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IAVA | December 19, 2016
Daily News Brief December 19, 2016
The U.S. Coast Guard Silent Drill team performs for visitors during a joint static aircraft display on the flight line at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 6, 2016. Tech. Sgt. Alison Bruce-Maldonad/Air Force. | Military Times >>
Today's Top Stories
"Whether it is unreasonable wait times at multiple facilities, the widespread over-prescription of highly addictive opioids, veteran suicides, misconduct by VA management, or retaliation against whistleblowers, it is clear not all veterans are receiving the high-quality care they deserve," they wrote. | USA Today >>
The president has signed into law a bill that hopes to decrease wait times at veterans' affairs hospitals across the country. Iowa Senator Joni Ernst co-sponsored the Faster Care for Veterans Act. A June 2014 Department of Veterans Affairs audit showed more than 120,000 veterans waited at least 90 days for appointments. | KCRG >>
Using the ID.me system, users are verified as having a military connection and can then post items for sale. Verified military-affiliated shoppers located near them can connect with sellers through the app and complete the transaction through a secure system. ReSupply then charges a transaction fee. | Military.com >>
Iraq and Afghanistan
The Hashed al-Jabour militia, made up of Sunni tribal fighters and members of the Popular Mobilization Forces, killed four men it had captured in a village north of Mosul in November, according to a report published Sunday from New York-based Human Rights Watch. The report said witnesses to the incident said the men were shot in the presence of Iraqi security forces without any judicial proceedings. | Fox News >>
At least 14 people have been killed after a bus collided with a fuel tanker on a motorway in western Afghanistan, officials say. More than 40 others were injured in the accident on Sunday, said Mohammad Naser Mehri, a spokesman for the governor of Farah province. | BBC >>
The US "got it wrong" about Saddam Hussein and Iraq, the CIA analyst who interrogated the former dictator has said. John Nixon had numerous conversations with the deposed leader and now says that America was critically mistaken about their intervention Iraq in a number of ways. | The Independent >>
Military Affairs
Swift and organized is exactly what the U.S. and Kuwaitis wanted as they proceeded last week with their first combined joint live fire exercise in six years — unofficially called Operation Lightning Eagle — involving the U.S. Army and the Kuwaiti army and air force. This level of integration is what U.S. Army Central Command, or ARCENT, is looking for with all of its partnerships in the Middle East. | Military.com >>
China says its military seized a U.S. Navy unmanned underwater glider in the South China Sea but it will give the drone back. But President-elect Donald Trump says the Chinese government should be told "we don't want the drone they stole back" and "let them keep it!" | CNBC >>
Tucked into the annual defense authorization bill — expected to become law in coming days — is a provision requiring the Defense Secretary and Internal Revenue Service Commissioner to post online all of the costs, "including the relevant legacy costs, to each American taxpayer of each of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria." | Military Times >>
There's a new way for veterans to serve their country as one school district actively recruits them as teachers. | NBC News >>
To most people, the animals in veteran Tice Ridley's menagerie look like they're living a comfortable life of leisure. But the five goats, two alpacas, two rabbits, potbellied pig, cat, guinea pig, dog and five horses (including two miniature horses) play critical roles in helping veterans, along with first responders and their families, heal from the wounds of war. Ridley, 44, a retired major and decorated Army war veteran who served for 18 years, calls this endeavor the Circle of Veterans and Families, and its mission is "to keep soldiers alive and families together. | TODAY >>
"It's a way of calming yourself, an outlet so to speak," Smith said as a fiddler and a piano player warmed up behind him. "We have a lot of things that we do as far as prescription drugs, but this right here is the best prescription I've had, (with) no side effects." The Veterans Administration says between 10 and 20 percent of war veterans going back to the Vietnam era are living with PTSD.| Fox News >>


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Now, both of these extraordinary women have something else in common: documentaries that examine their lives, from their rise to stratospheric heights of acclaim, success and fame, right to their unhappy ends.
There will be many articles comparing documentarians Nick Broomfield and Rudi Dolezal's examination of the life of Whitney Houston and Asif Kapadia's Amy. On the surface, both seem similar. Both feature never-before-seen footage from the young stars' lives, live performances and TV appearances over a backdrop of interviews with close family and friends.
There can be no denying that Whitney lacks the bite of Amy. Having lived most of her life before the ubiquity of phone cameras and the rolling news cycle, and being, perhaps less likely to invite journalists into the home, Whitney's substance abuse went relatively undocumented.
No videos exist, or ever existed, of Whitney gurning to camera, staggering around the stage or walking around with blood pouring out between her toes. Her death came as a relative surprise to the public.
Whitney: Can I Be Me doesn't quite manage to answer the question of how this wholesome, God-loving gospel singer ended up dead in a hotel bathtub in 2012 with a cocktail of drugs inside her system. The hows, whats and whens of Whitney's relationship to drugs remain shrouded in mystery.
But the 'why' is answered. Where Asif Kapadia's documentary decided that Amy's father was the villain of the piece, in Whitney, everyone is to blame.
There was the pressures of her home life: a demanding family who used her like a show-pony to bring in their own cash, there was her unruly husband Bobbi Brown who undermined her attempts to get clean, there was the (allegedly) lesbian relationship with her friend and assistant Robyn Crawford that turned her mother against her and introduced tensions into her marriage. When Whitney's father sued her for money, she was finally abandoned.
Most interesting of all are the revelations of how Whitney, the first major African-American super-star in America, was encouraged to produce music that would appeal to a white audience, alienating her from the black community. After Whitney was booed at the Soul Train Music Awards she started asking 'Can I be me?' – which is where the documentary takes its name from.
No one can complain that Whitney is voyeuristic and intrusive in the same way that Amy clearly is. Whitney is much more respectful of the private life of the star, then. But much less good as a result.
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A classroom of wide-eyed fifth-graders huddled around their teacher's desk to look at a print of John Trumbull's "Declaration of Independence," a well-known painting that depicts the document's authors presenting a draft to Congress.
"Tell me what you see in this picture. What is unique or different about it?" the teacher asked.
"Well, everyone's white," one student pointed out.
"Yes," the teacher responded.
And saying nothing else, she moved on.
University of Virginia education experts say moments like this, even if uncomfortable, are often missed learning opportunities.
The particular school in which this scene unfolded participates in the Double Check program, a professional development program for teachers created to both increase student engagement and reduce disciplinary actions and special education referrals, which disproportionately affect students of color. Led by Catherine Bradshaw, professor of education and assistant dean for research and faculty development at UVA's Curry School of Education, the goal of the program is to provide school-wide training and individualized coaching to teachers, with the ultimate aim to integrate culturally responsive practices into classrooms.
