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Should you store your baby's cord blood?
When Danni Dean was expecting her son, Luke, four years ago, a friend who was due around the same time mentioned that she was planning to bank her baby's umbilical cord blood. Dean, who lives in Hailey, Idaho, knew little about cord-blood banking, but after researching it, she and her husband decided they wanted to bank their baby's blood, too. "We were compelled by the idea of having a store of potentially 'magic' cells at our disposal," Dean says.
Dean and her husband are among the roughly 300,000 couples who have privately stored their baby's umbilical cord blood over the past decade or so for possible future use as a medical treatment. Question is, is banking your baby's umbilical cord blood a decision that could someday save your child's life—or a waste of money?
The stem-cell connection In healthy people, stem cells serve as a sort of repair system for the body, dividing without limit to replenish other cells in the blood and the immune system. If a disease such as leukemia or a medical treatment such as chemotherapy damages the stem cells, the body needs new ones. These stem cells can come from bone-marrow transplants from a donor who has matching tissue types. Or, they can be found in the blood that remains in a baby's umbilical cord after it has been cut.
The stem cells in cord blood are different from those that are harvested from embryos: Cord-blood stem cells can be used to generate new blood cells, whereas embryonic stem cells can be used to generate various kinds of organ and tissue cells. Stem cells are currently being used to treat more than 75 diseases, including certain cancers and blood disorders, such as leukemia and lymphoma. In addition, there is emerging clinical evidence that stem cells have the potential to treat diseases and injuries of the heart, brain and spine.
"I don't think we've explored fully the potential that cord blood really has," says Mary Halet, cord-blood program manager at the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP), a nonprofit organization that maintains the largest public listing of umbilical cord blood available for transplantation in the United States. A study published earlier in The New England Journal of Medicine cites evidence that umbilical stem cells have the ability to reverse brain damage in babies born with rare genetic disorders.
"My medical background had nearly everything to do with my decision to privately bank my daughter's cord blood," says Carol L. Kornmehl, M.D., a radiation oncologist at Passaic Beth Israel Regional Medical center in Passaic, N.J. She feels that cord-blood banking is the right choice because, unlike bone-marrow transplants, collection is a risk-free procedure. Plus, umbilical cord cells are less likely to cause graft vs. host disease, a major complication of bone-marrow transplants in which the body rejects the transplanted stem cells.
"Given the fact that my father succumbed to acute leukemia, I wonder whether he might have benefited from this technology had it been available at that time," Kornmehl says.
Who benefits most? Not everyone agrees that it makes sense to collect a baby's cord blood and store it for the rest of her life. "The chance of actually needing to use the cord blood is low—one in several thousands," says George A. Macones, M.D., head of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. In fact, most families have only about 1 in 10,000 chances of needing a stem-cell transplant, according to the March of Dimes. However, families with a history of certain genetic diseases and blood disorders, such as severe anemias, immune-system disorders and some kinds of cancer, are more likely to need stem cells. A genetic counselor can help you determine whether your family is at increased risk.
Worldwide, about 6,000 people have received cord-blood cell transplants. But in the vast majority of these cases, the recipients were people other than the babies from whom the blood cells were collected. Cord blood is used most often in children because an adult usually needs more blood than can be collected from an umbilical cord.
Researchers say more study is needed before they can recommend that a person be given her own stem cells if she has a disease such as leukemia because of the possibility that her own transplanted stem cells would simply give rise to a new crop of cancerous blood cells.
Banking a baby's cord blood is a simple procedure: After your baby is born, the umbilical cord is clamped and 3 to 5 ounces of blood are drained from the cord and placenta. The blood is collected using a kit provided by the bank, then is sent to the bank, where it is tested for signs of infection and stored in a liquid-nitrogen freezer. So far, cord blood has been successfully stored for 10 years, and researchers say it may last indefinitely.
Private vs. Public Banks
If you decide to store your baby's cord blood, the next step is choosing a private or a public bank. Private collection of blood costs approximately $1,420 to $1,925, plus a storage fee of about $125 per year thereafter, and it provides you with exclusive access to your child's cord blood. The most compelling benefit of privately storing your baby's blood is that it will be there if you or your baby's sibling needs it (see "One Family's Story," left).
There is no charge to donate cord blood at a public bank, but it is available to anyone who needs it (so you won't have exclusive access to your baby's cord blood). For instance, when someone needs a stem-cell transplant, there's a 75 percent chance that no family member will have matching cells. In that case, the person could go to a public bank, which collects and stores cord blood from donors across the country. Public banks are funded by philanthropic donations and by revenues from patients who use them. On average, a patient pays between $18,000 and $28,700 for cord blood from a public bank, according to the NMDP. Check with your health insurance provider to see if they cover part of that fee. If you do need cord blood from a public facility, some banks may waive the customary fee if you've donated to them in the past.
Even with fees and donations, public cord-blood banks lack the resources to fund their operation. "The banks have really struggled," Halet says. However, NMDP recently committed $8 million to expand its cord-blood banking program. In late December, 2006, the federal government authorized $79 million toward the collection and maintenance of cord-blood stem cells for patients and research.
African-Americans, Hispanics and other non-Caucasians are urged to donate cord blood to public banks because non-Caucasians have a harder time finding a donor match.
