERA and a 0.574 WHIP over 22 starts. The Marlins took a chance on him with the seventh overall selection, and gave the Foley, AL native the rest of the season off.
In 2017, Garrett joined the Single-A Greensboro Grasshoppers in the South Atlantic League. Over his first three starts, he surrendered seven hits and six walks in 13 2/3 innings for a sub-1 WHIP, along with a dozen strikeouts and a 0.66 ERA. In his fourth start, he only lasted 1 2/3 innings before first getting shelled for six hits and coming out of the game. Soon after, he went on the injured list, and ended up getting Tommy John Surgery. He missed the entire 2018 campaign in recovery.
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In 2019, we finally got a good long look at Garrett with the High-A Jupiter Hammerheads in the Florida State League. In 20 starts, he was 6-6 with a 3.34 ERA, 118 K's in 105 innings, and a nice 1.229 WHIP.
With his elite strikeout rate and his passable WHIP, the Marlins are set to start Garrett with the Double-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to begin the 2020 season. He's likely a competitor for the 2021 rotation, but it's possible he could make his debut this season.


The Abaco Rage Sailing Syndicate (ARSS) fared well at the George Town, Exuma 63rd Annual National Family Island Regatta May 36 through 30 with third place in two classes, including a win in one of the B Class races.
Stafford 'Capt. Plug' Patterson presents a check for $500 from the Abaco Rage Sailing Syndicate in order to assist their friends on Long Island with rebuilding their Regatta site.
The ARSS crew pulled off a third overall in the C Class which competing in 'It Ain't Right' – a seventeen foot sloop that takes a three to five man crew – in a pool of 36 boats.
In the B Class, with a pool of fifteen boats, the twenty-one foot 'Lonesome Dove' with a crew of seven to eight, scored a win in the second race on Friday, April 29, and captured third place overall at the end of the week. "Always nice to have a win!" Stafford 'Captian Plug' Patterson said.
Captain Plug said that "now we set our sights on the 49th Annual Long Island Regatta which takes place June 2 through 4." He said that the 'Lonesome Dove' is the defending Champion in B Class having won the Long Island Regatta in 2015.
Exuma's Family Island Regatta is five days of sailing featuring Bahamian native sloops – Classes A, B, C, D, and E. Some 60 native sloops from all over The Bahamas gather at Elizabeth Harbour to take part in various Series and Cup Races.
This tradition started in 1954 and today it is one of the oldest regattas in The Islands of The Bahamas.


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Genre: Action, Romance, Supernatural
Length: 24 episodes + film
Sakai Yuuji, a high school student who expected his normal life to last forever, is dead. On his way home, the world suddenly froze, people were engulfed by blue flames and a monster resembling a large doll swallowed them. Just as the monster prepared to consume Yuuji, a sword-wielding girl in a black cloak with flaming red eyes and hair that burns like embers saved him. The girl called herself a 'Flame Haze' who hunts the 'Guze no Tomogara', creatures from another world. As Yuuji noticed a blue flame in his chest, she called him a 'Torch', a temporary replacement, saying that the real Yuuji's existence had already ended.
Not being the defeatist sort of chap, Yuuji adjusts to the whole "you're dead, get over it" thing quite well, and discovers a little more about his condition: he's a unique 'torch' in that his health bar recharges automatically each night at midnight. This is good in that he doesn't disappear, but it has the unfortunate effect that his power is in demand amongst the Tomogara. And so begins Yuuji and Shana's fight for survival.
Lots of people have been talking about this series, which isn't always a good sign (lots of people talk about Evangelion and Naruto, too), but I'm delighted to say my initial scepticism was utterly unfounded. This is a really fine series with some deep, well-developed characters who struggle with their responsibilities versus their wishes over the course of the series. Shana's conscience is particularly powerful as she juggles her responsibilities as a Flame Haze with the "normal life" she has with Yuuji (school, friends, etc.) – the "normal life" her dedication to training over the years has always denied her. It comes across very well – in some respects she's incredibly mature, and in others, she's like a 10-year-old.
I found myself drawing comparisons between this series and Crest of the Stars – particularly the strength of the main male/female characters' bond and how it adapts over time. In truth, the relationship between Yuuji and Shana never feels as "realistic" as that between Jinto and Lafiel – but in hindsight I think the comparsion's a little unfair – Shana and Yuuji are much younger characters, emotionally. What it does is to reinforce the utter brilliance that was Crest of the Stars – if you haven't seen it, for goodness' sake, why not?
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Genre: Action, Romance
Length: 2 seasons
Rating: 12 for complex themes (and PG for fanservice)
Shounen action series are an overpopulated genre, and so are high school romances, so what does Shana do to set itself apart and earn the 'excellent' ranking from both me and Minotaur?
The first is that Yuji doesn't have some advantage over normal people. Quite the opposite, his introduction to the supernatural world is to be told that his life is over, that he is in fact not himself – he's a "Torch", a makeshift replacement for the real, dead Yuji. Furthermore, he's fated before too long to disappear, to fade out of history and be forgotten. Initially, Shana doesn't even treat him like a person – he's an object, an impediment, and she treats him as such. The way Yuji copes with this situation is indicative of the strength of his character.
Shana starts from a position of strength, both physically and emotionally – as a "Flame Haze" or fighter, she's the one who knows how this world works and has the power to act within it. However, her position is also servile: she's dedicated to her duty. What Yuji does is to upset the balance by showing that he can be more than his position would dictate.
The various monstrous enemies don't simply kill people; they instead remove all trace of that person having ever existed, erasing them from history. Their friends, family and the outside world simply forget they were ever there. To lessen the disturbance of this act on the world, Flame Hazes create Torches, replacement people whose existence fades away gradually – one day they simply fade away. The injustice of this is what Yuji is faced with and has to overcome.
The enemy themselves, "Denizens of the Crimson Realm", are visitors from another dimension. Their existence is juxtaposed to that of our own reality (making this effectively a time-travel story, though it doesn't explicitly say so). Space and physical laws mean little to them, making them effectively gods. They are old, and have mostly met each other aeons ago. Each is in our dimension for reasons of its own. Flame Hazes are people who have paired up with one of the nicer Denizens in order to fight the more destructive ones.
Most such stories stay within nice, clearly defined bounds of safety. Shakugan no Shana steps beyond those boundaries, making it at times disturbing and unsettling but giving meaning to the characters' choices. It's shounen done right.
Shakugan no Shanatan
Length: Chibi
Score: Odd
Those of you who've seen Lodoss or Adventures of The Mini Goddess have met something like this before: the long-running, serious story is accompanied by a baffling mini comedy version. In this case, Shanatan is a chibi version of Shana – so chibi that she's only about two inches high, she sits on Yuji's head, talks with an affected speech impediment, and spends most of her life eating melonpan. The episodes are similarly miniscule – even the "movie" is six minutes long.
What makes this one weird is that it doesn't ignore the serious bits – parts of the comedy reference the darker and more disturbing parts of the story. It makes for an amusing and slightly unsettling mix. It's also full of series in-jokes, as well as references to Japanese folklore that I had to google.


