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The First Transcontinental Call Was Made Today, 100 Years Ago By AT&T
The First Transcontinental Call Was Made Today, 100 Years Ago By AT&T
On Jan. 25, 1915, After 40 years since he introduced the telephone to the world, in 1875, inventor Alexander Graham Bell spoke with Thomas Watson, 3400 miles away in San Francisco, making the first transcontinental phone call in history.
New York Times, covering the story stated;
On October 9, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas A. Watson talked by telephone to each other over a two-mile wire stretched between Cambridge and Boston. It was the first wire conversation ever held. Yesterday afternoon the same two men talked by telephone to each other over a 3,400-mile wire between New York and San Francisco. Dr. Bell, the veteran inventor of the telephone, was in New York, and Mr. Watson, his former associate, was on the other side of the continent. They heard each other much more distinctly than they did in their first talk thirty-eight years ago.
The record for long-distance talking was established last night when Theodore N. Vail, President of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, on Jekyl Island, talked by way of Boston to Mr. Watson in San Francisco, the wire being stretched 4,750 miles. In the afternoon Mr. Vail had talked to Mr. Watson through New York, a distance of 4,300 miles.
At 4:30 P. M. here, when it was 1:30 in San Francisco, John J. Carty, chief engineer of the company, announced that all was ready, and Dr. Bell picked up the receiver in front of him as Mr. Watson, in San Francisco, picked up his receiver. Then speaking in an easy tone, Dr. Bell said:
"Mr. Watson, are you there?"
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The Bridge Project provided this excerpt from remarks by Rep. Paul Broun, R-Ga., at the Liberty Baptist Church Sportsman's Banquet on Sept. 27 in Hartwell, Ga. The video was extracted from this full version, starting at about the 35-minute mark: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU4B86AL5Go
U.S. Rep. Paul Broun's view that the theories of evolution and the big bang are "lies straight from the pit of Hell" is getting more exposure than he might have expected, thanks to a video that was made at a church-sponsored banquet in Georgia and distributed by a progressive political watchdog group.
The Georgia Republican is already well-known as an outspoken conservative Christian, due in part to his unsuccessful campaign to have 2010 declared "the Year of the Bible." But the latest comments have taken on an extra dab of controversy because Broun, a medical doctor, calls himself a scientist in the video and chairs the House Science Committee's panel on investigations and oversight.
The video clip, distributed by the Bridge Project, was taken from a longer version recorded on Sept. 27 during the 2012 Sportsman's Banquet at Liberty Baptist Church in Hartwell, Ga. Here's a transcript of the Bridge Project's snippet:
"God's word is true. I've come to understand that. All that stuff I was taught about evolution and embryology and the big bang theory, all that is lies straight from the pit of Hell. And it's lies to try to keep me and all the folks who were taught that from understanding that they need a savior. You see, there are a lot of scientific data that I've found out as a scientist that actually show that this is really a young Earth. I don't believe that the earth's but about 9,000 years old. I believe it was created in six days as we know them. That's what the Bible says.
"And what I've come to learn is that it's the manufacturer's handbook, is what I call it. It teaches us how to run our lives individually, how to run our families, how to run our churches. But it teaches us how to run all of public policy and everything in society. And that's the reason as your congressman I hold the Holy Bible as being the major directions to me of how I vote in Washington, D.C., and I'll continue to do that."
Broun's comments were greeted with applause, and they probably reflect how a lot of his constituents feel about the same issues. He's assured of re-election in any case, due to the fact that he has no Democratic Party challenger in next month's election. But how will Broun's latest pronouncements play out on a national stage? Will they have any effect on the presidential campaign? Feel free to weigh in with your comments below.
Update for 11:35 p.m. ET Oct. 6: The Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald said Meredith Griffanti, a spokeswoman for Broun, referred to the video in this brief, emailed statement: "Dr. Broun was speaking off the record to a large church group about his personal beliefs regarding religious issues."
