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Ten miles into Death Valley's Johnson Canyon, the recreational hikers had thinned out, but Kelly Iknayan was still on the trail, scouting the grizzled landscape for birds.
More than 100 years ago, zoologist Joseph Grinnell, the first director of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at the University of California, Berkeley, visited this same spot as part of a massive baseline study of California's birds and small mammals. Iknayan, a Berkeley Ph.D. candidate, is following in Grinnell's tracks, surveying birds in Death Valley, Mojave and Joshua Tree national parks as part of a broader 10-year-old effort by UC Berkeley scientists to see how those fauna are faring in the age of climate change.
Iknayan may have been a solitary figure in a remote part of Death Valley that day, but she is hardly the lone scientist working in the United States' 408 national parks. Hundreds don hiking boots, waders or snowshoes every year to conduct research in the parks, from the Florida Everglades to Alaska's Denali.
Few people would deny the value of national parks now, but these national treasures were hard won. Before the National Park Service's (NPS) official founding in 1916 — 100 years ago in August — there was debate about whether the natural resources in these lands should be managed for economic gain or preserved to provide a necessary respite for the soul, as naturalist John Muir said. At the prodding of Muir and other advocates, Congress chose preservation.
"Observation of melting glaciers in Glacier National Park and North Cascades National Park has contributed to the global database that tells us glaciers are receding and human climate change is the cause," notes Patrick Gonzalez, NPS's national climate change scientist. Research at other parks investigates a wide range of other environmental threats, including air and noise pollution and invasive species.
Many research projects conducted within the parks aim to help conserve these iconic ecosystems — no easy task, given how much they're changing. "Over the past century, the typical approach to conservation was to try to preserve historical ecological communities, but it's challenging to do that when conditions have changed so much," says Steve Beissinger, a UC Berkeley conservation biologist who helped organize a conference last year on science in the national parks. "We might not be able to keep glaciers in Glacier National Park. Instead, we may have to manage for change based on projected future conditions."
From mountains to seashores, scientists are turning our national parks — called America's "best idea" — into outdoor laboratories, deploying their own best ideas for understanding the natural world and how we affect it. Here, we highlight 10 key research projects underway at parks around the country.
As they hoped, the river carried away the sediment and deposited most of it in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the body of water that connects Puget Sound to the Pacific Ocean. Chinooks have been seen in the upper watershed for the first time in 100 years. Research hydrologist Chris Magirl from the U.S. Geological Survey has studied the impact of this huge release of mud: how it changes water flow and turbidity; how the salmon use the sediment to build nests; and how quickly the water clears up.
The benefits of what he's learning on the Elwha ripple beyond the park. Magirl was called in to consult on the fatal mudslide in Oso, Wash., in 2014 to make sure a second landslide didn't bury the 1,000 rescuers who rushed to the site. "Many of the scientific tools we used on the Elwha about massive releases of sediment were applied to Oso," Magirl says.
Toward this goal, Van Kane from the Forest Structure and Dynamics Lab at the University of Washington's School of Environmental and Forest Sciences is studying how fire has changed forest structure in Yosemite National Park. Kane uses a remote sensing tool called LIDAR, which beams laser pulses over the landscape from a plane. The reflection from these pulses — off treetops, foliage and branches, all the way to the ground — reveals both the vertical and horizontal array of vegetation below.
"We're showing that if you let the moderate fires burn, they will do a good job of restructuring forests and making them overall more fireproof," Kane says. "We have data over tens of thousands more acres than previously, and we can really look at the patterns and build up statistics." Kane says the work is helping forest managers improve fire management strategies.
"It's been exciting to open the floodgates," Harvey says. "We can't restore the Everglades to pre-Columbian times, but we'll be able to make some decisions about how much flow we need for a big increase in benefits." Harvey's work has implications for stream and wetland restoration around the world.
Today, Berkeley conservation biologist Steven Beissinger well appreciates the value of those surveys. "We are those students of the future!" he says. He and his colleagues use Grinnell's data to understand how climate change has affected the distribution of these species.
So far, after conducting studies in Yosemite, Sequoia, King's Canyon and Lassen Volcanic national parks, they've found a perplexing jumble of migrations. While the team observed some consistent upward shifts in range to cooler areas, they also found that some species didn't move, and that others even migrated downslope. "Climate change is lumpy," says Beissinger, who is also studying more arid sites such as Death Valley, Mojave and Joshua Tree. "We still don't see a simple way to predict what some of the effects of it will be."
Once Beissinger and his team better understand which species are moving and why, park managers may be able to help species survive by removing barriers to their dispersal to different elevations or by relocating them to more suitable habitats.
Geologist Jeffrey Moore has figured out a way to study the viability of the arches with engineering tools designed to test airplane wings and bridges. "Until now, there has been no method available to sense damage or decaying strength in such structures without invasive monitoring," he says.
Studies by UC Berkeley's Michael Manga of the park's Lone Star geyser and the El Hefe geyser in Chile suggest a complex plumbing system allows steam to accumulate in a series of traps. The steam heats the water column, which begins to boil from the top, then below, leading to a thunderous explosion.
The University of Utah's Hsin-Hua Huang has solved another mystery from Yellowstone, the site of one of the world's largest supervolcanoes. Beneath a known magma reservoir below the park, Huang's team recently discovered a much larger reservoir of magma 12 to 31 miles underground. Based on the volume of carbon dioxide venting from the earth, scientists suspected this second pit of hot, partly molten rock existed, but it had never been located.
Huang's work fills in some of the blank space between the shallower chamber and the hotspot plume, which starts at about 40 miles down and extends into the mantle. He surmises that magma rises from the plume and pools in the lower chamber, a kind of waiting room, before moving to the upper chamber. The discovery of the new reservoir will help geologists understand how these major volcano systems work and, perhaps, provide a way to more accurately assess hazards in the future.
A team led by University of California, Santa Barbara plant ecologist Shelley Crausbay is studying high-elevation cloud forests that provide habitat for a number of rare birds, most of which are endangered. The forests have climbed up and down the mountains over millennia.
When the forests move upward, they offer more habitat for the birds but squeeze the alpine ecosystem that supports a number of other rare species, including the silversword, a spiky plant that can live up to 90 years, blooming once before it dies. Much as gardeners can distinguish a rose from a daisy just by looking at the flower, scientists can distinguish what kind of plants used to live in a certain landscape by looking at fossilized pollen. By comparing the pollen records at different elevations with paleoclimate records, Crausbay has concluded that El Niño-driven droughts determine the upper limits of the forest.
"Looking at this older material allows us to get a deeper baseline on some of these ecological phenomena that can play out over thousands of years," Crausbay says. "You can only get a glimmer of that by looking solely at the modern landscape."
Superstorm Sandy in 2012 was a disaster for the places where humans live, but not for natural coastal ecosystems. That's the conclusion of NPS ecologist Mary Foley, whose team is studying the response of natural ecosystems in Fire Island National Seashore in New York and in Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland and Virginia, Gateway National Recreation Area in New York City and New Jersey, and others.
Roosevelt, which lies in the heart of the Bakken shale formation, is surrounded by oil and gas development. North Dakota alone is home to about 10,000 active wells that together produce more than 1 million barrels of oil each day, and the number of wells is expected to grow to up to 60,000 over the next 25 years.
"The good news is that the emissions are not at the point where they're a health concern," Prenni says. "Still, you don't expect to go into a national park and find poor air quality. And night skies are considered a resource in the park." Prenni is gathering better measurements and conducting particle analyses that will help park managers assess this threat, not just at Theodore Roosevelt but also at other parks in the West surrounded by oil and gas development.