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A Expedição Antártica Nacional Britânica 1901-04 (em inglês: British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04), genericamente conhecida como a Expedição Discovery, foi a primeira exploração oficial britânica das regiões Antárticas desde a viagem de James Clark Ross, 60 anos antes. Organizada em larga escala, conjuntamente, pela Royal Society e pela Real Sociedade Geográfica (RSG), a nova expedição tinha como objectivos a realização de trabalhos científicos e a exploração geográfica em um continente praticamente desconhecido na época. Esta expedição passou a ser a referência de muitos daqueles que se tornariam líderes na Idade Heroica da Exploração da Antártida: Robert Falcon Scott, que liderou a expedição, Ernest Shackleton, Edward Wilson, Frank Wild, Tom Crean e William Lashly.

Os resultados científicos abrangeram várias áreas desde a biologia, a zoologia, a geologia, a meteorologia e o magnetismo. Foram feitas importantes descobertas nos campos geológico e zoológico, incluindo os Vales secos de McMurdo, desprovidos de neve, e a colónia do pinguim-imperador do cabo Crozier. Na área da exploração geográfica, foram descobertos a Terra do Rei Eduardo VII e o planalto polar através da rota das montanhas ocidentais. Esta expedição não tinha como objectivo principal atingir o Polo Sul, e apenas alcançaram a latitude de 82°17′S.

Referência para explorações posteriores, a Expedição Discovery foi um marco na história da exploração britânica da Antárctida. Depois do seu retorno, a expedição foi celebrada como um sucesso. No entanto, foi necessária uma missão de ajuda para libertar o Discovery, e a sua tripulação, do gelo; mais tarde, a qualidade dos seus achados científicos seria posta em causa. Uma das críticas feitas à expedição foi a sua incapacidade de gerir as técnicas de viagem polar utilizando esquis e cães, um legado que, no entanto, continuou nas expedições antárticas britânicas ao longo da Idade Heroica da Exploração da Antártida.

Antecedentes

Precursores
Entre 1839 e 1843, o capitão da Marinha Real James Clark Ross, ao comando dos seus dois navios HMS Erebus e HMS Terror, efectuou três viagens ao continente antártico. Neste período de tempo, explorou e descobriu uma nova área da Antárctida que iria proporcionar um novo campo de trabalho a muitas futuras expedições britânicas.

Ross registou os principais acidentes geográficos da região: o mar de Ross, a Grande Barreira de Gelo (mais tarde designada por plataforma de gelo Ross), a ilha de Ross, o cabo Adare, a ilha de Vitória, o estreito de McMurdo, o cabo Crozier e os dois vulcões gémeos, monte Érebo e monte Terror. Ross regressou à Grande Barreira, por diversas vezes, na esperança de a poder explorar, mas sem o conseguir, atingindo a sua latitude mais a sul numa enseada da Barreira, a 78°10′S, em Fevereiro de 1842. Ele acreditava que havia terra a leste da Grande Barreira, mas não o conseguia confirmar.

Depois das viagens de Ross, durante os 50 anos seguintes, não foram realizadas expedições nesta zona da Antártida. Em janeiro de 1895, um navio baleeiro norueguês efectuou um curto desembarque no cabo Adare, o ponto mais a norte da Terra de Vitória. Quatro anos depois, Carsten Borchgrevink, que tinha feito parte do grupo que desembarcou, organizou a sua própria expedição à região, no navio Southern Cross. Esta expedição foi financiada por um donativo de  libras efectuado pelo milionário sir George Newnes, na condição de que aquela se designasse por British Antarctic Expedition (Expedição Antártica Britânica). Borchgrevink desembarcou no cabo Adare em fevereiro de 1899, onde construiu uma pequena cabana, e passou o Inverno de 1899 nesse local. No Verão seguinte rumou para sul, e chegou à enseada de Ross, na barreira. Um grupo de três homens dirigiu-se para sul, pela superfície da barreira, utilizando esquis, e chegaram a uma nova latitude de 78°50′S.

A Expedição Discovery foi planeada durante uma onda de interesse internacional pela região antártica, no virar do século XIX para o XX. Uma expedição alemã, liderada por Erich von Drygalski também ia partir ao mesmo tempo que a Discovery, para explorar a região a sul do oceano Índico. O explorador sueco Otto Nordenskjöld liderava uma expedição à Terra de Graham; e uma expedição francesa, com Jean-Baptiste Charcot no comando, dirigia-se para a península Antártica. Finalmente, o cientista escocês William Speirs Bruce liderava uma expedição científica ao mar de Weddell.

Marinha Real, Clements Markham e Robert Scott
Sob a influência de sir John Barrow, segundo secretário do Almirantado Britânico, a exploração polar tornou-se numa das principais missões da Marinha Real Britânica, a seguir às Guerras Napoleónicas. O interesse naval tinha diminuído após o desaparecimento da Expedição de John Franklin, em 1845, e das expedições de busca que se seguiram. Depois dos problemas encontrados pela expedição ao Polo Norte, de 1874–76, liderada por George Nares, e da declaração deste de que o Polo Norte era "impraticável", o Almirantado decidiu que novas expedições polares seriam perigosas, caras e fúteis.