If you opt to donate your baby's cord blood, contact a public blood bank by the 34th week of your pregnancy. You will fill out a questionnaire similar to one you receive when donating blood. The questionnaire will ask about your pregnancy and medical history. You'll also be required to sign a consent form. Cord-blood donations are collected in about 70 hospitals in the United States, and there are approximately 27 public cord-blood banks, 18 of which are networked with NMDP.
Visit www.fitpregnancy.com/hospitals to find out if there is a participating hospital in your area. To learn more about cord-blood donation and whether there is a public cord-blood bank near you, contact NMDP at 800-627-7692 or www.marrow.org.


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Chinesische Mauer
Located on the border between Austria and Germany, the Chinesiche Mauer is one of best and biggest climbing areas in the Tyrol. The massive wall forms part of the Öfelekopfes in the Wetterstein mountain range and suddenly springs impressively into view from the beautiful and lush U-shaped valley as you drive north. Despite its ease of access the first routes were established surprisingly late, namely at the end of the 80's. Tyrol activist Reinhold Scherer spearheaded further development in the summers between 1992 - 1994 and left his mark with the 8b testpiece Future Shock. Much Mair upped the ante a decade later and while in 2006 Jorg Verhoeven established the crag's hardest, The Great Gig in the Sky 8c/8c+, Alexandra and Matthias Robl concentrated their efforts on developing the somewhat easier sector Hong Kong circa 15 minutes left of the main cliff.The climbing at Tyrol's Chinese Wall is extremely varied, sporting crimps, pockets, long stamina routes, short cruxy testpieces... Technique though is the name of the game at this Austrian crag which is well worth a visit.
The Chinesiche Mauer is located circa 45 km northwest of Innsbruck. From Innsbruck head NW along the A12, then exit for Seefeld. At Seefeld continue towards Leutasch but at the fork at Weidach bear north for Puitbach and park on the right, opposite Landhaus Puitbach. Walk past Landhaus Puitbach and a few other houses, then enter the forest and bear left and walk up to the crag. Allow circa 20 minutes for the walk-in.
Extremely varied but always technical climbing up crimps, pockets, long stamina routes, short cruxy testpieces...
Landhaus Puitback immediately beneath the crag, camping and appartments at Leutasch.
- Leutasch Camping
The crag is not suitable for children and in winter exposed to avalanches. Check weather bulletins with care.
Kletterführer Tirol - Michael Meisl
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President Obama's visit to ground zero on Thursday was all about handshakes and hugs – not high fives to celebrate the death of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, an architect of the 9/11 terrorism attack.
It had its poignant moments, such as the president's meeting with young Payton Wall of Rumson, N.J., who lost her father, Glen, on that September day and then wrote Mr. Obama to tell him how she has handled the loss.
It had some symbolism – Obama laying a red, white, and blue wreath at the foot of the "Survivor Tree" originally planted at the World Trade Center site in the 1970s. It was rescued from the smoldering ruins of the site and nursed back to health.
There was also plenty of patriotism – the Star Spangled Banner hanging from construction cranes at ground zero, flag-waving New Yorkers outside the site.
But most important, the event seemed to provide some comfort to the families of those who lost loved ones on 9/11.
"Without a doubt, it certainly helps," Alexander Santora, who lost his son, a firefighter, on 9/11 told the Monitor. "People keep asking, is there any kind of closure? There is never closure when you've lost a child, especially when you lose a child in such a horrific way. There is always a hole in your heart."
It was a sentiment repeated by Obama. When he met with members of the New York Police Department, he told them he understood how hard it would be "to fill the hole that occurred as a consequence of losing folks you had worked with for so long."
Some political observers say Obama got the tone right by keeping his New York visit low key and by concentrating on the families. He hugged women and men equally. He gave no formal speeches, although he did speak to the firefighters and police officers.
"This is the chief-of-state function, neutral, apolitical," says Larry Sabato, a political commentator at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
"This is not a time to play politics," agrees Leslie Sorrell of the Magnolia Group, political strategist in Dallas. But, she says, getting the tone just right is difficult. "We are in unprecedented waters here," she says. "You're not sure about the protocol."
Present at the wreath laying were members of both political parties, including some who have been critical of Obama, such as Rep. Peter King (R) of New York. Obama went out of his way to shake Representative King's hand.
Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, a Republican who has several times contemplated running for president, was also at the firehouse and ground zero. Obama commented that they have their political differences most days, but said they are Americans first.
Obama, says Mr. Sabato, is taking a well-earned victory lap. "It continues on Friday, when he flies to Fort Campbell [in Kentucky] to meet with the Navy SEALs' Team Six [which killed bin Laden]. When you are the president of the United States and running for reelection, everything is political."
However, many of the 9/11 families downplayed the visit's political aspect. Mr. Santora's wife, Maureen Santora, acknowledged that she is not an Obama fan. But she says she was impressed by his short address Sunday night, and was glad to be invited to the event on Thursday.
"Whatever the critics may say, [such as] it's a political maneuver, he is doing the right thing, reaching out to the people that had a loss, a loss that they will never recover from," she said.