Berkeley evolutionary biologist Erica Bree Rosenblum is studying this phenomenon in multiple species, including lizards, invertebrates and mammals, comparing them with their brown relatives in the adjacent desert and tracking changes in everything from genes to mating patterns. So far, she has found that the White Sands lizards are on their way to becoming separate species, with longer limbs and brain structures different from their darker neighbors.
"We've been able to identify some of the genetic mechanisms for the changes we see," Rosenblum says. "For most species, we know almost nothing about the specific genes involved in speciation, and White Sands is one of the few places where we can link together all the pieces of the puzzle. It's an incredibly cool place to study evolution in action — very different from looking back millions of years at dinosaurs." Her work is contributing to scientists' understanding of evolution and also provides material for an exhibit in the park.
[This article originally appeared in print as "America's Outdoor Laboratory."]
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SPOKANE - Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick fired a police corporal Tuesday after an investigation into his relationship with a convicted sex offender who lived in his basement.
Cpl. David Freitag was dismissed for conduct unbecoming and violating department policies after an internal affairs investigation that began when FBI agents arrested Thomas Herman in Freitag's basement July 25.
Herman pleaded guilty last week in federal court to one count of possessing child pornography. He was arrested in a nationwide FBI investigation.
Freitag was placed on leave from his $66,000-a-year job shortly after Herman, a convicted Level One sex offender, was arrested.
Court documents say Freitag stored 10 firearms for the convicted felon, who is prohibited from owning weapons.
Man facing gun charges flees nation
A south Seattle barbershop worker who allegedly espoused radical Islamic views fled to Somalia rather than show up in federal court to be sentenced on gun and counterfeiting charges.
Ruben Shumpert helped run Crescent Cuts barber shop in Seattle's Rainier Valley, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court. He was arrested two years ago and charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, following an FBI investigation into activities at the shop. He was accused of providing a gun to one person and giving $700 to another for the purpose of buying a gun.
Firefighter gets $120,000 in lawsuit
A Seattle firefighter has settled her sex-discrimination lawsuit with the Fire Department for $120,000.
Susan Radosevich, 49, said she was the subject of years of harassment and treated differently than men. City officials argued Radosevich, who joined the department in 1981, was a difficult employee because of her moodiness and intimidating manner.
In her lawsuit, Radosevich said she was subjected to "gender-based insults, harassment, intimidation" and had to follow stricter guidelines when seeking time off.
She previously sought $1.2 million and a letter of apology from Chief Gregory Dean.
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Eggnog recalled for pasteurization issue
Golden Glen Creamery in Skagit County has agreed to a voluntary recall of its eggnog because of potential health problems related to improper pasteurization, the state Department of Agriculture said.
The eggnog being recalled was bottled in quart-size glass containers and had a pull date of Nov. 28 on the cap. The product was distributed at groceries in Bellingham, Issaquah, Seattle, Langley, Bellevue, Bremerton, Silverdale, Everett, Kent and Redmond.
Moses Lake
Potato commission wants ex-chief to pay
Washington State Potato Commission officials have asked their former executive director for about $28,000 after a state audit found he misspent commission money.
Pat Boss, who resigned from the Moses Lake-based commission in May 2005, has not been criminally charged, but is still under investigation, said Teddy Chow, a Grant County deputy prosecutor.

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If we had to choose a Mr Men character to represent Cameron at the moment, I think we'd pick Mr Solemn. We have discovered that we have quite a pensive, contemplative little chap. A week ago Cameron started smiling socially and we thought smiles would now rain down aplenty but not so. Don't get me wrong – he's still smiling, but there is a limited window for it each day!
It appears that like his dad, Cameron is a morning person as he is at his most cheerful when he wakes up around 6:30. For a few minutes he's Mr Happy and smiles abound but that seems to be it for the day. If you miss 'The Grin Gap' you can try as hard as you like to elicit a smile, but all you'll get is a strange look and you can just tell he's thinking, 'My but my fellow humans are an odd breed.'
Col and I are starting to look increasingly ridiculous as we attempt to amuse our son outside of The Grin Gap. Dancing around the house, singing songs, pulling bizarre faces – none have the desired effect. However, the meditative look on Cam's face as he contemplates our antics never fails to make us laugh so I suppose in some way we are succeeding in our quest!


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The Regional Board of School Trustees is a group of elected officials responsible for hearing cases regarding requests for detachment and annexation.
Detachments are a form of reorganization where a portion of one school district is incorporated into one or more other school districts. This may consist of one or more families or an area within the district wanting to attend another school district.
The changing of school boundaries is a very serious matter. Petitions for changing of school boundaries are not granted unless there is a preponderance of evidence that the change is in the best interest of schools and/or students.
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Grintage is keen to create relationships and partnerships with the broad comedy industry; like minded brands and most of all comedy writers, performers, sketch teams and producers.
We are linked to Sideline – one of Ireland's most successful prodcos (www.sideline.ie) – who have a long commitment to developing new comedy talent and projects for stage, online radio & TV.
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A common owl of the Vermont woodlands, the barred owl sometimes has to "day light" for a living during winter. This owl was a frequent visitor to our property one February and gave me many photographic opportunities . On this day he was scanning the ground for mice when he looked up for this wildlife portrait. -Alistair McCallum
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Car GirlsPhotographs by Jacqueline Hassink
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Dutch artist Jacqueline Hassink has received critical acclaim for her books and exhibitions that deal conceptually with issues of power and social relations. Car Girls is a body of work that Hassink has created over five years, photographing major car shows in seven different cities on three continents. As she describes it, she has used these sites to reflect on "differing cultural values with regard to their ideal images of beauty and women. The series captures the moments during the women's performances when they become more like dolls or tools than individuals." In an issue of Aperture magazine, Francine Prose praised the work for its ability to "make us rethink the association between auto and eros as if it had never occurred to us, and to see it newly in all its sheer outrageous strangeness." Car Girls takes a subversively fun yet conceptually astute approach to issues of gender, power, and commodification. This luxuriously produced publication is designed by award-winning designer Irma Boom, and is limited to an edition of 1,500 copies.
Jacqueline Hassink (born in Enschede, the Netherlands, 1966) books include The Table of Power (1996), Mindscapes (2003), The Power Book (2007), and Tables of Power Vol. II (2011). Her photographs have been shown worldwide, and are in the collections of the Huis Marseille, Amsterdam, and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, among other institutions. A visiting professor in the postgraduate photography program at the University of Art and Design, Helsinki, and the Visual and Environmental Studies program at Harvard, she is represented by Benrubi Gallery, New York.
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A new lobby group is being formed to play a role in the development of the Auckland waterfront where public spaces are coming under pressure from private interests.
The group is modelling itself on Wellington's Waterfront Watch, which has had a big impact preserving its waterfront for the public and supporting good development.
The Auckland Architecture Association and interested parties met on Monday night to discuss waterfront issues and the lack of a bold and comprehensive waterfront plan.
They were concerned at proposals for Queens Wharf and Queen Elizabeth Square being negotiated behind closed doors and traffic engineers ruling over the vision to turn Quay St into a pedestrian boulevard.
"Show us the plans. This thing is going to be up for 50 to 100 years," one of New Zealand's leading architects said of plans to privatise QEII Square for a giant mall.
The New Zealand Institute of Architects urban issues group and Heart of the City are on board and other parties are being invited to join.
Urban issues group chairman David Gibbs saw a need for a Waterfront Watch-like group in Auckland to keep an eye on the area and be part of the planning.
Planner Joel Cayford highlighted the pressure from the private sector to dilute public space and access over the years, including the "gradual infill" of Princes Wharf.
Dr Cayford said overseas studies showed that urban regeneration in the 2000s combined public and private sectors with an emphasis on sustainability and community inclusion.