Not Applicable?
Double Check coaches use a checklist of instructional elements to guide feedback to teachers on topics such as how a lesson addresses issues of diversity and cultural inclusiveness. Yet when principals observe classrooms like the one in the scene described above, many write "N/A" next to those checklist items.
"Quite often, the principals say they write 'not applicable' on their observations because the lesson wasn't relevant to culture. They think since it didn't take place during Black History Month or when they were studying Martin Luther King Jr. or the Civil War, that it can't be culturally relevant," Bradshaw said. "Our goal is to widen their lens and remind them that inclusiveness as it relates to race, culture and ethnicity is not just a special-occasion topic. It should be infused into all aspects of the curriculum."
Why Race and Ethnicity Are Meaningful
Racial categories are a social concept – not biological – and they have complex ties to individuals' day-to-day lived experiences. Many Curry researchers see the examination of these classifications in their research as critical.
"We are pushing researchers to establish more complex methodologies," said Joanna Lee Williams, an associate professor affiliated with Curry's Youth-Nex research center, which promotes youth development. "Paying more attention to the myriad ways in which race and ethnicity function for youth development, rather than ignoring these issues or treating them as surface-level categories, can promote healthy development among all youth."
From her perspective, considering race and ethnicity as variables in research on young adults can result in more effective developmental models. As Williams and Nancy Deutsch, an associate professor in the Curry School, noted in a recent paper, the role of race and ethnicity in research on youth development programs has not received enough attention. This void is particularly troubling, they said, because racial categories, which they say were developed to maintain the power of the dominant group, have historically been correlated to a child's access to resources, the likelihood that the child will experience institutional discrimination and the way that child defines and experiences positive development. The experts say the processes underlying these correlations often go unexplored, despite their importance for understanding youth development.
Additional approaches will help balance generalizations with the unique experiences students have in everyday scenarios.
"For practitioners, on the other hand, the focus is on how programs are being designed to meet the needs of children," Williams said, adding that they want to help educators identify how "curricula can honor and respect rich socio-cultural backgrounds and ensure equitable access for all."
Other Curry researchers – who were studying another question entirely – have found that the consideration of race and ethnicity in empirical research may uncover factors that produce more positive outcomes for students of color.
Jason Downer, associate professor of education and director of Curry's Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning, and CASTL's founder and Curry School Dean Robert Pianta observed positive outcomes in cases where students and teachers are of similar racial or ethnic backgrounds. Downer and Pianta believe this observation could lead directly to improvements in the quality of pre-kindergarten education nationwide.
"Preschools are the most diverse places in America and offer us an opportunity to examine some of the factors that may contribute to effective education for a wide range of children in the U.S.," Pianta concluded.
As Williams pointed out, through its research and expertise, the Curry School "is pushing back on the status quo, challenging dominant norms and assumptions," and striving to improve outcomes for all students.
Closing the Discipline and Achievement Gaps
When academic researchers study outcomes of students of color in primary and secondary schools, they often refer to two gaps: the discipline gap and the achievement gap. Put more simply, researchers find that, in general, students from racial or ethnic minority backgrounds are disciplined more frequently (the discipline gap) and show lower rates of scholastic achievement than their white counterparts (the achievement gap). Currently, several Curry researchers are designing and testing programs that may reduce or eliminate these gaps altogether.
Teachers' referrals of students to be disciplined for misconduct contribute substantially to negative trajectories for those students. Students who receive a suspension lose instructional time, fall behind on coursework, become discouraged, and may ultimately drop out. Recent research shows each suspension decreases a student's odds of graduating from high school by an additional 20 percent. Furthermore, compared to their peers, suspended youth have a higher likelihood of subsequent interactions with the criminal justice system.
A team of CASTL researchers aiming to improve the motivating and engaging quality of instruction also collected data on discipline referrals made by teachers in their study. They worked with teachers using a suite of virtual coaching resources called MyTeachingPartner, or MTP, which was developed at CASTL and has been tested with thousands of teachers in a variety of school settings.
A randomized, controlled trial provided one set of teachers (the "intervention" group) with one or two years of MTP coaching, which included different approaches to instruction and teacher-student relationship-building techniques.
After receiving only a year of coaching, teachers in the intervention group showed no significant disparities in discipline referrals between African-American students and their classmates. Furthermore, the effects of the coaching were sustained and maintained even after the coaching was withdrawn.
Curry researchers are reducing the racial discipline gap where threats of violence are involved through the use of threat assessment teams. "A threat assessment team is a multi-disciplinary team of school staff available to help students involved in a crisis or conflict that includes a threat of violence," explained Dewey Cornell, professor and director of Curry's Virginia Youth Violence Project. The team usually includes administrators, counselors, psychologists, social workers, school resource officers and other staff who work toward the goal of helping students solve conflicts or concerns before they escalate into violence.
In comparing white, black and Hispanic students who received threat assessments across Virginia's public schools during the 2014-15 school year, Cornell's research team found no racial disparities in disciplinary outcomes, such as suspension, expulsion, school transfer, arrest by law enforcement or incarceration in juvenile detention. One goal of the assessment teams is to respond appropriately to students who are making threats, as opposed to using so-called "zero-tolerance" policies, which typically result in a student's removal from school.
"Threat assessment gives school authorities a safe, practical and effective way to address threatening behavior by students," Cornell said.
Curry researchers have considered the achievement gap when studying teacher archetypes – in particular, one referred to as the "warm demander." Warm demanders nurture and care for their students without lowering academic expectations or standards. The data gathered by observing more than 600 teachers across the United States revealed that teachers' high expectations, an aspect of demand, were especially important for African-American students' academic growth. Specifically, lead researcher Lia Sandilos said, teachers who created challenging classrooms with high expectations showed higher achievement gains among their African-American students than teachers who did not. Sandilos cautioned, however, that being warm and caring is a necessary, but not sufficient factor to boost achievement.
While more work remains, increased disciplinary and achievement equity in the classroom seem to be within reach. To this end, Curry researchers are identifying mechanisms to close the discipline and achievement gaps.
Taking the issue a step further, UVA education professor Daniel Duke noted in a recent review of studies addressing the achievement gap that focusing only on the gaps across racial categories leaves some potentially important questions unanswered. He argued that analyses should include achievement variation within African-American student groups, rather than only across racial groups.
He raised a number of questions that racial group comparisons have not been able to answer. For example, why do some districts register higher levels of African-American achievement than other districts? Why do some states boast higher levels of black student achievement than other states? Why do black girls tend to do better in school than black boys?
