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Do I Need to Rinse This?: The economics of recycling
Cans and bottles clink and crash as KSKA's Anne Hillman dumps her recycling into a bin. The rules about what you can and can't put in there can be confusing, but they have a reason. So Anne hopped in a recycling truck to sort it out.
A black nine-foot-long arm extends out from the lumbering red truck and its claw clamps down on a blue recycle bin. The arm hoists the bin into the air, and recyclables tumble into the truck. Empty, the bin is placed back on the ground and the truck moves on.
Solid Waste Services employee Garret Fairclough guides the maneuver from inside the cab.
"It's pretty much just one big video game. And that's what I say, 'Can you play video games?' when I train people. Because if you can play video games, you can pretty much do this job."
Fairclough has been picking up trash and recyclables for about three years. He says it's simple, but he can talk continuously about the intimate details, like swaying motions of different trucks, the problems of open cans filling with water and ice, the flurried mess of loose grass clippings. He winds his way down a narrow neighborhood alley.
"It's cool. It's fun. I love going past schools cause they're all like 'Garbage man, honk your horn!'" he says in an awkward falsetto. "And I'm like 'Alright.'"
In the back of his truck he's carrying comingled recyclables — that's paper, cans, and plastic bottles. But not all plastics.
"All plastics are not created equal," says Mary Fisher, executive director of Alaskans for Litter Prevention & Recycling. "Let me just say that first. All plastics are different."
Fisher says people in Anchorage can only recycle plastic bottles with necks that are marked #1 and #2. And bottles are not the same as plastic containers called clam shells, even if they are marked with the same numbers.
"And that's because in the plastic world, #1 PET is just the name for the resin that's used. And then chemicals are added to that resin to form it in certain ways. So a different chemical is used to form a bottle than is a clam shell."
Which means they melt at different temperatures. Mixing the two reduces the value of the plastic. Fisher says that's a problem, especially now when the prices for recyclables has been low for about a year.
"The recyclers are very nervous because they're profit margins are very, very low right now."
So they can't take low value items, like #5 plastics. Fisher says the recycling center in Palmer can take some of them because they are a volunteer-driven non-profit.
Fisher says a couple of inappropriate recyclables mixed in with a bale of ones and twos may not make a huge difference, "but you reach a point very quickly that the contamination really lowers the value of the material."
So does food contaminate a recycle load? Not really, but Fisher says you should rinse all of your bottles and cans because it's more sanitary for all of the people who handle them in the sorting process.
And what about plastic caps? First it was no- now it's yes…
"We have changed because the technology that manages this material has changed, so you can recycle your lids with your plastics."
Fisher says many of the changes have happened because it makes people more likely to recycle.
"It's the only industry that I know of that depends on people doing the right thing in their household in order to get the basic material to make the new product. What other industry in the world that depends on you doing the right thing?"
Back on the road, Fairclough's truck is full. He takes the recyclables to the Anchorage Recycling Facility off of Dowling and dumps them in a massive pile.
The truck beeps and rumbles. "So pretty much we use a packer blade to shove it all out," he explains.
When the area is full, the recyclables are crushed together into square bales, packed into shipping containers and sent off to Seattle. There they'll be sorted and sold and potentially turned into things you'll later recycle.
Canada Approves Controversial Mine Near Southeast Alaska's Border
A controversial mine near Southeast Alaska's border won approval from Canada's federal government on Friday.
The Kerr-Sulphurets – Mitchell project's environmental protection plan got the OK from the nation's Ministry of the Environment.
The project, known as the KSM, is in northwest British Columbia, northeast of Ketchikan and east of Wrangell.
Brent Murphy, of mine owner Seabridge Gold, says the federal action is an important step.
"It means that the project can proceed," Murphy said. "We've received both the provincial and Canadian governments' approvals."
"Essentially, it's an approval in principal and now we move forward in the permitting phase."
He says the project has about 100 of the 150 permits it needs. It's also seeking investors to develop the proposed $5.3 billion mine.
The KSM is a copper, gold and silver deposit upstream of two rivers that enter the ocean within about 50 miles of Ketchikan.
Fisheries, tribal and environmental groups in Southeast Alaska oppose development, saying the mine would pollute those rivers and harm salmon and those who eat them.
Canada's action disturbs Carrie James, who co-chairs Southeast's United Tribal Transboundary Mining Working Group.
"I'm just really disappointed in the decision; it doesn't surprise me. We're not going to stop. We'll keep fighting and we can't stop," James said.
Opponents are asking the Obama administration to pressure Canada to use more stringent permitting standards. They're also pressing British Columbia to give the project a higher level of review.
Alaska News Nightly: December 19, 2014
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Grand Jury Indicts Man in Alaska Prosecutor's Shooting Death
The Associated Press
An Alaska grand jury has indicted a 47-year-old man accused of shooting a prosecutor in a jealous rage over a woman.
Walker Considers Delay in Legal Marijuana Sales
The Associated Press
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker says he's considering a 90-day delay in implementing legal marijuana sales. Alaska voters in November approved legalizing recreational use of marijuana.
University President: Budget Cuts Will Require Downsizing to 'Core' Missions
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
University of Alaska President Pat Gamble is anticipating budget cuts that will force the institution to downsize, and focus on its core missions. Gamble plans to retire at the end of the 2015 school year, but he's looking beyond his tenure to help the university prepare for the future.
Omnibus Spending Bill Increases Money for Wildfire Management
Emily Schwing, KUAC – Fairbanks
The one trillion dollar spending plan passed by Congress last weekend and signed by President Obama includes money for wildfire mitigation and management. That budget is up from prior years.
Coastline Search Leads To First Residents' Camps
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
The Earth's crust is more flexible than you think – especially in Southeast Alaska. Growing and shrinking ice fields and glaciers, and rising and falling oceans have altered the region's coastline over time.
Understanding those changes is helping scientists to learn more about the area's early human habitation.
How the Alaska Native Brotherhood Changed Alaska History
Lisa Phu, KTOO – Juneau
In "A Dangerous Idea," author Peter Metcalfe looks at the crucial role the Alaska Native Brotherhood played in securing Native rights and land claims before, during and after statehood. The recently published book explores an often overlooked chapter in Alaska's story.
Lonnie Dupre Makes Fourth Winter Solo Attempt on Denali
Phillip Manning, KTNA – Talkeetna
Climber and arctic veteran Lonnie Dupre left Talkeetna yesterday for his fourth attempt to be the first person to summit Denali in January.
AK: Hockey Homecoming
Josh Edge, APRN – Anchorage
Anchorage has a close knit hockey community. But if players want to continue on to college hockey or eventually play professionally, they have to move away from Alaska at a fairly young age…leaving friendships behind. They use their short breaks back home to relive some of those childhood memories on the ice. And the 5th Annual Christmas Classic gives them that opportunity.
300 Villages: Kipnuk
This week we're heading to the Bering Sea community of Kipnuk. Jimmy Paul is the tribal administrator in Kipnuk
Grand Jury Indicts Man in Alaska Prosecutor's Shooting Death
An Alaska grand jury has indicted a 47-year-old man accused of shooting a prosecutor in a jealous rage over a woman.