Although he had no prepared remarks at the wreath-laying event, Obama spoke the firefighters of Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9 – better known as "the Pride of Midtown."
The firehouse suffered more losses on 9/11 than any other, losing 15 firefighters, including the Santoras' son, Christopher. Obama said bin Laden's death "sent a message here back home that when we say we will never forget, we mean what we say – that our commitment to making sure that justice is done is something that transcended politics, transcended party; it didn't matter which administration was in, it didn't matter who was in charge, we were going to make sure that the perpetrators of that horrible act, that they received justice."
Obama then thanked the firefighters "on behalf of the American people for the sacrifices that you make every single day."
Indeed, thanks seemed to be order of the day.
Sally Regenhard, who lost her son, firefighter Christian Michael Regenhard, said before meeting the president that she would tell him "thank you for doing what you promised you would do."
And New Jersey resident Ann Rossinow, who lost her son, Norman, said of her reaction to the news of bin Laden's death: "It made me very happy."
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Farnsworth is the deputy commanding general for operations at U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT).


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Be sure to have a pocket full of dog treats when teaching your dog how to sit, stay, heel, or perform other similar commands. Make sure that the dog will find the CBD Dog treats in USA appetizing. Dried out, crummy, and bland CBD Pet treats will not make your dog want to train or whet his appetite and enthusiasm the same way a juicy piece of meat and sweet smelling cheese will.
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The food you feed your dog is the single most important factor affecting his or her health. Organic dog treats provide more than merely calories for your dog. Aside from energy, healthy treats should provide an appropriate amount of protein, fats, carbohydrates, and nutrients. The quality of the ingredients used in a given pet food, determines how much nutrition your dog receives. The healthiest ingredients are often labeled USDA certified organic. These foods contain much higher levels of nutrients, such as vitamins, antioxidants, and minerals, than non-certified organic or conventional ingredients. Foods which contain organic ingredients supply your dog with nutrients that are important for both, maintenance of health and proper healing after injuries.
It is a fact that USDA certified organic ingredients contain significantly lower amounts of pesticide residues, as well as other potentially toxic chemicals, which sometimes accumulate during their production. Another reason the healthiest dog treats are USDA certified organic, is that organic regulations prohibit the use of ingredients that cannot be traced to their source, or those that were genetically modified. Organic certification excludes the use of inferior or questionable ingredients, such as by-products, as well as the use of potentially toxic synthetic ingredients.
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The concept of analytics can be intimidating to mainstream sports fans. Put as simply as possible, it refers to the use of specific categories of esoteric statistics for assisting in the making of personnel and coaching decisions.
And Browns fans had better get used to it. New CEO Joe Banner is bringing the concept to town.
"Numbers to some people are like technology to some people," Banner tells Tom Reed of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "They feel foreign, they feel scary."
In reality, analytics are an extension of mathematical analyses in which the NFL has engaged for a long time. "Remember when you use to see the coach holding the piece of paper that told him when to go for two?" Banner said. "This is multiple layers of sophisticated analysis beyond that."
More teams are now using analytics, but few are completely deferring to statistical trends in all situations. Unlike baseball, which ultimately comes down to pitcher vs. batter with eight bystanders who chew and scratch and adjust until something happens, football is a 22-piece symphony of conflicting unpredictability, complicated by the bouncing of a misshapen ball on an often uneven field under periodically erratic weather conditions.
This doesn't mean there isn't an edge to be gained in crunching numbers and analyzing percentages. Still, the things that happened in countless past football games only go so far when attempting to predict what will happen among any given group of 22 players on any given day under any given set of circumstances.
While the outcome of a game, a drive, and a play will slide into the database, relying on stats when the time comes to call a play or a defense is ultimately no different than relying on percentages when the time comes to blow onto a pair of dice and roll them down the table.
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It is about a beautiful dream, it is about fancy and fantasy, and it is about human beings, the natural environment surrounding us and the civilisation we have evolved.
Other than our consciousness, we are part of nature but, as an unsolvable contradiction, it seems that the technologies we have been developing, especially in the past two centuries, are against nature and never affirm it. Did nature create our consciousness or did we, mankind, create I and WE out of it? It is one of the oldest philosophic propositions, like the chicken and the egg.
Landscape exists because we exist and vice versa. It is not just the environment reflecting on us; our surroundings and we humans grew out of each other.
It is a conscious adjustment, as I switch myself from the mainstream clamour-crowd and its followers to a solitary uncultivated field. Although this sounds like the Chinese saying, 'lifting oneself off the earth by one's own hair', it has been decisively and effectively reflected in my recent works. It is simply a conceptual attitude, which is directing my art creation.
Our ancestors have created and handed down to us a very wealthy culture and art heritage. I believe that the best place to apply (not just attach) all of such quintessential treasury heritage we possess is nowhere else but on human beings ourselves. This would be one of the dearest returns to both nature and art evolution that I could aim to achieve.