"Addressing these questions can provide insights that hold promise for reducing both within-race and between-race gaps," Duke said.
The point of framing achievement problems in terms of comparisons within race and ethnicity, he concluded, is to prevent potentially misleading generalizations from being perpetuated.
"When the full range of achievement for racial and ethnic groups is not recognized, the result can reinforce inaccurate stereotypes and encourage overly simplistic explanations for student achievement," he said.
Not a Color-Blind Society
"For a while there was a mantra about having a 'color-blind society,'" Bradshaw noted. However, she now believes educators must strive for a better balance in the classroom regarding discussions of race and diversity.
She and her Curry colleagues are trying to drive the conversation beyond a culture-neutral, race-blind approach. "We want to acknowledge differences and highlight strengths. Some are based on culture, some on race, and some are at the intersection of the two," Bradshaw said. When education researchers consider race and ethnicity in their interventions and data analysis, they are seeing some ways forward to positive results.
"Curry is very much at the forefront of issues around equity and inclusion," Bradshaw said. "This is a challenging issue, and we might not have all the answers today. However, particularly given our current political climate, this topic is becoming more important than ever."
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Monthly Archives: October 2018
Local Comic Shop Day 2018
Local Comic Shop Day is Saturday, November 17th, and Royal Collectibles is an official participating store!
There will be several exclusive and limited edition items and variant covers only available to participating stores across the country. Check out the list of available items below:
Blackbird #1 (Image Comics) Special Foil Variant Cover – $10
Gideon Falls Vol 1 Hardcover (Image Comics) – $24.99
Brave & Bold Batman & WW Exclusive HC (DC Comics) – $24.99
Green Lantern #1 Variant Cover (DC Comics) – $4.99
Calexit Volume 1 HC (Black Mask Comics) – $24.99
Space Riders Volume 2 HC (Black Mask Comics) – $24.99
Power Rangers Blind Box (Boom Studios) – $100
Rick & Morty Treasury Edition Comic (Oni Press) – $14.99
Doctor Who 13th Dr Variant Set (Titan Comics) – $49.99
Uncanny X-Men #1 Deodato Variant (Marvel) – $7.99
William Gibson's Alien 3 #1 Variant (Dark Horse) – $3.99
Cheryl Blossom #1 Variant (Archie Comics) – $3.99
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Items are very limited and subject to allocation, so if there's something you've got your eye on, be sure to arrive at opening on Saturday, November 17th!
We will also be announcing sales and specials for Local Comic Shop Day in addition to the exclusive items, so keep an eye out for future posts and social media updates!


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Firm Carves Unusual Path
Aftershocks of the Watergate scandal were still rumbling in 1975 when William Timmons and three other former Nixon aides decided to launch their own lobbying shop. "We figured if we got 10 clients to pay us $100,000 a year, we'd be in the clover," recalls the 76-year-old Timmons.
It was a good plan, but a tough one to launch, given their circumstances. Their longtime Republican friends flinched at throwing business to former aides to the disgraced president. They had to borrow $1,000 from a founding partner's wife to connect the telephones. After three months, they were making less than their government paychecks, so they drafted a plan for shuttering the shop.
Then, three Democrats recommended the firm to their clients, and Timmons & Co. secured a toehold in the growing lobbying industry. Today, Timmons ranks among the top 20 most lucrative lobbying firms, reporting earnings of about $65 million for lobbying work since public disclosures began in 1998. The firm won't disclose how much clients pay annually, but a review of public records suggests the fee is at least $360,000, nearly four times as much as the firm's launch. Since its inception, the firm has doubled in size, to eight lobbyists from four and to about 20 clients from 10.
The unorthodox founding of the firm reflects Timmons & Co.'s bent for carving its own path. The firm today is an example of one of the more unique corporate models for the dozens and dozens of lobbying shops that dot the city. Timmons & Co. caps its client roster and bills them all the same fee -- with quarterly payments due in advance. It shuns big-name recruits, such as former senators and governors. It has never had a foreign client, and it has always been bipartisan. And, unlike many big firms, Timmons doesn't assign lobbyists to specific client accounts. Rather, they all work for all of their clients.
"Timmons is broadly structured on the concept of a legislation affairs office. We each have particular strengths. When a need arises, we all pitch in," says Larry Harlow, a veteran of the Reagan and first Bush administrations who now serves as the firm's president.
Timmons is the last of the firm's founders who is active in the company. Now serving as chairman emeritus, he has taken a smaller office overlooking I Street, but he's still relied upon by clients to bend the ear of such Capitol Hill elder statesmen as Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.) and Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska). His office walls resemble a Republican Party scrapbook. He still has his Nixon staff identification card from the 1968 convention and a 1984 Reagan-Bush campaign poster signed by the cabinet. He was an adviser to the campaigns of both President George H.W. Bush and his son, the current president.
He points to a White House photograph of himself, President Richard M. Nixon and several senior Nixon aides, including Robert Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, who were later convicted in the Watergate scandal. "You might remember them," Timmons chuckles.
Back in those days, Timmons headed the Nixon legislative affairs office. He wasn't implicated in the scandal that led to the president's resignation in 1974, and President Gerald R. Ford asked him and his team -- which included one Democrat -- to stay on and help get his administration running.
A year later, Timmons, his lone Democratic colleague, Gene Ainsworth, and fellow Republican Tom Korologos left the White House to start their firm. They also recruited Stan Ebner, a veteran of the Office of Management and Budget. Their goal was to recruit businesses from 10 business sectors rather than to specialize in one area, as some lobbying shops were doing. Timmons figured that would keep them from getting bored and protect the business from economic slumps in any one particular part of the economy.
But when scant referrals came their way, the foursome were saved by three unlikely sources: then-Sen. Walter Mondale (D-Minn.), who would later run as vice president on the Democratic ticket of Jimmy Carter, recommended them to a pipeline company; former Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert Strauss sent over a movie house; and rival Democratic lobbyist Tommy Boggs referred a corporate client. Their work for those clients drew others, and by year's end, they were close to making their budget goals.
Over the course of the next 30 years, Timmons hewed closely to their original model. "I don't want to grow. I want to stay small. It's like a family. We know a lot about each other. In the big firms, you lose touch as people come and go," he says.
They created a stable client base that remained loyal. The American Petroleum Institute, DaimlerChrysler and Union Pacific Corp. have been clients for nearly three decades. Client openings occurred occasionally, usually because of corporate mergers or acquisitions. But Timmons' lobbyists have been largely spared the rat-race client chase that looms large in many bigger shops.
