పట్టాలు తప్పిన బోగీలు
ఛాప్రా జంక్షన్ నుంచి బయలుదేరిన రైలు... పది కిలోమీటర్లు ప్రయాణించగానే ప్రమాదం చోటు చేసుకుంది. ప్రమాదం జరిగిన మార్గాన్ని ప్రస్తుతానికి నిలిపివేశారు. ఘటనకు కారణాలు ఇంకా తెలియరాలేదు.
పట్టాలు తప్పిన తపతి-గంగ ఎక్స్ప్రెస్ - chapra
బిహార్ శరణ్ జిల్లాలో తపతి గంగ ఎక్స్ప్రెస్ పట్టాలు తప్పింది. రైలులోని 13 బోగీలు పట్టాలను దాటి బయటకు వచ్చాయి. ఈ ఘటనలో నలుగురికి గాయాలయ్యాయి.
పట్టాలు తప్పిన బోగీలు
పట్టాలు తప్పిన బోగీలు
బిహార్ శరణ్ జిల్లాలో గౌతమ్ ఆస్థాన్ స్టేషన్ వద్ద తపతి గంగ ఎక్స్ప్రెస్ పట్టాలు తప్పింది. రైలులోని 13 బోగీలు పట్టాలను దాటి బయటకు వచ్చాయి. ఈ ఘటనలో నలుగురు ప్రయాణికులకు గాయాలయ్యాయి.
ఛాప్రా జంక్షన్ నుంచి బయలుదేరిన రైలు... పది కిలోమీటర్లు ప్రయాణించగానే ప్రమాదం చోటు చేసుకుంది. ప్రమాదం జరిగిన మార్గాన్ని ప్రస్తుతానికి నిలిపివేశారు. ఘటనకు కారణాలు ఇంకా తెలియరాలేదు.
US FOSSILS
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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LENGTH: 6:21
SHOTLIST:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Riverside County, California, US - 25 March 2019
1. Pan right fossils
2. Mid of fossils
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Los Angeles County, California, US - 25 March 2019
3. Wide of Wilshire Blvd. traffic
4. Mid of Wilshire Blvd. traffic
5. Tilt down from buildings to subway station excavation site
6. Wide of palaeontologists working
7. Pull out from digger to wide of excavation site
8. Mid of workers underground
9. Mid of palaeontologists working
10. Close of palaeontologists working
11. Setup shot of Ashley Leger, Paleontological Field Director, Cogstone Resource Management, working
12. Mid of Ledger examining soil sample
13. Close of Ledger breaking up soil
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Riverside County, California, US - 25 March 2019
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Ashley Leger, Paleontological Field Director, Cogstone Resource Management:
"Well we're incredibly lucky that in California there is such strict mitigation, so that there is requirement for there to be a palaeontologist anytime you're digging in native soils. That way, any fossil or artefact that peaks out of that dirt is seen immediately and can be saved. These laws don't exist everywhere, and so fossils are probably being lost all the time, but in Los Angeles, all those fossils, they're being saved for going into museums, for your children, and your children's children to enjoy."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Los Angeles County, California, US - 25 March 2019
15. Setup shot of Dave Sotero, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, on site
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Riverside County, California, US - 25 March 2019
16. Wide of palaeontologists working
17. Mid of palaeontologist working
18. Close of palaeontologist brushing dirt away from bone
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Los Angeles County, California, US - 25 March 2019
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Dave Sotero, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority:
"I think in California, we have the distinction as having some of the most stringent environmental rules anywhere in the country and possibly the world. So, it behoves (our duty) us to work very closely with the palaeontologists, to work very closely with the contractor and develop a set of best practices that will help us preserve the fossil record, but still get our project done."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Riverside County, California, US - 25 March 2019
20. Wide of juvenile Columbian mammoth, dubbed "Hayden"
21. Mid of sloth skull
22. Close of sabre-toothed cat vertebrae
23. Close of dire wolf forearm bone
24. Close of whale bones
25. Mid of bison skull
26. Close of two bison vertebrae
27. Pull out from juvenile Columbian mammoth skull, dubbed "Hayden"
28. Close of Hayden's teeth
29. Tilt down to giant ground sloth pelvis with palaeontologists
30. Mid of giant ground sloth pelvis, dubbed "Shakira"
31. Pan right of Cogstone Resource Management lab
32. Mid of palaeontologist working
33. Close of palaeontologist working
34. Setup shot of Eric Scott, Principal Palaeontologist and Program Manager, Cogstone Resource Management
35. Close of Scott holding vertebrae
36. SOUNDBITE (English) Eric Scott, Principal Palaeontologist and Program Manager, Cogstone Resource Management:
"The first thing that happens is the fossil has to be stabilized. So, if its dirty, it has to be cleaned up. If it's broken, it has to be put back together. That frequently involves using consolidants because the bone has been sitting around for thousands of years and now you've taken it out of its natural environment, you've taken it out of the dirt, you've taken it out of the mud, and so it's drying out, it's exposed to the elements for the first time since the Ice Ages. And so, you actually have to apply chemicals and other consolidants to it so that it will still hold its shape and hold together, not just for the immediate future, but for the far-flung future, so that 50 years from now, 100 years from now, palaeontologists will still have that fossil ready to examine."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Los Angeles County, California, US - 25 March 2019