Ronald Fischer is charged with first- and second- degree murder in the Dec. 8 shotgun death of 48-year-old Brian Sullivan, who was an assistant district attorney in Barrow, the country's northernmost community.
Authorities say Sullivan was shot at the home of a woman who had children in a past relationship with Fischer. The indictment also charges Fischer with assault by placing the woman in fear with a shotgun.
The indictment was handed up Thursday by a grand jury in Nome because Sullivan had been presenting cases to a grand jury in Barrow.
Fischer is represented by public defender Mark Billingsley, who did not immediately comment Friday.
Walker Considers Delay in Legal Marijuana Sales
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker says he's considering a 90-day delay in implementing legal marijuana sales.
Alaska voters in November approved legalizing recreational use of marijuana.
Walker told the Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce he's exploring a delay in the part of the measure that allows for commercial sales.
The ballot measure specified that adults no longer would be arrested under state law for possessing up to an ounce of pot outside their homes 90 days after election results were certified. That date is Feb. 24.
The state has nine months more to produce regulations for commercial sales, three months to begin accepting applications and three months after that to issue permits.
Commercial growers could produce marijuana for sale in May 2016 under the timeline.
University President: Budget Cuts Will Require Downsizing to 'Core' Missions
University of Alaska President Pat Gamble is anticipating budget cuts that will force the institution to downsize, and focus on its core missions. Gamble plans to retire at the end of the 2015 school year, but he's looking beyond his tenure to help the university prepare for the future.
Omnibus Spending Bill Increases Money for Wildfire Management
The $1-trillion dollar spending plan passed by Congress last weekend and signed by President Obama this week includes money for wildfire mitigation and management and that budget is up from years prior.
The omnibus spending plan includes $1.4 billion dollars for wildfire management and mitigation.
"That's about 64 million dollars above fiscal year 2014 enacted level," said Kent Slaughter, Manager of the Bureau of Land Management's Alaska Fire Service.
"So, there is definitely an increase in the amount appropriated," he said.
The money is based on a 10-year average funding level but, it is not allocated by state. It will be split between the US Forest Service and the Department of Interior, which oversees the BLM. Slaughter said 804 million dollars will go to the DOI, but it will be another month or two before he knows exactly how much funding will go to the Alaska Fire Service.
"I think the process went as the process is going to go. It's nice to have a budget to know… where we'll be for the rest of the fiscal year," said Slaughter.
The federal budget for wildfire management has been strained in recent years. According the Forest service, the wildfire season in the United States has increased by between 60 and 80 days in the last 30 years.
When the President proposed his Fiscal Year 2015 budget earlier this year, it included a proposal to create an emergency fund for catastrophic wildfires. The goal was to decrease the amount of money that is pulled from other programs like forest restoration and management as well as research. But during the congressional process, that proposal was scrapped.
Coastline Search Leads To First Residents' Camps
The Earth's crust is more flexible than you think – especially in Southeast Alaska. Growing and shrinking icefields and glaciers, and rising and falling oceans have altered the region's coastline over time.
Understanding those changes is helping scientists learn more about the area's early human habitation. A Southeast geologist talked about what's been discovered during a Nov. 25 Sealaska Heritage Institute Native American Heritage Month lecture.
We've all pretty much grown up with the assumption that the land we live on is when it's been for thousands of years.
Sure, we have volcanoes and earthquakes and, if you paid attention in school, plate tectonics. But the big stuff happened millions of years ago, right?
Wrong. In this part of the world, drastic changes have happened in the past 6,000 to 15,000 years.
Forest Service Geologist Jim Baichtal explains.
"The ice came out on the landscape. It pushed down on that land. The sea reinvaded as the ice started to melt. And now that land has risen up," he says.
He knows that because he – and others – have been mapping shell beds. They've been found from below today's shorelines to hundreds of feet above.
Once you figure out where the shore used to be, you can make an educated guess of where early inhabitants lived – and what they saw.
"If you and I would have been, 10,000 years ago, on the shoreline and we lived to be 50 years old, sea level would have risen 10.2 feet in our lifetime," he says.
And that matches some oral history.
Some of the settlements moved up and down rivers and streams as the ocean rose and fell, flooding coastal waterways, then receding.
Scientists have found campsites with tools and other signs of occupation.
Baichtal says they include agate and obsidian, which is only accessible in a few areas.
"So these people had been on the landscape long enough to find all those sites, and develop trade back and forth from those sites throughout all of Southeast Alaska by 10,500 calendar years ago," he says.
The findings have larger implications for the region's human history.
For example, Baichtal says flooding could have made it easier for early inhabitants to travel.
"So [when] people were coming into Southeast Alaska, they might not have been paddling down rivers. They were coming down the fjords," he says.
And once here, travel would have continued on the water.
"Admiralty Island was a multitude of islands. If you look at the Cleveland Peninsula, it was a multitude of islands. The same [is true] for Gravina Island and Annette Island outside of Ketchikan," he says.
Baichtal and other scientists have continued expanding their discoveries. He says before 2009, only five early settlement sites had been located. Since this type of research began, 17 more have been added to the list.
Excavation has also provided a look at Southeast Alaska's climate history.
"Throughout 10,000 years to about 6,000 years, I've got a lot of evidence out of these muds that suggests that we were as much as 3 to 4 degrees Fahrenheit warmer, with half the rainfall, and that fire was part of our ecology," he says.
Baichtal says weather patterns settled down around 5,500 years ago. That's when human settlements really began to grow.
"The sea level balances, fish probably started getting established in big numbers in the streams, the streams no longer were being as dynamic and down-cutting and the sea level was no more rising, and I think people began to greatly flourish at that time," he says.
As they've found more sites, Baichtal and his fellow scientists have developed more detailed maps of past Southeast coastlines.
He says other coastal areas could do the same.
"I'm sure all the way along the Gulf of Alaska, when you get out to Kodiak and up north, the same processes are going on. We've just not taken a look at applying this strategy on the landscape," he says.
Another type of early settlement research still needs to be undertaken.
That's exploration below current tidelines. Researchers in nearby northern coastal British Columbia have found evidence of settlements – 300 to 500 feet below the ocean's surface.
How the Alaska Native Brotherhood Changed Alaska History
In "A Dangerous Idea," author Peter Metcalfe explores the crucial role the Alaska Native Brotherhood played in securing Native rights and land claims before, during and after statehood. The recently published book explores an often overlooked chapter in Alaska's story. Metcalfe suggests, without the ANB, the Alaska of today would be a very different place.
When the Alaska Native Brotherhood formed in 1912, Alaska Natives were not U.S. citizens, couldn't own title to land and couldn't send their children to local schools. The aim of the group was citizenship and equality.
Peter Metcalfe says ANB was starting to make progress in the 1920s.
"They had won rights for education, voting rights, but what is consistent throughout the history of the Alaska Native Brotherhood is their demand that they be equals with the white establishment, that they have what we now call civil rights and that wasn't even a term at that time," Metcalfe says.