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"…still I look to find a reason to believe…"
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Recently Mercier and Sperber have reported on the role of reason in human cognition, social behavior, and formulation of epistemological capital. In an evolutionary-developmental (evo-devo) neuroscientific light, this comports well with a bio-psychosocial model of both individual and cultural cognitive capability. As a species (and like many other species) we tend to augment our existing capabilities and skills, and compensate for those we lack. In this way, the ability to reason may afford particular cognitive capacities that facilitates our social interactions, and compensates for the limitations and restrictions imposed by a single point of view. Sort of a combination of "there's power in numbers" and "two heads are better than one" approach to social cognition. I'm fond of referring to the late George Bugliarello's concept of BioSoMa, as an interesting model to depict the engagement of social interaction and use of tools (e.g.- machination) in response to our biological abilities and limitations. As Mercier and Sperber note, it seems that reasoning is based upon a set of fundamental cognitive constructs and intuitions, and provides a mechanism with which to navigate through the nuances of an issue. But the human ability to reason is not reason to expect a lack of bias in the ways of thought and action; but rather, quite the opposite – reason provides a way to approach a situation and/or problem by engaging our subjective cognitive and emotional perspective in comparison (and perhaps contest) with the ideas of others. And frequently, it's a case of "let the best biases win".


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Penspal wrote:Both of Vitale's hits were clean. Its not like it was a crosscheck from behind or anything.
I agree, take the high road, but you have to fight back when you punched in the face.
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George W. Bush is on a collision course with America. His presidency is rolling steadily downhill, as the people of this nation slowly begin to rub sleep away from their eyes. His approval ratings are in the low thirties, unheard of in history for a war president. He is in the worst trouble of his presidency, and it seems almost certain that rock bottom lies just ahead.
It really shouldnt be so surprising. After all, so much that George W. Bush has touched during his tenure in the White House has deteriorated into disaster. From the environment to the economy, from health care to education nothing has panned out as promised. In every area and on every issue, life for Americans today, and for their progeny of tomorrow, is filled with doubt and disillusion. And that will only gather momentum as Bushco continues on its inevitable road to rock bottom.
Without doubt, however, the most damaging of the Bush fiascos has been the war in Iraq. Almost everything else is subject to change. Almost all the damage can be turned around by future administrations or legislatures. But this useless war, with its unending blood and pain and suffering is so totally and so very tragically irrevocable. It may be the primary force that accelerates the downfall of this President as he hurtles to rock bottom.
But rock bottom, like so much else in the real world, is relative. While the moment of accountability for George Bush and company seems so near, in reality it is terribly far away.
George W. Bush is still the President of the United States. He has full war powers at his disposal for another three years. No matter what anyone else says or thinks, no matter what the people believe, no matter what happens here or abroad, George W. Bush and his neocon handlers are still in charge of the nation and its policies. No matter what the mood of the nation, they have three full years to do an enormous amount of damage between here and rock bottom.
If they are not stopped now, how many more people will die?
The Bush Presidency sustained itself for nearly five years with a series of remarkably successful ruses. They lied with impunity about a wide range of issues, but most audaciously about Iraq. With the corporate media as their echo chamber, George Bush, Dick Cheney, and others in the Liars Den were on incredible roll in the lead up to war. The more outrageous their lies, the better they went over with the public. The more terrifying the fabrication, the more flags were taken out of mothballs.
As the warnings about Saddam and mushroom clouds rolled off the WHIG assembly line, life was good for the warmongers. As PNAC-based manipulations reverberated in the echo chambers of the media, the nation was smoothly and effectively lured into an ill-fated war of choice.
And now, it is more than two and half years and tens of thousands of lost lives later. It is more than two and half years and tens of thousands of mutilations later. It is more than two and half years of senseless slaughter later. And still, the lies go on.
In his latest tirades, George W. Bush reverted to his standard litany and once again chose to stay the course in Iraq. By adhering to the old deceptive dodges, he vowed to steadfastly pursue the very policies that have defined his failing presidency until now. But this time the President actually changed course without knowing it. This time he is not on course at all. Instead, he is actually heading towards rock bottom.
For suddenly, there is a hollow ring to the repeated mantras about the war. There is an aura of distrust and suspicion in the air. Something is not quite the same. The old line is not selling quite the same way. There is an odor of treachery in the air, and the stench can no longer be washed away with the same old rhetoric. They are not quite there yet, but Bush/PNAC knows that rock bottom is closing in.
But there are three full years to go, - three long, potentially terrible years. There are more than a thousand days for the war to continue and even expand. George Bush is in free fall, but he still holds the reins. Its still his war, and he calls the shots.
If he is not stopped now, how many more people will die?
What went wrong went really wrong. After all, what the Bush/PNAC warriors never counted on was discovery. They were cocky, they were arrogant, they were over confident. And they began to make mistakes.
Almost without warning, the scandals broke from a dozen sides. The names seemed to be new, but they really were not. In fact, with one exception, all of the names were well known. Its just that the corporate media had been sitting on their stories for years before the dam broke.
And then Katrina, the one name that was nowhere in the archives, triggered the avalanche.