The firm's pay structure reinforces that freedom. It isn't based on how much money or how many clients each lobbyist makes or recruits. While Harlow wouldn't be specific about that structure, he says it is designed so the motivation to serve the client is all the same.
The team approach does mean the firm must be careful to select clients with goals that do not conflict. Unlike other firms, "everybody here is into everything. There are no secrets," Harlow says.
That openness led the firm to initiate a separation from one client, the national trial lawyers association. After Republicans gained control of Congress in 1994, the trial lawyers' interests were "in conflict with all of our other clients" on the issue of legal reform, Harlow recalls. "We weren't going to keep one client and get rid of all the rest."
Six years ago, Richard Tarplin was looking to join a K Street firm after he'd served in the Clinton administration and in Democratic offices on Capitol Hill. He knew his strength was policy, not necessarily client recruitment. In Timmons, he found the right fit.
"It's a stimulating and supportive environment, which is not always the case in the cold world of lobbying," said Tarplin, who is now the firm's chairman.
When Timmons was working on behalf of a client two years ago to boost Medicare payments for a medical procedure, the firm's team fanned out. Working collaboratively, they built support among Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill, at the White House and inside Tarplin's old agency, the Health and Human Services Department. "We attacked the issue on multiple fronts," Tarplin says. And they got the payment increase.
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Jack Black Ruins Your Childhood on The Birthday Boys
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There's no denying the fact that Hollywood is remake, reboot and redo crazy. Whether it's The Evil Dead, The Crow or The Illusionist everything is getting remade. (And don't even get us started on the unnecessary and bizarre sequels. EI8HT, anyone?) This week The Birthday Boys are getting in on the hot remake action.
On this Friday's brand-new episode, the boys' favorite film is getting the remake treatment and Jack Black is slated to star. With such a big name star on board, there's no way the new movie won't be great, right? Maybe.
Want the latest news from The Birthday Boys? Like them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter @TheBirthdayBoys.
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FAQ: How are LLCs taxed?
An LLC (limited liability company) is not a federal tax entity. LLCs are organized under state law. LLCs are not specifically mentioned in the Tax Code, and there are no special IRS regulations governing the taxation of LLCs comparable to the regulations for C corporations, S corporations, and partnerships. Instead, LLCs make an election to be taxed as a particular entity (or to be disregarded for tax purposes) by following the check-the-box business entity classification regulations. The election is filed on Form 8832, Entity Classification Election. The IRS will assign an entity classification by default if no election is made. A taxpayer who doesn't mind the IRS default entity classification does not necessarily need to file Form 8832.
"Check-the-Box" Election
An LLC with more than one member can elect:
- Partnership
- Corporation
- S corporation (accomplished by electing to be taxed as a corporation, then filing an S corporation election)
An LLC with only one member can elect:
- Disregarded entity
- Corporation
- S corporation (accomplished by electing to be taxed as a corporation, then filing an S corporation election)
The IRS will assign these classifications if no entity election is filed for an LLC (the default rules):
- any business entity that is not a corporation is classified as a partnership
- any entity that is wholly-owned by a single person will be disregarded as an entity separate from its owner (taxed as a sole proprietorship).
Typically, an LLC with more than one member will elect to be taxed as a partnership, whereas a single-member LLC will elect to be disregarded and taxed as a sole proprietorship.
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BAG electronics and ZALUX combine their strengths
A joint market cultivation creates tailor-made solutions for the OEM sector / first presentation together in Guangzhou
Supporting the global lighting industry with custom solutions and intelligent concepts is the aim of a close cooperation between the companies of BAG electronics and ZALUX. The first joint presentation was made at the "guangzhou international lighting exhibition (9 – 12 June 2015)", representing the start of a cooperation that will pay off for OEM customers with even more intensive and highly specific support.
As suppliers to the lighting industry, both companies bring together their particular strengths and areas of expertise with global development resources, mutually supportive components and customer-specific solutions. "The two partners complement each other in an ideal way. Together we are able to support OEM customers more comprehensively and with even more performance – with technological expertise, continuous innovation and premium quality from two technologically leading brands, and from a single source," explained Dirk Politowski, General Manager Sales & Marketing at BAG. "We'll now be able to use our Sales and Development resources with even more impact to benefit customers with individual support." ZALUX Managing Director José Antonio López emphasised a decisive advantage for OEMs: "Strengthening global and simultaneously regional sales as well as improving and accelerating services and logistics creates long-term added value for the customers of both companies." Ranging from single LED components to complete luminaire solutions, OEM customers will now benefit from quality-oriented, all-round support.
Two strong and established brands
BAG electronics and ZALUX will continue to focus on their individual core expertise as part of the cooperation. – BAG electronics represents state-of-the-art electronic solutions specifically focusing on pioneering LED components. The company creates a strong basis for future-safe OEM products with ECGs, modules, drivers and software applications. – ZALUX specialises in the development and construction of luminaires with full reliability and long lifespans in extreme situations such as high and low temperatures. The company is one of the European market leaders for waterproof applications.
About BAG
The future of light is digital, and BAG electronics provides technologically pioneering lighting electronics for this purpose. The company, founded in 1909 in Switzerland, is a major electronics partner for the global lighting industry. LED components assume a central position in the company's product portfolio. BAG components feature maximum quality in addition to energy efficiency, economy and high reliability. The company with headquarters in the Sauerland region of Germany is famous for its strength of innovation and has around 3000 employees across the world. This fact is reflected in the locations of development facilities in Germany, China and India. Production is also carried out in these three countries as well as in the Philippines. BAG solutions for the lighting market are supplied to over 50 countries throughout the world.
About ZALUX
ZALUX is a Spanish luminaire manufacturer with headquarters at Zaragoza. ZALUX primarily produces luminaires for extreme applications – the luminaires are the first choice for users for installation in extremely hot, cold or damp areas, and with a focus on maximum quality and a good price/performance ratio. The manufacturer complies with all important European standards, and all products are subject to continuous quality control by the in-house laboratory. ZALUX has belonged to the TRILUX Group since 2000.


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New twist in a mammoth mystery
Scientists have long debated whether climate change or human hunters doomed woolly mammoths to extinction about 10,000 years ago. A new study suggests that delayed weaning due to the prolonged winter darkness north of the Arctic Circle may also be to blame.
The finding, based on an analysis of woolly mammoth teeth from Old Crow in the Yukon, shows that woolly mammoths didn't begin eating plants and other solid foods before the age of 2 and, in some cases, 3. This is much later than customary for modern-day elephants in Africa, according to Jessica Metcalfe, a doctoral student in earth sciences at the University of Western Ontario.