Two important leaders of the ANB in the 1920s were Peter Simpson and William Paul. Cultural expert and storyteller Ishmael Hope recounts an exchange they had during the 1925 ANB convention. Hope says Simpson "went up to William Paul who was one of the very prominent young leaders of the time and he just quietly said to him, 'Hey Willy, who owns this land?' And there was a little bit of a pause as William Paul thought of it and then he said, 'Well, we do.' 'Then fight for it!'"
By the 1929 ANB/ANS Grand Camp convention in Haines, Paul was grand president. Metcalfe says Paul invited James Wickersham, who had served as a district judge and Alaska's delegate to Congress.
"Judge Wickersham made a presentation to this convention in which he told the assembled delegates of the Alaska Native Brotherhood and the Alaska Native Sisterhood that they could sue the U.S. government," Metcalfe says.
During his time in D.C., Wickersham had seen Congress pass different jurisdictional acts allowing various Native American groups to sue the government over lost lands and rights. ANB and ANS voted to do just that.
Kathy Ruddy helped Metcalfe with research for the book. She says that moment in history was the genesis of the book's title.
"The dangerous idea is suing your own government when you've only been citizens for five years. Citizenship was extended to the Native people in 1924 and this is just five years after that," Ruddy says.
Metcalfe says it was a landmark decision. At the time, the white establishment was just getting used to the idea of Native Alaskans as citizens. Racial discrimination was entrenched in society.
In the early 1930s, ANB began fighting for aboriginal land claims in D.C.
Metcalfe says members of the ANB set aside traditional ways in order to achieve their goals. Leaders spoke English and adapted to Western ways of dress and social activities.
But Hope says, despite what they wore at the time, leaders of the ANB, like his grandfather John Hope, retained their Native culture, which helped them in their fight.
"My grandpa talked about how we used parliamentary procedure, we used the English language as a tool, but not a means of identity," Hope says. "Many of the ANB founders, you look at them and you think, the stereotype is that they're assimilated Indians, but you actually look into the history and you see deeply retained cultural knowledge, cultural experiences."
Hope's father, Andrew Hope III, was the impetus for "A Dangerous Idea." It was his idea to apply for a grant through the Alaska Humanities Forum, which funded the research. Hope passed away shortly after the grant was awarded in 2008.
One important case stemming from that 1929 decision – Tlingit and Haida Indians of Alaska v. United States – took about 40 years to resolve. In 1968, a federal court held that the land was owned by Native people from time immemorial.
Metcalfe says without the ANB and the ANS, there wouldn't have been an Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971, an Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980, or the Alaska of today.
AK: Hockey Homecoming
Anchorage has a close knit hockey community, but if players want to continue on to college hockey or eventually play professionally, they have to move away from Alaska at a fairly young age – leaving friendships behind.
They use their short breaks back home to re-live some of those childhood memories on the ice. And, the 5th Annual Christmas Classic gives them that opportunity.
Tanner Sorenson is flying around the ice at Anchorage's Bonnie Cusack's Outdoor Rinks, moving with a well-practiced stride that has been perfected over many years of skating at Anchorage's ice rinks.
He rings a shot off the goal post, watching it sail high over the boards, narrowly missing a car parked nearby.
Tanner flew into Anchorage early this morning from Michigan State University, where he's playing his final year of college hockey.
Though Tanner enjoys playing on the larger stage, with high pressure to perform in front of thousands of fans, he says getting back on the outdoor ice is relaxing.
"Just get to have fun, do whatever you want, mess around, no one's gonna get too upset," he said. "I mean, obviously everyone's so competitive with hockey and sports in general. But, outside of that, there's no systems, no pressure, I think it's just everyone having kind of a good time and kinda getting together with your buddies when you come back from school and whatnot, which is always fun."
Tanner has been living halfway across the country since he started high school. As he was entering 9th grade, he was recruited to play hockey at Minnesota's Shattuck St. Mary's – a prep school with a reputation of churning out future college hockey and professional stars.
Now on Michigan State's roster, Tanner says the transition to living away from home during his early teenage years wasn't too difficult.
But, it meant leaving behind a lifetime of friends. So, whenever he makes it back up to Alaska, he takes advantage of the time he has to reconnect.
"We always get together, come out here, have some fun, mess around, kind of enjoy being back," Tanner said. "I mean, it's nothing serious, we just like to – I guess it's a time to get away and hang out, rest, catch up on what we've missed, how school's going, how we're doing, and all that."
Of course, leaving the state to play high school hockey also meant leaving his family. Tanner's dad is Dennis Sorenson, who is well known in Alaska's hockey community. He's been coaching in the state since 1984, after finishing his collegiate hockey career at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
I meet Dennis at another local ice rink, where he's coaching Anchorage's Dimond High School.
During his time coaching, Dennis has helped hundreds of players go on to compete at hockey's highest levels. And he says it's important for the players to get back on the outdoor ice where they started, to put a smile back on their face and to remind themselves why they love the game.
"Sometimes the team game, the team takes over for the fun, because winning is real important," he said. "So, they get out there, and it doesn't matter if they win or lose, they're out there doing moves they haven't done in years, and they just feel like, the best thing is going on in the world."
"Nobody is yelling at them nobody cares, they're just having a good time with their friends and doing something positive."
The Sorenson's story is common in Alaska's hockey community. Bryce Christianson is another player who grew up in Alaska, but eventually had to leave to further his hockey career.
He's the founder and organizer of the Christmas Classic outdoor hockey tournament. Bryce says it started off small – as a way to get some friends together who had gone their separate ways for junior and college hockey.
"The first year, the idea was just to see how many guys we could together to come out and play some hockey," Bryce said. "And the first year we went on Facebook and got 20 guys together; the next year we got 40 guys and then it started to progress; and the third year we ended up having 60, and at that point it's like, hey all these guys together, we've gotta do it for something more, we've gotta do it for a cause."
That cause ended up being Toys for Tots. Last year, the tournament fielded 96 players and contributed 208 toys. This year, it's even bigger, with more than 125 players signed up to play.
Both Dennis and Tanner are participating in this year's tournament. Tanner says it'll be nice to get back out on the ice with old friends, even if he already plays against some of them in college.
"It's kind of funny, we'll get there, line up against them, give them a nice little slash on the back or whatever and kind of laugh it off, but definitely when the pucks going, it's kind of all in," Tanner said. "Everyone's so serious, you don't even realize that's your buddy until the end of the game."
"So, it's definitely fun when we get back and talk about the games we've played against each other and whatnot. I know everyone's pretty excited to come to this tournament."
As the tournament expands, its goal is to be a family event. This year there will be a heating tent, free food and drinks. Bryce is even trying to get a Santa for the kids and some live music for those who stop by. There will also be Marines standing by for toy dropoffs – and of course some great hockey.
The tournament is on Saturday, Dec. 20 at Anchorage's Bonnie Cusack outdoor rinks near the Sullivan Arena. The heating tent, food, and registration tables should be ready by 10:30 a.m. and hockey will begin at 11:00 a.m.
Annual Statewide Holiday Greetings Show
It's not to be missed! The annual state-wide holiday greeting edition of Talk of Alaska is on its way. Good wishes will be flying across the great state of Alaska, re-connecting friends and families and extended families in a two-hour wave of greetings. So make your list and get ready to call on the next Talk of Alaska.
