text:
Reader's Choice
Gines Auto Service
Hole in the Ground
In Harmony
On the Rise
David Hoopes: Putting People First
Candice Davis: In the Driver's Seat
Around Utah
Around Utah
Business Trends
Home Sweet Office
The State of Security
Money Mingling
Economic Insight
Don't Stand on the Sidelines
Living Well
Outdoor Upgrade
Legal Briefs
Cutting Through the Haze
Industry Outlook
Industry Outlook: Higher Education
Daily Email
In the Hot Seat
Money Talk
Losing its Luster
Editor's Note
Utah's Control4 Goes Public
Special Report
Companies to Watch
Salt Lake City – Brides magazine ranked the MCCUNE MANSION in Salt Lake City as one of the Top 50 Romantic Wedding Venues in the U.S.
Salt Lake City – SUNSET TOWERS, a mid-rise apartment building with 114 units, was sold by SUN TOWERS ASSOCIATES to 900 EAST BE. Built in 1962, Sunset Towers is located at 40 S. 900 East.
Westminster College named LISA GENTILE as the new dean of the college's School of Arts and Sciences, and NOHEMY SOLÓRZANO-THOMPSON as the associate provost for diversity and global learning.
People on the Move
Mindshare Technologies appointed LONNIE MAYNE as its new president and STEVE WEISZ as chairman of the company's board of trustees.
Z'Tejas promoted SAM LUBING to general manager. Lubing came to Z'Tejas last year as executive chef and was responsible for overseeing all kitchen operations.
Mantyla McReynolds promoted three employees: JASON HUNTER was promoted to senior tax manager, GARRETT BEHLING was promoted to senior assurance manager and STEVE CLEGG was promoted to senior assurance manager.
President and CEO of America First Credit Union JOHN B. LUND was elected chairman of Credit Union Direct Corporation, a national lending service provider.
Clyde Snow & Sessions hired BRIAN C. WEBBER as a shareholder and director in the company's Salt Lake City office. Webber is chairman of Clyde Snow's Health Care Practice Group.
The Governor's Office and the Governor's Office of Economic Development selected CAROL LYNN GEORGE as the state science advisor. She has mentored students and young professionals in science, technology, engineering and math programs.
EnergySolutions Arena to Get New Video Display System
Salt Lake City – MILLER SPORTS PROPERTIES announced plans for a new EnergySolutions Arena center court high-definition video display system that is seven times larger than its predecessor. The new system will include upper deck corner boards with video and statistics, audio system improvements, and other digital enhancements.
"The fan experience at EnergySolutions Arena will change significantly, showcasing the world's best basketball players in a dynamic and entertaining game-time presentation, as well as providing enhanced visuals and sound for concerts, family shows, dirt shows and more," says Steve Miller, president of Miller Sports Properties.
Utah-based YESCO was selected to manufacture and install the custom-designed and integrated system, with a primary component that weighs about 55,000 pounds. Installation of the new video and sound system is scheduled for completion by October, in time for the 2013-14 Jazz basketball season.
"It is exciting to partner with a local, family-run business that has become one of the world's largest digital-display manufacturers and has the expertise to deliver a system of the scope and quality we want," says Miller.
A new center-hung scoreboard with twin 1080p HD screens will measure 42 feet by 24 feet and run along the length of the court. The 720p HD end screens facing each baseline will measure 26 feet by 17 feet for 2,900 total square feet. By comparison, the current standard-definition 10-by-10 foot boards, installed in 2001, total 400 square feet.
Another prominent feature of the video display system will be four auxiliary video boards in the corners of the EnergySolutions Arena upper bowl, measuring 37 feet by 12.5 feet. Courtside patrons will benefit from the inclusion of two screens located on the inside of the primary side screens allowing them to look up underneath the video board, for an easy sightline to what is being displayed. Digital signage will also be featured on the inside portals of the arena and on the floor behind the basket in padded, portable units.
An upgraded audio system will complement the new video system, providing a range of high-quality sound for concerts and shows, and improving the clarity of announcements throughout the arena.
UTC Working to Increase Visibility of STEM Careers
By Rachel Madison
Lehi – Close to two dozen UTAH TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL (UTC) members recently spoke to more than 850 school counselors at the 2013 Work-Based Learning Summer Conference, in conjunction with the Utah State Office of Education, about the vital role of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers.
"Some institutions are so focused on graduation success that they are eliminating the more difficult STEM subjects," says Mark Sunday, UTC vice chair and CIO of ORACLE. "It is vital that we turn this equation around."
Several other UTC members echoed similar sentiments. They expressed concern for their specific industries, citing a need for more people who can excel in STEM subjects because of Utah's growing technology industry.
email@example.com | 90 South 400 West, Ste 650 Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 | (801) 568-0114
Advertise with Utah Business


text:
Father Cantalamessa on Revitalizing Youth
Pontifical Household Preacher on Sunday's Gospel Passage
| 2347 hits
ROME, JUNE 30, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of a commentary by Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher to the Pontifical Household, on this Sunday's Gospel passage.
* * *
Little girl, arise!
The passage of this Sunday's Gospel is made up of scenes that occur rapidly in different places.
First of all is the scene on the lakeshore. Jesus is surrounded by a crowd when a man falls down at his feet and begs him: "My daughter is at the point of death. Please, come lay your hands on her that she may get well and live." Jesus leaves his half-finished address and goes to the man's home.
The second scene takes place on the road. A woman who suffered from hemorrhage, went up behind Jesus to touch his garment and felt she is cured.
While Jesus was speaking with her, someone arrived from Jairus' house to tell him: "Your daughter has died; why trouble the teacher any longer?" Jesus, who heard everything, said to the ruler of the synagogue: "Do not be afraid; just have faith."
And next comes the crucial scene, in Jairus' house.
There was great confusion, people weeping and shouting, which is understandable given the death of the adolescent which had just occurred.
"So he went in and said to them, 'Why this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep.' ... Then he put them all out. He took along the child's father and mother and those who were with him and entered the room where the child was.
"He took the child by the hand and said to her, 'Talitha koum,' which means, 'Little girl, I say to you, arise!'
"The girl, a child of twelve, arose immediately and walked around. ... He gave strict orders that no one should know this and said that she should be given something to eat" (Mark 5:39-43).
The Gospel passage suggests an observation. The degree of historicity and reliability of the Gospels is again continually discussed. We recently witnessed the attempt to put at the same level, as if it had the same authority, the four canonical Gospels and the apocryphal gospels of the second and third centuries.
However, this attempt is simply absurd, and it also shows a good deal of bad faith. The apocryphal gospels, especially those of Gnostic origin, were written several generations later by persons who had lost all contact with the events, and who, moreover, were not in the least interested in making history, but in putting on Christ's lips the teachings of their own schools.
The canonical Gospels, on the contrary, were written by eyewitnesses of the events or persons who had been in contact with eyewitnesses.
Mark, whose Gospel we are reading this year, was in close relationship with the Apostle Peter, of whom he refers many episodes that had him as protagonist.
This Sunday's passage gives us an example of that historical character of the Gospels. The clear portrait of Jairus and his anguished request for help; the episode of the woman they meet on the way to her home; the messengers' skeptical attitude toward Jesus; Christ's tenacity; the atmosphere of the people mourning for the dead girl; Jesus' command mentioned in the original Aramaic language; Jesus' moving concern that the resurrected girl be given something to eat. All makes one think of an eyewitness' account of the event.
Now, a brief application of Sunday's Gospel to life: There is not only the death of the body but also the death of the heart.
Death of the heart exists when one lives in anxiety, discouragement and chronic sadness. Jesus' words "Talitha koum," Little girl, arise, are not addressed only to dead boys and girls, but also to living boys and girls.
How sad it is to see young people … sad. And there are very many around us. Sadness, pessimism, the desire not to live, are always bad things, but when one sees or hears young people express them, the heart is even more oppressed.
In this connection, Jesus also continues today to resurrect dead boys and girls. He does so with his word, and also by sending them his disciples who, in his name, and with his very love, repeat to today's young people that cry of his: "Talitha koum," youth, arise! Live again!
[Translation by ZENIT]

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Flooding is caused by major storms and rising water levels, causing rivers, lakes, and other waterways to overflow.
Especially susceptible areas include valleys, plains, swamplands, and anywhere near large bodies of water. Below are FEMA's official safety guidelines for floods.
FEMA Flood Safety Guidelines
Be Prepared
- Listen to the radio or television for information.
- Be aware that flash flooding can occur. If there is any possibility of a flash flood, move immediately to higher ground. Do not wait for instructions to move.
- Be aware of streams, drainage channels, canyons, and other areas known to flood suddenly. Flash floods can occur in these areas with or without such typical warnings as rain clouds or heavy rain.
- Secure your home. If you have time, bring in outdoor furniture. Move essential items to an upper floor.
- Turn off utilities at the main switches or valves if instructed to do so. Disconnect electrical appliances. Do not touch electrical equipment if you are wet or standing in water.
- Do not walk through moving water. Six inches of moving water can make you fall. If you have to walk in water, walk where the water is not moving. Use a stick to check the firmness of the ground in front of you.
Driving in Floods
- Do not drive into flooded areas. If floodwaters rise around your car, abandon the car and move to higher ground if you can do so safely. You and the vehicle can be quickly swept away.
- Six inches of water will reach the bottom of most passenger cars causing loss of control and possible stalling.
- A foot of water will float many vehicles.
- Two feet of rushing water can carry away most vehicles including sport utility vehicles (SUV's) and pick-up trucks.
After a Flood
- Listen for news reports to learn whether the community's water supply is safe to drink.
- Avoid floodwaters; water may be contaminated by oil, gasoline, or raw sewage. Water may also be electrically charged from underground or downed power lines.
- Avoid moving water.
- Be aware of areas where floodwaters have receded. Roads may have weakened and could collapse under the weight of a car.
- Stay away from downed power lines, and report them to the power company.
- Return home only when authorities indicate it is safe.
- Stay out of any building if it is surrounded by floodwaters.
- Use extreme caution when entering buildings; there may be hidden damage, particularly in foundations.
- Service damaged septic tanks, cesspools, pits, and leaching systems as soon as possible. Damaged sewage systems are serious health hazards.
- Clean and disinfect everything that got wet. Mud left from floodwater can contain sewage and chemicals.