Contudo, o Secretário da Real Sociedade Geográfica (mais tarde seu presidente), sir Clements Markham, era um ex-oficial da marinha que tinha feito parte de uma das expedições de busca e salvamento de John Franklin, em 1851. Ele também esteve ao lado de George Nares em parte dessa expedição, e tornar-se-ia um grande defensor do histórico papel da Marinha. Em Novembro de 1893, surgiu uma oportunidade para cumprir esta ambição, quando o biólogo sir John Murray, que tinha estado nas águas da Antártida durante a Expedição Challenger, na década de 1870, se apresentou à Real Sociedade Geográfica. A palestra de Murray tinha por título The Renewal of Antarctic Exploration ("A Renovação da Exploração Antártica"), e propôs uma expedição em larga escala para o benefício da ciência britânica. Esta ideia foi fortemente apoiada, tanto por Clements Markham como pela principal instituição científica do país, a Royal Society. Uma comissão conjunta das duas organizações foi estabelecida para decidir o formato da nova expedição. Na perspectiva de Markham, deveria organizar-se uma exploração com a dimensão da de Ross ou Franklin, mas a ideia foi negada por algumas partes da comissão conjunta; no entanto, a sua teimosia era tanta, que a expedição acabou por ser organizada, em grande parte, de acordo com os seus desejos. O seu primo, e biógrafo, escreveria que a expedição era "a criação do seu cérebro, o produto da sua energia persistente".

Clements Markham tinha como hábito observar os jovens oficiais de marinha que lhe pareciam ser os mais promissores para assumir responsabilidades numa exploração polar, no caso de isso acontecer. Um deles era o guarda-marinha Robert Falcon Scott, quando este prestava serviço a bordo do HMS Rover, em São Cristóvão, no ano de 1887. Treze anos depois, Scott era agora um tenente a bordo do HMS Majestic, que ambicionava progredir na sua carreira, e a hipótese de se encontrar com sir Clements em Londres, levou-o a candidatar-se para o comando da expedição. Scott há muito que estava na mente de Markham, embora não fosse a sua primeira escolha. Porém, os outros candidatos, ou eram muito velhos para a função ou não estavam disponíveis. Com o apoio de Markham, a nomeação de Scott para o cargo foi feita em 25 de Maio de 1900, seguida de uma rápida promoção a comandante.

Ciência e aventura
A estrutura de comando da expedição ainda não estava definida. Desde o início, Clements Markham estava determinado a ter um oficial da marinha no comando da expedição e não um cientista. Robert Falcon Scott, numa carta que escreveu a Markham depois da sua nomeação, reforçou a ideia de que "ele devia ter o comando completo do navio e dos grupos terrestres", e insistiu em ser consultado em todas as futuras reuniões. No entanto, a Comissão Conjunta, com a concordância de Clements Markham, tinha escolhido John Walter Gregory, professor de Geologia na Universidade de Melbourne, e antigo assistente no Museu Britânico, para director científico da expedição. Na perspectiva de Gregory, o controlo dos grupos terrestres devia estar nas suas mãos: "...O capitão receberia instruções para dar assistência, quando lhe fosse solicitado, em questões de dragagem, arrasto de redes, etc., para colocar os barcos onde fosse necessário, à disposição do grupo científico". Na discussão que se seguiu, Markham argumentou que o comando de Scott de toda a expedição teria de ser total, e o próprio Robert Falcon Scott insistiu nesta questão, caso contrário apresentaria a sua demissão. As exigências de Markham e Scott foram aceites, e Gregory demitiu-se afirmando que o trabalho científico não devia ficar "subordinado a aventuras navais".

Esta controvérsia piorou as relações entre as sociedades, que persistiram mesmo após o fim da expedição, reflectindo-se nas críticas à qualidade e dimensão dos resultados publicados. Markham defendeu que a sua insistência num comando naval era uma questão de estilo e tradição, e não uma falta de respeito à ciência. Ele tinha deixado clara a sua opinião de que, por si só, a mera conquista de uma latitude maior "não era merecedora de apoio".

Membros da expedição

Clements Markham tinha esperança de que todos os homens da expedição fossem da Marinha Real, mas foi informado pelo Almirantado que "as presentes exigências dos Serviços Navais não permitem disponibilizar oficiais..." Contudo, o Almirantado concordou em deixar Robert Falcon Scott e Charles Royds e, mais tarde, Michael Barne e Reginald Skelton juntarem-se à expedição. Os restantes oficiais vinham da Marinha mercante britânica, e incluíam Albert Armitage, segundo-no-comando, que tinha participado na Expedição ao Ártico de Jackson–Harmsworth (1894–97), e Ernest Shackleton, como 3.º Oficial responsável pelo aprovisionamento e diversões. O Almirantado também disponibilizou cerca de 20 oficiais sub-alternos e marinheiros; a restante tripulação vinha do serviço mercante e do serviço público. Entre a tripulação estavam alguns que se tornariam veteranos da Antártida como Frank Wild, William Lashly, Tom Crean (que se juntou à expedição depois da deserção de um marinheiro na Nova Zelândia), Edgar Evans e Ernest Joyce. Embora a expedição não fosse um projecto formal da Marinha, Robert Scott propôs que a sua organização seguisse as directrizes navais, e acordou com a tripulação, de forma voluntária, que estes trabalhassem sob a Lei da Disciplina Naval.

A equipa científica tinha pouca experiência. O Dr. George Murray, que passou a ser o director científico depois da desistência de Gregory, era suposto viajar até à Austrália (na realidade, deixou o navio na Cidade do Cabo), e durante essa viagem dar formação aos cientistas, mas sem entrar em detalhes. O único cientista com experiência na Antártida era Louis Bernacchi, que tinha estado com Borchgrevink como técnico em magnetismo e meteorologia. O geólogo, Hartley Ferrar, de 22 anos, tinha acabado de se formar em Cambridge e Markham achava que "podia fazer dele um homem." O biólogo marinho Thomas Vere Hodgson, do Museu de Plymouth, era mais experiente, tal como o médico Reginald Koettlitz que, aos 39 anos, era o membro mais velho da expedição. Ele, tal como Armitage, esteve na expedição Jackson–Harmsworth. O médico mais novo, e zoólogo, era Edward Wilson, que se tornou amigo de Scott, e tinha uma natureza calma, paciente e neutra, qualidades que faltavam a Scott.