There was little to no public participation on the Auckland waterfront, he said.
Rick Walden, who heads a council unit set up in January to co-ordinate and focus activities on the waterfront and downtown Auckland, said that a downtown precinct framework would be completed within the next couple of months and made public.
Waterfront Watch
• Established in 1995 after threat of high-rise apartment blocks on Wellington waterfront.
• Supports development that enhances public space and usage.
• Questions excessive development that seeks to privatise and restrict public access, remove views, or introduce excess shading or wind issues.
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Low Quality Seqeunces - (Nov/16/2009 )
Just wondered if anyone could recommend some reading/ background on why PCR's result in low quality sequences and things that you can do tot clean them up or steps required to get a high quality sequence?
For good sequencing you need a single sequence following the primer. If you have a good strong single band in a PCR reaction, then one of the two PCR primers can be used for sequencing (after purifying the DNA from the PCR reaction). If you have multiple bands or primer-dimers, you may need to gel purify the band of interest. The other major potential problem is the amount of DNA. Either too much or too little can cause bad sequencing results.
I had trouble with this batch of extractions I used a new kit and it gave me extremely variable results in terms of DNA concentrations so I had to dilute most of my samples to get the PCR's to work. I just looked back at my gels and I don't have much in the way of primer/dimer bands so it must be a problem of DNA quality, either too little or just dirty??
can you check the DNA concentrations of your PCR's like an extraction ?? would this help improve my sequencing results because then I wouldn't send crappy PCR's to be sequenced?


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Paramount Pictures and J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot have announced this morning that it will release Julius Avery's WW2-set film "Overlord" on October 26th 2018.
Set on the eve of D-Day, American paratroopers are dropped behind enemy lines to carry out a crucial mission. They soon realise there's more going on in this Nazi-occupied village than a simple military operation – and must fight against supernatural forces which are part of a Nazi experiment.
Jovan Adepo and Wyatt Russell star while Billy Ray and Mark Smith penned the film which Abrams and Lindsey Weber are producing.
Naturally as this is an original genre film from Bad Robot, there's heavy speculation this will be the fourth "Cloverfield" movie following the original monster film, last year's "10 Cloverfield Lane" and the upcoming third film which was made under the title "God Particle".
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Season 2019 - Registrations are limited
In our discussions with the Council during the summer, the Council has made us aware of the significant impact the size of our club has on the availability of grounds. This has resulted in the committee being forced to cap numbers this year and so you need to register your child promptly to avoid missing out on a place.
Registrations are now open. To register, please first go to our registration page.
What is Mini Roos?
Mini Roos is essentially a small sided football program endorsed by Football West which is continually being assessed, supported and enhanced since its introduction in Australia back in 2007 by the FFA. The idea of Small Sided Football is not new, Small Sided Football is played and recognised throughout England, Ireland, The Netherlands, Scotland, Germany, France, Korea and USA, to name a few. Small Sided Football is a modified form of 11-a-side football, designed to meet the needs of players from 4s to 11s.
Our Melville City Mini Roosers (4 - 9 yrs) play an intra-club competition at Len Shearer Reserve on Saturdays. The aim of Mini Roos is to give young girls and boys the maximum opportunity to participate in football, the world's most popular sport. Mini Roos is kids' football, as long as you are between 4 and 9 years old you can sign up start playing Mini Roos at Melville City right now.
Click on the PDF icon to Download the our Mini Roos Manual
Why Mini Roos?
Small Sided Football is truly aimed at young people of all abilities, not simply the more talented players in each age group. With the emphasis on participation and enjoyment, and an associated removal of the emphasis on the importance of winning, children are much more likely to enjoy their football playing experience, will be keen to play more often and are less likely to drop out of the game.
The benefits to our kids playing Mini Roos include:
When is the Mini Roos Season?
Dates for 2019 (subject to change)
Orientation Day
Saturday 4th May 2019
First Game of the Season
Saturday 11th May 2019
Holiday Break Saturdays
Saturdays 6th/13th/20th July 2019
Last Game
Saturday 14th Sept 2019
Presentation Day of the Season
Saturday 21st Sept 2019
Why Melville and the intra-club model?
Every Saturday morning from May to September between 8:30am and noon, Len Shearer Reserve in Booragoon is abuzz with over 400 young players along with their parents, preparing for then playing scheduled Mini Roos matches.
- Parents only need to travel to the same location each week they do not have a "home and away" situation.
- There is less emphasis on competition as our games are in house and not against other clubs.
- We offer a greater degree of flexibility in terms of being able to monitor, asses and or move players between teams if required.
- The club can provide a greater level of support to game leaders, coaches and manager as they are all at the club's home ground rather than travelling to other clubs
- There is a greater number of people at the ground each week which helps to share the load of the various roles enriching the kids' experience.
Melville City Mini Roos helps to build a strong, active local community and aims to ensure the health of future generations.
How is Mini Roos Structured?
In Mini Roos we have four age groupings, we slowly develop and expand the training and matches as the children get older and more experience. Age groups are generally directly reflective of child's DOB and the four groups are 5/6's, 7's, 8's and 9's. Each registered Mini Roos player will be allocated to a team for the season and playing times are:
Age grouping
8:30 am – 9:30 am
8:30 am – 10:00 am
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9:30 am – 11:00 am
4/5/6's and 7's play short 4 v 4 matches on a small pitch with pop up goals and no goal keeper where 8's and 9's play 7 v 7 play longer length games on a slightly bigger pitch with larger goals and the introduction of goal keepers. Teams will usually include 1-2 reserves in addition to those on the pitch and substitutions can be rotated freely.
What's Provided?
As part of the registration fee, each player is provided with a full uniform (Melville City shirt, shorts and socks) for them to keep. Players must provide their own boots and shin pads. In the interest of safety we do operate a no shin pads no play policy. A boot bin recycling program is available if you might be looking for a pair of good quality second hand boots or your child has out grown a pair that someone may still get the use out of.
How you can Help?
All we really ask of parents is your support and positive encouragement of the Mini Roos spirit; that is an emphasis on fun and participation rather than on winning!
Having said this however our club relies heavily on parent-helpers, everyone involved in the club is a volunteer and we do ask that you be mindful of this fact. We are always on the lookout for and need helpers, parent-coaches and managers, so please don't be shy to put your hand up and help out where possible there is always a place for parents on a Mini Roos team.
Volunteering for your club to support an activity your son or daughter is taking part in is truly a rewarding experience.
The rules of Small Sided Games are not complicated so even if you have never been involved in football before, you can still be involved. Having good personal and organisational skills are beneficial skills for parent coaches however the aim is allow the kids to learn through playing the game with minimal instruction. Our club does provides excellent opportunities and support for our parent coaches which allows them to learn and to build their coaching skills.
Our parent coaches are there to make the football experience of every player and their families in their team as enjoyable as possible, so please give them the respect that they deserve.


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Bump Make It Rain (Remix), the latest cut from Travis Porter which features Jermaine Dupri on the assist. It dropped on Friday, December 17th, 2010. Travis Porter's horizons are broadening with each new release, and Make It Rain (Remix) is no exception. It's a worthy addition to a catalogue that has seen much growth since Travis Porter stepped foot in the rap game. We're looking forward to hearing more.
Hear more of Travis Porter on We Don't Love Em (Feat. SAS) [Prod. By KB & Jo. If you dig this, visit Travis Porter's profile for the latest info, news, songs, and mixtapes.
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I was playing with the video editor. It seems gif animations will work as drag and drop video objects. Obvious, but I'd never tried it before. Since the web is brimming with free gif animations, it's a nice add to the library of cheap tricks.