text:
Can Skokie swing?
Or, to be more specific, can a somewhat tired suburban downtown rejuvenate itself with jazz?
The signs looked encouraging last week, when the Skokie Theatre -- a former neighborhood movie house -- launched its first official season as a plushly refurbished concert hall.
With hardly a spare seat to be found Saturday night, singer-pianist Freddy Cole buoyantly led his quartet in a bluesy, ultrahip brand of musicmaking one does not automatically associate with the northern suburb.
Yet once Cole began to sing -- his easy-breezy phrases subtly recalling the work of his more famous brother, the immortal Nat "King" Cole -- Skokie became a musically enticing place indeed. And it wasn't just Freddy Cole's charms that gave the evening its romantic glow.
More important, the theater sounds almost as good as it looks, no small feat, considering that the place has undergone a Cinderella-like transformation from its earlier incarnation as a weather-beaten, third-run cinema. At night, the neon-lit, Art Deco marquee promises glamour inside, and the Skokie Theatre delivers it. With its exposed-brick walls, elegantly designed lighting and birch-veneer acoustic panels, the theater suggests an urban oasis in the midst of suburbia.
Because it's so small, seating just 148, the auditorium envelops its audience. And though the narrow, shoe-box shape is quite unusual for a concert setting, one quickly forgets that fact, thanks to the comparatively high ceiling and the gentle rake of the seating. The sightlines are virtually faultless.
None of this would amount to much, however, if the place didn't sound well. The first two headliners to play the premiere season underscored the acoustical assets of the room, though the sound engineers clearly still are fine-tuning the theater's amplification.
Cole and his quartet sounded their best when they were playing at a hush. This room is so live and responsive that even the most whispered musicmaking has heft and body to it. However, when the Cole quartet performed more forcefully, it was clear that the room's engineers were giving the musicians too much juice. A space this small needs hardly any amplification at all, and one suspects that a chief selling point for the Skokie Theatre will be the naturalness of its sound -- once the technicians learn to harness it.
On Thursday evening, the room sounded even better, when pianist Amina Figarova led an instrumental sextet in original, meticulously composed works. The luminosity of tone and delicacy of nuance that the theater conveyed during Figarova's solos were unforgettable.
When the entire sextet played, one was struck by the vibrancy of each instrumental line, as flute, trumpet and tenor saxophone sang in pristine counterpoint.
Even in Figarova's show, however, amplification levels sometimes exceeded the needs of the room. The sooner the engineers learn to make the space sound as if no microphones are being used at all, the better.
Howard Reich is a Tribune arts critic. Originally published May 7, 2007.


text:
November 30, 2015
"If you want to be a commodity producer and just settle for whatever the commodity is worth, and get an average value, you can do that, but you have to be the least cost producer to make a living doing that."
Dr. Gary Smith spoke at Texas A&M's beef short course about emerging markets, particularly for the small producer.
"Was it produced by somebody in my environment, somebody that I know, somebody that I know has the same values and beliefs that I do, or instead am I gonna get it from someplace overseas where I have to wonder when I buy it, when I cook it, and wonder after my family has eaten it?
Smith says this niche marketing won't replace mass distribution by super markets, but that in our affluent society there are enough people that will pay a premium for products produced a certain way. He highlighted a medium sized locker plant in California.
"They do 13 brands of beef for people within 100 miles of Orland, California, some of whom sell it to a grocery store in a town where they live. Others sell it to a restaurant in a town where they live, others take it to farmers markets."
Producers tend to use family names to brand their beef.
"This beef is produced for you by the Smith Family, and the Smith Family has these values: We believe it's important to believe in environmental sustainability. We believe it's important for everybody to make a fair wage. We believe it's important to be very careful in the handling and caring for animals."
Smith says market innovators need to keep looking ahead.
"Constantly be thinking about what you can do next, that's different than what someone else does, and for which someone will be willing to pay a premium."
The entrepreneurial spirit is apparently alive and well in the beef industry. I'm Chace Murphy, tracing the journey our food makes from the farm to our tables, From the Ground Up.
Click Here to access the online Public Inspection File
Viewers with disabilities can get assistance accessing this station's FCC Public Inspection File by contacting the station with the information listed below. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, 888-835-5322 (TTY), or email@example.com.


text:
CARLSBAD >> Investigators have not been able to determine the cause of the radiation leak underground at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, according to a 300-plus page accident investigation report released by the Department of Energy on Thursday afternoon. The report does, however, cite a lack of proper management and staffing at the DOE's Carlsbad Field Office since 2010.
Investigators found that two roof bolts were broken near the center of the ceiling directly above the transuranic waste stored in Panel 7 of the nuclear waste disposal site located 26 miles east of Carlsbad. The investigation team also found that two broken and loose roof bolts had fallen on top of waste in the room, as well as cracks in the rib of the salt mine wall.
Despite the evidence signaling a potential problem with the ceiling, investigators "did not see any debris on the floor," nor evidence of any roof collapse according to Tammy Reynolds, the deputy recovery manager for the Nuclear Waste Partnership.
The report is the first of two investigation reports that the DOE said they will release regarding the Feb. 14 incident that resulted in a release of americium and plutonium outside of the facility.
Thursday's report said the exact cause of the radiation leak could not be determined because investigators couldn't access the underground area to collect information and inspect the waste panels/rooms.
WIPP had been temporarily closed since Feb. 5 when a vehicle caught on fire underground, forcing evacuations above-ground.
The DOE investigation also determined that the Carlsbad Field Office had "insufficient nuclear safety management and staffing" since 2010. The report cited the retirement of a senior technical advisor combined with a lack of staff expertise. "We understand the importance of these findings and the community's sense of urgency for WIPP to become operational in the future," said Joe Franco, the Carlsbad Field Office Manager in a written statement. "We are fully committed to pursuing this objective."
Reporter Zack Ponce can be reached at (575) 689-7402.


text:
This is year five of the "Dream Draft" experiment and I've yet to miss on a first round pick. I don't expect to start with this one. DeCastro was arguably the safest prospect in this class due to a prototypical blend of physical tools and intangibles. DeCastro slid because teams were reluctant to use a premium choice on a true guard but I won't make that mistake. A Top 10 talent on my board, DeCastro should be a high-level starter for the next decade. The runner-up was Iowa OL Riley Reiff.
With some players you just have to throw measurables out the door and watch the film. David lacks the ideal size you'd prefer but the guy is a true football player in every sense. An aggressive 'backer with elite instincts, range and intangibles, it is not hard to see why David has drawn comparisons to Derrick Brooks. David was a first rounder on my board, which is why he gets the nod over North Carolina OLB Zach Brown, Michigan St. DT Jerel Worthy and UConn DT Kendall Reyes.
Draftniks tend to develop what I like to call prospect crushes on certain players and Bentley was definitely one of mine. In fact, I was driving the "Bill" Bentley bandwagon long before the Ragin' Cajun began opening eyes at the Senior Bowl. An outstanding natural athlete with excellent speed, quickness and fluid hips, Bentley is a bit undersized but is tough, feisty and plays bigger than you'd expect. Even if Bentley doesn't emerge as a starter he should at least be a top-notch nickel.
At one point Charles was considered to be a potential first rounder but for reasons that are still somewhat murky he slid further than expected on Draft Day. A pass catching specialist with rare athleticism and speed and a yoked up physique, Charles could be an impact H-Back along the lines of Aaron Hernandez at the next level. Unfortunately Charles is blocked by Jermaine Gresham in Cincy so barring an injury he won't have too many opportunities to showcase his unique skill set.
Iloka is essentially a safety in a linebacker's body and you just don't see defensive backs with his rare size and length very often. Of course there are reasons for that, most notably pad level and transition issues, but in the middle rounds I am willing to take a flyer. After all, Iloka was a good enough athlete to see some action at cornerback as a senior. Even if Iloka doesn't emerge as a starting safety in the pros he should still offer plenty of value as a backup and stud special teamer.
I wasn't enthralled with the options available in this round... It's ironic that I went with Winn because throughout much of the process I singled him out as one of most overrated prospects in this class. However, that was when he was considered to be a Top 100 overall pick. Winn is inconsistent but the physical tools are there and I'm willing to roll the dice in the late rounds. Winn is a "Looks Like Tarzan, Plays Like Jane" type, but if the light ever comes on this could be a steal.
I am a proponent of consistently bringing in developmental signal callers in the later rounds. After all, there is no such thing as too many good quarterbacks and they could turn out to be valuable trade chips. Coleman is far from a finished product but he possesses both the physical tools and intangibles to potentially compete for a starting job down the line. Health issues ultimately scared me away from Florida State OT Andrew Datko and Virginia DE / OLB Cam Johnson.
There was a time when Burfict looked like a potential Top 10 overall pick but one off-the-field issue after another absolutely torpedoed his stock. I stayed in Burfict's corner longer than most but even I eventually had to admit defeat and drop him far down my rankings. There is little or no risk with bringing Burfict in as a free agent though and if he ever does get his head on straight and grow up this will be an amazing value. If ever there was a "Boom or Bust" prospect it's Vontaze Burfict.


text:
The One-Egg Omelet
Originally posted at: http://chocolateandzucchini.com/archives/2014/01/one-egg_omelette.php
My favorite kind of cookbook is the kind that provides you with exciting little jolts of "Why didn't I think of this sooner?" As long as a book generates at least one of those light bulb moments, however tiny, I consider my money well spent.
The one-egg omelet I want to tell you about today is one such brilliant idea, coming from Nikky Duffy's River Cottage Baby and Toddler Cookbook, a book I really really like.
Geared toward parents of a young child — you'd gathered that much, I'm sure — it begins with a thorough section on how to feed one, which happens to be in line with my own views on this thorny topic*. But the bulk of the book is devoted to recipes designed so you can cook the same thing for the children and the grown-ups in your household, explaining how to adapt the dish to the former and the latter so everyone's happy.
It is full of simple, nutritious, yet tempting dishes — courgette polpette, pork and apple hash, spinach and onion puff tart — organized by season, but the one I've soonest adopted is a year-round basic she calls the Mini Omelette, which is simply an egg, beaten and cooked undisturbed in a skillet, with or without a touch of cheese and herbs.
This results in a thin little egg crêpe, golden-brown and pliable, that you can use in all manner of ways:
– Cut into strips, or rolled up and sliced, to give to a young child,
– Coated with the spread of your choice (say, beet hummus or peacamole or muhammara), rolled up, and eaten as a lovely snack, or sliced and served as a pretty apéritif nibble, or added to top a green salad,
– Garnished with the ingredients of your choice (especially a crunchy salad such as the Ginger and Dill Cabbage Slaw or the Grated Carrot Salad with Avocado) and use like a tortilla, folded up like a taco,
– Cut into half-moons, to be stuffed and rolled and wolfed down like a temaki.
All of these are very transportable ideas, and since the one-egg omelet can be eaten hot or cold with equal delight, it is your lunch box's new best friend.
I will note that I don't use a nonstick skillet for this; in fact, I no longer own a nonstick skillet. What I use for eggs nowadays is this very sturdy, nicely hefty, French-made iron skillet from De Buyer that I bought last year, and is more nonstick the more I use it.
Join the conversation! What other uses would you dream up for this one-egg omelette? And what's the latest light bulb moment you got from a cookbook?
* If you want to get a better idea whether this book is for you, you can read this Q&A with the author.
Continue reading "The One-Egg Omelet"
View comments
Copyright Clotilde Dusoulier © 2003-2011. This feed is for personal enjoyment only, and not for republication.
If you are not reading this in a news aggregator, the site you are viewing is guilty of copyright infringement. Please alert Clotilde Dusoulier.