HOST: Steve Heimel, Alaska Public Radio Network
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LIVE Broadcast: Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. on APRN stations statewide.
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Lonnie Dupre Makes Fourth Winter Solo Attempt on Denali
On Thursday, climber and Arctic veteran Lonnie Dupre left Talkeetna for his fourth attempt to be the first person to summit Denali in January.
Climbing Denali is hard. Even in peak season, temperatures dip below zero, and frostbite is a real concern. In fact, this summer saw one of the lowest summit rates in decades, owing largely to weather. Not many people attempt North America's highest peak in winter. Lonnie Dupre is one of the few who has. He is beginning his fourth attempt to summit the mountain in January. His previous attempts were all thwarted by the weather. Dupre says he's surprised at how mild the Alaskan winter has been so far.
"I'm surprised on how little snow and how warm it's been in Alaska, overall. That opens up a whole new bit of news, maybe, on climate change and what's been going on with the weather these days."
Lonnie Dupre takes climate change seriously. Many of his expeditions have been to raise awareness for the changing environment. Despite the warmer-than-normal temperatures in the lowlands of Alaska, however, Dupre says it will still be very cold on Denali, with temperatures potentially dipping to fifty-below-zero. Under those conditions, Lonnie Dupre says the body requires a lot of calories just to keep going.
"It's like throwing a log on the fire, right? You've got to keep the firewood coming…"
Lonnie Dupre estimates he'll be taking in about 4,500 calories per day to keep his internal furnace running. He says that hydration is even more important, and that he plans to drink four or five liters of melted snow-water each day.
Daylight is also a major factor affecting winter climbs. Lonnie Dupre will only have a handful of hours each day to try to make progress.
"A big challenge, aside from the cold, is you only have a limited time to travel, because it's dark. I'm leaving at the darkest time of the year, so it only leaves you maybe five hours of useable light in mid-December."
Crevasses present a challenge to Denali climbers regardless of the season. Without team members, Lonnie Dupre will be on his own should he find himself in an area where crevasses have opened.
"A preventative measure to not drop into one of those bad-boys is to take a big, long pair of skis, and I'm taking…about a thirteen foot long spruce pole with me."
Like much of his gear, Lonnie's eight-foot long skis are custom. In fact, he made them himself. This year, he is also bringing along a tent, sleeping bag, and down suit that should help him stay warm. Overall, Dupre feels good about this year's attempt.
"You always get those butterflies in your stomach right before you go, but I'm excited to get moving. I'm feeling really good about this year; I've trained hard. I've got all the equipment I could have wished for for this trip."
As with his previous attempts, Lonnie Dupre's primary goal is to get back safely, though reaching the summit of Denali would be a definite plus.
Interior Dept. Appoints New Leader for Offshore Energy
The federal agency that regulates offshore oil drilling is about to get a new leader.
Abigail Hopper has been named director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, according to a report from FuelFix.
Hopper has spent several years running the Maryland Energy Administration. She recently worked on a project to set up wind energy farms off Maryland's shore — leading to a federal lease sale in August.
Now, BOEM is turning its attention to building a new five-year plan for selling oil and gas leases offshore. The agency's been under pressure to include the Atlantic Ocean. But they say new seismic research is needed before they can make a decision.
Hopper will be the second director at BOEM since it was established by the Interior Department in 2010. Former director Tommy Beaudreau left in May to become chief of staff to the Interior Secretary.
Unknown Oily Sheen off Shishmaref Coast Returns
An oily sheen of unknown origin discovered along the northeast coast of Shishmaref this summer has returned.
The sheen was first discovered in June on the nearshore icepack by the Shishmaref Village Public Safety Officer. The VPSO reported the yellow liquid smelled like gasoline. That led to cleanup efforts and an investigation by the state Department of Environmental Conservation to determine exactly what the substance was, and where it came from.
Samples of the sheen—and from the community's fuel tanks—were collected for testing at the U.S. Coast Guard's Marine Safety Lab in Connecticut. But the summer cleanup efforts ended with results still pending, and no source for the sheen ever identified.
Now the sheen is back—noticed by a local store owner and the VPSO last week. DEC officials say the unidentified substance again has the strong scent of gasoline. The unknown petroleum product was visible under nearshore ice as early as last Friday.
DEC spokesperson Ashley Adamczak said the agency is sending someone to Shishmaref Thursday to investigate. Adamczak said those samples collected over the summer will come in handy.
"We will be able to do a direct comparison with the substances that were leaching from the shore line last summer, and this event, and compare [them both] to the tank farm," she said.
Adamczak said locals in Shishmaref have offered input on where the oily substance is coming from, and DEC is following up.
"There's a lot of people there that have a lot more history of that site than we do," she said about the investigation just now getting underway. "There's a couple different floating theories that we have, and we are actually taking a metal detector device out there to do some investigation, to see if there's any subsurface tanks or buried drums that are in the area."
Adamczak said the idea of forgotten oil drums or fuel tanks was offered over the summer. "We'll be working very closely with the people who reported that those might be there to determine those exact locations."
The Coast Guard has hired waste treatment company Emerald Alaska to perform an on-site assessment.
Last summer's cleanup resulted in about 30 bags of oily waste from absorbent materials laid out over an area of 1,200 square feet. About 100 gallons of the fuel-like substance were recovered, according to DEC officials on the ground in Shishmaref in July.
Governor Walker Shares Upbeat Message With Fairbanks
Governor Bill Walker is striking an optimistic tone despite tanking oil prices that are reducing state revenue. Speaking to the Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce Tuesday, Walker pointed to opportunity.
Scientists ID Two Bat Species Never Before Seen In Alaska
Scientists are in a race to learn as much as they can about bats in Alaska. And that race has led to the discovery of two new species previously unknown in the state. The Hoary bat and the Yuma bat were both found in Southeast Alaska.
Bat research in the state has been accelerating over the last several years as scientists anticipate the spread of white-nose syndrome in bat species and the effects of climate change.
This surge in research uncovered two different bat species never-before-documented in Alaska.
Specimens of the Yuma Bat – or Yuma Myotis – have actually been in museum collections for nearly 30 years. But, they were incorrectly identified.
Link Olson is the curator of mammals at the University of Alaska Museum of the North. He says that's largely because, on the surface, the Yuma Bat looks very similar to a more common, well-documented species called the Little Brown Bat.
"If I were to go down to Southeast Alaska and catch a bat that could either be a Yuma Bat or Little Brown Bat, without any other information or evidence, if I were to look at it, then let it go, or even if I were to take the measurements that you can take from a live bat in the hand, I would not be able to confidently identify it as one or the other," Olson said.
And Olson doesn't believe his colleagues would claim to be able to make the distinction either.
Though the two species might look alike, he says they aren't closely related, which gives scientists other avenues to identify the bats.
"What we can do is collect tiny bits of tissue, and we usually do this from either the wing or the tail membranes because they heal very rapidly, and with that tiny little punch – or biopsy – of tissue, we can use very straightforward genetic techniques to identify these two particular species," Olson said.