Organização e objectivos

Orçamento e financiamento
O custo total da expedição foi estimado em  libras (cerca de 7,25 milhões de libras em 2009), das quais  libras foram subsidiadas pelo Governo Britânico, na condição de as duas sociedades intervenientes também entrarem com um montante idêntico. A comissão conseguiu o montante graças a um grande donativo de  libras de um membro da RSG, sir Llewellyn W. Longstaff. A Real Sociedade Geográfica contribuiu com  libras, o maior donativo desta sociedade até à data, e Alfred Harmsworth, mais tarde Lord Northcliffe, com  libras; Harmsworth também tinha contribuído para a expedição Jackson-Harmsworth ao Árctico. O restante valor foi entregue por pequenos donativos. A expedição também recebeu o apoio de empresas comerciais: a Colman's forneceu mostarda e farinha; a Cadbury deu  kg de chocolate; a Jaeger fez um desconto de 40% em roupa especial; e a Bird's, bovril.

Navio

O navio da expedição foi construído pela Dundee Shipbuilders Company e preparado para navegar em águas antárticas como navio de pesquisa, e foi um dos últimos navios de três mastros a ser construído no Reino Unido. A construção do navio teve um custo de  libras (cerca de 2,7 milhões em 2009), mais  libras ( em 2009) dos motores, e o seu custo total, depois de todas as modificações, ascendeu a  libras (4,1 milhões em 2009). O nome do navio tinha um significado histórico naval, em particular por ter sido usado em um dos navios da expedição de Nares, e algumas das características deste foram incorporadas no novo equipamento. O barco foi inaugurado por Lady Markham a 21 de Março de 1901 com a designação SS Discovery.

Como não fazia parte da Marinha Real, o Almirantado não permitiu que o Discovery usasse a bandeira branca da marinha. Acabou por navegar sob as leis da marinha mercante, usando as bandeiras da Royal Geographical Society e da Royal Harwich Yacht Club.

Objectivos
Sir Clements Markham dividiu a região antárctica em quatro sectores para potencial exploração, designando-as por Victoria, Ross, Weddell e Enderby. Sobre a zona de Victoria, embora houvesse interesse em explorar a extensão da Terra Adélia, descoberta por Jules Dumont d'Urville em 1837, não havia a certeza de se alcançar uma nova latitude a sul. Em relação ao sector Enderby pouco se sabia; os alemães pensavam que poderia atingir-se uma latitude mais a sul, indo por este sector, o que deu origem à Expedição Gauss. Já sobre o sector Weddell, tinham sido várias as tentativas de se seguir por aqui, mas era uma rota difícil para embarcações tradicionais, devido ao mar agitado. Por fim, a região escolhida acabou por ser a de Ross. Embora fosse uma zona já bastante conhecida, as descobertas efectuadas, nomeadamente por Ross, mas também por outros exploradores, eram muito apelativas, e podia-se chegar a uma nova latitude.

Os dois principais objectivos da expedição foram resumidas nas "Instruções ao Comandante" elaboradas pela comissão conjunta: "determinar, tanto quanto possível, a natureza, condição e extensão daquela porção de terra do Polo Sul, incluída no conjunto da sua expedição", e "efectuar pesquisa magnética nas regiões a sul do paralelo 40 e realizar investigações nos campos da meteorologia, oceanografia, geologia, biologia e física". As instruções estabeleciam que "nenhum destes objectivos deveria ser sacrificado pelo outro".

As instruções relacionadas com o objectivo geográfico eram mais específicas: "Os pontos principais de interesse geográfico são [...] explorar a barreira de gelo de sir James Ross até à sua extremidade oriental; descobrir a terra que Ross acreditava ser o limite leste da barreira, ou confirmar que não existe [...] Se decidir passar o Inverno no gelo...os seus esforços, no que respeita à exploração geográfica, devem ser orientados para [...] as montanhas a oeste, para sul e exploração da região vulcânica".[...]

A expedição

Primeiro ano

Viagem de ida
O Discovery saiu do porto de Cardiff a 6 de agosto de 1901, e chegou à Nova Zelândia, passando pela Cidade do Cabo, a 29 de Novembro, depois de um desvio abaixo da latitude 40°S para efectuar uma investigação no campo do magnetismo. Depois de três semanas de preparação final, o navio ficou pronto para a viagem ao sul. A 21 de dezembro, enquanto o navio zarpava de Lyttelton Harbour, acompanhado por uma multidão entusiasta, um jovem marinheiro, Charles Bonner, caiu do mastro principal. Foi sepultado dois dias mais tarde em Port Chalmers.

O Discovery navegou rumo sul e chegou ao cabo Adare a 9 de Janeiro de 1902. Depois de um curto desembarque para examinar o que sobrou do acampamento de Borchgrevink, o navio continuou em direcção ao sul navegando ao longo da costa da Terra de Vitória. No estreito de McMurdo, o Discovery tomou o rumo leste, e foi efectuado um novo desembarque, no cabo Crozier, para estabelecer um local que servisse de ponto de localização, de maneira a que o navio de apoio pudesse encontrar a expedição. Seguiu, então, ao longo da Grande Barreira até à sua extremidade leste e, a 30 de janeiro, a zona de terra prevista por Ross, foi então confirmada e designada por Terra do Rei Eduardo VII.

No dia 4 de fevereiro, Scott desembarcou na barreira e montou um balão de observação que ele tinha comprado para pesquisa aérea. Scott subiu para bordo do balão, que estava preso por uma corda no solo, e depressa subiu até ao 180 metros. Shackleton seguiu os passos de Scott e realizou um segundo voo. O que ambos conseguiam observar era a infindável superfície da Barreira. Wilson pensou para si próprio que os voos eram "uma loucura".