text:
Please enter your current email address to receive instructions on resetting your password.
Your password has been reset. Please check your email for further instructions.
You are sending a link to the page. Please completely fill out the form
Add an additional message below.
The URL for the page will automatically be added to your message.
Fireside chats, hot cocoa, festive decorations, and twinkling lights. Spend these special days in Virginia with the ones you love.
Read more...
Reconnect with those who know you best when you plan a heartwarming getaway in Virginia.
Read more...
Barbara's Cozy Cottage is an over 100yr old smoke free farm house with a/c located on 7acres in Reedville and updated with many amenities.
More Info
Nestled under towering pines and surrounded by an acre of evergreens, we peer out east across the endless and beautiful Chesapeake Bay.
More Info
Cats Cove Cottage is a private waterfront guest cottage located on Mundy Point off West Yeocomico River -- a two mile spit of land surrounded by wa...
More Info
Chesapeake Bay Beach House
More Info
Located off scenic byway on the water near Reedville, Va, we have 82 sites on 20 acres; 30 electric and water, 45 WES (30A & 50A), and 55 with ...
More Info
Fleeton Fields Bed & Breakfast
More Info
Gables Bed & Breakfast Inn, The
More Info
GrandView is a small cozy bed and breakfast located in the Northern Neck of Virginia near the historic fishing village of Reedville. It is nestled ...
More Info
Ma Margaret's House is a lovingly restored grandmother's home expanded to meet the needs of the twenty-first century. It was built in 1914 as the r...
More Info
Tell us how we are doing.
Order your Free Virginia Travel Guide.
Fall in Virginia
Virginia Craft Beer
Virginia Wine
Culinary Virginia
National Parks
More Articles
What's going on around Virginia? Subscribe to the Virginia eNews.
Thank You! For subscribing to the Virginia eNewsletter. You will begin receiving 2 email newsletters each month.
View Our Newsletter Archive
Online Travel Guide
Virginia Green
Weather Forecasts
Virginia iPhone Apps


text:
American Council on Exercise4851 Paramount DriveSan Diego, California 92123
The Synrgy 360 Small Group Training (STG) Course will give students an opportunity to take part in a group practical using the Life Fitness Synrgy 360. It will give the students an introduction to the teaching skills required and practice introducing the exercise on the Life Fitness Synrgy 360. In addition the students will review the current guidelines for warm up (WU) and cool down (CD) (SGT) and to practice warming up and cooling down a group. The students will also review some of the key considerations / factors to consider when planning an effective Life Fitness Synrgy 360 main session. And finally, the students will have an opportunity to demonstrate their ability to teach / coach a Life Fitness Synrgy 360 main session as well as participate in some Life Fitness Synrgy 360 session approaches.
Date & Time
Event Location
How Would You Rate This Product Out of 5 Stars?
If you need help selecting appropriate study materials for your fitness education, registering for an ACE exam or answering any questions about your certification, we're here to help. Expert consultants are available via e-mail at email@example.com, on Live Chat or by phone at the number below Monday-Friday, 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. (PST).
Sign up to receive emails about special offers, promotions, exclusive product information and news.


text:
Alfred Herrhausen
Alfred Herrhausen (30 January 1930, Essen – 30 November 1989) was a German banker and Chairman of Deutsche Bank. From 1971 onwards he was a member of the bank's board of directors. He was a member of the Steering Committee of the Bilderberg Group.[1]
Herrhausen fell victim to a sophisticated roadside bomb shortly after leaving his home in Bad Homburg on 30 November 1989. He was being chauffeured to work in his armoured Mercedes-Benz, with bodyguards in both a lead vehicle and another following behind. The bomb had been hidden in a saddle bag on a bicycle next to the road that the assassins knew Herrhausen would be traveling in his three-car convoy. In the bag was a 7 kg bomb that was detonated when Herrhausen's car interrupted a beam of infrared light as it passed the bicycle. The bomb targeted the most vulnerable area of Herrhausen's car – the door where he was sitting – and required split-second timing to overcome the car's special armour plating. The bomb utilized a Misznay-Schardin mechanism. A copper plate, placed between the explosive and the target, was deformed and projected by the force of the explosion. It is unlikely that this improvised explosive device had the precise engineering required to form the liner into a more effective slug or "carrot" shape (as in a shaped charge or an EFP)[citation needed] but in any case, the detonation resulted in a mass of copper being projected toward the car at a speed of nearly two kilometers per second, effectively penetrating the armoured Mercedes. Herrhausen's legs were severed and he bled to death.
No one has ever been charged with the murder. For a long time, the German federal prosecutor office listed Andrea Klump and Christoph Seidler of the Red Army Faction as the only suspects. The Federal Criminal Police Office (Germany) presented a chief witness Siegfried Nonne who later retracted his statements in which he claimed to have sheltered four terrorists in his home. His half-brother Hugo Föller (died 23 January 1992) furthermore declared that no other persons had been at the flat at the time. On 1 July 1992 German television broadcast Nonne's explanations of how he was coached and threatened by the Verfassungsschutz, the German internal intelligence agency, to become the main witness. In 2004 the federal prosecutor dropped the charges against the Red Army Faction; the investigation was to continue without naming a suspect. Certain German and US media connected the assassination of Alfred Herrhausen to the Staatssicherheitsdienst (Stasi) of the GDR.
The award-winning German documentary movie of 2001 Black Box BRD retells the lives and deaths of Alfred Herrhausen and Wolfgang Grams, a Marxist terrorist who was a major suspect in the attack on Herrhausen.[2]
- ^ "Former Steering Committee Members". bilderbergmeetings.org. Bilderberg Group. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- ^ Thomas Moser: Andreas Veiel: Black Box BRD. Alfred Herrhausen, die Deutsche Bank, die RAF und Wolfgang Grams. Deutschlandfunk, 23 December 2002
External links[edit]
- 2007 Wall Street Journal article speculating about communist assassins
- Gravesite at Waldfriedhof Bad Homburg, Germany. "We must say what we think. We must do what we say. We must also be what we do."


text:
Usted ha elegido ver nuestro sitio web en español.
Estamos trabajando para que más funciones estén disponibles en español. Sin embargo, algunas páginas y funciones solo aparecen en inglés.
Al hacer clic en "Continuar", el sitio web se traducirá al inglés hasta que usted cierre esta sesión.
Si desea que el inglés sea su preferencia permanente de idioma en este sitio, vaya a su información
personal de perfil.
Al hacer clic en "Continuar", el sitio web se traducirá al español hasta que usted cierre esta sesión.
Si desea que el español sea su preferencia permanente de idioma en este sitio, vaya a su información
personal de perfil.
Al hacer clic en "Continuar", usted regresará al principio de este formulario, y toda la información que haya ingresado en el formulario se perderá.
Además, el sitio web se traducirá al inglés hasta que usted cierre sesión.
Además, el sitio web se traducirá al español hasta que usted cierre sesión.
No se puede cambiar el idioma en este proceso.
As a supervisor for a hospital cafeteria, Loralie makes sure that the cafeteria has plenty of healthy choices. But until recently, she didn't take advantage of the healthy choices for her own meals.
Loralie's eating habits had caused her to gain weight, and her blood pressure was high. "I had given up, just given up," she says. "In fact, I had reached a point at my life where I figured, 'I'm in my 50s. This is just who I am. This is where I'm going to be.' And so I had accepted it."
She says all that changed after she ended up in the emergency room several times with very high blood pressure. "I just was going to have to take some drastic steps," she recalls, "I was getting scared, just getting scared at how I felt."
That led her to change her eating habits to get to a healthy weight and lower her blood pressure. She lost more than 40 pounds, and her blood pressure is now under control.
Even though Loralie was motivated to change her eating habits, the changes didn't happen overnight. "I've made some gradual changes. I did one or two things at a time."
The first change she made was to start drinking water instead of diet soda. Next, Loralie says, "I started trying to eat a little bit for breakfast. That was a fairly simple change to make."
Loralie found that each change she made motivated her to make another. "I think that, anytime, even if you just make little changes, the benefits spur you on to do more. You don't start out trying to change your whole life."
Although she wanted to eat healthier, Loralie knew that she did not want to go on a diet. "One of the things that makes you resent healthy eating is depriving yourself of things that are tasty and yummy."
To avoid feeling deprived, Loralie still eats her favorite foods, including chocolate. But now she eats smaller portions. She has found that she doesn't have to have a large serving to feel satisfied. "Just to have a bite of dark chocolate makes me happy."
Loralie has also learned to pay more attention to portion sizes when she goes out to eat. In the past, she would finish everything she ordered. But now, "I always take home at least half of my meal."
Loralie found motivation and support in watching her son and several of her coworkers change their eating habits. She says that seeing other people succeed helped convince her that she could do it too. "It does help to have partners and buddies that are going through this."
She encourages others to keep trying, even if they've struggled before. "I think that it's never too late."
Loralie's story reflects her experiences as told in an interview. The photograph is not of Loralie, to protect her privacy.
For more information, see the topic Healthy Eating.
ByHealthwise Staff Primary Medical Reviewer Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Specialist Medical Reviewer Rhonda O'Brien, MS, RD, CDE - Certified Diabetes Educator
Current as ofNovember 14, 2014
Next Section:
Previous Section:
Current as of: November 14, 2014
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review: Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine & Rhonda O'Brien, MS, RD, CDE - Certified Diabetes Educator
This information does not replace the advice of a doctor. Healthwise, Incorporated disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of this information. Your use of this information means that you agree to the Terms of Use. How this information was developed to help you make better health decisions.
To learn more about Healthwise, visit Healthwise.org
© 1995-2015 Healthwise, Incorporated. Healthwise, Healthwise for every health decision, and the Healthwise logo are trademarks of Healthwise, Incorporated.