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There's a lot of things in game, things about my paladin even, that I don't really stop to think about. Every time I feel like I know my paladin, I discover stuff that I've been taking for granted, that I never stopped to wonder if it's right or wrong.
Aura Mastery is one of those things.
The part about "improve the effect of all other auras by 100%" leads to confusion. Does it affect all other auras that are currently up, or just any aura the paladin casting Aura Mastery happens to have up?
For example, say I have Shadow Resist Aura up and my pally friend has Fire Resist Aura up. I cast Aura Mastery. Will we get a bonus on both Shadow and Fire Resistance or only on Shadow Resistance?
I've sorta asked myself the question before. I did a quick search through various guides, but found no answer. Instead of testing it like I should have, I just shrugged it off and forgot about it.
Then yesterday I came across this thread at Plus Heal, where Vine states that Aura Mastery only affects the Aura the casting paladin has up. It reminded me of my past inquiries, so I decided to give it a try.
I tested with a few different paladins. I picked one aura, they picked another. With my character tab open, I hit Aura Mastery.
Sure enough, the stats from my aura increased, but the stats from the other paladin's aura did not.
So the question revisited:
For example, say I have Shadow Resist Aura up and my pally friend has Fire Resist Aura up. I cast Aura Mastery. Will we get a bonus on both Shadow and Fire Resistance or only on Shadow Resistance?
The answer is: Only on Shadow Resistance.
(Of course, as I go to write this post I discover that both Wowhead and Wowwiki have the answer, but still, nothing like checking it out for yourself.)
What this means in practice
In a fight where Aura Mastery is needed, the paladin(s) with the talent (typically the holy paladin(s)) should be running the aura targeted by Aura Mastery.
Side note about Concentration Aura:
The 3.1 Patch notes read: "Aura Mastery: Now grants anyone affected by Concentration Aura immunity from Interrupt and Silence mechanics"
The spell description in the tool tab (the image at the top of this post) specifies the casting paladin's Concentration Aura is needed for the silence immunity effect but the patch notes seem to be contradictory. I couldn't figure out how to properly test this (I don't know anyone with a horde character willing to silence without killing a pair of paladins for the sake of research.), but judging from how Aura Mastery affects other auras, until someone corrects me, I'm going to assume that the casting paladin's Concentration Aura is required for the silence immunity effect.


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Nebraska roads funding law goes into effect
A new Nebraska law that sets aside millions of dollars in sales tax revenue for roads projects is going into effect.
A coalition of business, local government and economic development groups kicked off a three-city tour on Monday to promote projects that the money will cover over the next decade.
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Garden Detective: Adapting a croton plant to the indoors
DEAR JESSICA: I have had this plant for 17 years. I brought it indoors around Oct. 25. It flourished outside and looked great, but over the past four or five weeks the leaves began falling. The plant is now thinned out. I have it near a window all the time with the blinds up. Is there anything you could suggest? Am I doing something wrong? -- Bob Delfino, Huntington
DEAR BOB: Crotons are pretty tough plants that don't require very much in the way of care, so it could be that it's just getting used to being indoors. Sometimes they drop leaves while adjusting to a change in environment. However, it is possible that the indoor conditions aren't ideal.
As tropical plants, crotons require humidity, so keep them away from heating vents and radiators. (You might want to run a humidifier if the air is very dry.) Cold drafts also could be to blame, so if the window is drafty, move the plant farther away. You also mention that you've had the plant for 17 years, but not whether you've repotted it recently. They should be replanted into the next size pot (2 inches larger) every two years. Use a rich, sterile potting mix that will drain well.
Otherwise, just keep doing what you're doing, don't fertilize over the winter and be careful not to overwater. When the soil is dry (stick your finger deep into the pot to gauge the moisture level near the roots), water until water runs from the holes at the bottom of the pot. After 30 minutes, discard the water in the saucer and don't water again until the soil dries out. Good luck!