37. Wide palaeontologist and excavation worker underground
38. Pull out of palaeontologist working
39. Close of palaeontologist holding samples in hand
40. Setup shot of Emily Lindsey, Assistant Curator and Excavation Site Director, La Brea Tar Pits and Museum
41. SOUNDBITE (English) Emily Lindsey, Assistant Curator and Excavation Site Director, La Brea Tar Pits and Museum:
"This is important because it gives scientists insight into what this area right here looked like 20, 30, 50 thousand years ago and gives us an understanding of how the eco-systems, the environment, and the animals in Los Angeles have changed over the last thousands of years in response to a couple of factors that we're really interested in today. Climate change, which is something that's, of course, of great interest to people today and was also something that the world was experiencing when most of these large animals went extinct, and also, how human activities can impact eco-systems. Because around the time that humans arrived in the Americas is also around the time when we see most of these big animals, that people are so excited about finding here, go extinct."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Riverside County, California, US - 25 March 2019
42. Mid of Leger looking at fossils
43. Wide of Scott examining leg bone
44. Mid of palaeontologist at microscope
45. Close of fossils under microscope
LEADIN:
A treasure trove of over 600 Ice Age fossils has been discovered in Los Angeles, California, as part of excavation work on a new subway extension.
Experts say the discoveries are giving them a glimpse thousands of years into the past.
STORYLINE:
A mammoth, sloths, sabre-toothed cats and bison - this isn't the kind of wildlife roaming Los Angeles today.
These fossils - and hundreds more - were discovered as part of excavation work on a new subway extension in the "City of Angels".
Known for traffic jams above ground, a variety of fossils have been quietly sitting beneath the busy Wilshire Boulevard.
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is adding seven new metro stations, running nine miles across the Southern California city.
Since work on the extension began in 2014, fossilized remains have routinely turned up from creatures that roamed the grasslands and forests that covered the region during the last Ice Age, about 10,000 years ago.
But it's the latest stop, at one of the city's busiest corners - Wilshire Blvd. and La Cienega - that's uncovered the most fossils.
Palaeontologist Ashley Leger is working alongside city excavation workers.
She says finding so many fossils of so many extinct species, at 15 to 20 feet below ground, is uncommon and extremely exciting.
She hopes cities around the world can learn from the project, California's stringent environmental laws require scientists to be on hand at certain construction sites.
"Any fossil or artefact that peaks out of that dirt is seen immediately and can be saved," says Leger.
Palaeontologists have staffed all L.A. subway digs beginning in the 1990s, when work started on the city's inaugural line.
Dave Sotero, a spokesman for Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, says when a fossil is found, monitoring palaeontologists arrive immediately to preserve the find.
The city's excavation teams then move to another area so subway work isn't slowed.
Fossils have been found at over 200 sites, which meant work was temporarily diverted, but, Sotero says, the project is still on schedule.
"It behoves us to work very closely with the palaeontologists, to work very closely with the contractor and develop a set of best practices that will help us preserve the fossil record, but still get our project done," says Sotero.
Amongst the findings are the remains of a Columbian mammoth, sloths, sabre-toothed cats, dire wolves, whales, large bison, horses and camels.
Bison fossils are the most common, since they dominated prehistoric Los Angeles, but mammoths in this area were not common.
The biggest fossil found - this complete skull of a juvenile Columbian mammoth - was dubbed "Hayden", after actress Hayden Panettiere.
Both of its tusks are still intact. It's believed to have died between the ages of six and ten-years-old.
An almost complete ground sloth pelvis was dubbed "Shakira", after the Colombian pop singer, famous for her hip-swinging dance moves.
The fossils are quickly brought to Cogstone Resource Management's preparation lab in Riverside County, California.
Here, they're categorized, classified and extensively studied.
Principal palaeontologist Eric Scott is one of the first experts to lay eyes on new discoveries.
"You actually have to apply chemicals and other consolidants to it so that it will still hold its shape and hold together, not just for the immediate future, but for the far flung future," he says.
"So that 50 years from now, 100 years from now, palaeontologists will still have that fossil ready to examine."