text:
Can't be mad at mike Wallace for that Td catch he made with his legs, damn
I'm up by 12 I think, hern still has Eric berry and Wallace to play tonight, I have Heath miller he better have a big night
Fuckin Reggie bush fumbles and basically doesn't see the ball again, posts a donut. Idk, I had rg3 out, Nelson out, from now on I start spiller over...
Damn I'm glad that track list isn't filled with features. I'm so fuckin excited for the mix tape
With all of Phil's issues I'm not mad at this decision, tho I'm not sure dantoni gonna take them to the promise land
I tried to tell y'all about Smith too on the waiver section.
Damn zyc u benched Fred Jackson?
My team shit on me, might still win it will come down to the wire
Lol serge be in them BVA threads. Sup killa
One offs is one rd only battles I believe
He's only got 3 games of 10 pts or higher, 2 TDs and 2 100 yd games, by week 10, the fact that he gets the targets and fails to produce isn't an...
Dope! K shine vs JJDD gonna be dope
Word up jook, we keeping this side alive lol, some what. Then again if there was a "fantasy sports" sub forum that may change. That would be dope, we...
Sent out some trades, I Will trade for a number 1 wr, pretty much anyone on my roster, and Q don't try to give me AJ back for forte, I want someone...
Fuck! Tillman may not play Sunday because his child may be born that day. I can't catch a fuckin break on defense.
Keep grinding man
Posted a new thread
Alrighty..half of the year is over fellas.
NFL predictions (last week i went 9-5)
I'll post a new thread here shortly after first take ends
I got grey hairs pussies. Cold world lol
Separate names with a comma.


text:
Rollover image for closeup
MBT DMX Master Controller - up to 12 fixtures, 16 channels per fixtureItem #: MC.CA1612
List Price: $295.00
Unrated ( Be the first to review this item )
by MBT Lighting
Lighting Controller. Made by MBT Lighting. (MC.CA1612)
Free Shipping on this item, and most items in same order also ship free
Temporarily Out of Stock -- Notify Me when Back in Stock
Found in: Stage Lighting Dimming & DMX Controllers
An incredibly versatile, universal DMX Controller, this unit provides high-quality lighting control at an affordable price!
Perfect for intelligent lights or LED Par Cans with multiple channels on each ficture, this universal DMX512 controller operates up to 12 lights, with 16 DMX channels assignable to each fixture, 30 banks of 8 scenes for a total of 240 scenes. 6 chases each up to 240 scenes. 8 faders adust DMX output level, 2 faders control chase speed and fade time. MIDI compatible. Built-in mic. Blackout. 3-pin XLR output. Includes 12 V power supply.


text:
2012 - Documentary of an Uncertain Future
- Uploaded by Fal2grace on Dec 16, 2012
- Views: 213
This documentary is a people's history of the last two years presented in chilling and dramatic raw news footage. A chronological compilation of unprecedented and record breaking earthquakes, storms, and UFOs. Strange sounds heard worldwide and unusual global unrest. Extreme weather and mass media UFO sightings, what should we expect in 2013? At the end, a possible connection is proposed...Music Credits:Dark Scary Music - mXenonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0Lfuq3WgI0Behold the Darkness - Medwyn Goodallhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMfoRqbS-KoSee What I've Become - Zach Hemseyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWDYAJ2-Y1E


text:
i was hoping someone could tell me which products i can get added on after the car has been bought. I am getting the car as a gift however it won't have all the parts.
Im pretty sure you could add these on(Confirmation would be appreciated)
1. Color of the car
2. Wheels
Are these upgradable?
3. Type of roof
4. Seats
5. Battery
6. Tech Package
7. Sound Studio
8. Active air suspension
9. Rear facing seats (i read these must be during the order.)
10. Parcel shelf
11. paint armor
12. Twin Chargers(Must be installed during build process)
13. Supercharger(Will cost 500 dollars extra)
If i missed any please add it in.
Thank You
AFAIK, the only things that are upgradeable by Tesla would be the Wheels, Parcel Shelf, Twin Chargers (for $3600 instead of the $1500 factory option), and Supercharger option (for a 60)
The paint armor you can add aftermarket (and probably get a better product anyway).
I don't know if I'd consider the color something upgradeable. Sure, you can repaint a car, but unless you paint it the same color, the value of the car goes down dramatically and you'll never get the inside areas painted. Some folks have done vinyl wraps to change the color.
I don't think anything else is upgradeable. The rear facing seats cannot be done after the fact because apparently it also includes some additional reinforcement of the rear area of the car to add additional crash protection.
You can also always have a 3rd-party/aftermarket audio system installed any time.
Please Login to Comment


text:
talks about In spired Community
spired Community
This art is driven by a great desire to contribute to a healthy, fun, and dynamic world. "Inspired Community" is a composed and collaged mono-print that explores whimsical and deep messages. It is an original that shares creative energy with the viewers. Often I utilize machine sewing into the work as seen in this piece. The sewing machine as an art tool is a glorious way to use it. The work is framed and museum glass is used so that the textures and colors can be seen without glare.
dedicated to the Oneness
Copyright The Bridging Heaven & Earth Foundation 1995-2011, all
rights reserved


text:
Houston Texans defensive end Antonio Smith is as multifaceted on the field as he is off. He carries many titles, including friend, Pro Bowler, Oklahoma Cowboy, "brother from another mother" (to teammate JJ Watt), Smith might just secretly be a samurai ninja. At a recent meet-and-greet, he sat down with ALH and fansto share insight on life as he sees it.
The "Ninja Assassin Sack Slash of Death" as Smith calls his move when he sacks a quarterback isn't a hoax to gain popularity amongst fans or boast his 33 career sacks. Rather, the move was a culmination of a suggestion from former teammate Mario Williams and Smith's own alter-ego.
"It came from a collaboration. I mean I'm a big Kung-Fu, karate, you know, action-flick guy," Smith said. "The movie came out called 'Ninja Jackson' and he was awesome, kind of like I am, you know, in martial arts. Mario said, 'You should try that [move] in a game.' So I did. I got a sack, I did it, and it just went from that."
It's no coincidence the name of Smith's move is also associated with his opinion for "one of the best ninja movies to watch," the 2009 American martial arts film entitled "Ninja Assassin."
Two young boys in attendance questioned his "ninja" status and to their surprise, Smith answered with confidence. If hypothetically his position was to play an offensive linesman, he wouldn't be nervous playing against skilled defensive end J.J. Watt because he "knows all of J.J.'s moves" and is "a ninja, a real ninja."
While one of the secrets stated in The Way of the Ninja: Secret Techniques is that a ninja eats brown rice, Smith easily passes this qualification. "My favorite food would probably be sushi," Smith said.
His social media profiles showcase pictures of sushi rolls and sashimi at different Japanese restaurants he favors. Other functions of a ninja include espionage, sabotage, infiltration, training and not always working alone, which can fare quite similar to when players study opponent's tape, execute difficult plays, and train with teammates.
In terms of weapons, Smith notably sacrifices his body and will take on a double team so that teammates Brooks Reed or Watt can make a sack. Ninjas also tend to have disguises, and for Smith, one might catch him off the field in cowboy attire: Gator boots and a cowboy hat. But on the field and on one of his Texans profile pictures, his ninja headpiece is in full force.
Regardless of his ninja qualifications or amount of forced fumbles, tackles and sacks accumulated over his eight-year career, Smith told ALH this:
"What you don't know about me is…I'm a big teddy bear."
Just don't go around calling him Teddy Smith. You might get karate chopped.


text:
Acer's dual-core Aspire One now shipping in the US
updated 06:30 pm EDT, Fri August 27, 2010
Aspire One netbook ships with N550 Atom for $400
Acer's first dual-core netbook, the Aspire One D255, is now shipping in the US. It lacks the dual-boot Android/Windows operating system of the recently introduced Taiwanese version and comes preloaded with Windows 7 Starter Edition on its 250GB drive. In return, however, it uses the newer 1.5GHz N550 versus the 1.66GHz but single-core N455.
Otherwise, the 10.1-inch netbook still has 1GB of DDR3 RAM and a six-cell battery that is said to endow it with up to eight hours of life. The 10.1-inch screen's resolution is 1024x600, and the system's chassis weighs a class-average 2.8 pounds.
The netbook can be had in black, brown, red or blue and it priced at $400. [via Laptoping]