DEAR JESSICA: I have a dwarf lemon tree close to 40 years old. It usually gives me three lemons a year, but this year it has eight. It goes outside in March, and before it comes in in November, I clean the entire plant with Schultz insect spray and give it a good bath. But every year around January it becomes infested with scale. I try cleaning it with alcohol and Schultz, which claims to be safe up to the day of harvest. If that doesn't work, I take off all the leaves and deal with the bark and branches until I can put it outside. I have other large houseplants and try to keep them from getting infected. Where are the insects coming from, and why do they attack the plant indoors? I would love to plant it outside, cover it in winter and hope for the best but am afraid it would freeze. What can I do to get this plant through the winter months? -- Michele Ciociano, Oceanside
DEAR MICHELE: Scale is a small, flat, oval insect often misunderstood because it doesn't move for most of its life. After crawling in its infancy, the insect attaches itself to plant parts, where it's often mistaken for a growth, bark irregularity or disease. It may not be moving, but it's active, inserting a needlelike mouthpart into a leaf or stem and sucking the life out of it. And it excretes a sticky honeydew, which in turn encourages the growth of sooty mold, which makes a dirty mess of plants. If this has happened, wipe it away, as it can inhibit photosynthesis and attract ants.
Scale is not easily treated with insecticides because the insects have a waxy coating that protects them. I suspect your tree has gone through overlapping generations that you're noticing when you bring it indoors.
Picking scale off by hand is usually effective. The easiest way to do this is to give plants a bath. Mix two teaspoons of dish detergent (not soap) into a gallon of lukewarm water and wash the plant with a soft brush to dislodge scale, then rinse. If the alcohol-and-cotton-swab trick didn't work, you might opt for picking them off with tweezers. If these methods fail, insecticidal soap or a fine horticultural oil spray can be applied, but these products are only effective when scale is in the newborn, crawler stage. Follow label directions.
Removing the leaves altogether is a mistake: The plant needs them to produce food for itself, absorb sunlight and breathe. Without leaves, plants become stressed, which makes them even more susceptible to insect attack. And you are correct: Your lemon tree would not survive a New York winter outdoors.
DEAR JESSICA: I have an overabundance of moss growing in my flower beds. All areas of the beds get plenty of sunlight, and the plants are not too close together. I think my husband is watering too much. I plan to get the soil pH tested in the spring. If it's too acidic, what is the best course of action besides watering less? Twice last summer I removed all the moss -- tedious work for something that just grew back. I'd like to take care of this the right way once and for all.-- Kathleen K., Mineola
DEAR KATHLEEN: Moss is a living organism that thrives in moisture and indicates your soil likely has low fertility and poor drainage. Your husband may be overwatering, but that alone wouldn't lead to such a problem if the water was draining well in the soil.
I'm guessing the soil isn't draining well because it's too heavy (clay) or compacted. The drainage capacity of clay can be improved by incorporating generous amounts of compost, which will also add nutrients to the soil. Compaction can be alleviated with core aeration to improve water and air penetration into the soil so moisture doesn't linger on the surface.
If the area gets sufficient sunlight, I assume another risk factor for moss, too much shade, isn't an issue. Check that downspouts aren't directing water into the beds. If they are, reposition them toward better-draining areas. If a soil test reveals too much acidity, incorporate dolomite lime (follow package directions).
There are commercial products to eradicate moss, but, in addition to posing a danger to yourself, children, pets and wildlife, they may kill the other plants in your garden as well. What's more, they offer only temporary relief from moss if drainage, pH and fertility aren't corrected.
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Meets: Monthly on Saturdays at 1 p.m.
Location: Planting Fields Arboretum in Oyster Bay
Dues: $10
Contact: 516-759-6691, lidaylily.org
With more than 200 members dedicated to growing, promoting and enjoying daylilies, this club holds meetings and outings that include guest speaker presentations, tours of members' gardens, a public plant sale, members-only auction, periodic silent auctions and door prizes at most meetings. Annual events include a picnic, potluck lunch, luncheon and a daylily show accredited by the American Hemerocallis Society.