Fossil occurrence is thought to be rare in this part of Los Angeles County, even though the La Brea Tar Pits is nearby.
That area is known to have hundreds of preserved Ice Age animals. Their bones were conserved by tar that seeped up from below the surface.
La Brea Tar Pits and Museum assistant curator Emily Lindsey says important global lessons can be learned from these new findings.
"This is important because it gives scientists insight into what this area right here looked like 20, 30, 50 thousand years ago and gives us an understanding of how the eco-systems, the environment, and the animals in Los Angeles have changed over the last thousands of years in response to a couple of factors that we're really interested in today - climate change, which is something that's, of course, of great interest to people today," says Lindsey.
Lindsey also says the discoveries are important now because several species are in danger of extinction.
Once the new fossils are collected and assembled, they'll go on display at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
Experts say the new subway system will not be completed till 2027, meaning there could be many more new discoveries on the horizon.
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LENGTH: 6:21
SHOTLIST:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Riverside County, California, US - 25 March 2019
1. Pan right fossils
2. Mid of fossils
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Los Angeles County, California, US - 25 March 2019
3. Wide of Wilshire Blvd. traffic
4. Mid of Wilshire Blvd. traffic
5. Tilt down from buildings to subway station excavation site
6. Wide of palaeontologists working
7. Pull out from digger to wide of excavation site
8. Mid of workers underground
9. Mid of palaeontologists working
10. Close of palaeontologists working
11. Setup shot of Ashley Leger, Paleontological Field Director, Cogstone Resource Management, working
12. Mid of Ledger examining soil sample
13. Close of Ledger breaking up soil
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Riverside County, California, US - 25 March 2019
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Ashley Leger, Paleontological Field Director, Cogstone Resource Management:
"Well we're incredibly lucky that in California there is such strict mitigation, so that there is requirement for there to be a palaeontologist anytime you're digging in native soils. That way, any fossil or artefact that peaks out of that dirt is seen immediately and can be saved. These laws don't exist everywhere, and so fossils are probably being lost all the time, but in Los Angeles, all those fossils, they're being saved for going into museums, for your children, and your children's children to enjoy."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Los Angeles County, California, US - 25 March 2019
15. Setup shot of Dave Sotero, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, on site
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Riverside County, California, US - 25 March 2019
16. Wide of palaeontologists working
17. Mid of palaeontologist working
18. Close of palaeontologist brushing dirt away from bone
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Los Angeles County, California, US - 25 March 2019
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Dave Sotero, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority:
"I think in California, we have the distinction as having some of the most stringent environmental rules anywhere in the country and possibly the world. So, it behoves (our duty) us to work very closely with the palaeontologists, to work very closely with the contractor and develop a set of best practices that will help us preserve the fossil record, but still get our project done."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Riverside County, California, US - 25 March 2019
20. Wide of juvenile Columbian mammoth, dubbed "Hayden"
21. Mid of sloth skull
22. Close of sabre-toothed cat vertebrae
23. Close of dire wolf forearm bone
24. Close of whale bones
25. Mid of bison skull
26. Close of two bison vertebrae
27. Pull out from juvenile Columbian mammoth skull, dubbed "Hayden"
28. Close of Hayden's teeth
29. Tilt down to giant ground sloth pelvis with palaeontologists
30. Mid of giant ground sloth pelvis, dubbed "Shakira"
31. Pan right of Cogstone Resource Management lab
32. Mid of palaeontologist working
33. Close of palaeontologist working
34. Setup shot of Eric Scott, Principal Palaeontologist and Program Manager, Cogstone Resource Management
35. Close of Scott holding vertebrae
36. SOUNDBITE (English) Eric Scott, Principal Palaeontologist and Program Manager, Cogstone Resource Management:
"The first thing that happens is the fossil has to be stabilized. So, if its dirty, it has to be cleaned up. If it's broken, it has to be put back together. That frequently involves using consolidants because the bone has been sitting around for thousands of years and now you've taken it out of its natural environment, you've taken it out of the dirt, you've taken it out of the mud, and so it's drying out, it's exposed to the elements for the first time since the Ice Ages. And so, you actually have to apply chemicals and other consolidants to it so that it will still hold its shape and hold together, not just for the immediate future, but for the far-flung future, so that 50 years from now, 100 years from now, palaeontologists will still have that fossil ready to examine."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Los Angeles County, California, US - 25 March 2019
37. Wide palaeontologist and excavation worker underground
38. Pull out of palaeontologist working
39. Close of palaeontologist holding samples in hand
40. Setup shot of Emily Lindsey, Assistant Curator and Excavation Site Director, La Brea Tar Pits and Museum
41. SOUNDBITE (English) Emily Lindsey, Assistant Curator and Excavation Site Director, La Brea Tar Pits and Museum:
"This is important because it gives scientists insight into what this area right here looked like 20, 30, 50 thousand years ago and gives us an understanding of how the eco-systems, the environment, and the animals in Los Angeles have changed over the last thousands of years in response to a couple of factors that we're really interested in today. Climate change, which is something that's, of course, of great interest to people today and was also something that the world was experiencing when most of these large animals went extinct, and also, how human activities can impact eco-systems. Because around the time that humans arrived in the Americas is also around the time when we see most of these big animals, that people are so excited about finding here, go extinct."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Riverside County, California, US - 25 March 2019
42. Mid of Leger looking at fossils
43. Wide of Scott examining leg bone
44. Mid of palaeontologist at microscope
45. Close of fossils under microscope
LEADIN:
A treasure trove of over 600 Ice Age fossils has been discovered in Los Angeles, California, as part of excavation work on a new subway extension.