text:
Ann Arbor Funeral Homes
Popular neighborhoods in Ann Arbor include: Old West Side.
Ann Arbor is also known as: Tree Town, a2, a squared, and Washtenaw County / Ann Arbor city.
Their current mayor is Mayor Albert H. Wheeler, who took office June 4th, 2015.
Ann Arbor tourist attractions include: Buhr Park, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, Michigan Stadium, Nichols Arboretum, and Lurie Tower.
Ann Arbor contains: Michigan Stadium, Ferry Field, University of Michigan Library, Detroit Observatory, and William Palmer Residence.
Interesting Facts
Ann Arbor has been featured in films like: Answer This! (2010).
Some of the notable people born here have been: Areeya Chumsai (film producer and film director), Jeff Petry (ice hockey player), Chris Summers (ice hockey player), Brian Schatz (politician and teacher), Michelle Rhee (teacher), Hannah Aitchison (presenter and tattoo artist), and Ethan Canin (physician and screenwriter).
Obituaries for residents might be found in these newspapers: AnnArbor.com, Chelsea Standard, and The A.V. Club.
Ann Arbor is home to the following sports teams: Michigan Wolverines men's basketball and Michigan Wolverines football.
Do you know what it costs for Ann Arbor funeral planning or cremation? Get FREE no-obligation funeral planning and pricing information from a local representative.
iMortuary is a resource to use when planning a funeral. Browse our site to locate the funeral services and providers available in Ann Arbor such as funeral homes, cemeteries, cremation providers and funeral flower arrangers.
Ann Arbor is home to some of the largest art fairs in the nation, the Ann Arbor Art Fairs. They consist of a group of fairs at the end of July which draws half a million visitors a year. There are four official fairs: the Original, the State Street Art Fair, the Ann Arbor Sumer Art Fair, and the Ann's Arbor South University Art Fair. There are also a number of unofficial art fairs that occur during this time as well. The fairs showcase hundreds of artist's work.
The official website for the city of Ann Arbor is http://www.ci.ann-arbor.mi.us/.
There are currently 12 funeral home listings for the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Looking for Ann Arbor cemeteries?
Keehn Funeral Home Located 18 miles from Ann Arbor
Keehn Funeral Home was founded in 1922 by Emil J. "E.J." Keehn (D.O.B 3/23/1895 – D.O.D. 10/13/64). The funeral home actually began as a store-front located on the 400 Block of West Main Street, in Downtown Brighton. It was operated in the...
L.J. Griffin Funeral Home, Northrop-Sassaman Chapel Located 17 miles from Ann Arbor
Over 60 years ago, we opened the door of our first funeral home in Detroit with a commitment to servicing families who trusted us in their time of need. Today, with funeral homes in the Westland, Canton, Livonia and Northville communities, our...
Phillips Funeral Home Located 14 miles from Ann Arbor
For 125 years our firm has been dedicated to serving area families. Phillips Funeral Home is proud to be the most established business in South Lyon and one of the oldest family owned and operated funeral homes in the state. Since 1889, the five...
Arborcrest Memorial Park
2521 Glazier Way Send flowers
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Bethlehem Cemeteries
2801 Jackson Ave Send flowers
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Cemetery Research & Design Incorporated
2020 Hogback Rd Send flowers
Ann Arbor, MI 48107
Fairview Cemetery
415 W Washington St Send flowers
Ann Arbor, MI 48113
Forest Hill Cemetery
415 Observatory St Send flowers
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Generations Funeral & Cremation Services
2360 E Stadium Blvd Send flowers
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Memorial Advisory & Planning
2030 Chaucer Dr Send flowers
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Muehlig Funeral Chapel Incorporated
403 S 4th Ave Send flowers
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Nie Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service
2400 Carpenter Rd Send flowers
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Southern Michigan Crematory
4495 Jackson Rd Send flowers
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
St Thomas Catholic Cemetery
300 Sunset Rd Send flowers
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Washtenong Memorial Park
3771 Whitmore Lake Rd Send flowers
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Facts about Ann Arbor, MichiganAnn Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County, Michigan County. It is the state's seventh largest city with a population of 114,024 as of the 2000 United States Census Census, of which 36,892 (32%) are university or college students. The city, which is part of the Metro Detroit Arbor-Flint, MI Combined Statistical Area is named after the spouses of the city's founders and for the stands of trees in the area.
Ann Arbor Obituaries
It was reported by Flint Journal on January 13th, 2015 that Odie Louise Brown died in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Odie Louise's life.
It was reported by Flint Journal on January 13th, 2015 that Odie Louise Brown died in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Odie Louise's life.
It was reported by San Diego Union-Tribune on January 10th, 2015 that Joseph W "Joe" Keene died in La Mesa, California. Keene was 71 years old and was born in Ann Arbor, MI. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Joseph W "Joe"'s life.
It was reported by Flint Journal on January 10th, 2015 that Shirley M Hadden (Bundy) died in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ms. Hadden was 84 years old. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Shirley M's life.
It was reported by Flint Journal on January 10th, 2015 that Shirley M Hadden (Bundy) died in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ms. Hadden was 84 years old. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Shirley M's life.
Ann Arbor Funeral Home News
Clinton to visit Detroit, Ann Arbor, Battle Creek
LANSING, Mich. (AP) Former President Bill Clinton will campaign Sunday in Detroit, Ann Arbor and Battle Creek with several Democratic candidates. Clinton will begin his Michigan swing with an early afternoon event with gubernatorial candidate Virg ...
College Football Sunday Rewind: Post-Alabama eliminated edition
It was a good week to be Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez. Those weeks are hard to come by for him in Ann Arbor. Earlier in the week ... said Dareus was bothered that he had to miss Bell's funeral Saturday to play a football game. You can understand why.
Illinois News at 4:30 a.m.
MISIDENTIFIED REMAINS, from LIBERTYVILLE: A Lake County funeral director says his funeral home recently ... AP Photos MACK101-108. FBC-ILLINOIS-MICHIGAN ANN ARBOR, Mich. Michigan's defense of Rich Rodriguez against an NCAA charge was a victory of sorts ...
Dearborn author tours metro Detroit cemeteries
Through 140 historic and contemporary photos, extensive historical records and his own illuminating -- and at times chilling -- prose, Bak offers a sweeping look at how we in southeastern Michigan care ... medical schools in Ann Arbor and Detroit paid ...
Driver In Fatal Ypsilanti Crash Charged
The 13-year-old boy was in critical condition at University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. Local 4 has learned he has undergone ... And, the children, they got to have the funeral that their mom deserves."
Swimmer's death raises safety concerns
That's why it's so frustrating," De Jong, a fifth-year senior at the University of Michigan ... who planned to attend Crippen's funeral Saturday in suburban Philadelphia -- are organizing a fund-raiser in Ann Arbor to benefit the late swimmer's foundation.
Ann Arbor Funeral Homes and funeral services in Michigan
Listing all funeral homes in Ann Arbor, Michigan so you can easily send flowers to any location (same day delivery) or find any funeral service.
funerals in Ann Arbor, MI 48104 on Yahoo! Local
funerals in Ann Arbor, MI 48104 on Yahoo! Local Get Ratings & Reviews on funerals with Photos, Maps, Driving Directions and more.
http://local.yahoo.com/results?p=funerals&fr=&csz=Ann Arbor, MI 48104&sortby=adistance
Muehlig Funeral Chapel - Home
Muehlig Funeral Chapel. 403 South Fourth Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 ... When you choose a Dignity Memorial funeral home or cemetery provider, you'll receive ...
Funerals in Ann Arbor, MI on Yahoo! Local
Funerals in Ann Arbor, MI on Yahoo! Local Get Ratings & Reviews on Funerals with Photos, Maps, Driving Directions and more.
http://local.yahoo.com/MI/Ann Arbor/Government Community/Funerals Memorials/Funerals
Funerals & Memorials - Ann Arbor, MI - MLive.com
Find Funerals & Memorials local business listings in & near Ann Arbor, Michigan. Get Funerals & Memorials business addresses, phone numbers, driving ...
Funeral Homes in Ann Arbor, Michigan | MapQuest
Find Funeral Homes in Ann Arbor Michigan with MapQuest maps and driving directions. Find Funeral Homes locations in your local area - maps, directions, ...
http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Ann Arbor&state=MI&cat=Funeral Homes


text:
Ephrata Public Library Holds 24 Hour Fundraiser
The Ephrata Public Library will hold a 24 hour fundraiser on November 30th. After significant funding cuts from the state, the library was forced to cut their hours in 2010. Since then, library officials have been trying to figure out a way to reopen on Fridays. The ExtraOrdinary Give is providing the library, and other nonprofits in Lancaster County, an unique opportunity to raise funds and receive a pro-rated portion of a $250,000 pool. Throughout the day, special events are taking place. Attendance to all events requires a $25 donation to the library. Donations can only be made on November 30 using the Foundation's website, http://www.ExtraGive.org. Minimum donations are $25 and must be paid by credit card.


text:
Ewan McGregor is on a mission with UNICEF to deliver vaccines and immunise children in some of the world's remotest places.
After India and Nepal, Ewan's second cold chain mission is in the Republic of Congo.
His journey starts in the capital, Brazzaville, and will take him hundreds of miles along the Ubangi river to the tiny village of Losso.
Starting the chain
Cissoko's story
Flight to Impfondo
Fighting polio in Congo
Ubangi Ness Monster
Gilet's story
Deborah's story
Bantus and Autochthons
Lingala lingo
Reaching every child
Disala and Kadiga
Gilbert's story
It's the end of Ewan's journey on the cold chain.
"There's nowhere more remote than this part of the Congo," Ewan says. "If we can reach children here, there's no reason we can't reach them all."
Right now, UNICEF is responsible for vaccinating more than half the world's children.
But our work is only possible with your support.
Find our more about our immunisation work.
The start of every cold chain begins in the freezer.
This freezer room in Brazzaville contains vaccines for the whole of Congo.
There are thousands of vaccines here, from measles and tetanus to diphtheria and yellow fever.
Ewan is packing vaccines for the long trip to Losso.
A cold-box vaccine carrier costs only £8 and can get vaccines to the children who need them, whatever the weather.
Ewan's first stop is the Poto Poto health centre in Brazzaville.
Nine-month-old Cissoko is receiving his polio vaccine.
It's a huge relief for Cissoko's mum. "I can't rest when my child is sick," she says. "Vaccination is good for children."
Cissoko has also had his measles and yellow fever vaccinations at Poto Poto.
Right now, more than 4,000 children die every day from diseases that could be prevented by a simple vaccination.
The town of Impfondo is 450 miles away from Brazzaville, a four-hour flight.
Getting vaccines to Impfondo can be difficult because there aren't many flights available, and the planes often break down.
To make sure that health workers never run out of vaccines, spare batches are sent to Impfondo as a backup.
That way, no child has to miss out on being immunised.
At Impfondo hospital, Ewan meets the immunisation team before they take the boat to Losso.
Vaccinations are important to the Congolese.
Congo was polio-free between 2000 and 2008, but a short outbreak in 2010 caused over 200 deaths.
These rare outbreaks show the importance of vaccinations.
If children and families are vaccinated, they are protected.
UNICEF's job is to immunise every child, no matter how hard to reach they are.
The small village of Losso is hundreds of miles up the Ubangi river, through dense rainforest.
There are stories about a giant sea creature along the Ubangi river, a kind of Congolese Loch Ness Monster. It's known as the Mokele-mbembe.
"Most of the forest is uncharted," Ewan says. "It's not hard to imagine a prehistoric creature hiding in here."
In Losso, Ewan gets to know four-month-old Gilet, who's being vaccinated for polio and measles.
Gilet's mum, Maloko, is a cassava farmer in Losso. She heard about the vaccinations from the village chief.
"I am very happy he has been vaccinated," she says. "I want him to be healthy and I want him to go to school."
This is Deborah. She's three years old.
Deborah had measles recently and almost died. Now her mum makes sure she gets every vaccination she needs.
It's a three-day canoe ride from Losso to the nearest hospital, so it's important to keep these children safe.
In Losso, Ewan experiences the sharp divide between the local Bantu tribe and the indigenous "autochthon" people.
Sometimes authochon families are considered to be the property of Bantu families, and sent to work – almost as if they were slaves.
UNICEF is working with the Congolese government to promote indigenous rights.
We want to make sure that every child, whether Bantu or autochthon, gets access to healthcare and education.
"Vaccinating children is not the answer to every problem in the Congo, but it's the first step," says Ewan.
The river dries up for several months every year, making it difficult to reach some villages by boat.
On every vaccination trip, local messengers are sent deep into the forest.
They spread the word about the vaccination days happening in larger villages, and let parents know how to find them.
In this photo, Ewan's following the route of a typical vaccine messenger.
Deep in the forest, Disala and Kadiga have brought their children to be vaccinated.
They're relieved and proud to protect their family from deadly diseases like measles, especially as they live so far from a hospital.
These children are part of the Baka tribe, one of Congo's indigenous hunter-and-gatherer communities. They often live in very remote areas.
For Baka families, mobile vaccination teams can be life-savers.
At a refugee settlement by the Ubangi river, five-month-old Gilbert is getting his vaccinations.
Gilbert and his family are refugees from the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The settlement is close to the border between the two countries.
Despite his young age, his mother Valerie already has big plans for him. "I want my boy to be a nurse or doctor," she says proudly.
Getting him protected from disease is just the first step.
In this area, most people speak French and a Bantu language called Lingala.
Why not try your hand at some of the local lingo?
Mbote! - Hello!
Boni, combo na ngai ezali Ewan - How are you? My name is Ewan
Matondo mini - Thank you very much
Ma maa Los Angeles mbe Scotland buschhoo - I live in Los Angeles and Scotland
Your country is very beautiful, my friend - Mboko na biso ezali kitoko, mooning na ngai
In the second part of his BBC documentary, Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission, Ewan traveled with UNICEF to Losso, a remote village on the Congo river.
UNICEF is the world's largest distributor of vaccines to the developing world, supplying vaccines for more than half the world's children in over 190 countries.
Check out behind-the-scenes photos from episode one in India and Nepal.