text: The Los Angeles Auto Show opens up to the general public today, and like years past, it's an automotive mishmash of the ultra-ambitious, overtly stylish and tragically banal. For the most part, the automakers in attendance played it safe, showing mildly refreshed rehashes of existing products, some fitted with more-efficient engines and tweaked exteriors, while others flew in products and concepts that had previously debuted overseas. But there are a few stand-outs worth enduring the slog on the 405 to see in person. And for the rest of us, we've got you covered with our official guide to the happenings in L.A.BMW i3 Concept Coupe It's been over two years since BMW introduced its electric-focused i sub-brand to the world, and we're still at least a year away from the launch of the first model, the BMW i3. To prove its designers and engineers haven't been snoozing on the corporate dime, they rolled out a new concept in L.A. based on the all-electric, entry-level hatchback, and if you're having a hard time telling the difference, you're not alone. Beyond the eye-searing orange hue, the major difference with the i3 Concept Coupe is the subtle transformation from a five-door to a three-door hatch. The wheelbase remains unchanged, as does the drivetrain, with an electric motor putting out 170 hp and 184 lb-ft of torque. The real news is the interior, which has slowly evolved from from conceptual navel-gazing to something resembling a place where you'd actually spend time. "This is 90 percent production ready," BMW lead designer Adrian van Hooydonk told Wired. And that includes the flat floor, scalloped window lines (so the kiddies can see out) and two flat-panel displays that will serve as the gauge cluster and infotainment screen. If you're a die-hard BMW fan, the i3's styling might not suit your taste, but with an all carbon-fiber chassis, lightweight plastic body panels and rear-wheel drive, we're looking forward to seeing if BMW can make a lightened, urban-focused EV that lives up to the brand's "ultimate driving machine" moniker.BMW i8 Spyder Sitting next to the i3 at the BMW stand is another familiar face, the i8 Spyder Concept which debuted earlier this year. While nothing has changed on the outside, like its smaller sibling, the interior has undergone another round of tweaks to get it closer to production-ready. BMW insists that the four wheel-mounted electric motors will provide more than enough electric get-up to get you around town, and when the time comes to enjoy a backroad blast, the turbocharged 3-cylinder mounted amidships will spring into action to provide some gasoline-powered oomph. But BMW has a few hurdles to overcome before the i8 goes on sale in 2014. While the original coupe version has been given the green light, the convertible variant is up in the air – but not because of any engineering or technical hurdles. The open-air i8 can't carry the "Spyder" name because of a trademark by another German automaker making its own hybrid-powered supercar. Here's hoping they can work things out before the i8 cabrio goes on sale a year after the hard-top.Smart ForJeremy Call us clueless, but we're just not up to date on the fashion world. So when Smart said it was building a version of its electric ForTwo for Jeremy Scott, we ignorantly asked, "Jeremy who?" Regardless, this be-winged atrocity garners its fair share of stares on the show floor, thanks to its not-so-subtle brake-light-equipped plastic feathers protruding from the rear, awful chrome wheels and even more obnoxious coke-dealer-chic interior. Even more disturbing: Sources at Mercedes-Benz (Smart's parent company) tell us that a toned-down version of the Smart ForJeremy will go on sale sometime next year.Fiat 500E As we said before, we like the Fiat 500 and we like the idea of an electric version even more. So the 500E should be right up our alley. But with an additional 600 pounds of weight courtesy of a massive battery pack and a sub-100 mile range, the chuckable city car with style is sure to lose some of its fun-to-footprint quotient when it hits the California market in early 2013. And with a price tag that's sure to be north of $30,000 before any state or federal tax rebates, it'll be a tough sell even for the most eco-minded fashionistas.Why are these people wearing the same VW-branded sunglasses and staring at a blank white screen? Click 'next' to find out.Volkswagen Beetle Convertible