Katrina, ironically, was the catalyst. After the debacle of the hurricane, more and more piece of the puzzle began to seep into the public consciousness. Long suppressed names came back into prominence: Abu Ghraib, Falluja, Halliburton, Gitmo, Valerie Plame, Joseph Wilson, Michael Brown, Jack Abramoff, Scooter Libby, Judith Miller, Patrick Fitzgerald, Downing Street Minutes, the WHIGs, Tom DeLay, and the Kean Commission. The past came back in a torrent:
Suddenly, questions were being raised. The distinction between incompetence and complicity was being eroded; the people had lost their trust. Americans finally wanted to know: what did George Bush know and when did he know about FEMA, about 9/11, about WMDs, about aluminum tubes, about the Niger forgery, about Iraqi civilian deaths, about white phosphorus, about depleted uranium, about missing billions, - just about everything and anything they had lied about five nearly years.
The avalanche came, but the Bush cartel was far from buried. Injured, but not dead, they have three long years to claw their way out of the rubble.
The war in Iraq has exacted a heavy price on this nation; far, far more than we were told by those who planned it. It has led to more than 2,100 American and 200 coalition military deaths. Iraqi civilian deaths, never fully counted, have been estimated between 30,000 and 100,000. The amputees, the blinded, the burned, the maimed and the emotionally scarred are yet to be totaled. Iraq and its people have been destabilized and demoralized. There was no war plan and no strategy for maintaining the peace. There was only the promise of Ahmed Chalabi that all would be a cakewalk.
And this irresponsible debacle costs American taxpayers 6 billion dollars each and every month.
And each minute of every day that this is permitted to continue, these numbers go up.
While the rest of the world looks with revulsion at what has happened to the United States of America and its place or prominence among nations, people are dying. And no one has ever explained why.
While the media turn the new Iraq War discourse into a political circus, people are dying. And no one has ever explained why.
While Democrats and Republicans juggle their positions on the war for politically expediency, people are dying. And no one has ever explained why.
And so, while George Bush is heading towards rock bottom, nothing really changes at all. The bodies of our young men and women in uniform still are being torn apart. Detainees claimed by everyone the US, the interim Iraq government, the insurgents, the CIA, the FBI by everyone are being tortured and starved and held without charges or due process. Dammit, people are dying and suffering, - and no one has ever explained why.
And no, its not about terror. It really is not. It never was, and it never will be.
And no, its not about poll numbers or public opinion or speeches or protests or newspaper editorials. Its about death and destruction, about suffering and mayhem, and the price we are willing to pay for the Bush/PNAC dream to come true.
As the world of Bush begins to crumble, and as rock bottom becomes a reality for his presidency, people are dying. Real people with real lives and real families and real feelings are dying every minute of every single day.
And if he is not stopped now, how many more people will die?
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Dark skies -- 22 best places in the world to stargaze
Laura Ma, for CNN • Updated 12th March 2014
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As the new series of "
" (only available to Fox viewers in the United States) seeks to unveil the wonders of the universe, you might be inspired to seek out these astronomical spectacles for yourself.
Thankfully, there's a ready-made list of places that offer the best chances to spot meteors, see stars and ponder constellations.
International Dark Sky Association (IDA)
recently added two places to its certified list (a Dark Sky Reserve in Germany and a Dark Sky Park in the United States), taking the number of officially recognized star-gazing spots around the world to 22.
The IDA is a non-profit organization fighting against light pollution to preserve the quality of the night sky.
"Misdirected and excessive lighting are the main cause of sky glow and light pollution," says Chip Harrison, park manager for Cherry Springs State Park in Pennsylvania, one of the IDA's certified Dark Sky Parks.
The IDA grants Dark Sky Park and Dark Sky Reserve status to locations dedicated to preserving high quality night sky darkness.
Surprisingly, the darkest night skies aren't all in remote areas. One of the IDA's aims is for reserves and parks to be accessible.
"Dark Sky Parks and Dark Sky Reserves are some of the best places on Earth to experience truly dark night skies because they are both dark and, more importantly, accessible," says Dr. John Barentine, Dark Sky Places program manager at IDA.
"Many are already well-visited national and local parks, which means that by designating them, we have the best chance of bringing as many people as possible into contact with the alternately awesome and endangered resource of dark night skies."
International Dark Sky Reserves
From Berlin, to Betelgeuse.
Courtesy Andreas Haenel
1. Westhavelland International Dark Sky Reserve, Germany
Designated February 2014
Westhavelland Nature Park is the closest International Dark Sky Reserve to a major populated city.
Known in Germany as "Sternenpark Westhavelland" (Star Park Westhavelland), the nature park is approximately 100 kilometers west of Berlin.
"You can see the Milky Way and rare displays of the Aurora Borealis," says Dr. Andreas Haenel, director of the Museum Am Schölerberg's planetarium and who led efforts for IDA's designation.
"I think the most fascinating experience is in autumn when thousands of migrating birds -- wild geese and cranes -- give an impressive background sound under the starry sky," she says.
The darkest and clearest skies are between mid-May and mid-July during the new moon from midnight to dawn. Under these conditions, zodiacal light (sunlight scattered by dust in space) and gegenschein (a faint brightening of zodiacal light at midnight) can be seen.
Westhavelland Nature Park
; Stremmestraße 10, 14715 Milower Land OT Milow; +49 033 86 211 227
2. Kerry International Dark Sky Reserve, Ireland
Designated January 2014
"The reserve is a brand new baby on the Irish tourism menu," says Julie Ormonde, chairperson of Kerry Dark Sky Group and project manager of the Kerry Dark Sky Reserve.
