[CINC] Channel Islands Live update

[Clare.Fritzsche]

For those of you who might have enjoyed Staci's foolery yesterday, 
here's one from National Public Radio about whale farming. (Click on 
LISTEN NOW and you can hear some nice whale harmonics...)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102618951

Staci Kaye-Carr wrote:
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> "Channel Islands Live" is an exciting project made possible through a 
> cooperative agreement between the Ventura County Office of Education 
> and the Channel Islands National Park. 
> Today we are very proud to announce our newest partner, the Walt 
> Disney Company.* *This new partnership leverages the excitement of 
> learning and the power of technology to bring one of Californian's 
> most unique National Parks closer to you, like only Disney 
> “Imagineers” can. The Disney touch has been applied to a wide range of 
> institutions including science centers, museums, visitor centers . . . 
> and most recently zoos.
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> Using Disney’s vast knowledge of microwave and wireless technology, 
> project partners will be able to bring real-time video from the 
> islands to the mainland. To date, we have been successful in bringing 
> the Anacapa Island Underwater Dive program to CINP headquarters. We 
> are currently working on being able to deliver the Underwater Dive 
> program live, directly to local area schools. But now with Disney 
> onboard, our broadcasting system will also be going out to schools in 
> Anaheim, CA  and as far off as Orlando, Florida. The very first item 
> on our new partner's agenda will be the microwave and wireless 
> technology that will be used to broadcast from Anacapa (see rendering 
> below). Channel Islands National Park will truly be 
> 'The happiest place on earth.”
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> Additional project partners include the Channel Islands National 
> Marine Sanctuary , the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
> and the University of California at Santa Barbara's Marine Science 
> Institute.
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> Microwave equipment to be place at Anacapa
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-- 
Clare Fritzsche
Volunteer Administration
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
Channel Islands National Park

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