The second species previously unknown in Alaska is the Hoary Bat. Scientists don't have any physical specimens of the species from within the state. But, they were able to detect the species by using ultra-sensitive audio equipment that can pick up the bat's echolocation signals, which are typically outside of the human hearing range.
"These 'bat detectors' will record those and either display them in a typical sonogram so that we can compare them to known reference calls and hopefully identify them to species, which is what was done in this case, or they will divide that echolocation call by a denominator that literally breaks it down and divides it so in our hearing range," Olson said.
Though the identification was successful in the case of the Hoary Bat, Olson says species can't always be accurately identified by their echolocation alone.
The range of the bats is not known, but in the case of the Yuma Bat, Olson says specimens from other collections are from as far north as Baranof Island, and he suspects it might extend even further north.
"There's no clear bio-geographic barrier that I can think of to this species until you get up to the Malaspina Glacier north of Yakutat," Olson said.
There are plenty of other unknowns regarding Alaska's bats – including where they spend their winters. Olson says that question still looms even for the better-documented Little Brown Bat.
This question is particularly pressing because bats are most-susceptible to White Nose Syndrome while they are hibernating.
As bat research progresses, Olson says citizen science has become a critical component, because many of the museums specimens were discovered by citizens, not scientists.
"Those old, dead bats are incredibly valuable scientifically," he said. "Even if it looks rotten and crushed, there's scientific value in that specimen."
Olson says if you do run across a dead or dying bat, alert Fish & Game or a local biologist rather than picking it up yourself.
Court Decision Allows Tribes To Apply For Lands To Be Placed In Trust
Tribes in Alaska are celebrating a decision that allows them to apply for lands to be placed into trust status with the federal government.
The Interior Department published the final regulation in a long running dispute between tribes, Interior and the state over an interpretation of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act or ANCSA in 1971 that held tribes in Alaska had lost that right under the settlement act.
Native American Rights Fund Attorney Heather Kendall Miller sued on behalf of four tribes and one Alaska Native individual in 2006.
"This is a huge, wonderful day to see Alaska tribes be able to fully exercise the right to have their petitions considered," Miller said.
The district court for DC rejected the state of Alaska's position that ANCSA required different treatment of tribes in Alaska. The state is appealing that decision.
Kendall Miller says one of the plaintiffs is the Chilkoot Indian Association that had land donated to it by a church. The 106 acres are in Haines and applying for trust status means local municipalities, boroughs or the state would not be allowed to tax any economic development initiatives the tribe may develop there.
Kendall Miller says the state could decide to drop the appeal now that Interior has adopted the court's position that sided with tribes on all counts. Kendall Miller says numerous tribes beyond the plaintiffs have been preparing applications for requesting trust status. She says this land status could be considered Indian Country.
Tulsequah Mine Study Outlines Taku River Barging
Chieftain Metals Corp. has released new details on its plan to barge supplies and minerals to and from the Tulsequah Chief Mine, up the Taku River south of Juneau.
Chieftain is trying to re-open the long closed zinc, copper and gold mine in British Columbia. The company filed an updated feasibility study with Canadian financial regulators earlier this month. It says the Taku is likely to be impassable about 23 percent of the time during the proposed barging season from May to September. Another 23 percent of the time, barges will need a tug to help navigate the river.
Chris Zimmer with the environmental organization Rivers Without Borders says the report is light on other details about the company's barging plan.
"When you look at this, you just think, 'Boy, how are they going to make this work?'" Zimmer says. "Because they've got to get concentrate out on schedule to get it on a barge and to get it down to a freighter in Seattle. And given the conditions in the river, I just can't see how they're going to be able to make this work."
According to the feasibility report, Chieftain would need four custom-built tugs and barges to make the nearly 40-mile run from the mouth of the Taku to the Tulsequah.
The company expects to ship more than 867,000 wet metric tons of concentrate to market over the proposed 11-year life of the mine. At its operational peak that would be more than 93,000 tons per year. About 17,000 tons of supplies and fuel would be shipped up the river every year as well.
Zimmer worries what will happen if Chieftain misses a few barge runs and tries to make them up when river conditions improve.
"They're probably going to try to run a lot of barges in a very short time to make up for that shortfall," he says. "And I think they'll probably push the envelope for what's safe in the river there."
Chieftain officials previously have said the mine would not be built unless there was a road leading to it from Atlin, B.C. In October, the company announced the road is no longer being considered. The Taku River Tlingit First Nation has sued to stop the project, saying B.C. officials failed to consult them about an environmental permit.
Ron Maas is the former owner of Taku Glacier Lodge, and still owns about 150 acres up the river. He's disappointed in Chieftain's plan to barge.
"I just hate to see them tear up the whole damn country for a few bucks," Maas says.
He remembers when former Tulsequah owner Redfern Resources tried barging on the Taku, and how the vessels would pass right by his property overlooking the glacier.
"It's a gorgeous, gorgeous place, and it is just a shame to have that barge coming by," he says. "You can hear it, you know, five miles away."
Lynden Logistics — one of the largest freight companies operating in Alaska — last month announced it had signed a non-binding letter of intent with Chieftain to provide barging services for the Tulsequah project. Officials with both companies have declined multiple requests for comment.
Chieftain is still seeking financing to reopen the Tulsequah. Cominco last operated the mine in 1957.
Juneau state lawmakers formed the Taku River Fact-Finding Task Force in 2011 to address local concern over renewed interest in the mine. Rep. Cathy Muñoz says the city's legislative delegation is still reviewing the updated feasibility study, and will talk about getting the task force back together early next year.
"It's a high priority," Muñoz says.
DEC Reaches Diesel Spill Site Along Dalton Highway
The state Department of Environmental Conservation has been able to get back in to a remote spot along the Dalton Highway where a fuel tanker wrecked and overturned Sunday night, spilling 1,200 gallons of diesel. The spill and a fire that burned the wrecked rig occurred near the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.
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Charities are stepping up to help more Fairbanks families this holiday season. Organization's like Love Inc. and the Salvation Army are providing gifts for kids whose families were formerly served by Santa's Clearing House.


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Dining is available at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. This 3-star property offers access to a business center. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) is offered to guests. This Halong hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, laundry facilities, and dry cleaning/laundry services.
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Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini 'did not agree' with international selection of Vincent Kompany
Manager furious with call up for his captain
Thursday 28 March 2013
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has hit out at Belgium counterpart Marc Wilmots for selecting captain Vincent Kompany for international duty this week.
Kompany made his first competitive appearance in eight weeks when he featured in his country's World Cup qualifier against Macedonia on Tuesday.
The 26-year-old defender had been sidelined since suffering a calf injury in the FA Cup fourth-round win at Stoke on January 26 and had a potential comeback date put back several times.
That did not prevent him being called up by Belgium and although the national skipper did not play in last Friday's game in Macedonia, he played all 90 minutes of the return fixture in Brussels.
Mancini said: "He didn't play for us for 60 days and then he went to play for the Belgium team.
"I did not agree with this. I think sometimes some managers of national teams should understand the situation.
"This player plays for the club and the club, every month, pay his salary.
"I don't know if he is okay or not. One week before the international break he was not fit to play for us.
