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Corporate Leadership
Grant Loyd
PresidentGrant Loyd has been a part of the Alternative Design team since its inception in 1987. In 2014, Grant purchased the company from his parents, Eddie and Georga Loyd, the original founders. After attending the University of Arkansas, Grant joined Alternative Design full time in 1998. Prior to starting full time, Grant worked several years on the production floor where he built the products and gained knowledge of how each product performs. Since that time, Grant has played key roles in the development of many departments during the company's growth through the years. His corporate, product and industry knowledge as well as his ability to form strong bonds with employees, existing customers, new customers and our community, has been beneficial to all. Working from the strong foundation that his parents have built over the years, Grant looks to continue growth and diversification of products, appeal to customers and to provide a positive community impact from Alternative Design.
Eddie Loyd
Vice President, Business DevelopmentEddie graduated from the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance and Banking. Career paths directed him to the family owned Agribusiness. In 1987, Eddie founded Alternative Design Manufacturing & Supply with his family and then sold the business to Grant & Jessie Loyd in 2014. Eddie has more than 25 years experience in the design and fabrication of research animal housing systems. Eddie has held various leadership roles within the industry and community over the years including President of the Allied Trade Association (2003-2004), the Exhibitor Advisory Council of AALAS, Chairman of the Siloam Springs Chamber of Commerce (2013) and Member of the Chamber of Commerce's Board of Directors (2014). Eddie has also been honored with numerous industry awards including the 2005 Floyd Polling Award (Allied Trades Association's Vendor of the Year), Allied Trade Association Life Time Achievement Award (2012) and a Service Recognition Award for his involvement with the Allied Trades Association's "New Product Showcase" (2014).
Georga LoydAs one of the founders of Alternative Design, Georga has been involved in all facets of the business and instrumental in the company's substantial growth in such a short period. After attending the University of Arkansas where she met Eddie, they had their own poultry enterprise. Upon starting Alternative Design, Georga literally worked in production as well as bookkeeping. She assisted Eddie with sales and attended industry tradeshows. Administering the tradeshows developed into responsibility for all the marketing and promotional activities of the company. Georga attends major trade events, meets with customers and works on special projects for the company.
Jessie LoydJessie joined the team at Alternative Design in 2003 and has had a variety of positions including roles in Production and Operations. In September 2015, she joined the Sales team at Alternative Design as a Customer Service Representative. Jessie & Grant reside in Northwest Arkansas with their daughter who keeps them very busy, making sure that their lives are not all work and no play.
Tamara Reed
Inside Account ManagerTamara (Tammy) is originally from Little Rock, Arkansas. She moved to the NWA area to attend the University of Arkansas. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing Management, she's spent the last 5 years working in Administrative Sales Support and Account Management. Prior to joining the AD family in 2012, the previous 15 years were spent working in the restaurant /service industry before making a career transition into Sales. Continuing to focus on her Sales education, Tammy has completed several Customer Service training courses and holds certifications in Microsoft Office Suite and Applied Project Management. Tammy is a huge fan of Arkansas Razorback basketball, and has confessed to being addicted to watching television.
Peggy Nahorski
Account ManagerPeggy has been in the lab animal industry for more than 20 years. She has been a Regional Sales Manager as well as a Manager for Toxicology Service Group for such companies as Purina Mills, Inc. and Monsanto's Environmental Health Laboratory. Peggy earned a Bachelor of Science from Maryville University as well as an Associate of Applied Science in Animal Health from Jefferson College, graduating Magna Cum Laude from both universities. Peggy is also a member and actively involved with many lab animal associations. She has recently been chairperson for the PR committee of LAMA and is currently serving as Secretary. She has also held numerous positions in AALAS such as Program Chair and Branch President. Peggy joined the Alternative Design sales team in 1999. Peggy is a die-hard St. Louis Cardinals fan and attends as many games as she can to support the 'Birds'. Peggy is also a Food Network junkie and pretty good amateur chef. She loves to work in the garden growing plants for wildlife and the dinner table. Summer is Peggy's time of year.
K.C. Reese
Account ManagerK.C. has been in sales and management within the laboratory animal industry for more than 35 years. During his career, he has worked closely with research facilities through customer service and has held sales positions as an account representative, regional sales manager and most recently Divisional Sales Manager for a large multinational company serving this industry. K.C. has been a long standing member of national AALAS, numerous local AALAS branches and LAMA. He earned his bachelor's degree in Public and Environmental Health from Indiana University. K.C and his family reside in Indianapolis, Indiana. K.C. joined Alternative Design in September of 2007. K.C.'s hobbies include golf, watching Indiana and Purdue basketball and Indianapolis Colts football. K.C. also loves spending time with his family at their lake cottage in northern Indiana. K.C. is married and the father of three adult children.
Stephen Durkee
Account ManagerStephen graduated from Eastern Michigan University. He has spent over 15 years in the field of animal based research, at both the University of Michigan and Oregon State University. Stephen has been a husbandry technician, facility manager, research associate, research staff trainer, and IACUC Administrator. He has provided talks and guidance on a variety of topics (compliance to disaster planning) at his institution and nationally. He is currently on the AALAS Foundation Board of Directors, participating in developing outreach campaigns to increase understanding of research with animals. This expertise is valuable in providing advice and guidance to clients in utilizing Alternative Design products to meet the needs of the animals, research, and compliance requirements.
Mike Metze
Product Application AdvisorMike received his Bachelor of Science in Biology/Chemistry from University of Cincinnati in 1975 and an Associates Degree in Veterinary Technology in 1976. He was hired by the University of Cincinnati in 1977 as a Supervisor of Animal Care. Mike stayed with the university and worked his way through management during a 30 year career. As Associate Director of the Department of Lab Animal Services, he oversaw the husbandry operations and facility maintenance of 7 separate facilities and staff of 65 employees. Responsibilities also included new facility design, construction and renovation. Mike retired from the University of Cincinnati in the fall of 2007. He started his advisory role with Alternative Design in February 2008. Mike's interests include family, fishing, hunting, farming and cooking.
Customer Service
Janette Kitchen
Customer Service RepresentativeJanette is a lifelong resident of the Northwest Arkansas area. She has been with Alternative Design since 2003 and works in our Customer Service department. Janette takes care of order entry and assists customers with questions concerning pricing, availability, and what product will best meet their needs. Accuracy is a very important aspect of Janette's position from entering customer information, to order details to making sure that everything ships correctly to the customer from beginning to completion. She is married with two children and one grandson. She is an avid quilter and loves to spend time with her family.
Jason Owens
Engineering ManagerJason graduated from Northeastern State University in Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Design. He has over 20 years of engineering and manufacturing experience. In his previous role as an engineer for a tier 1 automotive supplier, he gained extensive experience in product and manufacturing equipment design, including various lean, ISO and TPS techniques. After a previous stint as an engineer (1999-2004), Jason returned to Alternative Design in April 2015 as the Engineering Manager. In this new role, he will be working closely with sales, manufacturing, quality and our customers to ensure that we offer the best-engineered products in the industry. Jason lives in Siloam Springs with his wife, Andrea and 3 sons. He spends his free time mountain biking, camping with his kids and being a Maker (engineering-oriented pursuits like electronics, robotics, CNC tools, etc.) in his shop at home.
Robert Hunsicker
ControllerRobert earned his CPA in Texas after attending the University of Arkansas and graduating from the University of Louisiana at Monroe with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting. He came to Alternative Design in 2008 with more than 25 years of experience in accounting and financial management. His background includes five years in public accounting, ten years in corporate accounting management, as well as financial planning, and consulting in the investment banking industry. Robert was also a member of the financial reporting team of a NASDAQ listed company.
Human Resources
Teresa Beasley
Human Resources Manager
Teresa has enjoyed the experience of business ownership, consultation and worked in human resources in several industries before joining Alternative Design in 2016. She takes care of all human resource needs including benefits, compliance, safety and payroll. She's spent most of her life in Northwest Arkansas and loves her hometown of Siloam Springs. Teresa graduated from John Brown University with a degree in Organizational Management and completed her MBA at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. She has earned her professional certifications of PHR and SHRM-CP and has been active in her local SHRM Chapter. Teresa is passionate about human resources, life-long learning, building relationships, then delivering it all with a smile and strong sense of humor. She and her husband reside in Siloam Springs.
Elton Moore
Operations ManagerElton joined Alternative Design in 1999. During his time with the company, he has gained experience in a variety of roles including welding, assembly, CNC programming, quality and production. Elton has 15 years of manufacturing experience and has obtained certifications in safety, lean manufacturing and as a Certified Laser Safety Officer (CLSO). He moved to his current role as Operations Manager in April 2015. Originally from Texas, Elton currently resides in Oklahoma with his wife and four children. His hobbies include watching sports (especially the Texas Longhorns and Dallas Cowboys) and running.
Cyrece Pharr
Purchasing AgentCyrece is a lifelong resident of Northwest Arkansas and joined the team at Alternative Design in 2010. She brought with her over 15 years of manufacturing experience including nine years as a material and parts buyer. Cyrece works with suppliers on a daily basis to get the best quality material at the lowest possible prices on behalf of our customers. She enjoys farm living and raising cattle with her husband and three children.
Cody Kitchen
Production ManagerCody joined the company in 2007 as the Installation Supervisor. He had the privilege of installing equipment for customers all over the United States and in several countries around the world. After six years building strong relationships with our customers as the Service Manager, Cody was promoted to Production Manager in April 2015. In his current role, he oversees all of the company's manufacturing, safety programs and the request for quotation process. Cody resides in Northwest Arkansas with his wife and one child. His hobbies include designing and manufacturing custom motorcycles.
Quality, Service & Installation
Terry Martin
Quality Assurance ManagerTerry joined Alternative Design in June 2010. He is responsible for the overall quality of all products supplied by the company, as well as quickly resolving any issues that may arise after the product is delivered. Terry manages Alternative Design's Quality, Service, Purchasing, and Shipping departments, as part of our total quality initiative of ensuring a superior product and customer experience from the beginning to end of the project. He is also trained in ISO 9001. Terry's background includes 25 years in manufacturing, primarily in the making of electro-mechanical products. His experience is in the production, quality assurance and customer service functions. In his five years with the company, Terry has implemented several programs within manufacturing and early quality inspections. These programs have significantly increased the caliber of products being shipped as well as reducing warranty claims.
Wanda Austin
Shipping & Receiving SupervisorWanda joined Alternative Design in July 2007. She is responsible for shipping and receiving all freight at our warehouse in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.