text:
The demolition of Columbine Elementary School is scheduled for today. The demolition was rescheduled after being delayed a week because of problems delays receiving a permit to proceed with tearing the school down.
Columbine was originally built as Grand Junction Junior High School in 1926. The current two-story brick building is located on what was the west edge of the Grand Junction High School Campus.
The building was converted to an elementary school in 1973, when students form the old Emerson and Lowell Schools moved into the refurbished junior high building. It was then renamed Columbine Elementary.
Students who currently attend Columbine Elementary will move next door to Chipeta Elementary in the fall.
KKCO firmly believes in freedom of speech for all and we are happy to provide this forum for the community to share opinions and facts. We ask that commenters keep it clean, keep it truthful, stay on topic and be responsible. Comments left here do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of KKCO 11News.powered by Disqus


text:
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The parents of condemned prisoner Reginald Clemons are pleading with Gov. Jay Nixon to spare his life.
Clemons is scheduled to be executed June 17 for the deaths of sisters Julie and Robin Kerry. Prosecutors say Clemons was part of a group that shoved the girls off the abandoned Chain of Rocks Bridge in St. Louis into the Mississippi River in April 1991.
Clemons' mother and stepfather say their son went to the bridge that night but that Clemons and his friends did not kill the girls.
Clemons' mother, Vera Thomas, delivered a letter Thursday to Nixon's office begging the governor to grant her son clemency. Nixon was not present. But Vera and Reynolds Thomas did meet with Nixon's staff.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Associated Press


text:
Top of the MountainFriday, November 8, 2013
Those who have this coming Monday, November 11, off in honor of Veterans Day, are welcome to attend the Veterans Day ceremony at the VFW Post 108, on Tinkerfield Road. The ceremony begins at 11 am, and is expected to last about an hour. Newtown First Selectman Patricia Llodra will be the guest speaker.
Business Buzz: Bella Nail SpaFriday, June 7, 2013
Bella Nail Spa, 266 South Main Street, in the Plaza South, is building its local clientele, said Kenny Kong, and attracting clients from the Danbury Bella Nail Spa location that he and wife, Lily Liu, also operate.
"Some of our Danbury clients who live near Newtown find this location more convenient," said Mr Kong.


text:
Allows you choose from a wide selection of Weaver-style rings for receivers with nominal 11mm dovetail. Secure, single-slot design allows perfect ring spacing every time and easy access to chamber. Made of aluminum to keep weight increase to a minimum.
Mfr Part: 17021
Color: Black
Number of Bases: 1-Piece
Style: Weaver-Style Bases
Would you like to be alerted when the item becomes available again?
Please enter your email address and quantity below andwe will send you an alert when the item becomes available.
Please note that alerted inventory is on a first come, first serve basis.


text:
Browse Beren Shoe's selection of handbags on sale from luxe women's fashion designer brands such as Stuart Weitzman, Salvatore Ferragamo and Icon. Each designer is renowned for high-quality handbags, clutches, satchels and totes with beautiful craftsmanship using luxurious fabrics and embellishments. ...more (+)
Whether you're looking for a special gift or want to add dazzle to your wardrobe with a new accessory, shopping handbags on sale from Beren Shoes lets you score designer products at great prices. Find a daily purse or pocketbook for toting your essentials, or select from large satchel handbags on sale in preparation for upcoming travel or weekend outings. Sleek branded handbags on sale include slim purses that match well with business attire. Carry a few personal items in a discreet, sophisticated bag without overburdening your shoulder, which might be toting a laptop or messenger bag as well. Hand-held clutches constructed from durable leather in gorgeous hues offer organizational space within a larger bag, or you can carry one that matches your evening gown to keep cash and ID within easy reach while still looking fabulous. The selection of designer handbags on sale varies with the season. Opt for unique bags that feature artistic and abstract designs, or select a pocketbook in your favorite color for constant enjoyment. Choose from leather handbags on sale that meet your personal needs and preferences. less (-)


text:
Killer Drag Queens on Dope (2003)
Ginger and Coco have a secret. The drag queens are really contract killers who work for Uncle A. Half the gangsters in town are trying to kill them, the other half want to sleep with them! ... See full summary »
Director:Lazar Saric
Writer:Lazar Saric
Stars:Alexis Arquette, Omar Alexis, Clark Weaver | See full cast and crew »
|Watch Trailer 0Share...


text:
- Filed Under
The Yankees addressed their most glaring need on Friday by turning to a familiar face.
The team completed a trade with the Chicago Cubs for Alfonso Soriano in exchange for Class A pitcher Corey Black, bringing the 37-year-old veteran back to the place where his career began in 1999.
"By far, he is the best available bat to date - one that I could certainly get my hands wrapped around," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said. "This was one that was a match that we could make with the Cubs, and a player that has been here before and loved playing here and was very interested in returning. I know we're ...