Everyone in attendance at the Volkswagen press conference was handed a pair of ripoff RayBans because V-Dub's future is so bright, the entire crowd apparently has to wear shades. Also, the polarized lenses let show-goers see the secret messages hidden on the screen behind the all-new Beetle Convertible. The new drop-top Bug is exactly what you'd expect from the second generation of the reborn Beetle. It's a cute convertible that VW assures us will still have some appeal for the XX crowd. To do that, power is provided by a bevy of engine choices, including a 200-hp turbocharged version, as well as a TDI-branded diesel with 140 hp and 236 lb-ft of torque. VW is also offering specific color combinations that match up with the different decades, including a black-on-white version for the "'50s" variant and a chocolate flavor with chrome "'70s" badging on the sides. But unfortunately, they're not offering plaid seats or shag carpeting ... yet.Porsche Cayman Drivers adore the all-new Boxster (us among them), but for the convertible-averse, Porsche has added a roof to create the second-generation Cayman. Like its roofless sibling, it's lower, longer, lighter and faster than its predecessor, with a choice of a 2.7-liter flat-six putting out 275 hp or a 3.4-liter, 325-hp mid-mounted mill driving the rear wheels in the S version. Zero-to-60 times come in at 5.1 and 4.4 seconds, respectively, and given the opportunity to drive one vehicle off the show stand and onto L.A.'s congested roads, the Cayman would be our pick. Now we've just got to start scrounging the seat cushions for the $52,600 base price of entry.Mercedes-Benz Ener-G-Force Concept Meet the new G-Wagon. It's what Mercedes' California design studio envisions the off-roader of the future will look like, and it's part of a larger styling exercise that aims to answer what the Highway Patrol will be driving in 2025. It's big, ostentatious and kinda awesome, with its massive grille, bulging arches, matte paint and sci-fi drivetrain that converts water stored in the roof into electricity. Add in a topographical scanner that connects with the suspension to tweak the springs to the road (or lack thereof) ahead, and you could be looking at the future of Merecedes' SUV styling.Acura RLX Acura has an acronym problem. Its four-wheel-drive system used to be called SH-AWD for "Super Handling All Wheel Drive," a name so Japanese you can practically taste the wasabi while saying it. Now there's the all-new RLX and its all-new P-AWS system, which stands for Precision All-Wheel Steer. We'll let you stop chuckling before we go on. Silly nomenclature aside, the RLX is the replacement for the lukewarm RL, finally giving Acura a flagship that could actually compete with the stalwarts of the segment. Two engine choices will be available when it goes on sale next year: a 310-hp V6 or a 370-hp hybrid variant. The problem: The former is only sending power to the front wheels, while the latter is sure to be a bit of a boat, despite the extra getup. Choose this over a BMW 7 Series or Mercedes-Benz S-Class and we will judge you. But at least you'll have plenty of headlamps; the RLX has 16 of them, making it look like a cross-eyed spider wearing a razor as a mustache.Jaguar XFR-S You know what's better than a 510-hp Ian Callum-designed sedan? A 550-hp Ian Callum-designed sedan. With 502 lb-ft of torque. And a 0-to-60 time of 4.4 seconds. And really, really blue. This is the XFR-S, the English-gentleman-meets-boy-racer version of Jaguar's entry-level sedan. It's imposing and luxurious; ostentatious and refined. It's exactly what a hot-rod Jag should be and we want one yesterday.Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series A 550-hp Jag isn't enough? Want more power and two fewer doors? Have we got a Benz for you. As if the all-conquering, SLS AMG wasn't eye-catching or powerful enough, Mercedes' in-house tuning division has turned up the wick on its gullwing supercar with the 196-mph, 662-hp SLS AMG Black Series. It's the road-going racing version of AMG's crown jewel, and with a weight savings of 154 pounds over the standard model, it's good for a 0-to-60 time of 3.5 seconds. The Black will be sold in ultra-limited quantities across the globe, and as for price, if you have to ask...Ford Fiesta ST You wouldn't think that the lowly Ford Fiesta could be a corner-carver, but then again, you probably don't work for the company's