Baía de Winter Quarters

O Discovery seguiu viagem em direcção a oeste à procura de um local onde se pudesse estabelecer de forma permanente. A 8 de fevereiro, entrou no estreito de McMurdo e, mais tarde, no mesmo dia, ancorou num local perto do limite sul a que deram o nome de Winter Quarters Bay (baía dos Alojamentos de Inverno). Edward Wilson escreveu: "Todos tivemos consciência da grande sorte em sermos levados para um local como este, seguro para o navio, com um abrigo perfeito contra a força do gelo". O fogueiro Lashly, contudo, achou que o local parecia um "lugar sombrio". O trabalho em terra teve início com a construção das cabanas da expedição numa península rochosa de nome Hut Point. Scott tinha decidido que a expedição devia continuar a sua vida e trabalho a bordo do navio, permitindo que o Discovery ficasse propositadamente preso no gelo, deixando a cabana principal a ser usada como armazém e abrigo.

No grupo não havia ninguém com experiência em esqui, e apenas Bernacchi e Armitage tinham alguma experiência em trenós puxados por cães. As anteriores tentativas de dominar estas técnicas não foram bem sucedidas, reforçando a preferência de Scott de serem os homens a puxar os trenós. Os perigos das condições desconhecidas pelos homens da expedição foram confirmados quando, no dia 11 de março, um grupo que regressava de uma tentativa de ida ao cabo Crozier,  ficou preso no gelo durante um nevão. Numa tentativa de encontrar um local seguro, um dos membros desse grupo, o marinheiro George Vince, escorregou e caiu de um penhasco, onde morreu. O seu corpo nunca foi encontrado; uma cruz com uma curta inscrição foi erigida no local em sua memória, e aí continua, no topo do promontório de Hut Point.

Durante os meses de Inverno de maio a agosto, os cientistas ficaram a trabalhar nos seus laboratórios, enquanto os armazéns e o equipamento eram preparados para o trabalho da estação seguinte. Para se divertirem, faziam algumas representações teatrais e realizavam actividades educacionais na forma de leituras e palestras. Ernest Shackleton criou um jornal, o South Polar Times. As actividades no exterior não cessaram; jogavam futebol no gelo, e as observações e trabalhos nos campos magnéticos e meteorológicos, continuaram. Com o fim do Inverno, efectuaram viagens experimentais de trenó para testar o equipamento e as rações, para se prepararem para a viagem em direcção ao Sul que Scott, Wilson e Shackleton iriam efectuar. Entretanto, um grupo liderado por Royds dirigiu-se até ao cabo Crozier para lá deixar uma mensagem, e descobriram uma colónia de pinguins-imperador. Um outro grupo, coordenado por Armitage, efectuou uma viagem de reconhecimento às montanhas ocidentais, regressando em Outubro com sinais de escorbuto. Mais tarde, Armitage criticaria o facto de Scott se ter negado, por "objecção sentimental", a matar animais para obter carne fresca. Rapidamente, a alimentação da expedição foi alterada, e o problema do escorbuto resolvido.

Viagem ao Sul

Scott, Wilson e Shackleton partiram no dia 2 de novembro de 1902 com os cães e equipas de apoio. O seu objectivo era "ir o mais longe possível para sul, em linha recta, pelo gelo da Barreira, chegar ao Polo, se possível ou encontrar novas terras". O primeiro marco significativo foi atingido no dia 11 de novembro, quando um dos grupos de apoio passou pela latitude máxima atingida por Borchgrevink de 78°50′S. Contudo, a falta de experiência com os cães depressa se tornaria evidente, com o progresso da marcha muito lento. Depois de os grupos de apoio terem regressado a 15 de novembro, a equipa de Scott começou a transportar metade da carga, voltando para trás para ir buscar a outra metade; como resultado deste método de transporte, por cada quilómetro de progressão em direcção ao sul, tinham que efectuar cerca de três. Os erros feitos com as rações dos cães começaram a notar-se, e, à medida que os animais iam ficando mais fracos, Wilson era forçado a abatê-los para alimentar os outros. Também os homens começavam a sofrer com as duras condições das viagens na Antártida: cegueira da neve, queimaduras provocadas pelo gelo e alguns sintomas de escorbuto; porém, continuaram a viagem para sul ao longo das montanhas ocidentais. O Dia de Natal foi celebrado com rações duplas e um pudim que Shackleton tinha guardado para essa data, escondido nas peúgas. A 30 de Dezembro de 1902, ainda na barreira, chegaram à sua latitude mais a sul de 82°17′S. Os problemas pioraram na viagem de regresso com a morte dos cães remanescentes e de Ernest Shackleton ter ficado incapacitado com escorbuto. Edward Wilson escreve no seu diário, a 14 de Janeiro de 1903, que "todos temos sintomas, embora ligeiros, de escorbuto". Scott e Wilson continuaram a sua luta, a puxar os trenós, e Shackleton, incapaz de qualquer esforço, caminhava ao lado dos trenós e, por vezes, tinha mesmo que ser transportado em cima deles. O grupo acabou por chegar ao navio a 3 de fevereiro de 1903, depois de terem percorrido  km em 93 dias, uma média de 16 km por dia.

Segundo um estudo publicado em 2022, Shackleton sofria de beribéri, resultando em fraqueza muscular, problemas gastrointestinais e dificuldades respiratórias.

Chegada do navio de apoio
Durante o período em que o grupo principal efectuava a viagem ao sul, o navio de apoio, Morning, chegou com novas provisões. Os organizadores da expedição previam que o Discovery ficaria livre do gelo no início de 1903, permitindo a Scott realizar explorações no mar antes da chegada do Inverno. O Discovery devia regressar à Nova Zelândia em março ou Abril, seguindo para Inglaterra pelo oceano Pacífico, efectuando pesquisas no campo do magnetismo durante a sua viagem. O Morning providenciaria todo o tipo de assistência que Scott necessitasse durante este período.