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Norwegian Edwin Ruud is credited with inventing the first automatic storage water heater in 1889, but this was by no means the first such device. Other inventors had him beat by almost 40 years, but hot water was nonetheless cost-prohibitive and a luxury at the time, available only to the wealthiest Americans.

The First Electric Water Heaters

Fire was the first water heater. In ancient times and through the 18th century, water was heated over flames then transferred into vessels for bathing or other uses, but this process had its drawbacks and as civilization evolved, so did man's need for more efficient water heating.

Although the inventor of the process remains nameless, someone got the idea to heat bathwater – and the tub itself – via gas jets placed under tubs sometime around 1850. An Englishman, Benjamin Waddy Maughan, took this one step further in 1868. He devised a system by which water was heated as it poured into the tub, something like turning on the hot water faucet today. He called his invention the "Geyser" and received a patent for it. It used gas vapors to generate the heat, but Maughan neglected to install a flue device so these gases could escape safely. They were declared dangerous for home use as a result, but water heaters are still sometimes referred to as "geysers" in England.

Edwin Ruud's Design

Norwegian Edwin Ruud, a mechanical engineer, built on Maughan's version of a water heater to create the first electric, automatic storage heater in 1889. Ruud had immigrated to Pittsburgh to work for George Westinghouse at the Fuel Gas and Manufacturing Company. He invented his first improved water heater while he was with Westinghouse, receiving a patent for it in 1890.

For the most part, Ruud simply added safety features to Maughan's initial design on his initial design and patent. He added another feature, a coil to warm the water, seven years later. The coil replaced the storage tank on his first invention.

Ruud eventually jumped ship and established his own company, the Ruud Manufacturing Company, in 1897, buying the rights to his own inventions. Ruud Manufacturing is still in operation and is considered to be among the leading water heater manufacturers in the U.S. As for Ruud, he received the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Gold Medal for his invention in 1904 – the event was better known as the St. Louis World's Fair. The Franklin Institute awarded him the Edward Longstreth Medal of Merit a year later.

Other Water Heaters

Technology has advanced by leaps and bounds since Ruud patented his first invention. Tankless water heaters don't store water any longer, but rather heat it as it passes through a line. These heaters are considered more energy efficient because they don't heat a mass of water that may sit in a tank all day, unused. Many homeowners have converted to solar water heaters. Sunlight "collectors" are installed on roofs or elsewhere outside, then this solar power is used to heat the water.