UPDATE: I win Stump The Googler. After a week it can't find a video to relate this to. All those billions and billions invested and beaten by a lowly children's folk song about tap dancing cows. There is a God and she loves barnyard humor.


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What's to blame for wine country fires? PG&E isn't the only suspect
The fires of October are contained, for the moment. The mop-up has started. Disbelief and adrenalin are giving way to the long, acrid slog of assessing the losses and apportioning blame.
Especially blame. The deadliest week in California fire history had scarcely begun when, on Oct. 10, the Bay Area News Group reported that at least 10 of the first 911 calls in Sonoma County involved downed Pacific Gas and Electric transformers and power lines sparking and arcing.
The news was hardly a surprise. Sped by ferocious Diablo winds gusting at 50 mph or more in some places, multiple fires were roaring in and around the wine country of Northern California. More than 40 fatalities have been confirmed so far, with more than 5,700 structures destroyed, including more than 2,800 homes just in hard-hit Santa Rosa. State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones last week said the loss estimates had topped $1 billion.
Determining the cause will take weeks, if not months. At least two investigations have been launched into the disaster.
Nonetheless, last week brought the first of what will surely be a mountain of lawsuits against PG&E. It has been only six months since the state fined the utility $8.3 million for failing to maintain a power line that ignited the 2015 Butte Fire in Amador County, scorching nearly 71,000 acres and killing two people.
Wayne and Jennifer Harvell, who lost their home in the Santa Rosa suburb of Coffey Park, charged in San Francisco Superior Court that PG&E failed to properly maintain their power lines, causing the destruction of their home on Mocha Lane and those of more than 1,000 of their neighbors. Coffey Park, a modest neighborhood whose occupants included local firefighters, has been reduced to a moonscape, covered in ash.
But while Northern California waits to learn whether PG&E was negligent again, it may not hurt to think about other factors. Ancillary lessons are suggesting themselves, and from a rebuilding standpoint, they're at least as valuable as figuring out whom to take to court.
There's the question, for instance, of where the fire hazard zones actually are now. Coffey Park, for example, was supposed to be relatively safe.
Fire hazard maps drawn in the early 2000s by state fire officials placed it outside the "very severe" hazard zone to the east, nearer the rural mountains and wildlands. As a result, the development didn't have to comply with the stringent regulations that apply to buildings in riskier fire zones.
In theory, any fire would have to jump the 101 Freeway to reach the manicured grid of tidy tract houses. And yet when the wind kicked up and Tubbs Fire blew in, its sheer force was such that the development was deluged with a sideways rain of flaming embers.
"These fires were burning with a ferocity I haven't seen in 31 years," CalFire spokeswoman Janet Upton, who grew up in Sonoma County, told an editorial board member. "The flames were sheeting across the ground like floodwater."
Max Moritz, a fire specialist at the University of California Cooperative Extension, compared the Tubbs Fire to the Santa Ana wind-driven wildfires that regularly rip down the canyons into Southern California suburbs, with the added twist of bigger, denser Northern California vegetation, dried like mega-kindling.
Such fires have not been the norm in cooler, damper NorCal, but the occurrence of such a monster here this year "forces us to consider that this kind of fire could happen in lots of places," Moritz said. That means not only recalculating risk, but remapping for vulnerabilities such as the age of the housing stock, the types of vegetation, and the state of the roads and communications in case of evacuations.
And it will necessarily mean rethinking building codes and insurance in parts of the state that once seemed safer, an expensive proposition. Great swaths of Northern California might have to learn to live like homeowners in fire-prone Malibu.
Which is another takeaway: preparation. One of the most effective ways to protect a neighborhood from wildfire is brush clearance and landscaping to give firefighters a "defensible space."
Forcing homeowners to comply with vegetation management regulations isn't easy, even in high-risk areas, but the state and municipalities may need to tighten such regulations. Last week, the Oakland Firesafe Council, a nonprofit working to reduce risk in the Oakland Hills, did an eye-opening compliance spot-check in the area devastated by a deadly fire 26 years ago this weekend. Despite scars from that lethal catastrophe, up to a third of private properties and about half of public properties were out of compliance with clearance regulations, with redwoods dangling over rooftops and shrubbery overgrowing the grounds of private schools.
Running through these early insights is the question of climate change, and how that should determine development. Almost 40 million people inhabit California, and their presence alone is a fire hazard in a widening share of this state.
Homes with unscreened chimneys and shake shingled roofs and yards shaded with tall juniper trees and fragrant eucalyptus are bombs waiting to go off in the event of a wildfire. Not to mention the 4.2 million or so power poles that bring phone, cable and electricity to Californians.
Even if PG&E's poles were victims of the recent fires, and not causes, their toppling and burning blocked roads, and their failure hampered emergency communications. Making utilities swap out wood for stronger metal or concrete means higher utility bills, as the cost will surely be passed to ratepayers.
Undergrounding power lines is another choice, but that's even more costly. Plus, poles are a key component in the rollout of "5G" wireless networks, which will guide self-driving cars, and connect the "internet of things" to Californians' households.
In other words, long after the lawsuits from these fires have settled, Californians will still be looking at tradeoffs. And wondering, no doubt, whom to blame.


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It has three drawers on one side and a cupboard with a shelf on the other, it also has 'lockable'
The big potential advantage here is that the lockable retractor on the lap belt may eliminate the need for the lock-off feature on some seats, making the seats easier to install.
The Ford inflatable seatbelt: How it affects car seats and children
Last year, I had a couple of buddies giving me crap where we hunt for whitetails because I drove out my old 2wd 99 ranger with a hard, lockable fiberglass cover.
Get yourself a "GOOD" metal gun case, lockable and I'd recommend the one that 3in1 makes.
Features such as heated handlebars, a touring windshield, and a lockable travel case make it pretty difficult to find something to add to it.
The 2009 Dodge Ram Crew Cab features the new Rambox cargo management system: a pair of weatherproof, lockable, illuminated storage bins (with drains) that run the length of the bed.
No luck - I ended up with a velcro frog, a set of antique binoculars, a lockable diary and a tin of Magnetix.
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Alcoholic beverages, which these days are usually transported in coolers with lockable lids in specially outfitted tubes, have always been a part of that tradition, practitioners say.
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Liner Notes: Bullet News For January 28th
- The Polaris Prize has announced key dates on its 2016 calendar. On June 15, the 40 album Long List will be revealed (location tba), and on July 14, the Short List (10 albums) is revealed at The Carlu in Toronto. That same historic space hosts the Gala event on Monday Sept. 19. The PMP awards $50,000 to the artist who creates the Canadian Album of the Year, judged solely on artistic merit, without consideration for genre or record sales.
- Fast-rising Toronto rock band Modern Space has just released its debut album Before Sunrise on Warner Music Canada and the lads aren't wasting time in promoting it. The Toronto five-piece is already out on the road winning over fans. A 15-date Western Canada tour got underway on the weekend, and it includes five sold-out shows opening for Arkells. The band worked with producer/co-writer Tawgs Salter on the the six-song LP, and they have the benefit of being backed by Spotify's Spotlight 2016 program on tour.
- The cold season in Toronto for roots music fans is always brightened by the Winterfolk Blues and Roots Festival. The lineup for the 14th annual fest, running Feb. 12-14) has been unveiled, and it's impressive. Amongst those playing at four Danforth Ave venues are Old Man Luedecke, Nashville's Mean Mary, Julian Taylor, Joey Landreth, Jack De Keyzer, Drumhand, HOTCHA!, Tia Brazda, Murder Murder, and Turbo Street Funk. Early bird pricing (til Jan. 30) has general admission wristbands on sale for just $10, a seriously budget-friendly bargain.