text:
Faults, Vents, and Seeps Logbook
Leg 5, Day 10: Recap
April 4, 2012
The R/V Western Flyer is on its way to dock in La Paz today after a successful cruise. It is time to describe the overall cruise effort.
Leg 5 of the Western Flyer's expedition and legs 1, 2, and 3 of the Zephyr's focused on exploring the transform margin in the Gulf of California seafloor. This transform margin is where the Pacific Plate is slipping by the North American Plate along a strike-slip fault (similar to the San Andreas). Our goal was to have a coordinated program using two of MBARI's research vessels. The Zephyr would conduct autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) surveys to map the seafloor at specific sites where a fault or fault zone is associated with the plate margin, followed by the Western Flyer and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) video surveys to visually confirm the seafloor features seen on the AUV maps.
Luckily, the AUV team was in the process of finishing the surveys we needed as our leg of the expedition got underway. The Western Flyer rendezvoused with the Zephyr at sea and the AUV team handed over the data from AUV surveys critical for the success of the expedition. The very next morning we were able to use these data to find the best site for our ROV dive—just in time to allow us to fulfill our initial objectives. This was a testimony to the hard work of the AUV crew and MBARI's ability to coordinate coupled AUV and ROV operations.
Data from the nine AUV surveys conducted from the Zephyr in the Gulf of California show the shape of the seafloor in unprecedented detail. Without these data we would not have known where the faults were. In retrospect, it is unlikely we could have identified them based solely on exploration with the ROV. However, the ROV diving provided the other critical information: visual observations and sampling.
Each AUV survey covered a relatively small section of seafloor, for example six square kilometers (3.7 square miles), and resulted in bathymetric maps at a one-meter (three-foot) grid resolution. In practical terms this means that the maps are an accurate rendition of the seafloor based on the average depth of each square meter within the survey area to a relative depth resolution of about 15 centimeters (six inches). Previously the best available maps made from surface vessels were made with a grid resolution no less than 10 meters (33 feet), and frequently with more than 25-meter (82-foot) grid resolution, with a depth resolution of about five meters (16.5 feet). Thus, while the general shape of the seafloor was known from previously available surface vessel maps, no one had ever seen the seafloor in these areas with the level of detail provided by these AUV surveys.
In addition to the bathymetric maps, the AUV also collected Chirp seismic reflection profiles for images of the sub-bottom structure or cross-sectional images of the seafloor. The profiles show layers within the sub-bottom sediment. Originally these layers were deposited as continuous horizontal beds. However, the layers were deformed within the fault zones, so the profiles show offsets and truncation of layers, juxtaposition of very different rock types, and folding of strata. In places these strata are exposed on the seafloor.
The AUV maps and profiles provide a detailed context that allows the ROV to sample the seafloor in a targeted fashion. The ROV dives on Leg 5 were primarily placed where the edges of up-turned strata were exposed, where material on both sides of the fault could be sampled, or where the thickness of the sediment that overlies the fault could be sampled.
The exact location where the main plate margin fault crosses the seafloor could be determined within just a few meters. In some places, it was associated with scarps that are from a few centimeters to tens of meters high. In other areas, the main fault forms a trough that is 10 or more meters (33 or more feet) deeper than the surrounding seafloor. In most areas the appearance of the seafloor and immediate subsurface was dramatically different on the two adjacent sides of the fault, which testifies to the extent of lateral movements along the fault. Occasionally, relatively distinct morphologic features were seen on both sides of the fault that appeared to have been cut apart by the fault and offset by a few kilometers (a mile or two). Much of our sampling was focused on documenting the nature of these offsets. The results of the sampling will only be known after the expedition when laboratory measurements are made.
We were also interested in investigating the nature of the movements along the fault. For instance, while we know that the movements between these two plates is on the order of eight centimeters (three inches) per year, we do not know whether this occurs as a continuous creep or in larger episodic ruptures. Making observations about this requires seeing the seafloor and being able to take samples based on the visual observations. While not yet definitively documented, we saw no evidence for continuous creep and ample evidence of previous ruptures.
One thing that surprised us was how little recent sediment cover there was in many of these survey areas. Most of the seafloor was bare of sediment and likely to be associated with slow, but ongoing erosion.
On the next leg we will focus on areas where there are geomorphic features on the AUV maps of the seafloor that suggest fluid venting or seepage.
—Charlie Paull
Día 10:
La quinta etapa de la expedición del R/V Western Flyer como las etapas 1, 2 y 3 de la expedición del R/V Zephyr estuvieron enfocadas en la exploración de los márgenes transformantes en el fondo oceánico del Golfo de California. En estos márgenes se deslizan lenta e inexorablemente las placas de Norte América y del Pacífico a lo largo de una serie de enormes fracturas de deslizamiento lateral (similares a la muy famosa falla de San Andrés que corre desde Baja California Norte a lo largo de California para hundirse de nuevo en el mar al norte de San Francisco). Desde el comienzo de esta etapa el objetivo consistió en que el R/V Zephyr realizara la batimetría de muy alta resolución utilizando un vehículo autónomo submarino (VAS, en inglés AUV) en lugares específicos donde la zona de fractura limita el borde de placa. Esta cartografía de alta resolución estaría seguida por las operaciones de reconocimiento a bordo del R/V Western Flyer desde el que se conducirían las operaciones que comprobarían la veracidad de las formas topográficas del fondo oceánico que se aprecian en los mapas producidos por el VAS.
Originalmente habíamos planeado llevar a cabo los levantamientos batimétricos un mes antes de las operaciones el R/V Western Flyer, de forma que pudiéramos estudiar las batimetrías y elegir los lugares óptimos para las inmersiones. Pero la realidad siempre es mas compleja y se atravesaron problemas con los permisos que contribuyeron a retrasar las operaciones del R/ V Zephyr hasta el punto que solo teníamos datos batimétricos de 4 de los mas de 20 lugares planificados para las inmersiones al comienzo de nuestra etapa 5. Gracias al esfuerzo y coordinación de equipo y a la suerte que nos acompañaba, pudimos encontrarnos ambos barcos en medio del Golfo donde nos pasaron la información con un arte ya olvidado, en un disco duro embolsado al final de una caña, que acababan de colectar de otros 5 lugares. Al día siguiente de haber recibido los datos que nos pasaron, estábamos explorando una de las zonas de fractura que apenas la noche anterior emergió en las pantallas del ordenador mientras procesábamos los datos que nos habían pasado esa tarde.
Los datos generados en los 9 levantamientos batimétricos del R/V Zephyr en el Golfo de California muestran la morfología del fondo oceánico con un detalle sin precedentes. Aunque cada uno de estos levantamientos cubre un área relativamente pequeña del fondo oceánico, alrededor de 6 km cuadrados, su resolución de 1 m los convierte en unos mapas extraordinariamente detallados del fondo. En términos prácticos esto significa que estos mapas son una representación exacta del piso oceánico al que divide en una rejilla de cuadrados de 1 m de lado, en el que se subdivide todo el área del levantamiento, con una resolución de profundidad de 15 cm. Para ponerlo en relación a las cartografías mas finas anteriores estas subdividen el terreno en cuadrados de hasta 10 m, aunque lo común son rejillas con resolución de 25 m con una resolución en profundidad de 5 m. De forma que aunque los patrones generales de la morfología submarina ya los conocíamos gracias a trabajos batimétricos anteriores, nadie había conseguido desvelar la topografía con el nivel de detalle que proveen estos levantamientos del VAS.
Junto con los mapas batimétricos el VAS colectó perfiles sísmicos que penetraban unos pocos de cientos de metros bajo la superficie revelando las estructuras geológicas que subyacen bajo los contornos batimétricos y que parcialmente nos revelan su historia sedimentaria y tectónica. Las capas que podemos ver en los perfiles sísmicos, que originalmente se depositaron como capas horizontales lateralmente, las podemos ver deformadas en pliegues que recuerdan trenes de olas, muchas veces fracturadas, otras truncadas, a veces la yuxtaposición de rocas muy diferentes, y cómo y donde éstas afloran en el fondo oceánico.
Estos mapas y perfiles generados por el VAS nos proveen del contexto que alimentan el muestreo y colecta del fondo oceánico para entender los procesos que los esculpieron. Las inmersiones de la etapa 5 las localizamos principalmente en las laderas sobre las que afloraban los estratos, en aquellos lugares en los que podíamos muestrear ambos lados de las fracturas, o donde el escaso espesor de sedimentos recientes nos permitían muestrear rocas más antiguas.
Pudimos determinar con un error de unos pocos metros la localización exacta donde las principales zonas de fractura de los márgenes de placa cruzan el fondo oceánico. En algunos lugares estaban a asociadas a escarpes de unos pocos centímetros a decenas de metros de altura. En otras áreas la fractura principal forma una depresión de unos 10 metros de profundidad que aparecían como largos y estrechos corredores encajonados por abruptas paredes cubiertas por un fino velo de sedimentos. Gran parte de nuestro muestreo estuvo enfocado a documentar la naturaleza de las discontinuidades a ambos lados de las zonas de fractura. En la mayoría de los lugares la apariencia del piso oceánico o de los materiales que los cubrían eran dramáticamente diferentes a ambos lados de la fractura. Ocasionalmente observamos cómo algunos rasgos morfológicos distintivos a ambos lados de la zona de fractura parecían haber sido cortados por la falla y desplazados unos pocos km en la horizontal. Observaciones que nos proveen de importantes pistas sobre el alcance de los movimientos laterales a lo largo de la zona de la falla.
Otro tema de interés en nuestra investigación tiene que ver con la naturaleza de los movimientos a lo largo de la falla. Sabemos que los movimientos entre ambas placas es del orden de 8 cm por año, pero desconocemos como se produce este desplazamiento, si éste es debido a un arrastre continuo o a rupturas episódicas. Aunque aún no podemos documentar esto último de una forma definitiva, podemos afirmar que no vimos evidencias de arrastre contínuo.
Otra de las sorpresas con la que nos encontramos es la escasa cobertera sedimentaria reciente en las zonas que visitamos. Gran parte del fondo oceánico no tenía sedimentos recientes y posiblemente esté asociado a procesos activos de erosión lenta.
En la próxima etapa nos vamos a enfocar en áreas cuyos rasgos geomorfológicos sugieren la existencia de flujos subsuperficiales de fluidos ricos en elementos reducidos y/o fugas de gases que alimentan una fauna muy especial en el fondo del océano que se alimenta o sustenta de procesos quimiosintéticos, que es otra estrategia ancestral para obtener la energía necesaria que tienen algunos los seres vivos en nuestro planeta.
R/V Western Flyer
The R/V Western Flyer is a small water-plane area twin hull (SWATH) oceanographic research vessel measuring 35.6 meters long and 16.2 meters wide. It was designed and constructed for MBARI to serve as the support vessel for ROV operations. Her missions include the Monterey Bay as well as extended cruises to Hawaii, Gulf of California and the Pacific Northwest.
ROV Doc Ricketts is MBARI's next generation ROV. The system breaks new ground in providing an integrated unmanned submersible research platform, with many powerful features providing efficient, reliable and precise sampling and data collection in a wide range of missions.
MBARI's heat-flow probe is mounted on the side of the ROV Doc Ricketts inside the vertical stainless steel box. This both protects the delicate probe and provide the track so that the probe can be inserted into the sediment along a totally straight path. The probe contains five high precision platinum sensors which are used to measure the vertical temperature gradient in the sediments. This gradient along with some knowledge of the heat capacity of the sediment allows scientists to calculate the rate of heat loss from the sediments into the ocean.In situ gas sampler
These are devices that are used to collect and sample gaseous gases bubbling out of seafloor vents. The way they work is by having small pressure vials (like tiny scuba tanks) from which the air is pumped out with a vacuum pump on the surface and sealed with the valve. On the bottom gases are captured underneath an overturned funnel so that a large gas headspace is developed. Then the value on the pressure vial is opened, gas is sucked into the vial, and the vial's value is re-closed. This way a sample of the gas at the high seafloor pressures is recovered.In situ ultraviolet spectrophotometer (ISUS)
The ISUS is a sensor used to measure concentrations of dissolved chemicals directly from their Ultraviolet Absorption Spectrum. A variety of chemicals absorb light in the UV and each of these chemicals has a unique absorption spectrum. We can determine the concentration of these chemicals directly, with no chemical manipulation, by measuring the absorption spectrum of seawater in the UV and then deconvolving the spectra to yield the concentration of each component. ISUS has been used to determine nitrate concentrations while deployed on CTD/Rosette profilers, undulating towed vehicles such as a SeaSoar or SeaSciences Acrobat, and on deep-sea moorings. It has also been used to measure sulfide flux from cold seeps in Monterey Bay while deployed on the ROV Ventana.
A push-core looks like a clear plastic tube with a rubber handle on one end. Just as its name implies, the push core is pushed down into loose sediment using the ROV's manipulator arm. As the sediment fills up the core, water exits out the top through one-way valves. When the core is pulled up again, these valves close, which (most of the time) keeps the sediment from sliding out of the core tube. When we bring these cores back to the surface, we typically look for living animals and organic material in the sediments.
Vibracoring is a common technique used to obtain samples from water-saturated sediment. These corers work by attaching a motor that induces high frequency vibrations in the core liner that in turn liquefies the sediment directly around the core cutter, enabling it to pass through the sediment with little resistance.Gravity corer
Device lowered off the ship to the seafloor on a wire which consists of a long tube that extends below a moderately heavy weight. When the device encounters the bottom, the weight forces the tube into the sediments. When it is pulled out of the bottom the tube will contain a sediment sample (i.e., core) of the upper layers of the ocean floor.
R/V Western Flyer
Ian Young
George Gunther
Matt Noyes
Cole Davis
Lance Wardle
Shaun Summer
Olin Jordan
Craig Heihn
Jason Jordan
Dan Chamberlain
Eric Fitzgerald
ROV Doc Ricketts
Knute Brekke
Mark Talkovic
Randy Prickett
Bryan Schaefer
Eric Martin
Leg 5 Research Team
Charlie Paull
Charlie Paull has been a marine geologist and geochemical stratigrapher at MBARI since January 1999. The central theme of Charlie's work involves investigating the fluxes of fluids and gases through continental margins. Over the past decade his primary focus has been gas hydrate research on the Blake Ridge gas hydrate field on the continental rise off of southeastern North America. Assessing the global distribution of gas hydrate and interstitial gas is a continuing interest as well as the development of new techniques to detect the presence of gas hydrate in marine sediments. Charlie's other ongoing work is focused on the geology associated with seafloor seepage sites, including investigating the deposits associated with chemosynthetic communities, determining the processes that occur at the methane-sulfate boundary, and understanding the origin of pockmarks and other potential seafloor fluid venting sites.
Ken Johnson
Ken's research interests are focused on the development of new analytical methods for chemicals in seawater and application of these tools to studies of chemical cycling throughout the ocean. Over the past 15 years, Ken's Chemical Sensor Program at MBARI has developed a variety of sensors and analyzers that operate in situ to depths of 4,000 meters. These instruments have been used to study processes ranging from the distribution of sulfide in deep-sea hydrothermal vent systems, to nitrate in coastal ponds surrounded by intensive agricultural activities.
Krystle Anderson
Krystle Anderson is a research technician working for Charlie Paull in the Continental Margins Lab. Krystle's background is primarily in the acquisition and processing of seafloor mapping data. She came from the California State University, Monterey Bay Seafloor Mapping Lab where she obtained her data processing and Geographic Information System (GIS) skills. Krystle spends a majority of her time processing and creating high-resolution maps of multibeam data collected from the mapping AUV. The high-resolution maps Krystle helps create will then be used to aid navigation for the ROV to explore particular areas of interest. On this expedition Krystle will assist with running the GIS system, and processing and cataloguing sediment samples and vibracores. This is Krystle's second research expedition with MBARI and she is very excited to be involved in this expedition.
Roberto Gwiazda
Roberto is a geochemist by training. His interests lie at the intersection of marine geology and sediment and water chemistry. During cruises Roberto operates a custom-built, portable chemistry lab that includes a complete set of analytical platforms for measurements of fluids and gases. On this expedition, Roberto will be responsible for analytical measurements of pore water chemistry on samples taken from sediment cores. He will also be in charge of collecting gas samples emanating from fluid vents and performing hydrocarbon analyses on dissolved gases collected from pore waters, from gas vents and from seawater.
Eve Lundsten
Eve Lundsten works with Charlie Paull in the Continental Margins Lab. Eve's background is in hydrology but she uses her technical and mapping skills to help understand the processes that create the morphology we see on the seafloor. The Continental Margins Lab uses high-resolution, AUV-collected bathymetric maps to help direct research to the precise location of interest on the seafloor where samples can be collected for further analysis. Eve's responsibilities on this cruise include running the GIS mapping system, assisting with the processing of vibracores, and push cores collected on ROV dives, and documentation of the many samples collected during this leg of the cruise. Eve is very excited to participate in this cruise and is looking forward to many exciting discoveries.
Shannon Johnson
Shannon is a molecular ecologist. This means she uses genetics to solve mysteries about how invertebrates like worms, snails, mussels and clams, who live at hydrothermal vents, cold seeps, wood, and whale falls move around in the deep sea. These environments act like islands in the ocean because most of the animals that inhabit these environments depend on chemosynthetic bacteria for food. The reducing environments provide mineral-rich water that feed the bacteria, creating an abundance of life. On the cruise, Shannon will be responsible for collecting, identifying, and dissecting invertebrates as well as filtering water to study their larvae.
Susan von Thun
Susan works in the video lab at MBARI, where she is a senior research technician. Her primary role at MBARI is to help manage and annotate the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) video archive. Observations about the biology, geology, and equipment in ROV videos are logged using software designed by MBARI engineers called the Video Annotation and Reference System (VARS). On this expedition, Susan will use VARS to annotate and document video coming back to the ship from ROV Doc Ricketts. As one of the few biologists on this leg of the expedition, Susan will be busy identifying and processing biological samples.
Teresa Cardoza
Teresa has worked as a Logistics Specialist in the Division of Marine Operations at MBARI for 12 years. She has spent much of the past year planning and preparing for this expedition, including obtaining scientific permits from the Mexican government, scheduling the science missions and port stops, arranging for services during port stops, and arranging visas for the scientists. During this expedition Teresa will help process samples collected with the ROV, assist in the ROV control room with video tapes and frame grabs, and other science tasks. Teresa is very excited to sail as a member of the science team and will no doubt learn a lot from both marine operations and science perspectives.
Brian Edwards
Brian specializes in sedimentary processes and stratigraphy, integrating insights gleaned from seafloor rock and sediment samples with information from remote-mapping products, such as close-up photographs of the seafloor, high-resolution bathymetric maps, and seismic-reflection profiles. His recent studies have focused on how sediment moves from the land to the deep sea, processes controlling submarine landslides, saltwater intrusion into coastal aquifer systems, marine pollution, seafloor habitats, and the Cenozoic history of the Arctic Ocean.
Juan Carlos Herguera
Juan Carlos is interested in the history of past oceans, how changes in climate and ocean circulation contribute to the ecology and biogeochemical cycling sustained by coastal environments in the California Current and the Gulf of California regions. During this cruise he will be involved in sampling benthic foraminifera to help characterize their genomic information, and, through their stable isotopic and metal compositions, to understand how these geochemical markers reflect their ambient conditions. He will further use planktonic foraminifera for dating the deep-sea cores with radiocarbon techniques, which hold important clues on the tectonic rupturing rhythm along the boundary between the North American and Pacific plates. He is fascinated by these new observation windows opened up by the ROV deployed from the Western Flyer, making possible the discovery of new vent environments along these fractured boundaries and the chemosynthetic oasis sustained by these leaky enclaves that connect the deep ocean with the lower crust and mantle dynamics.
Mary McGann
Mary's interests focus on using microbiota (primarily foraminifera but also pollen) to investigate marine sediment transport, geohazards (faulting, landslides and paleotsunamis), climate change, and the pathways and impact of invasive species introductions using sediment records and molecular analysis techniques. She also uses foraminifera in biomonitoring marine pollution sites and carbon-14 chronostratigraphy—the study of the age of rock layers in relation to time.
Luis Arturo Terán Ortega
As a member of the Mexican Geological Survey (SGM), Luis has conducted extensive geological research and prospective surveying mining studies focused on detecting resources with potential economic value. In 2007, the Mexican government commissioned the Mexican Geological Survey to conduct prospective efforts over the entire Mexican territory and adjacent sea to identify potential energy resources such as gas, coal, uranium, and other strategic minerals. Luis is the Manager of Regional Exploration of SGM and his prospective studies encompass Sonora, the Gulf of California, the Baja California peninsula, and the territorial Sea in the Pacific Ocean. This is his first experience on a research cruise and he hopes to gain a better understanding of the richness of the Gulf of California environment from a geologic, biologic, and mineral resources perspective. Luis is very eager to learn from and collaborate with his peers from MBARI.