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He referred to yesterday's AL and MS voters as "toothless":http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-shepp … z1p3LG4lTAThis guy is just mean! Why can't he be more like Jon Stewart? Stewart is actually funnier to me, yet he's not nearly as vile as Maher.
Yes, he can be mean. Is he any worse than Jeff Foxworthy with his redneck jokes?
Foxworthy telling a redneck joke is like you or I telling a joke on a family member. He is one.Everything Maher says is mean thus the intended humor is lost.
That's what I was going to say!
Well he insults Democrats all the time for being spineless and afraid to stand up for themselves. Every person is a possible target, which means he is an equal opportunity offender.
People who can't take a joke need to lighten up a bit, he is a comedian, there are a lot of comedians who get most of their laughs out of saying shocking things. See Daniel Tosh, Carlos Mencia etc. the point is a joke is a joke, the same thing said seriously can be offensive, that's why plenty of stand up comedians and stuff still do racial jokes and people laugh, people who would probably kick them to the curb if they actually thought they meant it as something other than a joke. Besides calling voters spineless is hardly mean.
It is his gig. I don't like him at all. I never watch. He reminds me of a jerk I went to military school with. He wasn't smart and he didn't have talent, but he would say anything to get attention. Sometimes it was funny when he popped off at inappropriate times, but his perpetual smirk made you want to punch him in the mouthIf Maher had an original thought, it would die of lonliness.
Wow, he and Limbaugh have a lot in common.
Add in Obama and you have a trio. The Three Stooges, shall we say. Limbaugh would be Moe, the smart one.
He's a comedian, so...yeah. Comedians have different styles some are "blue", as they say, and others are more tame. It's not new.
**************************He likes his comedy to be controversial, he's political too.My son likes him and we have HBO just so he can watch Bill Maher.Tosh has an unusual humor too.
I used to like Maher, but over time, I've come to the same conclusion. He really puts out the attitude that humanity is stupid and he's the only one who should gather his egotistical friends and mock it all. I saw him in Beverly Hills last year on a trip to LA for business, and he and his cronies were quite loud and condescending at a table near ours. The pretense is always about "intelligence" or lack thereof. But I don't think that truly "intelligent" people have to make a mockery of everyone around them to prove they are somehow better. All it says is that they are truly small people with a narrow view, and that they are apparently very insecure as human beings.And I agree that Jon Stewart is funny, smart, and still has some respect for people in general.
Daniel, thank you for your thoughtful comment!
Toothless? That is mean.I would have made a joke about inbreeding, myself.Something like.. "Newt overestimated his support in Alabama. In one county, he received the support from a man's brother, father and uncle.... but it turned out to be just one vote."
Maher just keeps making his plan to take over the world more difficult. Everyone knows you need to win the South to take over the world!
Don't believe what you hear.
Good point.
We may not win but we won't die without one hell of a fight.YEEEEEEE HAAAAAWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yep, cuz we's da ones whats got da guns.
Isn't that what a lot of comedians do?I prefer Jon Stewart and Lewis Black myself.
I love Jon Stewart!
Lewis Black and Jon Stewart are funny. Maher is vile, totally vile.
Bill is the voice of the liberals that believe himself or herself smarter than everyone else on the planet. Without that mine set his humor escapes the good ole boys and girls that enjoy a tall glass of sweet tea. Just smile, wave and have a slice of cornbread with a mason jar full of ice cold sweet tea. while you pattern that ole scatter shot thingy.
I can do that, Mike! I have the tea and the scatter gun, and I can sure as heck make a skillet of cornbread.
Outstanding, cornbread and sweet iced tea. Be well. Mike
Jon Stewart, Lewis Black (I love both of them) Maher, Ricky Gervais.....the list goes on. They can be mean, but basically, it's all under the heading of entertainment & comedy. IMO, the whole damned world needs to loosen up and not be so defensive and take things both literally and personally. The bottom line to what we're talking about here is....we have remotes for changing channels and an off switch, as well. We're not forced to listen to them.I can name two rude, crude, highly insulting pundits who are NOT in the comedy business and they are sickening and ignorant: Rush Limbaugh & Bill O'Reilly.....O'Reilly is BIG on passive-aggresive remarks because he truly believes the whole world is stupid and he's the only one who knows anything. I have always thought Limbaugh is some sort of Twisted Joke the media created just for the hell of it.
+ I also like Colbert. As you said, it's all under the heading of entertainment.While Maher can be rude at times, what he says is usually on target. And I so agree that the world needs to lighten up... in fact I just posted this on my FB feed. Turn off the news, change channels, go to the beach,park, anywhere and get away from the madness. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIYiGA_r … r_embedded
I don't usually get upset about comedy, but Maher often takes things too far: calling women vile names, comparing metally handicapped kids to dogs, etc. The prob is that Maher probably really believes that everyone in the Deep South is stupid, uneducated, inbred, and toothless. In fact, I think a lot of people believe the stereotype. Nancy Pelosi's daughter did a video depicting southern voters, and it was very demeaning. Have you seen it? I guess as an "educated" southerner, I get a bit defensive. Some of us are trying to break out of our old stereotype. And hey - notice my pic? Those are my REAL teeth! lolAs for Rush, I've already condemned him several times. He's vile.
Exactly, As an educated woman from any area of the country, you can easily ignore rude people and ignorant remarks. If others feel the shoe fits, let them wear it. Funny, I was going to mention your beautiful smile.....(the "toothless" red neck is as created a character as the "dumb" blonde, the "drunk" Irishman, the "mobster," Italian, etal)....we can laugh, get angry or ignore entirely.) "New Yorkers" must carry the label of rude, self-indulgent, unfeeling snobs. The reality couldn't be further from this. Personally, I refuse to give in to the crazed "politically correct" addicts who have lost all use of common sense & judgement.
You're right. Sorry, I guess I'm just a little too sensitive when it comes to the South and southerners. I'm going to try to lighten up. In light of that, I'll throw in a joke:Did you know the toothbrush was invented in the South?Yes, because if it had been invented anywhere else, it would have been called a TEETHbrush.
It's all in the eye of the beholder, I think. He also disses on fat people and religious people. It is humor, and for humor to work, there must be an element of truth to it.It would be easy to get offended by pretty much any comedian, if one decided to look at humor in a serious light. Look at Rodney Dangerfield and his wife jokes. Some feminists take issue with that. Remember Andrew Dice Clay? Heck, even Bill Cosby offended some with his Fat Albert character.
Maher was poking fun at the poor souls the woman showed in her documentary video. They weren't only poor and toothless, but they have a history of voting against their own best interest. We all know that they don't represent the entire state of Alabama or Mississippi, but there are obviously many in those states that have the same ideology. I believe one of them in the video stated that he recieved food stamps because he deserved them. I suppose he doesn't understand that the food stamp program is largely a program put into place by the democrats.
Yes, Maher does have to make fun of everyone. That's his job. Does he have to say things that make us cringe sometimes?Probably not. But that's his brand of humor. He's an acquired taste(less).
What do you get when you offer a Liberal a penny for his thoughts?Change.Now, THAT's funny! And I'm a liberal. lol
What do you get when you cross an Auburn football player with a pig?Nothing. There's somethings even a pig won't do!
I raise pigs. They're smart!
We used to raise pigs, too, and they are smart. They can also be very affectionate.
habee.....wow...thanks for the info. I'm running right out and buy myself a baby pig. Smart and affectionate? Just the kind of pet I'm looking for....lmao.My son raises 2 pigs a year, to fill his freezer of course. I didn't realize they are smart and loving....couldn't get close enough to them. STINK to high heaven! But I did love Mr. Zither from "Green Acres!!" This question is turning into a whole bunch of FUN!! Jokes and all! Habee, a "teethbrush??" Now THAT is funny!!
Got a giggle out of that one
A favorite on Fox, and friend of Hannity:"NUGENT [video clip]: I was in Chicago. I said, "Hey, Obama, you might want to suck on one of these, you punk!"Obama, he's a piece of [bleep]. And I told him to suck on my machine gun. Let's hear it for it.And I was in New York. I said, "Hey, Hillary, you might want to ride one of these into the sunset, you worthless [bleep]!" (wh*re)
You think that would have warranted a visit from the Secret Service...
Ted Nugent is vile. I said this along time ago in the HP forums. I can't imagine saying something like that to a POTUS.
Yep. He said Obama and Hilary needed to suck on the end of his gun, while holding an actual one on stage. Then he went on Hannity, who never did ask for an apology from him. Very curious if you ask me.
He doesn't make fun of everyone. After all, how many vile comments has he made about liberals or liberal women?
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I'm still looking for a proper name for this project - "Word and Image" is rather lame but The textual image or something along that line sounds like art school Derridean.
Anyway, it is another extension of my postcard project (along with Fading in and out of meaning and Voices from afar) that exploits the visual impact of words and the tension between image and meaning. Like voices from afar, it invites participation:
send me your image and I'll give it some text, or get some text and find an image to it.
Or any other way round (though I prefer to do the text).
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Over time, all living organisms evolve. To be more specific, their genetic make-up changes to adapt to changes in their environment. As a result, different traits are introduced in a species to help them survive. Only those species with the most desirable traits continue to exist, while others simply die out.
This evolution process occurs in all living organisms, including bacteria. The current medications available to fight bacteria have been in use for so many years that some bacteria have developed resistance against them. These bacteria can no longer be fought with the medicines available today and are therefore known as "Superbugs."
The Pentagon has begun a research program to counter this rapidly growing threat, as superbugs survive and divide. The disease experts at the DoD claim that this threat of superbugs is present on a global level and must not be ignored.
About one-third of the service members fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq contracted superbug diseases that were fatal. Almost 10% of the new recruits now suffer from a skin condition that is caused by superbugs. Such infection delays training. The DoD is spending over $40 million per year on the R&D program of medications for these superbugs.
No Medicine is Available to Treat Superbugs
Emil Lesho, an Army Colonel, says no such antibiotics are currently available that can treat superbugs. He believes big pharmaceutical companies may not even follow a research program to develop these new vaccines because such a program will result in lower profits.
Norovirus is a medicine-resistant germ that often attacks people on cruise ships. Once the Pentagon started a research program to develop a vaccine for this germ, LygoCyte of Bozemon successfully developed one with support from the DoD as well as the National Institutes of Health. Later, a pharmaceutical giant, based in Japan, bought the company and is now planning to manufacture the vaccine.
Military Infectious Diseases Program Director Michael Kozar claims they are trying to reduce the risk factors of the research program by looking into the latest technologies that can be availed by the researchers. The investigators are also provided with funds so they can analyze the potential success or failure of the new vaccine.
The White House is also becoming serious about the superbug threat. It is possible the Council of Advisors on Science and Technology will soon publish a report. They will also start a task force for antibiotic resistance and offer incentives to drug companies in order to encourage them to begin research on superbugs. The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research has been funded to carry out research on experimental therapeutics.
Since the superbugs can cause fatal diseases and spread globally, potentially surviving in different weather and atmospheric conditions, it is extremely important to stop this threat. Once spread, the diseases will be difficult to combat and many casualties can occur.
The Pentagon has taken a positive initiative by starting research programs to treat superbugs. Finding such a vaccine at this stage can definitely prevent potential crises in the future.
Comment below or start the conversation here and connect within the military community.
The Pentagon has taken a positive initiative by starting research programs to treat superbugs. Finding such a vaccine at this stage can definitely prevent potential crises in the future.
Comment below or start the conversation here and connect within the military community.