hot-rodding ST division. This souped-up micro-car puts out 197 hp and 214 lb-ft of torque from its miserly turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder, and with a trick Torque Vectoring Control system and driver-configurable, three-stage stability control, you'll be lifting a rear wheel at the apex while still getting a claimed 34 mpg.Chevrolet Corvette C7 We won't see the all-new Corvette until the Detroit Auto Show this January, but if you're hooked on Gran Turismo 5, you can download a virtual version of the everyman's sports car and drive it – complete with design-obfuscating camouflage – in the game. Chevy and Polyphony Digital teamed up to give wannabe racers a chance to do just that in L.A., but if you can't make it out, load up GT5 on your PlayStation and hit the game store.Bentley Continental GT3 The old adage goes something like this: Rolls-Royces are meant to be driven in, Bentleys are meant to drive. This Continental GT3 is meant to be raced, and it'll be doing just that when the Flying B returns to the 24 Hours of LeMans in 2013. But making an ultra-luxurious coupe into a GT3-spec racer is no mean feat, so the entire car has been stripped bare, fitted with a wing that wouldn't look out of place on a Cessna and dropped over a massive set of meats framing carbon-composite disc brakes that are bigger than the wheels on your clapped-out Jetta. All told, the Continental GT3 weighs 1,000 kg less than its road-going counterpart, which should make it seriously competitive when it lands at LeMans next year.All photos: Alex Washburn/Wired


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Most of you know that I've started regularly doing a series of Healthcare Scene interviews. I have to tell you that it's a lot of fun to sit down with really smart people and have them share their knowledge with the Healthcare Scene community. At the start of 2016, I'm planning to turn those interviews into the Healthcare Scene podcast. Thanks to the ubiquity of smart phones which provide easy access to podcasts and easier options for playing your cell phone through your car speakers, I see many more people subscribing to podcasts than did in the past.
Leading the Healthcare podcasting world is a group of 4 podcasters that now actually do a combined show as well which they call the Healthcare Podcasters. I couldn't find a specific landing page for the Healthcare Podcasters because I think all 4 of the podcasters rotate who hosts the combined show and because it's so new. I've attended a few of them and it's always interesting to see how they're trying to use the platform. You can see their latest episode here.
Here are the 4 podcasters that take part:
- Jared Johnson – Health IT Marketer Podcast
- Janet Kennedy – Get Social Health
- Joe Lavelle – Intrepid Now
- Todd Eury – Pharmacy Podcast
It's interesting to see the mix. You can pretty much find a podcast on any topic that interests you these days. Some other great healthcare podcasts I've seen vary from The Change of Shift nursing podcast by Sean Dent to The Awesome DPC Doctor Show! podcast which talks about direct primary care. Jared Johnson created a list of a number of other healthcare podcasts too.
What do you think of all of these podcasts? Do you listen? Do you have others that you listen to and enjoy (healthcare related or not)?
I'd always been kind of down on podcasts, but as it's become easy to get them on our wirelessly connected mobile devices I've become more of a fan. Between time in the car and exercise (which many are doing), you can really listen to a whole lot of audio content.


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Snapshots from Sweden: Giant Cinnamon Buns from Café Husaren in Gothenburg
From June 5 to June 11, I visited Western and Southern Sweden on a trip sponsored by Visit Sweden, West Sweden Tourist Board, Skåne Tourist Board, and Volvo as part of their CAR + VACATION contest. Here's a look at something I ate during my trip.
I only ate one cinnamon bun (or "kanelbulle" in Swedish) during my week-long trip in Sweden, which seems a bit low for being in a country where cinnamon buns run rampant (like in its neighboring country, Norway, which I've talked about before)—but damn, did I make that one cinnamon bun count. Because it was the largest cinnamon bun I'd ever seen. Not something that would break a world record, but for something readily available from a cafe, pretty huge.