No entanto, aquele plano não resultou pois o Discovery permaneceu preso no gelo. Markham já previa esta situação, e o capitão do Morning''', William Colbeck, levava uma carta secreta a Scott autorizando-o a permanecer mais um ano no gelo. Sendo esta situação inevitável, o navio de assistência revelou-se uma oportunidade de alguns membros da expedição regressarem a casa. De entre estes, e contra a sua vontade, estava Shackleton, a convalescer do escorbuto; Scott tinha decidido que ele "não devia correr mais riscos dado o seu presente estado de saúde". Os antecedentes de conflitos entre Scott e Shackleton terão origem nesta altura, ou num suposto desentendimento durante a viagem ao sul que terá provocado uma acesa troca de palavras. Algumas destas informações foram transmitidas por Armitage, cuja relação com Scott não era boa, e que, anos mais tarde, depois das mortes de Scott, Wilson e Shackleton, decidiu revelar alguns detalhes que davam uma imagem negativa de Scott. Outros indícios mostram que Scott e Shackleton permaneceram, de forma geral, de boas relações; Ernest Shackleton recebeu a expedição quando esta regressou em 1904, e escreveu uma carta bastante cordial a Scott.

 Segundo ano
Depois do Inverno de 1903, Scott preparou-se para a segunda viagem principal da expedição: uma subida às montanhas ocidentais e exploração do interior da Terra de Vitória. A viagem de reconhecimento, realizada por Armitage no ano anterior, tinha descoberto um percurso até a uma altitude de  m, antes de regressar, mas Scott pretendia dirigir-se para oeste desta localização, se possível até ao local do Polo sul magnético. Depois de uma falsa partida, devido a falha nos trenós, um grupo que incluía Scott, Lashly e Edgar Evans, partiu  do Discovery, a 26 de Outubro de 1903.

Quando estavam a subir do glaciar Ferrar, assim designado em homenagem ao geólogo Hartley Ferrar, ficaram presos, a  m, durante uma semana, devido a uma tempestade de neve. Só a 13 de Novembro conseguiram atingir o pico do glaciar. Seguiram, então, viagem, passando pelo local onde Armitage chegou, descobriram o planalto Antártico, e tornaram-se os primeiros a efectuar uma viagem nele. Após o regresso dos grupos de apoio e geológico, Scott, Evans e Lashly continuaram para oeste através da planície deserta por mais oito dias, ao longo de cerca de 240 km, até atingirem o ponto mais a oeste no dia 30 de Novembro. Depois de terem perdido as suas tabelas de navegação numa tempestade, durante a subida ao glaciar, não sabiam exactamente onde estavam, e nem sequer tinham pontos de referência geográficos para fixar uma localização. A viagem de regresso ao glaciar Ferrar foi efectuada em condições difíceis que lhes limitaram a progressão a cerca de 1,6 km por hora, com poucos mantimentos e dependentes da capacidade de navegação de Scott. Quando desciam o glaciar, Scott e Evans por pouco não morriam numa fenda no gelo, antes de descobrirem um vale seco, sem neve, um fenómeno pouco habitual na Antártida. Lashly descreveu a zona como "um excelente local para cultivar batatas". O grupo chegou ao Discovery a 24 de Dezembro, depois de uma rota circular de mais de  km, percorrida em 59 dias. A média diária nesta viagem de tracção humana foi melhor que aquela efectuada com cães em viagens anteriores, um facto que convenceu, ainda mais, a opinião negativa de Scott no respeitante à utilização daqueles animais. O historiador polar David Crane caracterizou a viagem à região oeste como "uma das grandes viagens da história polar".

Durante a ausência de Scott, foram efectuadas outras viagens. Royds e Bernacchi viajaram durante 31 dias pela barreira, em direcção a sudeste, observando a sua natureza plana e realizando registos magnéticos. Outro grupo explorou o glaciar Koettlitz, a sudoeste, e Wilson foi explorar o cabo Crozier para observar a colónia do pinguim-imperador.

 Segunda expedição de apoio
Scott tinha esperança de encontrar, no seu regresso, o Discovery liberto do gelo, mas este permanecia firmemente preso. O trabalho de libertação do navio do gelo já tinha começado, com serras próprias para gelo, mas após 12 dias de trabalho, apenas tinham conseguido cortar dois bocados com 140 m, com o navio a cerca de 32 km de mar aberto. A 5 de janeiro de 1904, o navio de apoio, Morning, regressou, desta vez com mais um navio, o Terra Nova. Colbeck trazia instruções do Almirantado para que, caso não se conseguisse libertar o Discovery do gelo, até uma determinada data, devia ser abandonado e o seu equipamento trazido nos dois navios de assistência. Este ultimato era resultado da dependência financeira de Markham do Tesouro para cumprir com os custos desta segunda expedição de resgate, pois o dinheiro estava no fim. O prazo acordado entre os três capitães era o dia 25 de fevereiro, o que era uma verdadeira corrida contra o tempo para que os navios de apoio chegassem até ao Discovery, preso na península Hut Point. Como precaução, Scott iniciou a transferência do material científico para os outros barcos. Foram utilizados explosivos para quebrar o gelo, e o pessoal continuava a serrar o gelo mas, embora os navios tivessem conseguido aproximar-se do Discovery, em finais de janeiro, este continuava preso a três quilómetros daqueles. No dia 10 de fevereiro, Scott aceitou a ideia de que tinha que abandonar o navio mas, a 14 de fevereiro, de repente, o gelo começou a quebrar e o Morning e o Terra Nova acabaram por chegar até ao Discovery. Uma carga explosiva final destruiu o gelo restante a 16 de Fevereiro e, no dia seguinte, depois de um último susto quando o navio ficou temporariamente preso, o Discovery iniciou a viagem de regresso à Nova Zelândia.

 Regresso
No regresso ao Reino Unido, a recepção à expedição foi, de início, inexistente. Markham estava presente para receber o navio, em Portsmouth, no dia 10 de Setembro de 1904, mas quando o Discovery seguiu para Londres, uns dias depois, nenhuns altos dignitários lá estavam. Contudo, havia um significativo entusiasmo entre o público e teve lugar o reconhecimento oficial. Robert Falcon Scott foi promovido a Capitão e convidado para se encontrar com o rei Eduardo VII no Castelo de Balmoral, o qual lhe concedeu o título de Comendador da Real Ordem Vitoriana. Também recebeu várias medalhas e prémios internacionais, destacando-se a Legião de Honra francesa. Aos outros oficiais e tripulação, foi entregue a Medalha Polar.