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"In modern Africa, lions can hunt baby elephants but not adults. They can't kill adults. But they can kill babies, and by and large, they tend to be successful when they hunt at night because they have adapted night vision," Metcalfe explained in a media statement. "In Old Crow, where you have long, long hours of darkness, the infants are going to be more vulnerable, so the mothers nursed longer to keep them close."
She believes this prolonged weaning may have added to the pressures that doomed the woolly mammoths to extinction.
"Today, a leading cause of infant elephant deaths in Myanmar is insufficient maternal milk production," she said. "Woolly mammoths may have been more vulnerable to the effects of climate change and human hunting than modern elephants not only because of their harsher environment, but also because of the metabolic demands of lactation and prolonged nursing, especially during the longer winter months."
Metcalfe, who explains her tooth analysis research in the video above, published the findings in the journal Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. Check out the stories below for more information on the woolly mammoth.
* Mammoth DNA could spark resurrection * Woolly mammoth hair yields fantastic DNA * Humans drove mammoths to their doom * Climate change wiped out mammoths
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John Roach is a contributing writer for msnbc.com. Connect with the Cosmic Log community by hitting the "like" button on the Cosmic Log Facebook page or following msnbc.com's science editor, Alan Boyle, on Twitter (@b0yle).
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If it hadn't been for that job, I wouldn't have found these spots. That would've been a shame.
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The New England Silverlight Guild (NESLG) is organized to promote and encourage designers, developers, and innovators of all skill levels to share, laugh and grow our skill and knowledge around Silverlight, Expression Blend and Windows Phone 7. We meet on the 3rd Monday of every month alternating speakers at the Microsoft New England Research and Development (NERD) Center in Cambridge, MA and at the Microsoft Farmington Office in Farmington CT.
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John Garland is a Senior Consultant at Wintellect and has been developing software professionally for over 12 years, having spent most of his career working on high-performance video and statistical analysis tools for premier sports teams, with an emphasis on the NFL, the NBA, and Division 1 NCAA Football and Basketball. John is an active presenter in the New England .Net Development Community, having spoken at recent Code Camps in New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts.
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This session will introduce the fundamental concepts needed for attendees to start developing their own applications with Silverlight for the new Windows Phone 7 platform. Concepts to be presented range from basic fundamentals including Basic Controls, Navigation, Application Lifetime, and working with phone software and hardware services. The talk will also include some advanced concepts such as Notification Services, using the Bing Maps control, and using the new Reactive Extensions.
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In this first post, I'd like to share a parser that I wrote some months ago when working with proteomics data.
Usually a researcher wants to know what a protein does and therefore goes to UniProtKB and searches for it using its AC number (e.g., Q8NFH3) or its ID (e.g, NUP43_HUMAN) and reads the available information that goes from the protein name, its description, function, sequence and links to other databases. Others the researcher wants to do a batch search and so uses the "Retrieve" tool of UniProtKB that outputs different types of file (e.g., FASTA, GFF, XML, Flat Text, etc.) with different information each. The Flat Text file is the most informative one since it contains all the information displayed in the interface of a basic UniProtKB search. A single record of this file looks like this:
ID RBM47_HUMAN Reviewed; 593 AA. AC A0AV96; A0PJK2; B5MED4; Q8NI52; Q8NI53; Q9NXG3; DT 23-OCT-2007, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot. DT 30-NOV-2010, sequence version 2. DT 18-APR-2012, entry version 46. DE RecName: Full=RNA-binding protein 47; DE AltName: Full=RNA-binding motif protein 47; GN Name=RBM47;:
CC -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Nucleus (By similarity). CC -!- ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS: CC Event=Alternative splicing; Named isoforms=2; CC Name=1; CC IsoId=A0AV96-1; Sequence=Displayed; CC Name=2; CC IsoId=A0AV96-2; Sequence=VSP_028839; CC -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the RRM RBM47 family. CC -!- SIMILARITY: Contains 3 RRM (RNA recognition motif) domains.:
As seen above, each record has a series of keywords (e.g., ID, AC, DE, CC, SQ, etc.) that store particular type of information of the protein. Because of these keywords, this type of file is commonly known as KeyList file, and thanks to them the file is easy to parse and so extract information record-wise and mine it. For example one can have a KeyList file with thousands of records and wants to extract their descriptions or all the accession numbers associated with each ID or, even more important, information like the functions or subcellular locations of the records. The code I wrote for parsing through this kind of file is the following:
class Record(dict): """ This record stores the information of one keyword or category in the keywlist.txt as a Python dictionary. The keys in this dictionary are the line codes that can appear in the keywlist.txt file: --------- --------------------------- ---------------------- Line code Content Occurrence in an entry --------- --------------------------- ---------------------- ID Identifier (keyword) Once; starts a keyword entry. AC Accession (KW-xxxx) Once. DE Definition Once or more. CC Subcellular Location Once or more; comments. SQ Sequence Once; contains only the heading information. """ def __init__(self): dict.__init__(self) for keyword in ("DE", "CC"): self[keyword] = [] def parse(handle): # The parameter handle is the UniProt KeyList file. record = Record() # Now parse the records for line in handle: key = line[:2] if key=="//": # The last line of the current record has been reached. record["DE"] = " ".join(record["DE"]) record["CC"] = " ".join(record["CC"]) yield record # So we output the record and pass to other one. record = Record() elif line[2:5]==" ": # If not, we continue recruiting the information. value = line[5:].strip() if key in ("ID", "AC", "SQ"): record[key] = value elif key in ("DE", "CC"): record[key].append(value) else: pass # Read the footer and throw it away for line in handle: pass
You can copy this script and save it to a python file called for instance UniProt_parser.py and then use it as a module in the current python shell or any other new script using the import tool. Something like this:
from UniProt_parser import * handle = open("Name of the UniProt keylist file") records = parse(handle) # Uses the function 'parse' from the module.
for record in records:
print record["ID"] print record["AC"] print record["CC"] print record["SQ"]
With a bit more of scripting lines, the parser can be use for mining the information, for example to know how many proteins have subcellular location in the membrane, nucleus, mitochondrion, etc. Or retrieve the molecular weigth and/or sequence length of the protein and store them in a file.
That's it for this post. I hope it was useful. Till next time!


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Every organization encourages its employees and their immediate family members to try out its own services.
The major benefit is the feedback, which will guide the organization to fine-tune its offerings to the general public.
Another advantage is the savings in cost, in case the Organization has to reimburse other Organizations for the services used by its employees.
This is exactly what State Bank of India is motivating its employees in its internal communications.