To get your human head-sized cinnamon bun on, head to Café Husaren in Haga, Gothenburg. You can't miss the cafe; its window features a pile of the pearl sugar-sprinkled buns not-so-neatly flopped atop one another like a heap of pancakes (or sleeping puppies). For only 35 kr (about $5.50) it's a good deal considering it should feed four to eight people.
The sticky (but not too sweet) cinnamon-swirled dough packs a hearty cardamom punch—surprising to those who may not be used to Scandinavian pastries. After eating two or three bites, I thought, "Sweet Jesus...it's...too big," but I kept the partially eaten bun on hand for the next few days in case I got the munchies.
If unreasonably large cinnamon buns aren't your thing (but...but why?), they also make other desserts—cookies, cakes, tarts—along with non-sweets including sandwiches, salads, and soups.
Café Husaren
Haga Nygata 26, 411 22 Göteborg, Sweden (map) 031-13 63 78; cafehusaren.se
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Yeti Roves the Ice Sheet
By Anna Fiorentino
May 2012 • CoolStuff
Dartmouth engineering Ph.D. candidate Rebecca Williams drove a farm tractor retrofitted to roll along the barren snowy landscape of a glacier in Greenland. Like soldiers scouring for landmines, Williams and a small team of mountaineers set out to find massive crevasses hidden by ice sheets that, if broken, could within seconds swallow them and others traveling regularly between Thule Air Base and the Greenland Environmental Observatory (GEOSummit). She recalls hours of boredom broken up by moments of terror.
"When the first sign of a crevasse appears on the radar screen, you have four-and-a-half seconds to respond to the signature and to hit a switch to stop the tractor before it drives over the crevasse. I was sitting in the hot seat with my hand hovering over a switch, knowing I had five people's lives in my hands," says Williams, who was monitoring the crevasse detector for just 12 hours. Actual operators sit in the loud tractor for months on end to ensure safety for vehicles transporting fuel and vital supplies between the two locations. It was clear this was a job better suited for a robot—one named Yeti built by a group of Dartmouth engineering students in 2006. This fall, the four-wheeled rover will augment the tractor to conduct ground penetrating radar (GPR) surveys of polar regions. Yeti will eliminate stress, fatigue, and risk of injury posed to individuals from cracks that can stretch 30 feet wide and hundreds of feet deep. This lightweight robot is also paving the way for resources, which are now limited, to support and mobilize scientific efforts in these extreme environments.
Working with advisors Professor Laura Ray and Adjunct Professor James Lever, a mechanical engineer at CRREL, Williams is writing intelligence software that Yeti will use to navigate crevassed regions of the ice sheet. Those machine-learning algorithms are already being tested to run in real time to classify incoming GPR data, allowing Yeti to detect crevasses on a pre-programmed route before returning with the findings.
"This past winter, Yeti was called in to survey the old South Pole station from the 1960s that is under 30 feet of snow. Now, Yeti is on its way to Greenland again to transport supplies to and from Thule Air Base in a money saving effort," says Ray, who with Lever first created Yeti's solar-powered cousin, Cool Robot. Originally designed to pull an instrument sled to take weather and atmosphere measurements, Cool Robot is now receiving hardware and software updates to resemble its battery-powered counterpart, Yeti. The two Dartmouth-made robots will eventually both be programmed to support collection of both GPR and atmospheric data.
"We're going to program Yeti to make him completely autonomous. He'll be his own survey team," says Williams. "He'll be able to further explore the extent, depth, and width of crevasses he discovers, improving detection and mapping, and taking the life-threatening uncertainty out of the situation."comments powered by Disqus


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Measure of the U.S. money stock that consists of M2, time deposits of $100,000 or more at all depository institutions, term repurchase agreements in amounts of $100,000 or more, certain term Eurodollars and balances in money market mutual funds restricted to institutional investor.