Os principais resultados no campo da geografia foram a descoberta da Terra do Rei Eduardo VII; a subida das montanhas ocidentais e a descoberta do Planalto Polar; a primeira viagem de trenó no planalto; e a viagem pela Barreira, sendo atingida uma nova latitude sul de 82°17′S. Foi confirmada a natureza de ilha da Ilha de Ross; as Montanhas Transantárticas foram mapeadas até à latitude de 83°S, e foram calculados os posicionamentos e alturas de mais de 200 montanhas. Muitos outros acidentes geográficos foram, também, identificados e nomeados, e foi realizado um extenso trabalho ao longo da costa.

Também foram efectuadas importantes descobertas científicas. Destaca-se os Vales Secos, sem neve, nas montanhas ocidentais; a colónia de pinguins-imperador, no cabo Crozier; indícios de que a Barreira de Gelo era um grande bloco de gelo flutuante; e um fóssil de uma folha, descoberto por Ferrar, que ajudou a estabelecer uma relação entre a Antártida e o super-continente Gondwana. Foram recolhidos milhares de espécimenes geológicos e biológicos e identificadas novas espécies marinhas. Foi efectuado um cálculo, bastante aproximado, da localização do Polo sul magnético.

Um apoio geral aos resultados científicos, por parte do Chefe de Hidrografia da Marinha (e antigo adversário de Scott), sir William Wharton foi um acto motivador. No entanto, quando os dados meteorológicos foram publicados, a sua precisão foi criticada no meio científico, incluindo o Presidente da Sociedade de Física de Londres, o Dr. Charles Chree. Scott defendeu o trabalho da sua equipa, enquanto que em privado, definiu o trabalho de Royds como "terrivelmente desleixado".

A falha em não terem conseguido evitar o escorbuto foi resultado do desconhecimento médico para as causas da doença, e não da organização da expedição. Naquela altura, era sabido que uma alimentação que incluísse carne fresca podia ajudar a curar a doença, mas desconhecia-se que a sua falta era a sua causa. Assim, foi levada carne fresca de foca para a viagem ao sul "no caso de sermos atacados pelo escorbuto", Na Expedição Nimrod (1907–09), Shackleton evitou a doença fornecendo-se de carne de foca e pinguim. Porém, o Tenente Edward Evans quase que morria de escorbuto durante a Expedição Terra Nova (1910–13), e este problema por pouco não dizimava o Grupo do Mar de Ross durante o período de 1915–16. Esta doença continuou a ser um problema até as suas causas terem sido determinadas, cerca de 25 anos depois da expedição Discovery.

 Resultados

Robert Falcon Scott foi dispensado da Marinha para escrever o relato oficial da expedição, o livro The Voyage of the Discovery; foi publicado em 1905 tendo alcançado significativo sucesso. No entanto, a descrição que fez da doença, e consequências, de Shackleton durante a viagem ao sul, causou desentendimentos entre ambos, em particular a versão de Scott sobre o período em que Ernest Shackleton teve que ser transportado no trenó. Segundo Scott, o colapso de Shackleton impediu-os de terem alcançado uma latitude sul ainda maior.

Scott continuou na sua carreira naval, primeiro como assistente do Director de Informação Naval e, depois, em Agosto de 1906, como Capitão-assistente do Contra-Almirante George Egerton, no HMS Victorious. Por esta altura, Scott era visto como um herói nacional, apesar da sua aversão ao sensacionalismo e à ribalta, e a expedição era apresentada ao público como um sucesso. Este sentimento de vitória não levava a uma análise objectiva ou a uma avaliação cuidada dos pontos fortes e fracos da expedição. Em particular, a defesa acérrima de Scott em relação à tracção humana, que considerava ser mais nobre do que qualquer outra técnica de deslocação no gelo, levou a uma desconfiança generalizada nos métodos que envolvessem esquis e cães, e a uma corrente de pensamento que foi seguida em expedições posteriores. Assim, embora fossem solicitados conselhos a esquiadores experientes como Fridtjof Nansen, a sua opinião não foi tida em conta.

A Expedição Discovery serviu de ponto de partida para a carreira de vários homens nas expedições à Antártida, seja como líderes ou como membros, nos 15 anos seguintes. Para além de Scott e Shackleton, Frank Wild e Ernest Joyce voltaram várias vezes ao Polo Sul, aparentemente incapazes de regressarem a uma vida considerada normal. William Lashly e Edgar Evans, companheiros de Scott na viagem ao oeste em 1903, também estiveram presentes nas expedições seguintes. Tom Crean esteve tanto com Scott como com Shackleton. Edward Evans, primeiro-oficial no navio de apoio Morning, chegou a planear a sua própria expedição, antes de se juntar a Scott em 1910.

Após regressar ao serviço, Robert Falcon Scott revelou à Real Sociedade Geográfica a sua intenção de regressar à Antártida, mas aquela informação não foi tornada pública. Shackleton adiantou-se a Scott que, em 1907, anunciou os seus planos para liderar uma expedição com o duplo objectivo de alcançar tanto o polo sul magnético como o geográfico. Sob pressão, Shackleton acordou em não trabalhar a partir do Estreito de McMurdo, o qual Scott reclamou para si como o seu local de trabalho. Porém, na procura por um local seguro para desembarcar, e incapaz de o encontrar, Ernest Shackleton foi forçado a quebrar a promessa. A sua expedição obteve grande sucesso com uma nova latitude sul de 88°23′S, a menos de 160 km do Polo Sul, enquanto a equipa do norte atingiu o local do Polo Sul magnético. Contudo, a quebra no acordo levou a um mal-estar nas relações com Scott, com este a chamar de mentiroso e patife o seu antigo companheiro.

Aos poucos, os planos de Scott começaram a concretizar-se na forma de uma expedição em larga escala, nas áreas científicas e geográficas, com a conquista do Polo Sul como objectivo principal. Scott esperava ansiosamente evitar o amadorismo que tinha ficado associado ao trabalho científico da Expedição Discovery. Nomeou Edward Wilson para cientista-chefe, e este escolheu uma equipa de homens experientes. A expedição partiu em Junho de 1910, no Terra Nova, um dos navios de apoio do Discovery. No entanto, os seus planos foram complicados pela chegada, em simultâneo, à Antártida, de Roald Amundsen e da sua expedição. O grupo de Amundsen chegou ao Polo Sul no dia 14 de dezembro de 1911, tendo regressado de forma segura. Pelo contrário, Scott e quatro companheiros, incluindo Wilson, alcançaram o Polo a 17 de janeiro de 1912, tendo morrido os cinco membros da equipa na viagem de regresso.