"I didn't see Vinny yesterday. I will see him today."
Mancini hopes Kompany will be fit to return for his side in Saturday's Barclays Premier League clash with Newcastle at the Etihad Stadium.
Mancini, speaking at a press conference to preview the game, added that striker Sergio Aguero is fit and could make his comeback.
The 24-year-old has missed City's last three games with a knee injury.
He returned to Argentina for treatment during his lay-off, and linked up with the national squad, but did not play and has been back training at Carrington for the past week.
Mancini said: "Sergio is okay. I think he could be ready for Saturday."
Mancini was also asked about the latest speculation concerning his own future and that of midfield talisman Yaya Toure.
The Italian has grown used to recurring stories linking him with other clubs or suggesting the City hierarchy could bring his tenure to a premature end.
A new report has claimed Monaco - who it was claimed made an approach last season - are again preparing to move for the 48-year-old as a potential replacement for Claudio Ranieri.
Mancini said: "No. Monaco, for me, are one of the best (teams) in France now. Now they are in the second division.
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Speculation over Toure has arisen after his agent expressed frustration about what he sees as a delay to discussions over a new contract.
But 29-year-old Toure has more than two years left on his current contract and Mancini feels there is enough time to resolve the issue.
Mancini said: "Yaya will stay here for a long time. Yaya is one of the best players in the world and he will stay here for another three, four, five (years), I don't know. A long time."
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Planetarium show: "Exoplanets"
First discovered 20 years ago, the known exoplanets (planets around other stars) now total more than 1,800. Dr. Scott Roby of SUNY Oswego's physics department will show the different types of planetary systems that exist and give updates on the Kepler mission and the search for twins of Earth. Part of Cruisin' Campus Springbreak. Limited seating: first-come, first-served. Free, including parking in the Centennial Drive lot (E17) or Washington Boulevard lot (E8). 312-2790.
Location: Room 223, Shineman Center
Sunday, April 5, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Concert by jazz trumpeter Dave Douglas
The trumpeter and composer's interests range from jazz, classical, klezmer and electronica. $15, including parking ($5 for SUNY Oswego students) and is available in the employee lots adjacent to Sheldon Hall and across Washington Boulevard. Pre-concert talk begins at 7 p.m. http://www.oswego.edu/arts. 312-2141.
Location: Ballroom, Sheldon Hall
Wednesday, April 8, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Men's Tennis vs. Keystone College
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Location: Oswego, NY- Romney Tennis Courts
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There are 7 Martial Arts Schools listed in Victorville. Tae Kwon Do is the most offered Martial Arts in Victorville area, followed by Karate and Kick Boxing.
Popular Martial Arts in Victorville
Here is a Chart and list showing Martial Arts available in Victorville. This is based on information from 219 Martial Arts Schools in Victorville area that made style information available.
- Tae Kwon Do (63)
- Karate (60)
- Kick Boxing (53)
- Jiu-Jitsu (Jujutsu/Jujitsu) (47)
- Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) (39)
- Brazilian Jiu-jitsu (37)
- Kung Fu (34)
- Judo (33)
- Muay Thai (25)
- Hapkido (24)
This list shows the Martial Arts Styles along with the number of schools offer that Style in Victorville area. If you are looking for specific Martial Arts in Victorville or looking to find a Martial Arts School closed to you, see a list of Martial Arts Schools in Victorville.


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Pont Du Gard
What a glorious day to wake up to. The sun was shining, not a cloud in the sky and not a puff of wind, today is going to be awesome. We headed to Remoulins just north of Nimes to have a look at even grander Aqueduct than that at Castries and it didn't disappoint. Pont Du Gard. This piece of engineering is truly spectacular and to think that it was constructed in the years around 50AD is even more amazing and the fact that it is still standing is significant. This aqueduct ...
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... They have purchased divine chocolates from a local chocolatier and we walk with them on our way back to the car to purchase a selection, But sadly it is only 1.30 and the shop is closed as is the custom and we forgo the delights of chocolate. We definitely will be returning to Aix en Provence. Not to trip over but to take in the sights in such a quaint little town. The floral gardens were absolutely gorgeous in this very touristy village.
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Cymbidium ensifolium blooming!
It is very fragrant and grows great under Phalaenopsis conditions.
VERY, VERY nice !!! Approx. how tall is it ? Also, where in VA are you at as I'm in Silver Spring, MD ?? Do you belong to Hollin Hills or National Capitol OS ??
SOLD !! I was looking at ensifoliums just because they're warm growers and GORGEOUS, inspired by YOURS !! I've got three newbies and even put them outside for the morning sun exposure. Sorta looks like next season for blooms but all 3 have new growths and look to be happy campers !!
My large cymbidium, bought blooming in 8" pot, in April 2007 was repotted in Sept 2007 in a 10" pot. It was inside for the winter and outside in partial shade all summer. Fertilized with 15-30-15 occasionally. I just brought it inside to a sunny window. Night temps high 50's, day temps 68. My problem is that it has not bloomed since that first time. It has produced a couple of new bulbs with 3 foot long leaves, but no sign of flower spikes. I am a complete amateur. Is there any way to force blooms
My net connection has been down for most of 2 weeks ! I think I've got spikes on most of my 6 Cyms that are still outside now. I've acquired 2 ensfolium albas since last we talked ! Can't wait to see AND smell the blooms !! I've gone off the deep end in the Catasetum alliance ! Got a collection from another forum member totaling 20 which puts me at 28 now !!! Give me a hand if you see me not coming up for air !!!! LOL !! Most of those are going into dormancy but my Cyc. clorochilum X (27" tall now !) has 2 spike buds started and I've a pendactylon X in spike bud also ! The pterradactyl (I call it !!) is a newbie for me ! Remember you asked !!! If you noticed the two I got from my NCOS show/sale posted above ? Under EXTREME stress I managed to come away with ONLY two !!! BTW, can I call you something other than snasxs ??


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This lesson guides a student inquiry into properties of the ocean's carbonate buffer system, and how changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels may affect ocean pH and biological organisms that depend on calcification.
This activity uses a mix of multimedia resources and hands-on activities to support a storyline of investigation into melting sea ice. The lesson begins with a group viewing of a video designed to get students to consider both the local and global effects of climate change. The class then divides into small groups for inquiry activities on related topics followed by a presentation of the findings to the entire class. A final class discussion reveals a more complex understanding of both the local and global impacts of melting sea ice.
In this activity students explore recent changes in the Arctic's climate that have been observed and documented by indigenous Arctic residents. Students watch a video, take notes, and create a concept map. Students also examine and graph historical weather data and indigenous data for an Arctic community. Students explain why natives are critical observers.
Students run a simplified computer model to explore how climate conditions can affect caribou, the most abundant grazing animal in the Arctic.
This activity engages learners in exploring the impact of climate change on arctic sea ice in the Bering Sea. They graph and analyze sea ice extent data, conduct a lab on thermal expansion of water, and then observe how a scientist collects long-term data on a bird population.