A measure of money supply used by the various central banks. In the Federal Reserve System, M3 includes all physical currency and deposits in checking accounts, deposits in savings accounts, certificates of deposit, institutional money market accounts, repurchase agreements, and other large liquid assets that do not circulate very often. The European Central Bank defines M3 as the aggregation of currency in circulation, overnight deposits, all money market accounts, debt securities with maturities of up to two years, and repurchase agreements. M3 includes money that circulates very little or not at all and, therefore, the Federal Reserve no longer calculates M3 when determining the money supply. However, it is useful to some economists seeking to determine the entire amount of money in a given economy. See also: M0, M1, M2, M4
A very broad measure of the domestic money supply that includes M2 items plus any large time deposits and money market fund balances held by institutions.


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For children born into poverty, brain development may be hindered
A condition experienced by children born into chaotic environments that can cause developmental brain problems is on the rise, brain researchers say.
When a child is born into poverty, the chaotic and often unstable environment can cause a damaging brain condition known as toxic stress.
Megan Gunnar, a professor of child development at the University of Minnesota, said toxic stress chemicals in the brain increase when families live without housing, food or stability, or where there is physical or emotional abuse.
"The reason the stress chemicals don't come back down is the adults who help children regulate stress are not there or present, or they are themselves dysfunctional because they are experiencing toxic stress in their lives," Gunnar said.
Gunnar said toxic stress chemicals slow the creation of the architecture in babies' brains.
If we could peek inside, she said, we would see the damage to the brain tissue.
"You begin to kill neurons; you begin to damage the connective processes between them; you begin to damage the white matter of the brain," she said.
As babies become toddlers and adolescents, toxic stress can lead to affected children not getting along well with other kids.
Gunnar said fixing brains harmed by toxic stress may be possible but can take a lot of time.
"If the initial wiring is poorly done, then it's very difficult to come back and build a solid structure on top of a shaky foundation," she said.
It is unclear how many babies and children in Minnesota risk poor brain development because of toxic stress, but advocates point to the number of babies born into poverty as one indicator.
According to Minnesota Department of Health statistics, more than one-third of the babies born in Minnesota each year for the past few years have entered been born into welfare or MinnesotaCare, meanings they were born into poverty or to low-income families.
The number of poor children in Minnesota has grown 23 percent in 10 years, according to figures from Kids Count.
The increase counts children only up to 2008, and advocates expect the number to be higher when the effects of the recession are factored in.
Another piece of evidence showing the level of poverty is the demand on services like Head Start.
Head Start, the preschool program for children from low-income and poor families, does not have enough space for all of the children who qualify, said Richard Chase, a researcher at the St. Paul-based Wilder Foundation.
"About two or three years ago, we were able to cover 75 percent of the kids available for Head Start, but now we can cover less than half even though we've added slots," Chase said. "We can't keep up with the growth of the poor kids."
The arrival of the recession two years ago caused Amelia, 32, of New Brighton, to plummet into poverty. MPR News is not using her last name.
"Had my daughter, tried to finish school, laid off work, Mom lost the house, had to find somewhere to live; it was like everything all at once," she said.
Added to the stress of losing her job and housing, Amelia's daughter was born premature, but, 22 months later, her toddler appears to be fine.
Amelia and her daughter had the support of a public health nurse from the Minnesota Visiting Nurse Agency, a nonprofit which supplies maternal and child services for Hennepin County.
Amelia also said she made a conscious effort to hide her emotions in an effort to shield her baby from the toxic stress of losing a home.
Getting out of poverty is fraught with challenges -- just as Amelia found temporary employment, she fell ill and a hospital stay and time away from work caused her employer to fire her.
"That day I cried all day long. All day long.... I don't know what I'm going to do," she said. "And then I get that phone call and it was like a huge weight lifted off my shoulders."
The phone call was from a former employer, asking Amelia back to work.
It's a good development for Amelia, and the regained slice of stability is perhaps the best prevention against toxic stress.


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