The reserve spans an area of 700 square kilometers on the Iveragh Peninsula. Its location between the Kerry Mountains and Atlantic Ocean provides natural protection against light pollution from other Irish cities.
Most of the 1.5 million tourists that pass through this region stop to photograph the landscape in the day, she says. Few visit at night despite the starry show of Milky Way, star clusters, nebulae and meteors. On a clear night, you can see the Milky Way's closest neighbor 2.5 million light years away, the
Andromeda Galaxy
Kerry is home to fewer than 4,000 residents and its top stargazing spots are easily accessible by car. St. Finian's Bay is at the core of the reserve, offering one of the best night sky views without any tinge of light pollution.
Kerry International Dark Sky Reserve
; + 353 (0) 87 7845688
3. Pic du Midi International Dark Sky Reserve, France
Designated December 2013
Around 110,000 stargazers each year visit the reserve to view zodiacal light, the Milky Way and constellations, says Nicholas Bourgeois, project manager of the International Dark Sky Reserve at Pic du Midi.
Pic du Midi covers 3,112 square kilometers spread across the Pyrénées National Park and Pyrénées-Mont Perdu, a
UNESCO World Heritage Site
The most popular spot for astronomical views is at the Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées, built in the 1870s. The observatory houses one of the world's highest museums at an altitude of 2,877 meters, with exhibits on astronomy and the history of Pic du Midi.
Each year, around 3,300 night sky watchers stay overnight at the observatory for the
"Night at the Summit" package
. The highlight of the stay is a tour of the two-meter Bernard Lyot telescope, the largest in France. You can also combine the trip to Pic du Midi with extreme sports. Astrophilic extreme skiers can make their own way down the vertiginous slope for no extra charge.
Pic du Midi International Dark Sky Reserve
, Rue Pierre Lamy de la Chapelle; +33 08 25 00 28 77; round trip cable car and visit of summit and museum from €36 ($49) per adult, 23€ ($31) per child 5-12 years, free for child up to 5 years
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Welsh ale awaits after a hard night of sky gazing.
Courtesy Michael Sinclair/michael-sinclair.co.uk
4. Brecon Beacons National Park, UK
Designated February 2013
Mars and Jupiter stand out brightly against the dark sky at Brecon Beacons, making them easy to spot without equipment.
Using a telescope, you might see the
Galilean satellites
-- Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. The group of Jupiter's four largest moons was named in honor of Galileo Galilei who observed them more than 400 years ago.
Sugar Loaf Mountain has the
darkest skies on the reserve
. Several small roads off the main A40 road lead up to the hill, more than 335 meters above sea level.
The vantage point offers wide views over the
Usk Valley
from Abergavenny to Crickhowell. If you want to mix historic Welsh architecture with stargazing, you can enjoy the silhouette of the Llanthony Priory against the night sky. Parts of the ruins were converted into a
hotel and pub
After a night of sky observation, you can step into the former Augustinian priory for authentic Welsh ale.
Brecon Beacons National Park
, Plas y Ffynnon, Cambrian Way; +44 1874 624 437
5. NamibRand Nature Reserve, Namibia
Designated May 2012
NamibRand Nature Reserve's location on the eastern edge of the Namib Desert has low humidity and therefore high night sky clarity.
The closest town is Maltahöhe, 100 kilometers away. The shortest distance by road is 148 kilometers.
"The most interesting objects include the center of our Milky Way Galaxy, the Megellanic Clouds, the zodiacal light and planets," says Nils Odendaal, CEO of NamibRand Nature Reserve.
Under NamibRand's exceptional viewing conditions, zodiacal light and gegenschein are visible.
Sossusvlei Desert Lodge
has the best night viewing facility. You can identify deep-sky objects with their 12-inch telescope, aided by their resident astronomer. In the heart of the reserve,
campsites lend out smaller portable telescopes and provide guides trained in basic astronomy.
Sossusvlei Desert Lodge
, C27, Maltahöhe District; +27 11 8094300; packages from N$4,950 ($445)/person per night
; +264 61 230 616; packages from N$3,310 ($297)/person per night
NamibRand Nature Reserve
; +264 61 224882
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6. Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve, New Zealand
Designated June 2012
Aoraki Mackenzie is privy to the best night sights of the southern hemisphere. You can see the Aurora Australis, the Southern Cross and the Southern Star.
The reserve is the largest designated by the IDA so far at almost 4,300 square kilometers on the South Island of New Zealand.
Tens of thousands of visitors each year take the night sky tours at Lake Tekapo and Mount Cook with providers such as
Big Sky Stargazing
Mt John Night-time Observatory Tours
The best views of the starry sky are on nights with no moon. When the full moon is out, "conditions feel eerily like daytime," says
Kristian Wilson
, an astronomer at
Earth and Sky
, Lake Tekapo.
At times, the Milky Way can be seen stretching across from one end of the horizon to the other, he says.
Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve
, State Highway 80; +64 3 435 1186
7. Exmoor National Park, UK
Designated October 2011
Exmoor National Park was Europe's first International Dark Sky Reserve when it was designated in 2011. On the clearest nights, around 3,000 stars are visible.