This is a five-activity module that explores the evidence for and impacts of melting glacial ice, with resources from major institutions and scientists who study glaciers -- primarily in Arctic areas. The suite of activities includes both glaciers and melting ice, as well as the impact of melt water downstream. Each activity follows the 5E model of Engagement, Exploration, Explanation, Elaboration, and Evaluation.
In this activity, students learn about how climate change is affecting the Arctic ecosystem and then investigate how this change is impacting polar bear populations. Students analyze maps of Arctic sea ice, temperature graphs, and polar bear population data to answer questions about the impact of climate change on the Arctic ecosystem.
In this investigation learners research the effects of melting sea ice in the Bering Sea Ecosystem. They create research proposals to earn a place on the scientific research vessel Healy and present their findings and proposals to a Research Board committee.
In this activity students research the inter-dependencies among plants and animals in an ecosystem and explore how climate change might affect those inter-dependencies and the ecosystem as a whole.
This video is the second of three short videos showcasing the dramatic changes in Alaska's marine ecosystems. The video highlights the marine mammals and birds and how they depend on Arctic sea ice, as well as questions about how these animals will cope in the face of climate change.


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Dr. Biree Andemariam graduated from the Tufts University School of Medicine in 2001. She works in Farmington, CT and 1 other location and specializes in Hematology/Oncology. Dr. Andemariam is affiliated with UConn Health Center. She speaks English and Spanish.
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On 7 December 1941, the Japanese attacked the United States' Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, destroying dozens of ships and planes, and killing thousands of American servicemen. Japan and the United States were at war.
Australians were already fighting in Europe and the Middle East, but Prime Minister John Curtin quickly expanded Australia's Second World War commitments, declaring that we, too, were at war with Japan because of its "unprovoked attack on British and United States territory".
Monday 14 November 2011 by Stephanie Boyle. 2 comments.
News, Personal Stories, New acquisitions, Collection
As senior curator of Film and Sound at the Memorial, I was greatly privileged in February this year to go with the ADF to the Australia's area of Middle Eastern Operations. Not only did I meet with and interview an amazing range of ADF members based in or around Al Minhad, Kandahar, Tarin Kot and Kabul, but I found myself in the rare position of being a female civilian, totally immersed in the ADF's world. I trained with ADF. I wore body armour. I travelled by armoured convoy and by Hercules aircraft.
Wednesday 9 November 2011 by Stephanie Boyle. 2 comments.
News, Opinion, views and commentary, Personal Stories
Well, we got wind in the morning that the Armistice was either signed or about to be signed... And the word finally came through and of course there was great excitement... I was only sorry I hadn't arrived there Armistice night because the chaps that got off the train, the girls just formed a ring around them..
Friday 14 October 2011 by Sue Ducker. No comments.
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The Memorial's Research Centre holds original First World War AIF War Diaries [AWM4] that are now available to view on our website. Hidden among the volumes of these records are some wonderful artworks created by the artist Bernie Bragg.
Wednesday 12 October 2011 by Sue Ducker. 3 comments.
News, Collection
The Memorial holds a fantastic collection of First World War trench art made by Sapper Stanley Pearl, who served in the First World War and later worked at the Australian War Memorial.
A young man, fit and blond, waits nervously in a trench, clenching his bayonet-fixed rifle across his chest. A whistle sounds and he throws himself over the top of the trench into no man's land, which is already littered with the bodies of his fellow soldiers. Machine-guns chatter, more of his companions are cut down, and the young man drops his bayonet and runs as hard as he can toward the enemy trenches. Chin up, arms outstretched, his chest is riddled with bullets.
Friday 23 September 2011 by Rebecca Weekes. 1 comments.
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The end of September marks the 71 year anniversary of the battle of Dakar. Also known as "Operation Menace", this operation was endeavoured to be peaceful, with the aim of placing General Charles de Gaulle in leadership at Dakar. It was a significant attempt to set up a Free French government in Dakar (West Africa) by British, French and Australian forces. The recently digitised Royal Australian Navy Reports of Proceedings highlight HMAS Australia's three day skirmish with the Vichy French.
Where there is war, there is love. Almost 13,000 Australian soldiers who fought in the First World War married during their years of service, mostly to English women they met while on leave or during training stints in country.
Wednesday 31 August 2011 by David Gist. 4 comments.
News, Personal Stories, Collection, Exhibitions, 1941, Tobruk Exhibition, Second World War, Rats of Tobruk
Visitors to the Memorial's exhibition Rats of Tobruk 1941 will have noticed the unofficial Rats of Tobruk medal presented, according to its engraving, by Lord Haw Haw. Around twenty of these medals were made at Tobruk, which illustrates one of the earliest examples of the town's defenders reclaiming the title 'Rat', bestowed on them by the propaganda radio program 'Germany Calling'. Visitors may also notice the brasso caked around the small copper rat on this medal, the result of many years of cleaning.
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(Mediterranean Anemia; Cooley's Anemia; Thalassemia Major; Thalassemia Minor)
DefinitionThalassemia is a blood disorder. It cuts down the amount of red blood cells and hemoglobin that the body can make. Red blood cells carry oxygen to all the organs in the body. Hemoglobin is a part of red blood cells that help grab oxygen at the lungs. Low levels of red blood cells and hemoglobin can lead to anemia. Anemia interferes with normal bodily functions.
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- Alpha thalassemia—based on the alpha part of hemoglobin
- Beta thalassemia—based on the beta part of hemoglobin
CausesThalassemia is caused by faults in specific genes. It is an inherited disorder. This means the affected person received the faulty genes from the parents. The severity of the thalassemia will depend on the number of faulty genes that a child inherits. There are four genes needed for hemoglobin, two from each parent. The number of genes that are faulty will determine the severity and subtype of thalassemia:
- In alpha thalassemia:
- One abnormal gene—silent carrier, no signs of illness but can pass condition on to child
- Two abnormal genes—thalassemia trait, may have mild anemia
- Three abnormal genes—Hemoglobin H disease, moderate to severe anemia
- Four abnormal genes—most severe form called Alpha hydrops fetalis, results in fetal or newborn death
- In beta thalassemia:
- One abnormal gene—Thalassemia minor, carrier with mild anemia
- Two abnormal genes—Thalassemia major known as Cooleys anemia, may have moderate to severe anemia
Risk FactorsFactors that increase your chance of thalassemia include:
- Certain types of thalassemia are associated with ancestors from certain parts of the world:
- Alpha thalassemias—Southeast Asia, Malaysia, and Southern China
- Alpha hydrops fetalis—Southeast Asian, Chinese, and Filipino ancestry
- Beta thalassemias—Africa, areas surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, and Southeast Asia
- A family history of the disorder
SymptomsSilent carriers will have no symptoms. For others, symptoms most often begin within 3-6 months of birth.Symptoms of mild or moderate anemia may include:
- Feeling weak and tired
- Shortness of breath
- Lightheadedness or headaches
- Cold hands and feet
- Pale skin
- Lack of interest in activity
- Pale appearance
- Poor appetite/feeding
- Dark urine
- Jaundice
- Slow growth and delayed puberty
- Enlarged and fragile bones, including:
- Thickening and roughening of facial bones
- Bones that break easily
- Teeth that don't line up properly
- Increased risk of developing infections
- Enlarged spleen
- Heart failure
- Liver problems
DiagnosisThe doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done.Blood tests will be done to measure levels of:
- Hemoglobin
- Red blood cells
- Iron
TreatmentTreatment will be based on the type and severity of anemia. Mild forms may not need treatment. More severe forms may need:
Blood TransfusionsBlood transfusions will help provide healthy new red blood cells. The blood comes from a donor and is carefully screened before it is delivered in a transfusion.Repeated blood transfusions can lead to high levels of iron in the blood. This can damage the heart, liver, and other vital organs. Certain medications can bind to the iron and carry it out of the body through urine.
