Today started really early for me. I got up to watch Stacy on live, national television. She was on the* Today* show this morning. Now, when I say morning I am talking about 2:11am our time this Wednesday morning. For the rest of the United States it was Tuesday morning. I know it is a little confusing but eventually you get used to it.
Stacy did an incredible job. She looked like he had been doing it all of her life. Look how prepared she is for her segment.
Stacy appeared on the Today show. She discussed global warming and the SCINI project.
It transferred to the television very well. Stacy has a natural presence about herself. Don't you think?
While I watch Stacy do her segment for the television show, I was able to see the results on a television.
However, the big star of the show was SCINI. She was spot-lighted for several minutes. My photo may not be balanced but I think you get the idea.
A video clip of SCINI in the water was definitely a highlight of the television appearance.
If you would like to view the entire segment, then go to the website http://www.nbcnews.com/id/21134540/vp/27783395.
We are trying to finish up some projects and get ready for our future trips. This means that we have lots of things that need to be finalized. Stacy, DJ, and Francois went for a dive this morning. I was supposed to go but I got behind conducting an interview for this website. I am also still working out the kinks on transferring videos. There is a problem with sending video files from McMurdo Station. We think that the problem has been solved. I certainly hope so. I actually did several interviews today. Everyone has been really nice about helping me. I am truly enjoying this project.
Another project that I helped with was to practice putting up the "Arctic Oven". This is a huge mountain tent that we will use on the next big project. It is not that hard to put up, just a little cumbersome. We wanted to be sure that we knew what we were doing before we tried doing on the ice. The "Arctic Oven" will serve as our control center in the field. It also will provide us with warmth and shelter. It is actually very nice inside and it is pretty.
This is essentially a very large mountain tent. It will be anchored into the ice and used as a control center for SCINI operations.
Before dinner, the guys decided to put SCINI in the water to test her thrusters and her lights. I think the star was a little tired but she still looked fabulous.
SCINI was put in the water to test her thrusters and lights. There are a lot of different things that can go wrong, so it is imperative that they check each little connection.
I also went to a lecture after dinner. Every week there are two lectures given by scientists who are working in Antarctica. This week's lecture was given by Hubert Staudigel from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. His topic was "Rock-Eating Microbes: The Rock Bottom of the Food Chain". He described microorganisms that exist by eating glass. It was really fascinating.
Each week there are two science lectures (Sunday and Wednesday nights). It is really cool to hear about cutting-edge research.
I got to leave the lab a little early again (10:15pm). I am going to get spoiled if this keeps up. However, there are plans for a big project so I better not get too comfortable. You'll have to wait to hear more about that project. Good night.
Today's Polar Profile is of Chelsea Thomas. She is spending her first season in Antarctica. Chelsea is looking into returning to school to study nursing. She has the kind demeanor that any person would want in their nurse. I wish Chelsea all of the luck in the world. I know that she will persist until she reaches her goals.
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