text: Photo by: Dominic Favre Solar Impulse's team chief Bertrand Piccard, left, and Solar Impulse's Chief Executive Officer and pilot Andre Borschberg celebrate after successfully landing the solar-powered HB-SIA prototype airplane after its first successful night flight attempt at Payerne airport, Switzerland, on Thursday, July 8, 2010. The aircraft took off July 7 at 06:51 a.m. and reached an altitude of 28,543 feet by the end of the day. It then slowly descent to 4,921 feet and flew during the night on the batteries, charged during the day by 12,000 solar cells, which powered the four electric motors. It landed July 8 at 09.00 a.m. for a flight time of 26 hours 9 minutes setting the longest and highest flight ever made by a solar plane. (AP Photo/Keystone, Dominic Favre, Pool)


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On 20-9-1987 Son Ga-in (nickname: Son ) was born in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea. The musician is in 2017 famous for Hawwah, Paradise Lost. Son Ga-in's starsign is Virgo and she is now 30 years of age.
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Rated 5 / 5 stars
I like it!
NG radio for the win! I got to find this little gem!
this was on ng radio? ha.
Voice Acting-ZeroToHero
Rated 5 / 5 stars
Changes alittle.
Bezo Theme
Rated 5 / 5 stars
<(")> <("<) (>")> Dance!
Very good song.
Thank you very much.
I'm Going to Kill You
Rated 5 / 5 stars
You don't hold your feelings back do you?
I've been told it's one of my most charming and simultaneously most annoying qualities.
Flash Title Music
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars
Keep the nines!
Very catch/retro beet that would be epic to listen to in a game!
-Sewer Jam-
Rated 3.5 / 5 stars
This is the best song with a piano on the audio portal!
XD yet another 7/7! It's gotta be my luckiest day ever...
Best song with a piano on the audio portal? woah... Thank you, gungan.
Church Phone
Rated 5 / 5 stars
You need to do voice acting for.
Flashes with a Monty Pyton Feel.
XD that would be AWESOME!
Those are not the droids
Rated 5 / 5 stars
Monty Pyton Is what I'm thinking of.
Chilled 1
Rated 5 / 5 stars
It's a cool repetitive beat to.
Anthem For The Ordinary
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I would like a insturmental for this