SBI including its associates has 3lac employees. Assuming that apart from the employee, there are 2 family numbers, the numbers swell to 9lacs+.
On an average, SBIs employees transact about 280,000 ATM card-swipes in other banks' cash machines per month.
The current ATM interchanges fees in India Rs15/- per transaction. This means, SBI has to shell out Rs42lacs month-on-month to other banks for its employee's acts of withdrawing cash at other banks ATMs.
SBI hopes to substantially save the Rs5crores Interchange fees by motivating employees to swipe at their own ATMs.
There are 21,000 + SBI Group ATMs spread all over the country which ATMs of State Bank of India as well as the Associate Banks namely, State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur, State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Patiala, and State Bank of Travancore, using the State Bank Cash Plus card.


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John 5:34-36
Jesus said, "I do not accept testimony from a human being … The works that the Father gave me to accomplish, these works that I perform testify on my behalf that the Father has sent me."
Jesus extends his Father's love in giant armfuls to anyone who asks, and the result is healing after healing, forgiveness of sin, food for all, and living water in the mouths of those who will open them up to drink. Is that testimony enough?
Jesus knows it is, and that he will be rejected anyway. The people into whom he is born see him as one of themselves, as a "human being," and they too don't accept testimony about God from human beings.
Jesus learned this skepticism at the feet of Jewish scribes, his teachers as a boy. How could they think a man, no matter how wise, would know God as his father? Taught by them to wait for God's revelation and not listen to man, Jesus nevertheless challenges them now by saying he himself IS that revelation. He is the anointed one.
God comes to his people through one of their own. The prophecies of Isaiah can easily be turned to this meaning, if they would just open up their ears.
Jesus read from Isaiah's scroll to begin his ministry. He continues by fulfilling each of the promises that he read. He proclaims the year of Jubilee. God announces, "All debts are forgiven!"
Jesus offers his people, God's people, a garment of praise for their spirit of heaviness. The messiah, he has come. The Christ, he is one of you. Look. Listen. He is here.
Jesus, you said that we must become like little children to know you. That hasn't changed a bit. So let me be little and not so big, weak and not so strong, foolish and not so wise. Everything there is for me you hold loosely in your arms, offering, waiting for me to say, "Yes."
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Since Pasadena and the surrounding communities like San Marino and Sierra Madre are known for their beautiful oak trees and pine trees we have made trimming, pruning, maintaining and removing those tree types a specialty. This does not mean we don't know how to make your Palm trees or Ash trees or any tree you have a bit more healthy and beautiful. We are not limited to just local homes in the area, we are also well known for our commercial tree services as well.
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Last night, I was starting to feel the effects of the jet lag catching up on me, so I allowed myself thirty minutes to nap before my alarm sounded and I needed to get changed and head into town for tea and the cinema.
It's actually been goodness-knows-how-long since I wore this dress; I remember Gemma and I chatting about trying to track it down in Primark when it was released. The weather was pretty lovely so I decided a sundress was ideal and took a cardigan as I knew I'd be out quite late.
This bag was a gift and is the perfect colour to match this dress and I wore my trusty gold sandals which broke on the walk into town, so have met their untimely demise with the bin. They've served me well, I guess. I gather this is part of the "mini-heatwave" I kept being told that Britain was experiencing whilst we were in the States.
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The Optometry Cares®—The AOA Foundation scholarship winners, from left: Shelby Nicole Baugh Bruner, Kalie McCartin, Clay Connolly, Jeremy Chartash and Kim Forgione.
Ensuring today's students have every opportunity to become tomorrow's leaders, Optometry Cares®—The AOA Foundation awarded scholarships to five outstanding optometry students.
Each scholarship requires students to demonstrate their commitment to optometry and encourages their continued efforts to make a difference in their community and profession. Winners of the 2016 scholarships include:
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Shelby Nicole Baugh Bruner of University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry has been named the first place winner, receiving a $5,000 scholarship, and Kalie McCartin of Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry has been awarded second place with a $2,500 scholarship. Click here to watch the winning videos.
To be considered for the InfantSEE® Scholarship—sponsored by Vision West Inc.—third-year students must express a desire to participate in the InfantSEE program by writing an essay that highlights their commitment to children's vision.
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Clay Connolly, a third-year student of the Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State University, is the recipient of the $2,500 Dr. Seymour Galina Grant.
Applicants for this scholarship are required to write an essay describing qualities they have developed through financial planning or work experience during or before optometry school that is most applicable to their professional practice.
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Jeremy Chartash, a fourth-year student from Nova Southeastern University, is the recipient of the $5,000 Dr. Pat & Patrick Cummings Scholarship.
Established through Optometry Cares in tribute to the father and son who passed away in separate tragic accidents, the Dr. Pat & Patrick Cummings Memorial Fund is generously funded by numerous donors, including contributions from Johnson & Johnson Vision Care. This scholarship requires applicants write an essay about their goals in public health and leadership roles in optometry.
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On Saturday, 20 February Tropical Cyclone Winston was registered as a category 5 cyclone, with gust winds of up to 330 km/hr. It was recorded as the strongest cyclone in the southern hemisphere. My poor little island, Fiji was affected by this storm and over 90% of homes were affected. Lives have been lost, schools closed, bridges washed away, houses destroyed, agriculture all blown flat but yet people have smiles and hope to rebuild. The international community has come to Fiji's aid, especially Australia.
In Australia, we have building standards that make our homes secure and strong. Unlike most homes in Fiji, especially in the farming community, homes are built with corrugated sheets.
As a homeowner, our responsibility is to ensure that we have taken all measures to have a proper build. This is why we opt for better builders and engage in the services of a Building Inspector.
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text: InstallationGraham and Tom install all of our lodges in the South West of England. We prepare as much as we can before we arrive on site so that the fitting is all done in a day. Then over to you to get the fire alight and that bottle of wine opened to celebrate your new lodge by the evening.


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I could have sworn I watched the game last night. I had it on, anyway. But nowhere did I see Tony Romo running around with bloody rib bone sticking out of his jersey, making impossible touchdown throws, suffering through some unknowable agony to lead his team, his city, his fellow man to so some impossible victory.
But listening to the quarterbacks analyzing the game, and the quarterbacks breaking it down afterward, and the quarterback fetishists yapping about it on radio, you'd think the game hinged entirely on Romo's manliness. Johnny Unitas would have sucked it up, and he played before ribs were even invented. Would Romo do the same?