- Manitoba Music has assembled an impressive grouping of notable industry types for their January Music Meeting mini-conference. Now in its second year and held at the Manitoba Music office, JMM takes place for three days, beginning today (Jan. 29) . Label, agency, management, festival, publishing, and publicity representatives will discuss the state of Canada's independent music industry and provide concrete advice on how to succeed in the ever-changing music business. Notable attendees will include Canadian Musician editor Andrew King, songwriter/producer Andy Stochansky, manager Jason Burns (Arts & Crafts),entertainment lawyer Lisa Whynot, publicist Jen Fritz, artist manager Michael Gorman (Pandyamonium), SOCAN's Rodney Murphy, and Pipe & Hat co-founder Tim Jones. Go to www.manitobamusic.com/jmm for more info
- New duo Matt & Florence comprises two jazz artists with strong solo followings. Torontonian Matt Dusk and Quebecer Florence K are bridging the two solitudes by teaming up for a duets album, Quiet Nights. It is released on February 12 (via Productions J), preceded by a first single and video, a bilingual rendition of Frank and Nancy Sinatra hit "Something Stupid."
- The Jutra Awards honour excellence in Quebec film. The nominees in the Best Original Music Category of the 18th edition have just been announced, and they are:
• Jean-Philippe Bernier, Jean-Nicolas Leupi (Le Matos) for Turbo Kid
• Michel Corriveau for Anna
• Gaëtan Gravel, Patrice Dubuc for Elephant Song
• Martin Léon for Guibord s'en va-t-en guerre
• Jenny Salgado, André Courcy, Luc St-Pierre for Scratch
This year's Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to the renowned composer François Dompierre. He received a similar honour from SOCAN in 2008. Dompierre has scored more than 60 movies, documentaries and TV shows, including Le déclin de l'empire américain, Jésus de Montréal, and Léolo. The awards show is at Montréal's Monument-National on March 20, 2016.
- The Great Escape festival is known internationally as one of Britain's best. This year it runs from May 19-21 in Brighton, and a huge lineup of participating artists has just been unveiled. Three of Canada's most buzzed-about rock bands, Dilly Dally, Foxtrott and Frigs, are on the bill. Given the distance and costs involved, it's surprising to note that Australia will be far better-represented there. A three day conference is held in conjunction with the fest. More info at the festival site.
- The CRTC has called for the public's comment on Corus Entertainment's $2.65B acquisition of Shaw Media, and will be accepting submissions until Feb. 15. The deal is subject to approval from the regulator, as well as Corus shareholders and if approved it is expected to close at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2016. Corus and Shaw Media combined generated $1.9B in revenue in fiscal 2015.
- Japan's government has announced a draft revision of the country's copyright law, which will be in line with the broad agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. As part of the revision, the Government has decided to allow for the prosecution of copyright infringement without the need for a formal complaint from the original creator or rights holder. The draft will also include a change in the copyright protection period from the current 50 years to 70 years after the original creator's death. The government plans to submit the draft revision at a Diet (Japan's Parliament) session in late March.
- London, ON's Mayor Matt Brown hopes to reinvigorate the downtown core with a roadmap that includes a music strategy. It's more than just political bluster too. The City has hired a Development Officer and created a Music Industry Development Task Force. Behind the scenes Music Canada has provided meaningful data and shared key knowledge as architects in this fast-developing tourism resource.
- Pictured above: Paul Kantner, centre, with glasses, and the rest of Jefferson Airplane in San Francisco in 1968. From left, singer Marty Balin, singer Grace Slick, drummer Spencer Dryden, Kantner, guitarist Jorma Kaukonen and bass guitarist Jack Casady. AP


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This week's show takes a look at everything from beetles to regenerative buildings, Jane's Walk, indigenous leaders from Peru's Achuar people who are visiting Talisman Energy's AGM, and the Yinka Dene Alliance Freedom Train. We end with the music of Rachelle Van Zanten, which warms us up for the launch of our Northern Gateway Pipeline Documentary next week.
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The Acoustics of Bark Beetles
David Dunn, sound artist and composer produced an album in 2006 called The Sound of Light in Trees: The Acoustic Ecology of Pinyon Pines, in collaboration with the Acoustic Ecology Institute. With tiny microphones, he records the sounds of bark beetles in New Mexico's pinyon pines. Beyond a fascinating listening experience, this is an innovative approach to the ecology of insects, and to monitoring bark beetle populations.
More on this story: The Sound of Light in Trees: The Acoustic Ecology of Pinyon Pines
The Ecology of Pine Beetles & Cold Temperatures
Regenerative Buildings
We've all heard of net-zero buildings..structures designed so they give back to the grid as much electricity as they take. But what if a building could actually regenerate its habitat? What if it could send electricity back to the grid, recharge the aquifer below it, and more? UBC's new Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability – or CIRS – does just that. Terra Informa's Chris Chang-Yen Phillips talks with Martin Nielsen is a principal at Perkins + Will Canada, the architects behind CIRS.
More on this story: The UBC Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability
Jane's Walk
Get out and walk! On May 5th and 6th, join people across Canada and around the world in celebration of pedestrianism and urban-adventuring. The walks began in 2007, in legacy to Jane Jacobs, urban visionary, activist and writer. From Thunder Bay, to Guelph, Saskatoon to Winnipeg, Vancouver to Fredericton, walking tours led by volunteer tour-guides will happen everywhere! Find out what walks are planned for your community by visiting www.janeswalk.net
Tweet about your walk, or follow Jane's Walks on Twitter: #janeswalk
Achuar Leaders Visit Canada: Talisman Energy's AGM, Fort MacMurry, and Other Communities
More on this story: http://amazonwatch.org/, Fort McMurray Today, Intercontinental Cry
Yinka Dene Alliance Freedom Train
On April 29th, British Columbia's Yinka Dene Alliance begins a cross-country Freedom Train journey on Monday, to declare their ban on the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline. They depart from Jasper, Alberta, and will stop in several cities, including Edmonton, Saskatoon and Winnipeg before arriving in Toronto for Enbridge's annual shareholders meeting on May 9. Rallies and feasts are planned to welcome them in cities they stop in.
More on this story: Vancouver Observer
Rachelle Van Zanten


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International Programme
Here at Kingham Hill School we welcome pupils from all over the world, and have a vibrant community of international pupils.
We limit the number of international children for whom English is not their first language to less than 25% of the school roll. This is because we realise that international pupils want to experience life in a British school, make friends with British pupils, and have opportunities to speak the English language in their leisure time and at weekends, as well as in the classroom.
Currently we have pupils at the school from over 25 different nations.
Read more about our international programmes and life as an international pupil.
Claire, Alumna
"The teachers here are so nice and they really help you. My English has improved throughout my time here. I achieved four A*s in my A levels and I am now studying Maths at Imperial College, London.
This is a wonderful British school which you can really treat as your home."
Salome, Alumna
"Community is definitely the best part of the school. It is an amazing place with very friendly pupils and staff.
I achieved an A*, four A grades and a B in my A levels and I am now at University College, London studying Social Sciences with Quantitative Methods.
Being here has been a wonderful experience and has prepared me for the real world.Thank you Kingham Hill for all you have done for me, I am so grateful and always will be".


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Since we were established in 1998, we have striven to provide an experience which allows you escape from the subliminal stresses of everyday life, whilst toning up and feeling good from the inside out.
Privately owned and run by Sue and Clive Hutchings, we're able to deliver a personal spa experience that few of the big chains can match. If you are looking to join a club where you can relax in an atmosphere that is both friendly and private, then Knowle Grange may be just what you need.
When you walk through the grounds of Knowle Grange, you will realise why it is so special and why guests return time after time.