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Comics A.M. | Diamond closing L.A. center, DC shuffling online staff
Retailing | Diamond Comic Distributors has announced it will close its Los Angeles distribution center in March, with the facility in Olive Branch, Mississippi, taking over its functions. Regional Manager James Nash will relocate from L.A. to Olive Branch. There's no word on how many jobs will be eliminated in the move, but ICv2 reports that "other staff has been encouraged to apply for positions in Olive Branch after their tenure in Los Angeles ends at the end of March." [ICv2.com]
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27 Easy Remodeling Ideas That Will Completely Transform Your Home (On a budget!) DIY wainscoting with strips of wood. -- 27 Easy Remodeling Projects That Will Completely Transform Your Home
These DIY architectural details will give your home tons of character for just a fraction of the cost. Make your home look more expensive with these easy DIY techniques like adding faux wainscoting for your living room. Add a panel wall to your master bed
Installing Wainscoting This is one of the clearest, simplest picture frame tutorials that I've seen.
Best tutorial I've seen for wainscoting for your playroom. Buy sheets and have Lowe's cut them into strips the width you want. No problems with warped boards and much cheaper than wood.
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- Developing mobile lifestyle services.
- Develop, execute and manage a range of products and services.
- Do market research and determine market requirements, define the product & pricing plan, implement marketing strategy and develop feature sets.
- Work closely with Retail, Network Engineering, Business Development, Marketing, Customer Service and Sales units to define new product/solution strategies.
- Work with clients, 3rd parties and sales channels to define appropriate service solutions.
- Be accountable for the performance of all Tron products/solutions.
- Market engagement activities to extend and expand markets and coverage of networks - through partnership.
- Enhance or refine the end-to-end business processes/policies for Sales, Customer Care, IT & Technology, Merchant, Product & Marketing, and Logistics.
Qualification Required
- Diploma, Business Degree or marketing (high tech products) degree or Technical background (Engineering, IT)
- Minimum 2-3 years working experience
- Minimal experience with new product development or business development is necessary.
- Project Management Skills is desirable
- Willing to travel.
- Always meet timeline.
Preferable Industry Exposure
- Product management in FMCG, Retail, Banking, Merchant's development & management, Online, Affiliates, Loyalty & Rewards Program, Telecommunications or IT consulting is necessary.
Essential Skills & Qualities
- Highly analytical end-to-end approach to problem solving is necessary. Basic knowledge of fixed or wireless (GSM) telecommunications
- Good interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills are necessary.
- Get things done attitude is necessary - this person will have to multitask and drive to get a lot done in the average day because of the diversity of issues and contacts.
- Eagerness for responsibility is desirable.
- Evidence of successful cost reduction project is desirable.
- Evidence of previous successful marketing programme is desirable.
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- Marketing Communication: manage, liaise and coordinate with marketing agencies, medias and event management companies to execute marketing communication, advertising and promotion strategies. Managing all Public Relation and Press Interaction in regards to company agendas.
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- E-Marketing: manage and response on marketing mediums to ensure correct approach and effective position of marketing communication messages and announcement via all types of mechanics of E-Channels such as E-Mail Marketing, SMS Broadcasting, E-Commerce Portal, M-Commerce Portal, Corporate Website, eKiosk and other digital medias.
- Customer and Subscribers Acquisition: Executing strategic sales and marketing plan for customer and market penetration. Focus on membership and target database segment with Strategic Partners to secure partnerships and acquire customer subscriptions and to achieve set sales target.
- Strategic Partnership Presentation: Develop and improve all presentation material, sales / marketing tool and other tools that improve sales performance.
- Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's Degree, Post Graduate Diploma or Professional Degree in any field.
- Computer literate- Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, Excel etc.
- Strong command of written and spoken on English and Bahasa Malaysia.
- Able to think creatively, results oriented and displays consistent performance.
- Self-motivated, independent and hardworking.
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- Attending phone calls, emails and social networks' queries of the customers
- Anticipating problems and needs of the customers
- Should be able to maintain the balance in between a customer's requirements and business
- Must be aware of sales and marketing techniques
- Able to handle calls in a pressure environment
- Be able to maintain confidentiality of the valuable information
- Should be capable of handling issues and complaints with providing solutions to the customers
- Able to handle operational tasks
- Should be fully aware of information related to the product or services of the organization
- Possesses good efficiency in the transaction processing
- Good interpersonal skills
- Candidate must possess at least a Higher Secondary/STPM/"A" Level/Pre-U, Diploma, Advanced/Higher/Graduate Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Post Graduate Diploma, Professional Degree, any field.
- Required skill(s): Mandarin, Malay & English writing skills, excellent communication skills in English, Malay, Chinese (mandarin) and MS Office.
- Problem solving, analytical and data entry skills
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Prefer Chinese speakers.
- Required language(s): Chinese, English and Bahasa Melayu
- Ability to perform shift work on weekends and public holiday
- Applicants must be willing to work in Kuchai Lama.
- At least ONE year work related experience required.
- Malaysian and permanent resident only
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- General administration in day to day operational task and office affairs
- Maintaining a neat and professional front office environment
- To assist in other administration tasks as required by the superior
- Maintaining up-to-date records and fillings
- Responsible for front desk function and guest reception when necessary
- Attend to all incoming and outgoing call appropriately and courteously when neccessary
- Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's Degree, Post Graduate Diploma or Professional Degree in any field with at least 2 years work experience in the related field
- Dedication to quality and a sense of personal responsibility
- Possess a sense of urgency
- Applicants must be willing to work in Kuchai Lama
- Fluent in English and Bahasa Malaysia
- MS Office : Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Friendly, reliable and good customer service skills
- Previous experience in a front desk role
- Full time position is avalaible
- To promote brand's name, products and services by interacting with sales prospects and business partners.
- To recruit new accounts, maintain and expand product range in the assigned territory with focus on exceeding sales growth
- To build partnership, lead & manage a strong clients base and to provide excellent service quality at all times
- Generate revenue opportunities by developing key markets and cultivating long term relationship with our existing and new client
- Continuously engage clients which has been secured and maintain good relationship with the clients
- Collect market intelligence on what competitors are doing and how they make their approach
- To achieve sales target and collection targets as determined by the company
- To support events and tactical ground support to ensure optimum sales performance
- To manage channel account enquiries and complaints related to Tron product.
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- A target driven person. Must be target-oriented with a passion in sales
- Must be an aggressive, goal-oriented, able to cope well under pressure team player
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Episode Summary: During a study session, Akari learns that the interior decor of Caffè Florian was transported entire from Venice, and mentions she's never been inside despite knowing the owner. They visit during a break, and spot a candy-seller's cart in the Piazza San Marco. When a boy trips and drops his candy, the seller gives him a replacement bottle, but Akari still feels sorry for the chocolates spilled on the ground. Inside the cafe, Akari is impressed by the art. Some time later, Akari sees the candy-seller looking at the renovations to the Ca' d'Oro, and is disappointed he hasn't been selling since that first day. One morning Akari meets him outside the Piazza cafe, where he begins selling again, and he thanks her for her chance remark about the spilled chocolate, which reminded him of how he once wanted to give his customers joy, and says that after wandering the city's sights he figured out better packaging for his sweets. He treats her to a latte, and Akari realizes that Caffè Florian's art contains their creators' feelings, just like his chocolates, and the latter bring just as much beauty to the Neo-Venezia.


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TCU Horned Frogs vs. Kansas State Wildcats - 2/16/16 College Basketball Pick, Odds, and Prediction
Kansas State Wildcats (14-11) at TCU Horned Frogs (11-14)
College Basketball: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 8:00 pm (Wilkerson-Greines Athletic Center)
The Line: TCU Horned Frogs +5 -- Over/Under: See the Latest Odds
The Kansas State Wildcats pay a visit to the TCU Horned Frogs on Tuesday night.
The Kansas State Wildcats are not the same team we are accustomed to seeing but they will be going to the postseason somewhere. The Wildcats have dropped three of four following a 58-55, overtime loss at Oklahoma State on Saturday. This wasn't pretty with KSU holding a 36.7%-34% shooting advantage with both combining for 34 turnovers with an extra basket making the difference. The Wildcats received 14 points and 13 rebounds from Justin Edwards on 4-15 with DJ Johnson adding eleven points and seven boards. Barry Brown tossed in ten points and snagged six pulls while Dean Wade chipped in with seven points but there wasn't enough scoring options.
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The Texas Christian Horned Frogs stand at 11-14 and probably go to the postseason if they end the year with a winning record. The Horned Frogs have lost three of four and need wins and help which did not happen Saturday in a one sided 73-42 loss at West Virginia as a 17.5 point underdog. The Mountaineers jumped to 19 point lead heading to the locker room and then continued to keep the pressure on until the final buzzer. TCU was done in by 33% marksmanship and 26 giveaways for just 15 field goals while West Virginia used 37.5% shooting and 19 more looks at the basket along with 21 free throws to do plenty of scoring. TCU received 20 points from Chauncey Collins on 7-15 with Vladimir Brodziansky chipped in with nine points.
Kansas State are 12-5 ATS in their last 17 Tuesday games and TCU are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall. I'm not confident in either team to be honest so I'll probably be on the sidelines…