Experts say the discoveries are giving them a glimpse thousands of years into the past.
STORYLINE:
A mammoth, sloths, sabre-toothed cats and bison - this isn't the kind of wildlife roaming Los Angeles today.
These fossils - and hundreds more - were discovered as part of excavation work on a new subway extension in the "City of Angels".
Known for traffic jams above ground, a variety of fossils have been quietly sitting beneath the busy Wilshire Boulevard.
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is adding seven new metro stations, running nine miles across the Southern California city.
Since work on the extension began in 2014, fossilized remains have routinely turned up from creatures that roamed the grasslands and forests that covered the region during the last Ice Age, about 10,000 years ago.
But it's the latest stop, at one of the city's busiest corners - Wilshire Blvd. and La Cienega - that's uncovered the most fossils.
Palaeontologist Ashley Leger is working alongside city excavation workers.
She says finding so many fossils of so many extinct species, at 15 to 20 feet below ground, is uncommon and extremely exciting.
She hopes cities around the world can learn from the project, California's stringent environmental laws require scientists to be on hand at certain construction sites.
"Any fossil or artefact that peaks out of that dirt is seen immediately and can be saved," says Leger.
Palaeontologists have staffed all L.A. subway digs beginning in the 1990s, when work started on the city's inaugural line.
Dave Sotero, a spokesman for Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, says when a fossil is found, monitoring palaeontologists arrive immediately to preserve the find.
The city's excavation teams then move to another area so subway work isn't slowed.
Fossils have been found at over 200 sites, which meant work was temporarily diverted, but, Sotero says, the project is still on schedule.
"It behoves us to work very closely with the palaeontologists, to work very closely with the contractor and develop a set of best practices that will help us preserve the fossil record, but still get our project done," says Sotero.
Amongst the findings are the remains of a Columbian mammoth, sloths, sabre-toothed cats, dire wolves, whales, large bison, horses and camels.
Bison fossils are the most common, since they dominated prehistoric Los Angeles, but mammoths in this area were not common.
The biggest fossil found - this complete skull of a juvenile Columbian mammoth - was dubbed "Hayden", after actress Hayden Panettiere.
Both of its tusks are still intact. It's believed to have died between the ages of six and ten-years-old.
An almost complete ground sloth pelvis was dubbed "Shakira", after the Colombian pop singer, famous for her hip-swinging dance moves.
The fossils are quickly brought to Cogstone Resource Management's preparation lab in Riverside County, California.
Here, they're categorized, classified and extensively studied.
Principal palaeontologist Eric Scott is one of the first experts to lay eyes on new discoveries.
"You actually have to apply chemicals and other consolidants to it so that it will still hold its shape and hold together, not just for the immediate future, but for the far flung future," he says.
"So that 50 years from now, 100 years from now, palaeontologists will still have that fossil ready to examine."
Fossil occurrence is thought to be rare in this part of Los Angeles County, even though the La Brea Tar Pits is nearby.
That area is known to have hundreds of preserved Ice Age animals. Their bones were conserved by tar that seeped up from below the surface.
La Brea Tar Pits and Museum assistant curator Emily Lindsey says important global lessons can be learned from these new findings.
"This is important because it gives scientists insight into what this area right here looked like 20, 30, 50 thousand years ago and gives us an understanding of how the eco-systems, the environment, and the animals in Los Angeles have changed over the last thousands of years in response to a couple of factors that we're really interested in today - climate change, which is something that's, of course, of great interest to people today," says Lindsey.
Lindsey also says the discoveries are important now because several species are in danger of extinction.
Once the new fossils are collected and assembled, they'll go on display at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
Experts say the new subway system will not be completed till 2027, meaning there could be many more new discoveries on the horizon.
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Clients are reminded:
(i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com.
(ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service
(iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory.