Spa days are a particular speciality at Knowle Grange and a warm welcome awaits you. Feel cocooned in our candlelit pamper den with loungers to relax on. Catch up with your friends or simply relax and enjoy some peace in between treatments. Enjoy swimming in our heated natural spring water pool, relaxing in our candlelit spa bath and sauna with a tasty 2 course lunch included, from only £58 per person (midweek) and £65 per person (Saturday) plus your chosen package or treatment/s.
You can rest assured that you will enjoy a personal experience as we only welcome one group of spa day guests per day. We offer gift vouchers for any amount or occasion, and can take payment via cash cheque or card, whichever you prefer. Warm robes and towels are provided, so you don't need to worry about a thing, just bring your swimming costume, flip flops, some toiletries and yourself! Our aim is to make sure you have a thoroughly lovely day. Choose from the following treatment packages or any of our individual treatments.
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Here at Knowle Grange you can exercise or relax in a totally private and welcoming environment. Whether you have never worked out in a gym before, are recovering from injury, or are training for a goal or event, we can offer you specialist advice to help you achieve the results you want. We also have a beautiful heated natural spring water pool which can be used as part of your fitness routine or to wind down after a session in the gym. The sauna and spa, which is surrounded by candles and aromatherapy oils, is a divine area in which to take a well-earned rest. •No joining fee. •10% discount for annual membership •Single £62 per month or £648 per annum. •Joint £103 per month or £1070 per annum. •Open 7 days per week. •Ample free parking. *Minimum period of membership is 3 months. *Monday to Friday - 7am to 9pm, Saturday - 7am to 7pm, Sunday and Bank Holidays - 8am to 8pm, closed 24th, 25th, 26th, 31st December & 1st January.
If you you're new to exercise, want to lose some weight, are recovering from injury or are training for a specific event, then you may want to have some personal training. Our main aim is to make sure you have FUN! If you learn to enjoy the type of exercise that suits you, you will build the habit and stay with your fitness plan, achieve the results you desire and live your life as you want to. Whatever your goal is, we want to help you on your journey towards it.
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If you are interested in learning more about studying abroad and have questions about the process, please get in touch. Stop by our office, set up an appointment, or send us an email at firstname.lastname@example.com. The staff in the study abroad office look forward to hearing from you soon! You may also want to speak to one of our students who has already studied abroad.
Rose Hill Campus
The International and Study Abroad Programs Office is located in the basement of the Walsh Library on the Rose Hill campus in the Bronx.
441 E. Fordham Road
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Maryland: Open for Business
Maryland is open for business.
That was the message at the 2015 Post-SelectUSA Chinese Investment in Maryland Showcase, held at the Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Campus. At the showcase, representatives from roughly 15 Chinese companies were given an opportunity to learn about the benefits of investing in Maryland.
"There's a community here that would welcome you with open arms," said Brad Gillenwater, regional manager – Asia, for the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development's Office of International Investment and Trade.
"Please do not look further," added Signe Pringle, program director for the Office of International Investment and Trade. "You are in the right place."
The showcase came on the heels of the SelectUSA conference, held this year at the Gaylord National Convention Center. President Barack Obama established SelectUSA in 2011 to promote foreign business investment in the United States. Since then, according to the White House, SelectUSA has assisted more than 1,000 clients and helped generate more than $20 billion of investment in the United States.
SelectUSA is a government-wide initiative to encourage international companies to invest in the United States. The United States has more foreign direct investment than any other country.
The Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development wants to make sure at least some of that investment happens in Maryland.
Leslie Weber, director, campus, government and community affairs for Johns Hopkins in Montgomery County, told the Chinese investors that opportunities exist for investment within JHU. She explained that the university is the largest private employer in the state of Maryland and is world renowned in biomedical sciences, engineering and basic sciences. She also touted the Peabody Institute.
Weber gave the Chinese investors an overview of the region and the role played by JHU, the National Institutes of Health, the National Aeronautics Space Administration and other federal agencies. She also gave a synopsis of plans for the Great Seneca Science Corridor master planning area. The goal, she said, is for the area to be home to 60,000 science-based jobs and include places to live and shop. Investment opportunities exist, she said, not only at the JHU Belward Campus but also related to the building of the Corridor Cities Transitway. The CCT is the proposed bus-rapid transit line that would connect Clarksburg with the Shady Grove Metro station.
"The vision is to create the pre-eminent biotech center in the United States," Weber said. Of JHU, she said: "We are looking at additional buildings and additional companies to become part of the Montgomery County community. We have a lot of room to grow."


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Maja Trolle, a HULT University alumni, asked me to be a speaker at her event. It was a weird experience being part of a panel in front of a crowd of MBA students from all over the world. But I put aside being nervous and just answered the questions to what I knew at hand. All I remember was saying, "Social media this, social media that."
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The purpose of the Stewardship Team is to promote the financial needs and administer the financial resources and properties of the annual conference to support the Kentucky Annual Conference in carrying out its primary task. The team provides resources in the area of stewardship development and planned giving to assist congregations in nurturing disciples in the stewardship way of life. The Stewardship Team works cooperatively with the Connectional Ministries Team to interpret to local congregations the impact of our connectional giving.
The purpose of the Council on Finance and Administration (CFA) is to develop, maintain, and administer a comprehensive and coordinated plan of fiscal and administrative policies, procedures, and management services for the annual conference.
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The standard mileage rate for the cost of operating your car for business use is 58 cents per mile (up from 54.5 cents in 2018).
Medical-and move-related mileage is 20 cents per mile (up from 18 cents in 2018).
Charitable-related mileage is 14 cents per mile.
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The Arlington Life Shelter is blessed beyond measure by the faith communities of North Texas. Churches, temples, mosques, synagogues and other communities live their faith and support their fellow citizens through financial gifts and service. We could not do what we do without all of you!
Giving Opportunities and Ideas
- Sending a Food Team to prepare and serve a meal regularly.
- Periodic love offerings.
- Building support into your outreach budget yearly.
Live out your faith by service to others at Arlington Life Shelter!
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To promote self-sufficiency by providing shelter, employment programs, and transitional services for North Texans impacted by homelessness.
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Now more than ever we need your help to continue to fulfill our responsibilities to the men, women and children we serve. We provide keys to success such as food, shelter, health and social services, etc.
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Virtual WAN optimization is the only option for some enterprises
For some enterprises, virtual WAN optimization can enable adoption in locations or circumstances in which a physical appliance could not.
Virtual wide area network (WAN) optimization can offer benefits beyond the obvious perks -- reduced server footprint and lower energy costs -- on which server virtualization has built its momentum. But for some enterprises, operating WAN optimization as a virtual machine (VM) can enable adoption in locations or in circumstances where a physical appliance could not.
Most major WAN optimization vendors offer virtual WAN optimization in two flavors -- hosted on their hardware or yours. Although the latter may lead to some finger-pointing between vendors when it comes to support and troubleshooting, proprietary WAN optimization appliances that host other VMs don't always offer the flexibility and cost savings enterprises hope to achieve with virtualization.
In 2009, Expand Networks released its virtual WAN optimization product, Virtual Accelerator, for branch offices and data centers; Blue Coat Systems followed earlier this year with its virtualized ProxySG product. Riverbed Technology and Cisco Systems will run other VMs on their appliances but do not license their controllers to run on virtual servers.
Silver Peak is the latest to debut its virtual WAN optimization offering, the VX series, a collection of virtual WAN optimization appliances ranging from 4 to 50 Mbps of capacity.
When is virtual WAN optimization a requirement rather than a matter of convenience or comfort level? At times, it's a necessity at a branch office where there is no networking pro trained to repair a dead WAN optimization controller. At others, organizations' hardware purchases are prohibited by strict compliance rules or industry-specific specifications, which only specialty vendors may be able to fulfill.