The darkest skies in the UK are March and April, making them particularly good months for stargazing. During late summer, you have a good chance of seeing meteors.
Wimbleball Lake has one of the best views of the night sky. It has unobstructed lakeside views and its distance from residential areas leave the sky above it nearly pristine.
Exmoor National Park
; +44 01398 323 665
How fast can you wish on falling stars? During the Perseids meteor shower this August, there will be up to 100 per hour.
Courtesy Rémi Boucher
8. Mont-Mégantic International Dark Sky Reserve, Canada
Designated September 2007
Mont-Mégantic was the first International Dark Sky Reserve when it was designated with Silver tier status in 2007.
"Approximately 50,000 people come to Mont-Megantic a year to appreciate the night sky phenomena," says Sébastian Giguère, head of communications at Mont-Mégantic.
"With the naked eye, [visitors can see] the Milky Way, planets, shooting stars, satellites, Andromeda Galaxy and sometimes Northern Lights.
"With telescopes: moon craters, galaxies, planets, nebulae (star nurseries, supernovae, planetary nebulae) and star clusters."
For the best stargazing, the observatory at the summit has public telescopes strong enough to see craters on the moon's surface.
Mont-Mégantic International Sky Reserve
, 189, Route du Parc, Notre-Dame-des-Bois, Québec; +1 819 888 2941
International Dark Sky Parks
9. Blue Ridge Observatory and Star Park, North Carolina
Designated February 2014
This new Dark Sky Park is managed by the Mayland Community College, which is building a custom 34-inch telescope and observatory.
The equipment will be on the hill overlooking the EnergyXchange site and has a 360-degree view of the area.
"Views of the Milky Way from this site are simply stunning," says Todd Bush, a photographer of the night sky. "Future observers here will likely bask in its glow with the unaided eye."
The telescope will be the largest in the southeastern U.S. dedicated to education and public outreach. The site is free for amateur astronomers and the college hopes to attract stargazers from around the area.
Mayland Community College Blue Ridge Observatory and Star Park
; +1 828 675 5541
10. Northumberland Dark Sky Park, UK
Designated December 2013
Northumberland Dark Sky Park is home to Britain's largest sky viewing station, Kielder Observatory.
When the sky is at its darkest in winter, deep sky objects like the Andromeda Galaxy are visible with the naked eye. During summer, you can see the Milky Way, comets and meteors.
Regular programs are led by astronomers at
Kielder Observatory
including telescope workshops, "Jupiter night" and family astronomy events.
You can enjoy the best of Hadrian's Wall while stargazing. The dark sky park is in the central section of the
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Northumberland Dark Sky Park
; +44 0 1434 605 555
Kielder Observatory
, Black Fell, off Shilling Pot; +44 0 7805 638 469
If it wasn't for fifth grade science, this would be terrifying.
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11. Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico
Designated August 2013
At Chaco, you can stargaze among ancient Pueblo ruins. Chacoan people observed the same night sky almost 1,000 years ago.
With more than 99% of the park a "natural darkness zone," those afraid of the dark better bring a flashlight -- the regulations to conserve the night sky stipulate no permanent outdoor lighting.
The park holds
regular events and activities
including archaeo-astronomy, public telescope viewing, Pueblo Bonito full moon walks and campfire astronomy. Special events are organized for phenomena such as eclipses and meteor showers.
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
; +1 505 786 7014 (x 221); $7 per vehicle or $4 per person valid for seve
12. Death Valley National Park, California
Designated February 2013
Death Valley National Park is the largest Dark Sky designated area with a span of 13,700 square kilometers.
The near pristine night sky has minimal lighting impact from big cities despite being in the vicinity of Las Vegas (190 kilometers to the southeast) and Los Angeles (460 kilometers to the southwest). Death Valley park rangers lead night sky programs and events with astronomy organizations during the main visitor season from November to April.
Mahogany Flat Campground
is one of the highest areas you can stay overnight. Open between March and November, the site is 2,499 meters above sea level on Telescope Peak, the highest mountain in Death Valley National Park.
Death Valley National Park
; +1 760 786 3200; $20 per vehicle or $10 per person valid for seve
13. Big Bend National Park, Texas
Designated February 2012
Big Bend National Park is the Northern Hemisphere's southern-most International Dark Sky Park.
"We are relatively far south in latitude and at least three of the four stars in the Southern Cross and the Southern Star are viewable here," says David Elkowitz, chief of interpretation, partnership and concessions at Big Bend National Park.
On a clear night, you can see the core of the Andromeda Galaxy. Around 2,000 stars are visible as well as meteors and planets -- Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
With an elevation of more than 1,600 meters,
Chisos Basin Campground
offers prime night viewing against the Chisos Mountain range.
Bid Bend National Park
; +1 432 477 2251; $20 per vehicle or $10 per person valid for seve
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14. Headlands International Dark Sky Park, Michigan
Designated May 2011
Emmet County hosts various events to reconnect visitors with the night sky and star lore of North American indigenous cultures.
Monthly programs are free and persist through rain, snow and clear night skies.
include introductions to night sky watching technology, narrated guides to watching moon eclipses and moon gazing picnics.