Bone Marrow TransplantHealthy stem cells from a donor's bone marrow are injected into your vein. The new cells travel through the blood into the bone cavities. There, they can produce new normal blood cells. This may be a cure in some. However, it can be hard to find a good match with a donor.
SplenectomyThalassemia can cause the spleen to enlarge. An enlarged spleen can make anemia worse. A splenectomy is a surgery to remove the spleen. It may help reduce the number of blood transfusions that are needed.
General HealthComplications and impact on your daily activities may be reduced by following basic healthy lifestyle tips:
- Eat a well balanced diet. Your doctor may also recommend supplements like folic acid
- Include regular physical activity
- Take steps to prevent cold or flus. Wash your hand often. Avoid crowds in flu season. Get vaccinations as recommended.
- If you have thalassemia and you are pregnant, talk to you doctor about any special steps you need to take.
- Go to all medical appointments as recommended.
PreventionThis disease is inherited. Blood tests and family genetic studies will show if you are a carrier. A genetic counselor can discuss the risks of passing on the disease.
Northern California Comprehensive Thalassemia Center
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Canadian Hemophilia Society
The Thalassemia Foundation of Canada
Alpha-thalassemia. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated March 10, 2014. Accessed September 30, 2014.
Beta-thalassemia. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated July 15, 2014. Accessed September 30, 2014.
Beta-thalassemia minor. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated March 10, 2014. Accessed September 30, 2014.
Explore thalassemias. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute website. Available at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/thalassemia. Updated July 3, 2012. Accessed September 30, 2014.
Hemoglobin H disease. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated March 10, 2014. Accessed September 30, 2014.
Hydrops fetalis (due to homozygous alpha-thalassemia). EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated March 10, 2014. Accessed September 30, 2014.
4/24/2014 DynaMed's Systematic Literature Surveillance http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Thalassaemia in pregnancy, Management of Beta (Green-top 66). Royal College of Obstetrians and Gynaecologists website. Available at: https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/guidelines-research-services/guidelines/gtg66. Published March 27, 2014. Accessed September 30, 2014.
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- Review Date: 08/2014
- Update Date: 04/24/2014
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This a poker run. It will start at Quaker Steak and Lube and ends at The Salon and Spa at mystic Hair in Tampa. 4 Pound Trigger will play before the Auction. 4 pm is when we take the stage!
Feb 22
This is a whole weekend event. 5 Pound Trigger plays at 4pm Saturday
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Manager: John Champion & Danielle Merkle
Bio: 5 Pound Trigger are an alternative Rock Band out of Tampa FL.
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Back in September, ATLien rhymesayer J. Nolan and Virginia Beach beatsmith Reese Jones teased their upcoming collaborative EP with Global Appeal, a head-noddable cut that won rave reviews from our readership. Fast-forward four months, and the duo have revealed a release date for the highly-anticipated project, as well as their plans for an upcoming studio album. If you were feeling the aforementioned joint, new single It's on Me will only leave you more excited for what's ahead. Here, Reese's mellow boom-bap grooves back Nolan as he offers fans a little insight into his biography, depicting himself as an inner-city adolescent with dreams of hip-hop superstardom. The Humble Legends EP is scheduled to drop January 27, via iTunes. Proceeds from its sale will go toward funding the twosome's freshman set, Keep It Cordial, which they hope to release before the end of the year.
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Hi guys,
I was recently given a 42″ Plasma SONIQ tv (L42V11A) from my mate and he has lost the remote control. So I bought a new universal remote $60 and it does not have any codes for SONIQ and it cannot find a code in its auto search. I have rang Soniq and all they can suggest is I buy a new SONIQ remote off them for $54! Has anyone got any suggestions? The TV is virtually unusable without the remote.
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(March 12, 2011: Arlington, TX 76003) The Grace Prep Lions baseball team (Arlington, TX), was overwhelmed 11-3 in Saturday's league outing with the visiting Fort Worth Christian Cardinals (North Richland Hills, TX)
The Cardinals now hold a 16-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Stephenville for a non-league outing on Tuesday, March 15.
Next, the Lions confront the Dallas HSAA North Angels (Plano, TX) in a non-league outing, on Tuesday, March 15. Grace Prep will attempt to advance on its 4-5 season record. The Angels go into the outing with a 14-0 record after their 13-0 non-league win over Bishop Lynch (Dallas, TX).
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Recent answers to Multiple profiles with different cache settingshttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/9464782013-01-11T17:13:06-08:00After checking a few different options, it looks like the add-on Better Privacy provides the options2013-01-11T17:13:06-08:00Congreehttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/946478#answer-396343
After checking a few different options, it looks like the add-on Better Privacy provides the options I need for LSO management and does separate HTML cookies from Flash cookies nicely and lets me save specific site's LSOs. Thanks for the assistance!
I am not using -no-remote command on any profiles. I am sure that I'm switching between the two prof2013-01-11T11:49:39-08:00Congreehttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/946478#answer-396227
I am not using -no-remote command on any profiles. I am sure that I'm switching between the two profiles since I launch to profile manager and use that to change between the two. When running the provided code I get this on the profiles:

ProfileOne: C:\Users\davis\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ec042yhk.ProfileOne

ProfileTwo: C:\Users\davis\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\c9apjl5g.ProfileTwo

When checking about:cache, ProfileTwo does list the Disk Cache and the files listed in about:cache do persist after loading ProfileOne. With that info I went back to double check and apparently my issue is with Cookies being deleted by ProfileOne on exiting.

To give a full understanding of what is going on, when I play and save a flash game on ProfileTwo, after loading ProfileOne and exiting, ProfileTwo's progress is deleted. After doing some research, it looks like the LSOs (flash cookies) are being deleted on exit since it is set to clear cookies. Since Adobe Flash doesn't differentiate between the profiles, everything is getting wiped.

Is there another way to keep those LSOs around without changing the delete cookies option for ProfileOne?
If you clear the cache when you close Firefox then current Firefox versions will disable the disk ca2013-01-10T21:46:53-08:00cor-elhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/946478#answer-396005
If you clear the cache when you close Firefox then current Firefox versions will disable the disk cache and only use the memory cache as you can see on the about:cache page that also shows the location of the cache if enabled.
 This doesn't however clear current files in the cache.

Are you using the -no-remote command line switch to start any of the profiles?

Are you sure that Firefox is really using the other profile?

Copy and Paste this code in the Code field in the "Tools > Error Console" and click the "Evaluate" button to see the location of the profile folder.

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