In the end, though, it hinged on so many things, almost none of which were Romo. The sudden appearance of a running game. A mostly competent defense. Center Phil Costa's ability, in key spots, to contain himself from hucking the ball directly into Romo's groin. And the team, both offense and defense, overcoming its chronic disorganization. At times they looked like zoo animals trying to execute a flash mob, and yet somehow they won, mostly because of a 23-year-old kicker. That was the story.
Romo? Might as well have been John Kitna.
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Obviously it's impossible to know what Kitna would have done differently. Maybe after the third snap to the gut he would have slit Costa's neck with a laminated playsheet? Who knows? But Romo was, without question, Kitna-esque: Here's his ending stat line:
Look familiar? That's because it's nearly identical (but slightly worse) than that of the quarterback he went up against, Rex Grossman, whose mediocrity never goes unquestioned:
The game just didn't have that much to do with either of them. But there were the quarterbacks-turned-yappers, during and afterward, wondering whether Romo "can he take a hit," "can he make a play," urging viewers to "watch Tony Romo" execute, I swear to god, a hand off, lauding his "gritty effort," and quoting him afterward, without irony, as saying: "Unless I end up in a morgue, I'm gonna play."
Well, then. Here's hoping Tony Romo doesn't end up in a morgue. He'll never live it down.


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Skiing in Crested Butte, CO
We went to Crested Butte for my nephew's blessing. It was tons of fun. Most of the fam went and all the guys went skiing and snowboarding. That night I made my little announcement that we were expecting a baby boy. Our goal was to be able to hide it until we knew what we were having and we did it! It was totally fun to say "I'm pregnant…..and it's a boy!"


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The Spa at The Address - The Address Dubai Marina, Dubai
It is interesting how every spa claims to be an oasis of tranquility creating a sea of calm, using all those clichés that marketers come up with to sell treatments. It took me 5 seconds to realise The Spa at The Address genuinely does all the above. It is not a marketing ploy. The 5 seconds it took me to walk past the wooden beams , lanterns and stone wall already created that sense of calm, or at least laid the foundation for it.
I have been to spas where they have dabbled with changing the dominant colours in the spa away from earthy colours - there is a reason spas have earthy colours: they calm us down. The Spa at The Address, however, uses earthy tones and to good effect. The browns and light browns and in-betweens, from the entrance to the bathrooms and change rooms to the treatment rooms, keep that theme going so that the idea of repose and unwinding are never far from you.
My treatment for today is the Quirogolf Massage, described by the hotel a treatment that uses golf balls and 'soothes nerve pressure, relieves muscle tension and joint discomfort, improves flexibility and eliminates stress'. I have a choice of an 80 minute and 50-minute treatment and I opt for the latter. My therapist explains the treatment to me before starting. The idea of using golf balls intrigue me and soon after, the treatment is started.
In hushed tones my therapist checks on the level of pressure and after a few minutes, I forget that balls are used to knead my body and release the stress. To help with the muscle pain I talked about earlier, he uses a Fitness gel from the Spa's signature range, NaturaBissé, a brand with its origins in Spain and approaching its 40th year as a spa product.
By the end of my treatment, I need to double check with my therapist that he actually used the golf balls, so adept was he at using it that I had no discomfort whatsoever - a credit to his skill no doubt. When he has finished the treatment he tells me so but allows me a few minutes to get up and get grounded - a nice touch. He then guides me to the post-treatment relaxation room where he offers me a cup of tea - I opt for vanilla and a snack of dried apricots and walnuts. Afterwards, I make sure to use the sauna and steam rooms, all conveniently situated and connected to the men's change room.
|Post-treatment relaxing room
The Spa at The Address proved to be a complete relaxation experience from the moment I walked in at 11.50am and left at 1.45 pm. Tranquility is a word that came into my mind in every part of my Quirogolf Massage, which I am sure is exactly what the spa sets out to do. Staff, from the reception area to my therapist, of course, are very well trained in their respective stations. As part of a Summer Rejuvenation promotion, tranquility has become more affordable with massage treatments less 50%!
As I left the Spa at The Address, peaceful and with most muscles relaxed, I was already planning my next treatment in my head because it is not just a massage - it is an experience!
The Essentials
The Spa at The AddressThe Address Dubai Marina,
Dubai Marina
PO Box 329323DubaiThe Spa at The Address
+971 4 436 7777
+971 4 436 7777
Treatments start at 230AED while my treatment cost 500AED for 50 minutes.
Until 30/09 all massages less 50%.
Brandon Stoltenkamp


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IS it still Summer? Or maybe Autumn?
The weather has been, as the kids say, minging.
Cold, wet and blustery.
Yet we're still at the time of year when a roasting hot day could be just around the corner.
At the same time, it wouldn't be too odd to see the first overnight frosts arriving to dust the car windows.
But, weather-wise, it's always a funny time of year, this.
Which makes it all the more strange that it's the time of year when we have to make that big decision: shall we take the summer duvet off and put the winter duvet on?
And I've whacked a couple of extra togs on the bed of late.
Actually, I've whacked a couple of extra togs and a half on the bed – that half a tog makes all the difference you know.
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The temptation has been to go too early.
Not me though, I've stuck to my guns.
Because when it comes to the big duvet swap (or BDS as I call it), I have a rule – go off the harvest.
Ahh, harvest time – when we traditionally "harvest" the old tinned peaches, pilchards in tomato sauce and out of date condensed milk from the back of the cupboard, for the kids to take into school.
It's also the time, in our house, for the BDS.
Of course, being so rigid about it does throw up some anomalies. That year we had on holiday in Spain for example. The hotel manager couldn't understand why I wanted a thicker duvet when it was 26 degrees at night. Still, it was harvest time in England and rules are rules.
To be honest, even these past few days haven't been completely plain sailing for the BDS, despite the rubbish weather.
At the start of the week- as I have for much of this dreadful summer – I was shivering with cold at night.
Over the last couple of nights, with the winter duvet on, I've been sweating like a fat mouse in a cat disco.
Sweating so much in fact, I did wake up thinking I'd wet the bed at one point – although I've not done that in months!
It made me think though that maybe, just maybe, it was time to ease up on the strict regimen and just change the duvet when it gets too cold.
I could always change it back again if we hit an Indian summer.
After all, it only involves going into the loft and takes about 10 minutes all told.
I still don't know what I'm going to do about it. Do I abandon tradition for common sense?
It is a question I've been boring my wife with for two whole days now. She says I am over analysing something that doesn't need analysing at all and pointed out her patience is wearing thinner than our useless summer duvet.
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Coalition testifies against a bad hydro discussion draftSubmitted by Rupak Thapaliya on Thu, 2015-05-14 13:47
The Hydropower Reform Coalition went before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power yesterday to testify against a bad discussion draft that would shift the balance over management of water resources and strip federal agencies and states of their authorities to protect the resources they have the mandate of protecting.