During the annual meteor showers such as the Quadrantids in January, the Perseids in August and the Geminids in December, you can watch the "falling stars" reflected in the waters of one of the Great Lakes.
The stretch of shoreline along Lake Michigan makes the Headlands one of the best U.S. stargazing destinations.
Headlands International Dark Sky Park
; +1 231 348 1704; free admission
15. Observatory Park, Geauga Park District, Ohio
Designated August 2011
More than 8,200 people visited Observatory Park in 2013 for
programs and night viewings
with "astro-nats" -- the park's astronomy naturalists, says Sandy Ward, communications specialist for Geauga Park District.
The open field encircled by the Planetary Trail offers unobstructed views where you can see the Milky Way and planets. You can view moon craters, constellations and nebulae using the park's telescopes or at the planetarium.
Observatory Park
; +1 440 286 9516
Need a romantic date idea? Maybe a picnic with traditional Hortobágy cuisine in the glow of the Milky Way.
Courtesy Tanya Ladanyi
16. Hortobágy National Park, Hungary
Designated January 2011
Some of Hortobágy National Park's best views and photo opps of the night sky are adjacent to
Kilenclyukú Híd (the Nine Arch Bridge)
, the longest stone bridge in Hungary and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The park began protecting their dark skies as a means of wildlife conservation.
"Last year, we organized seven 'star-walk' programs for exploring the evening and nighttime natural beauties, such as migrating birds and stars," says István Gyarmathy, starry-sky park coordinator.
Pristine night skies are part of region's history. Hortobágy's traditional shepherds heavily relied on knowledge of stars and constellations to live and work, he adds.
Hortobágy National
; +36 52 589 000
17. Clayton Lake Dark Sky Park, New Mexico
Designated June 2010
During the day, visitors can scrutinize dinosaur tracks on the ground. At night, you can enjoy some of the darkest night skies in the country. The observatory features a computerized telescope and remote TV monitor. Stargazing groups can view the night sky through the building's retractable roof.
Unlike the experience of isolation at Death Valley, visitors here will often find themselves bumping elbows with others.
Local astronomy clubs and "star parties" come to the park and observatory to use the telescopes.
Clayton Lake State Park
; +1 575 374 8808; $5/day per vehicle
18. Goldendale Observatory State Park, Washington
Designated June 2010
Equipped with one of the country's largest public telescopes, Goldendale Observatory State Park has attracted ten of thousands of night sky watchers since it opened in 1973.
You can take guided tours or sky gaze independently at the observatory atop a 640-meter-tall hill north of Goldendale. Summer and winter programs are available year-round.
Looking west during autumn, you can see Saturn and Venus with the naked eye.
Goldendale Observatory State Park
; +1 509 773 3141; $10/day per vehicle
19. Zselic Starry Sky Park, Hungary
Designated November 2009
Nestled in the southwest Hungarian woodland, Zselic Starry Sky Park is one of the best places in Europe to see the zodiacal light. The phenomenon can be seen best during spring and autumn. You can follow a sky map or take a guide on a "star walk" program.
Zselic Starry Sky Park
; +36 1 375 4122
20. Galloway Forest Park, UK
Designated November 2009
The Scottish Dark Sky Observatory sits on a hill on the edge of the Galloway Forest Park. You can use the two main telescopes to view deep-sky objects.
Outside of open evenings you can only access the observatory if you've booked a session or event.
With the naked eye, you can see the Northern Lights and meteors. Star formations or "stellar nurseries" can also be seen without the use of equipment, but details of nebulae are better seen through a telescope.
Scottish Dark Sky observatory
, off A713 just south of Dalmellington; +44 01292 551118; open evenings from £5 ($8) per adult, sessions from £10 ($16) per adult
Galloway Forest Park
; +44 01671 402420
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21. Cherry Springs State Park, Pennsylvania
Designated June 2009
It's common to share the Astronomy Observation Field with amateur astronomers and fellow stargazers.
More than 22,500 visitors came to Cherry Spring State Park to scour the night sky in 2013.
Night programs are offered every Friday and Saturday during the summer, and Saturday in the spring and autumn. Depending on the season, you can see the constellations of Sagittarius and Cassiopeia among more than 10,000 stars.
The visibility is often clear enough for the Milky Way to cast shadows on the ground.
Cherry Springs State Park
; Observation field from $4 per person
22. Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah
Designated April 2007
The crest of Owachomo Bridge forms a window to more than 15,000 stars and the Milky Way overhead. The dark canyon walls contrast against the bright starry skies.
Natural Bridges National Monument had the darkest night sky the IDA had ever seen when it became the first International Dark Sky Park.
"Natural Bridges has zero light pollution," says Ranger Gordon Gower. "When you view the [night] sky from Natural Bridges, there is no human lighting visible."
On the astronomy ranger program, you can use the custom-built 16.5-inch Newton telescope to view nebulae, galaxies, star clusters and planets. The guided events during the summer are the park's most popular.
Natural Bridges National Monument
; $6 per vehicle or $3 per person valid for 7 days; +1 435 6921234
Eifel National Park
has a "provisional" status as an International Dark Sky Park.
It will be granted full certification if more than 90% of the surrounding communities improve their lighting regulations by 2017.
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