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Hello Corelians, First, a Disclaimer… Foster sent me a review copy of the Bundle. That said, I've seen other training packages from him, over many years. I've also seen other CorelDRAW training packages from other authors too. If someone asked me these questions: New user: "How do I learn …Read More »
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Purpose: Retinal ischemia is a major contributor to vision loss in multiple diseases including acute angle-closure glaucoma, primary open angle glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and retinal vascular occlusions. The increase in oxidative stress is widely believed to play an important role in retinal ischemic injury. Sulforaphane, an isothiocyanate, and precursor of glucosinolate in cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, has demonstrated neuroprotective effects in several experimental models. In this study, we determined the neuroprotective effects of sulforaphane on retinal ischemia in vivo, using a mouse model of ischemic-reperfusion injury. By quantifying relative changes in electrophysiology (ERG) and retina histology, the neuroprotective effects of sulforaphane were evaluated
Methods: Two groups of C56BL/6 wild type mice (6-8 weeks old) (n= 8 per group) were used for this study. The retinal ischemic reperfusion injury was induced by elevation of intraocular pressure for 45 minutes. Following ischemic insult, vehicle (1% DMSO saline) or sulforaphane (25mg/kg/day) was administrated intraperitoneally once per day for 5 days. Retinal function was quantified by recording scotopic ERGs in dark-adapted mice prior to and one-week following ischemic insult.
Results: Scotopic ERG a- and b-wave amplitudes prior to ischemic injury were 408 ± 82 µV and 856 ± 146 µV, respectively. Following ischemic-reperfusion injury, scotopic ERG a- and b-wave amplitudes of vehicle-treated mice were 152 ± 50 µV and 332 ± 87 µV, respectively. By comparison, ERG a- and b-wave responses from sulforaphane-treated mice were 306 ± 73 µV and 664 ± 123 µV, respectively. Histologic comparison of the retinas demonstrated the preservation of retinal architecture in mice treated with sulforaphane following ischemic insult as compared to vehicle-treated mice.
Conclusions: Intraocular ischemic-reperfusion insult elicits marked deficits in retinal function as quantified by scotopic ERG. Administration of sulforaphane protects retinal function against ischemic-reperfusion injury. These preliminary findings suggest that sulforaphane may have therapeutic value in the early treatment of retinal ischemic diseases.
The major finding of this ongoing study is that sulforaphane demonstrates a generalized trend of a protective effect against retinal-ischemic injury. With in vivo experiments, there appears to be a trend towards improved a-wave and b-wave amplitudes with use of sulforaphane as compared to inert vehicle as well as preservation of retinal architecture.
SFN is an indirect antioxidant which induces antioxidant enzymes through upregulation of the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) (Kelsey et al., 2010). Ping et al (2010) reported that pretreatment with SFN reduced infarct ratio in neonatal brain hypoxia-ischemia model (Ping et al., 2010). Recently, Wu et al (2012) demonstrated that SFN protected neuron cultures against injury caused by oxygen and glucose deprivation/re-oxygenation, possibly via anti-apoptosis (Wu et al., 2012). SFN has also been shown to prevent cisplatin-induced nephropathy by modulating cell death and pro-inflammatory pathways (Guerrero-Beltran et al., 2012). SFN prevents retinal outer nuclear layer thinning and functional changes in a mouse light-induced retina injury (Tanito et al., 2005).
There is much left to discover in examining the use of sulforaphane in ischemic retinal disease. As we continue this project, we aim to include a larger sample size as well as histology and morphometry. Furthermore, the exact mechanism of action of sulforaphane remains unknown. We also plan to determine if the neuroprotective effects of sulforaphane on ischemic retinal injury depend on the presence of Nrf2 by quantifying relative changes in Nrf2 and its downstream effecter HO-1 by immunohistochemistry in wildtype mice.
Mice treated with sulforphane may demonstrate an improvement in ERG a-wave and b-wave amplitudes as well as the preservation of retinal architecture following ischemic insult as compared to vehicle-treated mice. These preliminary findings suggest that sulforaphane has therapeutic value in the management of retinal ischemic diseases.
Bu P, Basith B, Stubbs EB, Jr., Perlman JI. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor facilitates recovery of retinal function following retinal ischemic injury. Exp Eye Res 91:104-106.2010.
Chen B, Caballero S, Seo S, Grant MB, Lewin AS.Delivery of antioxidant enzyme genes to protect against ischemia/reperfusion-induced injury to retinal microvasculature. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 50:5587-5595.2009.
Guerrero-Beltran CE, Mukhopadhyay P, Horvath B, Rajesh M, Tapia E, Garcia-torres Itzhel, Pedraza-Chaverri J, Pacher P. Sulforaphane, a natural constituent of broccoli, prevents cell death and inflammation in nephropathy. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 23:494-500.2012.
Kelsey NA, Wilkins HM, Linseman DA. Nutraceutical antioxidants as novel neuroprotective agents. Molecules 15:7792-7814.2010.
Kraft AD, Johnson DA, Johnson JA. Nuclear factor E2-related factor 2-dependent antioxidant response element activation by tert-butylhydroquinone and sulforaphane occurring preferentially in astrocytes conditions neurons against oxidative insult. J Neurosci 24:1101-1112.2004.
Osborne NN, Casson RJ, Wood JP, Chidlow G, Graham M, Melena J. Retinal ischemia: mechanisms of damage and potential therapeutic strategies. Prog Retin Eye Res 23:91-147.2004.
Ping Z, Liu W, Kang Z, Cai J, Wang Q, Cheng N, Wang S, Zhang JH, Sun X. Sulforaphane protects brains against hypoxic-ischemic injury through induction of Nrf2-dependent phase 2 enzyme. Brain Res 1343:178-185.2010.
Szabo ME, Droy-Lefaix MT, Doly M, Carre C, Braquet P. Ischemia and reperfusion-induced histologic changes in the rat retina. Demonstration of a free radical-mediated mechanism. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 32:1471-1478.1991.
Tanito M, Masutani H, Kim YC, Nishikawa M, Ohira A, Yodoi J. Sulforaphane induces thioredoxin through the antioxidant-responsive element and attenuates retinal light damage in mice. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 46:979-987.2005.
Vin AP, Hu H, Zhai Y, Von Zee CL, Logeman A, Stubbs EB, Jr., Perlman JI, Bu P. Neuroprotective effect of resveratrol prophylaxis on experimental retinal ischemic injury. Exp Eye Res.2012.
Wu X, Zhao J, Yu S, Chen Y, Wu J, Zhao Y. Sulforaphane protects primary cultures of cortical neurons against injury induces by oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygentation via antiapoptosis. Neuroscience Bulletin 28:509-516.2012.
Zhang Y, Talalay P, Cho CG, Posner GH. A major inducer of anticarcinogenic protective enzymes from broccoli: isolation and elucidation of structure. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 89:2399-2403.1992.
C56BL/6 wild type mice (6-8 weeks old) were randomly assigned to two groups: vehicle-treated retinal ischemic injury mice, and SFN-treated retinal ischemic injury mice. Retinal ischemia was induced by transient elevation of intraocular pressure as described below. Subsequently, vehicle (1% DMSO in saline) or SFN 25 mg/kg in 1% DMSO in saline was injected intraperitoneally daily for 5 days.
Induction of pressure-induced ischemia: Retinal Ischemia was induced in anesthetized mice by transient elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP) as previously described and successfully employed in our laboratory (Bu et al., 2010) (Vin et al., 2012). The anterior chamber of the right eye of each mouse was cannulated with a 30-gauge sterile needle connected to an elevated isotonic sterile saline bag. The IOP was raised to 110 mm Hg for 45 min. Retinal ischemia was confirmed by rapid blanching of the ocular fundus and the collapse of the retinal artery by indirect ophthalmoscope. The left eye used as the non-ischemic control.
Electroretinographic responses: To determine if SFN treatment can protect against acute retinal ischemic injury, retinal function was measured before inducing ischemic retinal injury and 7 days after inducing ischemic retinal injury. The amplitude of the scotopic a-waves, b-waves was quantified and compared between SFN treated mice to vehicle treated mice after ischemic insult.
Histologic documentation: The mice were sacrificed on day 7, 1 week post-ischemic injury. Each mouse underwent bilateral enucleation and the eyes were fixated in phosphate-buffered (pH=7.4) 2.5% glutaraldehyde-2% paraformaldehyde solution and embedded in epoxy resin. 1 μm sections (600-1000 μm from the optic nerve) were stained with toluidine blue.
Protected Retinal Function by Sulforaphane on Retinal Ischemic Injury #B0156
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Ambrecht LA1,3, Perlman JI1,2,3,4, McDonnell JF1, Bu P1,4
Department of Ophthalmology1 and Pathology2 Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL.
Surgery3 and Research4 Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL.
Figure 1 . Representative dark-adapted ERGs obtained from strobe flash stimuli from normal (non-ischemic), SFN-treated (ischemic) and control-treated (ischemic) mice. Scales bar, 200 µV and 20 ms.Note preservation of ERG a- and b-waves in the SNF-treated ischemic mice compared with the control- treated ischemic mice.
Figure 2: Quantitative changes in ERG (A) a-wave and (B) b-wave amplitudes at different flash intensity. *P<0.01; One-way ANOVA analysis comparing control ischemic with SFN treatment ischemic and non ischemic and control ischemic (n=8).
Figure 3: Histological cross sections of the retina of, normal wild type mice without ischemia, sulforaphane-treated ischemic mice, and ischemic mice treated with inert vehicle
Acknowledgements: This work was supported by The Richard A. Perritt Charitable Foundation, Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness, and American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
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March 1, 2016
Today let's reflect on the biodiversity of Los Angeles from a deep time perspective. Los Angeles has a unique resource for tracing the legacy of many of the animals that we still see around in this region: the celebrated Tar Pits. Mired in sticky asphalt seeping up to the surface through cracks deep underground, the remains of countless creatures are found at this site in the heart of our city. The gruesome deaths endured by saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, and giant ground sloths as they starved fighting to free themselves from their gooey trap are nearly unimaginable. However, such carnage has left us with the most vivid image of Ice Age L.A., a fossil record that, in addition to various large mammals, includes a myriad of tiny animals. There are also plant remains—branches of all sizes, seeds, and even pollen—which, together with the spectacular record of the animals that once lived in and around what's today Hancock Park, provide us with unparalleled evidence of the environmental history of Los Angeles over the last 50,000 years.