Virtual WAN optimization breeds 'baby data centers'
For one Tokyo-based security software company, the case for virtual WAN optimization grew out of the need for remote support for a concept it calls "baby data centers," according to the company's senior director of software as a service (SaaS) operations, who spoke on the condition that his name and company not be identified. The company recently consolidated many of its large data centers but is in the process of building small, no-fuss wiring closets in its branches, he said.
Because application delivery is the company's lifeblood, the networking team wanted to ensure that consolidation did not come back to bite them, the IT pro said. Physical WAN optimization controllers had been fine for its large data centers, he said, but the smaller wiring cabinets would require a site visit if a component failed or the whole appliance died.
"We don't have hands over there [in these remote locations], so we try to do as much virtualization as possible," the SaaS director said. "Even when we use these nice Tier 1 data center providers, they give us remote hands, but the turnaround time is sometimes questionable. It's definitely not dependable because they may or may not have people there physically. The second problem is they have to know exactly what they're doing, otherwise they can break a lot of things."
The software company's IT organization wanted to be able to maintain a WAN optimization controller just as it did for its virtual machines -- automated resolution and failover onto a secondary server, he said.
Even though the IT pro's physical Silver Peak controllers weren't prone to crashing, their remote management capabilities wouldn't be sufficient, he said. The company has since deployed Silver Peak's virtual WAN optimization controllers at a small number of sites.
"You can log into [physical WAN optimization appliances] remotely -- that's not a problem. It's just when they're dead and you need to fix it. You still need a person there," the IT pro said. "Failures happen, and we want to make sure the resolution is really simple or automatic. We prefer automatic."
Maintaining compliance with virtual WAN optimization
Meanwhile, other organizations may be under compliance pressures for networking gear to meet strict industry standards. For one North American wireless carrier, no device can be deployed in its network unless it meets Network Equipment Building System (NEBS) standards, which outline safety requirements for telecommunications hardware. The highest level of the standards requires devices to withstand fire, earthquakes and component failures.
Although the carrier's internal IT department was able to deploy physical WAN optimization appliances for its in-house local area networks (LANs) and WANs for the past two years, stringent adherence to NEBS compliance meant that traditional WAN optimization was not an option for the carrier's outward-facing network operations, according to a senior analyst there, who spoke on the condition of partial anonymity.
When the IT pro was offered the chance to beta test Silver Peak's VX appliances in May, that opened the door to WAN optimization in the voice and data networks for the first time, he said.
"We've known about WAN optimizers for a long time, but we also knew they were not NEBS compliant," he said. "This is such a burden on the small [vendors] that very few companies use NEBS systems. But what the VX series has allowed us to do is … go and buy a certified NEBS box from another vendor [and run virtual WAN optimization on it]."
Virtual WAN optimization on land, at sea and in the air
Demand for virtual WAN optimization has been growing among government and military organizations, according to Howard Teicher, vice president of public sector and satellite markets at Expand and a former national security official.
Military IT organizations are looking for WAN optimization no matter where they are -- helicopters, Humvees, combat aircraft -- especially when carrying network traffic via satellite or when it needs to withstand rugged environments, Teicher said.
"The Army isn't interested in a 19-inch rack mount from anybody," he said.
Increasingly, they are turning to virtual WAN optimization. Demand for virtual WAN optimization has also come from civilian airline carriers and fishing and mining companies operating near the North Pole, Teicher said.
"I'll get a call from special forces -- special forces need a small quantity of 3 by 3-inch ruggedized, [military] spec, small form-factor hardware," he said. "None of [the virtual WAN optimization vendors] makes that, but you can be sure that specialized units have a need for this kind of small form-factor hardware … and [virtual WAN optimization] becomes just a software license."
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Reporting in! The loading days went well. Got all the "bad" stuff out of the fridge (leftovers). Yesterday was P2D1 and we ended up going out to dinner for a friend's birthday - not the best plan,...LinderLou November 18th, 2019, 10:01 AM
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Well, my 'back in my window' sure was short lived. That was Friday, and Saturday, I was up a pound! Sunday up .6 and today up .4. WHOT? I have not been perfect, but not THAT bad. Both some off...PearlyMae November 18th, 2019, 08:15 AM
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Reporting in! The loading days went well. Got all the "bad" stuff out of the fridge (leftovers). Yesterday was P2D1 and we ended up going outLinderLou November 18th, 2019, 10:01 AM
Good Morning Lovelies and Happy Monday!
GemGirl: Hang in there! I also need to clean out my freezer this week. It is amazing how food can
Good Luck today LinderLou!
This weekend I went to a party and out to dinner. The party was easy. It was an open house so I just ate a bit
Well, my 'back in my window' sure was short lived. That was Friday, and Saturday, I was up a pound! Sunday up .6 and today up .4. WHOT? I have not beenPearlyMae November 18th, 2019, 08:15 AM
What's worked for me over the past 2 years is to have ready made same simple but delicious go to's for lunch and dinners throughout the week. I'm notJessieB November 17th, 2019, 05:40 PM
Hello all! Busy weekend! Today I am planning on cleaning out my freezers! I need space! I try and bake a little @ a time for the holidays & freezeGemgirl November 17th, 2019, 07:14 AM
Hi RK - with you there about staying strong in P2! Yay! P3 is like a celebration to me as I can have avocado, bacon, cheese... I can totally fill myselfLinderLou November 15th, 2019, 04:55 PM
Thanks LinderLou!
That is very helpful. The other great thing about P2 is I am really not hungry, so staying strong is easier than in P3.
Good morning, Lovelies!
Roni, that "I just don't care" attitude hit me the weeks leading up to this last round. I knew I was going to
Good morning everyone! Chilly morn here in the Buckeye State! I'm not a real "cold" person. 😣
So I hope I didn't
Has anyone eaten chicken gizzards in P2??bebifal November 15th, 2019, 04:28 AM
Hi RK. I agree with Leez about not doing a PI for one meal (really, it IS only one meal). I did a round two years ago that spanned Turkey day. While ILinderLou November 14th, 2019, 06:13 PM
20cc doesn't tell us what the dose in IUs is. The way most doctors mix HCG, you are likely taking a dose of 200iu, but could you confirm that is yourLeez November 14th, 2019, 01:21 PM
I get my HCG prescription from my doctor. I inject 20 cc. I did not start the HCG while I was loading. Was I suppose to? Sometimes I won't eat lunchAndiey November 14th, 2019, 12:57 PM
Your loss pattern is not unusual for women. The first week loss is usually the best and then the body tends to regroup resulting in a slowdown or evenLeez November 14th, 2019, 12:30 PM
I have been on the HCG diet now for 17 days an Ive only lost 7lbs. Ive weighed my meat without great loss. I started off losing about 2 lbs the firstAndiey November 14th, 2019, 12:14 PM
Hi Andie and welcome,
Let us know how we can help you get the info you need.
Hi! Im also new so Im not sure how to navigate though this site.Andiey November 14th, 2019, 09:24 AM
Pearly, great job getting down into that window!!!!
Roni: We are all struggling!