 Bibliografia
 Principal

 Complementar

 Landis, M: Antarctica: Exploring the Extreme: 400 Years of Adventure. Chicago Review Press 2003 ISBN 1-55652-480-3
 Seaver, George: Edward Wilson of the Antarctic John Murray 1933
 Skelton, J V & Wilson, D W: Discovery Illustrated: Pictures from Captain Scott's First Antarctic Expedition Reardon Publishing 2001 ISBN 1-873877-48-X
 Skelton, Judy (ed) The Antarctic Journals of Reginald Skelton: Another Little Job for the Tinker''. Reardon Publishing 2004 ISBN 1-873877-68-4

Ligações externas

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Both now appear to have run out of road. Zero interest rates are not doing enough to stimulate flagging economies, while negative rates, by destroying the profitability of the banking system, may well do more harm than good. But don't assume that will stop central banks trying to stimulate demand and raise inflation. The next likely option is "Hirp" – or helicopter money. And that is likely to involve some even crazier options, such as putting money into people's banks accounts, mandating pay rises, or giving them the deposits for a house. None of it will work, of course – but that doesn't mean we shouldn't expect it to happen, or indeed position our portfolios to take advantage of it.
Only a few years ago, the idea that interest rates would be pushed down to zero would have been too outlandish to contemplate. For centuries, you had to pay something to borrow money, for the fairly obvious reasons that savers had to be rewarded for putting some of their cash aside, and because, if credit didn't cost anything, there was no reason to limit the amount of debt you ran up. But after the financial crash of 2008, central banks ripped up that rulebook. Interest rates were pushed down to close to zero, as they had been in Japan since the 1990s, and apart from the recent tiny rate rise in the US, have stayed there ever since.
It turns out that wasn't enough. For economies that didn't respond to zero rates, central banks tried negative rates instead. The Swiss introduced them, and so did the Swedes, and then the European Central Bank followed the lead,cutting its rates below zero. All of a sudden a through-the-looking-glass economy was created, where the bank actually charged you for keeping money with it. The idea was that if it cost you to save, you would go out and spend some money instead, or banks would lend it out.
The trouble is, it didn't work either. Its main impact has been to destroy the profitability of the banking system, which was hardly a great way to improve the economy. And central bankers realised it could only be effective if they banned cash – because of course that doesn't pay a negative rate of interest. But the backlash against that was too severe, despite endless op-eds in The Financial Times about how fuddy-duddy banknotes had become. Nirp, it turned out was even worse than Zirp: indeed, when Japan joined that club, it triggered January's stock market wobble.
You might think that central banks would give up at this point, and acknowledge there wasn't much more they could do. But you would be wrong. If Nirp doesn't work, they will simply move on to the next gimmick. The most likely option? Helicopter money.
Despite the name, it doesn't have anything to do with the cost of buying a new chopper. Instead the phrase, coined by Milton Friedman, refers to spraying the economy with cash, as if dropping banknotes out of the back of a Chinook.
Lord Turner, the former CBI director-general, who can be reliably depended upon to support any really bad economic idea, has been one of its leading proponents in this country. In the US last week, Ray Dalio, the founder of the world's biggest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, called for helicopter money as the next move.
But what form will that take? The most likely option is probably a direct monetisation of government debt – some version of the People's QE that has already been proposed by the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Jeremy Corbyn suggested 'People's QE'
The state could create infrastructure bonds to finance a public works programme and those could be bought directly by its central bank and then cancelled. Instead of adding to the national debt, the bonds would simply be written off.
A more radical idea would be directly putting money into people's pockets. Technically, the Bank of England would simply credit everyone's account with £1,000, or whatever sum it chose. A more subtle way of doing that might be through a basic citizen's income, a proposal already being discussed in Finland and Switzerland, two countries either in or close to recession. Everyone could be paid £5,000 a year, and the central bank would pick up the tab.
Another option could be an incomes policy, which some economists are now advocating for Japan, with the government simply mandating a pay rise. Here in Britain, with our traditional reliance on the property market to boost the economy, don't be surprised if it takes the form of a more generous "Help To Buy" scheme.
In Britain, we rely on the property market to boost the economy
If any of those policies were implemented, expect retail sales to soar, along with car sales and house prices.
Of course, helicopter money won't work any better than Zirp and Nirp did. It will just further undermine faith in the soundness of currency and reduce incentives to work and save. Worse, unless people can be convinced it is permanent, they may not spend it anyway – many of us might just use the "helicopter money" to reduce debts, which will defeat its purpose. It could backfire as badly as negative rates.
In reality, the major problem for our economy is that we have too much debt, the state is too big, productivity is not growing quickly enough, and technology is no longer delivering sufficient innovation to create new industries in the way it once did. None of those problems will be fixed by printing more money. But that doesn't mean a central bank won't try it out, possibly very soon.


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Q: pt100 RTD transmitters not working - two in a row - am I doing something wrong? I just tried to use two different ones of these RTD transmitters with a pt100 probe (3 wire) with no success.
I am connecting the transmitter directly to a 4-20mA input on a PLC, as shown in the following circuit diagram.  Using 24VDC supply.
However, the unit always flows around 32mA through the current loop, no matter what temperature the probe is, or whether the probe is even connected.  This exact same thing has happened with two of these transmitters. I assumed the first one was bad, but then when the second one did the same thing, I started to wonder what I had done wrong.
Any advice appreciated.
Diagram:

A: 32mA is typical of what a transmitter will output with an open sensor. Connect a 100 ohm resistor directly across the terminals A to B and short B to B' and measure the current (preferably with a handheld meter and 24V power supply. Check the resistor first. Just those four things and no other connections.
If it still measures 32mA the transmitter is faulty. Maybe they got smashed up in shipping and the terminal block connections are bad (seems unlikely two would be like that). Or maybe the sensor is bad. RTD sensors are prone to failure at the element junctions.
Divide and conquer.