text:
Merced College Student of the Month
November 2007
Renee Silva
Major: Diagnostic Radiologic Technology
Interests: gardening, scrap booking
Future Goals: becoming a Radiologic Technologist
Nominating Instructor: Judy Rose, Allied Health
Renee Silva has been selected as the November Outstanding Student at Merced College. Renee is from San Leandro, California and moved to Salida. She has earned her A.S. Degree in Business Operations Management from Modesto Junior College and is currently completing her Associate of Science degree in Diagnostic Radiologic Technology. Renee has 10 years of experience working with American Express Financial Advisors and obtained her Notary Public, Series 7 brokerage and life insurance licenses. More recently she has worked at Memorial Medical Center in Modesto and found herself drawn to the Radiography Program. She states, "my clinical experiences have been the most valuable learning tools toward my success."
On the academic side Renee maintains a 3.76 GPA and has gone the extra mile and completed an advanced imaging modality class in computerized tomography. Her proudest moment was writing an article on "How to Prepare for Clinical Rotation" and it was published in RT Image Magazine on April 9, 2007 issue. She is awaiting the results from the professional state organization's (CSRT) Design Contest where she redesigned the new member cover letter an membership ID card. Renee is also finalizing an article to the Technigram, the state professional newsletter entitled, "As the End of the Internship Approaches." This dynamic woman not only shines academically she is also known as the "fundraising queen of all time" according to Judy Rose. Renee organized and managed a very successful See's Candy Sale for the RT club. Renee was instrumental is obtaining great deals and raising money for the club. Renee is the proud mother of a two year old daughter. She enjoys gardening and being outdoors.
Renee looks forward graduating and becoming a Radiologic Technologist at the end of the year. She will be recognized for her achievements at the upcoming Board of Trustees meeting and will receive a check and special parking pass for the month of November.
Newspaper Link1 | Newspaper Link 2 | Newspaper Link 3
Return to the Student of the Month Page
Last updated on 11-16-07 by Michelle Pecchenino


text:
at&t has class!
Perfect cupcakes with themed cupcake wrappers are truly the perfect gift. Good for at&t! But I think it will take more than a cupcake to "buy" off the FCC
And all this time I thought you needed a ton of money. Well now meet your new cupcake capitalist!
How about ATT buying Sprint so that all the FCC employees could cash out?
Are these the $16.00/ea. Cup Cakes that they get at the DOJ? If not AT&T is really getting them the cheap cup cakes. No wonder the merger didn't get approved.
Deal Journal is an up-to-the-minute take on the deals and deal makers that shape the landscape of Wall Street, including mergers and acquisitions, capital-raising, private equity and bankruptcy. In short, wherever money changes hands. Deal Journal is updated throughout each trading day with exclusive commentary, analysis, data, news flashes and profiles. The Wall Street Journal's David Benoit is the lead writer, with contributions from other Journal reporters and editors. Send news items, comments and questions to firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
Looking for a delicious complement to holiday ham?
Give this potato salad a try. It's from mama, with a few subtle updates. The recipe calls for raw eggs so you will need to prepare and eat the salad the same day.
Five large, fresh red potatoes, halved
Six slices thick, quality bacon, chopped into one-inch pieces
One-half large or one small white onion, chopped
Two fresh eggs, beaten
One-half cup apple cider vinegar
Three tablespoons (or more) fresh parsley leaves, chopped
Salt and freshly cracked pepper
One chopped green onion, for garnish
Cover potatoes in water and cook until fork tender but not too soft--15 to 20 minutes. Drain off water and allow potatoes to cool slightly. Meanwhile cook bacon in large pan on stovetop. After a few minutes add white onions. Continue to cook over medium to low flame until bacon is slightly crispy and onions are soft. While potatoes are still warm, peel and gently slice. Place sliced potatoes in pan with onions, bacon and fat. Pour over eggs and vinegar, and mix in parsley and seasonings. Carefully blend ingredients, taking care to not break up potatoes in the process. Let stand at least an hour. Transfer to a serving bowl and sprinkle with chopped green onion. Serve with warm ham or cold cuts with rye bread, pumpernickel and/or vollkornbrot. Yield: About eight servings


text:
B.M.E., Lee CollegeM.M., Wright State UniversityD.M.E., University of Cincinnati Email: email@example.com Professor of Music
Mark Bailey, conductor of the Lee University Symphonic Band, is Professor of Music at Lee University and holds the doctorate in Music Education from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. Bailey is presently in his 21st year as conductor of Symphonic Band. Bailey combines his advanced training with the nation's best wind conductors (Eugene Corporon, North Texas University, Myron Welch, University of Iowa, and Terrance Milligan, The University of Cincinnati) with his knowledge of how to utilize music for worship and praise to develop a unique combination of outstanding wind literature with arrangements that truly point the listener to Christ. Bailey's expertise in this area is evidenced by his election as president of the Christian Instrumentalists and Directors Association in 2002. He served as the director of the Lee University Campus Choir during the 2007-2008 school year, while still conducting the Symphonic Band, after the untimely death of Dr. David Horton, who had successfully directed that ensemble for 25 years. Bailey teaches graduate courses, instrumental music education methods classes, applied conducting, church music, and music theory. He is also the former part time worship arts pastor at Mt. Olive Ministries in Cleveland, Tenn., where he supervised a 50-voice choir, 20-piece church orchestra, and worship leaders and musicians. Bailey is presently in this 23rd year of teaching at Lee University.
1120 N Ocoee Street
Cleveland, TN 37320-3450