I have to say for me keeping my weight off
I'm baaack! To busy to connect w/u all as after 14 hr + days, all I want to do is collapse! I hated stepping on the scale this morning but I did &Gemgirl November 14th, 2019, 09:01 AM
Great post, Ronnie. Many of us can identify, tho our pain levels may be different and / or emotional. I get tired and my plans go out the window. Doesn'tPearlyMae November 14th, 2019, 08:21 AM
Thanks for everyone's suggestions. Planned interruption wasn't an option because I didn't have time to plan it out. I am all set now with chicken andt1ghtwad November 13th, 2019, 03:26 PM
I've been in P2 for thanksgiving before. I roasted a chicken brined in lemon and herbs, grilled some fennel and made some chocolate dip for fresh strawberriesLeez November 13th, 2019, 11:38 AM
I have a question maybe we should all discuss. What are we doing about Thanksgiving? I am stuck doing all the cooking as usual. I am
Good Morning Lovelies,
Roni: What do you think about doing a Planned Interruption until you feel better? Or do you have no appetite anyway
Down another .4 so now only .2 above my preferred LIW. Mom eating a few bites more, and finally got a new PT who actually shows up and doesn't leave herPearlyMae November 13th, 2019, 08:15 AM
It's always good to see you here! 10.4 pounds closer to the goal is winning. The protocol is challenging enough when one is feeling well. Hope allJessieB November 12th, 2019, 07:09 PM
I have been really sick with back to back head colds. One from a friend and then caught the one the toddler I watch had. Follow it up with tummy trouble,t1ghtwad November 12th, 2019, 06:53 PM
You seriously worked through that like a champion! If cake gets past my lips it's game over for me [emoji23]
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Pearly, I love reading your post ...your hilarious ...it's free calories and entertainment! Also good advise. We could collaborate and write a bookJessieB November 12th, 2019, 12:45 PM
YAY! So happy it worked out and that everyone had fun AND you didn't undo your progress! What a creative way to handle the situation!LinderLou November 12th, 2019, 11:22 AM
Hello Dear Lovelies!
First, an update on the baking contest:Good News! I applied everyone's suggestions. Thank you! I had last year's winners
Hi Leez and LinderLou,
Good News! I applied everyone's suggestions. Thank you Leez and LinderLou. I had last years winners be the assistant
Testing Tickerrkthin November 12th, 2019, 10:34 AM
Hello, lovelies!
Onward, Ms. P!
RK, how did the judging go?
I'm on P3D6. Not gonna jinx myself by saying anything more.
Yikes! Talk about crickets! Helloooooo! Anyone left here? LOL.
Well, I'll start! I was up .8 yesterday,which put me a full 3.4 over goal,
posting testLeez November 11th, 2019, 04:44 PM
Can you taste it then spit it out in a napkin similar to what they do in wine tasting? 🤔😁Gemgirl November 8th, 2019, 08:21 PM
Kind of gross, but could you taste then spit?
Other than declining, thats all I got.
Hi RK,
What if you tell them that currently the doctor has you on a very restrictive diet and you can only eat certain foods, baked goods
Hello Lovelies,
I have a problem this weekend. I am judging a baking contest. I did it last year and it was such fun, I had everyone
Hi Leez and whoever is out there,
I have a problem this weekend. I am judging a baking contest. I did it last year and it was such fun,
Up, down, up, down....I feel stuck! I swore i wouldn't weigh myself daily as it can frustrate me when I get in to one of these ruts! Guess what, I'mGemgirl November 8th, 2019, 06:47 AM
Hello dear Lovelies,
So sad about Christy! Such a positive bright kind person. I will miss her.
I just was reading back
Thanks for your reply! That is very helpful. I will work on that this weekend!rkthin November 7th, 2019, 11:18 PM
Well, I'm the same. So at least the splurge only hurt my pocketbook, not my scale. I have enough left for lunch today, as I didn't take it home for dinner.PearlyMae November 7th, 2019, 08:54 AM
Good morning, Lovelies!
Yikes, Sarah! I hope you're able to get more hcg soon.
Way to go, Gem!
Today is P3 day 1 for me. And so TESS
So my scale musta been "wacko" the other day when I saw the amazing weight loss I had! Ha! The day after I was up almost 4 lbs & I hadn'tGemgirl November 7th, 2019, 07:35 AM
I've updated the first post to include the current instructions. Kar's example is correct.Leez November 6th, 2019, 09:59 PM
Sorry for the delay. I had a response typed out yesterday and must have not submitted it.
You'll need to get the raw URL (starts with
Hmm. Perhaps the size of the dropper is inconsequential. Looking at their ingredients list they also include b12, Mag-Phos, and Nat Phos in the mix. TheRyanNuhfer November 6th, 2019, 06:47 PM
Thank you for the info. I'll give that a try tomorrow.
According to inter mountain's instructions I'm taking 10 drops 3 times per day. Doesnt
I don't mean to piggyback off this post but can the same be said for those of us taking the drops? I have had much success with triumph's drops but forRyanNuhfer November 6th, 2019, 05:47 PM
Hey Guys,
I know I haven't really been around too much in the last year or so. I would always peek around occasionally. I had just finished a short
Well, I was up a LOT yesterday, back down today. Whew. Still not in my window, but just .6 above and yesterday I was a 1.8! Just inflammation from stress,PearlyMae November 6th, 2019, 11:18 AM
Here is a screen capture of what my ticker code looks like. The "wXG9eSy" identifies my personal ticker. Hope it helps!
My old ticker seems to have disappeared and I can't seem to get my new one to show up. I have read back and tried to follow the
Hi LinderLou,
Thank you for the tips! Thank you also for the chicken recipe!
Sorry about your doctor! That just is awful.
Thank you, Leez. I'll check them out.MLZ November 6th, 2019, 08:45 AM
Just got home from my husband being in the hospital the past two days with heart issues. He's ok now. I'm so saddened to hear about Christy. My heartJessieB November 5th, 2019, 06:24 PM
Hey everyone! Hope all is well! Same old same old over here. Just still dealing with my daughters Health issues. She still has not made it back to schoolPrettyGirlRock1214 November 5th, 2019, 06:24 PM
So sorry to hear this news... Loved Christy's always positive attitude.
Yes, makes you put your own life and issues into perspective. {{{Hugs
Hey RK. Have you looked into hCGChica and her P3 to Life program? She is constantly posting new recipes and testimonials. Her website is very upbeat andLinderLou November 5th, 2019, 11:58 AM
Try Formagenix.net. You can buy single bottles there.Leez November 5th, 2019, 11:37 AM
Things have sure changed since my last round. I have the HCG, but now I need Bacteriostatic Water, an sterile vial, and mixing needle. I used to get thoseMLZ November 5th, 2019, 10:18 AM
I'v been a long time Lovely Loser myself. I haven't been on much this past year. Partially because I missed Christy so much. I had no idea she as battlingSarahSmiles8 November 5th, 2019, 10:14 AM
Wow, I'm having the same issue even now. Website won't accept payment and nobody is answering the phone.SarahSmiles8 November 5th, 2019, 09:12 AM
Yes.PearlyMae November 5th, 2019, 08:09 AM
Oh, wow, so sorry about the loss of your friend, Lovelies! 😥 Sounds like she was a wonderful person. May you all hold on to & share thoseGemgirl November 5th, 2019, 07:06 AM
Coco, yes, sadly the same Christy.
As Pearly said, her last update was very positive, particularly compared to the prior one. Yet even when she
Hi Pearly - OMG, this wasn't our Christy who started Lovely Losers was it?sdwis November 4th, 2019, 07:51 PM
So sorry to hear this news. She was always so witty and positive.jep November 4th, 2019, 06:33 PM
Thanks Leez! I didn't realize it would be that complicated but I will give your suggestion a go.
The good news is that I'm only kinda hungry
Hey all, especially you long-timers lurking behind the trees (you know who you are!)
Very sad news to post. Kar and I have been on the Caring
I lost 35 pounds on HCG and I still have 26-27% fat. I have been trying to reduce my fat ratio with other diets and exercise but nothing worked well solunatic November 4th, 2019, 12:25 PM
Hi Leez,
I hope you are having a great Monday. I have a few questions.
Do you know why my ticker is not showing up?