Thousands of fossils like these have been found at the Tar Pits, in the heart of L.A. For most people the Tar Pits conjure images of extinct mammoths and saber-toothed cats, but the surprising fact is that 90% of the species recorded in the Tar Pits are still alive today. In some ways, the Tar Pits are far more about the present than about the past! For decades, research has focused on a limited number of extinct species that have rightfully captured our imagination. Who wouldn't daydream of a time when 10-ton mammoths walked the Miracle Mile next to herds of giant camels and huge bison as they were stalked by big cats and the piercing eyes of 10-foot-winged teratorns high in the sky? Just 12,000 years ago, when our ancestors were experimenting with domestication and toying with agriculture, we had a sort of African drama right in our backyard. But as I mentioned above, the Tar Pits have an important role to play in understanding our time and what we will face in the future. The countless fossils of insects and tiny mollusks, small mammals, lizards, fish, and plant remains—collectively known as microfossils—carry critical information about how the environment changes over time around the last glaciation that blanketed much of North America in ice and paved the road for the arrival of humans to this continent and into Southern California. Understanding the ecological transformations of this time is critical for understanding the environmental change we are experiencing today, for such a knowledge places our time into a historical context and give us baselines against which we can compare the present. As such, the Tar Pits are much more than a window into a fascinating past; they stand as an unparalleled resource for framing environmental change in deep time.
One of the many insect microfossils found in the Tar Pits Lately, as I see this tremendous resource waiting to be fully tapped, I have come to think of the Tar Pits as a paleontological metaphor for the Roman god Janus. Citizens of this famed empire used to place sculptures of this two-faced god along the roads, milestones looking both backwards and ahead. Our beloved Tar Pits are in many ways a Janus: one face gazes into a fascinating time, when bygone animals roamed our city, while the other provides an insightful look into today and the future, the road to come.
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I just found out we have ant-decapitating flies here in Los Angeles! Dr. Brian Brown, the Museum's Curator of Entomology and one of the world's foremost experts on flies, made a chance discovery by looking right under the nose of an unsuspecting USC student. It all started last Friday, while we were enjoying a nice stroll through the Nature Gardens. First, we checked out the Malaise trap that Brian and his staff set up as part of the BioSCAN project, which aims to survey the insect biodiversity here in Los Angeles. Then, we headed into the Nature Lab to see insects from this trap, and the 25 others that have been placed all over Los Angeles, being sorted.
As we got close to the demo table, Brian was suddenly transfixed. He'd seen something interesting on the screen that shows visitors the insects our scientists are sorting under the microscope. By some amazing coincidence, the USC student who was sorting a sample collected in Glendale, just happened to be looking at a phorid fly. Phorids, aka humpbacked flies, are the group of flies that Brian studies, and according to him, they are a mega-diverse family. How mega, you might ask? Apparently, there are estimated to be 40,000-50,000 species of phorid flies, and only 4,000 have been described by scientists so far. Wow!
But, it wasn't just any phorid fly. After taking a look through the microscope himself, Brian nonchalantly walks back over to me and said, "Yep, it's an ant decapitating fly." Whoa, what? I had no idea we had ant-decapitating flies (ADFs) here in L.A.! How could he have neglected to mention this exciting fact during all of our insect musings? Sure he's regaled me with stories of ADFs from Costa Rica and Brazil, always with devilish decapitating detail. But, he never mentioned we have phorids in the genus Pseudacteon, also known as fire ant decapitating flies, here in L.A. Fire ant decapitating flies do just as their name implies. When a female is ready to lay an egg, she locates an unsuspecting worker ant and injects her egg into the thorax. As the larva develops it migrates into the head capsule and molts a number of times. Through this entire process the ant behaves normally. However, just before pupation, the maggot begins to consume the tissue inside the ant's head, which causes the ant to act oddly, and soon after, to expire. The head falls off and the mouth parts are pushed out, so the oral cavity is clear. As the larva pupates, the adult fly emerges from the now-clear oral cavity of the ant. How's that for an alien ant birth? Later that day, Brian wrote an e-mail to the homeowner where the trap was located in Glendale: "Your backyard trap got something unusual- a phorid fly (the group of insects I study) of the genus Pseudacteon. The flies in this genus are all ant parasites, developing in the ant's head, and are referred to as 'ant-decapitating flies.' Usually, in suburban areas, the ant hosts of Pseudacteon are eliminated by the introduced Argentine ant, but you must have (or be close to) a healthy native ant fauna!" This, as Dr. Luis Chiappe, Vice President of the Museum's Research and Collections Department, put it, "is the power of science!" The presence of this parasite, allowed Brian to infer the presence of the host. If we went out to Glendale today, we'd likely be able to find native fire ants somewhere close by! And I know you all dying to join me on that adventure.
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It issues draft reports that are submitted to the annual ARLEM Plenary Session for adoption. The first meeting of this commission was held on 26 October 2015, in Brussels.
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Moga, April 20: India may be shining elsewhere but not in this tiny market town deep in the heart of the countrys bread basket.
The wheat harvest is bountiful... but that doesnt help us. The more wheat we grow, the more money we seem to be losing, says Talwinder Singh, 42, a Sikh farmer who has driven down from his village Dalawalpur to sell his crop at the market here.
The politicians will reap an angry harvest from among us this time round, says Singh grimly as he counts aloud the money grain dealer Joginder Singh Nausherawala has paid him.
Costlier fertilisers, power and water have meant that Talwinder spends Rs 4,000 for every acre of wheat he has grown on his eight acre farm while grain prices determined by the central government have remained static over the last two years.
After paying interest on old loans I took from Nausherawala, I will take home just Rs 22,000 for the 130 quintals I have grown on my eight acres, he says.
This, says Talwinder, is at least 20 per cent less than what he was taking home five years ago. And the cost of everything we buy from the market has gone up in the meantime... diesel costs have doubled, power was free earlier, now we pay for it, water hardly trickles into my fields but I still have to pay cess, tractors which used to cost Rs 2.5 lakh now cost Rs 4.5 lakh.... Yet they refuse to increase the prices of wheat and paddy. Are we to starve so that you cityfolk can have cheap bread'
The Centres own statistics prove Talwinders point. Latest data compiled by agriculture ministry economists show real farm incomes have nosedived during the last five years because of the rising cost of farming.
North Indian wheat farmers spread over Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, who can make or break political fortunes in Delhi, have seen their real earnings erode by 10 per cent over these five years.
I have told my sons whatever else you do, dont become a farmer in India. Go abroad, wash dishes, sweep streets... at least you will be better off, Talwinder fumes.
Akali Dal workers in Punjab hoping to emerge from the political wilderness are trying to drum up this anger. Ironically, the Akalis have accused the ruling Congress of not lobbying successfully with the National Democratic Alliance government, of which the Dal is a part, to hike the price at which government agencies buy grain from farmers.
Travel 250 km east and one hits the sprawling dusty town of Kurukshetra, which derives its fame from the Mahabharata battle. The mandi on the outskirts and large parts of the town proper have been taken over by farmers and their families in their colourful best astride tractors and tractor trailers.
See those people come here today to sell grain and celebrate. They look happy. But see their faces again tomorrow when they pay off merchants from whom they have been buying provisions on credit for the last few months they will be just as long as a horses, says Ranbir Singh, 34, a farmer who tills about 10 acres at Nagla Jagir village along with his brothers.
Farmers have sunk deeper into debt despite a nationwide fall in interest rates. Bank loans are difficult to access and kisan credit cards which the televisions keep talking about havent been given to everyone, says Ranbir.
Grain merchants, who double up as moneylenders, still lend at 36-42 per cent a year compared with banks which lend at 9-11 per cent. We are still tied to the aarthias (grain merchants) apron strings, complains the farmer.
We are never debt-free now. Every year you need more fertiliser, more pesticides to get the same or even less yield because the land quality has started deteriorating. And these are getting costlier. Urea prices alone have gone up by a third to over Rs 4,800 a tonne from what it was four years back, chips in Ranbirs neighbour, Dharamvir.
Farmers say the 1970s and 1980s were the golden years, with indebtedness low and prices rising. Input cost increases were also less volatile. Farming was profitable then, not now, says Ranbir.
Agronomists at Kurukshetra University agree. Yields, which had peaked at an average of about 20 quintals to the acre in this area, have started falling and desperate farmers have started using more fertilisers, water and other inputs to keep yields high.
The anger is directed at the ruling Haryana party the Om Prakash Chautala-led Indian National Lok Dal and the BJP at the Centre.
The Haryana Vikas Party and the Congress will gain this time round but we will change that too if things dont improve after the elections, Dharamvir, Ranbirs neighbour, says.
The angry winds blowing across farms in the northern states, which began a green revolution in the 1960s that transformed them into Indias granary, could seal the fate of many a sitting parliamentarian and also affect the fortunes of those in Delhi.