If enacted, among other things, the bill would:
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- Give FERC the authority to unilaterally change license conditions;
- Give FERC the authority to reject license conditions or prescriptions from sister agencies;
- Significantly weaken FERC's ability to limit project-related impacts on shoreline lands; and
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This bill would overturn many of our key regulatory frameworks and decades of hard work in improving environmental performance of hydropower dams.
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By Kitson Jazynka for National Geographic Polar Bear Watch
When you're on an expedition in the Arctic, National Geographic Explorer Paul Rose says, you should always be prepared for polar bears. It's a good idea to have cooking pots ready to bang together, or a flare gun to discourage a bear from coming near. But on a recent night in June, when a polar bear landed on his tent, Rose was sound asleep.
"It was just one of those things," Rose said. "We hadn't seen any polar bears, and I was just going to have a short sleep because we had so much to do." Rose and a few others had arrived earlier than the rest of the team to set up camp on the northern tip of Canada's Baffin Island on a 50-foot-wide beach for an expedition. Their mission? To study and document the future of the Arctic.
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Rose slipped out of his sleeping bag and grabbed a flare gun. The bear moved off, but it was too dark to see where the giant predator had gone. "I didn't want to blow a flare through my tent," Rose said. "So I sat there listening, just a small naked person in the middle of the tundra with a flare gun." Cautiously, he opened his tent's zipper a few inches and found the bear looking at him from about two feet away.
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How does Rose explain the heart-racing run-in? "It was less of an attack and more of a chance encounter," he said. "I think she was just looking for seals." Rose had a very sore shoulder, but his tent, which is now repaired, is the only thing bearing scars.
"My tent will last a little longer and so will I," said Rose, who believes any time spent in the Arctic is well worth the risks.
"For me, it's the sense of freedom, wildness, and simplicity—and hope and promise for the future," he said. "It's an ideal workplace but, for me, it's also a spiritual home."
In addition to the polar bear, the crew has encountered caribou, seals, seabirds, a narwhal, belugas, and bowhead whales and their calves. And while most of the animals keep a safe distance, for the rest of the expedition, the team has established a 24-hour bear safety watch. Rose said he's slept great ever since.
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After a five-night stay in hospital, which I talked about here, Max (and I) came home yesterday. It was an absolute relief to be back with Dylan and Alexandra and we got back just in time for a trip to the park before bed.
On top of his CDH (congenital diaphragmatic hernia), Max now has a diagnosis of F-PIES – food protein induced enterocolitis syndrome. This essentially is a condition whereby babies/children have a severe reaction to certain foods. Rather than have a rash or any external symptoms, they are affected internally.
Max's symptoms that we noticed were: becoming pale and lifeless and white loose poos. He also had a low temperature of around 35 – something which he had when he was in hospital after birth too, acidosis, dehydration and was essentially presenting the symptoms of sepsis which is why they started treating him for an infection at first. Apparently all this, including the sepsis-like symptoms, is common for F-PIES as well as vomiting which he doesn't seem to be hugely affected by yet.
People with the condition can be affected by all sorts of foods and some can only eat a handful of 'safe' foods. Hopefully Max is only affected by cow's milk protein, although one in three also can't handle soy. Many children grow out of F-PIES but there's no way of knowing when or if this will happen.
Obviously Max starting to wean is a long way off, but generally the plan would be to try him on soy at some point and then if he tolerates that begin to introduce dairy into his diet. Best case scenario is he tolerates it and can grow up eating a normal diet. Worst is that he'll have to avoid certain foods forever (but as the doctor pointed out, it's quite lucky to have a condition where the cure is to simply not eat something). There is no medication which can help from what I've read, doctors simply have to treat any symptoms children present with when they've had a reaction.
While I'm still expressing milk for Max, I have to avoid dairy (the dietician said I could potentially eat soy if I wanted to, but I'm cutting that out too just in case as one in three seems a high number!) as even the small amount passed through breast milk can be harmful to him – although it was the higher amount found in formula which triggered his reaction on Friday. He's also got special formula so if he needs top ups or I decide to stop expressing then he can safely have that as it's made without cow's milk proteins.
I'm sure we will document his F-PIES journey along the way as we know this is just the start of a long road – and weaning won't be as simple as it was with his big sister Alexandra. But at least we have a diagnosis now and we can keep him well now we know why he became so poorly.
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Manager of Public Programs
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The Holden Arboretum / Cleveland Botanical Garden
Employment type: Full-Time
Job Location: Kirtland, OH
Application Deadline: December 31, 2016
The Holden Arboretum/Cleveland Botanical Garden is recruiting for an individual to lead the development and implementation of educational public programs for both campuses with an emphasis on programming for the adult audience. The Holden Arboretum / Cleveland Botanical Garden recently integrated, making the organization the 13th largest public garden in the U.S.
The Manager of Public Programs, reporting to the Vice President of Education,Manages the development, delivery, cross-campus program schedule and program assessment tools and objectives of informal educational programs for the adult audience at both Cleveland Botanical Garden and Holden Arboretum.
- Interacts with the informal education community of NE Ohio to develop partnerships and program collaborations
- Oversees tour program, train guides for CBG campus, oversee other adult self directed educational opportunities and monitors their quality and effectiveness;
- Develops and administers program budgets
- Oversees program registration process, data collection and public programs budget;
- Assists with public programming for the family audience and development and delivery for outreach programming
- Teaches classes and leads groups
The position will work at both campuses but will be based at the Botanical Garden in University Circle.
- Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in science education, interpretation, horticulture, environmental or museum studies or related fields. Master's degree preferred
- Minimum of 3 years successfully leading informal education programs for adults
- Proven ability to seek out and implement new informal educational and informational delivery methods
- Knowledge of budget preparation and analysis, financial management, program development and evaluation; management of staff, volunteers, multiple programs; teaching and museum practices
- Proficient with Microsoft Office, Adobe graphics and registration systems
- Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing (accurate and concise), to the general public and specialized professional audiences
This is a full time position – Tuesday through Saturday. Evening and weekend hours as required.
- Must pass criminal background and drug checks; driving record in good standing
- Ability to work flexible schedule on an as needed basis
Apply - Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Qualified applicants should submit a resume online:
Posting Date: September 2016
Closing Date: Until Filled
The Holden Arboretum / Cleveland Botanical Garden is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to hiring a diverse and talented workforce. We seek skilled, knowledgeable and experienced individuals to join our staff and enhance our reputation as one of the country's foremost arboreta.


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