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Sage green domes atop Sofia's cathedral hint at the city's Ottoman past. Sober Soviet blocks set the scene for a festive, open-air antiques market. Alternately opulent and severe, the Bulgarian capital tells its dramatic history in its architecture, museums, restaurants, and theater.
Walk along the tree-lined avenue around Sofia's iconic St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and haggle for Soviet-era trinkets, military memorabilia, amateur art, vintage lace, and so much more at the Alexander Nevsky Flea Market. Don't miss the cathedral itself, either, the largest in the Balkans and home to an impressive art collection.
An icon of Ottoman architecture in the heart of Sofia, Banya Bashi Mosque was designed in the 16th century by Mimar Sinan, the chief architect for Suleiman the Magnificent, who also designed Selim Mosque in Edirne and the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. Sofia's only working mosque, this ornate landmark tells stories of just one of the city's many historic incarnations.
Towering over the city, Mount Vitosha is one of Sofia's most recognizable symbols – and a popular spot for outdoor excursions. In winter, ski and snowboard on its slopes; in summer, hike and mountain bike up dirt tracks. No matter the season, the mountain guarantees panoramic views of the city below.
Amidst all the Brutalist Soviet architecture, it's hard to miss Sofia's Communist past, but the relatively new Museum of Socialist Art offers an opportunity to delve further into the artistic culture of the period. In addition to displaying Bulgarian art made between the years of 1944 and 1989, the museum includes a sculpture garden filled with the likenesses of Soviet leaders.
Once the home of Bulgarian sculptor Andrey Nikolov, this 1920s Italianate mansion now hosts theater and dance performances, film screenings, art exhibitions, and compelling symposiums on contemporary politics. Small galleries with crimson walls and blond wood floors are named for Nikolov, and display a collection of the celebrated artist's marble busts and limestone statues.
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